Chapter Sixteen DENVER—PHOENIX LABS Dr. Jackson Fredricks sat in his chair behind his desk at Phoenix Labs. Never one for ostentatiousness, his desk was plain and uncluttered, his chair was a simple mesh chair, a modern motive rug covered the space in front of his desk. A plain table, several padded chairs, and a couch completed the setup. Sally and Brad occupied two of the chairs on one side of the rug with the table behind them, and eSally and eBrad appeared to occupy similar chairs on the other side of the rug. The office door was shut “You guys make your presence seem so natural,” Fredricks said to the upload pair. “Now, what’s so mysterious that you four wanted to meet with me privately?” “We have something we think you need to see,” Brad said to slight nods from the other three.

