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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			2
2	Soona, the Programmer	"And now if you'll just connect that here..."		3
3	Soona, the Programmer			4 5
4	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	6
5	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	7
6	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's done. I believe we're ready." The lieutenant wipes his brow.		24
7	You	"Got it. Are we ready?"		8
8	Soona, the Programmer	"We're ready to try, at least. Please, put those on. I've configured the channels so that only your microphone is set to broadcast. We'll both be able to listen, but anyone we reach will only hear your voice."		480
9	Soona, the Programmer	"You will need to transmit your connection request while I attempt to locate the warship's public frequency. You will likely encounter some interference, but it's important to keep transmitting your request until you're acknowledged. Ready?"		10
10	None			11 12 13
11	You	"Wait, what if they never acknowledge me?"		15
12	You	"Yes."		16
13	You	"Not yet."		17
14	Soona, the Programmer	The programmer seems to consider the question for a moment, then dismisses it with a flick of her wrist...
15	Soona, the Programmer	"Then it will be exactly like every other moment of every other day. I ask again: Are you ready?"		12 13
16	Soona, the Programmer	"Good. Beginning transmission."		18
17	Soona, the Programmer	"Too late. I've begun transmitting..."		18
18	Horseback Antenna	...		19
19	Soona, the Programmer			20 21
20	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	22
21	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false	23
22	Shivers	A soft rustling. The snow seems to have gotten between your ears somehow...		25
23	Shivers	A soft rustling. Between your ears, a winterscape with fast falling snow...		25
24	Soona, the Programmer	"We're ready to try, at least. Please, put on these headphones, there should be two extra sets. I've configured the channels so that only your microphone is set to broadcast, officer. We'll all be able to listen, but anyone we reach will only hear your voice."		9
25	Soona, the Programmer			26 27
26	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_shivers_snow"]	28 29
27	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_shivers_snow"]) == false	32
28	You	Where's the sound coming from?		30
29	You	Ignore it.		32
30	Shivers	Every lightswitch, every motor carriage, every doorbell, tea kettle, and radio in Martinaise, all mingled with electrical interference caused by scattered thunderstorms over Ozonne.		31
31	Soona, the Programmer	"Officer? Are you in order? We're waiting for you to start..."		33
32	Soona, the Programmer	"Go ahead, officer."		33
33	None			38 34 35 36 37
34	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is RCM Officer Firewalker. Please acknowledge."	Variable["plaza.kineema_i_am_firewalker"] == true or Variable["XP.confirm_name_harry"] == false	40
35	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is RCM Officer Tequila Sunset. Please acknowledge."	Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"] == true	40
36	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is Detective Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau of the RCM. Please acknowledge."	Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] or IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau")	40
37	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is Lieutenant Harrier du Bois of the RCM. Please acknowledge."	Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == true	40
38	You	"What should I say?"		39
39	Soona, the Programmer	"We don't have time for indecision. Just say whatever first comes to mind."		33
40	Horseback Antenna	...		41
41	Inland Empire	You're all alone out there, wandering a blasted heath, calling out to the night, but there is no reply, except for the buzzing of invisible machines...		42
42	Soona, the Programmer			43 44
43	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_inland_blasted_heath"]	45
44	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_inland_blasted_heath"]) == false	48
45	Soona, the Programmer			46 47
46	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	49
47	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	51
48	Inland Empire	I-i-is there anybody th-th-there?		45
49	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks up at you with a nervous glance.		50
50	Esprit de Corps	He is nervous for your sake, of course, but also his own.		52
51	Soona, the Programmer	"Try again, officer."		334
52	Soona, the Programmer			53 54
53	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_esprit_kim_nervous"]	56
54	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_esprit_kim_nervous"]) == false	55
55	Esprit de Corps	Nervous for who, though, you cannot say.		51
56	Esprit de Corps	Looking at him now, with both hands on his headphones, you see very briefly what the lieutenant must have been like when he first joined the RCM...		58
57	Esprit de Corps	Then he turns to you. His expression seems to say, 'You'd better not leave this mess for me alone'.		51
58	Soona, the Programmer			59 60
59	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1	61
60	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1) == false	65
61	Soona, the Programmer			62 63
62	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5	64
