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S2E65 - Blackjack · No Latency

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Last time on no latency. Oh gosh.
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These poor people. Just a big laser scalpel.
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You're about to cause a lot of anguish, but let's go.
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I might just start shooting. Roll for bureaucracy.
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Oh, Jeff, turn your key now. Oh, that's nice.
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What? The fuck is all this on the
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ground? Why are they glowing?
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Group of four coming out of Bay #3A Group of four coming out of
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Bay #2 and I can see one cresting Bay number one it.
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Never ends. More Do you feel well supported
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by your management team? Watch out, Retro oh.
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Shit. All right, can we grab the
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package and get the hell out of here?
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Get the box and let's go. I need help with the box.
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It is quite heavy. Let's help Iona and lift this
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thing. Let's go.
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Vendel Vendel. I'm behind you let.
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Me Boo my back out again. I can fix that.
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Oh. Pirate We're going to need to go
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now. Welcome to Night City.
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Feels weird being back in Vanna White.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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Is it me or because now we're like enough distance away and
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there's been a bit of time that all I smell is the sea?
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Everything tastes salty. You do.
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You do smell like salt. I'm usually the sweet one.
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Oh yeah, OK. I always thought it was VV.
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True, That's why I have watermelon here.
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Well. They're the most level headed.
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Also that I can be both well. Then what am I?
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I'm having a crisis now. Who am I?
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What am I? Who?
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Am I? You're retro won't be the same
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without you. Hey, you're you're the one that
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makes sure that all of our stuff works and you're the one that
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keeps us, keeps us honest, you know?
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Yeah, you're the one that, when we get back to the bar, is
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probably going to be put in charge of fixing all of our shit
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because we love you. Oh, so I'm the DROWN, OK?
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You're reliable. And talented.
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And if I do say so myself, rather handsome.
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Yeah, well, not as handsome as you jab without.
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Stop. Stop.
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Now you're just letting. Me know oh, Jeb.
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Jeb, please face forward. I don't want to see your
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eyebrows. Also, you're driving.
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What? What eyebrows?
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And you look into the rearview mirror and you see you're drawn
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on in sharpie anime eyebrows from.
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Oh my God, that I forget. But it it surprises me and
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delights me every time I see you.
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And you pull up to no latency. Hitch into the elevator and you
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will descend into the bar. I am relieved to be back here.
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That was quite something we just went through.
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Yeah, you know, I got to say I I never want to go back down
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underwater ever again. I'm just fine living the rest of
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my life on dry land. Valid.
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Hi guys. I mean, I don't remember much.
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Oh, hey buddy. Whoa, that is a very large body.
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Oh, oh, this is for Domino. Oh, right.
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Oh, that's the. Frame.
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Nice, That's. Great.
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We got those bones for Domino. Well.
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You know, Domino said that I I could pay you.
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Let's have a look. I'm looking at a table here and
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it says so let it says easy jobs are one price, typical jobs are
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another price, and dangerous jobs are another.
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Was it? Was it particularly dangerous?
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Oh yeah. No, not really.
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What? Wait, hold on.
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Y'all didn't think that was dangerous.
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Well, I mean we went and we took that Proctor test and then like
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we fought a frog and then we got the bones right.
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The Lit the record show today was not just a frog, it was a
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man named Frog. But honestly, if you look at the
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science, he was close to a toe. I mean, he croaked.
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He's fine. So dangerous.
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Yes, very dangerous, yes. OK.
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I don't remember much. It says here I can pay you 2000
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each. That sounds wonderful.
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Thank you because. Hazard account, We were under
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the water. I was.
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I was going to offer you all a drink.
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OK, I'll take that. That I will take.
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I mean I'll take, I'll take the drink.
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Jeb, the Whiskey Cantina is right there.
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Thanks you playing blank. Just this once because it was a
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dangerous job, but apparently Bebe what would you like?
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I would like something something fruity please.
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OK, well I've got pina coladas. Obviously.
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Maybe like a fruity Margarita or something.
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Oh. Yeah.
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I don't know why I'm feeling. Do you want something subtle
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like a pear or maybe a strawberry?
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Strawberry sounds good. You got it.
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I'll start making that and Ping starts to whip up a a frozen
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strawberry Margarita. Little strawberry daiquiri.
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Do you do you want glitter? Always.
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OK. And they dust this edible
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glitter edibles in quotation marks on the bottle and then
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hands you this Margarita. Yeah, Iona protein.
