6) hardie confessed, whole story (ruby leader) 7) drama white (ruby suspect)
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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0 | None |
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1 | None |
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2 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I understand." She puts her coffee mug on the table. |
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3 | Rhetoric | This is good. Clear the air first -- between you two -- then move on to questions. |
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4 | Volition | No, it's not good. It's the opposite of that. This will let her dictate the terms of your... |
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5 | You | "Hold on there. The Hardie boys are *not* the law -- I am." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_auth_hardies_not_law"] |
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6 | You | "Cool. I'm satisfied with this explanation." |
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7 | You | "Who among us, having been in love, can say they haven't *thought* about it?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_murdered_him"] |
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8 | Drama | She definitely called the cops. That was *task complete*. It could not hath been a *lie*. That is impossible. |
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9 | Volition | Oh god. That was a lie too. Who made the call then? |
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10 | Logic | She did, of course. |
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11 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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12 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_success_volition_activated"] |
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13 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_success_volition_activated"]) == false |
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14 | Drama | Who... what... Dear god, you've been lied to! She could have killed her lover and lied to everyone! She's not *candid* at all, she's smoke and mirrors and will-o-wisps! |
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15 | Drama | Look at her! Her hands, her nails, the cigarette... Every second you stall, you become more entangled in this spider's *web of lies*. Arrest her immediately! |
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16 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She has this *thing* for me -- ever since I met her and the boys downstairs. She's been pretty frank about what she wants..." |
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17 | You | "Okay, I'll keep you here, miss. For now." (Back off completely.) |
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18 | You | Who? |
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19 | You | "That's all good, but I think we should still take you in -- just in case." (Step a little bit closer.) |
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20 | You | "Okay. That's it for Ruby." (Wrap it up.) |
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21 | Volition | Okay? And WHAT?!? |
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22 | Drama | Arrest the liar! Now. |
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23 | You | "Let's talk about you and Ruby again." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rubyhub_opened"] |
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24 | Composure | Just like that. No resistance -- her shoulders are slouched, her feet long and straight. |
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25 | You | "You sent us on a run-around." |
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26 | You | "You *lied* to us, miss." |
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27 | You | "You don't look surprised. You were expecting this." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_comp_or_emp_she_not_surprised"] |
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28 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I knew there was a chance you'd get them to tell you. It's what you do. You're the police." |
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29 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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30 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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31 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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32 | Rhetoric | Shush. I can't hear what she's saying. |
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33 | Physical Instrument | Let the miss speak. She's tall and thin and tired -- a twig trying so hard not to break... |
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34 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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35 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhet_penitent"] |
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36 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhet_penitent"]) == false |
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37 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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38 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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39 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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40 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Why *did* you waste our time then?" |
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41 | You | "Why *did* you waste my time then? If you knew I would find out." |
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42 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Because of the Hardies -- I couldn't just dispense with them, they were only trying to help me." She looks at her feet. "Out of the shit I'd gotten into." |
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43 | You | "That's not a good enough reason." |
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44 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know that. But the people around here -- they don't see it that way. And if I am to stay here I need to get along with them." |
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45 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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46 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"] |
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47 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"]) == false |
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48 | Volition | Is it? Something is off here... |
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49 | Authority | Is she implying the Hardie boys are THE LAW?! |
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50 | None |
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51 | None |
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52 | Visual Calculus | A grand expanse of water reaches over the bay and to the horizon. Grey and pale violet in the morning light... |
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53 | Visual Calculus | A grand expanse of water reaches over the bay and to the horizon. Wine dark in the evening light... |
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54 | Visual Calculus | A grand expanse of water reaches over the bay and to the horizon. Golden grey in the noon light... |
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55 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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56 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsMorning() |
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57 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsMorning()) == false |
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58 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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59 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsAfternoon() |
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60 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsAfternoon()) == false |
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61 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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62 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsEvening() |
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63 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsEvening()) == false |
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64 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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65 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsNight() |
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66 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsNight()) == false |
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67 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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68 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_viscal_over_shoulder"] |
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69 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_viscal_over_shoulder"]) == false |
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70 | You | What lies beyond it? |
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71 | Visual Calculus | The pale. The Mundi isola. The Occident. And then -- *Oranje*. The Old Old World. |
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72 | You | Never mind... |
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73 | None |
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74 | None |
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75 | You | "Is that why you're looking over your shoulder? You're afraid of the Moralintern?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_glance"] |
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76 | You | "Is this about the people you mentioned, the ones who are *angry* at you?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_did_something_wrong_in_oranje"] |
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77 | You | "Has this got something to do with you being... Miss Oranje '37?" | Variable["tc.klaasje_miss_oranje"] |
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78 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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79 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_did_something_wrong_in_oranje"] |
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80 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_did_something_wrong_in_oranje"]) == false |
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81 | Empathy | The conference centres... the people who are angry at her. Her past. |
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82 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She smiles, cautiously. "I wish it did. But sadly no." |
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83 | None |
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84 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She winces. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry for wasting your time." |
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85 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It was a mistake." She winces. "I'm sorry for wasting your time." |
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86 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I didn't lie. Not a lot. I've done my absolute best *not* to. I just..." |
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87 | Drama | 'Tis true, the laedy hath tried to avoid falsehoods. |
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88 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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89 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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90 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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91 | Volition | C'mon. She lied through her teeth. And you know it. |
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92 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know." She looks down for a moment, hiding her eyes behind her bangs. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry. For all of this, for wasting your time." |
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93 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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94 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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95 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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96 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I am not. There is more here, miss." |
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97 | Reaction Speed | Briefly glancing over her shoulder to the sea -- as she's done time and time again. |
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98 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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99 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_glance"] |
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100 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_glance"]) == false |
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101 | None |
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102 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I sense you're being sarcastic. Okay. The thing is -- you're on the payroll of the Moralist International..." She stops to fish a new cigarette out of the pack. |
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103 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It is." She nods. "They're after me. And they have friends in the Moralintern -- some *are* Moralintern. If I show up in your records, officer, they will find me. They will..." |
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104 | None |
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105 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You share a database with them. You send people to their courts." She lights the cigarette. |
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106 | You | "What's the RCM's involvement with the Moralintern got to do with this?" |
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107 | You | "I don't answer to *anyone*. Mother fucking anyone, butch." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_butch_thing"] |
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108 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I think you meant to say *bitch* there." |
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109 | You | "I thought I did." |
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110 | You | "I know what I meant -- I meant to say *butch*, you have a problem with it?" |
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111 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. "You share a database with them. You send people to their courts." She lights the cigarette. |
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112 | Half Light | What the fuck WAS that!?! You don't fucking answer to FUCKING ANYONE. |
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113 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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114 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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115 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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116 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Officer. Regain control of yourself." He turns to the woman: "What does our *limited cooperation* with the Moralintern have to do with this?" |
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117 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Wow. Someone has their testosterone cranked up to neolithic. Let me just forcefully re-rail this talk for you, okay? Are you okay with that? Here we go..." |
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118 | None |
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119 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You didn't." There's a short pause. |
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120 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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121 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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122 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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123 | Kim Kitsuragi | Until the lieutenant loses patience: "What does our *limited cooperation* with the MI have to do with this?" |
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124 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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125 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_other_people_opened"] |
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126 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_other_people_opened"]) == false |
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127 | You | "Is this part of why Oranje is a *bad memory* for you?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_oranje_bad_memory"] |
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128 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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129 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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130 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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131 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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132 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_other_people_opened"] |
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133 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_other_people_opened"]) == false |
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134 | None |
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135 | You | "What happened here -- the night he died?" |
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136 | You | "Did you kill him?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"] |
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137 | You | "Why did you call the cops if you're hiding?" | Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] == true |
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138 | You | "I think we're done here -- for now." (Conclude.) | Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_knew_feels"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_didnt_hear_shot"] |
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139 | You | "What did you do to have these *people* after you?" |
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140 | You | "What happened after you ran downstairs?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"] |
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141 | Empathy | Run, woman! Run past them and out into the street where it's dark and people move -- to the lorries at the intersection. As far as you can... |
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142 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I already *ran*. I ran from an entire isola. There is... I can't run any further. Not with these people. This is as far as it gets." |
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143 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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144 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"] |
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145 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"]) == false |
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146 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What happens if they do?" |
