Conversation 431: COAST / SMALL BUOY

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Column definitions:

• ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
• Character: the character speaking or acting.
• Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
• Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
• Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).

ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			87
2	Small Buoy	A metal-and-plastic contraption bobs up and down amidst the trembling reeds. At first it just looks like trash, but if you look closer...		4
3	You	Let the buoy be. [Leave.]
4	None			5 6
5	None		IsKimHere()	7
6	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	17
7	Kim Kitsuragi	"That over there," he points to the strange-looking object, "must be the buoy Klaasje told us about -- the one she hid her passport in. We should take a look."		8
8	Drama	Oooh, hidden things -- secrets, lies!		9
9	None			10 11
10	None		Variable["whirling.klaasje_shivers_phasmid_buoy"]	12
11	None		(Variable["whirling.klaasje_shivers_phasmid_buoy"]) == false	13
12	Shivers	Cold. Air. Tendons. Snapped the cords keeping the buoy in place. A little longer and it would be floating somewhere out in the open sea...		18
13	Shivers	Yes, spindly extremities have been here, snapped the cords keeping the buoy in place. A little longer -- and it will be floating somewhere out in the open sea...		18
14	None			92 22 15 23 3
15	You	Pick up the buoy.		55
16	You	Open the buoy. (Move on.)		59
17	Logic	This must be the buoy Klaasje mentioned.		8
18	None			19 20
19	None		Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_shivers"]	21
20	None		(Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_shivers"]) == false	14
21	None			39 43 40
22	You	"We're lucky it's still here. A little longer and it would have floated away..."	IsKimHere() and (Variable["coast.reeds_shivers_move_on_water"] or Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_examined"])	46
23	You	Stare into the empty buoy.	Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_opened"]	24
24	None			25 26
25	None		IsKimHere()	28
26	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	27
27	Small Buoy	The buoy continues to be mostly empty.		30
28	Kim Kitsuragi	"I have no idea." The lieutenant taps his foot, frowning.		34 76
29	None			73 31 32 33 78
30	None			83 84 81 82 85
31	You	"Maybe Klaasje took them herself..."		37
32	You	"I think there's a cosmic conspiracy -- identities being lost and stolen left and right..."	Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_inland"]	36
33	You	"Could this be related to the cryptozoologists and their little expedition?"	Variable["TASK.get_morell_back_to_lena"]	80
34	You	"This is a minor quirk. We know what was in the buoy anyway."		35
35	Kim Kitsuragi	He purses his lips. "Or *think* we do... This is a small loose end, either way. Not important I hope."		29
36	Kim Kitsuragi	"This wasn't a *real* identity, at least not as far as we know." He sighs. "We should go."		91
37	Kim Kitsuragi	"That may very well be the case. We should keep an eye on her." He sighs. "Nothing more for us to do here. Let's go."		91
38	None			14
39	You	What?		41
40	You	Enough. Shake it off.		42
41	Shivers	Moves across the water, leaving no traces. You're cold again, as always...		21
42	Shivers	It's just rapid movement across the water. It leaves no trace. A whisper...		14
43	You	Yes, but who or what is this?	Variable["coast.reeds_shivers_move_on_water"]	44
44	Shivers	Splendour.		14
45	Kim Kitsuragi	"Indeed." The lieutenant nods thoughtfully. "Let's see what's inside."		50
46	None			47 48
47	None		Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_opened"]	49
48	None		(Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_opened"]) == false	45
49	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant flashes a mirthless half-smile. "We still got here too late. There's nothing of use here anymore."		50
50	None			14
51	None			52 53 54 16
52	You	Examine the plastic ball.		56
53	You	Shake the buoy.		57
54	You	Sniff the buoy.		58
55	Small Buoy	You lift the buoy out of the water without much effort. It's not tied to anything -- the cords dangling from the bottom appear to have been cut.		51
56	Small Buoy	The number '11' has been written on the yellow plastic. It hasn't been in the water for very long, but it's already discoloured and slimy with silt. A latch holds it closed, but only just barely -- the brittle metal of the latch has cracked.		61
57	Small Buoy	There's something in there... splashing around.		66
58	Small Buoy	It smells like you would expect it to smell: a concentrated version of the coast. Salt, industrial slop and decay.		67
59	Small Buoy	A shot-glass's worth of seawater pours out -- some algae. And nothing else.		68
60	None			14
61	None			62 63
62	None		IsKimHere()	64
63	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	65
64	Kim Kitsuragi	"Simple construction, very unsafe."		66
65	Savoir Faire	Primitive construction, but it does the job.		66
66	None			51
67	Electrochemistry	...and just a dash of hard liquor. Yummm.		94
68	None			69 70
69	None		IsKimHere()	71
70	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	72
71	Kim Kitsuragi	"Well, damn."		60
72	Inland Empire	Another identity misplaced... There must be some cosmic conspiracy afoot!		60
73	You	"It must have been Klaasje's enemies -- which means she's in danger!"		74
74	Kim Kitsuragi	"Could be. We should keep an eye out." He sighs. "Nothing more for us to do here. Let's go."		91
75	Small Buoy	No answers appear to you in the dirty sea water at the bottom of the buoy. Just the heavy smell of brine and silt and disappearance.		91
76	You	"This is a disaster. Everything is ruined."		77
77	Kim Kitsuragi	"I wouldn't go so far as to say that. This is only a small loose end. But I do wish we knew who took the documents."		29
78	You	"I've no idea. Do you have any theories, lieutenant?"		79
79	Kim Kitsuragi	"Might have been Klaasje. Might have been the people after her. Might have been a local drunk." He shrugs. "We should go."		91
80	Kim Kitsuragi	"In my experience, cryptids are generally uninterested in travel documentation." He sighs. "We should go."		91
81	You	There's a cosmic conspiracy -- identities being lost and stolen left and right...	Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_inland"]	75
82	You	I think... it may have been the Insulindian phasmid.	Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_shivers"] and Variable["XP.rediscovery_of_insulinde"]	75
83	You	It must have been Klaasje's enemies -- which means she's in danger!		75
84	You	Maybe Klaasje took them herself...		75
85	You	Don't try to guess who took the documents. You don't have enough information.		86
86	Rhetoric	Coward. You should *always* try to guess.		75
87	None			88 89
88	None		Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_mainhub_reached"]	90
89	None		(Variable["coast.reeds_buoy_mainhub_reached"]) == false	2
90	Small Buoy	The dome-shaped plastic buoy still bobs up and down in the water amidst the trembling reeds.		14
91	Logic	You could ask the Miss what she thinks. Later, if you have the time -- though you doubt she'll tell you much at this point.		38
92	You	"Damn, I felt *really* strange just now."	Variable["coast.reeds_shivers_move_on_water"] and IsKimHere()	93
93	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm." No further response. All his concentration is on the contraption.		50
94	Perception (Smell)	The water this side of the peninsula is cleaner, actually. Smells a little salty.		66