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You. Mr. Exact Mark Ziger.
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Jesus Christ. Oh.
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No. Well, it's your funeral.
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Domino is made of body fuel bite.
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Wait, wait. Made of.
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He could be saved. Baby, how much does facial
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reconstruction? For giving him Domino's blood.
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If that's not really your thing. Just the little vials worth is
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probably fine. This whole thing is really going
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to be a huge car. If you cured him yet, obviously
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you need your hand to drink this vial.
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Baby, what the fuck are we doing here?
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You should probably do that. Are we starting the covenant of
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vampires? I seem to remember, but everyone
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thought that I was the rich. One, yeah, but now I'm down to
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25,000. The whole point of this vending
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machine, The thing is. Like God's eye are we?
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Plug and play here or are we having to go through sod around?
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OK, I think it's brilliant. Is that brilliant?
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I can't tell. Is that brilliant?
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It's brilliant. Look, OK, it looks great.
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You know, I could tell that you definitely coded it pretty well.
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Minor tweaks I would say, like, you know, we know for sure that,
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you know, Iona's gambling parlour is in combat zone Sharks
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cards. I don't see it.
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What is that? Are we OK?
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Like is this fully set to be able?
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It's right there. You have to.
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You have to touch the menu to choose the locations.
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Otherwise with how many places we've abandoned can get a little
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overwhelming. Oh.
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I see. What about the underwater lab?
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The underwater lab is outside of the city and is not OH.
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Dang it, I can never remember where things are.
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It is off the coast. So do we have like a set places
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that we got to set up these triangulation things or are we
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just kind of, you know, as long as we got three of them up
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somewhere, we're good? Yes, but deciding that coverage
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is, it's up to you. Well, here's, here's the thing.
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We're going to be doing triangulation, all right.
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We can go for a wider berth. However, with a wider berth is
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going to set some inconsistencies.
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We can be close to the area and not an exact, whereas the
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smaller we go, the better it'll be able to pinpoint.
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But The thing is, is that we have no idea where they're at at
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all, right? No.
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So The thing is if we're really wanting to pinpoint is that
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we're going to need to do a very wide berth to kind of get an
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area and then we'll have to re triangulate again when we get to
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wherever that is close to. Yes, unfortunately I am aware
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that we have not explored very much of the East Coast of the
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city. My suggestion for I'm still
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trying to find the location for that coast, perhaps something on
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Maura Rock, but otherwise we'll have to find something in the
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University district. Wait the the the East Coast I.
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Was going to say that's West right or?
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That is the. Map upside down.
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Yes, I meant the West Coast. Correct.
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Hell yeah. Maybe.
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Yes. Being a Med tech, I think that
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you are going to have some very good thoughts about this, Iona
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being a exec, knowing you know, pretty good body language and
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you know how most people, corporations think and Jeb just
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being you. I have a question.
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Yes. Go ahead.
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Do we think that these AI are that cartoony, entropish enough
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to pick something that's like, you know, mega villain esque
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kind of thing? Or do you think that they have
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like some underground thing that everyone just kind of walks
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over? Like, are they able to be subtle
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or do we think that they're like over the top?
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They are smarter than we fear, so finding them is going to be
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harder than you think. My thoughts exactly.
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Yes. So they're definitely not on
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moral rock then, OK. What is moral rock, by the way?
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I, I, I never, I ain't never been there.
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Don't know too much about it. I don't either, but it feels
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like a place where you would have a super secret villain
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layout and I was like, maybe you just check that out.
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That's the layer. Emma, is it just a big rock?
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I mean, I know Moro, it is Spanish for Hill or like, yeah,
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so it's just like a big, big rock.
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It is mostly the location of the orbital air mass driver.
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A tremendous construction site. It's where.
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What are they constructing? An orbital mass driver.
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It's an orbital mass driver. It's a large gun that shoots
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into space. It drives orbital mass.
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Exactly. Orbital mass being drive into.
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Space. Something.
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'S huh? Big and Spacey.
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Now we're talking, you see, I understand that.
