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Risking Dawn Episode 1.5 - Band Practice · Chaotically Balanced

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  SPEAKER_01: Now that we are done with that, it's time to start the adventure.
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  SPEAKER_03: You two are in a spot of fucking trouble.
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  SPEAKER_03: That's for damn sure.
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  SPEAKER_00: You could say that.
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  SPEAKER_03: I could say that.
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  SPEAKER_03: Why don't you guys tell me what happened last time?
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  SPEAKER_02: We were chased by the sheriff's or hound,
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  SPEAKER_02: I can't remember which one it was,
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  SPEAKER_02: for the past few nights.
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  We ended up having to push our van to next place,
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  what was two miles out,
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  if I'm correct?
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  SPEAKER_03: Something like that.
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  SPEAKER_03: We'd make it into town and then pushed it
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  not two miles but something like half a mile yeah we end up
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  calling Big Al who
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  seems to be a abuser or is really into watching horror movies
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  on blast yeah he
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  SPEAKER_02: spotted us some fuel just to get down to I forget what it's called
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  club where most people are at this time of night where our plan
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  was to make some
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  money so we could have a safer quote unquote safer place to
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  sleep and be able to
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  pay for the fuel in the next time we see Big Al from there it
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  went fairly well we
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  SPEAKER_02: was able to make
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  more money than we expected we took a few fans back to the
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  motel with us to party a
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  little bit and have a snack that did not go out as planned as
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  Jacob cannot resist
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  SPEAKER_02: the beast and proceeds to
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  Munch Until They are dry It was Messy Yeah it was messy Robin
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  Ended up Showing up
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  Kind of drawing everyone out of the room To help deal with the
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  body But all that
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  SPEAKER_02: happened Logan was slowly getting it on
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  with I forgot what her name was now Chris Chris and from that
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  we kind of convinced
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  them to all go home and that Chad had a bit too much and was
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  causing issues
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  and they as they went off to hide the body Jacob was convincing
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  the others about
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  nothing wrong it was going on yeah meanwhile Robin and Logan
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  had the rats eat the
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  SPEAKER_00: body but it's after that that Logan saw that Robin's eye
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  third eye was bleeding which she didn't know about and with her
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  at hunger five with
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  SPEAKER_00: them at hunger five caused a how do we say frenzy?
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  SPEAKER_00: they tried to eat me hunger frenzy and it's in that that
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  Jacob comes in and Princess Darth Ma and tries to get and
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  eventually gets her off
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  me then it's only once she's kind of like out of the frenzy
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  that Robin in in a bout
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  SPEAKER_00: of heart desperation
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  part need to get the situation under wraps and controlled and
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  part because a deep
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  part of her is fucking pith that she almost got eaten uh steaks
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  Logan that's that's
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  SPEAKER_02: crazy yeah who thinks of this stuff I don't know I mean
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  That's for damn sure Well As true as that all is The two of you
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  are About to face
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  SPEAKER_03: off Essentially Which is I think a good moment To See how you two met
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  I don't really know what you guys have planned for this so I'm
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  a little excited
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  would you like me to set the scene or do you want to set the
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  scene yeah just
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  setting the scene quick of the music store I can do that okay
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  so we're talking
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  SPEAKER_03: maybe what
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  a few weeks ago that the two of you met for the first time back
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  in Las Vegas now
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  we're not talking Las Vegas of like the 90s we're talking Las
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  Vegas 2026 and Las
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  Vegas has lost a little bit of its of its luster but it's still
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  no less grand for
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  SPEAKER_03: that it's not what it used to be but it's still magic the
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  video or the record store that we're at tonight is one of those
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  nameless ones that
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  SPEAKER_03: you kind of find on the side streets down on Fremont.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's open 24 hours.
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  You're surprised at how many people come in here at two o'clock
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  in the morning
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  SPEAKER_03: looking for an Al Green record.
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  it's rows and rows and rows of vinyls there's a little to the
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  back of the record
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  store a dj booth with whoever's the dj tonight you know you can
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  see that they set a
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  little sign at the top says on air it's obviously soundproof
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  and designed for the
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  SPEAKER_03: best possible acoustics the lighting is
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  SPEAKER_03: fairly bright in the whole building.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's not crazy.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's not like,
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  SPEAKER_03: you know,
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  SPEAKER_03: fluorescent store lights,
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  but it's bright enough that all the things they want
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  highlighted are clearly like
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  SPEAKER_03: on display there.
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  SPEAKER_03: You've got like Metallica on one wall, Al Green on another.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's all over the place.
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  SPEAKER_03: It's a very eclectic shop when it comes to what's available.
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  SPEAKER_03: There's one middle aged guy at the counter.
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  SPEAKER_03: He's in a Guns N' Roses shirt,
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  SPEAKER_03: blue jeans,
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  SPEAKER_03: and a pair of those biker boots kicked up as he sits kind of leaned back,
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  SPEAKER_03: two legs on the chair.
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  SPEAKER_03: There might be a total of six people in here, including the two of you.
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  SPEAKER_02: Tell me what's going on.
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  SPEAKER_02: Would you like to go first?
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  SPEAKER_02: Sure.
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  SPEAKER_00: Flipping through some of the CDs is a woman with a cap on.
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  SPEAKER_00: She kind of has very scruffy hair.
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  SPEAKER_00: She kind of blends into the background,
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  SPEAKER_00: but she's very visibly part of some kind of punk subculture.
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  She has a bass guitar hanging off her back,
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  and she's just flipping through
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  and she just scrolls through them like she's looking at a good
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  amount of Gorillaz
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  albums just trying to pick out something and she just kind of
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  sighs to herself as
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  she looks down at the prices which are way more than she's used
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  to yeah what are we
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  SPEAKER_03: looking for tonight specifically
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  Right now she's looking for some music to play in her because
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  her vehicle's pretty
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  old but she's gotten in a CD player that she uses when on the
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  road she doesn't
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  exactly like to ride without something to listen to so she's
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  just looking for
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  SPEAKER_00: something to pass the time I like it What about you,
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  SPEAKER_02: Jacob?
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  Yeah Jacob is kind of browsing random vinyls talking to a
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  random person nearby
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  about a niche band what started playing in London niche pubs
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  for like a single act
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  SPEAKER_02: before it went
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  Into chaos Not looking for anything particular In this moment
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  Makes sense And just
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  to sort of peruse A few more people come in and out of the
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  store A She's Very Very
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  SPEAKER_03: beautiful
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  dark-skinned woman comes in she's got this kind of like
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  free-flowing afro and a
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  look of like utter disdain for everything on her face like she
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  doesn't want to be
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  SPEAKER_03: here but has like deigned to do so and with her comes a
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  average height white man he's got a Hawaiian shirt on it's
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  unbuttoned down the
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  middle just you know pecs and six-pack all out pale as hell
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  with a kind of a
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  shit-ass grin on his face one of those nobody can stop me but I
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  like to pick a
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  SPEAKER_03: fight with
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  he's maybe a half step behind her but they walk in tandem with
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  another she walks up
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  to the DJ booth and she taps on the glass whoever it is gives
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  up a one second thing
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  and there's a few minutes of them talking before she ends up
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  going in there with
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  the gentleman that she's with you two maybe find yourself in
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  the same aisle looking
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  SPEAKER_03: at something let's call it
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  SPEAKER_03: 80s rock and roll.
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  SPEAKER_03: Take it away.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, Jake is kind of looking over to see what is transpiring.
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  SPEAKER_02: Not saying anything right now.
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  Just to kind of observe body language to kind of get a better
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  understanding.
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  SPEAKER_00: Robin kind of like as I get closer she kind of mutters under her breath
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  SPEAKER_00: What a snob As she continues,
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  SPEAKER_00: like,
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  SPEAKER_00: looking through,
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  SPEAKER_00: like,
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  SPEAKER_00: occasionally,
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  SPEAKER_00: like,
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  SPEAKER_00: picking out,
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  SPEAKER_00: like,
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  SPEAKER_00: a motley crew or something,
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  SPEAKER_00: looking at the price and then visibly squirming is,
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  SPEAKER_00: oh god,
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  SPEAKER_00: things are so expensive now.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, she kind of sees you pick up the CD.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, they've gone quite bad recently, haven't they?
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  SPEAKER_00: Talk about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like, $20?
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  SPEAKER_00: For this?
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_02: You, uh, looking for something?
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  SPEAKER_02: Kind of just perusing, see what there was.
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  See if I could...
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  See if there was anything that was going to inspire me tonight,
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  but...
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  SPEAKER_02: Alas, there was not.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, what you into?
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  SPEAKER_02: A bit of metal, some rock.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  SPEAKER_00: uh,
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  SPEAKER_00: these are more 80s stuff,
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  SPEAKER_00: but,
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean,
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm more familiar with newer stuff,
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  SPEAKER_00: but if you want to take a look,
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  SPEAKER_00: I've got a few recommendations.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah?
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  SPEAKER_02: Hmm.
