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Last time on no latency. I feel like we're the mafia now.
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You. Know Van Dale?
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I mean, we could punch him in the head until he passes out.
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That's cheaper. Completely sedated.
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I feel like we don't get a lot of one-on-one time, just me and
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you and. Who hasn't been found naked in
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the hallway at some point in their life?
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I'm ready. Let's go.
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You have the instructions that are printed out for you.
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Oh yeah, I'm following it to the left.
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This is a common medical technique.
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Let's get this over with and teach this guy a lesson.
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Knock him out. Hey Vandal, you hungry?
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Jeb, slow down. What?
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I don't need that. Oh God, it's so good.
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Wave him around a little bit to dry faster.
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This is what I was trying to avoid is.
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He supposed to be away. Only his fingerprints are on
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there, none of ours. I think we've done enough.
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Go quiet. Absolutely.
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Early Curiosity VV Was that the first time you've sewed a man's
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mouth shut? More on the Mimics corporate
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left turn after some local Night City News.
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Revenge has a new trend this new year.
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After an incident in the University District, an unknown
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assailant sewed the mouth shut of the Dean of Studies at NCU.
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Copycats have already been reported in Pacifica and the
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outskirts of the Lower East Side.
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Professor Grindwald, the Dean of Studies at NCU, did not comment
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even after his mouth was unsold. Gross.
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Well, that's one way to keep the witnesses quiet.
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Watch your mouth out there, Night City, or you might find
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your lips are sealed. This is Network 54 and I'm April
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Anonymous. Stay tuned for more after this
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commercial break sponsored by Continental Brands.
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Also happy Newton. Wow.
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Of course that's the part they'd be talking about.
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Not a fucking Dean that's willing to set an entire library
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a blaze. And for the insurance money, did
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you see how quick they went to kill her right off the bat?
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That's that's the news for ya. 4 lbs Propaganda.
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That's been it, the way they want.
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Killers in that city. They're just trying to scare
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everyone. Why would they scare you like
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that? So that way you don't leave,
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stay home, you're safe. But but the best way to no.
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I suppose you could just buy things online.
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Never mind. Stay.
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Home buy things online. Yeah.
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Oh. Cool.
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The map table got updated. Yeah, finally.
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You know what? That wasn't me.
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Actually, I I didn't do that, I'm pretty sure.
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Look, you can click on the pins and see stuff.
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Oh. Well, if you look at that.
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Clive. Oh, that's pretty.
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Outline of Clive. You can see all the different
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things. There's Phoebe's apartment and a
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nice photo of Phoebe. Wow.
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Look at all the places we've been.
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Oh, look at that. That's cool.
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That looks like it took a lot of work.
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It's years of work anyways, yeah.
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Whoever. Did this.
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We should really give them all of our gratitude.
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Now we've got. Like notes in all the places
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we've gone to. I agree, if there was only some
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way to monetarily support this work.
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Yeah, like a Patreon or something crazy.
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Yeah, yeah. So and see you seem to be a
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relative success. Yeah, I'd say so.
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Just to double check, did you sew that man's mouth shut?
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No, I didn't sew anybody's mouth shut.
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You look at me like look at my hands.
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You think like I have the dexterity.
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Retro I. Mean you all did you?
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As a group, sew the man's mouth shut.
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Oh, you're using the royal we OK, Yes.
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Yep, Phoebe, it wasn't my idea this time.
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OK, and you sure it wasn't a metaphor?
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Oh, it was definitely a metaphor.
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Then why did you do it? Why did you say it wasn't?
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No, it, it was, it's a metaphor, but it's the metaphor is I think
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a little stronger when it's also reality, right, You know?
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OK. So then it's no longer a threat,
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it's just actually it's. Just reality.
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The back door opens and Domino steps out with a cup of coffee
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since it's cold January weather. I love a hot cup of coffee.
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I have been enjoying the bitter and chilly taste of this black
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liquid. Of course you drink it straight
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with no additional creamers or milk or sugar.
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You. Just you.
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Can add things to this adding. Things to It is to me what
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brings the joy in the drink, yes.
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What should I add to my drink, Vivi?
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Perhaps we should go for coffee sometime.
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Oh. Perhaps, perhaps we should.
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Yes, I will take you to my favorite coffee spot in the
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University district where they make a mocha double espresso
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Chai latte even though, well, actually no Chai latte, Yes.
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That sounds like an interesting infusion.
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Yes, and it tastes great. Well, you'll have to show me.
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I'll pay my treat. Oh well, that's OK.
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Why are you blushing? Well, domino those types of
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exchanges between two individuals.
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When you ask somebody to go to get coffee and you offer to pay,
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that usually signifies what is considered a date.
