Flat Transcript - DE Text Explorer

ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			375
2	Ruby, the Instigator	Suddenly, your entire body is paralysed. Aggressive white noise fills your skull -- a strange pain like you've never felt before. Through the static, you hear a woman's voice.		252
3	None			113 120 121 129 275 271 272
4	None			151 16 395 78 50 108 228 305 42 5 25
5	You	Destroy the machine.		7
6	You	Convince her to put the gun down.		10
7	Ruby, the Instigator			8 9
8	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_pain"]	13
9	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_pain"]) == false	15
10	Ruby, the Instigator			11 12
11	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_rhet"]	17
12	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_rhet"]) == false	18
13	Pain Threshold	You did it. The Compressor lies broken on its side. It's quiet in your head again. It still hurts like hell, but...		21 22 27
14	You	Say nothing. Try to cover your ears.		112
15	Pain Threshold	The violent white noise becomes even more overwhelming closer to the Compressor. Feels like your brain is swelling up in your skull.		159 160 316
16	You	"You said something about a tribunal..."	Variable["tc.tribunal"] == false and Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_pain_failed"] and Variable["boardwalk.ruby_version"]	155
17	Rhetoric	She's truly desperate -- she thinks she has no other options. You need to give her options.		480
18	Rhetoric	You should know the words to say. You've been here yourself. So why is it not coming to you?		476 188
19	You	"Klaasje found it... weird you came up with a plan so quickly."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_seemed_have_everything_planned_out"]	31
20	Authority	She's refusing to adopt the demeanour of a cornered animal. A leader with no one to lead -- she still wants to retain some control of the situation.		418
21	You	"You're under arrest!"		24
22	You	"See them fireworks, Kim?" (Glance back.)		24
23	Ruby, the Instigator	She eyes you warily, as though gauging your sincerity.		20
24	Ruby, the Instigator	She looks at the machine, assessing the damage. Her hand trembles.		177
25	You	"I can't take it anymore. Just go." (Don't attempt to destroy the compressor.)		503
26	You	"It's pretty weird... that you came up with this plan right on the spot."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_seemed_have_everything_planned_out"] == false	31
27	You	(Whisper over your shoulder.) "You okay, Kim?"		176
28	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh." She smiles sadly. "Well, I guess I always knew she was a survivor above all else."		345
29	Ruby, the Instigator	"Don't know anything about it. No one's been around since I set up camp. But I'm sure I'm not the first vagabond to..." Her voice trails off into white noise in your head. It feels like an aneurysm approaching.		467
30	You	"Just a... place some comrades stopped through. A revolutionary bunker."	IsTHCPresent("communist") and Variable["tc.mazov"]	29
31	Ruby, the Instigator	"What? No. Faking a lynching was her idea."		38
32	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh." She smiles sadly. "I knew the kitten had claws, but not like this..."		345
33	You	"You're right. Klaasje was the first... to share her suspicions."		32
34	You	"Your friend Klaasje really threw you to the wolves... said you shot Lely."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_drama_wolves"]	32
35	You	"When I threatened to arrest her, Klaasje broke... she told me everything."	Variable["tc.ruby_did_it_klaasje_said"]	28
36	You	"How did you manage to... come up with a plan? So quickly?"	Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_seemed_have_everything_planned_out"] == false	31
37	Ruby, the Instigator	"Who ratted me out, by the way? Was it Titus? No," she hesitates, "he wouldn't have broken first..."		34 33 35 251 412
38	Half Light	She looks shaken. She wasn't surprised to be ratted out -- but framed?		422
39	Authority	So she says she didn't do it -- and she doesn't trust you. Is it you specifically or the Citizens Militia that she distrusts?		37
40	You	"Klaasje said... you seemed to have a plan... prepared when you got there."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_seemed_have_everything_planned_out"]	31
41	Ruby, the Instigator	"I know you're feeling pretty uncomfortable right now. Don't move too much or fight it. That'll just make it worse," says the shadowy figure by the machine.		58
42	You	"Do you know about the... bunker... next door?"	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_hiding"] and (Variable["auto.visited_bunker"] or Variable["TASK.check_boardwalk_done"] or Variable["boardwalk.mazov_mainhub_reached"])	48
43	Ruby, the Instigator	"Fine, if you really want to talk, I can dial it down. I've also got a gun, by the way." She steps reluctantly out of the shadows. The pain lessens.		379
44	You	"Go ahead, then." (Let her do it.)		185
45	None			178 6 44
46	None			4
47	Kim Kitsuragi	"...you made it look... like he'd been hanged..."		40 19 36 26
48	Ruby, the Instigator	"What bunker?"		102 30 82
49	Ruby, the Instigator	"I saw you roll into town. I wasn't about to stick around for questioning by a goddamn La Puta Madre agent."		530
50	You	"Who killed the merc... if it wasn't you?"	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_didnt_do_it_arguments"]	52
51	Perception (Sight)	The gun she's carrying is a two-barrelled front-loader -- not like the murder weapon.		392
52	Ruby, the Instigator	"How should I know? As I keep saying, he already had a bullet in his head when I got to him, and there hasn't been any useful gossip over the radio..."		234
53	Suggestion	The voice coming through the whirlwind of pain is not malicious. She doesn't want to hurt you -- but she has to.		65
54	None			86 55 56 57
55	You	"What's happening to me?"		109
56	You	"Are you gonna... kill me too?"		83
57	You	"Help, Kim, help! My brain's on fire!"	IsKimHere()	84
58	Ruby, the Instigator	"Can't say it's a pleasure, officer. I was really hoping not to make your acquaintance. But -- here we are. "		53
59	Ruby, the Instigator	"That boy's really gotta learn to keep his trap shut. And it's not a bloody pale emitter. It doesn't emit pale..."		112
60	Esprit de Corps	You should probably check on Kim. That's what good partners do.		61
61	Ruby, the Instigator			62 63
62	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_esprit_kim"]	291
63	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_esprit_kim"]) == false	133
64	Pain Threshold	Doesn't wish to hurt you? Not according to your ear canals... wait, no, not even your ear canals -- this is going directly into your neural pathways.		71
65	Ruby, the Instigator			66 67
66	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_suggestion_malice"]	64
67	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_suggestion_malice"]) == false	70
68	Ruby, the Instigator	"No, I didn't do it. I only helped stage the lynching. Though I doubt that makes much of a difference to you."		39