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Just a ginger ale would be lovely.
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You got it, they. Pull a ginger ale from the
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bottom. Crack the top with this little
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robotic arm which you see them wash again, implying that they
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washed it beforehand as well. I'd really like a real water
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please. Oh, fancy.
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Here you go, Vandal. Vandal grabs this sort of oblong
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cute bottle, cracks the top and takes a really big swig.
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Oh, that's so much better. Yeah.
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So it was tough money. Thank you.
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Oh, I've got money in my account.
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I owner. They paid.
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They paid me too. And not just just you.
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That's nice. I pay you anyway.
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I know. It's just it's just nice to feel
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included, you know, So we've got the, we've got the body frame.
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Yes, you've got the body frame and you've got what else?
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Can I get a drink? Oh yeah, Retro, do you want
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something? You were standing at the back.
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Are you going to come to the bar or not?
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Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I was really just.
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I was kind of in a bit of a fog at the moment.
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Probably have my own doing. Can I actually get two?
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I'll pay for the other one. Can I get a duck fart shot
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please? Oh yeah, 2 duck farts on the
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House. Well, no, I just want one duck
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fart shot. And then I mean, I'll I'll
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double duck fart all day. And then I could also get a
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lonely island lost in the middle of the foggy seed.
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Yes. Yeah, I only have the green ice
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today. Well, that's fine.
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I mean, I think that works well with it actually.
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Yeah, yeah. Every 4th one is jello.
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So good luck. Thank you.
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Well, that's good. Now that everyone's got a
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beverage, thank you, I I put a lot of effort into this, even
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though, you know, it's kind of more of a hobby.
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So you've got the body frame and you've got what else do you
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have? I know you've got more than
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that. I've got a electric gun that has
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10 rounds. Oh no.
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You've got the body frame, you've got the legs there,
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you've got the arms as well. So that means all you need is
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the head and brain, the power source, and the bio skin, right?
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Did we not get the I thought we got the bio skin.
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No, we did not. We we didn't.
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We forgot to grab it. What?
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We forgot. Yeah.
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Oh, that's bad. We forgot the bio skin down
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there. But we got them bones, right?
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Yeah, we got the bands. All right.
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That's good. That's good.
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It's. I mean, where else can we get
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this mythical bio scheme? Oh, that's it, Silo.
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Iona decided we'd do that last. What were the other things we
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needed? Oh, the power source.
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And then the head and brain which Domino thinks will
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probably be in the same place. Now once we once we get domino
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inside this biomechanical body, will he always need a a power
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source or will he be able to metabolize food like we do?
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I don't. I don't know.
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That would probably depend on the on the power source.
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Probably have to be something really advanced and brand new.
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Maybe some kind of experimental tech in some kind of black
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project thing? I just, I just honestly, I I
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just want to sit down and have a have a drink with Domino and you
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know maybe maybe maybe some cupcakes or something and seems
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unlikely if you can't tabulize food and turn it into energy.
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Iona, you're looking over some of the paperwork that you pulled
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from the base that you just escaped, from information about
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Abbott's research that you gathered as you walked around
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and the stuff you remember. And it comes to you that that
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the whole point of that tech was combining organic and non
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organic materials so that they don't reject each other.
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Almost like they're a single entity.
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And it did work. You won't have to worry about
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them being able to metabolize things because it looks like
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it'll happen anyway. Oh, good, good 'cause you know
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what? One of the first things I'm
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going to want to do is introduce him to my.
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I don't know if you guys knew this, mostly because y'all never
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asked, but I make. A lean.
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Tri tip steak. Oh, oh.
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Sounds. Good.
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Now last time I had a real Tri tip steak was out past the wall.
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But you know, if we can find a if we can find some, some real,
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you know, grass fed, lab grown beef, yeah, I'll make you a hell
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of a steak. Good luck with that one, right?
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Yeah, that's what I figured. But you know, I've, you know, I
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the way I see it is if we can, if we can take this this AI and
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put him, put him into a body, then he's going to want to try
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my steak. I mean, I'm.
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I'm going to be real, Jeb. I I want to try your steak.
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That sounds great. Oh, absolutely.
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I look, it's steak spray, everyone.
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Once, once we, once we get this AI into this body steaks all
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around you. Can have a BBQ.
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Steaks. Have a BBQ before we like.
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That's oh. Probably get incredibly hurt.
