Tiago the Crab Man.
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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0 | None |
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1 | None |
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2 | None |
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3 | You | "Okay then, thanks." [Leave.] |
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4 | You | "Have you by any chance heard the *viejita* say the password to her radiocomputer?" | Variable["church.tiago_asked_about_soona"] and Variable["church.mainframe_personal_log_password_hub_reached"] == true |
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5 | Tiago | "Too many times, ese. You need it for something?" |
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6 | None |
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7 | None |
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8 | None | Variable["church.mainframe_log_password"] |
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9 | None | (Variable["church.mainframe_log_password"]) == false |
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10 | Tiago | "I think we're done here, ese." The figure crawls off into the darkness above. |
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11 | You | "Hey, who's there?" |
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12 | You | "This is the police. Show yourself!" |
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13 | Tiago | "Habitual alcohol use has made you into a scared little pussy, homes. But don't worry, everything's gonna be alright -- you've come to the right place." |
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14 | You | "You must be the crab-man." | Variable["church.tiago_met_before_ravers"] == false and Variable["tc.crab_man"] |
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15 | You | "What are you doing here?" | Variable["church.tiago_who"] |
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16 | You | "Do you know where the other spooker is?" (Point at the strange machines around you.) |
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17 | You | "You've been here a long time. Do you know why the church was abandoned?" | Variable["church.tiago_what"] and Variable["church.tiago_what_first_place"] and Variable["tc.church_raid"] == false |
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18 | Tiago | "Other spooker? Oh, esa viejita muy estudiosa!" He laughs. "Dunno, homes." |
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19 | None |
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20 | None |
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21 | None | Variable["church.tiago_greeting_done"] |
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22 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_greeting_done"]) == false |
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23 | Tiago | "Oh hey, wey. There's coffee in the back... Oh, wait, I meant the Mother's love." |
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24 | You | Say nothing. Be quiet for now. |
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25 | Tiago | The man leans forward a little, fixing you with a steady, unreadable gaze, then speaks... |
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26 | None |
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27 | None | Variable["church.tiago_rhet_feminist"] |
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28 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_rhet_feminist"]) == false |
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29 | None |
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30 | You | Hold your peace. |
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31 | You | "I'm not scared. I just don't understand why the female sexual organs have to be associated with weakness." |
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32 | Tiago | "You've really got a case of frayed nerves. *Pussy* in this usage comes from *pusillanimous*. Everybody knows that." |
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33 | Tiago | "Here you can receive the Mother's love, and, when you're ready, she will take your hand and lift you out of the despair at the bottom of the bottle." |
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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 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant whispers to you, quietly. "This man is obviously a habitual narcotics user. Do we really need to question him?" |
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38 | Esprit de Corps | I'm put off by this religious stuff, he thinks -- and maybe the ceiling-climbing, too. It's all very hard to square with the lieutenant's own view of reality. |
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39 | Rhetoric | He's a born preacher. Enjoy the rhetorical flourishes, but remain vigilant -- don't let him get too close. He's crazy. |
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40 | Tiago | "Chill out, man. Here you can receive the Mother's love, and, when you're ready, she will take your hand and lift you out of the despair at the bottom of the bottle." |
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41 | You | Wait, what qualifies as *too* close? |
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42 | You | I think I'm willing to try crazy. Anything to stop this suffering. |
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43 | Rhetoric | Giving away all of your possessions, sacrificing a limb to appease an angry god, trying to live on air and light alone as though you were some kind of plant... |
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44 | You | Vigilance is practically my middle name. I won't let anyone talk me into anything unreasonable. |
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45 | Rhetoric | That's right. You've got to watch your own back. |
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46 | Rhetoric | Seems it's already too late. Have fun on the kooky train. |
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47 | None |
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48 | None | Variable["church.tiago_greet_rhet_nk"] |
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49 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_greet_rhet_nk"]) == false |
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50 | None |
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51 | Tiago | The sinewy figure lingers on the wooden beams, blending into the shadows. |
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52 | You | "How can you not know that when you both live here?" |
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53 | Tiago | "Don't really follow her comings and goings. Just see her typing on her computer now and then. We've got different interests." |
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54 | You | "I'm doing a survey of passwords and passcodes, identifying regional trends. In the interests of public safety, of course." | Variable["church.tiago_drama_surveys_lie"] |
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55 | Tiago | "What'd you think of that? Makes me almost pity *la nihilista pequeña* when I hear it." |
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56 | Tiago | "Don't sweat it, vato. The password is 'AFTER LIFE DEATH.'" |
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57 | Inland Empire | That is true. But what comes after death? |
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58 | You | "This is stupid. I don't even know what this is." |
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59 | Tiago | "I was like you once -- just dragging my feet to the next bottle... Shit was dark, homes." |
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60 | Tiago | "I know it's hard to admit that you have a problem... I was like you once -- couldn't take an honest look at the damage *el vino* was doing to my mind and my spirit." |
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61 | You | "For some reason I feel like you have a point there." |
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62 | Electrochemistry | Look at these crazies. What is this, a fucking intervention? |
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63 | None |
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64 | You | "You know, alcohol is central to my identity. If I wouldn't drink I just wouldn't be *me*." |
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65 | You | "Oh, I'm very in touch with my suffering." |
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66 | You | "Yeah, I guess I have a bit of a problem, and it's been getting out of hand lately, but..." |
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67 | You | "How do you know what I'm feeling?" |
