Safety Faust

The Construct went down to SanSan.
He was lookin' for source code to steal.
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind.
He was willing to make a deal
When he came across this young bioroid
Workin' a rig and runnin' it hot.
And the Construct jumped from his Qianju PT
And said "Boy, let me tell you what."

"I guess you didn't know it,
But I'm a runner, too.
And if you'd care to take a dare,
I'll make a bet with you.
Now you make a pretty good runner, boy,
But give the Construct his due.
I'll bet a console of gold against your code
'Cause I think I'm better than you."

The bioroid said, "My name's Adam,
And it might be a sin,
But I'll take your bet; and you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been."

Adam, fire up your rig
And run that server hard.
'Cause Hell's broke loose in SanSan
And the Construct deals the cards.
And if you win you get
This shiny console made of gold,
But if you lose the Construct gets your code.

The Construct opened up his case
And he said, "I'll start this show."
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he got ready to go.
And he pulled his rig across his lap
And it made an evil hiss.
And a suite of daemons rezzed
And it went down something like this.

When the Construct finished, Adam said,
"Well, you're pretty good ol' son,
But sit down in that chair right there
And let me show you how it's done."

"Agendas in HQ." Run, boy, run!
Always be runnin' on click one.
Neutralize all threats. Need lots o' dough.
Safety first. Does your ICE bite? No, child, no.

The Construct bowed his head because
He knew that he'd been beat.
And he laid that golden console
On the ground at Adam's feet.
Adam said, "Construct, just come on back
If you ever wanna try again.
I done told you once—you son of a bitch—
I'm the best that's ever been."

"Agendas in HQ." Run, boy, run!
Always be runnin' on click one.
Neutralize all threats. Need lots o' dough.
Safety first. Does your ICE bite? No, child, no.