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Side note, I just looked that up in the compendium really easily
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here on roll 20 and that was dope.
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I. Was going to say that that's
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impressive that you were able to know what that was.
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And that was really. Cool, I just.
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Went more and rock what is. It just put it up.
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That's cool. OK.
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So our thought is to just get a wide range, a wide berth and
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then narrow it down potentially later.
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Exactly. OK.
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However, while we consider these locations and give your GMA
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chance to build the locations for you at a later date, we
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still need the actual machines we're going to place in these
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locations. Oh, right.
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So step one, get them machines. Step 2, find the place where to
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put them machines. Step three.
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Put them machines in them places.
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Exactly. Correct.
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Then triangulation. Plan.
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Begins. I've done a little digging.
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Yeah, as long as it's not Maelstrom.
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Well, I think they're not going to be a problem for a while,
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baby. True and.
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He. Pulls a packet of cigarettes
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from around the bar. Thank you P.
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Oh, you're welcome. And lights one with his finger
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and then scoots the pack across the table towards you VV.
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VV grabs one too and and lights one in the.
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Bar. Ping very pointedly puts a a
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ashtray next to you on the table.
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Here you go. Thank you.
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For the transponders we are looking for are D-1C-96TS.
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OK, got to write that down hold. On.
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D-1C-96T. 96T. Confirmed.
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OK, and this is for the machines, but what is OK?
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For the transponders so that we can triangulate the signal, we
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will need three of them. OK, unless you plan on
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quadrilating instead of triangulating, which would
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require more. No that that should be good.
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We can make a little triangle. I have delayed their delivery to
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Northern Knight City. OK.
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They are located down here near Metro's apartment in Rancho
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Coronado. That's the Upns lot.
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Southern Night City, you keep looking at it upside down.
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Delivery is to Northern Night City.
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They are currently on a truck. Oh, I see.
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In the South of Night City. I see.
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Yes. So they're going to come right
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past us. Or we could just go to the van.
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That's on the plan. I have put the delivery in a
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sort of digital limbo, but obviously I can't pull them out
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of the Internet. No, obviously not.
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That's why I'm going to pay you to do it.
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To pull them out of the Internet, we're going inside the
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Internet. No, Jeff, you're going to go to
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the Mart and steal them from Upns.
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OK, Yeah. Yeah, that that way you can do.
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It's a lot more up our speed. Yes.
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Yes. If you would do this, how does
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Jeff put it? Clandestine.
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Oh. Clandestine.
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That's a big word. But it's one I've used a few.
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Tags to say OK Jeff has occasionally used a big word
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like that. You will need to get these.
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If anybody finds out that we have them, it will be a red flag
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to the syndicate and they make it a little fervent.
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OK, so. They just need to discretely
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become lost. Yes, we we can do that.
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However, I mean. This evening I have done a fair
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amount of physical exertion and require, unfortunately, rest.
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Yes, that does happen sometimes. Rest is important for everybody.
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I do not think it is wise for me to come with you.
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No, I, I think I. Am not very clandestine.
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You need to charge the old batters.
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In a sense, I have a lot of cable to eat.
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That does help with the regrowth and regeneration and all that
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stuff. So.
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Are you like trying out a variety pack?
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I just got paying to get different flavors so I could try
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them. I knew it.
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I'm going to go and try cotton candy now.
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What's the worst one? Cotton candy cable.
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Yes, Jeff. It tastes like dental floss.
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I like the way dental floss tastes.
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You would. Everybody has different
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preferences and flavour tastes, you know.
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I know the saying is don't yuck someone else's Yum, but.
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I I hate the BBQ flavour but that's fair.
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I for some reason retro you love them so.
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Well, I like it because it reminds me of, you know, the
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gumbo back home. Way too much smoke, way too much
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spice. There's no flavour to it, it
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just burns your mouth. Yeah, and that's not enjoyable
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and. While you've been having this
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conversation, Domino's just left.
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He's gone through the the door downstairs and has gone off to
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go rest. Respect.
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Hey, hey guys. Just like a general vibe check
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on Domino. Oh, do you want me to?