63	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5) == false	57
64	Esprit de Corps	Then he turns to you. He gives you a half smile along with an almost imperceptible nod of encouragement.		51
65	Esprit de Corps	Then he turns to you. He shakes his head slightly and looks back at the amplifier.		51
66	Horseback Antenna	...		67
67	Perception (Hearing)	Perhaps you're simply imagining it, but it seems as though you're learning to pull apart the fibres of this auditory felt. You focus on one strand in particular, one that sounds very nearly human...		68
68	Soona, the Programmer			69 70
69	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_perc_sound_human"]	335
70	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_perc_sound_human"]) == false	336
71	None			72 73 82 75 83 74
72	You	What does this remind me of?	Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"] == false	80
73	You	"Soona, is this more of that entroponetic crosstalk?"	Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"] == true	93
74	You	Keep listening.		91
75	You	"I can't understand a word of this gibberish."	Variable["jam.warship_rhetoric_walder_gibberish"]	87
76	Soona, the Programmer			77 78
77	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["doomed.doorbell_whitecheck_success"]	79
78	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["doomed.doorbell_whitecheck_success"]) == false	98
79	Inland Empire	It's just like that woman in the electronic doorbell... the circuit ghost...		94
80	Horseback Antenna	The rustling of dry autumn leaves. Waves breaking at a distance. A thousand wings beating at once.		76
81	Soona, the Programmer	"It's very likely, based on what we've recently learned. Give me a moment while I attempt to narrow the receiving mode..."		92
82	You	"Soona, I think there are ghosts in this radio."	Variable["jam.warship_inland_electronic_doorbell"] and Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"] == false	84
83	You	"What's going on?"	Variable["jam.warship_inland_electronic_doorbell"] == false and Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"] == false	89
84	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen."		85
85	Soona, the Programmer	"Not ghosts, officer. Crosstalk. You have to keep trying until we get a signal through."		347
86	Soona, the Programmer	"It isn't gibberish, it's Walder. Now please, keep trying."		347
87	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen."		86
88	Soona, the Programmer	"It's crosstalk. In all likelihood they can't hear you. You have to keep trying until we get a signal through."		347
89	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen."		88
90	Soona, the Programmer	"Keep trying, officer. We'll get a signal through eventually."		347
91	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen."		90
92	Soona, the Programmer	"In the meantime, you must keep trying."		347
93	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen."		81
94	Soona, the Programmer			95 96
95	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_inland_electronic_doorbell"]	97
96	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_inland_electronic_doorbell"]) == false	98
97	Inland Empire	It's strangely comforting to think of these voices travelling through the air, until you capture them, firefly-like, with your little metal antenna...		98
98	None			71
99	Soona, the Programmer			100 101
100	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	102
101	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	128
102	Shivers	A slight frisson at the point where your neck meets your spine. Something about the lieutenant's words, directed at you, but not you.		103 104 105
103	You	"Kim, don't clog my connection."		108
104	You	"What are you talking about, Kim? It's perfectly nice out."	Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == false and Variable["auto.is_raining"] == false	108
105	You	"It's really coming down, now that you mention it."	Variable["auto.is_snowing"] or Variable["auto.is_raining"]	106
106	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mention what?"		107
107	You	"It's cold, like you just said."		108
108	Kim Kitsuragi	"I didn't say anything, detective."		110
109	You	"I just heard you say, 'It's cold now'."
110	Kim Kitsuragi	"...someone has been maintaining it. The wiring has been repaired..."		111
111	Horseback Antenna	An uncomfortable silence falls over the connection.		112
112	Kim Kitsuragi	"... It's been a long winter... Long and cold..."		113 114
113	You	"Are you going to tell me you didn't say that, either?"		115
114	You	"Maybe it's your twin brother?"		116
115	Kim Kitsuragi	"I promise you, I didn't, even though it certainly sounds like me..." The lieutenant seems to wince at the sound of his own voice.		117
116	Kim Kitsuragi	"I can assure you, it's not my 'twin brother'. Though it certainly does sound like me..." The lieutenant seems to wince at the sound of his own voice.		117
117	Soona, the Programmer			118 119
118	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"]	122
119	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"]) == false	120
120	You	"What is happening?"		121
121	Soona, the Programmer	"I can't say with certainty, but it sounds very much like entroponetic crosstalk. It happens sometimes when sending transmissions across long stretches of pale."		127
122	You	"Could this be more entroponetic crosstalk?"		123
