[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Не знаю. Знайшла її, поки ходила #за покупками.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Навіщо було її сюди тягнути?[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Ну, я могла або залишити її на вулиці #на милість "найкращої" частини суспільства, або притягнути #її непритомне тіло сюди.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Вона влаштує такий бардак, коли прийде до тями. Сама ж знаєш.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Так от! Як покарання, що залишив мене розбиратись з цим усім наодинці, ти відповідальний за прибирання туалету.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]???:[C:C] Listen, kid. I'm a man. An adult. If I #wanted something that wouldn't get me drunk, #do you think I'd come to a bar?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]???:[C:C] Let's try this again. Give me a Beer. #Bravo Echo Echo Romeo: BEER.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]???:[C:C] If you're incapable of doing that, at #least give me something alcoholic.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]???:[C:C] You're lucky I was in a meeting close #by. This hell hole could certainly use a #presence like mine.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]???:[C:C] Although to be fair, work has taken me #to worse hell holes. Like New Jersey III.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Huh...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What kind of work do you do, mister...?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,shitgrin][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You're talking to Donovan D. Dawson, #chief editor and owner of The Augmented Eye.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Nothing gets published there without #my blessings.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (The day started with quite the #interesting fellow, it seems.)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] So you're the one to blame for the #barrage of daily articles on Alice_Rabbit, #then?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Hey! People love those articles - #they love reading about that urban legend.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Can you blame 'em? The idea of some #wildcard hacker working for their own goals #and nobody else's...[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] That's the kind of corny shit that #brings the clicks. From all kinds of people.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,smile][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] And clicks bring money, and money #brings nice stuff. [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Stuff like cars, and houses, and #plastic surgery for the missus and her kids.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, I'm not complaining about the #fact you write about the hacker. Just that #you write about them every single day.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Some of it isn't even news. Just #speculations or ...copycats.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I can't read your newspaper's daily #feed without running into at least ONE #article about Alice_Rabbit.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Well, first of all: I don't write #about it, my interns do. [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] The poor bastards think it'll help #make them full-time employees.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I'm just capitalizing on this topic #while it's popular.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] And second: You're tired of one #article about a supposed hacker... [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] But not all the daily stories about #murders and other horrors?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, I always filter out that section. #I don't want to start my day scared and #bitter.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I have enough pressure and problems #as is. I don't need to add Glitch City's #lovely citizens to the list.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You're smarter than you look, kid. #But if more people were like you, I'd go #bankrupt from the lack of traffic.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] ...still. Maybe my job would be #easier.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How so?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] People get desenti... deseszi... #people get bored of a certain kind of news #after seeing it repeatedly.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] When I started in this job, it only #took the news of some elderly woman being #killed to guarantee clicks.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Now, you need an elderly woman #carrying a sick baby boy getting hit by a #truck.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Death's not enough. They need a full #sob story behind it.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] That's why I like those urban #legends: they're easier to write about #and you can make up any shit you want.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,shitgrin][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Spam them while they're hot. And #even people like you, people who avoid the #murder stories, will see them.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] That brings money. And like I said, #money's good.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Huh, I guess he has a point...)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What about the opinion columns? Aren't #those a good source of traffic too?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Oh, I hate those brats. They just #write about how they're better than #everyone else.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They might also write about how #everyone that likes a certain something #should be sodomized.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] The worst part about that is they #KNOW half of our clicks come from them so #they get all diva-like on my ass.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I think you're being too harsh. What #about...?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...no, wait. I was thinking of another #newspaper. Yeah, the columnists on your #page are annoying.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] The kid on the restaurant critique #column... um... uh... shit, forgot that #brat's name.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Restaurant? I believe that's...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] That kid. Couldn't care less about #his name.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Anyway. His column is the least #visited of the bunch. He gets less hits #than the obituaries.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] However, he still insists that I #keep paying for his adventures to outrageous #restaurants.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I wouldn't have any problem with #that if he actually wrote about half of the #places he visits.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How so?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] He rarely writes about the places #the newspaper sends him to![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I've even heard he tries to get #free meals by proclaiming that he's a #food critic.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Poor bastard only gets laughed at #when he says that.