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Do we need to iron down the date for this coffee?
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No, a date is that is also. So yes, the date is a day on the
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calendar, but it's also. How do I explain this?
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It's also fruit. And it's according.
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To my calculations the best date is April 25th.
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It is not too hot and not too cold and all you need is a light
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jacket. I I have heard that as well,
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yes, but. It's kind of far off.
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A date is when two people who are interested in each other
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more than just like the base level of interest go somewhere
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together. Go somewhere together and, you
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know, get to know each other better.
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Oh. Right, I'm not sure I fully
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understand. Suicidal Batman.
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You're you're talking about cultures it.
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Could eventually lead to that, yes.
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So coffee is an aphrodisiac is what you're saying?
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Oh no, no, like usually coffee date is like the first step and
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then, you know, you go to other steps later on that eventually
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leads to that last step. Oh man.
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Are. You guys going for coffee?
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I am very confused. I've never had to explain this
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before, this is not my specialty.
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Anyway. Well, you guys going for coffee?
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Because, man, I could. I could really take a cup of Joe
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right now, I believe. The phrase is Theresa Crown.
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Here's how it is Before you reach the point of coitus, most
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people prefer to, you know, talk and get to know the person first
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before making that decision. That's the point of the date.
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Oh. It's.
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Normally the minimum amount of time 1 can also know another
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person before 1 engages in. I'll be honest, it varies.
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Sometimes it can be two weeks, sometimes it can be 15 minutes
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with a bunch of shots of tequila.
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Well, I have known Vivi for more than two weeks, so I suppose I
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was going for coffee is not unusual.
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No, sounds like a great idea. Correct.
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In fact, would you mind picking us up some coffee?
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Yes. Anyway, I made some improvements
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to the map table as you have already noticed, thanks to some
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firmware updates from the Roll 20 company.
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Thanks mate, we appreciate it. Hashtag not sponsored.
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We're going to have to triangulate the signal of the
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three transponders. OK.
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So Domino, what's what are you planning on using to triangulate
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it? Are we using a sine wave radio
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wave RFDI laser? What's buying a?
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Lot of power. Yeah, you'll need a lot of power
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for a lot of that stuff. We will need a decent amount of
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electricity to do this. Relaying it through some of the
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capacitor cages in Night City should leave us relatively
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undetected during the process. Fair enough.
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I need you to go to a specific St. and relay the emergency.
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Power. Sure.
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Then we will triangulate and locate finally the location of
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the syndicate. So it's all coming down to this.
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I hope there aren't any more roadblocks, ha ha, Foreshadowing
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is a device. What?
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Oh no. Does that seem amicable?
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Well, ah, for one, I'm excited. Yes.
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Yeah, we're going to go and flip a switch.
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Two switches, but yes. Look, I'll be honest, it's not
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the most exciting one. However, I'm still getting paid
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and I'll I'll take it. Yes, I'll pay you each 1 1/2
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thousand. It is a simple job.
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Yeah. Well, I mean, we're going to
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take care of that. What, today?
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Tomorrow. Sometime soon, the sooner the
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better. OK.
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Well, I mean, yeah. Anyways, yeah, I was saying,
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like I was saying, maybe you, you both both are going on a
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coffee run. I'll, I'll throw a few eddies.
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I could I could use what they call a coffee nowadays.
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What other people call it, I said cup of Joe and you said
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freeze a crowd. So I'm not sure what they're
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calling it. Are Vivi and I going towards the
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coffee place to bring us back some beverages?
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Yeah, that'd be a very kind thing, Domino.
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The last time that happened, you will stop something from being
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shot out of the sky. Try not to get too excited while
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we're away. Be sure, shall we?
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Yes. All right, VV and Domino head
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out to get coffees all. Right, Jeb, over under how many
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windows you think are just going to fly over Domino's head?
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How many? How many windows?
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Innuendos. Innuendos.
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I heard, I heard Windows. Well, they throw.
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Windows out there now too. You know, I'm going to go with,
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I'm going to sit the the parlay at 4 1/2. 4 1/2 so 4 they'll
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it'll go they'll totally not get and then half they'll like kind
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of think they'll know what it is.
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But no, you, you asked. You asked over, under.
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I said 4 1/2. Yeah, you're taking the over or
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the under? I'll take the, I'll take the
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over on that actually. All right.
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All right, it is. 4 1/2 you're taking the over.
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That means I'll take the under. OK.
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BB You drive down to the Bubble Cafe to grab some coffees, since
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they do sell every flavour of drink, and it is a map that I
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have already. And you arrive outside with
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Domino alone. The Bubble Cafe sort of mid
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afternoon. The light's great.
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His chiseled jaw, however much the stitching is still visible
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on his neck, is still rather alluring.