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  what would you suggest then as he's kind of gets a little bit
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  closer to look over
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  your shoulder see what you're looking at well uh Huff Huff give
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  me a sec I need to
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  google some things as you're thinking up recommendations maybe
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  if one of you
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  SPEAKER_03: happens to look up
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  you can see the beautiful women in the DJ booth like she takes
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  a seat inside the
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  on-air sign that's you know it turns red when it's live is off
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  she's not arguing
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  with whoever it is but whoever it is is like animatedly like
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  trying to explain
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  something to her and she just kind of waves it off like not
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  interested in what
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  SPEAKER_03: they're saying
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  but it's the gentleman who gets in the person's face and the
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  person that was in the
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  booth to begin with she's maybe maybe 25 26 somewhere mid 20s
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  area she's got short
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  like spiky black hair she's in a like a a t-shirt that's like
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  chopped right
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  underneath like her breasts so you can barely see underneath it
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  with this like
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  leather knee length skirts and those huge like uh calf length
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  boots that are like
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  three or four inches off the ground you can see whatever there
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  she's like upset
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  about obviously like she's getting more and more distressed and
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  the woman doesn't
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  even seem to kind of care about whatever it is what do you
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  think is going on in
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  SPEAKER_00: there
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  Some snob who thinks they know it all would be my best guess
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  Wanna see if we can listen in?
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  I feel like you can read minds and to give you a smirk She kind
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  of like smirks to
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  herself and then motions with her head to go to the door to see
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  if they can hear
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  SPEAKER_00: anything
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  the room is soundproof but you're all you're kindred vampires
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  so you do have
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  certain abilities that will allow you to maybe hear traces of
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  their conversation
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  Robin you have heightened senses yes yes yes it's muffled but
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  what you can hear
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  SPEAKER_03: through whatever little cracks there are
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  are she's trying to explain that business has been slow and
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  like she's desperate
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  she doesn't have the money to pay for like her studio time and
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  or the buildings
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  maintenance fees and stuff like that the woman in there is like
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  she doesn't care
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  she's just looking at her impassively with not a single emotion
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  crossing her face
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  it's the guy who's like you know you got you can't pay but tell
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  you what we've got
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  other things you can do for us and there's an an argument which
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  is like I don't get
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  into that I just I pay my fee I pay my rent to you guys and
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  that's it right it
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  doesn't have to be like that and he he just smiles gives her
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  like it's a sad smile
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  SPEAKER_03: and I'd like you both to give me
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  It's gonna be wits and awareness Difficulty two Three successes
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  Three successes
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  SPEAKER_03: What about you,
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  SPEAKER_03: Robin?
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  SPEAKER_03: Three successes Three successes With three successes,
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  SPEAKER_03: each of you You can,
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  as he smiles at her The smile is predatory It's too wide
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  There's too many teeth And
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  you don't see the fangs he doesn't pull them out but you both
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  have seen this kind
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  of smile before you both have it yourselves sometimes if things
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  get too hungry and
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  you recognize who what's what in there as far as at least he is
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  another kindred
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  SPEAKER_01: Hey guys,
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  Do you want to continue to try to listen,
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  or is this the point where you make your exit?
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  SPEAKER_02: I can kind of cough to get Robin's attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: She doesn't move from our spot, but her eyes do move to him.
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  SPEAKER_02: I just realized,
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  SPEAKER_02: we never Eh,
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  English I never introduced myself The name's Jacob And he
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  doesn't hold his hand out
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh Yeah,
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  SPEAKER_00: uh Eh,
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  SPEAKER_00: fuck it Robin,
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  SPEAKER_00: she holds her hand out too It's a little rough Like,
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  there's some calluses from From using it From using the guitar
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  that's on her back
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  SPEAKER_00: But
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  she still shakes it a little though the handshake is a little
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  awkward as if she
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  doesn't do this often fair enough you two shake hands and
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  there's no role necessary
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  SPEAKER_03: here there's no
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  SPEAKER_03: warmth in the shape, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: There's none of the normal feelings of,
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  SPEAKER_03: you know,
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  SPEAKER_03: maybe clammy or greasy palms or the touch of human skin on another.
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  There are two corpses shaking hands and you both can recognize
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  what the other is.
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  SPEAKER_03: Fortuitous.
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  SPEAKER_03: What do you guys do from there?
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  SPEAKER_03: Now that you recognize the other, what happens?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well then, that wasn't something I was expecting.
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  As she feels it her eyes turn she lowers her head a bit so her
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  hat hides most of
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  her expression but you can kind of tell that it turns into a
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  glare of what are you
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  here for I merely live here I frequent this place as it's so
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  friendly Sorry can you
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  SPEAKER_00: say that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Sorry about that Yeah, no problem Sorry, can you just say that again?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah,
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  SPEAKER_02: no,
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  that's fine I merely live here I frequent the old music shop to
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  see what they've
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  got This place seems to be raising their prices it feels like
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  every day Her head
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  tightens a little bit so you can see a bit more of her
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  expression but she's still
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  SPEAKER_00: very wary of you
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm just here to visit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing more.
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  SPEAKER_02: Well,
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  SPEAKER_02: if you're just here to visit,
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  SPEAKER_02: there's going to be a concert next night if you'd like to come join.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's a small band, but they're slowly growing at the pub nearby.
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  SPEAKER_00: She kind of blinks for a second.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh Sure,
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  sure Apologies once again It's no problem Rowan just very much
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  did not Wasn't
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  SPEAKER_00: expecting this kind of response Yeah Jacob's
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  SPEAKER_02: orderly, welcoming, and friendly.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know what?
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  SPEAKER_00: Sure.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, what time?
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  SPEAKER_02: If I'm correct,
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  SPEAKER_02: he quickly goes onto his phone,
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  SPEAKER_02: looks at his calendar,
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  SPEAKER_02: makes sure he says the correct date.
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  SPEAKER_02: Starts near midnight, 1am-ish?
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  SPEAKER_00: Hmm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh,
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  but yeah sure might be there a little late but I'll come fine
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  she takes a minute to
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  take him in because this is not the kind of she isn't exactly
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  used to people being
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  SPEAKER_00: open and friendly with her but she still appreciates it
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  SPEAKER_00: So she's like, yeah, yeah, fine, fine, fine, fine.
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  SPEAKER_02: Obviously not going to force your hand if you do not want to.
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  SPEAKER_00: No, I just don't go out that often.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's fun, you should try it on the occasion.
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  SPEAKER_02: You meet a bunch of different people,
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  SPEAKER_02: some of the interesting variety,
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  SPEAKER_02: but most are quite pleasant.
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  that's what I'd prefer to avoid she kind of mutters under her
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  breath because you
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  two are kind of chit-chatting and this initial greeting that
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  because you're still
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  kind of facing the door listening in as close as you can
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  there's the definitive
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  SPEAKER_03: sound of the cracking of bones as
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  the white man in the open shirt hits this closed fist the woman
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  who was at the DJ booth.
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  You can hear the crunching of her jaw and he leans down after
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  he drops into the
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  ground and lifts her up with one hand and again with your
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  heightened senses you can
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  SPEAKER_03: hear him say I don't want to have to rip out your fangs
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  SPEAKER_03: gestures to the beautiful woman sitting over to the side.
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  SPEAKER_03: But, you know, boss says business is business.
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  So,
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  look,
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  if I have to come back here,
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  you know what it's going to be,
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  right?
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  SPEAKER_03: This is a warning, Shaq.
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  SPEAKER_03: We're going to call it that.
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  SPEAKER_03: Tomorrow night, we'll be back or I'll be back.
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  SPEAKER_03: We're here to collect.
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  SPEAKER_03: Got it?
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  SPEAKER_03: There's a,
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  SPEAKER_03: like,
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  SPEAKER_03: you can hear Trattuck talk,
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  SPEAKER_03: but clearly her whole jaw is,
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  SPEAKER_03: like,
• 25:59
  SPEAKER_03: crushed and broken.
• 26:01
  SPEAKER_03: And there's just, like, a head shake.
• 26:04
  SPEAKER_03: He kind of, like, drops her down.
• 26:05
  SPEAKER_03: He looks over.
• 26:06
  SPEAKER_03: You ready, boss?
• 26:08
  SPEAKER_03: And she's like, Dalton, that's totally uncalled for.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_03: But she smiles at him, gets up, and they're coming towards you.
• 26:19
  SPEAKER_03: But they see you there looking.
• 26:22
  she opens the door and it's the two of you and the two of them
• 26:29
  and she looks you
• 26:29
  square in the face and goes I hope you didn't see all that just
• 26:35
  now did you see
• 26:36
  what I like that answer quite a bit actually she looks at you
• 26:47
  Jacob did you happen
• 26:48
  SPEAKER_02: to see anything
• 26:53
  SPEAKER_02: I think of a note.
• 26:54
  SPEAKER_02: It's a typical music store.
• 26:56
  SPEAKER_02: People aren't the most friendly.
• 27:00
  SPEAKER_02: It's only a better night.
• 27:04
  SPEAKER_03: I like it.
• 27:05
  SPEAKER_03: Quite a bit.
• 27:06
  SPEAKER_03: I don't want you all to have, and she thumbs over at him, any problems.
• 27:12
  She looks you up and down again,
• 27:14
  Robin sees you've got a guitar on your back.