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I do remember some guy coming here #asking for free drinks, and saying he was #a critic or whatever.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Did he look like a fat child with a #really small face?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] No.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Wasn't this one then.[XS:dtalk,0][XS:ph,8][E:17][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Anyway, all this talk made me #thirsty. Gimme another Beer, will you?[XS:dtalk,0][XS:ph,9][E:18][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Anyway, all this talk made me #thirsty. Try to give me a Beer this time, #please.[XS:dtalk,0][XS:ph,9][E:19][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Coming right up.[XS:mix,1][E:20][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Listen, brat. You're not helping #this hell hole look any better by messing #up my orders.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] This won't even make you look sexy.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Yeah, great loss for me.)[XS:mix,0][XS:ph,11][E:24][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] So, tell me. Do you see many #celebrities in this hell hole?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Please stop referring to this place as #a hell hole.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] If a place smells like soap and dog #piss, I'm within my constitutional rights #to call it a hell hole.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] I'M DOING MY BEST HERE, THANK YOU #VERY MUCH![XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Who was that?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Not really. At least, not that I know #of. Why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Well... to begin with, you have a #serious VIP as a client but I don't see you #losing your shit. [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You're not making me feel special, #honey.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] And second, because I'm always up #for gossip regarding famous people.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Especially the red carpet kind of #famous. [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Those folks people pretend to love #but actually want to see fall from grace.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] "Pretend to love"? "Fall from grace"?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Why do you think that gossip about #famous people always sells?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,shitgrin][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] People pretend that they love #celebs, but what they really want is to see #their idols torn down to their level.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They want to see them suffer. To get #their comeuppance for daring to be so much #more successful than them![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Nah, I think gossip is just something #everyone enjoys but nobody wants to admit #to enjoying.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You thought wrong. But even if you #were right, it wouldn't change the fact #that people love that kind of stuff.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They want to escape their lives by #living somebody else's.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sadly, I fail to see the appeal in that #whole thing. [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What do I care if this guy I saw in #some random movie was wearing socks with #sandals or if they're dating god-knows-who?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Granted, socks with sandals is #practically a public indecency, but #still.)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,smile][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Oh, please. As a bartender, I bet #you have a strong voyeuristic streak. Your #kind always loves to hear that stuff. [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Just like hairdressers! This sounds #hypocritical coming from you.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] E-even if that's the case, I don't #sensationalize what people do.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I don't make it more than "That person #you know from TV acts like a human".[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] "Sensationalize" is the key word #here.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Just the other day, I saw this #"Committee" judge bitching over what some #girl was wearing to the store.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] No matter what you say, these people #don't exist solely to entertain the public.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] But this problem exists because #they're the ones constantly cultivating the #idea that they're perfect and untouchable.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Going to exotic locales, dressing in #elegant ways, indulging in every luxury they #can think of...[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] All that just leaves the public #CRAVING for those little moments when they #make a mistake and fall to their level![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Can't say that's a lie, but... #sometimes the crowd just wants to #see they're human.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] "Hey! That dude that plays the nice guy #is indeed a really nice guy!"[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] To be fair, the gossip articles #don't help. Sensationalizing everything.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It feels like they're instigating a #behaviour that shouldn't even be #acknowledged in the first place.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You like your big words, eh brat?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Well, two can play that game of-...[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,shitgrin][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Heeeeeey. You're a bartender, right?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] No, I'm a lab rat hellbent on world #conquest.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Sarcasm wastes my time, my money, #and your energy. Refrain from using it.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Anyway, I just realized that a #bartender like you must've heard quite a #few stories in her career.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Talk about changing topics.)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Wouldn't you like a column talking #about those? I bet they would sell quite #well.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It would be like that priest who #published "Confessionary Stories"... and #then got excommunicated and lynched.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] People usually tell me all this stuff #because they know I'm just a simple #bartender...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A personal stranger of sorts.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] We could have you ghostwriting - half #of our staff do that.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] They do?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] You don't really think Lana Smithee #is just one person, do you?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Eventually, the people from the stories #would know it's them and blame me.