[ A referral bonus... Maybe it would help her, maybe it wouldn't, but she wouldn't ask him to do something like that either way. Still, it's reassuring to hear such a uniquely Flat-like thing coming out of Flat's very own mouth, and even more reassuring to hear that he seems confident in his choice. ]

I'm happy enough with being on your side.

[ He can be dead weight or even an active nuisance, and she'll gladly live with it — anything, as long as she doesn't need to consider for a second that she might have to fight against him.

Her smile fades as she glances at Cyrus in the distance, now closing his speech to customary applause. She seems to think of something, a touch of worry lacing her brow as she looks back to Flat. ]

The truth is, it's difficult to know what we'll need to be good at. The fighting used to be contained to the Oracles, but things have been spilling over lately.