Ready Player One Ch. 31 Mrs Bly Eng 4

Ch. 31 SQs 1. What would happen to Wade if he’s found trying to leave with the stolen flash drive? 2. What almost causes Wade to get caught at the building’s lobby? 3. How long had Wade been undercover as indentured?  4. How does Wade purchase a handgun?

Stealing a flash drive from IOI = “If IOI security caught me before I made it out of the building, carrying a stolen flash drive filled with highly incriminating company data, I was dead” (296).

A Close Call “Halfway to the doors, I noticed an odd sound and glanced down at my feet. I was still wearing my disposable plastic indent slippers…Every step I took seemed to scream: Hey, look! Over here! A guy in the plastic slippers!” (297) “I turned and saw the concerned face of a tall woman in her misfortunes. Dark blue business suit. Briefcase. ‘Sir, your ear is bleeding.’ She pointed at it, wincing. ‘A lot.’” (298)

Undercover how long? “8 whole days” (298). “I’d been offline for 8 whole days---a personal record” (298).

Hand gun A vending machine!!! “A few blocks later, I ducked into a Vend- All franchise. Inside there were rows of vending machines that sold everything under the sun…I purchased a flak vest and a Glock 47C pistol, along with three clips of ammo” (300).