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Not only would that hurt us as a #business, it would hurt me. I really like #hearing clients rant about their lives.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Oh... and it would hurt the clients #too, I guess.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Well, if you ever retire, that offer #is waiting for you.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Yeah, like you'll remember me two #weeks from now.)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sure.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Do you want another drink, Mr. Donovan?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Mr. Dawson was my father and #grandfather. It's too general. But Mr. #Donovan... now that's more like it.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They're referring to ME. To the man #in front of them. Not to my family. Not to #my position as boss. To ME.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Do you want your employees to get #personal with you, Mr. Donovan?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Oh, gods no. But I want them to fear #ME. Not because I'm their boss or the name #appearing in their paychecks... [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] ...but rather because I strike #mortal dread into them.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Starting tomorrow, I'm going to make #everyone call me that.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Oh yeah, you were asking something. #What was it?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Drink. Another one. Do you?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Brat, do you need glasses? I think #our perception of what constitutes 'big' is #clearly very different.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I feel like calling the manager #over this slop, but I'm on my way out so #let's leave it at that.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Say kid, does this bar have any #investors?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (He didn't call it a hell hole?)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] There was some bloke named Sven that #wanted to give us money if we stamped his #face all over the place.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] But aside from that, no.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] These bars are pretty much like any #fast food chain, so there are no local #investors.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,shitgrin][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Just wanted to let you know how #lucky you bastards are.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Investors suck harder than my first #wife's mouth.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:donface,][XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Those bastards think they're #soooooooooo important because they put #their money in the company.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well that's...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I mean, you give me money so you can #make more. Let me do my thing and I'll give #you your money![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] But nooooooooooooo, they have to #stick their noses and start changing the #silliest of stuff.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] What good is it to be the boss if #you still have to work for someone else?![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You still have to answer to unions, the #government, and those kind of organizations, #don't you?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Yeah, but that's paperwork. I make #somebody else do it and call it a day. These #losers ask for "meetings".[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They start talking about stuff they #don't like, stuff they found offensive... [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] And there's always that one guy or #gal that says "Hey, why don't you do what #that other newspaper does?"[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Recently they told me that they #needed more clicks. MORE CLICKS! [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I make sure to keep stuff spicy #while still keeping production quality up #but it's never enough for them![XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Well, you know what?! They want more #clicks? I'LL GIVE THEM MORE CLICKS! [XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] I'll show them what happens when I #do what they want and don't reject ideas.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] They'll know who the hell DONOVAN D. #DAWSON is.[XS:dtalk,0][XS:donhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...should I be worried? Nah...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] At least he paid before storming off.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (I wonder what happened with Sven #though. We never heard from him again.)[XS:ph,1][XS:client,2][E:36][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Mr. Donovan, can I ask you something?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Depends on what you're going to ask. #Is it about how to be successful?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Because I'll only spout stuff from #those shitty 'how to get rich' books.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] No, it's not that... well, not exactly. #How did you start in this business?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] The Augmented Eye was a really #important newspaper in Neo-San Francisco #almost 10 years ago.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] But... there was a big mess #involving the head editor being #defenestrated.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] One thing led to another, and during #a tough financial spot, I bought the whole #thing and assumed duties as chief editor.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Neo-SF is still the HQ, but most of #the revenues come from here.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Just being in Glitch City means at #least 30% extra earnings.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Oh yeah, I remember the news. It was #quite a mess.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And what made you pick a news website #as business?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] It sounded fun. I decided it on a #whim - I might as well have ended up with #a hairdressing chain called Marcelo.[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dtalk,1][C:20]Donovan:[C:C] Anyway, I've got to go. Are all the #orders paid for?[XS:dtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Yeah, thank you very much. Please come #again.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]???:[C:C] It smells like dog urine and soap. How #the hell do you expect someone to feel #comfortable in here?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I'm surprised you decided to come to #our little "crackhouse" at all, mister...[XS:ph,4][E:42][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (No retort? He seems a tad too #submissive for me.)[XS:ph,7][XS:mix,0][E:49][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] You know, all these sweet drinks #remind me of my ex-wife.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How so?