83.

No one could remember when exactly, but at some point Vienna had adopted the Good Guy role, Manhattan the Bad. Both were legendarily civilized about it, in the same way one might imagine Jesus and Lucifer coolly rock-paper-scissorsing for the Kingdom.

No one was shocked when Paris pronounced Manhattan’s banishment, but all duly smiled at the whispers concerning her passionate efforts at bribery.

Vienna had been the last to learn – had always protected Phoenix – and opted for justice, meaning something other than revenge.