Conversation 596: LANDS END / NETPICKER

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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			48
2	None			3 4
3	None		IsMorning()	30
4	None		(IsMorning()) == false
5	None			6 7
6	None		IsAfternoon()	22
7	None		(IsAfternoon()) == false	2
8	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. It's late and it's raining. The water is..." She puts her hands out and lets the rain fall on her palms. "Cold. Ice cold."		38
9	None			10 11
10	None		IsHourBetween(19, 2)	14
11	None		(IsHourBetween(19, 2)) == false	5
12	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. Mid-noon and the rain is..." She puts her hand in the rain, "...ice-cold as always. And it appears the drunks and teenagers haven't arrived yet."		38
13	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. The sun is up and the rain is..." she puts her hand in the rain, "...cold. Ice cold. I don't mind. At least it keeps the drunks and teenagers at bay."		38
14	None			15 16
15	None		Variable["auto.is_raining"]	8
16	None		(Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false	17
17	None			18 19
18	None		Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	20
19	None		(Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false	21
20	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. It's late and it's snowing. The snow is..." She extends her hand and catches a snowflake in her palm. "...Well, it's not really snow, it's slush."		38
21	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. It's late and the sun is going down. It'll be dark soon. If we stay here long enough we will be joined by a cortège of drunks and teenagers."		38
22	None			23 24
23	None		Variable["auto.is_raining"]	12
24	None		(Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false	25
25	None			26 27
26	None		Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	28
27	None		(Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false	29
28	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. Mid-noon and the snow is..." She catches a flake in her hand. "...well, it's not really snow, it's slush. At least the drunks and teenagers haven't joined us yet."		38
29	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are." She looks around. "I'm a bit surprised we're alone. It's mid-noon and the sun is out. I expected more drunks and teenagers. And drunk teenagers."		38
30	None			31 32
31	None		Variable["auto.is_raining"]	13
32	None		(Variable["auto.is_raining"]) == false	33
33	None			34 35
34	None		Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	36
35	None		(Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false	37
36	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. The sun is up and there's a ton of snow coming down." She catches a flake. "Well, it's not really snow, it's slush. At least it keeps the drunks and teenagers at bay."		38
37	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so here you are. Early in the morning and the sun is up." She breathes in the fresh air. "And not a drunk or teenager in sight. I'm surprised."		38
38	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Know that you're not the first guy to bring a girl to Land's End. This is what locals call a *make-out spot*. That is not going to happen here today -- I just want to make that clear, dimples." She turns to face the sea once more.		70
39	You	"Maybe this was a mistake. Everything feels uncomfortable. I should leave." [Leave.]		161
40	You	"I'm sorry you had to wait."		49
41	You	"I'm just trying to be a responsible grown-up."		47
42	You	"Wouldn't miss it for the world."		46
43	You	"I'm actually quite good at *scheduling*."		44
44	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, so an officer should be. All that running around must need a lot of *structuring*..." She lets out a little laugh, as she turns to face the sun reflected in the waves.		60
45	You	"If you'd rather I left..."		58
46	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"The world?" She laughs. "Those big words men like to throw around as though they had weight."		74
47	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"So this is what this is -- responsible?" She shrugs. "Well... maybe it is. Maybe you'll have a *revelation* and crack whatever you're on."		61 53 174
48	Lilienne, the Net Picker	The woman gazes steadily at the waves. A sudden gust picks up her dark hair and lets it fall again, tussled, wild. She brushes a few stray locks from her eyes, and only then spots you approaching.		9
49	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"It's no bother. Don't get many excuses to spend time alone, what with my trio of monsters..."		173
50	None			51 52
51	None		IsTHCCookingOrFixed("the_waste_land_of_reality")	69
52	None		(IsTHCCookingOrFixed("the_waste_land_of_reality")) == false	73
53	You	"Probably not but who cares. What's the next step?"		67
54	Perception (Hearing)	Her laughter is throaty and warm. It rhymes with the waves and the cries of the gulls.		82
55	Kim Kitsuragi	Keeping a tactful distance, the lieutenant takes out his notebook, demonstrating complete disinterest in your "date."		78
56	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, you're the starriest of them all," she says with mock seriousness, then bursts out laughing as she turns to face the sun reflected in the waves.		54
57	You	"I'm sorry I said I'm sorry..."		59
58	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Now you're just being another kind of fool." She laughs, a playful glint in her eyes. "You should know -- I don't spend time with people out of any sense of obligation."		82