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So Domino, how have how has all the adjustments and things been
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to your new life? The skinspace has been
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interesting. I don't understand why you all
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deal with such a slow method of communication.
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Well, there, that is one of the downsides, I suppose, but
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there's a lot of, you know, benefits.
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And also why does no one text back?
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You know, that is one of the many enigmas of the human
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condition, I would have to say. People are busy and they just
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forget. Domino holds the door open for
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you. Vivi Wool.
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Thank you, Domino. I'm headed.
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You head in and there is Reeves, sitting on the desk in front of
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the Bubble Cafe, and Anne Alice, who works behind the bar,
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chatting with him. Getting on to the desk.
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So what you do is you just like put.
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It in there it's really easy put what and where.
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Oh yeah, I know, right? What do you mean?
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Says don't wanna know. No, it's like a joke.
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Anyway, so I put. It in there and they were like
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whoa. Yes, OK, Reeves, just go back in
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the kitchen, please. And Reeves goes back into the
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kitchen. Hi.
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How's it all going? Hi.
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This. This is Domino, Hi.
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You watch her look at Domino and go a little weak.
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Sure. She puts some of the hair behind
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her. You're a new new custom new
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customer. Right there with all of your
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broad shoulders. And scarring Phoebe.
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Who the hell is this? He's a friend of mine.
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Oh, a friend. A friend of.
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Yours. He's very attractive.
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Yeah, we're on a. We're on a.
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Date. Sure.
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First you take Chad and then. OK, so all the all the hot men
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are for you. Great.
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Awesome. Thanks, Phoebe.
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Cheers. What do you want in your drink?
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I promise I won't spit in it this time.
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This time look and Alice, there's plenty of nice lads in
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Night City, you know, you just have to look past all of the the
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gangers and the the mooks and the the the street ruffians and.
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Talking your way through through that one.
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Yeah, the the dating apps are dire.
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I accidentally match with Reeds. He won't leave me alone.
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That, that explains a lot. Well, we are here to get some
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coffee and chat. We'll probably also be getting
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some to go, but we don't need that just yet.
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We'll, we'll, we're going to spend a little time here hanging
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out and you want that double? Espresso Chai latte.
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Yes, Yes. Yes, Yes, yes.
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With mocha. With mocha, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. The the, the, the VV daytime.
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I got it. I got it, yes.
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Good morning. Good morning, VV.
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We should. We should.
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Make that. Yeah, we should make that like
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an official menu item, you know, I mean, I mean, I can.
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Add it. You're an investor, so I have to
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listen to at least something that you said.
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I love it. There we go, she adds it.
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To the board behind her and it appears cool.
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Make it 2 Domino's going to try one.
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Oh wow, for years. In the.
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House. VD that'll.
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Be 17. Eddies that's.
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OK, 17 eddies. Jeez, my drink.
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Lord Leaf. In the milk, it's a view.
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There's a lot of add-ons in these drinks.
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Hey, if you if you stopped having these you'd be able to
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afford a home. Dear God don't night night city.
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You can't afford a coffee? Yeah.
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OK, I will hand over the 17 eddies.
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She. Pulls, puts a hand inside of the
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slot in the wall and pulls you out.
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Two drinks perfectly prepared by Reeves.
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Yeah, enjoy. OK, well, yeah, but thanks,
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Reeves. I'll go and grab our drinks.
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Let's let's have a seat. Domino, let's go.
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One of these tables over here. Yes.
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Let's yes and correct yes, you're.
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Good, you're you're picking up. What you throwing down?
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Ha ha, yeah. See, that's a little like phrase
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that people use and sometimes. So the weather's been crazy
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lately. Oh, yeah, you're even mastering
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small talk. Let's go, Domino.
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I'm so proud you're picking up all of the human mannerisms.
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Yeah. Well, how?
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How have you been feeling since you sewed that man's mouth shut?
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You know, that's that's a good question and I haven't I haven't
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fully processed what I did. I'm, you know, Domino.
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I'm wondering if I'm becoming a bit of a a monster.
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You know I. Understand the feeling, PV.
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I believe that most humans would agree that there is a monster
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inside all of us and but sometimes it is needed to let it
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out. Yeah, but what if you let it?
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Out too much? That's kind of a bad thing.
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You end up becoming more of a monster than you do like a good
19:23
person, and that's not good, perhaps.
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Even Sir, maybe sometimes to survive, one has to be a
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monster. I think I'm learning that more
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and more as I navigate the city. It it, it doesn't quite let you
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be a good person. You kind of have to be a
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monster. And that.
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That sucks. It's not something I necessarily
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want, but here we are here. We are, He tilts his head.
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And gazes at you. You know, I have not spent much
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time actually staring at you, baby.
