Inside the book shop. Speaking with the proprietor.
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0 | None |
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1 | None |
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2 | Plaisance | "Be welcome -- and *please* take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space." |
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3 | You | "The girl outside mentioned that this place is cursed." | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == true and Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false and Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"] == false and Variable["XP.help_annette"] == false |
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4 | Plaisance | "*Cursed*? Who said that, Annette?" She blinks. "I will have a word with her... This place is not cursed, it has a robustly *magnetic* energy. Good for commercial activity. My business is *thriving*, sir!" |
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5 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant shoots you a sideways glance. "And I am his private partner, John... Shao. Together we run the pre-eminent spousal surveillance firm in Revachol." |
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6 | Plaisance | "What nonsense are you two going on about? This is not relevant at all. And besides," her lip curls in disgust, "*my* husband would never do such a thing. We are proper people." |
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7 | You | "You shouldn't be so trusting of your husband. Men are filthy, treacherous pigs." | IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") |
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8 | You | "Mind your manners, John. This isn't the great Shao Empire, where you can talk about sex stuff so openly!" | Variable["doomed.plais_shao_known"] == true |
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9 | You | "Alright, enough nonsense. The point is that we sometimes take on *unusual* cases." |
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10 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That's right. When not spying on the love affairs of the ultra-rich, we solve unusual mysteries by the lorry-load." |
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11 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Our sincere apologies, ma'am. No more nonsense. We're offering to assist you with your troubles, *pro bono*." Despite his apologies, there's a twinge of amusement in the lieutenant's eye. |
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12 | Encyclopedia | Shao is what the Seolite Empire was called in the Occident, back when far less was known about the people. It was a barbarian Other, ever so mystical, on whom you could project any kind of exotic fantasy. The legend of it persists and a lot of people still think the 'Shao' is a thing. |
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13 | Rhetoric | Some penetrating sarcasm from your colleague there. |
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14 | You | "This so-called *curse* is nothing more than a simple case of collective delusion." | IsTHCPresent("moralist") |
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15 | Plaisance | "No, no, don't mock the spirits like that! They don't like it... it only makes them angrier. Leave it be." |
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16 | You | "Look, ma'am, I really need to get in there. I'm a compulsive detective. I can't sleep until I've solved the mystery." |
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17 | You | Convince her to let you investigate the Doomed Commercial Area. | Variable["doomed.plais_trigger_whitecheck"] == true and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false |
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18 | Composure | Her façade has dropped. Now you see the curiosity behind the fear. |
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19 | You | "This is nothing but fear for the success of your business given a shape." | IsTHCPresent("ultraliberal") |
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20 | Plaisance | "Too many failures for it to be a coincidence... they were not careful. I will not take such risks. Leave it be!" |
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21 | You | "Sometimes it's necessary to resort to extreme measures." |
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22 | You | "Dealing with ghosts is simple. You have to show them who's boss." |
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23 | Plaisance | "It's a *proper* place to live -- one of the most peaceful neighbourhoods east of Jamrock. You may know it for its massive housing projects..." |
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24 | Plaisance |
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25 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_forced_door"] |
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26 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_forced_door"]) == false |
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27 | Plaisance |
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28 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_curtain_intro_done"] == false |
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29 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_curtain_intro_done"] == false) == false |
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30 | You | "Who's the little girl standing outside?" | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"] == false and Variable["XP.help_annette"] == false |
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31 | Plaisance | "Annette, yes. My daughter. I hope she wasn't slacking off again with her nose in science fiction! Tell me, was she at her post, doing her job like a proper girl?" |
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32 | You | "Depends. How much do you pay the kid?" |
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33 | Plaisance | "Good sir, what does a young child do with money anyway? No, I save it for her, as a fund. She's securing her financial future out there." |
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34 | You | "In some more developed countries this sort of thing is two felonies. Child labour and slavery." | Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_rhet_developed_countries"] == true |
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35 | Plaisance | "Those countries will realise they've raised a lazy and spoiled generation." Her tone is decisive, not at all angry at the insinuation. "Are we done with the jokes now?" |
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36 | You | "Is she an only child?" |
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37 | Plaisance | "Yes, I'm afraid so. A real treat she is. It would be nice if she had..." She pauses for a second. "No, we couldn't have afforded more children really. Not in this economy." |
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38 | None |
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39 | You | "Ten. She's certainly very polite and helpful." |
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40 | You | "All this pressure has made her really anxious. You know she's been chewing her nails?" | Variable["plaza.annette_white_success_nervous"] == true |
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41 | Plaisance | "God, ugh, I've told her not to do that. It's such a disgusting habit." Her voice is firm. "She'll get over it. Anxiety is a part of life." |
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42 | Logic | Denial is the way she copes with criticism. |
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43 | Plaisance | "Welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People. My name is Plaisance." The clerk extends a greeting. |
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44 | Suggestion | She has fine-tuned her voice to find the most welcoming approach for attracting new customers. It doesn't work. |
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45 | Composure | Her face looks powdery and painted from all the make-up. |
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46 | None |
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47 | Plaisance |
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48 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"] |
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49 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"]) == false |
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50 | You | "What if I want to buy a book?" |
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51 | You | "So what types of books do you have?" |
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52 | Plaisance | "Everything is on the shelves, take a look yourself." She nudges her glasses. "The shelves compel you, don't they?" |
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53 | None |
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54 | Volition | She's attempting to mentally direct you towards the shelves. She only wants you to buy the goods, she doesn't care about books. |
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55 | None |
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56 | You | "No thanks." [Leave.] |
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57 | You | "Do you even know what books you have for sale?" | Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_blackcheck_sale"] |
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58 | Plaisance | She scoffs. "Truth be told, not really. My sister brings in most of the goods. I'm sure it's all very literary stuff, with *well-written prose*..." |
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59 | Plaisance | "But you don't learn about the *important things* in life from fabricated stories." |
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60 | You | "Where do you learn about the *important* things then?" |
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61 | You | "Wait, shouldn't a storekeeper know about her wares?" |
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62 | Plaisance | "I provide a valuable service. As long as people buy books, I'm fine." She wiggles her bony fingers at you. |
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63 | None |
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64 | Plaisance | "The truth is available if you just know where to look. And you have to open and free your mind to *understand*." She nods at you, cryptically. |
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65 | Plaisance | "God, I've told her not to do that. It's disgusting. And I told *you* to mind your own business." Her voice is firm. "Clearly you have no idea how hard it is to raise a girl in this economy." |
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66 | You | "And your husband's also involved with the bookstore?" |
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67 | Composure | A glimmer of sadness blinks through the well-crafted exterior. |
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68 | Plaisance | "We're quite busy people, you know, my husband and I. Quite busy." Her voice wavers a bit. "Children are a lot of work. You don't look like a father, so I don't expect you to understand..." |
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69 | Plaisance | "He made the initial investment. Since then he's been what you might call a *silent partner*." |
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70 | None |
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71 | None |
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72 | You | "Alright, I'll take a look then." (Conclude.) |
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73 | Plaisance | She smiles and nods, seemingly relieved. |
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74 | Rhetoric | What in god's name is she talking about? |
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75 | Plaisance | She nudges her spectacles. "Sir, I am well-educated in the commercial and esoteric arts. I know what to do and what to avoid." |
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76 | Plaisance | "A dead what?" Her eyes widen with shock at the mention. "Oh my god, a victim of the curse? The curse has started killing people? It's *killing* now?!" She grabs her head with both hands. |
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77 | Plaisance |
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78 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_entered_through_doomed"] |
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79 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_entered_through_doomed"]) == false |
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80 | Plaisance | "Most of the buildings are empty at the moment!" Her smile is wide. "It's a great opportunity to get ahead of the crowds. Better times ahead, for sure." |
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81 | Plaisance | "I wasn't kidding when I said we're para-psychologically done! You clearly don't care about the consequences. What gives you the right?" |
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82 | You | "Before we go on... you seem to be well off enough, can you give me some money? I feel there won't be an opportune moment to ask later." | Variable["TASK.pay_for_the_damages"] == true or Variable["TASK.pay_whirling_bill"] == true |
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83 | Plaisance | "Sir! Don't be ridiculous. I certainly will not give you money." She gives you a disapproving look. "I would be doing you a grave psychic disfavour..." |
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84 | None |
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85 | You | "Ma'am, I am a renowned private investigator, a paragon of law and a specialist in all things criminal." |
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86 | You | "Ma'am, do you know how me and my partner are known to our colleagues back at the station?" |
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87 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Once we've caught our client's spouse *in flagrante delicto*, we blackmail them and pocket the money ourselves, because that's what private investigators do. Now, I see that *you* are a married woman..." |
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88 | Plaisance | "This is preposterous, a waste of my time and of no help to anyone." She looks displeased. |
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89 | Plaisance | "It's not good to talk about the curse, not in detail. The negativism..." She shivers. "It's dangerous. Talking about the void wraiths angers them!" |
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90 | Plaisance | "Most certainly not! I don't want anyone who's not familiar with the psychic arts to get involved in this mess. Stay away. Leave the spirits be, so they can return to their slumber." |
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91 | Plaisance |
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92 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"] |
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93 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"]) == false |
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94 | None |
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95 | Drama | Slither up to her, you silver-tongued fiend. Show her what world-class perfidy looks like! |
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96 | Drama | Time to fire up the old lie machine! |
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97 | Plaisance | She shrugs, apparently dejected. "Okay, I'm willing to listen. We are set on the path... there's little else to do." |
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98 | Plaisance |
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99 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"] |
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100 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]) == false |
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101 | Plaisance | "Do you take me for a complete fool?" She's getting irritated. "Leave it be and just go look at the books." |
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102 | Plaisance | "And others have to suffer terrible consequences just so you can sleep at night? I think not!" |
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103 | Conceptualization | Wow. *Void wraiths*. You have new words. |
