[Ivan can't be as stupid as all that, if by genes alone, but Gregor understands the need to put up a facade in order to escape responsibility. He's never gotten to do that, but he understands it.]

So you talk to him for unintelligent conversation? Or just the bluntness? I talk to Henri for that-- it's very refreshing. [Henri Vorvolk may be as dry as any accountant, but he doesn't have a political bone in his body, at least not any bent toward maneuvering and ambition.]