Here you can present your case to Ruby and find yourself left without much of a case.
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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1 | None |
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2 | None |
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3 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yes, I'm sure. And, anyway, as I said before, the shot had to have come from afar." | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ruled_out_roof_shot_for_viscal"] |
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4 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yes, I'm sure." She pauses. "In fact, the shot couldn't have possibly come from the roof -- otherwise we would have heard it downstairs." | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_ruled_out_roof_shot_for_viscal"] == false |
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5 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmh... No one mentioned *hearing* any shots. And a rifle like the one used would have been *loud*. She's right... I don't think the shot came from... the roof." |
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6 | You | "Klaasje looks like... a girl in one of your posters. She seems to be *your type*." | Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_posters"] |
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7 | None |
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8 | You | "Not even wildflowers? May bell... for example?" | Variable["tc.blueboy_rev_flower_known"] == false |
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9 | You | "These weren't just flowers -- they... symbols... of... Revolution." (Push through the pain.) | Variable["tc.blueboy_rev_flower_known"] |
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10 | You | "But Klaasje was... mourning..." |
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11 | Ruby, the Instigator | "I never did understand why, when someone dies, a hothouse's worth of flowers has to die too." |
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12 | You | "You don't feel... sympathy for mercs? It's hard work." |
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13 | Ruby, the Instigator | She raises her eyebrows. "Nope." |
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14 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Plenty of broken people who don't come with that kind of body count. Besides, they're paid well for what they do." |
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15 | Ruby, the Instigator | "So now I'm leaving Revolutionary symbols around... Come on." |
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16 | None |
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17 | You | "Okay, so you... didn't leave May bells..." (Conclude.) |
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18 | Ruby, the Instigator | "No, I did not." |
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19 | You | "Really? Trigger..." |
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20 | Electrochemistry | See her confident gaze, her toned arms -- yeah, she wouldn't have had much trouble in the intimacy department. |
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21 | You | "There's nothing more... personal that you had against him? Perhaps his... way with women?" | Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] or Variable["whirling.hardie_discussed_ruby_sexuality"] |
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22 | Ruby, the Instigator | "You think I was envious of his conquests? Look, pussy's not a problem for me. And definitely not a reason to off someone." |
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23 | None |
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24 | Ruby, the Instigator | "I didn't like him. Hardened mercenaries aren't particularly likeable types." |
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25 | You | "Would you say that Lely was... a *likeable* person?" |
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26 | You | "And... despite everything, you helped her by staging the lynching?" | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_lesbianism_riduculed"] |
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27 | You | "Is that the only reason you... hung out on the roof?" |
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28 | You | "What's... so great about her antenna?" |
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29 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yeah. The girl seemed terrified. The merc was beyond caring what happened to his mortal coil. It was a no-brainer." |
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30 | You | "So you're... *sure* you didn't shoot the merc... from the roof?" (Move on.) |
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31 | You | "You... liked Klaasje *a lot*." | Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] |
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32 | You | "Okay, let's take a... step back." (Conclude.) |
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33 | You | "Do you like to... hang out on rooftops?" | Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_roof_discussed"] or Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"] |
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34 | None |
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35 | Pale Latitude Compressor | "851023933... Come in..." |
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36 | Ruby, the Instigator | "It's very powerful. I used it to tune into RCM frequencies. That's how I knew to be prepared for your arrival." |
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37 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Who doesn't? Oh, you probably mean Klaasje's rooftop. Sure, I've hung out there. She's got this great antenna..." |
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38 | Ruby, the Instigator | "The view's pretty bomb too, but you might say the antenna was the main attraction there, yeah. Along with Klaasje." |
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39 | You | "Do you... collect guns... maybe old rifles?" | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_concept_not_into_antiques"] == false and Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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40 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Sure don't." |
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41 | You | "Did you feel... protective of the Union?" |
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42 | Drama | I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I don't think she's perjuring herself. |
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43 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yeah, sure, and I didn't like Wild Pines sending in those foreign hirelings -- me and a fuck-ton of other people around here." |
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44 | None |
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45 | You | "I have other questions." (Conclude.) |
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46 | Ruby, the Instigator | "My type? She's everyone's type. She's *your* type. Are you sure you're not the one who was excited about the peephole?" |
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47 | Ruby, the Instigator | "No, they're not practical. Break too often." |
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48 | None |
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49 | Ruby, the Instigator | "I considered her a good friend, yeah." |
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50 | Ruby, the Instigator | "And?" |
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51 | You | "She said you wanted to run... away with her." |
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52 | You | "There are... other things I... ask about." (Conclude.) |
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53 | Ruby, the Instigator | "That's a very sentimental way of putting it. We both had *pasts* we didn't want to catch up with us. And we enjoyed listening to music together. Why not go on a road trip?" |
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54 | None |
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55 | You | "Where did you get it?" |
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56 | Ruby, the Instigator | "The gun store." |
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57 | You | "What gun store?" |
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58 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Trigger-Happy Jack's." |
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59 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Never really got into weapons trafficking. Especially not old weapons -- they break too often, and you don't want unhappy customers among gun collectors." |
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60 | Ruby, the Instigator | "What did you think? That I'm going to squeal on my gun supplier? Sorry, I'm not that kind of gal." |
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61 | You | "That doesn't... sound like the name of a real store." |
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62 | You | "Did you leave any... flowers for Klaasje on the roof?" | CheckItem("dried_may_bells") |
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63 | Ruby, the Instigator | "No, gifts of flowers and candy aren't really my style." |
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64 | You | "I see it's a front-loader. Do you have another... gun somewhere?" | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_percept_gun"] |
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65 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Look, I'm not aware of any hole in Klaasje's wall. And if I had been, I would have told her to get it sealed -- that's what friends do." |
