Titus Hardie, leader of the militant union wing Hardie Boys. Mass dialogue + Gardener and Boys: 1) Admit they lynched the man because of a rape. 2) WHITE: Rhetoric to get them to tell you Klaasje was victim (Evrart makes easier -- leads to Klaasje, Klaasje betrays) 3) React to Klaasje's betrayal 4) WHITE: Suggestion to get them to counterbetray and reveal Assassination 5) something to get them to reveal Instigator (Ruby)
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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1 | None |
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2 | Authority | He's used to giving orders and having them obeyed immediately. You should not indulge him. |
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3 | You | Cross your arms. | Variable["whirling.hardie_intro_drama_thou_Art_high_born"] == false |
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4 | You | "We need to talk about the man hanged out back." | Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] |
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5 | You | "First, we need to talk about your attitude." |
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6 | Titus Hardie |
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7 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_hub_reached"] |
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8 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_hub_reached"]) == false |
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9 | Titus Hardie | "Looks like the circus left town, but the clowns are still here." Titus does not look particularly happy to see you. |
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10 | Titus Hardie | "You hear that, boys?" The man looks around. "Looks like the RCM sent us a big dick cop." |
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11 | Titus Hardie | "*You don't get to tell me what to do*." He impersonates you. The crowd laughs again... |
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12 | None |
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13 | Shanky | "What, is he fucking kidding...? This guy high or something?" The little guy looks at his mates in disbelief. |
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14 | Glen | "Hey asshole, up here! We're talking to you!" |
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15 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We're looking for Titus Hardie." The lieutenant turns to the broad-shouldered man at the end of the table. |
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16 | You | Don't say anything yet. |
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17 | Glen | "Hey... HEY, DIPSHIT!!! You hard of hearing or something?! The bossman is talking to you!" |
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18 | You | Scan the room. | Variable["yard.did_viscal_after_scanning_room"] == false |
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19 | You | Take an aggressive step closer. | Variable["whirling.hardie_intro_half_light_step_closer"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardies_lock_physical_confrontation_after_passing_the_branch"] == false |
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20 | You | "I'm going to take off now." [Leave.] |
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21 | Titus Hardie |
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22 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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23 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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24 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Detective." The lieutenant acknowledges you with a sharp note. He's leaving it to you. |
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25 | Titus Hardie |
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26 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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27 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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28 | Titus Hardie | The room is silent. The leader does not flinch. |
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29 | You | Present a solid theory about why Ruby could've done it. | Variable["whirling.hardie_form_a_theory_to_implicate_ruby"] == true and Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false |
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30 | You | "Okay, I talked to Klaasje. Now I need to talk to Ruby." | Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_form_a_theory_to_implicate_ruby"] == false |
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31 | Titus Hardie | "Why?" He leans back and regards you with curiosity. |
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32 | You | "I'm going to level with you. She's the next link in the chain that leads me to the mercenary's killer." |
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33 | Glen | "Hey, I don't... oh, okay..." Glen bursts out laughing. "Yeah, take me!" |
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34 | Titus Hardie | "Sounds like you're *making* her a suspect in this. Not on my watch you're not." |
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35 | Titus Hardie | "Ruby's one of us. We're not gonna throw her under your Moralintern steamroller, fuck that shit!" |
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36 | Shanky | "And fuck you too, moral-f*g!" He throws a glance at Titus as the last syllable leaves his lips. The big guy sighs. |
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37 | Titus Hardie | "That's *nothing*, that's just legalese. You don't even have a *sound theory*." He crosses his arms. "I don't wanna be rude, but we're trying to get some R&R here. Think you could fuck off now?" |
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38 | None |
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39 | Composure | He and his men carry themselves like giants. You'll need to prove your mettle to be taken seriously. |
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40 | You | "Look, I need to pin this on someone and I've decided to pin this on her." |
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41 | You | "I have seen her in a laudanum-induced delirium. The paranormal instinct whispers her name into my ear." |
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42 | You | "I suspect she killed the victim -- that's why." |
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43 | Titus Hardie | "That's not nearly enough. I don't wanna be *rude*, but we kinda have our own thing going here. Unless you got a *sound theory* implicating Ruby I think you should just take off." |
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44 | You | "A civil war is brewing and the only way to prevent it is to solve the murder. That means talking to Ruby." | Variable["pier.joyce_said_there_will_be_a_tribunal"] == true |
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45 | You | "She is a suspect in another case I'm investigating. A drug smuggling." | Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true or Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"] == true |
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46 | Titus Hardie |
