The Thumb — Episode 2 (Stage: 50004)Location: Thumb Southern Base - Meeting RoomBoris(Thumb Capo)Phew~ Just had a call, it looks like there’s huge fights with the Index going on outside.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_1"Boris(Thumb Capo)The streets are gonna reek of blood, eh?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_2-02"Denis(Thumb Capo)It’s not just the streets, the entire Nest is awash with blood…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_1"Boris(Thumb Capo)The hell is the Liu Association up to anyway, poking around an abandoned Nest?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_3-01"Boris(Thumb Capo)The Index and R Corp. are already keeping us swamped…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_4"Boris(Thumb Capo)Besides, there’s been an awful lot of Distortion sightings around here these days. All those feuds took out half my good men.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_5"Katriel(Thumb Capo)Everyone seems to be looking for clues on the Distortion. They must’ve determined that the Library sitting at the center of the Nest has to be closely related to that phenomenon.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_1-01"Katriel(Thumb Capo)And it’s true that the Distortion has been happening here more frequently than any other place.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_2"GroupGreetings, sir.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_thumbs_1"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Sit down now. As you have said, the Index, the Liu, and R Corp. are ransacking this Nest.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_1"Katriel(Thumb Capo)It’s not just them, we’ve received reports that the Blue Reverberation and the Purple Tear are also present.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_3-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)The Blue Reverberation, you say…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_2"Boris(Thumb Capo)The one who took our fabric turned out to be working for him.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_6-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)I see… What do you think is attracting the Blue Reverberation and his gang here?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_3"Katriel(Thumb Capo)It must be the Library. Several well-known individuals and groups fell victim to it, too.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_4"Boris(Thumb Capo)Whoever takes over that Library is gonna be the victor of this tedious battle.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_7-01"Katriel(Thumb Capo)But whenever we try to go there ourselves, the invitation to the Library just vanishes.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_5-02"Katriel(Thumb Capo)It’s as if they’re refusing to let us in…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_6-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)That was true up until now. We tried acquiring it through our subordinates, and claiming it from others with force, but nothing worked…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_4"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)However, I directly received an invitation today.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_5"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)It says they have a book of the Liu Association up for grabs.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_6"Katriel(Thumb Capo)That’s the book we need the most right now.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_7-01"Katriel(Thumb Capo)If we can find a way to deal with the Liu Association, then we’re guaranteed to win at least half of this Nest.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_8"Denis(Thumb Capo)It’ll give us a chance to stifle them for sure…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_2-01"Yan(Index Messenger)An underboss bringing all his capos into the Library doesn’t strike me as a good idea, though?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_1-01"Boris(Thumb Capo)What’s a Messenger of the Index doing here.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_8"Denis(Thumb Capo)If you say anything stupid, I’ll pull out your tongue…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_3-05"Yan(Index Messenger)You guys are always on edge.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_2-01"Yan(Index Messenger)I’m not here to see you bleed today.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_3"Boris(Thumb Capo)And I reckon you aren’t here to throw cheap jabs at us, either?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_9-01"Yan(Index Messenger)Sottocapo Kalo? May I speak to you for a moment?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_4_b-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)I appreciate the Index for upholding basic manners. Go on ahead.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_7"Yan(Index Messenger)This is just my opinion, but… I don’t think you should go. You’re most likely to turn into a book there.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_5-01"Yan(Index Messenger)If the underboss managing this area ends up disappearing, it’d only be a matter of time until the Index seizes this place.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_6"Yan(Index Messenger)And just think about it; if the Index happens to get your book at the Library, not only will the Thumb have a harder time trying to break the Index, it’ll also put the entire Syndicate at a huge disadvantage. Wouldn’t you agree?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_7-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Well, this is a rare occasion. A Messenger, stating their own opinion instead of delivering Prescripts?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_8-01"Yan(Index Messenger)……Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_8"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)…I only have the patience to acknowledge the Prescripts of the Index, not the personal ramblings of a mere Messenger.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_9-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Tell the zealots of the Index remaining in L Corp’s territory this: Once we’ve sorted out this matter, we shall pull out their teeth and tongues, and feed them to the hounds as punishment for insulting the Thumb.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_10-01"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Although you won’t be alive to relay that message with your own mouth.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_11-01"Yan(Index Messenger)…So it had to go this way.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Yan_9-01"Denis(Thumb Capo)…When one dares irritate their superior, take their tongue.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_4-03"Location: Inside the LibraryAngela(Library Director)They execute anyone who ruffles their feathers even so slightly.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_1"Roland(Servant)They don’t care who the offender may be.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_1"Angela(Library Director)It certainly looks like they don’t. Not even the member of another Finger seems to be exempt from their rules.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_2"Angela(Library Director)And remembering what I heard last time… the echelon appeared to matter as well.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_3"Roland(Servant)That’s right. You have to be courteous to people whose position is higher than yours.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_2"Roland(Servant)You can’t casually mention their name or speak before they do. You need permission for every little thing.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_3"Roland(Servant)Well, there are exceptions, strictly speaking… A high class person can theoretically lend the authority of their position to someone else, but it’s a rare case.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_4"Roland(Servant)Generally speaking, a Grade 1 Fixer is on the same position as a capo in their hierarchy.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_5"Roland(Servant)You can’t even make eye contact with a person whose class is higher than you… Neither of those Fingers are right in the head, I gotta say.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Roland_6"Angela(Library Director)I don’t know about that. I actually like the straightforwardness of it.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_4"Location: Library EntranceKalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Anyone sustained heavy injuries? We don’t need dead weight getting in our way.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_12"Katriel(Thumb Capo)I’m unharmed, sire.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_9-01"Boris(Thumb Capo)It wasn’t easy, though. The Index is a bothersome bunch, even just a Messenger can be a pain in the ass to deal with.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Boris_10-02"Denis(Thumb Capo)Those who don’t respect their superiors need to be taught a lesson in manners…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_5-06"Katriel(Thumb Capo)Are you going to be alright, sire? The words of that Messenger had a point, it may have been safer… and beneficial for the Thumb if you stayed in the base.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_10"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Shouldn’t you be worrying about your own safety first?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_13"Angela(Library Director)Greetings, dear guests.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_5"Angela(Library Director)I am Angela, the director and librarian of my role’s namesake.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_6"Katriel(Thumb Capo)That’s intriguing. I heard that the director of this place was a machine… but I suppose that’s not entirely true.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_11-01"Angela(Library Director)It’s rather irritating to hear you go on about whether I’m a machine or not right in front of my face, you know?Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_7"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)The ruling figure of a Star of the City stands at a higher echelon than a sottocapo such as myself…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_14"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)You ought to pay her due respect, Katriel.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_15"Katriel(Thumb Capo)…That was impolite of me. I’ll pay my price now.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_12-02"Katriel(Thumb Capo)Denis, please cut off my tongue.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Katriel_13"Denis(Thumb Capo)Okay…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Denis_6"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Katriel may not be flawless, but I appreciate how she’s quick to reflect on her mistakes.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_16"Kalo(Thumb Sottocapo)Please forgive our rudeness with this, madam.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Kalo_17"Angela(Library Director)Sigh… He was right about you all being sick in the head…Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_8"Angela(Library Director)May you find your book here, I suppose.Audio: "ch6_Thumb_ep2_Angela_9"
