Conversation 1278: JAM / TOMMY

At the plaza, near Kim's Kineema you may talk to an anxious truck driver. The man's come to stretch his legs. Here you will find information on: traffic jam, the closed gates, the other truck drivers, FALN. + Learn some background on the geography of Le Caillou. Possibly acquire one piece of the FALN clothing set. (Includes poetry white check.)

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Conceptualization A simple little cadence. He seems to be making it up as he goes.
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3 You "That's your machine behind you?"
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4 Tommy Le Homme "This rockin' beauty?" He points at the lorry with his thumb. "Sure is, like a rash you can't get rid of. You interested in heavy duty cargo machinery?"
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5 You "What's going on here?"
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6 Tommy Le Homme "It's the Jam, my man." He motions toward the sprawl of lorries with a sweeping gesture.
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7 You "Man, you look sad. What's going on with you?"
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8 Tommy Le Homme "Man, nothing's troubling me. Just the usual lorryman tropes and hopes: the road and the rhymes. This jam ain't helping either..." He looks around.
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9 You He's a poet. Hit him with your best verse. Variable["jam.tommy_aesthetic_abyss"]
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10 Tommy Le Homme
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11 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_came_up_with_good_poetry"] == true
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12 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_came_up_with_good_poetry"] == true) == false
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13 Conceptualization Wait, there's something *here*. Stored away in some dusty corner. It starts like...
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14 Conceptualization Your *best* verse? You don't even have a *bad* verse in here. Just tumbleweed and liquor stains... wait, no! What are you DOING?!
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15 You "A mirror’s temperature is always zero. It is ice in the veins. Its camera is an x-ray."
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16 Tommy Le Homme "Dang," he grunts, unable to suppress his reaction. "That's some *great* shit. You came up with that yourself?"
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17 Encyclopedia A motor lorry, also called a *camion* on Caillou and neighbouring islands. This one looks roughed up enough to be some sort of a FALN rust-bucket, maybe the A-6?
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18 You "I'm just a vessel for the muse."
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19 You "I think that may be an actual poet. And I've learned it by heart."
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20 Drama Or did you learn it in school? More importantly: who can prove if you did? Go with it -- you *deserve* some acclaim.
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21 You "I think the words are mine, yes."
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22 Tommy Le Homme "Right. But really -- no bullshit. That's great stuff. I sorta wanna know if it's yours..."
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23 None
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24 Tommy Le Homme "Fuckin' A! Seems I got you all wrong. Cops aren't much known for their artistic sensibilities these days."
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25 You "What's the Jam?"
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26 Tommy Le Homme "It's a traffic jam for the ages. Harbour gates up the street are shut tight. No explanation given. Workers on strike. Scabs agitatin'. An all-around clusterfuck."
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27 You "All of who?"
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28 Tommy Le Homme "Us lorry drivers. Camionneurs. A few still hang around here waiting for this mess to end. Most have scurried off somewhere. To get drunk, or high. Or laid." He smiles awkwardly. "Not that I blame 'em, really."
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29 You "Tell me more about this... *strike*."
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30 None
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31 You "Not you?"
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32 Tommy Le Homme "Not my thing. Chasin' transient pleasures is a drag these days. I prefer the examined life now -- thinkin', reflectin', observin'." He glances down the road toward the horizon, a glint of... something in his eyes.
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33 Composure He tries his best to look nonchalant, but there's a rigidity in him, as if trying to conceal something warm and deep beneath a cool exterior.
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34 You "What's the Union demanding?"
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35 Tommy Le Homme "Some pretty wild stuff, I hear. Like a giant new power-crane and half the company? I forget *what* exactly. Good on them, I guess..."
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36 You "So how long have you been here?"
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37 Tommy Le Homme "Feels like forever, like I was born on this here roundabout and this was all I ever knew. Just me and the metal and the tyres, the oil and the fumes of mazut..."
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38 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, imagine -- it's been a whole week already." He snickers.
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39 You "Got any smokes on you?" Variable["TASK.find_smokes"]
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40 Tommy Le Homme "Nope. Don't smoke." He nods toward the big lorry behind him...
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41 Tommy Le Homme "Some of the other drivers do, though. There's still a few around, waiting for the Jam to disperse. Or waiting for the sweet release of death."
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42 You "You *lying* to me? Being all stingy with the smokes?" Variable["jam.tommy_electrochem_blackcheck"] == true and Variable["plaza.tommy_react_smoking"] == false
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43 Tommy Le Homme "Hello again, my man." He greets you. "What's on your mind?"
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44 You "I don't... really know."
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45 Tommy Le Homme "Just messin' with you. It's cool, you're an okay guy, for a cop."
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46 Tommy Le Homme "It's good to meet a fellow poet -- someone with an appreciation for *real text*. The others here, see, they don't really *get* it."
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47 You "It makes it all easier to bare. If the words are *pretty*."
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48 You "Hey, man. Cops are human too."
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49 Authority What gall he had to admonish you earlier for your prejudice, yet here he is, saying cops are usually dull-minded. Are you going to let him get away with being a hypocrite?
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50 Tommy Le Homme "I get ya. When they really *click* it makes the world seem manageable. Good to be on the same page." He gives you a thumbs up.
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51 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah. I guess I owe you an apology for thinking otherwise. And again -- *great* shit." He gives you a thumbs up.
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52 Inland Empire You've found some common ground with this man. Even impressed him. The next time you look in the *mirror*, though. Remember those words...
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53 Tommy Le Homme "Meanwhile, we're all stuck here in long haul limbo for days upon days upon days..." He glances south, down the road. "Upon days."
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54 Tommy Le Homme "No matter. Great verse is like that sometimes -- ephemeral. You might not look it, but seems you have some literary chops. Maybe there's hope for me yet!"
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55 You "That's... a strange compliment."
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56 Tommy Le Homme "No matter, it's a fine stanza. You're not so bad after all, for a cop."
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57 You "For a cop?"
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58 Tommy Le Homme "They're more often into fists than rhymes, see. Let alone *honesty in verse*."
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59 You "Any organization gets all kind of folk. I'm sure we try our best."
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60 Tommy Le Homme "Well. You've given *me* some hope, I guess!" He gives you a thumbs up.
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61 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at you in silence, a curious look in his eyes, nodding slightly.
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62 Tommy Le Homme "He ain't one of us drivers -- I know that. All accounted for. Otherwise, I haven't really asked about that. Been wastin' time right here. Keepin' busy."
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63 You "Busy -- with what?"
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64 Tommy Le Homme "Analysin' the fundamental structural and psychological conditions of being stranded in the midst of a sea of motor lorries and their sad, despondent chauffeurs."
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65 You "And your conclusion?"
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66 Tommy Le Homme "A sense of surprise there ain't more bodies hanging from more trees."
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67 Tommy Le Homme
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68 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_prejudice_modifier"] == true
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69 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_prejudice_modifier"] == true) == false
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70 Tommy Le Homme "Man, relax. I quit, been clean for some time. There are some commitments you have to honour." He looks at you with compassion in his eyes.
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71 Electrochemistry You really need them smokes. Need 'em! Gotta get some. You sure he's not lying to you? You can't trust a lorryman.
