With Cruncher's death, the family had become corporate pensioners. Telestrian East administered the estate and the not inconsiderable loss benefits. The big T ensured that Andy and his sisters got a good education. Telestrian had also arranged slots for his mother and his sisters. His mother Shayla currently worked as a senior receptionist for the Internal Marketing bullpen. Two of his sisters had slots in the admin pool and the third, Asa—who everyone knew was the smart one—was working an advanced study program-internship for a bigwig at Telestrian’s home office in Tir Tairngire.