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EIGHTH SHOT

[Dictated quite cheerfully:]

Wish me happy birthday, people, I'm 40 years old today and therefore officially old.

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The people who live outside of the zones, right? Because you're exposed to the infected out there. [Ben Paul: the exposition king]

[That gets a laugh.]

Right. And those of us who take trips outside regularly, or do illegal work.

Oh right, that too. Man, I'm impressed, I know I couldn't slip past the guards once, let alone all the time.

What tripped you up?

[A confused pause on Ben's end] How do you mean?

Why couldn't you get past the guards?

The hypothetical guards?

I'm not exactly stealthy.

It's not fucking hard to be stealthy.

You're talking to me, remember?

Yeah, and I expect you to pull it together like everyone else.

I- I'd try. [He has zero faith in himself that he can do anything like that]

Like your life depended on it?

I guess I wouldn't have much choice.

Right. So you do or die.

Again.

Yeah, again. You fancy doing it a second time?

Not really, no. The first time was shitty enough.

Then you learn to get around security.

That's where you learn their schedules, right? When the best time to slip through is?

Right. I kept tons of their schedules, made sure they were up to date on a weekly basis.

Did they ever surprise you by changing it up suddenly?

Sometimes, but that's why you need tabs on everything. Know people who will let you know if they see any change.

Eyes and ears everywhere, huh?

That's how I do it. Make a lot of acquaintances.

It's a good way to survive.

Ben

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