(A quick digression. If Blake’s got any brains—which he does—he must still be a tad edgy about security. Are the corp reps who they say they are? Or is the whole thing a setup? Drek, if I was a rival gang leader wanting to off Blake, this would be a great way to do it. Lots of possibilities come immediately to mind. Okay, so the Cutters’ security is set up so the corp reps get geeked if they kill Blake. But that only happens if Blake knows he’s been hit. How about a slow-acting poison or bioagent? Three days later, after the "corp reps" are long gone, Blake, Vladimir, and Springblossom convulse and die. Or maybe you don’t even have to be that tricky. One of the reps could be a kamikaze, wired with explosives. Or ... well, anyway, you get the idea. All I can do is assume that Blake’s done his homework on background checks and all that drek. And, of course, hope that if there is a belly-bomb involved, it’s only a small one. End of digression.)