"No more interesting than Cobb," Drift returned with a placid smile. Being more than meets the eye is sort of his whole thing, but he figured the man had enough on his plate to be dealing with giant robots.

"Shows of power are invariably a threat because that's the nature of the beast when it comes to authority," There was a sudden tension in Drift's face at this. "Nobody with our best interests in mind needs to remind us of our own mortality."