"Of course. It would be unwise to throw a--" What was that term--he wasn't very fond of it... "--Sleeper right into the middle of all the action. And if I do a good enough job for long enough, I might get a pat on the head and perhaps even a promotion." It was difficult to cut back on the sarcasm. He'd had quite enough of quite a lot lately, thank you.

"I must assume I'm here due to some connection to my history. The one I can't remember. Unless you're going to correct me and say it's all randomized." Possible, but this was a bit hard to pass off as coincidence.