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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			5
2	None			3 4
3	None		IsKimHere()	246
4	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	282
5	None			6 7
6	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids"]	40
7	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids"]) == false	47
8	None			9 10
9	None		Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]	17
10	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]) == false	20
11	None			12 13
12	None		IsKimHere()	452
13	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	176
14	None			15 16
15	None		IsKimHere()	26
16	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	35
17	Suggestion	There's really no point in manipulating anyone. She'd be only too pleased to tell you about her work. Go on and ask!		18
18	You	"Hey, Lena, I'd like to hear about some of the cryptids you've studied. Could you just tell me about a couple of them?"		449
19	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She grins. "I'm glad you liked them, but I'm not really one to tell you about all of them. You should ask my husband if you get the chance. He's the real expert."		188
20	Suggestion	Sometimes, the most charming thing you can do is be reasonable in your requests.		21
21	You	"Could you tell me about one, just one interesting cryptid?"		449
22	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She nods. "I understand your scepticism, but that's what happens with things that are rare and stand out -- their disappearance is most memorable, and they are least likely to be found again."		159
23	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant throws you one of his looks. "One cryptid -- not a couple. One. This won't turn into some kind of cryptid extravaganza."		92 250
24	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh, I'd be delighted! Truth be told, I could really use the company too..."		11
25	Kim Kitsuragi	He looks at you with wonder and sincere pity. "I'm beginning to wonder if I should."		160
26	Kim Kitsuragi	"Uhm... Do we have time for breaks to listen to theories about imaginary animals?"		87
27	Suggestion	Nope, you don't have any new winning tactics to get the woman to spill the beans about cryptids.		107
28	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I suppose you could use a break, and I could use a distraction..."		11
29	You	"Seems very convenient, that it just disappeared and nothing like it was seen again."		22
30	You	"Just one -- or two -- more, Lena. Pretty please?"		50
31	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She smiles. "Well, the biggest cryptid is -- of course -- the horrible Giant of Koko Nur."		196
32	None			33 34
33	None		Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_rhetoric_alas"]	29 268
34	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_rhetoric_alas"]) == false	159
35	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"But just one. I doubt your partner would appreciate it if I were to distract you from your duties for much longer!"
36	Kim Kitsuragi	He nods approvingly.		157
37	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, fuck it. Let's have more cryptids."		31
38	Logic	"Alas!" Always "alas, and then it was gone!" Isn't that overly convenient?		32
39	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant pauses thoughtfully.		276
40	None			41 42
41	None		Variable["TASK.inspect_traps_done"]	100
42	None		(Variable["TASK.inspect_traps_done"]) == false	8
43	None			44 45
44	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]	61
45	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]) == false	125
46	None			External: (470, 20)
47	None			48 49
48	None		Variable["TASK.inspect_traps_done"]	52
49	None		(Variable["TASK.inspect_traps_done"]) == false	77
50	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She grins. "Can't say no to that. Well... the biggest cryptid is the Giant of Koko Nur."		196
51	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm glad you see it that way." He nods approvingly. "Did we have anything more to do here?"		46
52	Suggestion	You should totally use emotional blackmail. Because that always works on women.		53
53	You	"I helped you get your husband back. You owe me some sweet cryptid facts as a reward!"		56
54	You	"She was preparing for the end times. She wanted to witness and record the Twilight Proceedings."		59
55	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I'm very grateful to you, sweetie. But -- now that I think about it -- you should talk to Morell about cryptids. He could tell you so much more!"		65
56	None			57 58
57	None		IsKimHere()	60
58	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	55
59	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Mhm, Mijanou did talk about the end of the world a great deal before her abrupt departure."		138
60	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant shuts his eyes briefly...		64
61	None			62 63
62	None		IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false	170
63	None		(IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false) == false	146
64	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's not how the world works. Let's get back to our investigation, shall we?"		107
65	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She turns to Morell. "Right, honey?"		106
66	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Your work must get quite frustrating. Well, okay, just one or two more..." She smiles mischievously.		72
67	None			68 69
68	None		Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]	84
69	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]) == false	111
70	Suggestion	You're an enthusiastic idiot. But you're still an idiot.		71
71	You	"I want to know everything about cryptids. Living cryptids, extinct cryptids, marine cryptids, land cryptids. Bring it on!"		73
72	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The biggest cryptid is of course -- the Giant of Koko Nur. It's huge."		196
73	None			74 75
74	None		IsKimHere()	76
75	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	67
76	Kim Kitsuragi	"We don't have time for Cryptozoology 101. Let's get back to work, shall we?"		107
77	None			78 79
78	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids_failed"]	27
79	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids_failed"]) == false	70
80	You	"But, but... this is so much more interesting than my real job."		66
81	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She looks at you, her voice grave suddenly. "It still took the Gnome of Geroma an entire day to die."		2
82	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I thought we'd agreed on just one cryptid, sweetie."		80 30
83	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Mijanou disappeared shortly after injecting herself with the bacteria she had brought back to study -- no doubt, in hopes of prolonging her own life."		204
84	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Sorry, sweetie. I can't get into that just now. Garte did say he could deliver a telegram for me earlier, and I should really notify our house sitter about our delay..."		253
85	You	"Right, okay, we can move on for now." (It'd be dishonourable to renege on the promise.)		51
86	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It was seen in South Safre during the war, visiting bunkers during the night and healing wounded soldiers with its saliva."		126
87	You	"It won't take long... what harm could hearing about one, just one little cryptid do?"		89
88	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant leans in. "Hey, you promised you'd only ask about one cryptid."		94 108
89	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant mutters something under his breath but nods for you to go ahead.
