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[The NV has been propped up on a desk to film the interior of one of the starter apartments, or more specifically the occupant who has just switched it on. He leans back into his chair and seems to be taking everything in his stride; it’d be hard to tell he just got here if it weren’t for the streaks of pitcher’s mound dust on his coat and one of

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[ Even before those names, "Rail Tracer" or "Vino" are used, he knows who he is looking at. After all, Huey had followed him for a time, had observed him to find someone worth using. Not that it had worked, but that was a minor setback. One that seems to have been completely fixed by this "core" here. ]

Your name is Claire Stanfield, correct?

[ He knows already, but he wants to give him that chance to escape if he so chooses. He wants to see what this Rail Tracer will do. ]

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Guess that decides it! My reputation precedes me into completely different worlds. [and there's not much point going by an alias if your real name is out there already] Claire Stanfield's getting resurrected.

[He gets over his surprise reasonably quickly. After all, even if it's a stranger they still live in his mind - why shouldn't he make a character who knows his name in this world?] I'm afraid I can't guess your name in return. Unless it's... Patrick?

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[ So, he takes the news that he is known quite well. Typical raw materials would have had more fear or uncertainty about this-- but he's known that Claire Stanfield is not typical raw materials. In this way, he is definitely quite an improvement.

Though it does only make sense that Claire does not know him. ]

My name is Huey Laforet.

[ The introduction is years later than he had intended, and under different circumstances. However, that does not change his intentions. ]

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You're Huey Laforet? Here?

[Well it makes sense, he knows Chane because of Huey and so much of what he knows about her is bound up in Huey, if he decided that Chane must be here then it makes sense that Huey would be too, this must be a positive indication that he will find her.

It's just, couldn't he have found her first?]

I have heard of you.

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[ It is not, he thinks, as though being here would have made him someone else. However, that is most likely not what Claire Stanfield meant; he was surprised, because Huey is here. So, he knows to whom he is speaking.

A good sign. ]

Have you, now?

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[Uh.]

[He'd rather not go into the actual reasons why right now.]

Sure, you're pretty well-known! You were in the paper just the other week. [It's not a lie - he just wouldn't have remembered the name without recent events to prompt him. He's savvy enough not to mention the content of the story. In fact, he wonders if he should even have mentioned the paper at all. It'd be nice if Huey could not hate him.]

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[ Of course, that reason. The reason that not many people here know. ]

I see. However, that has no bearing here.

[ A first hint of his intentions. "It would be wise to forget." ]

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[Language like this he can understand well enough, but never mastered speaking.]

Guess not. After all, it's a whole 'nother ballpark we're in now.

[See? Awful. At least Huey's request doesn't trouble him. He's to protect Huey Laforet and he can best do that by protecting his name. Forgetting is a little trickier but can be pretended.]

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[ It's crude, but that's never much bothered him. Though it can't be seen, he looks faintly amused. ]

Something to that effect, yes.

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[There's an awkward pause, but he suddenly thinks of something.]

I'm surprised you know who I am, I don't think I've ever made the papers or anythin'. At least not under that name.

[He doesn't know of that earlier link between them that was never properly forged. His immediate thought is again Chane - she must have said something about him to her father already.]

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[ And the details of that link will not be mentioned right now. If all that Claire Stanfield knows of him is his arrest, he is already at somewhat of a disadvantage. To inspire loyalty requires something that he has not yet managed. ]

I know a great deal about you, Claire Stanfield.

[ More than could be gained just by reading the papers. ]

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[ ... How much did she say to him?! He can't imagine that an account of their meetings would be that appealing to Huey as a potential future father-in-law. Maybe he's one of those people that goes all calm before they get really damn furious and tell you never to talk to their daughter again. His awkwardness is probably quite audible. ]

Oh, uh. All good things, I hope!

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[ Thankfully for Claire, it has been many decades since Huey was anything resembling furious. He finds it amusing, if anything, that Claire seems almost nervous. ]

I cannot promise that everything was...but you are impressive raw materials, indeed.

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I-I'm pretty sure we're not thinking about that yet!

[ and people had the nerve to tell Claire he was too forward ]