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104 | You | "You think Dick Mullen could solve this? No way, time for a real detective..." (Flex them biceps.) "...to shine." | Variable["tc.mullen"] == true |
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105 | Plaisance | She gives you a curious look -- you don't really understand what to make of it. |
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106 | Physical Instrument | She's into your masculine posturing! Your lean -- uh... husky and chubby brawn -- is pure animal magnetism. |
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107 | You | Wink at her. |
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108 | You | Do not wink at her. |
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109 | Plaisance | "Oh for the love of... no!" She rolls her eyes, although a vague blush nearly cracks through her façade. "Go look at books instead of this nonsense." |
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110 | None |
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111 | You | "I am the law." |
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112 | You | "I don't know. Nothing really. I don't have any right, I'm sorry." |
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113 | You | "I'm a rebel -- I live by my own rules." |
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114 | You | "We are truly private in our partnership." |
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115 | You | "But wait, there's more!" |
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116 | Plaisance | "How can I believe you after all that foolishness?" She looks somewhat irritated. |
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117 | You | "It's a good offer, ma'am. I urge you to accept our help, it may be the only chance to save your business!" |
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118 | You | "What better way, than to ask us --" |
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119 | You | "So, are you the owner of this store?" |
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120 | Plaisance | "I am. The proudest owner of our little shop of culture." Her voice is high-pitched, as if to give it more penetration. |
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121 | Plaisance | "You... broke down... the back door?" She looks very sad, resigned even. "The wards... the door... it's all gone now. Dark psychic energy, leeching onto my shop..." |
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122 | You | "I don't know what I was thinking, barging in like that..." |
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123 | None |
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124 | Plaisance | The woman before you scans the store, her shoulders rigid and tense. Every now and then she nudges her glasses. |
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125 | You | "I sensed the psychic emanations from afar. The Sleeper Beyond calls out." | Variable["plaza.annette_inland_janus_window"] == true |
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126 | Plaisance |
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127 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.bookstore_browsed_items"] |
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128 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.bookstore_browsed_items"]) == false |
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129 | You | "How does this curse manifest itself?" |
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130 | Plaisance | "Oh, this?" She holds the pendant in her palm. Its ochre heart glistens under the lights. "No. It's a special *Himean amulet* blessed by desert pygmy shamans with a *spell of compulsion*. It's to compel people to buy books..." |
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131 | You | "Is your pendant part of the wards as well?" (Point at her necklace.) | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_has_she_sought_help_for_the_curse"] == true |
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132 | None |
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133 | You | "Would you like me to take the case? I could investigate, see if the curse is real." (Conclude.) | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_doomed_question"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_trigger_whitecheck"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false |
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134 | You | "I don't think the curse is real, I just want you to let me in there." (Conclude.) | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_doomed_question"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_trigger_whitecheck"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false |
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135 | You | "Seriously, I need to get to the fridge in the cellar -- it's a police matter. I have a *dead body* to take care of." | (Variable["doomed.plais_angered"] or Variable["doomed.plais_curtains_fiddled_not_opened"]) and Variable["doomed.plais_mentioned_fridge_in_main"] and IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge") and Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false and Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"] |
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136 | Plaisance |
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137 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_smash_failure"] |
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138 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_smash_failure"]) == false |
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139 | You | "The dark sarcophagus..." (Pause dramatically.) |
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140 | Plaisance | "Yes, yes? How was it?" |
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141 | You | "Hold on, I actually haven't done anything yet. I just wanted to ask a few questions." |
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142 | You | "It was a charnel house of failed business enterprises, leeching life energy from this bookstore." |
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143 | You | "Honestly -- a dump. Nothing to see there, just heaps of garbage. Someone should let the sunshine in." |
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144 | Plaisance | "But... what else did you find? Did anything survive? No. Of course not. Have you located the... Entity?" |
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145 | Plaisance | "Goodness, you were already doing good browsing the shelves. Why'd you stop?" She fiddles her pendant, then waves her bony fingers directly at you: "Don't you feel compelled? Go, go -- get back there. The books await you." |
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146 | Plaisance | "Then why are you talking to me? Everything is on the shelves to browse. Don't you feel *compelled* to buy anything?" She fiddles with her pendant, then waves her bony fingers directly at you: "See those shelves there, go, be drawn." |
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147 | None |
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148 | Perception (Hearing) | Quietly, she mutters to herself: "He isn't doing what he's designed to do... isn't the spell working..." |
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149 | None |
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150 | You | "What spell?" | Variable["doomed.plais_hear_about_spell"] == true |
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151 | Plaisance | "Huh?" She flinches at your remark. "Nothing. No one's cast any spells of compulsion to draw in customers. What a silly idea!" |
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152 | Plaisance | "Don't expect my help from now on. The back door is locked and I threw away the key. I won't trifle with such forces." She fiddles with her pendant. |
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153 | Plaisance | "Do look at the books, though. The books compel you. You *may* be able to make up for this by buying a lot of books. I hope you're a voracious reader!" |
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154 | None |
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155 | Plaisance | "Wonderful! Did you talk to her?" |
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156 | Plaisance | "My precious! Her dedication brings joy to my heart." She's immensely satisfied with the answer. "If you have children, I hope they turn out as great as my Annette." |
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157 | You | "Yes, of course." |
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158 | You | "No, she was definitely slacking off." |
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159 | You | "Yes." |
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160 | You | "Not really." |
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161 | Plaisance | "Why not? Was she not friendly enough? Were you not compelled to talk to her?" |
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162 | Plaisance | "Great! On a scale of one to ten, how compelled were you to buy books after talking with her?" |
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163 | Empathy | Her opinion of her daughter depends on how well she lured you into the store. |
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164 | You | "The way you're handling her strikes me as wrong." | Variable["doomed.plaisance_said_liberal_option"] == false |
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165 | Plaisance | "Mind your own business, sir." Her posture becomes very rigid. "In *our society*, people don't get to tell each other how to raise their children. It's none of your or anyone's business." |
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166 | None |
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167 | You | "Annette is quite the trooper. She's a great value-add." | Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"] == false and Variable["doomed.plaisance_said_commie_option"] == false |
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168 | You | "Five. I felt some interest." |
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169 | You | "One. Not impressed." |
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170 | You | "I'm not going to grade a human being. I don't do that." |
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171 | Plaisance | "I guess it's better than nothing." She shrugs. "She'll have to try harder next time." |
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172 | Plaisance | "I knew it." She sighs and shakes her head. "Shameful behaviour. She's incorrigible." |
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173 | Plaisance | "Come now, it's not personal, it's about proper sales practices and market research." She crosses her arms. "I expect an answer." |
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174 | Plaisance | "Oh, yes? How's my precious doing? She's a good girl." |
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175 | You | "That *is* true -- and obviously the will of the market -- but maybe make an exception for your daughter?" |
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176 | Plaisance | "There," she returns with a nod. "I don't know what to say to you. My husband, he tries to teach me business lessons. I have... what my mother called a *dull mind*. All this stress..." She stops, but her mouth keeps moving. |
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177 | You | "I don't think she can do anything about it." |
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178 | You | "Okay. Forget it." (None of your business.) |
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179 | Plaisance |
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180 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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181 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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182 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Come on, ma'am. It's obvious she can't do anything about it. You're placing an unnecessary burden on a young child." |
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183 | None |
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184 | You | "Is this husband Annette's father?" |
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185 | Plaisance | "Yes. My husband is a successful entrepreneur East of the river. If only he were more *involved* in the business we're running up *here*." She says gloomily. "No matter, soon we'll both be off for Grand Couron!" |
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186 | You | "Wait. Grand Couron? What's that?" |
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187 | You | "She told me she doesn't go to school anymore." | Variable["plaza.annette_home_schooled"] == true |
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188 | None |
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189 | Plaisance | "Yes? Oh, I hope I can make it up to her. She's my precious kid." |
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190 | You | "What you're doing is wrong. Even I know that, and I usually don't know anything." |
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191 | Plaisance |
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192 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"] |
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193 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]) == false |
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194 | Plaisance |
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195 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"] |
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196 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"]) == false |
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197 | Plaisance | "Oh," she exclaims with some irritation. "Shameful girl, what is she up to this time?!" |
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198 | You | "No, I must've been mistaken. She's right outside, very attentive, yes." |
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199 | You | "This is actually none of my business, let's talk about something else." |
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200 | None |
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201 | You | "Okay.... Let's change the subject." |
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202 | None |
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203 | You | "I'm here to dismantle the free market and abolish child labour." | Variable["doomed.plaisance_said_liberal_option"] == false |
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204 | You | "I don't know, I just walked right in here instead." |
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205 | You | "I'm not interested in talking to a kid." |
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206 | You | "I was afraid she'd call me a f****t like all the kids around here." | Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"] |
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207 | Plaisance | "Sir! Watch the language." She crosses her arms. "My child would never do such a thing." |
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208 | Plaisance | She lightens up. "Oh yes, okay, that makes sense. It's working then... yes. Do browse our books, sir!" |
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209 | Plaisance | "What's wrong with her?" She shakes her head. "Can't she do anything right?" |
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210 | Plaisance | She rolls her eyes. "You must be kidding, there's nothing like that happening." |
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211 | None |
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212 | You | "Oh. I guess I was mistaken." |
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213 | Plaisance | "Indeed." Her voice is decisive and sharp as a knife. "Are we done with the jokes now?" |
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214 | Authority | Slap the cuffs on her! |
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215 | Rhetoric | Such criminal behaviour would not happen in more developed countries. |
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216 | You | "I formally reprimand you for your corrupt activities." | Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_halflight_cuffs"] == true |
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217 | Plaisance | She raises an eyebrow. "Oh, of course, officer. Good work. Are we done with the jokes now?" |
