Conversation 160: INITIATION / PYRHOLIDON HABIT

A thought for becoming a wonderful pyrholidon addict.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Electrochemistry Whoa! In your hand: *pyrholidon* -- the double rainbow of synthetic hallucinogens. Rare and gritty, a product of the age of atomic power.
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3 You Look at the little puck of liquid.
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4 You Atomic power? Too scary. [Ignore thought.]
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5 Electrochemistry What a funny little cap! Don't let the *scary* medical warnings throw you off. It's an inadequate antidote to radiation poisoning, but a *potent* antidote to *boredom*.
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6 None
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7 Electrochemistry It's not gonna *give* you radiation poisoning, stupid. Pyrholidon is a perfect match for a bad-ass junkie cop who's looking for a little *heat*.
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8 You Wait -- radiation poisoning sounds scary.
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9 Endurance You need to lower the radiation levels, your stomach thinks. Slurp it.
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10 Electrochemistry No problem. This one's for the brave and sensitive ones anyway. It could improve your human interactions. But -- you threw that chance away. No matter, in a few hours you'll get the urge again. Maybe then you'll choose more courageously?
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11 You That's really not what I'm looking for. [Ignore thought.]
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12 You Hmm... open the cap.
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13 Electrochemistry The container is warm to the touch -- or is that just the anticipation? You screw the lid open and look. A little slit on the side lets you just *slurp* it up, like an oyster! C'mon! Slurp it!
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14 None
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15 You Slurp it *aggressively*.
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16 You Slurp it, but only a little.
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17 You I'm not going to slurp it. [Ignore thought.]
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18 None
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19 You Wait, won't Kim see me slurp it? IsKimHere()
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20 Electrochemistry What is he, your mother? Is Kim your *au pair*? Slurp it, slurp the morsel of danger-joy!
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21 Electrochemistry You suck a manly dose of the extremely chemical-smelling liquid into your mouth. There it seeps into your tongue. When you swallow it's already almost all gone.
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22 Electrochemistry You suck a minuscule drop of extremely chemical-smelling liquid into your mouth. There it seeps into your tongue. When you swallow it's already almost all gone.
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23 None
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24 You Tastes like fire.
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25 You Tastes like gasoline.
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26 You Tastes like... an anti-radiation drug.
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27 Electrochemistry It tastes like *many* things, all melting into one conflagration in the back of your throat. As you look around, the world slowly *exists*. As it did before. Only now gentle flames lick at its edges, as though it were a photo burning.
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28 You Tastes like a kiss.
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29 You Really?
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30 Electrochemistry No. Of course not really. It's just a metaphor. The effect of that otherworldly drop of liquid is slower, more subtle than that of real flames -- yet just as warm.
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31 You Oh god, on *fire*?
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32 Electrochemistry Not *really*. It's just a metaphor. The effect of that otherworldly drop of liquid is slower, more subtle than that of real flames -- yet just as warm.
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33 Empathy This warmth. It makes you want to share your *discovery* with Kim!
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34 None
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35 None IsKimHere()
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36 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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37 You No. I can't see it.
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38 Electrochemistry Of course, it's just a metaphor. It's just a metaphor. The effect of that otherworldly drop of liquid is slower, more subtle than that of real flames -- yet just as warm.
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39 None
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40 You "Kim, I just did a drop of that anti-radiation drug. It's great." IsKimHere()
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41 You This is going to be *so* useful in my line of work. [Finish thought.]
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42 You Will I be able to stand straight and walk?
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43 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm happy for you," he answers.
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44 Inland Empire His glasses turn golden as the fire reflects off the lenses. You feel this man is your brother.
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45 Esprit de Corps Just don't *mix* it with anything, he thinks, looking you over. Thankfully his sense of balance seems okay. Whatever. I'm not getting involved.
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46 Suggestion Wow, Kim's bad ass. *Or* he's had a druggie partner? Whoa. That's probably it! He's seen it before.
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47 Electrochemistry Look at all these guys go off like fireworks as information pours into you -- about the lieutenant's simple remark: *I'm happy for you*. This stuff is great.
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48 Electrochemistry Why not? This government-developed substance seems very non-intrusive. You could even operate heavy machinery! Fire-machinery!
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49 Interfacing Please don't actually operate any fire-machines.
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50 None
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51 Electrochemistry Already you can tell you're going to be slurping a *lot* more pyrholidon! This stuff is going to give you insight into that little flickering light hidden in all human beings.
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52 Endurance If you can keep the vomit in. Because it sort of also makes you want to throw up.
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53 Tutorial Agent In the bottom right corner of the screen there's a PYRHOLIDON button! It gives +1 to PSYCHE skills: Empathy, Suggestion, Authority, Inland Empire, Esprit de Corps, and Volition. This is good before rolling a White Check -- but damages your Health.
54 None
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55 None Variable["whirling.kim_esprit_half_brother"]
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56 None (Variable["whirling.kim_esprit_half_brother"]) == false
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57 Inland Empire His glasses turn golden as the fire reflects off the lenses. Once again, you are filled with the certainty: this man is your brother.
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58 None
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59 None CheckHeldRightGroup("pyrholidon")
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60 None (CheckHeldRightGroup("pyrholidon")) == false
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61 None
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62 None CheckHeldRightGroup("pyrholidon")
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63 None (CheckHeldRightGroup("pyrholidon")) == false
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64 Electrochemistry You suck a minuscule drop of extremely chemical-smelling liquid into your mouth. There it seeps into your tongue. When you swallow it's already almost all gone.
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65 Electrochemistry You suck a manly dose of the extremely chemical-smelling liquid into your mouth. There it seeps into your tongue. When you swallow it's already almost all gone.
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66 Tutorial Agent You've passed up your chance to start using PYRHOLIDON for now, but don't worry! The option to use it becomes available again in 4 hours.
67 None
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68 None Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
69 None (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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70 None
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71 None Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
72 None (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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