Conversation 1185: DOOMED / DICEMAKER

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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			150
2	You	[Leave.]
3	Novelty Dicemaker			4 5
4	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_greeting_done"]	154
5	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_greeting_done"]) == false	16
6	You	"What happened to the gym?"	Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] == true	595
7	You	"I found a strange machine..."	Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"]	227
8	You	"There was a terrifying taxidermied bear in the cellar."	Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] == true	228
9	You	"There used to be a hair salon here, right?"	Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] == true	596
10	You	"Actually, I had other questions..."		11
11	Novelty Dicemaker	"Good. I hope it clarified things a bit. What else?"		226
12	You	"What's up with the broken windows?"	Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] == true	795
13	You	"Did someone here make stuffed animals? I saw mounts lying around."	Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"]	229
14	You	"I found creepy mannequins..."	Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"]	230
15	You	"What's with the rotor blades and skis?"	Variable["doomed.seen_blades"] == true and Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] == true	231
16	Novelty Dicemaker	"Hello, I'm Neha." A bird-like woman sits on a throne of tools, with emerald light shining through her hair.		17
17	Novelty Dicemaker	"Did you try knocking on my window? I must have missed you, I've been listening to my *milieus*." She taps on her headphones.		449
18	You	"Why are you asking me about *dice*?" (Move on.)		20
19	You	"Never mind, I'll be back later." [Leave.]		158
20	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm a novelty dicemaker," she says. "Tell me the name of your role-playing system and I'll make the die you need. That's why you're here, yes?"		899
21	None			432 70 18 19
22	Conceptualization	It almost looks as if the stones and dice are a natural part of the room, growing out of the shelves like stalagmites.		900
23	Novelty Dicemaker	"A 'normal' die? I'm a novelty dicemaker, I don't make 'normal' dice."		24
24	You	"What do you do then?"		25
25	Novelty Dicemaker	"Polyhedral dice. Dice that have more than four sides. Octahedrons, trapezohedrons, dodecahedrons... But also barrel dice and teetotum balls."		534
26	None			29 28 83 101 82 75 27 32
27	You	"I'm looking for something to help with my work."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_police_dice_asked"] == false	35
28	You	"Do you know the *Wirrâl Untethered* setting? I want a die for that."	Variable["doomed.moodboard_read_slogans"] == true or Variable["doomed.moodboard_dev_schedule_hub_reached"] == true	30
29	You	"I want a die for the Wirrâl setting, sweet and basic."	Variable["tc.wirral"] == true	31
30	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ah, yes, Fortress Accident." She shakes her head lightly. "It's too bad they never finished their game..."		886
31	Novelty Dicemaker	"That's a classic, yes. A standard role-playing die with plant motifs. Now for the material: Most of my customers opt for an exotic wood -- for this I would suggest East-Semenese Snakewood."		131
32	You	"Actually, I need more time to think about it."		33
33	Novelty Dicemaker	"No need to rush. Take a look around, see if anything inspires you." She nods towards the shelves full of precious stones.		450
34	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm thinking something made from alligator jawbone, cast in black resin. The reptile bone is as white as ice and dead as... well... death," she smiles. "For seven reál I could have it ready in eight hours."		134
35	Novelty Dicemaker	"I think I have just the right one for you." She opens the top drawer of her work desk and takes something out -- two polyhedrons, red and blue, are cradled in her palm.		36
36	Esprit de Corps	Police colours.		37 38
37	You	"Because I'm a police officer, right?"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_logic_red_and_blue_colours_of_police"] == true	68
38	You	"Uh, I don't get it..."		39
39	Novelty Dicemaker	"You're a police officer, right? Here, catch!" She tosses you the dice. "They're a gift from me."		47
40	You	Catch the dice!		42
41	You	Let them fall on the ground.		46
42	Novelty Dicemaker			43 44
43	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_redcheck_catch_the_dice"]	45
44	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_redcheck_catch_the_dice"]) == false	69
45	Hand/Eye Coordination	Mr. Smooth Moves! You snatch the dice out of the air with one hand, just like you're in a movie.		53 54
46	Novelty Dicemaker	Two tiny pieces of carved stone drop to the floor and scatter in opposite directions, like pearls from a broken string. The blue one disappears down the pit in the centre of the room...		56
47	Logic	A beautiful woman tossing you a gift? Whatever you do, don't overthink it.		40 41
48	You	"I don't play fetch."		50
49	You	Pick up the red die.		51
50	Novelty Dicemaker	"Right." She tries to smile.		63 49 60
51	Novelty Dicemaker	"That one is made of bloodstone with a lapis lazuli inlay. The other one was the inverse. They were a set, you see. But now the set is broken."		52
52	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a shame. They might've have brought you luck, and you'll definitely need luck in Martinaise." She closes her desk drawer.		62
53	You	Wink at the dicemaker.		535
54	You	Say nothing. Act like you've done this a thousand times.		58
55	Novelty Dicemaker	"Here, catch!" She tosses you the dice. "They're a gift from me."		47
56	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ah, down the drain, like your career," jokes the dicemaker, her eyes tracking the remaining polyhedron. Then she catches your eye. "I apologize, officer. That comment was unnecessary."		48 49 60
57	Novelty Dicemaker	"You'll definitely need luck in Martinaise." She closes her desk drawer. "Was there anything else?"		160
58	Novelty Dicemaker	"What are the odds?" The dicemaker gives you a warm smile. "The red one is made of bloodstone with a lapis lazuli inlay and the blue one is the inverse. Think of them as your lucky charm, officer..."		59
59	Hand/Eye Coordination	She smiled at you. She smiled! You truly are Mr. Smooth Moves!		57
60	You	Leave the die on the floor.		61
61	Novelty Dicemaker	Her knuckles pop audibly from her nervous habit of playing with her hands. The soft chatter from the headphones continues unabated.		67
62	Inland Empire	Is she pitying you? Good god, she's pitying you.		537
63	You	"I'm not a dog."		64
64	Novelty Dicemaker	"I see that."		65 49 60
65	You	"And I'm definitely not anyone's bitch."		66
66	Novelty Dicemaker	The dicemaker coughs, her hands playing with her ring again. She doesn't say a word.		49 60
67	Authority	That's right. You'll make your own luck.		456
68	Novelty Dicemaker	"Not the most original, I know," she smiles, almost apologizing, "but sometimes the obvious choice is obvious because it's best."		55
69	Hand/Eye Coordination	You overthink it. Your hands can't agree what to do and the two dice drop to the floor and scatter in opposite directions, like pearls from a broken string. The blue one disappears down the pit in the centre of the room...		56
70	You	"You must have me confused with someone else -- I haven't knocked on your window."		71
71	Novelty Dicemaker	"Then how did you get inside? By the south entrance?" She blinks. "You know what, it doesn't even matter. What matters is that you're finally here. Let's talk dice -- did you have something specific in mind?"		447
72	You	"Okay. I'd like to order a die from you."		146
73	You	"I'm not interested in buying dice right now. I'm a police officer and I need to ask some questions."		76
74	Novelty Dicemaker	"Of course," she nods -- this is what she's here for. "Tell me what you have in mind."		26
75	You	"Just a normal die for me, please. Very *regular*."		23
76	Novelty Dicemaker	"Of course, I can see that. I just thought you were a police officer looking for dice..." She tilts her bird-like head. "How else can I help you then?"		900
77	None			165 952 72 78 457 463 594 460 79 582 2
78	You	"What do you know about the man who was lynched behind the Whirling-in-Rags?"		592
79	You	Why hasn't her business failed...	Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask_done"] == true	191
80	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anything else, officer?"		77
81	None			26
82	You	"I'm sorry, I don't actually know what die I want..."		115
83	You	"Do you have any *cursed dice*?"		88
84	Novelty Dicemaker	"A star that fell from the firmament? Those cost more than seven reál. Are you sure?"		85 86
85	You	"Yes, I'm a star myself, a *superstar* -- and superstars don't care about money."		87
86	You	"No, I'm afraid it's not worth it, sorry."		93
87	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, you definitely have the proper attitude. How about a pair of 100-sided dice? Made of ivory and inlaid with lodestone, a naturally occurring magnet, to complement your magnetic personality."		109
88	Novelty Dicemaker	"What do you mean by *cursed*?"		90 92 89
89	You	"Abraq-ad-abra, perished like this world!"		91
90	You	"As cursed as this commercial area."	Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"] == true	91
91	Novelty Dicemaker	"Alright, how about I surprise you? Come back in eight hours with seven reál and I'll give you your *cursed die*."		95
92	You	"As cursed as my life."		91
93	Novelty Dicemaker	"Alright. Maybe some other die then?"		94
94	None			26
95	None			96 97
96	You	"It's a deal." (Order the die.)		98
97	You	"Actually, I need to think about it first." (Back off.)		99
98	Novelty Dicemaker	"Great! See you in eight hours then." She takes a small notebook from her table and writes something down. "Was there anything else?"		451
99	Novelty Dicemaker	"Maybe you have some other ideas for dice?"		100
100	None			26
101	You	"Tell me about your most extraordinary die!"		84
102	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ten reál and I can get these ready in eight hours."		104
103	You	"It's a deal." (Order the dice set.)		106
104	None			107 103 105
105	You	"I need to think about it first." (Back off.)		125
106	Novelty Dicemaker	"Great! See you in eight hours then." She takes a small notebook from her table and writes something down, her expression pleased. "Was there anything else?"		149
107	You	"But do magnetic dice even roll properly?"		108
108	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's true, magnetic dice are definitely different. When rolled together, the magnetic fields of the pips interact with each other to push and pull on each other as they are rolled. Just like all magnetic personalities do."		110
109	Encyclopedia	Pieces of lodestone were used as the first magnetic compasses, from which they derive their other name: *course stones*.		112
110	None			104
111	Suggestion	That's a stone for leaders.		102
112	Novelty Dicemaker			113 114
113	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_encyclo_lodestone"]	111
114	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_encyclo_lodestone"]) == false	102
115	Novelty Dicemaker	"How about an amber die?" she suggests.		116 117
116	You	"Amber, a poor man's gold?"		118
117	You	"No, amber sounds too boring."		93
118	Novelty Dicemaker	The dicemaker laughs. "Who told you that amber was cheap? It's beautiful, really, and has been treasured since the ancient times."		119
119	Novelty Dicemaker	"For seven reál I'll craft you a 13-sided die from a piece of amber with a fossilised insect. It's perfect for those who can't seem to let go of their past."		123
120	Novelty Dicemaker	"Great! See you in eight hours then." She takes a small notebook from her table and writes something down. "Was there anything else?"		454
121	You	"It's a deal." (Order the die.)		120
122	You	"I need to think about it." (Back off.)		124
123	None			532 121 122
124	None			99
125	None			99
126	You	"It's a deal." (Order the die.)		127
127	Novelty Dicemaker	"Great! See you in eight hours then." She takes a small notebook from her table and writes something down. "Was there anything else?"		453
128	You	"I need to think about it." (Back off.)		130
129	None			132 126 128
130	None			99
131	Novelty Dicemaker	"For seven reál I could have it ready in eight hours."		129
132	You	"What's a standard role-playing die?"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_knows_rpg_die"] == false	133
133	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's an *icositetrahedron* -- a 24-sided die that can produce results for a 2-sided, 3-sided, 4-sided, 6-sided, and 12-sided die with a single roll. Technically you can also use it for many other sizes, but you may need to re-roll results."		141
134	None			139 143 135 137
135	You	"It's a deal." (Order the die.)		136
136	Novelty Dicemaker	"Great! See you in eight hours then." She takes a small notebook from her table and writes something down. "Was there anything else?"		452
137	You	"Hm... I should maybe get a different one." (Back off.)		138
138	None			99
139	You	"What's a *standard* role-playing die?"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_knows_rpg_die"] == false	140
140	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's an *icositetrahedron* -- a 24-sided die that can produce results for a 2-sided, 3-sided, 4-sided, 6-sided, and 12-sided die with a single roll. Technically you can also use it for many other sizes, but you may need to re-roll results."		902
141	None			129
142	None			134
143	You	"Why do you need to cast it in resin?"		144
144	Novelty Dicemaker	"Untreated bone is porous and prone to chipping. Cast it in something hard like resin, though, and *voila*, it's perfect."		142
145	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm sorry. I'm a bit overloaded just now so I can only produce one die per customer."		518
146	Novelty Dicemaker			147 148
147	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die"]	145
148	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die"]) == false	74
149	None			77
150	Novelty Dicemaker			151 152
151	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_main_hub_reached"]	444
152	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_main_hub_reached"]) == false	3
153	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, it's you again. Did you try knocking on my window before? Are you looking for a die?"		21
154	Novelty Dicemaker			155 156
155	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_said_did_not_knock_on_her_window"]	157
156	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_said_did_not_knock_on_her_window"]) == false	153
157	Novelty Dicemaker	"You're back," the bird-like woman says, looking up from her table. "Did you decide what kind of die you want?"		21