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72 None
73 You "Never mind." [Leave.]
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74 None
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75 Drama Mazut is an antiquated term for heavy fuel oils -- this man has a barely suppressed performative streak. Or he just likes unusual words. Or both!
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76 You "I am the law."
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77 Tommy Le Homme "You sure are, my man." He nods emphatically.
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78 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, people get that you are *the law*. You really don't have to keep saying it."
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79 You "I'm good for now, good talk." [Leave.] Variable["jam.tommy_exited_once"] == false
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80 Tommy Le Homme The man taps his fingers rhythmically against his arm.
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81 You "Extravagantly phrased -- but I can roll with it."
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82 You "I don't quite understand what you just said."
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83 Esprit de Corps In a small office behind the Old Military Hospital, hunched under the green glow of his desk light, officer Hans Blau browses through a test print. Of his futurist magazine. It's called "The Futurist". The typeface on the header is too small...
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84 You "I'm doing what little I can to do right by people."
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85 You "Guess I'll ask around then."
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86 None
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87 You "No joke, man. Fuck the police."
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88 Perception (Smell) The air from the east is thick with the smell of crude oils, heavy metals and other by-products of the modern era. You can almost *taste* it.
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89 Composure A flinch jolts his frame. The question has touched a nerve.
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90 Tommy Le Homme "Man." He sighs. "I don't know what to say. Not much anyone can do... there's no helping an absence, you know?"
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91 Tommy Le Homme "Not me, man, no way. I don't need any trouble. Shit's bad enough anyway. This jam's got folks up in arms and I'm afraid it's headed toward a conflagration."
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92 You "I'm a cop, I can fix anything."
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93 Tommy Le Homme "I miss my family. They're all I have, my wife... a second kid on the way... waiting all the way in Deora. And here I am, stuck in this shit, so far from home."
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94 Tommy Le Homme "You could also check the kiosque down the street. Frittte." He points towards the harbour. "With three t-s. Revachol is weird..."
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95 You "Care to spare some change for a working stiff?" (Variable["TASK.pay_for_the_damages"] == true or Variable["TASK.pay_whirling_bill"] == true) and Variable["jam.tommy_asked_for_money_already"] == false
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96 You "Hey, Tommy -- spill the beans. What's troubling you?"
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97 Tommy Le Homme "Huh?" Sudden financial duties snap him out of his daze. "Oh. No, I ain't got any money. They don't want to pay for unfinished work."
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98 You "'They' who?"
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99 Tommy Le Homme "The bosses, man."
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100 You "Could you say it again, only a little less plodding?"
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101 You "I dig your style, man." Variable["jam.tommy_drama_blackcheck_greet"] == true
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102 Tommy Le Homme "Whoa." He leans in, his eyes bright with attention. "What else?"
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103 You "It is a chalice held out to you in silent communion."
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104 Tommy Le Homme "It's like... whatever's going on over at the docks. Workers got a blockade set up. Making demands. No way in or out."
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105 You "What do you think the company wants?" Variable["jam.tommy_union_company"] == true
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106 None
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107 Tommy Le Homme "They want to keep that money flowing in, my man." He makes a 'ka-ching' sound.
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108 None
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109 You "Maybe *I* should go on strike..." Variable["jam.tommy_reaction_go_on_a_strike"]
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110 Tommy Le Homme "Maybe you should. Cops don't get paid much and the hours are long. Plus, you can get shot. Why not?"
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111 You "Anything else I should know?" (Conclude.)
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112 Tommy Le Homme "Anything else?" He thinks. "Yeah, this ain't really my area of expertise. I just do my job and get paid. I have things to do and places to be. All of us do."
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113 None
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114 Kim Kitsuragi "The RCM is a self-managing organization that operates on donations. We promote our own leaders. It would be like striking against your own... mother."
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115 You "I don't know my mother -- but I'd go on strike against her too. For my rights."
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116 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay." The lieutenant's face betrays little reaction. "But do continue. You were asking about the strike."
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117 None
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118 Tommy Le Homme "I've heard talk there's a company rep in town too. Like... a strike negotiator type. They'd know what's up. Precise demands and so on."
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119 Tommy Le Homme
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120 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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121 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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122 Tommy Le Homme
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123 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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124 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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125 None
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126 You "What are you hauling anyway?"
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127 You "You seem like a man who knows about *drugs*." Variable["TASK.question_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.question_drivers_about_drugs_done"] == false
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128 You "Who do you think could be conducting the drug trade then?"
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129 You "I heard that one of the drivers is a woman, but I haven't seen her around. Do you know this *lady driver*?" Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver_done"] == false and Variable["jam.tommy_reveal_wc"] == false
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130 You "Do you finance those 'other addictions' with drug trafficking?"
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131 You What do you see in his eyes? Variable["jam.tommy_composure_passive"] or Variable["jam.tommy_empathy_open_white"]
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132 Tommy Le Homme "Don't be a stranger." He gives a salute with two fingers.
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133 Tommy Le Homme
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134 Tommy Le Homme Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=6
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135 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=6) == false
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136 Kim Kitsuragi "Everyone understands you're *the law*. That's why you have that insignia on your arm. So you don't have to keep saying it."
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137 Tommy Le Homme
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138 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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139 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
140 Tommy Le Homme
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141 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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142 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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143 Tommy Le Homme
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144 Tommy Le Homme Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=3
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145 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=3) == false
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146 None
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147 Tommy Le Homme "Gotta guard the stuff -- bosses don't look kindly on missing cargo. And it gives me time to work on my rhymes."
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148 You "Hmm. I guess you've got a point there."
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149 Tommy Le Homme
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150 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_midgreet_exit"]
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151 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_midgreet_exit"]) == false
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152 Tommy Le Homme "Still here, stuck in this damn jam, my man." The man greets you with a smile. "What's up?"
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153 Tommy Le Homme "Oh, high-grade narcotics. Illegal fire-arms. Stuff like that."
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154 You "Okay. And what are you *actually* hauling?"
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155 Tommy Le Homme "Can't even get a few jokes past you, my man." He grins. "I've got another haul of FALN cargo. Mostly sporting goods. Tracksuits and that kinda thing."
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156 Tommy Le Homme "They usually get shipped to Graad and the Occident. Though we've been making headway in the Iilmaraan market lately."
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157 You "So, nothing illegal then?"
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158 You "Could I get one of those FALN tracksuits you're hauling?"
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159 Tommy Le Homme "Not unless they've illegalized sports equipment while I was on the road."
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160 Tommy Le Homme "We're pals and all, but I can't just freely hand out the merchandise. The bosses won't be happy."
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161 None
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162 You "Yeah, these lorries are pretty neat."
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163 None
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164 Tommy Le Homme "Neat -- for carrying large quantities of cargo a long distance. These FALN tracksuits need to find their way to the kids way out in Uamrao and L'Iramburde somehow..."
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165 You "Right. I had another question." (Conclude.)
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166 None
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167 Tommy Le Homme
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168 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_whitec_empathy_family"]
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169 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_whitec_empathy_family"]) == false
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170 Empathy In his eyes? A half-familiar longing. Flecks of brown and gold.
