Incredibly, Fontecchio was a member of the elite Imperial Hand. One of the fiver personally assigned to the Minister. For such a staggering honor to be bestowed on a barbarian, a half-Japanese, half-Italian gaijin from the UCAS, was almost beyond belief, and was solely a tribute to his unchipped abilities. Political clout and nuyen meant less than nothing when considering security personnel for such an exalted person.