90	You	"But, Kim... Don't you want to hear about another cryptid too?"		39
91	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Your work must get quite frustrating. Well, okay, just one or two more..." She grins.		122
92	You	"Okay, Kim. Just one little cryptid. Promise."		98
93	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant leans in. "Hey, you promised you'd only ask about one cryptid."		90 85
94	You	"But, Kim... Don't you want to hear about another cryptid too?"		123
95	None			96 97
96	None		IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false	93
97	None		(IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false) == false	82
98	Kim Kitsuragi	He nods and assumes a waiting posture.		118
99	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She smiles. "Well, the smallest cryptid is the Cryobacter katlensis, a unicellular bacterium. It was discovered in one of the northern-most points of Katla on the Boreal Plateau -- by renowned geologist Catelyn Mijanou some 70 years ago."		249
100	Suggestion	There's really no point in manipulating anyone. You're chummy. Just go on and ask!		101
101	You	"Hey, Lena, I'd really like to hear about some of those juicy cryptids you've studied. Could you tell me about a couple?"		120
102	None			103 104
103	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]	95
104	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]) == false	191
105	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"None of its victims survived. Grieving relatives never even found their bodies because the Gnome's venom dissolved organic tissue almost entirely."		186
106	Morell, the Cryptozoologist	"Sure, why not?" He scowls.		107
107	None			External: (470, 20)
108	You	"Right, okay, we can move on for now." (It'd be dishonourable to renege on the promise.)		116
109	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, fuck it. Let's have more cryptids."		99
110	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The ape is very shy. It prefers observing human activity from afar and only approaches when it feels that it must intervene to save lives. No scientist has managed to track it down. Not even Morell. It's so mysterious -- I really can't tell you anything more about it."		216
111	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She frowns. "Oh dear. Normally I would be happy to talk cryptids all day, but I'm just so frazzled right now, I couldn't tell a tadpole from a fingerling."		107
112	None			113 114
113	None		IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false	88
114	None		(IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false) == false	174
115	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"My husband did, but it's a shy creature and only shows itself to humans when it feels that it must invervene to save lives. No scientist has ever been able to track it down. It's so mysterious -- I really can't tell you anything more about it."		216
116	Kim Kitsuragi	He nods approvingly.		119
117	You	"Have you ever tried to find the kind green ape yourself?"		115
118	Electrochemistry	Cryptids, cryptids, let's hear about ALL the interesting cryptids!		456
119	None			External: (470, 20)
120	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh, I'd be delighted!"		176
121	You	"Why don't you have more information?"		110
122	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The smallest cryptid is the Cryobacter katlensis, a unicellular bacterium. It was discovered in one of the northern-most points of Katla on the Boreal Plateau -- by renowned geologist Catelyn Mijanou some 70 years ago."		249
123	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant pauses thoughtfully.		277
124	You	"Is that a cryptid on this pen you gave me?" (Take out the pen she gave you.)	CheckItem("kind_green_ape_pen")	43
125	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes! It's the kind green ape. Half war story, half undiscovered species in the genus homo."		270
126	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It's our closest relative among the cryptids. Same taxonomic family, different genus."		164
127	None			128 129
128	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]	112
129	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]) == false	192
130	None			131 132
131	None		IsKimHere()	135
132	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	137
133	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks at you, pleasantly surprised.		158
134	You	"You mean... Kim isn't human? I knew it!"		154
135	None			145 143 147
136	None			176
137	None			134 139 140
138	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Everyone thought the bacteria had driven her mad. But she really was a brilliant woman -- maybe the Cryobacter katlensis allowed her to see something no one else could..."		136
139	You	"I think there's a name for that -- racism."		156
140	You	"And undoubtedly inferior to our species as well."		156
141	You	"Just one or two more, Lena. Pretty please?"		278
142	You	"But, but... this is so much more interesting than my real job."		168
143	You	"I'm pretty sure Kim is the same species as us... to suggest otherwise is stupid."		133
144	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Well, the cryptid on your pen is the kind green ape."		86
145	You	"I knew it, Kim! You're not human!"		150
146	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I thought we'd agreed on just one cryptid, sweetie."		142 148
147	You	"Hah, that's why I always have to take the lead -- right, Kim?"		25
148	You	"Just one or two more, Lena. Pretty please?"		149
149	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She grins. "Can't say no to that."		144
150	Kim Kitsuragi	He gives Lena a look communicating something between disgust and exasperation. "Ma'am, you're confusing him."		167
151	You	"I don't understand. Why would you prolong your life? Being alive is terrible."		182
