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Gabriel was waiting to kill his best friend. People who saw what he was doing were angry at him, but nobody called the police. Why?

Is his best friend human?

“Kill” in a competition?
“Kill” in an electronic messaging system, i. e. put him or her on ignore?

Is his best friend also a romantic interest?

Gabriel was waiting to kill his best friend. People who saw what he was doing were angry at him, but nobody called the police. Why?

YES

never mind

Did the friend know Gabriel was waiting to kill him?

Were the police/law enforcement already present?

Gabriel was the police. He had been an undercover cop in the mob for years and grew close to his best friend. But he was outed as a cop, and his best friend was now coming to kill him. Gabriel had to take him down first.

Were Gabe and his friend playing a game?

Gabriel was waiting to kill his best friend. People who saw what he was doing were angry at him, but nobody called the police. Why?

So does “kill” refer to his friend’s elimination from a (non-competitive) game?

Was it a video game?
A tabletop game?
Indoor physical activity (“Sport” sounds competitive)?
Outdoor physical activity?

Gabriel was waiting to kill his best friend. People who saw what he was doing were angry at him, but nobody called the police. Why?

Was it a role-playing game (in a broad sense)?
Was it a sandbox game?

Was Gabriel cheating?

Gabriel was waiting to kill his best friend. People who saw what he was doing were angry at him, but nobody called the police. Why?

Was the “kill” the death of an avatar or other representation of a creature within the game?

True or false: He was attempting to “kill” his friend by using some method which is permitted within the game, but which is widely regarded by the player community as being unfair or usporting, and that’s the reason why people were upset with him.

Yes. At this point that’s the whole thing: Gabriel is playing a First Person Shooter with some friends, and he intends to Spawn Camp, or waiti in front of the point where a character is supposed to appear, to get an easy kill. That’s allowed by game rules, but considered poor form by the players.

**Fred just missed out on a great new job. If he had only gone to the bathroom, he might have gotten it. What happened?
**

Was he interviewed?
Was the bathroom in question at the interview location?
Is the specific job relevant?

**Fred just missed out on a great new job. If he had only gone to the bathroom, he might have gotten it. What happened?
**

Was Fred aware of the job offer?
Did he send an application?

Was there something to read in the bathroom?
Something to hear?
Something to smell?