'Learn when to back off,' Felix calls, and Locus feels a twinge of irritation in his confusion over what's happening here. He decides only to address South for now; he'll hunt Felix down soon.

The barrel of the gun moves away, but he doesn't come into view yet, backing off of her as silently as he can move. Turns out, that's very, very quietly. His distance can only be judged by his voice.

"I recognize your armor. You were part of Project Freelancer." They've done extensive research, Locus especially, and while agents without A.I. didn't particularly interest him, Agent South Dakota was referenced often by her brother's files.