"I wouldn't trust the police. And the only reason Opri's civil services are in such good shape is because Grind, the civil services chief, likes gloating about her well-run city and so does not embezzle nearly as much of her budget as her neighbors do. Water handling and elevators will be excellent. Electricity... Does not translate."

"I can probably help you do a few of these things without getting called out on it, especially the water. Grind assigned me control over the water section, oh, three and a half years ago. I built pumpjacks to pull water from the aquifer instead of the river, and now we don't have people magicking gigantic tubs to rooftops anymore. Cut the water section workforce in half, after the initial investment and training."