And perhaps they'd never be a Syk dealer if someone had been compassionate to them earlier.

Perhaps there wouldn't be Syk if mechs didn't need an escape so badly. Perhaps that escape wouldn't be so needed if the Functionists were more understanding of people's desire to be something beyond what they were made for. Perhaps there'd be more compassion in all of society if the politicians had put others before themselves, regardless of station.

It all has to start somewhere Drift.