123	Soona, the Programmer	"Yes," the programmer cuts in. "A particularly eerie specimen, but still just a harmless piece of the past returning to surface."		124
124	Kim Kitsuragi	"Right. I just wish I could remember what I was talking about..."		126
125	Horseback Antenna	"Natürlich halten ihn die Psychologen für vollkommen normal..."		153
126	Esprit de Corps	Something here is eating at the lieutenant, as much as he would like to move past it.		125
127	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, yes, of course. That must be it..."		466
128	Shivers	A slight frisson at the point where your neck meets your spine. You can feel the lieutenant's presence, even though he's nowhere to be found...		129
129	You	"Kim? How did you get on my connection?"		130
130	Soona, the Programmer	"There's no way the lieutenant has his own mega-low frequency connection. Very strange..."		131
131	Horseback Antenna	...		132
132	Kim Kitsuragi	"...someone has been maintaining it. The wiring has been repaired..."		134
133	Soona, the Programmer	"I believe you mean, what was he talking about."		135
134	You	"What is he talking about?"		133
135	Soona, the Programmer			136 137
136	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"]	138
137	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["church.soona_told_her_about_radio_ghost_intercom"]) == false	142
138	You	"Are you saying this is more entroponetic crosstalk, then?"		139
139	Soona, the Programmer	"Yes, that's by far the most likely explanation. But the odds of us hearing him, though, out of all the voices in the pale..."		140
140	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's been a long winter... Long and cold."		141
141	Soona, the Programmer	"...are astronomically low."		125
142	You	"Wait, what are you talking about?"		143
143	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's been a long winter... Long and cold."		144
144	Soona, the Programmer	"It sounds very much like entroponetic crosstalk. It happens sometimes when sending transmissions across long stretches of pale..."		467
145	Soona, the Programmer			146 147
146	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["tc.pale"]	462
147	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["tc.pale"]) == false	149
148	Encyclopedia	Here it is again, this pale... If only you knew more about it.		125
149	Soona, the Programmer			150 151
150	Soona, the Programmer		IsTaskActive("TASK.what_is_pale")--[[ Variable[ ]]	148
151	Soona, the Programmer		(IsTaskActive("TASK.what_is_pale")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false	152
152	Encyclopedia	Pale? Pale-pale-pale... Seems to be missing from your records.		125
153	None			349 350 351
154	None			155 156 180 181 183 373
155	You	"What can we do?"		157
156	You	"How am I supposed to inspect the connections?"	Variable["jam.warship_antenna_physics"]	166
157	Soona, the Programmer	"I did not expect simply locating the signal to be so difficult." She appears to be concentrating very intently.		158
158	Soona, the Programmer	"We must consider several variables: local entroponetic conditions, the sophistication of our transceiver, the quality of our connections, and the physics of our antenna itself."		160
159	Soona, the Programmer	"Fortunately, we have a more-than-adequate transceiver, so I do not believe it is causing any problems..."		164
160	Soona, the Programmer			161 162
161	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["church.soona_used_expensive_transceiver"] or Variable["church.soona_used_advanced_transceiver"]	159
162	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["church.soona_used_expensive_transceiver"] or Variable["church.soona_used_advanced_transceiver"]) == false	163
163	Soona, the Programmer	"Our transceiver is perfectly capable, so there is no problem there..."		164
164	Soona, the Programmer	"And we're also unlikely to change our local entroponetic conditions. So the next step is to thoroughly inspect our connections."		165
165	None			154
166	Soona, the Programmer	"You need to climb up there and look at them for yourself." She stares at you as though it were obvious. Her hand gestures to the colourful cables dangling from the horse's forehooves.		413
167	Kim Kitsuragi	"... someone has been maintaining it..."		176
168	None			154
169	Soona, the Programmer			170 171
170	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	172
171	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	173
172	Kim Kitsuragi	"You actually haven't. But you have proven that you're a relatively capable climber."		174
173	Soona, the Programmer	"Teleportation isn't real. Climbing is, however. With all its hazards."		174
174	None			154
175	Savoir Faire	No problem at all. You've already teleported up way greater heights.		409
176	Soona, the Programmer			177 178
177	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_climb_succeeded"]	175
178	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["boardwalk.feld_ladder_climb_succeeded"]) == false	409
179	Soona, the Programmer	"That's true, but I can't leave my station, so it will have to be you."		184
180	You	"But I don't know what I'm doing..."	Variable["jam.warship_logic_expertise"] == true	179
181	You	"No problem. I've already mastered the art of teleportation."	Variable["jam.warship_savoir_teleported"] == true and Variable["jam.warship_need_to_climb"] == true	169
182	Inland Empire	Images of your body smashed against the pavement flood your mind -- this is dangerous.		168
