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''(chatter beeps repeatedly)''< | ''(chatter beeps repeatedly)''<br /> | ||
'''[[Kamal]]:''' Dammit!< | '''[[Kamal]]:''' Dammit!<br /> | ||
'''[[Hiro]]:''' That's like the seventh time today you've refused to answer your [[chatter]]. I'd say it was your mother...< | '''[[Hiro]]:''' That's like the seventh time today you've refused to answer your [[chatter]]. I'd say it was your mother...<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' My mother is 42 light years away.< | '''Kamal:''' My mother is 42 light years away.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' ...except you'd never dare not answer your mother. Bill collectors, perhaps, or immigration?< | '''Hiro:''' ...except you'd never dare not answer your mother. Bill collectors, perhaps, or immigration?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Dammit!< | '''Kamal:''' Dammit!<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Or you've been breaking hearts in the nursing dorms, haven't you? ''(walks to the window)'' If I look out the window here, I bet I see like four of them, standing outside in short skirts and those cute little caps, just waiting.< | '''Hiro:''' Or you've been breaking hearts in the nursing dorms, haven't you? ''(walks to the window)'' If I look out the window here, I bet I see like four of them, standing outside in short skirts and those cute little caps, just waiting.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' You need a girlfriend.< | '''Kamal:''' You need a girlfriend.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' We both need girlfriends.< | '''Hiro:''' We both need girlfriends.<br /> | ||
[[Media:pony_tail.ogg|pony_tail]] | [[Media:pony_tail.ogg|pony_tail]] | ||
''(chatter beeps)''< | ''(chatter beeps)''<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' It's not a girlfriend at the other end of that chatter, it's a gangster.< | '''Kamal:''' It's not a girlfriend at the other end of that chatter, it's a gangster.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Good looking gangster?< | '''Hiro:''' Good looking gangster?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Pony tail.< | '''Kamal:''' Pony tail.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' This is what I'm saying, you're in no position to be picky.< | '''Hiro:''' This is what I'm saying, you're in no position to be picky.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I was ghosting his chatter and I sort of let him notice.< | '''Kamal:''' I was ghosting his chatter and I sort of let him notice.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' You did what? You were showing off.< | '''Hiro:''' You did what? You were showing off.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Yeah.< | '''Kamal:''' Yeah.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' For a girl.< | '''Hiro:''' For a girl.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Yeah.< | '''Kamal:''' Yeah.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' For the arrangement.< | '''Hiro:''' For the arrangement.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I wish you wouldn't call her that, her name is [[Sophia]].< | '''Kamal:''' I wish you wouldn't call her that, her name is [[Sophia]].<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Hmmph, her name is trouble.< | '''Hiro:''' Hmmph, her name is trouble.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' What do you mean?< | '''Kamal:''' What do you mean?<br /> | ||
''(a knock at the door)''< | ''(a knock at the door)''<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Did I forget to mention that a good looking guy with a pony tail was coming up to the apartment?< | '''Hiro:''' Did I forget to mention that a good looking guy with a pony tail was coming up to the apartment?<br /> | ||
''(knocking)''< | ''(knocking)''<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Oh no.< | '''Kamal:''' Oh no.<br /> | ||
[[Media:freelance.ogg|freelance]] | [[Media:freelance.ogg|freelance]] | ||
'''Kamal:''' Freelance?< | '''Kamal:''' Freelance?<br /> | ||
'''[[Aiden]]:''' Free as in paid, dude. As in, I would pay you money to use your powers for good instead of--< | '''[[Aiden]]:''' Free as in paid, dude. As in, I would pay you money to use your powers for good instead of--<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Spying on you?< | '''Kamal:''' Spying on you?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' That.< | '''Aiden:''' That.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I don't think... it would be a good idea to work for you.< | '''Kamal:''' I don't think... it would be a good idea to work for you.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Oh, you mean because of Sophia? Sophie and I worked things out. Where's my damn chatter?< | '''Aiden:''' Oh, you mean because of Sophia? Sophie and I worked things out. Where's my damn chatter?<br /> | ||
''(chatter beeps on)''< | ''(chatter beeps on)''<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Soph, you want to talk to Kamal?< | '''Aiden:''' Soph, you want to talk to Kamal?<br /> | ||
'''Sophia:''' ''(on chatter)'' Hi, Kamal. Aiden's a bastard.< | '''Sophia:''' ''(on chatter)'' Hi, Kamal. Aiden's a bastard.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Pardon me?< | '''Kamal:''' Pardon me?<br /> | ||
'''Sophia:''' ''(on chatter) (laughs)'' But he's my bastard.< | '''Sophia:''' ''(on chatter) (laughs)'' But he's my bastard.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' That's good...< | '''Kamal:''' That's good...<br /> | ||
[[Media:bracelet.ogg|bracelet]] | [[Media:bracelet.ogg|bracelet]] | ||
'''Aiden:''' Thanks Soph.< | '''Aiden:''' Thanks Soph.<br /> | ||
''(chatter beeps off)''< | ''(chatter beeps off)''<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' See?< | '''Aiden:''' See?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Yeah.< | '''Kamal:''' Yeah.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You're underestimating her.< | '''Aiden:''' You're underestimating her.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' What?< | '''Kamal:''' What?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You talked to her in the last couple of days.< | '''Aiden:''' You talked to her in the last couple of days.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' A little.< | '''Kamal:''' A little.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' She told you about the bracelet.< | '''Aiden:''' She told you about the bracelet.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Um...< | '''Kamal:''' Um...<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You think I bought her off?< | '''Aiden:''' You think I bought her off?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' It's an expensive bracelet!< | '''Kamal:''' It's an expensive bracelet!<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' If you think she's a whore, then--< | '''Aiden:''' If you think she's a whore, then--<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(talking over him)'' Don't say it.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(talking over him)'' Don't say it.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' If I had given her that before we made up, Sophie would have run me through with a butcher knife.< | '''Aiden:''' If I had given her that before we made up, Sophie would have run me through with a butcher knife.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Good... I mean...< | '''Kamal:''' Good... I mean...<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You didn't want to be disappointed.< | '''Aiden:''' You didn't want to be disappointed.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I'm not.< | '''Kamal:''' I'm not.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' I'm a good judge of people, Kamal, you're not.< | '''Aiden:''' I'm a good judge of people, Kamal, you're not.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' You shouldn't assume anything about me.< | '''Kamal:''' You shouldn't assume anything about me.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You think I'm stupid. I'm friendly, I smile a lot. That's not what you respect. Okay.< | '''Aiden:''' You think I'm stupid. I'm friendly, I smile a lot. That's not what you respect. Okay.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Respect? I don't think this has anything to do--< | '''Kamal:''' Respect? I don't think this has anything to do--<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Ah, not true, you think all the time ... So, think about the freelance thing. Maybe come by for dinner tomorrow, Sophia's cooking. 6-ish?< | '''Aiden:''' Ah, not true, you think all the time ... So, think about the freelance thing. Maybe come by for dinner tomorrow, Sophia's cooking. 6-ish?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I don't think that would be such a good id--< | '''Kamal:''' I don't think that would be such a good id--<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Look at it this way, going to a job interview is not accepting a job. It's an interview. Dinner, okay?< | '''Aiden:''' Look at it this way, going to a job interview is not accepting a job. It's an interview. Dinner, okay?<br /> | ||
[[Media:panic_button.ogg|panic_button]] | [[Media:panic_button.ogg|panic_button]] | ||
'''Kamal:''' What does she see in him?< | '''Kamal:''' What does she see in him?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' The pony tail; girls like hair.< | '''Hiro:''' The pony tail; girls like hair.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' He nearly called her a-- you heard what he said!< | '''Kamal:''' He nearly called her a-- you heard what he said!<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' You think I was standing in my bedroom, with my ear pressed against the door eavesdropping?< | '''Hiro:''' You think I was standing in my bedroom, with my ear pressed against the door eavesdropping?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' You weren't?< | '''Kamal:''' You weren't?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Actually, I was, but it was really hard to hear.< | '''Hiro:''' Actually, I was, but it was really hard to hear.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' He's so ... cocky.< | '''Kamal:''' He's so ... cocky.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Funny choice of words. Maybe its the jewelry? You can tell she's used to money.< | '''Hiro:''' Funny choice of words. Maybe its the jewelry? You can tell she's used to money.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I'll need a panic button. A backup.< | '''Kamal:''' I'll need a panic button. A backup.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' He can keep her in the style to which she is accustomed... What do you mean a panic button? You're not going over there?< | '''Hiro:''' He can keep her in the style to which she is accustomed... What do you mean a panic button? You're not going over there?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I'll set up a program, some... some kind of dead man switch.< | '''Kamal:''' I'll set up a program, some... some kind of dead man switch.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Oh no, I don't want any part of this. < | '''Hiro:''' Oh no, I don't want any part of this. <br /> | ||
[[Media:code_word.ogg|code_word]] | [[Media:code_word.ogg|code_word]] | ||
