Martel spends more time drinking alone than is probably healthy; in his defence he's usually working and moderating his alcohol intake. It's mid-morning or so when he gets to Stigmata as arranged - he doesn't really know precisely when Eden intends to be there, and when Candice is making her usual morning stop he's busy quietly and carefully explaining to Langler that he will be very displeased if certain people (like Langler) don't stop hitting on Eirene.

Whenever Eden does arrive, Martel will be in a relatively decent mood, paper spread out over one of the tables and a half-full wine glass holding down the corner of a map he's bent over.