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68 | Tiago | "Not all of it. I was like you once. You don't know all the havoc *el vino* is wreaking on your mind and your spirit. Necesitas parar, homie." |
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69 | You | "Great. More patronising. So original." |
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70 | Tiago | "*Estás crudo*, wey. I see deep inside you. Your body and spirit are suffering greatly from *overindulgment* and you don't even know it." |
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71 | Tiago | "I know it's hard to admit that you've got a problem. I was like you once -- couldn't take an honest look into my own heart and see I was in pain." |
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72 | None |
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73 | You | "Oh, hell no!" [Run away.] |
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74 | None |
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75 | None |
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76 | None |
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77 | None | Variable["church.tiago_midgreethub_reached"] |
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78 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_midgreethub_reached"]) == false |
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79 | Tiago | "You've come back to face your cacodaemons. Good. You ain't gonna outrun them if you don't drop the bottle." |
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80 | You | "Why do you keep talking about alcohol?" |
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81 | You | "This is tiresome." [ Leave.] |
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82 | None |
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83 | None |
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84 | Tiago | "The grave's comin' for your little 'identity' sooner than you think, homes." He shakes his head sadly. "You sure you're ready? The Mother could set you free from all that shit." His words echo in the cold air of the church. |
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85 | Tiago | "It don't matter who *I* am, wey. I'm just bringin' you the message of the Mother's love. She don't want you to hang yourself on your own stubbornness." His words echo in the cold air of the church. |
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86 | Tiago | "Don't trust me -- trust the Mother. I'm only the messenger, homes." His voice echoes in the cold air of the church. |
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87 | Tiago | "You know what this is. It's truth, homes. Join me, become one with it -- aflame with the Mother's love." His voice echoes in the cold air of the church. |
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88 | You | "That's all well and good, but we need to talk about the unlicensed occupation of ecclesiastic property." |
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89 | Tiago | "The only thing we need to talk about is how the Mother can really help you, homes." His voice echoes in the cold air of the church. |
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90 | Reaction Speed | Wait, what does that even mean? |
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91 | Tiago | "This is the Church of the Mother of Silence. You are welcome here." He sways gently on the beams, waiting for you to take it all in. |
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92 | None |
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93 | Tiago | "...your place among your fellows, your place in the world. I ain't got no use for such a place anymore." |
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94 | None |
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95 | You | "The right place for what?" |
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96 | You | "What are you doing here?" |
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97 | Rhetoric | Hold on, stop it right there. "Pussy"? What's with this? |
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98 | Tiago | "I'm here to receive the Mother's love. You can, too, homes. And, when you're ready, she will take your hand and lift you out of the despair at the bottom of the bottle." |
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99 | You | "I'm a police man. I need to talk to you about police things. I don't know anything about 'alcohol use.'" | CheckEquippedGroup("alcohol") == false |
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100 | Tiago | "Oh yeah, sure." His eyes remain fixed on yours. "You don't know anything about alcohol use. You've got it *all under control*, wey. I can smell the control all the way over here." |
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101 | Tiago | "Oh yeah, sure." His eyes remain fixed on yours. "You don't know anything about alcohol use. You've got it *all under control*, wey. I saw you hide that control behind your back." |
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102 | You | "I'm a police man. I need to talk to you about police things. I don't know anything about 'alcohol use.'" (Hide the bottle behind your back.) | CheckEquippedGroup("alcohol") |
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103 | None |
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104 | Tiago | "I was like you once -- just dragging my feet to the next bottle... Shit was dark, homes." |
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105 | Tiago | "I know it's hard to admit that you have a problem... I was like you once -- couldn't take an honest look at the damage *el vino* was doing to my mind and my spirit." |
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106 | You | "This conversation is making me uncomfortable. Let's talk about something else." |
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107 | You | "Okay, fine, I'm struggling. But you don't need to lecture me -- I know what I need to do." |
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108 | Tiago | "Not all of it. I was like you once. You don't know all the havoc *el vino* is wreaking on your mind and your spirit. Necesitas parar, homie." |
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109 | Tiago | "I know it's hard to admit that you've got a problem. I was like you once -- couldn't take an honest look into my own heart and see I was in pain." |
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110 | You | "I'm doing just fine, thank you!" |
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111 | None |
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112 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You know, actually, since we're here -- you may want to pay attention to what the ceiling climber is saying." |
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113 | None |
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114 | None | IsKimHere() |
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115 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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116 | Volition | You know, he may be strange, but you might want to pay attention to what he's saying. |
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117 | Volition | If the lieutenant agrees, then maybe, just maybe -- you should pay attention? |
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118 | Electrochemistry | Look at these crazies. What is this shit? |
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119 | Reaction Speed | "Coffee in the back"? Something familiar about that. Coffee and stale cookies... |
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120 | None |
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121 | None | Variable["church.tiago_volition_pay_attention"] |
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122 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_volition_pay_attention"]) == false |
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123 | You | "What was that about coffee? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before..." | Variable["church.tiago_reaction_coffee"] |
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124 | Tiago | "Look, man. I'm at liberty to talk about the sacred blaze of the Mother's glorious heart. But not about the coffee." |
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125 | None |
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126 | Tiago | Is that... a man? Looks more like part of the carpentry of the building came alive and is now studying you intently. |
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127 | None |
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128 | None | Variable["tc.crab_man"] |
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129 | None | (Variable["tc.crab_man"]) == false |
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130 | Reaction Speed | The crab-man! |
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131 | You | "Uhm... are you the crab-man?" | Variable["church.tiago_logic_crab_banger"] |
