"Matters of infrastructure were always A-Yao's specialty," he says with a small note of pride. His beloved is so bright, so clever, it's hard not to boast about his accomplishments just a little, okay!

"Though I see your point - to develop a system where such machines are not only viable but also practical for day-to-day use in Trench would be a considerable undertaking."

He smiles a touch ruefully to himself.

"And if cars are as dangerous as they are in films -" so many brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and lovers tragically dead in car accidents! "- then I hate to see what effects Trench might have on them. This bad luck curse has been difficult enough without bringing several hundred pounds of automated metal into it."