"The Tie. There's something about the tie especially. Like it's a Talisman of Credibility or something." She tilted her head at him. "Yeah. I got motivation, and I'm totally stubborn. Usually in the good way."

She laughed. "No, no, I've never gone full steam at a person. This was at a genuine doomsday machine. I can glitch machines usually, but this one was hardened. So I went full out. It feels like pushing a mountain with your frontal lobe.

"Politics. I don't know. Maybe becoming a contractor would be a better idea. Though I'd have to be super picky about who I worked for.

"So...what do you do?"