Chương 123: Invisiboop

Lucas pauses for a moment to clear his throat, waiting for 23 to be out of hearing range. Even if it's a robot with limited sentience, it still feels weird to talk about buying it right in front of it.

'Hey, um, 427, buddy? Can ya hear me? I could, uh, use your help here…'

[Yes, I'm here, Lucas. I heard about what was going on from 011 and have already completed research and estimates. As far as I can tell, 23 was probably worth something around 750,000$ when brand new, but seems to be about halfway through its standard lifespan, putting it at 5 years old. Given some data I found, they may actually be more than willing to sell one of their units, as it looks like they have been downsizing due to consistently low traffic.]

'Woah, hey, welcome back. That's… A lot more than I was expecting. Guess I won't be offerin' as much to Lakshmi tomorrow as I thought I would. And, damn, Mark has so many of them too, the hell?'