"Maybe you should put up a sign on the bulletin board asking for programmers." He points to the board. "Or one of those vidwindows, like Bob used to warn people about the tofu."
A sigh. "YT's the only one of those I've met, though Hiro's told me about Mouse, and I'm guessing Matrix is... another brother of Dot's. Or something like that, anyway. Either way, it concerns me as anything that touches a friend concerns a friend."
It's from two different ways of beating someone: like a rented mule or a red-headed stepchild.
A sigh. "YT's the only one of those I've met, though Hiro's told me about Mouse, and I'm guessing Matrix is... another brother of Dot's. Or something like that, anyway. Either way, it concerns me as anything that touches a friend concerns a friend."