8

Brett is somewhat surprised to receive such personal attention from you. You note a change in his demeanor from when you first met him: whereas previously he was quite buoyant and cheerful, he now seems quite sullen, even depressed.

You ask him about his encounter with the shareholders, and you detect a brief trace of resentment as he glances at you, but he is a professional, and a veteran at MetaHuman; any such visible resentment disappears within a moment.

"Simond Guul mentioned he would speak with you concerning your role in Anaru Katariki's murder," you say to Brett.

"Yes," says Brett. "He reprimanded me."

"How?"

"Efficiently."

You make a few discreet inquiries to Brett's colleagues about the quality of his work. His mind is not on the job, they say. He seems to sleep poorly now, and occasionally stifles an abrupt cry of pain. More than once, his colleagues have thought they saw something moving beneath his skin.

The discipline of MetaHuman's shareholders is harsh, apparently.