[Oh, all of that is so suspicious. It's starting to remind him of how Academy City functions.]

It's a power grab. [That much is obvious.] Probably for some conflict that's coming, if one isn't already going on and we just don't know about it.

[Too much like Academy City.]

That's how those pieces of shit work. They put on a benevolent front, but as soon as they're out of the spotlight they're back in the shadows, doing everything they can to trample over other people because it benefits them somehow.

[He has personal experience with this too, though he never bothered putting up a front. There wasn't any point.]