When they were done, James saw for the first time how the world was talking about him.
He turned the television sound back up, low, and his phone had been returned to him with the seal's monitoring built into it.
The headlines did not agree on what he was.
"—the Bureau confirming this morning that the events at the Ashford Grand are now part of an investigation into foreign interference—"
"—James Ganner released under supervised conditions, a decision already drawing sharp criticism from—"
"—the United Kingdom continues to deny any official role, calling the delegate's actions those of one man—"
"—Ganner Corp has welcomed the investigation while reiterating that its former chairman acted alone—"
And under all of it, the public tore itself in half.
@dublin_mam_of_3: they tried to STEAL an Irish kid and we're debating whether to keep him. cop on
@CrownAndCountry: he killed a man and raised corpses on a livestream. you want that walking your street?
