"At the cost of dealing with those 'tailored interests'," Mikumo remarks easily. Her own amusement remains, but mostly because, from the outside, a system like that seems like a comically bad idea. "I thought regular governments were bad enough about prioritising their own interests above anything else. But if that's what you're familiar with, I doubt thoughts from worlds that run things differently are going to have much effect on you."

When it comes to arguing particular things, Mikumo is only likely to dedicate her time to topics she has an actual investment in, which usually involve people not bringing their all to serious situations. How other people's worlds are run isn't ultimately something she's ever going to have an impact on.

"I imagine anything is better than the situation here, at the very least."