183	You	"But what if I slip and fall..."	Variable["jam.warship_need_to_climb"] == true	185
184	None			154
185	Soona, the Programmer	"Then you might break your neck," she replies matter-of-factly.		407
186	Soona, the Programmer			187 188
187	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.monument_perc_oils"]	189
188	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.monument_perc_oils"]) == false	193
189	Soona, the Programmer			190 191
190	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["church.soona_mentioned_ammonia"]	227
191	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["church.soona_mentioned_ammonia"]) == false	192
192	Logic	If you had something alcoholic, you could dissolve the oils, creating a cleaner (and clearer) connection.		195
193	Perception (Sight)	Truth be told, you have no idea what you're looking for. It just looks like a cord attached to a piece of metal. You pick at the colourful rubber jacketing, not sure what else to do...		194
194	Soona, the Programmer	"Well, do you see anything?"		198 199 200
195	Soona, the Programmer			196 197
196	Soona, the Programmer		(CheckItemGroup("alcohol") or CheckItem("ammonia_ampoule")) and (Variable["jam.monument_logic_cleaner"] or Variable["church.soona_mentioned_ammonia"])	204
197	Soona, the Programmer		((CheckItemGroup("alcohol") or CheckItem("ammonia_ampoule")) and (Variable["jam.monument_logic_cleaner"] or Variable["church.soona_mentioned_ammonia"])) == false	194
198	You	"The whole statue's covered in weird oils. I don't think it's good for the connections."	Variable["jam.monument_perc_oils"] == true and Variable["jam.monument_logic_cleaner"] == false	201
199	You	"The connections are pretty dirty, but I don't have anything to clean them with."	Variable["jam.monument_perc_oils"] == true and Variable["jam.monument_logic_cleaner"] == true	201
200	You	"The connections look fine to me."		203
201	Soona, the Programmer	"Damn, I was afraid of that. And I didn't bring any solvents with me. How foolish..."		202
202	Soona, the Programmer	"Short of changing the shape of the antenna, I'm not sure what else we can do from here. And the lorries are all jammed together, so that's unlikely to happen."		414
203	Soona, the Programmer	"I sincerely doubt that's the case, but there's nothing I can do about it from down here. I should've cleaned them beforehand. How foolish..."		202
204	None			205 206 200
205	You	Pour some alcohol over the connections.	CheckItemGroup("alcohol")	476
206	You	Clean the connections with the ammonia.	CheckItem("ammonia_ampoule")	477
207	Soona, the Programmer			208 209
208	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	210
209	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	211
210	Kim Kitsuragi	"Glad that stuff came in handy after all..."		211
211	Soona, the Programmer	"Ah. Very good, officer."		212
212	Horseback Antenna	Once the oils have been dissolved, you wipe off the connections with your sleeve and reattach the cable.		213
213	You	"Did that help?"		214
214	Soona, the Programmer			215 216
215	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_signal_purified"]	217
216	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_signal_purified"]) == false	218
217	Soona, the Programmer	"Hmm, I had hoped that between the signal purifier and cleaning the connections that we would have it, but perhaps I overestimated."		219
218	Soona, the Programmer	"Hmm, it seems to have made some difference, but unfortunately not enough to alter the overall situation."		219
219	Horseback Antenna	"... unser einziges Kind. Er kann doch auch nächstes Jahr zur Akademie gehen..."		202
220	Soona, the Programmer			221 222
221	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	223
222	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	226
223	Kim Kitsuragi	"Is this really the time, detective?"		224
224	Soona, the Programmer	"It's alright, lieutenant. He's simply cleaning the connections."		225
225	Electrochemistry	More than that, you're sacrificing something precious on the altar...		212
226	Soona, the Programmer	"What are you doing?! Oh... cleaning the connections? Smart."		225
227	Logic	The programmer mentioned ammonia, but anything alcoholic should dissolve the oils, creating a cleaner (and clearer) connection.		195
228	None			229 230 231 232 468
229	You	Look at the rider.		233
230	You	Look at the horse.		443
231	You	Look up.		243
232	You	Look down.		240
233	Horseback Antenna	You are face to face with Filippe III. The bronze king looks toward the west. Something about his features seems bizarrely distorted.		234
234	Logic	Not intentionally. It’s a matter of perspective. The king was never meant to be seen from such an angle as you’ve attained.		236
235	Endurance	He seems ill-equipped for wherever he’s going. A king should not go about unarmed.		239
236	Soona, the Programmer			237 238
237	Soona, the Programmer		CheckItem("sabre")	261
238	Soona, the Programmer		(CheckItem("sabre")) == false	262
239	Savoir Faire	You can't help but feel that sabre you picked up might just give this old king a little more panache and better reception!		429
240	Horseback Antenna	A few of the idle lorry drivers and strike breakers gesture at you with their cigarettes, more out of curiosity than anything else. From the window of one of the adjacent apartment buildings, an older woman leans out, her heavy breasts sagging...		241
