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Chapter 1. We should have a party

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Percy sits up</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> … representative from the RAC… </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> What day is it? … Monday </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Peeps in to Petro’s room on the way past</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Looks like Petro got in after I went to bed… </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> He works the strangest hours… </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Brushing teeth</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> I guess he had a bath last night as well. </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> It’s good he washes his dreads but I wish he’d clean the bath afterwards. </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Kitchen. Drinking coffee, eating toast</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> … everyone pays the same, so it gives choice to everyone … </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> ‘Open to everyone—like the doors of the Ritz.’ </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Ditto, except Percy is reacting to the alarm.</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Bee bee bee bee </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Oh shit </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Worshipping the smoke alarm. Petro in the doorway.</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Damn’ smoke alarm. Sorry, Pedro. </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Blurg. </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Working late? </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Started debugging the AI subsystem and ended up refactoring most of it. </p>

<d xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip">Pedro returns to bed</d>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> I thought you were on the graphics engine…? </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> Yeah, well… </p>
<p xmlns="tag:alleged.org.uk,2003:strip"> You know, we never have parties any more, We should have a party. </p>

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