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Right, right. It's always bad at the end,
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isn't it? Yeah, but listen, I'll do the
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cooking. Someone just provide me with a a
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a continuous amount of whiskey and y'all are eating good.
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That's good. I'm thinking about trying to
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maybe make my own drinks, make some side my cash, yeah.
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A. A retro?
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I don't mean to. I don't mean to, like, bring
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back stuff that we were talking about in the car.
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But my shit is fucked. Could you fix our shit?
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Yeah. Thank you.
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It's OK. I will also assess everybody.
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Do we get a check up? Yes, the, you know, the general
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health and Wellness check UPS that we do after every big
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mission. Oh good.
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I don't think I can face Sore Tooth yet after what retro and
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by. Yes, so you know.
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Nothing. Retro You fix our technological
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things and I fix everybody's body parts, so you know, we all
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have our uses. So this is how this is going to
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work. I need retro and Phoebe to roll
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a first aid and A and for Retro, whatever kind of tinker you
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think will work for every person.
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So like first aid per person. Whoa 33.
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Right first I have here this first set is for Iona.
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Iona, you gain 10 HP. I didn't lose any.
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HP Never take, Never taken a bullet a day in my life.
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But also you get a clean bill of health.
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Yay. And you're relieved because you
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look so great that VV doesn't have to prick you with anything
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or take any of your blood. Thank you.
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But also because of that 33, all your shit gets fixed.
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Can I have the next two please? Oh no.
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Oh no. Somebody.
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Jeb. Next to my list.
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Yeah. That jokes out.
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Jess, you you do gain 2 HP. Oh, you know what?
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That's better than I expected. You gain 2 HP, but the medicine
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which doesn't heal you instead gives you a bit of a headache
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and you decide to throw less your whiskey away because it's
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just a ton of tastes tinny. Oh yeah, you know.
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I'm going to go. I'm going.
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To take a seat over there and maybe just stare at the wall for
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a bit. But you look over and retro
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hands you your fixed duster. Yeah, I just sewed all the the
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holes up and I put a little packs there with a cartoon
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drawing of you riding one of those like a small monster
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truck, but it's like all big and like monster ride and all that
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kind of stuff, you know, that iconic kind of drawing it it.
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Is nice. OK, 13 HP to retro and all of
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retro stuff is repaired. Next two, that's 10 HP for
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Vendel and all of Vendel's stuff is fixed because that's over 24.
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And then lastly for VB, so you get 15 HP.
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Holy shit. Wow.
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Actually, I didn't need that because I got a little hurt the
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last. Yikes.
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The last fight, so. Holding that laser down wasn't
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wasn't easy. To be honest, a lot a lot of
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this stuff. Minor, minor damage.
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Easy to fix pretty quickly. Yeah, this looks great.
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I love the stitching. Thank you for using Orange.
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Oh yeah. I mean, to be honest, is all I
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had left. But I'm glad you like it.
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I need to probably freshen up on my materials.
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How much scrap does that cost? 24 scrap that cost.
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I no longer have 69 scrap. That's sad.
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That is sad. All right.
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Then Dale grabs a packet of Jizz and the snaps off of the bar,
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cracks them open and starts to eat them.
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Should we watch some TV? Go ahead, turn it on.
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OK. Yeah.
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This is network 54. Your host well.
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Good afternoon, Night City. This is Network 54 and I'm April
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Anonymous. The night sky is more than red
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tonight as a huge explosion rocked the coastal waters of
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Night City. A disused oil rig run by
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Biotechnica in association with NC Space burst into flames
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earlier today despite the minor loss of life.
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Biotechnica reports that all the oil at that location had dried
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up, so it doesn't really matter. Biotechnica states the loss of
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life to be minimal, reporting the rig had been part of
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Biotechnica's plan to utilize thermal vents in the area,
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citing volcanic activity as a likely cause of the accident.
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Families have been compensated according to the contract
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signed. I'm glad that I'm not on the
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high seas. This reporter prefers to stay on
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solid ground. In related news, a new power
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cell is rumored to hit the market.
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Inside reports hint that it's no larger than a human heart, but
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brags impressive power. A prototype is rumored to be
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shown at an undisclosed event to investors in the coming week,
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sparking peaks and energy investments across the market.
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Seems these investors sisters will go straight to the heart.
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I do hope you know we here at Network 54 always report from
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the heart we're here for you stay safe out there.
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Night City. This is Network 54 and I'm April
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Anonymous. Y'all thinking what I'm
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thinking. We made the news again.