69	Ruby, the Instigator	"She asked me to come upstairs -- the merc she'd been going with was lying on the bedroom floor, dead. I knew she couldn't get the authorities involved. So, yeah..."		47
70	Pain Threshold	As she says the word "officer," you feel a spike in the agony. It sounds like the entire radio frequency range is screaming directly into your neural pathways.		71
71	Ruby, the Instigator			72 73
72	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_electro_new"]	77 385
73	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_electro_new"]) == false	101
74	Ruby, the Instigator	"No, I really didn't. She's not that easy to read. I just assumed she'd done too much blow. It wouldn't be a first for her. But -- no such luck. She was in some deep shit."		69
75	Ruby, the Instigator	"If you've got something really important to say, you can do it through the white noise."		110
76	You	"Klaasje... said you knew something was wrong immediately."		74
77	You	Cover your ears!		111
78	You	"Did you shoot Lely?"		342
79	You	"And what did she say?"		69
80	You	Look back at Kim.		91
81	You	Keep your eyes on Ruby.		133
82	You	"Just a bunker. Have you been there?!"		29
83	Ruby, the Instigator	"No, I'm not going to fucking kill you. If that had been my plan, you'd be dead already. All things considered, I'm being pretty reasonable here."		109
84	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mmm..." The lieutenant clutches his head as his eyes roll back into his skull.		85
85	Endurance	The torment Lieutenant Kitsuragi is experiencing is worse than your own. He's trying to resist, but there's no way of knowing when he will recover.		109
86	You	(Yell through the static.) "You're under arrest!"	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_pi_you_can"]	88
87	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah, they love sending people to faraway places..."		197
88	Ruby, the Instigator	"Really now? Check this out!" She turns the dial in her hand.		89
89	Ruby, the Instigator	You're overwhelmed with a new surge of violent static. It feels like a blood vessel exploded in your brain.		55 56 57
90	Ruby, the Instigator	"She sits down with a drink, trying to steady her nerves. So I grab a seat next to her."		419 76 79
91	Kim Kitsuragi	"Right behind you, officer." Eyes closed, the lieutenant is doubled over. He's still alive and breathing.		288
92	Endurance	The torment Lieutenant Kitsuragi is experiencing is worse than your own, but he's slowly beginning to recover.		133
93	Ruby, the Instigator	"Nah. That I'm not planning to shoot you is the extent of the courtesy I can extend to La Puta Madre at present."		131
94	Ruby, the Instigator	"Alright, don't kill yourself over it. I was shooting the shit with Hardie and the boys over a few beers, like always. Then Klaasje comes in, all pale and shuddering..."		90
95	You	"Fuck yeah, I'm a La Puta Madre agent... You better let me go."		93
96	You	"Agent... Is La Puta Madre some kind of travel agency?"		87
97	Ruby, the Instigator			98 99
98	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_kim_help"]	387
99	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_kim_help"]) == false	60
100	Ruby, the Instigator	The woman runs past you and disappears into the darkness of the tunnel.		502
101	Volition	Don't focus on the pain -- focus on doing your job. Tell her she's under arrest.		54
102	You	"The communist hideout back there..."	Variable["tc.mazov"]	29
103	You	"Fat Angus said you had a pale emitter..."	Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_reaction_speed"]	59
104	Ruby, the Instigator			105 106
105	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_reaction_speed"]	254
106	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_reaction_speed"]) == false	114
107	None			259 103 265 14
108	You	"What happened... Sunday night? Tell me your version."	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_did_you_kill"]	23
109	Ruby, the Instigator	"I'm using a pale latitude compressor. You and your partner have been caught in its field."		255
110	Pale Latitude Compressor	"236189281... If you're looking for a deal on mattresses... SUHSUHSUHSPEEDFRRRR... 23567... 32971047302819... Oh Rosaline, oh Rosaline..."		128
111	Pain Threshold	No, buddy, that's not going to help. You can't shield yourself from this -- it's an entirely new type of experience. Way worse than all the previous ones.		285
112	Pale Latitude Compressor	"Hhhhhzzzzzzzzssss... 136841... hhhhhzzzzzzzzzzssss... 37891303... hhhhhzzzzzzzsssss... hzzzzsssss..."		97
113	You	"What's this goddamned pale anyway?"	Variable["tc.pale"] == false	284
114	Ruby, the Instigator			115 116
115	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["pier.joyce_palebranch_mind_damage"]	117
116	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["pier.joyce_palebranch_mind_damage"]) == false	112
117	Conceptualization	I hate to interrupt the deafening pain you're in, but Joyce said it was possible to force dimensions by using radio waves. This must be one of the devices used to send radio signals across the pale.		107
118	Ruby, the Instigator	"Precisely. This is an industrial-strength paraboloid. It's meant for forcing dimensions on something that doesn't have them. Needless to say, the frequencies used are... out of this world."		119
119	Ruby, the Instigator	"At the upper limit is the large prime number generator station. It's used specifically for pale latitude compression. That's why you may be hearing some numbers. But you might also hear -- or think you're hearing -- local radio chatter."		611
120	You	"How did you get your hands on this thing?"		122
121	You	"Will I stay like this forever?"		123
122	Ruby, the Instigator	"I built it myself." She nods toward her torture device.		124
123	Ruby, the Instigator	"No -- once I shut down the compressor, the pain will end." She hesitates. "It may take a few minutes for you to steady yourself, though -- it's a bit like waking out of a very confusing dream."		270
124	Interfacing	And she's proud of it, too. As she ought to. This is way beyond your abilities.		268
125	Ruby, the Instigator			126 127
126	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_la_puta_esprit"]	225
127	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_la_puta_esprit"]) == false	444
128	Kim Kitsuragi	"Damn... this..." The lieutenant clutches his head, grimacing.		281
129	You	"Have you... experienced the compressor yourself?"		130
130	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah, I stuck my head in there before using it on you. It seemed like the ethical thing to do. Can't say that I enjoyed it. The field was weaker, but I can imagine what you're going through."		273
131	Shivers	A man in a white suit walks through a garden coaxed from soil that had once been covered in asphalt -- a city block closed off from the rest of the city by dark buildings.		125
132	Ruby, the Instigator	"Right, sure. You don't know."		197
