Conversation 569: ICE / ACELE ON ICE

this is where the "recording device", "what are you doing here on the ice?" and "questioning" branches are located.

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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.

Column definitions:
  • ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
  • Character: the character speaking or acting.
  • Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
  • Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
  • Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).
ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Acele "This?" She breathes on her freezing fingers. "It's a portable recording device. It's for field recording. Low quality, but still."
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3 You "And the wires?"
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4 You "What's a 'contact microphone'?"
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5 Acele "A contact mic records sounds from inside things. Like this ice."
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6 Encyclopedia Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike.
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7 You "You know, Contact Mike doesn't *just beat people up*. Contact Mike is a role model." Variable["ice.acele_asked_about_contact_mike"] == true
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8 Acele "Actually just one wire, I picked on it till the braiding came loose. The wire leads to a contact microphone."
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9 Acele "Um..."
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10 You "Does this have anything to do with Contact Mike?" Variable["ice.acele_dialogue_you_remember_contact_mic"] == true and Variable["ice.acele_asked_about_contact_mike"] == false
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11 You "How does that thing work?"
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12 Acele "Uh..." She's confused. "Yeah, I record stuff with it."
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13 Acele "The mic? I don't exactly know. Somehow it doesn't pick up vibrations from the air. The box said it only picks up *structure-borne sound*. If you like technobabble."
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14 None
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15 None Variable["ice.acele_dialogue_you_remember_contact_mic"]
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16 None (Variable["ice.acele_dialogue_you_remember_contact_mic"]) == false
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17 None
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18 Acele "I... don't know what that means."
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19 You "No, I mean the boxer Contact Mike."
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20 None
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21 You "No, I mean... forget it."
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22 You "Sorry, I don't know why I said that. There was something else I wanted to know..."
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23 You Yeah? Any news on my own name?
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24 Encyclopedia Nope.
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25 None
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26 You What am I supposed to do with this?
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27 Encyclopedia No idea.
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28 Acele "Ah! No. This is a *contact microphone*, it's for recording *inside* solid objects. Contact Mike just beats people up."
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29 None
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30 None
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31 You "What's The Paliseum?"
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32 Acele "Oh man, you haven't been to The Paliseum?" She forgets herself for a moment. "It's *the* coolest place in this whole drug-addled shithole."
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33 Encyclopedia You're welcome.
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34 Acele "Yes?"
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35 Acele "Sure."
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36 None
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37 None
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38 You "Where did you get the mic from?"
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39 Acele "Same place I got the recorder from. The Paliseum."
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40 None
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41 You "Tell me more about the microphone."
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42 You "Never mind all that. I had questions about that mic..."
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43 None
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44 Acele "Mhm..." She breathes on her fingers again to warm them. "Thought so."
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45 Acele "Yeah, I got that, but what *don't* you have a problem with?"
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46 Acele "Oh yeah..." She looks you over, assessing your age. "Guess you wouldn't know van Eyck. Or really be a Paliseum-going kind of person... "
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47 You "Sounds like a place for congregating homo-sexuals."
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48 Acele "Yeah, there might be some. I don't think they look down on the homo-sexual underground there. The Paliseum's not that kind of place. It's cool."
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49 You "Sounds interesting. Who is this *Arno* guy?"
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50 You "Never mind, let's talk about that contact mic instead..."
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51 You "I get down."
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52 You "You're right. Time has deserted me."
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53 You "Because I have a problem with homo-sexuals. Major problem."
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54 You "Don't get me wrong. I'm all for it. This *Paliseum* just sounded like their kind of place."
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55 None
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56 Acele "What *don't* you have a problem with?"
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57 Acele "That's real cool. Hope you don't mind missing out on all that great homo-sexual content the world has got to offer."
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58 Acele "Okay then. That's cool."
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59 Acele "I don't know what that means either."
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60 You "On second thought, let's go back to the contact mic."
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61 You "I grind."
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62 You "Oh no, you completely misunderstood me. I might be a homo-sexual myself."
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63 Acele "Oh! Well, good for you."
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64 Acele She breathes on her fingers. Looks like she doesn't know what to say.
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65 You "Self respect is not meant to float any boats but your own."
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66 You "Yes, you heard right. You should try to be more like Contact Mike: a successful athlete and an *inspirational figure* who has overcome social, physical, and mental obstacles."
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67 Acele "Man, you are one weird cop."
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68 You "Neither do I actually. I have no idea what I'm talking about. Get down? Grind?"
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69 Acele "Okay, if it floats your boat I'll be more like Contact Mike and less like me."
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70 Acele "What is it with you and this Mike guy?" She pauses. The question is rhetorical.
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71 None
External:
  • (595, 284)
72 None