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218 | Plaisance | "As a young girl should be. With the proper attitude she'll have a bright financial future." |
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219 | None |
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220 | Plaisance | "She can, if she has enough *willpower*. This is what's called *growing pains*. Life isn't easy, life doesn't give breaks." |
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221 | None |
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222 | Plaisance |
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223 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"] |
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224 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"]) == false |
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225 | Plaisance | She stands stiff and severe, silently fuming. Ten or so seconds pass without change. |
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226 | Empathy | It sounds like both the husband and the mother treat her the way she treats Annette. |
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227 | You | "You're like Annette to your husband. And your mother." |
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228 | Plaisance |
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229 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_empathy_annette"] |
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230 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_empathy_annette"]) == false |
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231 | Plaisance | "Oh..." She nudges her glasses nervously. "Well. My mother was horrible, of course, absolutely *perverse* energies around that person, but my husband..." She shakes her head. |
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232 | You | "Alright. I had something else in mind." (Conclude.) |
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233 | Plaisance | The woman looks aloof, her features much softer. Occasionally she glances at her daughter's silhouette. |
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234 | Plaisance |
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235 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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236 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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237 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Yes, we've had quite enough fun here, right." The lieutenant taps his foot. |
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238 | Shivers | Your head feels light and dizzy... a cold breeze caresses your flesh. |
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239 | You | Shudder, let it pass. |
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240 | You | What's going on? |
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241 | Shivers | Monstrous buildings loom over Grand Couron. A cold wind howls in the empty halls of homes built upon delusions. |
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242 | Plaisance |
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243 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_shivers_grand_couron"] |
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244 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_shivers_grand_couron"]) == false |
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245 | None |
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246 | You | Why? |
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247 | Shivers | There is no life in Grand Couron. No one can afford to live there. |
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248 | You | "Why not?" |
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249 | You | "All the pressure has made Annette really anxious. You know she's been chewing her nails?" | Variable["plaza.annette_white_success_nervous"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"] == true and Variable["XP.help_annette"] == false |
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250 | Plaisance | Plaisance nods. "She's been too busy, helping me here, so she's studied at home this trimester. This is a temporary solution, of course." |
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251 | None |
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252 | Plaisance |
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253 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() and Variable["reputation.kim"] >=4 |
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254 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere() and Variable["reputation.kim"] >=4) == false |
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255 | Plaisance |
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256 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_once"] |
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257 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_once"]) == false |
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258 | None |
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259 | You | I don't want to say all that. |
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260 | Drama | Yes, you do. |
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261 | You | You're right. What could go wrong? |
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262 | You | No. It's really stupid. |
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263 | Plaisance |
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264 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"] |
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265 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]) == false |
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266 | None |
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267 | None |
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268 | Plaisance | "Oh my god, will you stop with the incessant yammering? It's too much." Her palm goes to her face. "If you wanted the key to the back door you could have just asked for it." |
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269 | You | "Enough funny business. Will you just give us the key already?" |
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270 | Plaisance | "Absolutely not!" |
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271 | You | "Fine, I'll ask for it. Can we have the key?" |
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272 | None |
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273 | You | "But I don't want to ask for it, asking is beneath me." |
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274 | Plaisance | "Oh? Well good for you, because you're not going to get it anyway!" |
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275 | None |
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276 | None |
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277 | Plaisance | "Not this nonsense again. I already said *no*!" |
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278 | You | "I detected psychic emanations from within and was compelled to investigate." |
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279 | Plaisance | "What have you found?" She seems anxious. "And also, do buy the books. There may be *teachings* in them." |
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280 | Plaisance |
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281 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_investigate_doomed_altgreet"] |
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282 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_investigate_doomed_altgreet"]) == false |
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283 | Plaisance | "You've hurt yourself now! I told you not to mess around back there. What are you even trying to accomplish, you fool?!" |
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284 | Plaisance | "Absolutely not." She is mortified. "It's more dangerous than I ever imagined. I definitely can't let you in now, we have to contain it." |
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285 | You | "Enough of this mumbo-jumbo, I have a decomposing body rotting away as we speak. Just let me in!" |
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286 | You | "The presence is real in this building. I have felt it. It lurks. It hungers. But I can bring peace." | Variable["doomed.plais_you_are_the_ghostbuster"] == true |
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287 | You | "I had a few more questions about the curse..." | Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"] == true |
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288 | Plaisance | "Okay, but please, only a few questions." She peers at the curtains. "You wouldn't want to disturb the spirits..." |
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289 | You | "Why didn't you just tell me right away it's the curse?" |
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290 | None |
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291 | None |
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292 | Plaisance | "There are numerous spells cast throughout the store. I had the books anointed with a different inducement spell, for example." She nods. "It's guaranteed to boost sales *fifteen percent*!" |
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293 | Plaisance |
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294 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"] |
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295 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]) == false |
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296 | None |
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297 | None |
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298 | You | "*Extreme violence*. The wards only make them invite their ghost-families. And the Semenese want that because they're in league with the ghosts." |
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299 | Plaisance | "What does that even mean?" |
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300 | Drama | My liege! You know what this case calls for? A para-detective! |
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301 | Plaisance | "You're right..." She is mortified. "It's worse than I imagined. We definitely have to contain it now!" |
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302 | Drama | Yessss, this is your chance! This is your chance! Only a *para-detective* can solve this case. |
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303 | None |
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304 | Plaisance | "You're alive and well! Don't keep me waiting now. What's in there?" She's looking for the right expression. "In that dark sarcophagus?" |
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305 | Plaisance | "Oh." Her disappointment is obvious. "What about?" |
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306 | Drama | Tell her how *ghasssstly* it was! You know it's what she wantssss to hear... |
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307 | Plaisance | "I knew it!" A tremor runs through her. "Oh, such horrors that have been thrust upon us..." She shakes her head. |
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308 | You | "I have returned from the void. A para-detective from a long line of para-detectives." |
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309 | You | "Ma'am, I came here to help. I've handled *paranatural* situations before." |
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310 | Plaisance | "Are you sure?" She looks sceptical. "Don't think I haven't seen *charlatans* before..." |
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311 | Plaisance | "You're no para-detective. You look nothing like one -- and you're clearly a drinker. Pardon me for being so blunt, but..." |
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312 | You | "You see, it's necessary to drink the *spirits* in order to contact the *void*." |
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313 | You | "I used to live on the shadowy isles... the wild wisemen taught me their rituals." | Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_inland_darkisles"] == true |
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314 | You | "I admit, I've had my share of drinks, but only because *mediation* is so draining." |
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315 | You | "Al Gul hails from beyond the veil, ma'am. Al Gul guides the way." | IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop") |
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316 | You | Wait, what if I don't want to lie... |
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317 | Drama | You're not *lying* -- you're giving her peace of mind. The meanssss are thus jusssstified. |
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318 | You | "I know the Remote Viewers Division, they have taught me perception beyond this world." | Variable["tc.rvd"] == true and IsKimHere() == false |
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319 | Plaisance |
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320 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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321 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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322 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant keeps his usual stony calm. He silently picks out his notebook. |
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323 | You | "Just ask my partner, Kim. He'll vouch for me." | IsKimHere() |
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324 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Oh, uh..." the lieutenant mumbles in minor confusion. He has not been listening closely enough. You've put him on the spot. |
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325 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Certainly so, ma'am. I can assure you my partner is eminent in this *particular* field." |
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326 | You | "I am the Void-Revenant. I have the powers to de-bad all the bad energies." |
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327 | Plaisance | "I should have realized... a pattern lies within the fabric. The hand of fate guides us, our meeting couldn't have been mere chance." |
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328 | Plaisance | She shudders. "I'm not sure I can trust your claims -- honestly, you look like a bit of a drinker. I'm sorry for being so blunt, but..." |
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329 | Plaisance | "No, it simply can't be!" She looks at you with some puzzlement. "How can I trust you? You're clearly a heavy drinker, don't get me wrong..." |
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330 | None |
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331 | Plaisance | "How do you... *know* all this?" |
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332 | You | "Your wards brought me here in the first place. The Semenese blood also runs through me." | Variable["tc.wards_plais"] == true |
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333 | Plaisance | "Oh my, I should have known! You do have that *wild-man* look. Our meeting couldn't have been mere chance!" |
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334 | Plaisance | "You're part Semenese?! Oh, it means our meeting couldn't have been mere chance... the hand of fate guides us." |
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335 | Plaisance | She shuffles nervously. "If you promise, good officer... then." She pauses. "You might be our last hope. Do you swear it?" |
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336 | Plaisance | "But... I am not the only one at risk, I have to think of my daughter. You are certain you can help us, keep us safe? I can't allow any *collateral damage* to hit us." |
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337 | You | "No problem whatsoever, your family is safe, the phantoms are no match for me." |
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338 | You | Wait... That's it? I don't want to say that! |
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339 | Drama | Stop being such a fussy prude! You can't convince her without liessssss. |
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340 | You | Okay, I guess I'll give it a try: "Crime Bros." (Nod at Kim.) "We're called *crime bros*, my partner and I." |
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341 | You | No, it's really stupid. |