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47 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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48 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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49 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ruby is missing. If you hide from the police in a murder investigation you become a suspect. You know how it works, guys." |
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50 | You | "She is missing, and if you hide from the police in a murder investigation you become a suspect. That's how it works, guys." |
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51 | You | The chatter is too inane to reach your ears: Raise your chin and gaze into the distance like a prince. | Variable["whirling.hardie_intro_drama_thou_Art_high_born"] == true |
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52 | Drama | Do not let their squeals disturb your serenity. These are but simple peasants, sire. |
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53 | You | "Let's go over the rape victim again." | Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje"] == true and Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje_done"] == false |
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54 | Titus Hardie | "Again? Seriously, man..." He shakes his head. "Fine, fire away." |
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55 | Titus Hardie | "Fuck!" The big man's eyes and veins bulge. "I knew that fucking whore couldn't be trusted!" |
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56 | Elizabeth | "For the record..." she steps in, forcefully. "Titus Hardie did not explicitly specify the *victim* as a whore. Nor did he say anything about trusting her." |
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57 | You | "Klaasje says she wasn't raped." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rapehub_reached"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_jumped_off_the_lie_addmitance_train_prematurely"] == false and Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje_done"] == false |
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58 | Alain | "She's just in denial, asshole. You don't understand the *traumatic experience*. She's shutting down. And she doesn't fucking trust you." |
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59 | Shanky | "Yes, she's crazy, you know," the rat-faced man says carefully. "A crazy-bitch -- you know the type. She's fucked up." |
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60 | Titus Hardie | "Oh, shut up and stay out of this, Liz!" He turns back to you. "He raped her. He was out of his fucking mind. You have no idea!" |
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61 | None |
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62 | Rhetoric | There's *a lot* of questions. If you ask them now they'll just keep bringing up the tape. Listen to it and they'll have nothing to hide behind. |
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63 | None |
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64 | You | "Where did you get this tape?" |
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65 | Titus Hardie | "Here, jerkwad!" He slams an audiotape on the table. "Listen to this shit, and then come back and tell me the *Soldier of the Apocalypse* was an innocent man." |
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66 | You | "So what's on this tape?" |
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67 | Alain | "Show it to him, T." He turns to Titus, who's still breathing heavily. "What's the harm, right?" |
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68 | Alain | "Look, copper." The tattooed man snaps his fingers to get your attention. "We know the dead fuck was a rapist and a killer. We got him confessing to it on tape." |
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69 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I'm sure we can find a tape player," the lieutenant whispers. |
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70 | Titus Hardie | "What's on it? We call it the Doorgunner Megamix. You'll know why, once you listen to it." |
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71 | You | "Where can I listen to this?" |
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72 | Shanky | "'Where can I listen to this?'" he mocks you. "Why don't you try shoving it up your ass, genius?!" |
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73 | Titus Hardie |
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74 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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75 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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76 | Glen | "Yeah, play it with your ass, COCKSUCKER!" His voice echoes like thunder in the small room. |
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77 | Titus Hardie |
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78 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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79 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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80 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I'm sure we can find a tape player. It's not a problem," he repeats calmly in a hushed voice. |
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81 | Titus Hardie | "Okay, okay... easy, fellows. Give the guy a break. He's obviously one of god's special people." |
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82 | None |
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83 | You | "A few more things about the tape before I go listen to it..." | Variable["whirling.hardie_tapehub_reached"] == true and Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape"] == true and Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape_done"] == false |
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84 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah? What about it?" |
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85 | None |
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86 | Titus Hardie |
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87 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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88 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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89 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Wh-why would you say that?" He turns to Titus. "Ruby is just the next logical link in the investigation. If we can talk to her we can *eliminate* her as a suspect." |
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90 | Titus Hardie | "Oh, you need a scapegoat?" The tension leaves Titus' voice. "Why didn't you just say so to begin with, buddy? Here, have Glen here!" |
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91 | Eugene | "No, man," Eugene raises his hand. "Pin it on me and frame me good, mister Law!" |
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92 | Elizabeth | "Stop it. This is a waste of everyone's time." She sounds agitated. "I think we have already established that you're not going to single anyone out." |
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93 | None |
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94 | Titus Hardie | "Sounds like you wanna push this steamin' pile of shit on *anyone* -- and now you've picked Ruby. Well, not on my watch you won't." |
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95 | Titus Hardie |
