Oh, yes, it's for Schön's benefit that Verity encourages the story-hunting. Certainly. He's not going to call Verity on it, though--whatever may happen when it stops, their odd relationship works right now, and he's not about to rock the SS Friend Ship.

"'Own' may have been too strong a word, not long ago," Schön admits. "Real estate in the Nexus is a complicated affair."