"Did you get the message I sent via Mind-I? Heatherberries?" I asked, sitting and adjusting Jezebel's bulk on my lap.

Franco and Moon shared a look.

"We took out our Mind-Is," Franco said. "They've been causing some weird technical glitches in some people lately."

"Weird how?" The words came out like a bark.

"Total strangers with Mind-Is acting in perfect synchronization, several break-ins at power and water treatment plants where the people have no ...