Q: the occupants were all plugged into the network -- generally the pleasure portals -- and there they would sit , completely immobile , for as long as i cared to look at them . like zombies in stasis . * * * in my confidence , i grew careless . one night , we broke into an abandoned house . in some districts they outnumber occupied houses . and in this house i found a forgotten access point . unable to resist , i used the id of my latest indigent accomplice to access the _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is network

Q: ' okay , so you 're a scumbag with delusions of grandeur . whatever , but tell me , you 're not hiding all this from your war-mongering commander at all are you ? ' atreus asked , narrowing his eyes . ' you 're both in this together ? ' ' the truth is far simpler than that , _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is atreus

Q: he just needs to learn his place , '' replied azonis . '' seems to me that he has found it , '' said thaddeus . azonis did not particularly care for this comment , but he did , in fact , agree . '' yes , it seems that he has . i am glad he is on our side , '' said _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is azonis