2009-06-10, 01:14 PM
Entry 25. June 13, 2009.
[x] Try developing your own plan.
"Right. I'm not going to be at the mercy of others. I'm going to do this MY way. Pity you stupid voices couldn't have given me some ideas though... Thanks for making me feel screwed no matter what instead!"
Felix understands running to Speedy Sam's is exactly what the mysterious caller wants and staying home is exactly what his father wants. "What do I want?" Felix asks himself. Thinking fast, Felix realizes how he could have the upper hand here. "I know Speedy Sam's like the back of my hand. Heck, this whole town. I've lived here 20 years. I bet I can find a way to discover who is waiting for me at Sam's without them seeing me," his plan brewing. Felix takes off, careful to lock the door and bring his cellphone this time.
From a safe distance, he checks out who is parked outside Sam's. "Nothing unusual. Wait a second. I've seen that black car before. That attendant said Mel left in a black car. It...it couldn't be," Felix thinks. He sneaks around back and knocks on the door. Oddly enough, someone opens it. "Felix! Where you been man! You haven't come in to eat lately," replies the man dressed like a cook. "Sorry Joseph, life's been kind of crazy lately, you know?" Felix jokes all too seriously. "No problem man. So what can I do you for?" Joseph asks. "Joe, I need you to check the tables, counter and booth and see if Melanie is here. Act casual. Do not say anything," Felix states. "What is this all about Felix?" Joseph wonders. "Trust me. Please just check," Felix says absolutely focused now.
Joseph goes back inside and walks to the front of the restaurant. He looks around very casually and doesn't see Melanie anywhere. However, two odd men he's never seen before are sitting at a booth. They seem impatient and out of place. Joseph goes back to Felix and tells him about what he saw. "And you're positive no Melanie?" Felix asks disappointed. "Sorry man. The only people here are a few regulars and those strange men," Joseph restates. "Joe, I need another favor. Ask Tiffany to check those guys out a bit," Felix says. "But she's already taken their order. They had food on the table," Joe answers. "Doesn't matter. She's a clever waitress. Just get her to try finding out something about them," Felix sounds desperate now. "Okay man...take it easy. You gonna tell us what this is about?" Joe asks. "Yes, later. Please do this for me," Felix pleads.
Joseph goes back inside and talks with Tiffany, Speedy Sam's number one waitress and Joseph's girlfriend. She agrees to do what Felix wants and heads over to the strange men again. "How's everything tasting to you fine gentlemen today?" Tiffany asks in her sweet, tip-earning voice. "Good," they both answer shortly. "Anything else I can get ya? Dessert? Refill on that coffee?" Tiffany continues. "We're just waiting for someone, thanks," one of the strange men responds. "Idiot. Quiet," the other one says. "Oooookay," Tiffany says before walking away. She informs Joseph about what happened. They both find it strange. "Felix, there's definitely something up with them. And they said they're waiting for someone," Joseph fills Felix in. "Okay, here's what we're gonna do. Tiffany, you go to refill their coffee and spill some on one of their laps. Joe, when he heads to the bathroom, you keep him in there as long as you can," Felix rattles off his new plan to his friends. Tiffany seems to think this is fun. "It's like we're in a movie or something! Taha!" Tiffany jokes. "Eh...I dunno Felix, this sounds serious," Joseph seems unsure. "Please guys. For me," Felix says.
Back inside, Tiffany and Joseph put Felix's plan into motion. Tiffany does her cute little walk over to the strange men with the coffee. "Hey guys! Let me fill that coffee right up there for ya," Tiffany insists. "No. That's fine. We said we're ok-" one of the men is cut off as Tiffany "accidentally" knocks the coffee over onto his lap. "Oh my God! I'm soo sorry! I'm so clumsy..." Tiffany cries. "...frickin'... Whatever. It's fine. Don't worry about it. We don't want any coffee," the man says dangerously. Tiffany heads back and Joe casually heads to the bathroom. The strange man with coffee all over his pants gets up and walks to the bathroom. Inside, not one for putting much effort into thinking, Joseph punches the strange man the moment he walks in, knocking him out. "I am so fired for this," Joseph thinks to himself as he drags the body into a stall and locks himself inside with the man. Tiffany reports to Felix that everything went well and it's only one man now. "Excellent. Now I have the upper hand," Felix feels victorious.
Felix walks in through the back and heads over to the booth with the man in it. He had just taken out his cellphone. "You shouldn't have messed with me, buddy," Felix says as he sits down across the man. "Hahahahaha! Felix! You are as crafty as your old man, that's for sure," the strange man responds.
"What have you done to Melanie?"
"She's safe and sound. Don't worry."
"You're lying. How can you prove it?"
"Look outside the window. See that black car? Keep looking at it."
The strange man dials a number and says, "Let her get out of the car. Just so we can see her." The car door opens and Melanie steps out with her father.
"Why does her father have her... Who are you guys? What is this?"
"We aren't your enemies Felix. Forgive us for being rash, but this is all we could think of on such short notice."
"What are you talking about?"
"First of all, have you contacted your father?"
"The hell? Yeah, why does that matter?"
"Dammit. Did he seem like he caught on to anything? Is he coming back?"
"Yeah...who are you..."
"Felix, listen to me. You can not trust your father. We don't have much time."
"You really need to do some explaining..."
"Yes, forgive me. My name is Patrick Dupree, and I work with your father at NewFuture."
"I don't know any Duprees in Gledenberg..."
"I commute here. It's not important. Felix, you have to come with us now."
[] Agree and go with him.
[] Refuse until you get more answers.
[] Run outside and get Melanie.
