Canary in the Cage (4)

There is a saying that you should strike while the iron is hot.

It means that whenever the right time comes to do something, you shouldn't dawdle but finish it immediately.

Respecting the wisdom of that ancient sage, I did my best to find an android body for Rami's consciousness to inhabit as quickly as possible.

In Risk City, where everything operated according to capitalist logic, I discovered that you could even buy time with money.

If you offered your counterpart a hefty sum of cash and they shook their head firmly, it was because you hadn't offered enough.

- No, we have set contracts and reservation schedules too, so even if you put it that way……. Wait, how much did you say? How much? Thank you for your new reservation, sir. We'll arrange the schedule as quickly as possible.

Once Rami's consciousness had been installed in her new android body, she jumped around in every direction, unable to contain her joy. But that lasted only for a moment.

“If the secure line is cut, I can't get a message to Frederick! Please! Help me meet Frederick! …Please!”

Why had things suddenly turned out like this?

I was having trouble following the situation...