Conversation 1002: WHIRLING F1 / HARDIE

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)

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 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.]
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.
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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