152	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"A couple of campers found it when it was already dying. They heard an odd wailing in the woods and followed the sound. They were scared and wrapped it in tarpaulin to suffocate it."		81
153	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant pauses thoughtfully.		281
154	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"In everyday speech, human isn't really a scientific category. For all legal and ethical purposes, your partner is a person just like you, so you might as well think of him as being human, too."		195 197
155	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The cryptid on your pen is the kind green ape."		86
156	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I didn't mean to imply that Seolites are in any way inferior to us. In some ways, they are superior -- every species has its advantages and disadvantages."		209
157	None			External: (470, 20)
158	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh, no, I didn't mean to imply that Seolites are inferior to us. In many ways," she turns to the lieutenant, "you are superior. For example, your earwax doesn't have a foul odour like ours does."		161
159	None			176
160	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Please don't misunderstand me, either of you! I didn't mean to imply that Seolites are inferior to us. In many ways," she turns to the lieutenant, "you are superior. For example, your earwax doesn't have a foul odour like ours does."		161
161	Kim Kitsuragi	"A tremendous evolutionary advantage, I'm sure. But perhaps we've had enough speculative biology for today?"		173
162	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, fuck it. Let's have more cryptids."		165
163	You	"Right, okay, we can move on for now." (It'd be dishonourable to renege on the promise.)		36
164	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Which is to say, the kind green ape is a species with which we share a common ancestor and that evolved parallel to our own -- just like your partner's!"		130
165	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She smiles. "Well, the cryptid on your pen is the kind green ape. Half war story, half undiscovered species in the genus homo."		270
166	You	"But, Kim... Don't you want to hear about another cryptid too?"		153
167	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Please don't misunderstand me, either of you. Human as it is used in everyday speech is hardly a taxonomic category. For all intents and purposes, you can be thought of as human..."		169
168	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Your work must get quite frustrating. Well, okay, just one or two more..." She grins.		155
169	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She looks at the lieutenant, genially. "...though Seolites do have some distinguishing characteristics, different advantages, if you will."		171
170	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant leans in. "Hey, you promised you'd only ask about one cryptid."		166 163
171	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, advantages such as the flakier texture of Seolite earwax, or so I've heard. Nothing inspires pride in one's species quite like speculative evolutionary biology. Perhaps we've had enough of that for today?"		173
172	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Everything has a price, sweetie."		178
173	None			176
174	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I thought we'd agreed on just one cryptid, sweetie."		180 141
175	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"We can assume that she has been living somewhere in the wilderness for decades now, all alone except for the Cryobacter katlensis coursing through her bloodstream..."		136
176	None			379 177 179 181 124 285 373 185
177	You	"What's the biggest cryptid?"		102
178	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"After Mijanou treated herself with the bacteria, she stopped ageing, but also became increasingly eccentric and irascible, so that even her oldest friends were forced to pull away..."		175
179	You	"What's the tiniest cryptid?"		127
180	You	"But, but... this is so much more interesting than my real job."		91
181	You	"What's the most dangerous cryptid?"		213
182	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh, sweetie, it's not all quite so awful. But prolonging one's life does seem to come with risks."		178
183	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It was reportedly a small creature -- with webbed fingers and a protruding forehead. An ungainly little thing. Quite scary to look at."		152
184	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"We can assume that she has been living somewhere in the wilderness for decades now, all alone except for the Cryobacter katlensis coursing through her bloodstream..."		136
185	You	"Man, I just can't get enough of these cryptids."	Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 5	19
186	You	"What did this cryptid look like?"		183
187	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes, and she's quite mad too -- after she treated herself with the bacteria, she stopped ageing, but also became increasingly eccentric and irascible, so that even her oldest friends were forced to pull away..."		184
188	None			External: (470, 20)
189	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Alas, the first scientist who got his hands on the creature's corpse put it in a jar of formaldehyde, thinking that would detoxify the Gnome's venom."		247
190	You	"I intend to live forever too. As a symbol."		172
191	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"That would be the Giant of Koko Nur!" she says as if it's common knowledge.		196
192	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Cryobacter katlensis," she answers immediately.		256
