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So we all need a break and some fun right? Anthony and I are going to try to eat an entire cake, and there's a really nice bakery cafe thing on Pine so everyone is also invited to try. I, personally, will take any bets from someone who can finish an entire cake. Any takers?

Also I will be drinking hot sauce and coffee since somebody won't leave me alone about it :|;;;; Who wants to miss that? No one wants to miss that. I'm sure I'll laugh about it in thirty years.

3PM, that one on Pine and 4th.

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No he seriously is waiting there at the cafe for anyone to join him. Because what is stupid adventures without friends?

But the more people come the better it is for the bakery owners, right? Totally. So grab a chair, get some coffee and let us all eat until we are sick. Just be prepared for commentary from the kid.]

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[That... is a little creepy.]

Why do you have that?

It's nothing you haven't given me.

You can't be too careful online. Like many, I just want to have a complete picture of who I'm talking to.

[Delicately, he takes his first bite of cake. His hands don't seem to work right; most of his fingers aren't moving or grasping, just his thumb and forefinger.]

But why are you keeping a record of this stuff? I mean... Why do you want my handwriting?

[He's very concerned.]

So I can recognize it.

[Like it's the most obvious thing in the world.]

Look... I'm a detective. I'm not with the police or anything, but I know that numbered people are in a certain amount of danger, and the more I know about each one, the better it is in case someone turns up missing. It's just a precaution.

I... don't think I'm going to go missing anytime soon. I mean, unless my parents drag me back to New York, anyway.

No one ever thinks they're going to go missing. Like I said, it's just a precaution. Everything is going to change after that snake thing.

What kind of bets were you expecting?

Normal dumb high school bets?

So, if I can't finish this cake, you want me to... what? Do something embarrassing and pointless?

... Nah. I just wanted to hang out with people.

You know... I'm all about convoluted plans, but sometimes it's easier to just be straightforward about things.

I told you exactly what I want. Are you going to commit to a bet, or not? I'm going to eat the cake either way, but I'd like to know upfront.

It's a lot easier to get people to come when you offer to do something stupid. It normally attracts the like-minded.

If you eat the whole cake, I made a commitment. I'll do it.

This might take awhile. Hanging out in the meantime isn't distasteful to me.

[Gee, aren't you lucky Matt. :| ]

I don't like eating in silence, though. Especially when someone's watching. It feels like I'm being exploited to indulge some kind of fetish, you know?

I don't think anyone's watching.

... So how many people do you have cards like this on, anyway?

I have this information outlined for around seventy. Don't worry, as soon as this card is complete, I'll destroy it after converting it to a cipher I created for the purpose.

[He's finished the equivalent of about one slice of cake by now.]

... Do they know you have it?

[His pause likely indicates it's a little more complicated than that.]

I don't ask permission to keep notes, or bring them up unnecessarily. But it's not a secret, if that's what you're asking.

It just seems a little invasive. That's all... [Even if it's just stuff offered up on the network.]

It's no different from keeping a journal or a log. You're familiar with that, of all people, right?

[Another bite of cake. He's determiend he'll do this if he makes himself ill.]

Did you ever consider just asking?

Yes. You can attest to that.

I mean--without the bets.

I make conversation and I write down some of what they tell me. This really isn't that complicated.

But if you want that specific information.... [He doesn't see why just asking isn't feasible. Then again, Matt is pretty sure he would've lied about a lot of things if he knew someone was keeping notes.]

If anything has convinced me it's the wrong way to go, it's this experience. I like cake, but you're giving me a massive headache.

You know, you didn't have to come. I'm just saying it's a lot easier to not spring it on people out of nowhere. You seem like a stalker.

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