Dash squirmed uncomfortably. “We had an extraordinary team of scientists curing the plagues.”
Lindsey nodded sagely. “Of course.” She turned to her other guest. “We also have Dr. Erika Everest here, the inventor of the SmartCoin software that makes it so robust in the face of economic crisis—even a crisis like this one. Dr. Everest, how is SmartCoin holding up as the rest of the world crashes around us?”
Erika offered a gracious smile, then leaned forward anxiously. “It seems to be doing fine at the moment.” She frowned. “Of course, the situation is changing so rapidly that something terrible could have happened in the moments since we came on camera.”
Lindsey laughed. “So, how were things doing two minutes ago?”
Erika laughed as well. “You know, back when we were inventing SmartCoin,