133	Ruby, the Instigator	"A pale latitude compressor is used to sort of... make the pale more manageable. With a lot of these, you can force a radio signal grid on the pale -- literally crunch the distance across it."		134
134	Ruby, the Instigator	"Signals are relayed across a series of repeater stations fixed to buoys." She pauses. "Not a fun job, manning those stations. All alone out there in the pale, people lose their minds in just a few years."		141
135	Kim Kitsuragi	"So, what we are experiencing is... a concentration of radio waves..." He gestures toward something with great effort.		118
136	Ruby, the Instigator	"Is that a joke or a threat? I'm guessing both."		204 202 203
137	You	"I'm no one's... agent. I don't even know who La Puta Madre is!"	Variable["tc.la_puta_madre"] == false	132
138	You	"La Puta Madre... I've heard of La Puta Madre... He's dangerous... right?"	Variable["tc.la_puta_madre"]	136
139	None			434 95 138 137
140	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah? What?"		4
141	Empathy	Sounds like she knew someone who used to man one of those stations. But she won't tell you about her. Boy, you're one empathetic police officer to have guessed even that right now.		135
142	Ruby, the Instigator			143 144
143	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"]	51
144	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"]) == false	283
145	None			4
146	None			4
147	Kim Kitsuragi	"But... even if this is true... " The lieutenant forces himself to finish the sentence: "Weren't you worried this 'lynching' might lead to..."		148
148	Ruby, the Instigator	"...war?" She purses her lips. "The thought crossed my mind. But the mercenary's death was going to have repercussions either way. Although, the way things are going..."		150
149	Ruby, the Instigator	"Eh, fuck it." She shrugs. "I'm not responsible for these people after what they did to me."		584
150	Drama	She doesn't want to talk about this, but not because she has something to hide -- she doesn't want the guilt.		149
151	You	"Do you know something about the tribunal... the mercenaries are planning?"	Variable["tc.tribunal"] and Variable["boardwalk.ruby_red_check_pain_failed"] and Variable["boardwalk.ruby_asked_about_tribunal"] == false	153
152	None			4
153	Ruby, the Instigator	She chuckles. "Tribunal is an awfully fancy word for what they're going to do. But, yeah, I was listening to their frequency. They've finished their 'investigation.'"		154
154	Ruby, the Instigator	"Now they're going to put on a show before meting out punishment." She pauses, biting her lip. "Even though those assholes gave me up... I'm worried for the boys."		164
155	Ruby, the Instigator	She sighs. "Yeah. The mercenaries are about to set up a tribunal and execute someone for killing Lely."		156
156	Kim Kitsuragi	"How do you know this?"		157
157	Ruby, the Instigator	"I was listening in on their frequency." She pauses, biting her lip. "Even though those assholes gave me up... I'm worried for the boys."		164
158	None			4
159	You	Squirm in pain.		162
160	You	Hold very still.		163
161	Pale Latitude Compressor	"875263... 23621837... for that special someone..."		365 469
162	Ruby, the Instigator	"I know it's bad -- try not to move."		161
163	Ruby, the Instigator	"There, there, I told you it's best not to move."		161
164	Ruby, the Instigator	"And you -- watch out for yourselves. You seem to have a habit of walking into traps."		165 166
165	You	"They're planning to set up a trap for us?"		167
166	You	"Why is everyone always against me?"		168
167	Ruby, the Instigator	"I'm guessing you don't know that a third mercenary has come to town just in time for the tribunal -- now you do."		172
168	Ruby, the Instigator	"I'm asking myself that right now too. Anyway, I'm guessing you don't know that a third mercenary has come to town just in time for the tribunal -- now you do."		172
169	Kim Kitsuragi	"A third... Oh, this is bad."		170
170	Ruby, the Instigator	"As I said -- watch out." She nods.		475
171	Conceptualization	If one hornet can kill 40 honeybees in a minute, then three hornets should be able to kill 120 honeybees in a minute... Or more, since they'll also be covering one another.		169
172	Ruby, the Instigator			173 174
173	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["tc.seraise_giant_hornet"]	171
174	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["tc.seraise_giant_hornet"]) == false	175
175	Hand/Eye Coordination	Three mercenaries, no doubt armed to the teeth, hungry for vengeance... You've only got muzzle loaders. This isn't looking good.		169
176	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant hunches, recovering. "All good, officer. Be careful."		24
177	Ruby, the Instigator	"Ah, fuck it." She puts the barrel of the gun into her mouth.		576
178	You	"What are you doing?"		179
179	Ruby, the Instigator	"Problem-solving," she mutters.		180
180	Kim Kitsuragi	"Ma'am, put the gun down. That's not the solution to your problems. You are..."		181
181	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh, yes, it is."		45
182	You	Maybe I can still talk her out of it?		478
183	You	"Please." (Put your hands up.) "Just walk away."		484
184	You	"I wish I could just let you go, but I have to follow protocol."		185
185	Ruby, the Instigator	She pulls the trigger before you finish your sentence.		186
186	Ruby, the Instigator	You watch as her brains trickle out through her neon hair.		371
187	Ruby, the Instigator	She runs past you, then past the lieutenant, and disappears into the darkness of the tunnel.		367
188	You	Why am I standing here like an idiot?		292
189	Rhetoric	Because you think suicide might be a good course of action for you too. Her finger squeezes the trigger now...	IsTHCPresent("suicide_is_painless")	192 193
190	Rhetoric	Because you've been going around pointing a gun at yourself, trying to answer the same question in vain. Her finger squeezes the trigger now...		192 194 193
191	Rhetoric	Because you've misread the situation from the beginning. And now her finger squeezes the trigger...		195 477
192	You	But -- she doesn't deserve to die like this!		236
193	You	I can't stop her...		236
194	You	I was drunk! I didn't mean it!...		236
195	You	Come on, one idea, I need one idea!		236
196	Ruby, the Instigator	She flashes you an incredulous grin. Then she exhales sharply, shakes her head, and pulls the trigger.		186
197	None			198 199 200
198	You	"I'm sure I'm supposed to know... but I lost my memory recently."		205
199	You	"Could you... tell me about it?"		206
200	You	"Let's... talk about something else."		201
201	None			140
202	You	"I'm sorry... I know I'm supposed to know all about... this, but I lost my memory recently..."		205
203	You	"Yes, of course. Are you... scared yet?"		207
204	You	"No, that was a real question!"		205
205	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah, sure."		587
206	Ruby, the Instigator	"I'm sure La Puta Madre himself will explain it all to you soon enough."		131
207	Ruby, the Instigator	"Of you? No, not really."		131
208	Ruby, the Instigator	"But she couldn't have known I was on the coast. How did you find me?"		348
