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- 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?"