"So you'd think," says Cayde. "I'd certainly expect a corp with the funding it looks like these guys have to do better than this. They can cry budget while they're freezing us out, but surveillance? That's a critical system."

He stands with hands on hips, looking up at the apparently insensate lens.

"Either this is a trap for somebody like yours truly, or it's a big, beautiful blind spot we are going to have so much fun with."