• 27:17
  SPEAKER_03: But for my inconvenience,
• 27:22
  clearly you can play yes yeah I'm sure you don't know me so
• 27:31
  I'll introduce myself
• 27:33
  my name is Swan and all of this she gestures around not just
• 27:39
  the store obviously
• 27:41
  but everything you can see is mine not just mine we have a
• 27:47
  let's call it a
• 27:48
  SPEAKER_03: coalition
• 27:50
  but it's all mine and I'm looking for let's call it a new sound
• 27:59
  to hit this city so
• 28:02
  I would appreciate it if maybe at some point in the next night
• 28:09
  or two that you guys
• 28:10
  come and I assume you're together and you play together or
• 28:14
  whatever I don't care
• 28:15
  SPEAKER_03: you'll figure it out play for us
• 28:20
  SPEAKER_03: Dalton here will give you the details.
• 28:24
  SPEAKER_03: She looks at him.
• 28:25
  SPEAKER_03: I'll be in the car.
• 28:26
  SPEAKER_03: And just walks off.
• 28:30
  SPEAKER_03: He steps up and looks at the two of you.
• 28:33
  SPEAKER_03: Unfortunate for you two.
• 28:37
  SPEAKER_03: Sucks.
• 28:38
  SPEAKER_00: Look at me.
• 28:42
  She kind of checks her pockets to see if she has any cigarettes
• 28:47
  left in her box
• 28:48
  SPEAKER_00: There isn't any,
• 28:49
  so she just groans to herself Jacob reaches into his jacket and
• 28:56
  pulls one out Gives
• 28:58
  SPEAKER_02: it a tap Thank fuck,
• 29:02
  SPEAKER_00: thanks Knowing these types,
• 29:08
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think that sounds like a choice
• 29:13
  It's not He says It's totally not a choice I wish it was But
• 29:17
  it's not Honestly No
• 29:22
  What's expecting For tonight I'm sure it wasn't this He kind of
• 29:29
  laughs at you Wrong
• 29:31
  SPEAKER_03: place Wrong time Yeah Tell you two what He
• 29:41
  It's like he starts tapping his pocket where the fuck oh yeah
• 29:44
  and he pulls out his
• 29:45
  phone out of his back pocket he opens it up he starts like uh
• 29:52
  which one the fuck is
• 29:53
  it okay here ready you got a phone pen something ready to take
• 29:59
  it down yeah she
• 30:02
  SPEAKER_00: takes out her phone it's kind of like cracked but she but it still works
• 30:11
  nice he gives you an address meet me there in about shit I
• 30:20
  gotta drop her off and
• 30:21
  then I gotta go beat this other guy give me like three hours
• 30:27
  let's meet up I'll
• 30:29
  hear what you gotta what you sounds like if it sounds good then
• 30:33
  uh you know I'll
• 30:35
  SPEAKER_03: let her know what's what I'll put you in front of her she'll approve it
• 30:38
  SPEAKER_03: If you guys sound like shit, then... Well... Don't sound like shit.
• 30:45
  SPEAKER_03: It's the best I got for you.
• 30:47
  SPEAKER_00: Fine.
• 30:47
  SPEAKER_00: But don't expect me to stay long.
• 30:49
  SPEAKER_00: I'm not planning on staying here forever.
• 30:54
  SPEAKER_03: Probably a good idea.
• 30:55
  SPEAKER_03: Honestly.
• 30:56
  SPEAKER_03: I mean... You know.
• 30:58
  SPEAKER_03: You don't want to get caught up in everything we got going on.
• 31:01
  SPEAKER_03: That's for damn sure.
• 31:02
  SPEAKER_03: But... Debt's owed is debt paid.
• 31:05
  SPEAKER_03: Right?
• 31:06
  SPEAKER_03: Right?
• 31:08
  she just kind of like sparks up the cigarette not in here take
• 31:14
  it outside either
• 31:15
  way either way see you guys in a couple hours I gotta go drop
• 31:20
  her off before she
• 31:21
  has a fit I'm out and he he taps you on the shoulder Jacob as
• 31:27
  he leaves you see him
• 31:29
  SPEAKER_03: walk out the front and just outside is this
• 31:33
  black 69 charger with the white racing stripe down the middle
• 31:39
  and the supercharger
• 31:40
  SPEAKER_03: coming out the hood.
• 31:42
  SPEAKER_03: He gets in,
• 31:43
  SPEAKER_03: he turns the car on,
• 31:45
  SPEAKER_03: and several cars in the nearby vicinity,
• 31:49
  SPEAKER_03: their alarms go off as the engine roars to life.
• 31:54
  And you can almost feel it as he throws it into gear and steps
• 31:58
  on the gas,
• 31:59
  SPEAKER_03: like the windows start to rattle as he takes off.
• 32:06
  SPEAKER_02: and bougies.
• 32:09
  SPEAKER_02: For fuck's sake.
• 32:14
  SPEAKER_02: That's my rotten luck.
• 32:17
  SPEAKER_00: She kinda, like, motions him it and goes, wanna head out?
• 32:22
  SPEAKER_00: I need, I need the fuckin' sig.
• 32:26
  SPEAKER_02: Likewise.
• 32:29
  SPEAKER_02: I was not expecting to get dragged into shit I was not.
• 32:35
  SPEAKER_02: Prepared for or involved in it.
• 32:39
  SPEAKER_02: We better get paid for buffs, at least.
• 32:42
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, we better fucking.
• 32:43
  SPEAKER_00: You know,
• 32:47
  SPEAKER_00: I just wanted to pick up some nice CDs,
• 32:52
  SPEAKER_00: head out of town,
• 32:54
  SPEAKER_00: leave this place forever,
• 32:56
  SPEAKER_00: and now we're here.
• 32:58
  SPEAKER_00: It kinda clicks her tongue.
• 33:02
  SPEAKER_02: Depending
• 33:06
  SPEAKER_02: how it all goes.
• 33:08
  SPEAKER_02: One CD on me.
• 33:12
  SPEAKER_00: You know what?
• 33:13
  SPEAKER_00: I'll take you up on that.
• 33:16
  SPEAKER_00: Better hope you don't regret it and then pick out a $50 one.
• 33:20
  SPEAKER_00: She kind of smirks herself.
• 33:23
  SPEAKER_02: Exaggerated gasp.
• 33:26
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, I'd be so wounded.
• 33:28
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, yeah.
• 33:36
  I gotta park my van not too far from here if you wanna I just
• 33:42
  need to quickly grab
• 33:44
  my guitar then sure she kinda just like leans her back against
• 33:52
  the back of the shop
• 33:54
  and then and then just finishes up her cigarette she's
• 34:00
  obviously has a kindred it
• 34:01
  SPEAKER_00: doesn't do much for her but it's old habits and
• 34:06
  SPEAKER_00: Doing this at least gives her something to do I'll be back in 15 15?
• 34:14
  I She just kind of like tips her hat at him Yeah Jacob would
• 34:25
  give a quick wave
• 34:28
  SPEAKER_02: Before he would head off
• 34:33
  SPEAKER_03: As you go and get your Dakar from wherever you stashed it,
• 34:38
  SPEAKER_03: what is Jacob's thoughts as he walks over?
• 34:43
  He's met this new kindred and he's found himself unnecessarily
• 34:48
  caught up in,
• 34:49
  SPEAKER_03: once again,
• 34:50
  SPEAKER_03: someone else's bullshit.
• 34:53
  SPEAKER_02: It is more of a feeling of...
• 34:57
  SPEAKER_02: He sees it more as a hassle such a pain in the ass.
• 35:02
  SPEAKER_02: He's used to...
• 35:03
  dealing with Sloane and Logan's bullshittery from the time but
• 35:09
  other random
• 35:14
  kindreds when he was just trying to be polite to someone not
• 35:22
  something he was he's
• 35:24
  SPEAKER_02: really wanting to deal with but after witnessing that show
• 35:31
  SPEAKER_02: Kind of knows he does not really have a chance to back out.
• 35:36
  SPEAKER_02: So he's kind of begrudgingly going to do all this.
• 35:43
  SPEAKER_02: Begrudgingly is fair.
• 35:48
  SPEAKER_02: Very fair.
• 35:51
  SPEAKER_03: Where did you stash your guitar?
• 35:53
  SPEAKER_03: You know what?
• 35:54
  SPEAKER_03: I won't put that kind of pressure on you.
• 35:56
  SPEAKER_03: You go to get it.
• 35:57
  SPEAKER_03: Or unless you happen.
• 35:59
  SPEAKER_02: He lives in the city.
• 36:01
  at this point in time so yeah he would go back to his residency
• 36:08
  and he's kind of
• 36:14
  left it on his bed inside the case what he's had for a few
• 36:18
  years I think he was
• 36:20
  kind of just about able to tell what bandit is mentioning or
• 36:28
  referring to yeah
• 36:31
  uh you know you get to your place Logan isn't here um god knows
• 36:38
  where she is but
• 36:40
  all her shit's here though so she's probably out getting into
• 36:44
  some kind of fucking
• 36:45
  trouble most likely typical of Logan no second thought behind
• 36:53
  it do you just grab
• 36:55
  SPEAKER_03: your stuff and head back yeah yeah
• 37:01
  SPEAKER_03: Robin, I assume you go outside to your van and light your cigarette?
• 37:07
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 37:08
  SPEAKER_00: She stops in her van a bit to clean it up,
• 37:11
  SPEAKER_00: hide a few of her less favorable items that would scare someone off,
• 37:18
  SPEAKER_00: and then just keeping it tidy.
• 37:23
  SPEAKER_03: Keeping it tidy.
• 37:24
  SPEAKER_03: What's Robin going through in the moment?
