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Post by Annika 25 on Jun 2, 2008 19:25:02 GMT -5
Soon a male android arrives. He has pink hair and is wearing a black suit. The male android tries to scan Gabriel for his Credit History. Soon, he is able to identify him as an employee of Sota, a programmer. According to Aino's records, Gabriel was late on a telephone bill payment last year.
Aino informs Annika of this situation.
"According to his records, you were late on an telephone bill last year. Is this correct?" Annika asks.
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Post by Hilja Kukkanen/Sasha Pisarev on Jun 2, 2008 19:27:15 GMT -5
"That's really exciting, but, you get most of your funding and support from the Manalists. Doesn't that bother you, Lonn?" I ask my brother. I play with my dress a little while talking to him since I feel nervous hear. There are patients in the lobby and in the halls. They seem very mentally disturbed. I wonder what exactly goes on in this place.
It gives me an uneasy feeling.
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on Jun 2, 2008 19:29:49 GMT -5
Tuesday looks at the old man. "Excuse me? Is it really that easy to tell?" She looks down at herself, shes well kept, and white. She didn't see much of a difference between her and anyone else there.
"Me? I'm from France." She said. "Yourself?"
(I'm getting off for a while, my sister needs the computer. I should be back in an hour or so.)
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Post by Malak Al-Dabaran on Jun 2, 2008 19:29:58 GMT -5
"Iraq. Now, you think America is a wasteland..." He replies to her. Maybe they do look different. He doesn't know. In any event, the people are being rude. "It could just be a tight knit community. Maybe everybody knows everybody here, so that is why we don't fit in." He suggests.
They leave the malt shop and start looking for other places they might be able to ask people. Malak notices something which looks out of place. It is a gray building with a barb wired wall. "That looks like a prison or something." He suggests. They walk up to the prison and see people in uniforms coming in and out when they present a labor card. This makes Malak think it is not a prison at all.
"What place is that?" He asks a uniformed woman with a labor card.
"The garment factory.." She replies.
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Post by gabriel on Jun 2, 2008 19:30:02 GMT -5
And like Gabriel expected, he was finally identified by the Creditors and wasted no time in reminding him of a payment he had made late. "Yes. A batch of Creditors needed an upgrade to their software and I was working all day the time that it was due, but I made sure to pay for it the following morning with interest." Gabriel mechanically replied with his explaination, not even sure if that meant anything to a Creditor or not. A late payment was a late payment afterall to them.
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Post by Hector Rodriguez on Jun 2, 2008 19:33:31 GMT -5
Hector walked down the street kicking a soccer ball he was sure he was being followed. He was always being followed they wanted his black book. He looked around then kicked the ball against a wall hitting it with his head. “damn Manalist think they own the world and everything in it” he then swore to himself and caught the ball. He saw a strange black vehicle and dove into a open alley pulling his hood over his head an looked down.
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Post by Annika 25 on Jun 2, 2008 19:34:28 GMT -5
"He makes Creditors." Annika states to her male counterpart, Aino. Aino does not react to this. Annika processes this information, which to her changes the situation. "He makes Creditors." Annika repeats to Aino.
But before Annika can come to any conclusion about this, Aino lunges at Gabriel to punch him. A late payment is a late payment.
"A mild beating is a good reminder to always pay bills on time." Aino says to Annika after punching the programmer. Annika stands there trying to come to a conclusion about this situation.
"He paid with interest." She reminds her counterpart.
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Post by Dinari Dollar on Jun 2, 2008 19:38:25 GMT -5
"Hello Alexei." Dinari replies. He looks to Tuvi for a clue as to who this man is. He assumes that maybe he is someone she is dating. "You know, Tuvi is a really great employee. She's just so loyal and hard working. I can't say how much I appreciate her." He says to Alexei, under the assumption they are together.
"And here I thought maybe you and Peter were together or something like that. ..the way Peter acted you."
