Hi Elliot, I’m not in a position to comment on internal discussions, whether formal or informal. Your line of questioning appears to be moving beyond general market observation and into areas that are not appropriate to discuss in this context. For clarity, could you confirm your role and how this relates to your current scope of work? Best, Isabella You don’t move. At least not immediately. Your eyes stay fixed on the screen, reading the message again, slower this time, as though stretching it out might soften it somehow. It doesn’t. There’s a tightness in your chest now, subtle at first, then sharper as the meaning settles fully. You shift forward in your seat, elbows on the desk, staring at the last line. *Confirm your role.* It sits there, heavier than everything else. You begin to type. Stop. Delete. Start again. Nothing works. Every response you consider feels wrong before you even finish the sentence. Too defensive. Too vague. Too revealing. You try to reframe it, to step back, to pull the conversation out of whatever direction it has taken, but the more you think about it, the clearer it becomes that you are no longer controlling the exchange. You’re reacting. The cursor blinks, slow but steady, waiting for something you don’t have. Then another message appears. You see it before you’re ready for it. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/New Message|Read the new message]]