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342 | Plaisance |
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343 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"] |
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344 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]) == false |
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345 | None |
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346 | None |
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347 | Plaisance |
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348 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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349 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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350 | None |
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351 | None |
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352 | Plaisance |
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353 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_said_shao_lie"] |
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354 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_said_shao_lie"]) == false |
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355 | Plaisance | "Sir, I really don't have time for your jokes. The situation is very serious." |
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356 | Plaisance |
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357 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_twice"] |
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358 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_twice"]) == false |
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359 | Plaisance |
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360 | Plaisance | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") |
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361 | Plaisance | (IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")) == false |
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362 | Half Light | Blech! You deny your own Revacholian blood for the sake of a lie! |
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363 | Electrochemistry | Hey now, hey. Hey! Hey. You need the booze to focus, alright? |
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364 | Inland Empire | Perhaps you truly *are* the one to deliver this woman from the doom... |
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365 | You | (A hand on your heart.) "On my honour." |
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366 | You | "Actually, I'm not really feeling the vibe anymore... The psychic force has left me." |
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367 | Plaisance | "Come now!" Her eyes light up. "Enough with your jokes, no backing down anymore. Do I have your word?" |
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368 | You | These ideas are all worthless. |
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369 | Drama | Thy sweet tongue drips not with honey today... yet, try thou must! |
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370 | None |
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371 | None |
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372 | Plaisance |
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373 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_thrice"] or Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_counter"] >=2 |
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374 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_thrice"] or Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_counter"] >=2) == false |
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375 | None |
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376 | You | Goddamnit, you're completely unhelpful. |
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377 | Drama | 'Tis a poor craftsman who blames his tools! |
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378 | None |
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379 | None |
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380 | None |
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381 | You | "Nothing... I'm just terribly clumsy sometimes, sorry." (Rub your aching forehead.) |
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382 | You | "I thought it was obvious: I tried to smash through the door by using pure physical force." |
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383 | You | "I'm trying to find a way to the fridge downstairs -- it's an urgent police matter." | Variable["doomed.plais_mentioned_fridge_in_main"] == true |
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384 | Plaisance | "You're only making things worse! Stop it. Be compelled to look at the *books*." She fiddles with her pendant. "*Go to them*!" |
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385 | Plaisance |
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386 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_smash_failure"] |
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387 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_smash_failure"]) == false |
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388 | You | "Look, I've got this decomposing body I *really* need to put in a fridge down there." | Variable["doomed.plais_mentioned_fridge_in_main"] == true and Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"] == false |
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389 | Plaisance | "You fool! You've gone and unleashed unimaginable evil, all for the sake of a refrigerator!" |
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390 | Plaisance | "I suppose... it's all over now?" Her shoulders slump, as if a heavy burden lies on them. "I guess there's no escape." |
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391 | You | "It was the only way to get this investigation going." |
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392 | You | "Well, I've looked around... I can tell you what I saw." |
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393 | Plaisance |
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394 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"] |
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395 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]) == false |
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396 | Plaisance | "You... broke down the back door?" She looks sad and confused. "Why? I gave you the key." |
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397 | Plaisance | "I hope you can find the solution quickly. The wards are broken, the passage has been opened..." She shudders. "Now tell me, what's back there?" |
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398 | You | "Real men don't need keys." |
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399 | You | "I'm not sure, I don't know what I was thinking." |
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400 | You | "The door was giving me shit." |
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401 | You | "Never mind, I had other questions." | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_doomed_question"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_trigger_whitecheck"] == true |
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402 | Plaisance |
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403 | Plaisance | Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"] |
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404 | Plaisance | (Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]) == false |
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405 | Plaisance | "Oh my god, things have gotten out of hand!" She unloads immediately: "I thought the psychic stuff was bad, but the crime... it's even worse. I haven't been able to come to work for *three days*, the shop has been locked. No sales, gang-bangers running around, shooting everyone. I know I shouldn't have bought a shop in this *ghetto*." |
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406 | Plaisance | "In the meantime, do buy the books. As many as you can. They won't be here for much longer." Determination shines in her eyes. "Is there anything else I can help you with?" |
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407 | None |
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408 | None |
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409 | Inland Empire | A golden pendant hangs around the woman's neck, in the shape of what looks like a tiny fish head trapped in amber. |
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410 | You | "A curious pendant you're wearing." (Narrow your eyes mysteriously.) | Variable["doomed.plais_inland_sees_pendant"] == true |
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411 | Plaisance | "Oh yes, helps to have an anchor in these times." She clutches the pendant and narrows her eyes as well. |
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412 | Plaisance | "One has to earn one's success, even if one is a police officer. Handouts are nothing but manipulation, all they do is make you dependent." |
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413 | Rhetoric | Certainly there are good things to be said about dependence. |
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414 | You | "It would forge ties between us working people -- good practice for fighting our common enemy." |
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415 | You | "You misunderstand me. I'm a powerful feudal lord. I demand tribute. This is about traditions." |
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416 | You | "Damn, you're right. What kind of a business relationship would that kick-start?" |
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417 | You | "Excuse me, I don't even know why I said that. A lapse of professionalism that does not represent my values." |
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418 | Plaisance |
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419 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"] |
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420 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]) == false |
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421 | Plaisance | "Now hey there." She raises her finger. "Sounds like someone isn't taking responsibility for the energy they bring into this space..." |
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422 | Plaisance | "Now hey there." She raises her finger. "Sounds like someone isn't taking responsibility for the energy they bring into this space..." |
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423 | None |
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424 | Plaisance | "Exactly. In this kind of a business relationship I could come and critique your work any time. I could demand things from you, limiting your creative freedom." |
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425 | Plaisance | "Fighting, enemy... my philosophy is everyone just getting along." |
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426 | Plaisance | "Tribute, power... these are not the traditions we're used to in this part of the world." |
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427 | Plaisance |
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428 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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429 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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430 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We wouldn't want that." |
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431 | Plaisance | "Oh my. Of course." She looks at you and adds, "What a man." |
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432 | Electrochemistry | She's energetically impressed with you and your values. This is sincere. She's the kind of person who believes in telling a man that he's *quite the man* while he's being very manly. |
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433 | Plaisance | "It's always nice to see you here. You bring good energy." |
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434 | Plaisance |
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435 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"] |
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436 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"]) == false |
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437 | You | "Hey, I'm the one who got shot here. In the leg... *and* in the shoulder!" | Variable["plaza.tribunal_shoulder_wound_suffered"] == true |
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438 | You | "Uh... I'm the one who got shot here, ma'am." |
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439 | You | Say nothing, stare at her. |
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440 | Plaisance | "And you... oh my god, just look at you! It looks like even the *police* can't take care of all this. Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking. |
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441 | None |
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442 | Plaisance | "Oh my god, even the *police* can't take care of all this. Just look at you! You're a wreck. Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking. |
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443 | Plaisance | "Oh my god, even the *police* can't take care of all this... just look at that limp! Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking. |
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444 | Plaisance | "Maybe... I should close the bookstore and open a *psychic studio*! Yes!" She nods to herself. "It makes sense. Crime is the sixth element, you see. The darkest element." |
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445 | Plaisance | "I could teach people to protect themselves against bad energies and to fight crime." |
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446 | You | (Nod.) "Sounds like a plan. Life must go on, after all." |
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447 | You | "Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of it." |
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448 | You | "A 'psychic studio'? This is even worse than a bookstore in Martinaise..." |
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449 | Plaisance | "No need to be modest, good officer. You've convinced me -- it is a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration." |
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450 | Plaisance | "No, no... you're right, officer! You've convinced me -- it is a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration." |
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451 | Plaisance | "Exactly. It's a brilliant idea. Thank you, officer! I'm going to start drawing up business plans right away." |
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452 | Plaisance |
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453 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
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454 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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455 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Yes, what Martinaise really needs is more vigilantes roaming the streets." |
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456 | You | "You *have to* let me to the cellar. There's something I desperately need from there." | (Variable["doomed.plais_angered"] or Variable["doomed.plais_curtains_fiddled_not_opened"]) and Variable["doomed.plais_mentioned_fridge_in_main"] and IsTaskActive("TASK.get_filament_from_fridge") and Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false and Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"] == true |
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457 | Plaisance | "Who, what? I don't understand what you're talking about. I can't, in good conscience, risk releasing the *bane of doom* upon all because you need something from the cellar." |
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458 | Plaisance | "In fact," she pauses to think, "It's odd how many of these troubles started with her departure. How do I know she's not behind the curse?! We definitely have to contain it now." |
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459 | None |
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460 | None |
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461 | You | "Have you ever thought about a sale? Maybe this could lure in some customers." |
