[b]York![/b]

"There's a main story," said Orange. "And it's not this. This is kind of something that fell out in passing while I was researching the main story. And I honestly don't know how well the main story will sell because it's [i]incredibly [/i]niche. But I have to do it because..." she shrugged helplessly. "It's [i]family[/i]. You know?"

[b]Dudekov![/b]

There's a knock at the door. The Chase Black agent answers it and steps out. His relief steps in, different guy, higher stripe, same logo. He waves his hand directly in front of Dudekov's face like he's checking for function. "Sir? We're bringing in a specialist. He's going to ask you some questions. You feeling any better?" This guy had a pleading twist to the voice like he was staring down the barrel of an Unsatisfactory Performance Review. "You got anything useful about the thing that did this to you? It say where it was going?"