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66 | Ruby, the Instigator | "I'm not following your clever insinuations, detective." |
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67 | You | "It's just, the hole in Klaasje's wall is.. pretty suspicious..." |
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68 | You | "I know you don't like old things, but do you... sell antique rifles on the side?" | Variable["boardwalk.ruby_concept_not_into_antiques"] and Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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69 | Ruby, the Instigator | "A Nachtwey 80 front-loader. Two-barrelled -- not really what you were looking for, I'm guessing." |
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70 | You | "But you wanted to be more than just *friends*." |
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71 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Oh, so that's where you were going with this." She shakes her head. "Do I *really* seem like someone who would do something as lame as committing murder out of jealousy?" |
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72 | You | "I can't quite tell... what *kind* of gun is it?" |
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73 | You | "Is peeping... one of your hobbies?" | Variable["whirling.workshop_seen_perforation"] |
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74 | You | "You have a gun." |
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75 | None |
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76 | You | "There's a... hole in the wall. You can see into Klaasje's room... I wouldn't blame you if you've.." |
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77 | You | "So you *haven't* been.. watching Klaasje through a hole in.. wall?" |
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78 | You | "Klaasje said... you may have used the *peephole* in her wall to spy on her..." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_peephole_maybe_ruby"] |
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79 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Damn. That girl's pretty, but not *that* pretty. In fact, no one's pretty enough to waste time skulking about the Whirling, drilling holes in walls..." |
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80 | Ruby, the Instigator | "If I want to stare at a pretty girl, I can pick one up at a bar -- or, worst case scenario, look at a naughty photo. Who has time to go skulking about the Whirling, drilling *holes* in walls?" |
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81 | None |
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82 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Wow. Pissing, pinball, and now peeping. I'm just not following your insinuations, detective." |
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83 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Nope. Look, she has an *effect* on people. That je ne sais quoi that makes it impossible not to look at her when she walks into the room -- and very difficult to look away. But -- travel enough, and you realize..." |
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84 | None |
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85 | None |
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86 | You | (Wince.) "There's other evidence I want to ask you about." (Conclude.) |
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87 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yeah. *Evidence*." |
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88 | You | "Do you have an... alibi? For when Lely was shot?" |
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89 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Man, I was with the boys the whole night. I hope they at least bothered to impress *that* upon you." |
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90 | You | "They did say you left to take a... really long leak. Fifteen minutes." |
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91 | You | "There were... ten minutes they couldn't account for." |
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92 | Ruby, the Instigator | "You mean, the length of a toilet break? That wouldn't even have been enough time." |
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93 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yeah, and I'm sure they also made some FUNNY remarks about it -- they always do. I've driven a lot of long haul and chugged a lot of beer, man." |
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94 | Ruby, the Instigator | She scoffs. "Can't do either without some power of mind over bladder. And, anyway, that wouldn't have been enough time." |
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95 | None |
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96 | None | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] |
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97 | None | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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98 | None |
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99 | You | "Our investigation..." (wince from the pain) "has shown that fifteen minutes was *just* enough time to commit the murder." |
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100 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Wow, now I'm curious. Please, explain." |
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101 | None |
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102 | Conceptualization | So you know she's not an antiques enthusiast. Not my jurisdiction, man, but it also doesn't sound like she used that secret route. At all. |
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103 | None |
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104 | Ruby, the Instigator | She looks you in the eye impassively, making it clear that she's not planning to comment on the matter any further. |
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105 | Logic | That's a pretty good question, actually. She clearly doesn't know anything about the secret passage. |
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106 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Why are *you* so hung up on elevators?" |
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107 | You | "Why not?" |
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108 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Not murder mysteries, either, if that's what you're thinking." |
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109 | You | "Wait..." (wince from the pain) "what kinds of mysteries interest you, then?" |
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110 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Not particularly." |
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111 | You | "Do you or don't you?!" |
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112 | None |
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113 | None | Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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114 | None | (Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"]) == false |
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115 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Yeah, and probably some ghosts from the time of the Suzerain. I'm not really interested in supranatural mysteries." |
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116 | Ruby, the Instigator | "I'm not really into old shit for old shit's sake." |
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117 | You | "Not even..." (grab your head) "quaint old rickety ones?" |
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118 | You | "What about... elevators? Do you like *elevators*?" |
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119 | Ruby, the Instigator | "The fuck do elevators have to do with anything?" |
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120 | You | "That's a shame... because I happen to be a para-natural detective." | Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"] or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer") or Variable["tc.rvd"] == true |
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121 | You | "Play... pinball much?" |
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122 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Cool. They sent a ghost-cop after me. Congratulations." |
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123 | Ruby, the Instigator | "No, not since I was 14 and hanging out at the only diner in Dardanne. Haven't been into low-risk, no-reward games since moving to the city." |
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124 | You | "There are some... mysterious pinball machines in some pretty... mysterious rooms in the Whirling..." |
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125 | Ruby, the Instigator | "Why?" |
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126 | Shivers | Somewhere on the outskirts of Faubourg, a scrawny teenage girl stands by the side of the road, greeting passing vehicles with a calloused thumb turned upward. She's tired. She wants to leave. But she knows she will come back. |
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127 | You | "Okay then... I have other questions for you." |
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128 | You | "Look, there's a... secret way from the first floor of the Whirling to the roof." |
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129 | None |
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130 | You | "I think we may have gone a little off-topic." |
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131 | Ruby, the Instigator | "And that topic was what? Staircases? Ladders?" |
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