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147 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "They will kill me, sir. If you file my name -- take me in for questioning -- enter me into the Moralintern mill..." |
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148 | You | "Why didn't you run away from here? As a matter of fact -- why are you here now?" |
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149 | You | Say nothing. |
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150 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She pulls on the cigarette, looking up at the sky. Her hair ripples in the breeze as she stands there, silent. |
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151 | You | "What's going on? What did you do?" |
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152 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Just business -- but *bad* business for some people in the Moralintern. If I show up in your records, officer, they will find me. They will..." |
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153 | None |
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154 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It's not nice -- but it's not illegal, not here in Revachol. Or even in Oranje." |
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155 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Industrial espionage. I joined a business collective with the intention of betraying them. I did my job well enough to be asked to do it again." |
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156 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "With a bigger company -- the kind you really, really don't fuck with. I took their ledgers -- two decades' worth of accounting." |
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157 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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158 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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159 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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160 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What *exactly* did you do?" |
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161 | You | "What *exactly* did you do?" |
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162 | You | "Understood." |
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163 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She takes a drag, then glances over her shoulder. |
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164 | None |
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165 | You | "I'm sure there are people who have done much worse than that." |
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166 | You | "That's a lot of shit you've gotten yourself into." |
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167 | You | "You're right. This is bad. You've destroyed what people have built." |
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168 | Encyclopedia | Looskap -- these people engineer financial disasters in second world countries. The conglomerate also includes The Bank of Consecration, Eeirberg and the popular Pappa Lollo line of dairy products. |
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169 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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170 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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171 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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172 | You | "Who did you do this to? And on whose behalf?" |
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173 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I need the names of the companies involved. And who hired you." He taps on his notebook. |
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174 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "The job was Loosduin County Savings Bank -- they sound small but they're part of the Looskap conglomerate. That was the second job. The first was some printer company. You wouldn't know them." |
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175 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "As to who hired me for the job -- I don't know. But *they're* after me too. Along with Looskap, and their friends in the MI." She breathes out, heavily. "Once you're done in the competitive intelligence circuit, you don't have allies. You're radioactive." |
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176 | You | "Pappa Lollo!" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_cyclo_looscap"] |
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177 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yeah. Pappa fucking Lollo wants to kill me." She smiles. |
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178 | You | "Serves them right. When I am king, this Savings Bank will be first against the wall." | IsTHCPresent("ultraliberal") == false or IsTHCPresent("moralist") |
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179 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Sure. I'm not a war criminal -- but it was bad. People lost their jobs. Good people too, not just C-Suite..." She shakes her head at the thought. |
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180 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It is. Many people lost their jobs. Not just C-Suite. Ordinary people. What I did to get to accounting..." She shakes her head at the thought. |
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181 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "This was not a joke. Real people lost their jobs. Not just in the C-Suite either -- good people. What I did to get to accounting..." She shakes her head at the thought. |
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182 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I am. I am a destroyer. People lost their jobs -- good people. Not just C-Suite assholes. And the way I got into accounting..." She shakes her head at the thought. |
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183 | Rhetoric | She says it quickly. Like she's said it a hundred times -- to herself? To get used to the idea? |
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184 | Empathy | Out of guilt. |
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185 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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186 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhet_suicide_said"] |
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187 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhet_suicide_said"]) == false |
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188 | You | "That's bad. How do you live with yourself?" |
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189 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't." She shrugs. "How do *you* live with yourself?" |
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190 | You | "I do drugs." | SubstanceUsedMore("pyrholidon") or SubstanceUsedMore("speed") |
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191 | You | "I drink." | SubstanceUsedMore("alcohol") |
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192 | You | "I'm a cop. What I do is *right*." |
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193 | You | "By not remembering a single god damn thing." |
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194 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "That would do the trick, yes." She has almost devoured the cigarette she lit. She looks at it sadly. |
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195 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "By bargaining then..." She takes a drag. "I do that too. It's not all that effective." |
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196 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Drugs are good," she looks to the sea. "I also do those. I try to *bargain* with myself too." |
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197 | You | "I just try to smoke as much as possible." | SubstanceUsedMore("smokes") |
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198 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "That doesn't really work, does it?" She has almost devoured the cigarette she lit. She looks at it sadly. "Not without a drink to wash it down..." |
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199 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I do that too, yes. It's unbelievably effective. Especially when combined with cigarettes. And drugs." |
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200 | Shivers | Around her -- a drop in atmospheric pressure. Not long from now it will get dark. And the air will start moving faster, circling the box she stands on... |
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201 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "We were there." She points to the window -- the silhouette of the bed is visible. "Together. In bed, I mean." |
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202 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I turned back to him." She breathes out. A moment's silence. "His eyes were looking through me and his mouth was open, dumb... I could see... I could..." |
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203 | You | "Tell me *exactly* what happened." |
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204 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay..." She takes a deep breath. "He was in a kneeling position, he had just entered me. I was on my back, looking at him. I heard the window behind me shatter and I turned to look -- there was a hole in the glass..." |
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205 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | There's a long pause. She just stands there, her arms at her sides. Then she continues: "I waited for the second shot to come -- for me. I thought there would be one. It never came." |
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206 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I knew he was dead. Before he fell down on top of me." |
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207 | You | "Your cigarette, miss." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_perc_cigarette"] |
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208 | You | "I'm sorry this happened to you." |
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209 | You | "Are you sure you're not making this up?" |
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210 | You | (Shake your head.) "That's a motherfucker." |
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211 | None |
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212 | Pain Threshold | A great pain moves through her, a dark and indefinite wave. She continues in spite of it. |
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213 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Sylvie was tending the bar." She looks down. "A lot of people were there. The Hardies were at the table in front of the stage, I think the Union box was full..." |
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214 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yeah, it was a real *motherfucker*... ouch..." She looks down. Her cigarette has singed her fingers. |
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215 | You | "Then what happened?" |
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216 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "He was heavy. I pushed him off and he fell to the floor -- there." She points through the window. "He only had his boots on. I bit the pillow... not to scream, then ran downstairs..." |
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217 | Perception (Sight) | She's forgotten about her cigarette. The butt has burned right down to her fingernails... |
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218 | You | (Just nod.) "There are a few questions I have to ask for my report." |
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219 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "So am I." She looks down. Her cigarette has singed her fingers. |
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220 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I'm not lying to you..." She looks down, wincing. Her cigarette has singed her fingers. |
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221 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Oh..." She looks at it and quickly tosses the butt aside. |
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222 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She throws it away and immediately proceeds to light another one. |
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223 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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224 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_threw_ziggy_away"] |
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225 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_threw_ziggy_away"]) == false |
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226 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She looks down with a wince. Her cigarette has singed her fingers. |
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227 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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228 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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229 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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230 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What time was this? When did it happen -- it would help us if you could be as precise as possible." |
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231 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "11.30 to 12.15. I don't know the exact time. Around midnight." |
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232 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That's okay." He makes a note. "Were you inebriated?" |
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233 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Not as much as usual. He'd done a line. Plus other things. I was drinking." |
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234 | You | "What did you do then?" |
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235 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Nothing. I was trapped. I was stuck in my room -- downstairs. I got some clothes on and crawled back up, drew the blinds. Blood was coming from his mouth -- not a lot. Just a little." |
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236 | You | "Could the people after you have killed him?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_did_the_people_kill_him_open"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"] |
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237 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "He was still on the floor. Slouched. I couldn't be there with him anymore. So I ran down -- and out of my room. Into the hallway. Down the stairs. I knew there would be people there." |
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238 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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239 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_savoir_run"] |
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240 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_savoir_run"]) == false |
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241 | You | "What time was this?" |
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242 | You | "Were you inebriated?" |
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243 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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244 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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245 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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246 | Drama | You *may* sometimes be bad at reading her, but this time, truly -- she's telling you how it really went down. |
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247 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Ruby was there too. They were having such a good time..." She pauses. "I sat down and they all welcomed me. I didn't even have to say anything, Ruby *knew* something was wrong." |
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248 | Volition | What are you doing? |
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249 | Logic | Interesting. Why did this Ruby go through so much trouble -- to hide something someone *else* did? Look into this later! |
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250 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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251 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_how_did_ruby_know"] |
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252 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_how_did_ruby_know"]) == false |
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253 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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254 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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255 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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256 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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257 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_logic_ruby_knew_theory_dont"] |
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258 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_logic_ruby_knew_theory_dont"]) == false |
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259 | Logic | Coming up with a theory. She said Ruby *knew* something was wrong before she said anything. How come? It was loud downstairs, she couldn't have heard the shot... |
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260 | Volition | It is ominous -- you already coming up with theories that put the blame on someone other than Klaasje. |
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261 | You | "Before we continue -- who is Ruby?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"] == false |
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262 | None |
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263 | You | "Okay, let's go on. What then?" |
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264 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Ruby. You know. The leader." |
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265 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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266 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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267 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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268 | Kim Kitsuragi | "The leader? Of what?" |
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269 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "The Hardie boys," she says as if it's self-evident. |
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270 | Authority | This Ruby, in her phrasing, is entrusted with great power. She trusts her. So do the others. |
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271 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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272 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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273 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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274 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Well. Nominally yes. Ruby's the one they go to when things happen. Like, things they need taken care of. She's the organizer." |
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275 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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276 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_suggestion_ruby_party_with"] |