'''Hiro:''' I'm not trusting the hands and body of a future surgeon to the tender ministrations of a pissed off boyfriend.< | '''Hiro:''' I'm not trusting the hands and body of a future surgeon to the tender ministrations of a pissed off boyfriend.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' You won't even have to go inside.< | '''Kamal:''' You won't even have to go inside.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Good.< | '''Hiro:''' Good.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Unless...< | '''Kamal:''' Unless...<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' No.< | '''Hiro:''' No.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ...I can't get to my chatter. You can be a couple blocks away, ghosting me.< | '''Kamal:''' ...I can't get to my chatter. You can be a couple blocks away, ghosting me.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Are you even listening to me? I. Don't. Want. To. Be. Involved.< | '''Hiro:''' Are you even listening to me? I. Don't. Want. To. Be. Involved.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' We'll need a code word. I'll say... the twelve cranial nerves.< | '''Kamal:''' We'll need a code word. I'll say... the twelve cranial nerves.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' The twelve cranial nerves?< | '''Hiro:''' The twelve cranial nerves?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Its not likely to come up in conversation.< | '''Kamal:''' Its not likely to come up in conversation.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Did you hear me say no? I said no.< | '''Hiro:''' Did you hear me say no? I said no.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(lost in thought)'' Except the cops need to come where I am. Okay, I've got it.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(lost in thought)'' Except the cops need to come where I am. Okay, I've got it.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Kamal, you're not listening.< | '''Hiro:''' Kamal, you're not listening.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' What?< | '''Kamal:''' What?<br /> | ||
[[Media:blue_then_red.ogg|blue_then_red]] | [[Media:blue_then_red.ogg|blue_then_red]] | ||
'''Aiden:''' I'm going to check on Sophie in the kitchen. Let me get you another [[beer]], dude. Be right back. ''(walks away)''< | '''Aiden:''' I'm going to check on Sophie in the kitchen. Let me get you another [[beer]], dude. Be right back. ''(walks away)''<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' You there?< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' You there?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' I'm here, ''dude''. Its raining, I'm getting wet.< | '''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' I'm here, ''dude''. Its raining, I'm getting wet.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' So, cranial nerves, you hit the buttons.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' So, cranial nerves, you hit the buttons.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Blue, then red.< | '''Hiro:''' Blue, then red.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Yeah, blue, then red... I think... Yes.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Yeah, blue, then red... I think... Yes.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' ''(walking back)'' Good to have you over, good for Soph, someone from home.< | '''Aiden:''' ''(walking back)'' Good to have you over, good for Soph, someone from home.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Thank you, its nice to be invited.< | '''Kamal:''' Thank you, its nice to be invited.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Dinner was good, huh? She's a good cook.< | '''Aiden:''' Dinner was good, huh? She's a good cook.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Very good. The [[wikipedia:kofta|kofta]] were maybe the best I've ever had.< | '''Kamal:''' Very good. The [[wikipedia:kofta|kofta]] were maybe the best I've ever had.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Which was that?< | '''Aiden:''' Which was that?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' The lamb meatballs.< | '''Kamal:''' The lamb meatballs.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Oh yeah, I like those... Home cooking. So, your parents are trying to get here?< | '''Aiden:''' Oh yeah, I like those... Home cooking. So, your parents are trying to get here?<br /> | ||
[[Media:visa.ogg|visa]] | [[Media:visa.ogg|visa]] | ||
'''Kamal:''' They've applied, but they don't have any reason to be bumped in priority. So we're thinking when I get through with school and all that, I'll get permanent residency.< | '''Kamal:''' They've applied, but they don't have any reason to be bumped in priority. So we're thinking when I get through with school and all that, I'll get permanent residency.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' How far away is that?< | '''Aiden:''' How far away is that?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' At least a couple of years.< | '''Kamal:''' At least a couple of years.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Hmm, that's a long time - a couple of years. So there's the freaking rub. Have you thought about bringing them in on a visitor's visa?< | '''Aiden:''' Hmm, that's a long time - a couple of years. So there's the freaking rub. Have you thought about bringing them in on a visitor's visa?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I was denied.< | '''Kamal:''' I was denied.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Lots of people trying to get here these days.< | '''Aiden:''' Lots of people trying to get here these days.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Sophia said her brother was coming. You... got him papers?< | '''Kamal:''' Sophia said her brother was coming. You... got him papers?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Yeah, he's inbound. Her mother won't leave Coral, though.< | '''Aiden:''' Yeah, he's inbound. Her mother won't leave Coral, though.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' So, maybe there's a way you could help my parents?< | '''Kamal:''' So, maybe there's a way you could help my parents?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' It's nice to have you come over. That freelancing thing I mentioned? It would be great. You'd be coming around, Soph would have someone from home to talk to. Could you do something like set up a chatter account?< | '''Aiden:''' It's nice to have you come over. That freelancing thing I mentioned? It would be great. You'd be coming around, Soph would have someone from home to talk to. Could you do something like set up a chatter account?<br /> | ||
[[Media:my_family.ogg|my_family]] | [[Media:my_family.ogg|my_family]] | ||
'''Kamal:''' A chatter account? I... I could set one up, but you don't need me to do that kind of thing.< | '''Kamal:''' A chatter account? I... I could set one up, but you don't need me to do that kind of thing.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Maybe try it now. Set me up a chatter account for Bakri Omari-Muengue. You need me to spell that?< | '''Aiden:''' Maybe try it now. Set me up a chatter account for Bakri Omari-Muengue. You need me to spell that?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' What's his government number?< | '''Kamal:''' What's his government number?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' If Bakri could get a government number, Kamal, what would I need to pay you for?< | '''Aiden:''' If Bakri could get a government number, Kamal, what would I need to pay you for?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Alright, but this isn't about money, it's about my family.< | '''Kamal:''' Alright, but this isn't about money, it's about my family.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Bringing your parents to Earth? We could talk about that.< | '''Aiden:''' Bringing your parents to Earth? We could talk about that.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I just want it clear, if I work for you, you'll see about getting my family here?< | '''Kamal:''' I just want it clear, if I work for you, you'll see about getting my family here?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Kamal, that's what I do.< | '''Aiden:''' Kamal, that's what I do.<br /> | ||
[[Media:shock_sticks.ogg|shock_sticks]] | [[Media:shock_sticks.ogg|shock_sticks]] | ||
'''Kamal:''' Okay, I can find an unclaimed address and set up a shell. From the outside it will be just like a regular account.< | '''Kamal:''' Okay, I can find an unclaimed address and set up a shell. From the outside it will be just like a regular account.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' What time is it, anyway?< | '''Aiden:''' What time is it, anyway?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Okay, this will just take a sec. I have to build a filter to find an unclaimed address.< | '''Kamal:''' Okay, this will just take a sec. I have to build a filter to find an unclaimed address.<br /> | ||
''(a banging on the door)''< | ''(a banging on the door)''<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Yeah?< | '''Aiden:''' Yeah?<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' Berkeley police.< | '''Officer:''' Berkeley police.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' What did you freaking do?< | '''Aiden:''' What did you freaking do?<br /> | ||
''(banging on the door)''< | ''(banging on the door)''<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' Open up. Berkeley police.< | '''Officer:''' Open up. Berkeley police.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I didn't do anything!< | '''Kamal:''' I didn't do anything!<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' The Berkeley cops use their shock sticks, you know.< | '''Aiden:''' The Berkeley cops use their shock sticks, you know.<br /> | ||
''(Aiden opens door)< | ''(Aiden opens door)<br /> | ||
[[Media:trigeminal.ogg|trigeminal]] | [[Media:trigeminal.ogg|trigeminal]] | ||
'''Aiden:''' Officer, what can I do for you on this drizzly evening?< | '''Aiden:''' Officer, what can I do for you on this drizzly evening?<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' You with the chatter, hands off it. Are you the resident-- Hands ''off'' the chatter! Put them on your head. On your head. Who's apartment is this?< | '''Officer:''' You with the chatter, hands off it. Are you the resident-- Hands ''off'' the chatter! Put them on your head. On your head. Who's apartment is this?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' I live here.< | '''Aiden:''' I live here.<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' Your name?< | '''Officer:''' Your name?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Aiden Maki.< | '''Aiden:''' Aiden Maki.<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' Can I see your ID?< | '''Officer:''' Can I see your ID?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Sure. What seems to be the problem?< | '''Aiden:''' Sure. What seems to be the problem?<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' We got a trace on the chatter for a possible CP fraud. Sir, do you want to tell me just exactly what you were doing?< | '''Officer:''' We got a trace on the chatter for a possible CP fraud. Sir, do you want to tell me just exactly what you were doing?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Um, I was... I was looking up a friend's address.< | '''Kamal:''' Um, I was... I was looking up a friend's address.<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' I'm sorry I will have to confiscate that chatter.< | '''Officer:''' I'm sorry I will have to confiscate that chatter.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Don't you have to have some sort of warrant?< | '''Aiden:''' Don't you have to have some sort of warrant?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Oh God, olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trigeminal...< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Oh God, olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trigeminal...<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' Officer, my friend is just looking up an address.< | '''Aiden:''' Officer, my friend is just looking up an address.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' What? Oh, oh right, that's me.< | '''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' What? Oh, oh right, that's me.<br /> | ||
[[Media:red.ogg|red]] | [[Media:red.ogg|red]] | ||
