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"I wanted to believe the mod in me was connected to the mod in them, reaching for each other across the GhostNet."

Not sure if romantic or creepy

This book makes me want to download Cyberpunk 2077 again

"The feed shifted to a test trial of the project. Hundreds of photos and dossiers flashed across the screen, until the feed paused on one: a boy, maybe fourteen, with a harrowed look in his eyes. It highlighted a number of lines in the dossier, then declared it a match for future criminal activity. It spat out a list of solutions: shunting into remedial classes, removal from the home..."

Minority Report hell yeah

'“She just copied his RFID,” Tatiana replied. Naima removed her clutch, where I could see the badge pinned to the man’s shirt.'

Probably should've upgraded to smart cards

"I hated IRL hacking. Social engineering wasn’t something that came naturally to me... Still, it was part of the Code: People are the most fallible point in any system. Who needs a passcode when you can pretend to be a pizza guy and sneak into the office?"

No lies detected

"From what I’d gathered from the Net, our peers, and her own story, she started hacking as a kid. Ripped off a corporate exec to pay for her transition, then never left."

Don't hate the player, hate the game?

"Her expression was stony as she brought the bat down on the man’s hand. My eyes widened as he screamed in pain, jerking against the restraints at his wrists."

Oh-

The Cyberpunk 2077 vibes are VIBING. (I loved that game. Feel free to judge lol)