Mikumo does expect that someone with direct involvement in a system is going to be more prone to defend it, but the last time she saw someone that ardent about it, it ended up backfiring on them spectacularly.

Shifting to a less fraught topic, though, she nods in answer to the question. "I perform with a group, so on a typical mission we might end up dancing together or splitting up to different parts of the field. We have tactical equipment that can respond to our movements, so it's incorporated into the performance for the most part."

The flying amplifiers that they take with them to most performances can shield civilians in response to a hand gesture, and that's just one aspect of what they can do. Mikumo tends to be more active in the field than the others in her group and take full advantage of those capabilities.