Conversation 1319: SEAFORT / DESERTER MURDER

Getting him to admit to it by piling on evidence. DRAMA (INT) red check

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 You "The corpse in ceramic armour, hanging behind the Whirling-in-Rags. Did you shoot him?"
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3 The Deserter "*What*?"
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4 You "He was sent to protect fair, just, beautiful corporate interests in an ugly labour dispute. He was murdered."
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5 You "He died in the arms of a lover, guarding her *and* the fragile, beautiful corporate interests of Wild Pines against militant labour." IsTHCPresent("ultraliberal")
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6 You "I've said enough. Did you kill him?"
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7 You "A beautiful, strong man sent here by the honourable private military company Krenel." Variable["tc.crenel"] == true
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8 The Deserter "Are you being *clever*? What is this socially abhorrent joke?"
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9 You "The fascist death squad who took a bullet in the mouth on the night of March 4th."
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10 None
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11 None IsKimHere()
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12 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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13 Kim Kitsuragi "Watch your mouth, Mr. Dros." The lieutenant squeezes the handle of his pistol.
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14 None
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15 You "I'm absolutely sincere. Now, did you use that rifle to shoot him?"
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16 You "Okay, I mean the paramilitary death squad."
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17 The Deserter "The worm, there?" He spits southward, toward the coast. "In the monster-armour?"
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18 You Nod.
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19 You Say nothing.
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20 None
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21 You "You know who I mean."
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22 You "His name was Ellis Kortenaer. He was part of a security detail here in Martinaise." Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"] == true or Variable["tc.name_lely"]
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23 The Deserter "I've used it for killing people."
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24 Kim Kitsuragi "Killing people?"
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25 The Deserter "It's a gun. That's what they're for. You want a moralist euphemism -- defending your family and your property? I haven't done that."
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26 The Deserter "I've used it to kill people."
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27 Kim Kitsuragi "Interesting." The lieutenant nods. "During, or *after* the War?"
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28 None
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29 None IsKimHere()
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30 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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31 The Deserter "There is no *after* the war." He shakes his head and smiles, his teeth rotten black: "Class war is never over."
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32 Logic So he's continued killing *after* hostilities ended. Okay, okay...
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33 You "And this has been during, or *after* the War?"
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34 You "So you're saying you killed people, *after* active fighting stopped?"
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35 Reaction Speed This is it. You can feel it, like battery acid on the tip of your tongue -- something you haven't felt in a while, but...
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36 None
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37 None Variable["seafort.deserter_reaction_you_can_feel_it"]
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38 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_reaction_you_can_feel_it"]) == false
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39 None
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40 You But what?
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41 You No time!
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42 Reaction Speed This is what you *live* for. This is *the shit*.
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43 Electrochemistry The great serotonin jackpot.
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44 Reaction Speed Of course, you're on the trail now, move in...
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45 Half Light ... for the kill.
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46 The Deserter "What have I used it for..." He looks you dead in the eye: "I've used it for *killing people*."
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47 None
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48 None Variable["seafort.deserter_who_are_you_hub_got"]
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49 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_who_are_you_hub_got"]) == false
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50 The Deserter No reply. His leg twitches.
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51 Half Light Here we go! A trail of blood, the lieutenant smells it too...
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52 None
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53 None IsKimHere()
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54 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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55 Half Light Here we go! A trail of blood.
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56 None
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57 None IsCunoInParty()
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58 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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59 Perception (Smell) You can smell it.
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60 Perception (Smell) Even the kid can smell it...
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61 Cuno "Killing people? Like straight *offin'* them?"
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62 You "Killing people?"
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63 You "You've done a lot of that?"
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64 You "Nice and honest..."
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65 Suggestion You need to *contextualize* it for him first. Turn the key elsewhere -- the lock is here. It's here.
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66 Rhetoric He sounds like he hasn't gotten to speak to another human being in a long time. Especially about politics. That's what you should do first.
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67 Composure You went in too fast. Over-eager.
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68 None
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69 None IsCunoInParty()
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70 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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71 None
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72 Logic THE SOLUTION.
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73 The Deserter "The who now?" He leans in and cups his ear.
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74 Drama He heard you. He just wants to hear you say it again. This is dramatic flare on his part... Right choice, we're in! Do it, sire!
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75 You "Did you use that gun to shoot and kill the mercenary on the coast?"
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76 Rhetoric Go in straight, no euphemisms, he doesn't like those...
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77 Hand/Eye Coordination Be careful now, slow and steady does it. Make him repeat it first.
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78 None
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79 None Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_go_in_straight"]
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80 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_go_in_straight"]) == false
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81 Hand/Eye Coordination No-no. Be careful now, slow and steady does it. Make him repeat it first.
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82 Inland Empire Strangely... like a puppet on a string. There's something off, you feel it. This was the right question. You just...
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83 The Deserter "What did I just say..." He keeps shaking his head, erratically suddenly. He brushes something out of his eye...
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84 None
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85 None Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_go_in_straight"]
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86 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_go_in_straight"]) == false
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87 Rhetoric What did *I* just tell you? Don't drop the ball now...
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88 None
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89 None Variable["seafort.deserter_handeye_careful_and_steady"]
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90 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_handeye_careful_and_steady"]) == false
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91 Hand/Eye Coordination Oh no, you were wrong. Don't listen to your *hands* for god's sake, you're too close...
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92 None
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93 You "I know you *want* to tell me -- have you killed anyone with that gun in the last week or two?"
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94 Suggestion Don't mess this up, remember -- he *wants* to tell you. Get personal.
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95 You Wait -- so which one do I say then?
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96 The Deserter Nothing comes to you. Silence, his black eyes look at you.
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97 Shivers And in them -- a chill, like electricity running up your spine. Crawling into your skull:
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98 Shivers ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS.
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99 None
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100 None Variable["seafort.deserter_shivers_chill"]
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101 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_shivers_chill"]) == false
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102 None
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103 You What?
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104 You Brush it off.
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105 Shivers The feeling dissipates, the silence remains.
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106 None
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107 None IsKimHere()
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108 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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109 None
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110 None IsCunoInParty()
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111 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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112 Kim Kitsuragi "Detective?" The lieutenant turns to you, with well disguised impatience.
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113 Esprit de Corps Dammit, ask it already! -- he wants to say.
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114 The Deserter "I don't *want* to tell you anything, you grotesque murderer."
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115 None
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116 None Variable["seafort.deserter_sugg_get_personal"]
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117 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_sugg_get_personal"]) == false
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118 Suggestion And *why* did you think that was a good idea? Don't listen to me -- I'm wrong *all the time*.
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119 None
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120 None
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121 None Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_for_the_kill"]
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122 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_for_the_kill"]) == false
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123 Half Light That's not the *kill*, that's running circles, sink your teeth in it for God's sake...
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124 None
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125 The Deserter "Oh yes... that one," he looks up at the sky and clacks his tongue: "Ugly piece of work, that boy..."
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126 None
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127 None IsKimHere()
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128 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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129 Kim Kitsuragi "Did you *kill* him?" The lieutenant takes a sudden step toward him.