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96 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] |
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97 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"]) == false |
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98 | None |
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99 | Physical Instrument | Get *further* in there. Escalate. |
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100 | You | Tilt your head from side to side, cracking your neck. |
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101 | Titus Hardie | "What the fuck is this?" He gets up in your face. "You wanna fuck with me?!" |
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102 | None |
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103 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, what?" |
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104 | You | "I want to go over a few things regarding Ruby's disappearance again." | Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] |
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105 | You | De-escalate. |
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106 | Titus Hardie | "What are you looking at, copper?" He cracks his neck. |
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107 | You | Shift your centre of balance from one leg to another. |
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108 | Titus Hardie | His eyes narrow. His right hand starts tapping a quick little rhythm on his thigh: tap tap tap. |
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109 | Physical Instrument | This guy's tough... get the eye-twitch going. You need to look *scary*. |
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110 | Titus Hardie | *What do you think you're doing?* you hear, but his mouth isn't moving. It's the tension in his shoulders speaking. |
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111 | You | What are *you* doing? |
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112 | None |
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113 | Titus Hardie | *I can do this all night long*, his clenched fists say, their knuckles turning white. *I'm young. You're fifty thousand years old*. |
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114 | You | "I'll go listen to the tape." | Variable["whirling.hardie_tapehub_left_once"] == true |
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115 | Titus Hardie | "You do that, lawman." |
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116 | None |
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117 | None |
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118 | You | Engage eye-twitch. |
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119 | Esprit de Corps | Precinct 57th's finest scans the room, leaving the speaking to you: He trusts you -- maybe against his better judgement, but he does. |
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120 | Titus Hardie | "This is where you say your bit." A broad-shouldered man points at you with a beer can. |
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121 | Titus Hardie |
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122 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.gardener_main_hub_reached"] |
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123 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.gardener_main_hub_reached"]) == false |
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124 | Elizabeth | "Over here!" She snaps her fingers. |
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125 | None |
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126 | You | "We need to talk about the man hanged out back." | Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] == false |
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127 | Shanky | "You sure took your time, huh?" He looks to Titus for approval. "Waited for him to get real ripe and pretty for you?" |
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128 | Titus Hardie | "Oh, this is about him?" He looks around. "A real looker, that one..." |
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129 | Glen | "Oh, he was a real pretty boy, hanging up there... Letting out that *pretty-boy smell*." |
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130 | Titus Hardie | "I can't for the life of me understand why you did it." He spreads his arms. "I mean... I would have just left him up there. You must really like cleaning up other people's shit." |
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131 | Titus Hardie | "Easy, boys... These janitors have a helluva job cut out for them. I mean, I wouldn't go in there for a million..." He slaps his forehead. |
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132 | Titus Hardie | "Oh, this is about him?" He looks around. "A real looker, that one..." |
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133 | Shanky | "You're sure taking your time. Waiting for him to get ripe and pretty for you, huh?" |
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134 | Glen | "Oh, he's a real pretty boy by now. REAL hot stuff!" Glen nods along. "Letting out that *pretty-boy smell*." |
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135 | Shanky | "TIME TO GO TO WORK IN THE SHIT FACTORY!!!" |
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136 | Elizabeth | "You might want to start asking your questions now. It's not going to get better than this." |
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137 | Physical Instrument | Questions? To hell with that. Get right up in the big dick's face -- physical confrontation. |
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138 | Suggestion | These guys are so macho they're ready to confess to first-degree murder. Ask if it was them. |
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139 | Titus Hardie |
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140 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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141 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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142 | Titus Hardie | "Wow... the RCM sent us some *big dick cops*." |
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143 | Shanky | "Yeah, look at the big dick on that cop. Can't tell a dick that big what to do." |
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144 | Glen | "Yeah, gave them real nice big dicks." |
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145 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah... Khm, anyways..." He wraps it up. |
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146 | Alain | "Must be something in the water in Jamrock," he says thoughtfully. |
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147 | Alain | "*Real* big dick cops... Look at them! Reckless, swinging in the wind." |
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148 | Titus Hardie | "The coppernado is back..." He smirks. "What do you want?" |
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149 | Titus Hardie | "Look, the insane police officer is back." He takes a sip of his beer. |
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150 | Titus Hardie | "The clowns are still hanging around... What is it now?" |
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151 | Titus Hardie | "It's you again..." He acknowledges you gruffly. "What is it?" |