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277 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_suggestion_ruby_party_with"]) == false |
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278 | You | "Did you *party* with Ruby too?" |
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279 | You | Better not to. |
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280 | Suggestion | Does she also *party* with Ruby, however? |
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281 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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282 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_mentioned_sexual_relations_with_the_hardie_boys"] |
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283 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_mentioned_sexual_relations_with_the_hardie_boys"]) == false |
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284 | You | "Leader? Of what?" |
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285 | You | "I thought Hardie was the leader of the Hardie boys." |
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286 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No..." She smiles nervously. The beads of her teeth shine. |
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287 | Suggestion | What are you trying to be -- tactful? She wouldn't mind. Go on then... |
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288 | None |
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289 | Suggestion | Still -- there is something there. She won't tell you now. |
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290 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Well, Ruby said let's talk upstairs. I showed her the room... I've known these people since December, they know my situation. That I can't leave a paper trail. Ruby was the first one I told..." |
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291 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She said she'd take care of this. It's what she does, you know. Take care of things. I helped her get the body to the bathroom -- we used a belt to pull him up under the shower. To keep him upright." |
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292 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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293 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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294 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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295 | Kim Kitsuragi | "To produce lividity matching a hanging?" |
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296 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes." |
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297 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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298 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["yard.hanged_kimheard_lividity_faint"] |
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299 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["yard.hanged_kimheard_lividity_faint"]) == false |
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300 | Visual Calculus | This is concurrent with your doubts -- at the autopsy -- about the colouring being... |
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301 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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302 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"] |
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303 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"]) == false |
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304 | Empathy | You were right. He *did* enjoy the moment of his death. |
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305 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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306 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_right_about_enjoying_death"] |
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307 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_right_about_enjoying_death"]) == false |
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308 | You | "I knew he enjoyed the moment he died. I could see it in him." | Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_denied_enjoyed_death"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_denied_enjoyed_death_occult"] == false |
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309 | You | "So my feeling was right earlier. He *was* enjoying the moment of his death." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_denied_enjoyed_death"] |
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310 | You | "The occult vision was right. He was enjoying the moment of his death." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_denied_enjoyed_death_occult"] |
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311 | You | (Better not to mention it.) "Then what happened?" |
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312 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "How?" |
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313 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "That's the first thing that went through my head, when I heard the glass break." |
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314 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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315 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_everything_a_okay_here"] |
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316 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_everything_a_okay_here"]) == false |
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317 | Drama | You asked her before if he enjoyed it! She avoided it. How did I not discern it was a lie? |
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318 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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319 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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320 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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321 | Volition | You *know* how. |
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322 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes, but... How did you know that?" |
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323 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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324 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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325 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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326 | Kim Kitsuragi | "He just had a hunch. Detectives have those sometimes." |
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327 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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328 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.determine_victims_ethnicity"] or Variable["XP.determine_victims_age"] |
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329 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.determine_victims_ethnicity"] or Variable["XP.determine_victims_age"]) == false |
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330 | Hand/Eye Coordination | Another hit. The lieutenant looks at you -- in acknowledgement. |
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331 | Hand/Eye Coordination | A direct hit. The lieutenant looks at you -- in acknowledgement." |
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332 | You | "Just a hunch -- then what?" |
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333 | You | "I could see it in his eyes." |
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334 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She blinks. Everything is silent for a second. |
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335 | None |
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336 | None |
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337 | You | "I knew it -- the colouring in his lower limbs looked faint." |
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338 | You | Better not to remark. | Variable["whirling.klaasje_viscal_lividity_bingbong"] == true |
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339 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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340 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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341 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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342 | Kim Kitsuragi | "About half an hour had passed since the moment of death?" |
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343 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. |
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344 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You were late. The marks would be faint by that time." He makes a small pointing motion with his pen -- it's meant for you. |
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345 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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346 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.determine_victims_ethnicity"] or Variable["XP.determine_victims_age"] |
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347 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.determine_victims_ethnicity"] or Variable["XP.determine_victims_age"]) == false |
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348 | Hand/Eye Coordination | In honour of another *precise* forensic observation. |
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349 | Physical Instrument | You have it in you to be a champion. Keep your head in the game now... |
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350 | Hand/Eye Coordination | In honour of that *precise* forensic remark, officer. A real hit. |
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351 | You | "You were tampering with the body." |
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352 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes. Ruby said the blood in him... would look like a hanging." |
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353 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She's silent. Just looks at her cigarette. |
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354 | None |
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355 | Visual Calculus | This tactful approach will rob you the glory, but hey, all I care about is angles and timetables. The loss is yours. |
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356 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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357 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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358 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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359 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We *completely* missed the tampering. Looks like you got there in time. What was this -- twenty minutes after death?" |
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360 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "About twenty, yes. Ruby explained it would make the blood... you know what it does." She looks at the ground. Then raises her light brown eyes to meet yours. |
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361 | You | "Then what did you do?" |
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362 | You | "That's enough. I had another question." |
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363 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She blinks, without averting her gaze. |
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364 | None |
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365 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Ruby went outside to talk to Titus and the boys. I was just... looking at Lely. In the bathroom. I had to put his clothes back on. His armour too. It was tough, but I've seen him take it off and put it on many times." |
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366 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It took Ruby maybe half an hour to come back with Titus. I'd gotten him ready by then, they carried him out. I knew what they were going to do -- make it look like a hanging. Ruby said they would." |
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367 | None |
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368 | Reaction Speed | Wait-- the Hardie boys said she'd visited them last week. Glen and... |
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369 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "What?" She gathers the last vestiges of her strength. "Why would I put myself through this... insanity? Get myself cornered like this?" There's a silence. |
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370 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I'm sad to hear that. They must have said it in some fit of frustration, or under pressure. They couldn't have meant it. I've talked to them after it happened -- *no one* has implicated me." |
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371 | You | "Desires drive people *loco*..." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_inland_desire"] |
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372 | You | "Downstairs people have this *crazy* idea that you killed him." |
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373 | Physical Instrument | She *has* the training for it. You've known it since she first greeted you. Here on this roof. |
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374 | Electrochemistry | All kinds of *crazy* things happen when drugs are involved... sweet, sweet drugs. |
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375 | Logic | He was a serviceman -- he must have had a gun. Somewhere, lying around. Close to her hand... |
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376 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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377 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_murdered_him"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_drugs_involved"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_serviceman_gun_around"] |
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378 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_murdered_him"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_drugs_involved"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_serviceman_gun_around"]) == false |
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379 | Volition | *Now* you guys suddenly have theories pouring out? When they're obviously just stabs in the dark... |
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380 | You | "Drugs were an *integral* part of your relationship. Perhaps they contributed to its end?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_drugs_involved"] |
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381 | None |
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382 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "What does that mean?" |
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383 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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384 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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385 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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386 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Do drugs make you aggressive?" |
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387 | You | "You know what I mean. Do drugs make you aggressive?" |
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388 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I thought officers in Revachol would be more enlightened about these things." She looks you in the eye. "Especially since you've admitted to taking drugs yourself." |
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389 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "What? Fucking themselves over for no reason? This is not what happened, officer." |
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390 | You | "He must have had a weapon nearby. Did you use that?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_serviceman_gun_around"] |
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391 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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392 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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393 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"]) == false |
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394 | Logic | He was a serviceman. He must have had a gun lying around. Close to her hand -- a military weapon using *jacketed ammunition*. |
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395 | You | "The bullet in his head. It was jacketed. Military-grade. Who else here has a *military* rifle?" |
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396 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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397 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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398 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"]) == false |
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399 | You | "You've lied to me about this bullet before. When I said he was *shot*? You said you're *confused*." |
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400 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I've said I'm sorry. What more do you want me to say? I did my best not to lie. It didn't always work." |
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401 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No. I specifically asked him not to carry firearms when he was with me. He only had his stupid armour..." |
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402 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't know. His friends have rifles, maybe those psychos did it? Coalition military have rifles. I'm not a munitions expert -- and I did not shoot him." |
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403 | Drama | She might have been a tad disingenuous when she avoided talking about the bullet in his head *before...* |
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404 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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405 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_avoided_bullet"] |
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406 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_avoided_bullet"]) == false |
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407 | You | Better not start on this. |
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408 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She simply shakes her head. |
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409 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | The wind picks up. "He wouldn't have died if it weren't for me -- I know that. But I would *never* hurt him." |
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410 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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411 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_murdered_him"] |
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412 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_murdered_him"]) == false |
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413 | You | "You *have* the training for it. I can see it in your posture, your shoulders..." |
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414 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "The work I did -- they don't just send you in with no training. Corporate security is a thing. But I'm not a trained Sam Bo fighter, I've never needed it outside the gym." |
