"Good. It's good you're sorry. I'm not letting anyone up there anymore. Now what did you want?"
Conversation · Garte, the Cafeteria Manager
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- Day 1 · "I saw a sign that said the mess hall is reserved for the Union." "About my bill..."
- Day 2 · "Fine. I'll take the trash container key." "About my bill for tonight..." Continue Continue "So, uh... you sure you can't swing me a free bed?" "About my bill..." "Come on, man. It's late. Do I really have to pay you again?"
- Day 3 · "About my bill for tonight..."
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- 01:00 · 02:00 · 03:00 · 04:00 · 05:00 · 06:00 · 07:00 · 08:00 · 09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 12:00 "I've seen something here at the Whirling, Garte. A thing I need to talk about." "Garte, I saw a sign that said I couldn't go into the kitchen. Why can't I go into the kitchen?"
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- "Good. It's good you're sorry. I'm not letting anyone up there anymore. Now what did you want?"
- What was that? Who's the she? And why do you feel so *bad' suddenly...
- "How can I forget about it?" He stops the slow clap. "It was unforgettable..."
- "I get it. You were purposefully shit. So original. I'm not letting anyone up there again -- ever. Now what did you want?"
- You feel bad suddenly. You see the delicate loops of the handwriting, in your mind's eye.
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"Good for you. I'm not letting anyone up there again -- ever. Now what did you want?"
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You feel bad suddenly. You see the delicate loops of the handwriting, in your mind's eye.
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"How can I forget about it?" He stops the slow clap. "It was unforgettable..."
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"You don't understand my performance. Those high notes? I purposefully shredded them to convey a strained, worn out sadness."
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"I get it. You were purposefully shit. So original. I'm not letting anyone up there again -- ever. Now what did you want?"
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That fucking smug asshole, he knows you've been locked out of your room. He's probably laughing at you now on the inside.
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- No. I don't want to get angry.
- "Are you laughing at me?"Remembered · 1
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Good. He's getting scared now. Pretending he doesn't know what you're talking about. Don't let him get away with it.
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"Do I look like I'm laughing? Do you see a smile on my face? I know what this is about. This is about the electronic lock not letting you in your room -- and it's anything but funny to me."
"You know why? Because unpaid bills are not funny, when you have to run four service establishments." He folds his arms in a huff. "Now. We can talk about a solution to this problem."
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He trembled just a little as he assumed this position. You've made him nervous, though he doesn't want to show it.
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- "This is about your room being locked, isn't it? It's about the electronic lock?" He cuts right through it, with his smarmy know-it-all attitude. "Unpaid bills are no laughing matter to me, sir. I assure you."
- "You know why? Because unpaid bills are not funny, when you have to run four service establishments." He folds his arms in a huff. "Now. We can talk about a solution to this problem."
Look at that cum-stain son of a bitch. He's just begging to be laid out on the floor of this establishment.
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Relax. Knocking out the cafeteria manager is not going to solve your lodging problem, not in the long run.
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"This is about your room being locked, isn't it? It's about the electronic lock?" He cuts right through it, with his smarmy know-it-all attitude. "Unpaid bills are no laughing matter to me, sir. I assure you."
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"Real mature, man. What exactly were you trying to accomplish?" He crosses his arms. "You do understand you still owe me money, right?"
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That doesn't seem fair. You demonstrated some serious skills there, slipping away Sam Bo-style.
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By the way, Sam Bo or Samaran boxing is an eloquently violent set of one-on-one fighting moves originating from the Samaran isola. Sam Bo used to incorporate a wide array of martial disciplines from archery to mounted combat, but mainly means aesthetically pleasing single combat nowadays. Sam Bo style implies stealth, cleverness, and cool.
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- By the way, Sam Bo or Samaran boxing is an eloquently violent set of one-on-one fighting moves originating from the Samaran isola. Sam Bo used to incorporate a wide array of martial disciplines from archery to mounted combat, but mainly means aesthetically pleasing single combat nowadays. Sam Bo style implies stealth, cleverness, and cool.
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"I'm sorry, I know it was irresponsible of me to run. You have to understand -- I was desperate."
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"You know what? The stupid drinks you've had are on the house. You know why? Because I know you can't pay for them. Not because you ran away."
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He crosses his arms: "Now. I still have to charge you for three nights and the broken window -- that's 100 square."
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"Not entirely cool. You still owe me 60 reál for three nights stay. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you back up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
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"Now what the hell did you want? I assume you wanted something to come back here..."
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- "Don't thank me yet. You still owe me 60 reál for three nights stay. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
- "Not entirely cool. You still owe me 60 reál for three nights stay. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you back up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
- "Don't thank me yet. You still owe me 100 reál. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
- "Not entirely cool. You still owe me 100 reál. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you back up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
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"Not entirely cool. You still owe me 100 reál. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you back up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
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"That window was just an unfortunate casualty of me practising my moves. I won't pay for it."
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"Fine, I'll take it off the bill! Sleep in a post-apocalyptic hell-hole if you want to. Just know I won't give you another room."
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"Don't thank me yet. You still owe me 60 reál for three nights stay. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
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"Don't thank me yet. You still owe me 100 reál. If you don't have it by tonight, I can't let you up there..." He points upstairs, toward your room.
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"Hold on -- what exactly is money?"
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"Money is what grown up people use to pay for things. Things like this hostel room or..." He peeks into the ledger: "...or eight bottles of 'Potent Blend' and nine packs of 'Royal Extra'. We use it for everything, really."
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- "Why do I need it?"
- "I don't think I have any money." (Proceed.)Remembered · 1
- (Proceed -- show him the coins you found) "Is this money?"Remembered · 1
- "But what if I don't have any?"Remembered · 1
- (Proceed -- show him the coins you found) "I think I might have some."Remembered · 1
- "Where can I get money?"
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"For survival, to pay me. Unless you want to become a hobo? Do you want to become a hobo? There's nowhere else to stay in Martinaise and it's a cold spring outside. Money doesn't make you happy but it lets you be unhappy for a bit longer."
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"If you run out of money, you die. It's like that for all of us -- me too. That's why I need you to pay me." He stops and says, mostly to himself: "I'm not an asshole."
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There's a shuffle of nylon as Lieutenant Kitsuragi looks for something in the pockets of his orange bomber.
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There's a shuffle of nylon as Lieutenant Kitsuragi looks for something in the pockets of his black bomber.
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That's cop for: "I haven't offered to pay because I don't have any money either."
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(Count them and give them to him.) "That's 10 plus 10 plus 20 equals 40. I'm now down by 40, right?"
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"No, you see..." There's a tinge of sadness in his voice. "That's 40 cents. Cents are a form of currency one hundred times smaller than the reál. I'm not even going to take this. Come back when you have 130 reál."
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The cafeteria manager stands silently looking at the coins on the counter before him.
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For a moment, his antipathy is overcome by compassion for the sheer smallness of the money.
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Isn't it... evil? The order of magnitude between what is asked of a person -- and what they have?
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