An easy sale

When the perky birthsuiter girl came to greet him, Allen's EPU - emotion processing chip - interrupted normal conscious processing and adjusted internal state variables to disappointment. Allen centred his visual focus below the edge of her black pinstriped skirt-suit, watching the smooth skin of her calves ripple as she walked into the conference room. When he finally made it into the chair across from her, she said: "You've been a vocal critic of most of our releases since the 116 series you're wearing now -" He began queuing up his response.