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Please. No, no, no, no.
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I'm just, I just want to ask the group what everybody thinks of
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Domino so far. You know, with his, I feel like
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it's still an adjustment for everybody, him being a person
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now. Phoebe, not to be funny, but do
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you think it's wise for us to have this conversation here?
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Yeah, that's true. I mean not.
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Not that we'd say anything bad, of course.
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Yeah, you know what? We'll we'll do a check in.
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Maybe there's somewhere we could go?
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On the way. Like, because we're not, I mean,
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we, you know, Domino's basically put these transponders in like a
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limbo digitally. So it's not like we're in a rush
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on that. We could take the night off.
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I mean, we all got paid, didn't we Ping?
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But what did we get? Paid Ping.
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We've got the bubble Cafe. We we all got, we all got how
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much retro? You've muted, you've got the
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mute. You've turn, push the button.
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Oh, sorry, I thought we were actually going to talk about
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Domino and so I had myself muted to say all the bad things.
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Right. And we're ready.
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I hear you all go. Yeah, I think you've got 1000
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each you go. Oh money baby.
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Been a bubble cafe a lot. I mean, I'm still unhappy.
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They, they screwed me over. I asked for Dwarf and they
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didn't give it to me. So how trustworthy is this
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place? I don't know.
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Maybe I paid for it and they they screwed me over.
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Retro role, Human perception. VV role.
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Some kind of deception? Let's see.
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As you say this, Vivi's face goes bright red.
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You said the word dwarf. Yeah, So, you know, I don't know
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how trustworthy the Bubble Cafe can be if they can't get a
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simple order, right. And in all honesty, I might need
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to, I'd say maybe we go back to get a refund, but you know, I
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don't want to, I don't want to bring anything bad against it.
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I know it's business, you know, like.
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You you wouldn't. Screw me over, right Bebe?
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Like where? Her place wouldn't do that to
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me. Oh, what retro?
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The Bubble Cafe would not do that.
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OK, it was it was just a mistake.
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OK, don't leave a one star review on our garden Yelp,
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whatever the Night City version of Yelp is.
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If I was going to, I would have done it already.
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Look, I understand. I know that you took Reeves in
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because, you know, they're a good guy.
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And look, I I enjoy hanging out with Reeves.
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Hanging out with Reeves. And he's been doing great.
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Except for that. OK, look.
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OK. You know what?
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Fine, Brett. Sure.
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We don't have to go to the bubble cafe.
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Where would where? Yeah, what?
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What would you suggest? We don't have many other hangout
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places besides here in the Buffalo Cafe.
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Well, you know a good place that we could go because everybody's
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already talked about money. Why don't we go and make some
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money where you know? I was.
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Just. Yeah, you know it has.
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We haven't been there in a while.
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That's an option. I should go pick up we, we can
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go. Are we going to go?
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Are we? Are we?
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Going to go gambling. Let's go gambling.
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I'll. I'll be the I'll be the one to
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say it. I don't got a ton of money to do
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the gambling in the 1st place. So somebody want to like spot
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me? You just got 1000 eddies.
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We did just get 1000 eddies from our job.
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That look, that's that goes. That could go a long way.
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Get also in. That 1020. 5 real quick.
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Yeah, but we've already got another job lined up, Jeb, and
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you don't pay rent because you sleep over there.
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That's true. Yeah.
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Well, all right. OK, I'll be great.
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Hey Iona, can you like send a message ahead?
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Make sure they got a bunch of moonshine ready for us.
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Sure, absolutely. Pull out my tile and I'll send
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that message off to Shark. You get a salute emoji and then
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another text that says how many people are you bringing?
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12345 including myself. Ping do you want to come?
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I mean, sure, that'd be nice. Awesome Ping finally gets to
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come hang out with us. Yeah, I mean, that'd be nice.
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I mean, that way we can talk about all the nice things we
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have to say about Domino. True.
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Very good. I'm going back on mute.
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Who? Who brought who?
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It's horrible. Ping is gone.
