Of the corporate elite, Chase recognized precious few. It had been a while since he'd been associated, even peripherally, with that crowd. Some he did recognize: Sherman Huang, the eccentric head of Renraku America. Brian Gates of Microdeck. Bill Loudon of Lone Star Security, Seattle's "police force." Karen King of Ares Macrotechnology. They stood out, each at the center of some small tidal pool of interest.