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Cool. Oh, it.
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Oh, I. Got those in the bottom of the
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ocean, apparently. No, no, it was people.
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I know, I know. I.
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I don't get humans, sorry. Sorry, my sarcasm is not as good
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as Iona's. But what you guys, what?
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What about that that that heart-shaped and sized power?
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Supply. Yes, how convenient.
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Honestly, it feels like someone's out there looking over
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so fast, but there's a higher power.
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Yes. And their name is binary.
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No, but OK, they said it's going to be at some like undisclosed
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event or something like. For investors, Yeah, investors.
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Yeah, sounds. Culprit.
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None of us are really involved in that too much.
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Yeah. None of us really have a
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corporate end somewhere. Yeah.
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That's so weird. I wish we did.
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Yeah. You're talking about oh.
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Yeah, no, they're all I think I I I leaned into the joke that I
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did it. Man, Biotechnica really been
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making the news a lot lately. You know I don't.
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Like it. I don't like it.
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I don't like it. I'll tell you this, your spin
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section is like top notch. They better be paying well over
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there, 'cause that's some good bullshit.
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Yeah, yeah. For people to believe, you know,
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a volcano exploded in the bottom of the ocean and made a
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Biotechnica facility explode, that is.
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They didn't. Say it was a volcanic explosion.
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They said it was volcanic activity.
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Yeah, yeah. We're on a fault line.
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This is true. So whose fault is it?
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Well, let's. Line up the facts.
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All right. All right, everybody.
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Watch out, I might just explode. I'm.
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I'm done. I'm going to sip my strawberry
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daiquiri now. Just let the heat flow.
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Out do you? Do you need me to look into this
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heart thing? Go ahead.
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All right, Liz. If you would.
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Yep all. Right.
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Thank you. You see Ping put their hand up
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and look around and tap their finger.
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Oh no, not you too. Yeah, no, I got the new thing.
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The new thing? What's the new thing?
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You can't see it, but on the Chiron inside of Ping's head,
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they're moving windows around, Minority Report style and.
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Right, Yes. OK.
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Using some of the connections that Domino's been routing back
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through the networks, there's some kind of investor meeting
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but to get. In you need.
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A reliquary pass. What is a reliqui pass?
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Why does it sound familiar? Is that something we can just
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download from the interwebs? No, it's a pass that you have to
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get printed with your biometric data and there's there.
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There were two places you could get this done in Knight City.
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The 1st place was the Arasaka building that isn't there
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anymore and the other one is floor 62 of Biotechnica Building
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27. Oh, that that sounds.
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Easy. I mean, I feel like, you know,
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our our our CV has similar things already on it.
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We we can do that. We'll just have to be careful
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not to like shoot up the place because I I like my job and my
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apartment is kind of connected to it.
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So it's my health insurance and like my livelihood.
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So if I can, I just. I don't want to lose my job.
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Jeb, I'm definitely saying this just to you.
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Can you please? So we're not doing an Ocean's 11
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style heist. I mean it depends on kind of
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what you will want to do, but I would prefer to keep my job.
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What's ACV you know, like like celebrated vittles you give?
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No curriculum vitae. Yeah, it's a French.
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Resume. Yeah, it's a It's a French word
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for resume. I actually think it's loud.
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When you when you apply for a real job, you you have to write
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down all the stuff that you've done and then you know you fudge
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some of it and you lie at the bottom and then they give you a
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gig. Oh, I just.
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I just always work for myself, so.
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Yeah, but that's because you're. Entrepreneurial and and and
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cool. So.
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What do you think we should do then?
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If you know I don't want you to lose your job either, let's be
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clear about that. Well, if if I'm honest, I don't
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really get a vote. It's all up to my owner.
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I just. I just wanted to voice that I
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don't want to lose my job. We're not shooting at these.
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Central VV Things. What?
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Central. Aqui pass things.
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Whatever the CV is. Retro, I think you've got gone
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on a tangent. It's just it was it's just a
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resume. It's it's a document you send to
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someone and go. These are the skills I have.
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Oh, we don't need that to get the real Aqui pass.
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No, no, no, no, We don't need that.
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No, I was just saying that, you know, we are of all the people,
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you know, I feel like we are equipped with the right skills
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to make this happen. Just a matter of choosing the
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right plane. That doesn't get you fired.