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Well, what? Any any observations you're
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very. Well put together for someone
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who deals with so much blood. Wow.
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Thank you, Domino. You're very welcome.
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After all, I have to appreciate you in some form.
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Although stranger is my father, when you think about it, you're
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make. History.
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How was the ride back, Vivi? It was.
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Awkward and quiet and now Vivi just returns and you probably
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all notice she's just kind of Here's your coffees so.
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How many innuendos would you say went over his head?
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All of them, but if you had. To numerically decide, maybe I
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would say. One big one, yeah.
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OK. And Jeb just extends a hand
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towards retro. Retro.
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We'll go ahead and give you a high 5, transferring over 100 of
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these. Lindell.
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Pays. I own her 100 eddies, yeah.
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Well, I'm just here's everybody's coffee.
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Should we just. Let's just get to business,
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shall we? Yes, let's.
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Yes. I'm I'm pretty excited to turn
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these things on. So let's get to it.
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We just have to go. And redirect the power.
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All right, now that we've. Got these drinks?
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Domino, you're coming with us. Domino looks at you all I.
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Believe I said something wrong on my date.
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I will have to ask Reddit if I was the household.
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Don't. Don't ask Reddit.
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Do not ask Reddit. You shouldn't refer to Reddit
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for your answers. Then this calculation will take
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longer. You should sit on it yourself.
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Yes, I will sit on it. Maybe ask?
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Jeeves. Oh no, we don't ask Jeeves
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anymore. Oh, is he behind the black wall?
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Yes, he. Know.
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What he did, oh boy. Yes, that is that is definitely
24:05
behind the black wall. We don't talk about Jeeves.
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It's like the Bruno thing, but with Jeeves.
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Oh, don't. Get me started on that fucking
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song. Is it like?
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You stay is like, you know, you say his name three times and.
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He. Appears as a AI assistant.
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No, that's Michael. Keaton man Oh guy.
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With with the. Degradation of the web on the
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other side of the black wall. It's more like 5 times to
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actually get a signal to stick. Anyway.
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I'm digging a hole. You will have a good time
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redirecting the power of those capacitor cages on 4 lane.
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And best of luck to you for trying to figure out how you
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mansplained yourself out of the situation.
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Thank you for the. Date Phoebe, I'm sorry that you
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don't want to and. Domino leaves the room.
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So he called you mommy once. What are you going to do?
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You know that. Now listen, that was my.
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That. Was my 6th grade between?
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Iona and Vivi that no one else is a part of Iona.
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Just knows Domeno was. Domeno was driving, so you text
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Iona. There was only one.
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Text and it was he called me mommy yes.
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Not positive. Getting hard.
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Jim's Anyway, you will get into a van, your van Vanna White and
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speed through the city down to an area of the city called 4th
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Lane St. which is a street with four lanes.
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I know Jeb, roll a driving check as you drive.
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You know. The naming of streets changed a
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lot after, you know that one gentleman took office.
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Great. That's that's a good one.
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Well, what after what? What happened after Hand Grenade
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lane? I've assumed that they would
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stop naming them so specifically and and literally, but yeah, no.
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And that's what Mr. Literally was running on, to just be
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literal in everything. So here we are at.
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Four lane do you? Park on the.
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Left or the right, Jeb? Do I?
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Have any context to make a decision?
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Is there a divider on the yes there?
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Is there is a divider with one space in the middle?
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There is a bus stop on the right hand side.
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There is a bus stop on the left hand side.
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There are vending machines on the right hand side.
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There are vending machines on the left hand side.
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They seem to be mirror images of each other.
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Oh, so it doesn't matter? On the right, we went to the.
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Starbucks. And across the street was
27:06
another Starbucks. My God arrived.
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On the right hand side of Four Lane St., which is a street with
27:15
four lanes, you can see through the divider in the middle of the
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road which holds up this freeway above you, and somewhere here
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are two capacitor cages that you have to redirect.
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OK, so any idea what the first step is?
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Well, first step would probably be to find where the the power
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joint joins into the services. So let's see here, I'm going to,
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I'm going to go ahead and go walk over to the vending
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machines, see where where they're getting their power
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from. Cool, that's a.
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Really good idea. Well, perception.
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Perception. Well that is a crit fail.
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While trying to look around you walk into the vending machine.
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Well. Shit, someone really cleaned
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that thing. It was almost.
28:13
It was like I didn't even tell that fucking class was there.
28:16
You roll. You gain 3 damage and
28:21
accidentally spend 500 eddies on an EMP grenade from the vending
28:24
machine. Oh, you suck.
28:31
Oh fuck, man. This is this is one of the
28:34
things I hate about, you know, the.
