[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Насправді я думаю, останнього разу, коли #у нас була така нудна ніч, ти ще тут не #працювала.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] У нас не було клієнтів тої ночі. Не було #навіть блукаючих душ, що хотіли спитати дорогу. #Але втім, раптово з'явився хлопець.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Було видно, що він неповнолітній, але мені #було нудно, тож я дозволила йому замовити #що-небудь.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Я дала йому безкармотриновий напій. Тобто, #хоч я і дозволила йому зробити замовлення, я все #одно не збиралася давати дитині алкоголь.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Тому, я угатила його так сильно, що він #вилетів із бара. І сказала йому, що привиди #не повинні відчувати болю![XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Той факт, що ти навіть на мить подумала, що #я могла вдарити малого невинного хлопчика, #ранить мене до глубини душі, розумієш?[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Ти впевнена, що вже достатньо доросла, #аби пити?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C][XS:antalk,1] Ну, оскільки я вже доросла, щоб їсти тверду #їжу, Гадаю, не буде проблемою заодно і пити.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Ти знаєш, що я мала на увазі.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] Так, так. Мені достатньо, аби пити. Мені #виповнився 21 рік не так давно, насправді.[XS:next,1][XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Я не вірю в байки, де діти не п'ють #алкоголь. Я зустрічала 16-ти річного, який #п'є набагато більше, ніж я.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Обмежити їм доступ до алкоголю необхідно, #але якщо зробити його забороненою насолодою...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Спершу, тобі б прийшлося публічно оголосити #про те, що ти спершу замовила алкоголь. І це б #понесло за собою іншу низку проблем. [XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] Ні! Я просто хотіла вивести тебе на реакцію, #але ти говориш про це занадто спокійно![XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Проте, відверто, ти виглядаєш молодшою на #95% більше, ніж наші постійні відвідувачі.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] Ц-це може означати, що ти подавала напої #людям, які виглядають на 13 або #щось того.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] (Анна Грем... де ж я чула це ім'я #до цього?)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C][XS:click,0][XS:anidhide,1][P:10][XS:click,1][XS:antalk,1] Давай. Просто спробуй видати жарт, який я #ще не чула.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ні, серйозно. Давай. Люди гадають, що це #"дуже легко", тому вони не жартують про моє ім'я.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Гаразд, я просто вдам, що Джилл це форма #твого імені, яке насправді Джи Лоран Лон. [XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Я насправді рада, що ти з'явилася. Мені #було капець як нудно.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Типу, не те, щоб ми завжди кипіли #активністю, проте цей випадок незвичайніший навіть #для такого місця.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Все одно, мені тут подобається. Тут затишно #і... Не знаю, відчуваєш себеу безпеці.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Але знову ж таки, можна сказати, що у мене #був досвід з ізольованими місцями. Тому, можливо #це просто ностальгія.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Тепер я думаю про те, чому ти не попросила #мене показати паспорт, коли я спочатку завітала. #Чому ти це не зробила, якщо сумнівалася?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] У нас була купа дітей, які гадали, що вони #можуть спокійно прийти і замовити випивку, але #вони занадто нервували або переживали.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Зазвичай я не даю напої дітям. #Вони не знають, з чим мають справу.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smugsmile][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Скажу тобі таке, я достатньо доросла, аби носити #ліфчик, тож не недооцінюй мене![XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Це... сюди ніяким боком.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...хіба що для тебе.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Хехех... смішне відчуття на язиці.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Перший раз я пробую щось таке... пінисте.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Ніколи не пила пінисте? Навіть банку коли? [XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Донедавна я була дуже слабкою людиною. #Такі речі як пінисті напої навіть не обговорювалися.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ти наплутала із замовленням, але мені дуже #сподобалося! Чи є більш пінисті напої?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Я... так не думаю.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Гаразд. Куплю собі газованки пізніше, або #чогось іще.[XS:antalk,0][XS:ph,6][XS:mix,0][E:13][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Нє, залиш як є...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smugsmile][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...але, я не можу зрозуміти...[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Якщо я скажу тобі, що мені подобається ображати #клієнтів лише для того, щоб збісити їх, #ти забудеш про це?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Так, так, забуду.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Не знаю, я бачила стоматологів з поганими #зубами. Бармени, що не п'ють, насправді цілком #можливі.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Це така дурня. Це все одно що бути #шефом-веганом і заправляти #барбекю рестораном.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Стоматолог може мати погані зуби, але він #все ще може працювати стоматологом. Але нащо #бути барменом, якщо не любиш алкоголь?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Я про це не знала.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Була одна людина, яка будила мене зранку, #вимовляючи моє ім'я.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Твоє ім'я важливе. Коли ти знаєш чиєсь ім'я, #бреш між тобою і цією людиною зникає.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Коли називаєш речі, ти починаєш #відноситись до них як до членів родини.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Нуі що, що моторошно? Це все ще мило![XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] (Припини називати мене Джо і називай мене #по імені, якщо така справа!)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Скажи, Анно, я можу тебе дещо спитати?