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That's my question, OK. Stranger the whole time.
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Because I know Domino's like resting, you know?
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Yeah, no, I, I he just went downstairs.
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As long as it ain't 9. What ain't 9?
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19:04
The endless winter has finally come.
19:14
Invana White makes its way through the Glen and through
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Night City to head towards the combat zone.
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Jeb roll a driving check and now Domino isn't listening.
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Dang baby, that plush corgi you got sounds really real.
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This is kind of annoying, not going to lie.
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Not really. Not quite sure why we brought
19:40
them, but that's fine. We can just leave it in the van.
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Drive drive down beats. With 29, yeah, you take the Main
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Street down Skyline South and outside of Night City, passing
19:58
really close to Sawtooths. Make your way towards shark
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cards. You've got a few minutes before
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you arrive though. I did.
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I did what? I did message how many people
20:13
were coming. You did OK, Good.
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I said to make sure, but I think I'm plan to have moonshine
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ready. Yes.
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Oh boy. Oh, we're just going.
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To be a good. 10 I'll I'll smoke that.
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So is now a good time to maybe before we get to to Shark to do
20:37
a little vibe check with everybody?
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I think it is I. Mean, yeah, I think that's
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great. Personally, I'm a little
20:44
nervous. Like I said, not not super
20:47
excited to lose all my money, but hopefully things are.
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More specifically on Domino, you know, him being a person now,
20:58
and I don't know, he's got some interesting habits that I think
21:03
we need to just keep an eye on. He's also like a little sexy and
21:08
that's upset. I mean, I guess I got kind of a
21:13
hot take maybe, but does he feel a little, I don't know,
21:18
controlling? No, not not not as much as he.
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I mean feels the same when they were not in the meat space.
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Yeah, I guess I just never really noticed.
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I suppose they're just. There now for permission instead
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of just telling us that, right? Yeah, I, yeah, I don't know.
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I just, I, I just want to make sure that that everything goes
21:48
well for Domino and he doesn't like have any concerning habits.
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I mean, I guess other than the hunger for flesh that he now
21:58
has. I mean, Jeb has that.
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Yeah, yeah. Yeah, but he is seems, I'm not
22:05
going to say more advanced, but let's not, you know, pull any
22:10
punches here. Domino.
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This is Domino's first time in the meat space as he says it.
22:18
He definitely is not used to social conventions and faux pas
22:23
and such. Or physical cravings so I.
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Mean his whole dinner is cotton candy tonight, so.
22:32
Uh huh. It actually starts trying with
22:35
the, you know, mind altering drugs that's gonna, I mean.
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Oh dear, you don't. Even imagine.
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Oh. Domino's.
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A ping. A ping packed up.
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I. Mean in theory, Domino's already
22:46
done coke. What's the theory?
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Oh, well, I mean you, you remember how Domino used to work
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right before you guys came along?
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He. Was an AI, I don't really know
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the whole the. Whole point is that it was a
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secret, Jeb, right? Yeah, right.
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And you know that I'm a doll, right?
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Yeah. Well, I've got the doll implant
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and that lets. Right.
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Me take on the a complete new personality, be it an SI or an
23:18
AI and so when dealing with people they would sort of
23:22
download a little. So you're saying that I guess he
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they do have some sort of maybe a memory or some sort of some
23:34
sort of interaction with synth coke?
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Through you. But not necessarily with their
23:42
own body and consciousness together.
23:45
Yeah, yeah. I had to do a line with a client
23:49
to close a deal in 2044. Is it would it be comparable to
23:54
like that of like a brain dance then for them?
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Sort of, yeah. That's actually really accurate.
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Retro. Yeah.
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Yeah, because like, yeah, you could do a brain dancing, doing
24:05
all kinds of drugs, but I'll be honest, all the ones I've seen
24:08
never ever felt like actually doing them.
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Oh God, way better. Yeah, I agree.
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Yeah, I, I, I just wanted to make sure that see if anybody
24:21
had any like major red flags so far.
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There's. A lot.