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152 | Titus Hardie | "One lonesome clown... What a sad sight." He sighs. "What do you want?" |
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153 | Titus Hardie | "Just dragged her away, huh? Stone cold..." He's still looking at the front door. "Didn't think you had it in you..." |
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154 | None |
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155 | None |
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156 | None |
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157 | You | "I didn't have what in me? To arrest her?" |
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158 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, you ruthless son of a bitch." He nods approvingly. "I certainly didn't have it in me -- I always let the pretty ones go. I'm soft like that." |
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159 | Titus Hardie |
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160 | Titus Hardie | Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"] |
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161 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]) == false |
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162 | Titus Hardie |
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163 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_altgreet_klaasje_arrested"] |
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164 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_altgreet_klaasje_arrested"]) == false |
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165 | Titus Hardie |
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166 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] |
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167 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]) == false |
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168 | Titus Hardie |
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169 | Titus Hardie | Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] |
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170 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"]) == false |
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171 | Titus Hardie |
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172 | Titus Hardie | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story"] |
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173 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story"]) == false |
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174 | Titus Hardie |
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175 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() and Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje"] |
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176 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere() and Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje"]) == false |
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177 | Titus Hardie |
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178 | Titus Hardie | Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje"] and IsKimHere() == false |
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179 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["TASK.interrogate_klaasje"] and IsKimHere() == false) == false |
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180 | Titus Hardie |
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181 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"] |
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182 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"]) == false |
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183 | None |
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184 | None |
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185 | None |
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186 | None |
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187 | None |
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188 | None |
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189 | None |
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190 | You | Open and close your fists. |
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191 | Titus Hardie | He hunches forward. His right hand starts tapping a quick little rhythm on his thigh: tap tap tap. |
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192 | You | With all the abuse I've taken I'm still walking, talking and ready to get into this fight. |
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193 | You | At my age you will be dead, you're impulsive. You'll get in a fight you won't win. |
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194 | You | In that time I have killed. More than once. I can feel it in me. *The ugly.* |
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195 | Titus Hardie | 'No, you're not. You're frail and your nerves are frayed. Old sadness weighs you down.' He refuses to budge. |
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196 | Titus Hardie | "Probably," the scars on his arms say. "I need to be like this to lead them -- something *you* would understand." |
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197 | Titus Hardie | *Good*, the twitch in his eye replies. *I've beaten a man so hard he doesn't move. Or maybe I kept his head underwater? Hard to say which, but you can feel the *ugly* in me too.* |
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198 | Physical Instrument | You failed here -- a weakness is a weakness, not a strength. Time to speak now. With words. |
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199 | Physical Instrument | With begrudging respect he leans back. The room around you is silent. Time to speak now. With words. |
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200 | None |
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201 | Physical Instrument | The moment ends. With begrudging respect the man leans back. Time to say something. |
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202 | Half Light | Do not explain or defend yourself, attack. |
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203 | Titus Hardie |
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204 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_intro_half_light_step_closer"] |
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205 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_intro_half_light_step_closer"]) == false |
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206 | Logic | Or... don't get in his face *yet*. Wait. You may need to *establish* yourself in his eyes later. If you fail, doing this may give you a fresh chance! |
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207 | You | "So I've listened to the tape and I'm going to confront Klaasje with it." | Variable["TASK.talk_to_klaasje_tape_done"] == false and Variable["inventory.doorgunner_megamixed_listened"] == true |
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208 | Titus Hardie |
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209 | Titus Hardie | Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"] |
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210 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]) == false |
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211 | Visual Calculus | Do a headcount first -- connect these men to the tracks you saw in the yard -- chances are they're going to match. |