193	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The Gnome of Geroma." She pauses for effect.		266 447
194	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The bacterial colony Mijanou found had remained alive while frozen in ice for longer than anyone could reliably estimate -- certainly from before recorded history."		83
195	You	"Oh."		207
196	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The Giant lives in the most arid parts of the vast Koko Nur desert, in South Samara, casting a strange light across the barren wastes."		254 220 221
197	You	"No, I'm pretty sure Kim isn't human in any sense of the word."		198
198	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"What do you mean?"		199 201 202
199	You	"He doesn't seem to have any character flaws. No human being is that perfect."		203
200	You	"You mean, there is an immortal geologist wandering the world?"		187
201	You	"He's so cool, completely out of this world."		203
202	You	"People like him who stand out... they just don't belong here."		284
203	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Hmm..." She thinks. "Some argue that the kind green ape should also be thought of as human, especially because it has shown itself to be so humane. I don't dare form an opinion one way or the other without more information, though."		121 117
204	None			259 200 151 190 54 264
205	You	"But, but... this is so much more interesting than my real job."		241
206	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Well, the most dangerous cryptid is thought to have been the Gnome of Geroma."		105
207	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Some argue that the kind green ape should also be thought of as human, especially because it has shown itself to be so humane. I don't dare form an opinion one way or the other without more information, though."		216
208	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I thought we'd agreed on just one cryptid, sweetie."		205 210
209	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The kind green ape, too, is in some ways superior to us -- such kindness as it has demonstrated is not common among humans."		212
210	You	"Just one or two more, Lena. Pretty please?"		211
211	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She grins. "Can't say no to that."		206
212	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Granted, kindness may not be an evolutionary advantage..."		216
213	None			214 215
214	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]	231
215	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]) == false	193
216	None			176
217	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant pauses thoughtfully.		280
218	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The most dangerous cryptid is thought to have been the Gnome of Geroma."		105
219	You	"What's so special about it?"		194
220	You	"And just how big is it?"		222
221	You	"Is it dangerous?"		227
222	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"No one knows for sure. It is like an awful mountain appearing from below the horizon and expanding to cover almost a third of your field of vision."		243
223	None			224 225
224	None		IsKimHere()	226
225	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	228
226	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hooey," the lieutenant interjects. "No animal can be that large. It's a mirage."		228
227	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The towering luminosity of Koko Nur is a bad omen in local folklore. Some say it's a fata morgana, others -- a fate unimaginable."		238
228	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"That's what makes it so peculiar -- a species surviving at the very limits of scientific law. The Giant of Koko Nur must be the largest animal the planet can support."		443
229	None			External: (470, 20)
230	Kim Kitsuragi	He nods approvingly.		229
231	None			232 233
232	None		IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false	242
233	None		(IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false) == false	208
234	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, fuck it. Let's have more cryptids."		236
235	You	"Right, okay, we can move on for now." (It'd be dishonourable to renege on the promise.)		230
236	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She smiles. "Well, the most dangerous cryptid is thought to have been the Gnome of Geroma."		105
237	You	"But, Kim... Don't you want to hear about another cryptid too?"		217
238	None			239 240
239	None		Variable["whirling.lena_big_giant"]	223
240	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_big_giant"]) == false	220
241	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Your work must get quite frustrating. Well, okay, just one or two more..." She grins.		218
242	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant leans in. "Hey, you promised you'd only ask about one cryptid."		237 235
243	None			244 245
244	None		Variable["whirling.lena_dangerous_giant"]	223
245	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_dangerous_giant"]) == false	221
246	Kim Kitsuragi	"If the body of the creature was found," the lieutenant can't help himself, "why aren't there detailed illustrations of it in science textbooks? Confirming the existence of this very lethal species?"		189
247	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Instead, all the venom leaked out of the creature's teeth and into the surrounding liquid, dissolving the creature itself. A poetic end, perhaps, but a real loss for science..." she says, mostly to herself.		38
248	None			176
249	None			219
250	You	"Cryptid extravaganza? I like the sound of that."		251
251	Kim Kitsuragi	"And I don't. Just one."		252
252	Volition	Or he'll be disappointed in you.		456
253	Suggestion	Oh no, she's making excuses. You're not interesting enough to talk cryptids with.		107
