Conversation 368: COAST ORB / abandoned summer house

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Inland Empire Rust peels off the bent iron posts of the swing. The wind whistles through the skeleton of the small house behind you. There's desolation... everywhere.
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3 None
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4 You "What happened here?" IsKimHere()
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5 You What happened here? IsKimHere() == false
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6 Kim Kitsuragi "In this yard?" The lieutenant looks at the small building. A flock of grey swallows takes off in the distance.
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7 Kim Kitsuragi "Someone thought they could have a summer house in a *bloc obscur*. For cheap. It didn't work out. They abandoned it about a decade ago."
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8 Visual Calculus He's assessing the situation. How long ago was it abandoned.
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9 None
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10 You "Wait, what's a *bloc obscur?*"
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11 You "So this part of the coast is a *bloc obscur*?"
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12 Kim Kitsuragi "A black bloc, a part of the city left unrenovated after the war. Or one that has fallen to gang violence. Or has become inhospitable in some other way."
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13 Encyclopedia On aerial photos, bloc obscures look like dark squares. Hence their name.
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14 Kim Kitsuragi "Practically. It's not an official term in any way, but..." he spreads his arms, "look around -- no sewage, broken power lines, crime, drunks... Life is tough in the blocs. It's no place to build a summer house."
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15 None
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16 You "At least they left some old music behind." (Tap on the tape you picked up) CheckItem("music_smallest_church_tape") and Variable["TASK.sing_karaoke"]
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17 You "Maybe they left something useful behind?" CheckItem("music_smallest_church_tape") == false
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18 Inland Empire In this yard? Someone thought they could have a summer house on the beach. For cheap. It didn't work out. Looks like they abandoned it.
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19 You [Discard thought.]
20 Empathy Yet someone used to live here. Laugh here. Thought it was a good idea to build a *swing* even...
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21 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes -- and you picked it up as part of the Jamrock shuffle." He gives you a weary smile.
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22 Esprit de Corps It's not meant as nagging, just an observation.
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23 Kim Kitsuragi "We should move. I don't think we will solve the murder with forays into the urban hinterland. At least in this phase of the investigation."
24 None
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25 None Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
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26 None (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]) == false
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27 Kim Kitsuragi "We should move. I don't think our suspect is in this particular yard. No place to hide, and besides, it's too close to Martinaise."
28 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes -- for you to pick up as part of the Jamrock shuffle." He gives you a weary smile.
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29 You "You're right -- it's no place. Let's go." [Finish]
30 None
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31 None IsKimHere()
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32 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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33 Empathy A long time ago, someone used to live here. Laugh here. Thought it was a good idea to build a *swing* even... an intense loneliness comes over you.
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34 Electrochemistry This is a good place for a nice *sad* drink. Uncork a velvety bottle of red wine and think about life for a moment. Really *philosophise*.