158	Novelty Dicemaker	"As you wish. Till next time," she nods, turning back to her table.
159	None			77
160	None			77
161	Novelty Dicemaker			162 163
162	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_police_dice_end_hub_reached"]	164
163	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_police_dice_end_hub_reached"]) == false
164	Novelty Dicemaker	"How can I help you, officer?"
165	You	"I came back to pick up my die."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_order_deadline"] < TotalHourCount() and Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die"] == true and Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die_done"] == false	166
166	Novelty Dicemaker			167 168
167	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_superstar_die"]	542
168	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_superstar_die"]) == false	543
169	You	(Give her the money.) "Here you go."		179
170	Novelty Dicemaker			171 172
171	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_anti_wirral_die"]	181
172	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_anti_wirral_die"]) == false	182
173	You	"Actually, I don't have the money on me right now."		174
174	Novelty Dicemaker	"I don't do orders on credit. Come back when you have the full amount."		175
175	None			77
176	None			169 173
177	None			178 173
178	You	(Give her the money.) "Here you go."		170
179	Novelty Dicemaker	"This was an especially fun set to make," she says as she opens her drawer and hands you a sparkling pair of dice.		970
180	None			77
181	Novelty Dicemaker	"One universal die for *Wirrâl Untethered*," the dicemaker opens her desk drawer and hands you a die.		968
182	Novelty Dicemaker			183 184
183	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_wirral_die"]	189
184	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_wirral_die"]) == false	185
185	Novelty Dicemaker			186 187
186	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_apocalypse_die"]	188
187	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_ordered_apocalypse_die"]) == false	190
188	Novelty Dicemaker	"Here's the *cursed* die you ordered," the dicemaker opens her desk drawer and hands you a tiny black sphere with six phrases written on it.		216
189	Novelty Dicemaker	"One standard Wirrâl role-playing die," the dicemaker opens her desk drawer and hands you a die.		972
190	Novelty Dicemaker	"Here's your amber die," the dicemaker opens her desk drawer and hands you a die the colour of dark syrup.		975
191	Novelty Dicemaker			192 193
192	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_whitecheck_shivers"]	195
193	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_whitecheck_shivers"]) == false	941
194	You	"Hey, Neha... The curse is real and I figured out why it has spared you."		367
195	Shivers	A gust of cold air sweeps through the chimney. The stones and minerals on the shelves rattle as though agitated. For a moment it almost feels as though you're *outside* the building, exposed to the atmosphere...		194 616
196	Shivers	You feel nothing. If anything, it's uncomfortably *warm* in here.		361 362
197	You	"What is this?"		199
198	You	"This is not a die."		199
199	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a die," confirms the dicemaker with a subtle smile on her face. "Try rolling it."		428 200
200	You	"No, I'm not deranged. I don't want to roll a *cursed die*."		201
201	Novelty Dicemaker	"Wait, you're not scared, are you?" The dicemaker starts laughing. "Officer, you don't actually think I put a spell on it, do you?"		203
202	Novelty Dicemaker	You throw the ball on the floor and it ends with one of the phrases facing upwards: 'god is indifferent'.		218
203	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm not a witch, you know. We live in a rational world. There is no *black magic*."		429
204	You	"Better safe than sorry."		225
205	You	"I've already learned about horrors like *pale* and I can't take any further risks."	Variable["tc.pale"] == true	212
206	You	"I'm not *scared*, I just don't *feel* like rolling it."		225
207	You	"There are *definitely* dark-magiks."		418
208	You	"No, you're a malignant *Entity*. A die-crafting witch."		209
209	Novelty Dicemaker			210 211
210	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_said_she_is_responsible_for_doomed"]	213
211	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_said_she_is_responsible_for_doomed"]) == false	421
212	Novelty Dicemaker	"You're right," she simmers down. "The pale is terrible indeed. But I didn't curse the die. I don't believe in curses."		214
213	Novelty Dicemaker	"So now I'm a witch too. Rhymes well with the whole me-being-a-culprit theme."		419 420
214	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a sphere *pretending* to be a six-sided die -- each roll will end with one of the phrases facing up. The die originates in Iilmaraa, where it was used for cleromancy..."		383
215	You	Read the phrases.		217
216	None			215 197 198
217	Novelty Dicemaker	The phrases read: 'God is indifferent', 'Take all', 'Lose all', '50/50', 'Nothing happens', and 'pale'.		197 198
218	Novelty Dicemaker	She looks at the result. "Good. Now roll again, detective."		219 220
219	You	Roll the die again.		221
220	You	"I don't want to roll again."		222
221	Novelty Dicemaker	It lands on exactly the same result -- *god is indifferent* it declares again.		431
222	Novelty Dicemaker	"Why?" Neha starts laughing. "You're not scared, officer, are you?"		223
223	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm not a witch, mister, and neither is this die cursed," she assures you. "We live in a rational world -- there is no *black magic*."		430
224	None			77
225	Novelty Dicemaker	"Right. But it isn't cursed, honestly. I'll tell you what it does."		214
226	None			77
227	Novelty Dicemaker	"Fortress Accident, the radio game studio..." She closes her eyes as some remnant of a memory lights up her face.		922
228	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh boy, the fabled Revachol Ice City -- you're in for a treat here!" She smiles and leans closer, hands on her knees, like a stand-up comedian ready to tell a story.		841
229	Novelty Dicemaker	"You mean Mr. Fabron, the taxidermist? No, he mostly just did drugs."		244
230	Novelty Dicemaker	"There used to be a fashion atelier here, but I have forgotten the head designer's name... They were doing well for a couple of years, until the insect rights activists came."		255 253
231	Novelty Dicemaker	"They were made by a company called Slipstream. After they 'pivoted' from making rotor blades to skis, their chief executive took off on a 'vacation'... with all their money." She rests her chin on her hand with an impish smile.		344
232	None			9 6 12 13 14 15 7 8 793 602 10
233	You	"I was wondering about the Whirling-in-Rags. Is it part of the same building complex?"	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_whirling"] == true	779
234	You	"I saw a name 'East Delta Pinball' on the doorbell."	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_pinball"] == true and Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"] == false and Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"] == false	235
235	Novelty Dicemaker	"Right, it used to be a gaming arcade. This is an *ancient* failure -- before my time. I'm not surprised, however."		777
236	You	"What do you mean *liberal*? What happened?"		351
237	You	"I heard that they ran out of money."	Variable["doomed.radiocomputer_fortress_ran_out_of_money"] == true	350
238	You	"Cool, very cool about the debris -- but what's a *snuff milieu*?"		239
239	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a sub rosa radio station that broadcasts real murders, with real victims. Some people pay good money to get off on it."		821
240	Novelty Dicemaker			241 242
241	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	243
242	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	339
243	Kim Kitsuragi	"Don't worry, the ICP has a separate division that deals exclusively with unlicensed sub rosas," the lieutenant turns to you. "This isn't our problem."		823
244	Electrochemistry	But *what* drugs exactly?		245
245	Novelty Dicemaker			246 247
246	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_electrochem_what_drugs"]	248
247	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_electrochem_what_drugs"]) == false	614
248	None			249 250
249	You	"I need to know what drugs he was doing... for my... police report."		251
250	You	Let it pass.		614
251	Novelty Dicemaker	"He got high on some weird taxidermy chemicals... I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Eventually they caused him to lose control of his bladder. The smell was awful."		571
252	Empathy	You can almost see it -- a small, sickly old man hunched behind his work desk, his pants stained with old piss, stuffing a sad stiff-legged raccoon dog. The entire scene looks tragic.		916
253	You	"I didn't know insects had any rights -- or activists."		254
254	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yeah, the atelier didn't know it either. They produced a certain collection that used chitin among the materials. Apparently chitin is made in the Occident, where it's extracted from beetle wings."		347
255	You	"Insect rights activists? What in the name of..."		256
256	Novelty Dicemaker	"Mhmh -- the atelier produced a certain collection that used chitin among the materials. Apparently chitin is made in the Occident, where it's extracted from beetle wings."		347
257	None			258 259 263
258	You	"I'm glad that someone took care of the little guys. I like insects." (Nod.)		261
