The message comes by carrier pigeon actually, which is a pretty weird way to deliver a message but of course, it's thematic. A very pretty looking brown pigeon swoops down out of the sky to wherever Natalie just so happens to be that afternoon and holds out its leg. The message is short and simple:
Got a job for you. Meet me in front of the doctor's office at dusk. No show, no job. Keep it a secret, rewarded very well.
- Hal
P.S. Burn this.
And that's it. Of course, if Natalie chooses to listen to the message, she will find the Sheriff in front of the clinic at dusk. She'll be greeted with a tip of his hat and one word:
"Doctor."
And then he holds out a small notebook. Looks like Natalie's been chosen for one of those roles that were mentioned. Good luck.
[ Hey, Natalie! But god, he's still in such a good mood from the deer. My god. ]
Deer were normal. Ain't anything wrong with 'em and now they're all in the woods and fine. You didn't ask though so let me clarify, everything on that list 'cept the bees were aimed to hurt. Next week, all will be to help.
I knew the possibility of the deer was there, I didn't know you'd actually do it. Could only guess. Probability. Knew what would happen if you picked it. Really was amazed that it happened, could only hope for it to happen.
[ duh! ]
And you ain't fucking it up. Someone was gonna die on any option except for the bees.
[At his silence, she lets out a short scream of anger and sorrow, blinking back another wave of tears.]
This wouldn't have happened if I were dead. There wouldn't be a fucking - beartrap or dynamite or anything, would there? Or would you just choose someone else afterwards?
[because she's having a breakdown over murdeer s o r r y]
After next week's list, is it always going to be like it was? Where the best fucking thing I can give them is explosives that someone could have killed half of us with?
Every list, by nature, will have one thing that helps and one thing that hurts. The rest are, ehhh, judgment call. I like to make them a little messy though.
No. I told you I wouldn't provide a USB stick if there was nothing on it. Whatever is on the USB stick I can't tell you because it's the item itself. What you're giving them is the information.
Same logic here. I told you there were deer. They were normal. You didn't ask how many deer there were, I could have told you that. I couldn't tell you they were going to stampede since that is the point of the item like the information on the USB stick.
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Deer were normal. Ain't anything wrong with 'em and now they're all in the woods and fine. You didn't ask though so let me clarify, everything on that list 'cept the bees were aimed to hurt. Next week, all will be to help.
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[It's choked out, hysterical.]
You knew from the start this would happen! Is that why you chose me? Because you knew I would fuck up this badly?!
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I knew the possibility of the deer was there, I didn't know you'd actually do it. Could only guess. Probability. Knew what would happen if you picked it. Really was amazed that it happened, could only hope for it to happen.
[ duh! ]
And you ain't fucking it up. Someone was gonna die on any option except for the bees.
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[Words are apparently not happening the way she wants them to right now?? But tears are absolutely starting to happen.]
I hate you. I hate you! It's not fucking funny!
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It's how the game works, Natalie. Fact this could happen at all means the game's going right. What's so wrong with that?
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[Just gonna have a screaming meltdown at this robot, this is fine??]
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So, he just says nothing and starts packing his pipe to take a smoke. ]
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This wouldn't have happened if I were dead. There wouldn't be a fucking - beartrap or dynamite or anything, would there? Or would you just choose someone else afterwards?
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Nah. Only one doctor. If you were dead, I wouldn't have to put anything out. You're right about that.
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After next week's list, is it always going to be like it was? Where the best fucking thing I can give them is explosives that someone could have killed half of us with?
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Every list, by nature, will have one thing that helps and one thing that hurts. The rest are, ehhh, judgment call. I like to make them a little messy though.
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[She... at least seems like she's calming down, slightly. Maybe.]
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Same logic here. I told you there were deer. They were normal. You didn't ask how many deer there were, I could have told you that. I couldn't tell you they were going to stampede since that is the point of the item like the information on the USB stick.
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What would have happened if I picked the bees?
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She? Herself? No, never mind, it doesn't even matter, just...
[She sighs.]
If someone wanted to volunteer as a victim, would you let them?
[Not that she's actually going to do it, but.]
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But, right. ]
Sure would, yeah.
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