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132 | None |
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133 | None |
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134 | None | IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") |
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135 | None | (IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda")) == false |
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136 | Electrochemistry | Hey and what was that about *the bottle* again? You haven't even drank that much lately! Lay off it already. Sheesh. |
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137 | You | "This conversation is making me uncomfortable. Let's talk about something else." |
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138 | You | "You don't know me. You don't know what I've been through!" |
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139 | You | "Who do you think you are? Some crazy guy under the roof? What is this shit?" |
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140 | Drama | 'Tis not an act, my liege -- saving, perchance, he hath deceived his very self. This man is a zealot. |
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141 | Composure | Whatever it is, he's quite confident about it -- just look how gracefully he sways. |
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142 | Rhetoric | You have no idea what the fuck he's talking about. Is he just trying to throw you off your game? |
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143 | None |
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144 | None | Variable["church.tiago_rhet_what"] |
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145 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_rhet_what"]) == false |
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146 | You | "Who's this Mother of Silence you keep talking about?" |
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147 | Tiago | "Oh, that's no simple question, ese. She is one who can't be painted or sculpted..." |
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148 | You | "To be fair, it's really more like a spider." |
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149 | Tiago | He considers this for a moment. "I always thought of myself more like a *flame*. Flickering along the rafters and beams." He pauses. "It may be that I gotta work on my technique." |
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150 | You | "Wait, did you also carve all those sculptures?" (Point at the nearest pillar.) | Variable["church.tiago_concept_tools"] |
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151 | Logic | That's not the only technique he's working on. Look at those carved sculptures. And is that a satchel of tools over there? |
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152 | Tiago | "I was in a gang, wey. But my memories of that time are fading... Most of them are already gone." |
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153 | None |
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154 | You | "So you used to be in a gang, but you don't really remember it? Sounds convenient." |
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155 | You | "I lost my memory, too. And it haunts me." |
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156 | You | "I lost my memory, too, but I like it. It's like I get to create a whole new me, start again from scratch." |
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157 | You | (Shake your head.) "So many people losing their memory... A certain portent of *doom*..." |
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158 | Tiago | "Convenience has got nothing to do with what goes on up there..." He gazes up at the ceiling. |
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159 | Empathy | There's a profound longing in that gaze. Like he wants to be one with whatever is up there, shrouded in darkness. |
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160 | None |
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161 | Tiago | "No, man. You gotta let that shit go." He looks at you as if he wants to pat you on the back. "Then the Mother's light touch will fill you with rapture..." |
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162 | Tiago | "That's not really the point, ese." He frowns. "You gotta give yourself over to service... Service of the Mother, that is..." |
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163 | Tiago | "Sure am. Whittling wood used to be something I just did to busy my hands..." |
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164 | Tiago | "...now I use those same hands in service of something greater than my own restlessness." |
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165 | None |
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166 | None | IsKimHere() |
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167 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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168 | Tiago | "Naw, ese, it's not like that. Best thing that could happen to you -- losing your memory..." |
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169 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Do you remember your name, sir?" |
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170 | Authority | The lieutenant is not particularly interested in this information. He's just trying to assert some control over the conversation. |
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171 | Tiago | "Tiago is my name. But those syllables don't mean much to me these days. A name isn't just your identity, but also, so to speak..." |
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172 | Tiago | "Tiago's my name, by the way, though the syllables don't mean much to me. A name isn't just your identity, but also, so to speak..." |
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173 | Tiago | "We are all one, who sing the Mother's glory." |
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174 | Tiago | "That's not quite right, but you're getting somewhere." He smiles enigmatically. "Any one of us could have been anything else..." |
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175 | You | "Maybe that's why I feel so lonely -- without a name, I have no place." | Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false and Variable["tc.harry"] == false and IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau") == false and Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] == false |
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176 | Tiago | "Don't worry, man, you got a place -- right here." He sounds happy saying this, his limbs a mere shadow below the ceiling. |
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177 | You | "My name sets me apart from my fellows. How often do you meet a Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau?" | IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau") or Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] == true |
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178 | Tiago | "Don't think I've met one yet, homes." He studies you silently for a moment. |
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179 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant raises his eyebrows and coughs. |
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180 | Composure | That was him suppressing a chuckle. |
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181 | None |
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182 | You | "Sorry, you just weren't moving like a human." |
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183 | None |
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184 | You | "If you're not a crab, then what are you?" |
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185 | You | "Did you just climb down from the church tower?" | Variable["tc.crab_man"] == false or Variable["church.tiago_met_before_ravers"] |
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186 | You | "Are you human? You weren't moving like a human." |
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187 | Tiago | He chuckles. "I am, at least in part, homes... until the Mother's love burns away the crude distinctions of the body." |
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188 | None |
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189 | Reaction Speed | What does he mean 'in part'? |
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190 | Tiago | "If you was to surrender to the Mother -- you know, get a taste of *saeraffic* existence -- you'd never wanna go back." |
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191 | None |
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192 | Physical Instrument | A body is only crude so long as it's unformed, son. That's where your training comes in. |
