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[He purses his lips, deciding how much he wants to get into it. But... some of this is public knowledge, at least, and he doesn't want anyone to think he cares about other parts.]

To start with, espers are proprietary to the city. One drop of my blood probably contains more intellectual property and industry secrets than some super-confidential military project. No sane organization is just going to let that kind of thing walk away.