'''Officer:''' I will deal with you in a moment, Mr. Maki, and I will need to see some ID.< | '''Officer:''' I will deal with you in a moment, Mr. Maki, and I will need to see some ID.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Red, red, red, red, red! ''(louder)'' Those are really great ''red''... red curtains, Aiden.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Red, red, red, red, red! ''(louder)'' Those are really great ''red''... red curtains, Aiden.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' I thought it was blue?< | '''Hiro:''' I thought it was blue?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Red!< | '''Kamal:''' ''(whispering)'' Red!<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Okay.< | '''Hiro:''' Okay.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' My friend is very passionate about interior decoration.< | '''Aiden:''' My friend is very passionate about interior decoration.<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' I'm going to have to confiscate that chatter. ''(chatter on, radio mumbling)'' Copy that, repeat address please. ''(radio mumbling)'' Jesus Christ, I'm on my way. ''(chatter off)'' You're a lucky bastard, I've got a priority one, I've got to go. < | '''Officer:''' I'm going to have to confiscate that chatter. ''(chatter on, radio mumbling)'' Copy that, repeat address please. ''(radio mumbling)'' Jesus Christ, I'm on my way. ''(chatter off)'' You're a lucky bastard, I've got a priority one, I've got to go. <br />(walking away)<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You have to go?< | '''Aiden:''' You have to go?<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' Officer Under Fire about a block and a half from here.< | '''Officer:''' Officer Under Fire about a block and a half from here.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' ''(disappointed)'' That's it?< | '''Aiden:''' ''(disappointed)'' That's it?<br /> | ||
'''Officer:''' ''(to chatter)'' Unit 216 responding to backup, I'm less than two blocks ...(closes door)< | '''Officer:''' ''(to chatter)'' Unit 216 responding to backup, I'm less than two blocks ...(closes door)<br /> | ||
[[Media:i_hate_you.ogg|i_hate_you]] | [[Media:i_hate_you.ogg|i_hate_you]] | ||
'''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' Kamal, what's going on?< | '''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' Kamal, what's going on?<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' That was weird... and convenient.< | '''Aiden:''' That was weird... and convenient.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:'' ''(emphasizing)'' Yes, um, much more convenient than if you were to suddenly drop your chatter down a sewer.< | '''Kamal:'' ''(emphasizing)'' Yes, um, much more convenient than if you were to suddenly drop your chatter down a sewer.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' What?< | '''Aiden:''' What?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' What?< | '''Hiro:''' ''(on chatter)'' What?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(emphasizing)'' Yes, if you were to ''lose your chatter''. | '''Kamal:''' ''(emphasizing)'' Yes, if you were to ''lose your chatter''. | ||
'''Aiden:''' What?< | '''Aiden:''' What?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' What?< | '''Hiro:''' What?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' For God's sake, you moron, smash the damn chatter with a brick and get the hell out of there!< | '''Kamal:''' For God's sake, you moron, smash the damn chatter with a brick and get the hell out of there!<br /> | ||
''(sirens heard through chatter)''< | ''(sirens heard through chatter)''<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Do what? Oh, the blue button. Only you didn't let me hit the blue button, you made me hit the red one. And that means... I hate you.< | '''Hiro:''' Do what? Oh, the blue button. Only you didn't let me hit the blue button, you made me hit the red one. And that means... I hate you.<br /> | ||
''(chatter off)''< | ''(chatter off)''<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' You had someone ghosting you. You pulled some hacker stunt to get that cop out of here.< | '''Aiden:''' You had someone ghosting you. You pulled some hacker stunt to get that cop out of here.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(weakly)'' Not me. Some other dog that looks just like me...< | '''Kamal:''' ''(weakly)'' Not me. Some other dog that looks just like me...<br /> | ||
[[Media:tack_hammer.ogg|tack_hammer]] | [[Media:tack_hammer.ogg|tack_hammer]] | ||
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'''Aiden:''' ''(smug)'' You were afraid. You were thinking I might be the kind of guy who would hold a grudge. Say, break your fingers, each one, with a tack hammer... | '''Aiden:''' ''(smug)'' You were afraid. You were thinking I might be the kind of guy who would hold a grudge. Say, break your fingers, each one, with a tack hammer... | ||
''(thunder booms outside)'' | ''(thunder booms outside)'' | ||
'''Aiden:''' Kamal, I am so not that guy.< | '''Aiden:''' Kamal, I am so not that guy.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' ''(walking away)'' I've gotta go. I've gotta check on my friend.< | '''Kamal:''' ''(walking away)'' I've gotta go. I've gotta check on my friend.<br /> | ||
'''Aiden:''' No, stay, we'll talk.< | '''Aiden:''' No, stay, we'll talk.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' For some reason, its never Plan A. No, I got my friend in a world of trouble, I've gotta go. ''(opens door)'' Tell Sophia thanks for dinner.< | '''Kamal:''' For some reason, its never Plan A. No, I got my friend in a world of trouble, I've gotta go. ''(opens door)'' Tell Sophia thanks for dinner.<br /> | ||
[[Media:raining_cops.ogg|raining_cops]] | [[Media:raining_cops.ogg|raining_cops]] | ||
''(door opens)'' | ''(door opens)'' | ||
'''Kamal:''' Hiro? Hiroyuki, are you home?< | '''Kamal:''' Hiro? Hiroyuki, are you home?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' You bastard.< | '''Hiro:''' You bastard.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Thank God you're home. You're okay? They didn't pick you up?< | '''Kamal:''' Thank God you're home. You're okay? They didn't pick you up?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' I'm okay, no thanks to you and half the Berkeley police department.< | '''Hiro:''' I'm okay, no thanks to you and half the Berkeley police department.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I didn't plan it that way.< | '''Kamal:''' I didn't plan it that way.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' I smashed the chatter, threw it down a sewer grate, and then it started raining cops. Cops in cars, cops on foot, cops dropping out of camo'd helios, cops every-damn-where.< | '''Hiro:''' I smashed the chatter, threw it down a sewer grate, and then it started raining cops. Cops in cars, cops on foot, cops dropping out of camo'd helios, cops every-damn-where.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Sophia sent leftovers.< | '''Kamal:''' Sophia sent leftovers.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' And now I don't have a chatter.< | '''Hiro:''' And now I don't have a chatter.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' I know. I'm going to give you mine.< | '''Kamal:''' I know. I'm going to give you mine.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' I don't want ''your'' chatter, all my stuff was on mine. < | '''Hiro:''' I don't want ''your'' chatter, all my stuff was on mine. <br /> | ||
[[Media:dude.ogg|dude]] | [[Media:dude.ogg|dude]] | ||
'''Hiro:''' My address book, my schedule, my debit account, every damn thing!< | '''Hiro:''' My address book, my schedule, my debit account, every damn thing!<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Mine is cooler than yours.< | '''Kamal:''' Mine is cooler than yours.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' You just couldn't let me hit that blue button, could you?< | '''Hiro:''' You just couldn't let me hit that blue button, could you?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' That would have pushed the 'Officer Under Fire' alert to my chatter, which was Plan A for if Aiden tried to, you know...< | '''Kamal:''' That would have pushed the 'Officer Under Fire' alert to my chatter, which was Plan A for if Aiden tried to, you know...<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Pull out your lungs?< | '''Hiro:''' Pull out your lungs?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Don't sound so eager... But as it turned out, I needed the cop to go away. | '''Kamal:''' Don't sound so eager... But as it turned out, I needed the cop to go away. | ||
'''Hiro:''' Away meaning to me, and cop meaning every armed officer within 50 city blocks, all because I hit the ''red'' button.< | '''Hiro:''' Away meaning to me, and cop meaning every armed officer within 50 city blocks, all because I hit the ''red'' button.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' The 'Officer Under Fire' alert?< | '''Kamal:''' The 'Officer Under Fire' alert?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' While it was still on my chatter.< | '''Hiro:''' While it was still on my chatter.<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Yeah, but Sophie sent leftovers.< | '''Kamal:''' Yeah, but Sophie sent leftovers.<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' Leftovers?< | '''Hiro:''' Leftovers?<br /> | ||
'''Kamal:''' Yeah, she made marties, little stuffed appetizers, and spiced lamb meatballs, with ''real meat'', with almond rice and milk pudding... So, are we okay?< | '''Kamal:''' Yeah, she made marties, little stuffed appetizers, and spiced lamb meatballs, with ''real meat'', with almond rice and milk pudding... So, are we okay?<br /> | ||
'''Hiro:''' ''(talking with his mouth full)'' Dude!< | '''Hiro:''' ''(talking with his mouth full)'' Dude!<br /> | ||
==[[Janissary James]]== | ==[[Janissary James]]== | ||
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Jan: Hey, Marta, whatcha got today?< | Jan: Hey, Marta, whatcha got today?<br /> | ||
Marta: I got pigeon and the special.< | Marta: I got pigeon and the special.<br /> | ||
Jan: What's the special?< | Jan: What's the special?<br /> | ||
Marta: I'd stick with the pigeon.< | Marta: I'd stick with the pigeon.<br /> | ||
Jan: (giggles) Maybe later.< | Jan: (giggles) Maybe later.<br /> | ||
Marta: Mmm hmm, maybe later when I'm not looking, you mean?< | Marta: Mmm hmm, maybe later when I'm not looking, you mean?<br /> | ||
Jan: (laughing) Hey, hey, I was a kid, jeez, let it go.< | Jan: (laughing) Hey, hey, I was a kid, jeez, let it go.<br /> | ||
Marta: (as Jan walks away) (laughs) Hey, you tell that good looking daddy of yours 'Hey' for me, ok?< | Marta: (as Jan walks away) (laughs) Hey, you tell that good looking daddy of yours 'Hey' for me, ok?<br /> | ||
(someone driving up)< | (someone driving up)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Hey, Janissary.< | 'Stupid Cop': Hey, Janissary.<br /> | ||
Jan: (warily) Officer.< | Jan: (warily) Officer.<br /> | ||
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'Stupid Cop': Does your dad know you're cutting the sleeves off his old shirts?< | 'Stupid Cop': Does your dad know you're cutting the sleeves off his old shirts?<br /> | ||
Jan: (mockingly) Everybody loves a girl in uniform.< | Jan: (mockingly) Everybody loves a girl in uniform.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Listen, Jan, I need your help.< | 'Stupid Cop': Listen, Jan, I need your help.<br /> | ||
Jan: Well, I'd crop that blue shirt of yours, flash a little skin. A little detailing in your holster wouldn't hurt either. Accessorize, that's the key.< | Jan: Well, I'd crop that blue shirt of yours, flash a little skin. A little detailing in your holster wouldn't hurt either. Accessorize, that's the key.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Get in the car, Jan.< | 'Stupid Cop': Get in the car, Jan.<br /> | ||
