"Of course," says Claudette, still looking distracted. "I'll speak with my sources."
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Anaru Katariki's funeral takes place a week after your staff meeting. About two hundred people are present. Though Katariki was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, he had no family there and had not returned to his birthplace for nearly three decades. He is therefore given a simple service at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, his home for so many years. Winston Q gives a short speech about Katariki's life and the experience of working with him at MetaHuman. You stand and listen with Electra and her husband Duncan. Electra cries as Katariki's body is lowered into the ground.
After the service, you walk back with the others toward the cemetery parking lot. You've noticed a handful of journalists and media types present at the service: Katariki was a significant media personality in Seattle for a long time, after all, and quite given to working with the media to improve MetaHuman's profile. The media people were respectful during the service, and discreet; many of them knew Katariki personally. You spot Robyn Goodchild among them. If she's seen you, she gives no indication of this.
A light April shower begins to fall. It seems rather appropriate to the mood of the afternoon.