A light flashes in Gabriel's eyes when he begins to awaken. He's still on the same surgical bed as before, face down so that he doesn't reopen the surgical wound on the back of his head. His head is cleanly shaven. He'll undoubtedly feel … drained and foggy as most patients from brain surgery of this type are placed into a medi-unit to heal up. But not Gabe.

No, it's time for Gabe to have a conversation.

Johann sets aside the light, moving a cart closer so that Gabe can see two neural implants on a cart before him. One is the one recently removed from his head, while the other is different, with a few markings on it that denote that it belongs to the UNA.

"I have an offer for you, Mr. Reyes. I do consider it a fine one."