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ти назвала мене по імені, тому звісно![XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Про твою руку...[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Що з нею? Ох, так, мені однієї не вистачає. #Слово "моторошно" нагадало тобі про її #відсутність?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Насправді, я хотіла запитати про це, #відколи ти прийшла.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ну хоча б на мить відчуй незручність! Я #намагаюся познущатися з тебе. Бляха...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] То, про що саме? Як я її втратила?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Якщо це не секрет.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ні. Насправді, я пишаюся цією історією. [XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Другий, може з'явитися у підлітковому #віці. Він неймовірно рідкісний, але все #ще можливий.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] То ця рука...[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Наномашинне відхилення, по суті, змушує #твоє тіло атакувати себе.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Тканини починають розриватися, твої органи #відмовляти...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Мені пощастило. Зрештою, все, що я втратила, #це руку і п'ятку пальців.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Зрозуміла? П'ятку, бо я втратила їх на нозі.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Декілька годин тому, я намагалася взяти #щось і просто стояла, думала, що рука робила #щось.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] І все ж. Наллєш мені ще випити? Можемо #продовжити говорити про мій обрубок після цього.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Щось не так?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] У ньому нема алкоголя.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Джо, навіщо мені йти до бару, якщо я не #збираюся замовити щось алкогольне?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Спитати дорогу, сховатися від копів, #скористуватися туалетом, подзвонити, спробувати #пограбувати нас, і потім отримати на горіхи від мого боса...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Сісти, бо ноги болять, запитати, яка #столиця у Гани, кинути виклик моєму босові #у дитячій карточній грі...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sadhalf][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Уточнити інформацію, створити нелегальний #клуб по шахах, сховати новопридбану надувну #ляльку від своєї жінки...[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Усе це відбулося насправді?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Я можу продовжувати годинами.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] З-Зупинимося на цьому.[XS:antalk,0][XS:ph,9][XS:mix,0][E:19][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Як я можу почуватися комфортно, коли ти даєш #мені напої, які мені не подобаються?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sadhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Я зрозумію, якщо ти помилишся з замовленням #і мені воно все одно сподобається, але це вже #не той випадок.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Тому, так, я йду звідси. Нехай #щастить.[XS:antalk,0][XS:anface,][XS:click,0][XS:anhide,1][P:20][XS:click,1][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] *зітхає* Це не до добра.[XS:ph,10][E:23][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Хехех... У мене починає паморочитися голова. #Це добре.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Звісно! Я провела багато часу у #шпиталях і все таке. Але тепер, я просто... #живу життям, знаєш?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Я хочу почуватися і добре, і погано. Більше не мусиш сидіти #тихо у кімнаті карантину.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Так, можу тебе зрозуміти.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Пацієнтів з 2 типом наномашинного відхилення #саджають у спеціальні палати, #де немає частинок наномашин у повітрі.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Вони заважають асимілюватися, #і це загострює стан пацієнта.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Якщо чесно, не всі мої спогади про #палату - погані.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Тобто, я провела три, чотири роки в #одному з цих місць.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Справді? Так довго?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ну, Я не проходила лікування на #генетичному рівні. Тому, це було довше... #і набагато дешевше.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Тим не менш, не стану жалітися. Я #жива лише завдяки цьому.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] А також, у мене залишилося багато #приємних спогадів.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] То ось що ти мала на увазі, кажучи про #"відчуття ностальгії у ізольованих місцях".[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Ну. Ціль лікування полягає у тому, що тіло забезпечується певним імунітетом від #наномашин, #аби воно перестало атакувати само себе.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Якщо я правильно пам'ятаю, це тому, що #перший з випадків виник у Токіо. Деякі також #прозвали його "Аніме грип".[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] It's ironic how the technology they use to #keep tabs on you also strengthens your immune #system.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Not that it strengthened me against the #needles I had to face on a daily basis, that's #for sure. But anyways...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Nanomachine Rejection Syndrome is, in some #ways, like an allergy. A genetic-level treatment #rewrites that part so you can call it a day.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] But we couldn't afford that so we went for #the long route.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] The long route consists of a concentrated #serum that makes about 1 square centimeter of #your body immune to rejection.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] But the serum also makes your body go nuts #at times too. I lost my arm while they were #treating it.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] So they have to carefully monitor the #treatment to ensure it doesn't kill you in #your sleep. [XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Oh yeah, did I mention that the serum #burns? Because it burns like the flames of #hell itself.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] D-Did I strike a nerve with that question?