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193 | You | I don't want to argue with him. He's kind of scary. |
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194 | None |
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195 | None | Variable["church.tiago_pi_burn"] |
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196 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_pi_burn"]) == false |
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197 | You | I don't know, I think he may be onto something. |
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198 | You | "I think having a body is great! I don't want to burn away any of its distinctions!" | Variable["church.tiago_pi_burn"] |
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199 | Tiago | "That's because you're soaked through and through with *al gul*, bro. Keeps you heavy and grounded. Then fools you into thinking that's a *good* thing." |
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200 | Physical Instrument | What's next? A raw food diet? You're a disappointment. |
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201 | Tiago | "Sure did, homes." |
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202 | You | "You know, there are some speedfreaks around here who call you 'the crab-man'." | Variable["church.tiago_met_before_ravers"] and Variable["tc.crab_man"] |
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203 | Tiago | "*Un Cangrejo*!" He laughs. "Never thought of myself as a crab. More like... a flame flickering among the rafters and beams..." He pauses. "It may be that I gotta work on my technique." |
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204 | Logic | That's not the only technique he's working on. Look at those carved sculptures. And is that a satchel of tools over there? |
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205 | You | "Wait, did you carve those sculptures?" (Point at the nearest pillar.) | Variable["church.tiago_concept_tools"] |
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206 | Tiago | "Sure am. Whittling wood used to be something I just did to busy my hands..." |
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207 | Tiago | "...now I use those same hands in service of something greater than my own restlessness." |
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208 | None |
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209 | You | "Just thought you should know." |
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210 | Tiago | "It don't bother me none. Crab's no worse than a man, if you think about it." |
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211 | None |
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212 | You | (Rub your chin.) "You've got some nice... curves going there." |
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213 | You | (Squint your eyes.) "These seem a tad... derivative." |
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214 | You | "You're promoting the objectification of women with your reactionary depiction of female bodies." | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") == false |
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215 | None |
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216 | You | "There must be something illegal about living in a church ceiling. I don't know what yet, but there must be." |
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217 | Tiago | "Oh, man, I'd love to see that statute." He pauses to think. "I'm sure I'd be 'trespassing' if the church was in use -- but it's not, hombre." |
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218 | You | "Okay, I have other questions." |
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219 | None |
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220 | Physical Instrument | What is this? Is this what you've been training for? So you could wuss out when push comes to shove? |
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221 | Tiago | "I've done my share of illegal shit. Used to be in a gang, the whole deal. But even memories of that time are fading... Most of them are already gone." |
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222 | None |
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223 | None |
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224 | You | "What's 'Mesque'?" |
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225 | You | "You sound like you're not from around here." | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") == false |
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226 | Tiago | "Space? Jobs?" He laughs. "Do you see anyone taking swings at me for my place on the rafters?..." |
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227 | You | "And it's great! Such diversity is a boon to the economy." | IsTHCPresent("ultraliberal") |
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228 | You | "So you're another immigrant, come to take up space and steal jobs..." | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") |
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229 | Tiago | "Haven't you ever met a Mesque before, *cabron*? Surprising number of us around Revachol..." |
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230 | You | "You talk funny." | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") |
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231 | You | "Well, at least, you're human. That's a relief." |
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232 | Tiago | "Glad you're feeling more comfortable." He grins. "First-timers are always nervous." |
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233 | None |
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234 | You | Yeah! My *body* is my church! |
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235 | Physical Instrument | Tell him, son! Show him you're not going to be bent out of shape by his *philosophies*. |
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236 | None |
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237 | Tiago | He laughs. "Not sure I'm contributing to the economy none, homes." |
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238 | None |
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239 | Tiago | "You know, I'm not so sure myself anymore." He thinks for a moment. "Don't really matter, though." |
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240 | Tiago | "It's all just for the Mother, man. No need to overthink it." |
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241 | None |
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242 | Tiago | "It's all just for the Mother, man. No need to overthink it." |
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243 | None |
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244 | You | "I thought you'd be offended. Go and scare them or something." |
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245 | Tiago | "I can't leave my post here." He smiles. "Besides, it don't bother me none. Crab's no worse than a man, if you think about it." |
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246 | Tiago | "She is a cavity, in the dark, beyond sense. She saved me... but I couldn't describe her to you. No one can, homes, and no one ever will." |
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247 | You | "Some ravers want to turn this place into a nightclub." | Variable["TASK.look_into_church_spooks"] |
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248 | Tiago | "The ones in the tent outside, right? I seen 'em. Guessing they're the ones who call me a crab? Probably scared of me..." |
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249 | None |
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250 | None | Variable["church.tiago_met_after_ravers"] or Variable["church.tiago_told_called_crab"] |
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251 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_met_after_ravers"] or Variable["church.tiago_told_called_crab"]) == false |
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252 | Tiago | "The ones in the tent outside, right? I seen 'em. Think they're scared of me." |
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253 | None |
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254 | You | "Wait, do they have *reason* to be scared?" |
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255 | You | "So, what do you think? About the nightclub, that is." |
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256 | You | "Turning a church into a nightclub -- I have to say it's a great idea. You should support it." |
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257 | You | "I trust you won't get in the way of some enterprising youth? Their business looks promising." |
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258 | Tiago | "Naw, man. They look pretty funny. And I don't harm no one anymore anyway." |
