[For his part, Otto doesn't seem to be paying the actuators' reactions a great deal of mind. Sure, they've got opinions. Their opinions would probably involve attacking Josh for the mere suggestion, so he feels comfortable ignoring those.

...if he shares a quick glance with Flo, well. He just wants to talk this over with someone. Norman, he'll speak with Norman about it.]

Why don't we just numb the pain, for now? I'll need to give the rest some thought. We don't exactly have the best history with things of that nature.

[Did he mean to say "we"? Absolutely not! Did he notice? Possibly no!]