28:37
Touchless. Thing I didn't mean to.
28:40
God damn it. Only do the EMP now you are.
28:42
Obsessed with this vending machine and the fact that it has
28:44
cost you 500 eddies and is and you are paying no attention to
28:47
the rest of the space. Does anyone else want to look
28:49
around? Fucking vending machine.
28:51
What it listening to the company?
28:53
Hey man, it's OK. OK, we all know that you're
28:56
you're the best at what you do. Our ass will just pull together
29:00
and do the hacking power management thing.
29:05
Rope is that. A grenade.
29:11
Anyone who wants to roll perception can yes doesn't just
29:13
have to be Jeff yes I'm. Going to roll perception.
29:21
Jeb is. Obsessed with Retro's new shiny
29:23
grenade? Oh yeah, a 15 and a 17.
29:27
Yes, you see a bus stop to your NA guy at a desk sitting outside
29:34
in the street to your South, and a capacitor cage to your S next
29:39
to him. God damn it.
29:41
Where are they such a retinas wires.
29:44
I don't know where this fucking going to this goddamn capacitor
29:46
cage. Is, is that not the capacitor
29:51
cage right right there next to the gentleman at the desk, what
29:54
I would. Have seen that.
29:55
Oh, that is the capacitor cage. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was just
30:00
having a look around. Just flip the switch on that
30:05
MBM. There we go.
30:07
All right, we're halfway there. Well, it's you.
30:11
Don't need to live on a prayer, Let's just flip the switch.
30:19
So you don't check the vending machines anymore?
30:21
Oh, you're just walking over all right, fair enough.
30:23
I am not checking the vending. Machine after what it just did
30:26
to me. In fact, that vending machine
30:28
might have some issues later on. You walk towards the capacitor,
30:32
which is next to this guy sitting at a desk.
30:35
He is shuffling a deck of cards and tapping at the computer,
30:40
although you cannot see the screen.
30:42
Hey, Jim. Hey, Jim, you want to make some
30:50
money? I mean, yeah, I'm always down to
30:53
make a buck. I mean, he's.
30:55
Down 100 bucks, You know what I mean?
30:57
From that last bet that we made, that I won, that you just gave
31:00
me. Come on, come.
31:01
On this is. My corner, if you like.
31:07
Welcome to my office. No.
31:11
Nice. Obviously got here guy at desk.
31:14
No, it's. Shitty, but thank you for the
31:16
lie. I appreciate you.
31:17
I mean you have. An outdoor office.
31:19
I don't think there's a lot of people that can say that they
31:20
have an office outdoors. Yeah, it's on wheels.
31:23
Too. I can scooch it around.
31:25
Yeah, much better than a cubicle, right?
31:28
Well. Yeah, I guess we'll let you back
31:30
to your business then. Oh, do you need to be in my
31:34
office? That will cost you something.
31:35
You want to play a game? Sure, Billy the.
31:38
Puppet. I mean, I do live.
31:39
Games. What's the game?
31:46
High card. Wins.
31:48
That's it. Yeah, OK.
31:53
Sure. Jeb.
31:56
You're going to you're going to take a go with this.
31:59
No, those are terrible odds. OK, well, I guess I'll.
32:05
Do it and I'll just, I try to motion with my hands to
32:10
everybody else to go around him. Just I'll just do it then I'll
32:18
just do it. Come on.
32:19
Wait, wait. Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on.
32:22
Mister Man at desk is is it ace high or ace low aces.
32:27
Are high Jim all right? Did that change?
32:32
Your mind he. Places a card on the desk, you
32:36
feel. Unbucky.
32:40
No, I'm. Not sure.
32:43
Sure, I'm feeling. Lucky I'm going to place my hand
32:47
on top of the deck, fully encompassing it.
32:51
Good roll. Oh, how much you going to bet?
32:55
Well, I want to check. Something first, before I make
32:56
that determination, I would like to roll.
33:02
I'm going to roll Gamble, see if he hasn't marked any of the
33:06
cards. I got an 1818.
33:09
Good. I didn't see that, sorry. 18
33:12
Yes, I will let you draw from the deck with advantage.
33:16
What's my stealth at? Not good enough?
33:20
OK, how about 1000 eddies and you place a?
33:23
1000 eddies on the table. Does anyone else bet along with
33:27
him? Yeah.
33:29
I'll I'll bet I'm a I'm a bet man.
33:31
We all know that it's a lot. Roll Gamble.
33:36
If you roll well, you can palm an extra card and choose which
33:40
one to play. Well, it's high card, so where
33:44
is? Gamble.
33:45
It is social, mainly education. Oh, OK.
33:50
Oh. OK. 17.
33:54
Yes, you may also draw with advantage.
