Monica stood in her apartment looking balefully at the massive black obelisk that was the Sirius Software headquarters.
It dominated the Boston skyline, with the other office towers and skyscrapers appearing to shrink away from it, as if terrified of its presence.
Daniel's voice broke her stare and she turned to listen to him.
"The election was pretty close. That weasel DuPont has managed to still stay in power, and on the NRC, DoE and EPA boards thanks to Zakhrov's support. However, we have control over the IRS and the Federal Reserve, as well as the executive and the Senate," said Daniel to Elijah.
"Yeah well, that operation he set up in Libya is pretty much ironclad. No way we can get in without pissing off NATO," grumbled Elijah.
"I told you bozos that Zakhrov was more of a threat, but you didn't listen," said Monica sourly, as she joined them at the table that displayed the US election results map.
