Conversation · Office Radio
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A common office radio, like any of those found in countless waiting rooms, lounges, and other semi-public spaces all over the world.
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"Kim, how do I get the transceiver out of this thing?"
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"There's usually a little switch somewhere... Ah, yes, it's the one that says 'RELEASE'." The lieutenant points to the side of the radio.
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There's nothing obviously remarkable about it. It's about the size of a common pasta box, with knobs of molded plastic. What else is there to say?
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If this transceiver were a person, it would be an accountant at a large logistics firm. Perfectly competent, but unexceptional.
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- "I prefer a transceiver with a little more flash and style."
- "There's something ominous about this radio transceiver. It's an ill omen."
- "Reliable and unassuming. My kind of transceiver."
- "Sorry for stealing you, transceiver, but there was no other way."
- (Tap it with your knuckles.) "Yeah, this'll do."
- "I guess pure functionality is itself a kind of aesthetics."
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"Hmm. I don't think the people who typically buy these machines are very concerned with questions of style."
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"I'm not sure where you're getting that. It's a perfectly fine transceiver and this is a perfectly ordinary office."
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Regardless, the transceiver appears to take your words as a compliment.
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It's true. The transceiver appears quite forgiving.
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"I suppose it does have a certain 'no-nonsense' appeal, if you prefer that sort of thing."
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"It doesn't, frankly. Don't get me wrong, this appears to be a fine transceiver for a general audience, but it's not something a serious radio-head would use." He shrugs.
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"Of course not, detective. This is strictly business." The lieutenant smiles to himself.
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With its transceiver gone, the radio has ceased its peristent buzzing. It is as silent as a headstone.
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"You've surprised me more than once during the course of our investigation, but I have to say it still seems like a remote scenario." He shrugs.
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- "To be perfectly frank, I have my reservations about this whole antenna scheme. But who knows? We may yet be surprised."
- "You've surprised me more than once during the course of our investigation, but I have to say it still seems like a remote scenario." He shrugs.
- "You could reach the Coalition and have your talk about la responsabilité... I could grow 10 centimetres and become a flanker for the Stormers."
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"To be perfectly frank, I have my reservations about this whole antenna scheme. But who knows? We may yet be surprised."
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"I wouldn't like to guess. Your performance so far doesn't exactly inspire confidence, but all sorts of things are possible..."
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"You could reach the Coalition and have your talk about la responsabilité... I could grow 10 centimetres and become a flanker for the Stormers."
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It's quite easy. Simply flip the switch labeled 'RELEASE' to disengage the lock that holds the transceiver unit in place.
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"But now you've got what you came for, so I suppose we'll have to see this business through."
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"What do you need with another transceiver? It's almost exactly like the one you took from that radiocomputer in the Doomed Commercial Area."
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The radio appears to disapprove of your acquisitiveness. Its buzz seems to drive you away.
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"But here's the thing, detective. We're the proper channels. Doing our work, right here on the ground, is how we'll solve this case. There's no need to bring the Coalition into this."
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- "Let me make a prediction, detective. You are not going to see the inside of a Coalition warship anytime soon."
- "I certainly understand the impulse, but this is our job, detective. Our whole raison d'être. At some point, we'll need to return to it."
- "But here's the thing, detective. We're the proper channels. Doing our work, right here on the ground, is how we'll solve this case. There's no need to bring the Coalition into this."
"I certainly understand the impulse, but this is our job, detective. Our whole raison d'être. At some point, we'll need to return to it."