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This is a transcript for dialogue with Evelyn Russo. |
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AC_MQ_Dialogue_EvelynRusso[]
| # | Dialog Topic | Form ID | Response Text | Script Notes |
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| 1 | 006EB443 | 006EB496 | If you must be reminded, the Showmen found out my act was fake. "Fake" in the sense that I had a lifeline attached. |
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| 2 | I wasn't going to fall to my death so the sadists in the audience could get off on the thrill. | |||
| 3 | Give them the fantasy, certainly. That's what performance is about. What difference does it make to them if it's real, so long as they believe it is? | |||
| 4 | The Showmen disagree on that point. | |||
| 5 | 006EB444 | 006EB4D0 | No shopping for miles. Not even a convenience store! And the way these Appalachians decorate their "vending machines"... Just a travesty. |
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| 6 | 006EB4D1 | Ah! Another broken nail. I'm not cut out for all this manual labor. |
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| 7 | 006EB4D2 | Where is everybody? Does no one want to drink in these godforsaken hills? To dance? |
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| 8 | 006EB4D3 | Split ends and no hope of a salon. I'm deteriorating. |
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| 9 | 006EB4D4 | What is that godforsaken smell? I thought I told Vin to scrub the must out of this place. Ugh. |
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| 10 | 006EB4D5 | Evelyn Russo, nursing cheap vodka in a shack amidst the hills of absolutely nowhere. Oh, how the stars have fallen. |
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| 11 | 006EB4D6 | "The Wayward"... More like "The Bedraggled". I don't want their business anyway. |
The Wayward is a rival bar which is much more folksy | |
| 12 | 006EB4D7 | Are there any songwriters around here? I may be doomed to search my own feelings for inspiration. Horrid. |
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| 13 | 006EB4D8 | I'm not sure how much longer I can survive outside the city. |
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| 14 | 006EB4D9 | What is that glowing concoction people drink around here? Nukashine? I won't be caught dead serving that radioactive slop. |
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| 15 | 006EB4DA | To think the Jersey Devil wasn't just a tall tale, after all. What times we live in. |
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| 16 | 006EB445 | 006EB4E7 | What I wouldn't give for a hoagie right about now... What? Everyone's got a guilty pleasure. |
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| 17 | 006EB4E8 | No, no, don't wipe your shoes at the entrance. We would love for you to track blood and dirt all over the dancefloor. |
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| 18 | 006EB4E9 | Oh, so nice to see a different face. I was beginning to fear we were alone out here. |
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| 19 | 006EB4EA | Why don't you have a drink? You look like you could use it. |
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| 20 | 006EB4EB | Ugh, I'm so sick of silence. Why don't you come entertain me? |
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| 21 | 006EB4EC | A living human at our club! Now isn't that something. |
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| 22 | 006EB4ED | Bright and early, aren't you? We don't open until... Vin! What time do we open? |
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| 23 | 006EB4EE | Having a pleasant evening? More pleasant than mine, I would hope. |
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| 24 | 006EB4EF | That's quite the get-up! Is it Halloween again already? |
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| 25 | 006EB4F0 | I see you've dressed for the occasion. Very snazzy. |
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| 26 | 006EB4F1 | So dapper! Trying to show me up, are you? |
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| 27 | 006EB4F2 | That's a gorgeous dress. Tell me where you shop around here. Please. I'm desperate. |
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| 28 | 006EB4F3 | We're not going swimming, are we? I am severely lacking a flotation device. |
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| 29 | 006EB4F4 | Oh, I'd love to join you for a dip, but I left my floaties in Atlantic City. |
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| 30 | 006EB4F5 | Still in uniform? I thought 9-to-5s died in the War. |
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| 31 | 006EB4F6 | Unbutton that collar and relax. You're in the care of the Russos now. |
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| 32 | 006EB4F7 | Sergeant? Should I drop and give you twenty? |
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| 33 | 006EB4F8 | Are these operating hours? You know what, it doesn't matter. Just don't cause a scene. |
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| 34 | 006EB4F9 | Is that a new customer? Oh, it's just you. Close enough, I suppose. |
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| 35 | 006EB4FA | The Russos' little helper! Be a dear and remind me the world already ended, please. |
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| 36 | 006EB4FB | Our certified Devil hunter, in the flesh. Should I be intimidated? |
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| 37 | 006EB446 | 006EB4C2 | No need to hold back. Tell me what's on your mind. |
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| 38 | 006EB4C3 | Something to spill? |
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| 39 | 006EB4C4 | You look far too sober for a real conversation. |
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| 40 | 006EB4C5 | Looking for entertainment? I've got stories, insults, and a long list of complaints. Plenty to keep us occupied. |
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| 41 | 006EB4C6 | Any complaints? Keep them to yourself, thank you. |
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| 42 | 006EB4C7 | I have far too much time for idle chatter. Tell me something interesting. |
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| 43 | 006EB4C8 | I know, I know. It's unprofessional for the talent to socialize. Cry me a river. |
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| 44 | 006EB4C9 | Back for more? I'm fantastic company. |
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| 45 | 006EB4CA | If all the world's a stage, then I have a part to play right here. Your part was reminding me that. |
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| 46 | 006EB4CB | Welcome to the next chapter in Evelyn's tragic and hopeless fall from the limelight. Pleasure you've been here to witness it all. |