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259 | Tiago | "Why not? They wouldn't bother me none. I'm usually way up there, imbibing. Ain't no music on Earth that can reach where I go." |
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260 | Tiago | "Absolutely, man. Wouldn't bother me none to have 'em spin music in here. I'm usually way up there, imbibing." |
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261 | Tiago | "Wouldn't bother me none to have 'em spin music in here. I'm usually way up there, imbibing." |
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262 | Tiago | "Might even be nice to have some company..." |
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263 | Empathy | He said that in spite of himself. He's more attached to the human than he'd like to think. |
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264 | None |
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265 | Tiago | "This is a special place. There's a perforation in the world up there. A way out, into nothingness." He nods toward the ceiling. "This church was built around it, for purposes of veneration." |
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266 | Tiago | "I circle it, nurtured by the silence bestowed by the Mother. One of these days, I'll be pure enough to go drink from it directly." |
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267 | None |
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268 | You | "You sure you didn't just switch one drug for another?" | Variable["church.tiago_what_counter"] >= 2 |
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269 | Tiago | "Police raid a while back," he responds, his voice suddenly flat. |
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270 | You | "You've been here for a long time. Did you see the police raid that took place here?" | Variable["church.tiago_what"] and Variable["church.tiago_what_first_place"] and Variable["tc.church_raid"] == true and Variable["church.tiago_church_1"] == false |
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271 | None |
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272 | None | IsKimHere() |
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273 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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274 | Tiago | "It's not like that at all, man. It's just faith and joyful service." |
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275 | You | "Faith is a kind of drug." |
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276 | You | "Let's agree to disagree." (Proceed.) |
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277 | You | "I was being insensitive. Sorry. Let's move on." (Proceed.) |
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278 | Tiago | "I've heard that before, wey." He shakes his head. "And I know I can't convince you on the spot. But think -- when's the last time you woke up from *silent communion* with a hangover, regretting what you did last night?" |
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279 | Tiago | "No worries, man. I know this shit takes time." |
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280 | You | "Right. I had other questions..." |
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281 | None |
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282 | Drama | Too gleeful, those words -- he is lying. Not to you -- to his very own self. |
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283 | You | "What will happen once you drink from this 'perforation'?" |
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284 | Tiago | "I will be incinerated, but not destroyed -- finally at one with the state of the world before reality began." |
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285 | You | "Is this what you meant by 'saeraffic existence'?" | Variable["church.tiago_concept_saeraffic"] |
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286 | You | "I still don't understand what you're doing in the church." | Variable["church.tiago_concept_saeraffic"] == false |
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287 | Conceptualization | He said something about "saeraffic existence" before. Maybe this is what he was talking about? |
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288 | None |
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289 | None | Variable["church.tiago_mentioned_saeraff"] and Variable["church.tiago_elaborate_saeraffic"] == false and Variable["church.tiago_elaborate_saeraffic"] |
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290 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_mentioned_saeraff"] and Variable["church.tiago_elaborate_saeraffic"] == false and Variable["church.tiago_elaborate_saeraffic"]) == false |
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291 | Tiago | "Right on, homes. You're catching on. Yeah, you see, I'm sort of a saeraff to the Mother... I sing her glory." |
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292 | Tiago | "I'm a saeraff, homes. I sing the Mother's glory." |
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293 | You | "It doesn't really make sense for you to sing if she's the Mother of *Silence*." |
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294 | You | "Can you sing for me? Sing for me something." |
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295 | Tiago | "I ain't from no *marietti*, if that's what you're thinking. And the song I sing is silent as the Mother." |
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296 | Tiago | He laughs. "I don't mean *literal* singing, homes. This is the Mother of Silence we're talking about. It's the singing of a burning heart..." |
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297 | Logic | Wait, he says he didn't remember anything about being Mesque -- and now he remembers this? |
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298 | None |
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299 | None | Variable["church.tiago_no_memory_mesque"] and (Variable["church.tiago_encyc_singing"] or Variable["church.tiago_comp_singing"]) |
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300 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_no_memory_mesque"] and (Variable["church.tiago_encyc_singing"] or Variable["church.tiago_comp_singing"])) == false |
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301 | Composure | He lost his cool there for a moment. Seems you hit some nerve. |
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302 | Encyclopedia | "Marietti" is a Mesque style of music and dance commonly seen at all manner of festivities -- especially weddings. It's delightfully quaint, owing to its peasant origins. |
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303 | You | "I thought you said you didn't remember what it meant to be Mesque." |
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304 | You | Accept this contradiction. The man's obviously deranged. |
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305 | Tiago | "Things come back... in flashes." He thinks for a moment. "When something reminds me... Sometimes they even seem important again. *Really* important. But then, thanks to the Mother, they're gone again." |
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306 | None |
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307 | Tiago | "...you may be thinking, 'But fire crackles!' No, homes, that's the material that's burning. The flames themselves are without sound." |
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308 | Tiago | "But I was talking about the singing of a burning heart... You may be thinking, 'But fire crackles!' No, homes, that's the material that's burning. The flames themselves are without sound." |
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309 | None |
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310 | None | Variable["church.tiago_logic_mesque"] |
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311 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_logic_mesque"]) == false |
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312 | None |
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313 | None | Variable["church.tiago_comp_singing"] |
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314 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_comp_singing"]) == false |
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315 | You | "Did you suffer some singing tragedy?" |
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316 | Tiago | He sighs. "Things come back... in flashes. When something reminds me... Sometimes they even seem important again. *Really* important. But then, thanks to the Mother, they're gone again." |
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317 | You | "That seems to upset you. But you said you didn't really remember your past." |
