It was very impressive, showing a beautifully furnished area many times larger than the current structure.
There's no doubt that Wilson was impressed, asking many probing questions about various details.
Finally, he asked the crucial question. 'Have you costed this?'
'I think you could bring it in for a couple of hundred K, if you didn't go overboard with the air recycling and wall art,' she replied.
Wilson was aghast! 'A couple of hundred K?' he demanded, 'What, two hundred thousand English pounds?'
'Pounds sterling, obviously. Plus VAT,' the android replied, adding, 'It would sound a lot more in Yen!'
Wilson shuffled his feet awkwardly and cleared his throat a few times before finally asking, 'Do you think we could do anything for about, um… well, £25?
Jīqìrén silently closed her sketchbook and walked away, while Wilson poured himself his first Quarantini of the day…
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