209	Kim Kitsuragi	"Titus and his boys, ma'am. They told us you were on the coast."		210
210	Authority	Even now, Kim is a paragon of professionalism: he's trying to make a clean cut of telling her she was betrayed.		224
211	You	"Your... own boys told us you were on the coast."	Variable["whirling.hardie_ruby_boys"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"]	214
212	You	"Titus told me. It took some convincing..."		223
213	You	"Your first guess wasn't entirely off..."		209
214	Ruby, the Instigator	"My boys?"		215 216 414
215	You	"Yeah, the ones you poached from Titus. And Titus himself."		217
216	You	"Ruby boys... Formerly the Hardie boys."		219
217	Ruby, the Instigator	She looks at you incredulously. "What is this? I thought Titus and I had a decent collegial relationship..."		218
218	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh, it doesn't even matter. How can they be my boys when they're not even my friends. And those guys liked me -- I know it. If this is what happens to people whom people like..."		220
219	Ruby, the Instigator	She looks at you incredulously. "What? I don't even understand what you're trying to get at here."		218
220	Volition	A dull despair is creeping into her voice.		221
221	Ruby, the Instigator	"...how the fuck do the rest of you get by?"		222
222	Reaction Speed	Does she mean that you're not a person whom other people like?		300 299 302
223	Ruby, the Instigator	"Aw, fuck. Took some convincing my ass. And those guys liked me -- I know it. If this is what happens to people whom people like..."		220
224	Ruby, the Instigator	She pauses, taking it in. "Well, fuck. And those guys liked me -- I know it. If this is what happens to people whom people like..."		220
225	Shivers	Rows and rows of poppies, most of which have lost their pink bloom, flank his steps. The man looks around, then up at the sky; sighs.		226
226	Shivers	Taking out a knife, he crouches at the end of one flower bed. He scores a seedpod, very gently. Milky sap begins to ooze out. The pain comes over you again...		444
227	None			4
228	You	"If you didn't kill him... why hide?"	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_did_you_kill"]	49
229	You	"What do you mean... La Puta Madre agent?"		230
230	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yes -- you." She looks at you quizzically. "Everyone says you're his peone. His 'Human Can Opener.'"		231
231	Kim Kitsuragi	Through the sudden sharp pain in your head, you hear the lieutenant mumble something to himself.		232
232	Perception (Hearing)	"Fucking hell" and "Why me?" you hear through the white noise.		428
233	Ruby, the Instigator	"He was still warm, but the blueish light coming through the broken window made him look as though he'd been dead for a good long while..."		583
234	Perception (Sight)	Those rings around her eyes, her tired voice -- she's been staying up late listening in on the conversations criss-crossing Martinaise.		417
235	Ruby, the Instigator	"Who hasn't?" She shrugs. "You know, I can still see him there, in Klaasje's room, lying on his side."		233
236	Ruby, the Instigator			237 238
237	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]	239
238	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) == false	241
239	Rhetoric	No, wait, finally, it comes to you, a way to connect with her:		240
240	You	"I know your pain! I've been let down by women too."		196
241	Ruby, the Instigator	A smirk crosses her face as she watches you stand there, mute. Then she exhales sharply, shakes her head, and pulls the trigger.		186
242	Ruby, the Instigator	"She asked me to help her drag him into the shower so she could wind the shower head around his neck. To fake lividity. Then she dressed him while I went to get the Hardie boys."		585
243	You	"That's... bad -- that she'd be so calm..."		245
244	You	"I don't believe you!"		246
245	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah, I wasn't sure whether to admire her -- or be disturbed."		249
246	Ruby, the Instigator	"I really don't care which one of us you think was more at fault for the 'lynching.' Neither of us killed him, though."		247
247	You	"How can you be sure... Klaasje didn't kill him herself?"		248
248	Ruby, the Instigator	"The shot was made from a distance -- otherwise we would have heard it downstairs. Besides, she had good reason to not draw attention to herself."		313
249	You	"Do you... think she might have killed the merc herself?"		250
250	Ruby, the Instigator	"And potentially bring attention to herself? No. Besides, the shot was made from a distance -- otherwise we would have heard it downstairs."		313
251	You	"Klaasje. She's clearly a gender traitor."	IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda")	28
252	Perception (Hearing)	It's like a thousand radio stations are being blasted into your head all at once, but her words are the only ones you can make out.		41
253	Electrochemistry	Take out all the good parts of pyrholidon, leave all the bad parts, and make a brain-bomb. In a constant state of exploding. That's this.		101
254	Logic	This must be the pale emitter Fat Angus mentioned.		107
255	Ruby, the Instigator			256 257
256	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["tc.ulan_frequency"]	258
257	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["tc.ulan_frequency"]) == false	104
258	Logic	The explosion of static you're hearing -- it's the ULAN frequency.		261
259	You	"I saw your equations... It's the ULAN frequency!"	Variable["tc.ulan_frequency"]	260
260	Ruby, the Instigator	"Saw my equations?" She snorts. "You've been sniffing through my lorry, right? I expected as much. I am a bit surprised you knew what you were looking at..."		112
261	Ruby, the Instigator			262 263
262	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_reaction_speed"]	264
263	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_reaction_speed"]) == false	107
264	Logic	Blasted from that pale emitter Fat Angus mentioned.		107
265	You	"You're using one of those devices used to send signals through the pale on me!"	Variable["pier.joyce_palebranch_mind_damage"]	266
266	Ruby, the Instigator	"Wow, check out the big brains on you." She sounds impressed. "You're not entirely wrong..."		112
267	Suggestion	She's been holed up in here for a while with no one to talk to. Keep her talking, and you just might get an opportunity to break loose.		579
268	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's illegal. I'm guessing it's patented... But we're beyond that, aren't we?"		269
269	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh yeah. Way beyond." She studies her death ray and the law officials trapped in it.		273
270	Pale Latitude Compressor	Hzzzzzssssss... 342455797... Tere kallis... Hzzzzzzzssss... Palun ära ole ometi nii pilves, ometi nii pilves mu tüdruk... Hzzzzzzssss... 4464544829... hzzzssss... hzzzzssss...		273
271	You	"Please, could you just turn it down... so I can... ask you something?" (Move on.)	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_compressor_lets_talk"]	75
