Never Deal With A Dragon by Robert N. Charette

Author:Robert N. Charette
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sam looked discomforted by the idea that his former corporation might do such a thing. "No. They wouldn't do that. Even if they did, wouldn't the Dragon have to be part of the corporation? Everyone knows that the courts are scrupulous about proper form during the invocation and execution of such clauses. The law states that any actions taken against the renegade must be taken by bona fide corporate officers."

"The beast could have been a bounty hunter." "The law also says that bounties must be set and registered in court. You yourself found out that there was none." "Alas, Sir Corp. The legal record does not always match reality."

"I won't believe there was an unrecorded bounty," Sam said, shaking his head vigorously. "Renraku wouldn't dare risk the sanctions for disregarding the regulations, especially since I didn't take anything.

The cost would be far too high."

"You seem well-informed on the law concerning these matters."

"Let's say that I recently had a sudden awakening of interest in the legal status of corporate runaways. I thought the knowledge might have a bearing on my future."

"As it has." Dodger shifted his chair back and stood. Placing a hand on Sam's shoulder, he said, "With this run against Renraku, you have stepped fully into the shadows. You are now divorced from the

corporations. I strip thee of the name Corp and formally dub thee Twist."

"Thanks, I think." Sam looked taken aback. "I guess we did O.K., huh? At least I no longer have to worry that Renraku is after me and I don't feel guilty that the other guy took something out, making me an accessory to his theft. Like you said before we decked, if there had been a theft, the whole system would have been on alert." "Be not so sure that it wasn't." Sam frowned, then offered a tentative smile. "Why not? I used to work there. Remember? There was no alert."

"Then you can tell me what those mirrors were all about."

"No, but I can tell that there were some glitches in the system. Stuff like the fuzziness in the medical datastore. You know, resolution problems. The mirrors were probably some kind of diagnostic

subroutine."

Dodger didn't buy it, but there was no point in saying so. The phenomenon was obviously well beyond Sam's appreciation as a decker. Sam also didn't appreciate Dodger's concern.

"Whatever was going on there won't matter. I don't think we'll have to go back. What we learned tells me that the murderers are somewhere outside Renraku. That's where we'll have to do the rest of our looking."

"First," Dodger said firmly, "we get some sleep. You may take the first shift in the bed, Sir Twist, for I have some thinking to do."

Actually, he had some worrying to do. Not just about the puzzle of the mirrors or the riddle of the murderers. Sam's reaction to the Matrix wasn't normal. Dodger had gotten a look at his datajack when he was checking Sam out on the Allegiance. The port cover had the maker's signature: Soriyama.

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