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| 47 | 006EB4CC | It's good the girl has her father back. He was always better at the whole mentorship thing. |
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| 48 | 006EB4CD | My daughter must have found her way out there. She was always a scrappy little thing. |
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| 49 | 006EB4CE | Poor girl. I can't stop thinking of her on her own out there. Well... It's out of my hands. |
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| 50 | 006EB447 | 006EB4B9 | You shouldn't have messed with the Russos! |
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| 51 | 006EB4BA | Oh, you're not getting away with that! |
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| 52 | 006EB4BB | What a perfectly good day, ruined! |
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| 53 | 006EB448 | 006EB4DC | Ugh. I hate cardio. |
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| 54 | 006EB4DD | Well, that got messy. |
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| 55 | 006EB4DE | I could have done without that interruption. |
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| 56 | 006EB449 | 006EB4A5 | How dare you! |
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| 57 | 006EB4A6 | What a dreadful thorn in my side! |
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| 58 | 006EB4A7 | You're interrupting my personal time! |
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| 59 | 006EB44A | 006EB4E1 | Ugh! |
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| 60 | 006EB4E2 | Agh! |
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| 61 | 006EB4E3 | How dare you! |
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| 62 | 006EB44B | 006EB4AA | Ugh... |
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| 63 | 006EB4AB | This isn't... over yet... |
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| 64 | 006EB4AC | I'm not cut out for this... |
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| 65 | 006EB44C | 006EB492 | Oh yes. And that makes things even more... delicate. |
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| 66 | Instead of working with someone's expectations for an hour, you're working with their expectations for their entire life. Their hopes and dreams. | |||
| 67 | The pressure is paralyzing. You look away for a moment to retain your own sanity, and when you look back, everything's moved on without you. | |||
| 68 | 006EB44E | 006EB4B0 | Then again, that's what makes them so worthwhile. |
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| 69 | I'd rather a thousand complaints thrown my way than a crowd full of yes men, or dullards with no original ideas. | |||
| 70 | People need to express themselves! Tell me how angry you are! Tell me what you hate about me! | |||
| 71 | I'll throw it right back, of course, but... in the end we'll both know a little more about each other, won't we? | |||
| 72 | 006EB450 | 006EB495 | Of course I have! I get clearer answers if I don't ask! |
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| 73 | People don't always understand their own feelings, dear. They often don't. | |||
| 74 | Sometimes you just have to improvise. Try out different things and see what makes people yap the least. | |||
| 75 | 006EB452 | 006EB4BC | I know, I can be too much for some people. Your loss. |
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| 76 | 006EB454 | 006EB497 | Oh, please. I'm in showbiz. The inflated confidence is tactical. |
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| 77 | Ever heard of a rock star who didn't act like they were God's gift to humankind? It's a persona. It makes people look up to them. | |||
| 78 | Not to mention things are far more entertaining this way. | |||
| 79 | 006EB456 | 006EB4DF | Not so different from professional life, really. Same show, different venue. |
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| 80 | You play a role, manage conflicts, try and decipher what people want from you. I've never been good at that part. | |||
| 81 | 006EB458 | 006EB49A | I sang in lounges, mostly. Soon enough, exclusive ones. They started booking places for me rather than booking me for a place. |
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| 82 | I was on top of the world. Biggest talent in the city! Then the war came. Priorities changed. | |||
| 83 | The Showmen took advantage of the lawlessness, took advantage of people's primal ugliness, and stole everything from me. | |||
| 84 | If I sound bitter it's because I am. Maybe I could have survived the world dying with my optimism intact, but to watch my dreams die with it? | |||
| 85 | That's the real injury, for those of us that survived. | |||
| 86 | 006EB45A | 006EB48D | I appreciate your concern, but the Russos will handle it. Every family has their own ways of dealing with things. |
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| 87 | 006EB45C | 006EB49E | What in heaven's name would make him think that? I'm his mother. And besides, accepting critique is a crucial part of my job. |
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| 88 | Nevermind the time I burned down the curtains at that awful theatre. It's the owner's fault for dismissing my talent. | |||
| 89 | And that phony news company, they deserved to have their electric lines cut. It was a service to the city! | |||
| 90 | Oh. I see your point. | |||
| 91 | 006EB45E | 006EB48F | I would never get in the way of Vincenzo's ambitions. I am his mother! Of course I want him to succeed. |
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| 92 | You mean to tell me he's prioritizing family issues over his own career? That's... Well, I didn't expect that. | She's genuinely surprised by this because she would never do the same | ||
| 93 | Maybe I can do more to free up his plate. I've just been so distracted by, well... everything. | |||
| 94 | 006EB460 | 006EB4A8 | Please. This was getting dangerously sentimental. |
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| 95 | 006EB462 | 006EB4AE | Oh, well, he was an utter fool. Sat in the audience for one show and tried to book me at the Neapolitan's main stage. |
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| 96 | I told him casinos weren't my scene, but the money he offered... | |||
| 97 | Now, you've no idea how many young gentlemen I had to fend off during those days. I mean the flirtations, the roses, the breaches of privacy. Endless! | |||
| 98 | But Antonio? The fool got me a private dressing room, bigger paychecks, free concessions all over the establishment. And he would hardly look my way. | |||
| 99 | It wasn't his money I wanted. It was his independence, the authority and discipline he exuded. | |||
| 100 | But he had no idea how to romance a woman... I soon had to take matters into my own hands. The rest, as they say, is history. | |||
| 101 | 006EB464 | 006EB494 | Here we go. You help out with a few things, and now you think you're part of the family! |