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Oh no, I'm not concerned about it but... #can you really blame me for getting riled up #about it?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] And don't get me started about having my #eyes treated.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Yeah... I won't, don't worry.[XS:ph,16][XS:next,1][E:25][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Alright then. I want a Piano Man and a #Piano Woman.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] On it.[XS:ph,17][XS:mix,1][XS:next,1][E:26][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][RES:][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Two drinks.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Which one do you want? Do you prefer the #man or the woman?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I'm fine with either, really.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Okay... I'll pick the woman then.[XS:antalk,0][XS:ph,18][XS:mix,0][E:27][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][RES:][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Two drinks served.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] These are too rough for me.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] How do you know if you won't give them a #chance?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I'd know if I wanted to give them a #chance... and I really don't.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] *sigh* But I'll take them. If only so I can #drink with you.[XS:antalk,0][XS:ph,18][XS:mix,0][E:28][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][RES:][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Here you go.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] So, do you like women?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I found out in college I'm fine with #either.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Are we talking about the same thing here?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] She and I were the only patients with #Nanomachine Rejection Syndrome in the hospital.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] We... We were together every day.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] When it was time to eat, she was there. [STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] During visiting hours, she was there. [XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Whenever I slept, whenever I cried, #whenever I laughed... she was always there.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] When I lost my arm, she told me I could #have hers as compensation, that I could use it #however I wanted.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] What happened to her?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Something went wrong with her immune #system and the flu started kicking in.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] They tried to rush part of her treatment to #reduce the symptoms, but it only made the #nanomachines go wild.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sadclosed][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] It eventually got to her brain and...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] ...I see. Sorry to hear that.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] The worst part is that if they left her as #she'd been, I might have been able to spend #an extra year or so with her.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...but all that work only got her killed #sooner. I didn't even get a chance to say #goodbye. She just... vanished.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Still. Sorry about that, I'm just...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayclosed][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] We had so many plans about what we'd do #after we left.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] We were so close to being together without #the pesky Nanomachine Rejection and...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] It's not fair, you know? Why do I get to be #here while she doesn't?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I try to enjoy life as much as I can. Enjoy #it for the both of us... but it doesn't seem #enough.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] What do you think?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] What do I think? Um...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Well... I think about my grandpa.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Your grandpa?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] He was a... harsh guy. Really sincere, but #not one to mess with platitudes.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] It's not like he had a lot of enemies, but #many people were cautious around him.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] But once he died, I never heard a single #bad comment about him. Not even from those who #used to badmouth him every now and then.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Well, the "best" thing about death is #that after you die, all the wrongs you #ever committed feel meaningless.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Really makes you think about how petty some #things can be.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] On second thought, that doesn't have #much to do with what you said, does it?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] But what I'm trying to say here is: Don't #try so hard. Just... live, you know? Be grateful #you have that chance.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I know what you're feeling right now, but #you'll get better. Eventually, all you'll #remember is the happy moments.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I hope so.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Sounds like you and your grandpa were #close.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] He was my best friend. Losing him was quite #the blow.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Do you have any regrets in regards to him?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I guess not.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I mean, it's not like I had a dramatic #goodbye or anything like that. He died in a #hospital bed while I was at home.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] But... I don't know. I never had a heated #discussion with him, so I don't have that #problem.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Sure, there's always a bit of "I wish I #could've told him this" but that's bound to #happen, regardless of who you're talking about.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Did you leave Lanette after a fight or #something?