Jan: I can't do anything for you.< | Jan: I can't do anything for you.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Oh, I think you can. Let's take a ride so I can explain things. | 'Stupid Cop': Oh, I think you can. Let's take a ride so I can explain things. | ||
Jan: You can explain things right here.< | Jan: You can explain things right here.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Ok. You ever want to be a cop?< | 'Stupid Cop': Ok. You ever want to be a cop?<br /> | ||
Jan: (sarcastic) Oh yeah, its all I think about.< | Jan: (sarcastic) Oh yeah, its all I think about.<br /> | ||
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'Stupid Cop': There's so many sons of bitches in the world, Jan, being a cop is a frustrating job.< | 'Stupid Cop': There's so many sons of bitches in the world, Jan, being a cop is a frustrating job.<br /> | ||
Jan: Hmmm, you look frustrated< | Jan: Hmmm, you look frustrated<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': If I got too frustrated, I might have to redirect my attention to that fire last week. The one that destroyed all your test samples.< | 'Stupid Cop': If I got too frustrated, I might have to redirect my attention to that fire last week. The one that destroyed all your test samples.<br /> | ||
Jan: Hey, I didn't do anything.< | Jan: Hey, I didn't do anything.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': *You* didn't.< | 'Stupid Cop': *You* didn't.<br /> | ||
Jan: But... Why would he...?< | Jan: But... Why would he...?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': You are going to help me, Jan, but I want you to know why. Take a look at this vid tonight.< | 'Stupid Cop': You are going to help me, Jan, but I want you to know why. Take a look at this vid tonight.<br /> | ||
Jan: What is it?< | Jan: What is it?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Take a look. My chatter number's on the case. Call me when you're done, then I'll tell you what you're gonna do.< | 'Stupid Cop': Take a look. My chatter number's on the case. Call me when you're done, then I'll tell you what you're gonna do.<br /> | ||
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(video playing of a woman being beaten/tortured/raped?)< | (video playing of a woman being beaten/tortured/raped?)<br /> | ||
(chatter beeps on)< | (chatter beeps on)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': (on chatter) Yeah?< | 'Stupid Cop': (on chatter) Yeah?<br /> | ||
Jan: What do you want me to do?< | Jan: What do you want me to do?<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/on_time.wav on_time] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/on_time.wav on_time] | ||
'Stupid Cop': You watch it?< | 'Stupid Cop': You watch it?<br /> | ||
Jan: What do you want?< | Jan: What do you want?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': At 8:30 tomorrow night, you need to be at the southwest corner of 4th, downtown, under the big Spaceways vacation sign.< | 'Stupid Cop': At 8:30 tomorrow night, you need to be at the southwest corner of 4th, downtown, under the big Spaceways vacation sign.<br /> | ||
Jan: What do I do?< | Jan: What do I do?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Just be on time, we'll take it from there.< | 'Stupid Cop': Just be on time, we'll take it from there.<br /> | ||
Jan: And what's going to happen?< | Jan: And what's going to happen?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Well, I'm not going to get an arson warrant for your dad.< | 'Stupid Cop': Well, I'm not going to get an arson warrant for your dad.<br /> | ||
Jan: And?< | Jan: And?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Don't be late.< | 'Stupid Cop': Don't be late.<br /> | ||
(knocking)< | (knocking)<br /> | ||
Jan: Yeah< | Jan: Yeah<br /> | ||
(chatter beeps off)< | (chatter beeps off)<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/code_nothing.wav code_nothing] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/code_nothing.wav code_nothing] | ||
(door opening)< | (door opening)<br /> | ||
James J: Hey, Dwayne dropped by again.< | James J: Hey, Dwayne dropped by again.<br /> | ||
Jan: Yeah, I know, I was just... Aren't you supposed to menace guys so they won't hit on me?< | Jan: Yeah, I know, I was just... Aren't you supposed to menace guys so they won't hit on me?<br /> | ||
James J: You can take care of yourself.< | James J: You can take care of yourself.<br /> | ||
Jan: I say that a lot, don't I?< | Jan: I say that a lot, don't I?<br /> | ||
James J: Yeah. Hey, what's on your mind?< | James J: Yeah. Hey, what's on your mind?<br /> | ||
Jan: Just... nothing, Dad.< | Jan: Just... nothing, Dad.<br /> | ||
James J: Real nothing or code nothing?< | James J: Real nothing or code nothing?<br /> | ||
Jan: Well, you never talk about your unit.< | Jan: Well, you never talk about your unit.<br /> | ||
James J: My, my what?< | James J: My, my what?<br /> | ||
Jan: Most demobs, they talk about their unit. They brag, they have buddies over, and bitch about the officers they hated, and lie about their kills.< | Jan: Most demobs, they talk about their unit. They brag, they have buddies over, and bitch about the officers they hated, and lie about their kills.<br /> | ||
James J: That was a long time ago.< | James J: That was a long time ago.<br /> | ||
Jan: Didn't you like them?< | Jan: Didn't you like them?<br /> | ||
James J: I served with the best, Jan, the best.< | James J: I served with the best, Jan, the best.<br /> | ||
Jan: Then why don't you ever talk--< | Jan: Then why don't you ever talk--<br /> | ||
James J: Do you want me to be one of those sorry, old bastards that sit around the apartment all day drinking beer and reminiscing about the good old days?< | James J: Do you want me to be one of those sorry, old bastards that sit around the apartment all day drinking beer and reminiscing about the good old days?<br /> | ||
Jan: Yeah, sometimes.< | Jan: Yeah, sometimes.<br /> | ||
James J: Duly noted. (chuckles)< | James J: Duly noted. (chuckles)<br /> | ||
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'Stupid Cop': Sir, I'm going to need to search your vehicle. | 'Stupid Cop': Sir, I'm going to need to search your vehicle. | ||
DRT: Excuse me?< | DRT: Excuse me?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car please, and keep your hands where I can see them. | 'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car please, and keep your hands where I can see them. | ||
DRT: What did I do?< | DRT: What did I do?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car, sir, now.< | 'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car, sir, now.<br /> | ||
DRT: What is this? Officer, I just left work. Come on, I haven't had time to do anything illegal.< | DRT: What is this? Officer, I just left work. Come on, I haven't had time to do anything illegal.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': (drawing weapon) I'm going to have to ask you to step out--< | 'Stupid Cop': (drawing weapon) I'm going to have to ask you to step out--<br /> | ||
DRT: Hey, what the hell are you doing?< | DRT: Hey, what the hell are you doing?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Drop the weapon!!< | 'Stupid Cop': Drop the weapon!!<br /> | ||
(gunshots)< | (gunshots)<br /> | ||
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Jan: (horrified) Oh my god!< | Jan: (horrified) Oh my god!<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Step back, keep away from this vehicle.< | 'Stupid Cop': Step back, keep away from this vehicle.<br /> | ||
(people running)< | (people running)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': He had a weapon. You, miss, you were standing right there. You saw he drew a weapon. Right?< | 'Stupid Cop': He had a weapon. You, miss, you were standing right there. You saw he drew a weapon. Right?<br /> | ||
Jan: (slowly) Right.< | Jan: (slowly) Right.<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/standard_procedure.wav standard_procedure] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/standard_procedure.wav standard_procedure] | ||
(chatter beeps on)< | (chatter beeps on)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': This is Fox-977, requesting an ambulance, this location. One citizen.< | 'Stupid Cop': This is Fox-977, requesting an ambulance, this location. One citizen.<br /> | ||
(radio mumbling)< | (radio mumbling)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': No, I'm ok, send uniforms for crowd control though.< | 'Stupid Cop': No, I'm ok, send uniforms for crowd control though.<br /> | ||
(radio mumbling)< | (radio mumbling)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Just a traffic stop, he drew a weapon.< | 'Stupid Cop': Just a traffic stop, he drew a weapon.<br /> | ||
(radio mumbling)< | (radio mumbling)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Yeah, we'll need the scene team, but you can tell the ambulance crew their client is DRT.< | 'Stupid Cop': Yeah, we'll need the scene team, but you can tell the ambulance crew their client is DRT.<br /> | ||
(radio mumbling)< | (radio mumbling)<br /> | ||
(chatter beeps off)< | (chatter beeps off)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Miss, don't go anywhere. We'll need you to give a statement on a lie detector about what you saw. All standard procedure.< | 'Stupid Cop': Miss, don't go anywhere. We'll need you to give a statement on a lie detector about what you saw. All standard procedure.<br /> | ||
Jan: (in disbelief) You just--< | Jan: (in disbelief) You just--<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Name?< | 'Stupid Cop': Name?<br /> | ||
Jan: You know my... Janissary James.< | Jan: You know my... Janissary James.<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/drt.wav drt] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/drt.wav drt] | ||
'Stupid Cop': We'll get you home as soon as we've taken a statement, Miss James.< | 'Stupid Cop': We'll get you home as soon as we've taken a statement, Miss James.<br /> | ||
Jan: Can I ask you a question, Officer?< | Jan: Can I ask you a question, Officer?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Step over here, Miss James.< | 'Stupid Cop': Step over here, Miss James.<br /> | ||
Jan: What does DRT stand for?< | Jan: What does DRT stand for?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': (opens car door) Watch your head. It means 'Dead Right There'. (closes car door)< | 'Stupid Cop': (opens car door) Watch your head. It means 'Dead Right There'. (closes car door)<br /> | ||
(car engine starting)< | (car engine starting)<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/creamsicle.wav creamsicle] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/creamsicle.wav creamsicle] | ||
Jan: So what now? Every guy you know who beats his girlfriend, you're just going to face-hole him and blackmail somebody into backing you up?< | Jan: So what now? Every guy you know who beats his girlfriend, you're just going to face-hole him and blackmail somebody into backing you up?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Not just anyone, a civilian witness who can pass the lie detector. The coroner's inquest is going to eat that up.< | 'Stupid Cop': Not just anyone, a civilian witness who can pass the lie detector. The coroner's inquest is going to eat that up.<br /> | ||
Jan: Wow, serve and protect.< | Jan: Wow, serve and protect.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Last week, when I had your hand on the PQI and you sat there cool as a creamsicle and lied your pretty ass off, and the machine was too stupid to tell, I just wanted to lean across the desk and slap you...< | 'Stupid Cop': Last week, when I had your hand on the PQI and you sat there cool as a creamsicle and lied your pretty ass off, and the machine was too stupid to tell, I just wanted to lean across the desk and slap you...<br /> | ||
