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[boardwalk_king]

You have power or you don't.

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[boardwalkking]

Is that so? You seem like the type to tell me all about it.

[boardwalk_king]

If you can't remember on your goddamn own, then yeah, I'm going to.

[boardwalkking]

Well, call me curious, then. What kind of power do you think you have? [David's grin is insolent. With his tattered clothes, he might be any poor worker off the street.]

[boardwalk_king]

[He sighs.]

Jesus Christ. The sort that doesn't stand there acting like a fucking child despite absolutely knowing better.

[boardwalkking]

That's just looks. Anyone with a fresh haircut and a cheap suit can pull that off. [David looks him over and laughs softly. The look is not complimentary.]

Bet you've never seen real power in your life.

[boardwalk_king]

[He rolls his eyes]

Can we cut the obvious psychological tricks? Honestly, I get that kind of shit from enough people.

'Real power', give me a break.

[boardwalkking]

Real. Power.

You think you're the only one who holds lives in his hands?

[boardwalk_king]

It's not about lives. There's deeper things than that.

[boardwalkking]

What? Money? Political power? [David scoffs. He gestures around them.]

All of this? It won't last. I was there when the big one hit San Francisco. Hottest resort on the west coast took a header, right into the fault. It took all those rich and powerful people with it. Now I'm here, and they're all dead.

[boardwalk_king]

And sooner or later, nothing does.

[Then, irritated]

What is this with the lasting-forever shit? It's part of the shtick, but for crying out loud give it a break.