259	You	"But insects don't have any... brains or... feelings."		260
260	Novelty Dicemaker	"Actually, insects *do* have brains," she corrects you. "But yes, I understand what you're saying. I think the protesters took it a little too far."		919
261	Novelty Dicemaker	"Hm. Really?" She looks at the windowsill, where a dead fly is lying on its back, legs curled up in a bowtie. "Anyway..."		918
262	Novelty Dicemaker	"And -- naturally -- all the most fashionable tastemakers refused to be seen in chitin from then on. The atelier went bankrupt before they could finish the collection."		257
263	You	"They got what they deserved -- making clothes out of beetle wings is a *terrible* idea!"		264
264	Novelty Dicemaker	"At least it had some spark to it. Most young designers just combine lace with leather and call it original." She shifts in her simple workwear shirt.		919
265	You	"I'm sure the bear was doing its best."		268
266	You	"The bear was scary. Every time I saw that bear I felt *scared*, like it could become alive any moment now."		267
267	Novelty Dicemaker	"The taxidermist who made it said it was his *vision beast*. He said he met his *vision beast* while high on desiccants. He called it 'Megatherion'."		927
268	Novelty Dicemaker	"Maybe. Because the taxidermist who made that bear definitely wasn't. Doing his best, I mean."		324
269	You	"I killed the bear." (You unplugged it.)	Variable["doomed.breakerbox_red_wire_plugged_out"]	270
270	Novelty Dicemaker	"You did *what*?" She rolls her swivel chair an inch closer to you, unsure whether she heard you right.		299 271 272
271	You	"I murdered it. With my own bare hands I laid it to rest. It's my trophy now."		273
272	You	"I unplugged the fridge to help Revachol Ice City cut their losses."		541
273	Novelty Dicemaker	"Really? You broke it? What a shame. It was a *terrifying* beast, but I was fond of it."		333
274	Novelty Dicemaker	"But Slipstream is history now. All their remaining assets got seized by the bailiffs in '47. I have no idea why those skis and blades are still lying around in the house..."		921
275	You	"Interesting. What do these transmissions say?"		828
276	Novelty Dicemaker	"Megatherion," nods the dicemaker, "a mega wild beast."		286 334
277	You	"Megatherion?"		276
278	You	"What's a vision beast?"		279
279	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's an imaginary beast that guides you through life..."		287
280	Novelty Dicemaker			281 282
281	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true and CheckEquipped("neck_tie") == true	283
282	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true and CheckEquipped("neck_tie") == true) == false	289
283	Horrific Necktie	The horrific necktie tightens around your neck, strangely excited... But it doesn't feel particularly *fun* this time around.		289
284	You	"Do you ever feel like your vision beast is trying to *blackmail* the fun out of you?"		285
285	Novelty Dicemaker	"No, officer. I don't have a vision beast."		327
286	You	"What's a mega wild beast?"		279
287	Novelty Dicemaker	"...by telling you to do more drugs, mostly."		567
288	You	"Hey, do you think that vision beast could guide me toward some *amphetamines*?"	Variable["TASK.get_speed"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_speed_done"] == false	296
289	None			290 291 292 288 294
290	You	"I don't do drugs."		297
291	You	"I do drugs. I've got a vision beast myself."		298
292	You	"I don't have a comment on drugs."		293
293	Novelty Dicemaker	"Understandable. You shouldn't do them," nods the dicemaker. "You're a police officer, after all..."		861
294	You	(Grab your necktie and mumble.) "Not... now... you beast!"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_horrific_necktie_vision_beast"] == true	295
295	Novelty Dicemaker	"What?"		284 306
296	Novelty Dicemaker	"I don't, officer. You should stay away from drugs, and vision beasts..."		861
297	Novelty Dicemaker	"Very good, you shouldn't do them," nods the dicemaker. "You're a police officer, after all..."		861
298	Novelty Dicemaker	"Do you?" The dicemaker raises an eyebrow. "Well, good luck keeping it under control..."		861
299	You	"I had to kill the bear to *become* the bear."		301
300	Novelty Dicemaker	"I can see," she nods, pointing to your war-paint, "the stripes."		305 304
301	Novelty Dicemaker			302 303
302	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.furnace_warpainted_your_face"]	300
303	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.furnace_warpainted_your_face"]) == false	307
304	You	"Those stripes are what keeps me human."		335
305	You	"The bear put up quite a fight."		335
306	You	"Nothing!" (Cough and let go of the tie.)		330
307	Novelty Dicemaker	"I can see," she nods, eyeing you up and down.		338
308	Novelty Dicemaker	"The usual, I imagine -- that he's been thinking up all kinds of new business plans and can't *wait* to get *started* on them just as soon as he returns..." Her smile widens, before she sees the lieutenant's face behind you.		831
309	You	"I don't care about their other ideas, I just want to hear about the bear. Did the bear work?"		310
310	Novelty Dicemaker	"Of course not. The bear was terrifying. No one wants ice-cream *guarded* by a hostile apex predator. To make matters worse, the fridge didn't work too well either, and half the ice cream came out malformed and partially melted."		323
311	You	"Alright, what about the other ideas?"		312
312	Novelty Dicemaker	"There was really just one, and it involved picking out the prettiest girls in the neighbourhood and paying them 20 cents per hour to man the booth."		313
313	Novelty Dicemaker	"And by 'man the booth' I mean 'slump behind the counter with a face that could maim you if you ever dared to disturb their bored magazine-browsing.'" She leans back, disapproving.		842
314	You	"I don't have an opinion on employing teens, I just want to know -- did it work out for the business?"		319
315	You	"That's an award-winning idea! How else do you choose people around you?"		320
316	You	"What did they expect? Twenty cents per hour is dog's pay. I'm surprised they showed up to work at all."		321
317	You	"I know a girl just like that. She works in Frittte as a cashier and she's not particularly friendly."	Variable["gates.fritte_main_hub_reached"] == true	318
318	Novelty Dicemaker	"Employing sulky teenage girls is a widespread practice, yes. Unfortunately they always come in packs -- I'm talking about acne-ridden *girlfriends* and gorilla-like *boyfriends* loitering near the shop. At least that's what happened with Revachol Ice City."		854
319	Novelty Dicemaker	"It didn't. Occasionally the girls had their friends over, which doubled the amount of hairspray, skin problems, and mood swings behind the counter."		854
320	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, some people spend their whole lives chasing the 'hot one'." She makes quotation marks with her fingers. "You should have joined the gorilla-like boyfriends loitering near the stand, ready to scare off customers and hit on the girls."		858
321	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, but they did -- they did show up to work, and not alone. There were also acne-ridden *girlfriends* and gorilla-like *boyfriends* loitering near the ice cream stand."		854
322	None			859 265 266 269
323	Novelty Dicemaker	"Eventually Revachol Ice City lost a price war to its rival, Glacé 5000. Glacé 5000 sold caramel sundaes for only five cents a piece. Out of regular fridges."		322
324	You	"How come?"		325
325	Novelty Dicemaker	"He said that the bear was his *vision beast*. He said he met his *vision beast* while high on desiccants. He called it 'Megatherion.'"		927
326	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anyway, now you know the story of the fallen ice cream empire." She seems almost sad, finishing the story. Some dust beams swirl in the afternoon air. Her eyes follow it idly.		930
327	Novelty Dicemaker	"Normal people don't have vision beasts. Only drug-addled madmen like the taxidermist do."		328 329 331
328	You	"That was a hypothetical question."		330
329	You	"Of course they don't. I'm a normal person and I don't have a vision beast."		330
330	Novelty Dicemaker	"Right," says the dicemaker. She doesn't look entirely convinced.		861
331	You	"What about horrific neckties? Do normal people have horrific neckties?"		332
332	Novelty Dicemaker	"Neckties?" Her eyes move to the piss-coloured cloth tied around your neck. "I guess they do sometimes, officer... But I don't understand how it's relevant to our discussion."		861
333	Novelty Dicemaker	"The taxidermist who made it said it was his *vision beast*. He said he met his *vision beast* while high on desiccants. He called it 'Megatherion.'"		927
334	You	"Very cool, but I don't want to hear about bears anymore. Let's move on."		337
335	Novelty Dicemaker	"That bear was one mighty mammal. The taxidermist who made it said it was his *vision beast*. He said he met his *vision beast* while high on desiccants. He called it 'Megatherion.'"		927
336	None			277 278 334
337	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, I totally understand."		774
338	Novelty Dicemaker	"The taxidermist who made it said it was his *vision beast*. He said he met his *vision beast* while high on desiccants. He called it 'Megatherion.'"		927
339	None			341 340 468
340	You	"That's horrible. Were they arrested?"		342
341	You	"Wait, people do that?"		825
342	Novelty Dicemaker	"I believe the ICP got them. They have a special division that deals exclusively with sub rosas."		343
