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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			85
2	Rhetoric	Despite all the thinking you've been doing, only 0.0001% of communism has been built. It's too great a task to undertake alone. You're going to have to get organised.		71
3	You	Does this mean I need to clean up my hostel room?		6
4	You	Judging from the state of my ledger, I don't think that’s possible.	CheckItem("ledger_oblivion") == true or CheckItem("ledger_of_failure_and_hatred") == true	69
5	You	I'm ready, let's get to it.		7
6	Rhetoric	Your level of personal upkeep is irrelevant. All that matters is your commitment to building the World Republic.		7
7	Rhetoric	You must seek out your revolutionary brothers and sisters. Find out how much communism they've built. Then, together, maybe you'll be able to build as much as 0.0002% of communism.		8
8	Rhetoric	But it won't be easy. Decades of persecution by Coalition authorities have driven the remaining communists of Martinaise underground.		9
9	Inland Empire	They live underground? These communists aren't men, they're mole people!		10
10	None			11 12 13 14
11	You	I don't know if I want to go searching for mole people.	Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_mole_people"] == true	15
12	You	But I'm part of the Coalition authorities! Have I been persecuting communists this whole time?	Variable["tc.coalition_government"] == true or Variable["tc.rcm_origins"] == true	16
13	You	Will they help me fire up Mazov's Socialist Sausage Grinder?		17
14	You	How am I supposed to find them if they're hiding? (Proceed.)		18
15	Rhetoric	They're not 'mole people', they're your comrades in the eternal class struggle. It's your task to find and join them.		21
16	Rhetoric	Possibly? If you have been, it's only because you're a double-agent, acting in furtherance of your long-term objectives.		79
17	Rhetoric	Just between us, you may want to lay off this 'grind up the bourgeoisie' stuff. It's a bit off-putting, even to fellow communists.		23
18	Rhetoric	Let your nose guide you, detective.		19 20
19	You	My nose?		24
20	You	You must mean my knows, as in my huge and highly functioning brain.		25
21	None			10
22	None			10
23	None			10
24	Rhetoric	Yes, fortunately communists are known to have a very distinct smell.		26
25	Rhetoric	No, we meant your nose, as in that swollen muck-detector in the centre of your face. It just happens to be perfectly calibrated for sensing communists.		26
26	Perception (Smell)	We really have no idea what they're talking about. There's no linkage between ideology and olfaction.		27
27	None			28 29 30
28	You	What does communism smell like?		33
29	You	Okay, I'm ready. Let's get organised.		32
30	You	This sounds unfathomably stupid. I want no part of it.		34
31	Rhetoric	That's the spirit, comrade!
32	Rhetoric	First, you'll have to locate the remaining communists in Martinaise. When you get near to someone with revolutionary potential your nose will give you the signal to establish contact.		50
33	Rhetoric	Failure.		39 40
34	Rhetoric	It's not stupid, it's the greatest endeavour in the history of human civilisation!		35 36
35	You	Well, if you say so. Guess I've got to get organised, then.		38
36	You	No, going around sniffing communists is definitely stupid. Forget about it. [Refuse task.]		37
37	Rhetoric	Good luck explaining that to the Tribunal of Revolutionary Retribution.
38	None			32
39	You	There's so much failure in my life already -- I don't know if I can take any more.		41
40	You	Okay, but what does failure smell like?		45
41	Rhetoric	That's why you're perfect for the job. No one's got a better nose for failure than you, detective.		42
42	None			43 44
43	None		Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]	46
44	None		(Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]) == false	47
45	Rhetoric	It's a smell you know all too well. Simultaneously repulsive and yet darkly appealing. Musty with a sharp tang, but also a remnant of lost sweetness. Like a rotting mango that's been swaddled in a coat from your grandfather's attic...		42
46	Perception (Smell)	What you're smelling is your own body odour, of course. Nothing a shower and change of clothes couldn't fix.		47
47	Rhetoric	People sometimes complain there are no real communists left in Martinaise, but you can smell their presence. They're out there, waiting for you to join them!		48
48	Encyclopedia	Incidentally, during the waning days of the Antecentennial Revolution, a number of Revacholian communards constructed elaborate hideouts in abandoned root cellars, hollowed-out tree trunks, and even residential sewage tanks. This latter phenomenon gave rise to the early anti-communist slogan, 'The Future's Bright When You Flush Out the White!'		49
49	None			27
50	None			51 52
51	None		Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]	53
52	None		(Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]) == false	54
53	Perception (Smell)	Again, no, it won't. Any olfactory response you perceive will be strictly psychosomatic.		54
54	None			55 56
55	None		Variable["apt.mazov_bust_seen"]	57
56	None		(Variable["apt.mazov_bust_seen"]) == false	58
57	Logic	Judging from the bust of Kras Mazov and other revolutionary paraphernalia you discovered, it seems that the Capeside Apartments may be a hotbed of communist activity.		59
58	Logic	You could also just look for more tangible evidence of communist activity. Images of Kras Mazov and white antlers are usually a dead giveaway.		59
59	Authority	You should begin by interrogating those lawless malcontents at the Dockworkers' Union. They're an obvious place to start.		61
60	You	Hang on, what will I do once I establish contact with my fellow communists?		64
61	None			60 62 63
62	You	(Roll up your sleeves.) Alright, let's get to it. [Accept task.]		68
63	You	On second thought, I have better things to do. [Refuse task.]		67
64	Rhetoric	You'll discuss the monumental, world-historical task that lies before you. You'll engage in rigorous and spirited debates about Mazovian theory and practice. But mostly you'll probably complain about other communists.		65 62 63
65	You	Isn't that last part kind of counter-productive?		66
66	Rhetoric	Not at all. Complaining about other communists is one of the most important parts of being a communist.		62 63
67	None			37
68	Rhetoric	Here we go! 'Wake, brave worker! 'Tis no time for bed/ Fight till there's no slaves below, and no masters o'erhead.'
69	Rhetoric	The condition of your paperwork is irrelevant. All that matters is your commitment to building the World Republic.		7
70	Endurance	Have you engaged the shit compressor? This task won't permit any looseness on your part, mentally or physically...		75
71	None			72 73
72	None		IsTHCCookingOrFixed("shit_together")	70
73	None		(IsTHCCookingOrFixed("shit_together")) == false	74
74	Endurance	Uh oh. Organisation hasn't exactly been your strong suit, historically speaking...		75
75	None			76 3 4 5 87
76	You	Have you seen my shit recently? I've really gotten it together.	IsTHCCookingOrFixed("shit_together")	77
77	Rhetoric	It's good that your personal business is in order, but we're talking about political matters of world-historical import here.		7
78	Rhetoric	Regardless, what's past is past. You need to look forward, to the work of building communism for all.		22
79	Logic	Listen to this. Do you really think you're the kind of person an underground communist cell would entrust with a mission that requires such discretion?		80
80	None			81 82
81	None		Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_mission"]	83 84
82	None		(Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_mission"]) == false	78
83	You	Maybe?		78
84	You	Hmm, probably not.		78
85	Rhetoric	Rise and shine, comrade. It's time to get to work.		86
86	You	What's going on?		2
87	You	Not really my thing. [Discard thought.]

Conversation 1206: WHIRLING F2 ORB / Communist Quest Initiation

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