Kim Kitsuragi
- conversations
- 402
- Locations
- 16
Dialogue
402- The same two neon lit shapes -- a man and a woman. A ray of backward motion explodes from…
- This is the door to the pinball workshop that you left barred on the inside.
- Just as you look at the flowers, a gust of wind raises them from the roof, picking them…
- The elevator stands open, inviting you to step inside.
- All these mesmerizing machines, just waiting to be plugged back in and played.
- You can almost see the shape of a man and a woman, writhing inside -- bathed in drug…
- So this is where they brought faulty pinball machines to fix them up -- a long time ago…
- You clearly see footprints in the downy carpet of dust covering the workshop floor.
- Soft, light brown eyes look back at you, directly into the space behind your eye sockets…
- "Titus Hardie gave me a recording. On it, the deceased says he intends to rape someone."
- "What was what?"
- You made the right call there. It feels good. Pure.
- Six crumbling petals rest on your palm. They're white, a bell-shaped crown.
- "You think this will make them cooperate?"
- The porta-reel is just what you needed -- the reels attach to the apparatus with a…
- "Okay." She puts her coffee mug on the table.
- Wait, stop -- that man, bloated beyond all recognition, was 42?
- A warm column of air rises around you, encircling the building you stand on. You feel its…
Notes
461- What does this mean -- a rifle here?
- "Really? A plastic poncho?" The lieutenant sighs and looks away.
- "Let's go."
- The lieutenant closes his eyes and lets slip a loud, long sigh.
- "All right. That's enough sharing details about the investigation for one day."
- "All right. That's enough sharing details. Let's go."
- The lieutenant looks at you in silence, a curious look in his eyes, nodding slightly.
- The lieutenant looks at you almost gently. "Yes. That is a pity. But for now let's focus on the things we do get to do. Like the murder investigation for exa…
- "We speak Suresne. There is no such thing as the Revacholian language," he sighs. "But don't worry, your message remained clear."
- "Silence -- a great comment to such a conundrum."
- "Me too," he says quietly. "But I wouldn't count on any drastic changes in our lifetimes."
- "My kind of police officer," he nods. A light smile. Then looks at the roundabout.
- "And one more thing..." He pulls the black plastic over the dead man's face, then looks at you. "This was very good work, detective."
- The lieutenant looks toward the door as if he didn't see you pilfer that sweet Preptide.
- The lieutenant tries to keep his eyes on the door, but the Preptide bottle sounds like a rattlesnake -- it's basically a percussion instrument that you're st…
- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" The lieutenant jumps away from you.
- "The weather vane has turned," the lieutenant remarks with a smirk. "He cannot be un-turned."
- "Yes. What are they doing in that Seol of theirs? Scheming?"