"We've got somethin' a little like that. Riggers. I don't think they upload like that but the real good ones, with the fanciest gear, they talk about it kinda the same way. Course my Pops like to point out that an RC car with a glock strapped to the roof is technically a drone - that always winds 'em up."

They seem to have found a lull, out at the edges of the chaos. Screams echo and smoke reeks, but farther away than they were. Despair still scrabbles at the edges of her mind, though; it feels like walking on a razor's edge.

"Must be useful. Big trouble if they find the controller, though. Don't envy workin' security on that job."