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Yeah, such as? I mean, let's be honest, we're
24:35
all not the most of the highest caliber, the highest caliber
24:41
moral, ethical people. A domino.
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I've been blacks more than we do.
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Again, probably out of experience, but I mean, maybe in
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the same sense of their own experience because they've been
24:53
doing this underground stuff a lot longer.
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And I'm sure they probably know enough stories, enough of gossip
25:01
that's been going around that they might think that some of
25:02
this stuff is actually, you know, what humans do.
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So you know, there's a thought there, there there is no safety.
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I feel like some people I feel would think of like with any
25:19
robots or robots or AI that there are safety parameters put
25:24
in Domino don't have any of those.
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I mean, and you've seen how Domino, how strong Domino is.
25:30
I know how. Fragile they are with what we've
25:31
given them if we piss off Domino.
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Or if somebody does that, we're not.
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You know. That we're friends with or
25:42
something. Yes, I, I see what you're
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getting at Tier Retro. That's how I'm like that.
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I do now. Can you can you simplify that
25:54
for me? Jeff, you ever get that feeling
25:58
when you have an immense amount of emotion, rage, sadness,
26:04
something like that, and you potentially do something that
26:07
you feel you didn't have control of because something else took
26:11
over? Oh, oh, yeah.
26:13
I mean, whenever someone has ever fucked with Sloane, oh,
26:18
it's like I become some sort of, you know, the beast inside
26:21
becomes how you know, and I and I've done some terrible things
26:25
to people. Yeah.
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Now imagine if you were the size and weight of Vanna White and
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you, we really don't have any experience to be able to control
26:37
those. Self-control.
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You're saying he's a meat space thing?
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I mean, self-control is really a fallacy.
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Do we really have self-control? Do we convince ourselves that we
26:49
do? But that's more introspective,
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really. It's like almost in some ways
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Domino has a bit of naivety to the world because he doesn't
26:58
have the experience in the meat space as all of the years that
27:01
we have had. So that could result in some
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sort of reactions or lash outs or things that would be of
27:12
concern. I'm wondering if I should put
27:15
some sort of parameters in place to make sure that doesn't happen
27:19
or just give Domino complete free will and not worry about it
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and if it happens then it happens.
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Is it ethical to take away Domino's free will?
27:31
That's another good question. You say as you all arrive
27:37
outside of sharks carts. Well, I suppose we can table
27:41
this one because we got. To go, we got other tables to to
27:47
sit at. Yes, I you're right, we don't
27:51
need the answer right now. So I just wanted to check with
27:54
everybody. But OK.
27:57
But Phoebe, yes, I do have to ask.
28:05
Why did you ask? Are you concerned?
28:12
Yes, just a little bit. I just, I, I just, there's some
28:19
behaviours in Domino that could be concerning.
28:22
So I am a little worried that something bad might happen.
28:28
Well, I'm glad my talk earlier helped.
28:30
I mean, honestly, like, you know, the way that it was, I
28:36
thought that you were on their side and you know, there was
28:39
like this, you know, kind of leaning towards in on that, like
28:43
there was like some kind of like spark connection between y'all
28:46
but. So.
28:47
So you don't find him sexy anymore?
28:48
Why? Would.
28:51
They I no I I do still. Ayanna.
29:05
What you just have to let her go through it.
29:09
We all, we all have to go through our own experiences and
29:14
and if she needs to go through a little crush, she can.
29:19
Yeah, there's nothing wrong with that.
29:26
That's why maybe that is also why I'm just concerned, you
29:29
know, then I'm bringing these things up.
29:32
There's nothing wrong with Chad. Or a.
29:36
Little of concern. You know, having a little bit of
29:39
concern is a great, great way to keep you safe.
29:46
Yes, but that's it, doesn't it doesn't matter.
29:54
There's nothing to to get all huffy puffy about Retro.
30:00
Let's. Let's go gamble and have fun.
30:04
Let's do it. Well, fuck it.
30:08
Hey, what are we all dude sitting in in in Vantal.
30:11
What? Everybody out Let's.
30:14
Go you, you. Come on you.