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| 102 | You have no right to speak for Vincenzo. If my son has grievances he can take them up with me personally! It's very frankly none of your business. | |||
| 103 | 006EB466 | 006EB4B3 | They say it's life's most difficult and most rewarding endeavor. They are most certainly right on the former. |
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| 104 | But... I sometimes think about where I would be if I hadn't said yes. If I hadn't thrown caution to the wind. | |||
| 105 | If I hadn't stuck around to raise little Vincenzo... and then Abigail. | |||
| 106 | It feels like a string of reckless coincidences, but those were choices I made. Choices I wanted. | |||
| 107 | In the end, life is much more vibrant with them around, don't you think? | |||
| 108 | 006EB468 | 006EB4BE | I know now that perhaps I could have done more to help her fly. I can't change the past. But if she ever comes back, I'll be here for her. |
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| 109 | 006EB4BF | |||
| 110 | 006EB469 | 006EB4E4 | I don't take that for granted. We're going to have some much-needed... What do you call it? "Mother-daughter time"? |
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| 111 | What do you even do in those? Paint your nails? Gossip about the new boy about school? | |||
| 112 | Oh, forget it. Maybe I can still pull out the vinyls and convince her to appreciate some fine art. | |||
| 113 | 006EB4E5 | I only wish I understood my place in all this. Being part of a family has always felt... foreign to me. |
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| 114 | I don't know what's expected. Even if I try, I can't do anything right. | |||
| 115 | I understood how to please an audience, but now that's gone too. | |||
| 116 | 006EB46A | 006EB49B | Something new and exciting, I hope. |
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| 117 | 006EB46C | 006EB49F | Truth be told, I never thought we would feel like a family again. We all have too many ambitions. Wayward branches growing apart in every direction. |
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| 118 | At least my daughter has her father back. Those two were always closer than the rest of us. And more importantly, Abigail is still with us. | |||
| 119 | 006EB4A0 | It turned out as well as any tragedy could, wouldn't you say? |
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| 120 | Maybe that's overdramatic. Little birds are destined to leave the nest. All any mother can hope for is that they fly out on strong wings. | |||
| 121 | 006EB4A1 | What would you like me to say? I've moved on and everything's peachy? |
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| 122 | My daughter is out there doing God knows what, hopped up on the literal blood of the Devil. Who knows if she's even still alive. | |||
| 123 | *sigh* There's only so much you can do when someone refuses to be helped. Even if it is your little girl. | |||
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| 125 | 006EB471 | 006EB493 | He certainly did. Begged me not to tell his father, too, but that wasn't going to last. |
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| 126 | That boy is more responsible than I ever was. Wants to "make a difference", whatever that means. | |||
| 127 | Well, I suppose performing does the same thing, when you get down to it. Just, a different kind of difference. An emotional one. | |||
| 128 | 006EB473 | 006EB4B1 | Not that I need one, anymore. It was... childish to hold onto the past. When an act goes stale, you put on a new one. |
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| 129 | These lifeless hills have potential yet. We may need to dig deep to find it. Very deep. | |||
| 130 | 006EB4B2 | I'm not sure if there's anywhere to go from here. Maybe we are each destined for our heyday to come and pass. |
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| 131 | No need to look so glum about it. Just because I'm doomed, doesn't mean you are. | |||
| 132 | 006EB474 | 006EB4BD | The show you crashed. I haven't forgotten how my chance at the spotlight was denied. |
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| 133 | 006EB476 | 006EB498 | Whether or not they're the ones who attacked us remains to be seen. |
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| 134 | 006EB47A | 006EB48C | That seems to be the verdict. I had no idea Antonio was the root of the Blood trade. |
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| 135 | Too crafty for his own good, the cunning devil. Reminds me of the slick young gentleman I fell in love with. Against all rational insights, mind you. | |||
| 136 | Perhaps we need a reminder of those days. A glass of wine by the fire. A perilous dance into the night. Maybe I can surprise him. | |||
| 137 | 006EB47C | 006EB49D | Well, now I'm offended! If you're going to send hitmen to the Russo household, who could be a more charming target? |
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| 138 | Certainly not Antonio. He was such a gentleman, once upon a time. *sigh* I have to wonder if my husband is still in there somewhere. | |||
| 139 | 006EB47E | 006EB4A2 | Nothing! When the industry changed, I could have fallen into obscurity, but I adapted. I catered to the masses without losing my own sanity. |
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| 140 | Those lunatics who are in charge of entertainment now - they call themselves artists, but they exile those who won't conform. Absolute madness. | |||
| 141 | 006EB4A3 | I laid my soul bare, and you've already gone and forgotten about it. |
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| 142 | 006EB480 | 006EB490 | I expect I'm the target, don't you? Well if that's the case, let them come! I don't regret a thing. |
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| 143 | 006EB482 | 006EB4B5 | I didn't bore you, did I? Maybe I'm losing my touch. |
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| 144 | 006EB4B6 | Stop by again, won't you darling? |
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| 145 | 006EB4B7 | Don't stay away too long. Take it as a compliment, but you've been the least boring part of my day. |
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| 146 | 006EB484 | 006EB4C0 | Oh, my favorite topic! And yours too, I'm certain. |
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| 147 | 006EB486 | 006EB49C | I hope this isn't some attempt at counseling. Our American Dream didn't work out exactly as planned. Sue me for it. |
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| 148 | 006EB488 | 006EB499 | Business? What business? So far you're the only living thing that's walked in here without trying to kill us. |
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| 149 | Vincenzo thinks the venture was misguided. Folksy dive bars like The Wayward get more business in a place like this. | |||
