"Glad we don't have to worry about any of that here," Shannon said thoughtfully. "Just gigantic city attacks and other miscellaneous terrors from the digital deep."

Shannon paused long enough to drain half his cup of water in a go, pausing to wipe at his lips with his thumb before he returned to the conversation. "Generally speaking, even blind people can tell when others mean them harm. It's kind of in the air, you know?"