[ yep, the higher standard he holds himself to while always treating his subordinates with respect and care is something very well known among the Guards. his pristine integrity and unfailing reliability are a cornerstone for troop morale, she can't deny being proud of him even if she always thought he's pushing himself too hard. it's all the more reason to go ham here, whether her efforts will make a difference in the future or not doesn't matter in the least. she may be capable of planning and foresight, her academy and research years made sure of that, but the serval landau of today is a free woman who simply lives leisurely in the present. and since gepard has effectively been relieved from his duties because they have become impossible to fulfill on several levels, nothing will save him stop her from dragging him along that sort of lifestyle now! ]

Not at all, you're just not thinking about it the right way. Here's a different example for you: it's not that different from how my shop works. Why do I run a business, if I'm not making money?

[ she doesn't have say more, that's a rhetorical question he already knows very well the answer to. ]

So try again. "Why design a pair of cuffs that are pink and fluffy, if they're functionally bad for holding down law-breaking criminals?"

[ one step at a time, they got no shortage of it after all. ]