272	You	"Please, turn it off! I can't take it anymore!" (Move on.)	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_compressor_lets_talk"] == false	274
273	None			3
274	Ruby, the Instigator	"You're big boys, you can handle it. Stop being so damned melodramatic."		279
275	You	"This is all... great, but let's talk... about the man who was killed."		276
276	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah, let's not talk about that shit. You were hunting me and fell into my trap instead. That's all there is to say about it."		277
277	Rhetoric	So she thinks of you as hunters -- not cops -- and of herself merely as prey.		273
278	Ruby, the Instigator	"Fine. I can dial it down. I've also got a gun, by the way." She steps reluctantly out of the shadows. The pain lessens.		379
279	Pale Latitude Compressor	"236189281... If you're looking for a deal on mattresses... SUHSUHSUHSPEEDFRRRR... 23567... 32971047302819... O' strange light, O' light of mine.."		280
280	Kim Kitsuragi	"Damn... this..." The lieutenant clutches his head, grimacing.		282
281	Ruby, the Instigator	"Goddamnit." She regards you and Kim with sudden sympathy.		43
282	Ruby, the Instigator	"Goddamnit." She regards you and Kim with sudden sympathy.		278
283	Perception (Sight)	She's carrying a two-barrelled front-loader. Remain careful.		392
284	Ruby, the Instigator	"The pale? It's the end of the world."		273
285	Ruby, the Instigator			286 287
286	Ruby, the Instigator		SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon")	253
287	Ruby, the Instigator		(SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon")) == false	101
288	Ruby, the Instigator			289 290
289	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_greet_kim_endurance"]	133
290	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_greet_kim_endurance"]) == false	92
291	None			80 81
292	Ruby, the Instigator			293 294
293	Ruby, the Instigator		IsTHCPresent("suicide_is_painless")	189
294	Ruby, the Instigator		(IsTHCPresent("suicide_is_painless")) == false	295
295	Ruby, the Instigator			296 297
296	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["canal.roy_suicide"] or Variable["plaza.kineema_sylvie_drama_suicidejokes"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_tried_gun"])	190
297	Ruby, the Instigator		((Variable["canal.roy_suicide"] or Variable["plaza.kineema_sylvie_drama_suicidejokes"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_tried_gun"])) == false	191
298	None			External: (540, 138)
299	You	"I do it by... asking questions. And I have some for you."		301
300	You	"Wait, wasn't it... you who called me the human can opener? It's not personal. I... opened them up."		415
301	Ruby, the Instigator	"Like what?" She adjusts her grip on her gun. "I already told you I didn't do it."		304
302	You	"Honestly, I don't know how I do it... I just stumbled in here. Can you... please explain this shit to me?"		303
303	Ruby, the Instigator	"What shit?" She adjusts her grip on her gun. "I told you I didn't do it. Sounds pretty simple to me."		304
304	Rhetoric	A strong moral compass. She still wants the opportunity to make a case for herself.		310
305	You	"When I came into town was there... anyone with me?"	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_rhetoric_you_plural"]	451
306	Ruby, the Instigator	"One of the guys seemed chipper, a blond, the other had a brooding something-or-other about him... And the woman... the woman was the only one in uniform. All were carrying."		307
307	Ruby, the Instigator	She narrows her eyes. "That sound about right?"		546
308	Ruby, the Instigator	"Fantastic. I've gotta get on the road -- then you can go find your friends... Unless you have anything pressing to ask me."		309
309	None			4
310	None			External: (540, 44)
311	None			140
312	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hmgh... she's right. No one mentioned hearing... shots. I... the shot didn't come from the roof."		529
313	Ruby, the Instigator			314 315
314	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ruled_out_roof_shot_for_viscal"]	147
315	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ruled_out_roof_shot_for_viscal"]) == false	312
316	You	Hold still and try to have an apocalyptic vision.		317
317	Kim Kitsuragi	"Officer, are you okay?"		318
318	You	"Don't worry, Kim, I'm just trying to... have... an apocalyptic... vision..."		319
319	Inland Empire	The white noise turns into a wall of mist and grey mould, bubbling, sweeping over the city... it tears up buildings and raises sidewalks into the sky. It's Revachol -- at the end of the world.		323
320	You	What happens when it really starts?		335
321	You	What will happen to me? (Try to crawl back.)		336
322	You	And then? The Unimaginable Event?	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_inland_open_unimaginable"]	337
323	Ruby, the Instigator			324 325
324	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_pi_rc_fail_inland_vision"]	334
325	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_pi_rc_fail_inland_vision"]) == false	327
326	Ruby, the Instigator	"What are you doing? I told you -- it's best not to move..."		161
327	Pain Threshold	The pain intensifies as your hands attempt to reach out into the pale chaos.		326
328	None			320 322 321
329	Pain Threshold	The visions compete for space in your brain with the hailstorm of radio signals coming from the compressor. You feel like your skull is about to shatter into smithereens.		330
330	Inland Empire	Fragments on bone scattering, like your thoughts at this moment, sticking now to forebodings, now to a strangely familiar voice...		339 340
331	Ruby, the Instigator	"Proximity to the Pale Compressor is overloading his mind. He'll be okay once it's off, though."		333
332	Kim Kitsuragi	"Officer... what are you doing, you..."		331
333	None			161
334	Inland Empire	...and it hasn't even really started yet.		328
335	Inland Empire	Nothing. Just slow disappearance. You look at a tree or a coal shed, then look away, and, turning back...		341
336	Inland Empire	The same thing that happens to all humans. You will become vapour. Dissolve into frequencies. Then those frequencies will be forgotten.		329
337	Inland Empire	Yes, but even in this anguish you can't see its precise shape. It's unimaginable for a reason.		338
338	None			328
339	Pale Latitude Compressor	"Yeah, we saw... 98713... hhhsssszzzz... completely lost his mind, or... hhhhhsssssszzzz... prenatal vitamins, because no child is a blank slate... 352628789... shameless asshole..."	Variable["whirling.vicquemare_main_hub_reached"] or Variable["whirling.minot_whirling_mainhub_reached"]	332
340	Pale Latitude Compressor	"He didn't deign to stop to chat ... 98713... hhhsssszzzz... completely lost his mind, or... hhhhhsssssszzzz... prenatal vitamins, because no child is a blank slate... 352628789... shameless asshole..."	Variable["whirling.vicquemare_main_hub_reached"] == false and Variable["whirling.minot_whirling_mainhub_reached"] == false	332
