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>The time is: EVENING, DAY 2
Pat reappears at exactly the right time to save you from moderating a full-scale blackjack tournament. (And you do mean reappears: she poofs in from thin air.) She's dressed in an everyday outfit, shirt and skirt, and you don't know why you find this strange— you guess you didn't think she wore things outside the lab get-up. Or something. You should stop staring.
She's staring, too, at Lester Four. "What the hell is he doing out?"
"I WAS RUNNING THE GIFT SHOP," he answers, before you can formulate your own.
"No you <span class="mu-i">weren't.</span> Gods below. Did you leave the lid off the tank, <span class="mu-i">Lester?</span> And what the hell is—"
"We're playing blackjack," you say tiredly.
"Really? You—" She makes eye contact. "You <span class="mu-i">taught</span> it?"
"Took all fucking day, but yeah."
"ShE nEEdEd ThE REFREShER moRE Than anyonE," Lester Six provides helpfully. "and ShES STiLL ShiTTy."
"I'm sure Madrigal isn't shitty at blackjack," Pat says. (Her eye contact has turned apologetic.) "Don't be an ass, Lester. Can we please haul Four back to the tank? It's not his scheduled day to be out. I really don't have the patience today."
Hmm. "Did something happen?"
"...Management's stopping by in seven days." She's pinching the bridge of her nose. "But it's otherwise— it's not special. We'll be back on track with you out of the damn snake, thank gods. Speaking of, I'm going to need you in a little while."
"Alright," you say. "But not now?"
She treads over to the couch and sits down on it. "I need a breather, so no. Give me twenty. Or thirty. How's the cards going?"
>[1] Chat with Pat. (+Info, +/- Pat's Trust)
>>[A] Ask if she plays cards.
>> Tell her Lester claimed they were in a relationship.
>>[C] Tell her she looks less scary in regular clothes.
>>[D] Ask why you feel so nasty and sticky today.
>>[E] Ask what her beef with Charlotte is.
>>[F] You can't put this off forever. Ask if she knows Ellery.
>>[G] Write-in.
>[2] Take a breather of your own. (+Grit)
>[3] Write-in?
