Conversation 145: THOUGHT / GOSSAMER STATE

Savoir Faire convinces you on the merits of being an Ultraliberal -- Gossamer State.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
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1 None
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2 Savoir Faire Wow, you work *hard*.
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3 You I do?
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4 You (Discard thought.)
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5 Savoir Faire I know you're in a hurry, sir -- off to work really hard, as always -- I just need *one* moment of your time to discuss how hard you hustle.
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6 Savoir Faire Oh, yes. You hustle. You're a provider. It's tough out there, but you keep it real and provide...
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7 You I guess I do, yeah.
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8 You What hard work do I do exactly?
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9 Savoir Faire Oh yeah! Like a horse. A work horse. For hard work.
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10 Savoir Faire Look at yourself, you're a human pedometer! You must have walked 200,000 steps down cracked asphalt, mosaic, sand, and linoleum after you re-emerged.
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11 Savoir Faire That is the sign of a hustler who never gives up. The world is harsh and people are evil -- you didn't make it that way. And you won't let it break you. You *ride*.
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12 You Yeah, I ride. A little.
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13 You I fuckin' ride till I die, bitch.
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14 You I'm not sure I *ride*...
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15 Savoir Faire Oh, you do. You *make* money. You got gills, baby, meaning those black papers with the faces of the innocences on them. You bring in the Franconegros and the Solas.
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16 Savoir Faire A little? You *make* money. You got gills, baby, got those black papers with the faces of the innocences on them. You bring in the Franconegros and the Solas.
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17 Savoir Faire It ain't easy, but you *do* it. Day in and day out. You didn't make the rules but you won't lose! You're a cop and a sprinter and a money printer.
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18 None
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19 You I mean yeah, I *did* take that bribe from that Joyce woman. Variable["character.liberal_thought_money_from_joyce"]
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20 You I guess I've made *some* gills, sure.
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21 You Can't say I didn't make that Siileng guy give some of his money either. Variable["character.liberal_thought_money_from_siileng"]
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22 You Sure, and I got that giant novelty cheque from Evrart... Variable["character.liberal_thought_money_from_evrart"]
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23 Savoir Faire Oh yeah, you took that bribe *hard*. You're a killa'.
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24 Savoir Faire Can't say that -- you *shook* him. You're a killer. A shark.
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25 Savoir Faire Wasn't *easy* getting that giant novelty cheque from Evrart. Took some ingenuity to get into the harbour, but you got in -- and you *took* that bribe as hard as any cop's taken it.
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26 You You could say I took some money from that Mañana guy too. Variable["character.liberal_thought_money_from_manana"]
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27 Savoir Faire You didn't log that in as a donation either -- you don't log any of that shit in, you're a straight rider.
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28 None
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29 Savoir Faire Sure, sure. And has it been easy? Is life easy? Have you *not* gone into cardiac arrest? Are you *not* about to have an anxiety attack or shoot yourself in the mouth? But you still hustle 24/7, ride or die. Now, ask yourself...
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30 Savoir Faire ...are you *rich*?
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31 Savoir Faire That's just what it's like -- life and death. But you got *gills* on your side, baby, got those black papers with the faces of the innocences on them -- you bring in the Franconegros and the Solas.
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32 You Oh, and then there's pawning stuff off to that suspicious Roy guy. Variable["character.liberal_thought_roy_pawned"]
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33 Savoir Faire Yeah, you're in the sales business. Shake 'em for shit and then pawn it off, *law officer*-style.
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34 You Yes. Quite.
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35 You No, I'm actually *not*.
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36 Savoir Faire Get outta here! You're a pauper! You work harder than *anyone*, almost rode yourself to the grave and you're still practically a *hobo* -- why is that?
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37 Savoir Faire That's right. You work harder than *anyone*, you almost rode yourself to the grave and you're still practically a *hobo* -- why is that?
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38 None
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39 You It's because of that Garte guy riding my ass!
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40 You The system is broken!