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318 | You | "I was rude. I'm sorry." | IsTHCPresent("sorry_cop") |
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319 | Tiago | He sighs. "It don't matter none, homes. Not anymore." |
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320 | Tiago | "Maybe I did." He sighs. "It don't matter no more." |
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321 | None |
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322 | None | Variable["TASK.sing_karaoke_done"] |
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323 | None | (Variable["TASK.sing_karaoke_done"]) == false |
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324 | None |
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325 | You | "I recently tore it up on the stage with my singing." | Variable["whirling.karaoke_drama_redcheck"] |
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326 | You | "I recently suffered a singing tragedy myself." | Variable["whirling.karaoke_sung_bad"] |
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327 | None |
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328 | None |
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329 | You | Don't rub it in. | Variable["whirling.karaoke_drama_redcheck"] |
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330 | You | You don't need to share your shame. | Variable["whirling.karaoke_sung_bad"] |
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331 | Tiago | "What you're suffering from is *el vino*-- it's left you alone with your selfishness. That's your tragedy, wey." |
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332 | Tiago | "Good for you, man. But you must know that nothing you achieve's gonna make you happy and loved like you think you wanna be -- comes with being a slave to *el vino*." |
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333 | Tiago | "If you could submit to the mother -- sing her praises with your burning heart -- you could be free from selfish desire." |
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334 | None |
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335 | None |
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336 | You | "I think love might have been my drug of choice. And I think I'm still hungover from it." | Variable["church.tiago_said_faith_like_drug"] and (IsTHCPresent("caustic_echo") or Variable["inventory.ledger_caustic_echo"] or IsTHCPresent("white_mourning") or Variable["inventory.ledger_white_mourning"]) |
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337 | Tiago | "She took you for a good spin, huh?" He looks at you gravely. "Don't worry, bro, that love is but a drop compared to the ocean of the Mother's love..." |
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338 | None |
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339 | You | "I guess you have a point." (Proceed.) |
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340 | Tiago | "...the Mother will eat all of you, and never spit you out." |
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341 | Tiago | "I know it'll take time. Don't sweat it." |
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342 | None |
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343 | None |
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344 | None |
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345 | None |
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346 | None | IsKimHere() |
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347 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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348 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Did you witness it?" |
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349 | Suggestion | Could it be that he just doesn't want to discuss a police raid with another police officer? |
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350 | You | "Did you see what happened?" |
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351 | You | "How did you even find this place -- this church?" | Variable["church.tiago_what_counter"] >= 2 |
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352 | Tiago | "Hard to say. I think I did some construction work here, back when I still had material worries. Up there, I realized what the true purpose of the church was..." |
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353 | Tiago | "Been spending a lot of time here ever since. The past is nothing to me now, wey. It didn't belong to me." |
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354 | None |
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355 | Tiago | "Keep the flame in your soul alive, though. One day you'll make it up here, if you put in the work." |
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356 | None |
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357 | None | Variable["church.tiago_wc_mid_pi"] |
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358 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_wc_mid_pi"]) == false |
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359 | Physical Instrument | Some people will find that attitude admirable... but it's not going to help you scale these beams. |
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360 | Physical Instrument | Seriously what were you even thinking? You haven't been putting the work in to pull off a stunt like climbing to great heights like a cat. |
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361 | Tiago | "What were you even trying to do, man? I believe you can overcome your problems eventually, if you purge yourself of your wilfulness and seek the Mother's guidance. But *this*, right now, would be some suicidal shit." |
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362 | You | I feel like I am failing as a man. I am ashamed. |
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363 | Savoir Faire | Yeah, sure. There are other things we could do. But, man, it would have been cool. |
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364 | None |
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365 | None |
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366 | None | false |
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367 | Savoir Faire | You might be that numerically, but you've really done a number on yourself too. |
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368 | Physical Instrument | Yeah, you were getting a tad too ambitious there. |
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369 | Physical Instrument | There still may be time to recuperate. Just grit your teeth. |
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370 | None |
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371 | None |
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372 | Savoir Faire | When your mind is clear of the neurotoxins you've been injecting it with for years, and your body regains some nimbleness and swiftness, you might achieve such a feat. |
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373 | Physical Instrument | That's just whiny bullshit. Get it together. |
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374 | Savoir Faire | One day, you may be able to scale this tower. But it won't be today. Neither your sinews nor your spirit could handle this ascent. |
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375 | Tiago | "Hey, man. I see it in you -- you are prepared to surrender yourself to the fire of revelation. But you're still a bit shaky spiritually." He looks you over. "You're also just, physically, shaking." |
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376 | You | Oh well, didn't really care about climbing up some stupid beams anyway. |
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377 | Conceptualization | And your mind's pretty clear, all things considered. In fact, it's too clear for you to be buying into this climbing vision quest. |
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378 | You | (Look at your bottle.) But it makes me feel more powerful... | Variable["church.tiago_wc_high_concept"] == false and CheckEquippedGroup("alcohol") |
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379 | You | When, then? |
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380 | Savoir Faire | Nope, not happening. |
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381 | Conceptualization | But, can't deny it -- your mind's pretty clear, all things considered. In fact, it's too clear for you to be buying into this climbing vision quest. |
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382 | None |
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383 | None |
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384 | None | Variable["church.tiago_wc_high_pi"] |
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385 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_wc_high_pi"]) == false |