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415 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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416 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_physinst_self_defence_training"] |
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417 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_physinst_self_defence_training"]) == false |
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418 | Physical Instrument | She has the training for it. Two, maybe three years of self defence? Her body is hard and lean underneath that jump suit... |
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419 | Half Light | Rage? Who knows the *dark currents* where lovers go? |
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420 | Half Light | She's fought outside that *gym* of hers. That much is clear. Moreover -- she would like to do it now: hit you. It's in her shoulders... |
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421 | None |
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422 | You | "Do you want to hit me right now?" |
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423 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes." |
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424 | You | "Why?" |
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425 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Because I'm under stress." Her mouth is tense, the muscles in her feet tighten. |
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426 | You | "Why?" |
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427 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Because life is hell, officer," she finds refuge in her cigarette. It's thin, but it's something. |
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428 | None |
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429 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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430 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_mentioned_you_do_drugs"] |
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431 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_mentioned_you_do_drugs"]) == false |
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432 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I thought Revachol would be more enlightened about this." She looks you in the eye. "Especially since you've taken them yourself." |
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433 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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434 | Kim Kitsuragi | SubstanceUsedOnce("speed") or SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon") |
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435 | Kim Kitsuragi | (SubstanceUsedOnce("speed") or SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon")) == false |
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436 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Of course." There's a pause. "I'm sorry. I withdraw my statement. I'm under stress here." |
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437 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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438 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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439 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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440 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant gives you a sideways glance. |
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441 | Rhetoric | It's not one of respect. You may want to add a clever *retort* to this one. |
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442 | None |
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443 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I thought you Revachol people would be more enlightened on this..." She pauses. "I'm sorry, officer. I'm under some stress here." |
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444 | None |
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445 | You | "Clever retort." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_clever_retort"] |
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446 | You | "I do drugs to keep working, cleaning up this *shit* you've created here." |
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447 | You | Say nothing. |
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448 | You | "Me and my drugs are none of your business." |
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449 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She looks at you, confused. |
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450 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant shares her confusion. Respond with something professional, now... |
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451 | None |
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452 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I'm sorry." There's a pause. "I withdraw what I said -- I didn't mean to judge anyone." |
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453 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She takes a healthy -- nay, *giant* healthy -- drag of her menthol cigarette, waiting for what's next to come. |
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454 | None |
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455 | You | Say nothing. |
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456 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | Her shoulders do not shake, despite the strength it takes to keep herself from crying. |
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457 | You | "Okay. I'd like you to answer some other questions, miss." (Conclude.) |
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458 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Like what?" She waits, her light brown eyes wandering... over the floor... over your face... |
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459 | None |
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460 | None |
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461 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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462 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_bullet_before_avoided"] |
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463 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_bullet_before_avoided"]) == false |
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464 | Volition | Look who's waking up from a thousand years of sleep! |
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465 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She pinches the filter of her cigarette, hard. Then looks at you. |
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466 | None |
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467 | None |
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468 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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469 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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470 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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471 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We can't go after Looskap. Not yet. There are other, saner leads." |
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472 | You | "And?" |
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473 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I thought they'd found me. They've killed him to punish me.... All last week I've tried not to talk to anyone, or be seen with anyone..." |
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474 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She looks at her cigarette. "So they wouldn't be hurt. I've come to understand, however -- this is paranoia. What happened didn't have anything to do with me." |
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475 | You | "But maybe it did?" |
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476 | You | "It probably didn't." |
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477 | You | "Either way -- something to consider." |
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478 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I just don't know..." She shakes her head. "I don't know anything." |
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479 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Or... I don't know anything anymore. All I do is wait here." She looks at the table. |
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480 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "If there's one thing I know it's that you'll get *nothing* from Looskap. They don't fuck things like this up." |
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481 | None |
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482 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't ask you to, lieutenant. If there's one thing I know it's that you'll get *nothing* from there." |
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483 | Rhetoric | *If they want to kill me, they'll kill me. If they want to toy with me they will*. She's come to this conclusion weeks ago. |
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484 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Because I'm an *idiot*." The answer comes fast. |
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485 | Logic | Idiot? She's nothing of the sort. |
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486 | You | "So you would have me believe. But you're not." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_blackc_logic_nothing"] == true |
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487 | You | "I don't think so. Why did you do it?" |
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488 | You | "I'm not gonna disagree with you." |
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489 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You have to understand -- the people around here... No one was making the call, and he kept rotting. And then they picked his clothes off. And that little fucker threw stones at him..." |
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490 | Composure | Her jaw is clenched. Her throat moves. It takes all her strength not to cave in and sob... once... just one time... |
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491 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "He kept throwing stones at him for *three days*. I could hear the *thud*, *thud*..." She shakes her head. "So I called you. I hope with all my heart it's not the last thing I do in Revachol." |
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492 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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493 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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494 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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495 | Suggestion | Don't be *paranoid*, man. It's unbecoming of a police officer -- and it makes you sweat. |
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496 | None |
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497 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods, silently. She doesn't even smoke, just picks up the cold coffee and holds it in her hands. |
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498 | None |
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499 | You | "When was the window changed?" (Point to it.) | Variable["whirling.replaced_window_was_replaced"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_who_fixed_the_window"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_sex_with_lely"] |
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500 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Last week. Angus and Titus's brother -- I think he's called Tibbs -- took care of it." She takes a drag. |
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501 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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502 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_white_glass_strange_answer"] |
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503 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_white_glass_strange_answer"]) == false |
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504 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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505 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.replaced_window_hub_reached"] |
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506 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.replaced_window_hub_reached"]) == false |
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507 | Visual Calculus | You should have a look at that window -- reconstruct the scene. It's right here, so near... |
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508 | Visual Calculus | You should have another look at that window after this -- reconstruct the scene. It's right there. |
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509 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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510 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] |
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511 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"]) == false |
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512 | None |
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513 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Last week. Angus and Titus's brother -- I think he's called Tibbs -- took care of it." She takes a drag. "I told you I'm a horrible girl. I told you things break around me." |
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514 | Drama | But we *are* awake, sire! She has been forthcoming -- with sordid details women usually conceal! Most *shocking* details of the sexual kind! We are a bulwark, un-breached... |
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515 | Drama | Who hath told you these *lies*? She was merely confused by the esoteric arts you deploy in policework. |
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516 | Drama | Who is this *personhood* picking these seditious options? Can't you see the detective grows weary of your malcontent?! |
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517 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We will need to take this question to the Hardie boys." |
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518 | You | "This Ruby -- where is this Ruby now?" |
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519 | None |
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520 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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521 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_ruby_came_to_visit"] |
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522 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_ruby_came_to_visit"]) == false |
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523 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't know. I haven't seen her since." |
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524 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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525 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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526 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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527 | None |
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528 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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529 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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530 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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531 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Uhm..." The lieutenant glances at you -- then at the door. |
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532 | Esprit de Corps | He's thinking -- *are* we done here? |
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533 | Rhetoric | He's thinking -- *are* we done here, or...? |
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534 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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535 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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536 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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537 | Volition | ...or should we arrest her? She's a flight risk and she lied to you -- she should be taken into custody. |
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538 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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539 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_exit_done_once"] |
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540 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_exit_done_once"]) == false |
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541 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods silently, then picks up the cold coffee and holds it in her hands. |
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542 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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543 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] |
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544 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"]) == false |
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545 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay." She puts her coffee mug on the table. |
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546 | None |
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547 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't..." She squints. "How did you know that?" |
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548 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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549 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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550 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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551 | Volition | You've been breached, bulwark. You've been breached, like, a thousand times now! |
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552 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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553 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_failed_once"] |
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554 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_failed_once"]) == false |
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555 | Volition | Get a hold of yourself just once, will you -- try and look past the *sexually* lax morals and do some police work. |
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556 | None |
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557 | You | She was *confused* when I asked about the bullet in his head. That was a lie. | Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_bullet_confusion"] |
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558 | You | I remember doubting she made the call she said she made. To the police. | Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_call_too_maybe"] |
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559 | You | When I said the deceased *enjoyed* his moment of death, she knew it was true. But she said nothing. | Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_enjoyed_death"] |
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560 | You | Just a proposition: *Could* the lurid explicitness conceal something less sensational, but more... *illegal*? |
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561 | You | I got nothing. You're right, wise council. It is silly of me to imply she's lied. |