• 37:28
  despite her very nonchalant seeming attitude on the surface
• 37:35
  internally is um well
• 37:38
  it's a very different story in her mind she's kind of like oh
• 37:42
  my fucking god oh my
• 37:44
  god oh my god I just had to get involved with this I just had
• 37:48
  to get involved with
• 37:49
  SPEAKER_00: this oh god I just wanted to hop down I just wanted to fucking hop down
• 38:01
  you know casual casual internal meltdown yeah I feel that quite
• 38:10
  a bit as you're
• 38:14
  getting ready or fixing up your van you know putting the less
• 38:18
  savory things away
• 38:22
  SPEAKER_03: Jacob rejoins you
• 38:28
  SPEAKER_00: She kind of hops out of her van,
• 38:29
  SPEAKER_00: leaning on it as she sees him in the distance,
• 38:34
  SPEAKER_00: kind of giving him a small wave.
• 38:35
  SPEAKER_02: A wave back.
• 38:41
  SPEAKER_02: Apologies for the wave.
• 38:43
  SPEAKER_00: It's no problem.
• 38:44
  SPEAKER_00: Gave me time to clean up a bit.
• 38:48
  SPEAKER_00: And she opens its back.
• 38:51
  SPEAKER_00: It's definitely like
• 38:53
  SPEAKER_00: seen its fair few of adventures, so to say.
• 38:57
  There's a good amount of scratches,
• 38:59
  some remnants of someone keying it once upon a time.
• 39:03
  SPEAKER_00: But despite that, it's very clear that it's very well-loved.
• 39:14
  SPEAKER_02: Is it better than other places I've been?
• 39:22
  SPEAKER_00: It's alright.
• 39:23
  SPEAKER_00: she kind of opens the back wide as she motions him to check it out.
• 39:30
  SPEAKER_00: It's definitely lived in, so to say.
• 39:38
  SPEAKER_00: Part of it definitely looks like where she'd sleep,
• 39:42
  SPEAKER_00: which is more of a glorified nest of blankets and dirty pillows.
• 39:48
  SPEAKER_00: There's a few
• 39:53
  guitar maintenance items scattered about and honestly a lot
• 39:59
  less than you'd expect.
• 40:04
  SPEAKER_02: She's cared for.
• 40:05
  SPEAKER_02: That's the main bit.
• 40:07
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 40:11
  SPEAKER_00: Seeing her fair few times and journeys, but she does the trick.
• 40:19
  SPEAKER_00: She kind of looks proud at that.
• 40:22
  SPEAKER_02: Everything has a story.
• 40:23
  SPEAKER_02: And this one has a long one.
• 40:26
  SPEAKER_00: What kind of guitar you got?
• 40:28
  SPEAKER_00: She kind of like helps her head to the side.
• 40:33
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 40:35
  SPEAKER_02: He would place down the case and open it.
• 40:41
  SPEAKER_02: The base of the guitar is a nice green lock.
• 40:49
  not sore on the eyes but it's pleasant to look at with like a
• 40:52
  white panel and the
• 40:59
  underbrands would be like it would be visible I don't know how
• 41:05
  to suddenly search
• 41:06
  SPEAKER_02: up guitar brands because I've not done it at all Cough Cough,
• 41:11
  SPEAKER_00: go for the Stratocaster go for the Stratocaster
• 41:16
  SPEAKER_02: every stress across the one's sides.
• 41:20
  SPEAKER_02: Ooh.
• 41:21
  SPEAKER_00: Nice one.
• 41:23
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 41:25
  She kind of isn't that fancy,
• 41:28
  but she kind of slings her own base off her shoulder.
• 41:33
  SPEAKER_00: There's a good amount of stickers on it from bands you don't recognize.
• 41:37
  SPEAKER_00: Must be, like, very underground local bands from places she's visited.
• 41:42
  SPEAKER_00: But I love her.
• 41:49
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• 42:00
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• 42:26
  SPEAKER_01: Now that that's cleared up, let's get back to the adventure.
• 42:33
  SPEAKER_02: If we're being dragged into shit what's not owned,
• 42:44
  We should at least see a bit of precision Oh yeah Considering
• 42:49
  the way those looked
• 42:51
  I don't want to mess up in front of some kind of big shot She
• 42:56
  kind of groans to
• 42:57
  herself I'd probably call her more of a snobby cunt but either
• 43:05
  way That's the word
• 43:09
  SPEAKER_02: for it I like you You're quite pleasant yourself Hmm
• 43:18
  So the two of you want to get a little bit of practice in or at
• 43:25
  least feel each
• 43:26
  SPEAKER_03: other's sound out.
• 43:28
  SPEAKER_03: Are you headed back to Jacob's place to do that?
• 43:32
  I don't think he would offer that because of hey this is
• 43:40
  actively where I live less
• 43:42
  SPEAKER_02: people knowing the better.
• 43:44
  SPEAKER_03: So do you have
• 43:46
  SPEAKER_03: You have a little place,
• 43:47
  SPEAKER_03: I should say,
• 43:49
  SPEAKER_03: where,
• 43:49
  SPEAKER_03: or a couple of them,
• 43:50
  SPEAKER_03: maybe a little,
• 43:53
  SPEAKER_03: call it underground spots,
• 43:55
  SPEAKER_03: you know,
• 43:56
  with decent acoustics that you can maybe break into for the
• 44:00
  evening or that you
• 44:00
  SPEAKER_03: have broken into to,
• 44:02
  SPEAKER_03: you know,
• 44:02
  SPEAKER_03: get some practice in with Logan.
• 44:04
  SPEAKER_03: And you've been with Logan quite a long time now,
• 44:06
  SPEAKER_03: but obviously swans bigwig and not pissing her off is ideal.
• 44:15
  SPEAKER_03: maybe take Robin to one of those or what do you have in mind?
• 44:20
  Yeah I imagine Jacob and Logan Jacob kind of pays to rent out a
• 44:28
  small small set for
• 44:31
  them to for people to practice at whereas quite solitary it's
• 44:38
  just you no one else
• 44:40
  SPEAKER_02: soundproof rules
• 44:43
  But in some way you won't be interrupted Fancy Fancy's a strong
• 44:53
  one Anything's
• 44:53
  fancier than the back of a beat up fan Yeah if you go about
• 44:59
  that aspect I suppose
• 45:01
  SPEAKER_02: so But I suppose shall we practice a little bit?
• 45:08
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah
• 45:10
  she kind of like takes another deep breath before looking
• 45:14
  around to see if there's
• 45:15
  any like amps around yeah there would be anything needed to she
• 45:22
  just plugs up and
• 45:24
  SPEAKER_00: storms a bit and flexes her fingers
• 45:32
  and so the place you get to before that part happens is it's
• 45:36
  not too far from where
• 45:37
  you live because obviously Jacob you're not trying to travel
• 45:40
  across the city you do
• 45:42
  as little moving around as possible you know this place is
• 45:45
  dangerous and for a
• 45:46
  SPEAKER_03: variety of reasons not only the those
• 45:52
  older vampires who you know exist on the strip but outside of
• 45:56
  it the the barons
• 45:58
  that live there or run the show outside of the strip that are
• 46:02
  equally dangerous
• 46:05
  it's where you go is maybe five minutes from your house it's a
• 46:10
  little it's an old
• 46:15
  SPEAKER_03: recording studio
• 46:18
  SPEAKER_03: There's a little bit of business that still goes here through the day,
• 46:23
  but you've arranged something with one of the owners who allows
• 46:28
  you to do your
• 46:29
  SPEAKER_03: stuff at night.
• 46:31
  SPEAKER_03: You don't pay anything too hefty,
• 46:33
  a modest little fee for what gigs you've managed to pull
• 46:36
  together with Logan.
• 46:39
  SPEAKER_03: It's an expense, kind of cuts into your pocket, but it's a necessary one.
• 46:45
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 46:48
  SPEAKER_03: I'd say for at least the first hour and a half, it's just
• 47:17
  figuring out the vibe of each other what our strong suits are
• 47:22
  right and kind of
• 47:27
  from there just messing about a little bit with different tunes
• 47:33
  yeah see what kind
• 47:34
  of starts to flow together Robin's sound is very thick and very
• 47:43
  much takes
• 47:44
  SPEAKER_00: influence from a lot of like
• 47:47
  SPEAKER_00: post-punk or those kind of music.
• 47:54
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, Jacobs is a mixture of metal and rock.
• 48:01
  SPEAKER_02: It all kind of flows together in a smooth sense.
• 48:12
  It does take her a minute to get used to playing a bit faster
• 48:16
  and harder than she's
• 48:17
  used to but she adapts pretty well Yeah You two are skilled in
• 48:27
  your own respective
• 48:29
  SPEAKER_03: instruments I won't ask for anything here
• 48:35
  but something's something's missing from the two of you playing
• 48:38
  right as you're
• 48:39
  you're trying to get used to each other's feel sound Jacob you
• 48:43
  know what it is
• 48:44
  because Logan's always been there with you she's always kept
• 48:50
  kept the tempo kept
• 48:51
  SPEAKER_03: the beat she's your drummer but
• 48:53
  Robin has no idea of that right it's just the two of you maybe
• 48:57
  you play solo you
• 48:58
  haven't explained anything to her and maybe now is not the time
• 49:02
  to let some random
• 49:03
  kindred that you're caught up in a situation with about your
• 49:07
  partner it's not a
• 49:09
  terrible sound obviously guys sound as good as you can but
• 49:13
  obviously it's not it's
• 49:17
  SPEAKER_03: not what it could be
• 49:20
  SPEAKER_00: It's hard to play a band with just the bass and guitar It is,
• 49:25
  it is And you're well versed enough to know that something's
• 49:31
  missing Not just from
• 49:32
  SPEAKER_03: this band,
• 49:33
  SPEAKER_03: but even Jacob's pacing Something's not there It can click,
• 49:40
  SPEAKER_03: there's points where it sounds good But obviously something's out of step
• 49:44
  SPEAKER_03: Something's keeping you guys from locking in the way you want to
• 49:49
  SPEAKER_03: But you spend time doing it.
