Bran quickly sketches in Rachel's half of the conversation for Norm and Miyo, assuming that they were eavesdropping on his half. He feels a little light-headed about the prospect of going into a "hot LZ" infested by talking robot snakes, but this is his best hope at finding out what happened to his parents and fixing the gaps in his world.<br/><br/>"So think about payment," he winds up, "and it seems as though these people are better-connected than I realized, in this occult underground whatsit anyway, so while I get the sense that material recompense might be limited we have a shot at some solid information and networking."