241	Horseback Antenna	She yells a single word you can't make out, and then shuts the window with a violent thunk.		266
242	None			228
243	Soona, the Programmer			244 245
244	Soona, the Programmer		IsDaytime()	246
245	Soona, the Programmer		(IsDaytime()) == false	249
246	Soona, the Programmer			247 248
247	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["auto.is_raining"] == false and Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == false	252
248	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["auto.is_raining"] == false and Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == false) == false	253
249	Soona, the Programmer			250 251
250	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["auto.is_raining"] == false and Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == false	254
251	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["auto.is_raining"] == false and Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == false) == false	255
252	Horseback Antenna	A clear sky. The kind of day where anything might happen...		256
253	Horseback Antenna	The sky is gray and overcast. Somehow, the raindrops seem to fall more slowly from this angle...		257
254	Horseback Antenna	A clear night sky. The stars make for a brilliant display...		258
255	Horseback Antenna	The sky is opaque with dark clouds. Somehow, the raindrops seem to fall more slowly from this angle...		259
256	Horseback Antenna	Across the river, you can see Coalition Warship Archer tracing its gradual circuit above Revachol East.		260
257	Horseback Antenna	Through the scrim, you can just make out the shadow of Coalition Warship Archer a few kilometres to the east.		260
258	Horseback Antenna	Across the river, you can see the lights of Coalition Warship Archer floating above Revachol East.		260
259	Horseback Antenna	You turn to the east, but the visibility is quite poor. You see no sign of Coalition Warship Archer, though you know it can't be too far away.		260
260	None			228
261	Horseback Antenna	His imperious gaze leads you naturally to his outstretched hand, which for some reason strikes you as sadly empty...		235
262	None			228
263	You	Keep it to yourself.		265
264	None			228
265	Horseback Antenna	The king won't know what he's missing. He stares straight ahead, his expression defiant and verdigris.		267
266	Esprit de Corps	Down below a little doll-sized lieutenant is looking up, shielding his eyes. He's worried for you.		242
267	Soona, the Programmer			268 269
268	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	270
269	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	271
270	Kim Kitsuragi	"Everything in order, detective? You're really giving Filippe III a stare."		264
271	Soona, the Programmer	"Are you alright, officer?"		264
272	Soona, the Programmer			273 274
273	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]	275
274	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]) == false	493
275	Interfacing	Your grip is firm, yet controlled. The swelling in your headset guides your hands as much as your hands guide the bronze horse head. It's almost like you're hearing through the horse itself...		277
276	Interfacing	You allow the broken hunk of metal to clatter to the ground. It wasn't clear to you it did anything anyway...		293
277	Soona, the Programmer	"That's very good. Just a bit more to the left..."		278
278	Horseback Antenna	"... Nein, Liebling!"		279
279	Interfacing	The signal is clear, the storm has passed. This is another voice, a live voice, on the other end of this invisible bridge you've established...		281
280	Horseback Antenna	...
281	Soona, the Programmer	"Try it now, officer."		450
282	Soona, the Programmer	"Aha, excellent! You are connected. Now be quick, I don't know how long I'll be able to preserve the signal."		283
283	Authority	This is it... you're finally getting to speak with those who hold real power.		284
284	Soona, the Programmer			285 286
285	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_authority_power"]	287
286	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_authority_power"]) == false	288
287	Rhetoric	And by that, they mean the ones with the guns and the warships...		288
288	Soona, the Programmer			289 290
289	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]	291
290	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]) == false	292
291	Empathy	There is so much you wish you could ask. Your efforts have bought you some time, but you can't forget what you're really here for...		307
292	Empathy	There is so much you wish you could ask, but you probably only have time for one or two questions before the signal is lost...		307
293	Horseback Antenna	"Nein, Liebling!"		294
294	Soona, the Programmer	"What are you doing? The connection is even worse now! This is extremely unprofessional."		295 296 297
295	You	"That piece of junk didn't even work!"		298
296	You	"I'm sorry! I was trying to do good."		299
297	You	"It's not my fault the statue broke."		300
298	Soona, the Programmer	"That is because you broke it. Things stop working when you break them. Or did you not know that?"		302
299	Soona, the Programmer	"But you didn't, you made things worse."		302
300	Soona, the Programmer	"But it is, because you broke it."		302
301	Soona, the Programmer	"Damn it! I'm going to push the power supply. I doubt it will last more than a few minutes, so you'd better make them count."		457
