Chapter 6, Chyx Summary

Susan starts a support group she calls Chyx for women who develop computer code. Karla and Dusty take to the idea right away, and they develop a special handshake that involves flipping the hair with one hand, smoothly making a pistol gesture with the other and touching index fingers. The group grows slowly, but a feature interview with CNN makes the online group an overnight sensation.

Bug, who has declared his homosexuality, attempts to start a relationship with another man. This fails in the early stages because Bug has no experience with relationships at all, except one brief encounter in his teen years. Susan starts a relationship with Emmett that becomes dysfunctional because she bullies, although he seems to need the bullying.

Abe quits Microsoft to join the company. He brings plenty of cash with him, which greatly lifts everybody's spirits...