| 150 | Well, I say the audience doesn't know what it's missing! Give it time and advertisements. They'll come. | |||
| 151 | 006EB48A | 006EB48E | Ugh, if we must. Rehashing old news is so humdrum. |
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| 152 | 0073BE58 | 0073BE5A | The Nukashine? Don't tell me that's the bar where that gimmicky concoction originates? *arrogant laugh* |
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| 153 | I am flattered by the invitation, my dear, but why in the world would I perform for a competitor? | |||
| 154 | Evelyn Russo's act will remain exclusive to The Rose Room. That's final, I'm afraid. |
AC_MQ01_Opportunity[]
| # | Dialog Topic | Form ID | Response Text | Script Notes |
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| 7 | 006C2D01 | 006C2D4F | Vincenzo! What did you do? |
Accusatory |
| 8 | 006C2D02 | 006C2D51 | ||
| 13 | 006C2D05 | 006C2D11 | Just nonsense is all it is. We can't let them scare us. |
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| 22 | 006C2D0B | 006C2DC5 | Opening night is a failure! |
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| 48 | 006C2D0D | 006C2D19 | Excuse me? Just who do you think you're speaking to? |
Taken aback. Response to someone shouting rudely from the crowd after Evelyn's singing performance |
| 50 | 006C2D10 | 006C2D15 | The neon lights... Forbidden delights... Come have it all... Right here in Atlantic City... |
Singing |
| 54 | 006C2D92 | 006C2DC2 | You make the second part of that sound like a simple ask. |
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| 58 | 006C2D9B | 006C2DA1 | Of course he does. And I'd like one thing in the last twenty years of my life to count as a success. Is that so much to ask for? |
Frustrated, dramatic |
| 59 | 006C2D9D | 006C2DA2 | Those who fancy themselves part of the Atlantic City "high life" have access to a special intoxicant. They drink the Devil's Blood. |
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| 60 | I should have paid more attention. Must be the stress of the move got to her. | |||
| 62 | 006C2D9F | 006C2DA0 | She's got the shakes. Could be she's danced with the devil. |
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| 69 | 006C4BE5 | 006C4C57 | Is that really how you feel, Vincenzo? |
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| 71 | 006C4BE7 | 006C4C5C | After everything I've done for us, everything I've sacrificed! Unbelievable. |
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| 82 | 006C4BF6 | 006C4C56 | I offer drinks, games, music, more excitement and luxury than this dreary mountain range has ever seen, and what do I get? |
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| 83 | An audience full of hitmen, a strung out daughter, and an unappreciative son! Just... ridiculous! Nothing makes sense any more! | |||
| 84 | 006C4BF8 | 006C4C59 | Welcome to my life. Nothing has gone right since the bombs, and that's a damn long time to make the show go on. |
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| 85 | 006C4BFA | 006C4C40 | Need me? The last time they needed me was when they were in diapers. |
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| 86 | Those unruly children learned the gift of language and have used it to complain ever since. | |||
| 87 | 006C4BFB | 006C4C5F | *sigh* Fine, I'll come downstairs and "help". The extra moment of peace isn't worth delaying the inevitable. |
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| 88 | But it's not like I'll be able to do anything, anyway. | |||
| 89 | 006C4BFD | 006C4C46 | Do me one favor first. Go upstairs and let my husband, Antonio, know what's happening. He may not understand, but... he should at least be told. |
Sad, but resigned |
| 90 | 006C4BFF | 006C4C65 | You think I'm not concerned? Let me ask you something. What do you do to destress? Read a comic? Listen to the radio? |
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| 91 | It's the apocalypse - maybe you go out and blow some heads off? Whatever it is, it's a distraction. A tool to stay sane under pressure. | |||
| 92 | So don't you dare judge me for keeping my head above water. Much better to complain than have an emotional breakdown. | |||
| 93 | 006C4C01 | 006C4C4B | *scoff* And just what are you implying? You don't know anything about me! |
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| 94 | I did what was necessary to survive in a cutthroat industry full of insane people! If they'd come after me for that, let them! | |||
| 95 | 006C4C03 | 006C4C32 | Once a paradise, now a madhouse. Everyone lost their sanity after the bombs. The Showmen are the worst of all. Avoid them at all costs. |
It's personal with the Showmen |
| 96 | 006C4C05 | 006C4C4F | They're masochists who get off on risking their own lives in front of others. Once upon a time, people could appreciate simple talent. |
Bitter and resentful |
| 97 | Now everyone's so depressed about the end of the world that the only way they can feel something is by pumping their adrenaline up to eleven. | Bitter and resentful | ||
| 98 | The Showmen make a living by capitalizing on that desire. | Bitter and resentful | ||
| 123 | 006C4C2A | 006C4C60 | For one of us, in any case. |
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| 125 | 006C4C2C | 006C4C66 | What in God's name is happening? |
Rushing downstairs, alarmed from hearing gunshots down there |
| 127 | 006C4C2E | 006C4C33 | Vincenzo... Why is my audience dead?! |
For her, this is more alarming than hearing gunshots in the first place. Her audience! Who will applaud her?! |
| 130 | 006EB103 | 006EB139 | Get out of my club! Get out! Out! |
Absolutely losing it |
| 132 | 006EB105 | 006EB13F | The nerve of those people! Truly... |
Complaining to herself about how she was insulted by crowd members |
| 133 | 006EB140 | They wouldn't know talent if it dropped an atomic bomb on them! |
Complaining to herself about how she was insulted by crowd members | |
| 139 | 007522C2 | Well? What's going on down here? |
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| 140 | 007522C3 | Are you going to question this reprobate, or do I have to do it myself? |
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| 141 | 007522C5 | Is my daughter alright? |
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| 142 | 007522C6 | It's one problem after another. What's going on with Abigail? |
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| 143 | 007522C8 | Everything I do goes unappreciated! |
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| 144 | 007522C9 | My own son! Unbelievable. |
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| 145 | 007522CB | Let my husband know what's going on, will you? He's upstairs. |
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| 146 | 007522CC | Antonio deserves to know about this. As best he can comprehend it, anyway. |
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| 147 | 007522CE | Surely there's some way we can help her. A wet towel, maybe? |
