I'm in a real hurry, could you please let me cut in?

If I let you in ahead of me, I won't live to see next spring!

Why?

Can't you see? I’m thirty kilos underweight! Here, look at my papers! If they don't give me some vouchers for a high-calorie diet soon, they'll be receiving a complaint from a very unsatisfied pile of bones...

Responses

Help him

Evan Redgrave

Show me your papers. Maybe I can help.

Yes, of course. Here, look...

Move him aside

Evan Redgrave

Well, while you figure out whether you’re going to stand or lie there, I’m going through.

Go and steal something!

Evan Redgrave

What?

I said I'm not giving you any money, so go and steal something, beggar!

Responses

Threaten him

Evan Redgrave

Have you ever though that someone might make you answer for words like that?

Answer to you, scumbag? Go and steal something, I said!

Bribe

Evan Redgrave

I already have! Do you want me to share?

Now you're talking...

Go and steal something, I say!

And why should I let you through?

Evan Redgrave

Because people should help each other!

Just what kind of people, I wonder? And what do you mean “help”?

Responses

Explain

Evan Redgrave

We’re all citizens of the same country, we live under the same sky, breathe the same air…

And that's why you think I owe you something? No, mister. I’m not agreeing to that...

Talk nonsense

Evan Redgrave

Don't you know of the law of the singularity of twisted internal properties?

Uh... Sorry, what?

Evan Redgrave

Well, you should look it up, then! You think about that for now, and just I'll go on ahead, okay?

No need to be rude, young man…

Evan Redgrave

Why do you say I'm rude?

Your eyes tell me that you want to cut in line, even though there’s a fragile and defenseless girl right in front of you!

Ah, what happened to all the good men?!

Responses

Mock her

Evan Redgrave

Fragile and defenseless? You? Don’t make me laugh!

What? How dare you talk to me like that, you freak!

Compliment

Evan Redgrave

I’m sorry. It’s just... When I stand behind you, I’m so overcome by what I see in front of me that I completely lose my head... Unfortunately, I still need it for a meeting with my boss…

You’re a naughty one, trying to flatter me like that! You’re lucky I have some free time... I couldn’t let you get into trouble because of me, could I?

Young man! The fact that you’re in a hurry is no reason to break with established order.

Evan Redgrave

But I'm really in a hurry!

And that just emphasizes your lack of discipline! Looks like your supervisor from the Ministry of Labor isn't worth their salt! We didn't tolerate that sort of thing back in my day!

Responses

Insult

Evan Redgrave

Well, you must have been worth your salt if you managed to get a fat ass like that!

What?! How dare you, boy! I'm an honored worker of the Ministry! I have 50 years of experience! I remember the Leader when he was still young!

Lie convincingly

Evan Redgrave

You’re wrong! My supervisor is a wonderful person! He's just waiting for me to bring him some papers so that he can file a report. That's why I'm in a hurry! I can't let him down!

Why didn't you just say so? Go ahead!

I'm also in a hurry!

Evan Redgrave

But I'm really in a hurry!

I have urgent business, too! But you don't see me trying to cut in line!

Evan Redgrave

Maybe we should toss a coin?

Fine, why not? What do you choose?