"Well, a wallet is usually what a person goes for mostly," he shrugged, almost wishing he had a cigarette to spin between his fingers. Several of the personas he'd taken on over the years had the habit, and sometimes it filtered into his own, if only to give him something to do. "But I would have gone for whatever it is you kept in that back pocket of yours, to be frank."

This was a test drive, a way to pass his time and hone his own skills again. Passing fancy. He couldn't say he actually needed anything, except the distraction.