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John Isidore Timeline & Summary

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John Isidore Timeline & Summary

  • Isidore is getting ready for work when he hears a TV somewhere in his apartment building.
  • He races downstairs to give a cube of margarine to his first neighbor in forever.
  • In the apartment, he meets Pris Stratton, perhaps the only person less prepared for a roomie than he is.
  • At work, he accidently causes the death of a cat.
  • But it's all good; he works it out with the owner, and she agrees to replace it with an electric one.
  • Elated that he conquered his phone phobia, Isidore heads to the apartment with a celebratory dinner for Pris and him.
  • During dinner, Pris tells him about how awful the space colonies are.
  • Roy and Irmgard Baty crash the party and make themselves at home in the building.
  • He learns that they're androids, but he doesn't care about that. Friendsies!
  • During the Buster Friendly expose, Isidore finds a spider and goes show-and-tell with the androids.
  • Pris begins to cut off the spider's legs, and Isidore panics himself into a hallucination.
  • He meets Wilbur Mercer, who hands him the spider with restored legs.
  • Rick arrives, and the androids push Isidore out of the apartment to fend him off.
  • Isidore takes the time to release the spider and meets Rick. He refuses to help the bounty hunter.
  • After Rick retires the androids, Isidore decides he wants to move closer to other people.