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130 None
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131 None IsCunoInParty()
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132 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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133 Authority Now. Push him now.
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134 You (Step closer:) "Did you fucking shoot him?" Variable["seafort.deserter_auth_push_now"] == true
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135 You "What does that mean? Did you kill him?"
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136 You "I don't need your cooperation. I've got this." (Show him the Triangong 4-46.) CheckItem("deserter_gun")
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137 You "I've done the ballistics." (Point to the tower.) "The shot came from this island." Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] == true
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138 You "You're a communist. I talked to the dead man, he *told* me communism killed him." Variable["yard.hanged_communism_killed_him"] == true
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139 You C'mon, what am I forgetting? (Hit yourself on the side of your head.) Variable["seafort.deserter_slapped_yourself_for_ideas"] == false
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140 The Deserter "I am a son of a welder, and an officer of the Commune of Revachol." He spits a big one at your feet. "I do not collaborate with murderers and pederasts of the liberal regime."
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141 Perception (Sight) A drop of blood in the saliva...
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142 The Deserter He flashes a gap-tooth smile. "An ugly piece of work, that boy..."
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143 The Deserter "It is him, isn't it?" He flashes a gap-tooth smile. "An ugly piece of work, that boy..."
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144 None
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145 Half Light Tear into him. Pile it on him. Everything you got on him, the more the better...
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146 You "There were May bells behind the victim's window." (Show him the dried flower.) Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"] == true and CheckItem("dried_may_bells")
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147 You "Okay. Let's back off for a moment. Tell me this..."
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148 The Deserter "Heh..."
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149 None
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150 None IsKimHere()
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151 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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152 Kim Kitsuragi "Not a lot of guns around that use military-grade ammunition, are there?"
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153 The Deserter "It's a real gun," he points to the lieutenant's holster, "not like your little musketeer pistols. I've seen you prance around with those, jumping hoops for the liberals..."
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154 None
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155 None Variable["plaza.tribunal_spiritbomb_succeeded"] or Variable["plaza.tribunal_spiritbomb_failed"]
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156 None (Variable["plaza.tribunal_spiritbomb_succeeded"] or Variable["plaza.tribunal_spiritbomb_failed"]) == false
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157 The Deserter "You look like imbeciles. Why don't you ask them to give you *real* weapons?" He chortles. "Going against automatic rifles with these toy guns... of course you got those boys killed!"
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158 The Deserter "You look like imbeciles. Why don't you ask them to give you real weapons, huh?" He chortles. "Going against automatic rifles with a *flame bomb*... of course you got all those boys killed!"
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159 None
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160 None IsCunoInParty()
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161 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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162 Encyclopedia You know peacetime laws in Moralintern-affiliated nations forbid it -- it's a rarity.
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163 You "It's a rare weapon. I've got you with this one. No one else has these." Variable["seafort.deserter_ency_gun_rarity"] == true
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164 You "Looks to me like it could be used for a long range shot."
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165 None
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166 The Deserter "Yes, it's a *real* gun, not like your little musketeer pistols. I've seen you prance around with those, jumping hoops for the liberals..."
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167 Volition So he saw you... okay. So what. Don't let it divert you.
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168 You "We saved a lot of them -- their leader Titus... We handled that situation." Variable["plaza.tribunal_hardie_shot"] == false
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169 You "We saved a lot of them -- Alain, uhm, and that musician... we handled it." Variable["plaza.tribunal_hardie_shot"]
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170 You "Stop changing the subject -- we have the murder weapon." (Point to it.) IsKimHere()
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171 None
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172 None Variable["plaza.tribunal_gardener_shot"]
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173 None (Variable["plaza.tribunal_gardener_shot"]) == false
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174 The Deserter "Like *fuck* you did. You didn't handle anything. I watched it happen, you let those beasts rip right into them. Got the fat kid killed, the old man too."
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175 The Deserter "Like *fuck* you did. I watched it happen, you let those beasts rip right into them. You got that girl killed like it was *nothing*."
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176 None
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177 None Variable["plaza.tribunal_gardener_shot"]
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178 None (Variable["plaza.tribunal_gardener_shot"]) == false
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179 The Deserter "You didn't handle anything. I watched it happen -- you let those fucks rip right into them. Got that girl killed too."
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180 The Deserter "You didn't handle anything. I watched it happen -- you let those murderers rip right into them. Got most of them killed, even the fat one."
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181 None
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182 The Deserter "None of those people mean *anything* to you. The vultures feed on this city and you prepare the meal for them."
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183 Rhetoric You're getting diverted. Push the gun. Only the gun matters.
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184 None
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185 None IsKimHere()
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186 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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187 Kim Kitsuragi "So you watched the fight?" The lieutenant points inland. "Did you like what you saw? The mayhem? It was all your doing. Your plan. *You* got them killed."
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188 The Deserter "You don't know anything..." A twitch runs across the right side of his face as he stares the lieutenant down.
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189 You "Stop squirming. I have the murder weapon." IsKimHere() == false
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190 Kim Kitsuragi "You know what... You're right. I'm convinced this made the shot. Should we call it?" The lieutenant looks at the weapon demonstratively.
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191 You (Dramatically ask.) "You think we have the murder weapon?"
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192 You "I'm calling it: we have the murder weapon."
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193 Kim Kitsuragi "4.46 jacketed ammunition, modified for range," he lists. "We have it. This is it."
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194 Kim Kitsuragi "Good..." The lieutenant takes out his notebook and draws a single line.
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195 Kim Kitsuragi "This feels good, doesn't it? Tying things up like this -- when you have the murder weapon, you have the killer."
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196 The Deserter "Murder..." The old man does not say more -- he just glances into the reeds and then twitches once more...
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197 Volition Like a marionette, on some invisible string...
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198 The Deserter "You let them all die. Pranced around, let your little *friend* be shot too... I didn't get a good look at that, tell me, did he bleed out?"
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199 You "Don't talk to me about Kim!"
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200 You "Shut up. I'm calling it: I have the murder weapon."
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201 The Deserter "I know what it feels like. I lost people because I was weak too."
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202 The Deserter "Who are you trying to prove this to, huh? Your friend? He's not here." He cracks his knuckles: "He's dead, isn't he?"
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203 You "He's not dead, he's in the hospital."
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204 You "That's the murder weapon down. I've got more on you."
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205 The Deserter "The world will *rejoice* when he dies. One fascha less..." He hisses, then glances into the reeds and twitches suddenly...
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206 The Deserter "I saw you poking around there, looking for evidence. You're damn diligent when it comes to dead *fasces*." A jitter passes him: "Did you like the view?"
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207 None
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208 None IsKimHere()
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209 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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210 Kim Kitsuragi "You had direct visibility. There are embrasures in the concrete, *specifically* meant for a topfaller to use. And you had a long range rifle in your possession." The lieutenant softens his voice:
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211 Kim Kitsuragi "You've been here a long time, Mr. Dros -- too long. You need medical aid..."
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212 Kim Kitsuragi "You've been here a long time, Mr. Dros -- too long. You clearly need medical aid..."
