"No, it’s not different," I concede, and it grinds me to do it. "But for frag’s sake, does Jane Q. Public on the streets of Bellevue see the Star as different from MCT or Fuchi? You bet your hoop she does, chummer. The Star’s the cops. MCT’s a megacorp. There’s a big fragging difference in the way they’re perceived, the way they’re treated by the news media ... everything." I glare at him, and he gets the kicker that I’m not about to articulate in words: That’s the way I always saw it, priyatel, and I was in a better position to scan the truth than your general-purpose civilian. But did I see the truth? Uh-uh.