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212 | You | "Titus, let's go over the night of the murder again." | Variable["whirling.hardie_talked_about_sunday_night"] == true |
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213 | Shanky | The small man mimes blowing his brains out. You see his rat-face contorted in mock despair, his fingers touching his temple. |
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214 | Suggestion | There's laughter in the room. Try not to kill yourself this time. |
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215 | Titus Hardie |
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216 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardies_suicide_greeting_done_once"] |
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217 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardies_suicide_greeting_done_once"]) == false |
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218 | Titus Hardie |
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219 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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220 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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221 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Listen. She wasn't raped." The lieutenant's voice is beginning to betray his agitation. "The witness' statements were very clear." |
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222 | You | "I did think that, yes -- that she's a *little* crazy..." |
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223 | You | "Crazy? What are you talking about? She was very lucid." |
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224 | You | "Cut the bullshit. She told me the truth." |
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225 | Rhetoric | This is a diversion. Stay on track. |
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226 | Suggestion | You've hit a nerve. Titus is furious -- no, more than that -- the loyal Titus feels *betrayed*. |
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227 | Titus Hardie |
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228 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.klaasjedoor_whore_yelled"] |
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229 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.klaasjedoor_whore_yelled"]) == false |
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230 | Suggestion | A whore, huh? A lot of that going around lately. From the mouths of *distressed* men. Whatever the case, you've hit a nerve. He's angry -- no, more than that -- he feels *betrayed*. |
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231 | Kim Kitsuragi | "She wasn't raped." The lieutenant's voice is beginning to betray his agitation. "The witness' statements were very clear." |
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232 | Titus Hardie |
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233 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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234 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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235 | Titus Hardie | "Lawman..." he says through clenched teeth. "... I am at the end of my *goddamn* rope with you. I fucking told you not to push her!" |
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236 | Titus Hardie | "And you went and pushed her." Something breaks in him. He takes a step closer and says: "I am going to... fucking..." |
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237 | Physical Instrument | His hands become fists. |
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238 | Titus Hardie | "Goddamnit... you fucking questioned her, didn't you? I told you not to push her! I fucking told you!" |
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239 | Elizabeth | "TITUS HARDIE!" Her voice rings through the room like a warning shot. |
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240 | Elizabeth | "Evrart *personally* sent me to take care of this. If this goes south we'll all be in the shit -- but you, Titus Hardie, are going to be buried. Am I understood?" |
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241 | Authority | Success. Titus backs off. Fists down, everybody. |
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242 | Titus Hardie |
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243 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardies_reactionspeed_gardener_stops_tituses_advance"] |
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244 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardies_reactionspeed_gardener_stops_tituses_advance"]) == false |
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245 | Physical Instrument | Goddamn *no one* tells you to put your fists down! |
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246 | Perception (Hearing) | The room is so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The rest of the cafeteria has gone quiet too. |
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247 | Titus Hardie |
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248 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardie_noticed_gardener_angry_s"] |
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249 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardie_noticed_gardener_angry_s"]) == false |
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250 | Inland Empire | Frankly it's a bit terrifying. |
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251 | Rhetoric | When she's angry, she emphasizes the *s*. It gives her voice a strangely hypnotic quality. Her lips barely move as she speaks. |
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252 | Titus Hardie | "Goddamnit..." He clenches his fists. "I show you all kinds of kindness, let you snoop around in my town -- and then I ask you one thing..." |
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253 | Titus Hardie | "And what do you do? You go and push her anyway!" Something breaks in him. He takes a step closer. "I am going to... fucking..." |
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254 | Physical Instrument | His hands become fists. |
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255 | Conceptualization | Now *that* is intriguing. You had me at Doorgunner. |
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256 | Logic | This is their last play -- this tape. Their story is in tatters, a mess. It might be nice to listen to -- but at this point, you don't need to. |
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257 | You | "Why should I care about the tape? You lied to me." |
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258 | Titus Hardie | "You don't care about *evidence*?" His eye twitches. "The fuck are you a cop for then?" |
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259 | Alain | "Pigs, T -- they don't care about getting the truth, they care about getting convictions. They're fucking keeping score on their bulletin boards." |
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260 | Titus Hardie | "I won't be on your bulletin board. If you don't listen to the tape we got *nothing* to talk about." |
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261 | None |