254	You	"Wait... what do you mean 'strange light'?"		255
255	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"A mirage... or a psychogenous luminance." She does not elaborate the nature of this luminance further.		220 221
256	You	"Cryobacter... katlensis?"		257
257	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. A unicellular bacterium that was discovered in one of the northern-most points of Katla on the Boreal Plateau -- by renowned geologist Catelyn Mijanou some 70 years ago."		249
258	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. The bacteria had survived in the ice since times immemorial. It is not hard to see where she could have gotten the idea."		260
259	You	"Wait, she injected herself with it?"		258
260	None			261 262
261	None		IsKimHere()	263
262	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	200 151 190 54 264
263	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's actually a little hard to see." He looks at her sceptically. "But do go on."		200 151 190 54 264
264	You	"Immortal bacteria, immortal geologist? That's too wild."		279
265	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"...everything has a price, sweetie."		178
266	You	"The Gnome of Geroma? That sounds terrifying."		267
267	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh yes. None of its victims survived. Grieving relatives never even found their bodies because the Gnome's venom dissolved organic tissue."		186
268	You	No. It was a perfectly good explanation, stop being so sceptical.		269
269	Logic	Sure. A perfectly good explanation. It dissolved in its own venom. Go on then, ask about more gnomes or whatever.		159
270	You	"War story?"		271
271	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. It was reported by soldiers in South Safre during the war. The kind green ape would visit bunkers during the night, healing wounded soldiers with its saliva."		273 272
272	You	"And there was something about an undiscovered sub-species of man?"		275
273	You	"Wow. With its saliva?"		274
274	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. It has amazing healing qualities. Some soldiers reported growing back limbs, regaining their sight..."		272
275	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Indeed there is! It's our closest relative among the cryptids. Same taxonomic family, different genus."		164
276	Volition	Something in him breaks.		37
277	Volition	Something in him breaks.		109
278	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She grins. "Can't say no to that. Well... the smallest cryptid is the Cryobacter katlensis, a unicellular bacterium. It was discovered in one of the northern-most points of Katla on the Boreal Plateau -- by renowned geologist Catelyn Mijanou some 70 years ago."		249
279	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Wild, yes. Impossible, no. Although..."		265
280	Volition	Something in him breaks.		234
281	Volition	Something in him breaks.		162
282	You	"Are there any photos of it?"		283
283	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Alas, no. And the first scientist who got his hands on the creature's corpse put it in a jar of formaldehyde, thinking that would detoxify the Gnome's venom."		247
284	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Hmm... I'm not sure I agree with that, sweetie. At any rate, some argue that the kind green ape should also be thought of as human, especially because it has shown itself to be so humane. I don't dare form an opinion one way or the other without more information, though."		121 117
285	You	"Are there any invisible cryptids?"		356
286	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"What an interesting question! And the answer is: yes, there are!"		294
287	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"I'm glad you did, dear." She seems genuinely glad.		298
288	You	"What's that?"		289
289	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The Col Do Ma Ma Daqua, or 'thin whisper of sound'. And that's precisely what it seems to be -- self-replicating sound waves, invisible and intangible! It's very afraid of us, which makes it incredibly difficult to track."		291
290	None			325 317 338 293 319 339
291	Encyclopedia	"Col Do Ma Ma Daqua" can also be translated as "a whisper light and low."		290
292	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She smiles gently. "What about what?"		372
293	You	"What evidence is there of this animal being a sound?"		335
294	None			295 296
295	None		IsKimHere()	297
296	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	288
297	Kim Kitsuragi	"Of course. All fairy tales have someone or something invisible in them."		299
298	None			290
299	None			301 303
300	Kim Kitsuragi	"Of course. A common thread in these -- disappearance and unfalsifiability..." He concedes: "I liked the story, though, ma'am."		287
301	You	"You're right Kim, it's childish, but I need to know."		310
302	You	Just nod eagerly.		345
303	You	"Shush, Kim, she's gonna tell me about the invisible cryptid. What is it?"		309
304	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"When playing back recordings they had made in the foothills of the Ea mountain range, they noticed... certain anomalies -- patterns that seemed random at first, but, on closer examination, were consistent with the waveforms of song birds..."		315 302
305	None			290
306	None			307 308
307	None		IsKimHere()	300
308	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	298
309	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It's the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua," the woman corrects her glasses. "Its name means 'thin whisper of sound'. And that's precisely what it is -- self-replicating sound waves, invisible and intangible! The Col Do Ma Ma is very afraid of us, which makes it incredibly difficult to track..."		291
310	Kim Kitsuragi	"Okay. I won't spoil your fun," the lieutenant concedes. "What is the invisible cryptid?"		309
