Yeah, it's all new to me. The laptops are pretty cool, but it took me a little while to figure them out. Back home, stuff like this could've changed everything. You worked with them every day though, huh?
[Kind of impressive to think about. Wrench must be pretty smart.]
You'd probably hate it where I'm from, if you think this place is low tech.
It's probably a little easier to learn on shit like this than if you were dumped back where I live or something. I... probably wouldn't be a fan of going completely without, nah.
[At least he can kinda make stuff similar to home if he tries.]
But yeah, uh, they're pretty much a constant presence, you know? Which actually can fuck up a lot of stuff when you involve corporations and the government and shit, but the tech itself is cool.
They own one of the casinos at the Strip. The Ultra-Luxe. Basically a casino dedicated to bringing back luxury to the wasteland or something.
[You can hear the eye-roll in his voice.]
All of the people working there dress in suits or dresses, and they're all really polite. They wear masks, too. White and gold ones. Always creeped me the hell out.
Yeah, I guess. Still not sure I'd blame anything except the White Glove Society, though. Some people wear masks, but they're not like those fancy ones.
[Somehow, the actual murderers wearing masks aren't as weird as the polite people wearing them.]
Maybe it's the people too. White Glove Society used to be a tribe of cannibals. They're not now, but I guess that's a reputation that's hard to completely shake.
Not sure, no. Actually, last time I went there one of the guys in charge was trying to trick everyone into eating human meat again. We had to get some guy out of one of their freezers before he was butchered.
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[Kind of impressive to think about. Wrench must be pretty smart.]
You'd probably hate it where I'm from, if you think this place is low tech.
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[At least he can kinda make stuff similar to home if he tries.]
But yeah, uh, they're pretty much a constant presence, you know? Which actually can fuck up a lot of stuff when you involve corporations and the government and shit, but the tech itself is cool.
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[He makes a thoughtful noise, leaning against the bar more.]
How does it screw things up?
[He's curious about Wrench's world. It's so different from his own, and clearly different from Ryslig, too.]
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[He makes a gesture towards his mask.]
That's sorta what this is for. Throws off surveillance. Can't have any facial recognition if they can't see my face.
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[Like he needs people to see the sorry state he can get in after too much time with nothing but alcohol and his thoughts.]
Makes sense. They can't watch us here though, right?
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[A damn shame, but at least he and his friends tried to inform the masses.]
I haven't seen much in the way of surveillance around here, but I still like wearing it.
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[Unless he's just misinformed, like the people in Wrench's world. That's not a comforting thought.]
Kinda get what you mean. Still like wearing my beret even if I left the military.
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[Way to try to make people paranoid, Wrench.]
But cool, cool, you get it then. Sometimes you just have stuff you like.
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Thanks.
[Yeah, way to go Wrench.]
Anything I can do about it?
[Assuming he ever gets to go home.]
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Keep an eye out, man. If this was home, I could give you some tools or something but it ain't gonna work if your shit's different.
But I bet you'll be fine.
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[He's still going to be suspicious, though.]
Hell, maybe I should get a mask if I ever get back home. Like you.
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[A legacy that transcends even the apocalypse. Neat.]
It's a cool thing to have, anyway.
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[He has no idea how those work.]
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I'm sure you'll come up with something awesome.
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[He seems to think on it for a moment.]
I wonder if the White Glove Society wear masks because they know something. Always figured it was just to look creepy.
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What's the White Glove Society?
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[You can hear the eye-roll in his voice.]
All of the people working there dress in suits or dresses, and they're all really polite. They wear masks, too. White and gold ones. Always creeped me the hell out.
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[That is indeed one audible eye-roll, and Wrench can totally understand.]
Creepy is totally a valid reason for a mask, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're totally actually trying to go for that one.
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[Since the masks are so fancy.]
If they're going for creepy, they sure managed it.
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[He pauses.]
Elegant creepy. Totally an option.
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[Even if he sounds unsure.]
Then again, there's not much back home that I'd call elegant. Mostly just creepy.
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[He gestures vaguely with his hands.]
That's just my guess.
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[Somehow, the actual murderers wearing masks aren't as weird as the polite people wearing them.]
Maybe it's the people too. White Glove Society used to be a tribe of cannibals. They're not now, but I guess that's a reputation that's hard to completely shake.
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[Hey, man, you never know.]
You'd think fancy people would wanna maybe, I dunno, come up with something different and less related to cannibals.
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[Normal, everyday stuff.]
You know fancy cannibals too?
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