[ Rather than sitting down with him, Five moves to slouch against a nearby tree with his coffee. His eyes sweep the courtyard to check their conversation won't be overheard before he turns his attention back to Accelerator. ]

You're not very popular back home! Seems like your board preferred the last guy in charge.

[ Heck, that man even had some kind of royal send-off and dozens of articles written about him. What a tough act to follow. He can't imagine Accelerator's less-than-charismatic personality is doing him any favors when it comes to PR...

But that's not the end of it. Five's learned other interesting tidbits that he would be remiss not to zero in on. ]

There are even people who see you as dangerous. Of course, some of the rumors trying to discredit you sound completely exaggerated. Unless... [ Five shoots him a look of suspicion, the intonation of his voice turning dramatic with emphasis which is a clue to not take what he says next too seriously. ] You really are running a secret underground lab that I should know about? I mean, you could be trying to collect me as a guinea pig for your experiments... Permet has plenty of practical applications that could benefit a science-forward city like yours, and I bet my physiology would be fascinating to study!