343	Encyclopedia	It's the copopedia reporting in: ICP stands for International Collaboration Police.		826
344	Novelty Dicemaker	"Honestly, I think it's quite funny. I think he's still sending out holiday transmissions from Touloula or Tioumoutiri or Khasht-Kor, or wherever he is."		835 275 345
345	You	"That's illegal -- running off with company's money like that. Why hasn't he been arrested?"		346
346	Novelty Dicemaker	"Sure, it's illegal, but it's not exactly anything *extraordinary* in business. Besides, Slipstream is history now. All their remaining assets got seized by the bailiffs in '47. I have no idea why those skis and blades are still lying around."		921
347	Novelty Dicemaker	"And you know how all kinds of political movements are *big* in the Occident. The activists shut down the biggest chitin suppliers, which of course caused the price to skyrocket."		262
348	You	"They had some kind of an accident with the backup copy, right?"	Variable["doomed.radiocomputer_fortress_accident_why_failed_clicked"] == true	349
349	Novelty Dicemaker	"An accident? I wouldn't know anything about that. I just heard they ran out of money and couldn't get the project done on time."		353
350	Novelty Dicemaker	"Money and time," she nods. "The usual."		353
351	Novelty Dicemaker	"The usual. They ran out of money and couldn't get the project done on time."		353
352	You	"What went wrong?"		354
353	None			352
354	Novelty Dicemaker	"Well, I did hear them talking at times..." She looks at the hallway, as if she can still hear them chit-chat behind her curtains on a cigarette break.		768
355	Novelty Dicemaker	"In the end they just didn't get it done. They didn't have enough willpower to produce something *truly historic* -- and to show up to work on time."		839
356	None			580 540 358
357	Novelty Dicemaker	"Not the wisest decision: You would have lost all your savings." She tosses a pair of dice on the table; one of them stops near the edge of the metallic desk.		925
358	You	"You're right, they should have just tried harder. They had everything needed to succeed."		359
359	Novelty Dicemaker	"Still, not everyone is going to make it." She tosses a pair of dice on the table; one of them stops near the edge of the metallic desk. "That's the nature of the game."		925
360	Novelty Dicemaker	"Why would Slipstream SCA have a hundred-years-old recording as their doorbell message? It doesn't make any sense."		791
361	You	Start taking off your clothes. You need to *connect*.		363
362	You	Leave it at that.		364
363	Novelty Dicemaker	"Excuse me, what are you doing?" The dicemaker stares at you while you start to fuss with your pants.		558
364	Novelty Dicemaker	She has begun to idly clean one of her carving tools with a dirty kerchief, the tool's sharp edge shining in the light of her desk lamp.		224
365	You	"Is it just me or is it hot in here?"		371
366	You	"It's part of this special *technique* I have."		546
367	Novelty Dicemaker	"Didn't we already talk about this?" she asks, as the wind continues to seep in through the cracks in the old chimney.		368
368	You	"It's because you're not *in* the same building as the others. This isn't *technically* the Doomed Commercial Area."		369
369	Novelty Dicemaker	"What are you talking about?" she says, shaking her head. "My address is exactly the same -- Rue de Saint-Ghislaine 10."		947
370	Novelty Dicemaker	"This doesn't make any sense." She looks around the makeshift nest that she has carved out for herself, bewildered.		380
371	Novelty Dicemaker	"No, I don't feel *hot*. We're in a derelict smokestack. If anything then it's *cold* here!"		378
372	Novelty Dicemaker	"Can you please employ this special *technique* somewhere else? I work here and my work requires concentration. Half-naked people don't help with that." She turns away, so that you can zip up your pants again.		556
373	You	"Never mind, that was a terrible idea." (Do up your pants.)		374
374	Novelty Dicemaker	"Undressing in a stranger's place of business? Yes, it was -- an unbelievably bad idea." She trembles, as if trying to shake it off.		877
375	None			875 365 376 366 373
376	You	"I'm trying to lower my body temperature."		377
377	Novelty Dicemaker	"And *why* would you do that?!"		378
378	None			375
379	You	"Let's say I have my own methods... Unusual methods."		617
380	Novelty Dicemaker	"Are you saying my business was spared because of a *technicality*? Where is this coming from?"		379 545 381
381	You	"I'm just using logic -- it's windy in here. You probably haven't properly sealed the chimney crown." (Point above.)		382
382	Novelty Dicemaker	"Hmm," she says, looking up. "You're right, I should take a trip to the roof once the snow is gone."		618
383	Novelty Dicemaker	"Except I've weighted the die. When you try rolling it, you realize that each time it gets you exactly the same result -- *God is indifferent*. This is our curse."		387
384	None			388 385 386
385	You	"This is mega cool, but can I get one that actually works?"		408
386	You	"Thanks, I'll keep it."		410
387	Conceptualization	It's even worse than she says. God is dead -- We live in a forsaken age.		384
388	You	"You're saying that the end result doesn't matter."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_concept_god_is_dead"] == true	389
389	Novelty Dicemaker	"In the face of death -- no, not really."		390 391 394
390	You	"What a relief."		393
391	You	"That's so depressing."		392
392	Novelty Dicemaker	"You were the one who asked for a cursed die," she points out.		400 401
393	Novelty Dicemaker	"It is, isn't it? There's something liberating about knowing it's just we humans, no all powerful forces guiding us, watching us, *judging* us."		405 400
394	You	"I don't agree with you."		395
395	Novelty Dicemaker	"You don't?" she raises her brows.		396 397 406
396	You	"As long as there is mankind, there is also meaning."		398
397	You	"It matters as long as we're alive."		411
398	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, but how will mankind last?"		399
399	Novelty Dicemaker	"Don't answer that, actually. Meaning is whatever you want to make of it. That's the nature of meaning."		416 417
400	You	"Can I get a normal version of this die? One that isn't modified to land on a single result?"		403
401	You	"I guess I'll keep the die then."		402
402	Novelty Dicemaker	"Good luck, officer," she says with a mischievous smile, before turning back to her table.		404
403	Novelty Dicemaker	"No, I don't have another die. You'll have to do with this one."		401
404	None			77
405	You	"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the die."		402
406	You	"Doesn't really fly with my vibe, too morbid."		407
407	None			392
408	Novelty Dicemaker	"Sorry, I don't have another one ready. You were the one who asked for a cursed die."		409
409	None			401
410	None			402
411	Novelty Dicemaker	"I guess you can find some temporary solace in that, yes."		413 412
412	You	"Can I get a normal version of this die? One that isn't modified to land on a single result?"		414
413	You	"Still, thanks for the die."		415
414	None			403
415	None			402
416	None			412
417	None			405
418	Novelty Dicemaker	"Not in this die, rest assured. It isn't cursed. I can tell you what it does."		214
419	You	"So you confess?"		544
420	You	"I am nothing if not consistent."		421
421	Novelty Dicemaker	"Fantastic. Can the witch *Entity* tell you what the cursed die does then?"		424 422 423
422	You	"Yes, it's better to know how the evil works."		427
423	You	"No, I don't want to know, it's too dangerous."		425
424	You	"Yes, I've got my warpaint protecting me from the evil." (Point to your face.)	Variable["doomed.furnace_warpainted_your_face"] == true	427
425	Novelty Dicemaker	"Too bad, I'm going to tell you anyway."		426
426	None			214
427	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, now I'm evil, too -- lovely."		426
428	You	Cast the cursed die.		202
429	None			205 206 204 207 208
430	None			429
431	None			214
432	You	"Hold on, what do you mean by *milieus*?"		446
433	Novelty Dicemaker	"Mostly they just teach you to swear in different languages, but some of the stations can be quite interesting. I was so absorbed, I must have missed you knocking."		434
434	None			21
435	You	"Maybe. I'm not really sure why I'm here, honestly."		439
436	You	"No, I was looking for something else..." (Squint your eyes mysteriously.) "*Answers*."		441
437	You	"Sure, I like role-playing games and I need some dice."		438
438	Novelty Dicemaker	"Very good," she says. "My rate is 10 reál per set, unless you want something really unusual..."		440
439	Novelty Dicemaker	"How strange," she says. "Well, if you're interested, my rate is 10 reál per set, unless you want something really unusual..."		440
440	Novelty Dicemaker	"Take a look around and see if there's any particular stone you want to use." The walls around her are covered with rows of precious stones and minerals.		22
441	Novelty Dicemaker	"Answers? How strange. These days people only come to me for dice and role-playing games..."		442
442	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm not sure how helpful I'll be, but go ahead and ask." The walls around her are covered with rows of precious stones and minerals.		22
443	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, it's you." She turns around. "I'm surprised to see you here this late. What can I help you with?"
444	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, it's you again. Are you looking for a die?"		159
445	Novelty Dicemaker	"Hello again." She turns around. "You must really like walking through the dark. What can I help you with?"