302	Empathy	She's right. This was your responsibility...		301
303	Horseback Antenna	"... nicht mehr derselbe ist, seit er auf einem Luftschiff aus Graad zurückgekommen ist..."		453
304	Horseback Antenna	...		455
305	Horseback Antenna	...
306	Soona, the Programmer	"This is the best we can do. I suggest you get to your business quickly. I doubt I'll be able to maintain even this connection very long."		283
307	Coalition Warship Archer	"Please be advised that you are speaking on the public frequency. What is your request?"		308
308	Soona, the Programmer			309 310
309	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] >= 2	317
310	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] >= 2) == false	311
311	Soona, the Programmer			312 313
312	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]	332
313	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]) == false	314
314	Soona, the Programmer			315 316
315	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] == 1	323
316	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] == 1) == false	332
317	Soona, the Programmer			318 319
318	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]	320
319	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_interfacing_rc_success"]) == false	473
320	Soona, the Programmer			321 322
321	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] >= 3	324
322	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] >= 3) == false	329
323	Soona, the Programmer	"I'm not joking, officer. I'll only be able to hold the signal open for a few more moments. What you came here to ask, ask it now..."		472
324	Soona, the Programmer			325 326
325	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] == 4	474
326	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_question_counter"] == 4) == false	328
327	Soona, the Programmer	A loud sigh comes through the headphones. "Be advised, officer. The signal is liable to fail any moment now..."		470
328	Soona, the Programmer	"Officer, I've held the signal open as long as I can. Whatever you came here to ask, ask it now."		471
329	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte... Er ist unser einziges Kind..."		330
330	Soona, the Programmer	"Time is running short, officer. I estimate you have time for maybe two more questions..."		469
331	Soona, the Programmer	A loud sigh comes through the headphones. "Be advised, officer. The signal is liable to fail any moment now..."		475
332	None			External: (424, 235)
333	None			2
334	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is Firewalker. Please acknowledge."		66
335	Horseback Antenna	"Nein, Liebling! Das lasse ich nicht zu … Wie kannst du unseren Jungen bloß auf einem dieser Dinger nach Vredefort schicken?"		337
336	Horseback Antenna	"Nein, Liebling! ... unseren Jungen... nach Vredefort ... einem dieser Dinger..."		337
337	You	"Hello... Archer? Do you acknowledge?"		339
338	Rhetoric	You can't make out a word of this gibberish.		71
339	Horseback Antenna	"Marianne ... mir erzählt, dass Oskar nicht mehr ... seit er auf einem Luftschiff aus Graad zurückgekommen ... halten ihn die Psychologen für vollkommen normal ... aber sie hat das Gefühl ... seit seiner Rückkehr ... einem Fremden zusammenzuleben..."		343
340	Soona, the Programmer			341 342
341	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_rhetoric_walder"]	71
342	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_rhetoric_walder"]) == false	338
343	Rhetoric	Something about her son going to Vredefort on an aerostatic... to see some psychologists? Or maybe it's the psychologists saying it's normal... to have feelings for strangers? Foreign languages were never your strong suit.		340
344	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's cold now..."		99
345	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is Firewalker. Do you acknowledge?"		344
346	Horseback Antenna	...		348
347	You	"Coalition Warship Archer, this is Firewalker. If you're there, Archer, please acknowledge."		346
348	Soona, the Programmer	"Again."		345
349	You	"Roy said this transceiver came with some kind of signal purifier. Maybe we should turn that on?"	Variable["church.soona_used_expensive_transceiver"] == true	352
350	You	"Maybe we should try again later?"		353
351	You	"So what can we do about it?"		354
352	Soona, the Programmer	"Ah! Very good thinking. I'll engage it now..."		355
353	Soona, the Programmer	"There won't be any later. This is our chance. Now please, keep going."		357
354	Soona, the Programmer	"What else is there to do? Keep trying."		357
355	Kim Kitsuragi	"... someone has been maintaining it..." The lieutenant's voice suddenly grows faint and distant, as though he were speaking from a passing motor carriage...		356
356	Soona, the Programmer	"That's much better. Please, try again."		359
357	You	(Sigh.) "Coalition Warship Archer. Do you acknowledge? This is Firewalker."		358
358	Kim Kitsuragi	"But someone has been maintaining it. The wiring has been repaired..."		360
359	You	"Coalition Warship Archer. Do you acknowledge? This is Firewalker."		361
360	Horseback Antenna	...		365
361	Horseback Antenna	...		362
362	Horseback Antenna	"... Warship Archer. Are you there, Firewalker? Please acknowledge."		371
363	Soona, the Programmer	"Damn..." The programmer removes her sweat-drenched headphones. "Even with the crosstalk suppressed the signal is still very weak."		154
364	Horseback Antenna	"Liebling, bitte… Er ist unser einziges Kind..."		370
