"David Marusek - Getting to Know You" - читать интересную книгу автора (Marusek David)

The stricture against asking questions limits BugтАЩs functionality,
Bug said.

Zoranna sighed. What do you need to know?
 Shall Bug reprogram itself to enable Bug to process the file as
requested?

No, Bug, I donтАЩt have the time to reprogram you, even if I knew how.

Shall Bug reprogram itself?

It could reprogram itself? Ted had failed to mention that feature. A
tool theyтАЩd forgotten to disable? Yes, Bug, reprogram yourself.

A handicapped icon blinked on the cornice display, and the elevatorтАЩs
speed slowed to a crawl.

Thank you, Bug. ThatтАЩs more like it.

A jerry standing in the corner of the crowded elevator said, тАЬThe fuck,
lift?тАЭ

тАЬLift speed may not exceed five floors per minute,тАЭ the elevator
replied.

The jerry rose on tiptoes and surveyed his fellow pas-sengers.
тАЬRight,тАЭ he said, тАЬwhoтАЩs the gimp?тАЭ Everyone looked at their neighbors.
There were michelles, jennies, a pair of jeromes, and a half-dozen other
phenotypes. They all looked at Zoranna, the only person not dressed in AP
brown and teal.

тАЬIтАЩm sorry,тАЭ she said, pressing her palm to her temple, тАЬI have an
aneurysm the size of a grapefruit. The slightest strain ...тАЭ She winced
theatrically.

тАЬThen have it fixed!тАЭ the jerry said, to murmured agree-ment.

тАЬGladly,тАЭ said Zoranna. тАЬCould you pony me the CE23,000?тАЭ

The jerry har-harred and looked her up and down appraisingly.
тАЬSweetheart, if you spent half as much money on the vitals as you obviously
do on the peripherals,тАЭ he leered, тАЬyou wouldnтАЩt have this problem, now
would you?тАЭ Zoranna had never liked the jerry type; they were spooky. In
fact, more jerries had to be pithed in vatero for incipient sociopathy than
any other commercial type. Professionally, they made superb grunts; most
of the indentured men in the ProtectorateтАЩs commando forces were jerries.
This one, however, wore an EXTRUSIONS UN-LIMITED patch on his teal
ball cap; he was security for a retail mall. тАЬSo,тАЭ he said, тАЬwhere you
heading?тАЭ