I'm not one for escort missions but you did real good with twisting the concept around on its head and linking it to the theme. Could some one say... water under the bridge?
We're not a big fan of them either (particularly them old N64-era ones, like Goldeneye and the like, lol); it's just about the most out of control a person could ever feel in their life we think!
And we're glad it's water under the bridge. No more baaaaad blood between gamers and escort missions :-D