Coffee Chains
Two competing coffee chains have outlets in several cities that Alex visits. Its branch managers hire him to sabotage their opponent's franchise or promote their own. One of those side missions leads to the revelation that both chains are secretly owned by the same corporation, confirming the implication of both of them having names taken from Moby Dick. This revelation handily foreshadows the shared origins of the WTO and Order. Both companies' names are references from Moby Dick, a nod to the Starbucks coffee chain.
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