Conversation 161: INITIATION / SMOKING HABIT

Global afterthought dialogue to pick up smoking.

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  • ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
  • Character: the character speaking or acting.
  • Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
  • Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
  • Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).
ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Electrochemistry You picked the best one! This soldier is fat and succulent. What are you waiting for? Light up -- re-become yourself!
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3 None
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4 None Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")
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5 None (Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")) == false
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6 Horrific Necktie Oh yes, *bratan*! (The tie is shaking around your neck excitedly.) Please light up. You *need* a trooper between your lips right now! Calm your shit down. Go to Pleasureland. Become a *genius*!
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7 You I don't wanna light it right *now*, people are watching.
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8 Electrochemistry People are watching. What a pussy! People are *always* watching -- that's what makes it *cool*, now come on!
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9 Electrochemistry Shut up and light that shit! You wanna be an idiot for the rest of your life? This shit will give you the cool edge you need.
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10 Electrochemistry There it is, a brave little army in your pocket. The First Smokes Platoon. Twenty brave souls standing in salute, ready to step into the fire for you, sir...
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11 None
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12 You Light it up!
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13 Electrochemistry Get a load of this rock and roll cop here, people! Johnny Thundercop fishes a cheap lighter out of his pants. With a flick of the thumb there's fire, a primal satisfaction. Here we go...
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14 You I already had a heart attack. Maybe smokes are harmful? Variable["character.lifeline_heart_attack_tutorial_got"] == true
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15 You Put it back in the pack. [Ignore thought.]
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16 Perception (Sight) The lighter's dark green, disposable plastic. Safety's off -- in your case, the safety is *always* off.
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17 Electrochemistry No, what's *harmful* is fretting and worrying. It's the *stress* that's wearing your ticker down. The smokes will soothe it. They're medicinal.
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18 None
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19 None Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")
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20 None (Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")) == false
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21 Horrific Necktie Step into the light and be reborn in the cleansing flame, *bratan*!
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22 Logic Will they *always* be looking, though? Because they might go to the toilet or you might be in a different...
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23 None
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24 None Variable["character.smoking_logic_wont_always_be_looking"]
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25 None (Variable["character.smoking_logic_wont_always_be_looking"]) == false
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26 Frittte clerk "Hey, you can't smoke in here." The girl's voice betrays little interest or enthusiasm. She doesn't even look up when as she continues: "Please don't fuck with Frittte."
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27 Idiot Doom Spiral The man in the stinking tracksuit nods solemnly. "Having a well-deserved break from your adventures. It's what we all need sometimes."
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28 Electrochemistry ...bla bla bla. Boring. Light it up!
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29 None
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30 None Variable["auto.smoke_doomspiral"]
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31 None (Variable["auto.smoke_doomspiral"]) == false
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32 None
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33 None Variable["auto.smoke_fritte"]
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34 None (Variable["auto.smoke_fritte"]) == false
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35 Electrochemistry Already you regret it -- looking at the pack... But don't worry. You can come back to this later. The army of smokes is honourable and faithful to you. You have your entire *life* to return to it.
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36 You Pull one out of the pack.
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37 You I'm not going to do it. [Ignore thought.]
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38 None
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39 None
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40 Electrochemistry Shut up. It's already happening...
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41 None
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42 You What are the repercussions if I do this?
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43 You Dip that bad boy in the flame and breathe in.
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44 You No. Throw it away at the last second. [Ignore thought.]
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45 Electrochemistry Repercussions? There's a high risk of GLORY? With a mild chance COOL *GENIUS*. Smoking makes you into an INTELLECTUAL, everybody knows that.
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46 None
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47 Electrochemistry Thick, warm smoke gets sucked down into your lungs. Immediately you feel a warm nostalgia fill your head, body *and* soul. A nostalgia for *yourself*, the man you were in your youth. Johnny Thundercop is back. And he's chill as balls.
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48 Tutorial Agent In the bottom right corner of the screen there's a CIGARETTES button! CIGARETTES give +1 to INTELLECT skills: Logic, Rhetoric, Conceptualization, Visual Calculus, Encyclopedia, and Drama. This is good before a White Check -- but damages your Health.
49 None
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50 None CheckHeldRightGroup("smokes")
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51 None (CheckHeldRightGroup("smokes")) == false
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52 Electrochemistry Get a load of this rock and roll cop here, people! Johnny Thundercop fishes a cheap lighter out of his pants. With a flick of the thumb there's fire, a primal satisfaction. Here we go...
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53 Logic It *will* help you concentrate a bit, that much is true.
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54 Volition It only lets you concentrate because you're in *nicotine withdrawal*. It only mitigates it's own...
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55 None
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56 None Variable["whirling.sense_smoking_volition_withdrawal"]
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57 None (Variable["whirling.sense_smoking_volition_withdrawal"]) == false
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58 None
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59 None
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60 None CheckHeldRightGroup("smokes")
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61 None (CheckHeldRightGroup("smokes")) == false
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62 Electrochemistry Thick, warm smoke gets sucked down into your lungs. Immediately you feel a warm nostalgia fill your head, body *and* soul. A nostalgia for *yourself*, the man you were in your youth. Johnny Thundercop is back. And he's chill as balls.
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63 Tutorial Agent You've passed up your chance to start smoking CIGARETTES for now, but don't worry! The option to start smoking becomes available again in 3 hours.
64 None
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65 None Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
66 None (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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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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