Kim Kitsuragi
- conversations
- 402
- Locations
- 16
Dialogue
402- "And the flashlight works a lot better if you hold it in your hand."
- "JUMP."
- A bespectacled man in an orange bomber jacket has folded up his newspaper and is now…
- A man in his late twenties with a thin, unimpressive beard notices you approaching. He…
- The corpse looks at you with bulging white eyes. The face around them does not look…
- A row of ghostly shades facing a crumbling wall, with another seven shades standing ten…
- "Look." She greets you, taking a drag. "It's dark outside, the dogs are barking and I'm…
- "Our tenant, the policeman. I hope the waves don't keep you up at night. What can I help…
- "Oh, hello, officer." He covers his mouth, struggling to suppress a coughing fit.
- "Hard-cop." She nods to you with respect and turns off her recording device.
- "Do you, uh, want to talk about what just happened?"
- "Is there something I can do for you?"
- "I'd appreciate it if you didn't force us into situations where I may have to shoot…
- The trash container stands in the spring snow.
- All around you, rain falls on the great city of Revachol. Rain drips from the eaves and…
- "What do you see?" The lieutenant cleans his glasses, squinting at the shapes in the mud.
- The tracks are as they have ever been. A bit more worn, perhaps. Fortunately, the street…
- The sight of bullet holes stirs something in you, making you forget the lieutenant's…
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?"