Most of Y's friends are just young people with more enthusiasm than sense, but I enjoy Y's company so I'm there as an accessory to her. We help them figure out where they're most effective. Y's a talented hacker, but she can only be so many places. She tends to use them as informants and spies. I believe she gets a thrill out of information.

[A small, uneasy series of clicking noises. Something internal is shifting.]