Talking the Talk [Glossary]:

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96548 -- What an Officer says over their radio when they've apprehended a wanted man or woman. "Code nine, six, five, four, eight. Be advised: We're bringing the suspect into the station." More Hooligan types use this as a slang term to say that a person is wanted. "He's a nine, six, five, four, eight."

big bad red, the -- This disease started as something akin to the common flu, and became progressively worse each year. The second year, the flu symptoms were accompanied by little red dots all over the body. The third year, there was a reportedly higher fever along with the sickness. The fourth year, it was remotely stable, having been pushed back with a mixture of different inoculations, and lots of rest. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eight years, the sickness continued to be stable, and might've even dwindled a little bit. It was the quiet before the storm. The sickness re-erupted as a disease: People contracted it by trading bodily fluids. New symptoms included a bright red rash all over the body, and an increasingly high fever. During years nine, ten, and eleven of the outbreak, the disease's symptoms only became worse--people clawing at their skin to try and relieve the pressure and heat underneath, rabid foaming at the mouth, shaking, and increased violence. Pretty soon, there was nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, and every scientist in the country was looking for a cure that didn't involve putting a bullet in the head of a loved one. When one was discovered, it turned out to be very high-cost. The lesser-men of the nation couldn't get their hands on inoculations as easily as the more rich men. This led to an increase in basement inventors and scientists [see 'basement brewers'] working together in an attempt to find a better, less-costly cure for the Big Bad Red. They say that the new strain is airborne. Might want to buy yourself a gasmask, huh?

black -- That's the color of a police officer's uniform, dolls and cats. And don't you forget it. Watch your back when you're headed down them streets, young bloods, especially in the Black Stick District. You know they raid heavy near the police station, and you know if they catch you, you'll be wakin' up with bruises. Unless you grease their filthy pig palms. But we all know you don't have enough money to do that. If it's black? You ain't comin' back. Not for a while, baby.

black magick -- The Voo Doo King Bones's been cooking something up from that book of spells he's got. And, baby, it's the sweetest thing you've ever tasted. And you'll never be able to get enough of it. The bad thing about this drug is that its addiction rate is zero to addicted flat. You try it, once? You're an addict. It doesn't take long for the drug to start working at the mind. Some of the most common side effects are paranoia and schizophrenia.

black sticks -- What people call police officers. This name is derived from the 'Black Stick Police Department'.

cruisers -- The shiny blue and white hover cars [and their motorcycle counterparts] that the Black Sticks drive.

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'droids -- Androids. These robots are government issued to the police department, and they do late-night rooftop patrols. Their most noticeable feature is the set of glowing blue 'eyes' in their gas-mask shaped heads. They make a soft whirring noise, and, when they move, their joints go 'zzzt' 'zzzt' 'zzzt'. Steam pours from the cooling vents on the sides of their heads, inside of their mouths, on their shoulders, and in their chest/back area. This gives an impression of a gray fog rolling down the side of buildings, or out over the streets that the androids are patrolling. There's a charging system inside of the chest cavity of the robots which is vulnerable to electric shock. Taking a taser/cattle prod/something that gives off an electric charge to the android's charge-port will send the robot into a 'seizure', giving the person being attacked enough time to shoot the robot, or turn and run for their lives. It's not a good idea to purposely get close enough to shock an android, so shocking should be a last-ditch effort at escape. If you do manage to send a 'droid into seizure, be sure to crack open the skull and remove the memory disk.

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gray -- You're sure to hear buzzing whenever these 'droids are hammering up behind you, or slinking along on the rooftops, watching you. Gray? That's what color of the metal they're made out of. Don't think you're paranoid. Those shadows that you're seeing, and the little flashes of light in the darkness? Those glowing blue eyes? That eerie mist rolling out? They're definitely watching every move that you make. You see or sense these bastards honing in on you? You better start running, or get yourself a taser and hit them in the right spot. They'll be out like a light in no time flat. Don't forget to remove the memory disk.

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narc stubs -- Black and White Sticks have narc stubs. Narc stubs can be used for food and supplies in Tin Cans R' Us and the Salvation Urination Army in the shanty town. How do you get a narc stub? You tell the nearest Stick about crimes going down.

nargtf -- Nuclear and Robo Genetic Construction and Testing Facilities. These three factories house deadly/unstable chemicals, and the latest advances in genetic and robotic technology. Scientists and their supervisors toil away in big glass and metal rooms, safe inside of their biohazard suits. These are the people with the power to make the weapons that kill entire nations, robots that are here 'only to serve', and inoculations that heal the rich. That's right--heal the rich. And only the rich. Money's more important to this Government Funded Agency than the health and well-being of the lesser citizens. It shouldn't be, of course, and the presidential are doing "everything in their power, to bring down this corruption! We won't stand for this!" But, you and I both know they're only saying that to save face and get your vote... Not that your vote really matters. I.E. "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? I don't know, Brain, how are we going to convince all of those people that the NaRGCaTF is there to help them, and that the goverment actually cares what they think...? No, you fool! I'm pondering the same thing that I ponder every night! How to take over the worl-- Actually, Pinky... That's not a bad idea!"

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red -- A person who has contracted the Big Bad Red. Noticeable traits are exposed muscle from clawing at flesh, a red rash all over the body, and severely increased violence brought on by the swelling of the brain.

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sae -- Shoot, avoid, evade. 'Shoot, avoid, evade' is a term coined by Android Bill, who says these are the best ways to take care of reds, blacks, and grays. If you see a red, shoot it. You should never, ever, see a black, because you should be that good at avoiding them. Grays are impossible to avoid, and while evading them is hard, it's your only option. The little semi-rhyme that goes with SAE? "Shoot, avoid, evade. Reds, blacks, and grays."

slumming -- When a Fat Cat kid goes into the Slums, or some place equally as dangerous, in hopes of getting a thrill, a tentacle, or a knife-wound to show off at school, later. Slumming is also used to 'kick it to the man'... because leaving your condo and strolling down to the Power Plant will really show them who's boss! "Yeah. I hear that picnicking by the windmills near the Power Plant's all the rage, these days. Anybody up for it?"

underground -- An adjective used to describe anything pertaining to 'Uproar', the group, not the time in history.

uproar -- The riot that happened direclty after the government converted to communism and said that they wouldn't be able to provide inoculations for the less-endowed. The nation hasn't quite healed from it, and it only made the rift between the rich people and the working class that much bigger. This term is also a noun which means a group of 'underground' people.

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voo doo wars -- Get the fuck outta that alleyway, man, unless you want to wind up an eyeless corpse against the wall. A gathering of five or more Voo Doo Wannabes that split up to different sides of an alley means you should break that basement window, man, and duck for cover. They throw those glass shards that hang around their necks on the ground, and fill the air with thick gray smoke - noxious stuff, try not to breathe - and start stabbing out the eyes of anyone in reach, even, and sometimes especially, their own sect mates. The more experienced wannabes bring out the baseball bats with their coating of disease ridden glass shards, and start swinging like drunken maniacs.

white stick -- The rarest of rare uncorrupted cop who actually cares about crimes being committed against the common man. The only distinguishable difference is the handles of their sticks are white. Most white sticks are stuck to desk jobs, because they give their black stick brethren a bad rep. Just don't count on them for much more than free narc stubs and your bully getting hauled off instead of you. They are still cops, after all.

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