Neuromancer (Holographic map)

Brief description

Armitage shows Case and Molly a holographic map of the area they need to enter. 

Pull Quotes

“FREESIDE,” ARMITAGE SAID, touching the panel on the little Braun hologram projector. The image shivered into focus, nearly three meters from tip to tip. “Casinos here.” He reached into the skeletal representation and pointed. “Hotels, strata-title property, big shops along here.” His hand moved. “Blue areas are lakes.” He walked to one end of the model. “Big cigar. Narrows at the ends.” “We can see that fine,” Molly said.

(..)

“This end doesn’t concern us,” Armitage said with his usual utter seriousness.

“Shit,” Molly said, “I’m an avid cyclist.”

Riviera giggled.

Armitage walked to the opposite end of the projection. “This end does.” The interior detail of the hologram ended here, and the final segment of the spindle was empty.

“This is the Villa Straylight. Steep climb out of gravity and every approach is kinked. There’s a single entrance, here, dead center. Zero gravity.”

“What’s inside, boss?”

Riviera leaned forward, craning his neck. Four tiny figures glittered, near the tip of Armitage’s finger. Armitage slapped at them as if they were gnats. “Peter,” Armitage said, “you’re going to be the first to find out. You’ll arrange yourself an invitation. Once you’re in, you see that Molly gets in.”

Case stared at the blankness that represented Straylight, remembering the Finn’s story: Smith, Jimmy, the talking head, and the ninja.

“Details available?” Riviera asked. “I need to plan a wardrobe, you see.”

“Learn the streets,” Armitage said, returning to the center of the model. 

Gibson, William. Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy) (pp. 106-107). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 

Work that the situation appears in

Title Publication Type Year Creator
Neuromancer Narrative, Novel William Gibson
Who does what?
This character
This character
This technology
Machine P.O.V
Not machine P.O.V.

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