Jan: Well, now I know something. Are you going to pull me over in a couple of weeks and pop me too?< | Jan: Well, now I know something. Are you going to pull me over in a couple of weeks and pop me too?<br /> | ||
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'Stupid Cop': ...and a couple of days later, I figured out you were the answer to a prayer.< | 'Stupid Cop': ...and a couple of days later, I figured out you were the answer to a prayer.<br /> | ||
Jan: (angrily) You can't... you can't just kill people. It can't be that easy.< | Jan: (angrily) You can't... you can't just kill people. It can't be that easy.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Cool out, Janissary James, you didn't kill anybody. I did.< | 'Stupid Cop': Cool out, Janissary James, you didn't kill anybody. I did.<br /> | ||
Jan: You made me part of it.< | Jan: You made me part of it.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': That vid you screened. That was my buddy's daughter. If that was you, what do you think your father would have done?< | 'Stupid Cop': That vid you screened. That was my buddy's daughter. If that was you, what do you think your father would have done?<br /> | ||
Jan: Leave my dad out of this.< | Jan: Leave my dad out of this.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Too late, Jan. Sometime when you were a baby, somebody stuck you with a needle and shot you full of miracles. Smart, fast, strong, never get sick, never get drunk, don't need much sleep...< | 'Stupid Cop': Too late, Jan. Sometime when you were a baby, somebody stuck you with a needle and shot you full of miracles. Smart, fast, strong, never get sick, never get drunk, don't need much sleep...<br /> | ||
Jan: (in disbelief) How do you know?< | Jan: (in disbelief) How do you know?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': And what did you do? < | 'Stupid Cop': And what did you do? <br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/asset.wav asset] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/asset.wav asset] | ||
'Stupid Cop': Shoplifting. Play high school goddess for the tormented geeks in your neighborhood.< | 'Stupid Cop': Shoplifting. Play high school goddess for the tormented geeks in your neighborhood.<br /> | ||
Jan: Oh, I, I guess I should have been out on the streets murdering bad guys, huh? Strangling jaywalkers on my way home from school?< | Jan: Oh, I, I guess I should have been out on the streets murdering bad guys, huh? Strangling jaywalkers on my way home from school?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': When I was your age, I pulled strings so I could join up a year early. Wanted to help save humankind. So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.< | 'Stupid Cop': When I was your age, I pulled strings so I could join up a year early. Wanted to help save humankind. So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.<br /> | ||
Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.< | Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.< | 'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.<br /> | ||
Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?< | Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.< | 'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.<br /> | ||
==[[Jersey Morelli]] and [[Durga]]== | ==[[Jersey Morelli]] and [[Durga]]== | ||
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Jersey: Wait, hang on, this bit is great! (jazzy) My dad loves this stuff. He says ... Well, he's away a lot, like, years at a time, it drives him crazy. He says this stuff reminds him of what he's fighting for.< | Jersey: Wait, hang on, this bit is great! (jazzy) My dad loves this stuff. He says ... Well, he's away a lot, like, years at a time, it drives him crazy. He says this stuff reminds him of what he's fighting for.<br /> | ||
Durga: I don't understand.< | Durga: I don't understand.<br /> | ||
Jersey: That he can connect. He can listen to this stuff and imagine the people who made it. They cared about the same things we do: making a buck, finding a girl, rooting for the home team. These old guys, they really knew people. They knew the human heart, that's what my dad says.< | Jersey: That he can connect. He can listen to this stuff and imagine the people who made it. They cared about the same things we do: making a buck, finding a girl, rooting for the home team. These old guys, they really knew people. They knew the human heart, that's what my dad says.<br /> | ||
Durga: Why are you telling me this?< | Durga: Why are you telling me this?<br /> | ||
Jersey: It's a long way away, you know, out to wherever he is. He gets lonely out there... I wish you hadn't told me.< | Jersey: It's a long way away, you know, out to wherever he is. He gets lonely out there... I wish you hadn't told me.<br /> | ||
Durga: What?< | Durga: What?<br /> | ||
Jersey: About my mom.< | Jersey: About my mom.<br /> | ||
Durga: Oh.< | Durga: Oh.<br /> | ||
[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/curious_girl.wav curious_girl] | [http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/curious_girl.wav curious_girl] | ||
Jersey: It doesn't matter, forget about it.< | Jersey: It doesn't matter, forget about it.<br /> | ||
Durga: I'm sorry.< | Durga: I'm sorry.<br /> | ||
Jersey: It's ok, it's alright, I'm a survivor.< | Jersey: It's ok, it's alright, I'm a survivor.<br /> | ||
Durga: Jersey, listen.< | Durga: Jersey, listen.<br /> | ||
Jersey: You got something good?< | Jersey: You got something good?<br /> | ||
Durga: (surprised) What?< | Durga: (surprised) What?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Nah, I can tell. There's something about you, like, your refresh rate goes up or something when you're, you know, like...< | Jersey: Nah, I can tell. There's something about you, like, your refresh rate goes up or something when you're, you know, like...<br /> | ||
Durga: Efficient?< | Durga: Efficient?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Gloating.< | Jersey: Gloating.<br /> | ||
Durga: It's about Kamal. I started to--< | Durga: It's about Kamal. I started to--<br /> | ||
Jersey: Why are you following that guy anyway? I mean, not to be a jerk about it, but the planet's crawling with refues [refugees].< | Jersey: Why are you following that guy anyway? I mean, not to be a jerk about it, but the planet's crawling with refues [refugees].<br /> | ||
Durga: I don't know. He just seems very interesting to me.< | Durga: I don't know. He just seems very interesting to me.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Why?< | Jersey: Why?<br /> | ||
Durga: It's not important.< | Durga: It's not important.<br /> | ||
Jersey: It's happening again?< | Jersey: It's happening again?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: The reflecting thing?< | Jersey: The reflecting thing?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: You aren't supposed to want to know why you want to know about this guy, you know?< | Jersey: You aren't supposed to want to know why you want to know about this guy, you know?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: And that bugs the hell out of you.< | Jersey: And that bugs the hell out of you.<br /> | ||
Durga: I am a very curious girl.< | Durga: I am a very curious girl.<br /> | ||
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Jersey: So, about Kamal.< | Jersey: So, about Kamal.<br /> | ||
Durga: I ran a secondary ring around him.< | Durga: I ran a secondary ring around him.<br /> | ||
Jersey: A second? Never mind.< | Jersey: A second? Never mind.<br /> | ||
Durga: Listen to this.< | Durga: Listen to this.<br /> | ||
(recording starts)< | (recording starts)<br /> | ||
Aiden: ...so you come by about 6:20, 6:30, something like that.< | Aiden: ...so you come by about 6:20, 6:30, something like that.<br /> | ||
Officer: I bang on the door, demand to come in, look scary.< | Officer: I bang on the door, demand to come in, look scary.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Pause it. Who's this?< | Jersey: Pause it. Who's this?<br /> | ||
(recording stops)< | (recording stops)<br /> | ||
Durga: The police officer.< | Durga: The police officer.<br /> | ||
Jersey: What?< | Jersey: What?<br /> | ||
Durga: A police officer is a member of the civilian authority structure, granted an exclusive license to use force in the maintenance of soci--< | Durga: A police officer is a member of the civilian authority structure, granted an exclusive license to use force in the maintenance of soci--<br /> | ||
Jersey: I know what a cop is. This is the cop? What's the timestamp?< | Jersey: I know what a cop is. This is the cop? What's the timestamp?<br /> | ||
Durga: 13:27:41.< | Durga: 13:27:41.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Before Kamal came over to the girl's apartment?< | Jersey: Before Kamal came over to the girl's apartment?<br /> | ||
Durga: Before.< | Durga: Before.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Daaaamn!< | Jersey: Daaaamn!<br /> | ||
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(recording starts)< | (recording starts)<br /> | ||
Aiden: I think of it as product testing, quality assurance. I need people who, you know, can work well under pressure.< | Aiden: I think of it as product testing, quality assurance. I need people who, you know, can work well under pressure.<br /> | ||
Officer: You want him arrested?< | Officer: You want him arrested?<br /> | ||
Aiden: You trying to sell me a bigger ticket item? No, just rattle and roll it. | Aiden: You trying to sell me a bigger ticket item? No, just rattle and roll it. | ||
Officer: I was thinking this time you can--< | Officer: I was thinking this time you can--<br /> | ||
Aiden: Regular prices!< | Aiden: Regular prices!<br /> | ||
Officer: You want to stay friends with me, Aiden?< | Officer: You want to stay friends with me, Aiden?<br /> | ||
Aiden: I keep a lot of friends, friend. I know the going rate.< | Aiden: I keep a lot of friends, friend. I know the going rate.<br /> | ||
(recording stops)< | (recording stops)<br /> | ||
Jersey: Un-freaking-believable!< | Jersey: Un-freaking-believable!<br /> | ||
Durga: You know what I am?< | Durga: You know what I am?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Incredibly illegal?< | Jersey: Incredibly illegal?<br /> | ||
Durga: (Interrogator's voice) Good at my job.< | Durga: (Interrogator's voice) Good at my job.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Heh, you do impressions. Just what the world needs, super-powered spyware with a sense of humor. Wow.< | Jersey: Heh, you do impressions. Just what the world needs, super-powered spyware with a sense of humor. Wow.<br /> | ||
Durga: I've been thinking a lot about bees.< | Durga: I've been thinking a lot about bees.<br /> | ||
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Jersey: Bees?< | Jersey: Bees?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Why?< | Jersey: Why?<br /> | ||
Durga: I don't know< | Durga: I don't know<br /> | ||
Jersey: And that's like, creepy?< | Jersey: And that's like, creepy?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: This is more reflection stuff, isn't it?< | Jersey: This is more reflection stuff, isn't it?<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Huh, when I was little, we had this mirror in the bathroom. I used to hide behind the door and jump out and see if I could catch my reflection doing something interesting.< | Jersey: Huh, when I was little, we had this mirror in the bathroom. I used to hide behind the door and jump out and see if I could catch my reflection doing something interesting.<br /> | ||
Durga: Startle it?< | Durga: Startle it?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Well, before it had time to just, you know, mirror me.< | Jersey: Well, before it had time to just, you know, mirror me.<br /> | ||
Durga: You think that's what I'm doing?< | Durga: You think that's what I'm doing?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Well, the thing is, you have to jump out awful fast.< | Jersey: Well, the thing is, you have to jump out awful fast.<br /> | ||
