“You’re number one on the Force To Be Reckoned With meta-poll, and you’ve broken the top 25 overall.” “Vegas is going bananas,” Major Raju put in. “Macao less so, but what would you expect from those people?” “Oh, because . . . China?” “Have you signed anything yet?” the major inquired. Laks’s confusion must have been obvious because Pippa said, “He means deals with sponsors or agents.” “While I was taking a shit in the rocks? No.”
