The Girl Who Was Plugged In

After a few adjustments, P. Burke is in full control of her new body and goes for a shower. The narrator stresses the fully immersive nature of the experience. We also learn that bodies are artificially grown for this purpose.

P. Burke’s training progresses well. She has a new name, Delphi. Mr. Cantle, a GTX official, interviews her. She impresses with her performance, and he explains her new role.

As advertising is banned, they need new ways of convincing people of what to buy. The role of ‘gods’ is to showcase products and influence their adoring public to buy them. She’s told it’s vital that she keeps this purpose secret. Her role is to be seen living a wonderful life, buying and using the products that a team of people tell her to buy.

P. Burke is approved to begin her new life. Delphi is assigned a code in the “carrier field” that will allow her to do the things she needs too. P. Burke remains as the “Remote,” in her underground capsule, living through Delphi, “happy as a clam in its shell” (54).

Delphi flies to Colorado, where she happens across a film crew making a nature film.