Characters
Formerly Lydia's friend but now her greatest enemy.
Emma
How did Henry die?
In a car crash
"I do not think Pete is very nice, Lydia."
AI Henry
"His processor purrs as it considers the word."
personification
Your name is ...
(Lydia)
Henry
Lydia's younger brother and also her AI friend.
Henry
What do Lydia and Henry discover on Emma's phone?
Photos of Emma posing naked
"I need you to top up my canteen account."
Lydia
"I can see all the way up her nose to where a giant bogey hangs like a soggy white balloon."
simile
Please can we ... something?
(Henry)
hack
Lydia's only friend at school.
Pete
Who helped Lydia develop the AI?
Her father
"With a freak like you for a sister, he's better off dead."
Emma
"It's followed by a snap! as a fuse goes"
onomatopoeia
Lydia ..., always being places you're not wanted.
(Emma)
Chlamydia
Talent scout from a company named SSP - although he might be a police officer, as the teacher called him "agent".
Mr Hall
What programme does Lydia's mum always watch on TV?
24 Hours in A&E
"Code through the problem, Lydia. Not around it."
Dad
"My mind had been the aftermath of a storm."
metaphor
The school have asked me to keep you home until they decide what to do. I'm going to do whatever they ask - at this point, it's ...
(Mum)
damage control
Nickname Lydia uses for her Chemistry teacher.
Mr Gherkin
In which tax haven does Mr Parry have secret bank accounts?
The Cayman Islands
"Universities will look at your academic record and think you're a troublemaker."
Mum
"Emma's mouth is wide in a silent scream."
oxymoron
How will he know what we do or don't do? It's not ...
(Pete)
Nineteen Eighty-Four