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213 None
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214 None Variable["seafort.deserter_viscal_cancer"]
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215 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_viscal_cancer"]) == false
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216 The Deserter "I'm ready to die," the man interrupts him, then coughs: "I've done my part."
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217 None
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218 You "It's the best uninterrupted line of sight into that window in all of Martinaise."
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219 You "The view was perfect. With a pair of binoculars I could've seen *in* the room." Variable["seafort.nest_perc_details"]
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220 You "One thing -- where's the *scope*? How did you make the shot without a scope? We have everything else..." Variable["seafort.deserter_viscal_no_scope"] == true
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221 You "Okay then." (Concede.)
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222 The Deserter "Imbecile..." He shakes his head.
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223 None
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224 The Deserter "Because it's a *sniper's nest*, you stupid fuck. Radio Gauche is right, you have worms in your brain..." Another sudden twitch, then one more one in his right eye...
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225 Rhetoric He's practically admitting to it: dead *fasces* -- for *fascist* -- done his *part*.
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226 Drama He *lost* it, he just doesn't know where it is, forget it, push on...
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227 None
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228 None CheckEquipped("shirt_t500") or CheckEquipped("hat_t500") or CheckEquipped("shoes_t500")
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229 None (CheckEquipped("shirt_t500") or CheckEquipped("hat_t500") or CheckEquipped("shoes_t500")) == false
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230 The Deserter "The worm, there?" He spits Southward, then points at your armour: "In the monster-armour you *took* from him."
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231 You "It's to protect myself."
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232 The Deserter "You don't have to explain to me..." He flashes a gap-tooth smile. "An ugly piece of work, that boy..."
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233 None
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234 None Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_tear_pile_on"]
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235 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_tear_pile_on"]) == false
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236 Logic Exhaust him with proof. Pile it all on him, get a confession.
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237 You "You said *fasces*? You're admitting you killed him?" Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_basically_admitting_it"] == true
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238 Rhetoric He's practically admitting to it.
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239 None
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240 None Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_basically_admitting_it"]
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241 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_basically_admitting_it"]) == false
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242 Visual Calculus Just one thing remains unclear: the rifle does not seem to have a scope.
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243 Visual Calculus He's practically admitting to it. Just one thing -- the rifle does not have a scope.
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244 The Deserter "You're sad for your fascha brother aren't you? One twig got broken, now the others are sad..." He waves his hand. There's a twitch -- then one more one in his right eye...
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245 The Deserter "Forget about your stupid fucking scope, I don't know where it is! Find it yourself -- it's your problem now."
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246 The Deserter "Stupid droite." He scoffs.
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247 The Deserter "Petty-bourgeois law..." He snorts and spits. "This is all you care about, right? The only thing in the world for you types..."
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248 Perception (Sight) A drop of blood in the saliva...
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249 Logic That's right. Pile it all on him now. Three should do it, maybe four...
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250 Half Light Tear into him again. Pile it on him.
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251 None
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252 None Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_tear_pile_on"]
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253 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_tear_pile_on"]) == false
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254 Drama Lie! You have a witness.
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255 None
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256 None
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257 None IsKimHere()
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258 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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259 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at you with worry in his eyes.
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260 Esprit de Corps Not this, he seems to say. Anything but this.
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261 None
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262 You "Yes. I held a *seance* with his *soul*. It has shown me the way -- and the way leads to you."
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263 You "It was intuition. Had he spoken, he would have said communism killed him."
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264 You "May bells -- behind the victim's window! I saw them growing *here*." (Point to them.) Variable["seafort.sense_may_bells_clicked"] == true and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"] == true and Variable["whirling.orb_maybells_wind_picked_it"] == true
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265 You "I wonder what brand of boots you're wearing?" Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_the_footprints"] == true
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266 You "You did it -- because you're on the side of the Union, right? It was political." (Variable["seafort.kimswitch_use_the_motive"] == true or Variable["seafort.cuno_use_the_motive"] == true)
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267 The Deserter "You're lost, droite. You're lost..." He shakes his head, tufts of grey-white hair on his skull and chin...
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268 The Deserter "Matter does not behave in such a way. Those are aberrant bourgeois musings: magic *erl-creatures*, esoteric theosophy. It's all cryptofascism."
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269 You "You fucked with the wrong police officer. I have para-natural abilities."
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270 The Deserter "*Intuition* is an aberrant psychologism." He chortles. "It reeks of cryptofascism. The parasite class use intuition to justify their rank in life. It's all just palmistry and magic *erl-creatures*."
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271 The Deserter "Nature does not behave in a *para-natural* manner," he scoffs. "Aberrant bourgeois musings -- magic *erl-creatures* and esoteric sensations. It's all cryptofascism."
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272 None
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273 None IsKimHere()
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274 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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275 The Deserter "Your brain is *rotting* from the radio waves." He looks at the air, then turns to the lieutenant.
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276 Kim Kitsuragi He does not answer the provocation. It does not look like he thinks this approach worked.
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277 None
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278 None IsCunoInParty()
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279 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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280 The Deserter "Your brain is rotting from radio waves..." He looks at the air, then squints with suspicion.
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281 Inland Empire But still, somehow you *knew* it was a communist.
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282 None
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283 The Deserter Nothing comes up -- yet the old man watches you stimulate thoughts by hitting yourself.
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284 None
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285 None IsCunoInParty()
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286 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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287 None
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288 None IsKimHere()
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289 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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290 Cuno Nothing comes up. Cuno watches you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
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291 Kim Kitsuragi Nothing comes up. You see the lieutenant watch you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
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292 Empathy He does not look worried -- yet. He has that *do what you have to do* expression, with a pinch of *don't hit yourself again*.
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293 Logic Wait, here it comes -- the god damn May bells, the dried may bells on Klaasje's roof!
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294 None
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295 None CheckItem("dried_may_bells")
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296 None (CheckItem("dried_may_bells")) == false
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297 None
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298 None Variable["whirling.sense_may_bells_clicked"] and Variable["seafort.sense_may_bells_clicked"]
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299 None (Variable["whirling.sense_may_bells_clicked"] and Variable["seafort.sense_may_bells_clicked"]) == false
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300 Logic Wait, here it comes -- the god damn May bells, the dried may bells on Klaasje's roof!
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301 You Oh yes!
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302 You My head hurts now.
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303 Logic There were May bells in the grass when you got here! They're revolutionary symbols, from the war!
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304 Logic Who cares -- there were May bells in the grass when you got here! And on Klaasje's balcony!
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305 Logic There were May bells in the grass when you got here! And may bells on Klaasje's balcony!
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306 Logic Who cares -- there were May bells in the grass when you got here, *and* on Klaasje's balcony! Is this a coincidence?
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307 You Oh yes!
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308 You My head hurts now.
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309 Perception (Sight) And nowhere else -- nowhere in all of Martinaise have you seen them!
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310 Perception (Sight) Nowhere else -- nowhere in all of Martinaise have you seen them this spring.
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311 Pain Threshold You need to punch yourself again!
