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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanog" data-source="post: 932514" data-attributes="member: 10680">The bartender pours Charles another beer, before leaving to take the order of another man at the bar.Charles sees Carrie walking back over to him, escorting the old man. "Charles, I'd like you to meet Mister Masuda. - Mister Masuda, this is the man I told you about..."The man bows to Charles by way of greeting before giving him a long look. When he speaks, his words are surprisingly decisive. "No, he is no good. Not ambitious, and too scared to try. I am sorry, dear lady, but he would never make it." With that, he turns to the bar where he picks up his soda. Carrie watches Charles with a look of pity in her eyes, not really knowing what to say.OoC: Charles_______________________Cambridge StreetsCambridge, EnglandOctober 2002, late evening"Well, you just need some guts. And you have to know the right kind of people. It's all about knowing what's going on in the business. And you can never really slack. Never. Sometimes, the difference is in a few seconds, mere moments that seperate between tons of profit, or loss." As he speaks about his work, the man gets awfully enthousiastic, gesturing with his hands to add to his words."Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to do a desk job too. It doesn't really pay, but all those people are just too hung up on the security of a contract. They sell their whole lives just to be able to sit comfortable. But the truth is, you are never really going to make a buck that way, you'll always be stuck on your lowly wage while you could get so much more. And that's what I did, and what I'm good at - taking risks and just going for it!" "It brought me all this", he adds with a proud smile.OoC: Ty_______________________en route to the M6London, EnglandOctober 2002, around 9 PM"I do not think that I can explain to you what our goal for mankind is. You would have to see for yourself. But I will try to give you an impression of what we are trying to do."He seats himself a little more comfortable, making sure that Taylor is listening and won't interrupt him. "As I told you, there are elements of chaos. These spring naturally from the human mind. It is this chaos that has troubled mankind since their first days. These elements are usually generated by uncertainty. You must know that it is fear that drives man to rash actions. Fear of the unknown mostly, but also fear for his own well-being. You see, this completes the circle... The unknown breeds fear, which causes people to act without thinking. The result of these actions is quite unpredictable, which leads to uncertainty for other people. It is this circle that has dominated human history."Turning to Taylor, he adds "Our group uses its resources to remove the fear and uncertainty from people's lives. We wish to create a world where people won't have to dread the day that comes, where they can live without having to worry about what lies ahead. We will take these worries from them, so that humanity can truely advance."The man seems to remember Taylor's second questions, and concludes. "To remove fear and rash action from the minds of mankind, we need people who can intimately understand these concepts. You must work with the concepts on a higher level than mere psychology can describe. It is my belief that you can come to understand this, with the proper education."OoC: Taylor_______________________Catacombs, Pepsi CenterDenver, Coloradoafter the game, October 2002Leo had played without really straining himself, until he was replaced early in the fourth. He followed the rest of the game from the bench, seeing the Mavericks take the game with 91 to 82. At one time during the game, he had thought he could see the odd man on the stands. He looked kind of sad, defeated. As Leo blinked, the man was gone again, as far as Leo could tell. After the game, Leo had taken a shower and listened to the coach speak, but wasn't really there with his thoughts. He desperately needed to talk to Gus. After they got the rest of the day off, Leo left the dressing room looking for Gus. Of course, the man was already standing there, waiting for the athele which he had known for so many years.OoC: Leo_______________________Streets of BostonBoston, Massachussets2 am, October 2002The bus pulled over next to Jason and the driver pushed the button to open the door. The large man behind the wheel looked kind of wary of the stranger at this hour. "Hey, what's up? Do you know what time it is?! The last regular line was over an hour ago..."The man takes a second look at Jason. "Damn, you look like <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. What happened to you?"OoC: Jason</blockquote>

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