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386 | You | I don't care about the physical stuff -- I'm in it for the spiritual experience. | Variable["church.tiago_wc_high_concept"] |
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387 | You | I'm a man in his prime. I should be able to do anything. This isn't fair. |
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388 | Savoir Faire | Sorry, but you just don't have it in you right now. |
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389 | Savoir Faire | When your mind is clear of the neurotoxins you've been injecting it with for years -- and your body regains some nimbleness and swiftness. |
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390 | Physical Instrument | You're not doing *that* bad. But, yeah, there's some distance to go. |
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391 | You | "Hey, are you a boiadeiro?" | Variable["tc.boiadeiro"] |
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392 | Tiago | "A boiadeiro? No, homes. I don't go in for that kinda thing. It's all about surrendering to the Mother now." |
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393 | You | "What were you before you became a crab-man?" |
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394 | You | "To be fair, it's really more like a spider. But everyone calls you the crab-man." |
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395 | You | "So you've got nothing else to tell me? How she looks, what she does, who *is* she?" |
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396 | Tiago | "I'm afraid not, ese. You just have to wait until she comes back or..." He shrugs. |
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397 | Reaction Speed | Or search through her radiocomputer. |
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398 | None |
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399 | None | Variable["church.orb_wooden_figure_seen"] |
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400 | None | (Variable["church.orb_wooden_figure_seen"]) == false |
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401 | None |
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402 | None | Variable["church.orb_wooden_figure_seen"] |
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403 | None | (Variable["church.orb_wooden_figure_seen"]) == false |
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404 | None |
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405 | Tiago | "Something like that," he responds, his voice suddenly flat. |
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406 | Tiago | "Not really, or at least I don't remember much of it anymore. The Mother's Love has done its job... That's what's so great about the Mother -- it lets you forget about everything." |
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407 | Reaction Speed | Hmh... does it mean he witnessed the police raid? |
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408 | None |
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409 | None | Variable["tc.church_raid"] |
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410 | None | (Variable["tc.church_raid"]) == false |
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411 | None |
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412 | You | "Honestly, I don't get it. All these figures look half-finished." |
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413 | You | "I see what you've done there. It's as if these figures are trying to become one with the church -- or perhaps with the Mother herself." | Variable["church.tiago_concept_meaning"] |
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414 | You | "Honestly, I don't get it. All these figures look half-finished." |
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415 | You | "I see what you've done there. It's as if these figures are trying to become one with the church -- or perhaps with the Mother herself." | Variable["church.tiago_concept_meaning"] |
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416 | You | (Rub your chin.) "You've got some nice... curves going there." |
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417 | You | (Squint your eyes.) "These seem a tad... derivative." |
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418 | You | "You're promoting the objectification of women with your reactionary depiction of female bodies." | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") == false |
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419 | Drama | *Sssurveys* are a good way to fish for personal information, especially in the name of public sssafety... |
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420 | You | "Just tell me what's the password." (Step closer.) |
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421 | You | "Yes, it's for a first-degree murder investigation in Martinaise." |
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422 | You | "Honestly I just want to break into a radiocomputer, see what's on it." |
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423 | None |
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424 | None | IsKimHere() and (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] == false) |
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425 | None | (IsKimHere() and (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] == false)) == false |
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426 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant raises his eyebrow, but doesn't say anything. |
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427 | You | "Hey, it's your neighbours who came up with this name, not me." |
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428 | Tiago | "Never known myself to be a *crab*. But if that's the name you've got for me, I won't stop you from using it." |
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429 | You | "I don't do names either. Names are *out*. I don't care what mine is." |
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430 | You | "My name's Harry." (Extend your hand for a greeting.) | Variable["tc.harry"] |
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431 | Tiago | "That's just the thing, homes -- none of that *matters*..." He ignores your hand, his limbs a mere shadow below the ceiling. |
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432 | You | "My name's Harrier Du Bois, and my place in the world is lieutenant double-yefreitor." | Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] and Variable["tc.rank_known"] |
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433 | Tiago | "That's just the thing, homes -- none of that *matters*..." He sounds melancholy saying this, his limbs a mere shadow below the ceiling. |
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434 | You | "Wait, so there *is* another person living in the church -- and it's a *viejita*?" |
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435 | Tiago | "No, I just call her 'viejita' because of her clothes, she's actually quite young..." He scratches his head. "Or maybe not *that* young... Age is just one of the many masks we wear." |
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436 | Reaction Speed | Wait, what if it's Ruby? |
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437 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Did it ever seem to you like she was hiding here from something?" The lieutenant seems to be thinking the same. He takes out his little notebook. |
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438 | Tiago | "You mean like a fugitive?" He glances at the abandoned radiocomputer on the other side of the nave, pulsing with light. Then he shakes his head. |
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439 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I see." The lieutenant seems contented with that answer. "And where is she now?" |
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440 | Tiago | "I told you, homes -- I don't know." |
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441 | You | "Right, thanks. I'll see if I can find her some other way..." |
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442 | Tiago | "You just have to wait until she comes back or..." He shrugs. |
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443 | Tiago | "No, man, quite the opposite -- I don't think she cares much about authority or, anything else for that matter. Maybe only about her machines." |
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444 | None |
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445 | None | Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false |
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446 | None | (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false |
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447 | None |
