Conversation 475: WESTCOAST / EXECUTIONS VISCAL

An easy PERCEPTION check highlights a scattering of bullet holes in the wall. Pass a medium VISUAL CALCULUS and the interact appears as a ghostly mass execution perpetrated by dotted lines against a row of figures facing the wall. Either way, dialogue with the object has you and Lt Kitsuragi figure out it was an execution after the amphibious assault. You may relive it as an INLAND EMPIRE dream sequence later.

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0 None
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2 Perception (Sight) A scattering of bullet holes is spread across the cracked wall, reaching from one corner to the other.
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3 None
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4 You Why this many bullet holes?
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5 You Walk away. [Leave.]
6 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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7 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_whitec_viscal_bullets"]
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8 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_whitec_viscal_bullets"]) == false
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9 Visual Calculus A row of ghostly shades stand facing the wall. There are many of them, a dozen at least, their heads lowered and eyes blindfolded. It's quiet. No sound, no movement.
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10 Visual Calculus Unable to piece together the *big picture* just now. There's a hole in the hypothesis.
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11 You Who were they?
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12 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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13 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("communist")
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14 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("communist")) == false
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15 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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16 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("revacholian_nationhood")
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17 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("revacholian_nationhood")) == false
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18 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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19 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("ultraliberal")
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20 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("ultraliberal")) == false
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21 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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22 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("moralist")
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23 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("moralist")) == false
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24 Esprit de Corps Comrades. The forsaken, the wretched, who tried to rise against the horrors of the world.
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25 Esprit de Corps Foreign dissidents, unwashed criminals, and hoi polloi. Such is your belief, officer.
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26 Esprit de Corps Leeches, fleas, and thieves. All the freeloader scum living off the hard work of others. Such is your belief.
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27 Esprit de Corps Collateral damage on the path toward normalcy and progress. Such is your belief, officer.
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28 Esprit de Corps Ordinary people -- familiar, each and every one of them.
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29 None
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30 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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31 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsKimHere()
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32 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsKimHere()) == false
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33 Kim Kitsuragi "Hmm, correct." The lieutenant examines the wall closely. "The density of the bullet holes is unusual, even in a general *average bullet hole frequency in Martinaise* sense. Grim affairs."
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34 Perception (Sight) The density and spread of these bullet holes is surprising -- this takes *a lot* of bullets. Fully-automatic rifle fire.
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35 You "Oh my god, look at all these bullet holes! I haven't seen any other bullet holes in the walls before, somehow." Variable["plaza.sense_bulletholes_clicked"] == false
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36 You Even more bullet holes. Something has definitely happened here. Variable["plaza.sense_bulletholes_clicked"] == true or Variable["plaza.orb_bulletholes_discussed"] == true
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37 Visual Calculus Ten metres away -- other shades are lined up in an orderly manner, automatic rifles primed. A gust of wind blows by -- the coats of the firing squad flap slowly in the breeze. A single person stands on the side.
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38 Visual Calculus A long time has passed since the moment of this fusillading. Rain and brine have since washed all the blood away. Not a trace remains.
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39 You Who was who in this execution? I need to understand. Variable["coast.exec_ask_kim_about_the_scene"] == false
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40 Kim Kitsuragi At first the lieutenant doesn't say a word... he just stares at the wall. "I don't know," he says finally. "I don't know who died here, lined up beside that horrible wall. It could have been any of the parties involved in the Revolution."
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41 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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42 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsKimHere()
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43 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsKimHere()) == false
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44 You "What about people from the Coalition? The so-called moralists?"
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45 Kim Kitsuragi "Yeah... it's very unlikely the Coalition forces were the ones who died here. They were always the *last* ones against the wall."
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46 Visual Calculus Seven men in combat uniforms and dark coats, holding automatic rifles aimed at the people. Soldiers from some side... but from which one?
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47 Visual Calculus The abundance of bullet holes leads to two options: either an inordinate amount of executions were performed here, or they did not use a *conscience round* -- where only one soldier has the loaded rifle. Looks like this was a mass execution with everyone fully armed.
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48 Visual Calculus I'm just a representation of your mental faculties... piecing together any available information. You should probably ask the lieutenant.
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49 None
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50 Kim Kitsuragi "To be honest, if a Coalition member was anyone in this situation -- it was the commandant. The superior giving the orders."
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51 You Look at the line of soldiers.
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52 You Look at the people against the wall.
