Oh, they're competent in some areas. Very. They just have different priorities. [The words come out smoothly.]
As for the war, we don't actually know much. It's called a "Cold War," and it maintains that title for a reason. Aside from minor attacks and some spies on each other's soil—which has led to bigger attacks and bigger problems—they're mostly keeping all aggression to a minimum. We don't know if it's going to escalate, but it's hard to say.
—Truthfully, given the nature of the war, we know so little about it. I can go into detail, but it hasn't been our focus for a while. There are some suspicions about how the government will handle things if they escalate, and how that will lead to more problems, and even how certain members of the government might lead to issuing more restrictions and conflict ...
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As for the war, we don't actually know much. It's called a "Cold War," and it maintains that title for a reason. Aside from minor attacks and some spies on each other's soil—which has led to bigger attacks and bigger problems—they're mostly keeping all aggression to a minimum. We don't know if it's going to escalate, but it's hard to say.
—Truthfully, given the nature of the war, we know so little about it. I can go into detail, but it hasn't been our focus for a while. There are some suspicions about how the government will handle things if they escalate, and how that will lead to more problems, and even how certain members of the government might lead to issuing more restrictions and conflict ...
But we can't say for sure.