446	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, a milieu is like a call-in station. You need a two-way radio to access one. That's why I have these." She pats the headphones on the table.		433
447	None			21
448	Inland Empire	Could this be the malicious Entity? Perhaps it's wise to go along with this *masquerade* for now...		586
449	Novelty Dicemaker	"So, what kind of die are you looking for?"		583
450	None			77
451	None			77
452	None			77
453	None			77
454	None			77
455	None			77
456	None			77
457	You	"Hey, where are we anyway? What is this place?" (Look around the room.)		458
458	Novelty Dicemaker	"We're inside the chimney of an old central furnace. It's strange, I know." She looks at the ruddy bricks that make up the walls -- even though they've been repainted there are still signs of coal-black soot here and there.		459
459	Novelty Dicemaker	"But when I arrived here, all the other rooms were taken, so I had to build myself a makeshift home. Besides, I don't really have to pay any rent here, so that's a plus."		588
460	You	"Do you know what happened to other tenants? Everyone else is gone."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_asked_about_chimney"] == true and Variable["doomed.dicemaker_business_hub_reached"] == false	461
461	Novelty Dicemaker	"More or less." She adjusts the yellow scarf that covers her hair. "Are you interested in anyone specific?"		910
462	None			77
463	You	"I've heard this place is cursed. Did you know that people call it the Doomed Commercial Area?"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_asked_about_chimney"] == true and Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask"] == true and Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask_done"] == false	490
464	Novelty Dicemaker	"It didn't. If anything, it made the youth situation in Martinaise even worse. At some point, someone started a rumour that the punching bag downstairs was full of *amphetamines*."		912
465	None			232
466	Novelty Dicemaker	"Eventually the Coalition took away the funding and the club went bankrupt. This was a few years ago. It's gotten much more peaceful around the plaza ever since."		465
467	You	"A strange thing happened when I tried calling a company named Slipstream SCA -- someone answered."	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_slipstream"] == true	478
468	You	"I don't want hear about this sick shit anymore."		469
469	Novelty Dicemaker	"Good call." She lets the thought go.		914
470	You	"So you're telling me that you have a doorbell there -- which one?"	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_empty_card"] == false	472
471	You	"So you're telling me that the doorbell with the empty name card was yours?"	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_empty_card"] == true	477
472	Novelty Dicemaker	"The one with an empty name card, it's the last one in the list. As I said, it's quite useless right now, it doesn't work yet."		781
473	Logic	The doorbell with the empty name card must belong to her then.		776
474	Novelty Dicemaker			475 476
475	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_empty_card"]	473
476	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_empty_card"]) == false	776
477	Novelty Dicemaker	"That's right, I haven't even written my name there -- as I said, it's quite useless right now, it doesn't work yet."		781
478	Novelty Dicemaker	She looks like she doesn't really believe you. "It can't be true. They don't work here anymore, they've been gone for *years*."		479
479	Novelty Dicemaker	"Are you sure it was Slipstream SCA? Was it a *woman*? Maybe it was Plaisance from the bookstore..."		480 481
480	You	"First, it wasn't Plaisance, I know her and would have recognized her voice."	Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"] == true	482
481	You	"She said she was from Tricentennial Electrics."		483
482	Novelty Dicemaker	"Alright. But did this person say anything?" She still sounds sceptical.		481
483	Novelty Dicemaker	"Tricentennial Electrics?" There's a moment before she recognizes the name.		484
484	Novelty Dicemaker	"It used to be a major electric company one hundred years ago. Are you sure it wasn't just some kids playing a prank on you?"		869
485	You	"No, this used to be a coal plant." (Touch the safety curtains.) "You're in a chimney of *another* building."		370
486	You	"No one's really ever safe from the failure."		619
487	You	"Rest assured, no psychic attacks will reach you here."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_inland_protection_against_the_curse"] == false	619
488	You	"Actually, it's only your workshop that's protected. You should still do something to defend your person."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_inland_protection_against_the_curse"] == true	619
489	Inland Empire	Don't let her become complacent! She still needs to ward *her soul* against the evil forces!		488 486 487
490	Novelty Dicemaker	"I've heard the stories," she nods, as the wind howls in from the furnace shaft above. "But I don't think those stories are true."		674 491
491	You	"Plaisance is the one who sent me. She's convinced that the place is swarming with malicious energies."		492
492	Novelty Dicemaker	"Plaisance, the bookshop lady?" She raises her brows. "I've heard that her business is doing rather well. Have the *energies* spared her somehow?"		493 495 499 498
493	You	"Plaisance is a wise woman. She has Semenese trinkets protecting her against the curse."	Variable["tc.wards_plais"] == true	496
494	Novelty Dicemaker	"Alright. But it's not just the bookstore that's still up and running. What about the Whirling-in-Rags? Some people say it's part of the building complex."		676 500 502 497
495	You	"Actually, the bookstore isn't doing that well. There are hardly any customers and she has to exploit her own daughter to keep the company going."	Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"] == true	494
496	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ah, the Semenese trinkets, of course..." She nods as if this explains everything.		797
497	You	"You're right, the Whirling doesn't really look like it's cursed."		501
498	You	"I don't know why the bookstore hasn't gone bankrupt yet -- that's what I'm here to investigate."		494
499	You	"The curse is just biding its time before it strikes again. Sooner or later everyone will fail -- even her."		494
500	You	"Yes, but it's still a separate building. The malicious energies can't reach there."		501
501	Novelty Dicemaker	"And then there's me..." She sighs, looking at her messy work table. All kinds of tools lie there scattered, from knives to carving files to wire cutters.		503
502	You	"No, the Whirling isn't doing well either: its waitress just took off and customers have trouble paying bills."		501
503	Novelty Dicemaker	"I've been here for 14 years, selling novelty dice to role-playing enthusiasts. Not exactly a million reál business idea, yet somehow I've survived despite the talk of malicious energies. Strange, isn't it?"		678
504	You	"I yelled to summon the ghost of the Doomed Commercial Area and you were the one who answered."		717
505	Encyclopedia	Role-playing games? You know role-playing games: Wirrâl, Wirrâl Untethered, um, what else...		517
506	Encyclopedia	Role-playing games? You know Wirrâl. Does that count?		517
507	Encyclopedia	Role-playing games? You know the one made by Fortress Accident. Does that count?		517
508	Novelty Dicemaker			509 510
509	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["tc.wirral"]	511
510	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["tc.wirral"]) == false	514
511	Novelty Dicemaker			512 513
512	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.moodboard_read_slogans"] and Variable["doomed.fortress_accident_kim_switch_done"]	505
513	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.moodboard_read_slogans"] and Variable["doomed.fortress_accident_kim_switch_done"]) == false	506
514	Novelty Dicemaker			515 516
515	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.moodboard_read_slogans"] and Variable["doomed.fortress_accident_kim_switch_done"]	507
516	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.moodboard_read_slogans"] and Variable["doomed.fortress_accident_kim_switch_done"]) == false	517
517	None			437 435 436 73
518	None			77
519	You	"How did that community project work out?" (Conclude.)		464
520	You	"And who was Artemitep?"		523
521	You	"Maybe that's what Cuno needs -- a community-centric boxing club."	Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"]	524
522	You	"Judging from the kids I've met so far, it didn't really work, did it?" (Conclude.)	Variable["yard.cunoesse_backyard_greeting_done"] or Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"] or Variable["yard.hanged_seen"]	464
523	Novelty Dicemaker	"A kind man... from Zsiemsk. I heard he had some trouble with the law when he was younger, and that's why he wanted to start the gym, as his way of giving back."		817
524	Novelty Dicemaker	"Hm, Cuno." Her eyes narrow in the dim light. "Who's Cuno?"		525 526 527
525	You	"He's sort of the king around here."		575
526	You	"He's a little ginger gremlin who likes to defile dead bodies."		575
527	You	"Indeed, who *is* Cuno... Your guess is as good as mine."		575
528	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, you mean the kid with the sailor's mouth. Yes, I've heard him yelling profanities in the backyard..." She looks out of the window, her face reflecting back in the dark.		529
529	Novelty Dicemaker	"I think it will take more than a gym to help that kid."		816
530	Novelty Dicemaker	"They certainly took their work very seriously. Even if they seemed to be... chronically *liberal* with their schedules."		236 237 348 538
531	Conceptualization	Ice... death... loss... sounds like you.		34
532	You	"That sounds like me."		533
533	Novelty Dicemaker	"I had a feeling." She smiles, but says nothing more.		121 122
534	Novelty Dicemaker	"Come on now. Be a little creative."		81
535	Novelty Dicemaker	"What are the odds?" The dicemaker winks back at you. "The red one is made of bloodstone with a lapis lazuli inlay and the blue one is the inverse. I believe these dice are your lucky charm, officer..."		536
536	Hand/Eye Coordination	She winked back at you! Can you believe it? You truly are Mr. Smooth Moves!		57
537	Novelty Dicemaker	"Now, was there anything else?"		455
538	You	"I met one of their investors. He said they lacked the will to finish anything."	Variable["cargo.mrlb_fortress_accident"] == true	539
539	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ha, the salty investors..." Something green sparkles in her eyes. "Well yes, they couldn't get the project done on time and thus lost the funding."		353
540	You	"That's too bad. I would have supported them -- the project looked great."		357
541	Novelty Dicemaker	"Ah, of course they left it plugged in. Even in death the bear is costing them money."		333
542	Novelty Dicemaker	"Excellent. That will be 10 reál for one set of magnetic dice."		176
543	Novelty Dicemaker	"Very good. That will be seven reál for one custom die."		177
544	Novelty Dicemaker	"Sure!" She laughs. "Now can the *Entity* explain what your cursed die does?"		424 422 423
545	You	"It has a different address in the heart of the city."		617
546	Novelty Dicemaker	She squints at you, a little astonished at what she's hearing. "And what technique is that?!" You still haven't gotten your zipper open.		547 548
547	You	"Okay, hear me out: Sometimes I get these *feelings*..."		562
548	You	"You know what? Forget it. It was a bad idea." (Do up your pants.)		374
549	Novelty Dicemaker	"Officer, this isn't how *mature* adults deal with their *feelings*."		554
550	You	"No, not like that. It's like I can feel the *wind* or, I don't know, the *air pressure*, and then the air *tells* me things."		551
551	Novelty Dicemaker	"The air pressure told you to take your pants off in my studio?"		732
552	You	"Yes, exactly."		372
553	You	"No, no, I'm not explaining this very well."		372
554	Shivers	*Now* you feel something, the cold damp of shame washing over you.		550 555
555	You	"Can we please just forget this ever happened?" (Do up your pants.)		557
556	None			77
557	Novelty Dicemaker	"*Gladly*." The dicemaker turns away so that you can do up your pants.		556
558	Novelty Dicemaker			559 560
559	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	561
560	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	375
561	Kim Kitsuragi	"Officer!" The lieutenant exclaims sharply.		375
562	Novelty Dicemaker			563 564
563	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	565
564	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	549
565	Kim Kitsuragi	"Miss, I apologize for my colleague's behaviour. He's still recovering from an *unusual* medical episode..."		549
566	Electrochemistry	A wise and noble beast, guiding you toward the land where the streets are paved... with drugs!		280
567	Novelty Dicemaker			568 569
