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The Eternal Night #206

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A little black guy, probably not much above five feet tall, came through the door wearing a bright yellow Zoot Suit, which were actually banned in the state during the Second World War because the oversized suits were deemed unpatriotic in the age of rationing.

"Gen'lmens, gen'lmens!" he said as he bebopped up to us. "Ol' Jackie said he was sendin' me some talent fo' my new perduction!"

I stood up and stuck my hand out. "Hello, I'm Jacob Randall."

"Oooohhh! You gon' look good on film!" he said as he shook my hand and eyed me up and down...

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    Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

    Wowee! Now you could be a stand in! Don’t you get them there stars in your eyes too soon.

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    Christopher almost 3 years ago

    He's pretended to be someone else enough he could probably be a good actor. That was kind of what I was going for with this, showing the similarities between the acting profession and the detective business.

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    Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

    You’ve done it well, Christopher.

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