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562 | You | What was that about the semen sample? She didn't like that topic... | Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_avoided_semen_sample_rhetoric"] |
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563 | Drama | Seditious talk! That was not even Our Wise Council, it was this shithead! This one. The next one. |
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564 | Rhetoric | Who, me? The lady is saintly, oh she sucks on the cigarette most elegantly. Stop staring, you look mentally handicapped. |
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565 | Drama | There iseth no doubt! The laedy could not bear the sight of her lover splayed and disfigured. A horrible story. |
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566 | Suggestion | Try not to sweat so profusely in her presence too. You'll blow your chances. |
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567 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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568 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_call_too_suggestion"] |
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569 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_liesdetected_call_too_suggestion"]) == false |
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570 | Drama | *Laedyfolk* do not know of such things -- ballistics and weapons of war. She is too young and frail. |
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571 | Drama | You should stop staring at her and say something. This is costing you *credibility and power* in her eyes. |
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572 | Drama | Stop staring at her eyes and say something pertinent to the case! This is making you look like an *amateur*. |
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573 | Drama | Gosh, she's so young, isn't she? She would look spectacular in a *starring role*! |
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574 | Drama | Be careful not to look too long into her soon-to-be-famous face, lest it make you look like an indecisive suitor. |
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575 | Drama | Stop staring and say something dramatic and professional! |
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576 | Drama | Your paranoia is unflattering. She has been nothing but forthcoming and you're staring mutely into her face like a donkey! |
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577 | None |
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578 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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579 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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580 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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581 | Volition | Take it easy. Don't overcompensate with this *course correction*. Ask questions first... |
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582 | None |
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583 | You | "You know -- I think you *didn't* make that call to the station." | Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] |
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584 | You | "Your real name isn't Klaasje Amandou." | Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"] |
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585 | You | "What if I told you you're under arrest, miss." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rubyhub_opened"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_esprit_return_with_kim"] == false |
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586 | You | "Let's change the subject. For the time being." (Conclude.) |
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587 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I *did*." She takes a step forward. "What is this? I called your *desk*, or whatever it is. The numbers are all over town: 'Call 8-100-2 for Emergencies'." |
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588 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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589 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.report_badge_done"] |
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590 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.report_badge_done"]) == false |
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591 | Encyclopedia | That *is* the Emergencies Desk number... |
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592 | Drama | Anyone could know that, sire. By looking around and calling the desk. I don't believe a single word she says! |
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593 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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594 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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595 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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596 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What time did you make the call?" |
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597 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Thursday night. It was late. Some time after twelve." |
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598 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant nods in your direction: "It checks out." |
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599 | None |
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600 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay -- it's not." |
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601 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Like I lied before. Like I lied to my employers. I have to lie *all the time*..." She looks at her hands, her fingernails are chipped white. "I'm so tired of it." |
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602 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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603 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_anyone_could_know"] |
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604 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_anyone_could_know"]) == false |
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605 | You | "Anyone could know the number. And that someone coughed -- it means nothing." |
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606 | You | Say nothing. |
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607 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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608 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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609 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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610 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "But I know the *time* of the call too!" She breathes in. "I know I have not been 100% truthful with you, officers. But I *am* now." |
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611 | Empathy | You sense a little hesitation there -- or maybe even fear? The stress was on the wrong syllable. |
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612 | Drama | Welcome to the wake-up club, brother. |
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613 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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614 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_fear_call_defending"] |
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615 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_empathy_fear_call_defending"]) == false |
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616 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I can give you the *time* too, it was late. After midnight. 12:20." She breathes in. "I know I have not been 100% truthful with you. But I *am* now." |
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617 | Half Light | Why is she so *angry* then? If she's so sorry? |
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618 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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619 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_fear_call_defending"] |
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620 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_fear_call_defending"]) == false |
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621 | None |
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622 | You | (Nod.) "Okay." |
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623 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay," she repeats, her voice more to the side of a cry than a sigh. |
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624 | None |
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625 | You | "I *know* you didn't make the call." |
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626 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I did," she replies. Her little fists tremble... |
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627 | You | "Was the passport bullshit too? That passport you keep hidden?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_passport_because_of_people"] |
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628 | You | "You admit to it!" |
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629 | You | "I knew it." |
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630 | You | "Good. You can tell me the truth." |
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631 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She stands before you, holding her back very straight. |
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632 | Half Light | Tighten it. You've got her. |
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633 | You | "All out of lies now, huh?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_fear_call_defending"] |
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634 | You | "Devil woman..." | Variable["tc.devil_woman"] == true |
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635 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "What?" Her nails tap on the steel railing, nervously. The sound of cold metal ringing under the wind. |
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636 | None |
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637 | Composure | Her hand trembles. She's only pretending she didn't hear you say *devil woman*. |
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638 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "There was an older woman on the other end. It sounded like she was smoking. She took my complaint. She coughed." |
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639 | Conceptualization | She sounds like a sixth grader, apologizing. |
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640 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay." Her voice cracks suddenly -- like there's a garrotte around her neck. |
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641 | You | "'Okay' what?" |
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642 | You | "We don't need to do this." (Back off.) | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_fear_call_defending"] == false |
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643 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Thank you." She sounds grateful. |
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644 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay, yes -- it's not." She's cornered. "It's not my name." |
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645 | None |
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646 | None |
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647 | None |
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648 | Endurance | She's not lying now. She really is very tired. Her metabolism is failing her, the afterglow of whatever narcotics she's been taking is wearing off. |
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649 | You | "Tell me your real name." |
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650 | You | "You're probably not even Miss Oranje '37, are you?" | Variable["tc.klaasje_miss_oranje"] |
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651 | You | "Enough." (Conclude.) |
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652 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No, it's submerged in a plastic buoy on the coast, in the reeds. It just... doesn't say Klaasje Amandou. It says Annouk Meijer-Smit." |
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653 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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654 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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655 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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656 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Falsified documents?" |
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657 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Passport and visa." She nods. "Given to me by my employer. I can't even use them. My employer probably leaked the name -- Meijer-Smit -- to hurt me." |
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658 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I didn't show up to a rendezvous. They don't take that *lightly*." She rushes to explain: "I didn't show up because I was afraid they'd... do something to me. The job was finished -- I'm just a liability now." |
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659 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Why would they do that?" |
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660 | You | "Where is this buoy?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_name_mentioned_buoy"] |
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661 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "West of the boardwalk -- in the reeds -- on the coast there." She points toward a clump of ruins on the western horizon. "I put it there when I first arrived. Haven't been there since. I'm not sure I could even find it now..." |
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662 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It's useless." |
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663 | Shivers | The wind rises. So do the hairs on your back. Somewhere West, small bubbles rise from a plastic ball floating in the water -- rusty, the colour of over-steeped tea. |
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664 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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665 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_shivers_phasmid_buoy"] |
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666 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_shivers_phasmid_buoy"]) == false |
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667 | You | What's happening? |
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668 | You | Shake your head. |
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669 | Shivers | Long, spindly arms are spinning the buoy around, turning it, inspecting it like a magic eight-ball, trying to find a way to snap it open... |
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670 | Shivers | NOTHING IS USELESS. |
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671 | Shivers | Long spindly arms spin the buoy... Oh, but it's all gone now... |
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672 | None |
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673 | You | "It's fake too?" |
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674 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. "A fake passport and visa. Given to me by my employer. I can't even use them. My employer probably leaked the name to hurt me." |
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675 | You | "Why?" |
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676 | None |
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677 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It's Katarzine Alasije." The smile on her face is timid -- almost painfully so. |
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678 | Encyclopedia | It's a Graad name -- Zsiemsk or Yugo-Graad in origin -- not Occidental at all. Smells of motor oil, taiga, economic desolation, and rock music infused alcoholism. |
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679 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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680 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_katarzine_zsiemsk"] |
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681 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_katarzine_zsiemsk"]) == false |
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682 | You | "Wait, Klaasje is an abbreviation of Katarzine Alasije?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_concept_allacronym"] |
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683 | You | "Hold on, Katarzine Alasije is not an Oranjese name, is it? It's not even Mundi. It's *Graad*." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_katarzine_zsiemsk"] |
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684 | Conceptualization | It also makes *Klaasje* almost an allacronym -- for Katarzine Alasije. |
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685 | Conceptualization | Could it mean *Klaasje* is an allacronym? For Katarzine Alasije? |
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686 | None |
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687 | You | "Finally we meet, Katarzine Alasije." (Proceed.) |
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688 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "My parents were Zsiemsk immigrants, but I'm nationalized. Oranjese. All I remember is Oranje." She's silent. "Alasije is my father's name." |
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689 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. "It was a sentimental thing. I wanted to be more *me* here. This time. So I used my nickname." |
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690 | Electrochemistry | Of course -- she doesn't look like an Oranjese woman at all. She's... |
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691 | You | "I should have guessed. You don't look Oranjese." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_not_oranjese"] |
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692 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I am." Her smile quivers. "They can never take my sash and my sceptre from me." |
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693 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods, her back straight -- ready for whatever is next. |
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694 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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695 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_miss_age_fourteen"] |
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696 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_miss_age_fourteen"]) == false |
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697 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I've always had *that* going for me. Oranjese women do not win beauty pageants at 14." |
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698 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I've always had that going for me -- I only have the birthmarks of an Oranjese woman." |
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699 | None |
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700 | Conceptualization | A nickname -- who gave you this nickname, Klaasje? |
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701 | You | "Who gave it to you?" |
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702 | You | I don't care. |
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703 | Conceptualization | Someone's angry... she's in trouble. |