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Whenever she saw me in a foul mood, #she'd take a candy out of her purse and #give it to me.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Then she'd smile and say something #about sweet stuff helping.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sounds like a nice woman.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] She was nice up until we had our #daughter. A couple of weeks after she gave #birth, she just up and ran away.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Left a note about everything being too #real or something like that.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Then is my serving you sweet drinks #resurrecting bad memories?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Not really. The good times I spent #with her won't go away even if she acted #like a bitch in the end.[XS:intalk,0][XS:ph,8][E:50][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Hey lady, have you ever faked an #orgasm?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I'm sorry, I think I heard wrong.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I asked if you've ever faked an #orgasm.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] That's a question I'm not gonna answer.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I'll take that as a yes.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I was just thinking about how good a #lie can be.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I mean, even the most sincere of #people lie once in a while.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Lies can buy you time. Lies can make #you happy...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Reality will come crashing through #the door eventually. But for that moment #the lie can give meaning to you.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...I say lies are like your porn stash.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You know they exist but you shouldn't #acknowledge them.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Does that mean you've really faked #orgasms? 'cause you look like you have a #lot of experience.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Still, that's quite the random thought #to just suddenly have.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Are you perhaps lying about something #right now?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Not really, I was just thinking about #people making polite comments about this #crackhouse.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] *sigh* Of course you were.[XS:ph,8][E:51][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Hey, I'm gonna need another drink #here.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Already? Don't you think you're #drinking a bit quickly?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] That's my problem, not yours. Give #me a Fringe Weaver.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[RES:][XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] So because I'm drinking too fast, #you're giving me something else. What am I? #A kid?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (A big one, yeah.)[XS:mix,0][XS:ph,10][E:55][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Hey lady, what's your opinion on the #White Knights?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Opinion? Can't say I have much of one.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I haven't had enough encounters with #the White Knights to form one myself.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] What if I said one killed my daughter?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Really?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] It happened about four years ago.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] She was just outside her school when #a chase occurred between a psycho and some #police squad or whatever.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] She just so happened to be in the #wrong place at the wrong time.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What happened?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Sadly, nothing dramatic happened. #Nothing like the psycho taking her hostage #and the squad bulldozing through her.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] The squad passed by her. One of the #members hit her to move her out of the way.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] She knocked her head against a wall #when she fell. Killed her instantly.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Damn...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] How do you feel about them now?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...don't take this the wrong way, but #nothing's changed, really.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I haven't interacted with enough White #Knights to form an opinion of my own.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] If I started judging groups based on #only a few examples, I'd be against all #Lilim because one of them went rogue.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Yeah. To be fair, I'm in the same #boat.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Eh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I wasn't looking for retaliation #against White Knights. Just the faggot that #killed her.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] So, I spent some money to get the #name of the bastard and then some more money #to have him killed.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] The guy I sent brought me his head as #proof and a cycle was closed...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] ...or at least that's what I tell #myself everyday.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Hm?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] On one hand, I feel satisfaction #knowing that guy is dead.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] On the other, I feel... empty.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] The hate I felt for that guy, the #sadness for my daughter... all of it gone.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I spent so much time irate that it #kinda burned away any feelings of sadness.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I guess I know how that feels.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sometimes, something happens and I know #I should feel mad or sad, but I can't muster #it. And that worries me.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I've tried to see if I can stir some #feelings into myself.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] For the past three years, I've hired #this girl to dress up and act like my #daughter for a day. [XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] She even arrives at the time she #would've come back from school.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] For as long as the day lasts, she #makes me feel like I should take care of #her... [XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] But at the end of the day, when she's #gone... [XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I feel nothing. Nothing at all.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I just wanna be able to cry for my #dead daughter. Is that so much to ask?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Maybe you shouldn't force yourself.