33:56
How much do you bet Iona? I don't have to.
34:01
I I hold on. Let me look at my bank.
34:06
Hold off, does Jeb bet now? That everyone else is, I know.
34:10
Sucker does. VV bet VV is just going to.
34:17
Watch. Fair enough.
34:19
You know what? You bet?
34:21
1000 Eddies, yeah. Out of.
34:23
Solidarity. I will also place down 1000
34:27
eddies. All right, and.
34:30
You already drew me two cards, is that correct?
34:32
Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
34:35
I'm still going to want to keep my perception up to make sure
34:37
that the fucker ain't going to cheat me.
34:40
You're cheating. But OK.
34:42
Well, yeah, I'm. Cheating.
34:43
But since I know I'm cheating, I think that he'll cheat too all.
34:48
Right. It's not cheap, all right, I
34:53
drew randomly, so we'll see how this goes.
34:55
Draw the card you want to play onto the onto the table.
34:58
How do I see my? Cards you click.
35:01
On the card and it'll show you your cards.
35:03
Love your name? OK, we'll.
35:05
Just drag it out. Just drag it out.
35:07
All right, it's dragged. Retro pulls out a 10 of clubs
35:13
and it pulls out a Jack of spades and this guy pulls out a
35:17
four of clubs. Damn it you.
35:20
Motherfuckers. Pretty pissed.
35:23
For a guy who's running a illegal gambling table, hey man.
35:29
Just calm down. Look, can I just get my 1000
35:32
eddies? He, he, he looks finally at you
35:37
and then looks over your shoulder across the street.
35:41
Look. I'm I'm going to need to get
35:43
that thousand eddies if I'm going to take your mom out to
35:45
dinner again. Let's go.
35:46
Right, Jim? Fuck.
35:47
You and he puts the money. Down on the table.
35:51
For both of you. Thank you.
35:54
Appreciate it. You know she'd be very upset if
35:56
you didn't follow through. Now consider moving your desk.
36:02
Your office is closed. Fine anyway.
36:06
Jim, did I win 1000 Eddies? Yes, you did Wahoo.
36:11
So he he. Gets up from his desk fine and
36:16
walks away towards the bus stop to have what seems to be a
36:20
cigarette. Keeping an eye across the
36:22
street. Hey, Jeff.
36:24
Yeah. How many licks does it take?
36:25
Do you get to the center? Of a dizzy pop only.
36:28
Took me one no bad. Who's the sucker?
36:31
Now. Oh, I see what you did.
36:34
All right. OK.
36:35
OK, listen, you can get lucky. Retro You walk behind his desk
36:41
in the street and notice that the computer screen is hollow.
36:45
The screen was pageantry, which is not working.
36:49
You stand next to this capacity cage cardboard box.
36:52
With an LED light, it's absolute.
36:54
Bullshit completely. And in front of you is this
36:56
capacity cage. And as you look at it, roll for
37:01
a perception or to check it, whatever.
37:06
Well, I mean this is definitely highly machine accurate, precise
37:13
mechanical device. So I would think basic tech 20.
37:18
Seven, yes, you beat the DV 19. It's default setting is to power
37:23
the corpo district first. In the event of a blackout, you
37:26
can redirect it to Little Europe where no latency is.
37:30
We will have to do. This with the other one as well.
37:33
OK, well. Let's see.
37:36
But that's which you flip the. Switch with your basic tech 27
37:41
and it is finished. A very simple start to this
37:46
task. As I said, it was easy.
37:48
You have talked your way into this man's office and across the
37:52
street diagonally. You can sort of see the other
37:55
one just over here. Wonder whose?
37:58
Office is over there. So what are you going to do?
38:03
Well, I'll go to the edge of the street.
38:05
I'm going to look down the four lanes.
38:07
I'm going to look left. I'm look right.
38:09
I'm look left and look right again.
38:11
Nice. Always look.
38:12
Twice I don't. Do I see any vehicles coming,
38:15
coming down the way they're they're coming?
38:17
Back and forth. You're essentially there's no
38:19
crosswalk here, even though there are bus stops on either
38:21
side, so you are going to have to frogger it to get across, as
38:24
is anybody else who wants to cross the street.
38:27
Frogger mini game. All right.
38:29
Well, I'll go cool roll. Athletics, it is not difficult.
38:34
Before I go, I'm going. To make sure that or evasion to
38:36
the edge. Edge here of Vanna White so I
38:38
can get a little bit into the street first.
38:43
You said. Athletics and what?
38:45
No, I meant. Roll evasion.
38:47
He meant roll. Evasion 18.
38:49
Yes, you pass. You make your way over to the
38:53
other side and you are now standing just outside of the
38:57
other. Oh shit, hey, hey, I'm walking
39:03
here. Oh boy.