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I I I understand. So could we just go in that
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building as like visitors? Maybe get a tour of the
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building. You know, sure I could do that.
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Maybe. I I don't know.
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Wait, is this the same building? Which we had to fight that
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insane hand dryer. No.
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Building 27 No. No, OK.
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Yeah, I forgot which building that was.
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What building did they say? This one again is is this one
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that we've been to or know of. No, no, Building 27 is.
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A lot of offices. Some executives and HR and
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apparently this thing which I didn't know about.
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Did you know about it, Iona? The relic we pass, yes.
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No, I mean it's. I suppose it makes sense, but.
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I mean, we could also, yeah, pretend we're applying for jobs,
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be there for an interview or something.
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No. So I do have to make one I.
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Could just get you in. I don't.
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I don't know why you're frazzled about this.
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We It's easy. OK, we just go.
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Justin Iona. Reliquary Pass and Peace out.
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Yeah, OK. I was going to ask because I
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just suddenly popped in my brain.
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Iona, how's your casino doing? Good, good.
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Actually. I've every time I check in they
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give me money. We could go.
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That might be a fun night off thing to do.
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That would be good spend some of these.
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Did just get back from a big A big heist?
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Exactly. Spend some money at my casino.
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And like, if we lose it, we just know it goes back to you.
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Exactly. It's not like I don't take care
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of you. What?
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Happens if we win, though. Do we have to give it back?
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No. Bad.
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Well, so are we going to go get this thing or what?
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Yeah, yeah, we're going to go get the thing.
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But like, what are we doing tonight?
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Let's go to the casino. Let's go casino, yeah.
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I think we do need some fun. We've had a rough go at it.
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I mean, we were just like, we almost died down there, you
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know, And we saw a lot of shit. Yeah, we had to take a test.
25:02
We found we found a frog. Man cut a lot of weird
25:07
crocodiles with the laser. Yeah, and you know, we Jeb.
25:12
Blew up my Christmas gift. We had some more traumatizing
25:16
things, like watching people die.
25:20
Yeah, we do that a lot. I'm not going to think about
25:23
that part. I I think that's why maybe
25:26
blowing off a little bit of steam might be a good idea.
25:29
So I'm down. So that's two.
25:31
Well, I already said. That's for it.
25:34
Yeah, sure. That's four.
25:36
Well, five makes it a high five situation then.
25:39
I mean, it's time. It's time to blow this money
25:42
that we've made. That's what I'm saying.
25:44
All right, let's go. Well, let's have some fun.
25:47
Well, I if we're going to go, I got to get changed first.
25:49
A lot. All.
25:51
Right, roll wardrobe and stuff. Changed this I I've been
25:56
waiting. I would like a shower.
25:57
The same clothes for what feels like months at this point.
26:00
I'm, I'm going to, I'm going to go downstairs and go in one of
26:04
the showers. I'll I'll be up in like, I don't
26:07
know, 15 minutes. Holy shit, that's good for me
26:09
for wardrobe style. And that chicks out.
26:16
Retro You find a really, really cool shirt with very, very wide
26:23
collar that can stick out Fonzie style, but it doesn't match your
26:28
pants. But that's what makes it
26:30
interesting. If you're sitting down at a
26:31
table, no one will see your pants and you will get a plus
26:34
one to Persuasion unless you stand up.
26:37
Don't forget that, Jeb. You've rolled incredibly mid and
26:42
you have no bonuses whatsoever. You.
26:44
Look fine though, you're. Not as dusty, yeah.
26:48
I want to roll. That makes more sense.
26:50
Iona, how do you end up looking as presentable as possible after
26:57
all of this has happened? Because that's a 17.
26:58
That's pretty good. Well, so I'll order someone to
27:04
pick up clothes from my house, from my home, and for it to be
27:09
delivered to the bar. It's going to be like a a form
27:13
fitting dusty olive three piece suit.
27:17
Bendel comes out of the shower area.
27:21
Oh, you look nice. I do.
27:22
I also picked up clothes for you.
27:26
Let me do do do. There you are.
27:29
Oh, wow. That's a crit.
27:31
That's a crit. That's a wow, Iona.
27:35
This is really nice. I thought that you might like to
27:38
match me. I really did want to match you.
27:41
Thank you for enabling that. I feel very good.
27:45
Look at me and Olive. I look great, Jeb.
27:48
I look great. Yeah, maybe.
27:50
Yeah, no compliance here. Get good look at our little
27:53
suits. Aren't we cute?