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704 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "A teenage boy. A million years ago." |
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705 | None |
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706 | You | "I'll keep calling you Klaasje. "(Proceed.) |
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707 | You | "I'll just call you Miss Oranje Disco Dancer." (Proceed.) |
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708 | You | Say nothing. (Proceed.) |
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709 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "That's cool..." She looks at the ashtray. Then up at you. |
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710 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. Her round eyes meet yours. They seem moist from the wind on the roof. |
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711 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You can call me whatever you want." She smiles, too tired to laugh. |
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712 | Empathy | She doesn't feel like a Klaasje. She feels like nothing. |
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713 | None |
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714 | None |
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715 | Pain Threshold | Ready for the damage. She knows you're grilling her. |
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716 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I haven't said it aloud in such a long time... that name." She shakes her head. |
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717 | Rhetoric | She's filling dead air. Can't stand the silence. |
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718 | You | (Turn to the lieutenant.) "Kim, why have we not *arrested* her yet?" | IsKimHere() |
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719 | Kim Kitsuragi | "There may be grounds here... At least for an extended detention." |
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720 | Volition | This bastion of willpower here -- his watchmen have been sleeping too, you can be absolutely certain now. But he's coming around. |
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721 | Perception (Hearing) | A little whimper. The young woman hears you. She's looking around. |
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722 | None |
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723 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "But I haven't *done* anything..." She backs up against the railing -- with a forced smile on her face. "Anything *illegal*." |
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724 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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725 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_chosename_klaasje"] |
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726 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_chosename_klaasje"]) == false |
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727 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Klaasje..." she repeats with a pained smile on her face, her back pressed against the railing. |
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728 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "It was my first real boyfriend who gave me that name. He never recovered from the shit we went through. Because of me." |
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729 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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730 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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731 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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732 | Esprit de Corps | You almost say the words, then stop -- the lieutenant is off somewhere, 28 kilometres from here, probably reading the *manual* for incarceration. The one he *knows how to use*. Come back and say this with Kim here; you can't handle it without him. |
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733 | None |
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734 | Drama | So you say! But give us one example of deceit -- just *one* example. |
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735 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She slowly-slowly lights another cigarette and steadies her breath. As if in the presence of some tiger. |
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736 | None |
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737 | You | "Who was he?" |
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738 | You | "Cute. You're still under arrest." |
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739 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Who was he? A boy. A student. It was a good thing and I destroyed him." She looks you in the eye, her mouth quivering. |
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740 | Rhetoric | Take it easy. Start at the top, choose at the bottom, it's how we've always done it. No rush... |
|
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741 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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742 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_drama_white_takeiteasy"] |
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743 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_drama_white_takeiteasy"]) == false |
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744 | Rhetoric | Yes. Start at the top, choose at the bottom, it's how we've always done it. No rush... |
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745 | Drama | See?! |
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746 | Savoir Faire | ...but there's nowhere to go. A two-story drop to the plaza mosaic -- if she could, she would've run before. |
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747 | None |
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748 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant produces a pair of handcuffs... |
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749 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Please, no." Her eyes become round with fear. She tries to back further off... |
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750 | You | "Failure to aid a police officer. You have wasted our time -- in a time-critical investigation." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_authority_reason_arrest"] |
|
751 | You | "You misrepresented information about the case. Without the Hardies' confession we'd know nothing." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_reason_arrest"] |
|
752 | You | "You're a flight risk -- and I've already told you're a *suspect* in a murder investigation, remember?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_suspect"] |
|
753 | Endurance | Fragile, unshielded, her voice is thin and tired. |
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754 | You | "You're a suspect in a murder investigation. You're a flight risk. That is all the reason I need." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_suspect"] == false |
|
755 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know I'm shit -- I know. But I haven't done anything. At least nothing illegal." |
|
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756 | You | "Industrial espionage. We uphold international law here in the Zone of Control." | Variable["tc.loosduin_county_savings_bank"] |
|
757 | Authority | Failure to aid a police investigation. |
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758 | Half Light | Fucking *mind* games! Enough! |
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759 | Rhetoric | She purposefully misrepresented information crucial to the case. |
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760 | Drama | That's right. Stern and merciless now, STERN AND MERCILESS as we reel her in. |
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761 | You | "You're not playing these *mind games* with me anymore." (Wag your finger next to your head.) "You're coming in." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_reason_arreest"] |
|
762 | None |
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763 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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||
764 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_white_fail_rhetoric_speaks"] |
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765 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_white_fail_rhetoric_speaks"]) == false |
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766 | Drama | Okay, he's too busy doing something else now. I meant Rhetoric. Anyway, don't listen to that guy -- we're right, she's saintly. Carry on. |
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767 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I think I *know* who did it. Who shot Lely... I can tell you. I can help you." |
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768 | You | "What do you know? Who shot him?" |
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769 | You | "Kim, arrest this woman before she can say anything else." (Ignore her theory.) |
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770 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She's silent for a second -- as if looking into herself for certainty. Then, in a hushed voice, she says... |
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771 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Ruby." |
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772 | Empathy | Gearing up for this betrayal is hard for her. |
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773 | None |
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774 | You | "Why do you think it was her?" |
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775 | You | "And *how* could she have killed him?" |
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776 | You | Say nothing. |
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777 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods, nervously. Then pulls on her cigarette. |
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778 | None |
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779 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods, then nervously pulls on her cigarette. |
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780 | You | "And what is that?" |
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781 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Sex -- and more. I made the mistake of confiding in her -- I told her I was on the run. She started *protecting* me. It became an unhealthy relationship." |
|
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782 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "When I started spending time with Lely," she says in a near-whisper, "she told me to end it. Said there would be *shit* if I didn't. It was not a good meeting. We stopped talking after that, but..." |
|
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783 | You | "Sex?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_lezzies"] |
|
784 | Electrochemistry | What she's saying is -- sex? |
|
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785 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "And more." She nods. "I made the mistake of confiding in her -- I told her I was on the run. She started *protecting* me. It became an unhealthy relationship." |
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786 | You | "I don't understand. Ruby's a woman, right? It's a *woman's* name." |
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787 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She said she's in love with me. She even asked me to run away with her, when I told her I'm a fugitive. She started developing... *notions* about our relationship." |
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788 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I do not." He turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What exactly about your relationship with this person made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
|
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789 | Kim Kitsuragi | "And you led her on?" The lieutenant narrows his eyes. |
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790 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "A little. I was flattered, you know. But then I had to let her off and it was *not* easy. I came to regret being friendly with her." She looks at her feet. "We maybe kissed. Nothing more." |
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791 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes." She nods. |
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792 | You | "Okay, now I understand. Yes." |
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793 | You | "But... you're *also* a woman." |
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794 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Women like women too, officer. Try not to fixate on this. Let's move on." |
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795 | You | "What do you mean, *like*?" |
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796 | You | "I'm fixating on it, Kim." |
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797 | You | "Okay, I won't fixate" |
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798 | You | "Okay, I understand now. Just clearing it up." |
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799 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I mean romantically." He turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What exactly in your relationship with Ruby made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
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800 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Don't," he says and turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What -- in your relationship -- made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
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801 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Good." He turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What -- in your relationship -- made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
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802 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Actually -- I don't." He turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What exactly in your relationship made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
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803 | None |
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804 | Suggestion | Yes, but what was their relationship *outside* this unequal power dynamic? |
|
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805 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I don't understand." The lieutenant sounds incredulous. He still has the cuffs in his hand. "What exactly in your relationship made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
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806 | None |
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807 | You | "What was your relationship like? Before this conflict?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_suggestion_ruby_sympathy"] |
|
808 | You | "Sounds like she was fixated on you." |
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809 | You | "This is just sensationalism and guesses." |
|
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810 | You | "I don't know what to make of this." |
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811 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "We spent a lot of time together. Listening to the radio and such. She had great milieus. And she was good company. I was sorry it had to end..." She pauses. |
|
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812 | Drama | What was that question about? She's feeding her friend to the wolves here. |
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813 | None |
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||
814 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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||
815 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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816 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
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817 | Volition | It also has startlingly little to do with arresting her, you suddenly realize... |
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818 | You | "When Ruby said there would be 'shit' happening if you didn't end your relationship with the deceased -- was she threatening you?" | Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] |
|
819 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She came over one night. Drunk. Said she'd turn my life into a *living hell*. I've been threatened before, so I can tell when someone *knows* how to do it." |
|
|
820 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "And she's a pro. She must be. To keep the Hardies in line. I tried severing ties with her after that. I thought it had worked, but..." She looks through the window of her room. |
|
|
821 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
822 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_how_did_ruby_know"] |
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823 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_how_did_ruby_know"]) == false |
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824 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Somehow she *knew* Lely was dead. She wasn't surprised at all. When we came up here she was calm as a stone too. She cleaned it all up, like she had a... plan." |
|
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825 | Logic | This is a familiar theory. You had it too, remember? Could it be that Ruby was covering up after herself? The lynching... |
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826 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know what it sounds like. That's why I didn't want to tell you before." She raises her eyes to meet yours. "But she *knew* what had happened -- when I came downstairs." |
|
|
827 | None |
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||
828 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
829 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
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830 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
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831 | Volition | Yet again you're coming up with this... The worst thing is -- it may be true? |
|
|
832 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know what this sounds like. That's why I didn't want to tell you before." She raises her eyes to meet yours. "But she *knew* what had happened -- when I came downstairs." |
|
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833 | Kim Kitsuragi | "This is just an assumption." |
|
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834 | Half Light | Some of that fear is still with her. She exhales sharply... |
|
|
835 | Drama | What are you talking about? She's afraid you'll *arrest* her. |
|
|
836 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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||
837 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_fears_ruby"] |
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838 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_fears_ruby"]) == false |
|
|
839 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Did you hear or see the shooter in the course of this?" |
|
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840 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No." |
|
|
841 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Interesting theory. Did she know that door exists? Had you been out here -- with her?" |
|
|
842 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
843 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_secret_route_discussed"] |
|
|
844 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_secret_route_discussed"]) == false |
|
