Axon Clips Chapter 4: Difference between revisions

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'''Axon Clips Chapter 4''' is the fourth chapter in the [[I love bees|I Love Bees]] audio drama. It takes place during the second week of September, [[2552]].

*[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject3.wav Audio Compilation 5min 35sec]

'''[[Aiden Maki|Aiden]]:''' Well, I'll be damned... Kamal! Just the guy I wanted to see.<br />

'''[[Kamal Zaman|Kamal]]:''' Oh no, Aiden. Hey. What are the odds?<br />

'''Waitress:''' Two beers, coming right up.<br />

'''Aiden:''' So, I have a friend who has this problem.<br />

'''Kamal:''' No.<br />

'''Kamal:''' ''(drinks)'' What kind of business?<br />

'''Aiden:''' Welcome to the tastefully appointed security control room. The nerve center if you will, of the [[Apollonian Temple Casino]]. My name is Aiden Maki--<br />

'''[[Forihoff|Mr. F]]:''' --Cut the crap, Aiden.<br />

'''Kamal:''' ...decomposing bodies.<br />

'''Aiden:''' Excuse us, Mr. F. ''(to Kamal)'' All the man wants to find out is what they're doing.<br />

'''Kamal:''' So he can what, write his memoirs? You said this was all legal!<br />

'''Aiden:''' I haven't asked you to do anything illegal, have I?<br />

'''Kamal:''' Didn't you hear what he said? He was--<br />

'''Mr. F:''' Actually, that wouldn't be the worst case. The worst case would be if we went down to--<br />

'''Aiden:''' No-no-no-no... Just hear me out, Kamal. Mr.F shows you what they're doing, and you tell him how they're doing it.<br />

'''Kamal/Mr. F:''' Cut the crap, Aiden!<br />

'''Aiden:''' Okay, from here we can monitor the whole casino floor.<br />

'''Mr. F:''' See the blackjack tables here. There's 6 of them in each pit, and the managers rotate the dealers every 20 minutes.<br />

'''Mr. F:''' They don't stay at the same table. They don't move around in any predictable pattern. We could just take them off the tables and leave them in a ditch. Why did you say we shouldn't do that again?<br />

'''Aiden:''' But, it would really be better if they understood how they were, uh...<br />

'''Aiden:''' Whaddaya say?<br />

'''Mr. F:''' Figure it out, please...?<br />

'''Kamal:''' I think he was talking to me.<br />

'''Aiden:''' See this number? That's how much we figure these kids have taken out of the casino.<br />

'''Kamal:''' Oh, wow...<br />

'''Aiden:''' Trust me. If all these guys lose is their money, you'll be doing them a huge favor.<br />

'''Aiden:''' Oh, check out table 9. Camera's looking right down her dress!<br />

'''Kamal:''' Thanks for the ride<br />

'''[[Sophia Bossedon|Sophia]]:''' No problem, Aiden gets these business emergencies sometimes.<br />

'''Kamal:''' Ancient piece of crappy hardware, half of them wouldn't even take incoming calls, no GPS... never mind.<br />

'''Sophia:''' Aiden was getting a little worried. He promised Forihoff he would figure out what those guys were doing, but he was beginning to have doubts.<br />

'''Sophia:''' Oooo, uvular implants...<br />

'''Kamal:''' He's not even counting the cards himself. He's got a tally running on a corneal... but... you really don't care do you...<br />

'''Sophia:''' Uh-uh. Which do you think looks better on me? Slingbacks or Turkish flats?<br />

'''Kamal:''' Slingbacks! Definitely slingbacks.  

'''Kamal:''' Those are the ones with buckles right?<br />

'''Sophia:''' There was no business emergency.<br />

'''Kamal:''' I was just figuring that out.<br />

*[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject2.wav Audio Compilation 8min 24sec]

'''Bev:''' Hello... And welcome to Hot'n'Cold... Please, place your thumb on the transaction plate.<br />

'''[[Janissary James|Jan]]:''' Hey Bev, you are looking great... Have you lost weight?<br />

'''Bev:''' Thank you!<br />

'''Jan:''' Well you sure don't want to lose them to that slutty cash register do ya?<br />

'''Bev:''' Thank you! I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question. Enjoy your beverage.<br />

'''Jan: '''Mhm... men are such pigs.<br />

'''Paolo: '''Look, you're the girl that was at Sharfie's last week aren't you?<br />

'''Jan:''' Never heard of it. Are we done?<br />

'''Jan:''' Ah, this'll be fun.<br />

'''Gene:''' Pardon me, miss.<br />

'''Victim:''' Excuse me?<br />

'''Jan:''' Myself, I like a box of chocolates and a man who's not afraid to cry. You're not afraid to cry, are you? Gene?<br />