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462 | Plaisance | "Discount my wares?! I can see, sir, that you don't value books very highly." |
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463 | You | "That's right, and all you have to do is give us the key to the back door." |
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464 | Plaisance | "Is *that* what you've been after this whole time? You want the key to the back door?" |
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465 | You | "Yes! The key! Can we have it?" |
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466 | Drama | Attaboy. |
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467 | Drama | Alright -- Take two! |
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468 | Drama | You know, maybe this time you should just be upfront with her? |
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469 | Savoir Faire | Why are you bothering with this tiresome woman -- just open the curtains while she's distracted! |
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470 | You | "Uh, this Dick Mullen book fell apart before I got to the end. Do you have another copy?" (Show her the item.) | Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"] and Variable["inventory.mullen_orb_afterthought_no_avail_done"] == false |
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471 | Plaisance | "Oh, I'm very sorry, sir. Some of these old paperbacks just don't have the durability. I would be happy to sell you another one, but unfortunately it's the last copy we had in stock." |
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472 | None |
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473 | Plaisance |
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474 | Plaisance | Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1 |
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475 | Plaisance | (Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1) == false |
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476 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I can assure you, he is... a police officer. Very... knowledgeable." |
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477 | Plaisance |
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478 | Plaisance | Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer") |
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479 | Plaisance | (Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")) == false |
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480 | Drama | Yessss, this is your chance! Only a *remote viewer* can solve this case. |
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481 | You | "Plaisance, I have something to tell you... I've found the actual source of doom." | IsTaskActive("TASK.tell_plaisance_of_actual_source")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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482 | Plaisance | "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant anxiously. "I thought this issue was resolved!" |
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483 | Plaisance |
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484 | Plaisance | Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"] |
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485 | Plaisance | (Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]) == false |
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486 | Plaisance | "Yes? What news do you bring?" Her fingers grasp tightly at her pendant. |
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487 | You | "I'm afraid all I can tell you is this -- you must leave Martinaise immediately. It's too dangerous to stay." |
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488 | Plaisance | "Leave?" She blinks twice, mulling over your words. Then: "Officer, I must *insist* that you tell me what you've uncovered! I can't just leave everything on a whim..." |
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489 | Plaisance | "A... a what?" |
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490 | You | "A tiny hole... in reality. It may be connected with pale, an origin point of sorts. It would explain why historically so many things have ended in failure here in Martinaise." |
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491 | Plaisance | "But... but... *that's* not in any of the ancient texts! How am I supposed to protect my bookstore from *that*?!" |
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492 | You | "You can protect it with hope, by refusing to give up. That's what people have done in the past -- by building a church, a place of worship around this thing." |
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493 | You | "You can't protect it -- not against *pale*. Close up the shop and try to get as far away from this thing as possible." |
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494 | You | "You'll have to find your own answer. I've spent too long on this quest as it is." |
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495 | Plaisance | "Close... the shop? But it's all I have! No, there *must* be a way..." |
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496 | Plaisance | "You're *right*, officer. I can't just leave everything -- after all this work! This little bookstore has become the *cornerstore* of our neighbourhood -- I can't just jump the ship and leave." |
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497 | Plaisance | "Yes, you've certainly done your part. I've come so far... I can't give up now..." |
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498 | Plaisance | "Thank you for your help, in any case. You're welcome back here anytime." |
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499 | None |
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500 | You | "Why are you so uptight about those curtains? I just want to know what's on the other side." | Variable["doomed.plais_curtains_fiddled_not_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == false and Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"] == false |
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501 | Plaisance | "I already told you, it's just a storage room for employees! I don't understand why it's so important to you..." |
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502 | You | "If it's just a storage room then why does it have a Semenese ward protecting it?" | Variable["tc.wards_plais"] == true |
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503 | You | "If it's just a storage room then why do you have that strange trinket on the curtains?" | Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_looked_at_details"] == true and Variable["tc.wards_plais"] == false |
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504 | You | "It's not just a storage room, I already looked... There's another door behind the curtains." | Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_seen"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"] == false |
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505 | Plaisance | "It's just for decoration!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped smile... then something breaks: |
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506 | Plaisance | "Okay... fine! It's because this place is *cursed*, just like everyone said! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing!" |
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507 | Composure | She's so tense it's a miracle she hasn't snapped in half yet. |
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508 | Plaisance | "Okay... fine! It's because this place is *cursed*, just like Annette said! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing!" |
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509 | Drama | She recites it like it's a poem, or like she's playing a role she's grown tired of. |
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510 | Plaisance | "*What-did-you-do?!*" she demands in a single breath, hand clasped around the pendant. "You *looked?*" |
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511 | You | "Yes, when you weren't paying attention." |
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512 | You | "It's not like I ripped the curtains open or anything, it was just a little peek..." |
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513 | You | "No, you misunderstood me -- I didn't 'look' with my 'eyes', I used my inner vision to 'get a read' on the Darkness... *metaphysically*." |
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514 | Plaisance |
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515 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"] |
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516 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]) == false |
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517 | Plaisance | "The Darkness..." She closes her eyes and nods. "It must be real then... This place is cursed, just like Annette said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!" |
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518 | You | "If it's just a storage room then it wouldn't hurt if I just peeked inside..." | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == false |
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519 | Plaisance | "No!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped frown... then she breaks down: |
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520 | You | "Why are you still talking about books? Are you trying to put a spell on me?" | Variable["doomed.plais_drama_books_spell"] == true |
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521 | Plaisance | "A spell! As if!" She snorts. "This place doesn't need any spells or hoo-doo mumbo-jumbo, this place has *wonderful* energy!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped smile... then something breaks: |
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522 | You | "If it's just a storage room then it wouldn't hurt if I just peeked inside... It's not like it's *cursed*, right?" | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == true |
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523 | You | "If it's just a storage room then why are you so tense?" | Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_composure_tense"] == true |
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524 | Plaisance | "Just let it go, officer! Go buy some god damn books, you're supposed to be... *drawn* to the books!" |
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525 | Plaisance | "I'm not tense, I'm just..." She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped frown... then something breaks: |
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526 | Plaisance | "You *looked*, you let the spirits in!" she shouts, her face getting red. "We are all doomed now, this place is cursed, just like Annette said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!" |
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527 | Plaisance |
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528 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"] |
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529 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]) == false |
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530 | Plaisance | "You *looked*, you let the spirits in!" Her face is getting red. "We are all doomed now, this place is cursed, just like everyone said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!" |
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531 | Plaisance |
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532 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"] |
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533 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]) == false |
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534 | Plaisance | "And you saw a *door*?" She closes her eyes. "It must be real then... This place is cursed, just like everyone said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!" |
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535 | Plaisance | "I'm not sure whether I want to know what else the spirits have told you in your *visions*..." She shudders and starts mumbling something to her pendant. |
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536 | Plaisance | "Are you happy now, officer? Happy that you've *ruined* everything?" She closes her eyes and starts mumbling something to her pendant. |
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537 | Perception (Hearing) | "Host of Hosts," she prays, "guard me and my honest business venture from the curse that lurks behind the curtains..." |
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538 | None |
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539 | You | "It's not just a storage room, I already saw that... There's another door behind the curtains." | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"] == true |
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540 | Plaisance |
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541 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"] |
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542 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]) == false |
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543 | Plaisance | "Of course it's not just a storage room!" she suddenly shouts, her face getting red. "But what does it matter now, you already let the spirits in... We are all doomed now." |
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544 | Plaisance | "It's just like everyone said, this place is cursed. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing." She closes her eyes, visibly defeated, and starts mumbling something to her pendant. |
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545 | Plaisance | "It's just like Annette said, this place is cursed. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing." She closes her eyes, visibly defeated, and starts mumbling something to her pendant. |
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546 | Plaisance |
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547 | Plaisance | Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"] |
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548 | Plaisance | (Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]) == false |
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549 | None |
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550 | You | "I need to know what *secrets* lie behind the door... It's part of a *spiritual quest*." |
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551 | Plaisance | "No?" The storekeeper has crossed her arms. |
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552 | You | "Crime bros." (Nod at Kim.) "We're called *crime bros*, my partner and I." |
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553 | Plaisance | "You're called... *what*?" She peers at you over her glasses. "What is this, a joke, mister policeman? Do you commit *crimes* together or what?" |
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554 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant looks at you, waiting to see where this is going. |
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555 | Drama | You've got this. Just go with it, this is *elegant*. |
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556 | Kim Kitsuragi | He turns away, but not before you can see a small hint of a smile -- he's struggling to not crack up. |
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557 | You | "Uh... Sorry, this came out wrong again." |
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558 | You | "No, not like this, we're called crime bros because we like to *solve* crimes... as brothers in arms!" |
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559 | Rhetoric | Desert pygmy shamans...? That sounds like a rather questionable way to describe a group of people. |
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560 | Inland Empire | Didn't... didn't that curtain just *move*?! |
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561 | You | "Strange... I feel unwanted too. What does it mean?" |
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562 | Plaisance | "Truly so?" Her eyes narrow, as she tries to get a read on your energy. "Perhaps the dark energies are leeching off you? You shouldn't stay in the store too long, it may be dangerous." |
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563 | None |
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564 | Plaisance | "Thank you, sir." A timid sigh of relief, followed by a cautious smile. "There's one more thing I haven't told you about yet... *the Entity*." |