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] No! Of course not.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Then you're luckier than most people.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] What I mean is... whenever you feel #depressed, remember that she left your life #while both of you were on good terms.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Whenever you feel down, just try to hold #onto that.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Yeah, I can try that![XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Heh, that cheered me up a bit somehow. #Thanks.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I should be leaving now. Thanks for such a #lovely night, Jo.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] If you feel lonely again, just come back.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I will![XS:antalk,0][XS:anface,][XS:click,0][XS:anhide,1][P:20][XS:click,1][XS:next,1][XS:ph,20][E:32][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Hey Jo, why do you think bad things happen?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] That's a sudden question. How so?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] If there's a god, why do you think bad #things happen?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Are you in a contemplative mood or #something?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I remember a conversation in college where #a classmate said we give god too much flak.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] How so?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Well, let's imagine a place where virtually #nothing bad happens.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] If an experience doesn't one-up the last #"good" thing you enjoyed, you'll feel like it #was a bad one.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Even if you lived in a place where every #good thing was one-upped by an even better good, #past events would seem bad.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] If you only got good chocolate, a slightly #less good chocolate would taste awful.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Yeah, I can see that.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] And if you only got chocolates that #tasted better each time... [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] ...then the chocolates you ate #in the past would worsen in memory.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Oooooh, yeah. Now I get it.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] So yeah, sometimes bad is just a matter of #contrast.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] That still doesn't justify why bad things #like death happen.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Hm...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I don't know. Maybe, we're just too #concerned with smaller plans to look at the #bigger picture.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Maybe that death will trigger something #else in the future.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] If there's reincarnation, maybe that #person's needed somewhere else.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Maybe, the world works in an entirely #different way and we're limited by human #reasoning.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I don't know. I'm just a bartender. If #there's someone to ask about the metaphysical #nature of death, it's not me.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Sometimes, I think god is just a dick.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Giving me a disease, allowing me to survive #it but depriving me of my special someone...[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Eh... um... do you need context for all of #that? The special someone I mean.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I'll connect the dots eventually. Keep #talking, you're obviously venting some stuff #there.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] It's like god's... I don't know. It's like #he's some edgy writer who likes having his #characters suffer.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sadhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I take solace in that reasoning because #then I start expecting bad things.[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] What if you're looking at it from the wrong #angle?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] How so?[XS:antalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Main characters usually have this tragic #backstory that we never really see in the #beginning.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Something that helps them move on, that #gives them motivation to power through the plot.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Maybe, you're not living the girth of your #story yet. Maybe, this is your backstory getting #set.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Who knows what the future holds for you?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] You just spent an hour talking to yourself.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] No, I didn't. There was a girl called Anna #here.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] There was nobody here.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] I was actually coming to tell you we're #gonna close for tonight and there you were, #chatting with the thin air.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] A spirited talk too.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] T-That can't be! She paid for her drinks![XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] The registry says the money came from your #account.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] B-But all the drinks I served her...[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] You mean the liquid that someone who #is definitely not going to be me has to #clean off the floor?[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] But I...[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Jill, you're worrying me. Are you okay? [XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] The last thing I need is another employee #who talks to herself.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Yeah, I'm fine. I just...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Are you sure there wasn't anyone else here?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] I even checked the security cameras. You #were here by yourself this whole while.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Maybe you're tired. You probably were just #sleep-talking really intensely or something.