30:15
Go. Stay you are.
30:17
OK, I'm coming. I'm ready.
30:21
Let's get in there. Oh, it, it looks like there's
30:24
there's a lot of people tonight. It's.
30:26
Busy tonight? Wow, yeah, look at that did.
30:30
You have like an event going on. Excuse me.
30:32
Excuse me? Their bodyguard stops you at the
30:34
door. Excuse me?
30:35
Oh. Don't you know I stepped to the
30:38
front. I own a Papasco.
30:41
Yes, sorry I didn't realize that they were with you.
30:44
That's. All right, I mean.
30:47
No, no, I, I, I I don't need to check your weapons.
30:50
Why would you shoot up a place you own?
30:52
I'm not. You seem like a good guy, you
30:56
working all night. Yes.
30:58
Are you allowed to drink on the job?
31:01
After 10. You should come have a shot of
31:03
moonshine with me. Fuck you, Atrium.
31:06
And you could do a fist bone. Yeah.
31:09
After 10. I the.
31:16
Cowboy's funny. Thanks.
31:20
I'm going to pull. Nothing on purpose.
31:23
Do I have any? Let me see.
31:27
I'm going to. I'm going to go through my bag
31:28
to see if I have any cash eddies.
31:32
Sure. Like yeah, any chips in here do
31:36
do do. Run me two details.
31:39
Yes, I will. I sure will, Boo.
31:47
You find 50 bucks worth of chips in your bag.
31:51
None of them. I, I, I, I'm sorry that it's
31:54
multiple chips, but here, this is for you.
31:57
Keep up the good work. And I I hand him the handful of
32:02
any chips. You give him the 50, the $50.00
32:05
in chips. Amazing.
32:08
Oh, thanks, that's actually really nice.
32:11
And he opens up a little bag that shakes, and he throws some
32:13
chips into it. The worker gets a bonus.
32:18
Nice. As you step into the room, the
32:20
room is full of people. There are people playing cards,
32:24
but you hear a new sound in here, Iona.
32:27
On the far N wall you see four slot machines.
32:31
Oh. Oh.
32:33
I love. Oh, do you hear that?
32:35
That little Ding, a lingle jingling?
32:38
Oh, it's music. Oh, oh, here they are spinning
32:46
it again. Oh wow, that's nice.
32:53
Are you all? Are you all right?
32:55
I didn't, I didn't realize how much I like the sound of, of
32:59
gosh, what do you call those spinning machines?
33:02
Slot machines? Because the slots they, they
33:05
spin, I do. I'm not here very often.
33:09
Oh. OK.
33:09
It's obviously shark. Well, those.
33:12
Those are new additions. To.
33:17
This place. I think I'm just going to go do
33:19
that. I'm excuse me, I'm going.
33:24
I just go walk straight to the slot machine.
33:28
I got, I got to be honest, I do love my one armed bandit.
33:33
So I'm go ahead and follow you all.
33:36
Right. Jeb and Iona head over to the
33:37
slot machines. To the rest of you, grab a slot
33:40
machine. There aren't any slot machines
33:41
left, actually, because only four and two of them were
33:43
occupied. So the rest of you should find a
33:47
table and play some cards. Yep, high rollers table.
33:51
Let's go. I'm just kidding.
33:52
We think in poker or blackjack. I I'm a poker gal personally.
33:59
I mean, I'd like blackjack too, but I'm I'm a poker gal.
34:03
It is blackjack night. Oh, it's blackjack night.
34:05
Let's go blackjack. All right, let's do blackjack.
34:08
Let's do blackjack. All right, there's a table free
34:10
to the South side. There's enough seats for you all
34:13
all. Right.
34:14
Deal us in. As you sit down the the table
34:18
lights up and somebody steps through the back door.
34:23
A dealer stands at your table to give you cards.
34:27
Ping sits down next to Retro, Bendel sits down next to VB and
34:31
you settle in before the dealer deals.
34:35
They look at you all. Would any of you like a drink?
34:39
Yeah, I'll take one. What would you like good?