• 49:52
  SPEAKER_03: Trying to get used to the tempo and everything else.
• 49:59
  SPEAKER_00: Yo, let's take a quick break.
• 50:02
  SPEAKER_00: She kind of scratches the back of her neck.
• 50:11
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, breaks are going to help.
• 50:13
  SPEAKER_02: We'll figure a bit more out.
• 50:19
  she's kinda quiet for a minute trying to figure out a good way
• 50:22
  to approach the
• 50:23
  subject she can very evidently tell that there's something
• 50:28
  missing so she kinda
• 50:30
  just like puts her guitar down and rolls her neck so uh what
• 50:36
  brings you to Vegas
• 50:38
  well obviously you live here duh but like still you know what I
• 50:42
  mean I've I've been
• 50:48
  SPEAKER_02: here for
• 50:50
  my entire life I've kind of just known this bit of the area the
• 50:57
  most so I thought
• 50:58
  why not just stay I had a solid life before gestures around all
• 51:10
  this but I now make
• 51:15
  SPEAKER_02: do with what I have
• 51:19
  SPEAKER_00: I can get that.
• 51:22
  SPEAKER_00: You doing it with anyone else?
• 51:26
  SPEAKER_02: In which way you could be meaning for you?
• 51:31
  SPEAKER_00: Surviving.
• 51:32
  SPEAKER_00: Making do whatever.
• 51:34
  SPEAKER_00: I'm not good at this kind of stuff.
• 51:39
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, there's two others.
• 51:42
  SPEAKER_02: One of them is someone I practice a lot with.
• 51:47
  SPEAKER_02: They are a drummer.
• 51:51
  SPEAKER_02: That's how I do apologize I apologize if my pace is a bit No,
• 51:57
  SPEAKER_00: no,
• 51:57
  SPEAKER_00: no,
• 51:58
  it's fine But I get it It's hard to play with just a bassist
• 52:05
  and guitarist Yeah,
• 52:08
  SPEAKER_02: but we've got to make it There's not exactly much option we have Yeah
• 52:18
  SPEAKER_00: But uh, you mentioned that one, but what about the other?
• 52:20
  He kind of gives like an awkward little shrug Like he's trying
• 52:28
  to avoid that topic
• 52:31
  SPEAKER_02: slash conversation Eh,
• 52:35
  we all got our shit to deal with I get it She decides not to
• 52:40
  press Yeah Everyone
• 52:44
  SPEAKER_02: has
• 52:46
  stuff they don't want coming out or want to think about at all
• 52:53
  talk about it she
• 52:55
  kind of like looks to the side as that kind of phrasing
• 52:59
  definitely rings home for
• 53:01
  her as you two are kind of communicating with one another maybe
• 53:05
  just getting a
• 53:06
  better feel of each other Jacob you're clearly evasive about
• 53:13
  something and Robin do
• 53:14
  SPEAKER_03: you offer up more about yourself
• 53:20
  SPEAKER_00: After a minute of this awkward silence, she internally groans.
• 53:29
  SPEAKER_00: She doesn't want this kind of tension to carry into the gig.
• 53:38
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, me...
• 53:42
  SPEAKER_00: I get it.
• 53:42
  SPEAKER_00: Don't worry, I get it.
• 53:44
  SPEAKER_00: I wouldn't say I'm on the run, but I'm just...
• 53:50
  wandering right now things have been things are always tough
• 53:54
  but I don't know I'm
• 53:57
  just kind of like looking for something to spark an interest I
• 54:01
  guess that would
• 54:04
  explain moving city to city but hopefully playing a band might
• 54:13
  well playing music
• 54:15
  SPEAKER_02: with someone might be the solution
• 54:19
  maybe but I I won't count I won't put all my eggs into one
• 54:24
  basket you know yeah
• 54:27
  especially if you're not staying here yeah she kind of sighs
• 54:34
  herself checking on
• 54:35
  the time how close it is until that guy comes you've got to go
• 54:43
  meet him and you've
• 54:44
  SPEAKER_03: got about you've got about
• 54:47
  SPEAKER_03: 30-35 minutes before you got to get there.
• 54:50
  SPEAKER_03: It should take you about 15 minutes to get there.
• 54:56
  SPEAKER_03: Where he sent you is on the strip.
• 55:01
  SPEAKER_03: It's not one of the casinos,
• 55:04
  SPEAKER_03: but again,
• 55:07
  SPEAKER_03: it seems to be another recording studio,
• 55:09
  SPEAKER_03: but way more upscale than the one you're in.
• 55:17
  she kind of like groans to herself like looks like time's
• 55:23
  running out you uh doing good?
• 55:29
  SPEAKER_02: yeah I'll be fine what about yourself?
• 55:35
  as I can in this shit situation she kind of like snorts to
• 55:40
  herself and with that
• 55:42
  SPEAKER_00: she kind of like
• 55:44
  gets ready her outfit like she before she was wearing like some
• 55:48
  comfy sneakers she
• 55:50
  she like reaches and she like grabs a bag when she was in her
• 55:55
  van and like takes up
• 55:56
  some extremely chunky combat boots with like steel steel toes
• 56:02
  and like unzips her
• 56:04
  jacket a bit to reveal a kind of like punkish bralette like
• 56:09
  making herself like fit
• 56:11
  SPEAKER_00: the aesthetic
• 56:16
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, Jacob has not changed from the previous incidents of this night.
• 56:25
  SPEAKER_02: Like, jacket has been quickly patched up, it seems like.
• 56:32
  SPEAKER_02: The song is obvious, but in an orderly sense.
• 56:40
  SPEAKER_02: A Sherwood literally fits his physique
• 56:46
  Baggy Trousers With Belt Holding Up Chains From One Pocket
• 56:49
  Downwards Well,
• 56:52
  SPEAKER_02: let's make the best of this shit show,
• 56:54
  SPEAKER_02: shall we?
• 56:55
  Yep Let's get ready to plead these bougie cunts She kinda
• 57:01
  laughs With like a roll
• 57:04
  SPEAKER_00: of her neck she starts to make her way out Yeah,
• 57:08
  SPEAKER_02: take a good follow behind Yeah
• 57:13
  As you two head out towards your destination,
• 57:19
  we're going to take a quick pivot in perspective.
• 57:26
  SPEAKER_03: Somewhere in the strip,
• 57:29
  SPEAKER_03: maybe,
• 57:30
  SPEAKER_03: we'll call it one of the casinos,
• 57:32
  SPEAKER_03: I don't know which,
• 57:35
  SPEAKER_03: in a boardroom somewhere or a side office sit three kindred.
• 57:44
  two that the two of you met earlier swan and Dalton whose names
• 57:52
  you I don't think
• 57:52
  you I gave you and another very beautiful kindred they Dalton
• 58:00
  explains to them that
• 58:04
  or swan is explaining to the new kindred that shows that this
• 58:07
  very beautiful one
• 58:08
  SPEAKER_03: that
• 58:10
  she bumped into two kindred who happened to see something that
• 58:14
  she's not happy that
• 58:15
  they saw and as penance for their transgressions she wants to
• 58:22
  assess whether or not
• 58:26
  they're good enough to play at one of the casinos maybe drum up
• 58:30
  some money for for
• 58:35
  SPEAKER_03: the strip itself Dalton looks
• 58:40
  SPEAKER_03: nonchalant about it.
• 58:42
  SPEAKER_03: She tells the other kindred that Dalton's going,
• 58:46
  SPEAKER_03: which obviously intrigues that beautiful one as the two of them,
• 58:51
  SPEAKER_03: sleeving Swan to her own devices,
• 58:55
  head back into Dalton's 69 Charger and also make their way to
• 59:02
  where you two are
• 59:03
  SPEAKER_03: going.
• 59:04
  SPEAKER_03: Back to the two of you.
• 59:06
  SPEAKER_03: You make it
• 59:08
  SPEAKER_03: You've got about five minutes to spare, or maybe ten minutes to spare.
• 59:13
  SPEAKER_03: The place you're at, it's called Gee's Records.
• 59:18
  SPEAKER_03: It's got a little golden vinyl on the front.
