Wow, that sounded pathetic. Like the “I want to be special! How come I’m not?” crap humans pull all the time. - Martha Wells

But I couldn’t ignore it. I mean, I guess I couldn’t. Ignoring stuff is always an option, up until it kills you.

It wasn’t a foolproof method but it was 90 percent effective. (Foolproof is another weird word. Shouldn’t it be smartproof? It’s not like you’re going to breach and seize control of a ship attached to a space dock by tripping or forgetting to bring your weapon or something.)

Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation/warfare.