365	Horseback Antenna	"... Walker? Please acknowledge."		366
366	You	"Archer! This is Firewalker. Can you hear me?"		364
367	Soona, the Programmer	"It's not working." The programmer removes her sweat-drenched headphones. "The crosstalk is simply too strong."		154
368	Interfacing	The signals are getting increasingly mixed. Plucking Archer's signal from this will be like isolating a single strand from a tangle of hair.		367
369	Horseback Antenna	...		363
370	Horseback Antenna	"... Warship Archer. Please identify."		368
371	You	"Archer! This is Firewalker. Can you hear me?"		369
372	None			389
373	You	"Okay, let's do this." (Climb the monument.)	Variable["jam.warship_need_to_climb"] == true	380
374	Soona, the Programmer			375 376
375	Soona, the Programmer		CheckEquippedGroup("gloves")	384
376	Soona, the Programmer		(CheckEquippedGroup("gloves")) == false	377
377	Soona, the Programmer			378 379
378	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["auto.is_raining"] == true or Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == true	385
379	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["auto.is_raining"] == true or Variable["auto.is_snowing"] == true) == false	386
380	Soona, the Programmer			381 382
381	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]	374
382	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]) == false	487
383	Physical Instrument	Don't forget the lats, champ! You've got this.		397
384	Horseback Antenna	Your gloves give you a solid grip on the metal bar. This feels pleasingly familiar...		490
385	Horseback Antenna	The metal bar is cold and slick with precipitation. For a moment it feels as though you're about to slip, but you concentrate all your attention on your pectoral muscles and squeeze...		383
386	Horseback Antenna	The cold metal chills your bare hands. Some part of your brain tells you something is missing...		391
387	Soona, the Programmer	"I didn't see anything. I was focussed on my work. Have you checked the connections yet, or no?"		372
388	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, you're a natural gymnast, detective. Now would you like to do what you got up there to do?"		372
389	None			402 404 405
390	Physical Instrument	Keep it together, champ! You've got this.		397
391	Hand/Eye Coordination	Chalk powder. Absorbs moisture and keeps your grip firm.		399
392	Soona, the Programmer			393 394
393	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	388
394	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	387
395	Horseback Antenna	The connection itself is nothing more than a little braid of exposed wire wrapped about the hoof of the horse, a copper fetter it cannot slip.		406
396	Horseback Antenna	You don't exactly cut a lithesome figure, but after several moments of scrambling you manage to hoist yourself atop the monument.		398
397	Horseback Antenna	... and before you know it, you're safely perched atop the monument.		389
398	Physical Instrument	That performance was, frankly, an embarrassment.		389
399	Soona, the Programmer			400 401
400	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_physint_chalk"]	397
401	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_physint_chalk"]) == false	403
402	You	"Did you see that bar work?"	Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"] == true	392
403	Horseback Antenna	... but before you can decide what, you find yourself safely perched atop the monument.		389
404	You	"That was pretty bad. I hope nobody saw it."	Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"] == false	392
405	You	Examine the connections.		395
406	Perception (Sight)	The whole monument is covered in a thin but durable layer of oil and grime. It's obvious no one has cleaned it in years.		186
407	None			154
408	Physical Instrument	Something about this set-up seems dimly familiar, but you'll be damned if you know what you're supposed to do about it.		182
409	Physical Instrument	Come on, son. This isn't anything but a common high bar! Just get a solid overhand grip and hoist yourself up!		410
410	Soona, the Programmer			411 412
411	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]	182
412	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]) == false	408
413	Logic	But you don't have the technical expertise...		167
414	None			415 418
415	You	"What would changing the shape of the antenna do?"		420
416	Soona, the Programmer	"What do you mean? You adjust the antenna, manually, with your hands."		422
417	Empathy	She's right. The responsibility is yours and yours alone. There's no turning back now.		228
418	You	"How do we change the shape of the antenna?"		416
419	None			414
420	Soona, the Programmer	"Ideally, narrow the receiving mode, so that we can isolate the warship's signal and eliminate the crosstalk. But if you don't know what you're doing of course you could just make it worse."		422
421	Soona, the Programmer	She sighs. "I'm afraid we're out of alternatives. You're just going to have to go for it."		417
422	Soona, the Programmer			423 424
423	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_why_bend"] == true and Variable["jam.warship_what_bend"] == true	421
424	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_why_bend"] == true and Variable["jam.warship_what_bend"] == true) == false	419
425	You	That's brilliant! [Put the sabre between the horse's teeth.]		440
426	You	Attach the sabre.		430