'''Gene:''' Who the hell are you?<br />

'''Victim:''' Please, please call the police!<br />

'''Gene:''' Hm, I am at my best in the bonus round baby.<br />

'''Gene:''' Here's your consolation prize. (lets the woman go)<br />

'''Gene:''' That was real nice what you did for that lady. Not real smart, but nice.<br />

'''Jan:''' I'm working on a merit badge.<br />

'''Jan:''' Nothing personal.<br />

'''Gene:''' Just business.<br />

'''Gene:''' Your funeral. Okay, angel. Time for you to meet the big dog. (pulls a knife)<br />

'''Jan:''' See, the problem with being a big dog, is there's always a bigger dog.<br />

(roughage, knife clatters on the pavement)<br />

'''Jan:''' Come on Gene, skip the knife... go for the [[M6 Series|M6]] under your jacket.  

'''Jan:''' Come on, baby... give it to me.<br />

(beating)<br />

'''Jan:''' I like to dance.<br />

'''Gene:''' Oh, you just bought yourself a bullet in the back, bitch!<br />

'''Gene:''' [[Pete]]?<br />

'''Jan:''' And the girl with the ponytail, the one who was supposed to cover you from the roof?<br />

'''Jan:''' It's just you, and me... lover.

'''Jan:''' Alright. Get up... Get. Up. Now, from the top. And remember, posture counts. There's the gun. Pick it up. Come on, big dog. Let's go again.<br />

'''Gene:''' This time you're--<br />

(gunshot)<br />

(scream of pain)<br />

'''Jan:''' (sigh) The trouble with where you're headed, Gene. Eh, mind if I call you Gene?<br />

'''Jan:''' And no matter how bad you are, how tough, how fast, you know what's waiting for you, big dog? (breaking of bones?) (cries of pain) A bigger bitch.<br />

'''Bev:''' Hello! And welcome to hot in cold. Please, place your thumb on the transaction plate.<br />

'''Jan:''' Bev! It's like you're here every time I come by. Isn't that crazy?<br />

'''Bev:''' Thank you! I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question. Enjoy your beverage.<br />

'''Paolo:''' Hi there, I, uh, wanted to say thanks.<br />

'''Jan:''' For what?<br />

'''Jan:''' Hm. You Think I should send a card and some flowers?<br />

*[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject1.wav Audio Compilation 4min 42sec]

'''[[George Shebura|George]]:''' Mr. Morelli. Hm. We will be making a record of this audit. My name is George Shebura. I'm an associate fiscal investigator. You have the right to have your accountant present.<br />

'''[[Jersey Morelli|Jersey]]:''' Yeah, I do my own books.<br />

'''Durga:''' Your first mistake.<br />

'''Jersey:''' Huh?<br />

'''Durga:''' George Shebura has been working here 9 years. Employee performance records say he is precise, punctual, efficient, arrogant, and not well liked. Still, he was going to be promoted next month....<br />

'''Durga:''' ...to Alaska.<br />

'''George:''' Hm. Your return seems better organized than I remember.<br />

'''Durga:''' A little house keeping. Just better records, and you know, a few more of them.<br />

'''Durga:''' I know! But I don't think that's going to happen. Do you?<br />

'''Jersey:''' I'd hate to have to come back because of a problem with the thermostat.<br />

'''Durga:''' Fine.<br />

'''George:''' Shebura here, I'm in the middle of an audit.  

'''George:''' My wife? Well tell her I'll call her ba--... alright, alright.<br />

(chatter beep off)<br />

'''Jersey:''' Durga, stop it!<br />

(George enters)<br />

(Officer enters)<br />

'''Officer:''' George Shebura?<br />

'''Police:''' You are under arrest.  

'''Police:''' Stand with your hands out of the way from your sides! You have the right to remain silent.<br />

'''Officer:''' What do you mean, counterfeiting?!<br />

'''George:''' This is all a mistake...<br />

'''Officer:''' Jesus Christ, who's the guy with the big gloves?<br />

'''George:''' I don't even have a dog...<br />

(fire sprinklers)<br />

'''Jersey:''' Oh, hey... sprinklers...!<br />

'''Jersey:''' Shut it off. (Durga turns off the music)<br />

'''Durga:''' So, I've got some interesting stuff on Jan.<br />

'''Jersey:''' I don't care! I don't want anything like that happening ever again. Do you understand?<br />

'''Jersey:''' Us?<br />

'''Durga:''' Yes, us. [[Team Jersey]].<br />

'''Jersey:''' Okay. So, do we have cheerleaders?<br />

*[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject4.wav Audio Compilation 8min 21sec]

(Rani is being followed)<br />

'''[[Rani Sobeck|Rani]]:''' Hello? Hello?? Who's there?<br />

'''College boy:''' Instead of worrying about my haircut, you should be worrying about your throat.<br />

'''Rani:''' Are you a cop?<br />

'''College boy:''' I kill cops.<br />

'''Rani:''' (clenching a giggle) I'm sorry, it's just something I do when faced with the ridiculous.<br />