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312 None
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313 None
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314 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"]
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315 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"]) == false
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316 None
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317 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"]
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318 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"]) == false
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319 The Deserter "Damn May bells..." He looks at the blossoming field behind you. "The whole island is turning white with them..."
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320 The Deserter "So many this year too. The spring is coming, no... it's already here. Wash the filth away..."
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321 None
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322 You "I haven't seen these flowers anywhere else in Martinaise. Only here."
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323 You "A young woman called Klaasje -- ring any bells? Flowers like these were behind her window." (Continue.)
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324 You "You know her, right? She had intimate relations with the victim. The mercenary."
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325 The Deserter "They blossom on the islets before. We fertilized them with our blood." He looks to the water. "Rèsurrection was snow white in May, before they ruined it."
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326 None
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327 Shivers South, the Bay of Martinaise is dotted with little freckles of islets, turning green, with white flowers in white snow...
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328 The Deserter "*Klaasje*..."
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329 The Deserter "With the *victim*..." He turns his sight from the whitening field of flowers and falls silent. Then the muscles in his jaw twitch, a spasm.
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330 The Deserter "Damn May bells..." He looks at the blossoming field: "The whole island is turning white with them..."
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331 Composure There is a small tremble -- looks like a smile. A crooked smile. Yet isn't quite voluntary. He's about to burst...
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332 Logic He knows her -- but hadn't heard the name.
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333 Suggestion He repeats the name with care. As if it were at risk of breaking.
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334 You "Yes Klaasje. You hadn't heard her name, had you?" Variable["seafort.deserter_drama_he_knows_klaasje"] == true
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335 The Deserter "My ears don't reach the city."
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336 None
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337 None IsKimHere()
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338 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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339 Empathy He seems tender suddenly, nostalgic even. A strange mood swing.
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340 None
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341 None
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342 None Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3
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343 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3) == false
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344 The Deserter He suddenly jerks to life: "You know who he was -- a Coalition trained murderer, armoured and armed. He wasn't human, the blunt end of a hammer, *dripping with blood*..."
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345 None
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346 None
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347 None Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3
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348 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3) == false
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349 None
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350 None
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351 None Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3
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352 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3) == false
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353 None
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354 None
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355 None Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3
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356 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3) == false
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357 The Deserter "Over? It was *over* when they shelled the coast... and bodies ripped apart from the pressure. It was *over* then. For all of us." His eyes look right through you.
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358 The Deserter "You fucks don't understand. The ordnance, the mist of blood... it's *beyond belief* their aggression, when you attack their class interests."
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359 None
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360 None IsKimHere()
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361 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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362 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm sorry for what happened." The lieutenant softens his voice: "But we're not *with* the Moralintern. We're Revacholian citizenry, like you."
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363 The Deserter "You're the enemy," his voice screeches. "You're halberdiers of the market liberal regime."
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364 None
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365 None IsCunoInParty()
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366 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
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367 Suggestion He would really, *really* get riled up if you said:
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368 None
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369 You "I'm Revacholian like you. I don't work for the dogs up in La Delta. I subvert the system from within." IsTHCFixed("revacholian_nationhood")
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370 You "You're right. I'm a collaborationist, but I at least *do* something. I keep peace on the streets, while you just break everything." Variable["seafort.deserter_rhet_rile_him_up"] == true
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371 The Deserter "Subvert the system from *within*... you diseased dog! You lick their balls, that's what you do..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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372 You "I'm ten times more radical than you. I'm a radical centrist. I keep this place *sane*." IsTHCFixed("moralist")
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373 You "We're going to have a parliament. It will safeguard the market and stabilize the streets. That's what *I'm* for -- real democracy." IsTHCFixed("ultraliberal")
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374 You "I don't care. I don't care what happened 50 years ago. This is now and I need to keep the city safe."
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375 You "I know what happened here, in this city. You rabid lunatics tore it to pieces and killed 50 million people."
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376 The Deserter "Keep the *peace*? You call this peace? Every twenty seconds there's a gun shot. The war's still there, only we're *losing* it..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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377 The Deserter "You call this *sane*? Every twenty seconds there's a gun shot. Kids shooting shit, while they come and pick them... fucking child molesters..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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378 The Deserter "Stabilize... that parliament will be the lock on the cage. It won't *stabilize* shit. The market is ruin, dripping with pity and suffering..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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379 The Deserter "It was 200,000! 200,000 tops. Those numbers are *madness*," he hisses. "Millions, tens of millions have died after the Landing! In *your* hands..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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380 The Deserter "Safe? You call this safe? This is *defeat*! Every twenty seconds there's a gun shot. The war never ended, we're just *losing* it..." he almost chokes from his own voice.
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381 Half Light You *see* the killer in him. Coughing from the thin intensity of his own voice. The words have run out, his eyes budge from their sockets.
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382 Conceptualization The whole world is a locked mechanism for him, all of history, with only one shaft of light that shone in 44 years ago.
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383 Composure In his fit of rage he seems to have broken loose from something. A little fire gutters deep in his eyes, like a pilot light in the hallway...
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384 The Deserter "Got your attention..." He looks you dead in the eye, pupils shaking. "*Now* you stop beating druggies and prostitutes in your basement. *Now* you come to investigate. Not when they die by the hundreds..." He breathes through flared nostrils...
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385 You "He was a soldier too. He was a man."
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386 You "He was a rapist. I'm not saying he didn't deserve it."
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387 You "He was a killer. But he was still under the protection of the law."
  • 388
388 The Deserter "...beating us to the ground. Moaning with joy..." He breathes in with strange animation: "You hounds get so thorough when a company-trained killer dies. I haven't seen you on this coast for *forty years*. You know... maybe I should have killed one sooner?"
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389 Rhetoric This is it. Shot him, shot him, say shot him not killed him...
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390 The Deserter "Everything is brands with you individualists... Who cares what *brand* my shoes are? Sansa..." He looks at his running shoes, covered in mud. "Some shit."
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391 Perception (Sight) The maker is called Sansarique -- you see their V-shaped logo -- but can't make out the size.
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392 None
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393 None IsKimHere()
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394 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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395 Kim Kitsuragi "Show me the soles please, Mr. Dros."
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396 The Deserter "Fucking imbecile..." The old man stretches out his leg. A black and white spiral pattern covers the sole of the worn out old running shoes on his feet.
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397 Perception (Sight) The maker is called Sansarique -- and the size is 42-44.
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398 Perception (Sight) The maker is Sansarique -- the model is Corbeille and the size is 43.
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399 None
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400 None Variable["seafort.deserter_perc_sansa_full"]
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401 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_perc_sansa_full"]) == false
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402 None
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403 None Variable["seafort.deserter_perc_sansa_mid"]
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404 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_perc_sansa_mid"]) == false
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405 Visual Calculus These are not the unusual, horizontal patterned soles you saw in the dust on the floor of the hidden room. They do, however, seem to be about the same size...
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406 None
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407 None Variable["seafort.deserter_viscal_shoes"]
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408 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_viscal_shoes"]) == false
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409 Kim Kitsuragi "The size fits, but not the sole..." The lieutenant comes to the same conclusion.
