"Yeah? Gonna tighten up your code security?" And there was that number again. Sure, Calhoun didn't refer to them by their names, either, but Zero seemed to go that extra step in reducing them to subjects rather than people. His mode of speech, his use of passive tense...

And then another round of how they were all simpletons who couldn't possibly understand the grand scope of Zero's plans, got it. Heiji would have liked it if he were less into talking about how dumb everyone was and more into explaining this amazing, super-important plan, but if wishes were pigs, bacon would always be on sale.

"So it's possible that it could fail."