(She holds her hand to her chest and stares down at the ground.)

How is a machine to work without any of its cogs? Business models always have executives at the top of the ladder, day to day laborers at the bottom and supervisors along the middle to keep everyone below them moving. It's unappreciated work, but without us, there is vacant space available only to the dead.

(With a sigh, Kreutzer looks up and nods, slowly advancing forward.)

But like any machine, it's modified easiest from within.