34:47
Question. Just whatever the house drink is
34:55
if there is one. Well, we have a, we have a neon
34:58
martini, we have just plain old beer.
35:02
And then there's like some sodas, there's a kibble infused
35:07
chocolate thing. Neon Martini.
35:10
Right, neon martini for the lady and for you.
35:12
Oh. Crackles.
35:15
And for you, yeah, I. Was the rest of the table.
35:17
I'm, I'm. Oh, I was waiting for the rest
35:19
of the table to order. Yeah, give me moonshine.
35:27
I'll take a shot every 30 minutes.
35:33
Why that mixed up with the we'll say modello rello kick back with
35:40
some pickle juice. Interesting.
35:45
Interesting choice, retro. What's the What's the moonshine
35:51
kick? Oh, it's, it's just a thing when
35:55
I go gambling because I tend to burn it all down around here.
36:00
I see. I'll, I'll, I'll have a glass of
36:04
white, please white for you, Yes, and I'll have a a whiskey.
36:09
Just pick. Is that a liquor consent, that
36:12
is? The dealer goes to get your
36:19
drinks and while those drinks are being acquired, Iona sits
36:25
down at a slot machine. Oh my gosh.
36:37
All right. A lot of time.
36:39
Jeb's looking behind you, feel like you know it's right behind
36:42
you. Jeb's right behind you, I owner
36:45
and you're sitting in front of Sharks new slot machines he's
36:48
had installed. Each spin is 10 eddies, so how
36:58
many spins are you going to put in?
37:00
I'll put in 100 eddies to start. Right.
37:04
The machine maxes out at 60 eddies at a time.
37:11
Fine, I put in 60. What a.
37:13
Stupid number, yeah. I've only got. 600.
37:18
On the spin I. Know I'm sorry and I have to do
37:24
weird maths. Do you pull the leather?
37:31
One second, let me finish my maths, pull the lever.
37:44
I'm studying here so I got a spade, a blood a two times.
37:50
What is that? Night City, a diamond and a
37:53
club. That's the no latency logo.
37:57
OK, I'm just double check. I know what it is.
38:03
Is this Iona know what it is? I would think so.
38:09
We got custom no latency on our slot machines.
38:13
That's amazing. Did you talk to ping about that
38:15
we have at the table? No, you see, you can see.
38:18
You can see it from across the room while you're waiting for
38:20
your drink. What whoa ping did you get like
38:23
some sort of collaboration with Sharks?
38:25
They got no latency logos on the slots.
38:28
Yeah, it's pretty cool. Wow, Shark.
38:30
Shark just asked. I didn't see why it would hurt.
38:32
Me there you. Go Wow, that would make a great
38:34
sticker, isn't it? Yeah.
38:38
So Iona, you can now hold any of these to do another spin.
38:43
I will hold the times 2 in the middle, the times two night city
38:48
no latency logo and re spin the rest.
38:52
OK, the slots are labeled with numbers if you find that easy.
38:56
Oh perfect, I hate that. All right, I'm holding 2345 so
39:07
I'll just re roll one, which is a blank space.
39:13
That's all right. I have more spins.
39:14
I will re roll 1 again again again.
39:25
I think that's my last one. We have two more.
39:32
The machine let's out a real big klaxon noise and presets.
39:38
It takes all of your money. I really thought you're going to
39:44
get something there I. Don't.
39:45
I really thought I was too. I forgot which.
39:47
I hate gambling, but this is fun.
39:53
Again. Again you.
39:55
Should really. So while Iona goes to roll slots
39:59
again, Jeb, there is another slot open.
40:02
Do you sit down? Oh well, you know, I suppose I
40:05
feel like I could do a little better than that.
40:08
I'll take my chances, Eddie. How many spins do you buy?
40:12
How much is it per spin? 10. 10 per spin, OK.
40:16
And that's. 3456 up to six. Well, I suppose I'll do.
40:26
When you put 50 eddies into the slot machine.
40:30
All right, you pull the amies. No amies, no amies.
40:32
No amies, no amies starting. Off it's all Oh.