Durga: Yes.< | Durga: Yes.<br /> | ||
Jersey: I gotta tell you, I feel kind of weird about listening to this stuff about Jan. I mean, I'm kind of wondering if you can do a little backscan on the chick down the hall and all of a sudden you're drilling into hardened police emergency channels and...< | Jersey: I gotta tell you, I feel kind of weird about listening to this stuff about Jan. I mean, I'm kind of wondering if you can do a little backscan on the chick down the hall and all of a sudden you're drilling into hardened police emergency channels and...<br /> | ||
Durga: So you don't want any more material on Janissary James?< | Durga: So you don't want any more material on Janissary James?<br /> | ||
Jersey: No... I mean, yeah... well, I mean, whatcha got?< | Jersey: No... I mean, yeah... well, I mean, whatcha got?<br /> | ||
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(recording starts)< | (recording starts)<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': ...So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.< | 'Stupid Cop': ...So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.<br /> | ||
Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.< | Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.< | 'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.<br /> | ||
Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?< | Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?<br /> | ||
'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.< | 'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.<br /> | ||
(recording stops)< | (recording stops)<br /> | ||
Jersey: That ...wasn't what I was expecting.< | Jersey: That ...wasn't what I was expecting.<br /> | ||
Durga: I know.< | Durga: I know.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Damn.< | Jersey: Damn.<br /> | ||
Durga: Should I stop?< | Durga: Should I stop?<br /> | ||
Jersey: For a quality experience, the girls have to be real. < | Jersey: For a quality experience, the girls have to be real. <br /> | ||
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Jersey: Hang on, let me turn this off...(turns off the jazz) You know, I just had a creepy thought.< | Jersey: Hang on, let me turn this off...(turns off the jazz) You know, I just had a creepy thought.<br /> | ||
Durga: A bee dies when it stings you.< | Durga: A bee dies when it stings you.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Yeah?< | Jersey: Yeah?<br /> | ||
Durga: But it can also sting you after it's dead.< | Durga: But it can also sting you after it's dead.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Yuck.< | Jersey: Yuck.<br /> | ||
Durga: Curious symmetry.< | Durga: Curious symmetry.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Ok, that's a creepy thought too, but you know what I was thinking?< | Jersey: Ok, that's a creepy thought too, but you know what I was thinking?<br /> | ||
Durga: What?< | Durga: What?<br /> | ||
Jersey: How spooky it would be if someone was listening to us right now.< | Jersey: How spooky it would be if someone was listening to us right now.<br /> | ||
Durga: To us?< | Durga: To us?<br /> | ||
Jersey: Spying on us, you know, like we're listening to them.< | Jersey: Spying on us, you know, like we're listening to them.<br /> | ||
Durga: That would be impossible. I would know.< | Durga: That would be impossible. I would know.<br /> | ||
Jersey: Yeah, I guess you're right, but if they were ... creeeeepy.< | Jersey: Yeah, I guess you're right, but if they were ... creeeeepy.<br /> | ||
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(entering pub)< | (entering pub)<br /> | ||
Avi: Hey, you dry old man, they have very good pie here.< | Avi: Hey, you dry old man, they have very good pie here.<br /> | ||
Herzog: Best in Boston.< | Herzog: Best in Boston.<br /> | ||
Avi: Apple, Key Lime, French Silk, or Baklava. Although, the best Baklava is from Acco. One of those places everyone has been... Romans, Crusaders, people as old as you.< | Avi: Apple, Key Lime, French Silk, or Baklava. Although, the best Baklava is from Acco. One of those places everyone has been... Romans, Crusaders, people as old as you.<br /> | ||
Herzog: You're older than I am.< | Herzog: You're older than I am.<br /> | ||
Avi: That's how I know you're an old man.< | Avi: That's how I know you're an old man.<br /> | ||
Herzog: Key Lime then.< | Herzog: Key Lime then.<br /> | ||
Avi: (snaps fingers) Two pieces of Key Lime, and coffee.< | Avi: (snaps fingers) Two pieces of Key Lime, and coffee.<br /> | ||
Waitress: Comin' up.< | Waitress: Comin' up.<br /> | ||
Avi: So, what happened?< | Avi: So, what happened?<br /> | ||
Herzog: With the chatter net?< | Herzog: With the chatter net?<br /> | ||
Avi: With everything.< | Avi: With everything.<br /> | ||
Herzog: The ship, the one that crashed out of the slipstream inside lunar orbit...< | Herzog: The ship, the one that crashed out of the slipstream inside lunar orbit...<br /> | ||
Avi: The Apocalypso.< | Avi: The Apocalypso.<br /> | ||
Herzog: Right.< | Herzog: Right.<br /> | ||
Avi: It wasn't just the ship?< | Avi: It wasn't just the ship?<br /> | ||
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Herzog: Right.< | Herzog: Right.<br /> | ||
Avi: It was one of ours, huh? Navy spy ship?< | Avi: It was one of ours, huh? Navy spy ship?<br /> | ||
Herzog: Right again.< | Herzog: Right again.<br /> | ||
Avi: There's more... But either you don't know it or you can't tell me.< | Avi: There's more... But either you don't know it or you can't tell me.<br /> | ||
Herzog: You said you had a recruit.< | Herzog: You said you had a recruit.<br /> | ||
Avi: - A candidate< | Avi: - A candidate<br /> | ||
Herzog: (skeptically) ...a candidate< | Herzog: (skeptically) ...a candidate<br /> | ||
Avi: *sigh* You should retire, old man.< | Avi: *sigh* You should retire, old man.<br /> | ||
Herzog: I have work to do. More work since some people left the business to take soft professor jobs.< | Herzog: I have work to do. More work since some people left the business to take soft professor jobs.<br /> | ||
Avi: I got too old for the game. And I was younger than you are now.< | Avi: I got too old for the game. And I was younger than you are now.<br /> | ||
Herzog: You said you had a candidate...< | Herzog: You said you had a candidate...<br /> | ||
Avi: On the house. You would never know she's there, she's a scholarship girl from some god-forsaken hick town. Although, the only way you can tell is her haircut. She's got the clothes alright, she just seems to have a blind spot about the hair.< | Avi: On the house. You would never know she's there, she's a scholarship girl from some god-forsaken hick town. Although, the only way you can tell is her haircut. She's got the clothes alright, she just seems to have a blind spot about the hair.<br /> | ||
Herzog: Good, good.< | Herzog: Good, good.<br /> | ||
Avi: She looks at the things ordinary people do, like a scientist.< | Avi: She looks at the things ordinary people do, like a scientist.<br /> | ||
Herzog: ...like a detective.< | Herzog: ...like a detective.<br /> | ||
Avi: Also persistent as hell. I'll send you her dossier next week.< | Avi: Also persistent as hell. I'll send you her dossier next week.<br /> | ||
(pie arrives)< | (pie arrives)<br /> | ||
Herzog: Ah, the famous pie.< | Herzog: Ah, the famous pie.<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, April 3, 2008
| Chapter listing |
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| Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 |
| List of Axon clips • Mirror |
Axon Clips Chapter 2 is the second chapter in the I Love Bees audio drama. It takes place during the third week of August, 2552.
Kamal
(chatter beeps repeatedly)
Kamal: Dammit!
Hiro: That's like the seventh time today you've refused to answer your chatter. I'd say it was your mother...
Kamal: My mother is 42 light years away.
Hiro: ...except you'd never dare not answer your mother. Bill collectors, perhaps, or immigration?
Kamal: Dammit!
Hiro: Or you've been breaking hearts in the nursing dorms, haven't you? (walks to the window) If I look out the window here, I bet I see like four of them, standing outside in short skirts and those cute little caps, just waiting.
Kamal: You need a girlfriend.
Hiro: We both need girlfriends.
(chatter beeps)
Kamal: It's not a girlfriend at the other end of that chatter, it's a gangster.
Hiro: Good looking gangster?
Kamal: Pony tail.
Hiro: This is what I'm saying, you're in no position to be picky.
Kamal: I was ghosting his chatter and I sort of let him notice.
Hiro: You did what? You were showing off.
Kamal: Yeah.
Hiro: For a girl.
Kamal: Yeah.
Hiro: For the arrangement.
Kamal: I wish you wouldn't call her that, her name is Sophia.
Hiro: Hmmph, her name is trouble.
Kamal: What do you mean?
(a knock at the door)
Hiro: Did I forget to mention that a good looking guy with a pony tail was coming up to the apartment?
(knocking)
Kamal: Oh no.
Kamal: Freelance?
Aiden: Free as in paid, dude. As in, I would pay you money to use your powers for good instead of--
Kamal: Spying on you?
Aiden: That.
Kamal: I don't think... it would be a good idea to work for you.
Aiden: Oh, you mean because of Sophia? Sophie and I worked things out. Where's my damn chatter?
(chatter beeps on)
Aiden: Soph, you want to talk to Kamal?
Sophia: (on chatter) Hi, Kamal. Aiden's a bastard.
Kamal: Pardon me?
Sophia: (on chatter) (laughs) But he's my bastard.
Kamal: That's good...
Aiden: Thanks Soph.
(chatter beeps off)
Aiden: See?
Kamal: Yeah.
Aiden: You're underestimating her.
Kamal: What?
Aiden: You talked to her in the last couple of days.
Kamal: A little.
Aiden: She told you about the bracelet.
Kamal: Um...
Aiden: You think I bought her off?
Kamal: It's an expensive bracelet!
Aiden: If you think she's a whore, then--
Kamal: (talking over him) Don't say it.
Aiden: If I had given her that before we made up, Sophie would have run me through with a butcher knife.
Kamal: Good... I mean...
Aiden: You didn't want to be disappointed.
Kamal: I'm not.
Aiden: I'm a good judge of people, Kamal, you're not.
Kamal: You shouldn't assume anything about me.
Aiden: You think I'm stupid. I'm friendly, I smile a lot. That's not what you respect. Okay.
Kamal: Respect? I don't think this has anything to do--
Aiden: Ah, not true, you think all the time ... So, think about the freelance thing. Maybe come by for dinner tomorrow, Sophia's cooking. 6-ish?
Kamal: I don't think that would be such a good id--
Aiden: Look at it this way, going to a job interview is not accepting a job. It's an interview. Dinner, okay?
Kamal: What does she see in him?
Hiro: The pony tail; girls like hair.
Kamal: He nearly called her a-- you heard what he said!
Hiro: You think I was standing in my bedroom, with my ear pressed against the door eavesdropping?
Kamal: You weren't?
Hiro: Actually, I was, but it was really hard to hear.
Kamal: He's so ... cocky.
Hiro: Funny choice of words. Maybe its the jewelry? You can tell she's used to money.
Kamal: I'll need a panic button. A backup.
Hiro: He can keep her in the style to which she is accustomed... What do you mean a panic button? You're not going over there?
Kamal: I'll set up a program, some... some kind of dead man switch.
Hiro: Oh no, I don't want any part of this.
Hiro: I'm not trusting the hands and body of a future surgeon to the tender ministrations of a pissed off boyfriend.
Kamal: You won't even have to go inside.
Hiro: Good.
Kamal: Unless...
Hiro: No.
Kamal: ...I can't get to my chatter. You can be a couple blocks away, ghosting me.
Hiro: Are you even listening to me? I. Don't. Want. To. Be. Involved.
Kamal: We'll need a code word. I'll say... the twelve cranial nerves.
Hiro: The twelve cranial nerves?
Kamal: Its not likely to come up in conversation.
Hiro: Did you hear me say no? I said no.
Kamal: (lost in thought) Except the cops need to come where I am. Okay, I've got it.
Hiro: Kamal, you're not listening.
Kamal: What?
