That's an improvement. [ no showers... at least everyone had to be in the same boat at the time, so it was probably more tolerable than it sounds.

still. alec likes things clean, including people and himself. ]

I suppose we'll find out more the more the city repairs itself. Some new information might be found, or the system might give us more to go off of.

[ it's not necessary, per se, but alec prefers knowing as much as he can about his environment, so he'll take anything, any clue or hint to make sense of the bigger picture. ]