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| 148 | 007522CF | I'm sure Vincenzo knows what to do. |
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| 149 | 006EB106 | 006EB12C | Oh, don't act like you're above all this. For all we know, someone at City Hall has it out for you. |
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| 176 | 006EB11B | 006EB126 | The nerve! |
Storming away |
| 180 | 006EB121 | 006EB148 | *scoff* Really? Now, I don't know what indignities you and Miss Country Thrift Store are forced to survive out here- |
She gets interrupted |
| 189 | 006EF752 | 006EF755 | This isn't like any other chem. When you dance with the devil, you either keep dancing, or you get burnt to a crisp. |
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| 190 | 006EF753 | 006EF757 | Whoever it was, they're wasting their time, sending you all this way. |
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| 195 | 00752CB6 | 00752CB9 | Oh, my darling girl... |
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| 200 | 00767E76 | 006EB131 | Now you listen to me! This establishment is no place for inconsiderate street rats! |
Taking the mic back after being interrupted, which she HATED |
| 201 | Just because you'd rather live under the tragic, filthy, rad-ridden shadow of the bombs doesn't mean the rest of us have to! |
AC_MQ02_Stage[]
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| 1 | 006F0129 | 006F0151 | Oh, you were, were you? And what was I supposed to do? Just leave my daughter's fate in the hands of some stranger hundreds of miles away? |
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| 2 | For all I know, you might throw back the Blood at your first opportunity. | |||
| 3 | Then you'll find yourself splayed out naked on the Boardwalk two days later, choking on your own vomit. | |||
| 4 | I suppose the Showmen would dispose of you before letting you bare your cheeks on their turf. Then where would that leave me? ...And Abigail? | |||
| 5 | 006F012B | 006F0157 | Wonderful. I'll be having a drink at the bar until our departure. I'll need it to get me through that dreadful flight. |
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| 8 | 006F012D | 006F0159 | Incredible. Was that so difficult? |
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| 14 | 006F0137 | 006F013F | Finally, you've arrived. I was resigned to having to convince this lunatic that my daughter is dying all by myself. |
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| 15 | 006F0152 | It baffles me how you are able to deal with that person. I mean, where are they from? The 17th century? |
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| 23 | 006FBBC4 | You? What are you doing here?! |
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| 35 | 006F0138 | 006F28E3 | Ugh, did it always smell like this? |
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| 39 | 006F53E3 | You followed me, didn't you? You'd better explain yourself. |
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| 44 | 006FB852 | Are you going to find Stan, or should we stand here and smell the roses all night? |
Sarcastic, it smells like a stinky city | |
| 47 | 006FBBCD | This is my show to steal! You're really getting in the way of things. |
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| 48 | 006FBBCE | Tell me about the job you need to do, while we still have the chance. |
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| 54 | 00752227 | Well, don't look at me. You're the one with the dose. |
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| 55 | 00752228 | Abigail's waiting for you. |
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| 58 | 007522BF | Well, isn't this a tricky situation? |
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| 59 | 007522C0 | Do enjoy Atlantic City. I promise you it's far less of a drag than this place. |
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| 60 | Appalachia, mind you. My Rose Room is destined to be the most enchanting place on this side of the mountain range. | |||
| 61 | 006F0139 | 006F0140 | "Prior relationship"? So this is a refuge ruled by nepotism, is it? |
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| 63 | 006F013B | 006F0141 | I am "responding" to a need to save an addict from the terrifying consequences of indulgence. |
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| 64 | I suppose your charity doesn't extend to dirty junkies, is that it? | |||
| 69 | 006F2360 | 006F2376 | You're not mouthing off about some Jersey Devil, are you? What a load of hogwash. |
Dismissive |
| 70 | My parents told me that story when I was a child to scare me into submission. Well, it didn't work, and no Jersey Devil has snatched me from my bed. | Proud of being a rebellious child | ||
| 71 | 006F2363 | 006FB822 | You'd be crazy not to drink with me before getting in that vertibird. |
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| 72 | 006FB823 | Yes, yes, I'll be there in just a minute. Let me get at least two tequilas in the tank. |
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| 73 | 006FB824 | Don't tell me I'm holding you up. There's windshield polishing and luggage loading to do, isn't there? |
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| 74 | 006FBBC5 | You're not going to leave a woman waiting, are you? |
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| 75 | 006FC61E | Let's get out of this cesspool. If we stay too long I may start to miss it. |
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| 76 | 006FC61F | Chop, chop, Abbie's waiting. I need to get a towel for her forehead... That's appropriate, isn't it? Throw me a bone, here. |
Uncomfortable with being caring so she makes a joke out of it to dispel stress | |
| 77 | 006FC620 | I'm doubling down on the Russos' new legacy. A family nightclub: blissful haven among the mountains! Everyone will love it. |
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| 78 | 006FC621 | Another opportunity wasted. Such is life, I suppose. |
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| 79 | 006FC622 | We'd better get back and let you "save the day". Not that anyone ever wanted me to do it. I'm just their mother. |
Bitter | |
| 95 | 006F28DD | 006F28E2 | Don't wait up for me. Or actually, do. One should always have an escape plan. |
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| 96 | 006F28DF | 006F28E5 | The best bet I can give you is a fellow named Stanley Soriano. He spends all his free time at the high rollers lounge in the Neapolitan Casino. |
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| 97 | Stan is a weak link. Make him feel important and he'll serve up practically anything on a silver platter. | |||
| 98 | 006F28E1 | 006F28E4 | You would think in a city people could find a civilized place to relieve themselves. |
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| 142 | 006F53CA | 006F53E2 | Of course that would bring you here, of all places. |