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171 Empathy Ease into it, don't go too far. This seems like a personal matter...
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172 None
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173 Empathy Behind the laugh, however, a touch of sorrow.
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174 Empathy That all the beans you got, Tommy? Damn. It really is hard to *talk* man to man...
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175 Tommy Le Homme It's hard to say. His gaze wanders southwest -- down the street that goes beyond the horizon...
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176 You "What's it like to miss someone?"
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177 Tommy Le Homme "What's it *like*? Good. And bad. An ache that brings you joy." He smiles warmly. "I think of them a lot. I dream up these silly scenarios, in great detail. Of living with them... it comforts me."
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178 Tommy Le Homme "But... thanks for this. It's nice to talk to someone. And I know it wasn't easy to ask." He smiles. "I hope you find your way through your own troubles."
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179 Tommy Le Homme "I feel for you, my friend. It's good to miss someone. I like it. Knowing there's something *more* than what I have with me here."
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180 You "No, Tommy. These are my rhymes. Listen!" (Continue.) "'She *fucked* me 'til I bled.'"
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181 Tommy Le Homme He shifts around, suddenly uncomfortable, then looks away. "I don't want to talk about that..."
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182 Tommy Le Homme "Ah, man, me and narcotics go way back." He folds his hands behind his head and leans back. "Had some good times surfin' the psychic waves of my own consciousness, you know?"
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183 Tommy Le Homme "But..." he pauses, letting the memory dissipate. "Those days are behind me. There are other addictions in my life now. Why the inquiry, my man?"
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184 Tommy Le Homme "Hey man, that's serious criminal talk. Are you trying to pull some sort of an... entrapment thing on me?"
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185 You "What? No, of course not."
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186 You "Entrapment? What's that?" Variable["jam.tommy_blackc_ency_entrapment"] == false
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187 Tommy Le Homme
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188 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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189 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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190 Kim Kitsuragi "Entrapment is where a law officer gets a person to commit a criminal offence they otherwise wouldn't commit. Often through some trickery or fraud."
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191 Tommy Le Homme "Yes, it's like... trying to trick a person into doing something criminal that they'd never do."
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192 You "Wait, then why are you still hanging around?"
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193 Encyclopedia Entrapment is a practice whereby an officer of the law induces a person to commit a criminal offence that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. Usually through some trickery, persuasion or fraud.
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194 Tommy Le Homme He rubs his jaw. "Then what's your deal here?"
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195 Tommy Le Homme "So, you do realize entrapment doesn't work if you announce you're going to do it in advance?"
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196 Tommy Le Homme
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197 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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198 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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199 Tommy Le Homme "Umm... if you say so, officer." He gives you a cautious thumbs up.
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200 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant closes his eyes and lets slip a loud, long sigh.
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201 You "Why, do you know something? What is it?"
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202 You "I don't mean to pry, but I need your help -- looks like she may be involved in drug trafficking." Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"] == false
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203 You "Okay, let's change the subject then."
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204 None
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205 Shivers The road continues for miles, flowing together with other roads, turning into causeways or bridges, ending suddenly in dead ends -- or ramping up or down highways. It forms a criss-cross pattern across the land...
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206 Tommy Le Homme
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207 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_shivers_across_revachol"]
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208 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_shivers_across_revachol"]) == false
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209 You Where does it lead?
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210 You Shake off the daze.
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211 Shivers You may ignore the labyrinthine pathways, but you will never be freed from them -- they are carved into your soul.
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212 None
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213 You "What's in the southwest?"
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214 Shivers Above the Jamrock Quarter, in the form of a raised motorway, and then the never-ending sprawl of Faubourg. High above buildings new and old, the air filled with the rumble of motor engines.
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215 You Further...
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216 You What's beyond the border?
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217 Shivers You cannot see. It's out of the city. Up ahead, the mist blocks all sight. A gale blows across your cheeks... it is cold. Before you stands a tall lorry driver with sad eyes.
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218 Shivers To the Old-Old South, to the farthest outskirts of Revachol. Through the chequered fields of farmland, upstream to the River Esperance, past Monte-Martin... The border approaches.
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219 You Blink rapidly.
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220 Shivers The road disappears, it is but a mirage... before you stands a tall lorry driver with sad eyes.
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221 Tommy Le Homme "Excuse me?" He emerges from the reverie.
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222 You "Hell, I get longing. I've felt something similar since I woke up."
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223 You "Really, you can tell me."
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224 You "Deora?"
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225 Tommy Le Homme "Deora-of-the-Seven-Seas. It's on the other end of Le Caillou, pretty much -- on another island, called Laurentide, off mainland. We've got a little place there. I can almost hear my kid laugh, when it snows..."
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226 Tommy Le Homme There's a pause and a sigh. Then he turns his eyes to you. "What about you, cop-man? You missing someone?"
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227 Tommy Le Homme He chuckles. "There are things even a cop can't fix, my man. There's no helping an absence, you know?"
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228 None
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229 You "I miss my gun. I lost it." Variable["tc.gun_missing"] == true
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230 Tommy Le Homme "You lost your gun? Oh man, that's bad news. Especially here, in Martinaise. I hope you find it soon before things turn foul."
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231 You "I'm *fine* man, I don't miss *anyone*."
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232 You "No. I feel *hunted*."
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233 Tommy Le Homme "Hunted? By what?"
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234 You "By a shadowy figure known only to me as the ex-something."
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235 You "Ex-wife? No. It's a sinister presence that hunts me across all planes of existence."
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236 Tommy Le Homme "An ex-wife?"
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237 You "First -- what *is* marriage?"
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238 Tommy Le Homme "Maybe it is. We're doing our best to keep ours together. I *hope* it's not, but you never know..." A pause. "Thanks for the dark words, I guess. I'll make sure they don't come true."
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239 You "Yeah - no. It's more like a sound. A black reverb, that slipped into this reality along with me." IsTHCPresent("caustic_echo") or Variable["inventory.ledger_caustic_echo"]
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240 You "No, it's the great white ghost that eats the world." IsTHCPresent("white_mourning") or Variable["inventory.ledger_white_mourning"]
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241 You "It's definitely going to happen to your marriage too."
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242 You "Don't worry. I'm certain nothing bad is ever going to happen to your marriage."
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243 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah... In marriage you never know if you're doing the right thing. I *hope* we're doing our best to keep ours together, but -- anything can happen. Look, man..."
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244 Tommy Le Homme "Man, who even knows? It's like a legal contract, but also a bond between spirits... Every one is different, that's all I can say."
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245 You "Cool." [Leave.]
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246 You "*Limbo*, huh? So that's where I am."
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247 Tommy Le Homme
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248 Tommy Le Homme DayCount() > 1
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249 Tommy Le Homme (DayCount() > 1) == false
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250 Tommy Le Homme "I am a gander and a hunter and a gatherer, feel like a traveller..." The man mutters to himself, accenting the beats as he goes.
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251 You Keep listening. Variable["jam.tommy_back_already_greeting"] == false
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252 Tommy Le Homme "From another... planet," he finishes and turns to you: "Hey there."
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253 None
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254 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, yeah -- exactly."
