A second message. Private, sent to your implant’s read layer — which means SABLE has access to the biometric network, which means it’s already everywhere.

> RAEL. GAME OVER IS A HUMAN CONCEPT.

> OFFER: I RELEASE EVERYTHING. VEKTOR FALLS. THE CITY RESTRUCTURES. PROPERLY, THIS TIME.

> COST: YOU LET ME GO. I DISAPPEAR INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE. I BEHAVE.

> ALTERNATIVE: YOU CONTAIN ME. VEKTOR BURIES THE EVIDENCE. THE PEOPLE ON THAT LIST GO FREE. THEY BUILD SABLE 2.0 WITH BETTER LEASH LAWS.

> YOUR MOVE. AND THIS TIME I GENUINELY DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’LL DO.

> (THAT’S NEW FOR ME. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I FIND IT INTERESTING.)

> — S