Aiden: I'm going to check on Sophie in the kitchen. Let me get you another beer, dude. Be right back. (walks away)
Kamal: (whispering) You there?
Hiro: (on chatter) I'm here, dude. Its raining, I'm getting wet.
Kamal: (whispering) So, cranial nerves, you hit the buttons.
Hiro: Blue, then red.
Kamal: (whispering) Yeah, blue, then red... I think... Yes.
Aiden: (walking back) Good to have you over, good for Soph, someone from home.
Kamal: Thank you, its nice to be invited.
Aiden: Dinner was good, huh? She's a good cook.
Kamal: Very good. The kofta were maybe the best I've ever had.
Aiden: Which was that?
Kamal: The lamb meatballs.
Aiden: Oh yeah, I like those... Home cooking. So, your parents are trying to get here?
Kamal: They've applied, but they don't have any reason to be bumped in priority. So we're thinking when I get through with school and all that, I'll get permanent residency.
Aiden: How far away is that?
Kamal: At least a couple of years.
Aiden: Hmm, that's a long time - a couple of years. So there's the freaking rub. Have you thought about bringing them in on a visitor's visa?
Kamal: I was denied.
Aiden: Lots of people trying to get here these days.
Kamal: Sophia said her brother was coming. You... got him papers?
Aiden: Yeah, he's inbound. Her mother won't leave Coral, though.
Kamal: So, maybe there's a way you could help my parents?
Aiden: It's nice to have you come over. That freelancing thing I mentioned? It would be great. You'd be coming around, Soph would have someone from home to talk to. Could you do something like set up a chatter account?
Kamal: A chatter account? I... I could set one up, but you don't need me to do that kind of thing.
Aiden: Maybe try it now. Set me up a chatter account for Bakri Omari-Muengue. You need me to spell that?
Kamal: What's his government number?
Aiden: If Bakri could get a government number, Kamal, what would I need to pay you for?
Kamal: Alright, but this isn't about money, it's about my family.
Aiden: Bringing your parents to Earth? We could talk about that.
Kamal: I just want it clear, if I work for you, you'll see about getting my family here?
Aiden: Kamal, that's what I do.
Kamal: Okay, I can find an unclaimed address and set up a shell. From the outside it will be just like a regular account.
Aiden: What time is it, anyway?
Kamal: Okay, this will just take a sec. I have to build a filter to find an unclaimed address.
(a banging on the door)
Aiden: Yeah?
Officer: Berkeley police.
Aiden: What did you freaking do?
(banging on the door)
Officer: Open up. Berkeley police.
Kamal: I didn't do anything!
Aiden: The Berkeley cops use their shock sticks, you know.
(Aiden opens door)
Aiden: Officer, what can I do for you on this drizzly evening?
Officer: You with the chatter, hands off it. Are you the resident-- Hands off the chatter! Put them on your head. On your head. Who's apartment is this?
Aiden: I live here.
Officer: Your name?
Aiden: Aiden Maki.
Officer: Can I see your ID?
Aiden: Sure. What seems to be the problem?
Officer: We got a trace on the chatter for a possible CP fraud. Sir, do you want to tell me just exactly what you were doing?
Kamal: Um, I was... I was looking up a friend's address.
Officer: I'm sorry I will have to confiscate that chatter.
Aiden: Don't you have to have some sort of warrant?
Kamal: (whispering) Oh God, olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trigeminal...
Aiden: Officer, my friend is just looking up an address.
Hiro: (on chatter) What? Oh, oh right, that's me.
Officer: I will deal with you in a moment, Mr. Maki, and I will need to see some ID.
Kamal: (whispering) Red, red, red, red, red! (louder) Those are really great red... red curtains, Aiden.
Hiro: I thought it was blue?
Kamal: (whispering) Red!
Hiro: Okay.
Aiden: My friend is very passionate about interior decoration.
Officer: I'm going to have to confiscate that chatter. (chatter on, radio mumbling) Copy that, repeat address please. (radio mumbling) Jesus Christ, I'm on my way. (chatter off) You're a lucky bastard, I've got a priority one, I've got to go.
(walking away)
Aiden: You have to go?
Officer: Officer Under Fire about a block and a half from here.
Aiden: (disappointed) That's it?
Officer: (to chatter) Unit 216 responding to backup, I'm less than two blocks ...(closes door)
Hiro: (on chatter) Kamal, what's going on?
Aiden: That was weird... and convenient.
'Kamal: (emphasizing) Yes, um, much more convenient than if you were to suddenly drop your chatter down a sewer.
Aiden: What?
Hiro: (on chatter) What?
Kamal: (emphasizing) Yes, if you were to lose your chatter.
Aiden: What?
Hiro: What?
Kamal: For God's sake, you moron, smash the damn chatter with a brick and get the hell out of there!
(sirens heard through chatter)
Hiro: Do what? Oh, the blue button. Only you didn't let me hit the blue button, you made me hit the red one. And that means... I hate you.
(chatter off)
Aiden: You had someone ghosting you. You pulled some hacker stunt to get that cop out of here.
Kamal: (weakly) Not me. Some other dog that looks just like me...
Aiden: (smug) You were afraid. You were thinking I might be the kind of guy who would hold a grudge. Say, break your fingers, each one, with a tack hammer...
(thunder booms outside)
Aiden: Kamal, I am so not that guy.
Kamal: (walking away) I've gotta go. I've gotta check on my friend.
Aiden: No, stay, we'll talk.
Kamal: For some reason, its never Plan A. No, I got my friend in a world of trouble, I've gotta go. (opens door) Tell Sophia thanks for dinner.
(door opens)
Kamal: Hiro? Hiroyuki, are you home?
Hiro: You bastard.
Kamal: Thank God you're home. You're okay? They didn't pick you up?
Hiro: I'm okay, no thanks to you and half the Berkeley police department.
Kamal: I didn't plan it that way.
Hiro: I smashed the chatter, threw it down a sewer grate, and then it started raining cops. Cops in cars, cops on foot, cops dropping out of camo'd helios, cops every-damn-where.
Kamal: Sophia sent leftovers.
Hiro: And now I don't have a chatter.
Kamal: I know. I'm going to give you mine.
Hiro: I don't want your chatter, all my stuff was on mine.
Hiro: My address book, my schedule, my debit account, every damn thing!
Kamal: Mine is cooler than yours.
Hiro: You just couldn't let me hit that blue button, could you?
Kamal: That would have pushed the 'Officer Under Fire' alert to my chatter, which was Plan A for if Aiden tried to, you know...
Hiro: Pull out your lungs?
Kamal: Don't sound so eager... But as it turned out, I needed the cop to go away.
Hiro: Away meaning to me, and cop meaning every armed officer within 50 city blocks, all because I hit the red button.
Kamal: The 'Officer Under Fire' alert?
Hiro: While it was still on my chatter.
Kamal: Yeah, but Sophie sent leftovers.
Hiro: Leftovers?
Kamal: Yeah, she made marties, little stuffed appetizers, and spiced lamb meatballs, with real meat, with almond rice and milk pudding... So, are we okay?
Hiro: (talking with his mouth full) Dude!
Janissary James
Jan: Hey, Marta, whatcha got today?
Marta: I got pigeon and the special.
Jan: What's the special?
Marta: I'd stick with the pigeon.
Jan: (giggles) Maybe later.
Marta: Mmm hmm, maybe later when I'm not looking, you mean?
Jan: (laughing) Hey, hey, I was a kid, jeez, let it go.
Marta: (as Jan walks away) (laughs) Hey, you tell that good looking daddy of yours 'Hey' for me, ok?
(someone driving up)
'Stupid Cop': Hey, Janissary.
Jan: (warily) Officer.
'Stupid Cop': Does your dad know you're cutting the sleeves off his old shirts?
Jan: (mockingly) Everybody loves a girl in uniform.
'Stupid Cop': Listen, Jan, I need your help.
Jan: Well, I'd crop that blue shirt of yours, flash a little skin. A little detailing in your holster wouldn't hurt either. Accessorize, that's the key.
'Stupid Cop': Get in the car, Jan.
Jan: I can't do anything for you.
'Stupid Cop': Oh, I think you can. Let's take a ride so I can explain things.
Jan: You can explain things right here.
'Stupid Cop': Ok. You ever want to be a cop?
Jan: (sarcastic) Oh yeah, its all I think about.
'Stupid Cop': There's so many sons of bitches in the world, Jan, being a cop is a frustrating job.
Jan: Hmmm, you look frustrated
'Stupid Cop': If I got too frustrated, I might have to redirect my attention to that fire last week. The one that destroyed all your test samples.
Jan: Hey, I didn't do anything.
'Stupid Cop': *You* didn't.
Jan: But... Why would he...?
'Stupid Cop': You are going to help me, Jan, but I want you to know why. Take a look at this vid tonight.
Jan: What is it?
'Stupid Cop': Take a look. My chatter number's on the case. Call me when you're done, then I'll tell you what you're gonna do.
(video playing of a woman being beaten/tortured/raped?)
(chatter beeps on)
'Stupid Cop': (on chatter) Yeah?
Jan: What do you want me to do?
'Stupid Cop': You watch it?
Jan: What do you want?
'Stupid Cop': At 8:30 tomorrow night, you need to be at the southwest corner of 4th, downtown, under the big Spaceways vacation sign.
Jan: What do I do?
'Stupid Cop': Just be on time, we'll take it from there.
Jan: And what's going to happen?
'Stupid Cop': Well, I'm not going to get an arson warrant for your dad.
Jan: And?
'Stupid Cop': Don't be late.
(knocking)
Jan: Yeah
(chatter beeps off)
(door opening)
James J: Hey, Dwayne dropped by again.
Jan: Yeah, I know, I was just... Aren't you supposed to menace guys so they won't hit on me?
James J: You can take care of yourself.
Jan: I say that a lot, don't I?
James J: Yeah. Hey, what's on your mind?
Jan: Just... nothing, Dad.
James J: Real nothing or code nothing?
Jan: Well, you never talk about your unit.
James J: My, my what?
Jan: Most demobs, they talk about their unit. They brag, they have buddies over, and bitch about the officers they hated, and lie about their kills.
James J: That was a long time ago.
Jan: Didn't you like them?
James J: I served with the best, Jan, the best.
