What word were you filed under before you spoke?

In La Metropole it is always raining, and a word can hold a door shut or swing it open. Here, whoever writes the definition holds the power — and everyone was filed under a word before they ever got to speak. Five choices. This names the word, not the person. You are always more than your definition; that is the whole case.

This names a word, not a person. You are always more than your definition — that is the point of the noir.