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845 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You said there was a secret route there, right?" She points to the door that leads to the pinball workshop. |
|
|
846 | Perception (Sight) | The peephole! |
|
|
847 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
848 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_knows_who_peephole"] |
|
|
849 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_knows_who_peephole"]) == false |
|
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850 | None |
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851 | None |
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||
852 | You | "What is it?" |
|
|
853 | You | "You're thinking about the peep hole, right? The perforation in the pinball workshop wall." |
|
|
854 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "The peephole. My bed is right next to..." She's forgotten her cigarette in the ash tray. "She would have seen us." |
|
|
855 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She would have seen us. My bed is right next to..." She's forgotten her cigarette in the ash tray. |
|
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856 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No." She shrugs it off. "No -- why would she do that to herself? No, I just remembered you told me about it, and..." |
|
|
857 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You mean to suggest -- she made it?" |
|
|
858 | Electrochemistry | She's not really sure. It *was* right above the bed -- she could have seen all sorts of things from there. |
|
|
859 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
860 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
861 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
862 | Drama | Don't let your imagination run wild here, sire. Keep it on track. |
|
|
863 | None |
|
||
864 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
865 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_posters"] and (Variable["whirling.modifer_hardies_eight_hardie_missing_smuggler_minus1_weirdone"] or Variable["whirling.modifer_hardies_eight_hardie_missing_smuggler_minus2"]) |
|
|
866 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_posters"] and (Variable["whirling.modifer_hardies_eight_hardie_missing_smuggler_minus1_weirdone"] or Variable["whirling.modifer_hardies_eight_hardie_missing_smuggler_minus2"])) == false |
|
|
867 | None |
|
||
868 | Savoir Faire | Then slipped back downstairs without anyone noticing? That *is* possible... |
|
|
869 | Volition | Her! Stop letting her distract you. |
|
|
870 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
871 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_decision_made_did_not_arrest"] |
|
|
872 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_decision_made_did_not_arrest"]) == false |
|
|
873 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay." She looks relieved. |
|
|
874 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Thank you." She cradles herself for warmth. "Thank you. You won't regret it." |
|
|
875 | None |
|
||
876 | Volition | Something tells you: you will. |
|
|
877 | None |
|
||
878 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "*Still...*" she says, her voice breaking. "After all this. Sir, please... it's a shitty world and I know I'm shitty too, I know..." Her hand turns into a fist, slowly, crushing the cigarette she's still holding. |
|
|
879 | None |
|
||
880 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "But I don't deserve to be sent to the Moralintern and ground into paste just because I disturbed the *sanctity* of accounting. At some multinational..." |
|
|
881 | You | "What do you deserve then?" |
|
|
882 | You | "What *other* option do I have?" |
|
|
883 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I don't know..." She throws away the cigarette. "To spend my days with smoke and drink and dance -- wallowing in shit. Just like everyone else." |
|
|
884 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You have those *station calls*, right? Where I have to show up at the station or I'll become a fugitive. You can write me one. You don't have to take me in right now... I promise I won't go out anymore, at night. I'll be right here." |
|
|
885 | None |
|
||
886 | You | "Kim, arrest her before this drags out any longer." (Arrest her.) |
|
|
887 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I will escort you to the motor carriage outside, miss." |
|
|
888 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
889 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["tc.station_call"] |
|
|
890 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["tc.station_call"]) == false |
|
|
891 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
892 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["inventory.ledger_forms_inspected"] |
|
|
893 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["inventory.ledger_forms_inspected"]) == false |
|
|
894 | None |
|
||
895 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I do have a form..." He looks at his notes. |
|
|
896 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You do have the form..." He looks at your ledger. |
|
|
897 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
898 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("ledger_damaged") or CheckItem("ledger_of_failure_and_hatred") or CheckItem("ledger_oblivion") |
|
|
899 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("ledger_damaged") or CheckItem("ledger_of_failure_and_hatred") or CheckItem("ledger_oblivion")) == false |
|
|
900 | Volition | That's it. I'm calling it. Kim is beyond compromised. |
|
|
901 | Drama | Definitely, sire. |
|
|
902 | You | "Let's write you a Station Call. If you miss it -- I can't help you anymore." (Write a Station Call.) | Variable["tc.station_call"] == true |
|
903 | You | "What will have changed in two months? Or one month?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arresthub_open_two_months"] |
|
904 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "*Everything* could change." She looks around. "This city, the extradition rules... The people after me could be in jail. Or maybe Revachol..." She falls silent. |
|
|
905 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I won't, sir..." She exhales, shaking visibly. Then she collects herself. |
|
|
906 | You | "I'll let you off the hook -- for now. Don't make me regret it." (Don't arrest her.) |
|
|
907 | None |
|
||
908 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | With a muffled whimper, she extends her wrists. They're white, bony -- exposed below the rolled-up sleeves of her jumpsuit. |
|
|
909 | Half Light | Waiting for your teeth and talons to cut into... |
|
|
910 | Kim Kitsuragi | He puts the handcuffs away. "These won't be necessary. I will take you to Station 57 myself -- and slow the extradition process as much as I can." |
|
|
911 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It may be possible to stall it indefinitely. But you *will* be safer there for the purposes of this investigation." He turns to you. |
|
|
912 | None |
|
||
913 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I won't..." She takes the slip, shaking visibly. Then she collects herself. |
|
|
914 | Drama | This may have been a *grave* mistake, sire. |
|
|
915 | Volition | Maybe. Maybe not. Mercy is rarely a *complete* mistake. |
|
|
916 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
917 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
918 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
919 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
920 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
921 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
922 | Drama | By god, she's playing him too! Like a fiddle, sire... Who would have known? |
|
|
923 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I can do this on my own. She's not an immediate flight risk. See you tomorrow morning, officer. Downstairs, at the Whirling-in-Rags." |
|
|
924 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Maybe Revachol could be free? I could be tried in a free Revachol? An independent state that doesn't hand its detainees over to the Moralintern." |
|
|
925 | Shivers | A free Revachol... There is a low, distant rumble on the motor tract. A great machine, shaking the pillars down south. Electricity runs up your spine. |
|
|
926 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "The world can change. It's changed before." Her round light brown eyes shining with tears. |
|
|
927 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Okay. Well..." Her round light brown eyes shine with the tears. |
|
|
928 | None |
|
||
929 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Don't. The world can change. It has changed before..." She looks at you, frozen to her spot. |
|
|
930 | Drama | That's not the answer she was hoping for. Thought that you were some kind of patriot, or communard, did she? |
|
|
931 | You | "When it happened -- did you hear a gunshot?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"] |
|
932 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "When he was shot?" She thinks. "I may have. I don't know. I couldn't hear anything over the glass exploding." |
|
|
933 | None |
|
||
934 | Perception (Hearing) | The gunshot wasn't that loud? This is something to keep in mind when assessing the distance of the shot. |
|
|
935 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know you can do that -- just let me come in on my own. In two months. Or maybe even one month. That's all I need..." |
|
|
936 | Empathy | There is desperation there -- in that silence. A cornered animal looking for a way out. |
|
|
937 | You | "I also find it hard to believe." |
|
|
938 | You | "I do like the sound of that... another Revachol. Free. Independent." |
|
|
939 | You | "Not on my watch." |
|
|
940 | You | "This has got nothing to do with anything." |
|
|
941 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I find that hard to believe, miss." The handcuffs jingle in his hands... |
|
|
942 | You | What was that feeling? | Variable["whirling.klaasje_shivers_some_noise"] |
|
943 | Shivers | IT'S COMING. |
|
|
944 | Drama | The political gambit has failed. |
|
|
945 | Drama | Her political overture has succeeded, we see? |
|
|
946 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I know, but..." She doesn't know what to say. |
|
|
947 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
948 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
949 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
950 | Volition | This was her last card. There is nothing more she can say. The final decision is yours -- you alone stand on the throne of your Mind. |
|
|
951 | You | "You said you studied *Oranjese lit*. What is with this fugitive stuff?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_conze_this_isnt_oranjese_lit"] == true |
|
952 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I *did* -- I also had a side job selling insurance that I was really good at. Got picked up by a bank. *Competitive intelligence*, they called it." |
|
|
953 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "After that I sort of..." She smiles. "Transitioned out of the whole culture scene." |
|
|
954 | None |
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||
955 | None |
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956 | None |
|
||
957 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
958 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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|
959 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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960 | None |
|
||
961 | You | "West of the boardwalk, in the reeds? I need to check this buoy out." (Accept task.) |
|
|
962 | You | "Fine. Tell me one more thing." (Move on.) |
|
|
963 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Of course." She nods. |
|
|
964 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant makes a note of it. |
|
|
965 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You're welcome to it. It's in the reeds northwest of here, past a broken sewage pipe. Right near the waterline." |
|
|
966 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You're welcome to it. It's in the reeds northwest of here, past a broken sewage pipe. Right near the waterline." |
|
|
967 | Visual Calculus | The grand expanse of water is barely visible in the darkness of the night. The horizon is there, somewhere... |
|
|
968 | Visual Calculus | The light refracts. She takes out her lighter. |
|
|
969 | You | "Chill. I'm the cool cop, remember?" |
|
|
970 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She cracks a weary smile. "I'm sorry for wasting your time. I should have known you'd... that you'd find out." |
|
|
971 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
972 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"] |
|
|
973 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"]) == false |
|
|
974 | Kim Kitsuragi | "If you knew we would find out eventually -- why *did* you waste our time?" |
|
|
975 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
976 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"] |
|
|
977 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_time_for_questions_route"]) == false |
|
|
978 | You | "Why *did* you waste my time then?" |
|
|
979 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You're right... there's more." |
|
|
980 | You | "More?" |
|
|
981 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You answer to the Coalition Government -- and, by extension, the *Moralintern*..." She reaches for a new cigarette. |
|
|
982 | You | "The RCM isn't the lapdog of the Moralintern. You don't have to worry." |
|
|
983 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She nods. "I have people after me. And they have friends in the Moralintern -- some *are* Moralintern. If I show up in your records, officer, they will find me. They will..." |
|
|
984 | You | "What happens if they find you?" |
|
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985 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "They will kill me, officer. If you file my name, take me in for questioning, enter me into the Moralintern mill..." |
|
|
986 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | There's a wince and a pained little smile. "Well, then I'm fucked. For nothing. This murder didn't have anything to do with me." |
|
|
987 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
988 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_oranjese_lit_talked_about"] |
|
|
989 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_oranjese_lit_talked_about"]) == false |
|
|
990 | Conceptualization | Fucked? People after her? *Moralintern* people? This isn't Oranjese lit! |
|
|
991 | Volition | Here we go. For once you seem to have her off-guard. |
|
|
992 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
993 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
994 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
995 | Volition | Nothing to do with her? You'll be the judge of that. |
|
|
996 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "A lot of people got hurt," she concludes. "But that's just more of my shit you shouldn't have to deal with. You're solving a murder." |
|
|
997 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I..." She looks down, then into your eyes. "One of them killed themselves. Because of me." |
|
|
998 | Empathy | That can wait. Look into her eyes -- there's more. |
|
|
999 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1000 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_empathy"] |
|
|
1001 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_empathy"]) == false |
|
|
1002 | You | "What did you *do*?" |
|
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1003 | You | Let's not pry. It's not part of this case. |
|
|
1004 | Suggestion | Of course. This case takes precedence. |
|
|
1005 | None |
|
||
1006 | You | "That's..." (Shake your head.) "Not easy to deal with." |
|
|
1007 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | The young woman looks at her cigarette -- with melancholy. It's almost gone. |
|
|
1008 | You | (Nod.) "Let's get back to what happened here, okay?" |
|
|
1009 | None |
|
||
1010 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "How do you deal with anything? It's all just..." She looks at you with pleading eyes. "How do *you* do it?" |
|
|
1011 | None |
|
||
1012 | You | "I *don't* either." |
|
|
1013 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "There you have it." She's already almost devoured the cigarette she just lit and looks at it sadly. "The way of the warrior." |
|
|
1014 | None |
|
||
1015 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1016 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_atmospheric_pressure_shivers"] |
|
|
1017 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_atmospheric_pressure_shivers"]) == false |
|
|
1018 | Inland Empire | She's already in prison here. For what happened. And she is prepared to never leave. Even after his death. |
|
|
1019 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1020 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["auto.is_raining"] |
|
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1021 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false |
|
|
1022 | Shivers | Around her -- a drop in atmospheric pressure. Not long from now it will get dark. The rain will come. And the air will start moving faster, circling the box she stands on... |
|
|
1023 | None |
|
||
1024 | Composure | Her chest rises and falls with each word. She keeps herself together, and says it... |
|
|
1025 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1026 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_painthresh_despite_pain"] |
|
|
1027 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_painthresh_despite_pain"]) == false |
|
|
1028 | You | "You don't have to continue if you don't want to." |
|
|
1029 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No. I want to. Let's get this done." |
|
|
1030 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1031 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1032 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1033 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It's okay. Tell us as much as you're comfortable with." He waits for her to continue. |
|
|
1034 | You | "Alright. Tell me as much as you're comfortable with." |
|
|
1035 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1036 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1037 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1038 | You | "Did you hear or see the shooter -- at any point?" |
|
|
1039 | Reaction Speed | Wait -- Titus said she was gurning her jaw off. Much more than usual. |
|
|
1040 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1041 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_gurning"] |
|
|
1042 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_gurning"]) == false |
|
|
1043 | Logic | This doesn't fit with the testimony of Titus Hardie. He said she was higher than usual. |
|
|
1044 | None |
|
||
1045 | You | "Titus said you looked pretty high." |
|
|
1046 | You | It doesn't matter. Better not to mention it. |
|
|
1047 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1048 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_high"] |
|
|
1049 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_high"]) == false |
|
|
1050 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1051 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1052 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1053 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1054 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_gurning"] |
|
|
1055 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_reaction_gurning"]) == false |
|
|
1056 | Reaction Speed | Of course. Keep your eyes open for the killer instead. |
|
|
1057 | Logic | Of course. Keep your eyes open for the killer instead. |
|
|
1058 | None |
|
||
1059 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Oh yeah..." She tilts her head. "I did one of his lines. Just to clear my head." |
|
|
1060 | Electrochemistry | Good thinking. Clear your head. You should clear *your* head... get into his mindset. |
|
|
1061 | None |
|
||