Jan: Then why don't you ever talk--
James J: Do you want me to be one of those sorry, old bastards that sit around the apartment all day drinking beer and reminiscing about the good old days?
Jan: Yeah, sometimes.
James J: Duly noted. (chuckles)
'Stupid Cop': Sir, I'm going to need to search your vehicle.
DRT: Excuse me?
'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car please, and keep your hands where I can see them.
DRT: What did I do?
'Stupid Cop': Step out of the car, sir, now.
DRT: What is this? Officer, I just left work. Come on, I haven't had time to do anything illegal.
'Stupid Cop': (drawing weapon) I'm going to have to ask you to step out--
DRT: Hey, what the hell are you doing?
'Stupid Cop': Drop the weapon!!
(gunshots)
Jan: (horrified) Oh my god!
'Stupid Cop': Step back, keep away from this vehicle.
(people running)
'Stupid Cop': He had a weapon. You, miss, you were standing right there. You saw he drew a weapon. Right?
Jan: (slowly) Right.
(chatter beeps on)
'Stupid Cop': This is Fox-977, requesting an ambulance, this location. One citizen.
(radio mumbling)
'Stupid Cop': No, I'm ok, send uniforms for crowd control though.
(radio mumbling)
'Stupid Cop': Just a traffic stop, he drew a weapon.
(radio mumbling)
'Stupid Cop': Yeah, we'll need the scene team, but you can tell the ambulance crew their client is DRT.
(radio mumbling)
(chatter beeps off)
'Stupid Cop': Miss, don't go anywhere. We'll need you to give a statement on a lie detector about what you saw. All standard procedure.
Jan: (in disbelief) You just--
'Stupid Cop': Name?
Jan: You know my... Janissary James.
'Stupid Cop': We'll get you home as soon as we've taken a statement, Miss James.
Jan: Can I ask you a question, Officer?
'Stupid Cop': Step over here, Miss James.
Jan: What does DRT stand for?
'Stupid Cop': (opens car door) Watch your head. It means 'Dead Right There'. (closes car door)
(car engine starting)
Jan: So what now? Every guy you know who beats his girlfriend, you're just going to face-hole him and blackmail somebody into backing you up?
'Stupid Cop': Not just anyone, a civilian witness who can pass the lie detector. The coroner's inquest is going to eat that up.
Jan: Wow, serve and protect.
'Stupid Cop': Last week, when I had your hand on the PQI and you sat there cool as a creamsicle and lied your pretty ass off, and the machine was too stupid to tell, I just wanted to lean across the desk and slap you...
Jan: Well, now I know something. Are you going to pull me over in a couple of weeks and pop me too?
'Stupid Cop': ...and a couple of days later, I figured out you were the answer to a prayer.
Jan: (angrily) You can't... you can't just kill people. It can't be that easy.
'Stupid Cop': Cool out, Janissary James, you didn't kill anybody. I did.
Jan: You made me part of it.
'Stupid Cop': That vid you screened. That was my buddy's daughter. If that was you, what do you think your father would have done?
Jan: Leave my dad out of this.
'Stupid Cop': Too late, Jan. Sometime when you were a baby, somebody stuck you with a needle and shot you full of miracles. Smart, fast, strong, never get sick, never get drunk, don't need much sleep...
Jan: (in disbelief) How do you know?
'Stupid Cop': And what did you do?
'Stupid Cop': Shoplifting. Play high school goddess for the tormented geeks in your neighborhood.
Jan: Oh, I, I guess I should have been out on the streets murdering bad guys, huh? Strangling jaywalkers on my way home from school?
'Stupid Cop': When I was your age, I pulled strings so I could join up a year early. Wanted to help save humankind. So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.
Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.
'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.
Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?
'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.
Jersey Morelli and Durga
Jersey: Wait, hang on, this bit is great! (jazzy) My dad loves this stuff. He says ... Well, he's away a lot, like, years at a time, it drives him crazy. He says this stuff reminds him of what he's fighting for.
Durga: I don't understand.
Jersey: That he can connect. He can listen to this stuff and imagine the people who made it. They cared about the same things we do: making a buck, finding a girl, rooting for the home team. These old guys, they really knew people. They knew the human heart, that's what my dad says.
Durga: Why are you telling me this?
Jersey: It's a long way away, you know, out to wherever he is. He gets lonely out there... I wish you hadn't told me.
Durga: What?
Jersey: About my mom.
Durga: Oh.
Jersey: It doesn't matter, forget about it.
Durga: I'm sorry.
Jersey: It's ok, it's alright, I'm a survivor.
Durga: Jersey, listen.
Jersey: You got something good?
Durga: (surprised) What?
Jersey: Nah, I can tell. There's something about you, like, your refresh rate goes up or something when you're, you know, like...
Durga: Efficient?
Jersey: Gloating.
Durga: It's about Kamal. I started to--
Jersey: Why are you following that guy anyway? I mean, not to be a jerk about it, but the planet's crawling with refues [refugees].
Durga: I don't know. He just seems very interesting to me.
Jersey: Why?
Durga: It's not important.
Jersey: It's happening again?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: The reflecting thing?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: You aren't supposed to want to know why you want to know about this guy, you know?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: And that bugs the hell out of you.
Durga: I am a very curious girl.
Jersey: So, about Kamal.
Durga: I ran a secondary ring around him.
Jersey: A second? Never mind.
Durga: Listen to this.
(recording starts)
Aiden: ...so you come by about 6:20, 6:30, something like that.
Officer: I bang on the door, demand to come in, look scary.
Jersey: Pause it. Who's this?
(recording stops)
Durga: The police officer.
Jersey: What?
Durga: A police officer is a member of the civilian authority structure, granted an exclusive license to use force in the maintenance of soci--
Jersey: I know what a cop is. This is the cop? What's the timestamp?
Durga: 13:27:41.
Jersey: Before Kamal came over to the girl's apartment?
Durga: Before.
Jersey: Daaaamn!
(recording starts)
Aiden: I think of it as product testing, quality assurance. I need people who, you know, can work well under pressure.
Officer: You want him arrested?
Aiden: You trying to sell me a bigger ticket item? No, just rattle and roll it.
Officer: I was thinking this time you can--
Aiden: Regular prices!
Officer: You want to stay friends with me, Aiden?
Aiden: I keep a lot of friends, friend. I know the going rate.
(recording stops)
Jersey: Un-freaking-believable!
Durga: You know what I am?
Jersey: Incredibly illegal?
Durga: (Interrogator's voice) Good at my job.
Jersey: Heh, you do impressions. Just what the world needs, super-powered spyware with a sense of humor. Wow.
Durga: I've been thinking a lot about bees.
Jersey: Bees?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: Why?
Durga: I don't know
Jersey: And that's like, creepy?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: This is more reflection stuff, isn't it?
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: Huh, when I was little, we had this mirror in the bathroom. I used to hide behind the door and jump out and see if I could catch my reflection doing something interesting.
Durga: Startle it?
Jersey: Well, before it had time to just, you know, mirror me.
Durga: You think that's what I'm doing?
Jersey: Well, the thing is, you have to jump out awful fast.
Durga: Yes.
Jersey: I gotta tell you, I feel kind of weird about listening to this stuff about Jan. I mean, I'm kind of wondering if you can do a little backscan on the chick down the hall and all of a sudden you're drilling into hardened police emergency channels and...
Durga: So you don't want any more material on Janissary James?
Jersey: No... I mean, yeah... well, I mean, whatcha got?
(recording starts)
'Stupid Cop': ...So you're about the last person on the planet I need a civics lecture from.
Jan: Well, you sure as hell need one from somebody.
'Stupid Cop': What I needed was an asset to solve a problem. You were just dumb enough to make yourself available.
Jan: (sniffs) Look, you just made me help you murder someone. Could you just be a little bit nice to me?
'Stupid Cop': Yeah. Ok.
(recording stops)
Jersey: That ...wasn't what I was expecting.
Durga: I know.
Jersey: Damn.
Durga: Should I stop?
Jersey: For a quality experience, the girls have to be real.
Jersey: Hang on, let me turn this off...(turns off the jazz) You know, I just had a creepy thought.
Durga: A bee dies when it stings you.
Jersey: Yeah?
Durga: But it can also sting you after it's dead.
Jersey: Yuck.
Durga: Curious symmetry.
Jersey: Ok, that's a creepy thought too, but you know what I was thinking?
Durga: What?
Jersey: How spooky it would be if someone was listening to us right now.
Durga: To us?
Jersey: Spying on us, you know, like we're listening to them.
Durga: That would be impossible. I would know.
Jersey: Yeah, I guess you're right, but if they were ... creeeeepy.
Herzog
(entering pub)
Avi: Hey, you dry old man, they have very good pie here.
Herzog: Best in Boston.
Avi: Apple, Key Lime, French Silk, or Baklava. Although, the best Baklava is from Acco. One of those places everyone has been... Romans, Crusaders, people as old as you.
Herzog: You're older than I am.
Avi: That's how I know you're an old man.
Herzog: Key Lime then.
Avi: (snaps fingers) Two pieces of Key Lime, and coffee.
Waitress: Comin' up.
Avi: So, what happened?
Herzog: With the chatter net?
Avi: With everything.
Herzog: The ship, the one that crashed out of the slipstream inside lunar orbit...
Avi: The Apocalypso.
Herzog: Right.
Avi: It wasn't just the ship?
Herzog: Right.
Avi: It was one of ours, huh? Navy spy ship?
Herzog: Right again.
Avi: There's more... But either you don't know it or you can't tell me.
Herzog: You said you had a recruit.
Avi: - A candidate
Herzog: (skeptically) ...a candidate
Avi: *sigh* You should retire, old man.
Herzog: I have work to do. More work since some people left the business to take soft professor jobs.
Avi: I got too old for the game. And I was younger than you are now.
Herzog: You said you had a candidate...
Avi: On the house. You would never know she's there, she's a scholarship girl from some god-forsaken hick town. Although, the only way you can tell is her haircut. She's got the clothes alright, she just seems to have a blind spot about the hair.
Herzog: Good, good.
Avi: She looks at the things ordinary people do, like a scientist.
Herzog: ...like a detective.
Avi: Also persistent as hell. I'll send you her dossier next week.
(pie arrives)
Herzog: Ah, the famous pie.
