"Fine. Then let their diplomats eat all the lead they're begging for." Rico is still displeased, but he's mollified enough by the slight flattery that Kid Q will be personally ensuring his changes will be enacted - as they rightfully well should - that his expression flattens out somewhat.

"Letter of the law, not the spirit of the law?" Rico tilts his head just so slightly to the side, near impossible to tell if he disapproves or not. "Just don't let it blow up in your face. If the disguised Legionnaires get found out, they might ask what the hell they're doing there. And I don't think they'll take 'security' as an answer."

But taking the covert approach to insert their own forces into the crowd? As long as they get away with it, Rico doesn't see a problem with that. His eyes flick to Brainiac, but he might as well be furniture by how little attention Rico is paying him. A thought comes to him, and he mentions it offhandedly.

"Are we pulling a coup?"