"I arrived with the first Confluence, and signed up a couple months after that. Because someone needed to keep an eye on them, and I have certain advantages that I don't advertise," Bart said. "It was before Kon and Tim showed. I might have made different choices if they'd been here, too."

Mostly because he can't go out on patrols with them, and has to work to make it seem like his non-Alliance friendships are for the goal of helping to keep folks in line when asked. He knows he can do the double agent deal fine, but it doesn't mean it isn't slightly uncomfortable.

"They're my best friends. I'd do anything to keep them safe, and they feel the same. We just all have weird ways of showing it."