59	Lilienne, the Net Picker	She shakes her head, laughing. "You're just... what's the word -- *lamentable*, aren't you?"		63
60	Perception (Hearing)	Her laughter is throaty and warm. It rhymes with the waves and the cries of the gulls.		82
61	You	"Yeah. This is a good influence on me."		66
62	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, by the looks of you, you do. Well, we're here now." She nods to you, a playful glint in her eyes.		82
63	Perception (Hearing)	Her laughter is throaty and warm. It rhymes with the waves and the cries of the gulls.		82
64	None			43 68 40 42 41
65	You	"I think I spend too much time alone..."		62
66	Lilienne, the Net Picker	She bursts out laughing. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves, now."		75
67	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Drying out? Becoming religious?" Her face is serious for a moment, but then she smiles warmly. "To hell with it. I'm not going to lecture you about your drinking, not here."		50
68	You	"It's a rock star thing. Tardiness."		56
69	None			71 72
70	Empathy	Her thoughts are still elsewhere -- with distances across the water, and with the water itself.		97
71	You	"I've been sober for more than an entire day now."		76
72	You	Keep it to yourself. This is only the beginning.		73
73	Lilienne, the Net Picker	She nods to you, a playful glint in her eyes.		82
74	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Let's just admire this piece of the world we happen to have in front of us, a?" She nods to you, a playful glint in her eyes.		82
75	Perception (Hearing)	Her laughter is throaty and warm. It rhymes with the sunlit waves and the cries of the gulls.		50
76	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"I've seen quite few of those first days, aye. Still, good for you..." She nods to you, a playful glint in her eyes.		82
77	None			163 79 39
78	Authority	Don't be fooled. He's watching you to make sure you don't act unprofessionally.		79 39
79	You	(Look at her) "You seem surprised that I made it."		80
80	Lilienne, the Net Picker	She chuckles. "Drinking men aren't known for keeping their appointments."		64
81	Lilienne, the Net Picker	The wind ruffles her hair as she looks at the sunlit coast across the water.		117
82	None			83 84
83	None		Variable["auto.is_raining"] or Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	85
84	None		(Variable["auto.is_raining"] or Variable["auto.is_snowing"]) == false	89
85	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Here it comes," she says. As she turns back to the sea, the weather begins to clear under her steady gaze.		176
86	You	"That's the second time you've done that! Are you some kind of sea witch?"	Variable["village.netpicker_changed_weather"]	90
87	You	"Wait... did *you* just do that?"		90
88	You	"You know, I have special abilities too. Pa-ra-na-tu-ral abilities."	IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")	92
89	Lilienne, the Net Picker	As she turns to face the sun reflected in the waves and the skyscrapers rising across the bay, you cannot help following her steady gaze.		131
90	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Me? No, no, no." She laughs. "Just grew up on the sea. Know which way the wind's blowing and all."		91
91	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Knew the weather'd clear up once we got here -- otherwise it would've been a less pleasant stroll, nay?"		131
92	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Wait, do you think *I* did that? Nay, I just grew up on the sea, that's all. Know which way the wind is blowing."		93
93	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"As for your 'paranatural abilities' -- I'd love to hear about them sometime, really, but can't we just enjoy the view for a moment?"		131
94	The Sun	The sun reflected in the waves and the skyscrapers rising across the bay is mesmerizing. Your mind clears for a moment as your senses take it all in -- not just the glass skyscrapers, fragile-looking in the shimmering air, River Esperance flowing into the bay...		95
95	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Isn't it strange," she breaks the silence abruptly, "For this all-powerful thing, the sun... to be so generous towards us? You know, the best time to go out fishing is usually toward sunset, when the water is warmer..."		98
96	The Sun	There's salt in the air and the cries of the gulls and the skuas; grit of the sand and the green glint of broken bottles. But still your gaze always returns to the dazzling streaks of light, wherever they may be reflected, their opulence...		99
97	Encyclopedia	Across the rusty water -- that's La Delta, the financial district. In the mist-covered distance, towers rise as a rebuke to the poverty of this coast.		77
98	The Sun	The sun also falls on the cape-side tenements and war-torn ruins. An old sea fortress juts out, seemingly impervious to the sheen cast over everything else, shaking you out of your reverie...		105
99	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"It's bringing us spring, summer... It's entirely on our side, no matter what we do or who we are. For absolutely *no* reason. It's unlike no other powerful being -- certainly no powerful organisation, or government? How can that be?"		113 190 114 189
100	You	"I'm not sure desert people are happy with too much sunlight."	Variable["coast.netpicker_sun_logic"]	112
101	You	"Is that why you named your boat 'The Sun'?"	Variable["village.netpicker_skiff_asked"]	104
102	You	Just enjoy the view. (Continue.)		96
103	None			101 100 102
104	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Oh, that was a bit of pride, and a bit of superstition..."		111
