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to build the system, Renraku had pioneered the algorithms and the software to
run it.
The floor of the court chamber was reserved for the few assistants needed on
hand for any particular occasion as well. Only rarely were others allowed into
the chamber with the justices. Most testimony and evidence presented to the
court was carried over the Matrix using the sophisticated holographic systems
built into the bench-ring, which could project nearly any image in three
dimensions into the center of the chamber for all to see. But the
Zurich-Orbital would not be communicating with the Matrix for now, not

while the court was in session. If what Fuchi and the other megacorps believed
about Renraku's surge of new technology was true and Fuchi's security was
compromised, the Matrix could not be entirely trusted, and so the court would
be isolated, cut off from the rest of the world while they heard evidence.
Osborne carefully reviewed each justice and his or her position in her mind as
they entered the central chamber and made their way to their appointed area.
David Hague was one of the first to enter, and Osborne had no serious concerns
about him. Hague was loyal to their mutual employer and Osborne knew from
their talk earlier that, while Hague had his doubts and concerns about Fuchi's
plans, he would do nothing to endanger his employer or his own position of
prestige on the Court.
Hague was a native of Europe, and his loyalties shifted between the Yamana
family, who controlled Fuchi Pan-Europa, and the Villiers family, which
currently controlled Fuchi North America and the corporation as a whole. He
had been a compromise choice between the two camps. Osborne was loyal to
Villiers and had been chosen more recently, when Richard Villiers was in a
strong enough position to dictate terms to the rest of Fuchi. That, and
Osborne's reputation for getting things done, was why Fuchi-which meant
Richard Villiers, these days-wanted Osborne to handle this matter rather than
Hague.
The next to enter the courtroom was Jean-Claude Priault, elder statesman and
chief justice of the Corporate Court. He carried himself with unassailable
dignity and grace even in the awkward environment of free-fall, and his fringe
of gray hair was neatly trimmed in the finest European style. Priault was in
the employ of Saeder-Krupp Heavy Industries and supposedly answered directly
to the great dragon Lofwyr himself, who had bought the corporation with some
of the riches from his fabulous horde after emerging from his centuries-long
sleep. Having served on the Court longer than anyone else, Priault had
certainly earned his status as Chief Justice.
Osborne knew Priault was sharp as a monoblade and

wouldn't miss a trick. The man had a reputation for conducting court business
in a fair and impartial manner and his dragon boss always seemed to back up
whatever angle Priault wanted to take. Osborne knew Priault wouldn't hand
Fuchi a decision in the matter-he didn't really have the authority for
that-but she also knew that even Lofwyr and Saeder-Krupp were getting edgy
about some recent Renraku developments. Priault had to know the score. If the
gravity of the meeting weighed on the old man at all, he didn't show it,
making his way to his position along the bench with deliberate care and grace.
After the Chief Justice came Mitsuhama's court representatives. Korekado