Chapters 15 and 16 Summary

In Chapter 15, Marcus and Ange set up the press conference to take place on the Xnet in the context of a game so that there will be complete anonymity and also more than one person answering the questions. Marcus and Ange set up for the conference in Ange's bedroom. As they are waiting, they get involved in some heavy petting, but are interrupted by the beginning of the press conference. M1k3y is cheered as he enters the conference. Although he tries to explain why he and his friends devised and use the Xnet, the press completely misrepresents their side of the story in the next day's news media. The Xnetters are portrayed as immature children who are not taking the terrorist threats seriously and are perhaps even inviting new attacks. After the press conference and Marcus prepares to head...