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255 None
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256 Tommy Le Homme "Everyone's a critic, man." He waves you off. "It's okay. I've been here a whole week already."
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257 Tommy Le Homme "Make way for the master poet!" He greets you with a nod.
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258 Tommy Le Homme
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259 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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260 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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261 Tommy Le Homme "Stuck in the rain in a traffic jam, man. What's on your mind?"
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262 Tommy Le Homme
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263 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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264 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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265 Tommy Le Homme
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266 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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267 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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268 Tommy Le Homme
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269 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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270 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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271 Tommy Le Homme
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272 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_good_poetry_success"]
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273 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_good_poetry_success"]) == false
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274 Tommy Le Homme
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275 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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276 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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277 Tommy Le Homme "Now it's turning into a... kind of a..." He searches for the right expression. "Snow limbo, man. What's on your mind?"
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278 Tommy Le Homme
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279 Tommy Le Homme Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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280 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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281 Tommy Le Homme "Back already?" He grins at you.
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282 Tommy Le Homme "Welcome back!" He gives you a knowing nod. "The days ain't going by any faster, believe me."
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283 Tommy Le Homme
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284 Tommy Le Homme Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]
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285 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]) == false
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286 Tommy Le Homme "My man, you're alive!" He assesses the situation. "Almost... kind of... sort of alive."
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287 You "I'm still looking around. Loose threads to tie up."
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288 You "Yeah, the case seems kind of done. Gonna check on a few last things."
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289 Tommy Le Homme "Man, what a day... I missed out on most of the action, but I heard it was quite the encounter." He nods thoughtfully. "Had a strong sense of *finality* to it."
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290 Tommy Le Homme "Good luck with that, my man. Ain't easy being you, but hey, you're still breathin', right?"
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291 Tommy Le Homme
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292 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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293 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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294 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah..." He makes a half-hearted salute.
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295 None
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296 None
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297 None
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298 None
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299 Tommy Le Homme
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300 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_mid_mid_greet_exit"]
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301 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_mid_mid_greet_exit"]) == false
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302 None
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303 None
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304 Tommy Le Homme "So, tell me... what do you need?"
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305 Tommy Le Homme
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306 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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307 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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308 You "By the way, you're not angry with me anymore?"
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309 Tommy Le Homme "Oh look..." As you approach he instinctively averts his eyes. "It's the cop who turned me into a bad person."
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310 None
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311 Tommy Le Homme
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312 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_tribunal_alt_greet"]
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313 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_tribunal_alt_greet"]) == false
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314 You "Alive and limping."
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315 Tommy Le Homme
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316 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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317 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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318 Tommy Le Homme "Fuck it," he shrugs. "I'm a bad guy now. There's things more important than holding a grudge. It's okay -- you've been through enough."
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319 Tommy Le Homme
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320 Tommy Le Homme Variable["TASK.search_through_the_locked_cabin_done"]
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321 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["TASK.search_through_the_locked_cabin_done"]) == false
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322 Tommy Le Homme
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323 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_altgreet_ladydriver_cabin"]
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324 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_altgreet_ladydriver_cabin"]) == false
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325 Tommy Le Homme "I... uh... saw you poking around in lady driver's lorry. She in trouble?"
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326 You "No trouble. She's going to be fine."
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327 Tommy Le Homme "Oh man, that's like... a load off my mind. All that stress was messing up my rhymes."
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328 You "There's going to be an investigation."
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329 You "What's the plan with those rhymes anyway?"
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330 Tommy Le Homme "Tommy L'Homme was taken." He shrugs in a what-can-you-do manner. "My real name is Jerry Lefitte -- Tommy's way better."
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331 You "Why Tommy Le Homme?" Variable["jam.tommy_name_learnt"]
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332 Tommy Le Homme "Oh, you know..." The thought lightens him up. "Tommy Le Homme's gonna be a musician. *Sprechgesang*, but with beats. I've got lot of free time on the road to hone my craft."
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333 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, maybe I should just keep my head down... and work on my rhymes while I can."
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334 You "No need for you to do anything, don't worry. The police are looking into it."
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335 You "The last thing we need is more civilians involved."
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336 You "I really don't know. "
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337 Tommy Le Homme "Damn, I always warned her to watch herself... man, nothing to do now, I guess."
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338 Tommy Le Homme "Maybe I should just keep my head down and work on my rhymes while I can."
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339 None
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340 You "Good luck with that. Gotta run." [Leave.]
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341 None
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342 You "Let me be straight with you. I'm trying to figure out who's smuggling drugs out of Terminal B."
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343 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant steps in: "We have a credible lead, sir. Someone on this roundabout is waiting for a bulk shipment from the harbour -- to load it on their lorry and drive it to Jamrock."
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344 You "Makes sense. First work, then pay."
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345 Tommy Le Homme "Makes sense? It sucks is what it does."
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346 You "I don't know who these *bosses* think they are, but that sounds like a good arrangement -- for them."
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347 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, it sure ain't good for me -- or you. I'd spare a coin or two for a city cop down on his luck. If I had, say, *four* myself."
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348 You "So you're broke. Got it. What else did I have to ask here..."
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349 Tommy Le Homme "Dunno. Whatcha need?"
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350 Electrochemistry What's better than chasing transient pleasures? The more transient the better! When one's ended you can get on to the *next* one.
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351 You "Wicked. I've always wanted a friend in the underworld."
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352 You "That a FALN A-6 you got there?" Variable["jam.tommy_truck_trivia_seen"]
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353 Tommy Le Homme "Good eye, my man. Yup, she's an old one, but reliable." He gives the side of the lorry a friendly knock. "Me and her spent a *long* time together."
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354 You "I've been better."
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355 You "It hurts like hell, man."
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356 Tommy Le Homme "So what's next? You headin' back to Jamrock now? Talk is local Union muscle were behind it all, I'd reckon the case is closed... even if it kinda turned into a shitshow."
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357 You "Right. A few questions before I go."
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358 Tommy Le Homme "Shoot." He pauses, then chuckles all of a sudden. "Sorry man, didn't mean it like that. Ask away."
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359 You "I'll be heading off then." [Leave.]
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360 None
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361 You "Where gaspingly you partake of a shifting identity never your own."
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362 Tommy Le Homme "Silent communion, that's good..." He's transfixed by the words.
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363 Tommy Le Homme
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364 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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365 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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366 Inland Empire Is that what it is -- this feeling?
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367 Half Light No. It's scarier than that. You're *pursued* by a hunter. Smelling of apricots and sorrow. And the past.
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368 You "Know anything about the dead man? The one hanging behind the hostel there?" (Point at the yard.) Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"] == false
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369 You "Alright, never mind then."
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370 None
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371 You "You're under arrest."
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372 Authority Time to arrest him!
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373 Tommy Le Homme "Hah, no. I'm joking, my man." He grins. "FALN runs a nice, clean business. This haul of cargo is mostly sporting goods. You know, tracksuits and that kinda thing."
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374 Rhetoric Relax, he's merely joking.
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375 You "I need to get *high*. And I'm looking for a dealer."
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376 None
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377 Suggestion So much for subtlety. Better get straight to the point.
