July 6, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Charlie: The desk clerk said that he had a phone call while he was paying his bill, and got really angry at whoever was on the other end.
Chan: Did the clerk remember anything specific?
Charlie: I asked him that. He said he heard Stan say something like “Let me talk to her! I need to talk to her.”
Pedro: The clerk couldn’t remember a name?
Charlie: No, he couldn’t. All he could tell me was that Stan asked for the quickest way to the highway. Then he drove off.
Pedro: This makes no sense. Why would he take off like that, without calling you?
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July 5, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Charlie comes back to Pedro and Chan. She looks worried.
Pedro: Charlie, what’s wrong?
Charlie: I’ve been trying to get a hold of Stan. They tell me he left the inn.
Pedro: He’s probably on his way to meet us.
Charlie: I’m not sure.
Pedro: Why not?
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July 4, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: He was pulled abruptly from his last dig, without any warnings, any reason, and told he would be working in the classification department from now on.
Pedro: That’s strange. What dig was he working on at the time?
Chan: I’m not sure. He never told me exactly. He said it was classified.
Pedro: Classified? An archeaological dig? Where was it?
Tags: archaelogy, dig
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July 3, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: Yes. He now works in the offices of the Shanghai Museum.
Pedro: Why does that change his title? He’s still in the field, is he not?
Chan: Well, yes and no…
Pedro: What do you mean?
Tags: office
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July 2, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: My mother. Her bloodline is Nordic.
Pedro: I see. And how did you get into the cultural artifact field?
Chan: That, was my father. He was an archaelogist. Until recently.
Pedro: Until recently?
Tags: archaelogy
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July 1, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan:…Yes.
Pedro: Hum… Forgive me if I’m stereotyping you… but you don’t seem the Nordic type.
Chan (smiling): You’re right, I’m not. My background is Asian.
Pedro (smiling): That’s what I gathered. How did you become an expert in Norse culture?
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June 30, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: An anonymous buyer contacted the Norwegian authorities, looking for some information on a specific piece. The government thought it had the real artifact in the museum. Turned out not to be the case.
Pedro: How did they find out?
Chan: They sent a call to various experts in this field. Most did not recognize the fake, that is…
Pedro: That is… until you?…
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June 29, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: Yes. A few years ago, the Norwegian government started to track down some of its lost cultural artifacts.
Pedro: Why?
Chan: Counterfeit.
Pedro: Counterfeit?
Chan: Yes. They became aware that many supposedly authentic artifacts in museums around the world were, in fact, copies.
Pedro: How did they find that out?
Tags: artifacts
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June 28, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Chan: The Norse Institute. Department of Folklore.
Pedro: Is that a school? Do you teach there?
Chan: Sort of. I look after a collection of artifacts.
Pedro: A collection?
Tags: collection
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June 27, 2008 by pixeltheatre
Pedro: Maybe we should wait for Stan to join us before we go any further?
Charlie: I’ll give him a call.
She takes a few steps away while Pedro and Chan start walking down the alley.
Pedro: So, which Institute are you with, again?
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