341	Inland Empire	...the shed will be gone, and you won't even remember that the tree was ever there, much less what kind of tree it was, a pine or a birch. You won't remember if a man had been hanging from it.		338
342	Ruby, the Instigator			343 344
343	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_didnt_do_it_arguments"]	298
344	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_didnt_do_it_arguments"]) == false	68
345	Ruby, the Instigator			346 347
346	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]	349
347	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]) == false	208
348	None			213 211 212
349	None			352 350 351
350	You	"We arrested her... consider yourself avenged."		353
351	You	Say nothing.		208
352	You	"It didn't help her. She was a... fugitive. We took her in."		354
353	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh, I wouldn't have wished that upon her... The girl was playing some dangerous games, but even with what she did to me... I wouldn't have wished that upon her."		355
354	Ruby, the Instigator	"I'm sad to hear that. The girl was playing some dangerous games, but even with what she did to me... I wouldn't have wished that upon her."		355
355	Ruby, the Instigator	She frowns. "She had some pretty messed up people after her. She's going to come out of that meat grinder a different person... If she comes out at all."		356
356	Ruby, the Instigator			357 358
357	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.klaasje_perc_sight_noticed_makeup"]	359
358	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.klaasje_perc_sight_noticed_makeup"]) == false	360
359	Electrochemistry	She'll age even faster in prison than she was partying. A pity.		360
360	Ruby, the Instigator			361 362
361	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.klaasje_concept_whatstheretodo"]	363
362	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.klaasje_concept_whatstheretodo"]) == false	364
363	Inland Empire	There was a longing in her for some sort of denouement, but it's unlikely that it was this... turning prematurely grey while being escorted from interrogation room to interrogation room...		364
364	Ruby, the Instigator	"But Klaasje couldn't have known I was here. How did you?"		348
365	You	"Kim! Kim! Make it stop!"		366
366	Ruby, the Instigator	"Look, I know this isn't very fun for you, so let's wrap this up. You have a tribunal to attend."		470
367	Ruby, the Instigator			368 369
368	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]	481
369	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]) == false	370
370	Ruby, the Instigator			481
371	Ruby, the Instigator			372 373
372	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]	482
373	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]) == false	374
374	Ruby, the Instigator			482
375	Ruby, the Instigator			376 377
376	Ruby, the Instigator		IsKimHere()	2
377	Ruby, the Instigator		(IsKimHere()) == false	378
378	Ruby, the Instigator	Suddenly, your entire body is paralysed. Aggressive white noise fills your skull -- a strange pain like you've never felt before. The static overcomes you.		383
379	Ruby, the Instigator			380 381
380	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]	142
381	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"]) == false	382
382	Ruby, the Instigator			142
383	Game Over	The darkness takes over as you feel yourself slipping into an unknown, mute state. Oh... it's death! This is the end.		384
384	None			External: (1427, 25)
385	You	Don't cover them.		386
386	Pain Threshold	That's an awful decision. Why would you not want to shield yourself from it? It's an entirely new type of experience -- way worse than all the previous ones.		285
387	Esprit de Corps	You should probably check on Kim. It doesn't sound like he's doing all too well.		291
388	Ruby, the Instigator			389 390
389	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_sugg_talk"]	391
390	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_sugg_talk"]) == false	393
391	Suggestion	Just keep her talking and you'll get through this.		393
392	Pain Threshold	Well, it doesn't feel much better, but you can form sentences now. Thinking doesn't seem to hurt as much.		388
393	Visual Calculus	There's only three metres between you and the machine. If you keep her distracted for long enough, maybe...		525
394	Empathy	Be careful when you make your move -- that'll be it for questions. Bide your time.		4
395	You	"How did you know we were coming?"		396
396	Ruby, the Instigator	"I heard you in the passages. And I've been preparing for quite a while."		397 404
397	You	"By hiding bullets under floorboards?"		398
398	Ruby, the Instigator	"So you found my shack, huh? I'm not surprised."		399
399	Empathy	Her tone is bitter. She thinks she's been betrayed.		400 559 401 405 406 407
400	You	"She didn't rat you out, by the way -- the washerwoman."		402
401	You	"Preparing for a... shoot-out? That why you're hiding ammo?	Variable["village.ruby_bullet_inland_suicide"] == false and Variable["village.ww_blackc_handeye_suicide"] == false	408
402	Ruby, the Instigator	"So nice." She smiles a little smile. "That's one knife I didn't want to find in my back."		403
403	Rhetoric	As opposed to the other knives she's finding there now. Hardie, for one.		559 401 405 406 407
404	You	"Okay... then I have other questions..."		426
405	You	"Preparing for the... worst?"	Variable["village.ruby_bullet_inland_suicide"] or Variable["village.ww_blackc_handeye_suicide"]	408
406	You	"You're... desperate, aren't you?"	Variable["village.ruby_bullet_inland_suicide"] or Variable["village.ww_blackc_handeye_suicide"]	408
407	You	"You don't need that..."	Variable["village.ruby_bullet_inland_suicide"] or Variable["village.ww_blackc_handeye_suicide"]	409
408	Ruby, the Instigator	"I was. Before I caught you in the pale latitude compressor. I'm fine now."		410
409	Ruby, the Instigator	"Not anymore, no. This could've turned out pretty bad for me if you hadn't walked right into 25 bands of ultra-high frequencies."		410
410	Rhetoric	That's her admitting the bullet was an emergency exit.		411
411	Inland Empire	It was dark in the shack. The waves outside had calmed down. She looked at the loaded gun, then she cracked the barrel open and took the bullet out. Not today.		427
412	You	"It was your girlfriend. She cracked."	Variable["tc.ruby_did_it_klaasje_said"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_drama_wolves"] == false and IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") == false	413
413	Ruby, the Instigator	She smiles bitterly. "Nah, she didn't crack. She's a survivor. If she told you anything, it was to save herself..."		345
414	You	"Okay, call them the Hardie boys, then."		224
415	Ruby, the Instigator	"I did, didn't I. And now you've come for me." She scoffs. "But fuck them all the same."		416
416	Empathy	That did make her forgive them -- a little.		299 302
417	Kim Kitsuragi	"Police radio? You've been... following the case?"		235