39:07
Who else? Crosses the street.
39:10
I'll be right behind him. All right, anybody?
39:13
Else who wants to cross the street?
39:14
Roll Evasion No I. Will not be crossing.
39:19
I too will stay on the side for now.
39:23
Jeb gets hit by a car. Oh.
39:26
My God wouldn't. That have can I run out to?
39:37
Help, Jeff, I would. Jeff gets hit by a purple van
39:40
and the guy gets out. Oh dear.
39:42
I'm so. Sorry, I didn't see you.
39:44
There, you jumped out of nowhere.
39:50
Yeah, I think I just got a. Few broken ribs, but you rolled.
39:53
A crit fail there, my guy. Yeah.
39:56
Well, I probably that that one's on me probably look.
40:00
Both ways you've got to do that. Twice.
40:03
That's what they told us when we were kids.
40:07
Look both. Ways.
40:08
Both times. Both times.
40:11
Are you going to be OK, my guy? Yeah.
40:14
I've been shot. We're watching you as.
40:16
You as you look up at him, you can see him unscrewing his
40:18
license plate slashed. Are you going to be all?
40:20
Right. Yeah, I've pretty.
40:22
Much had every conceivable medical problem we may have
40:27
heard about. Oh, doctor, See, I'm fine.
40:31
She's a doctor all. Right.
40:33
Well. I'm I'm going to go because I
40:37
have a very thin moral line. Do you try and stop him from
40:41
leaving? What about insurance?
40:43
Oh, he's gone. I'll.
40:45
Can I take out my agent and snap a few photos of the individual?
40:51
Sure. And their.
40:53
Vehicle. Tracking 11, you get a very
41:01
generic photograph of this guy at about half of his face, and
41:05
he's driving a purple van. He managed to remove the license
41:08
plate from his van as he was talking to Jeb because I rolled
41:11
an 8, which with his skills gets him to a nice easy 17 and he
41:18
only rolled an 11. But you know the guy who hit Jeb
41:21
drives a purple truck and wears a blue hat.
41:25
Great God that night. City was.
41:31
A front plate only. Jeb.
41:32
Jeb, are you OK? Let's get you out of the street.
41:36
Do you make your way? To the other side of the street
41:37
beating Yeah. Do I?
41:38
Have to roll. You have to roll.
41:40
Evasion, but Jeb has already been hit by a car so I won't let
41:43
that happen to him again. Unless you get hit by a car with
41:46
him. Never fucked.
41:47
You'd just be like. No, I'm about to get hit.
41:51
Just throw it. OK, one SEC.
41:56
Could fail. Spoon Iona, very smartly, is not
42:01
crossing the Frogger St. I'm going to add luck to this.
42:05
I'm going to add. Let's see A2 luck.
42:10
Points. Great.
42:11
Yes, you managed to do it. You drag Jeb across the street,
42:14
and as you cross the street you notice few things.
42:17
That's in the northwest corner of this area.
42:20
You can see where the other capacitor cage is.
42:23
You could see that from across the street, but there's two
42:25
sofas and a chair and some tunes hanging out.
42:27
The bus stop has a few more people on this side and there's
42:30
a car parked in the middle of the street on this side with a
42:34
guy standing up against a sign which is glitching.
42:41
Rich Rowe. As he got hit by a car.
42:45
Oh. Shit, did you look both way?
42:48
No, I. Just looked once, it's supposed
42:51
to be. Twice.
42:53
Yeah, at least you look once. I thought you were like, no, I
42:55
didn't even look at all. Yeah, I'm in pain.
43:00
I'm going to tend to Jeb for now, Retro.
43:03
Perhaps you should continue on. Iona's still on the other side,
43:07
probably wise. We're we're giving you thumbs
43:11
up. Good luck you guys.
43:15
Great, this is a dirty. Street This is more a back
43:19
seated moment than a front seater.
43:21
That's an injury. So that way the doc can look
43:24
after him and I own his. Oh.
43:27
Oh, I I witnessed it. As a matter of fact, I didn't
43:30
get enough photos of who hit him.
43:32
They just ran off This. This is a hit and run.
43:35
I mean they came out and said sorry and then they left.
43:38
So it was like 1/2 hit and run. So it was a hit.
43:47
Apologize. And run, yeah.
43:49
Yeah, yes, he seemed very sweet. Nice guy.
43:53
But purple vehicle, blue hat. We don't know who it was, so we
43:57
can't even cover Jeb. You're going to have to cover
44:00
these medical bills yourself. Jeb and Retro role perception
44:04
now that you're on this side. Phoebe is too.
44:07
Distracted patching Jeb up. Yes, Jeb 18 that is high enough.
