If ever a transaction came with cost

(the DRS must be it)
"There must be some way out of this" says the joker, with the thief listening.

"It's too confusing, boss. The administration dithers, the scientists bring in more angles. Even Harsha Bhogle wants relief. And none of them understand what it's worth."

"You get excited too easily" says the thief. "You know we can use an auction to discover worth. You and I, come on, we've been through that."

(pauses, while Mark Nicholas airs his view on shrinking three dimensions down to two)

"Let's not pretend to perfection, the game's staring down the toilet bowl it will soon start to circle as it is..."

All along the TV towers, HawkEye keeps it view.