568	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.get_speed"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_speed_done"] == false	570
569	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.get_speed"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_speed_done"] == false) == false	566
570	Electrochemistry	Maybe this wise and noble beast can guide you toward those *amphetamines* you've been craving.		280
571	Electrochemistry	Even you can probably do better than that.		252
572	Novelty Dicemaker			573 574
573	Novelty Dicemaker		IsNighttime()	443
574	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsNighttime()) == false	445
575	Novelty Dicemaker			576 577
576	Novelty Dicemaker		IsDaytime()	578
577	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsDaytime()) == false	528
578	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, yes -- you mean the kid with the sailor's mouth? Yes, I've heard him yelling profanities in the backyard..." She looks out of the window; it's oddly quiet there at the moment.		529
579	Novelty Dicemaker	"They were an interesting bunch. We talked about role-playing systems every now and then. Once I even saw two of them get into fisticuffs over Wirrâl..."		923
580	You	"Well, showing up to work on time *is* incredibly hard."		581
581	Novelty Dicemaker	"And so is producing something extraordinary." Her eyes wander to the shelves full of die prototypes and discarded models.		924
582	You	"I think I found the *actual* source of the curse."	IsTaskActive("TASK.tell_dicemaker_of_actual_source") and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"] and Variable["TASK.help_soona_with_her_project_done"]	640
583	Novelty Dicemaker			584 585
584	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"]	448
585	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"]) == false	586
586	Visual Calculus	She's got a direct view to the backyard. You should interrogate her about the lynching.		21
587	Inland Empire	Plaisance was right... There's an entity living in the chimney! You should ask her about the curse.		591
588	Novelty Dicemaker			589 590
589	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"]	587
590	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"]) == false	591
591	Authority	Does it mean she's *unlawfully* occupying a part of the house? Shameful!		812
592	Novelty Dicemaker	"Nothing, really. I didn't know him."		733
593	Inland Empire	Who cares about the dead body? Ask her about the curse already!		741
594	You	"I have more questions about this building."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_asked_about_chimney"] == true and Variable["doomed.dicemaker_business_hub_reached"] == true	598
595	Novelty Dicemaker	"It wasn't merely a gym, it was *Artemitep's Boxing Club* -- a community project created to steer at-risk youths away from drugs and crime."		597
596	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, I think it was called Androgynous Orlando or something similar. They weren't a big hit around here -- turns out that working class men don't like genderless haircuts. They're scared of that word."		603
597	None			520 521 519 522
598	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm listening."		232
599	Encyclopedia	Hm, what's a snuff milieu?		763
600	Half Light	Trust me, you don't want to know.		819
601	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anything else?"		232
602	You	"I found the building's intercom, but it's not working."	Variable["doomed.doorbell_main_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["doomed.dicemaker_doorbell_minihub_reached"] == false	775
603	Physical Instrument	You wouldn't like it either. The others would laugh at you.		604
604	Conceptualization	A bit of experimenting every now and then isn't bad.		605
605	Composure	It's not about the haircut, it's about the *confidence*.		606 607 608
606	You	"What's wrong with a bit of experimenting? The customers should have been more open-minded."		611
607	You	"I would *never* let anyone androgynous touch my hair, not even if my life depended on it."		609
608	You	"I guess I'm a simple man, I don't really have any opinions on hair styles."		613
609	Novelty Dicemaker	"You're right, it looks like you haven't let anyone near your hair in a long time." She tilts her head, looking at your shaggy mane.		612
610	None			232
611	Novelty Dicemaker	"I guess it just wasn't the time yet." She tucks a strand of hair under the headscarf.		610
612	Authority	She's right -- when was the last time? You should get an un-androgynous crew cut.		610
613	Novelty Dicemaker	"Me neither. I just want it off my face." She tucks a strand of hair under her headscarf.		610
614	None			601
615	None			601
616	You	"This is still just a theory, but hear me out: I think I know why your business hasn't failed."		367
617	Novelty Dicemaker	"And what, does it mean that I'm safe from failure?"		489
618	Novelty Dicemaker	"Does it mean that I'm safe from failure?"		489
619	Novelty Dicemaker	She starts laughing, her fingers trying to rub away the exhaustion from her face.		620 621
620	You	"What?"		622
621	You	(Look away.) "I want to talk about something else now."		622
622	Novelty Dicemaker	"Do you know what this is?" She raises her hand to reveal a piece of metal shining on her index finger.		623 624 625
623	You	"Your lucky charm? Some kind of a ward?"		626
624	You	"It looks like a regular piece of jewellery to me."		626
625	You	"I don't care what it is, I only came to tell you about why you haven't failed yet."		632
626	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a mourning ring," she replies. "I made this when my first company failed. It was a small jewellery shop right here in the East Delta Commerce Centre, built with the little I inherited from my parents..."		627
627	Novelty Dicemaker	"I drove it into the ground within a year. I didn't have what you would call a *viable* business plan."		628 629
628	You	"See? The curse is real! I bet you didn't run this little jewellery shop from the protective depths of the chimney?"		630
629	You	"Why are you telling me this?"		631
630	Novelty Dicemaker	"No, you're right, I didn't." She laughs again, but it sounds rather small and sad.		631
631	Novelty Dicemaker	"It wasn't just the jewellery shop either. I always thought that it was just the world, that you were supposed to try again and again until you finally succeed."		633
632	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's a mourning ring," she replies, talking over your voice. "I made this when my first company failed. It was a small jewellery shop right here in the East Delta Commerce Centre, built with the little I inherited from my parents..."		627
633	Novelty Dicemaker	"And now you're telling me, what?" She closes her eyes. "That it was all because I didn't run my little shops and ventures from a dump inside an abandoned chimney?"		634 635 636
634	You	"Don't call it a dump, you've made it nice and cosy here."		637
635	You	"I'm sorry. I don't know what to say. It's entropy."		637
636	You	"Yes. Coincidence is all that safeguards us."		637
637	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yeah." She stares out of the window, not really hearing your words. "Or maybe it's the entire world that's cursed? It's such a precarious place. Nothing ever works out the way you wanted."		978
638	Novelty Dicemaker	"But anyway... thanks for sharing your theories, officer." She gives you a tired smile.		639
639	None			77
640	Novelty Dicemaker			641 642
641	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_whitecheck_success"]	643
642	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_whitecheck_success"]) == false	644
643	Novelty Dicemaker	"You mean the curse that I'm spared of because I live outside its immediate reach?"		647
644	Novelty Dicemaker	"I thought we agreed that the curse isn't real."		647
645	You	"Yes, well... about that."		648
646	You	"It's a bit more complicated than I first thought it would be."		648
647	None			645 646
648	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm listening." She leans back in her chair, arms crossed across the chest.		649 657
649	You	(Just say it.) "There's a two-millimetre hole in reality located in a church on the other side of the canal. I think it may be related to pale."		650
650	Novelty Dicemaker	"Excuse me?" She sits up, visibly agitated. "A two-millimetre hole in reality? This can't be true."		651
651	Novelty Dicemaker			652 653
652	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	654
653	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	655
654	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm afraid it is, ma'am. Soona Luukanen-Kilde, the former lead programmer of Fortress Accident, made the discovery."		656
655	You	"I'm afraid it is. Soona Luukanen-Kilde, the former lead programmer of Fortress Accident, made the discovery."		656
656	Novelty Dicemaker	"Soona is involved in this?" She appears to take this in while the chatter from her headphones continues unabated...		662
657	You	"Now that I think about it... It sounds too preposterous to say out loud."		658
658	Novelty Dicemaker	"What? You came all the way up here to tell me that you *can't* tell me because I won't like the answer?"		649
659	Novelty Dicemaker			660 661
660	Novelty Dicemaker		IsDaytime()	664
661	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsDaytime()) == false	663
662	Novelty Dicemaker	"So it's even worse than I thought. It's not just the commercial area that's cursed, it's *the entire world*."		659
663	Perception (Sight)	She looks outside the window where the night has fallen on the yard.		665
664	Perception (Sight)	She looks outside the window where daylight has filled the yard.		665
665	None			666 667 668 982
666	You	"What? No, I wouldn't go as far to say that the entire world is doomed."		670
667	You	"It's what I have preached the whole time -- and no one listened."	IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")	672
668	You	"Don't worry about it. You've been doing fine so far. I'm sure it's nothing."		669
669	Novelty Dicemaker	"You mean considering the fact that the world is collapsing on my porch?" She gives you a rueful smile and takes a look around...		671
670	Novelty Dicemaker	"Just Martinaise?" She gives you a rueful smile and takes a look around...		671
671	Novelty Dicemaker	"In any case, thank you for stopping by. It's good to have an answer, even if I can't claim to understand it fully."		673
672	Novelty Dicemaker	"A 'curse' is something superstitious, but a two-millimetre hole in reality?" She gives you a rueful smile. "We all know what it means -- it's pale."		671
673	None			77
674	You	"Wait... how do you explain what happened to all those companies then?"		675
675	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's just capitalism." She shrugs. "We only hear about tales of success, so it's often surprising to realize how many ventures actually fail."		491
676	You	"Hold on, the Whirling is part of the Doomed Commercial Area?!"	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_whirling_part_of_complex"] == false	677
677	Novelty Dicemaker	"You could say so. Both houses were built at the same time and under the East Delta Commerce Centre project."		500 502 497
678	Half Light	It's because she's in cahoots with the demons!		679
679	Drama	Maybe it's just because she's so talented that she's been able to woo the curse?		680 681 682 683
680	You	"Plaisance thinks it's because you're the *source* of it. A malignant entity."		685
681	You	"It's because you're competent, and dedicated to your craft. The curse doesn't affect people like you."		686
682	You	"The curse will get to you, have no doubt about it. It just doesn't care about earthly time frames."		684
683	You	"I'll be the first to admit there are many inconsistencies in this so-called 'curse'."		687
684	Novelty Dicemaker	The dicemaker erupts in laughter. "Is that what you think, officer? That the curse is real?"		688
685	Novelty Dicemaker	"Malignant *entity*, what does that even mean?" The dicemaker laughs. "Some kind of sorceress? What about you, officer? Do you think I'm the *malignant entity*?"		688
686	Novelty Dicemaker	The dicemaker erupts in laughter. "What, so the curse only affects people with poor work ethics? What you're describing isn't a *curse*, it's *capitalism*."		688
687	Novelty Dicemaker	"I was just about to ask..." She leans forward in her chair to study your face. "What do *you* think? Do you think the curse is real?"		688
688	Half Light	The jig is up! The she-demon knows you've uncovered her true identity.		796
689	You	"Honestly, I'm still not sure... This world is a puzzling place."		696
690	None			691 692 689
691	You	"I think it still might be *you* that's causing this." (Narrow your eyes -- very mysteriously.)		698
692	You	"I'm starting to see that there is no curse, only business decisions and natural market fluctuations."		693
693	Novelty Dicemaker	"Exactly." She pinches the root of her nose. "Truth is always so disappointingly mundane and boring."		694
694	Novelty Dicemaker	"But I'm glad we got this sorted out. Anything else I can help you with today?"		940