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565 | You | "The Entity?" |
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566 | You | "Of course, the Entity..." (Close your eyes.) "For I have sensed its presence." |
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567 | Plaisance | "You have?" She gasps. "The Entity takes the form of a woman, a witch probably. I've suspected that she must be connected to the curse ever since I first saw her. Did you know that she lives inside the *chimney*?" |
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568 | Plaisance | "Yes, a malignant *Entity* that lives inside the chimney... it takes the form of a woman. A witch, most likely. She or *it* must be connected to the curse somehow." |
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569 | None |
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570 | You | "Chimneys aren't big enough for that." |
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571 | You | "Chimney... the passage between heaven and hell, of course..." |
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572 | Plaisance | "No, this chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there." |
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573 | Plaisance | "Some unnatural magic, I assume." She shivers. "You should go find *the Entity* and ask what happened to all the companies in the building. What is the source of this curse? Here's the key to the warded door behind the curtains, take it." |
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574 | Plaisance | "Yes, that chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there." |
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575 | Plaisance | "Oh and... please, do return to me after you've looked around. I'm quite... *anxious* to know what she has to say about the curse. What you *discover* in there..." |
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576 | None |
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577 | You | "The Entity? No, I don't think so." |
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578 | You | "Of course, the Entity..." (Close your eyes.) "I didn't see her, but I sensed her presence." |
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579 | Plaisance | "You did?" She gasps. "Then it has be true... I've suspected that this woman-shaped energy must be connected to the curse ever since I first saw her. Did you see that she lives inside the *chimney*?" |
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580 | Plaisance | "No, this chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there." |
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581 | Plaisance | "Yes, the malignant *Entity* that lives inside the chimney... It takes the shape of a woman, a witch probably. I've suspected that she knows more about the curse than she lets on ever since I first saw her." |
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582 | None |
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583 | Plaisance | "Yes, that chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there." |
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584 | Plaisance | "But... before we go on... did you encounter *the malignant Entity?*" Her eyes narrow, as she whispers the name. |
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585 | You | "Chimneys aren't big enough for anyone to live there." |
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586 | You | "Chimney... the passage between heaven and hell, of course. It all makes sense now!" |
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587 | Plaisance | "Some unnatural magic, I assume." She shivers. "You should go find the *Entity* and ask what happened to all the companies in the building. And do return to me after you've talked to it. I'm quite *anxious* to know what she has to say about the curse." |
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588 | Plaisance | "Yes, I've heard that it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains upstairs... God knows what she's doing there." |
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589 | You | "You mean the chimney that's part of the central furnace?" | Variable["doomed.seen_furnace"] == true |
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590 | Plaisance | A shiver runs through the woman, as she looks around the dimly lit store. "The curse... is so much worse than you could imagine. It's a *disease*, eating at the very foundation." |
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591 | Plaisance | Her voice drops to a whisper: "It's the curse of *financial distress*. Of *ruin* -- and bankruptcy." She peers at the curtains again... |
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592 | You | "Okay. I'm a little confused. What does that mean?" |
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593 | You | "Ah! Annette mentioned that the previous tenants have experienced some financial troubles." | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == true |
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594 | You | "Wait, that's it? I was hoping for something more... *paranatural*." |
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595 | Plaisance | "But officer, there's nothing *natural* about entire companies declaring bankruptcy! I'm talking about *caco-daemons* feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!" |
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596 | Plaisance | "There's something *wrong* with this building, I can tell you. Ever since I arrived, I've sensed an eerie lingering presence -- as if I was *unwanted* here." |
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597 | Plaisance | "It's not just that, officer, we're dealing with something *supra-natural* here. It's the *caco-daemons* feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!" |
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598 | Plaisance | "Everyone knows that all the previous companies in this building have sooner or later declared bankruptcy. And their *malicious spirits* are still here, feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!" |
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599 | You | "Have you sought help from anyone?" |
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600 | Plaisance | "Yes, I've contacted numerous parapsychologists and even a pair of Semenese mediators -- they provided me with the wards." She nods at the strange cage-like trinket on the curtains. |
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601 | Plaisance | "The wards help to keep the doom at bay and protect us against the darkness that lies further in the building. Even though now I fear... it's not enough." |
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602 | None |
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603 | You | "What about the wards on the back door? Are these Semenese as well?" | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_has_she_sought_help_for_the_curse"] == true and (Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_seen"] == true or Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_greeting_done"] == true) |
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604 | Plaisance | "Yes, the Semenese are very crafty and their wards are extremely powerful. Lesser wards simply won't do here." |
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605 | You | "And what's behind that door if I may ask?" |
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606 | Plaisance | "Failure... so much more failure!" She turns away from you, shaking her head. |
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607 | None |
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608 | You | "I heard that the Union has squeezed out all the local business to fund their strike... How is your store still up and running?" | Variable["tc.union_bankruptcy"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_asked_doomed_question"] == true |
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609 | Plaisance | She fingers the pendant around her neck, thinking. "It must be these very spells and wards of protection that keep me safe from all the ill and wicked deeds." |
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610 | None |
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611 | Plaisance | "Most certainly not! I'm not letting you open the gates of hell. In fact, I don't want *anyone* who isn't familiar with the psychic arts involved in this mess. Stay away. Leave the spirits be, so they can return to their slumber." |
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612 | Logic | Doesn't seem like the spell is working... There are no customers around except you. |
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613 | None |
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614 | You | "Honestly, it seems like this pendant thing is a scam. You could be doing so much more." |
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615 | Plaisance |
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616 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_savoir_bookstore"] |
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617 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_savoir_bookstore"]) == false |
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618 | You | "There are hardly any customers in the store. Do you think it's really working?" |
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619 | You | "I'm only trying to help... What about some neon signs and blinking lights?" |
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620 | None |
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621 | Plaisance | "Sir, this is a bookstore, not a stripclub. No one would take us seriously if we put up some horrendous neon lights." |
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622 | You | "You could try to be friendlier with the customers." |
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623 | You | "Maybe you should try to *reconceptualize* your business... Martinaise doesn't look like the best place for a bookshop." |
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624 | Plaisance | She stands silent for a second, before exhaling sharply. "You're right. A bookstore wasn't even my original plan, I actually wanted to sell esoteric paraphernalia to help to balance out this neighbourhood's dark energies." |
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625 | Plaisance | "My husband suggested otherwise. He said it's less... stupid. More appropriate. Cultured and all that." |
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626 | Plaisance | "Besides, this would only tempt the phantoms of doom... They can sense the desperation, you know." |
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627 | Plaisance | "My voice is trained to perfection by true sales professionals, good sir! I paid good money for those courses." |
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628 | You | "Great idea. What happened?" |
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629 | You | "I'm not sure that a trinket shop is a better idea for business." |
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630 | Plaisance | "Well, my husband would definitely agree with you." Her mouth has become a single tight line. "He's the one who suggested selling books. Less... *stupid*, he said. More *cultured*." |
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631 | Plaisance | "But being *cultured* doesn't offer any protection against the curse, does it?" She looks around the dusty store. "Maybe I shouldn't have listened to him after all..." |
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632 | None |
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633 | Plaisance | "Too much money, even..." She looks around the dusty store. "Perhaps I should have bought some wards instead." |
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634 | You | "I talked to the *Entity* you told me about. Her name is Neha and she's a novelty dicemaker." | IsTaskActive("TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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635 | Plaisance | "A novelty *dicemaker*?" Her eyes widen. "Well, spit it out! Why does she need the dice -- for some kind of *sorcery*? Sometimes they use the ankle bones of sheep..." |
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636 | You | "She's not a sorceress -- or some 'malicious Entity'. She's a businesswoman, like you." |
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637 | You | "No, ma'am. I have felt her aura. She is not the one to blame for this curse." |
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638 | You | "She may be involved, but I don't have a way to question the malignant Entity further." |
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639 | Plaisance | She looks perplexed. "I don't understand. If it's not her, then where *is* the source of the Doom? How did she explain the *curse*?" |
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640 | Endurance | Before you say anything, ask yourself. Is the woman really able to *withstand* the truth? |
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641 | You | "She says there is no curse, because there are too many inconsistencies." |
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642 | None |
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643 | You | "She said it's just capitalism. Bankruptcy is a quirk of our economic system." | Variable["doomed.dicemaker_told_all_about_the_source"] == true |
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644 | Plaisance | "Wait, *WHAT*?" Her entire face goes white as a skull. "The entire economic system is cursed?!" |
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645 | Plaisance | The woman scoffs at you with an audible snort. "Too many *inconsistencies*? What kind of talk is that?" |
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646 | Plaisance | "I understand what's going on here. You went in there, rummaged around -- and accomplished nothing. And now you're telling me these *intellectual* things to cover up for it." |
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647 | Plaisance |
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648 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_suggestion_truth"] |
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649 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_suggestion_truth"]) == false |
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650 | You | "It's true. We live in a precarious world, nothing ever turns out right. You need to get used to chaos." (Proceed.) |
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651 | Endurance | This woman's not healthy enough to withstand this level of stress. |
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652 | You | "What I meant was... I found the source of the doom. Forget about the economy thing." (Back off.) |
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653 | Plaisance | "Precarious world? Economy?" She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands... |
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654 | None |
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655 | You | "Honestly, I don't have an answer yet. There are still leads to be followed, like that strange radiocomputer-thing..." | Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] |
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656 | You | (Lie.) "The source is in the taxidermist's shop. He became involved in arts darker than taxidermy and brought the void spirits down upon this place." | Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] |
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657 | Plaisance | "Oh! How horrid. I *knew* something wasn't right about that place..." |
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658 | You | "Yes. I performed the ancient Semenese dispelling rites. This commercial area is doomed no more." | Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_inland_darkisles"] == true or Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_ency_darkisles"] == true |
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659 | You | "Yeah, I de-spooked it. The curse is definitely gone." |
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660 | You | "Yes. I utilized the secret methods of the Remote Viewers Division." | Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer") |
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661 | You | "Yes. I called upon the spirit of *Guillaume le Million* to banish the curse in a flash of disco brilliance." | Variable["tc.guillaume"] or IsTHCPresent("guillaume_le_million") |
