Maria contemplated his comment, fingers drumming idly on the steering wheel as she thought.

"It helps to know the Garden Code," she said finally, "but you can generally get by all right if you just act in a disciplined fashion. You know, don't talk back and follow orders. Even if the orders are terrible, don't worry -- if you follow them, that's good, and the guy who gave them will get his own evaluation in the end too. Not panicking is also really good advice." Not that Maria had come anywhere close...