• 59:22
  SPEAKER_03: It says it's closed,
• 59:24
  SPEAKER_03: but there are people coming in and out,
• 59:27
  SPEAKER_03: not like lots of them,
• 59:29
  SPEAKER_03: but you've seen as you've kind of pulled up,
• 59:31
  SPEAKER_03: two people come in and somebody else go out,
• 59:34
  SPEAKER_03: and they seem to be
• 59:37
  they have that look of like rappers where they've got like
• 59:40
  heavy diamond chains on
• 59:42
  and you know they're with a crew smoking it's a thing
• 59:46
  everybody's with their like
• 59:48
  respective people and just outside leaning on his car with
• 59:56
  another individual who
• 59:57
  is probably laying on the hood smoking her own goddamn whatever
• 1:00:03
  is the individual
• 1:00:05
  SPEAKER_03: you met earlier
• 1:00:07
  he sees the two of you and kind of gives you like the two
• 1:00:11
  finger like salute like
• 1:00:13
  nice to see you Robin just stomps out her cigarette and is a
• 1:00:21
  nod Jacob gives a wave
• 1:00:26
  let's get this over with shall we whoa whoa whoa whoa no rush
• 1:00:31
  no rush it's first
• 1:00:34
  SPEAKER_03: it's nice to see you two I mean we're about on time
• 1:00:38
  but may I make unnecessary introductions and he gestures to the
• 1:00:43
  very beautiful
• 1:00:43
  woman on the hood this is well this is my other other my well
• 1:00:52
  my boss is friends
• 1:00:53
  but boss kind of boss it's a thing it's complicated don't worry
• 1:00:57
  your heads about it
• 1:00:58
  however you met Swan this is her partner in that coalition she
• 1:01:03
  was talking about
• 1:01:04
  SPEAKER_03: this is one and introduce yourself
• 1:01:08
  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
• 1:01:10
  Calypso is,
• 1:01:11
  as Thomas has said like three or four times,
• 1:01:14
  a very beautiful woman.
• 1:01:15
  SPEAKER_01: She has this dark brown hair that's usually typically kind of unstyled.
• 1:01:21
  SPEAKER_01: But even though she doesn't do a lot with her appearance,
• 1:01:23
  SPEAKER_01: she does have that kind of natural beauty about her.
• 1:01:29
  SPEAKER_01: Right now she's probably wearing like a
• 1:01:33
  very little clothing on the top half maybe it's like a bikini
• 1:01:38
  top at most with like
• 1:01:39
  I imagine like a little I don't know if like those like sheer
• 1:01:42
  skirts that you get
• 1:01:43
  SPEAKER_01: where you don't just want to be walking around in a bikini bottom or
• 1:01:48
  SPEAKER_01: with fucking stompy knee-high boots, that kind of thing.
• 1:01:53
  SPEAKER_01: But her most notable appearance is,
• 1:01:55
  SPEAKER_01: in stereotypical vampire fashion,
• 1:01:59
  SPEAKER_01: a pair of round sunglasses.
• 1:02:02
  And she is taking drags out of a red-coloured cigarette that
• 1:02:09
  exhales a red-coloured
• 1:02:11
  SPEAKER_01: smoke with each time she does.
• 1:02:15
  She's just like looking at the two of these punky roadside
• 1:02:22
  roadkill whatever the
• 1:02:23
  hell they look like I've seen the images and I mean they look
• 1:02:32
  fine in the same way
• 1:02:35
  SPEAKER_01: that a storm drain looks fine What the hell?
• 1:02:39
  SPEAKER_02: Fucking crazy Yikes
• 1:02:43
  SPEAKER_01: Hey guys,
• 1:02:44
  SPEAKER_01: quick reminder to leave a like,
• 1:02:46
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• 1:02:47
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• 1:02:50
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• 1:02:53
  SPEAKER_03: Dalton, as he gestures to her, and you see her.
• 1:02:58
  SPEAKER_03: That is Calypso.
• 1:03:00
  SPEAKER_03: She's... She's a lot.
• 1:03:03
  SPEAKER_03: Don't... She's here to help me.
• 1:03:07
  SPEAKER_03: My bad, my bad, my bad.
• 1:03:09
  SPEAKER_03: We're here to...
• 1:03:11
  make sure you two don't embarrass yourselves in front of Swan
• 1:03:15
  because frankly
• 1:03:16
  she'll have me kill you or eat you or throw you in a pit
• 1:03:20
  somewhere and nobody wants
• 1:03:23
  that right I don't want to do it you don't want to have it
• 1:03:25
  happen to you and
• 1:03:27
  Clipser doesn't want to have to spend time watching me rip you
• 1:03:29
  guys to pieces so
• 1:03:32
  SPEAKER_03: we're gonna go in together hear what you guys got
• 1:03:36
  we'll make a decision and bring it to swan and everybody goes
• 1:03:39
  their happy ways you
• 1:03:40
  guys will sound good and we'll play you guys will play tomorrow
• 1:03:44
  rock the house make
• 1:03:46
  us a little bit of money your debts are cleared what do you
• 1:03:48
  think sound like a plan
• 1:03:49
  SPEAKER_02: I like the plan not like we have much of a choice here
• 1:03:54
  SPEAKER_03: That's true.
• 1:03:55
  SPEAKER_03: I like how you think.
• 1:03:58
  SPEAKER_03: At least you know what's what.
• 1:03:59
  SPEAKER_03: Now I've got to spend time like,
• 1:04:00
  SPEAKER_03: you know,
• 1:04:01
  SPEAKER_03: overtly threatening you and he like puffs his chest up really big.
• 1:04:05
  SPEAKER_03: Keep it on the level.
• 1:04:07
  SPEAKER_02: Can we at least get paid for this?
• 1:04:10
  SPEAKER_03: Can you at least get paid?
• 1:04:11
  SPEAKER_03: He looks at Calypso.
• 1:04:13
  SPEAKER_03: Can they get paid?
• 1:04:13
  SPEAKER_01: Depends how the performance goes.
• 1:04:18
  SPEAKER_03: Depends on how the performance goes.
• 1:04:19
  SPEAKER_03: See?
• 1:04:20
  SPEAKER_03: That's why I bring him along.
• 1:04:21
  SPEAKER_03: I don't have to think about it.
• 1:04:23
  SPEAKER_03: I just do the punchy punchy.
• 1:04:24
  SPEAKER_03: You know what I mean?
• 1:04:25
  SPEAKER_01: Dalton doesn't do much thinking.
• 1:04:27
  SPEAKER_00: Robin just says, great, and her just eye twitches.
• 1:04:34
  SPEAKER_00: Knowing she can't say shit about this right now, but like, hmm.
• 1:04:41
  SPEAKER_03: Come on.
• 1:04:42
  SPEAKER_03: Let's head in.
• 1:04:43
  SPEAKER_01: Tell you what.
• 1:04:44
  SPEAKER_01: Nice guitar.
• 1:04:45
  SPEAKER_01: I'll give you a nice crisp hundo if you smash it on stage.
• 1:04:52
  Yikes Guitars cost more than that Besides the point No hundo
• 1:05:02
  for you She tucks it
• 1:05:03
  back into her cleavage Dalton just kind of shakes his head I
• 1:05:11
  told you guys,
• 1:05:12
  SPEAKER_03: she's nuts And leads you all in He takes you
• 1:05:17
  through there's several like recording studios in this place
• 1:05:21
  there's golden plaques
• 1:05:23
  all over the walls platinum albums all the good stuff that you
• 1:05:26
  can see and he leads
• 1:05:28
  you down through the halls into a basement where there's
• 1:05:34
  another set of recording
• 1:05:35
  SPEAKER_03: studios he taps the first one in here
• 1:05:42
  the door opens or he pulls the door open gestures you all in
• 1:05:47
  stands aside for
• 1:05:48
  Calypso to go first and the two of you to follow as he follows
• 1:05:52
  behind you and
• 1:05:53
  closes the door points to the like the soundproof or not
• 1:05:58
  soundproof yes I guess
• 1:06:00
  soundproof is the right word I want is the room that's designed
• 1:06:03
  for music your
• 1:06:04
  acoustics are going to be the best in there you two in there
• 1:06:09
  we'll be out here
• 1:06:10
  SPEAKER_03: listening see what it sounds like
• 1:06:12
  We'll make a judgement once you're Done Yeah Again we don't
• 1:06:20
  have much for an option
• 1:06:21
  Let's just get this over with Robin just kind of like Gives
• 1:06:29
  Jacob the most
• 1:06:30
  exhausted Look ever before like shaking Her head and Going back
• 1:06:35
  to looking
• 1:06:37
  SPEAKER_00: Relatively Fine with this situation
• 1:06:42
  SPEAKER_03: Honestly,
• 1:06:43
  SPEAKER_03: as you two go in and he holds the door for you,
• 1:06:46
  SPEAKER_03: most people,
• 1:06:47
  SPEAKER_03: or us,
• 1:06:48
  SPEAKER_03: are slow on the upkeep,
• 1:06:49
  SPEAKER_03: right?
• 1:06:50
  It always takes a few taps on the jaw or a limb getting torn
• 1:06:55
  off for them to get
• 1:06:56
  SPEAKER_03: the point,
• 1:06:57
  SPEAKER_03: right?
• 1:06:57
  SPEAKER_03: You're fucked.
• 1:06:59
  SPEAKER_03: As long as you do good, you're less fucked.
• 1:07:01
  SPEAKER_03: So...
• 1:07:02
  good luck and he he closes the door behind you and goes into
• 1:07:06
  the other side it's
• 1:07:07
  got you know the you can see the glass but you can see them
• 1:07:12
  they can see you but he
• 1:07:14
  presses a little button on the recording table and it blacks
• 1:07:18
  out so you can no
• 1:07:19
  longer see them and on the this side where he is calypso he
• 1:07:24
  looks at you and he
• 1:07:25
  SPEAKER_03: goes they're gonna die you know that right
• 1:07:31
  SPEAKER_01: Why are we postponing this?
