Caleb nods thoughtfully.
Caleb Myers: The title disappeared, but the pressure disappeared with it. No responsibility. No expectation. No obligation. Just ambition. That's why you're dangerous, Stryker. Not because you lost. Because you adapted.
A faint smirk crosses Stryker's face.
Stryker Steel: No. I became free.
The crowd reacts.
Stryker Steel: That's the part you're missing. You're still trying to solve people. Still trying to reduce everybody into patterns and predictions.