Conversation 1238: BOARDWALK / LADDER

Savoir Faire White Check to climb up.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Feld Ladder A rusty ladder leads to the rooftop. Some of the rungs are missing.
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3 Feld Ladder
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4 Feld Ladder IsKimHere()
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5 Feld Ladder (IsKimHere()) == false
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6 Kim Kitsuragi "Yeah, that doesn't look good at all."
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7 Esprit de Corps You shouldn't attempt to get to the roof without the lieutenant here. What if you fall and need to be rushed to the hospital?
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8 None
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9 You "It won't hurt to try."
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10 You You're not ready to do this yet. [Leave.]
11 Kim Kitsuragi "Oh yes. It could hurt. A lot."
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12 Authority He is restraining himself from using a parental tone with you right now.
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13 Feld Ladder
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14 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_savoir_wc"]
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15 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_savoir_wc"]) == false
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16 Savoir Faire Yes. Teleportation is completely not a thing. Perhaps if you were to, instead, climb the ladder with your eyes closed? This way it's less scary.
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17 You Grab the first rung.
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18 Feld Ladder It doesn't crumble in your hand, as one might expect. In fact, it doesn't even bend.
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19 Trant Heidelstam "Officer, be careful! Officer!"
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20 Feld Ladder The ladder gleams arrogantly with what remains of its metallic lustre as you hit the barrel and tumble onto the ground.
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21 None
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22 You Assess the situation.
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23 Feld Ladder The distances between the remaining rungs are rather *wide*. You'd have to use the mounting brackets. However, they seem corroded and the peeling rust is razor-sharp.
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24 Feld Ladder Your fingers slip from the rung...
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25 You Grab the second rung.
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26 Pain Threshold Brace yourself!
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27 Feld Ladder
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28 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_painth_block"]
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29 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_painth_block"]) == false
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30 Feld Ladder The ladder gleams arrogantly with what remains of its metallic lustre as you hit the barrel and tumble onto the ground.
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31 Feld Ladder
32 You "What if I don't climb? What if I just... *teleport*?" IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.ladder_situation_assessed"]
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33 Kim Kitsuragi "Teleportation is not a thing." The lieutenant stares at you, stone-faced.
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34 You "C'mon, Kim. Where's your adventurous spirit?"
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35 You "Teleportation *is* a thing. Just needs a bit of concentration..." Variable["boardwalk.ladder_rhet_teleportation"] == false
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36 Kim Kitsuragi "This really has nothing to do with... adventure. We're dealing with basic physics here."
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37 None
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38 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay, let's say teleportation is a thing. Wouldn't you need some kind of... scientific apparatus to create a teleportation field? You can't just do it without apparatus."
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39 You Teleport to the roof. IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.ladder_climbing_vs_teleport"] == true
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40 Savoir Faire All you need to do is close your eyes and concentrate. Darkness *enfolds* you. You can *feel* the distance between the bench and the first rung of the ladder. All you need to is...
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41 You Do it.
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42 Savoir Faire *ZOOT*! *ZAP*! *POW*! *CRINKLE*! It's like magic, you feel yourself disappear, your atoms fading out of existence...
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43 Trant Heidelstam "Oh my god! I can't believe it!"
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44 Savoir Faire *BAM*! You find yourself on the roof... having mastered the art of physical displacement.
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45 You "I did it, Kim! I teleported!" IsKimHere()
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46 Kim Kitsuragi "I just *saw* you climb the ladder," the lieutenant shouts from below. "You just climbed it, like a regular person."
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47 Perception (Hearing) The wind at the top of the building starts howling loudly, blowing away the lieutenant's voice... faintly you hear...
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48 Kim Kitsuragi "Never mind... find a way to let me in when you get inside! Don't go adventuring without backup, especially if we think the suspect may be hiding here."
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49 Feld Ladder In addition, the first rung is going to be *tough* to reach. It's, what, three metres above ground, and you're -- 180...?
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50 You One-eighty seems about right.
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51 You One-ninety. I'm a giant.
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52 Feld Ladder Okay. But, still -- the roof is collapsing and the wind gets pretty brutal up there. Dismounting from the ladder is going to be *hard*. Perhaps if you were to... *not* climb the ladder? Instead...