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Emotions will rush in when you least #expect it, and mourning doesn't necessarily #involve lots of tears.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Yeah, maybe I should try that #sometime.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Although, you know I could've been #lying my heart out, right?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Huh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Everything I just said. It could've #been a big fat lie on my end.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I could've also have lied about #lying.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] People lie, lady. Never forget that.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Now if you'll excuse me...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Please come again.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Don't count on it.[XS:intalk,0][XS:inhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (I won't, don't worry.)[XS:ph,11][E:56][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Hey lady, have you ever felt empty?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Sounds a lot cheaper than the #alternative.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Which is?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Bitches and alcohol.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I tried sex tourism once. It was like #a bloody Russian roulette of STDs so I left #midway through.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I once burned my Christmas bonus #hiring 3 women for an orgy... porn is more #amusing and way cheaper.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I've also hired a girl to act like my #daughter for a day for three years in a row #now.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Nothing seems to do it.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Um...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...have you tried rescuing a puppy?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] You can't fuck puppies. At least you #SHOULDN'T.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I'm drawing a blank then. Can't think #of anything that might help.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I wasn't expecting you to help me... #or to believe me.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Eh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I could've been lying through my #teeth this whole time.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] People lie, lady.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Anyway, I'm leaving now. This smell #is killing me.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Please come again.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Don't count on it.[XS:intalk,0][XS:inhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Okay then. Back in action![STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_seimask][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]???:[C:C] Good evening![XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Good eve-...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Um... would you mind taking your helmet #off?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]???:[C:C] Oh? Sorry. It's so comfortable I usually #forget I have it on.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seihide,1][XS:click,0][P:50][XS:click,1][XS:click,0][SHOW:185,sprite_sei][P:30][XS:click,1][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]???:[C:C] Is this better?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What can I get you, miss...?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,smile][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]???:[C:C] Master Specialist, Sei P. Asagiri of #the 765th Division Valkyrie Corps at your #service![XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Wait... that's too long. Just call me #Sei.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What can I get for you, Sei?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Let's see... I'm in the mood for a #sweet drink. Oh! But not "sweet" as in #"cool"...[XS:seitalk,0] [STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] ...although a cool drink would be nice #too. Um... but not "cool" as in "great" and #especially not as in "big".[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] More so since I have to get up early #tomorrow and I can't afford a hangover.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Um... sorry, did you get that?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A sweet drink. Preferably a cold one #that's not too big. Right?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I-Is this what you call a not-big drink? #Perhaps I need to work on my tolerance?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] No, we're different people. I mean... #obviously we are different people. But #we don't deal with riots or anything.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] In fact, you could say we deal with #their aftermath.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How so?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,smile][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] "To rescue, heal, and protect! We are #the angels who soothe those suffering enemy #attack!"[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] "We are the light of hope in the darkest #of times, the ones who assist the victims of #crime!"[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] "We watch, we protect."[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Um... what was that?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Sorry, it's sort of our pledge of #allegiance; we recite it every morning.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] What it means is that our duties mostly #include rescuing civilians, healing the #injured, and protecting them from... stuff.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What kind of stuff?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Burglars, rapists, car crashes, anything #that might happen on our watch.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You mentioned 'heal'. Are you a doctor #then?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Nah. I know many doctors, but I'm not #one. I'm more of a paramedic. I treat people #so they can arrive safely at a doctor.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I'm also kinda like a firefighter in #that I sometimes rescue people from places.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Damn, that must be a tough job.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Sort of, but it's also really rewarding.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I mean, I've yet to meet somebody that #ISN'T glad to see me when I arrive.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You must've seen some shocking sights.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,smile][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Yeah! This one time, when I was saving #some people from the top of a collapsing #building...[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I looked down and was blown away by how #pretty the city was! It was like a starry #sky on earth![XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Oh! And there was this time we were #cleaning up the aftermath of a car crash. #Water was pouring out of a hydrant. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] With the lights and scattered pieces of #glass, it was all almost dream-like.