Conversation 532: LAIR / KRAS MAZOV PORTRAIT

This portrait is covered in cobwebs. You can: 1. Compare to weapons cache. 2. Learn about Mazov. 3. React depending on political persuasion. 4. Speculate about who may have stayed here (foreshadows deserter).

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
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1 None
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2 Kras Mazov Portrait A moustachioed and mutton-chopped man, amateurishly depicted, gazes at you with sad eyes. A plaque reads: "K. Mazov." There is a spider web in the lower left corner of the portrait.
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3 Kim Kitsuragi
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4 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["tc.mazov"]
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5 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["tc.mazov"]) == false
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6 Encyclopedia Kras Mazov (nom de guerre), was an economist and a theoretical historian. He was a leading figure in the Graad side of the Turn-of-the-Century Revolution, where he headed the Eleven Day Government. Mazov is considered the father of scientific communism (Mazovian thought or Mazovianism).
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7 None
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8 You "Who is K. Mazov?" Variable["tc.mazov"] == false and IsKimHere()
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9 You "Look, Kim! It's Comrade Mazov!" Variable["tc.mazov"] and IsKimHere() and IsHighestPolitical("communist") and Variable["boardwalk.mazov_learned_of_him_in_portrait"] == false
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10 You "It's Kras Mazov, the idol of murdering traitors." Variable["tc.mazov"] and IsKimHere() and IsHighestPolitical("revacholian_nationhood") and Variable["boardwalk.mazov_learned_of_him_in_portrait"] == false
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11 You [Leave.]
12 You "It's Kras Mazov! What a troublemaker he was." Variable["tc.mazov"] and IsKimHere() and IsHighestPolitical("moralist") and Variable["boardwalk.mazov_learned_of_him_in_portrait"] == false
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13 You "It's that Mazov guy. This must have been the hiding place of some naive leftists." Variable["tc.mazov"] and IsKimHere() and IsHighestPolitical("ultraliberal") and Variable["boardwalk.mazov_learned_of_him_in_portrait"] == false
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14 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, my amnesiac friend, Mazov is the father of scientific communism. His theories about economic history greatly influenced -- some would even say *sparked* -- the Antecentennial Revolution."
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15 You "So my comrades were here."
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16 You "So... this must have been the hiding place of some antitraditionalist murderers?"
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17 You "So his ideas tend to stir up trouble?"
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18 You "So... this must have been the hiding place of some naive leftists?"
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19 You "Why would someone have a portrait like this?"
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20 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, I can see that. Looks like some communists were hiding out here. They left a long time ago."
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21 Rhetoric The lieutenant does not seem to share your enthusiasm.
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22 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. Looks like some latter-day radicals were hiding out here. They left a long time ago."
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23 Kim Kitsuragi "Some radical -- or radicals -- were hiding out here. They left a long time ago."
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24 You Brush the dust off the portrait.
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25 You Wonder: who is K. Mazov? Variable["tc.mazov"] == false and IsKimHere()
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26 Kras Mazov Portrait The man in the portrait looks back at you silently. He knows who he is, but he isn't telling.
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27 Kras Mazov Portrait Years' worth of dust is shaken off. The full head of hair, matched by an ample moustache and sideburns, look a bit silly.
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28 None
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29 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, some radical -- or radicals -- were hiding out here but left a long time ago."
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30 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. And it looks like some latter-day radicals were hiding out here but left a long time ago."
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31 Kim Kitsuragi "If you wish. At any rate, looks like some Mazovians were hiding out here but left a long time ago."
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32 Kim Kitsuragi "Looks like some radical -- or radicals -- were hiding out here but left a long time ago."
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33 Rhetoric The lieutenant does not seem to share your enthusiasm.
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34 None
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35 Shivers Someone crouches, heels digging into wet sand. Hands sweep across the sand, grains sticking to the frayed skin of the fingertips. An old man sits on a slab of concrete and taps his fingers against the glass of a scope... you shudder.
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36 None
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37 You "Maybe I should move in here. Seems cozy."
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38 You "What's this still doing here?"
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39 Kim Kitsuragi "What most people think of as *history* has a tendency to linger in run-down neighbourhoods. Martinaise being what it is, no one has gone through the trouble of cleaning out the old bunkers."
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40 Kim Kitsuragi "I won't stand in your way -- but only after we're through with this case."
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41 You "A long time ago? How long?"
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42 Kim Kitsuragi "Half a century? This was probably part of the network of defence posts the communards built against the amphibious landing." He looks around.
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43 Kim Kitsuragi "I think the purpose of this bunker was to produce propaganda. It would have had radio equipment back then, but that's all been looted."
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44 Savoir Faire A good hiding place for someone who's up to no good.
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45 You "Could someone have stopped through here recently?" (Conclude.)
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46 Kim Kitsuragi "You mean, like Ruby? No. I think we've stumbled on a piece of history." He looks at the dust.
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47 You "Could it be connected to the Mazov bust we found in the student's room?" Variable["XP.kras_bust"]
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48 Kim Kitsuragi "Millions of depictions of Mazov have been produced. They're not all connected -- besides, that looked like some student. The youths always go for this kind of stuff..."
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49 None
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