"When I come here, I look for those ready to wake up from the daze." After he takes the first drag, she takes the cigarette from him, inhales deeply and offers it back. "Some go from dazed into nihilism. Kill themselves, kill others."

"Some renounce all this insane game. I have lost a few to real enlightened faith, won some others by fanaticism."

Then she grins, ordering refills for their drinks. "But most of the time, I just enjoy myself here."