"That's why I brought Charles and Arkady. They're significantly powerful psychics- back home, anyway. They got the same problem with the chips. They're hindered. So we still need to figure out how to deactivate them or something."

He rubs his beard, scratching his chin thoughtfully with his fingertips as he works out a plan of attack. "Arkady said she could help keep meetings and conversations secret sometimes. Brief periods of time where people could just talk in their heads."