Gil held some strange belief that the closer he was to the Porter, the more likely he was to go home. Many people who were sent back were often in the City. Then again, he didn't have any evidence to back up this theory.

Truth be told, it was a small comfort he brought himself. False hope. He was good at clinging to that.

"Were imPorts ever popular? The people of this city are only scared because they don't know anything about us, yes?" He couldn't fault them-- not completely. "It's something beyond their control."