'''College boy: '''It's a test for new recruits, and you did great.<br />

'''Rani: '''Great?! Geez, you don't even look like a [[Boston]] thug. You look like something out of central casting.<br />

'''College boy:''' Think about your country, take the job.<br />

'''Rani:''' (laughs) For what? I get two years of spy school, and then I get to hang out in alleys, scaring civilians?<br />

(mumbling in an apartment)<br />

(chatter beep - Kentucky over the comm)<br />

'''Rani: '''The sweet sounds of corner boy, and his refugee bride finding domestic bliss.<br />

'''Sarah:''' Oh...<br />

'''Sarah:''' Oh it's hot, but it's a lot quieter. Rani, you've got to move.<br />

'''Rani: '''I would if I could afford to. I had the weirdest couple of days. My country wants me to be a spy.<br />

'''Sarah: '''Oh yeah, the one you thought was a spook.<br />

'''Rani: '''He wears a service ring, he only started teaching about 10 years ago which means he could have done 20 and out. And one day, a couple of kids were talking about buying a car - every model they mentioned, he knew how long it would float.<br />

'''Sarah:''' How long it would float?<br />

'''Sarah:''' Oh I hate you! You should be a spy!<br />

'''Rani:''' So the guy with the spikey hair says: "Can I walk you home? And see what real people wear?"<br />

(laughs)<br />

'''Rani:''' What idiots! And this is like 2 days after Professor Avi said I should send my resume to Virginia.<br />

'''Rani:''' No, this guy you'd have noticed.<br />

'''Sarah:''' Hey, it sounds like your neighbors have stopped fighting.<br />

'''Rani:''' Anyway, I don't have to take the spy job, thank God. I got something better.<br />

'''Sarah: '''Oh my god, Rani, that's great!<br />

'''Rani:''' This is where you work?<br />

'''[[Trevor]]:''' A lot of people work where they live.<br />

'''Trevor:''' Ah, it's a disposable [[Chatter|chatter]] that looks like a plastic kitten.<br />

'''Rani:''' Like a chatter you get in quickie store?<br />

'''Rani:''' The what?<br />

'''Trevor:''' Refues. Refugees. They can't afford a real service.<br />

'''Trevor:''' You're a genius! Let's try it.<br />

'''Rani:''' Trevor? What do you suppose it's doing?<br />

'''Trevor:''' I don't know... I think maybe it's just slow.<br />

'''Trevor:''' Friday's good.  

'''Trevor: '''Look at that. Don't they look great?<br />

'''Rani:''' Well, they are cute.<br />

'''Trevor:''' Shaped like kittens! Girls will love them!<br />

'''Rani:''' I need a job, you need to relocate back to reality.<br />

'''Rani:''' --My 15 percent? In addition to my salary?<br />

'''Trevor:''' Well, not exactly. I mean, all my capital is tied up in the chatters. But this is better - 15% of what we net. I mean, 25%. 25%, Rani. You can be a partner. Forget working for me, 50%. Rani... Rani, Rani, don't shake your head. Besides, I can't afford to pay you. Not until we sell some kittens.<br />

'''Rani: '''So, I took 14 disposable chatters as payment, and scrammed.<br />

'''Sarah:''' (over the chatter) What are you gonna do with 14 chatters?<br />

'''Customer: '''Yeah, okay. I'll take two.<br />

'''Rani:''' Thanks. I'm back. I'm selling them at a flea market.<br />

'''Sarah:''' Oh... (pitiful)<br />

'''Rani:''' Oh, give your mom a hug for me.<br />

*[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject5.wav Audio Compilation 2min 13sec]

'''[[Herzog]]:''' Were you ever on [[Reach]]?<br />

'''Herzog:''' What? Oh, no, boy. I'm sending you to the labyrinth. ONI's workshop is on Reach, where ONI elves build their toy soldiers.<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' Sir?<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' Oh. I see, sir.<br />

'''Herzog:''' Where, if you see anything you must not contact me. Of course. Since for the 6 months of your rotation there you will not be working for me. Of course. And would never let your loyalties to us, to human decency, to the protection of standards interfere with your work.<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' Oh... Yes sir.<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' Well, fair, sir.<br />

'''Herzog:''' How are you on [[World War II]]?<br />

'''Herzog:''' --The Germans were winning. They used an elaborate encryption scheme, the British cracked it, and then they had a problem.<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' ...''After'' they cracked the code...<br />

'''Herzog:''' Now what would you do if someone had cracked your code?<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' I'd make a new one.<br />

'''Herzog:''' Full marks!<br />

'''Lieutenant:''' Yes sir! Oh... oh my god... you mean [[Troy]] and Harmony are--<br />

'''Herzog/COM:''' --(cranky) I don't know. I'm stuck in a dusty old office and no one tells me anything!<br />

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