The colonel found Tom a station, cleared access codes for him, and left him to do his job. While Tom was sorting out just what he had to work with, a bevy of corp types arrived. Tom noted that most wore Telestrian corp affiliation pins, but he spotted Fuchi, Ares Macrotechnology, Shiawase, Oracular Systems, and Geistco as well. "Representatives from the Alliance of Concerned Corporate Citizens." an aide announced.