[Integr--that phrasing is not a comfort, prickles against the trunk line at the nape of his neck.

He may have miscalculated, and steeply.

Nothing additional friendliness won't cure.]

Sure! Oh man, you guys have been just great about it.

...More data is desired. Idiom: you and me both.

Well, now, that depends. Define: friend.

[He can feel it, his own reversion to a more mechanical speech pattern where the margins on the algorithms are thin; a sure sign of some stress, but only familiar to those with prior knowledge of the Grid.]

Man, I didn't catch your name.

[Gimme.]