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262 | Titus Hardie | "You think we go into this shit deaf and dumb? You RCM aren't the only ones who know how to bug people -- there's no university degree for that." |
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263 | Conceptualization | Actually there are a few -- cryptoanalyst, radio officer... |
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264 | You | "Actually, there are numerous degrees you can get in signals intelligence." | Variable["whirling.hardies_conze_cryptoanalyst_radio_officer"] == true |
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265 | You | "So you've bugged them? How?" |
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266 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, like you have one? Smartass..." He looks to his left. There's a beer there that he forgot. |
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267 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Understood -- you've listened in on their communications." He takes a little note. "How long?" |
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268 | Titus Hardie | "We have machines." He nods. "We're in logistics -- how do you think a harbour works? It's advanced stuff." |
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269 | Titus Hardie |
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270 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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271 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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272 | Titus Hardie | "Since way before their chief started taking swing lessons." |
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273 | None |
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274 | You | "Which one of you is doing this advanced radio work then?" |
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275 | You | "I think I get the picture." |
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276 | Fat Angus | "It's not advanced," the heavy man wheezes. "You're just holed up in a coop all day, writing down what they say. It gets hot as hell in there." |
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277 | Titus Hardie | "Don't put yourself down, Angus. It's important work." The chief picks his beer back up -- to offer a silent toast. |
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278 | Eugene | "Yeah, man, you're like a radio genius or something. Those notes are some in depth stuff. Indexes and shit." |
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279 | None |
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280 | Electrochemistry | Beer. |
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281 | You | "How long have you been listening to their communications?" |
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282 | Shanky | "Things got nice and quiet after that." |
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283 | Shanky | "Yeah -- try not to whack off to it." |
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284 | Titus Hardie | "Smart boy. You go do that." |
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285 | None |
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286 | None |
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287 | You | "Hold up, her face -- what did it look like?" |
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288 | You | "One third of humanity will be *culled* -- and you're worried about a single lambe?!" |
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289 | You | "That was the *normal* thing to do. She was a flight risk. I'm a cop." |
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290 | Shanky | "Yeah, like when we let old Clancy's widow walk." |
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291 | Eugene | "Or Denisse, the diner girl! The milk rack on that one..." He says, almost elegiacally. |
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292 | Titus Hardie | "Can't say I wasn't sad to see her go -- our Klaasje there -- her face when your friend walked her out. Goddamn..." He shakes his head. |
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293 | Titus Hardie | "Like she was walking to the gallows." |
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294 | Inland Empire | He avoided looking her straight in the eye -- you would've too. |
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295 | You | "Oh my god, she had a sad face? I'm so sorry I made her sad." |
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296 | Titus Hardie | "What?" He doesn't understand. |
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297 | Titus Hardie | "Goddamn you, Sunboy..." He says quietly. "I guess there's nothing to do about it now. I just hope she can game her way through the system and come out the other way." |
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298 | Titus Hardie | "Nothing to do about it now I guess." He nods slowly. "I just hope she can game her way through the system." |
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299 | You | "Har-Mageddon is upon us. She's better off in the holding-pen once the Blood Rains come down." |
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300 | You | "I don't know what that means. It just popped in my head. Let's move on." |
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301 | Titus Hardie | "Always the comedian..." He shrugs. "Never mind. I just hope she can game her way through the system and come out the other way." |
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302 | You | "Fuck with the Sunboy." (Point to yourself) "Get burnt." |
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303 | Titus Hardie | "Yes... normal." He seems to be thinking. "Nothing to do about it now I guess. I just hope she can game her way through the system and come out the other way." |
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304 | Titus Hardie | "Don't think I forgot how I specifically let you know how I felt about her arrest either." He says shaking his head. "Now what do you want?" |
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305 | Titus Hardie | "I ain't got time for this whack shit." He picks up a new beer can. "I just hope she can game her way through the system and come out the other end." |
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306 | Empathy | His tone is friendly now and the last words are actually accompanied with a little smile. |
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307 | Physical Instrument | Titus's posture is more relaxed than when you first met him. He is relieved that this Klaasje-business is finally over. |
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308 | Titus Hardie |
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309 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardies_empathy_titus_isnt_angry"] |
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310 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardies_empathy_titus_isnt_angry"]) == false |
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311 | You | "That's enough for now. I'll get back to the investigation." (Conclude.) | Variable["whirling.hardie_tapehub_left_once"] == false |
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312 | Titus Hardie | "Don't forget your tape, lawman." He pushes the little tape toward you with his giant hand. "Compliments of Titus Hardie." |
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313 | You | (Take the tape.) "Fine. I'll listen to it." |