311	None			290
312	None			313 314
313	None		Variable["whirling.lena_col_half"]	326
314	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_col_half"]) == false	305
315	You	"Mhm, song birds."		345
316	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It could be," she says calmly. "As I said, it could be everywhere, and we wouldn't know any better. It could be ringing all the days of our lives -- and nights."		353
317	You	"What does it, um, sound like?"	Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_encyc_col"] == false	322
318	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"...they were performed so recklessly that when they happened upon the right frequency... well, they wiped out most of the population."		459
319	You	"Why is the Ma Ma Daqua so afraid of us?"		348
320	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"No, dear. But this is basic physics... Oh, sorry, there I go assuming..." She looks flustered for a moment, her eyes full of mute apology, then she recomposes herself. "At any rate, these tests..."		318
321	You	"I don't know... Do I look like a dweeb?"	Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_col_encyc_waves"] == false and Variable["whirling.lena_physint_binoclard"] == true	320
322	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Like nothing. It's such a high-pitched sound that us humans can't hear it -- nor can other animals. It could be ringing right outside your window -- and you wouldn't even know it! It could be anywhere -- everywhere, even..."		328
323	You	"Name them?"		354
324	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"After that, the corpuscle appears to have migrated elsewhere. There have been recordings of anomalies similar to those spotted in Ea -- but they've been few and far between. It's impossible to confirm the presence of any stable Col Do Ma Ma Daqua population anywhere."		306
325	You	"A whisper light and low..."	Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_encyc_col"]	375
326	You	"What if it's predatory?"		342
327	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Although the 'low' part is a little ironic -- the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua makes, or, rather, is such a high-pitched sound that other animals, including humans, can't hear it. It could be everywhere, all of the time -- and we wouldn't know."		328
328	None			329 330
329	None		IsKimHere()	332
330	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	334
331	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Well, dear -- they cancel each other out. And these tests were performed so recklessly that when they happened upon the right frequency... well, they wiped out most of the population."		459
332	Kim Kitsuragi	"Fine I'll bite." The lieutenant looks at her sceptically. "How can an animal be a sound?"		336
333	You	"I don't know."		331
334	You	"But how can an animal be a sound?"		336
335	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Plenty. It's the evidence that led to its discovery. In the Twenties, a group of Areopagite ornithologists -- that is, scientists who study birds -- were trying out a new recording technology for capturing sounds outside the range of human hearing."		304
336	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Many scientists have asked the same question -- some have claimed that it isn't itself a sound, but a tiny corpuscle that emits sound waves. But there's no evidence to support this theory."		311
337	You	"Extinction?"		352
338	You	"Could it be here?" (Look around.) "Right now?"		316
339	You	"Interesting. What about..." (Conclude.)		292
340	Half Light	I wouldn't be so sure. What if the damage is also invisible?		305
341	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Exactly... And these tests were performed so recklessly that when they happened upon the right frequency... well, they wiped out most of the population."		459
342	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It's not. Don't worry. If it were predatory we would have found it by the damage it inflicts."		340
343	You	"They cancel each other out."		341
344	None			290
345	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The scientists soon discovered they could track and even predict what appeared to be feeding, mating, and migration patterns based on sound waves in a strictly delimited range of ultrasonic frequencies -- even higher than those of the highest-pitched bat calls."		457
346	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"They realized that they had discovered a new species -- and called it the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua. After the Perikarnassian name for the voice of god, which is said to be very silent."		377 378
347	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"No, dear. They cancel each other out. And these tests were performed so recklessly that when they happened upon the right frequency... well, they wiped out most of the population."		459
348	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"That is a sad story." She frowns. "A group of university students assisting with the field work, in their enthusiasm for the project and, no doubt, because they were preoccupied with impressing their professors, nearly drove it to extinction."		337
349	Physical Instrument	You have no clue because you're not a DWEEB.		343 355 333 321
350	Suggestion	This lady really should be a teacher. She's really good at the explaining things thing.		351
351	Encyclopedia	Psst. They cancel each other out.		349
352	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	She nods gravely. "They tried to communicate with it, and had no other means but sound. So they started sending out sound waves at frequencies they thought might match the Ma Ma Daqua's. And what happens when a sound wave meets another sound wave of the same frequency, dear?"		350
