Kim Kitsuragi
- conversations
- 402
- Locations
- 16
Dialogue
402- "This could be our witness."
- You see a young man on a balcony nursing a cigarette. His eyes have been following you…
- "Um, is this about the questions again? 'Cause I don't really know anything..." She puts…
- "Everything's still cool here, officer," the street vendor assures you.
- "The shine on these sunglasses lasts a lifetime, officer! One hundred percent guaranteed!"
- You were right. That streethawker really was stealing from the back of his own truck.
- An old call box with a matrix of push buttons lists all the companies in the East Delta…
- "Oh, it's you again. Are you looking for a die?"
- A thick layer of coal dust covers the furnace, colouring it pitch-black.
- Both cables are unplugged from the breaker box.
- This orange machine is dead-still. It has a hand-cranked ice cream churner and an…
- The bear's eyes are dead and empty, the corpse inside the fridge slowly rotting... The…
- A few bricks have fallen off, revealing a compartment behind the wall. It's too dark to…
- To the left of the croissants and juice bottles, several packaged raincoats fill a low…
- The barbell waits patiently on the floor, like a dog for its master.
- Out of old habit he still snaps his fingers at you -- but then stops immediately…
- "The Greatest Innocence" by João Paolo Salomao Lopez de Fuego. The book is large and…
- A sulphur-crested cockatoo sits on the cover, its beak slightly open. It looks as if the…
Notes
461- "Put that away. Right now." He stops you.
- You can't help but notice a little approving nod the lieutenant makes. He agrees.
- The lieutenant doesn't even flinch. "Anyway, let's try to find a new tape player. Perhaps we should talk to Roy at the pawnshop."
- The lieutenant doesn't even flinch. "Anyway, let's try to find a new tape player. There's a pawnshop near the water lock, maybe they have a spare."
- The lieutenant slaps the sandwich out of your hand faster than you could ever hope to react in your sorry state. It lands in the dirt and falls apart.
- "Great." The lieutenant shakes his head. "Wonderful. Good job. I mean why wouldn't you throw it... wait, turns out I don't actually care. Leave it and let's …
- He finishes his slice and brushes the wheat-free flour off his hands. "That wasn't terrible. Well, shall we?"
- He puts his glasses back on and repeats: "Never. Now, let's go."
- "Good. I'm glad we had this talk." He nods. "After you."
- "Whooh..." He takes off his glasses, reaches for a cloth -- pauses -- and puts his glasses back on.
- "I don't know why she left you. Let's go."
- He puts his glasses back on. "Now, let's go. And let's keep guns out of our mouths. And not say anything about any gloaming, or anything like that."
- "No need to apologize -- just keep your gun out of your mouth and we'll be all right." He nods. "Let's move."
- "Yes. Very, very, very wrong." He nods in agreement. "I'm glad you see it my way. Let's go."
- "I'm sorry, I know I fucked up."
- "I could have done more."
- "There's nothing to discuss, let's move on." [Leave.]
- "We would strike everything you've done and process you as a POW. You were in a war. You were on assignment. We could even extradite you to the Samaran Peopl…