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410 Kim Kitsuragi "The size fits, but not the sole..." The lieutenant leans in to inspect.
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411 You "Show me the soles of your shoes please."
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412 You "Fine. Let's leave it at that."
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413 The Deserter "You fascists have the tenacity of a limpet." He wipes dirt off his running shoe.
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414 None
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415 None
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416 None IsKimHere()
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417 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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418 Suggestion More. He's gonna crack, but you need a little more.
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419 Suggestion Almost. But you need *one* more. Just one. Or maybe two...
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420 Suggestion This pushed him, but not enough... just a little more...
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421 Suggestion Almost! He almost burst out there. Keep piling arguments, anything...
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422 Suggestion Yeah... this just did nothing.
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423 Kim Kitsuragi "You must get around a lot -- to stay undetected all these years..." The lieutenant's voice is soft, friendly. "Do you know any *secret* paths? Pinball workshops?"
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424 The Deserter "I may..." A curious tremor passes his face.
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425 The Deserter "The coast too -- before they piled their containers on top of it. Filled with broken, useless trash for fat fingered bourgeois children to play with..."
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426 None
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427 None Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]
  • 423
428 None (Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]) == false
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429 Savoir Faire He must get around a lot -- to stay undetected all these years.
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430 You "You've been in Martinaise your whole life -- know any... secret paths?" Variable["seafort.deserter_savoir_any_secret_paths"] == true
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431 The Deserter "I may..." A strange tremor passes his face.
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432 None
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433 None
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434 You "Who cares about shoes, we got you without the prints too."
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435 You Wait, maybe it's simpler than that...
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436 None
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437 None Variable["seafort.deserter_rc_drama_simpler_than"]
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438 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_rc_drama_simpler_than"]) == false
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439 Drama Sire, he doesn't have to be wearing them *right now*.
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440 Drama Simpler? No. This is another loose thread you will *never* connect!
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441 You "People change shoes. It doesn't mean you weren't there -- near the room the victim died in -- sneaking around."
  • 442
442 The Deserter "Racking those brains, are you?" He squints at you, black pearls gleaming with hatred. "Desperate to report something back to your masters. They must have really loved that dead fuck..."
  • 445
443 Drama The prints were his, you can see it in those eyes, he can't keep them from flickering, looking for something...
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444 The Deserter The old man stares at his own prints in the ash around the fire. Silent suddenly, some strange process within him. A gush of wind. Seagulls in the distance.
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445 None
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446 None IsKimHere()
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447 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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448 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant gives you a quick sideways glance and nods to acknowledge...
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449 You "God damn footprints, everywhere... I hate them..."
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450 None
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451 None IsKimHere()
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452 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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453 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant raises his brow.
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454 You "What do we do now, we're not getting these prints to match..."
  • 459
455 You "What do I do now?! I'll never get these prints to match."
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456 Volition Not now. Stop yourself.
  • 457
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457 You "Khm." (Cough.) Variable["seafort.deserter_volition_stop_yourself"] == true
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458 The Deserter "Tryin' to rack your brains..." He squints at him, eyes gleaming with hatred: "You're *desperate* to report something back to your masters. They must have really loved that dead fuck..."
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459 Kim Kitsuragi "People *change* shoes, detective..." He turns to the old man. "It was you. You were there, weren't you, crawling in the Whirling-in-Rags..."
  • 462
460 The Deserter "Corrupt henchman of paedophiles..." The old man shakes his head. "You're desperate to report something back to them, aren't you? Your liberal masters. They must have really loved that dead fuck..."
  • 444
461 Esprit de Corps What are you doing, he's thinking. We almost got him here.
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462 Kim Kitsuragi He leans closer. "What were you doing? Some kind of reconnaissance? Preparing the scene? Listening in on her?"
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463 None
  • 444
464 The Deserter "What are you talking about?"
  • 465
465 Volition Not now! Don't melt down now, you're so close. Rewind this back to the previous thought and just say that.
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466 None Variable["seafort.deserter_volition_stop_yourself"] == true
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467 None
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468 The Deserter He squints at you, black pearls gleaming with hatred: "You're *desperate* to report something back to your masters. They must have really loved that dead fuck..."
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469 The Deserter "The Débardeurs' Union is a social democratic piss-stain, and the fat bourgeois pig who keeps it..." He shakes his head.
  • 471
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470 You "You did it. You had the means *and* the motive. It's over."
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471 You "Mr. Claire? What about him?"
  • 472
472 The Deserter "Never trust a social democrat. Social democrats are pederasts -- and women. They're the real enemy."
  • 473
473 Rhetoric There is *something* here for later, he knows his name. But don't let this break the pace now, push forward...
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474 None
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475 None Variable["seafort.deserter_inland_but_somehow_you_know"]
  • 479
476 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_inland_but_somehow_you_know"]) == false
  • 282
477 You How?
  • 480
478 You But this *did* nothing. Variable["seafort.deserter_inland_how_know"] == true
  • 481
479 None
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  • 484
  • 496
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480 Inland Empire Perhaps you suspected it *before* you took the case.
  • 482
481 Inland Empire Was it *supposed* to?
  • 488
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482 Logic The vision was you remembering that.
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483 You Turn back to him.
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484 You Is this... the miracle? Variable["yard.hanged_way_out_west"]
  • 485
485 Inland Empire No. The miracle is still waiting. This is the darkness.
  • 495
486 None
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487 The Deserter "Standing there, slack-jawed," the old man shakes his head. "Brain *festering*..."
  • 498
488 You I will look deeper then.
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489 You Actually, I'm beginning to think he's right and this is just cryptofascism. IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") == false
  • 492
490 Inland Empire The inland sea is dark, vast, and on the surface meaningless...
  • 486
491 You Yes, I see. It's intuitive. (Nod.) Like fascism. IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")
  • 494
492 Inland Empire No. There is more here. A sliver of something. Some kind of future.
  • 486
493 None
  • 479
494 Inland Empire Yes. You have a vast royalist soul and it's reaching out for something -- in the future.
  • 486
495 None
  • 479
496 You But aren't I... way out in the West? Variable["yard.hanged_way_out_west"] and Variable["seafort.deserter_inland_is_this_the_miracle"]
  • 497
497 Inland Empire You are. Soon it will happen.
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498 None
  • 124
499 Cuno "We ain't with them yo," the kid splurts. "This is fuckin' Revachol West representin' here."
  • 682
500 The Deserter "Yes." He looks the lieutenant in the eye. "Think of it as a form of *critique*."
  • 526
501 The Deserter "Then I pull the trigger." He looks dead in the eye. "Think of it as a form of *critique*."
  • 526
502 None
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503 None IsKimHere()
  • 505
504 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 527
505 Kim Kitsuragi "Are you *always looking* through the scope of a rifle?" He explains: "I'm just trying to *understand*."
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506 You "Through the scope of your rifle?"
  • 533
507 Hand/Eye Coordination Click.
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508 You "One more thing -- *why* were you looking at them that night?"
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509 The Deserter "A rifle's scope has the best magnification."
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510 Suggestion Start with when he first saw him? It will give him a chance to ramble.
