"Because of Frankie and his job at Natural Vat, my children have SINs. They go to school, they get medicine, and they can get help when they need it. A Natural Vat VP, Nadia Mirin, started that ‘Computers for Kids’ program and we got Bobby into it because of Frankie. Frank Jr., they say, may have magical aptitude so they’re looking into that, too! With their SINs, my kids have a chance that you and I didn’t have. And Frankie even claimed Mama as a dependent so that Natural Vat would accept her into that home over in Renton." LaVonne swallowed hard. "If Frankie sometimes forgets he’s not simming and hits me, it’s a price I’m willing to pay." Tiger looked down at the cracked linoleum. "How is Mama?