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] T-That's not what I meant by "shocking #sights".[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] No? But those are sights... and they're #shocking, right?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Wait... did I mishear and you actually #meant "sighs"?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I mean, sure. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I've suffered the deepest, longest and #most frustrated sighs from people after #everything's said and done but...[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Don't worry, you didn't mishear. I #guess I was just expecting a different kind #of answer.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] What kind of answer?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Don't... worry too much about it.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You finished your drink - can I get #you anything else?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Hm... Something classy. A classy drink.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Can you be more specific?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Don't make it too big. Does that work?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Sorry, I don't come to bars very often. #My drinks usually come in a can.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] No problem. Don't worry. A classy #drink, right? Let's see what I can find #for you.[XS:mix,1][XS:ph,4][E:64][STOPLIP:]
[RES:][XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Here you are.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Yup, this looks like something Stella #would drink.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Who? [STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] She's my dearest friend. Not that I #don't have others, but she's the one I've #known the longest.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] She likes these kind of drinks, so I #wanted to see what's so special about them.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And what do you think?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I was expecting something... stronger. I #like it quite a bit.[XS:seitalk,0][XS:mix,0][XS:ph,5][E:65][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] *sigh* Sorry about that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] No, please excuse me. I didn't want to #anger you. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Um... but why don't you like being #called by your full name?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It's a stupid reason. Don't dwell too #much on that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Oh, ok. I still feel bad about angering #you, though.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Because you look like a nice girl, #Jill, and I don't like angering nice #people.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] If it helps somehow, I really like #this place.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] That... actually helps. You're the #first person to say something nice today, #thanks.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What do you like about it?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,smile][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] The smell of dog urine and soap![XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] My mom used to be a veterinarian, and I #used to go to her clinic after school, so #the smell takes me back.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] It makes me feel... comfy and nostalgic.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] *ahem* What made you become a White #Knight instead of a veterinarian or... #anything else?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Well, I was never a good student, so #studying medicine of any kind was out of #the question.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] That aside, it's mostly because of #something that happened while I was a kid.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] A White Knight attacked my friend and #was coming for me when this other White #Knight saved us.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I don't remember what happened next. I #just woke up in a hospital with my friend #watching over me.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I mean, it wasn't a prophetic moment or #anything like that. But ever since then I #felt this was my calling.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] That I wanted to help people the same #way they helped me.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Huh... it's interesting though: one #would think being attacked by a White Knight #would make you run the opposite direction.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Yeah, but it was another one that saved #me.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] So I kinda guide myself toward judging #everything on an individual basis. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Well, not to an extremist extent, #but... you get me.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Yeah. I try to do the same too.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why join the Valkyrie corps #specifically, though?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Because I wanted to rescue people #from dire situations whenever #possible.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] And going into patrols and all that #felt too tiresome.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] It's also the one with the least #paperwork involved.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Now that I think about it, there are #different kinds of White Knights, right?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I guess 'White Knight' is too broad a #term.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] There's not one specific type - there #are many different classes. Rescue, #assault...[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] There's even a squad full of #bureaucrats.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Really?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Yeah, they get assigned to companies to #handle the accounting and that kind of #stuff.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] People usually ask for them because #they speed up processes. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] But a few are assigned when a company is #suspected of having weird, under-the-table #deals.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] There was also a squad dedicated to #fighting school bullying.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] They were doing a nice job, but the #"fad" of anti-bullying campaigns passed #and they lost their funding.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I believe some members still work with #anti-bullying cases in an unofficial #capacity. [XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] That'd be nice... I think.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Can I get you anything else?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I don't know if I should. I can't afford #that many drinks. And besides, I don't #really know how much alcohol I can handle.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Yeah, I can see that.[XS:ph,6][E:67][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Yup, I'm gonna stop here today. Thanks #for the chat, Jill.