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662 | Plaisance | "Guillaume le Million? The singer who made that awful face? Well... I *do* see the resemblance..." She looks at you with sudden admiration. |
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663 | Plaisance | "All that matters is that the energies are retreating. I can already *feel* the curse lifting! It will be a long time until we're *fully* free of it, of course. But still..." |
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664 | Plaisance | The woman nods. "I understand that you can't divulge official secrets, officer. But know that I appreciate the efforts of your department." She looks at you with sudden admiration. |
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665 | None |
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666 | Plaisance | "What does that mean? Are you certain... Oh, but who am I to question your methods?" She looks at you with sudden admiration. |
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667 | Plaisance | "Tell me: Did you find a way to *break* the curse?" |
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668 | Plaisance | "Thank you, officer. Truly. You've brought a better psychoemanation to this humble bookstore and that's no small achievement." |
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669 | Plaisance | "Of course. I trust my Semenese wards and charms kept you safe while you performed the ancient rites..." She looks at you with sudden admiration. |
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670 | You | "As I said, she's a novelty dicemaker. Her business has been up and running for a long time now." |
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671 | You | "First, *you're* one of those inconsistencies." |
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672 | Plaisance | "You're telling me that you went in there and didn't find out *anything* about the curse?!" She looks disappointed. |
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673 | Plaisance | "Of course, I should have known better than to put my hopes on a man like you... You're no Semenese ghostwhisperer, you're an alcoholic!" |
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674 | None |
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675 | Plaisance | "The investigation's over. I don't want you going in there anymore, you're only angering the psychic weather in here. Now, if you're not going to *buy* anything..." She turns to face the door, waiting for potential customers. |
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676 | Plaisance | "I am not doing as well as it looks like I am..." She grasps her pendant. "I only have my Semenese wards to thank for the protection they provide." |
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677 | Plaisance | "Yes, because her business consists of the *psychic leech* that's been feeding the curse!" Red blotches appear on her skin. |
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678 | Rhetoric | Good luck persuading her. Some people can rationalize *anything*. |
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679 | Plaisance | "You found a way to fix our entire economic system...?" She peers at you suspiciously. "Or are you talking about the building?" |
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680 | None |
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681 | Plaisance | "I see that you've fallen for her *manipulation*, detective. The investigation is over. I just hope that you haven't made anything *worse* by going in there." |
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682 | None |
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683 | You | "I'm afraid that only world revolution can help you." (Proceed.) |
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684 | Plaisance | "Another revolution?" She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands, she collects herself. |
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685 | You | "I'm afraid that I can only identify the *source*, but you have to call some other experts to lift the curse." |
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686 | Plaisance | "Oh, I see..." She looks at her pendant, then back to you. "I guess it's time to visit Boogie Street again." |
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687 | Plaisance | "I'm sure that I'll find someone who can help me get rid of the doom that still remains in this house... Things are *improving*, I can feel it." She nods. |
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688 | None |
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689 | None |
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690 | None |
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691 | You | "I am in no position to give out personal opinions." |
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692 | Plaisance | "Please, do tell! Did anything survive? Have you located the... Entity?" |
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693 | You | "What are you talking about? It's just a door." |
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694 | Plaisance |
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695 | Plaisance | Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"] |
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696 | Plaisance | (Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"]) == false |
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697 | Plaisance | "Just a door?! This place is cursed, detective! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing -- just look at the sheer amount of companies that have failed in this house!" |
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698 | None |
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699 | Perception (Hearing) | "Host Almighty," she prays, "guard me and my honest business venture from the curse that lurks behind the door, blessed be your name..." |
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700 | Plaisance | "I hope you're happy now, happy that you've *ruined* everything... Now that you've broken the door the curse is coming to get *me* as well." She closes her eyes and starts mumbling something to her pendant. |
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701 | You | "Cursed? But I thought the curse wasn't real." | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == true |
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702 | You | "Oh, sorry, I didn't know about the curse." |
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703 | You | "Cursed? But curses aren't real, ma'am." | Variable["plaza.annette_heard_of_doomed"] == false |
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704 | Plaisance | "Of course you didn't, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected. |
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705 | Plaisance | "Of course you would think that, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected. |
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706 | Composure | Her façade has dropped. Now you see the curiosity behind the fear. |
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707 | Plaisance | "But... before we go on, tell me... did you encounter *the malignant Entity?*" Her eyes narrow, as she whispers the name. |
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708 | Plaisance | "Of course you did, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected. |
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709 | Plaisance | "Alright, you know what? I'm willing to let you investigate the Doomed Commercial Area. We are set on the path... there's little else to do." |
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710 | None |
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711 | None |
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712 | You | "Never mind, I had other questions." | Variable["doomed.plais_asked_doomed_question"] == true and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_trigger_whitecheck"] == false |
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713 | You | "It's not just *something from the cellar*, I'm doing it for your previous neighbour -- Soona Luukanen-Kilde." |
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714 | Plaisance | "Oh, you mean that girl with those *bizarre* machines? Hmpf! I recall her now... her energetic presence was off, *very* off. She kept rambling something about her memory being lost..." |
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715 | Logic | Her *filament* memory. |
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716 | Plaisance |
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717 | Plaisance | IsTaskActive("TASK.doomed_investigation")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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718 | Plaisance | (IsTaskActive("TASK.doomed_investigation")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false |
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719 | Plaisance | "Thank you for your help, in any case. You're welcome back here anytime." |
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720 | You | "I'm looking for a book about cockatoos." | IsTaskActive("TASK.find_your_heraldic_bird") and CheckItem("book_cockatoo") == false--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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721 | Plaisance | "A book about cockatoos? There should be one upstairs, right next to the shelf of biographies." |
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722 | None |
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723 | You | "Farewell for now, book peddler!" [Leave.] |
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724 | You | "I was told that there's a huge fridge in the building's cellar. Can you lead me there?" | (IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge") or IsTaskActive("TASK.get_filament_from_fridge")) and Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"] == false and Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation"] == false and Variable["doomed.plais_mentioned_fridge_in_main"] == false |
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725 | Plaisance | "A fridge?" She fidgets with her pendant. "No, I don't know anything about a fridge. Aren't you interested in books?" She nods at the bookshelves. |
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726 | Drama | For whatever reason she's lying to you about the fridge. Seems like you have to find your own way to the cellar. |
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727 | None |
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728 | You | "It doesn't matter. Now, tell me something else..." |
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729 | Plaisance | "Hmpf!" She seems disappointed, like a kid who's been told no. "And what else can I do for you?" |
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730 | None |
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731 | Plaisance |
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732 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] or Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] or Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] or Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] or Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] or Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] or Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] or Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] or Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"] or Variable["doomed.seen_blades"] |
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733 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] or Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] or Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] or Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] or Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] or Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] or Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] or Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] or Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"] or Variable["doomed.seen_blades"]) == false |
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734 | Empathy | Sounds familiar. |
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735 | Plaisance |
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736 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_inland_unwanted"] |
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737 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_inland_unwanted"]) == false |
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738 | You | Don't mention it. |
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739 | Plaisance | She nudges her glasses, anxious and tense. |
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740 | Plaisance |
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741 | Plaisance | Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"] |
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742 | Plaisance | (Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"]) == false |
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743 | You | "You're right, the curse is worse than ever -- that's why you need to let me in there to investigate." |
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744 | Authority | What is this insolence? She misunderstood. |
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745 | Plaisance |
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746 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"] |
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747 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]) == false |
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748 | Physical Instrument | Son, you got destroyed there. What an idiot you are... |
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749 | You | No, that's not *me*. |
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750 | Authority | Of course. No one puts words in *your* mouth. |
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751 | None |
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752 | Empathy | Doesn't feel like it's thriving. Feels ghostly. |
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753 | Suggestion | Take it easy. You've broken her resistance. Pushing her further will gain nothing. |
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754 | Physical Instrument | Such wraiths may prove a formidable enemy. Suit up. |
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755 | Inland Empire | Psychic arts? Sounds right down our alley. |
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756 | Plaisance |
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757 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_drama_lie_arts"] |
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758 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_drama_lie_arts"]) == false |
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759 | Suggestion | This definitely softened her up. |
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760 | None |
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761 | Plaisance |
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762 | Plaisance | IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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763 | Plaisance | (IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false |
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764 | Suggestion | Tell her there's a *dead body* involved. That will make it easier. |
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765 | Reaction Speed | Wait, mention the *dead body*! People hate those. |
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766 | Plaisance |
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767 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_sugg_tell_dead_body"] |
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768 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_sugg_tell_dead_body"]) == false |
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769 | Rhetoric | Technically, that's what Crime Bros would do, yes. Commit crimes. |
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770 | Plaisance |
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771 | Plaisance | IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer") |
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772 | Plaisance | (IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")) == false |
