Conversation 1082: OFFICE / PUNCHCLOCK AND PHONE

For ten cents you can attempt an interfacing WC and call to a video rental you used to rent films from.

How to use this page:

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.

Column definitions:
  • ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
  • Character: the character speaking or acting.
  • Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
  • Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
  • Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).
ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
  • 1
1 None
  • 63
2 None
  • 26
  • 5
  • 4
3 Punch Clock/Payphone The machine swallows your coin and seems to be waiting for your next move.
  • 27
4 You [Leave.]
5 You Let your muscle memory dial a random number. Variable["cargo.momsoffice_put_10cents_in_payphone"] == true
  • 28
6 Video Revachol, 24h "No."
  • 82
7 Video Revachol, 24h "Maybe you called to extend your rental period? Do you need to extend your rental period?"
  • 43
8 You "Maybe, but I don't even know my *name*." Variable["tc.harry"] == false and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false
  • 17
9 You "What is this place?"
  • 10
10 Video Revachol, 24h "Video Revachol is a 24 hour video rental. We rent eight and ten millimetre film for home use. This is Lemmy."
  • 81
11 You "Do you know me?"
  • 6
12 You "Why did I call you?" (Continue.)
  • 7
13 Video Revachol, 24h ...a crackle, someone picks up! They say: "Video Revachol, 24 hour video rental. We rent eight- and ten-millimetre film for home use. This is Lemmy, how may I help you?"
  • 42
14 You "My name is Harrier Du Bois. Do you have anything on my name?" Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]
  • 44
15 You "No, I meant what is this place to *me*?"
  • 16
16 Video Revachol, 24h "Sir, I don't know. It's a video rental. Maybe you rent videos here?"
  • 82
17 Video Revachol, 24h "If you need any further assistance you can visit us on the corner of Voyager and Main." He sounds annoyed now. "I can't help you over the phone -- are we done?"
  • 48
18 Video Revachol, 24h "Uh... it's not an easy watch." He reads: "'After the death of his daughter and subsequent divorce, Zsiemsk immigrant Igidius Wójcik tries to come to terms with the onset of dementia...'"
  • 19
19 Video Revachol, 24h He concludes: "No wonder no one's been missing it. Still, it would be great if you could return it to us. We're on the corner of Voyager and Main."
  • 49
20 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 21
  • 22
21 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.payphone_wc_succ"]
  • 66
22 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.payphone_wc_succ"]) == false
  • 25
23 Inland Empire *It*.
  • 60
  • 61
24 Punch Clock/Payphone An imposing combination of a punch-clock and a payphone is looking down at you from the wall. A note on the side says: "Tokens unavailable due to strike. Use change."
  • 2
25 Punch Clock/Payphone The already familiar cold touch of plastic welcomes you as you pick up the handset.
  • 2
26 You Insert 10 cents. Variable["cargo.momsoffice_put_10cents_in_payphone"] == false
  • 3
27 None
  • 2
28 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 29
  • 30
29 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.momsoffice_payphone_interfacing_wc"]
  • 31
30 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.momsoffice_payphone_interfacing_wc"]) == false
  • 32
31 Interfacing Your fingers run over the dial pad. 005... that's the dialling code for Revachol -- 49-52... and a moment of hesitation before entering the final numbers: 993.
  • 68
32 Interfacing It's unclear whether you actually have muscle memory. Right now your finger is just drawing vaguely occult patterns in the air.
  • 33
  • 34
33 You Useful patterns?
  • 35
34 You I might try this again later.
  • 36
35 Interfacing Undoubtedly, no.
  • 34
36 Interfacing Sure, why not. Muscle memory is a tricky thing.
  • 37
37 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 38
  • 39
38 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.failed_payphone_once"]
  • 41
39 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.failed_payphone_once"]) == false
  • 40