  • 613
511 The Deserter "I'm always looking..." He cocks his head to the side -- then turns his eyes to the city. Another tremor passes his right side, lower in intensity.
  • 502
512 Half Light Helps him see all the *shit*...
  • 520
513 None
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514 None Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]
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515 None (Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]) == false
  • 520
516 None
  • 517
  • 519
517 You "...you pull the trigger?" Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_see_shit"] == false
  • 522
518 Interfacing He has his specific device for it though.
  • 532
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519 You "...if it's part of the *shit* you see..." Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_see_shit"]
  • 537
520 Kim Kitsuragi "And if you don't like it..."
  • 507
521 Hand/Eye Coordination Click.
  • 535
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522 The Deserter "Yes." He looks you in the eye. "Think of it as a form of critique."
  • 526
523 None
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524 None Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]
  • 530
525 None (Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]) == false
  • 521
526 Conceptualization He will *not* stop now, these dialectical materialist types never do. Exploit it.
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527 None
  • 528
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528 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 659
529 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 518
530 Half Light Helps him see all the *shit*...
  • 521
531 The Deserter "No. A rifle's scope has better magnification."
  • 523
532 You "With binoculars?"
  • 531
533 The Deserter He nods. "A rifle's scope has the best magnification."
  • 523
534 Kim Kitsuragi "...then you pull the trigger?"
  • 500
535 You "And if you don't like it..." Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_see_shit"] == false
  • 501
536 Logic You got him going. Connect every little piece now. Wrap this up like a gift...
  • 510
537 None
  • 538
  • 539
538 None IsKimHere()
  • 534
539 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 655
540 Logic When? Before or after the war?
  • 33
  • 541
541 You "You mean, like, during the war?"
  • 542
542 The Deserter "Why not?" He shakes his head and smiles, his teeth rotten black: "Class war is never over."
  • 32
543 None
  • 690
  • 544
  • 703
544 You "So you shot him?"
  • 545
545 The Deserter "Oh the inhumanity..." He closes his black eyes. "One paramilitary less in Revachol." You can almost see him squeeze a tear out of his eye. His fists begin to tremble from the anger.
  • 693
546 The Deserter "I didn't think I had a shot like that in me anymore. I did. I saw him kneel there with his mouth full of death and that stupid look on his face." The smile quivers. "And his dick still in her..."
  • 547
547 Electrochemistry There. A hot flash of rage almost carries the smile away. Some dark piece...
  • 550
548 The Deserter "And so they did."
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549 The Deserter "Nothing. I went to sleep. Next morning there were May bells everywhere. The world was white -- or what's left of it anyway. My last spring here... I knew the fascists would come to avenge their own..."
  • 815
550 You "Then what?"
  • 549
551 Kim Kitsuragi "Mr. Dros -- are you aware you're confessing to murder?" the lieutenant asks after a second of silence.
  • 552
552 The Deserter "Yes." A single word is all he gives.
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553 You "Boom! I got you!" IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop") == false and IsTHCPresent("boring_cop") == false
  • 563
554 The Deserter "Adolescent imbecile." He squints.
  • 588
555 You "Do you understand you're confessing to murder -- to a police officer?"
  • 660
556 Volition Be very very precise now... don't make a splash, you can still mess it up.
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  • 661
  • 553
  • 663
  • 664
  • 562
  • 555
557 None
  • 558
  • 559
558 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 652
559 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 556
560 The Deserter The old man nods.
  • 564
561 Kim Kitsuragi "And you were looking at them -- the victim and a young woman -- having sex? Through the scope of your rifle that night? Before you shot him?" The lieutenant takes out his notebook slowly, very slowly.
  • 560
562 You "God damn right I did. I just nailed you." IsTHCPresent("sorry_cop") == false and IsTHCPresent("superstar_cop") == false
  • 554
563 The Deserter "Moronic, gloating psychopath." He squints.
  • 588
564 Kim Kitsuragi "Why?"
  • 565
565 The Deserter "Because that's what they were doing..." He shrugs, then smacks his lips.
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566 Suggestion You can coax it out of him, the lieutenant's preparing the ground.
  • 567
567 Kim Kitsuragi "I don't understand." He turns to you. "Do you, detective? I don't understand this part."
  • 508
568 Logic The motive! This is where the motive is going to come from...
  • 569
569 None
  • 570
  • 571
570 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_motive_incoming"]
  • 566
571 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_motive_incoming"]) == false
  • 567
572 None
  • 573
  • 574
573 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_need_motive"]
  • 579
  • 581
574 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_need_motive"]) == false
  • 582
575 Reaction Speed Quick, a motive, while the iron is still hot. Get one out of him.
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576 None
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  • 578
577 None Variable["seafort.deserter_elchem_seedy_motive"]
  • 593
  • 592
578 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_elchem_seedy_motive"]) == false
  • 575
579 You Wait, motive, why?
  • 600
580 Logic No, not shush! He could say he was taking the fall for someone. Insane. Coerced. It's useless in court without a motive, don't mess this up...
  • 702
581 You Yeah, yeah, shush!
  • 580
582 Authority A motive. A *real* cop gets a motive now.
  • 583
583 None
  • 584
  • 585
584 None Variable["seafort.deserter_auth_real_cop_motive"]
  • 590
  • 591
585 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_auth_real_cop_motive"]) == false
  • 587
586 Suggestion Coax it out of him... he's still warm. They were fucking...
  • 653
587 Electrochemistry A motive. There's some *seedy* motive here, don't you feel it? Get the motive.
  • 576
588 Logic Now, a motive! You still need a motive, the confession alone isn't enough...
  • 572
589 Authority You don't shush me! He could say he was taking the fall for someone. Or disoriented. A confession is useless without a motive, don't mess this up.
  • 586
590 You Wait, motive, why?
  • 602
591 You Yeah, yeah, shush!
  • 589
592 You Yeah, yeah, shush!
  • 603
593 You Wait, motive, why?
  • 603
594 Reaction Speed No, not shush! He could say he was taking the fall for someone. Disoriented. Tortured. It's useless in court without a motive, don't mess this up...
  • 586
595 You Yeah, yeah, shush!
  • 594
596 You Wait, motive, why?
  • 601
597 None
  • 598
  • 599
598 None Variable["seafort.deserter_reaction_hot_motive"]
  • 596
  • 595
599 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_reaction_hot_motive"]) == false
  • 654
600 Logic He could say he was taking the fall for someone. Insane. Coerced. It's useless in court without a motive, don't mess this up...
  • 702
601 Reaction Speed He could say he was taking the fall for someone. Disoriented, tortured. It's useless in court without a motive, don't mess this up...
  • 586
602 Authority He could say he was taking the fall for someone. It's useless in court without a motive, go be a cop now, don't mess it up...
  • 586
603 Electrochemistry Of course this is only your mesolimbic reward pathway -- what does it know about police matters? Maybe you should just get high instead? This is such an unimportant moment.
