Gunslinger Bink
Chapter 24: Roles of the Players
Down below, not far from the Cafe, a little scene is playing out that is not intended to surprise any watchers; specifically, Arik, Fernando, Chip, Gadget, Dale, Hondo, Jeanette, Sinclair, Midnight, and DOS are seen going to watch a film at a nearby movie house.
Technically, they're Protocol 7 clones, generated for the express purpose of creating a believable alibi and diverting suspicion, but that's not exactly easy to tell.
There are little hints; the way no more than one of them ever seems to speak at any given time, the way none of them order any food or drink or visit the toilets at any point, and the way that when any one is doing anything particularly complex, such as trying to find ten unoccupied seats near each other, the others all seem rather oblivious to their surroundings; but these are hints that are generally only seen if one is looking for them.
To the casual observer, it simply looks like a group of rodents or some other creatures going to the cinema, and that is exactly how it is intended to look.
