"You guys are never going to let that go, are you? Haven't you ever heard of 'just say no to mind-altering stuff'? That was like, lesson one in sixth grade."

Howard doesn't mind the implications that he's unimportant. He prefers it that way. The less attention he gets from the guard or the Councilor, the better he can get information, and the easier it will be to sneak out later tonight.

"So anyway, these terrorists are bad enough that you have to stick around babysitting me, but not enough for me to know about? Seriously?"