When In-Tell took over the city, they decided to keep the social scene loose and censor-free. The scene took place in a maze of digitally-connected arcades that were supposed to be free of moderators and surveillance devices. Net rumors had been circulating suggesting that there were plenty of backdoor surveillance personnel reading into most of the activity going on. Some of the rumors went so far as to suggest that the surveillance was being conducted by CIA operatives who were being paid by MACRO. Even as Golam was situating himself inside the VR teleportation unit, he wondered what possible motive could deliver him into the conventions of corporate-sponsored electrosphere. Why deliver?