Daniel looks back at him at that, eyebrows lifted in curiosity, but there's nothing about his tone that would imply Topher wants to talk about his own presumed brush with immorality.

"I'll just stay clear from both of them, then," says Daniel, vaguely cheerful in an effort to steer them away from the somber route their conversation abruptly took. "Rebels and ROMAC. That seems a safe enough bet for now."