Dante cracked his knuckles. “What about you, almighty Beekeeper? What’s your first kill?”

“The robot who attacked me and killed my friends,” Adam said. “And no, I feel no regret.”

Dante nodded.

“After that were the SecGov ambassadors, even if I did not directly kill them. I do regret their deaths.”

“Not directly?” asked Gladys. “How so?”

“I captured them. Some self-destructed as part of their escape plan. Others, I believe, were killed by SecGov agents to help foment the war.”
Gladys looked quizzically at Dante.

“Oh, did I never mention that? Yeah, the Defense Department totally killed those ambassadors.”