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sure, no problem.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Gil, did the ammonia make you go nuts?![STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] There was this time in Zanzibar #when that almost happened. In any case, I'll #go check that noise.[XS:giltalk,0][XS:ph,1][XS:client,4][E:68][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,smile][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Oh, you know what? I'll have something #else.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] I remember some drink called a... #Martini?[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seiface,worried][XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] See? I told you it was a Martini. #This one doesn't look anything like #what I had in mind.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] But I'll try it, anyway.[XS:seitalk,0][XS:ph,8][XS:mix,0][E:71][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] There's this... guy named Jack, he's #the captain of one of the Blitz.. zzzkrieg #Corps.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] His squad is... *yawn* filled with #suits he customized himself.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] They're all themed after su... ssssuits #of *yawn* suits of cards.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] Heh... suits of suits.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] His armor is particularly flambo... #flam... gaudy. His visor has a rainbow #and he wears a cape.[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:seitalk,1][C:17]Sei:[C:C] His "Jacker Blitzkrieg Corps" are the #joke of the whole... the... whole...[XS:seitalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Oh, she woke up.)[STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_kim][XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] W-Where am I? Where am I?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Good evening and welcome to Valhalla.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (That might not have been the best #thing to say.)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] V-Valhalla? Am I dead?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] D-Does that mean that Uncle Ingus' #ramblings about the afterlife looking like #a shoddy downtown bar are true?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,mad][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] ...alright, then where the hell am I?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] How did I get here?! Who brought me #here?! What were you planning to do with #me?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Are you organ traffickers?! Robbers?! #Rapists?! Pickpockets?! You're pickpockets, #aren't you?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] W-W-Why aren't you saying anything?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I'm waiting for you to vent your #worries. Otherwise you'll just...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] You're rapists, aren't you?! RAPISTS! #THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU!![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] You wanna tear my clothes, beat me #unconscious, have your horrible way with me #and then brutally murder me, don't you?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] All while still violating every hole in #my body as I lay there twitching, DON'T #YOU?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Well, this is going nowhere, let's #see if I can get a drink to calm her down... #or to throw at her face.)[XS:ph,2][XS:mix,1][E:74][STOPLIP:]
[RES:][XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] W-What is that?![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A drink. You're in a bar. Bars serve #drinks.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] I guess it's better to wake up here than #on the streets, stripped of clothes, dignity, #and/or organs.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Yeah. This is the one.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] My dad used to drink these before an #actual pianist attempted to kill him.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] What did he do? Your dad, I mean. To #provoke the pianist like that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,sleep][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Wrong place at the wrong time, I guess.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] He was relaxing in a bar when suddenly #the pianist leapt off the stage and started #punching him.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Some say he was off his meds and that #my dad looked like some music critic that #had bashed him.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] I still hold my stance that he just got #too excited. Jazz does that to you.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I see...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] The Piano Man has an interesting #story.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It was originally created by a #bartender in honor of a pianist friend #of his that had just died.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Apparently, it mixes all the flavors #said friend liked the most.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Misgendered that Pianist, though...[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Don't tell me you're like my mom with #her politics about what's "for boys" and #what's "for girls".[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] That line of thinking led to her buying #me an erotic cast-off figure when I was, #like, five.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Basically, a REALLY detailed sort-of PVC #statue with clothes you can take off.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] She bought it thinking "Hey, it's #just another doll."[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] ...and then justified it by saying #something like "Well, you'll have to learn #about your body sooner or later."[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,sleep][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] ...I still wish I had GLO-RI-A-sama's #body.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] This is not a Piano Man... or even a #Piano Woman. Are you giving me whatever #you please because it's free?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]???:[C:C] Well, you're being polite enough, so #I'll let it pass this time.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] The worst part is that I kind of admire #the way he does stuff.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] He's so forceful about the things he #wants that people have it done before they #realize what's going on.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] He even got a pizza delivery boy to #work server maintenance. [XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] A full week passed before the pizza #shop asked where the hell he was.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] And would you believe it? The guy became #decent at server maintenance, despite having #no previous experience.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,mad][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] It's kinda admirable, but at the same #time I hate his guts! UGH![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Knowing that I have to work for him, #it's... AGH![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why are you working there, then?