• 1:07:32
  SPEAKER_01: This just seems like a waste of time.
• 1:07:34
  SPEAKER_03: Well,
• 1:07:35
  SPEAKER_03: Swan likes to tag all the bells and whistles,
• 1:07:38
  SPEAKER_03: make sure that,
• 1:07:39
  SPEAKER_03: you know,
• 1:07:39
  SPEAKER_03: maybe they are good,
• 1:07:40
  SPEAKER_03: but I doubt it.
• 1:07:42
  SPEAKER_03: Ugh.
• 1:07:43
  SPEAKER_03: Whatever.
• 1:07:49
  SPEAKER_01: Do you like my new boots?
• 1:07:51
  SPEAKER_03: I love your boots, actually.
• 1:07:52
  SPEAKER_01: If I get blood on these boots, I'm going to kill you.
• 1:07:57
  SPEAKER_03: Ugh, fuck.
• 1:08:02
  yeah alright alright no blood on the boots I feel that I want a
• 1:08:05
  pair for myself
• 1:08:06
  though or that girl that I like to go and bang every once in a
• 1:08:09
  while anyway anyway
• 1:08:11
  and he presses a button you two hear through like the two way
• 1:08:15
  thing you two ready
• 1:08:17
  for this yeah yeah excellent excellent and you hear him right
• 1:08:26
  before he lifts off
• 1:08:26
  SPEAKER_03: the thing yeah they're super dead
• 1:08:28
  SPEAKER_03: and he lets go of the button.
• 1:08:30
  You see the little red light come on for you guys and it says,
• 1:08:34
  like you see,
• 1:08:35
  it's now recording.
• 1:08:37
  SPEAKER_03: Talk to me.
• 1:08:38
  SPEAKER_03: How do you guys kind of get into the feel?
• 1:08:41
  SPEAKER_03: What rhythm do you strike up?
• 1:08:43
  SPEAKER_03: What's the plan here?
• 1:08:44
  SPEAKER_03: And then I'll have you roll some dice.
• 1:08:45
  SPEAKER_02: I think it would kind of lead with a simple opening.
• 1:08:53
  SPEAKER_02: Nothing too fast.
• 1:08:56
  SPEAKER_02: Something to kind of
• 1:08:58
  set a decent tempo to kind of merge their three different
• 1:09:04
  genres as close as
• 1:09:07
  possible I'd like from both of you give me Jacob give me both
• 1:09:19
  of you I think it's a
• 1:09:20
  good role for this give me Dex and Performant I'm not going to
• 1:09:25
  tell you difficulty
• 1:09:26
  SPEAKER_03: I just want to know what you get
• 1:09:28
  SPEAKER_02: Going to willpower Two successes Two successes And you, Robin?
• 1:09:42
  SPEAKER_03: Four successes Four successes Oh my god, two to end You guys play And
• 1:09:55
  you have no song right but you're playing together trying to
• 1:09:59
  like jam out a bit and
• 1:10:02
  it's maybe 15 minutes of this you guys kind of rocking out
• 1:10:05
  together before you guys
• 1:10:06
  stop maybe take a breather and the now recording light turns
• 1:10:12
  off and you hear you
• 1:10:15
  SPEAKER_03: two happy with that?
• 1:10:17
  SPEAKER_03: you want to go again?
• 1:10:17
  SPEAKER_02: looks over towards
• 1:10:26
  Robin With a look of Yeah I played poorly But do you want to
• 1:10:33
  try again Or are you
• 1:10:35
  happy He Again in the room he looks at Eucalypso Do you want to
• 1:10:43
  hear them again I
• 1:10:44
  gotta give them another try just in case And he presses the
• 1:10:47
  button again Yeah you
• 1:10:48
  SPEAKER_03: too good I'm good to go again
• 1:10:52
  she's a little disappointed because she feels like she
• 1:10:55
  absolutely killed it but
• 1:10:57
  whatever who cares yeah we'll try again alright hold on and he
• 1:11:07
  looks at you Calypso
• 1:11:12
  that one's good I have no idea what the fuck the other one was
• 1:11:15
  doing yeah I don't
• 1:11:18
  SPEAKER_01: know can we just kill him and keep that one
• 1:11:21
  SPEAKER_03: You know,
• 1:11:22
  SPEAKER_03: that's not a half bad idea,
• 1:11:24
  SPEAKER_03: but I think they're meant to be like a little package deal,
• 1:11:28
  SPEAKER_03: and he points at Jacob.
• 1:11:30
  I think I've seen him before,
• 1:11:32
  and I think he's got a friend that they live together.
• 1:11:36
  SPEAKER_03: I'm not sure.
• 1:11:37
  SPEAKER_03: I really don't know.
• 1:11:38
  SPEAKER_03: It's not exactly our territory, but like at the edge of it.
• 1:11:42
  SPEAKER_03: Let's give him a shot,
• 1:11:44
  SPEAKER_03: see what's what,
• 1:11:44
  SPEAKER_03: because I don't want to have to go looking for their friend,
• 1:11:46
  SPEAKER_03: too.
• 1:11:46
  SPEAKER_03: Do you understand how irritating that would be?
• 1:11:51
  SPEAKER_03: Let's see what they got.
• 1:11:52
  Dalton,
• 1:11:52
  why the fuck would I give a shit about how irritating something
• 1:11:55
  is to you?
• 1:11:55
  SPEAKER_01: Do your fucking job.
• 1:11:57
  SPEAKER_03: Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright.
• 1:12:00
  And the two of you in there see the little red light come back
• 1:12:04
  on and you're good
• 1:12:05
  SPEAKER_03: to start again.
• 1:12:06
  SPEAKER_03: Give me the same dice pool.
• 1:12:08
  SPEAKER_00: Oh my god, I just realised I never applied my specialty to my rolls.
• 1:12:12
  SPEAKER_00: Oh my god.
• 1:12:18
  SPEAKER_02: I got five successes.
• 1:12:22
  SPEAKER_00: Very good Uh, I am going to reroll that Ooh, nice What'd you get?
• 1:12:31
  SPEAKER_00: I got five successes with two tens Ooh Is it messy?
• 1:12:38
  SPEAKER_00: No,
• 1:12:38
  SPEAKER_00: it is It is just a critical Just a critical,
• 1:12:46
  SPEAKER_03: okay The light goes off again And the He comes through the mic
• 1:12:52
  SPEAKER_03: Well, that was an improvement if I've ever heard it.
• 1:13:00
  SPEAKER_03: We're good here?
• 1:13:01
  SPEAKER_03: You guys want to keep that one before I send it up to her?
• 1:13:04
  SPEAKER_02: Sounds good.
• 1:13:08
  SPEAKER_03: Nice, nice.
• 1:13:09
  SPEAKER_03: All right.
• 1:13:11
  SPEAKER_03: We're coming around.
• 1:13:14
  so he presses a few buttons on the thing he pulls out a little
• 1:13:18
  like a it's clearly
• 1:13:19
  like a burned CD and then he pulls out what looks like a flash
• 1:13:23
  drive he you know
• 1:13:26
  like flips them between his knuckles he's like this goes to her
• 1:13:30
  you want to party
• 1:13:31
  SPEAKER_03: with these two for a bit?
• 1:13:33
  I think they earned it I don't know I guess I'll keep an eye on
• 1:13:41
  them make sure they
• 1:13:42
  SPEAKER_01: don't do anything fucky
• 1:13:45
  SPEAKER_01: Why am I doing that?
• 1:13:46
  SPEAKER_01: We have people for that.
• 1:13:48
  SPEAKER_01: Whatever.
• 1:13:49
  SPEAKER_01: I'm too sober for this.
• 1:13:52
  SPEAKER_03: Go get fucked up.
• 1:13:53
  SPEAKER_03: I'm sure they could use it too.
• 1:13:55
  SPEAKER_03: I mean, I don't know what's going to happen to him.
• 1:13:57
  SPEAKER_03: Swan will decide.
• 1:13:59
  SPEAKER_03: And he gets up.
• 1:14:01
  SPEAKER_03: He gives you a light tap on the shoulder.
• 1:14:04
  SPEAKER_03: A fist punch to the shoulder.
• 1:14:05
  SPEAKER_03: And then skedaddles out.
• 1:14:08
  SPEAKER_03: Zoidberg crab walks out.
• 1:14:10
  SPEAKER_03: And...
• 1:14:13
  There's uh for the two of you the door like cracks open a
• 1:14:17
  little bit he looks in I
• 1:14:18
  gotta run before I die so have fun and he whoop whoop whoop and
• 1:14:23
  leaves that's a
• 1:14:24
  noise he makes when he leaves too oh my god episode dies of
• 1:14:30
  cringe yeah knowing
• 1:14:32
  full well that I did the exact same thing back in like high
• 1:14:34
  school so he's not a
• 1:14:38
  SPEAKER_03: very mature kindred but effective
• 1:14:43
  SPEAKER_03: You two can come around, maybe meet Calypso in the hallway.
• 1:14:46
  SPEAKER_03: I'm going to give you guys the scene.
• 1:14:50
  SPEAKER_00: Calvin comes out and immediately asks, is he always like that?
• 1:14:56
  SPEAKER_01: Actually, I think this is him on his best behavior.
