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<p>You step onto the curb of a busy [[street]].</p>
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<<set $suspicion to 0>><div class = "passage">
<p>You [[look]] around before moving in a direction that feels correct; [[left]] or [[right]].</p>
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<p>To your [[left]], is a looming structure, the size amazes you. As though it could touch the clouds and beyond into space.
To your [[right]], is a winding corner, peeking down it shows a quieter lane dotted with smaller structures.
You focus back on your position on the [[street]] curb.</p>
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<p>You ponder the structure further and wonder what it could contain.
Quickly, you grow bored and tense. You have a mission after all, and decide to [[move on|right]].</p>
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<p>Moving past the corner and going round the bend extends your line of sight.
You can see multiple structures that look like [[shops|sh1]] and a [[bus stop|bs1]] further down the road.
Compared to the street behind you, it seems much quieter and less populated. Perfect. Even less eyes on you now.</p>
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<p>Making your way to the bus stop, you notice something [[standing|p1]] there. Some<i>one</i>.</p>
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<p>Nothing of note, but the sounds and visuals begin to mess with your head.
You rush away and back to your [[original|right]] point.</p>
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<p>This person appeared to be standing alone, periodically looking at the device in their hands, and then even more occasionally the device on their wrist, as though they couldn't trust the former. Waiting for [[something|bs2]], or someone else, perhaps.</p>
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<p>"Waiting for something?" You ask them.
"...The bus." They reply, gruffly.
You can't really gather the tone, but it sounds optimistic enough that they won't punch you in the face if you ask a few too many questions, right here, right now. <<if $suspicion gte 1>>You sta-or, maybe you [[shouldn't|bs3-2]], actually..
<<else>>You [[state|bs3-1]] that to them too.
<</if>></p>
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<p>"...Right" They appear to have lost interest in you. You are the epitome of socialite. This is not a good start to getting the information you need. Let's [[try again|bs2]].</p>
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<<set $suspicion to $suspicion + 2>><div class="passage">
<p> Continuing the conversation[[...|The Beginning]]</p>
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