Was that the one where the guy had to cut open a coolie to warm up his hands?

Yes! It was spotted on the M4, heading west.

He could be shilling for the local financial institution, VanCity. Best damn credit union you'll find. (I may also be shilling for the local financial institution, Vancity.)

Every time she opens her mouth I'm distracted by fond memories of playing Mass Effect 2. Which _The Expanse_ resembles more than a little, imho.

"There goes my spleen…."

In the fantasy genre there's a convention that faeries are incapable of lying, but they're awfully good at manipulative truth-telling. I suspect Susanna Clarke (author of the novel) follows this convention for her take on the race.