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] What's your name, bartender?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Call me Jill.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Is it hard to be a bartender, Jill?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I guess it's as hard as being a cook #somewhere.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You keep going through the motions #while trying to provide something of #quality.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] All while answering the whimsy of #people's orders.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I think the hardest part is dealing #with the chemical hazards some people might #leave behind. Why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] At one point I thought about being a #bartender... [XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] ...but I was afraid they'd make me wear #skimpy clothes and dance or something.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (Here we go again...)[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, it depends on where you start #working, you know?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I guess I was lucky Valhalla didn't #end up being a tacky disco overseen by a #DJ with an afro.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] My boss just wanted a comfy place, I #think.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Your boss sounds like an interesting #person. What with wanting to put me #somewhere safe and all that.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] She is! She's so cool and collected, #but has no qualms about showing excitement #about stuff.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sure, she's been a bit tense the last #couple of days... [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] But even then, when you're with her #everything just feels under control.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] She also has this mechanical arm. I #have no idea how she got it, but...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Hey Jill, do you work with other women?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I work FOR a woman, but my only #co-worker is male, why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,mad][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] You LUCKY bitch. Err... I mean... #y-you have no idea the heaven you live #in.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] When I started my internship, every #intern was female.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,mad][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Have you ever tried competing with women #for a good spot? They are relentless.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Have you tried making friends with any #of them?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] FRIENDS?! Those cunts aren't in it for #friendship, they're out for BLOOD![XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Err... s-sorry, I mean...[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] The other day I got an assignment, and #all I got for my efforts was an afternoon #spent locked in the bathroom.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] And this other time? When our #supervisor praised me? I'm still looking #for my briefcase.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] UGH! Sometimes I just want to take all #those bitches and throw them in the sewers #or something.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,sleep][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Let the Lizardmen feast on their livers.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] I'm just so tired of having to deal with #that.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Tired of having to put up with them...[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] I remember I wanted to live in a Koi #pond when I was seven. The fish seemed to #be having a blast to me.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] So, no dreams?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] None that I felt particularly motivated #to chase, no.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I mean, I'm fascinated by AIs, but I #just couldn't find it in me to study that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] So, I picked something I found nice and #moved on.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And somewhere along the way, I became a #bartender.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] I see...[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:120,sprite_gil][XS:gilface,fucked][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Those dogs left a mess I'm not #gonna forget any time soon.[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] I mean, how the hell did they throw #toilet paper out the window?![XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:gilface,][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] ...oh, a client. Good night ma'am.[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:gilface,fucked][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Jill, I'm gonna leave early. I need #to take care of the smell clinging to my #body.[XS:giltalk,0][XS:gilhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sure.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Um... who was he?[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A ghost. Nobody you should worry #about.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] I HEARD THAT![XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why were you asking all those #questions?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:kimface,sleep][XS:kimtalk,1][C:22]Kim:[C:C] Because now that I think about it, I #don't really have a dream job or anything #like that.[XS:kimtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I think we idealize the idea of a #dream job too much. [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Not everyone walks around with a clear #idea of what they want in life.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Some take a liking to a job, others #find it after many failed attempts.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn #that makes you change your plans...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...what I mean is: Don't worry too #much about it.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Are you worried about her?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Wouldn't you be?[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I don't know.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Hey Boss, do you feel like calling you #"Boss" is too impersonal?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:danaface,][XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Hm? Not really, no.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] It's not like you call me that because #I'm a stranger. Just out of habit.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Oh...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Anyway, you're free to go after you #finish washing up the glasses.[XS:dantalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Let me transfer you today's payment. #Maybe I'll give Gil a small bonus for #dealing with the bathroom.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:ph,11][E:88][STOPLIP:]
