'Even as a Primal, Manny was already like this,' Kyle thought. 'Was anything he told me about his past true? He gave me a couple of stories about how he has changed as a person, but as far as I can see, his personality was already set.'
'I don't think I know anything about Manny's life. I don't know how he joined this mysterious Organization, and I don't know when he digested his own inheritance.'
By watching Manny's Karma, Kyle could see how Manny viewed him.
Manny viewed Kyle as a useful ally. He could tell that Kyle was pretty talented and that he was quite honest with other people. As long as he treated him honestly, the chances of betrayal would be low.
From the very beginning, Manny played the long game. He had acted like an annoying idiot to lower Kyle's expectations of him. He did that so that his future improvements would have greater weight.