695	None			77
696	Novelty Dicemaker	"Is it now?" She squints at you from her desk. "I've always thought it's a rather mundane and boring place with no supra-natural surprises in sight."		697
697	Novelty Dicemaker	"Well, if you ever find a way to explain all those *inconsistencies* in the curse, let me know." She turns back to her work.		940
698	Novelty Dicemaker	"Mm, so I'm the grand dragon in the cave..." She seems mildly entertained by this suggestion. "Might I ask what supports this claim?"		702
699	You	"There is something ghostly about you, *ethereal* even..." (Squint your eyes suspiciously.)		705
700	You	"I don't have time for explanations, not amidst all those *visions* I'm getting."		716
701	You	"You're the last man standing. You must be responsible."		712
702	None			504 699 701 700
703	Inland Empire	No, it's the troubled colour of her energetic vibrations!		706
704	You	"No, I mean it -- your energetic vibrations are off. I sense tragedies in your past, darling."		711
705	Novelty Dicemaker	"*Ethereal*?" She throws her head back and laughs. "Thank you, but I think it's just the lighting."		703
706	Novelty Dicemaker			707 708
707	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_inland_aura"]	710
708	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_inland_aura"]) == false	799
709	You	Let it go.		799
710	None			704 709
711	Novelty Dicemaker	"Of course you do." She listens to your antics with a forbearing smile on her face. "Show me a person in Martinaise who *doesn't* have any tragedies in their past and then we'll talk."		799
712	Novelty Dicemaker	"I *am* responsible for making sound business decisions, yes, but not for my fellow tenants' misfortune."		936
713	Novelty Dicemaker	"Of course." She pinches the root of her nose. "How convenient."		714
714	Novelty Dicemaker	"Well, if you ever find a way to explain all those *inconsistencies* in the curse then let me know." She turns back to her work.		937
715	None			948
716	None			713
717	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh my," she says in mock despair. "I've revealed myself!"		718
718	Novelty Dicemaker	"You better call the exorcists."		721
719	You	"I believe the name you're looking for is the Remote Viewers Division."	Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")	723
720	You	"I don't have to call anyone, I'm a ghostwhisperer myself."		713
721	None			719 720 722
722	You	"It is not my job to intervene in matters supra-natural, for I am merely a police officer."		713
723	Novelty Dicemaker	"What's that? A union for clairvoyants? They have unions for everything nowadays."		724
724	You	"No, it's a special division in the police for investigating supra-natural activities."		725
725	Novelty Dicemaker	She just stares at you for a moment with an astonished look on her face, blinking her dark eyes.		726
726	Novelty Dicemaker			727 728
727	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	729
728	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	731
729	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's not real, ma'am. He's making it up."		730
730	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, I figured." She turns back to you.		731
731	None			714
732	Rhetoric	This is not going very well, is it -- word wise?		552 553
733	Novelty Dicemaker			734 735
734	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask"] == true and Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask_done"] == false	593
735	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask"] == true and Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask_done"] == false) == false	737
736	Inland Empire	Who cares about the dead body? We might be dealing with a *malignant entity* here!		741
737	Novelty Dicemaker			738 739
738	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"] == true and Variable["TASK.find_the_witch_done"] == false	736
739	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.find_the_witch"] == true and Variable["TASK.find_the_witch_done"] == false) == false	741
740	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks at his notebook, then the woman under the large window...		744
741	Novelty Dicemaker			742 743
742	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	740
743	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	749
744	Kim Kitsuragi	"Your window looks directly onto the courtyard. You're saying you didn't see or hear *anything* unusual last Sunday evening?"		745
745	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm sorry, detective, but -- as you know -- I usually have my headphones on when I'm working. It shuts out most of the daily ruckus behind my window."		757
746	You	"Seriously? You've got a great view of the courtyard and you didn't see or hear *anything* Sunday night?"		745
747	None			80
748	You	"Well, that settles that, then."		747
749	None			746 748
750	You	"What do you mean by the 'daily ruckus'?"		755
751	You	"And you never took your eyes off the work to look out of the window?"		753
752	You	"I see. Thank you for your answers." (Conclude.)		761
753	Novelty Dicemaker	"I might have," she admits, "but in this case all I would have seen is my own reflection staring back from the darkness."		905
754	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's really hard to make anything out in the yard when it's dark outside. Besides... I rarely get up to look out the window when I'm in the zone."		906
755	Novelty Dicemaker	"Well, there's always something going on in the Whirling's backyard..." She stops to try and come up with an example.		756
756	Novelty Dicemaker	"During daytime there are usually those kids... And lately I've been seeing a lot of drunk workers hanging about. Must be because of the strike."		903
757	None			750 751 907 752
758	None			757
759	Novelty Dicemaker	She looks up at the window... Pale light comes in. "But I never saw anyone during that fateful Sunday night, I'm afraid."		758
760	None			757
761	Novelty Dicemaker	She nods.		762
762	None			80
763	Novelty Dicemaker			764 765
764	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_encyclo_snuff_milieu"]	600
765	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_encyclo_snuff_milieu"]) == false	819
766	None			238 767
767	You	"It's a shame about those windows. I'm not even going to ask about that milieu..."		820
768	Novelty Dicemaker	"They seemed to believe they were historical individuals on some *grand* quest."		837
769	You	"From what I've seen so far the project *did* look quite impressive..."		771
770	You	"Really? They must have been on a gigantic ego trip."		838
771	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes, but when the money started to run out they just began to complain a lot about capitalism. You know, how the markets are *rigged* to keep out new businesses, and so on."		355
772	None			601
773	Conceptualization	Indeed, what were the other ideas?		311 309
774	None			601
775	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, right!" She rubs her forehead; her scarf has left a faint line on her dusky skin. "I hope you didn't try to ring me."		798
776	None			470 471 233 234 801 467 785 782
777	Novelty Dicemaker	"My advice..." She raises her finger. "Don't base your business on a fad -- hypnotism, floriography, triktrak, especially *pinball*."		888
778	None			776
779	Novelty Dicemaker	"You could say so. Both houses were built at the same time and under the East Delta Commerce Centre project. That explains why you can call the Whirling from the intercom, albeit I doubt that anyone responds."		935
780	None			776
781	None			776
782	You	"I have a few more questions about the building."		783
783	Novelty Dicemaker	"Sure, I'm listening."		784
784	None			232
785	You	"Actually... the Slipstream SCA mystery might be a *recording*. I called again later and got exactly the same message."	Variable["doomed.doorbell_whitecheck_success"] == true and Variable["doomed.dicemaker_told_her_about_slipstream_anomaly"] == true	360
786	You	"You're right, I probably just got made fun of."		788
787	You	"It may have been some sort of... rare electrical anomaly."		789
788	Novelty Dicemaker	"The kids these days..." She shakes her head. "We were just one of them and now they're terrorizing us. No solidarity."		790
789	Novelty Dicemaker	"A prank is more likely, no? The kids these days..." She shakes her head. "We were just one of them and now they're terrorizing us. No solidarity."		790
790	None			776
791	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm still convinced it was nothing more than some elaborate prank."		882
792	None			776
793	You	"I have more questions about the intercom."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_doorbell_minihub_reached"] == true	794
794	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm pretty sure it still doesn't work, but sure, what do you want to know?"		776
795	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh, this one's a mess." She sighs. "There used to be a company that promised to repair windows 24 hours a day. What could go wrong with this one, right?"		818
796	Inland Empire	Time has come to face the Source. Fear not, for the forces of the universe are supporting you in this psychic quest.		690
797	Rhetoric	But it doesn't: this is merely a sarcastic response.		494
798	Novelty Dicemaker	"I think none of those doorbells work, including mine. I'm still in the middle of connecting the wires -- sorry about the confusion."		474
799	Novelty Dicemaker	"If you ever find a way to explain all those *inconsistencies* in the curse then let me know." She turns back to her work.		937
800	None			776
801	You	"East Delta Pinball -- is that now the Whirling?"	Variable["doomed.doorbell_clicked_pinball"] == true and Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"] == true or Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"] == true	804
802	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes. I've heard it used to be a gaming arcade. This is an *ancient* failure -- before my time. I'm not surprised, however."		887
803	Novelty Dicemaker	"My advice..." She raises her finger. "Don't base your business on a fad -- hypnotism, floriography, triktrak, especially *pinball*."		800
804	Novelty Dicemaker			805 806
805	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.find_out_if_whirling_part_of_doomed"] or Variable["TASK.find_out_if_whirling_part_of_doomed_done"]	807
806	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.find_out_if_whirling_part_of_doomed"] or Variable["TASK.find_out_if_whirling_part_of_doomed_done"]) == false	802
807	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yes. I guess so. The arcade is an *ancient* failure -- before my time. I'm not surprised, however."		803
808	Novelty Dicemaker			809 810
809	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"] == false	458
810	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"] == false) == false	811
811	Novelty Dicemaker	"We're inside the chimney of an old central furnace. It's strange, I know." She looks at the ruddy bricks that make up the walls -- even though they've been repainted there are still signs of coal-black soot here and there.		459
812	Novelty Dicemaker			813 814
813	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	815
814	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	909
815	Kim Kitsuragi	"Creative." The lieutenant looks around the spacious room, its ceiling fading into shadows above.		909
816	None			597
817	None			597
818	Novelty Dicemaker	"Turns out the business was actually set up as a front for an illicit group that was producing *snuff milieus* -- who would have guessed..."		599
819	Novelty Dicemaker	"And they never cleaned up the debris either. Now it's just littering the hallway and I have no idea how to get rid of it on my own."		766
820	Novelty Dicemaker	"Yeah, don't." She looks down, then up again.		915
821	Drama	Nothing changes in her tone as she says that -- as if it's just another piece of information to lay out for the world.		822
822	Electrochemistry	What does she mean -- to *get off* on it?		240
823	Novelty Dicemaker	"Good luck with that. It's not easy catching those perpetrators." Then she lets the thought go.		824
824	None			232
825	Novelty Dicemaker	"People do that," she nods. "I believe the ICP got them. They have a special division that deals exclusively with sub rosas."		343
826	Novelty Dicemaker	"In any case, I don't think it's your job to worry about what happens on milieus. I probably shouldn't have even mentioned it -- things like that are better forgotten."		914
827	None			232
828	Novelty Dicemaker			829 830
829	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	308
830	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	834
831	Kim Kitsuragi	"Men like that are a curse." The lieutenant is stern.		832
832	Novelty Dicemaker	"Sure. But Slipstream is history now. All their remaining assets got seized by the bailiffs in '47."		833
833	Novelty Dicemaker	"I have no idea why those skis and blades are still lying around in the house... Not much use now, I guess."		921
