"Ah... something like that, yes." Apple had been a big name when he was growing up, and it had been no small point of pride when his own company had thoroughly eclipsed it, even as old and "uncool" as Apple had become.

It's a pleasant surprise when the kid--Akito--actually shakes, although he finds himself a bit confused as the hand doesn't go away.

Alistair Krei doesn't hold hands.

He... well, okay. Maybe when he's being dragged around foreign cities he does.