Her reply is enough for a voiceprint analysis that clears her call through 
the final barrier. Call tone returns. Tikki taps in a final number. A new voice, 
also male, comes on the line. It is a computer-synthesized simulation of the 
voice of her Chiba fixer. The agent’s name, translated from the Japanese, means
Black Mist. He makes connections for her worldwide and performs other services, 
all for a fee.