1062 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1063 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1064 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1065 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No -- not just yet." He turns to the woman. "Who is *Ruby*?" |
|
|
1066 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1067 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"] |
|
|
1068 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"]) == false |
|
|
1069 | Reaction Speed | *Let's go on*, what are you talking about? Did you forget how to cop? There's a new actor in the investigation -- change the question immediately! |
|
|
1070 | Logic | I don't understand what you're doing detective -- *go on*? A new name just emerged -- Ruby! This is important. Change the question immediately. |
|
|
1071 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1072 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_reaction_ruby"] |
|
|
1073 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_reaction_ruby"]) == false |
|
|
1074 | Volition | I can't restrain this one. The need to *cop* is too strong. You just need to ask it. |
|
|
1075 | None |
|
||
1076 | Reaction Speed | Ruby?! |
|
|
1077 | None |
|
||
1078 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1079 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_scan_room_missing_hardie"] |
|
|
1080 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_scan_room_missing_hardie"]) == false |
|
|
1081 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Would you say she is the..." He looks at you. "Eighth Hardie boy?" |
|
|
1082 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1083 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1084 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1085 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Why not." |
|
|
1086 | You | "Would you say she is... the eighth Hardie boy?" |
|
|
1087 | Logic | They tampered with the body to disguise the cause of death. |
|
|
1088 | Perception (Sight) | To mislead you! They were tampering with the body. |
|
|
1089 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1090 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_treatment_hub_reached"] |
|
|
1091 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_treatment_hub_reached"]) == false |
|
|
1092 | Kim Kitsuragi | "How could we have *missed* that..." He shakes his head. "And when was the tampering -- twenty minutes after death?" |
|
|
1093 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1094 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_exited_downstairs"] |
|
|
1095 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_exited_downstairs"]) == false |
|
|
1096 | None |
|
||
1097 | You | "What did you do while they were hanging him?" |
|
|
1098 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Ruby said to wait here. She also said I wouldn't see her for a while; that we should lay low or something... so I did." |
|
|
1099 | None |
|
||
1100 | Volition | There is something suspicious about that theory, but you can't put your finger on it. |
|
|
1101 | Suggestion | It could have been a *desire* murder. Maybe an act of jealousy? |
|
|
1102 | You | "It's okay if you did it in self defence." |
|
|
1103 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I did not kill him to defend myself from rape," she says. "I told you before. That wasn't what happened." |
|
|
1104 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1105 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1106 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1107 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We'll try to make it less stressful, miss. But these are questions we *need* to ask." |
|
|
1108 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1109 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_wanna_punch_me"] |
|
|
1110 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_light_wanna_punch_me"]) == false |
|
|
1111 | You | "Relax. One more thing." |
|
|
1112 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Sure." She nods and relaxes her hands. |
|
|
1113 | None |
|
||
1114 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "No." She shakes her head. "People don't take drugs to kill each other -- they take them to feel okay with each other." |
|
|
1115 | You | "I don't." |
|
|
1116 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1117 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_emp_or_rhet_analyze_kim"] |
|
|
1118 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_emp_or_rhet_analyze_kim"]) == false |
|
|
1119 | Volition | ...or maybe you should take her to the station? For safekeeping. She *lied* to you. And she's a flight risk. |
|
|
1120 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1121 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_volition_arrest"] |
|
|
1122 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_volition_arrest"]) == false |
|
|
1123 | Drama | No. That won't be necessary. Just leave her alone, she's been through enough. She doesn't need this... police brutality. |
|
|
1124 | Volition | Multi-Face! I'm beginning to doubt your judgement -- are you sure you're not sleeping on the post? You have to wake this one up -- with force -- if you want to continue pushing her. |
|
|
1125 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1126 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
1127 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
1128 | None |
External:
|
||
1129 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1130 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
1131 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
1132 | Volition | You're not done. She's a flight risk and she lied to you -- wake up, man. |
|
|
1133 | Volition | You're not done. She *lied* to you. And she's a flight risk -- wake up, man. |
|
|
1134 | None |
|
||
1135 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1136 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_breached"] |
|
|
1137 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_volition_breached"]) == false |
|
|
1138 | Drama | If you have doubts, just give us *one* example of deceit! Just one, and we will gladly change our minds. |
|
|
1139 | Volition | This guy won't budge. You have to wake Multi-Face up -- forcefully -- if you want to continue pushing her. |
|
|
1140 | Volition | It looks like this one's not waking up. You'll have to do it without pushing her further. At least for now. |
|
|
1141 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1142 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_failed_once"] |
|
|
1143 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_white_failed_once"]) == false |
|
|
1144 | Volition | This one's *still* not budging. You'll have to do it without pushing her further. |
|
|
1145 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1146 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
1147 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
1148 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You log your work *every week*. It's *all* transmitted to COMINSUR. I couldn't just beg you not to enter my name... So I lied." |
|
|
1149 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1150 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_not_oranjese"] |
|
|
1151 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_not_oranjese"]) == false |
|
|
1152 | None |
|
||
1153 | Drama | Yes they can! For *lying*! |
|
|
1154 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1155 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1156 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1157 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I agree." The lieutenant turns to her. "You wouldn't give us your real name -- not when people are after you." |
|
|
1158 | Physical Instrument | Wait, wait, everyone -- just *wait*. What is this? Derail this whole thing immediately and *investigate*. |
|
|
1159 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1160 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_pi_wait"] |
|
|
1161 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_pi_wait"]) == false |
|
|
1162 | You | "Go on." |
|
|
1163 | None |
|
||
1164 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Before we do..." He turns to her, the cuffs still in his hand. "What exactly in your relationship made you think she's romantically interested in you?" |
|
|
1165 | Physical Instrument | Well, I'll be damned! That's one more thing we know about the world! |
|
|
1166 | Logic | Could it be that Ruby was cleaning up after herself? That the lynching was a cover-up for *her* -- and she organized the boys to do it? |
|
|
1167 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1168 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] |
|
|
1169 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"]) == false |
|
|
1170 | Volition | It's ominous -- you buying into her theory and running with it. Be careful with this Logic guy. |
|
|
1171 | Electrochemistry | No, wait! Look at her! Teeth like pearls, face like a pebble -- she looks like a Twenties movie star. You can almost see her in Automatik Polychrome. Those posters in Ruby's lorry... |
|
|
1172 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1173 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_fears_ruby"] |
|
|
1174 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_halflight_fears_ruby"]) == false |
|
|
1175 | Electrochemistry | Look at her: teeth like pearls, face like a pebble -- she looks like a Twenties movie star. You can almost see her in Automatik Polychrome. Those posters in Ruby's lorry... |
|
|
1176 | Electrochemistry | She was her type. |
|
|
1177 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1178 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_remember_posters"] |
|
|
1179 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_remember_posters"]) == false |
|
|
1180 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1181 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.barreddoor_physinst_kicked_once"] |
|
|
1182 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.barreddoor_physinst_kicked_once"]) == false |
|
|
1183 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1184 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.steel_door_unlocked"] |
|
|
1185 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.steel_door_unlocked"]) == false |
|
|
1186 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You've been trying to kick that door down, right?" She points to the barred door, next to the window. "Maybe it leads downstairs?" |
|
|
1187 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "You've been through there, right? I saw you come out." She points to the door that leads to the pinball workshop. "It leads downstairs." |
|
|
1188 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She could have had access to the roof." She points to the barred door next to the window. "You've noticed that door there, right? Maybe it leads downstairs?" |
|
|
1189 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She could have come up through there, then taken the shot -- right here, where I stand. It was too dark outside, I wouldn't have seen her." |
|
|
1190 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1191 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_peephole_discussed_in_room_hub"] |
|
|
1192 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_peephole_discussed_in_room_hub"]) == false |
|
|
1193 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes. She's been up here many times. She used to come to drink on the roof when..." The young woman falls silent -- her mouth moves without a sound. |
|
|
1194 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "Yes, of course. She's been up here many times, jacking private stations off the ring antenna. She used to come here, to drink on the roof with me. Before it got... weird." |
|
|
1195 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She could have come to the roof through that, then taken the shot -- right here, where I stand. It was dark outside, I wouldn't have seen her." |
|
|
1196 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "She could have come to the roof through that, then made the shot right here, where I stand. It was dark outside, I wouldn't have seen her." |
|
|
1197 | Electrochemistry | Why? She told us some pretty interesting things there. |
|
|
1198 | Authority | Don't arrest her. Push her a bit more but then let her off. That Ruby theory was solid. (And she's beautiful.) |
|
|
1199 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1200 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] |
|
|
1201 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) == false |
|
|
1202 | None |
|
||
1203 | Savoir Faire | She's stuck here. She's already in prison -- look around! She's only trying to help you... |
|
|
1204 | Reaction Speed | She knows something! |
|
|
1205 | None |
|
||
1206 | You | "I've made my choice." (Decide what to do with her.) |
|
|
1207 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | She looks at you in silence, her face filled with fear, lips parted... |
|
|
1208 | Drama | She's gearing up for a last stand. This is it. |
|
|
1209 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1210 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] and Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"] |
|
|
1211 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] and Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"]) == false |
|
|
1212 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1213 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"] |
|
|
1214 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["tc.klaasje_amandou"]) == false |
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1215 | Drama | She probably didn't give you her real name either -- why would she? Arrest her immediately, before she further entangles you in her *web of lies*! |
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1216 | Drama | She probably didn't make the god damn call either. And her name is not Klaasje Amandou -- why would she give her real name? Arrest her immediately! |
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1217 | Encyclopedia | Samaran boxing, or Sam Bo. Graceful martial arts stuff -- stealth, cleverness, and cool. |
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1218 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1219 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["tc.sam_bo"] |
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1220 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["tc.sam_bo"]) == false |
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1221 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1222 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"] |
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1223 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"]) == false |
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1224 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It's a shame we never got around to doing a thorough autopsy..." He shakes his head. "And when was the tampering -- twenty minutes after death?" |
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1225 | Logic | Wait! If you arrest her, Kim will have to transport her. You'd be without your partner for the rest of the day... |
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1226 | Drama | SHUT UP! He's making a decision and it's *his* to make. |
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1227 | None |
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1228 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1229 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_kim_goes_away_if_arrest"] |
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1230 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_logic_kim_goes_away_if_arrest"]) == false |
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1231 | None |
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1232 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1233 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_viscal_see_window_hint"] |
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1234 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_viscal_see_window_hint"]) == false |
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1235 | You | In her bedroom, inside? |
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1236 | You | Not now... |
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1237 | Visual Calculus | Yes -- you see the glass sparkling out of the corner of your eye... |
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1238 | Visual Calculus | Still you see the glass sparkling out of the corner of your eye... |
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1239 | None |
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1240 | Shivers | Where the cold oceanic expanse lies -- and behind it, another world. |
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1241 | Logic | Actually -- this murder did have *a little* to do with her. |
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1242 | Empathy | But she *really* destroyed them. She still feels it. |
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1243 | Visual Calculus | Oops... |
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1244 | Half Light | She's getting scared now. Of you -- the downstairs people. All of it. |
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1245 | Drama | True, sire. 'Tis true. |
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1246 | Reaction Speed | Which *is* an indicator of truth... |
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1247 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1248 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_police_brutality"] |
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1249 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_police_brutality"]) == false |
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1250 | Drama | Very good, sire. She will never admit to it, but we can *see* that she didn't. |
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1251 | Empathy | She fears an arrest right here and now. This has been an awful turn of events for her. |
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1252 | You | (Now that Kim's here) "What if I told you you're under arrest, miss." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rubyhub_opened"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_esprit_return_with_kim"] == true and IsKimHere() |
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1253 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1254 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_tiger"] |
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1255 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_half_tiger"]) == false |
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1256 | Half Light | You *are*. This is not the end of this. |
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1257 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1258 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_rubytheory_comment"] |
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1259 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_rubytheory_comment"]) == false |
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1260 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1261 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_rubytheory_comment"] |
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1262 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_rhetoric_rubytheory_comment"]) == false |
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1263 | Reaction Speed | That is *a little* strange... people don't usually keep things together under stress like that. |
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1264 | Klaasje (Miss Oranje Disco Dancer) | "I promise I will be right here all the time -- nights too. I'll help you *any* way I can in this investigation and I *will* be at Station 41 in six weeks." She repeats. "I promise." |
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1265 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1266 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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1267 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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