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53 Visual Calculus A host of men, probably in everyday clothes -- ragged from the conflict and covered in dust. They were not sitting (a common practice for executions in some nations), as demonstrated by the height level of the bullet holes.
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54 Visual Calculus The commandant -- the one who gives the order. Machine gun fire crackling through the air, the lights of the muzzle flashes dancing on his face...
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55 You Good bye. [Leave.]
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56 Visual Calculus A cold sea wind blows away the figures.
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57 You "Kim, who was who in this execution?" Variable["coast.exec_ask_kim_about_the_scene"] == true and IsKimHere()
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58 None
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59 Visual Calculus A row of ghostly shades facing a crumbling wall, with another seven shades standing ten metres from them. A single person stands on the sideline.
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60 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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61 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_viscal_succeeded"]
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62 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_viscal_succeeded"]) == false
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63 None
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64 Kim Kitsuragi "Another likely scenario." The lieutenant nods.
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65 None
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66 Kim Kitsuragi "Meaning, this is *a lot* of bullet holes." He brushes the wall with his hand. "Looks like fully-automatic rifle fire. Something you don't see these days..."
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67 You "Why not?"
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68 You Say nothing, just nod.
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69 Kim Kitsuragi "The manufacturing and sale of automatic rifles was curtailed after the Revolution. The destructive power of such tools proved to be... too much. We do need to retain some humanity in this world."
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70 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant also nods. It is quite a scene -- the two of you standing next to the broken wall of an abandoned building... nodding. Nodding along.
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71 Esprit de Corps Two officers of the law against the world. Nodding in unison. It is your source of power. The bond of camaraderie between you... is palpable...
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72 You Nod even more.
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73 You Shake your head.
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74 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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75 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5
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76 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5) == false
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77 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant is nodding so hard it looks like his head is about to snap off his neck.
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78 Kim Kitsuragi He nods in agreement -- it really is a very serious scene, worth shaking your head over.
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79 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant gives a terse nod. "Nothing for us to do here. Let's move along."
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80 None
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81 Kim Kitsuragi "Alright," the lieutenant coughs abruptly. "I'm glad we stopped when we did... my neck was starting to hurt. If there's nothing more, we should get going."
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82 Esprit de Corps Follow your brother into death itself.
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83 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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84 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_kim_nodding_esprit"]
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85 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_kim_nodding_esprit"]) == false
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86 Endurance Phew! All that nodding was rough on the old neck. Close to feeling that twinge...
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87 You Don't stop nodding.
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88 You Stop nodding.
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89 None
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90 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant matches your nodding pace. He's a true professional at this.
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91 Endurance The nodding's reaching critical mass! You can't take this much longer, captain!
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92 You Keep nodding, goddamn it! Stay the course!
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93 Kim Kitsuragi A small bead of sweat runs down the side of the lieutenant's face as he maintains his nodding...
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94 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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95 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_nodding_endurance_warning"]
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96 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_nodding_endurance_warning"]) == false
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97 Endurance Abort! Abort! No... shit, it's too late!
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98 Endurance Your neck couldn't withstand all this effort... it's too much!
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99 Pain Threshold Almost snapped your neck... but I fucking got this. No pain... no pain...
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100 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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101 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_painth_save_against_neckpain"]
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102 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_painth_save_against_neckpain"]) == false
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103 Physical Instrument It's too much! You can feel your vertebrae starting to crack, your muscles groaning...
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104 You Just one more nod.
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105 Kim Kitsuragi As the lieutenant takes out a handkerchief and softly taps the sweat off his temple... a faint crack echoes through the coast...
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106 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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107 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_nodding_endurance_warning"]
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108 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_nodding_endurance_warning"]) == false
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109 Endurance Whew, got off lucky there... that could have resulted in a world of hurt.
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110 Endurance Whew, got off really lucky... that could have resulted in a world of hurt.
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111 None
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112 Kim Kitsuragi "Busted the neck, did you?" He cranes his neck left and right, stretching. "Glad I stopped when I did... my neck was really starting to hurt. Don't worry, it'll mend... now, we should get going."
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113 You "OH SHIT FUCK HELL!"
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114 None
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115 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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116 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_kim_nodding_esprit"]
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117 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_kim_nodding_esprit"]) == false
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118 Esprit de Corps He would follow you into death itself... and you would do the same for him.
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119 Kim Kitsuragi "Alright," the lieutenant coughs abruptly. "It's a good moment to stop. My neck was starting to hurt. If there's nothing more, we should get going."
