Fermin smiled, “Well, on that particular count, you have already accomplished the ‘resolution.’ What remains is simply clean up.”
A message goes out from Fermin's comm, at a wholly owned Horizon medical facility nearby it is received the dangerous military man from the limo. At his signal two separate teams of medical professionals actually begin to work on the injuries suffered by the runners that were brought by helicopter, instead of simply stabilizing them. The man and his troops take their leave.
Back at the studio, Fermin brings up something on a datapad and begins to speak again, “Shortly we will release the news that Christy Daee’s murderers have been killed and brought to justice. Your role in this will be edited and glossed over. People will be focused on the life of Miss Daee for months to come. I’m afraid, though, that your P2.0 rating has become too high to be of any service to Charisma Associates.”
He does a few things on his ‘link, “Your P2.0 accounts associated with the identities you have been using have been suspended pending a lengthy, unproductive investigation by PCC.” He puts down the datapad.
“That is all that will ever be spoken of about the time you have spent here, beyond this room and this moment. While we are here in this room and this moment I will let you know that as a part of their performance contract with Horizon, the A-Kidz were involved with beta-testing some new products. Among these was an addition to the P2.0 program called a Life Management Guide. This addition had some bugs which a now former-developer for project attempted to fix using code from another test product, a prisoner rehabilitation program that was developed on the East Coast.”
Fermin pinched the bridge of his nose, “The interaction between these products produced some unforeseen issues, including self-replication. It also apparently caused a breakdown of progress made by otherwise successful graduates of the East Coast program that had relocated to the PCC, as well as inducing obsessive–compulsive behavior, a certain amount of ‘moral vigilance,’ and social intolerance in those individuals.”
One of the workers comes in. “Mister Fermin, I have a Mister Desperado in the lobby."
“Thank you. That means your ride is here. You have a private plane waiting to take you home that will be ‘wheels up’ in an hour. Anything you have at the hotel will be shipped to Slade as soon as possible. A severance total of ¥15,000 has been deposited into each of your accounts, that, and full medical treatment at the best Horizon Medical Center in the Pacific Northwest for your two teammates, should be the conclusion of our business arrangements.”
“On a personal note, I want you all to know I truly appreciate everything you have done for Pandora and her friend.”
His manner seems to indicate the meeting is over.