V Correspondence 2

"The more the world has us up on a pedestal, the harder it gets for the authorities to push us down," said Aldrich. "With this level of media momentum, anything short of a widely broadcasted public hearing won't be accepted by the public. And I can't imagine the uproar a hearing ending in jailing would drive up.

People are getting desperate, it seems. They see the variants and Loci rising up and they want something to rally around. Something new, not just the S rankers they're already familiar with."

"Right. But there's one thing about the whole public nature of this that's a downside," said V. She frowned a bit, her brows knitting together in concentration. "Hey, Fisky, I sent you the deets about the hearing. You break it down yet?"

"Uh, uh yeah." Fisk's voice came from a corner of the room. "I was just a little busy."

"Busy?" V raised a brow. "Busy playing those weeb games of yours, yeah." She sighed. "Alright, just hit me with the analysis."