Most of the time he worked as a Matrix "hired gun" for many Seattle corporations. But he still had time left over to do shadow work for people he liked. And—for whatever reason—he liked Sly. Ever since giving up decking herself, she'd hired him on more than a dozen occasions in the last several years. Never for anything really sensitive, of course: she didn’t trust him that much. For really critical projects she chose other deckers. Perhaps not as skillful as Louis, but good enough.