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| 146 | 006F53CD | 006F53D9 | Then you understand why I have to do this. It's my only chance. I'm nothing without it. |
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| 147 | 006F53CF | 006F53DF | Oh, nonsense. They were always complaining about me. Calling me a diva. Vincenzo would tell me to get out of the way so he could do things properly. |
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| 148 | I'm nothing but a failure to them. They have no appreciation. | Acting tough, but there's a hint of sadness here | ||
| 149 | 006F53D1 | 006F53DA | So it's dirty business. Nothing new in this city. |
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| 150 | 006F53D2 | 006F53E0 | Now, the final act of this little show involves the star clown - you - throwing knives at poor Zayde against a decorated backboard. |
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| 151 | There's an obvious option there, if bloodshed doesn't make you queasy. | |||
| 152 | But we do know the Showmen take cheating very seriously. And it just so happens that Zayde wears a protective vest underneath his costume. | |||
| 153 | 006F53D4 | 006F53DB | Well, you sound committed. Remind me not to get in your way in the future. |
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| 169 | 006FB7C9 | 006FB843 | No way I could go up 10,000 feet sober. Flying machines are just floating death traps. |
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| 170 | 006FB844 | No such thing as safety regulations anymore. Flying is more like gambling. |
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| 171 | 006FB845 | That's the last time I try to reason with a historical role-player. |
Insultingly referring to earlier conversation with Orlando | |
| 172 | 006FB846 | Jersey Devil. I've never seen such a thing! |
Referring to earlier conversation with Superstitious Refugee | |
| 185 | 006FB7D8 | 006FB839 | Oh, don't be silly. *extended laughter* |
Hiding what she's actually here for |
| 186 | I'm like a handler. I have to be present to make sure you get the job done. That doesn't mean I'm going to be the one to do it. | |||
| 187 | Don't you worry about what I'm occupied with. It'll just be a distraction. | |||
| 188 | 006FB7DA | 006FB817 | Me? *laughs* That would be a bad idea. You be a doll and handle the communications. I'll meet you back here once the job is done. |
Amused that the player thinks she would help them |
| 189 | 006FB7DC | 006FB83C | He's a former... friend of my husband. One of the most empty-headed coots I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. |
Initial statement is a bit suspicious, as she's trying to hide the extent of Antonio's involvement with the mafia. She moves on quickly though. |
| 190 | It's entertaining, really. Tell him anything and watch the words pass through a void. | |||
| 191 | 006FB7DE | 006FB819 | Very funny. There's more chance to see a pirate ship flying over this city than some kind of winged goat. |
Subtle reference to a previous Fallout quest |
| 192 | 006FB7E0 | 006FB847 | We are in the Casino Quarter, which is owned and operated by the mafia. Toward the coast we have the Boardwalk, proving ground of the Showmen. |
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| 193 | And further inland is the city center, where the government continues to keep things half-functioning. | |||
| 194 | Smells like they need to hire another garbage man, however. | |||
| 195 | 006FB7E2 | 006FB81B | The perfect cover story to disappear anyone inconvenient. *laughs* That Devil almost got me too. Good thing I fled to the mountains. |
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| 199 | 006FB7E8 | 006FB829 | Marketing tactics. What would you name a chem that's supposed to be the ultimate temptation? Would you call it "Innocent Angel Milk"? |
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| 200 | Siphoning blood... Hmph. No sensible business person would put in all that effort, even if the Jersey Devil was real. | A bit amused by this idea | ||
| 203 | 006FB7EC | 006FB827 | Oh, brother. Don't encourage these delusions. |
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| 208 | 006FB7F1 | 006FB814 | Oh, please. I'm a performer! |
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| 209 | I learned from real life stage experience, not from sitting at home reading Shakespeare over and over, like that Orlando character must have. | |||
| 210 | It's embarrassing to listen to! | |||
| 211 | 006FB7F3 | 006FB83A | Of course I didn't have to. We're all free people, aren't we? |
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| 212 | I take it upon myself to answer a pain in the ass with a full-body charley horse. At a minimum. | |||
| 213 | Honestly. Do you not stick up for yourself? | |||
| 214 | 006FB7F5 | 006FB818 | Oh, give Abigail a break. The move has been stressful for her. |
Dismissive |
| 216 | 006FB7F7 | 006FB81A | The high is legendary. Reserved for the upper crust of idiots who live in "America's Playground" and still manage to get bored. |
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| 218 | 006FB7F9 | 006FB81C | From what I've seen, you hippies could really use the excitement. |
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| 219 | 006FB7FA | 006FB80A | A nightclub... here? In the rural mountains of West Virginia? | |
| 220 | 006FB7FB | 006FB825 | Oh, don't tell people about that. You'll scare away the customers. |
Slightly hushed, though this is rather pointless as everyone has already heard |
| 224 | 006FB802 | 006FB831 | Unfortunately? Is that your response to good hospitality? |
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| 226 | 006FB804 | 006FB811 | I believe an apology is in order. |
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| 237 | 006FBBA2 | 006FBBBE | I'll leave the job to you. I need to scram before Charlotte's loyal human dogs sniff me out. |
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| 238 | 006FBBA3 | 006FBBCC | The blood would be on your hands, not mine. I've seen worse in these parts. Hard to make it very far with too many morals in the way. |
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| 239 | 006FBBA4 | 006FBBC0 | More of an improviser, then. May inspiration strike before the eyes of the crowd. |
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| 240 | 006FBBA5 | 006FBBD1 | Puts a sour taste in my mouth, knowing exactly how that feels. But it's the Showmen who are delusional, not Zayde and I for valuing our own lives. |
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| 241 | 006FBBA6 | 006FBBC1 | A bit macabre for you to say it so casually, but yes. Putting a knife through someone's arm should send a strong enough message. |
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| 242 | 006FBBAB | 006FBBBA | We Russos... we were a family once, but we're broken beyond repair. The only thing l can still do is try and pick up the pieces for myself. |
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| 243 | 006FBBAC | 006FBBBC | ||
