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[recognize_an_opportunity]

[If he'd ever figured out how to filter these videos, he might have filtered it to just casino employees, but as it is, he's making this one public to the network. He looks tired and somewhere between sad and perturbed.]

I just wanted to let everyone know that it looks like Ruby's gone. She never showed up for her shifts at the casino, and I can't find her anywhere. Maybe she'll be back. Maybe not.

[This actually seems to be getting to him.]

On another, unrelated note, does anyone else seem to have some kind of strange new... decoration on their clothes?

[He tilts the camera down to show a patch on his vest with an "M" on it. What that M might stand for is anyone's guess.]

Not sure what it means, but I'm guessing it's a curse. Just like everything else around here.

[[OOC: Yes, Meyer is both sad about the loss of one of his employees, and cursed with the Scarlet Letter curse. Not a good day. Obviously that means you need to bother him.]]

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[deadmanbusiness]

She's gone?

[Stupid statement of surprise.]

[recognize_an_opportunity]

So it appears. I hope it's not the case, but at the moment, I see no other possible explanation.

[deadmanbusiness]

Yeah. She wouldn't just not show up without letting anyone know.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

No, she wouldn't. She's not in her apartment, either. I think it's safe to say she's gone.

[deadmanbusiness]

I hope she's gone home somewhere nice.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

She'll probably be happy to get back to New York and back to her career, yeah.

[deadmanbusiness]

Well I hope so.

As for the letter... Maybe it stands for Meyer?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

It seems a little... obvious for the City to arbitrarily begin labeling things with my initials.

[deadmanbusiness]

Sometimes this place is as subtle as bricks on the head.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I think there's probably more to it than it standing for my name.

[Although he can hope...]

[deadmanbusiness]

Murderous munchkin?

[He's kidding.]

[recognize_an_opportunity]

There're a lot of M words in the dictionary.

[He knows you're kidding, Theo, but regardless. 'Murder' is the first word that occurred to him, as well.]

[deadmanbusiness]

[It wouldn't phase Theo a bit to know about the whole murder thing...]

Meriting midget maligning maestros?

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[candothat]

That's a shame, about Ruby. I hope she will return.

Does the letter mean anything to you?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

It'd probably be better for her career if she didn't return.

[That doesn't mean he doesn't wish she would anyway, though.]

The only thing I can think of is the obvious literary reference.

[Why yes, he's read The Scarlet Letter.]

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[candothat]

What literary reference is that?

[Maybe The Scarlet Letter is still taught to schoolchildren in the future, but Chekov's education was rather unique. Perhaps if it had been written in Russia...]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

The Scarlet Letter. Basic idea is that a woman is found guilty of committing adultery and has to wear the letter A on her dress to let everyone know what she did. I never did like that book much.

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[candothat]

And what would your letter mean?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe it just stands for my name.

[That would be nice, but unlikely.]

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[candothat]

While you are guilty of having your name, I doubt the City would want to tell us that.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Maybe they think it's a stupid name and want to shame me for it.

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[candothat]

It isn't that bad.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Well, that's a ringing endorsement if I ever heard one.

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[candothat]

You're very welcome.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Anyway, if you have any good guesses about what the letter might mean, I hope you'll let me know. I admit, it has me stumped.

[Because it could mean so many things.]