Conversation 258: COAST ORB / arno van eyck after

Afterthought reaction orbital to those flyers, man. Do it. Talk to your stupid brain.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Inland Empire One of the flyers has gotten stuck to the branches of a small brush. The sound of it flapping in the wind is an echo of Van Eyck.
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3 You Did that really happen just now?
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4 You [Ignore thought.]
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5 Inland Empire In the back of your head, you feel the rapid beat of anodic music... then it fades away.
6 Inland Empire Your outstretched hand basks in the warm spring sun.
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7 You Grab it quickly.
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8 Inland Empire As your hand reaches for the small rectangle of glossy paper, it snaps free from the branch...
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9 You What the shit?
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10 Inland Empire Cold drops of rain fall onto your outstretched hand. A slight tremble passes through it...
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11 None
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12 None Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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13 None (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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14 Inland Empire Flakes of snow fall onto your outstretched hand. A slight tremble passes through it...
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15 None
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16 None Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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17 None (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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18 None
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19 None Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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20 None (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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21 Inland Empire Your outstretched hand casts a deep shadow on the ground...
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22 Inland Empire Cold drops of rain fall onto your outstretched hand. A slight tremble passes through it...
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23 Inland Empire Large flakes of snow fall onto your outstretched hand. A slight tremble passes through it...
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24 None
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25 None Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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26 None (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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27 Inland Empire ...and is swept away, out of existence.
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28 You Am I hallucinating?
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29 You Okay, I'm done with this. [Finish thought.] IsKimHere() == false
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30 Inland Empire No.
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31 Inland Empire At the back of your head you feel the rapid beat of anodic music... then it fades away.
32 Endurance Yes. It's likely triggered by a focal epileptic seizure in your temporal lobe.
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33 None
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34 None Variable["coast.orb_van_eyck_endur_hallu"]
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35 None (Variable["coast.orb_van_eyck_endur_hallu"]) == false
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36 You Is it dangerous?
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37 You Oh my god, I'm going to die!
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38 Endurance I don't know... probably. I'm not a doctor.
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39 Endurance Yeah, probably, one day. But not this very minute.
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40 None
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41 None IsKimHere()
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42 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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43 Inland Empire And so all our lives become but a faded memory, an ephemeral vision of a Van Eyck concert flyer... blink or you'll miss it.
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44 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant is looking at the spot you were reaching for. "Did you notice something important?"
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45 You "Kim, I think I'm seeing Van Eyck posters everywhere now."
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46 You "No... I don't think so. It was just a reflection or something. Never mind."
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47 Shivers A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
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48 Shivers IT HAPPENED ONCE; LONG AGO
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49 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay. Well. I'm not going to ask who Van Eyck is. I'm just going to assume it's your business and move on, okay?" He raises his collar.
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50 Kim Kitsuragi He nods. "Let's get going. We have a case to solve."
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51 You "Never mind. Let's get going." [Finish thought.] IsKimHere()
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52 None
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53 None IsDaytime()
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54 None (IsDaytime()) == false
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55 Inland Empire The shadows play tricks on your mind...
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56 Inland Empire Things in the night are not what they seem to be...
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57 None
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58 None IsDaytime()
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59 None (IsDaytime()) == false
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