353	Half Light	Maybe it's predatory?		312
354	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Sequester. Thyme. Josquin --" She nods. "Those are but some of the Ma Ma Daqua they followed individually."		344
355	You	"They amplify each other."	Variable["whirling.lena_cryptids_col_encyc_waves"] == false	347
356	None			357 358
357	None		Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]	359
358	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] == 2 and Variable["whirling.lena_just_one"]) == false	286
359	None			360 361
360	None		IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false	369
361	None		(IsKimHere() and Variable["whirling.lena_kim_wants_cryptids"] == false) == false	294
362	Kim Kitsuragi	He nods approvingly.		364
363	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant pauses thoughtfully.		368
364	None			External: (470, 20)
365	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ah, fuck it. Let's have more cryptids."		370
366	You	"Right, okay, we can move on for now." (It'd be dishonourable to renege on the promise.)		362
367	You	"But, Kim... Don't you want to hear about another cryptid too?"		363
368	Volition	Something in him breaks.		365
369	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant leans in. "Hey, you promised you'd only ask about one cryptid."		367 366
370	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Well, the answer is: yes, there is an invisible cryptid."		288
371	None			176
372	None			176
373	You	"This has been educational, sadly we need to discuss something else." (Conclude.)	Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptid_count"] < 5	374
374	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Of course, dear."		188
375	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	Her eyes light up behind her glasses. "Yes, that's another translation. They're both quite lovely, aren't they?"		327
376	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"They grew quite obsessed with these little birds -- even though they couldn't see them, they could distinguish among individual birds and," she smiles, "even began to name some of them."		323
377	You	"Wow."		458
378	You	"Go on."		376
379	You	"Is this bird a cryptid?" (Point to the tie she gave you.)	CheckItem("neck_teratorn_tie")	380
380	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"No." Her eyes narrow mysteriously. "It's the cryptid."		381 382
381	You	"Wow. The cryptid?"		384
382	You	"Okay. What is this bird?"		383
383	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The eight-eyed teratorn, the largest flying avian ever discovered -- with a wingspan of 11.5 metres. It was thought to have gone extinct 3,500 years ago, some even doubted the fossils were real. A mutation, they said. Until..."		389
384	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh yes." The small silvery skull shines between your fingers, its beak sharp.		382
385	You	"Until?"		386
386	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Until it was sighted by renowned Gottwaldian explorer and naturalist Uwe Plattenkalk in '21."		393
387	You	"What happened?"		388
388	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Alone in the blasted desert heat the doctor wandered eastward, where man hasn't stepped foot in over a thousand years -- since the fall of Perikarnassis."		396
389	None			390 391
390	None		Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]	385
391	None		(Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]) == false	392
392	Morell, the Cryptozoologist	"Mutation..." the man scoffs. "All of evolution is a mutation."		385
393	Encyclopedia	This renown seems a bit dubious -- your own catalogue comes up completely empty, but -- of course -- you are not all knowing.		404 405
394	You	"Okay -- and Uamrao is..."		395
395	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The world's largest canyon system, sweetie. It's a barren waste east of the Erg desert -- an ancient riverbed, completely dried up."		387
396	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"He was lost, without any navigation equipment and desperately low on water. After a day or two he noticed a bird high in the noon sky. A great black bird, it seemed gargantuan."		397
397	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Every now and then, the bird would dive down to feed on an animal carcass somewhere on the horizon. But by the time Uwe got there, the teratorn had taken off already -- and the carcass was picked clean. This happened many times."		399
398	None			401 402 400
399	Half Light	Eat the bird, Uwe. It's the only way to survive.		398
400	You	"I understand. He started hunting it."	Variable["whirling.lena_halflight_eat_bird"]	403
401	You	"He was following it?"		409
402	You	"It followed him?"		415
403	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. A bird that big has a lot of blood in it and he was dying of thirst. For many days Dr. Plattenkalk followed the teratorn. Until they reached a great canyon wall, where the bird finally landed to rest."		410
404	You	"I need to hear about this sighting."		408
405	You	"Okay. Not now, let's back up a notch."		406
406	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Of course, sweetie. Do you want to hear about another cryptid? The teratorn is, by many accounts, the greatest though..."		407
407	None			176
408	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"It happened on a botanical expedition into the vast and unexplored Uamrao canyon in southeast Iilmaraa. Dr. Plattenkalk got separated from his group during a sandstorm..."		394 387
409	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes. Or, rather, hunting. A bird that big has a lot of blood in it and he was dying of thirst. For many days, Dr. Plattenkalk followed the teratorn, until they reached a great canyon wall, where the bird finally landed to rest."		410
