The Thumb — Episode 1 (Stage: 50003)Location: Thumb Southern Base - Meeting RoomKalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Thank you for participating in the Thumb summit, everyone.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_1"Those AttendingYes, underboss.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_thumbs_1"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)It’s good to see our families gathered up in one place. Let’s see…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_2"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)We have nineteen seats filled. That means all but one family have attended.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_3"Katriel(Thumb Capo)That’s Rumanos Cartel. They’re still in the process of reorganizing structure after being attacked by the Black Silence a while ago.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Katriel_1-02"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Still recovering, I see… Thanks for the report.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_4"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Cut those friends off. We don’t need a toothless mutt that can’t rearm itself with that much time.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_5"Katriel(Thumb Capo)Understood.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Katriel_2"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Today’s issue is simple.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_6"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Take your hands off L Corp’s Nest and the Library. The Thumb will be in direct command of the matter from now on.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_7"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)I’d like to give a word of appreciation for the families that have shown much effort. And…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_8"Kurokumo Clan Captain(Kurokumo Clan)Bullshit! You have no idea how many of our members died for that!Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Captin_1"Ramier Family Underboss(Ramier Family)Our family already poured a tremendous sum of money into this!Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Ramier_under_1"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Who gave you the right to speak up?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_9"Boris(Thumb Capo)You gotta stay quiet when an elder is talking, pals. You know better than that.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Boris_1"Denis(Thumb Capo)When a subordinate dares to speak without their superior’s permission, take their lower jaw… Remember the rules.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Denis_1-05"Ramier Family Boss(Ramier Family)I apologize on behalf of my underling.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Ramier_boss_1-01"Kurokumo Clan Patriarch(Kurokumo Clan)Please forgive the rudeness of my subordinate. I’ll educate this half-witted fool on my end later.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Patriarch_1-01"Kurokumo Clan Patriarch(Kurokumo Clan)However, I must say that I share their sentiment in all honesty. Why should we back out now, after we’ve given so much effort?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Patriarch_2-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)I understand how disappointing it may be. All of you have spilled much blood in order to earn your share of turf before the street relocation happens.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_10"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)I wish I could give out a sizable chunk of the land for each and every family who have gathered here, I really do.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_11"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)But the capo dei capi demands otherwise. We have no choice but to obey it.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_12"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)The situation outside is going in an unexpected direction.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_13"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)A party other than the Index is involved in this conflict. The ones who pilfered our fabric…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_14"Kurokumo Clan Patriarch(Kurokumo Clan)I am deeply ashamed, sire.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Patriarch_3-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Don’t be too hard on yourself, now. I’ll pardon your manners by taking only your left hand.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_15"Kurokumo Clan Patriarch(Kurokumo Clan)Thank you, sire!Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Patriarch_4-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Do understand that we can’t let such trivial issues distract ourselves in times like this.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_16"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)We must carry out the capo dei capi’s orders first and foremost.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_17"Night Awls Leader(Night Awls)…Just what is the capo dei capi thinking to make demands like this.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_NightAwls_1"Denis(Thumb Capo)When one dares question the orders of their superior, take their head…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Denis_2-03"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)How insolent of you to question the intentions of the capo dei capi. Such impure thoughts should be uprooted.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_18"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Purge every member of the Night Awls by tonight.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_19"Katriel(Thumb Capo)Yes, sire. I’ll give the word.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Katriel_3-01"Ramier Family Boss(Ramier Family)Talk about an impatient young fellow. It couldn’t have hurt to quietly wait.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Ramier_boss_2"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)The capo dei capi has told me outright. The Index…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_20"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Yes, our boss insisted that we mustn’t let the Index claim a single area of L Corp’s Nest.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_21"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)But you, my friends, don’t quite have the prowess to take on the Proxies of the Index. Hence the order to pull out.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_22"Kurokumo Clan Patriarch(Kurokumo Clan)So we should save up our strength at the moment. I understand now.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_kk_Patriarch_5-02"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)This goes to the other sottocapi of the Thumb and their families as well.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_23"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Our ambition is not something as short-sighted as taking over a few blocks of space. Do you understand?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Kalo_24"Those AttendingYes, underboss.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_thumbs_2"Location: Inside the LibraryAngela(Library Director)The Thumb seems to have a quite rigid structure?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Angela_1"Roland(Servant)The Index probably gave you a good idea already, but… yeah. The Fingers have rules and hierarchies that I’d only describe as paranoid.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Roland_1"Roland(Servant)The specifics may be different, but if anyone breaks their rules, that poor fellow is done for. Although each Finger has its own way of purging rulebreakers.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Roland_2"Angela(Library Director)I suppose that’s the “strategy” they evolved to survive in the City.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Angela_2"Roland(Servant)Spot on.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Roland_3"Angela(Library Director)They can only survive by shoving themselves into a sturdy, unbreakable shell.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Angela_3"Roland(Servant)And the five Syndicates that crammed themselves all the way into the core of that hard shell and stood on the apex of the Backstreets earned the title of the ‘Five Fingers’.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Roland_4"Roland(Servant)Welp, in any case, our job as the staff of the Library is to receive any guests that come here, and the Thumb is no exception.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep1_Roland_5"