44:13
You notice a badly parked vehicle and just over some boxes
44:17
you notice the capacitor cage that looks exactly like the one
44:20
on the other side of the street. Paramedic 25 crit success.
44:24
You managed to use a little bit of thread from your jacket, and
44:30
since Jeb is highly resistant to infection, you sell him up with
44:34
some black thread from your shirt.
44:37
It heals, and the black thread spills out of his arm very
44:41
quickly. It's kind of creepy.
44:43
I. Don't know.
44:45
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he pulls.
44:48
Out the last bit like a magic trick.
44:52
There you go, you'll be better in no time.
44:55
And he? Heals the however much damage he
44:58
was hit by for the car, which was that's a 6th and that's a 1,
45:04
so 7 damage which you now get back, yeah.
45:09
Yeah, yeah, just give a scratch here.
45:13
I think we're all good. Yeah, back to 100.
45:16
I've. I've headed over to the
45:18
capacitor cage and I'm going to flip that switch as you walk.
45:22
Over to the capacitor cage, you see a guy walk up towards you.
45:28
Hey, man. What you doing?
45:30
What you doing? My job, my business.
45:38
Where's yours? You.
45:39
Find yourself surrounded by three tombs.
45:43
What's going on, man? I'm.
45:45
Trying to do my job fellas. You don't look like you're.
45:51
From the power company, they have a specific van and they,
45:57
you know, have a jumpsuit well. I'm kind of going home and my
46:05
boss asked me to do this last minute and, you know, I'm trying
46:08
to get that promotion. So, you know, the longer you
46:12
guys take me away from my wife and kids so I can afford to, you
46:14
know, feed them chill. Like what's?
46:18
Up. Are you charging my chill?
46:20
What? You.
46:22
Charging no try to do my. Job What's wrong with you?
46:30
Are you charging? Jim, do you know what I'm
46:33
talking about? No, I don't know what.
46:34
You're talking about I'm trying to do my job here, Sir.
46:38
Role Local Expert 18 Charging is slang for stealing electricity.
46:47
As you. You roll pretty high, so as you
46:49
look behind the capacitor cage you can see that there are
46:53
cables coming out of it and going towards the badly parked
46:56
vehicle. One of the.
46:59
Tombs tries to hide the cable underneath their feet.
47:03
Oh yeah, good job. Definitely can't see it now.
47:08
Look, I don't, I don't really give a shit what you guys are
47:10
doing. Honestly.
47:13
I'm just trying to do my job. It's not my job to deal with
47:18
you're charging issues, so we want to just it's our turf.
47:23
Tune OK. OK, OK, tell you what, I'll just
47:30
I'll get out of your hair, but let's I don't want to cause any
47:35
issues. I mean, you know, three on one.
47:38
I can't I can't fight you guys. Say what?
47:42
How about, how about how about how about what's friendly?
47:46
Fist bump and I'll be on my way. Sounds good, Jim.
47:50
All right, we'll. Do a fist bump and as we fist
47:54
bump my hell pistol will come out of my arm and shoot them
47:58
directly in the fucking chest. Next time on no latency.
48:18
Don't. Do what you're thinking about
48:20
doing. They can't call me for.
48:22
Murder now. Oh boy.
48:25
Well, we're not. Really.
48:27
Sure what's about to happen. You got a problem with that,
48:31
buddy? Oh no, we've.
48:33
Been thwarted by Doctor Katz names like.
48:36
That do tend to stick in that city you know you.
48:38
Could have just walked around. You just jumped over a van.
48:42
That's pretty impressive. You didn't have to jump over it
48:45
freestanding. Not even a run, just I watch
48:47
him. Jealous.
48:49
Is that Jeb? Jeb is.
48:50
Taking the car, Well, I suppose that could.
48:53
Be useful. Get ready, cowboy.
48:55
I mean, come on, we. Haven't even done anything yet,
48:57
now all of a. Sudden another vehicle has come.
48:59
Maybe you change? Plans.
49:02
So I think it might be time for us to rush in.
49:06
Tombs, we think. My hair stands up, did VV get?
49:11
VV are you? OK did VV get let's cute it
49:35
and. The NCPD are still investigating
49:38
the keep your fucking mouth shut killer.
49:42
Although they. Have not killed.
49:44
That's actually fair. If not, it was good.
49:47
Though it was good, I liked where it was going.
49:50
You're basically my mother. And there we go.
50:02
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50:04
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50:10
For. The red flag to drop.
50:13
I didn't realize it was going to be a fucking banner.
50:18
Creepy. Domino.
50:21
Because when you think. About it logically, you're
50:23
basically his mum. Oh man, that's good, that's
50:27
good. Just wanted to point that.
50:28
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