"No," he's got a fancy accent, but yes, he is still able to be understood. "This was not the goal." In a way that was a lie. He was testing limits. Stressing the system to see where it would break. Next time he would do it when battles and vows were in place.

He took a few measured attempts to reactivate the PDA. When that failed, he dropped it into his bag. "We ought to do our jobs, don't you think?"