brasserie mission

Episode 639 - July 20, 2012
How to Pronounce RSVP
"I can't RSVP until I have a disguise."
"A: What does RSVP really mean?"
"B: RSVP? Let's go to France to find out."

Episode 640 - July 21, 2012
How to Pronounce Brasserie
"We arrived at the brasserie dressed as caterers."
"A: I've never been to such an upscale brasserie."
"B: Brasserie etiquette should be the least of your concerns, Franco"

Episode 641 - July 22, 2012
How to Pronounce Svelte
"Her svelte figure caught the minister's eye, just as Chief predicted."
"A: You're looking svelte in that jumpsuit."
"B: Svelte or not, it's the itchiest thing I've ever worn."

Episode 642 - July 23, 2012 (POSSIBLE?)
How to Pronounce Lucky
"Jackie was lucky no one picked up on his accent."
"A: 7 is a lucky number."
"B: There's one number that is the opposite of lucky."

Episode 643 - July 24, 2012 (LIKELY)
How to Pronounce Pepperoncini
"She served pepperoncini with a tight smile as I photographed documents in the kitchen."
"A: You need more than just pepperoncini for a meal."
"B: I'm hungry for crunchy Tuscan pepperoncini."

Episode 654 - August 4, 2012
How to Pronounce Champagne
"I finished the last of the now-warm champagne and said goodnight."
"A: Champagne with ham? What a fantastic pairing!"
"B: That's not champagne, Franco ... it's sparkling wine."

Episode 644 - July 25, 2012
How to Pronounce Merlot
"The minister recoils from the gaudy Merlot pairing ... is our cover blown?"
"A: This Merlot reminds me of my youth."
"B: This Merlot reminds me of the City of Dream."

Episode 653 - August 3, 2012
How to Pronounce Lasso
"Chief, who had posed as a waiter, said Lasso had been seated at the president's table."
"A: Lasso jumped out the window and landed on his motorbike."
"B: They're never gonna catch a kid like Lasso."

Episode 670 - August 27, 2012 (MENTIONS SOUP AND FRANCO, POSSIBLY CONNECTED)
How to Pronounce Okay
"'Okay,' I said, 'let's split it.'"
"A: Is everything okay, Franco?"
"B: Everything is okay except my soup, which has something in it."

Episode 680 - September 8, 2012
How to Pronounce American Accent
"I hoped they wouldn't notice my American accent."
"A: Was it my American accent that gave me away?"
"B: It wasn't your American accent ... it was your poor taste in sculpture"


--- (PRESUMABLY THE NIGHT AFTER) *this may also mean that they were all hiking by the next day (could indicate location?)
Episode 693 - September 23, 2012
How to Pronounce Ouroboros
"Sixth, why had the minister sketched an ouroboros on his napkin last night?"
"A: Of course her parents don't approve -- he has an ouroboros tattoo."
"B: Forget the ouroboros tattoo; they don't approve because he's an alchemist."

(( SPECULATION: It /roughly/ appears that the team, consisting of the narrator, 'her', Jackie, Lasso (led by Chief who may/may not have been present) traveled to France where they enlisted Franco, and maybe Henri (I assume they're in France due to the French names and the term Brasserie), and infiltrated a French Brasserie disguised as staff, presumably to get information from the minister (or possibly even assassinate the president- it's been discussed). The mission evidently went badly, they had to hide their american accents and feign knowledge of wine/sculpture and didn't do well. Because of the milk argument video today (53) this mission probably happened on May 10th, and was the 'something terrible' that happened mentioned in "How to Say Dates in English". The team apparently had an argument about milk that the minister overheard, blowing their cover and failing the mission.
The minister seems to have covert info about whatever the team are looking for, and maybe him drawing the ouroboros was an indicator of that.))