40:37
Oh, automatic fail. At least that was a quick, you
40:40
know. And Jeb, you lose 50 eddies.
40:45
Go. I go back over.
40:47
I go back over to. I want to.
40:49
Well, I suppose I'm back looking over your shoulder.
40:56
Meanwhile, back at the blackjack table, your drinks have arrived
41:01
and the dealer deals you some cards.
41:17
Dealer has six and three. Phoebe, you're first.
41:22
Yes, I would like to get another card.
41:26
I keep going. Oh, I'm going to hold.
41:33
The doctor holds. Yes.
41:36
I'm oh. And Vendel turns to you BB.
41:43
I don't I've got I've got 17, I've got a Jack and A7.
41:49
Do you think should I just stick?
41:51
What do you second is such a hard one.
41:53
That is a tough one, yeah. Best to play it safe and just
41:59
hold. OK, I, I I'm going to stick is
42:03
that. What you say?
42:06
I say hold. It doesn't matter.
42:08
OK, You you got this. Ping looks up from their hand,
42:13
smiles, and taps the table. Oh.
42:18
Ping's a professional. No.
42:22
I'll stick. Says Ping.
42:24
I'm retro. It's, you know.
42:26
Two cuts. No double.
42:28
Double the bet. OK.
42:31
So now it's 10. Not table.
42:34
The dealer plays. 13, 14. Everyone except retro gets 10
42:51
eddies, but retro gets 20. Nice.
42:56
Wow. And you don't even have to
42:57
reveal your cards. Another hand, everyone.
43:03
Yeah, you can get another shot of this moon shining.
43:12
Another hand is played at the table.
43:14
Retro takes a sip of his drink, and it's Phoebe's turn.
43:21
You've all bet 5. I think I'm going to hold, OK.
43:28
Do you raise or stick? I'll stick.
43:32
Bendel is still mildly confused. But because they stuck last
43:39
time, they're going to hit this time for button.
43:44
I'm I'm I stuck last time so I'm going to hit this time for fun.
43:48
Did I do good? No.
43:50
I didn't do good. That was bad.
43:52
Yeah, they doesn't. Confirm they don't reveal.
44:00
The bust. Are they bust?
44:01
I can't see the curves. Oh yes, yes, they busted.
44:05
OK oh I'm bust pants. I went over, I got 47.
44:10
How many did I get? 27. 27 Oh that's bad I lost my 5
44:20
eddies, that sucks. Ping tats to the table.
44:27
Ping taps the table. Yeah.
44:30
Retro is going to hold on. Retro, I think I'm going to
44:34
double down, yeah. Ping's a professional.
44:39
Ping taps the table for their fifth card.
44:42
Jesus. I'll stick with five and I'll up
44:47
the ante. Huh.
44:49
I'll. Bet 58.
44:52
Oh OK, next time on no latency.
45:11
I want to come play some blackjack.
45:13
They're larger than you've ever seen.
45:15
I'm, I'm going to stand. It's good shit, right?
45:17
Wow. Flash and shimmer.
45:20
Oh shit, Iona's high. Anyway, I'd like to play if
45:23
that's all right with. Y'all eyeing this machine?
45:25
Man, I'm just getting crap cards.
45:27
So I'm going to put in 15. It's a.
45:29
Good thing we're not playing poker because retro would
45:30
fucking ruin you all. I mean, if that's what the race
45:32
of the crew is doing, then I, I got it.
45:34
I got to follow suit, you know. I I'm going to be smart about it
45:37
this time. I'm only going to put in one
45:40
spin at a time. Scammed in your own place?
45:43
You got your card info. OK.
45:46
Should one of us go in there? Rolled for smooth.
45:49
Listen for bubble gum. Smoothness.
45:52
If it moves, just start pressing I.
45:54
Think I asked you not to make a mess, but that's OK.
45:58
They're dead. You need to take responsibility
46:00
for what you've done. All right, OK.
46:03
I'm lean. Who is that?
46:04
A guy who's mumbling about losing a bunch of money.
46:06
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