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41 You There's a market for corrupt cops out there, but the immigrant cops have price dumped it.
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42 You I don't know. Why *am* I so poor?
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43 Savoir Faire Boohoo, *the system is broken*. *The establishment is keeping me down...* That's not the fuck-yeah attitude you're used to, what is this? Why are you so poor?
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44 Savoir Faire Look, the immigrants are cool. The immigrants play *cool* music. Everyone likes them. Especially the women. Don't hate on the immigrants. They've got nothing to do with you living under a boat.
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45 Savoir Faire The Garte-man has set himself up one of those self replicating money-structures. You should *learn* from it. Don't play the victim. Think, hustler. Think with your head.
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46 Savoir Faire Because of the TAXES. G-man's got his jam-covered sticky-fingers in your pocket, stealing from you every time you buy, sell, walk, talk, fart, so much as sneeze!
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47 Savoir Faire That's right! One-hundred percent. Fucking G-man's got his jam-covered sticky-fingers in your pocket, stealing from you every time you buy, sell, walk, talk, fart, so much as sneeze!
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48 You Fucking taxes, man.
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49 Savoir Faire What are you not sure about?! They're *milking* your nipples till they bleed. Can't you see? Aren't you *sick and tired* of having bloody nipples?
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50 Rhetoric Aren't taxes almost non-existent in the Gossamer State that is Revachol?
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51 None
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52 You I thought there *were* no taxes. Variable["character.liberal_thought_rhet"]
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53 You Really? Every time I sneeze?
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54 Savoir Faire You and I both, but they got those *indirect modes of taxation*. Sales tax, excise duty, extraction tax, this tax that doesn't even have a name -- plus there's the stuff *people in other countries* pay for, that makes them ask for more money from *you* here! The Gossamer State's a myth. In total the Coalition Government is taking...
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55 Savoir Faire NINETY-EIGHT PERCENT OF ALL YOUR MONEY.
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56 Savoir Faire Every time you wipe your ass! They got their direct and their *indirect modes of taxation*: sales tax, excise duty, extraction tax, alimony, one tax that doesn't even have a name! Plus there's the stuff *people in other countries* pay for, that makes them ask for more money from *you* here. Total tax duties add up to...
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57 You NO FUCKING WAY. I guess I'm a free market fundamentalist now. (Opt in.)
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58 You Are you sure? That seems like a pretty big number...
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59 You This isn't helping me solve my money problem, it's only making me into a free-market type. (Opt out.)
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60 Savoir Faire Here you go, hustler, fight the righteous fight! Free the people. Keep it real. Keep it street. Keep foaming at the mouth *furiously* on the tax issue!
61 You Bleeding nipples are kind of a pain, but how will deregulation help with that? (Opt in, but only a little.)
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62 Savoir Faire It's *all* about the tax issue, hustler. No other problem in the world is as pressing as top-marginal tax rates, and don't you fucking forget it.
63 Savoir Faire What are you, a racist? Don't be a racist! Be a cool immigrant ultraliberal free market advocate! Ride or die, keep it street!
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64 You Well... if *not* being an ultraliberal makes me a racist then I guess I should be an ultraliberal? (Opt in.)
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65 You Go away! [Discard thought.]
66 Savoir Faire Here you go, hustler, fight the righteous fight! Free the people. Keep it real. Keep it street. Keep foaming at the mouth *furiously* on the tax issue!
67 Conceptualization This guy's appropriating the emerging Boogie Street lingo as part of his sales pitch for the free market economy.
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68 You You're trying to sound like a Boogie Street youth to peddle me this stuff, aren't you? Variable["character.liberal_thought_concept"]
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69 Savoir Faire Yeah, ain't it cool, rider?! Ain't it street?
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70 You It's not. (Opt out.)
71 Savoir Faire He did, yes he did. And you took it. Took it and put in in your pocket. Ka-ching, baby doll. Officer Hustle riding shotgun.
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72 You Yeah, and Evrart gave me that fiver." Variable["cargo.took_evrart_5_real"] == true
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