The "Connection" brings unwanted attention. During science class, Aranya looks out the window and sees three men in identical grey suits standing by the school gate, staring directly at his classroom. They don't look like police; they look like machines. On his way home, they corner him in an alley. They don't want to arrest him—they want to "reclaim corporate property." Aranya narrowly escapes by using a small EMP device he built for a school project, frying their communication headsets and giving him time to vanish into the crowded market.
