Choice? What Choice?

CharlieRabbit, Dj23, Finbarr, Verq and others....

Ok.. so I get invited to drinks after work with Silverr.

He starts asking me about dreams and other things.. Kinda weird.. but he seems like a nice guy.

Finbarr calls and wants to meet. So he comes down to the club in Uriah where we are.
I was glad Silverr was with me.. I don't know Finbarr that well..
He comes.. and starts asking me questions about dreaming.

Silverr just leaves. That was kinda rude.. but maybe he was busy.

I tell him that I really don't dream that much--Which is true.

After a bit Dj23 comes. I know him a little better. After talking a bit he tells me we must go some place private. I was a bit worried about that. But he kept insisting. He called CharlieRabbit (what a funny nickname) in the room too.

They start preaching some song and dance about choice and control. I really wish I could remember everything they said because it was WAY out there.

They said things like.. "We are all asleep in pods and arent free to choose" and other such nonsense. Charlie got very philisophical. Talking about choice and cynicism and things like that.

Then they tell me I have to choose between a blue pill and a red pill. (They actually talked alot more and went on about how nothing is real and so on. If that is what happens when you take a red-pill.. count me out!)

The blue one does nothing (if it does nothing then why do I have to take it?!)

The red one is a trace program.. (What the hell were they talking about!)

So.. to stall I ask Dj if I can think about it and talk to him later. There it no way I am about to take some street drugs. (They keep telling me it is harmless but Im not about to risk it)

Then they get pushy. I have to choose. Or else bad people will come after me because they offered me the pills. What is this! They tell me I must choose one.

I choose neither!!

Luckily I have been working part time for Masked Pharmacetucials and they gave me a name to call if I was in trouble.

I called Pirathonite (yes thats what he goes by-- no joke) And he came with a few friends.

I still don't know how they got there so fast, but I'm glad they did.

The little upstairs room in the Uriah club got real crowded real fast. DemondHunter (yes real name...) helped me slip out during the scuffles.

He takes me back to the Masked Pharmacetucials headquarters. Then Finbarr calls and wants to meet. He says he isnt with the group that tried to force me to pick a pill.

So I figure maybe he is right.

He comes to my office. And all Hell break loose. They kept me in a small room with one or two guards to protect me. I can hear lots of things going on outside but I didnt see anything.

They were really worried about me. It made me feel nice that they cared so much for me.

Not like those people who tried to force me to take a pill.

Finbarr kept calling me throughout the day. I finally had to turn my phone off to get some sleep.

The moral of the story?
If someone tries to offer you a pill. Run, run run.
Better yet. If they start asking you about dreams, what is real and things like that. Just leave.
Run.

I am so lucky I picked up a part time job with Masked Pharmacetucials.

Look them up.. They make all sorts of drugs (legal ones.. not the street pills) to help people.

Kellner and Isled (real names) stayed with me to keep me safe for longer then needed.
What a great group of people!

Now I am going to bed.

Matrix, oracle and nio

Boy.. some of these redpills are a little on the short end.

I was in some courtyard, minding my own business.. just relaxing. Some guy named Alakadies starts trying to convert me to his religion. At least thats what I thought. He was talking about truth, matrixes, oracles and some guy called nio.

Oh yes.. he had a name for it.. Debir court. I just thought it was a nice place to sit (although I was waiting for someone).
Back to Alakad... or whatever his name was... he said it wasn't really a religion..

I didn't want to argue with him. ;)

Turns out he was a red-pill.. or at least he said he was.

Weird.

Oh yeah.. some other guy XXT (what kind of name is that?) just stood there the whole time. He didn't help me get rid of the guy or anything. I think he was a red-pill too.

What is going on with all these red-pills?

The ManInWhite

People everywhere keep asking me about him.

All I know is that he is my employer. Thats it. Sure, he has me do strange things (like stand by a phone booth for no aparent reason). But I don't have to spend all day inside and it is definately more interesting then anything else I have done.

Which brings me to another point. There are lots of strange people around. I can't quite put my finger on it but things just seem weird.

I got a new job!

There are just too many weird people who keep stopping by my shop or when I am out relaxing on the benches.Everyone wants me to join their faction. I think there is some religious craze going on. People don't know anything about me, but they already want me to join a faction. (I still have no idea what they are talking about.) I stopped trying to figure it out and just politely decline.

But enought about that. I got a job in a Casino. It isn't too far from the pawn shop, but it pays better and is more fun. It is in a dumpy part of town, but it really isnt all that bad. I get the best tips working the blackjack tables.

Two strange men

Ok.. I had a weird night at my shop.  I stayed open to get anothter delivery.  While I was there Harpalos came by to get his shoes. 

 

There was another fellow.  Amd--something.  He said he used to be a government agent.  They were there when I got my second delivery.

For a little while I was a little nervous because they asked all sorts of questions.  Almost demanding what I got in the packages.

lmao.. it was just shoes, shirts, dresses, etc.  I am glad there were no guns in that delivery.  Even though I can sell them, its just easier if they arent involved when you have a pair of retired government agents hounding you. 

 

I think I'll go into work late today.

He finally came

He came back tonight with a nice shipment of pants and some shoes. I had to turn two customers away about 15 minutes before he showed up. Better late then never I suppose.

These two were acting goofy though. One kept asking me about awakening. It was pretty obvious I wasn't asleep so I don't know what she was geting at.

The other one kept whispering to me even though there were other people around. It was very unsettling.

What is it with Delivery Guys?

I finally find someone who can deliver a new shipment of products. They come right away.. with nothing. LOL.. He was in the backroom for like 30 minutes! Needless to say we didn't pay him.

He said he would be back later. Around 7:50pm he calls while I am in the shower. I run to get the phone in the middle of him leaving a message and manage to stop the machine after much loud screeching from the answering machine.

There I am dripping wet, naked and freezing while he tells me he isn't coming today. But will send someone named Namunai tomorrow. >:(

I've got to finish washing my hair.

$100, $100, $100

What a strange day.
I have someone come in looking for Brown Leather Shoes. Unfortunatly we are all out. He left a $100 deposit!!! for shoes!!

So of course I promised him I would let him know when some came in. I did manage to find a pair of brown aligator skin shoes. I hope they fit him.

Here is what is really weird. While I was talking to Harpalos (what is with these names?) about the shoes, some person with green hair came in and handed me $100 and then quickly left the shop. He never said a word.

I hope he doesnt want brown shoes too, I only have the one pair and it is reserved for Harpalos. That reminds me, I need to send him an email so he knows they are in.

Crazy Magicians

I met a very interesting person today. He called himself Fredwreck. Half the time he seemed like he was coming on to me. He kept doing things like slipping me a card with a phone number on it. He even convinced me to come down to Club Sphinx... something about cake. There was no cake there. But the bartenders were selling drugs. He struck me as a little weird. He kept showing off some of his magic tricks. Don't get me wrong, they were real good tricks... He reminded me a little of the Cryptos guy in the Sentinal. Except Fredwreck kept talking about the government taking away our choice.. or something like that. Half the stuff he said didn't make any sense. I suppose that goes with being a good street magician.