Conversation 181: CHURCH / TIAGO

Tiago the Crab Man.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
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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
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
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
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."
465 Kim Kitsuragi "However, I'm still not sure whether we'll find our suspect here."
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.
  • 2
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
  • 490
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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