"I’m not done," I roar. "You tell me what you’re going to do, and we’re steady for the moment. But if it turns out you don’t do what you say you’re going to—like, if you just back off on the whole thing—you can bet that shapely little hoop of yours that NewsNet, ABS, NABS, and the rest of the boys are going to be getting a package that should kinda pique their curiosity ... If you scan me."