40 Physical Instrument Nothing tricky about that. You just *do*, *fail*, *repeat* until it works. All it takes is motivation and practice.
  • 41
41 None
  • 2
42 Perception (Hearing) The voice of a youngster on the other end sounds as enthusiastic as that of a man walking towards the gallows.
  • 9
43 None
  • 8
  • 78
  • 72
  • 71
  • 14
  • 70
44 Video Revachol, 24h "Let me fire up the machine..." Keys are being pressed in the background. "Du Bois... Du Bois..."
  • 69
45 You "What kind of a film is that?"
  • 18
46 You "Oh, okay. Thanks."
  • 47
47 Video Revachol, 24h "If you can, return it to us on the corner of Voyager and Main."
  • 49
48 Empathy He thinks you're pulling a prank on him.
  • 49
49 Shivers On the corner of Voyager and Main a large neon sign hangs on the side of a building: "Video Revachol, 24h." It's raining and there is almost no traffic on the street. A woman's footprints in the mud lead away from the front door.
  • 50
50 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 51
  • 52
51 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.momsoffice_videorental_shivers"]
  • 83
52 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.momsoffice_videorental_shivers"]) == false
  • 57
53 Inland Empire Suddenly you feel like you don't want to hear about video rentals anymore. You don't want to hear about *any of it*. It was all shit. It's over.
  • 54
54 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 55
  • 56
55 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.momsoffice_videorental_inland_you_feel_sad"]
  • 59
56 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.momsoffice_videorental_inland_you_feel_sad"]) == false
  • 57
57 Video Revachol, 24h The call is terminated by the other party. You're left with the discomforting sound of the disconnect tone.
58 You What was all shit?
  • 23
59 None
  • 58
  • 60
  • 61
60 You "Kim, I feel sad about Video Revachol 24h." IsKimHere()
  • 62
61 You "We're done." Hang up the phone. [Leave.]
62 Kim Kitsuragi "That's enough for you today," the lieutenant says quietly. "Let's conclude this call."
  • 58
  • 61
63 Punch Clock/Payphone
  • 64
  • 65
64 Punch Clock/Payphone Variable["cargo.momoffice_made_it_to_payphone_hub"]
  • 20
65 Punch Clock/Payphone (Variable["cargo.momoffice_made_it_to_payphone_hub"]) == false
  • 24
66 Punch Clock/Payphone The payphone hangs mutely on the wall. There isn't much more to do here.
  • 2
67 Punch Clock/Payphone Calling...
  • 80
68 Punch Clock/Payphone Calling...
  • 67
69 Video Revachol, 24h "Here we are! You haven't rented anything in five years, but you still have a copy of *Blue Ocean Hell* from November '46. Wooh, not a fun film, that one."
  • 45
  • 46
70 You Quietly hang up the phone. [Leave.]
71 You "My name is Harry Du Bois. Do you have anything on my name?" Variable["tc.harry"] and Variable["tc.du_bois"] and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false
  • 44
72 You "My name is Harry Something. Do you have anything on my name?" Variable["tc.harry"] == true and Variable["tc.du_bois"] == false and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false
  • 73
73 Video Revachol, 24h "What did you say your last name was?"
  • 74
  • 75
74 You "Something."
  • 77
75 You "Can't we do it without my last name? I can't really remember it."
  • 76
76 Video Revachol, 24h "Listen, man, I can't help you without your surname." He sounds annoyed now. "If you need further assistance you can visit us on the corner of Voyager and Main. Are we done?"
  • 48
77 Video Revachol, 24h "*Something?* Listen, I can't help you." He sounds annoyed now. "If you need further assistance you can visit us on the corner of Voyager and Main. Are we done?"
  • 48
78 You "My name is Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau. Do you have anything on my name?" Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"]
  • 79
79 Video Revachol, 24h "Raphaël *what*? Listen, I can't help you over the phone." He sounds annoyed now. "If you need further assistance you can visit us on the corner of Voyager and Main. Are we done?"
  • 48
80 Punch Clock/Payphone Still calling... then...
  • 13
81 None
  • 15
  • 11
  • 12
82 None
  • 81
83 Shivers Tiny heels, tip-toeing down the road. Beautiful steps, light-footed, with a lifetime ahead of them. You look up and the air seems to grow darker.
  • 53