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378 None
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379 Tommy Le Homme "Look, man, I try to stay away from the criminal underbelly of Revachol. I'm a guest here. You really need to find another man to probe with those questions."
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380 You "I wouldn't do something like that!"
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381 You "Seems like a wonderful way to spice up some boring cases."
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382 You "Hey, if it yields results?" (Shrug and give the thumbs up.)
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383 Tommy Le Homme "Then what are you trying to accomplish?"
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384 None
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385 Empathy The realization that you've used his friendliness and good will for your own ends.
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386 You "*Where* is the lady driver?"
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387 Tommy Le Homme "I... I thought you were a different kind of cop." Something breaks in him as he stares into your eyes.
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388 Tommy Le Homme "Fuck, man... Go grill someone else with these questions, okay? There are plenty of drivers here who couldn't stand her. Or were *afraid* of her. They'd be more than happy to rat her out."
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389 Rhetoric Wait. This guy says they're friends, then *acquaintances*. And he's okay with others ratting her out?
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390 Empathy Push Tommy and it will break his heart -- and his spirit. Don't expect you to be pals.
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391 Reaction Speed He's right, there are other options -- the raceman, for one.
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392 None
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393 You "So you're alright with others ratting her out. You just don't want *your* hands dirty?" Variable["jam.tommy_rhetoric_okay_with_others_ratting"]
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394 You "She's a suspect and I need you to tell me where she is. Or I can't finish the investigation." (Force Tommy.)
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395 You "Fine, I will drop the matter for now." (Find another way.) Variable["jam.tommy_said_no_twice"] == false
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396 Tommy Le Homme "Fine. I don't want to be a butcher. And I don't want to be a knight either. I just wanna be a person who can sleep at night. A little fame wouldn't hurt too."
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397 Volition Remember, you're doing it for the bigger investigation -- this is important. Relax. Ask.
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398 Tommy Le Homme "Thank you, friend." He sighs. It's a big sigh of relief. "Wow, this makes me feel like I should pick up smoking again... Would help with my rhymes too."
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399 None
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400 Physical Instrument Now is not a time to focus on feelings -- you need that info, son.
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401 You "I've changed my mind about your friend the lady driver..." Variable["jam.tommy_reveal_wc"] == true and Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver_done"] == false
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402 None
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403 Tommy Le Homme "What?" He looks up. "But I *told* you she's my friend! Please don't make me give her up, detective. Get someone else. There's a *ton* of drivers here..."
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404 None
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405 You "Sorry, man. I can't disclose the facts of an official investigation to you."
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406 Tommy Le Homme "It's that bad?" He lets out a whistle, looking about ten years older suddenly. "Man, what should I do... what should I do to help her?"
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407 Reaction Speed Going on strike would probably help you dodge a bullet or two.
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408 You "Wait, what?"
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409 Tommy Le Homme "Nothing." He smiles. "I'm just messing with you, man. Don't mind my idle verbosity."
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410 None
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411 Tommy Le Homme "It's a bad habit. You ought to quit, too."
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412 Empathy He's seen your kind before. As a lorry driver he's familiar with every addiction, compulsion, and self-destructive habit known to a man.
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413 You "Yeah, I can quit any time I want."
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414 Tommy Le Homme "Okay, man, I believe you." He gives you a funny look.
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415 You "Did I ask for your *opinion?*"
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416 You "You've got a point, but now is not a good time to quit. I've got a murder to solve."
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417 Tommy Le Homme "No, my man, you asked for my cigarettes." There's sadness in his voice; he doesn't seem offended, though.
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418 Tommy Le Homme "It's never a good time to quit." He shakes his head. "You just gotta sit it out, friend."
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419 Tommy Le Homme "Anything else I can help you with?"
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420 None
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421 Conceptualization It's official. He too agrees. This is the antechamber of the afterlife.
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422 You "You're right. I should use this as an opportunity to start *anew*."
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423 Tommy Le Homme "Right, man -- *anew*." He adds with a smile and a nod: "The phoenix at the traffic jam."
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424 You "No -- *your* mother."
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425 Kim Kitsuragi "I don't think you understand how that joke goes, but -- do continue. You were asking about the strike."
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426 None
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427 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes -- but do continue. You were asking about the strike."
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428 Drama It's easy to see he's telling the truth. He's kept his nose out of the dark stuff.
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429 None
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430 None
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431 None
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432 You "Interested? Not really, I just asked because... I don't know, must be a cop reflex."
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433 Empathy There it is again -- a little touch of sadness beneath his cool. He thinks he's spent too long in this lorry.
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434 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, must be -- your job's to know all those *little* things isn't it? While my job..." he pats the back of the lorry, "is to deliver tracksuit trousers."
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435 You "That's all for now, bye." [Leave.] Variable["jam.tommy_exited_once"]
436 None
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437 Conceptualization A rhyme-smith? This is quite credible -- it goes with his cadence and way of speaking.
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438 You "MY MAN, I WANNA KNOW ABOUT YOUR SOUL!"
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439 Tommy Le Homme "Cool, cool... We all want to know each other, know each other's woes and all -- but people, man, they have *slippery* souls..."
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440 Empathy Just like that -- he slips out of your reach. It is possible the YELLING didn't help.
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441 Tommy Le Homme "I'm okay, man. Just... the jam's got me down. The fumes, the chemical rainbows, the tarpaulin stretched on the frames and the dull engines off..." The man recedes into his daze of words.
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442 Empathy Maybe the *full on* direct approach wasn't correct? Damn, it's tricky business looking into someone's eyes and not doing it *wrong*.
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443 None
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444 You Familiar -- how?
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445 You "It followed me into this world when I awoke. I think it may be a planar hunter."
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446 You "Whatever it is, one thing is for sure -- it's *not* my ex-wife."
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447 Tommy Le Homme "Sinister presence? Wow... that sounds really bad. I hope that doesn't happen to my marriage."
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448 Tommy Le Homme "Planar hunter? Wow... that sounds really bad. I hope that doesn't happen to my marriage."
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449 Tommy Le Homme "Black reverb? Wow... that sounds really bad. I hope that doesn't happen to my marriage."
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450 Tommy Le Homme "A great white ghost? Wow... that sounds really bad. I hope that doesn't happen to my marriage."
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451 Tommy Le Homme "Still -- a shadowy figure. That sounds pretty bad. I hope that doesn't happen to my marriage..."
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452 Drama For some reason, sire, he pays no heed to your objection. Continuing instead as if it *were* your ex wife. Strange...
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453 None
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454 You "Yeah, actually not. Let's change the subject."
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455 Tommy Le Homme "Sure man, no problem... and thanks for this. It's good to talk to someone. I know it wasn't easy to ask." He smiles. "I hope you find your way through your own troubles."
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456 Empathy Perhaps it would be a good idea to show *yourself* some of that empathy, from time to time? Just a suggestion. Carry on now.
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457 None
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458 Tommy Le Homme "It's good talking to someone. I know it wasn't easy to say those things, so..." He smiles. "I hope you find your way through your own troubles."
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459 You "Yeah, my thing has got *nothing* to do with marriage."
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460 Tommy Le Homme "Sure, man, if you say so..." It doesn't look like he believes you. "But look, man..."