418	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's okay... We just want to... hnghhhhh..." He struggles to finish the sentence.		94
419	You	"Wait... did she also seem high to you?"		420
420	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh yeah. Super. But I didn't think too much of it at first -- I'd seen her party hard before."		421
421	Electrochemistry	This woman has seen people O.D. Klaasje wasn't quite there yet, so why worry?		76 79
422	You	"Her idea?"		423
423	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah. In cold blood. It really surprised me -- how quickly she was able to get a hold of herself once we got up there. It was like she was another person. The party girl was gone."		424
424	Composure	You can see it: her lips, though still white, don't seem to tremble as much anymore. She moves with focus and deliberation.		242
425	You	"Shower head? Resourceful..."		245
426	None			140
427	None			4
428	Pain Threshold	It's especially bad suddenly. Felt like a vein exploded.		429 430
429	You	"Who's 'everyone'? How do you know this?"		431
430	You	"Bullshit, you're trying to..." (wince grotesquely) "throw me off. No one says that."		432
431	Ruby, the Instigator	"Everyone in Jamrock. The cops, the criminals... Why do you think I'm holed up in here with a goddamn death ray, waiting for you?"		433
432	Ruby, the Instigator	"Oh yes, they do. The cops, the criminals... Why do you think I'm holed up in here with a goddamn death ray, waiting for you?"		433
433	Logic	If she knows that about you, she must know your real name too.		139
434	You	"Tell me, what's my name? If you know... that about me, you must... know my name."	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_logic_real_name"]	435
435	Ruby, the Instigator	"Harry Du Bois," she replies quickly. "One corrupt motherfucker with the disco pants and the funny tie. Agent to La Puta Madre."		539
436	Ruby, the Instigator			437 438
437	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["tc.harry"]	441
438	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["tc.harry"]) == false	439
439	Volition	Don't let her scare you. She probably just made that name up on the spot.		440
440	Inland Empire	No, no, it can't be that. You're not Harry Du Bois. Forget you heard any of this. There's no time to deal with this now.		543
441	Volition	So she knows your name. That doesn't mean you're on the take. Criminals make up bogeyman stories about cops all the time.		442
442	Logic	All of this just means that you're effective. Criminals know you and are scared of you.		443
443	Half Light	I don't know... sounds pretty convincing to me.		543
444	None			445 447
445	You	"What did you do to this... Madre anyway?"		446
446	Ruby, the Instigator	"You know what I did. I fucked him over." She pauses. "And now I have Harry Can-Opener in my lair. Fucking Titus..."		449
447	You	"Okay, other questions."		448
448	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah. Other questions."		544
449	Authority	I thought we had an agreement, she thinks. This was not supposed to happen.		545
450	Rhetoric	Wait, one thing. Possibly small but -- she said you rolled into town. Was that 'you' singular or plural? She might know something...		544
451	Ruby, the Instigator	"Yeah. You had your death squad with you. What happened to them, anyway?"		453 452
452	You	"Who was in this... squad?"		456
453	You	"I don't... know what happened to them."		454
454	Ruby, the Instigator	"Sure you do, I bet they're just outside, waiting." She looks into the tunnel behind you. "I guess I'll take my chances."		455
455	Endurance	She'll go out in a hail of bullets if she has to.		452
456	Ruby, the Instigator	"Well, it wasn't this scrawny dude." She nods toward the lieutenant. "You had two guys and a lady. The guys looked pretty buff. Lady wasn't bad either."		457 458
457	You	"What else can you... tell me..."		306
458	You	"That's all... thank you."		465
459	Pale Latitude Compressor	Hhhhhhhhzzzzzzzzzzz.......... friction lock set.. Zzzzzzzzzzz... Don't leave me here, please Celice!		308
460	You	"Yeah, that's right, I was just... testing you. They're right outside, with guns."		463
461	You	"I think I know them. They're in Martinaise..."	Variable["boardwalk.ruby_esprit_vicquemare"]	459
462	You	"No... that doesn't ring any bells."		465
463	Ruby, the Instigator	"I've faced worse." She shrugs.		464
464	Drama	She hasn't. She hasn't gone up against three armed people before. And she believed you.		309
465	Ruby, the Instigator	"Well, this has been a great talk, really. But I think I'm going to hit the road now."		466
466	Reaction Speed	She means it. You better make your move soon.		309
467	Pale Latitude Compressor	Hhhhhhhzzzzzzz... L'Iramburde: starbursts and sunshine. 24 degrees centigrade...		468
468	Endurance	You've gotta act soon. This is getting bad.		553
469	You	Just try not to collapse.		366
470	Ruby, the Instigator			471 472
471	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["tc.tribunal"]	473
472	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["tc.tribunal"]) == false	474
473	Reaction Speed	She knows about the tribunal?		46
474	Reaction Speed	Tribunal? What tribunal?		46
475	Pain Threshold	The pain is becoming unbearable now.		158
476	You	"Uhhm..."		292
477	You	It's too late...		236
478	Rhetoric	This is how you talk her out of it. It's the only scenario in which she lives.		183 184
479	Rhetoric	You know.		182 183 184
480	You	What options?		479
481	Kim Kitsuragi	"Good call..." The lieutenant is still unsteady on his feet.		490
482	None			514 517 518 563 511 515
483	None			523
484	Ruby, the Instigator	She stares at you, frozen, the gun still in her mouth, eyes filled with dark intensity. Then something shifts in her.		487
485	Composure	Her neck and shoulders relax, and her grip on the gun loosens.		486 488
486	You	"You don't have to do this. You're not cornered. I'm letting you go."		489
487	Empathy	Gratitude. Doubt. She's still ready to go...		485
488	You	"Just fucking go, okay, before I change my mind!"		187
489	Ruby, the Instigator	"Day of miracles..." she says, pulling the gun out of her mouth, eyes still fixed on you. Then she turns her gaze to the tunnel behind you. "I'll take it."		187
490	None			491 492 493
491	You	"Are you sure?"		494
492	You	"I did my best."		555
493	You	"Thanks." (Rub your temples.)		555
494	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yeah, I'm sure..." He has to catch his breath. "I would have done the same had I not been incapacitated..."		554
495	None			496 497 498
496	You	"What if we just let the murderer go?"		591
497	You	"I think she didn't do it."		605
498	You	"I think she did it. But... I didn't want her to die."		608
499	Kim Kitsuragi	"Really? That's... your takeaway? I'm certain she didn't do it." He looks around, then points to the back of the cavern. "Her tent. We should check it out."
500	Kim Kitsuragi	"Her tent. We should check it out." He points to the back of the cavern.
501	Kim Kitsuragi	"I have a feeling... we didn't." He looks around, then points to the back of the cavern. "Her tent. We should check it out."