27:56
Yeah, not a drab between you. I've I've got a little lapel pin
28:00
that's nice. Ah, yours is bigger.
28:03
That's fine. Yep.
28:04
You see, it's a sword, so there's a little sword on your
28:07
little coat. It's very cute.
28:11
It's not about the size though, is it?
28:12
It's. It's about the girth.
28:20
Exactly, CHIP. Yeah, totally.
28:30
Average size. Totally average size.
28:34
All right. Is everybody ready?
28:35
Shall we head to this place then?
28:37
Let's go to Sharks cart. All right, now here's here's
28:40
what I say. I'll say we take out an amount
28:42
of cash that you're OK with losing.
28:47
That's how I do it. Whenever I go to the casino, I
28:49
always bring out an amount of cash that I feel OK with losing.
28:53
And that way if I come come back out with no money in my my hand,
28:59
well, that's OK, because I already had made terms, come,
29:02
come to terms, lose night money. So how much is it taking night?
29:08
Couple 100. Yeah.
29:10
Yeah. Oh, oh, yeah.
29:12
Only only a couple hundred. Yeah, absolutely.
29:14
You see Jeb, like, puts a bunch of cash back in like his, like,
29:18
little locker or whatever. Yeah.
29:20
Yeah. Just just a few hundred.
29:22
Yeah. Yeah.
29:23
I'll just, I'll just take away the I made this time.
29:26
What was that 2000? Yeah, I'll just use that.
29:29
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31:16
Welcome to Sharks Cards. If you would like drink service,
31:20
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31:22
All tables are open. Tonight's game is Blackjack.
31:27
Good luck. Oh, Blackjack's my, my my game.
31:33
No one knows how to count to 21 like I do.
31:38
Yeah, What's everybody's game? What do you guys like to play?
31:43
Personally, I just like to play blackjack.
31:46
It's it's the simplest, it's the easiest and but if I'm not
31:52
playing cards, craps. I'm a poker person myself.
31:58
Oh. The person at the bar looks at
32:02
Iona and nods. You recognize them as the person
32:05
you've sometimes picked money up from.
32:08
I nod back. How are things in here tonight?
32:12
They're all right. You know, Blackjack Night, so
32:14
it's pretty quiet. A lot of whiskey.
32:17
Good. Jeb, do you hear that?
32:19
Oh. Yeah, are.
32:21
These people with you? Oh yes, absolutely.
32:24
OK, sure. Then I'll put them on your tab.
32:29
Go ahead. OK.
32:30
Oh. There you are, Jeb.
32:33
Nice. Appreciate.
32:34
You. Shark's not here today.
32:38
It's Wednesday. No worries.
32:40
I was wondering what day of the week it was.
32:42
Thank you for answering that question for me.
32:46
You're welcome. I can bring drinks to the table
32:48
if you guys want to sit down and play.
32:50
Yeah, sure. What are we playing?
32:52
Blackjack. Yeah, Retro.
32:55
Sorry. I assumed it would be Jeff
32:56
saying the thing that didn't make sense.
32:59
I mean, we're all playing different games, right?
33:01
That's what I thought we were doing.
33:03
We can all play together. Yeah. 21's that against each
33:07
other, we're all against the dealer.
33:10
Exactly. And wait, hold on.
33:12
In this case, Iona is the house. Each table seats 3 patrons and
33:19
one dealer. I'll watch you lose money for a
33:21
little bit if you would like. And VB Metro in a way you
33:26
gaining money. Exactly.
33:29
What? That's a good point.
33:31
Yeah. Let's do it.
33:32
Yeah, so. Should we?
33:33
Should we? Should we split tables?
33:35
Who's going with whom? VV You want to order up on this
33:38
one. Sure.
33:40
I'll take this one. I'll sit next to VV.
33:43
Guess that means you're with me, Jeb.
33:45
I wouldn't have it any other way.
33:46
Iona, do you join either of those tables since there is a
33:49
free seat? I'll sit with Vendel and Jeb,
33:52
since I don't spend a lot of time with the two of them.
33:55
That's nice. I I was missing you like the the
33:58
whole time we were down there, we really did split the party
34:02
for quite a long time. Oh, holes.
34:05
What's that? OK, so it looks like a oh I.
34:09
Got a kind of? Four and an 8.
34:12
So that's a pretty soft 12. I'm gonna go ahead and hit on
34:16
there. What do you think?