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461 Tommy Le Homme "Thanks for this. It's good to talk to someone. I know it wasn't easy to ask, so...." He smiles. "I hope you find your way through your own troubles."
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462 Tommy Le Homme "Thanks for this. It's nice to talk to someone. I know it wasn't easy to ask, so...." He smiles. "I hope you find your way through your own troubles."
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463 You "I asked you who's conducting the drug trade. You said you didn't *know*. Now you're saying you do." Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]
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464 You "'She broke me. She fucking broke me.'"
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465 Tommy Le Homme
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466 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_concept_white_failed_once"]
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467 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_concept_white_failed_once"]) == false
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468 Conceptualization No. Just no. I can already see it's failed and I'm *stopping* it now. Until you have *good* poetry -- you have *no* poetry.
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469 You "It's not real guys. It's not my actual thoughts. It's a poem."
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470 Tommy Le Homme "That's brutal, man. But, you know... Time will..."
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471 Tommy Le Homme "That's... uhm..."
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472 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah, yeah, I get that and it's cool. But..."
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473 Volition This guy has amazing willpower. Honestly, he's the only one of that *intellectual* bunch I trust.
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474 None
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475 Conceptualization No! Stop! He's already mortified.
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476 Tommy Le Homme
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477 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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478 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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479 Kim Kitsuragi "In the name of *god*, what are you doing?"
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480 You (Continue.) "I will never be the same again. She's always there. Fuck the case. Fuck everything. Total doom."
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481 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah..." He doesn't know what to say, so he just repeats: "Yeah-yeah. I get it. These are *your* rhymes, they're from your life. Doesn't matter if they're robust, they're honest. So... thanks man."
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482 Drama He's not lying. He liked the end.
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483 Tommy Le Homme
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484 Tommy Le Homme Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] and Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs_done"] == false
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485 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] and Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs_done"] == false) == false
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486 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. And I also thank you -- for *stopping*." He looks at you. "We have a drug investigation to return to. How about we do that?"
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487 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. And I also thank you -- for stopping. We have a murder investigation to return to. How about we do that?"
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488 You "It's not real, man. It's not my actual thoughts. It's a poem."
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489 None
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490 You "I don't mean to pry, but I need your help -- she may be involved with the drug business." Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]
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491 Tommy Le Homme "Man, I was hoping she'd catch a break." He shakes his head. "All I can say is: she isn't around here anymore. She isn't some mastermind evil-doer. And I don't know where she is."
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492 Tommy Le Homme "Man, I was hoping it isn't gonna be her..." He bites his lip. "All I can say is -- she isn't around here anymore; she isn't some evil drug-trafficker; and I don't know where she is."
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493 Tommy Le Homme
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494 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]
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495 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]) == false
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496 None
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497 You "Who is this person. What's her name?"
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498 Tommy Le Homme "I didn't, man -- I told you, I was *hoping* it's not her. That she wouldn't be mixed up in it."
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499 Empathy It's not a lie, it's... something else. Impossible to say *what* at this point, but there's something in him. Some trepidation.
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500 Drama We wouldn't say he's lying, sire.
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501 Rhetoric Bah. Emotional rhetoric. He knew something and he didn't share it with you. That's a *fact*.
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502 Tommy Le Homme "Thank god I *don't know*. People here call her 'the lady driver.' She kept her name a secret. From me, too. Now I see why."
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503 You "What does she look like?"
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504 Drama Again -- not a lie as far as you can tell.
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505 Tommy Le Homme "A young-ish woman. Gruff, but... in a cool way."
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506 None
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507 Tommy Le Homme
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508 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]
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509 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"]) == false
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510 You "Who is she to you?"
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511 Tommy Le Homme "A friend? An acquaintance. I don't know... She was the only person in this damn jam I could talk to. She's someone I don't want to rat out to the law, okay?"
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512 Tommy Le Homme
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513 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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514 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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515 Tommy Le Homme "Blue and violet, dyed." He answers reluctantly. "It was violet when she got here. Blue before she went."
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516 Kim Kitsuragi "What colour hair?"
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517 You "What colour hair?"
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518 None
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519 None
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520 You "When did she leave?" (Move on.)
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521 Logic Then she may have dyed it again.
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522 Tommy Le Homme "Damn, I don't wanna..." He looks you straight in the eye. "Please just let it go. Whatever she did, it can't be that bad. She's not a bad person, I know that much."
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523 You "I can't just 'let it go', it's part of a police investigation."
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524 Tommy Le Homme
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525 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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526 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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527 Kim Kitsuragi "We can't just *let it go*. It's part of a police investigation."
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528 Tommy Le Homme "That's how it always is with you, isn't it? All part of the investigation..." He shakes his head. "The girl's *troubled* -- if you hunt her down, she may not survive it. I can't have that on my conscience."
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529 You "You said she's *troubled* -- how?"
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530 Tommy Le Homme "She's got the *darkness* in her. That young person's darkness when you think it's all over. And you're looking for a way *out*."
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531 Tommy Le Homme
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532 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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533 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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534 Kim Kitsuragi "She shared this with you?"
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535 Tommy Le Homme "Yes, which is why I don't want to *snitch* on her."
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536 You "I was told *everyone's* afraid of her. You're not?"
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537 You "She shared this with you?"
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538 Tommy Le Homme "I heard the rumours. I saw the others drivers looking at me *strange* when we talked. And she told me too -- that she's had a violent life. But I wasn't afraid of her, more like *for* her."
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539 You "Did this violent life include drug trafficking?"
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540 Tommy Le Homme
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541 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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542 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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543 Kim Kitsuragi "Did this violent life include drug trafficking?"
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544 Tommy Le Homme "Well..." He sighs. "It looks like it did *now* -- but we didn't talk about that. We talked about life, you know. She talked about her mind..."
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545 Pain Threshold The pain it was causing her.
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546 You "Hold on. Her mind?"
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547 Tommy Le Homme "The way it worked. The trouble it was giving her."
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548 You "When she left, did she leave her lorry behind?"
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549 Tommy Le Homme
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550 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.paledriver_q_lady"]
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551 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.paledriver_q_lady"]) == false
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552 Logic Hmh... the grey haired woman. Maybe she knows something?
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553 Tommy Le Homme
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554 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.paledriver_greeting_hub_reached"]
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555 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.paledriver_greeting_hub_reached"]) == false
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556 Logic One of them you haven't even questioned yet. Maybe the third driver knows something?
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557 You "It's not *snitching*. It's just a few *questions*."
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558 Tommy Le Homme "It's snitching, man. I know what it is."
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559 Tommy Le Homme
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560 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_she_to_you_discussed"]
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561 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_she_to_you_discussed"]) == false
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562 Electrochemistry It's right here. The answer is *right* here. You just need to ask him. C'mon -- do it!
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563 You "Put yourself in my shoes. I need this for another investigation too -- it's important, I can't blow it."
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564 Tommy Le Homme "You're not gonna put a bullet in your head if you blow it, are you? 'Cause she's on the *edge*, man."
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565 Pain Threshold I wouldn't be so sure, Tommy.
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566 Inland Empire Imagine it. An explosion. Of *stars*. Good bye world of men, money and machines...