  • 604
  • 605
604 You High yes. Let's get high!
  • 607
605 You Wait, no, motive. Yes. Seems important.
  • 606
606 Electrochemistry Right.
  • 586
607 Electrochemistry There's no high greater than a case solved for you, when will you learn? Get the motive, don't mess this up...
  • 586
608 None
  • 543
609 You "How?"
  • 610
610 The Deserter "A rifle's scope has the best magnification."
  • 523
611 The Deserter "I pull the trigger." He looks you in the eye. "Think of it as a form of *critique*."
  • 526
612 You "...and if it's, you know, part of all that *shit* you see..." Variable["seafort.deserter_hl_see_shit"] == true
  • 501
613 None
  • 651
614 Cuno "Did you *kill* him?" The kid puffs his chest. "Fucking tell this cop."
  • 675
615 None
External:
  • (1315, 87)
616 Cuno "You mean like... lately? *After* the War?
  • 31
617 Cuno "Well?" The Cuno turns to you, with impatience.
  • 113
618 Cuno "Got nothing to say about that boomstick, huh? You chokin'? That's the stick that did it!"
  • 619
619 None
  • 620
  • 621
620 None CheckItem("gun_villiers") or CheckItem("gun_ruby")
  • 166
621 None (CheckItem("gun_villiers") or CheckItem("gun_ruby")) == false
  • 622
622 The Deserter "It's a real gun, not like the little musketeer pistols you RCM fasces have."
  • 154
623 None
  • 624
  • 625
624 None CheckItem("gun_villiers") or CheckItem("gun_ruby")
  • 153
625 None (CheckItem("gun_villiers") or CheckItem("gun_ruby")) == false
  • 626
626 The Deserter "It's a real gun," he points at the lieutenant's sidearm, "not like your musketeer pistols."
  • 154
627 The Deserter "Your brain is *rotting* from the radio waves." He looks at the air, then turns to the kid. "You too. They're *twisting* you."
  • 628
628 Cuno "Whatever, man..." Cuno looks at you. It doesn't look like he thinks this worked.
  • 422
629 Empathy He looks at you as if you're a malfunctioning machine, thinking: do what you do. Maybe even a pinch of *hit yourself again*?
  • 311
630 None
External:
  • (1315, 87)
631 None
  • 632
  • 633
632 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 634
633 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 429
634 None
  • 635
  • 636
635 None Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]
  • 637
636 None (Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]) == false
  • 326
637 Cuno "Bet you've been sneaking around a lot... hidden." The kid sounds agitated. "Know any secret paths? Cuno knows paths..."
  • 424
638 Cuno The kid gives you a quick sideways glance and nods to acknowledge...
  • 443
639 None
  • 640
  • 641
640 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 638
641 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 443
642 Cuno The kid stares at you slack-jawed.
  • 647
643 None
  • 644
  • 645
644 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 642
645 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 464
646 Volition Not now. Stop yourself.
  • 648
  • 650
647 Esprit de Corps He thinks -- what are you doing. We almost got him here.
  • 646
648 You "Khm." (Cough.) Variable["seafort.deserter_volition_stop_yourself"] == true
  • 649
649 Cuno "Yo, people *change* shoes." He turns to the old man. "You were sneaking around, right? Casing the joint or what?"
  • 688
650 You "What do we do now, we're not getting these prints to match..."
  • 649
651 None
External:
  • (1315, 87)
652 Cuno The kid looks at him for one, maybe two seconds, breathing heavy with excitement. "Fucken' hell..."
  • 556
653 None
  • 508
654 None
  • 543
655 None
  • 656
  • 657
656 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 658
657 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 611
658 Cuno "...then you pull the trigger?"
  • 666
659 Cuno "You always creepin' on people through your scope like that?" The kid squints his eyes.
  • 667
660 The Deserter "Yes." A single word is all he gives.
  • 588
661 You "Boom -- I got you. Me, the most boring cop on Earth." IsTHCPresent("boring_cop")
  • 563
662 You "Boom -- the *revelation*." IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")
  • 563
663 You "I just fuckin' nailed you. Supercop of Jamrock." IsTHCPresent("superstar_cop")
  • 563
664 You "I just nailed you. Me. Fucking *me* -- this sorry cop." IsTHCPresent("sorry_cop")
  • 665
665 The Deserter "Adolescent imbecile..." He squints.
  • 588
666 The Deserter "Yes." He looks the kid in the eye. "Think of it as a form of *critique*."
  • 526
667 The Deserter "A rifle's scope has the best magnification."
  • 669
668 Half Light Helps him see all the *shit*...
  • 672
669 None
  • 670
  • 671
670 None Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]
  • 668
671 None (Variable["village.deserter_sees_shit"]) == false
  • 672
672 Cuno "And if you don't like what you see..."
  • 673
673 Hand/Eye Coordination Click.
  • 516
674 None
  • 543
675 None
  • 140
676 Visual Calculus He would have a good view of the tribunal from here. It's not just empty boasting.
  • 167
677 None
  • 678
  • 679
678 None CheckItem("deserter_gun")
  • 680
679 None (CheckItem("deserter_gun")) == false
  • 706
680 Hand/Eye Coordination The gun. The murder weapon is the perfect opener.
  • 706
681 Half Light A spasm of rage, sudden and uncontrollable.
  • 344
682 The Deserter "You're with the enemy, kid." His voice screeches. "A fucking halberdier of the market-liberal regime."
  • 367
683 None
  • 684
  • 685
684 None Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3
  • 382
685 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_charge_counter"] >= 3) == false
  • 686
686 Suggestion Just one more, it can't be more than one now...
  • 687
687 None
  • 124
688 You "Yes. You were in the Whirling-in-Rags. What were you doing there? Sneaking?"
  • 689
689 The Deserter "Tryin' to rack your brains..." He squints at you, black pearls gleaming with hatred: "You're *desperate* to report something back to your masters. They must have really loved that dead fuck..."
  • 463
690 You "So you killed him?"
  • 692
691 The Deserter "I *had* them in my sights, both of them -- him and the whore. I was breathing with them, in phase, and I pulled the trigger and flew on the air until I landed in his mouth..." He begins to smile.
  • 546
692 The Deserter "Oh the inhumanity..." He closes his black eyes. "One paramilitary less in Revachol." You can almost see him squeeze a tear out of his eye. His fists begin to tremble from the anger.
  • 693
693 None
  • 694
  • 695
694 None IsKimHere()
  • 698
695 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 697
  • 696
  • 700
696 You Hold your breath.
  • 691
697 You Just nod.
  • 691
698 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant raises his right arm to hush you...