What are the voices inside Felix's head telling him to do?
[x] Try developing your own plan.
"Right. I'm not going to be at the mercy of others. I'm going to do this MY way. Pity you stupid voices couldn't have given me some ideas though... Thanks for making me feel screwed no matter what instead!"
Felix understands running to Speedy Sam's is exactly what the mysterious caller wants and staying home is exactly what his father wants. "What do I want?" Felix asks himself. Thinking fast, Felix realizes how he could have the upper hand here. "I know Speedy Sam's like the back of my hand. Heck, this whole town. I've lived here 20 years. I bet I can find a way to discover who is waiting for me at Sam's without them seeing me," his plan brewing. Felix takes off, careful to lock the door and bring his cellphone this time.
From a safe distance, he checks out who is parked outside Sam's. "Nothing unusual. Wait a second. I've seen that black car before. That attendant said Mel left in a black car. It...it couldn't be," Felix thinks. He sneaks around back and knocks on the door. Oddly enough, someone opens it. "Felix! Where you been man! You haven't come in to eat lately," replies the man dressed like a cook. "Sorry Joseph, life's been kind of crazy lately, you know?" Felix jokes all too seriously. "No problem man. So what can I do you for?" Joseph asks. "Joe, I need you to check the tables, counter and booth and see if Melanie is here. Act casual. Do not say anything," Felix states. "What is this all about Felix?" Joseph wonders. "Trust me. Please just check," Felix says absolutely focused now.
Joseph goes back inside and walks to the front of the restaurant. He looks around very casually and doesn't see Melanie anywhere. However, two odd men he's never seen before are sitting at a booth. They seem impatient and out of place. Joseph goes back to Felix and tells him about what he saw. "And you're positive no Melanie?" Felix asks disappointed. "Sorry man. The only people here are a few regulars and those strange men," Joseph restates. "Joe, I need another favor. Ask Tiffany to check those guys out a bit," Felix says. "But she's already taken their order. They had food on the table," Joe answers. "Doesn't matter. She's a clever waitress. Just get her to try finding out something about them," Felix sounds desperate now. "Okay man...take it easy. You gonna tell us what this is about?" Joe asks. "Yes, later. Please do this for me," Felix pleads.
Joseph goes back inside and talks with Tiffany, Speedy Sam's number one waitress and Joseph's girlfriend. She agrees to do what Felix wants and heads over to the strange men again. "How's everything tasting to you fine gentlemen today?" Tiffany asks in her sweet, tip-earning voice. "Good," they both answer shortly. "Anything else I can get ya? Dessert? Refill on that coffee?" Tiffany continues. "We're just waiting for someone, thanks," one of the strange men responds. "Idiot. Quiet," the other one says. "Oooookay," Tiffany says before walking away. She informs Joseph about what happened. They both find it strange. "Felix, there's definitely something up with them. And they said they're waiting for someone," Joseph fills Felix in. "Okay, here's what we're gonna do. Tiffany, you go to refill their coffee and spill some on one of their laps. Joe, when he heads to the bathroom, you keep him in there as long as you can," Felix rattles off his new plan to his friends. Tiffany seems to think this is fun. "It's like we're in a movie or something! Taha!" Tiffany jokes. "Eh...I dunno Felix, this sounds serious," Joseph seems unsure. "Please guys. For me," Felix says.
Back inside, Tiffany and Joseph put Felix's plan into motion. Tiffany does her cute little walk over to the strange men with the coffee. "Hey guys! Let me fill that coffee right up there for ya," Tiffany insists. "No. That's fine. We said we're ok-" one of the men is cut off as Tiffany "accidentally" knocks the coffee over onto his lap. "Oh my God! I'm soo sorry! I'm so clumsy..." Tiffany cries. "...frickin'... Whatever. It's fine. Don't worry about it. We don't want any coffee," the man says dangerously. Tiffany heads back and Joe casually heads to the bathroom. The strange man with coffee all over his pants gets up and walks to the bathroom. Inside, not one for putting much effort into thinking, Joseph punches the strange man the moment he walks in, knocking him out. "I am so fired for this," Joseph thinks to himself as he drags the body into a stall and locks himself inside with the man. Tiffany reports to Felix that everything went well and it's only one man now. "Excellent. Now I have the upper hand," Felix feels victorious.
Felix walks in through the back and heads over to the booth with the man in it. He had just taken out his cellphone. "You shouldn't have messed with me, buddy," Felix says as he sits down across the man. "Hahahahaha! Felix! You are as crafty as your old man, that's for sure," the strange man responds.
"What have you done to Melanie?"
"She's safe and sound. Don't worry."
"You're lying. How can you prove it?"
"Look outside the window. See that black car? Keep looking at it."
The strange man dials a number and says, "Let her get out of the car. Just so we can see her." The car door opens and Melanie steps out with her father.
"Why does her father have her... Who are you guys? What is this?"
"We aren't your enemies Felix. Forgive us for being rash, but this is all we could think of on such short notice."
"What are you talking about?"
"First of all, have you contacted your father?"
"The hell? Yeah, why does that matter?"
"Dammit. Did he seem like he caught on to anything? Is he coming back?"
"Yeah...who are you..."
"Felix, listen to me. You can not trust your father. We don't have much time."
"You really need to do some explaining..."
"Yes, forgive me. My name is Patrick Dupree, and I work with your father at NewFuture."
"I don't know any Duprees in Gledenberg..."
"I commute here. It's not important. Felix, you have to come with us now."
[] Agree and go with him.
[] Refuse until you get more answers.
[] Run outside and get Melanie.
What are the voices inside Felix's head telling him to do?