Gus nods as though the response does not surprise him. "Perhaps you would," he says. "That is certainly possible. But there's time yet. You might change your mind."

It's equal parts taunt and prediction. Rush might be well steeled against this, but Gus is an old hand at getting what he wants.

"I think I understand why you both wanted to join ROMAC," he says, keeping up the conversational tone. "You both wanted resources, isn't that it? To use our facilities to further your own goals." That in particular is a little bit of a sticking point. A little too familiar.

"Did you think we would simply allow that to continue?" he says. "Did you think we wouldn't notice?"