Standing in the dark, rainy shadows of a city alleyway, I spied the
Replicant Gnomus covertly transmitting a message to renegade friends
in alt.fan.blade-runner. Tracking...
>snip!
>I think having Rachel living in the building and never having gone
>outside is a bit a stretch, Net.
Perhaps, but I think worth considering.
> Although the idea of implanted
>memories does cover one potential problem: when Deckard invites her to
>Taffey Lewis's place, she says, "That's not my kind of place." She has
>some knowledge of it.
Yes. It doesn't imply a memory of actually being there, but knowledge
of what kind of place it is (and perhaps the whole area). I would
think a relatively simple implant - would make her not want to ever go
to this crowded place where she is less easy to monitor - without an
overriding reason.
>But she's not Tyrell's niece; she only has some of her memories, so
>there's no reason for him to go out of his way to provide for her. Do
>you really think the rest of the proles share the place with the big
>man?
No, she is not his niece, but she is being led to believe she is ...
what exactly? Certainly some special relation****p. Also, That
building is absolutely ginormous - there is certainly scope to have
apartments in part of it, shopping, restaurants, etc.
>Also, she doesn't just go off-leash once, but twice. The first right
>after the VK test and subsequent Tyrell's rejection to see her. That
>one doesn't seem to trigger any alarms, tighter security, etc.
Ah. But under the scenario presented, it is certainly possible that
the first time, she did not actually go "off-leash" - she might still
have been closely monitored.
>Your explanation for the timing of Rachel leaving and Bryant getting
>word works though, you slippery bugger!
I try.
Netrunner
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