Yes, it is a nice city. Nicer than what we've been used to, at least. A matter of perspective, as you put it.

[ He scrabbles in his pocket and withdraws a fancy, swirled lollipop tied with a ribbon; like his excessively decorated outfit, it's in stark contrast to the makeshift, edge-of-survival wartime existence they'd spent in the last year. He peels the cellophane away, and gives the lollipop an experimental lick.

Then he bites into it. ]

Have you given any thought to what you might like to do here?