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53 Feld Ladder Not to mention that the roof is collapsing and the wind gets pretty brutal up there. Dismounting from the ladder is going to be *hard*. Perhaps if you were to... *not* climb the ladder? Instead...
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54 Savoir Faire What if you were to do something more *subtle*?
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55 Conceptualization What if you were to *re-conceptualize* climbing the ladder?
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56 Inland Empire ASTRAL PROJECTION! Be *open-minded* about this.
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57 Pain Threshold Yeah... Because falling from that height seems, well -- SPLAT! So don't do that. Just, you know...
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58 Savoir Faire On second thought, maybe teleportation isn't a thing.
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59 You Why?
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60 Perception (Hearing) Because you're just standing there squeezing your buttocks and nothing is happening.
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61 None
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62 You "Kim, do you know where I could *get* that teleportation apparatus?" Variable["boardwalk.ladder_apparatus_mentioned"]
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63 You "Kim, it isn't happening! I'm not teleporting."
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64 Kim Kitsuragi He looks at you, eyes wide with feigned surprise. "You're not? Please don't try to *climb* the building, we'll get in another way."
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65 You Don't say the stupid thing.
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66 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at you with that 'I-know-you're-thinking-the-stupid-thing' look -- as you grow tired of clenching your buttocks and give up.
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67 Kim Kitsuragi "Teleportation apparatus? I don't remember mentioning anything about teleportation apparatus. Please don't try to *climb* the building, we'll get in another way."
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68 Feld Ladder
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69 Feld Ladder IsHourBetween(8,19)
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70 Feld Ladder (IsHourBetween(8,19)) == false
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71 None
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72 You Don't gloat. Just stand there like a Samaran master.
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73 None
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74 Rhetoric Even if it isn't -- no one told you.
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75 None
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76 You "It is a thing for *me*. I can't *remember* it's not a thing." Variable["boardwalk.ladder_rhet_teleportation"]
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77 Kim Kitsuragi "That's not how physics work, detective. And even if it were -- wouldn't you need some kind of apparatus? A teleportation field or..."
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78 Feld Ladder
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79 Feld Ladder IsHourBetween(8,19) and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false
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80 Feld Ladder (IsHourBetween(8,19) and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false
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81 Mikael Heidelstam "What are they talking about?" the kid behind you whispers, asking his father.
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82 Trant Heidelstam "Teleportation, Mikael. It's... generally thought impossible."
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83 None
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84 Rhetoric Yes -- climbing it would be too *expensive*. The animations your body needs to make, interacting with the ladder, are beyond your capabilities at this moment in your career.
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85 Rhetoric He *did*, he totally said something about the apparatus, god damn it...
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86 None
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87 Feld Ladder
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88 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.ladder_teleport_white_failed_once"]
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89 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.ladder_teleport_white_failed_once"]) == false
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90 Feld Ladder
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91 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.ladder_teleport_white_failed_twice"]
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92 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.ladder_teleport_white_failed_twice"]) == false
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93 Feld Ladder
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94 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.ladder_climbing_vs_teleport"]
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95 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.ladder_climbing_vs_teleport"]) == false
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96 Esprit de Corps You shouldn't attempt to climb this ladder without the lieutenant here. What if you fall and need to be rushed to the hospital?
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97 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay, well. That's impressive, but..."
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98 Feld Ladder
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99 Feld Ladder IsHourBetween(8,19)
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100 Feld Ladder (IsHourBetween(8,19)) == false
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101 Kim Kitsuragi "Careful..."
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102 Savoir Faire It's not happening. You simply do not have the mind-over-matter athletic capacity to pull it off at this time.
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103 None
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104 Kim Kitsuragi "Enough of that now, officer..." The lieutenant pats you on the back. "There has got to be a better, more *age-appropriate* way in."
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105 Kim Kitsuragi "You know, for the record, you didn't teleport there. You just climbed the ladder with your eyes closed..."
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106 Physical Instrument Hear that? You're old. That's why you can't do it. Old and feeble. A let-down. A failure.
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107 Savoir Faire No -- not like a regular person. Like a phase spider.
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108 Feld Ladder
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109 Feld Ladder Variable["boardwalk.ladder_hub_reached"]
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110 Feld Ladder (Variable["boardwalk.ladder_hub_reached"]) == false
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111 Feld Ladder The rusty ladder leads to the rooftop.
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