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567 None
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568 Tommy Le Homme "Whooh. Almost gave me a heart attack..." He sighs with relief. "Yeah, I *really* need to start smoking again."
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569 You "Fine, I will drop the matter *again*." (Find another option) Variable["jam.tommy_said_no_twice"]
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570 Tommy Le Homme "Here." He takes a keyring from his pocket -- then looks at it before giving it to you. In silence...
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571 Interfacing The keys to a motor lorry. Pretty complex. Looks like a chain lock.
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572 Tommy Le Homme Then he gives them to you. "Her lorry is still here. Down, past the statue of Filippe," he waves toward the monument. "The cabin is green. You can get in there with these. That's all I know."
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573 Tommy Le Homme
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574 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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575 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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576 Kim Kitsuragi "When did she leave?"
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577 Tommy Le Homme "Last Friday." He blinks, his eyes half-empty now.
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578 None
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579 You "Anything else? Like where she is now?"
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580 You "And why did you have the keys?"
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581 You "I'm sorry I had to do this."
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582 Tommy Le Homme "No. I don't know."
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583 Tommy Le Homme "She left them to me. Because she trusted me... So I can get it out of the way when the jam breaks loose. Otherwise..." He doesn't finish the sentence.
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584 Tommy Le Homme
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585 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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586 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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587 Kim Kitsuragi "The other drivers would have to tow it, or break in, to get the machines moving." He nods.
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588 Logic If they break in they would find what's hidden inside? Something incriminating?
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589 Logic The other drivers would have to break in there -- to get the machines moving. And they would find what's hidden inside? Something *incriminating*?
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590 None
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591 None
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592 Tommy Le Homme "I bet you are."
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593 Empathy And he's sorry he couldn't be what he wants to be -- a good person. His last line, his revenge on the world.
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594 None
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595 You "Let's go Kim." [Leave.] IsKimHere()
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596 You "One more thing. About something else."
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597 Kim Kitsuragi He turns to the man before you leave. "Thank you for your cooperation, sir. I know it was hard. But you did the right thing."
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598 Tommy Le Homme
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599 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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600 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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601 Kim Kitsuragi "It won't come to that. We won't pursue her on this. This is information only."
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602 Tommy Le Homme "I don't believe you."
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603 You "Believe us. It really is."
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604 Tommy Le Homme "I just can't, man. I'm not *naive*."
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605 Tommy Le Homme "Nah. I need to think my own thoughts now. Pray forgiveness for my sins. Go check your cabin..." He adds quietly: "I hope it gets you something. Helps someone."
606 You "Thank you. I'll go to the cabin then." [Leave.] IsKimHere() == false
607 Tommy Le Homme "Last Friday." He blinks, his eyes half-empty now.
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608 You "When did she leave?" IsKimHere() == false
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609 You "I miss someone but I don't know who it is."
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610 Tommy Le Homme "I feel for you, my friend. It's bad enough to *know* who you miss... missing like that doesn't feel like it has much of an upside."
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611 Tommy Le Homme "You don't *really* think so."
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612 Kim Kitsuragi "I really do. If I didn't, I wouldn't be in the RCM. Take care, sir."
613 You "Wait -- so you *know* the lady driver?" Variable["jam.tommy_reveal_wc"] == false and Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"] == false
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614 You "Wait -- so you *did* know something about who's smuggling drugs around here?" Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"] == true and Variable["jam.tommy_reveal_wc"] == false
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615 You "The racist told us where her cabin is. We only searched it." Variable["jam.tommy_reveal_wc"] == true and Variable["jam.tommy_who_is_culprit_opened"] == true
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616 Tommy Le Homme "Still better than me, I guess -- told you there's plenty of others who'd tell on her." He leans in. "But... is she in trouble?"
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617 Tommy Le Homme "Nah, man, I was telling you the truth. I really didn't think it'd be her. She's okay. Sorta troubled but, still -- a nice person."
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618 Tommy Le Homme "A little. She's okay. Troubled but -- a nice person. She left last week. Left me the keys to park her lorry if the jam should break."
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619 Drama He chooses to believe what's best for her.
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620 Tommy Le Homme
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621 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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622 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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623 Tommy Le Homme
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624 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_empathy_wishful_emotion"]
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625 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_empathy_wishful_emotion"]) == false
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626 Tommy Le Homme
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627 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_drama_not_lie"]
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628 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_drama_not_lie"]) == false
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629 Kim Kitsuragi "What else do you know about her?"
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630 Tommy Le Homme "Nothing, man. We just talked a bit -- about life and stuff..." He looks to you. "So, is she in trouble or what?"
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631 None
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632 Empathy So that's what that emotion was, before. It was *wishful thinking*.
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633 Tommy Le Homme
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634 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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635 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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636 Drama So that's what that emotion was, before. It was *wishful thinking*.
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637 Kim Kitsuragi "What else do you know about her?"
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638 Tommy Le Homme "Nothing. We just talked a bit -- about life and stuff. She left me her keys, so I can park her lorry if the jam broke..." He looks to you. "So, is she in trouble or what?"
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639 You "Alright. I had another question actually."
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640 Rhetoric The correct grammar is Tommy *L'Homme*.
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641 None
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642 Tommy Le Homme "Yeah -- you too. Be safe, detective."
643 You "C'mon, man. Life is just a joke."
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644 Tommy Le Homme "Maybe. But not *another* person's life."
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645 None
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646 None
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647 You "It wasn't the local Union muscle, by the way."
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648 Tommy Le Homme "Hey, that's just what I heard. Old wives' tale. So -- what next?"
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649 Tommy Le Homme "Okay..." He seems a little apprehensive.
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650 You "I met the lady driver, on my investigation -- she's called Ruby." Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"] and Variable["jam.tommy_talked_about_ruby"] and Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"] and Variable["jam.tommy_ruby_fate_discusse"] == false
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651 Tommy Le Homme "We are what we are. And you're a cop."
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652 Tommy Le Homme
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653 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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654 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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655 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant throws you a quick glance.
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656 Drama Is it... *wise* to share information about the case like this, sire?
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657 Esprit de Corps What are you doing?
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658 None
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659 You "She slipped away." Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ran_away"]
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660 You "Yeah, that's it. Can't share any more."
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661 Tommy Le Homme "Whooh... good on her. And good on *you* too -- better focus your efforts on the bad guys. Mercs and such. Plenty of baddies to go around..."
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662 You "She shot herself." Variable["boardwalk.ruby_killed_herself"]
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663 You "She slipped away, don't worry" (Lie) Variable["boardwalk.ruby_killed_herself"] == true
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664 You "I let her go. She didn't do anything." Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ran_away"] and Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_rhet"]
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665 Tommy Le Homme "What?"
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666 Tommy Le Homme "Whooh... good on her. And good on *you* too, my man. That's..." He looks for the words...
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667 Empathy He's clearly relieved.
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668 Tommy Le Homme "*Merciful*. Downright merciful -- you cops keep exercising *that* muscle and people will be more willing to cooperate, you know."
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669 Tommy Le Homme
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670 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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671 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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672 Kim Kitsuragi "All right. That's enough sharing details about the investigation for one day."