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773 | Inland Empire | Perfidy? Oh no, we're afraid the presence is VERY REAL. |
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774 | Inland Empire | Unbelievable darkness and ruin. |
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775 | Logic | What you *discover*? Probably just some office space. Don't be scared. |
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776 | Drama | Do not act surprised. You know of these things, sire. |
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777 | Plaisance |
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778 | Plaisance | IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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779 | Plaisance | (IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false |
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780 | Logic | What you *discover*? Probably just office space -- and the damn fridge. Don't be scared. |
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781 | Plaisance |
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782 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_fridge_passive_shown"] |
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783 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_fridge_passive_shown"]) == false |
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784 | Half Light | What you *discover*? A demonic refrigerator! Perhaps the fridge will be the source of the curse... |
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785 | Plaisance |
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786 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"] |
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787 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"]) == false |
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788 | Plaisance |
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789 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_angered"] |
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790 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_angered"]) == false |
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791 | Plaisance |
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792 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"] |
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793 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"]) == false |
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794 | Plaisance | "Hello again, esteemed officer. And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People." |
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795 | Plaisance | "Hello again, esteemed officer," she keeps reciting like a robot. "And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People." |
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796 | Plaisance | "Hello again, esteemed officer. And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People." Her stare is cold and harsh but the line remains the same. |
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797 | Plaisance | She's breathing heavily, trying to calm herself. Slowly, she regains composure -- but she still can't get a word out. |
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798 | None |
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799 | Inland Empire | *This economy* is a mysterious force, like cosmic weather. Mysterious and harsh. |
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800 | Empathy | A part of hers too, clearly. |
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801 | You | "Yeah, actually it's super all right for kids to chew their hands off. Forget I said anything." |
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802 | Plaisance | All of a sudden she exhales sharply. Her shoulders slump down. "Oh no..." she mutters. "Hold on, I need to invite her inside and apologize. She must be freezing out there..." |
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803 | Volition | This is a person coming to terms with a new reality. One where they are *wrong*. It's not easy. |
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804 | Rhetoric | She's looking for one -- but there simply aren't any good arguments for being an asshole. |
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805 | You | Just nod compassionately. |
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806 | Empathy | Yes. Sometimes it's better to let people come to these conclusions themselves. |
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807 | Empathy | ...my husband is completely different. Of course. |
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808 | Rhetoric | Super silent. Almost inaudibly so. |
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809 | You | "Of course. Yes. This economy." |
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810 | Plaisance | "Exactly." She agrees wholeheartedly. |
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811 | Plaisance | She catches herself at an impoliteness. "I'm sorry. I'm sure you do understand." |
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812 | Plaisance | "I assure you, I of all people understand the importance of *education*. She will be back in school the moment the store takes off." |
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813 | Logic | And hell freezes over? Never mind, it's not a good topic to get into. |
|
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814 | Plaisance | The woman looks aloof, her features much softer. Occasionally she glances at her daughter's silhouette. |
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815 | None |
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816 | Rhetoric | ...you look like one. |
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817 | Esprit de Corps | Go ahead then. Rock her world, he thinks. I'll compose some notes. |
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818 | Drama | Here we go! |
|
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819 | Plaisance |
|
||
820 | Plaisance | Variable["TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask"] == false |
|
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821 | Plaisance | (Variable["TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask"] == false) == false |
|
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822 | Logic | You don't have anything of substance to tell her until you've found that *Entity* of hers. |
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823 | Logic | The narrative she's built herself -- it does need tearing down. |
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824 | Composure | She's squeezing on the pendant too tight. A drop of blood in her palm... |
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825 | Plaisance |
|
||
826 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] |
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827 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"]) == false |
|
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828 | Suggestion | Just don't say you don't have *any* answer yet. The uncertainty is killing her. |
|
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829 | Drama | To hell with it -- perchance you ought to just lie, sire? |
|
|
830 | Plaisance | She looks perplexed. "I don't understand. If you're not sure it's her, then where *is* the source of the Doom? How did she explain the *curse*?" |
|
|
831 | Empathy | This is *a lot* for her to parse. |
|
|
832 | You | "There is another Entity, more malignant, pulling the strings in Martinaise. Perhaps in my travels I will cross paths with it." |
|
|
833 | Plaisance | "A *third order* presence, yes..." She lets go of the pendant. |
|
|
834 | Empathy | A great, dark relief washes over her. |
|
|
835 | Plaisance | "I've heard of these *tri-actors*. In certain occult literature that's too dark to dwell on for too long -- and definitely not in the presence of my daughter." She gestures for you to be silent. |
|
|
836 | Plaisance | "I understand everything, sir. Thank you for descending into the maelström. I will keep fort up here -- strengthen the wards, do my best. And if you happen upon the Third Entity in your travels..." |
|
|
837 | Plaisance | She performs an x-shaped cross on her chest. "May the Lord be with you." |
|
|
838 | Plaisance |
|
||
839 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
|
|
840 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
841 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Well, this has been absolutely *educational*. If we happen on the *Third Presence* in our travels we will certainly come back to tell you." |
|
|
842 | Kim Kitsuragi | He turns to you. "Should we get out of here -- before the *vortex* collapses?" |
|
|
843 | Inland Empire | Yes, the venture continues. In other waters. Darker waters. |
|
|
844 | Inland Empire | Wow. Total psychic collapse between you two right now. |
|
|
845 | Rhetoric | There was never any other way this could have gone. She's just too far gone -- into her own mind. |
|
|
846 | Plaisance |
|
||
847 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
|
|
848 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
849 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I am sorry we had to disappoint you, ma'am." He turns to you. "Can we go now?" |
|
|
850 | Drama | She so badly wants this to be over, she would have believed anything. |
|
|
851 | Suggestion | It will only last a day or two, a week tops. Then her mood will sour and she will feel *the curse* again. |
|
|
852 | Plaisance |
|
||
853 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
|
|
854 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
855 | Kim Kitsuragi | "All right then -- all's well that ends well." The lieutenant turns to you. "Should we return to our *ordinary* lives?" |
|
|
856 | Inland Empire | You've come this far -- you know how to end it. There is an entity *behind* the entity. |
|
|
857 | You | "Yes. The system must be *cleansed* of immigrant labour." (Proceed.) |
|
|
858 | Plaisance | "Cleansed? What do you..." She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands, she collects herself. |
|
|
859 | Plaisance | "It's okay. You don't have to. I was wrong to trust another person. I will manage this psychic calamity as I always have -- alone. On my own..." |
|
|
860 | Volition | As she has to -- every day. |
|
|
861 | Endurance | Maybe you were wrong. She's endured for at least four decades in this world. |
|
|
862 | Plaisance | She tucks the pendant away in her blouse and concludes: "Thank you for nothing. Please, do buy some books -- or be on your way." |
|
|
863 | None |
|
||
864 | Half Light | Anger and loneliness keep this woman moving through the waking hours. Your little words are no match for it. |
|
|
865 | Shivers | The shop around you feels ancient suddenly, damp and saturated by the coastal air. The books are rotting, a great cold lives here. And there, too -- 1200 metres away, on the urban coast. The dark shape of a church is reflected on the water, calling. |
|
|
866 | Half Light | She calls that customer service?! |
|
|
867 | Plaisance |
|
||
868 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.furnace_heard_voices"] |
|
|
869 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.furnace_heard_voices"]) == false |
|
|
870 | Plaisance |
|
||
871 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
|
|
872 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
873 | Kim Kitsuragi | "If you're really interested in cracking this mystery, then we should go back to the furnace. Maybe you could yell into it or something, make some noise? You'll think of something, you always do." |
|
|
874 | Esprit de Corps | Despite his cool the lieutenant's interested in solving this mystery, too. |
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|
875 | Drama | You ssshould get back to the furnace, make some nnnoise. |
|
|
876 | You | "You mean the chimney that's hidden behind the metal safety curtains?" | Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] and Variable["doomed.seen_furnace"] == false |
|
877 | Plaisance | "Yes, I've heard that she's barricaded herself inside... It's connected to the central furnace in the basement, you should go and find it. God knows what she's doing there!" |
|
|
878 | Plaisance |
|
||
879 | Plaisance | IsKimHere() |
|
|
880 | Plaisance | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
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881 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ma'am -- what he's saying is true. We found an entroponetic anomaly in the Small Pinewood Church down the coast. I don't mean to be an alarmist -- and more research *is* needed -- but... it's not looking good." |
|
|
882 | Suggestion | Maybe it's best to tell her the truth after all. Here we go... |
|
|
883 | Plaisance |
|
||
884 | Plaisance | Variable["XP.help_annette"] |
|
|
885 | Plaisance | (Variable["XP.help_annette"]) == false |
|
|
886 | Inland Empire | She remembers. Good. |
|
|
887 | Plaisance | "Especially now that Annette is settling in at school again. She's finally making friends in this place!" She looks at her daughter, quietly studying in the corner of the shop. "No, we can't leave Martinaise. We can't." |
|
|
888 | Plaisance | "You're *right*, officer. I mustn't lose faith -- especially now that Annette is finally settling in at school and making friends." She looks at her daughter, quietly studying in the corner of the shop. "No, we can't just leave!" |
|
|
889 | Plaisance |
|
||
890 | Plaisance | Variable["XP.help_annette"] |
|
|
891 | Plaisance | (Variable["XP.help_annette"]) == false |
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892 | Plaisance | "Besides, didn't I have some Seolite hope catchers around here somewhere...? I must find them; everything will be alright if I can just find them." |
|
|
893 | Plaisance |
|
||
894 | Plaisance | Variable["XP.help_annette"] |
|
|
895 | Plaisance | (Variable["XP.help_annette"]) == false |
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896 | Plaisance | "I've heard of these *tri-actors*. In certain occult literature that's too dark to dwell on for too long -- and definitely not in public." She gestures for you to be silent. |
|
|
897 | Plaisance |
|
||
898 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_third_entity_ending"] |
|
|
899 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_third_entity_ending"]) == false |
|
|
900 | Plaisance | "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant anxiously. "Are you talking about the... *Third Presence*?" |
|
|
901 | You | "Yes, the Presence, the Entity, the malicious Energy -- however you may want to call it..." |
|
|
902 | Conceptualization | No, not presence -- *Absence*. |
|
|
903 | You | "No, not the Presence..." (Close your eyes.) "The Third *Absence*." | Variable["doomed.plaisance_concept_not_presence_absence"] |
|
904 | Plaisance | "*Absence...!*" she gasps. Then, after collecting herself: "I imagine things must be rather bleak for you to return to me. Tell me, what have you found?" |
|
|
905 | Plaisance | "She Who Has Many Names..." she nods solemnly. "I imagine things must be rather bleak for you to return to me. Tell me, what have you found?" |
|
|
906 | None |
|
||
907 | You | "My investigation has led me to discover a two-millimetre entroponetic hole in reality. That's the source of doom -- both in the commercial area *and* in Martinaise." |
|
|
908 | Plaisance |
|
||
909 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_capitalism_is_cursed_ending"] |
|
|
910 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_capitalism_is_cursed_ending"]) == false |
|
|
911 | Plaisance | "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant, clearly irritated. "Are you here to lecture me about *economics* again?!" |
|
|
912 | Plaisance |
|
||
913 | Plaisance | Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_no_curse_ending"] |
|
|
914 | Plaisance | (Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_no_curse_ending"]) == false |
|
|
915 | Plaisance | "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant, clearly irritated. "Earlier you told me there was no curse!" |
|
|
916 | Reaction Speed | She wasn't expecting this -- at least not the word *entroponetic*. |
|
|
917 | Shivers | Not for her, not for him, not for Revachol -- not for Elysium. |
|
|
918 | Half Light | She's too afraid to even say the word. |
|
|
919 | Rhetoric | Tell her the truth -- it's out of her hands. |
|
|
920 | Volition | Whatever you do, don't take away her hope -- the only weapon against *total absence*. |
|
|
921 | None |
|
||
922 | Inland Empire | Yes, the venture continues. In other waters. Darker waters. |
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