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314 | You | (Leave the tape.) "No thanks, Titus. I can get this wrapped up better without it." |
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315 | Titus Hardie | "You do that," he says, adjusting his belt buckle. "Oh, and keep it -- maybe you'll need a reminder of human ugliness some day." |
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316 | Titus Hardie | He stares at you, as if you'd just called him your choicest expletive. "Excuse me? What the fuck was that?" |
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317 | Elizabeth | "Let him go, Titus." The woman raises a hand, as if to draw the giant's attention away from you. "I'm sure he doesn't need it." |
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318 | Titus Hardie | The rage in his eyes - you see the moment it burns out into a state of *finished*. "Sure. Sure, lawman. You do you." He cracks a can, fills up his mug, downs it, and says: "I'll do Titus and get fucking wasted." |
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319 | Half Light | His anger flares -- here it comes...! The blistering apathy of *fucking done*. |
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320 | You | "Sorry, I misspoke. I'll take the tape." (Take it.) |
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321 | You | "I can finish this without listening to the tape." (Do not take it.) |
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322 | None |
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323 | None |
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324 | None |
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325 | None |
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326 | Titus Hardie | "Good. Glad to hear that," he says, adjusting his belt buckle. "You can keep it, too -- maybe you'll need a reminder of human ugliness some day." |
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327 | None |
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328 | You | "First, we need to talk about your attitude." |
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329 | You | "We need to talk about the man hanged out back." | Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] |
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330 | You | "We need to talk about the man hanged out back." | Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] == false |
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331 | None |
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332 | None |
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333 | None |
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334 | None |
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335 | Titus Hardie | "Again? Just get the dead guy's autograph -- since you're his biggest fan." |
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336 | Shanky | A burst of laughter in the room; the little guy is the loudest. "Good one, Titus!" he fawns. |
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337 | You | "I want to talk about the hanging again." | Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc_success"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_hub_reached"] == true |
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338 | None |
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339 | You | "Guess what: I've come upon something incriminating." | Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_evidence_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_hub_reached"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_postviscal_scan"] == true or Variable["cargo.evrart_hardieboys_did_the_merco_in"] == true or Variable["yard.hanged_rope_airlifting_carfo"] == true or Variable["yard.hanged_rope_industrial_strength"] == true or Variable["cargo.belt_vermillion_connection_made"] == true |
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340 | Titus Hardie | "Incriminating... now that's a big boy word." He puts his beer can down. |
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341 | You | "The man hanged in the backyard -- did you do it?" | Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_evidence_hub_reached"] == false |
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342 | None |
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343 | You | "I just found a *bullet* -- in the hanged man's head." | (Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["yard.hanged_got_bullet_out"]) and Variable["whirling.hardies_confronted_them_with_the_bullet"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"] == false |
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344 | None |
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345 | You | "Me and Evrart talked. He promised you'd cooperate." | Variable["cargo.evrart_enlist_evrart_help_with_hardie_boys_wc_success"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_threw_evrart_on_the_table"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"] == false |
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346 | None |
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347 | You | "I found someone who saw the hanging. A witness." | Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_witness_hub"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_lynching_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["apt.sponsor_lynching_surreal_like_a_play"] == true |
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348 | None |
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349 | You | "I found eight sets of footprints, but there's only seven of you. Where is the eighth Hardie boy?" | Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"] == true and Variable["XP.glen_says_he_thinks_she_could_be_a_new_hardie"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"] == false |
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350 | You | "Guess what? I've connected you to the local drug trade." | Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"] == true and Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] == false and Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] == true |
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351 | None |
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352 | You | "I talked to Joyce. The merc you hanged -- his friends are coming for you." | Variable["pier.joyce_said_there_will_be_a_tribunal"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardies_warned_the_boys_about_the_tribunal"] == false |
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353 | None |
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354 | You | Establish authority. | Variable["whirling.hardie_make_authority_wc_appear"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_authority_wc_passed"] == false |
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355 | None |
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356 | You | "So I talked to Klaasje about the tape." | Variable["TASK.talk_to_klaasje_tape_done"] == true and Variable["TASK.talk_to_titus_about_the_doorgunner_megamix_done"] == false |
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357 | None |
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358 | You | Convince Titus he is being manipulated. | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story"] == true and Variable["whirling.titus_sent_elizabeth_away"] == false |
