"Even better. Makes me feel like I'm getting something right with the business model, if you'll turn down a date for a drink or two and a card game. Next time, bring her along."

Partially because Meyer is curious to meet everyone in the City, and partially because he thinks that if he meets Lucy, he can probably get her to at least buy a drink, thus getting more money out of the bargain. It would also ensure Chekov as a repeat customer, and repeat customers are what makes this business run.

Meyer has a soft spot in his heart for statistics, mainly because he entirely taught them to himself. His mind is quick and nimble in mathematics, but very few people have ever noticed it. Most of his business partners back home see him as a glorified accountant who occasionally has good strategies. He'd like to break away from that image here.