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It's a firm response, and an excellent sound bite. The journalists like it. So do the staff members of MetaHuman in the crowd.

You nod toward a third journalist, and he stands.

"Anton Clark, of Sophic Investor," he says.

"Somebody from your TV show already asked a question," you say, not without humor. "Don't get greedy."

He smiles, then goes on, "It concerns me that MetaHuman has appointed a complete unknown as CEO at such a dangerous time. Aren't you simply being used as a scapegoat—somebody to point the finger at when the company inevitably crumbles?"

Are you a patsy? It's a question that's been lurking at the back of your mind since Winston offered you the job.