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You look at him, still eating, still staring at you, then you look at the booth. Surprised at how smoothly this went, you slide into the booth, keeping your arm around your bundled spared dress. Once you are situated, he starts the conversation.
“Do you know why I eat here?”
“Uh … as I said, I’m not even sure if I know you.”
“There are a lot of kitchens in this city, but ‘The Blue Boy’ has the only one that knows how to properly cook with saffron. Admittedly, it would be better if they stocked their own spice closet, instead of relying on me to bring them the saffron to use in my meals, but that is a small inconvenience. And I have found that the small inconveniences in life are almost never worth getting upset over. Would you agree?”
“… aye, I suppose …”
“That is good. That is very good. Because if you are smart, then I will see that this conversation will only be a small inconvenience to you. If you aren’t however … then the pistol I have under the table will see to it that this is your <span class="mu-i">last</span> inconvenience."
>Please choose ONE of the following:
>Pistol or no pistol, you need to get away from this mad man!
>Tell the other patrons that this man has threatened your life with a firearm, try to get them to restrain him!
>You have no idea what the Hell he is getting at, but you are not going to take any risks that you don’t have to. Listen to what he has to say.
