“What is this about?” Gerome demanded.
I grinned. “Your scientists left me a few empty bays in my limbs, so I took the liberty of filling one. You’re going to stand down and announce the dissolution of Maunhouser. And then you’ll convince every other corporation to do the same.”
Despite himself, my brother laughed. “Am I, now? And please, pray tell, why would that be?”
“Because,” I replied, slowly reaching to reveal the void in my thigh, “I have something you lost.” From within the empty bay, I withdrew a small clear vial.
A sample of the organo-synthetic virus Maunhouser had been testing.
I hoped they would recognize it, and I wasn’t disappointed. Maysfer stiffened and his aide took an involuntary step back. But my brother’s reaction was the best of all.
“You wouldn’t possibly,” he
