[It's a good answer. Direct but not specific, and it forces him to be a little more aggressive with his wording. He's never... enjoyed that. As necessary as it could be in the enforcement of Order, it always felt — wrong. Making a piece fit that didn't belong there.]

So, the lower your rank is the more you are motivated to participate. And those who already exist at the top — often there's a reason they've made it there. They've learned to play the game, or... they were lucky.

[How did Miss Topaz become an Ace? He doesn't ask outright.]

You don't seem happy with the system in place here.