Don Masatoshi, VP New Products, regarded John Dunne, fidgeting in the chair beside him, hands trembling in black VR-gloves under the table. Damn. Maz brushed white shag rug hairs from the cuffs of his charcoal slacks and cleared his throat. “John, in the demo, I will do the talking. I know him better than you. You just manipulate the glove controls.”
John’s shoulders relaxed. “Thanks, Maz-san. I...”
“Forget it. We do not pay you to be a salesman. I need your skill with those.” He tapped one of John’s black gloves.
John smiled weakly then stiffened as the door flew open and Robert Laporte, Chairman, CEO, and majority shareholder of PCWare, exploded into the room. “Let’s get this show on the road!” he boomed. Short, balding, and bespectacled, he projected the energy level of a rocket on a