427	None			432
428	You	That's a little too out there. [Put the sabre in the king's hand.]		435
429	Conceptualization	Come on! Kings and sabres are so played out. There's a better way...		431 426 263
430	Horseback Antenna	To your surprise, the sabre's hilt fits quite snugly in the statue's hand. The king cuts quite the triumphal figure now.		432
431	You	Wait, what's this "better way"?	Variable["jam.warship_concept_horse_better"] == true	441
432	Soona, the Programmer			433 434
433	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	436
434	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	438
435	None			430
436	Kim Kitsuragi	"There is no way that is going to make any difference..."		437
437	Soona, the Programmer	"It's making a very slight difference. The signal is a bit clearer than it was."		448
438	Soona, the Programmer	"Huh. The signal is coming through a bit clearer now. Good work."		448
439	None			265
440	Horseback Antenna	To your surprise, the sabre slides snugly between the horse's bared teeth.		427
441	Conceptualization	Why not arm the good king's valiant steed instead? There seems to be just enough room between its teeth there...		425 428 442
442	You	Keep it to yourself.		439
443	Soona, the Programmer			444 445
444	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_attached_sabre_horse"]	447
445	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_attached_sabre_horse"]) == false	446
446	Horseback Antenna	This faithful steed is in nearly as poor a condition as its rider.		449
447	Horseback Antenna	This faithful steed cuts a dashing figure with the replica sabre between its teeth.		449
448	None			228
449	None			228
450	You	"Coalition Warship Archer. This is RCM Officer Firewalker. Please acknowledge."		451
451	Horseback Antenna	...		452
452	Coalition Warship Archer	"Firewalker, this is Coalition Warship Archer. We are acknowledging and accepting you."		282
453	Horseback Antenna	"... Firewalker? Please respond..."		460
454	You	"Archer! Is that you?"
455	Coalition Warship Archer	"This is... Warship Archer. We are acknowledging and accepting you... though we're still getting quite a bit of interference..."		306
456	Kim Kitsuragi	"... a long winter... Long and cold..."		459
457	Horseback Antenna	A maelstrom of sound, swirling and swirling around an invisible point. It's mounting, mounting...		303
458	Soona, the Programmer	"Try it now."		461
459	Horseback Antenna	... and then, nothing.		458
460	Pain Threshold	It's too much! Your ear drums are throbbing, about to burst!		456
461	You	"Coalition Warship Archer. This is RCM Officer Firewalker. Please acknowledge."		304
462	Soona, the Programmer			463 464
463	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["church.soona_logic_pale_whitecheck"]	125
464	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["church.soona_logic_pale_whitecheck"]) == false	465
465	Logic	Hold on, isn't the pale supposed to be thousands of kilometres from here?		125
466	Composure	Outwardly, they both exude calm, but there's something disturbing about this thought to both of them.		145
467	Composure	Outwardly, she exudes calm, but there's something disturbing about this thought to her.		145
468	You	Attempt to narrow the receiving mode manually.		272
469	Coalition Warship Archer	"Come again? We are picking up more interference..."		332
470	Coalition Warship Archer	"... Firewalker? Are you there?"		332
471	Coalition Warship Archer	"Is everything alright?"		332
472	Coalition Warship Archer	"Is everything alright?"		332
473	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's been a long winter... Long and cold."		331
474	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's been a long winter... Long and cold."		327
475	Coalition Warship Archer	"... Firewalker? Are you there?"		332
476	Horseback Antenna	It takes a few moments, but the alcohol gradually begins to break down the oils surrounding the copper wiring.		220
477	Horseback Antenna	Almost immediately, the ammonia begins breaking down the oils around the copper wiring.		207
478	Horseback Antenna	The cold metal chills your bare hands. Some part of your brain tells you something is missing...		479
479	Hand/Eye Coordination	Chalk powder. Absorbs moisture and keeps your grip firm.		396
480	Soona, the Programmer	"You will need to transmit your connection request while I attempt to locate the warship's public frequency. You will likely encounter some interference, but it's important to keep transmitting your request until you're acknowledged. Ready?"		10
481	None			External: (182, 1197)
482	None			External: (424, 969)
483	None			373
484	None			468
485	None			External: (424, 969)
486	None			External: (424, 739)
487	Soona, the Programmer			488 489
488	Soona, the Programmer		CheckEquippedGroup("gloves")	384
489	Soona, the Programmer		(CheckEquippedGroup("gloves")) == false	478
490	Soona, the Programmer			491 492
491	Soona, the Programmer		Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]	390
492	Soona, the Programmer		(Variable["jam.warship_phys_inst_bar"]) == false	396
493	Soona, the Programmer			494 495
494	Soona, the Programmer		IsKimHere()	276
495	Soona, the Programmer		(IsKimHere()) == false	496
496	Interfacing	You allow the broken hunk of metal to clatter to the ground. It wasn't clear to you it did anything anyway...		293

Conversation 426: JAM / COALITION WARSHIP ARCHER -- SOONA VERSION

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