site 14: MMG

“So how’s the new plan going?”

Takasu displayed an email on the men’s tablets in answer to Hatoyama’s question. It was a picture of tiny numbers marked with explanatory diagrams.

“The spectrum diffusion experiments were a success, and we’ve succeeded in improving the accuracy of the communications.”

The sitting men responded positively.

“The Scandium project is proceeding nicely. We’re performing monitoring tests on all subjects from the first to third generations, and they’re all reporting normal values. All their thought patterns are normal.”

“How does it compare to the RFID microchips?”

“There’s no comparison. Input, output, and communication accuracy are around ten times greater than they were before.”

“I’ve received some reports of problems, however. Are they true?”

Takasu’s smile didn’t waver for an instant. “It’s true that there have been bugs.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” Matoba began to rise from his chair. “Is everything okay? I don’t want a repeat of the problems with the microchips.”

“There are no problems whatsoever,” Takasu said. His glance froze Matoba in place. “None at all.”