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120 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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121 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["boardwalk.trant_about_feld_takeover"]
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122 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["boardwalk.trant_about_feld_takeover"]) == false
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123 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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124 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_esprit_who_are_they"]
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125 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_esprit_who_are_they"]) == false
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126 None
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127 Visual Calculus They stand, facing the wall... It's impossible to discern any details about their personality or background.
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128 None
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129 You "What if it was the Feld personnel when their assets were being seized by the revolutionaries?"
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130 Kim Kitsuragi "Perhaps the ones executed here were the loyalist-conservatives -- killed by the communists at the start of the civil war. Or it could have been the communists, put to death during the last stretch of the conflict by the Coalition forces."
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131 None
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132 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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133 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsMorning()
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134 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsMorning()) == false
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135 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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136 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsAfternoon()
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137 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsAfternoon()) == false
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138 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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139 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsAfternoon()
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140 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsAfternoon()) == false
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141 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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142 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsNight()
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143 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsNight()) == false
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144 Visual Calculus The morning sun rises beyond the horizon, radiating the first light of the day. The order was carried out at dawn.
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145 Visual Calculus The sun blazes high up in the sky... baking the planks, the sand, your skin. The order was carried out in the afternoon.
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146 Visual Calculus The sun falls slowly toward the horizon... the last light of the day. The order was carried out in the evening.
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147 Visual Calculus It's dark, very dark... faint lights flicker at the edge of your vision. It's rare for the order to be carried out at night...
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148 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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149 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["auto.is_raining"]
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150 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false
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151 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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152 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["auto.is_snowing"]
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153 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false
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154 Visual Calculus Droplets of rain fall on the wooden planks, the surrounding sand dunes. The clouds block out any rays of light...
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155 Visual Calculus Snowflakes fall on the wooden planks and the surrounding sand dunes, covering the land with the white of innocence...
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156 You Look at the person standing on the side.
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157 Authority Men of duty. Dark duty.
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158 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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159 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["coast.exec_authority_who_are_they"]
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160 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["coast.exec_authority_who_are_they"]) == false
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161 None
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162 You Who were they?
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163 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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164 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("moralist")
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165 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("moralist")) == false
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166 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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167 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("revacholian_nationhood")
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168 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("revacholian_nationhood")) == false
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169 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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170 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("ultraliberal")
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171 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("ultraliberal")) == false
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172 Authority Overpriced mercenaries putting down some rabid dogs. Someone's gotta do it, right?
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173 Authority In all truth, violence offers no answer... It's only the last available resort when all mediation fails. And here, all did fail.
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174 Authority Martyrs of the Nation, the ardent knights. The few who had the guts to do this.
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175 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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176 Scattering of Bullet Holes IsHighestPolitical("communist")
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177 Scattering of Bullet Holes (IsHighestPolitical("communist")) == false
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178 Authority Murderers. Twisted by orders. Young boys forced into killing.
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179 None
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180 Esprit de Corps You, your friends, your family. Everyone you had ever known. This was *you*.
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181 Authority Soldiers... people in a bad spot they probably did not choose, ordered to commit acts they wanted no part of.
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182 Kim Kitsuragi "It could even have been the employees of the Feld R&D Center down the coast, as their building was taken over by the revolutionaries."
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183 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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184 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false
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185 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false
186 Shivers Behind this building -- the other one. Once filled with engineers and designers of Feld Electric, now collapsed and dead, but for some rats... You feel drawn, for some reason, to the faded mural again.
187 Scattering of Bullet Holes
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188 Scattering of Bullet Holes Variable["tc.revolution"] and Variable["tc.coalition_government"]
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189 Scattering of Bullet Holes (Variable["tc.revolution"] and Variable["tc.coalition_government"]) == false
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190 You "You mentioned Coalition forces. Could it have been them against the wall?"
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191 You I'm dumb.
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192 You Fine. Okay.
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193 Perception (Sight) The scattering of bullet holes looks like one giant smiling mouth. Smiling its deadly smile.
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194 Perception (Sight) The scattering of bullet holes looks like one giant smiling mouth. Smiling its deadly smile. Laughing at you and the world and the living.
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195 You What *is* this...
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196 Empathy Maybe you should change it. They were praying... screaming...
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197 Logic Remember what Trant Heidelstam said about Feld.
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198 Reaction Speed Or maybe...
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