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73 You "It means I'm hip beyond my years."
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74 You "Nor do I, but I have concrete evidence that I rock. In the form of a wrecked tape player and a completely trashed hostel room."
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75 Acele "That's cool." She breathes on her fingers. Looks like she doesn't know what to say.
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76 You "I also have a problem with alcohol."
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77 You "Fuck that! I'm completely problem free, you can't tell me otherwise."
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78 You "Actually, I had some non-mic questions for you."
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79 Acele "You do understand it all just sounds like Mike to me, right?"
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80 You "On second thought, screw Contact Mike. He's not a champion -- you are! Look at you here in front of a saggy tent, picking your nose to drug-addict music. The world of sports is in awe of your faith and dedication."
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81 You "This isn't about me. This is about your lack of respect for one of boxing's greats -- and for *yourself*."
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82 You "Yes, that does indeed float my boat."
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83 You "I'd say I'm just about normal. Now about that mic -- Not Mike. Mic."
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84 Acele "Recording, I guess."
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85 You "And what is it you're recording exactly?"
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86 Acele "I *think* I'm recording cracks in the ice, but there's no way to tell. Not without headphones. I think I just recorded your footsteps, too. Not sure how that will sound..." She scratches her forehead.
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87 Acele "Yup." She squints her eyes a little. "They were pretty... I'm sorry we sold those."
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88 You "Wait, what happened to the headphones?"
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89 None
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90 None Variable["ice.acele_knew_amphetamine_gives_cold_resistance"]
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91 None (Variable["ice.acele_knew_amphetamine_gives_cold_resistance"]) == false
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92 You "And what are these recordings for -- the cracks, the footsteps?"
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93 Encyclopedia It's probably amphetamine -- It makes you *feel* impervious to the elements, but doesn't actually make you any less cold.
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94 Acele "My boyfriend sold them."
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95 Acele "Music stuff mostly. Like this tape recorder, but bigger. And there's piles of it."
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96 You "What for?"
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97 Acele "I don't know, man... things. Just stuff you need for life."
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98 None
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99 Drama A lie. They were probably pawned off for something ssssuspicious.
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100 Acele "The musicians in The Paliseum use them for making music. They loop the stuff, cutting the tapes together. They make music out of cracks in the ice and keys jangling... crazy sounds like that. It's hard to explain."
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101 You "You mean like those headphones your boyfriend sold." Variable["ice.acele_heard_she_sold_headphones_LOGIC"] == true
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102 You Just nod.
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103 Acele "They got too much stuff crammed in there. No room."
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104 Acele "Anyway, I thought I'd make some, too. It's supposed to be, like, a music place anyway..." She rubs her shoulders and looks around.
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105 Acele "I don't really know what I'm doing. They use synthesizers, too. I don't have a synthesizer."
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106 You "Stuff like what?"
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107 Empathy She looks at the recording device, the thing she thought would fill her hours with joy and escape. It's turning out to be an empty fantasy. She feels childish, very useless all of a sudden.
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108 Composure The sharp drop in endorphins is almost visible. Like a warm blanket has fallen off her shoulders -- the wave of chill, the quivering jaw. Indications of a drug high.
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109 Electrochemistry She is on some kind of stimulant -- amphetamine or mephedrone -- and its effects are wearing off fast. She will begin to experience more and more valleys now. And fewer peaks.
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110 Kim Kitsuragi "Take this, you're cold." The lieutenant begins to take off his jacket.
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111 You "Now *this* is where a hat would come in handy." Variable["ice.acele_talked_about_hat"] == true and Variable["ice.acele_gave_her_hat"] == false
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112 Acele "No man, fuck that, I'm cool... I'm sorry I said that. I'm sorry about the *fuck*."
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113 You "Why? Why can you take it?"
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114 Kim Kitsuragi "It's okay." The lieutenant backs up. He throws you a glance.
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115 You "Why not just leave some of it outside so you don't have to freeze?"
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116 Acele "Yeah... maybe you were right about the hat."
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117 Acele "I got my recordings to do, I feel better outside..." A wave breaks close-by and covers her in a cold spray.
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118 You "You said *it's* supposed to be a music place. What is?" Variable["ice.andre_logic_done"] == false
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119 You "I had some other questions." (Conclude.)
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120 None
External:
  • (595, 72)
121 You "Why are you freezing out here, while the boys are inside?"
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122 Acele "That." She nods toward the church. "The boys think it could be a *place*, like The Paliseum or something. Stupid. It's really..." she pauses, "not gonna be a Paliseum, that's for sure."
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123 Acele "That stuff is more expensive than I am. More expensive than any of us, really. Doesn't matter. I can take the cold."
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124 You "The boys?"
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125 None
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126 Acele "Yeah, Andre and the guys. They're inside. In the tent."
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127 Acele She's shivering a bit.
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128 None
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129 None
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130 None Variable["ice.acele_authority_done"]
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131 None (Variable["ice.acele_authority_done"]) == false
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132 None
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133 None
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134 You "All right then."
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135 None
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136 Acele "See? That's the appropriate way to give a girl a hat..."
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137 You (Let it go.) "Got it..."
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138 You S