{arrival} Second verse, same as the first

[is_watching]

[it happens the same as last time. the same drugs, the same methods. the first phase of the experiment had gone fairly well and he wanted to see if he could get the same results. he closed off the North end of the town, then his employees went to work in the south. It doesn't take long before the next twelve are settled into their homes and

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South Rampart Street 101

[is_watching]

[wantedtobepatch]

[there's a long deliberate pause as he thinks this over]

No, not really.

[sample_oflife]

Then how about come up with something a little more helpful, kay?

[wantedtobepatch]

[eye roll]

I'm trying. I need ... coffee.

[sample_oflife]

Coffee would be good.

[wantedtobepatch]

Let's make coffee.

[sample_oflife]

[heads for the kitchen, saddened because what good is coffee without her sisters muffins?]

[wantedtobepatch]

[fixes coffee like a pro, and after a few sips ... ]

Okay. What do we do from here?

[sample_oflife]

[hold on...she's still drinking her coffee]

[wantedtobepatch]

[waits and drinks some of his own]

[sample_oflife]

[lets that sink in and sighs]

[wantedtobepatch]

[sighs himself]

I don't think the coffee is helping.

[sample_oflife]

Is it decaf? [a frown]

[wantedtobepatch]

No. I don't think so.

[sample_oflife]

Then what good is it?

[wantedtobepatch]

.... If it's not decaf, that means they're usually in it for the caffeine.