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<blockquote data-quote="Old Drew Id" data-source="post: 959384" data-attributes="member: 12175"><p><strong>Session 1 (5/07/2003) Joe on the bus</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Session 1 (5/07/2003) Joe on the bus</strong></p><p></p><p>“Case Closed?!?!? WHAT THE &%$# DO THEY MEAN ‘CASE CLOSED’?”</p><p></p><p>The other three passengers on the bus (two elderly women and what looked like a foreign exchange student) were watching Joe Empire like a ticking time bomb. His heavy trench-coat, Green Lantern T-shirt, and ragged bullet-riddled backpack did nothing to ease their minds. And random obscene outbursts were probably not a calming factor.</p><p></p><p>Joe hadn’t managed to get any sleep this morning (or take a shower) before opening the shop, and he had muddled through the morning fueled only by paranoia and Mountain Dew. He had eyed every customer suspiciously, expecting some as-yet-unnamed conspiracy to come sweep him away at any minute. </p><p></p><p>It was hard to think straight all morning. There was too much going on. In the words of Sneakers, “Too many secrets.”</p><p></p><p>According to Joe's internet searches in the early hours of the morning, the Ward Numismatic Society was founded in 1921 by G.B. Ward. This Ward guy had also founded the suburb of Vestavia Hills, where the library was located. Ward had apparently also been connected to several local industrial pioneers at the time, and was involved in a variety of local organizations. Perhaps most frighteningly, according to the local newspaper’s online archives, G.B. Ward had built the very library where the attack had taken place last night. </p><p></p><p>The library was where the Ward Numismatic Society used to meet.</p><p></p><p>By lunchtime, Joe was ignoring the few regulars in his shop and was busy at the register watching ‘Gambling Samurai’ (in the original Japanese, no subtitles, domo arigato very much). Man, that Toshiro was one nutty swordsman. For a couple of hours, life seemed to return to normal...</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, by lunchtime, the Men-In-Black had not come for him yet, so Joe decided to head out for some spring rolls, and to swing by the Vestavia police station to pick up the official report from last night’s attack. He needed the police report for his official “case file”. Plus, he would probably want to put it into the next newsletter. The Red Herring Newsletter was gaining new subscribers all the time (nine new subscribers last year alone!) and they would undoubtedly want to see the poorly-photocopied evidence for themselves.</p><p></p><p>So, an hour later, he was back on the bus, fresh from hassling The Man, with a copy of the police report. </p><p></p><p>Case Closed. Joe could not believe it. The attack was “likely gang-related.” The two surviving suspects were in custody (while still undergoing medical treatment) and were listed as “unresponsive.” </p><p></p><p>There would be no further investigation. There would be no interviews, no evidence gathering, and no official inquiries. The case was just…closed.</p><p></p><p>When the bus neared his Southside shop once again, Joe got off the bus, at once both disheartened and incensed. They could not just sweep this away. They could not do this to Joe Empire. </p><p></p><p>Looking again at the crumpled photocopy he had clutched the whole ride home, Joe noted the name of the detective who had signed off on the report. Detective Rich Hall.</p><p></p><p>Well, Joe thought, I think it's time Detective Rich Hall found out the consequences of crossing Joe Empire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Drew Id, post: 959384, member: 12175"] [b]Session 1 (5/07/2003) Joe on the bus[/b] [B]Session 1 (5/07/2003) Joe on the bus[/B] “Case Closed?!?!? WHAT THE &%$# DO THEY MEAN ‘CASE CLOSED’?” The other three passengers on the bus (two elderly women and what looked like a foreign exchange student) were watching Joe Empire like a ticking time bomb. His heavy trench-coat, Green Lantern T-shirt, and ragged bullet-riddled backpack did nothing to ease their minds. And random obscene outbursts were probably not a calming factor. Joe hadn’t managed to get any sleep this morning (or take a shower) before opening the shop, and he had muddled through the morning fueled only by paranoia and Mountain Dew. He had eyed every customer suspiciously, expecting some as-yet-unnamed conspiracy to come sweep him away at any minute. It was hard to think straight all morning. There was too much going on. In the words of Sneakers, “Too many secrets.” According to Joe's internet searches in the early hours of the morning, the Ward Numismatic Society was founded in 1921 by G.B. Ward. This Ward guy had also founded the suburb of Vestavia Hills, where the library was located. Ward had apparently also been connected to several local industrial pioneers at the time, and was involved in a variety of local organizations. Perhaps most frighteningly, according to the local newspaper’s online archives, G.B. Ward had built the very library where the attack had taken place last night. The library was where the Ward Numismatic Society used to meet. By lunchtime, Joe was ignoring the few regulars in his shop and was busy at the register watching ‘Gambling Samurai’ (in the original Japanese, no subtitles, domo arigato very much). Man, that Toshiro was one nutty swordsman. For a couple of hours, life seemed to return to normal... Anyhow, by lunchtime, the Men-In-Black had not come for him yet, so Joe decided to head out for some spring rolls, and to swing by the Vestavia police station to pick up the official report from last night’s attack. He needed the police report for his official “case file”. Plus, he would probably want to put it into the next newsletter. The Red Herring Newsletter was gaining new subscribers all the time (nine new subscribers last year alone!) and they would undoubtedly want to see the poorly-photocopied evidence for themselves. So, an hour later, he was back on the bus, fresh from hassling The Man, with a copy of the police report. Case Closed. Joe could not believe it. The attack was “likely gang-related.” The two surviving suspects were in custody (while still undergoing medical treatment) and were listed as “unresponsive.” There would be no further investigation. There would be no interviews, no evidence gathering, and no official inquiries. The case was just…closed. When the bus neared his Southside shop once again, Joe got off the bus, at once both disheartened and incensed. They could not just sweep this away. They could not do this to Joe Empire. Looking again at the crumpled photocopy he had clutched the whole ride home, Joe noted the name of the detective who had signed off on the report. Detective Rich Hall. Well, Joe thought, I think it's time Detective Rich Hall found out the consequences of crossing Joe Empire. [/QUOTE]
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