Kim Kitsuragi
- conversations
- 402
- Locations
- 16
Dialogue
402- "What can I do for you, boss-man?"
- A brisk coastal wind still howls against the window of the shack. Occasionally the waves…
- "Hello, mister!" The Net Picker's daughter waves at you.
- This phrase is meant to be looked at from above.
- A man lies on the boardwalk, his limbs bent and neck turned at an unnatural angle. Right…
- Snow is quietly covering the numerous wine bottles and cigarette butts on the ground…
- "Medicinal Purposes of the Pale." The cover of this heavy tome features a number of…
- In your hand, you hold four-fifths of "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity."
- The 'Suzerainty' box is heavy and slightly awkward in your hands. You give it a light…
- Whoa! In your hand: pyrholidon -- the double rainbow of synthetic hallucinogens. Rare and…
- The spread pattern of these bullet holes makes your chest ache. Your breath grows heavier.
- The title reads: "Codex Urik: the Industrious Dweorgr of Wirrâl". It's an introductory…
- You are immediately surprised by the ball's lack of weight. No matter. You'll make it…
- "Unfortunately, I don't." He shrugs. "Unlike most of the locals, I have no qualms about…
- Go long, go deep, go unconventional!
- "Oh? The goal is to throw your boule..." He holds out the orb. "... as close to the…
- "Let me think..." He looks at the clouds, wistfully. "I heard someone was hanged and left…
- All right, this is how we're gonna do it:
Notes
461- "I don't see how your problems are relevant right now, officer," the lieutenant says in a quick, clipped tone.
- "You won't have to look at that sight much longer, I promise. We will return soon." He turns to leave.
- "You were right, officer." The lieutenant nods, sportsmanlike. "He was Occidental."
- "Right again, officer." The lieutenant taps his blue pen at you, as though assigning another point.
- "I don't see how your problems are relevant right now, officer," the lieutenant says in a quick, clipped, annoyed tone.
- "This is unprofessional." He repeats: "Not sharing information with me is unprofessional."
- Who... what... Dear god, you've been lied to! She could have killed her lover and lied to everyone! She's not candid at all, she's smoke and mirrors and will…
- The lieutenant gives you a sideways glance.
- "And what would that miracle be?"
- The lieutenant has taken a small step back. He looks at your face illuminated by the flames and nods silently. Then the fire falters...
- "Nothing. What happened? Where'd you hear bad words? Was it from someone on the coast? The radio?"
- "Shut up." The lieutenant jabs you in the ribs with his elbow, then turns to the boy...
- He nods approvingly. He even smiles.
- "No." You have rarely seen him with that face.
- Slowly, with your breath held, you take two small steps toward the phasmid. The creature lets out a series of ultrasonic clicks that swarm around your head l…
- "That they are." The lieutenant looks at the spinners and sighs. "I was going to take them into evidence, but they weren't necessary for conviction. He never…
- Elsewhere in Revachol, the lieutenant has also just turned on the radio. In his privacy, he doesn't even try to stop himself from smiling.
- "But you're just fucking hateful. And I got no time for that shit. Anything else you need, or can I hang up?"