From his room he gathered the belongings he thought would be useful. There wasn’t much, which was fine, because he couldn’t carry much without looking suspicious. He selected clothes he thought would hold up well and help him blend in. Of all the stuff he was taking, the most important items were his Sony CTY-370 cyberdeck and his tool kit. They filled most of his bag, so he really didn’t have any choice but to travel light. Lastly he took the Narcoject replica and some of the talismans he’d bought during his Verner phase. The gun wasn’t real, but it looked like it might be, and the talismans—who really knew?