34:17
I would hit. Hit dealer.
34:20
Hey there. Oh shit, that's five.
34:23
So we're not 17. That's a tough one.
34:26
I mean, that's the 1617 are the hardest to hit.
34:33
But you know what? The way I see it is that if I if
34:36
I bust, then I'm really just giving you money.
34:38
I own it. Dealer hit me.
34:40
It's an 8 of hearts. Nah balls.
34:48
I bust. There goes all my money.
34:50
I put it all on this on this one.
34:52
Damn it, Jeb. You lose 25 eddies.
34:56
Van der What do you have? I.
35:00
Is this good? A10 and A a three.
35:03
That's that's a good start I would hit.
35:06
I should hit OK all. Right, there you go.
35:09
Is that good? It's not a queen, unfortunately
35:13
puts you over. But that I got 23 points, that's
35:16
good, right? You can't go over 21.
35:19
Tall poo. All right, well, what's the
35:22
dealer doing? Damage 82, That's 10.
35:30
That's another two. So that's 1214 and 17 and plus
35:37
seven is 21. House wins.
35:40
Dealer has to hit on the soft to 15.
35:42
It's not a 17, it's 218222 and seven is 21.
35:50
Jeb, you don't have to be mad. Listen, I just really thought
35:53
they'd playing in your casino. I'd have a little better luck,
35:57
but. Try again, we got another round.
36:01
Oh really? And you medic.
36:06
Someone brings you a strawberry daiquiri to the table.
36:09
Oh wow, they even know my order. They are real good around here.
36:15
You get the craziest drink. Oh damn, it's a Beethoven's
36:19
fish. Here are your.
36:19
Cards. I got a Jack Spades and Nine of
36:27
Diamonds. That's pretty good, actually.
36:30
Head of Sky, it's. Pretty good high cards.
36:33
I'll stay. And and are you with the crazy
36:36
drink? I am going to take my
36:38
Beethoven's faith which is 1/5 of rum, 5th of vodka, 5th of
36:41
whiskey, 5th of tequila and 5th of Midori.
36:46
Shoot back and what about your cards?
36:48
I'd like to split. I have two threes.
36:52
All right. So two more cards, Is that
36:54
right? Yes.
36:54
Please all right I have 9 for both do.
36:59
You want to hit. I want to hit.
37:02
That's for your left, that's for your right.
37:04
I have 19 for both I. Do you want to stay or do you
37:09
want to hit? I'm, I'm going to stay.
37:11
I feel lucky. I mean, you got a 19, so we both
37:15
have nineteens and we both either win or lose.
37:18
Indie Guy. House has a king and a seven and
37:21
a Jack. House bust?
37:24
And you both win 25 per hand. I had, I was, I don't know if
37:31
this is good look or bad look. I was just dealt the same cards,
37:35
an 8 and a three, so I'm going to hit on that what did.
37:39
You get Chad. Is that good?
37:41
No, it's the same again. I'm at a 17.
37:46
And you know what? I'm staying.
37:48
Staying on 17. OK, cool.
37:51
Is that what you should do? Iona?
37:52
What should I do? Well, let's see.
37:54
You have a a queen and a nine. That's 19.
37:57
Go ahead and stay. OK, that's I I want to stay.
38:02
OK. Has has two threes.
38:04
It's an 822. Has his bust.
38:08
Players win. Whoa.
38:11
Woo Hoo and we'll do one more hand each.
38:13
Yay, I I do. Here's the thing.
38:16
I think think back Jack is fun. I'm here for it.
38:20
Me too, Especially because we just won.
38:22
I I know, was like, that's 25. 25 each.
38:26
All right, and. Cards.
38:28
Each for you and the cards are laid down in front of VV and
38:30
Retro. I don't feel confident about
38:35
this hand. What'd you got?
38:38
Got a 10 of hearts and a three of hearts.
38:41
That's pretty, pretty pretty squirrely.
38:46
What do you got? Got an 8 of clubs and a queen of
38:49
diamonds. I fold.
38:57
You you fold or. Whatever it is, I only play
39:00
poker. I actually don't know how to
39:02
play. This Are you?
39:04
Are you staying at 13? I stay.
39:08
Oh, right. This is the get to 21.
39:10
OK, I see. Right.
39:12
I'm thinking of poker. Oh my God.
39:15
Yeah, I will stay or. Whatever retirements.
39:19
Yes, you. Don't want another card at 13?