105	Inland Empire	The Sun does little for the dead, and those hopelessly lost in their own minds.		107
106	Logic	Or people living in desert climates with sparse vegetation and little drinking water.		103
107	None			108 109
108	None		Variable["coast.netpicker_sun_inland"]	106
109	None		(Variable["coast.netpicker_sun_inland"]) == false	110
110	Logic	The sun isn't always that great. Think of people living in desert climates with sparse vegetation and little drinking water.		103
111	Conceptualization	And a bit of conceptual unity too, it being yellow and all...		103
112	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Now you're just nitpicking." She smiles. "But aye, I concede -- maybe *desert people* sometimes disagree."		103
113	You	"The sun isn't exactly an organisation."		115
114	You	"Well, *something's* gotta be on our side."		116
115	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"No." She smirks. "And it will outlive them all."		256
116	Lilienne, the Net Picker	She nods. "I guess we wouldn't really *be* here if that thing wasn't on our team..."		255
117	None			118 257 119 126 195 203 120
118	You	"You have fish-hooks in your ears."		121
119	You	"Do you wish you were out there fishing right now?"	Variable["village.netpicker_fisherwoman_first"]	122
120	You	"This was nice. Thank you." (Conclude the date.)		129
121	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"These?" she turns her head and they dangle. "These aren't real fish-hooks, silly. They're earrings shaped to look like fish-hooks. A drunk called Rosemary brought them to me. I kept them."		194
122	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, always do... I like it. It's like being on another planet. A water planet. With water worries... and water joys."		123
123	None			124 125
124	None		Variable["coast.netpicker_small_talk_counter"] == 3 and IsKimHere()	128
125	None		(Variable["coast.netpicker_small_talk_counter"] == 3 and IsKimHere()) == false	130
126	You	"Don't you want to go visit La Delta?"	Variable["village.netpicker_fisherwoman_first"] == false	127
127	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Ha! It's enough that my fish goes there. Fifty reál a piece they ask for spring cod..."		160
128	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant makes a show of glancing at his watch and tapping his foot.		162
129	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"It didn't suck," she smiles. "I'll let you get back to your business now. The twins probably found a land mine by now..."		199
130	None			81
131	None			132 133
132	None		Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"]	179
133	None		(Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"]) == false	94
134	None			136 135
135	You	No! Keep quiet about your sordid past.		94
136	You	"You know, a past incarnation of myself called himself 'Tequila Sunset.' I wonder why that is."		137
137	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"It's a common Revacholian expression." She narrows her eyes. "Means drinking yourself to death."		139
138	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"And what about you? Keeping the name?"		144
139	None			140 141
140	None		Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband_done"]	180 142
141	None		(Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband_done"]) == false	143
142	You	"Found a corpse recently. He'd had a Tequila Sunset moment."		138
143	Lilienne, the Net Picker	There's a little pause. "So are you going to keep the name?"		144
144	None			159 147 150 151 157 152 145 149
145	You	"Might as well. I don't really have any others."	Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false and Variable["tc.harry"] == false and IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau") == false	146
146	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well, then..." She shrugs and turns toward the sunlit sea.		188
147	You	"Lately I've been going by Detective Costeau."	IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau")	148
148	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well, then, detective Costeau." She chuckles and turns toward the sunlit sea.		156
149	You	"Who am I kidding? I'm probably going to drink myself to death whatever name I choose..."		146
150	You	"I think I'm good with Harrier Du Bois these days."	Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]	153
151	You	"Harry's my name. I don't need any others."	Variable["tc.harry"]	154
152	You	"This is a new model of me. It will need a new name."		155
153	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well then, Officer Du Bois..." She nods to you, then turns toward the sunlit sea.		156
154	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well then, Harry..." She smiles and turns toward the sunlit sea.		156
155	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Can't wait to hear it." She smirks and turns toward the sunlit sea.		156
156	None			94
157	You	"I prefer just going by my initials. It's more conspiratorial that way. Call me H.D.B.!"	Variable["tc.initials"]	158
158	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well then, H.D.B...." She smiles and turns toward the sunlit sea.		156
159	You	"Hell yeah! Tequila Sunset all the way!"		146
160	Shivers	Out on the terrace of Les Fruits de Fond, a hip business lunch spot in downtown La Delta, glasses clink over a spread of oysters. Someone can't decide what to eat. Someone recommends the ceviche. Someone shields her eyes, trying to see across the bay...		198
161	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye." She nods. "I better head home to the kids."