| 244 | 006FBBAD | 006FBBC7 | Perhaps you're right. I've spent so much time blocking them out, focusing on myself... |
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| 245 | Of course they'd be angry at me. That's what makes it so hard. I never intended to let them down. | |||
| 246 | 006FBBAE | 006FBBCA | Isn't it too late? I've spent so much time blocking them out, focusing on myself... |
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| 247 | No, that's a quitter's attitude. I never let anything stop me in showbiz. Home might be a different stage, but... a show nonetheless. | |||
| 248 | 006FBBAF | 006FBBB8 | Family... I used to know what that meant once. Nothing ever turns out quite how you imagine it. |
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| 249 | But I suppose that's no reason to stop trying, is it? It never stopped me in showbiz. | |||
| 250 | 006FBBB0 | 006FBBCB | Oh, you're not, are you? And who are you to make that decision for the both of us? |
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| 251 | 006FBBB1 | 006FBBCF | It's all I have left. |
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| 252 | 006FBBB2 | 006FBBC2 | What other option do I have? People aren't interested in anything else. At least not here. |
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| 253 | I'd rather sell out than become completely irrelevant. Worthless. Unwanted. | |||
| 254 | 006FBBB3 | 006FBBD2 | You and Vincenzo have that situation handled. |
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| 255 | This family has never needed me. Antonio was always busy, and Abigail followed him like a dog. Vincenzo handled everything around the house. | |||
| 256 | But the crowd... they always loved me. I gave them something. I still have more to give. | |||
| 257 | 006FBBB4 | 006FBBD0 | I get rid of Zayde before the final act. Indispose him, mind you, I'm not a murderer. I go on in his place. |
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| 258 | Put on the show he was meant to - no safety protocols. I prove to this city that if it's truly what they want, I too can evolve. | |||
| 259 | That I'm still worth something. | Trying to say this confidently, but a hint of sadness breaks through | ||
| 260 | 006FBBB5 | 006FBBBF | I was the best singer in Atlantic City! Everyone wanted me! Then the world ended, and... everyone changed. |
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| 261 | That Charlotte bitch started feeding them adrenaline in place of talent. I can't compete with a chemical reaction! | |||
| 262 | My only chance to stay relevant was to join them. I became a Showman. | |||
| 263 | I put my act on a dangerous high-rise, let people get off thinking they might see me topple to my death... | |||
| 264 | But I have too much to live for. I was on wires the whole time. I fell one day and the jig was up. After that, the Showmen wanted my head. | |||
| 265 | I need a chance to redeem myself. These people... they used to love me. They just need to be reminded of that. | |||
| 266 | 006FBBB6 | 006FBBB9 | Well if you're so interested, then fine! |
Acting indignant, but very easily gives in to the pleasure of talking about herself |
| 267 | 006FBBB7 | 006FBBBD | Help you? I have enough to worry about as it is. |
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| 350 | 007521EE | 0075226B | I helped, didn't I? |
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| 352 | 007521F1 | 0075226F | Now, there's no use rehashing all of that. We got you the Blood, didn't we? That's what matters. |
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| 353 | 007521F4 | 0075226D | Oh, I'll spill the beans; they're going to fall out eventually. |
Acting dramatic/victimized, but she's actually always keen for an opportunity to talk about herself |
| 354 | When I heard you had a way to fly to Atlantic City, I saw an opportunity to redeem myself. | |||
| 355 | To steal the stage and show them Evelyn Russo, the fearless songstress! To remind the audience what they loved about me! | |||
| 356 | But the Showmen found out before I could do anything. It was all for the better. | |||
| 357 | I don't know what possessed me. Going onstage without a proper act prepared? It would have been a disaster! | |||
| 358 | 007521F5 | 00752275 | Well, what's with the accusatory tone? |
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| 365 | 007521FD | 00752210 | Of course, darling. We're going to get you out of this conundrum. |
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| 366 | If anyone knows how to slink out of a mess, it's your mother. Nevermind that there's usually another one waiting. We'll tackle that when we get to it. | |||
| 368 | 007521FF | 00752211 | Abigail? Are you alright, dear? |
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| 371 | 00752201 | 00752212 | And when will you think about me? What you're asking of me; what you've taken from me?! |
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| 372 | Ugh, it's no use. Nothing ever works out how it should, and the life I wanted is gone. | |||
| 373 | 00752202 | 0075221B | And here I am. But let's not make it awkward, shall we? We have Abbie to worry about at the moment. |
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| 375 | 00752204 | 0075221D | Yes, yes, whatever you want to call it. I say we've gotten too sentimental already, but there you have it. |
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| 377 | 00752206 | 0075221F | Yes, there's... that aspect of it as well. You have to understand, Vincenzo. My life has always been showbiz. I don't know who I am without it. |
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| 378 | But here's to me finding out. | |||
| 379 | I realized I have another role to play here... as your mother. Perhaps I haven't committed to that as fully as I should have. | |||
| 380 | 00752208 | 0075226A | ||
| 381 | 0075220A | 00752216 | Who do you think you're talking to? Of course I can. I always scrape through somehow. |
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| 382 | So long as I make it to the vertibird, they're not going to know I'm there. Especially not with Ms. Lennox guarding it like her own newborn child. | |||
| 383 | 0075220B | 0075221E | Yes, they put me on their godforsaken hit list after my act went awry. They can't have anyone besmirching the Showmen's foolhardy reputation. |
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| 384 | So anyone who is disgraced in the eyes of the public is erased from history altogether. | |||
| 385 | 0075220C | 00752220 | Well, I don't have much time before every Showman on the Boardwalk is chasing after me with a machete. |
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| 386 | But before I go, the least I can do is help you help Abbie. So tell me what needs to be done. | |||
| 387 | 00752221 | Well, that throws all my plans out the window. I don't have much time before every Showman on the Boardwalk is chasing after me with a machete. |
