Conversation 246: PLAZA ORB / mullen mistaken identity conclusion

the afterthought where you learn it all...

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Logic Give up. You'll never find the answer. There's no other copy of "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity" here.
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3 You Wait, I've got it: It was *communism*. Variable["yard.hanged_communism_killed_him"] == true
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4 You The dirty police captain.
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5 You The junkie art collector.
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6 You The politician's twat son.
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7 You It was love did them in. Variable["yard.hanged_love_killed_him"] == true
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8 You Fuck you, book! It *was* Dick Mullen.
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9 Conceptualization Hang on, you can do this. *Use your imagination*. You know who the suspects are, just... make it up.
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10 None
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11 None Variable["plaza.orb_mullen_conclusion_concept_ending"]
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12 None (Variable["plaza.orb_mullen_conclusion_concept_ending"]) == false
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13 Conceptualization So, who killed Charlie Spillane and Deanna Deneuve, detective? Just fucking pick one.
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14 None
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15 You There's got to be a way to solve this.
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16 You I guess that's it. Maybe it's better this way. [Finish thought.]
17 You But, why?
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18 Logic Because that's how the world works. Some stories never get finished. You shouldn't expect there to be a tidy, satisfying ending.
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19 Logic There isn't. If only you had more time... more resources... who knows what you could have come up with?
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20 You Man, what a disappointment. [Finish thought.]
21 Inland Empire But... but... what if you never find out how *your* story ends?
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22 Logic Maybe if there had been more money... and less speed...
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23 Electrochemistry Or *MORE* speed!
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24 None
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25 None Variable["plaza.orb_mullenconclusion_electro_speed"]
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26 None (Variable["plaza.orb_mullenconclusion_electro_speed"]) == false
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27 Logic Or *that*, yes. Either way, you might've been able to come up with an answer. But not like this.
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28 Logic It still doesn't make sense, but who cares? Yes, Dick Mullen, the famous detective, killed his best friend and a dame he just nailed in cold blood. But why'd he do it? Unclear!
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29 Logic Sure, why not? Everyone knows politicians are corrupt, and what's more corrupt than letting your entitled spawn run around offing people?
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30 Logic It makes sense: Junkies and art collectors both need a steady stream of income, and what better way to generate income than... murdering a couple of people.
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31 Logic Sounds good. You can't trust the fuzz, after all. They *say* they've got your back, but do they *really?* More like they've got a *knife* in your back.
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32 Logic Sure, yes. They died of an over-abundance of love. Just loved each other to death. Couldn't get enough love. And now they're dead.
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33 Logic Okay, sure. A defunct political ideology came and murdered a couple of people. History repeats itself, and the whole cycle starts again...
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34 Conceptualization Doesn't matter. The choice has been made. You caught the criminal -- It was Dick Mullen all along. Who's the real detective now? That's right, it's you. Rest easy tonight, *real detective*.
35 Conceptualization Way to go, public corruption cop. You've seen first-hand how the powerful tip the scales of justice in their favour, but today you tipped them back *just a little*. You can rest easy tonight.
36 Conceptualization Well done, ace detective. You put a dangerous junkie *and* art collector behind bars -- two birds with one stone! Now put your feet up and take a breather.
37 Conceptualization You've seen it yourself, haven't you? Maybe that cuts a little close to the bone, *jaded cop*. Take it easy -- Don't let the memory of old betrayals haunt you tonight.
38 Conceptualization Why not? Love gets a lot of people killed... Speaking of, aren't you a little close to the edge, yourself, lover-cop? Better lay off that love stuff, if you can.
39 Conceptualization Case closed, and with no time to spare. Ideologies are dangerous, but communism won't be troubling the people anymore -- all thanks to you, politico-detective.