"Okay, point," Argent concedes. "But it still doesn’t scan right. To trigger the bug, you’ve got to hit it with a spell, right?" Dicer nods. "Which means the spell’s got to get through any magical resistance or shielding or whatever the target’s got up. A serious target’s going to have that shielding—because if he didn’t, you could get the same effect by acquiring an astral link and slamming some nasty ritual sending into him from the other side of the world. And if the target’s too inconsequential to have serious astral security, this is just way too much technological overkill. Just hit ‘em with a power bolt. Or better yet, knife ‘em in an elevator if you really want them gone."