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359 | None |
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360 | Titus Hardie |
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361 | Titus Hardie | Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"] |
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362 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]) == false |
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363 | Titus Hardie | "No-no-no," he points at himself, "eyes here! You got business with my boys, you got business with me." |
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364 | Composure | Wants the world to know he's a macho-macho man: tobacco-chewing and knuckle-cracking. Who else do we have here? |
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365 | Glen | Starting from the right: Boot size 44. Blond man in his thirties. Overbearingly masculine. |
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366 | None |
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367 | Logic | He understood what you were doing. Taking inventory of them. |
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368 | Titus Hardie |
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369 | Titus Hardie | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_understandig_taking_inventory"] |
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370 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_understandig_taking_inventory"]) == false |
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371 | Suggestion | Now watch the other guys fuck it up by falling out of line. |
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372 | None |
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373 | None |
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374 | Titus Hardie | He frowns, but then gives you a quick nod. "Alright." |
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375 | Titus Hardie |
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376 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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377 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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378 | Inland Empire | No. How about you keep sticking around? Look around -- find the company representative, see what they have to say? Maybe the company will help? Then get back to this. |
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379 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I think we'll keep sticking around, Titus. We haven't even talked to the company rep yet -- we should do that," he turns to you. "She's on the pier I believe... northwest." |
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380 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Maybe the Wild Pines has help to offer if they won't? Maybe not. Either way -- we'll have a case against your Ruby soon enough." |
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381 | Titus Hardie |
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382 | Titus Hardie | Variable["pier.joyce_hub_reached"] |
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383 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["pier.joyce_hub_reached"]) == false |
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384 | You | "There's an old catatonic lady in the old fish market, on the other side of the bay. She needs help." | Variable["TASK.tell_hardie_to_take_care_of_pigs"] == true and Variable["whirling.titus_told_him_about_the_pigs"] == false |
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385 | None |
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386 | Interfacing | Your room had one, or maybe it's too broken... |
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387 | You | "Because she's your real leader." |
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388 | Titus Hardie | "You're coo-coo, cop." His smile hides a flash of anger. "I'm the *only* man responsible for this unit -- get with it, or fuck off." |
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389 | Shanky | "Yeah, fuck off!" |
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390 | Authority | How many times must I tell you... |
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391 | Perception (Sight) | From the corner of your eye you see a little bird fly into the bush -- right behind the window; behind Titus' back. |
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392 | Titus Hardie |
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393 | Titus Hardie | IsKimHere() |
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394 | Titus Hardie | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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395 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I think we'll *keep* sticking around, Titus. You'll be surprised at how quickly a theory presents itself if you keep looking." |
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396 | Titus Hardie |
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397 | Titus Hardie | Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"] |
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398 | Titus Hardie | (Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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399 | Titus Hardie |
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400 | Titus Hardie | CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") |
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401 | Titus Hardie | (CheckItem("key_workshop_spare")) == false |
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402 | Suggestion | The *boys* are too eager to please him to keep their mouths shut. You're gonna get a good head count here, just wait... |
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403 | Empathy | Neither one of us will ever get it off completely. |
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404 | Reaction Speed | ...hit you -- duck! |
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405 | Suggestion | Someone has to rush in to break the tension. The second in command. |
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406 | Titus Hardie |
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407 | Titus Hardie | IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop") |
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408 | Titus Hardie | (IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")) == false |
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409 | Inland Empire | Another apocalyptic actor in town? |
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410 | Hand/Eye Coordination | A door-gun is a gun mounted to the door of a transport airship. They have a habit of mowing down civilians. Farmers mostly. |
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411 | None |
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412 | You | "Hey, about that *complex operation* out of Rubys lorry -- I think that's tied to another case I'm working." | Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"] == false and Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] |
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413 | None |
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414 | Titus Hardie | "Nope." That's all he says. He doesn't even do anything. |
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415 | Titus Hardie | "Next question." |
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