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The secret to name-dropping was to remain cool. It worked best when you just let things slip into conversation. Let the rumours appear. Get the kudos. He’d never been noticed before but now people looked at him differently. He was cool, cutting edge. He got invites because of who they thought he knew, who he might bring to the party. It wasn’t dishonest, really. Of course he didn’t have one. He couldn’t afford a Star Agent any more than his friends could. The simulacrum his Agent had made was pretty much the same as a Star. That wasn’t a lie.