Tag: xiu-xiu lo pan
#3: The Recorder
We live to serve.
We live to watch.
We live to record the facts. Facts cannot be changed. Facts cannot be obscured. Facts are black. Facts are white.
Humans can change as they see fit. Humans can change to make themselves what they are not. Humans are not black. Humans are not white. Humans are grey.
We live to record the facts. Humans think that we live to serve them. We live to serve the facts.
We serve the facts. We serve the truth. We watch. We record. We are watching you.
#2: Dahlia
“AUDIO CASE FILE:Â 11-1126
Philip Chandler, Chandler and Lo Pan Investigations
SUBJECT:Â ‘Dahlia’
‘Dahlia’ is a woman in her late twenties. She is tall - maybe 5’9”? – with jet black hair down to her shoulders.  She’s well-dressed and, from what I cna see so far, chooses designers and outfits that enhance her figure.
‘Dahlia’ has just recently approached this office to help her recover her memories – she claims that she has severe amnesia, and cannot remember anything about her past. This includes her full name, her age, where she lives.Â
Note regarding the earlier statement about hair color: is looks a little too close to true black. There are no signs of varying shades, which indicates that either her hair has been dyed, or it’s not real. In either case, finding out the source of this could help in learning more about her true identity.
The earliest memory she has is from four days ago, when she woke up in a hotel suite. From her description, it sounds as if she was in the Sands, which means she either has money, or she knows – or, frankly, knew – people who do.
She was also able to pay the standard retainer, up-front, in cash. To date, she has no recollection of how or why she was carrying ten thousand dollars on her.
I have no idea what I can find out, since the thumbprint I took off of her drinking glass after she left didn’t ping any databases. Everybody’s in at least one database, so who the hell is she?
The good news – for now – is that she came to the office while Xiu-Xiu was out; with her looks and all, he’d have been tripping all over his god-damned self. Better keep this case close to the vest for now, and not let the two of them meet. I don’t know what I’d be more afraid of if that happens – Xiu-Xiu spraining his tongue, or Xiu-Xiu embarrassing this whole office.
#1: Xiu-Xiu Lo Pan
Xiu-Xiu (pronounced “Choo-Choo”) Lo Pan is a Chinese-American private detective in an alternative Las Vegas that looks more Blade Runner than Sin City. Taking his styling cues from Dean Martin, Xiu-Xiu is usually seen with his thin tie, french-cuffed shirt, black suit with a shawl-collared jacket, pompadoured hair and an eternal cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. Everything about him – his look, his attitude, his manner of speaking – seems to have evolved from the Rat Pack era.
Currently, Xiu-Xiu is trying to solve the murder of his business partner, while simultaneously trying to close the case his partner took on just before he died:Â help a woman named Dahlia remember who she is and how she lost her memory.
As he works to find the answers to both cases, he finds himself stymied in each direction by a man with no eyes, a robot slavery ring, and corrupt police – and realizes that they may all be connected.
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