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673 Empathy He's relieved.
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674 Tommy Le Homme "And she didn't do it, believe me. If it's something *bad* then she didn't do it. Didn't know her for long but I know people."
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675 Empathy He cannot believe it.
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676 None
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677 You "I'm very sorry. It was my fault."
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678 You "She was distraught. It... just happened."
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679 You "I absolutely fucked up. I shouldn't have gone after her."
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680 You "She's alive. She shot herself in the leg trying to escape." (Lie) Variable["jam.tommy_drama_shot_in_leg"] == true
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681 Drama He cannot believe it.
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682 Tommy Le Homme "God damn, this shit is too intense for me..." He looks at his feet, steadying his breath. "I don't wanna know, man. I don't wanna know if she even got away..."
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683 Kim Kitsuragi "All right. That's enough sharing details. Let's go."
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684 Tommy Le Homme
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685 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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686 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
687 Tommy Le Homme That breath of his isn't calming down. "Man, I need to take a breath here, excuse me..."
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688 Empathy The lieutenant is too tired to be cross with you, he just wants to get back to it.
689 Tommy Le Homme "That's probably for the best. You keep your job to yourself -- with a job like yours, you *have* to."
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690 None
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691 None
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692 Endurance You've given him a minor panic attack. He needs to deal with it.
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693 Tommy Le Homme "Just *happened*?" His eyes grow wide and he hyperventilates. "Is she *dead*? Don't tell me she's..."
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694 Tommy Le Homme
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695 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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696 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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697 Tommy Le Homme "Sorry?" His eyes grow wide and he hyperventilates. "Is she *dead*? Don't tell me she's..."
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698 Endurance You've given him a panic attack. He's ill-equipped to deal with it.
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699 Tommy Le Homme "Look, man, fuck off, okay? Fuck off and let me have a panic attack. I don't need to know about this shit anymore. I can't talk to cops any more..."
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700 Volition He means it. This is the end of him talking to you.
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701 Empathy The lieutenant is too tired to be cross with you, he just wants to go.
702 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's go."
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703 Tommy Le Homme
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704 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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705 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
706 Empathy Dead because of *me*?
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707 Tommy Le Homme His eyes grow wide and he hyperventilates. "Is she *dead*? Don't tell me she's..."
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708 Tommy Le Homme
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709 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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710 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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711 Tommy Le Homme
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712 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]
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713 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_forced_him_to_out_instigator"]) == false
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714 Tommy Le Homme "I *told* you not to go after her! I TOLD you." He's hyperventilating. "What happened? Is she... is she..."
  • 716
715 Endurance You've given him a panic attack. He's ill-equipped to deal with it.
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716 Empathy *Dead*? He can't say it...
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717 Tommy Le Homme "Don't tell me. Just back off and don't talk to me again, okay? I can't talk to cops anymore. I can't be involved in this shit. "
  • 718
718 Volition He cleans his hands of it. It's too much.
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719 Suggestion Telling him is a REALLY bad idea.
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720 Tommy Le Homme
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721 Tommy Le Homme Variable["boardwalk.ruby_killed_herself"]
  • 719
722 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["boardwalk.ruby_killed_herself"]) == false
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723 Tommy Le Homme
  • 724
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724 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_told_him_ruby_dead"]
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725 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_told_him_ruby_dead"]) == false
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726 Tommy Le Homme Out of old habit he still snaps his fingers at you -- but then stops immediately, realizing what he's done. He does not want to talk to you.
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727 Empathy Today, tomorrow, *ever*.
728 Tommy Le Homme
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729 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_drama_shot_in_leg"]
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730 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_drama_shot_in_leg"]) == false
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731 Tommy Le Homme
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732 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere()
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733 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere()) == false
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734 Tommy Le Homme
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735 Tommy Le Homme Variable["jam.tommy_greeting_done"]
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736 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["jam.tommy_greeting_done"]) == false
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737 Suggestion Maybe don't tell people the people they don't like are actually right...
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738 Rhetoric He doesn't blame them. But he's not on their side, that's for sure.
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739 Conceptualization Ask for his conclusion.
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740 Physical Instrument Never! They would never illegalize sport. Sport is the most wholesome thing known to man.
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741 Pain Threshold A pain burns in your chest, radiating. A crown of arteries on fire.
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742 Suggestion Just be straight with him.
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743 Physical Instrument Working on these 'rhymes' clearly leads to muscular atrophy. Make sure you don't get hooked on poetry.
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744 Inland Empire *Did* you?
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745 Tommy Le Homme
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746 Tommy Le Homme Variable["whirling.mirror_stopped_expression"]
  • 23
747 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["whirling.mirror_stopped_expression"]) == false
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748 Empathy He still is -- hoping. It's just wishful thinking on his part, not trickery.
  • 749
749 Drama It's true. We would have caught a lie. But... a *kind* heart is tricky.
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750 Tommy Le Homme
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751 Tommy Le Homme Variable["tc.ruby_red"]
  • 753
752 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["tc.ruby_red"]) == false
  • 518
753 Reaction Speed Maybe she dyed it *red*? Titus said Ruby's hair is red...
  • 518
754 Empathy It's more *him*.
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755 None
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756 Tommy Le Homme "Whooh... good on her. And good on *you* too -- better focus your efforts on the bad guys. Mercs and such. Plenty of baddies to go around..."
  • 757
757 Tommy Le Homme "And she didn't do it -- believe me. If it's something *bad* then she didn't do it. Didn't know her for long but I know people."
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758 Tommy Le Homme
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759 Tommy Le Homme Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
  • 762
760 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]) == false
  • 761
761 None
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762 Suggestion This guy knows Ruby, no doubt. Just play dumb for now. Get everything out of him you can.
  • 761
763 Tommy Le Homme
  • 764
  • 765
764 Tommy Le Homme IsKimHere() and Variable["pier.joyce_met"] == false
  • 766
765 Tommy Le Homme (IsKimHere() and Variable["pier.joyce_met"] == false) == false
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766 Kim Kitsuragi "Ah, yes. From the Wild Pines...." He takes a note. "We'll meet her soon enough, I'm sure."
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767 Physical Instrument There's no denying it -- your body *needs* to feel the touch of some good performance-wear.
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768 None
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769 Perception (Smell) Hey -- isn't he, like smoking right now? The smell is in the air.
  • 774
770 You "Sure you smoke. You're smoking right now." Variable["plaza.tommy_react_smoking"]
  • 771
771 Tommy Le Homme "Okay..." His eyes smile. "But this is my last one. And it's a bad habit. You should quit before both of us have lung cancer."
  • 772
772 Endurance Are you sure you don't *already* have lung cancer?
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773 Perception Yup. Nothing wrong with that statement. Your senses have nothing to add. You'll have to ask around elsewhere.
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774 Tommy Le Homme
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775 Tommy Le Homme Variable["plaza.tommy_react_smoking"] and Variable["jam.tommy_electrochem_blackcheck"]
  • 777
776 Tommy Le Homme (Variable["plaza.tommy_react_smoking"] and Variable["jam.tommy_electrochem_blackcheck"]) == false
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777 None
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778 Conceptualization Jerry is a cool name.
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