"I know you thought I was some Nelly Queen on a power trip, but I'm just a Genman in love with my human." The whole office stood up, clapped, and cheered. "I know you want to tell everybody, but the way things still are in today's society—because of stocks, stock prices, company mergers—let's just make this a family affair between us. I know it'll get out eventually, but for right now this is inner office gossip."
Carter's expression grew more serious. "But I can tell you a very important thing. We took on a gigantic—and I mean giant—endeavor. You know the pod home systems and the temporary housing quarters have been moving out of the storage yards. We placed twelve hundred fifty of the temporary housing quarters on the property of the ranch. We have started to move Genmen that were being abused by greedy corporate raiders."