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| 388 | Before I go, at least indulge me in what exactly it is you're planning? | |||
| 389 | 0075220E | 0075221C | Wait! Come back here, you pathetic nobod- Shit. I didn't expect them to raise the alarm so soon. |
Shouting after a Showman who's running away. Realizes it's too late and mutters under her breath |
| 390 | 0075220F | 00752214 | Is that Evelyn Russo? The disgrace? Oh, Mother has to hear about this! She's gonna send the whole city after you! | Scandalous! Very dramatic and excited to run off and share this gossip |
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| 79 | 006F7C05 | 00759C38 | Well, now that that's settled... Anyone care for a martini? |
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| 80 | 00759C39 | It's good to see a resolution to this pandemonium. About time someone took some responsibility! |
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| 85 | 00759C41 | I wish she would have had the courtesy to say goodbye to her own mother. |
Irritation disguising sadness | |
| 86 | 00759C42 | I can't believe my little girl is all grown up. |
Sadness/Disbelief that Abbie is gone | |
| 91 | 00759C4A | You'd better have an explanation for this! |
Upset that her daughter is missing | |
| 92 | 00759C4B | My daughter! Where is my daughter? |
Tearful and demanding | |
| 356 | 0073D2EF | 007580F1 | If this were a play, it would certainly be a tragedy. |
Melodramatic, irritated. |
| 357 | 007580F2 | I had to move mountains to fit this familial powwow into my schedule. |
Haughty, melodramatic. | |
| 358 | 007580F3 | I can't believe how long I've been kept in the dark! |
Offended that she was kept out of the loop. | |
| 359 | 007580F5 | At least now we know who the real performer is in the family. |
Haughty. | |
| 360 | 007580F6 | Make haste. My daughter was meant for better things than this bizarre sort of vampirism. |
Melodramatic and firm. | |
| 361 | 007580F7 | Who is going to clean up this dreadful corpse?! |
Aghast. | |
| 441 | 00758069 | 007580C3 | I hope you know what you're doing, Tony... |
Sad, solemn. |
| 451 | 0075806F | 007580BC | And embalming this...thing...was the answer? What a ridiculous idea from a ridiculous man! |
Sees right through Antonio's nonsense. |
| 457 | 00758073 | 007580B2 | Then why do you have...this?! |
Disgusted. Haughty. |
| 460 | 00758076 | 0075809E | Antonio! What is this BEAST doing in my home?! Disgusting! |
Aghast and disgusted. |
| 461 | 00758077 | 007580D6 | Whoa... | In awe, disbelief. |
| 467 | 0075807B | 007580A1 | *sighs* I've married a Shakespearean villain, haven't I? |
Dramatic tone. Deeply disappointed in her husband. |
| 468 | Our daughter is dying, Antonio. | Sharp, stern. | ||
| 476 | 00758080 | 007580B9 | And this cursed night club... all that nonsense you gave me about an "Appalachian night life". Just another falsehood! |
Feeling betrayed. Indignant. |
| 477 | No one makes a fool out of me, Antonio Russo! | Angry. | ||
| 489 | 00758093 | 007580A8 | Abigail, please. I've handled more than one bad performance in my day. |
Haughty, stern. |
| 490 | I just didn't think it would be my HUSBAND I'm booing off the stage! | Irritated. | ||
| 501 | 00758890 | 007588FA | Oh god... My Abigail... Poor, sweet girl... |
Starting to cry |
| 503 | 00758893 | 00758939 | So that's it, then? We're letting Abigail run off to get strung out in Casino Quarter alleys for the rest of her life? What kind of family are we?! |
Very upset |
| 504 | 00758894 | 0075890C | Hey, you. A final word? | |
| 506 | 00758896 | 0075890D | Oh, but both my children gone? A mother left to languish in a cabin in the woods... I can hardly bear it. |
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| 518 | 007588A3 | 007588FF | And just when I had resolved to turn things around. |
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| 519 | 00758900 | And just when I need you most. |
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| 520 | 007588A4 | 00758924 | So that's how it's going to be, is it? |
Tearful and slightly angry |
| 522 | 007588A6 | 0075892C | But like this? It shouldn't be like this. It can't be. |
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| 524 | 007588A8 | 00758935 | What? Vincenzo, not you too. You can't do this to me. |
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| 531 | 007588AF | 00758952 | This can't be. We were going to... rebuild. Have a happy family again. |
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| 532 | 00758953 | Oh, it's one thing after another. I'm losing a daughter, too... |
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| 541 | 007588B8 | 00758926 | This can't be. We were going to... rebuild. Have a happy family again. |
Tearful. Showing genuine love/emotion for once |
| 542 | 00758927 | What, so that's it? She's not even coming home to say goodbye? |
Sad, expressing it as resentment and disbelief | |
| 543 | 007588B9 | 00758948 | Physically, Abbie is fine. She got her cure. Mentally, the jury's out. She decided she wasn't interested in coming home. | |
| 548 | 007588BE | 00758904 | Where is Abigail? Where is my daughter?! Antonio...? |
Demanding at first, then verging on tearful |
| 554 | 007588C3 | 00758933 | Oh, Vincenzo, you really are all grown up. I only hope that we've spent enough time together that you won't forget me. |
Dramatic, tearful |
| 555 | 00758934 | You're lucky you still have the chance to return. I'd take the opportunity in a heartbeat. |
Resentful about her own career | |
| 559 | 007588C7 | 00758943 | Oh, don't frighten us like that! You had us all holding our breath just to say that nothing's changing. |
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| 571 | 007588D1 | 00758936 | You've grown charismatic with age, Abigail. If only I could say the same for your father. |
Playful fun, not resentful |
| 574 | 007588D3 | 00758928 | Goodness, I don't think we've spent this much time in the same room in ages! |
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| 575 | It's certainly a welcome change. Everyone, please shift to the left if you can. It's my good side. | |||
| 576 | 007588D4 | 00758905 | Oh, you're right of course. |
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| 577 | 00758906 | Oh, that's no fun at all. If I can't be a star again, at least let me party like one. |
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| 579 | 007588D6 | 007588FD | Thank goodness. We're all due for some relaxation now that this is through. Would you like a toast, Abigail? |
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| 613 | 0075B0B7 | 0075B0BF | And what is that supposed to mean? Your sister's run off to God knows where, and you're still giving me that attitude? |
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| 615 | 0075B0B9 | 0075B0C0 | You know you love it. |
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| 617 | 0075B0BB | 0075B0C1 | Oh, you'll get better with practice. I certainly did. |