834	Novelty Dicemaker	"The usual, I imagine -- that he's been thinking up all kinds of new business plans and can't *wait* to get *started* on them just as soon as he returns..." She laughs and turns around in her chair.		274
835	You	(Look at your feet.) "Unhonourable..."	IsTHCFixed("honour")	836
836	Novelty Dicemaker	"Maybe." She doesn't really seem to care that much about honour. "But Slipsteam's history now. All their remaining assets got seized by the bailiffs in '47."		833
837	Drama	She sounds almost mocking when she says that.		769 770
838	Novelty Dicemaker	"That's what I thought. Because when the money started to run out they just began to complain a lot about capitalism. You know, how the markets are rigged to keep out new businesses, and so on."		355
839	Authority	She's right, showing up to work on time is important.		840
840	Electrochemistry	Showing up to work on time is *hard* -- no, scratch that, showing up to work *at all* is difficult (especially if you've been drinking).		356
841	Novelty Dicemaker	"The place was owned by two guys who had some rather *innovative* ideas about marketing. The bear was one of them. Now, ask me about their *other* ideas."		773
842	Suggestion	Sounds like she really didn't like those girls.		844
843	Rhetoric	Sounds like she really doesn't know how to be a female ally!		849
844	Novelty Dicemaker			845 846
845	Novelty Dicemaker		IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda")	843
846	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda")) == false	849
847	None			317 852 316 315 314
848	Reaction Speed	Frittte does the same thing.		847
849	Novelty Dicemaker			850 851
850	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["gates.fritte_main_hub_reached"]	848
851	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["gates.fritte_main_hub_reached"]) == false	847
852	You	"You should learn how to *support* other women, not bring them down."	Variable["doomed.dicemaker_rhetoric_female_ally"]	853
853	Novelty Dicemaker	"I'm not talking just about *women*. There were also *men* -- miniature gorilla-like *boyfriends* loitering near the ice cream stand."		854
854	Novelty Dicemaker	"And they already had *the bear*..." She closes her eyes as if remembering something painful.		855 856
855	You	"What about the bear?"		857
856	You	"It didn't work out?"		310
857	Novelty Dicemaker	"*The bear*..." she repeats, pressing thumbs into her temples, like trying to suppress a headache.		856
858	Novelty Dicemaker	"As if they didn't already have *the bear*..." She closes her eyes as if remembering something painful.		855 856
859	You	(Nod solemnly.) "It's the market doing its job."		860
860	Novelty Dicemaker	"Maybe. Because the taxidermist who made the bear definitely wasn't. Doing his job, I mean."		324
861	Novelty Dicemaker			862 863
862	Novelty Dicemaker		IsNighttime()	867
863	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsNighttime()) == false	864
864	Novelty Dicemaker			865 866
865	Novelty Dicemaker		IsAfternoon()	326
866	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsAfternoon()) == false	868
867	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anyway, now you know the story of the fallen ice cream empire." She seems almost sad, finishing the story.		929
868	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anyway, now you know the story of the fallen ice cream empire." She seems almost sad, finishing the story. Some dust beams swirl in the morning light. Her eyes follow it idly.		930
869	Inland Empire	No, it was something else... It was *eerie*.		870
870	Drama	It was too real to be just a prank. Either we're dealing with a professional actress, or...		871
871	Composure	Whatever happened, keep your cool. It's probably better to admit that it was a harmless prank.		872
872	None			786 873 787
873	You	"No, it was something else -- something *eerie*..." (Narrow your eyes.)		874
874	Novelty Dicemaker	"Pranks can be eerie." She looks as if she's still convinced it's nothing to be worried about.		788
875	You	"The zipper... it's stuck!"		876
876	Novelty Dicemaker	"Oh no, not the *zipper*." She rolls over to the other end of her table with her chair, looking for something to grab from the tool box.		946
877	Novelty Dicemaker			878 879
878	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	880
879	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	224
880	Kim Kitsuragi	"Miss, I apologize for my colleague's behaviour. He's still recovering from an *unusual* medical episode..."		881
881	Rhetoric	That doesn't really excuse it, does it.		224
882	Novelty Dicemaker			883 884
883	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	885
884	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	792
885	Kim Kitsuragi	"My money's on *electrical anomaly*. I've heard of these. Especially in an old building like this..." He looks around.		792
886	Novelty Dicemaker	"The Wirrâl Untethered die is a variation of a standard role-playing die, only instead of plants it uses motifs of ice and death. And loss, of course."		531
887	Reaction Speed	You know... this is something the Cafeteria Manager might want to know.		892
888	Novelty Dicemaker			889 890
889	Novelty Dicemaker		IsKimHere()	891
890	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsKimHere()) == false	778
891	Kim Kitsuragi	"Agreed," the lieutenant chips in, "pinball is the worst."		934
892	Novelty Dicemaker	"My advice..." She raises her finger. "Don't base your business on a fad -- hypnotism, floriography, triktrak, especially *pinball*..."		893
893	None			894 895
894	You	"This means the Whirling is part of the *Doomed Commercial Area*. Garte is gonna *love* this..."		896
895	You	Keep it to yourself.		897
896	Novelty Dicemaker	"I don't know this Garte -- but something tells me he won't."		898
897	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anything else I can help you with?"		898
898	None			776
899	Physical Instrument	As she speaks her bone-like fingers fiddle with a ring. Her bones light, but her hands strong.		508
900	Suggestion	This person means you -- or no one else -- absolutely no harm. She will answer freely and honestly.		901
901	Drama	No falsehoods are present. She's a novelty dicemaker and doesn't have anything to hide. Ask what you need.		77
902	Logic	Loving it. So nifty.		142
903	Drama	She's heard of the murder, but did not see it, sire.		904
904	Empathy	She's not sorry to disappoint you. Informing on someone in a murder investigation would intrude upon her focused existence.		759
905	Visual Calculus	It's light here -- but dark in the yard at night.		754
906	Perception (Sight)	This person values focus above all -- she keeps her sharp sight on the instruments before her.		760
907	You	"Do you often work Sunday nights?"		908
908	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's an odd profession -- making dice for people -- but I like it. And I *prefer* doing this to sitting at home."		760
909	Reaction Speed	When she arrived here, there was no room anywhere else... She must've known the other businesses.		462
910	Logic	Oh, quite a lot of them spring to mind.		911
911	Shivers	Rats scuttle in the dark rooms, under the abandoned blow driers and dusty mannequins, cobwebs cover rotors and radiocomputers alike... so much failure.		232
912	Electrochemistry	You should've known it!		913
913	Logic	It's not really full of that. No one would store their drugs like that.		466
914	None			232
915	None			232
916	None			232
917	None			232
918	Empathy	Poor guy... suddenly you get a feeling that insects are important to the case somehow. It's hard to say why.		917
919	Perception (Sight)	As she shifts around, you notice several dead flies on the windowsill in front of her. Legs up, they're not moving.		615
920	Interfacing	Maybe you could make a sword out of one... No, wait, forget it. It would take too long.		827
921	Logic	They were just props. Why return to them?		920
922	Empathy	She liked them.		579
923	Conceptualization	That's understandable. Fantasies are serious things. The mind is the drawing board of history.		530
924	Empathy	Something strains her face, before she looks up again:		772
925	Perception (Sight)	The result is 1. On a 20-sided die.		926
926	Inland Empire	The dice is black and filled with little silvery flakes, like snowfall.		772
927	Conceptualization	Sounds cool.		928
928	Half Light	Scary... but *cool*.		980
929	Shivers	The temperature has dropped in the cover of the night; you see frost on the windows.		932
930	Perception (Sight)	Little sparkling embers under the window...		931
931	Shivers	Outside it's light. Light scatters from the low hanging cloud cover. There's always the threat of snow.		932
932	Novelty Dicemaker	"Anything else? Another failed business perhaps? I've been here for a long time..."		933
933	None			232
934	Empathy	His disdain for pinball could not be clearer.		778
935	Inland Empire	If the Whirling is part of the same building then it's part of the Doomed Commercial Area. The darkness of this place is there too...		780
936	None			714
937	Drama	That's all she has to say on the subject. She *has* been thorough -- and truthful -- as far as we can see.		938
938	Inland Empire	Plaisance needs to hear about this. Perhaps if you combine your *psychic energies* you'll make sense of the situation.		715
939	Suggestion	Plaisance is not going to like what you have to tell her.		948
940	Drama	That's all she has to say on the subject. She's been thorough and truthful as far as we can see.		939
941	Novelty Dicemaker			942 943
942	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["doomed.dicemaker_shivers_failed_once"]	944
943	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["doomed.dicemaker_shivers_failed_once"]) == false	196
944	Shivers	Aside from getting naked, you're not sure what else to do. The building holds no more answers for you.		945
945	None			77
946	Interfacing	A tool to get the zipper open?		378
947	Shivers	No. The old coal plant that used to be here was subsumed into the new venture, its ruins swallowed up -- yet it has a different address in the heart of the city.		485
948	Novelty Dicemaker			949 950
949	Novelty Dicemaker		IsHourBetween(21,4)	951
950	Novelty Dicemaker		(IsHourBetween(21,4)) == false	695
951	Reaction Speed	The bookstore closes starting 21.00. You'll have to do that tomorrow.		695
952	You	"How did you become a dicemaker?"		953
953	Novelty Dicemaker	"How did I *become* one? It was a business decision. I was a regular jeweller at first, but that's an unfocused field -- with too much competition."		966
954	None			77
955	Novelty Dicemaker	"Some of my friends were role-players. They asked me to make some polyhedral dice out of cobalt. That was my first order. I grew it from there."		956 957
956	You	"Do you like role-playing games yourself?"		958
957	You	"Understood."		962
958	Novelty Dicemaker	"Not especially. I like working with rare materials and a steady pay. And role-players as customers -- they're nice people."		960
959	Empathy	She's thankful for the security they provide her.		954
960	Rhetoric	Some of those nice people have big bucks to spend on novelty items.		959
961	Novelty Dicemaker	"I've grown crafty over the years. You'll like your dice, if you get them from me. Be sure of it."		954
962	Novelty Dicemaker			963 964
963	Novelty Dicemaker		Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die"]	965
964	Novelty Dicemaker		(Variable["TASK.pick_up_your_die"]) == false	961
965	Novelty Dicemaker	"I've grown crafty over the years. You'll like your dice, I'm sure of it."		954
966	Half Light	She doesn't let it show, but there's anger in there -- she doesn't like jewellers. Thinks they're a mob.		955
967	Novelty Dicemaker	It feels icy. Just holding this die in your hand sends a jolt of cold down your spine. Through the dark resin, you can make out a nugget of bone hewn from an alligator's jaw.		969
968	You	Look at it.		967
969	None			77
970	You	Look at them.		971
971	Novelty Dicemaker	Dazzling! It's like you have a pair of tiny disco balls in your hand.		180
972	You	Look at it.		973
973	Novelty Dicemaker	It's a handsome red die with a mix of plant symbols diligently engraved on its faces.		974
974	None			77
975	You	Look at it.		977
976	None			77
977	Novelty Dicemaker	There appears to be a small fly embedded within. It's like looking into a lost little world...		976
978	Novelty Dicemaker	"That's why people like role-playing games. You can be whoever you want to be. You can try again. Still, there's something inherently violent even about dice rolls."		979
979	Novelty Dicemaker	"It's like every time you cast a die, something disappears. Some alternative ending, or an entirely different world..." She picks up a pair of dice from the table and examines them under the light.		638
980	Electrochemistry	Why is *everyone* doing drugs in this place -- even the *taxidermist*?!		336
981	Novelty Dicemaker	She sighs. "I guess the least I can do is check up on Soona, see how she's doing."		671
982	You	Say nothing.		981