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448 | None | IsKimHere() |
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449 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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450 | You | "Did it seem like she was hiding in here? Or running from something?" |
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451 | Tiago | "You mean like a fugitive?" He glances at the abandoned radiocomputer on the other side of the nave, pulsing with light. Then he shakes his head. |
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452 | Tiago | "No, man, quite the opposite -- I don't think she cares much about authority or, anything else for that matter. Maybe only about her machines." |
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453 | You | "And you don't know where she is?" |
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454 | Tiago | "That's what I said, homes." |
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455 | None |
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456 | You | "Hey, not judging -- I've got drug problems myself." | SubstanceUsedOnce("speed") or SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon") |
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457 | Tiago | "I can see, and it saddens me. But devotion can save you -- it saved me." |
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458 | You | (Let's keep moving on.) "What were you before you became a crab-man?" |
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459 | You | (Nod.) "Singing is good. We should all sing a bit more." |
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460 | None |
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461 | None | IsKimHere() |
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462 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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463 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That was... an interesting conversation." |
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464 | Kim Kitsuragi | "However, I'm still not sure how it's relevant to our investigation." |
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465 | Kim Kitsuragi | "However, I'm still not sure whether we'll find our suspect here." |
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466 | None |
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467 | None | Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false |
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468 | None | (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false |
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469 | Rhetoric | Uhm.... oops? |
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470 | Encyclopedia | That accent is Villalobos -- a peninsula in Mesque *and* a district in Jamrock. There's a sizable contingent of Villalobos-speaking mesques in Revachol. |
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471 | None |
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472 | None | Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckItem("neck_tie") |
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473 | None | (Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckItem("neck_tie")) == false |
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474 | Horrific Necktie | Fuck you, crab-man, you don't tell us what to do. Tell him. |
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475 | Inland Empire | This Mother of Silence sounds like a serious player. You might want to be careful, until you find out what you're dealing with. |
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476 | Conceptualization | All right. Let's consider the context and meaning here. |
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477 | Electrochemistry | His adoration is beyond sexual. This cavity is something that no human form has. |
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478 | Rhetoric | That sounds a *bit* like substitution behaviour, no? You know a thing or two about that... |
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479 | Empathy | There are drugs darker than alcohol circling your system. |
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480 | Logic | It looks like he truly doesn't remember. There's a vagueness to his sense of time. |
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481 | Conceptualization | All right. Let's consider the context and meaning here. |
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482 | Half Light | Though he used to. A long time ago. |
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483 | Rhetoric | Viejita is... grandma? |
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484 | None |
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485 | None | Variable["church.tiago_drama_surveys_lie"] |
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486 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_drama_surveys_lie"]) == false |
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487 | None |
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488 | Suggestion | No need to overdo it. He won't mind sharing it with you. |
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489 | You | "Are these yours?" (Show him the scarf and shoes you found lying around.) | CheckItem("neck_winter_scarf_red") and CheckItem("shoes_snakeskin_red") and Variable["church.tiago_asked_about_clothes"] == false |
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490 | Tiago | "I think they were, a long time ago..." He looks at the red clothing items in your hand. "I had to *shed* them like skins, to get closer to the centre of the silence. You can have them. I don't need them anymore." |
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491 | Savoir Faire | They'd only stop him from climbing. |
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492 | Composure | They look pretty dapper actually. |
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493 | You | "Are these your shoes lying around here?" (Show him the red brogues you found.) | CheckItem("neck_winter_scarf_red") == false and CheckItem("shoes_snakeskin_red") and Variable["church.tiago_asked_about_clothes"] == false |
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494 | You | "Is this your scarf lying around here?" (Show him the red scarf you found.) | CheckItem("neck_winter_scarf_red") and CheckItem("shoes_snakeskin_red") == false and Variable["church.tiago_asked_about_clothes"] == false |
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495 | None |
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496 | Composure | These shoes look pretty dapper actually. |
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497 | Savoir Faire | They'd only stop him from climbing. |
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498 | Tiago | "I think they were, a long time ago..." He looks at the red brogues in your hand. "I had to *shed* them like skins, to get closer to the centre of the silence. You can have them. I don't need them anymore." |
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499 | Composure | The scarf looks pretty dapper actually. |
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500 | Savoir Faire | It'd only stop him from climbing. |
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501 | Tiago | "I think it was, a long time ago..." He looks at the red winter scarf in your hand. "I had to *shed* it like a skin, to get closer to the centre of the silence. You can have it. I don't need it anymore." |
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502 | None |
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503 | None | IsTaskActive("TASK.investigate_sea_fortress")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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504 | None | (IsTaskActive("TASK.investigate_sea_fortress")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false |
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505 | Pain Threshold | Hey, you already practically sacrificed a limb when you got shot in the tribunal... it's nothing major! |
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506 | None |
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507 | None | Variable["church.tiago_concept_tools"] |
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508 | None | (Variable["church.tiago_concept_tools"]) == false |
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509 | None |
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510 | None | IsTHCPresent("the_waste_land_of_reality") |
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511 | None | (IsTHCPresent("the_waste_land_of_reality")) == false |
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512 | Tiago | "Don't trust me -- trust the Mother. I'm only the messenger, homes." His voice echoes in the cold air of the church. |
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