502	Kim Kitsuragi	"All things considered..." The lieutenant is still reeling from the pain. "...that could've gone worse."		504
503	Ruby, the Instigator	"Glad to have been of assistance." She tosses her head back defiantly and turns down the machine. "Best of luck to you, officers -- Revachol's a bitch."		100
504	None			505 506
505	You	"Wait... shouldn't we go after her?"		507
506	You	"What now?" (Conclude.)		509
507	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, I don't think she did it... She's someone else's case now."		508
508	Savoir Faire	It's too late now anyway. She's gone.		506
509	Kim Kitsuragi	"Now we have to come up with a really good excuse... for why we walked right into a trap like that. This isn't going to look good in the report." He looks around, then points further into the cavern.		594
510	Kim Kitsuragi	"Her tent! Maybe there's something in there."		524
511	You	"I'm done. I'm not doing this anymore." (Conclude.)		512
512	Kim Kitsuragi	"Okay... you said it. You needed to say it. Now it's been said," he says in a slow, measured voice. "We need to clean up."		521
513	You	"No, I'm done. I'm not a cop anymore." [End it.]		570
514	You	"Oh god..."		516
515	You	"Okay. Okay." (Compose yourself.) "What do we do now?" (Move on.)		522
516	Kim Kitsuragi	"Fuck." The lieutenant stands, motionless, watching the blood pool in the sand.		520
517	You	"What did we just do?"		557
518	You	"She killed herself. I failed to talk to her down."		571
519	Kim Kitsuragi	"Lieutenant-yefreitor Du Bois," he intones. "Control your emotions. We did our job. This won't be the worst thing that happens on this case... believe me. You can't let this break you."		568
520	Volition	Get a hold of yourself. He needs your support now too.		556
521	Electrochemistry	You're going to need an ocean of booze to drown this out.		513 515
522	Kim Kitsuragi	"We clean up." He looks around. "It may take days for processing to pick up her body. We need to move it somewhere..."		597
523	None
524	None			523
525	Ruby, the Instigator			526 527
526	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_viscal_three_metres"]	394
527	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_viscal_three_metres"]) == false	528
528	None			4
529	Esprit de Corps	We should've factored this in. Damn it.		147
530	Ruby, the Instigator			531 532
531	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.titus_ruby_scared_thiscopthiscop"]	533
532	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.titus_ruby_scared_thiscopthiscop"]) == false	534
533	Reaction Speed	So this is what she was scared to tell Titus. This cop, this cop...		534
534	Ruby, the Instigator			535 536
535	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.titus_half_light_thiscopthiscop"]	537
536	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.titus_half_light_thiscopthiscop"]) == false	538
537	Half Light	That strange distant fear is getting close now. It's a fear -- of yourself.		229
538	Half Light	A fear fills you. A bad kind of fear. Of yourself.		229
539	Ruby, the Instigator			540 541
540	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")	542
541	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] and CheckEquipped("neck_tie")) == false	436
542	Horrific Necktie	Did someone mention a fucked up tie? I call BULLSHIT. You're too CRAZY to be corrupt.		436
543	None			139
544	None			4
545	Suggestion	She's not going to change her mind that easily. She still perceives you as a threat.		450
546	Logic	No idea who these people are. Literally.		547
547	Esprit de Corps	Satellite-Officer Vicquemare looks out of the window grimly, then puts his coffee down and turns to Patrol Officer Minot. "We can either take a room here in the Whirling or go home for today."		548
548	Ruby, the Instigator			549 550
549	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_esprit_vicquemare"]	551
550	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_esprit_vicquemare"]) == false	552
551	Esprit de Corps	"Let's go home, Jean. Nothing's going to happen today," she responds quietly. Jean takes his blond wig off. "Call Heidelstam. He can give us a ride."		552
552	None			461 460 462
553	Savoir Faire	Keep calm. Breathe in. After the pain recedes it's a little clearer...		152
554	Authority	He couldn't take it like you. It irks him -- then he gets over it.		495
555	Kim Kitsuragi	"I would have done the same..." He has to catch his breath. "Had I not been incapacitated..."		554
556	None			482
557	Kim Kitsuragi	"Our job. It went really bad. And now we need to clean it up."		566
558	Kim Kitsuragi	He squints into the darkness, "that tent there."
559	You	"Why... hide the bullet, though?"	Variable["village.ruby_bullet_inland_suicide"] == false and Variable["village.ww_blackc_handeye_suicide"] == false	560
560	Ruby, the Instigator	"This could've turned out pretty bad for me if you hadn't walked right into 25 bands of ultra-high frequencies."		410
561	None			482
562	None			482
563	You	"It's... it's our fault."		564
564	Kim Kitsuragi	"We're cops. Everything is our fault, if we let it be..." He looks around.		569
565	None			482
566	Empathy	She died. How can he be so... cold?		567
567	Logic	This is the right thing to do -- clean up, keep a cool head.		561
568	Pain Threshold	There is no coming back from this one. It will stay with you -- in nightmares.		562
569	Composure	Despite his words, the lieutenant's barely keeping his composure; don't make it any harder.		565
570	None			External: (1427, 33)
571	Ruby, the Instigator			572 573
572	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["tc.rank_known"] and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]	519
573	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["tc.rank_known"] and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]) == false	574
574	Kim Kitsuragi	"Detective," he intones, "control your emotions. We did our job. This won't be the worst thing that happens to us on this case, believe me... You can't let this break you."		568
575	Hand/Eye Coordination	If she kills herself you'll get her gun...		45
576	Ruby, the Instigator			577 578
577	Ruby, the Instigator		CheckItem("gun_villiers")	45
578	Ruby, the Instigator		(CheckItem("gun_villiers")) == false	575
579	Ruby, the Instigator			580 581
580	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["boardwalk.ruby_sugg_talk"]	3
581	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["boardwalk.ruby_sugg_talk"]) == false	582
582	Rhetoric	She likes telling you about the machine. Keep her talking, look for an opportunity to break loose.		3
583	Half Light	Klaasje didn't want to turn the lamp on. She was afraid of another shot.		146
584	Physical Instrument	Her grip on the gun is tight, her arms toned -- her posture solid. Martinaise lost a valuable defender.		227
585	Volition	Klaasje knew exactly what she was doing. You can't remain calm under pressure otherwise.		586
586	Drama	She lied to you... about that too.		425 243 244
587	Drama	She doesn't believe you.		206
588	Ruby, the Instigator			589 590
589	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]
590	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]) == false
591	Ruby, the Instigator			592 593
592	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]	501
593	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]) == false	602
594	Ruby, the Instigator			595 596
595	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]	510
596	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]) == false	601
597	Ruby, the Instigator			598 599
598	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]	558
599	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]) == false	600
600	Kim Kitsuragi	He squints into the darkness, "that tent there."
601	Kim Kitsuragi	"Her tent! Maybe there's something in there."		524
602	Kim Kitsuragi	"I have a feeling... we didn't." He looks around, then points to the back of the cavern. "Her tent. We should check it out."
603	Kim Kitsuragi	"Her tent. We should check it out." He points to the back of the cavern.
604	Kim Kitsuragi	"Really? That's... your takeaway? I'm certain she didn't do it." He looks around, then points to the back of the cavern. "Her tent. We should check it out."
605	Ruby, the Instigator			606 607
606	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]	500
607	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]) == false	603
608	Ruby, the Instigator			609 610
609	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]	499
610	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.explore_the_passages_done"]) == false	604
611	Ruby, the Instigator			612 613
612	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["village.twins_spoke_to_boys_about_swearing_done"]	614
613	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["village.twins_spoke_to_boys_about_swearing_done"]) == false	267
614	Ruby, the Instigator			615 616
615	Ruby, the Instigator		Variable["TASK.find_children_of_the_big_sea_done"]	620
616	Ruby, the Instigator		(Variable["TASK.find_children_of_the_big_sea_done"]) == false	621
617	Ruby, the Instigator			618 619
618	Ruby, the Instigator
619	Ruby, the Instigator		false
620	Logic	This must be how the twins heard the radio in their heads. They must have been standing by when she tested it.		267
621	Logic	This must be how the twins heard the radio in their heads. They must have been standing by when she tested it.		267

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