39:21
OK, you know what? Yes, I'll take another card.
39:26
Says This says. This dealer who's giving you
39:28
this look and they kind of give you a little wink.
39:31
I like to help the cute ones. Oh well, if that's the case, OK,
39:38
I am staying. And you?
39:42
OK, I'm probably thinking 18, but I could just, if I get a
39:46
2130, a double so that all I really need is I just need 32.
39:52
Would also still work for the four that'll boss.
39:55
What do you think of anything? What do you think?
39:58
What do you? Think What do you think?
40:01
What do you think? I say.
40:03
Get another. Fuck it.
40:04
Yeah, let me get another double down.
40:06
I'm going to double down on this one.
40:07
Do it. Do it.
40:08
There you go. Double down.
40:12
Did you get it? I got 19.
40:15
Excellent. Are you staying?
40:17
Yes, thank you VB 19 I knew. That was right move.
40:22
House has 13 + 417 + 7 house bust.
40:30
Woo. And retro, because you double
40:33
down, did you double down? Yeah, double down.
40:36
So you make. 50 Oh well cuts. All right.
40:41
I can feel it. I'm going to be hot this time.
40:44
Oh, OK. I got 17.
40:49
Well, you know what they say. Go big or go home.
40:52
Am I right? That's right.
40:55
Can you, can you, can you make the dealer give me like a, you
40:58
know, a Ford? No, I can't, unfortunately.
41:05
Could you could you please give Jeb A4?
41:10
I mean, I can give them the. I don't.
41:13
I give them the next card. Hopefully it's a four.
41:17
You are? Shark said that we should.
41:19
Are you being real? Do you need me to?
41:24
Jeb, do you want to hit? Just hit me.
41:26
Do it. Go.
41:28
Yeah, jeez. I didn't.
41:30
It wasn't a four. I'm sorry.
41:32
It's a burst. Well, Vendel, hopefully you have
41:36
better luck. Do I?
41:39
And you have a 14 at the moment, so I would hit.
41:44
OK. Is that good?
41:48
Yeah, that's 20. That's a good one.
41:51
I should stay. I should stay.
41:53
I'm gonna stay. Can I stay?
41:54
I'm gonna stay. Get a Black Jack.
41:59
House has a queen and A5. 5 + 9 House bust players win.
42:08
There you are all. Right.
42:12
All right. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
42:14
All right. No whammies, No whammies.
42:16
No whammies, No whammies. Don't win.
42:17
Hit me. Yeah, hit me.
42:22
Just not in the face. I'd like a card.
42:25
Thank you all for all of your money.
42:28
Well, I'll Take Me Out negatives.
42:31
I knew I should have worn my lucky underwear tonight.
42:35
Oh. I just thought it was all the
42:37
daiquiris. Oh, that's 400 for the night.
42:41
Dear that's the only kind of look I've got.
42:45
Did you make a lot of money? Oh, what you mean, you know,
42:49
pretty good a male. It's really nice to like, not be
42:53
constantly fighting things and just spend some time together.
42:56
Yeah. Finally, we could do this more
42:58
often. It is nasty, not have to worry
43:01
about dying or killing or AIS running amok or refrigerators or
43:09
vending machines or any. Other and the Crew continue to
43:12
play blackjack into the night. A night off for the crew for
43:17
once. A night where they can sleep
43:19
soundly just for a few hours, because tomorrow trouble begins
43:26
again. Next time on no latency.
43:47
Yeah. So the plan is.
43:48
Opposite of guns blazing. Exactly.
43:51
No guns. I can blend in.
43:53
Yeah, just walk in. I mean, I could probably blend
43:56
in because I'm a doctor. With confidence, yeah.
43:58
Put your guns away. That's great.
44:00
I love that joke. Wonderful.
44:02
You know, you win some, you lose some.
44:04
Don't gamble at work. Viper work.
44:06
Fresh pee? Is that you?
44:08
So 1 does not simply walk into this meeting.
44:11
Yeah, I'm going to join the meeting.
44:13
Interesting decor choices. What's going on in here, retro?
44:16
Someone in clutch here, Jander man.
44:19
Where do you what is it that you sneak out from here?
44:21
Why is Phoebe outside the building?
44:24
I don't know. Don't mind me, I'm just checking
44:27
out the the scenery. Well, I know someone who's going
44:30
to let that. Yeah, that's what we're going
44:32
out there to do. I can't really disclose why I
44:36
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