Conversation 1402: GATES ORB / communistquest

Rhetoric smells a communist around here. Part of the Communist Dream Quest

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 None
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3 None Variable["pier.cindy_talked_communism_quest"]
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4 None (Variable["pier.cindy_talked_communism_quest"]) == false
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5 Rhetoric There it is again! There's a spectral smell haunting this industrial harbour. And it smells like...
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6 Rhetoric There! Do you smell that?
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7 Perception (Smell) Heavy fuel oil, mostly. Because it's an industrial harbour.
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8 Rhetoric Years of turmoil, of hopes and dreams ground beneath the inexorable tides of capital.
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9 You Smell what?
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10 You I don't smell anything.
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11 Rhetoric Can you not detect that inimitable *whiff* of dissatisfaction and restlessness, that sense that the world is in need of dramatic, even *violent* re-ordering?
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12 Rhetoric Can you smell it now?
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13 You (Close your eyes and take a deep breath.)
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14 You Does that mean there's a communist nearby?
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15 Perception (Smell) You inhale. The cilia along your olfactory epithelium tingle with excitement as they sift through the swirling morass of industrial odours...
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16 None
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17 None Variable["gates.orb_perc_smelled_gates"]
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18 None (Variable["gates.orb_perc_smelled_gates"]) == false
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19 Perception (Smell) First come the smells of the agitated strikebreakers, layers of body oil and sweat, over-buttered meals pulled from bakelite lunch pails, the biting stench of lye soap. And then there's the slowly oxidizing metal gates, the scent of stale grease emanating from every crack...
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20 Perception (Smell) No, actually. In fact, you can't smell much of *anything*. Perhaps your allergies are acting up?
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21 None
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22 None IsKimHere()
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23 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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24 None
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25 None Variable["pier.cindy_communist_quest_smelled_kim"]
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26 None (Variable["pier.cindy_communist_quest_smelled_kim"]) == false
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27 Kim Kitsuragi "Still smelling for communists, detective?"
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28 Kim Kitsuragi "Everything in order, detective?" The lieutenant gives you a quizzical look.
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29 Perception (Smell) In a word, exactly what you would expect to find at any harbour in the industrialized world...
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30 Rhetoric Nonsense. The reek of communism is unmistakable, and it's coming... from that railing over there!
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31 Rhetoric Undoubtedly. And the scent is coming... from that railing over there!
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32 None
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33 None Variable["gates.manana_greeting_done"]
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34 None (Variable["gates.manana_greeting_done"]) == false
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35 You You mean from Mañana?
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36 You You mean from the skinny guy in the red hat?
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37 Rhetoric Yes. Now's your chance to *establish contact*.
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38 Savoir Faire But be easy about it. Communists have been known to charge when startled.
39 You "It's kind of a personal errand."
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40 You "I'm smelling for communists, Kim."
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41 You "I'm working on developing my political consciousness."
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42 You "Just taking in the fresh air, like a normal detective."
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43 Kim Kitsuragi "There's a lot to take in, isn't there?" The lieutenant wrinkles his nose.
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44 Kim Kitsuragi "You're developing your..."
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45 Kim Kitsuragi "You're smelling for..."
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46 Kim Kitsuragi "A *personal errand*."
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47 None
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48 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5
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49 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5) == false
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50 None
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51 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1
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52 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1) == false
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53 None
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54 Kim Kitsuragi "You know what? I'll just leave you to it. Carry on, detective."
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55 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm struggling to see the connection with our investigation, but I'm sure *all will be revealed* in time."
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56 Kim Kitsuragi "In the interest of our investigation, I suggest you focus on the case at hand. You can pursue your *political projects* after hours."
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57 Esprit de Corps It is a mark of the lieutenant's respect for you that he does not press you on this decidedly *extra-curricular* errand.
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58 Esprit de Corps Nota bene: The lieutenant is not at all convinced that anything will be revealed.
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59 Esprit de Corps The lieutenant is not pleased with this turn of events, but it's unlikely that he'll move to intervene to stop them.
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60 Rhetoric The lieutenant lacks your *highly developed* politico-olfactory cortex. The reek of communism is undeniable. And it's coming... from that railing right there!
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61 None
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62 You "Yes."
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63 You "No."
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64 You "What makes you say that?"
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65 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, I'll be over here when you've finished." The lieutenant nudges something on the ground with his foot.
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66 Kim Kitsuragi "Uh huh."
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67 Kim Kitsuragi "No offence, detective, but you're not particularly *subtle*."
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68 None
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69 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1
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70 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1) == false
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71 Esprit de Corps His impatience is feigned. He's curious to see how this *personal errand* shakes out.
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72 Esprit de Corps He'll tolerate this *personal errand*, but his patience is wearing thin.
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73 Drama The lieutenant issss not persuaded, sssssire.
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74 Savoir Faire The lieutenant's right. It's sort of amazing how un-subtly you're sniffing the air around you, almost like you're *trying* to call attention to yourself.
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75 Rhetoric What the lieutenant thinks is irrelevant. Your politico-olfactory cortex is lighting up like a holiday display. Look, it's pointing you right... to that railing over there!
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76 None
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77 You (Close your eyes and take a deep breath.)
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78 You I *still* don't smell anything. Variable["pier.rhetoric_orb_dont_smell_anything"] == true
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79 You I can *kind of* smell dreams being ground down by capital.
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80 None
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81 None
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82 None
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