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Post by gabriel on Jun 2, 2008 19:42:52 GMT -5
"And there it is..." Gabriel thought as he didn't bother to fight back; it was pointless. He wasn't planning on going home completely in agony either though and moved back just enough to lessen the blow as the Creditor's fist collided into his stomach causing Gabriel to buckle to his knees for a moment. "Will that be all?" Gabriel wheezed clutching his stomach with one arm as he tried getting back to his feet. Pain coursed through his body from the effort, but he learned that showing weakness wasn't tolerated and had learned to hide most of it. Finally after a moment of deep breathes, Gabriel finally manages to rise to his feet still clutching his stomach.
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Post by Alexei Nacharade on Jun 2, 2008 19:44:49 GMT -5
Dinari smiles and nods politely at Dinari's praise for her, then starts laughing as he catches on to where Dinari was going.
He leaned in and mock whispers to Dinari, "That Peter guy up just didn't...measure...up to me, I guess!"
He snickers, glancing at Tuvi as he leans back, taking another sip of rum.
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Post by Annika 25 on Jun 2, 2008 19:46:30 GMT -5
"Yes, that is all." Annika states before the other android decides to hit again. Aino nods and walks off. Annika remains there for a moment and looks the man over. She is aware that she is a machine created by Sota in a lab in Sweden. There are many labs and many scientists, so, this individual is not of particular importance to her and may not have had anything to do with her creation. She watches him though since to her it is interesting to see a human who created those who she works with. They are not ordinary humans.
"I would like a pet cat." She tells the man. "I also like the smell of Vanilla."
That is all she says before she walks off to do other work.
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Post by Dinari Dollar on Jun 2, 2008 19:50:38 GMT -5
"He's a tough guy, loyal and hard working...but he needs to lighten up." Dinari says of Peter. He is in a friendly mood and this Alexei seems like a nice guy. "So anyway, do you like Allmart, Alexei? Ever shop there? Any suggestions on how we can improve?"
Tuvi seems quiet, but that's okay, since it just makes Dinari want to talk more. He takes a seat and leans back in his chair a little to relax.
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Post by Hector Rodriguez on Jun 2, 2008 19:52:24 GMT -5
Hector opens his phone "you have to be joking i cant move that many units" the man yells at him reminding him that he own his ass his soul what ever he is not his own man. "ok fine i will pick them up" he closes his phone and walks out of the alley. what a prick everyone is just trying to keep him down.
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Post by gabriel on Jun 2, 2008 19:58:49 GMT -5
He should have realized that the male Creditor was not yet satisfied, but he silently hoped it was and would leave him be. So was not the case as he felt the metal fist collide with his stomach again, but this time harder as he didn't have the time to anticipate it and buckled again onto his hands and knees. It felt like all of the air had lef this lungs as he coughed up a mouthful of blood onto the ground as the pair walked off.
"What does a cat and vanilla have to do with anything?" he thought panting to catch his breath. Gabriel didn't understand why she told him these things, or what relevance they had as he managed to get back to his feet. How ironic, that the things he helped program would also be the ones to punish him for his late payment. Regardless it was done and over with. He only hoped that nobody tried to mug him as he was in no mood to put up with it... Not that he was in the mood earlier.
Limping off, Gabriel resumes the trek home to his apartment and locks the door behind him. He collapsed onto an old couch which also served as his bed and laid staring up at the celing, trying to fall asleep.
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on Jun 2, 2008 20:04:09 GMT -5
Tuesday shrugs. "Do I have something on my face or something?" She looks down at herself, as if checking to make sure she didn't have a sign that read 'Foreigner' in neon letters.
"Thats a possibility." She states. "Or maybe everyone has laryngitis." Shes really at a loss as shes never encountered a problem like this. Usually, she fits in anywhere, no problem, but in Allwhere, you would think she was carrying a disease the way that people were treating her and Malak.
When the uniformed woman answers Malak, Tuesday is surprised. "Wow, I guess some of them do know how to talk." She says in an undertone to him.
She looks up at the building. "Garment factory...hm." She studies it for a few moments, before looking back to him. "I'd say we should go in there, but if people out here can tell we're different, I doubt that we'll get in there."
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