  • 699
699 Esprit de Corps Hush, he does not need to be pushed any more. The ball is rolling...
  • 701
700 You "How did you..."
  • 691
701 Composure ...while the lieutenant listens, holding his breath.
  • 697
  • 696
  • 700
702 None
  • 586
703 You "On second thought -- about something else..." Variable["TASK.extract_a_confession_done"]
  • 704
704 The Deserter "Figured." He sighs and holds his lower abdomen. A flash of pain there... it angers him.
  • 705
705 None
External:
  • (1315, 87)
706 None
  • 707
  • 708
707 None (CheckItem("dried_may_bells") and Variable["inventory.wildflower_hub_reached_with_kim"]) or (Variable["whirling.sense_may_bells_clicked"] and Variable["seafort.sense_may_bells_clicked"])
  • 709
708 None ((CheckItem("dried_may_bells") and Variable["inventory.wildflower_hub_reached_with_kim"]) or (Variable["whirling.sense_may_bells_clicked"] and Variable["seafort.sense_may_bells_clicked"])) == false
  • 711
709 Perception (Smell) The scent of blood in the air... but what else? There was something you can't remember...
  • 711
710 Visual Calculus Something about the tracks? Suddenly all those tracks are so confusing... go with something else first!
  • 124
711 None
  • 712
  • 713
712 None Variable["whirling.footprints_main_hub_reached"]
  • 710
713 None (Variable["whirling.footprints_main_hub_reached"]) == false
  • 124
714 None
  • 715
715 None
  • 716
  • 717
716 None Variable["whirling.footprints_main_hub_reached"]
  • 730
717 None (Variable["whirling.footprints_main_hub_reached"]) == false
  • 741
718 The Deserter Nothing else comes up. The old man watches you stimulate thoughts by hitting yourself.
  • 729
719 None
  • 720
  • 721
720 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 726
721 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 718
722 None
  • 723
  • 724
723 None IsKimHere()
  • 727
724 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 719
725 None
  • 124
726 Cuno Nothing else comes up. You see the Cuno watch you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
  • 736
727 Kim Kitsuragi Nothing else comes up. You see the lieutenant watch you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
  • 737
728 None
  • 124
729 Pain Threshold I'm sorry this didn't do anything... usually hurting yourself does.
  • 728
730 Reaction Speed Wait, don't forget the footprints! The diagonal prints in the dust in the secret space behind Klaasje's bedroom! *Now* they're gonna come up!
  • 745
  • 746
731 Reaction Speed You got it! Remember, the boot prints were like no *modern* sole...
  • 735
732 Reaction Speed Yes. Ouch. So good it *hurts*. Those were not *modern* prints...
  • 735
733 Cuno "Yo, a word..." He gestures to talk to you on the side.
  • 785
734 Kim Kitsuragi "Officer, a word..." He gestures to talk to you on the side.
  • 783
735 Endurance Maybe don't beat yourself any more though? You're not immortal.
  • 738
736 Pain Threshold I'm sorry this didn't do anything... usually hurting yourself does.
  • 733
737 Pain Threshold I'm sorry this didn't do anything... usually hurting yourself does.
  • 734
738 None
  • 739
  • 740
739 None Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] == true and CheckItem("deserter_gun")
  • 725
740 None (Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] == true and CheckItem("deserter_gun")) == false
  • 722
741 None
  • 742
  • 743
742 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"] or Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_the_footprints"]
  • 738
743 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_goddamn_may_bells"] or Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_the_footprints"]) == false
  • 744
744 You "My god... I've got nothing at all!"
  • 759
745 You Of course! Thank you, head, thank you.
  • 731
746 You Ow...
  • 732
747 None
  • 124
748 The Deserter Nothing comes up. The old man watches you stimulate thoughts by hitting yourself.
  • 750
749 Cuno You see the Cuno watch you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
  • 752
750 Half Light Fucking communard! Fucking asshole! Look at him, just staring -- hit him where it hurts!
  • 787
751 Cuno "Yo, a word..." He gestures to talk to you on the side.
  • 784
752 Pain Threshold I'm sorry this didn't do anything... usually hurting yourself does something for you.
  • 751
753 Kim Kitsuragi You see the lieutenant watch you try to stimulate thought processes by hitting yourself.
  • 758
754 None
  • 755
  • 756
755 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 749
756 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 748
757 Kim Kitsuragi "Officer, a word..." He gestures to talk to you on the side.
  • 786
758 Pain Threshold I'm sorry this didn't do anything... usually hurting yourself does something for you.
  • 757
759 None
  • 760
  • 761
760 None IsKimHere()
  • 753
761 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 754
762 Kim Kitsuragi "Officer, a word..." The lieutenant wants to talk to you on the side, as you slap yourself furiously.
  • 767
763 You "Excuse us for a moment, Mr. Dros." [Leave.]
764 You "No, I'm almost there! Just let me have a few more punches..."
  • 766
765 You "No, I'm almost there! Just let me have a few more punches..."
  • 781
766 The Deserter "Almost *where?* Almost ready to bleed to death?" He looks at the bloodstain on your pant leg...
  • 778
767 None
  • 764
  • 763
768 None
  • 765
  • 780
769 Pain Threshold Ooh, that's the good stuff. THE MOTIVE! There you go, see, this works. DO THE MOTIVE. The pain has dislodged something in your soaked sponge of a brain...
  • 782
770 Cuno "No, c'mon." He's half whispering. "A *word*, let's go."
771 None
  • 124
772 None
  • 773
  • 774
773 None IsCunoInParty()
  • 779
774 None (IsCunoInParty()) == false
  • 769
775 None
  • 776
  • 777
776 None IsKimHere()
  • 762
777 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 772
778 Kim Kitsuragi "No, c'mon." The lieutenant's impatient. "A *word*, let's go."
779 Cuno "Yo, detective Dick, a word..." The boy gestures to the side as you slap yourself.
  • 768
780 You "Excuse us for a moment, Mr. Dros." [Leave.]
781 The Deserter "Almost *where?* Almost ready to bleed to death?" He looks at the bloodstain on your pant leg...
  • 770
782 None
  • 124
783 None
  • 767
784 None
  • 768
785 None
  • 768
786 None
  • 767
787 Conceptualization Politics. Hit him with POLITICS and he may start giving his motive...
  • 747
788 None
  • 789
  • 790
789 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false
  • 681
790 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false) == false
  • 806
791 None
  • 792
  • 793
792 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false
  • 344
793 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false) == false
  • 805
794 None
  • 795
  • 796
795 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false
  • 344
796 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false) == false
797 None
  • 798
  • 799
798 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false
  • 344
799 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false) == false
  • 803
800 None
  • 801
  • 802
801 None Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false
  • 344
802 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_maybells_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_footprints_not_asked"] == false and Variable["seafort.deserter_logic_gun_not_asked"] == false) == false
  • 804
803 Logic Don't leave any loose ends. Get him on everything.
  • 340
804 Logic You've almost got him. Just a last little push...
  • 345
805 Logic Tie up every loose end, now. There's no other chance.
  • 349
806 Logic Leave no stone unturned! Get him on what matters most!
  • 353
807 None
  • 808
  • 809
808 None
809 None false
810 None
  • 811
  • 812
811 None Variable["seafort.deserter_drama_youre_in"]
  • 20
812 None (Variable["seafort.deserter_drama_youre_in"]) == false
  • 813
813 Perception (Hearing) He heard you. He just wants to hear you say it... you're in!
  • 20
814 Half Light Damn, he saw you. He's watched it happen.
  • 676
815 None
  • 816
  • 817
816 None IsKimHere()
  • 818
817 None (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 548
818 The Deserter "And so they did."
  • 551