• 1:14:58
  SPEAKER_02: His best behavior?
• 1:15:01
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 1:15:05
  SPEAKER_01: Look, this is Vegas.
• 1:15:06
  SPEAKER_01: You've got to learn to take things not too seriously.
• 1:15:09
  SPEAKER_01: Like, he knows it whenever I say I'm going to kill him.
• 1:15:11
  SPEAKER_01: He's just like, aha, Calypso's only 50% joking rather than 75% joking.
• 1:15:16
  Anyway,
• 1:15:18
  that second attempt was not as dogshit as the first one,
• 1:15:20
  so congrats for that,
• 1:15:21
  I guess.
• 1:15:23
  SPEAKER_02: Thanks, I suppose.
• 1:15:26
  SPEAKER_01: You're welcome, I suppose.
• 1:15:31
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, I am.
• 1:15:33
  SPEAKER_03: Say that part again, I missed it.
• 1:15:36
  SPEAKER_02: Maybe smoke in here?
• 1:15:39
  Pfft If Calypso is You are She's like you said She's one of the
• 1:15:43
  big dogs here She
• 1:15:47
  immediately like gets wine and lights it up She just like
• 1:15:54
  exhales really heavily
• 1:15:56
  because she was fully expecting us them to die right here and
• 1:16:00
  now What is that?
• 1:16:02
  SPEAKER_01: Is that just like a regular cigarette?
• 1:16:06
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 1:16:08
  SPEAKER_01: Oh.
• 1:16:09
  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
• 1:16:10
  SPEAKER_01: Seems like a waste.
• 1:16:12
  SPEAKER_00: What does that even mean?
• 1:16:14
  SPEAKER_00: Here.
• 1:16:15
  SPEAKER_01: Try one of these.
• 1:16:16
  SPEAKER_01: Doesn't she offers you some of her own red-tinted ones?
• 1:16:19
  SPEAKER_00: Absolutely not.
• 1:16:22
  SPEAKER_01: Wow.
• 1:16:23
  SPEAKER_01: You're lost.
• 1:16:24
  SPEAKER_01: Fucking losers.
• 1:16:28
  you get a text or yeah like an alert on your phone and it's
• 1:16:35
  Fior telling you I've
• 1:16:38
  got some warm bodies I'm outside can I bring him in she'll
• 1:16:46
  respond no let's go
• 1:16:47
  somewhere more cool I'm not gonna have a party in a recording
• 1:16:51
  studio that's lame do
• 1:16:55
  SPEAKER_03: you invite these two to party with you
• 1:16:59
  I guess if you two aren't busy doing whatever it is you do you
• 1:17:04
  can come along too
• 1:17:05
  or you can just not I don't mind So we're free to leave and we
• 1:17:12
  won't die Don't
• 1:17:15
  leave the city yet or like the strip I mean if you do leave the
• 1:17:19
  strip then you
• 1:17:20
  might die anyway but you should be fine Robin kind of looks to
• 1:17:24
  Jacob to see if he's
• 1:17:26
  SPEAKER_00: gonna if he's gonna bite me she's
• 1:17:29
  Only gonna go if he is Yeah further away We get from These
• 1:17:37
  kindred the better Even
• 1:17:39
  if it's just for a moment I'll be outside if you need me That
• 1:17:52
  seems like a No
• 1:17:53
  SPEAKER_03: Calypso to the partying
• 1:17:56
  SPEAKER_01: Yikes,
• 1:17:57
  SPEAKER_01: no wonder I didn't like these guys when I first saw them Alright,
• 1:18:00
  I'm outie Very good You guys watch as Calypso leave The suede
• 1:18:08
  to her hips She's all
• 1:18:10
  SPEAKER_03: types of absolutely gorgeous And Because,
• 1:18:14
  SPEAKER_03: Jacob,
• 1:18:15
  SPEAKER_03: you're going outside Robin,
• 1:18:16
  I assume you are You sort of go together But Calypso steps in
• 1:18:21
  front of you
• 1:18:22
  and as she comes out,
• 1:18:23
  there's another kindred sitting in the front of this.
• 1:18:29
  SPEAKER_03: It's like an old-school Cadillac Coupe de Ville with the top down,
• 1:18:34
  SPEAKER_03: but it's like a 70s pimp mobile where
• 1:18:39
  it's white with like a pink shag inside and there's like a
• 1:18:44
  group of just obviously
• 1:18:47
  like unnecessarily attractive individuals in the back who are
• 1:18:51
  all like drinking and
• 1:18:53
  some you can see like the little uh the glass tube for meth as
• 1:18:58
  they light it up
• 1:19:00
  SPEAKER_03: it's crazy the music is blaring out of the car he says oh bitches get in
• 1:19:10
  For these two squares Well not you two bitches Or squares or
• 1:19:15
  whatever the fuck you
• 1:19:16
  are But you bitch Come on We got party I love making you do
• 1:19:25
  accents With my weird
• 1:19:26
  characters Yeah I get in Robin kind of has her jaw Like
• 1:19:33
  slightly agape As she's
• 1:19:34
  SPEAKER_00: like what the fuck man
• 1:19:39
  SPEAKER_00: You can answer, we didn't go with them?
• 1:19:41
  Fuck yeah He turns and sees the two of you like the fact that
• 1:19:46
  you're just standing
• 1:19:46
  SPEAKER_03: there He goes,
• 1:19:47
  you bitches are squares as he takes a hit of meth laughs and
• 1:19:51
  then flips you off and
• 1:19:52
  drives away giggling his head off She flips them off in return
• 1:20:01
  You see him
• 1:20:02
  literally blow through a red light make a hard right nearly hit
• 1:20:06
  another car as he
• 1:20:07
  SPEAKER_03: just
• 1:20:08
  SPEAKER_03: barrels down the other street.
• 1:20:10
  SPEAKER_03: You still hear the mad laughter as they go.
• 1:20:12
  SPEAKER_00: Fucking rat bros. She like gags.
• 1:20:23
  SPEAKER_03: Miss Vegas.
• 1:20:24
  SPEAKER_03: It be like that.
• 1:20:26
  SPEAKER_03: Jacob, you're not the first time you've seen something like that.
• 1:20:29
  SPEAKER_03: And or maybe Fjord.
• 1:20:35
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it's very much a...
• 1:20:38
  I don't have the energy for this shit I just got threatened and
• 1:20:43
  we have to watch
• 1:20:44
  this happen The least of my concerns is being called a square
• 1:20:50
  That's true That is
• 1:20:54
  the least of your problems It's the two of you You know that
• 1:21:01
  you've recorded
• 1:21:02
  SPEAKER_03: something I mean,
• 1:21:03
  SPEAKER_03: Calypso said it was better than the second time
• 1:21:06
  SPEAKER_03: but currently you've been told not to leave the strip by her.
• 1:21:12
  SPEAKER_03: Well, for all of her kind of loose-lipped, just disconcerned for you, she
• 1:21:21
  Jacob you would know not maybe as acutely as others might but
• 1:21:27
  you now that you've
• 1:21:29
  seen both Calypso and Swan understand that this is the group
• 1:21:34
  that's called or many
• 1:21:36
  refer to as management they run the show in the city not the
• 1:21:42
  whole thing but their
• 1:21:44
  SPEAKER_03: word is usually considered law and she told you explicitly don't leave
• 1:21:51
  SPEAKER_03: the strip.
• 1:21:53
  So you are bound here at least until judgment is passed on the
• 1:21:59
  two of you.
• 1:22:01
  SPEAKER_03: Where, if anywhere, would the two of you like to go?
• 1:22:06
  SPEAKER_02: No.
• 1:22:09
  SPEAKER_02: On the strip there's a bar not to throw away.
• 1:22:13
  SPEAKER_02: It's fairly popular but anywhere's better than
• 1:22:20
  SPEAKER_02: here as he gestures behind him.
• 1:22:24
  SPEAKER_00: You know what?
• 1:22:26
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 1:22:27
  SPEAKER_00: Anywhere...
• 1:22:29
  SPEAKER_00: The smaller the better with these places.
• 1:22:33
  SPEAKER_00: Don't give me the fucking heebie-jeebies.
• 1:22:36
  SPEAKER_02: Let's go, it's not too far.
• 1:22:39
  SPEAKER_02: Jacob would kind of guide Robin towards a random pub in this area.
• 1:22:49
  SPEAKER_02: What he's been to.
• 1:22:54
  I like it I think as we're missing Logan and we have an idea of
• 1:23:01
  how Jacob and Robin
• 1:23:04
  met we know what kind of happens from this point forward right
• 1:23:10
  that was the
• 1:23:11
  beginning of the Chronicle where the three of you in Robin's
• 1:23:16
  van are escaping Vegas
• 1:23:19
  SPEAKER_03: maybe the show went bad maybe one of you flipped out on stage
• 1:23:23
  who knows but either way this is how Dalton ended up chasing
• 1:23:29
  you all clearly you
• 1:23:31
  guys did something from this point forward and I think as you
• 1:23:39
  two maybe were
• 1:23:40
  looking at each other before the fight began between the two of
• 1:23:45
  you the inevitable
• 1:23:46
  SPEAKER_03: showdown after Robin staked Logan that you remember this and
• 1:23:55
  SPEAKER_03: that is where we will pick up next session.
• 1:24:16
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• 1:24:18
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