410	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The professor climbed up there, with a rock in his hand. He found the bird sleeping with its head tucked under its wing. A great black pile of feathers on the perch. So he approached, slowly squeezing the rock in his fist..."		411
411	Reaction Speed	Watch out!		412
412	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Then the teratorn suddenly looked at him. He could see it had eight eyes -- four on either side of its skull, like a spider -- and the man couldn't move. He was paralysed, frozen into place with the rock in his hand. Whatever he did, he could not get closer to the bird."		460
413	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The bird was controlling his mind. It kept him from approaching. He could step back, but every time he stepped forward -- paralysis. Uwe spent three days trying, until the bird flew away."		416
414	None			176
415	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"More like he followed it. A bird that big has many litres of blood in it and he was dying of thirst. For many days, Dr. Plattenkalk followed the teratorn, until they reached a great canyon wall, where the bird finally landed to rest."		410
416	None			418 419 420 421
417	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes way, sweetie," she smiles, used to derision. "Cryptozoologists have been tracing it ever since, but Uamrao is vast, mysterious, and holds many secrets."		429
418	You	"Hold on, how did he survive to tell the story?"		422
419	You	"An eight-eyed mind-controlling bird. Fuck yes."		423
420	You	"An eight-eyed mind-controlling bird? C'mon..."		424
421	You	"An eight-eyed mind-controlling bird? No way."		417
422	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"The eight-eyed teratorn was indifferent to him, as long as he didn't get closer than two steps. It even let him feed on some carcasses up there -- and the two unfertilized eggs it left behind."		419 420 421
423	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Absolutely, sweetie," she smiles, glad you agree. "Cryptozoologists have been tracing it ever since, but Uamrao is vast, mysterious, and holds many secrets."		429
424	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Yes way, sweetie," she smiles, used to derision. "Cryptozoologists have been tracing it ever since, but Uamrao is vast, mysterious, and holds many secrets."		429
425	None			426 427
426	None		IsKimHere()	428
427	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	433
428	Kim Kitsuragi	"This one -- I liked," the lieutenant puts down his notes. "Not only does it have eight eyes, and is a living fossil, and the largest bird ever to live. It also does mind control."		434
429	None			430 431
430	None		Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]	425
431	None		(Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]) == false	432
432	Morell, the Cryptozoologist	"Modern radar telemetry shows great promise -- we will confirm this one. By the end of the decade, latest."		425
433	None			435 436
434	Rhetoric	He's sincere. He likes the audacity of it.		433
435	You	"So that was the last anyone saw of it?"		437
436	You	"Okay. So it's never been seen again."		437
437	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Sadly, yes. But there are numerous reports of eight-eyed bird skulls from Iilmaraa. And then there's the striking resemblance to the Perikarnassian Imperial Eagle -- an ancient heraldic symbol -- that is hard to pass off as coincidence. The imperial eagle, too, had eight eyes."		446
438	None			439 440
439	None		Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]	442
440	None		(Variable["TASK.report_to_lena"]) == false	441
441	Morell, the Cryptozoologist	"Very, very hard."		442
442	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"This one's very famous, everyone knows it. People will be looking at that tie on you and thinking: that man is into cryptids." She winks. "So -- what else do you want to know?"		414
443	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"There are limits, you see, to how large a metabolism an ecosystem can beget. Some say a gravity anomaly below the Koko Nur desert might allow the creature to grow to these gargantuan sizes."		444
444	Inland Empire	Great. This is great shit. You need more.		445
445	Conceptualization	Gravity anomaly? Diggin' it. Diggin' this para-scientific stuff right here.		248
446	Conceptualization	Not really. It's just stylization. The way they drew eyes -- it's not a zoological drawing.		438
447	You	"The Gnome of Geroma? That doesn't sound too bad."		448
448	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Oh -- it is. None of its victims survived. Grieving relatives never even found their bodies because the Gnome's venom dissolved organic tissue."		186
449	None			450 451
450	None		Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]	24
451	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]) == false	28
452	None			453 454
453	None		Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]	23
454	None		(Variable["whirling.lena_tell_water_lock"]) == false	455
455	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant throws you one of his looks. "One cryptid -- like you said. One. This can't turn into some kind of cryptid extravaganza. We have things to do."		92 250
456	Encyclopedia	Whooh... tough choice there.		176
457	Suggestion	She transforms when speaking about these strange animals -- into a confident woman.		346
458	Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife	"Mhm. They grew quite obsessed with these little birds -- even though they couldn't see them, they could distinguish among individual birds and," she smiles, "even began to name some of them."		323
459	Empathy	Great regret washes over her. A wending cloth.		324
460	You	"Why?"		413

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