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:nachotalk,1][C:35]Начо:[C:C] To survive in the battlefield, you need #GUTS.[XS:nachotalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Have you been in a battlefield?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:nachotalk,1][C:35]Начо:[C:C] LIFE is a battlefield.[XS:nachotalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] I don't know, I've heard it's actually a #dream for the wise... or was it a game for #fools?[XS:ph,15][XS:mix,0][XS:next,1][E:41][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][RES:][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Here you go.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:nachotalk,1][C:35]Начо:[C:C] If I can live with one eye, I guess I can #live with this half-assed Gut Punch.[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Do you really lack an eye?[XS:next,1][XS:nachotalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:nachotalk,1][C:35]Начо:[C:C] ...if I can live with only one eye #UNCOVERED, I guess I can...[XS:nachotalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][XS:click,0][SHOW:100,sprite_dana][P:30][XS:click,1][XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Sorry about the wait. I was sorting my #desk.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] I left a Steak Burrito in one of the #drawers and it... blew up or something.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] I spent all night cleaning it.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Where are you going?[XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Дана:[C:C] Poker night. The two of us and the #Hawaiian-shirted Shiba are meeting at Lawrence's #house.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:next,1][STOPLIP:]
[V:5][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] I don't wanna judge you, but I will say #you're not very good with the whole first #impressions thing.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] Then again, I'm not one to talk, really.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] There was this one time in middle school #where I shouted "CUCUMBERS" in front of the #person I liked.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]???:[C:C] I became "Kappa Girl" what was left of the #year.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,sad][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Then why do people come and drink stuff #in these bars?![XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] There's people that drink paint thinner #to get high, we just provide LEGAL drinkable #paint thinner.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] And to be fair, 60% of our training is to #know what to avoid in order to not kill #someone or ourselves when mixing.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] What's the other 40%?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Джилл:[C:C] Procedures and self-defense.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Jo, I don't know in what context this #could be considered classy, but I'm sure it's #not in human context[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I mean, it's glowing and all![XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Come on Jo, look sharp! The game's #starting and the player needs a good first #impression of its main character.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I know you served a bunch of #tuxedo-clad Corgis over the weekend #and the bar will eventually close.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,awayhalf][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...and I'll admit my little prank on #you might've gone a bit overboard.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] But remember, life is 90% how you take #it! Stay focused and look at the brighter #side of things.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] I have no idea what the brighter side #is, but you should totally find it.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] In any case, you should totally check #that parcel you just got.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] See ya![STOPLIP:][XS:ph,-1][E:50][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Hm? Why didn't I show up on the TV?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Gags get old if you repeat them too #much, you know?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] But no matter. Thank you for playing #again![STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Don't worry, you won't be punished #for choices made in past playthroughs. #This is a fresh new beginning.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Um... almost fresh, at least.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Jo will have all the money she had at #the end of last time.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] She'll keep everything she bought or #unlocked too.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] That means she can potentially be a #millionaire but remain the same poor #bartender.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,away][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] ...well, suspension of disbelief #exists for a reason, right?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smugsmile][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Oh, but debts will still show up, #so be careful.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Did you get all of the endings yet? #Here's a couple of tips.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Leaving Jo homeless or not is the #first step towards at least one of them.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] There's two of them that rely on #being a top bartender to the buff #sweetheart and the cat-eared beauty.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Of those two, one needs you to be #patient with the pompous buffoon.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] The other one needs you to serve the #busty 'droid what she wants.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] The other busty girl, the blonde one. #You should get hers as long as you're not #an asshole.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] And Becky's should be easy as long as #you remember what she says.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Six different endings, can you get #them all?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] Sorry for all the chatter. Let's #pretend this never happened.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,happy][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Анна:[C:C] GAME START![STOPLIP:][XS:ph,-1][E:52][STOPLIP:]
