"I just received this program from Leon Sosik," Oscar said. "This is Sosik’s simulation map for current public issues. These mountains and valleys, they’re supposed to model current political trends. Press coverage, the feedback from constituents, the movement of lobbying funds, dozens of factors that Sosik fed into his simulator.... But now watch this. See, I’m moving these close-up crosshairs.... See that big yellow amoeba sitting on that purple blur? That is the current public position of Senator-elect Alcott Bambakias."