162	None			117
163	You	"Kim, we ready to do this?"	IsKimHere()	55
164	None			165 166
165	None		IsEvening()
166	None		(IsEvening()) == false	170
167	None			168 169
168	None		IsMorning()
169	None		(IsMorning()) == false
170	None			171 172
171	None		IsAfternoon()
172	None		(IsAfternoon()) == false	167
173	Rhetoric	She means her kids.		65 45 57
174	You	"For the case I need to get *in tune* with the coast."	Variable["TASK.ask_about_the_curse_subtask_done"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false	175
175	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"And its people?" She bursts out laughing. "Glad to be of assistance then."		75
176	Inland Empire	So fast as to make it seem like the weather turns at her command.		86 87 177 88
177	You	Say nothing. It's stupid. A stupid idea.	Variable["village.netpicker_changed_weather"] == false	178
178	Lilienne, the Net Picker	Say nothing? Well, now there's silence. She's looking at the sea. You hear yourself breathing.		131
179	Rhetoric	You should say something. Anything. Maybe the Tequila Sunset thing?		134
180	You	"Oh."		181
181	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Oh indeed."		182
182	None			183 184
183	None		IsKimHere()	185
184	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	142
185	Kim Kitsuragi	Uncomfortable shuffle of nylon.		142 186
186	You	Too morbid. Why am I not getting good ideas?		187
187	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"So now that you know -- you keeping the name?"		144
188	Suggestion	Not terribly impressed, not surprised either.		94
189	You	"Because it's not human. Humans betray you."		191
190	You	"There's an explanation to this. And it's political. You see..." (Begin a long, impassioned political tirade.)		192
191	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Do they? Some of them do but..." She shrugs. "Sounds to me like you should choose your allies better, that's all."		254
192	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye, aye -- it's political." She stops you. "No need to step on a soapbox about it. What if we *disagree*?"		193
193	Rhetoric	See? She doesn't *want* to disagree. Good sign. Keep it at that.		256
194	Perception (Sight)	She's right. They're made mostly of plastic. A cheap novelty gift you can buy from a flower shop or a kiosk.		123
195	You	"So... who do you think killed the hanged man?"		196
196	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Good one. I'm gonna go with *the rope*."		197
197	Logic	She thinks it was a riddle. She must not even know of that business. Better that way.		198
198	None			117
199	None			200 201
200	None		Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false	202
201	None		(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false
202	Shivers	As she walks off the wind picks up, and the light from the sun seems to fade -- the crumbling silhouette of Feld Electrical R&D towers in the distance, beckoning.
203	You	Say something about the sun.		204
204	None			205 206
205	None		Variable["coast.netpicker_red_check"]	207
206	None		(Variable["coast.netpicker_red_check"]) == false	225
207	Conceptualization	Here we go. Two different approaches to cap this off with style.		208
208	None			210 209
209	You	"The only fault with the sun is -- it shines on us as well as our *enemies*."		212
210	You	(Stare into the sun.) "Yeah, a massive thermonuclear reaction, five billion years old -- the sun is a god."		211
211	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye," she nods. "And a benevolent one. When did you last have one of those on your side?"		213
212	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"That it does. But then... we are also enemies to our enemies, eh? And so she shines on us. The cops and the commies, the killers and the saints. You know..."		219
213	None			214 215 216 217
214	You	"In my early twenties, maybe?"		218
215	You	"When I had my love with me."		220
216	You	"Never."		221
217	You	"I still do. I'm righteous."		222
218	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well -- now you have that giant thing to watch over you. So... to hell with youth." She smiles. "You know..."		219
219	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"The wind's gonna pick up soon and I have to go, but..." She takes her sword out of the scabbard. The blade reflects the sunlight, a dark orange.		223
220	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well -- now you have that giant thing to watch over you. So... to hell with love." She smiles. "You know..."		219
221	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well -- now you have that giant thing to watch over you. So... to hell with cruel gods." She smiles. "You know..."		219
222	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Well -- maybe it's that god that makes all those atoms burn up there in that big thing..." She smiles. "You know..."		219
223	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Have this. The sun's good but it doesn't *stick* things -- I've no use for it anymore."		224
224	None			241 227 226
225	Conceptualization	Say what? Something *interesting*? IMPOSSIBLE.		231 230 232
226	You	"Thank you for coming on this walk with me." (Conclude.)		228
227	You	"Think we can do this again sometime?"		229
228	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Farewell." She nods to you and turns to go.		247
229	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Doubt it." She smiles sadly. "But thank you for the company."		245
230	You	"That sun thing was very pretty, I'm sorry I don't have anything to add..."		236
231	You	Please, this is important!		233
232	You	"Sometimes I feel like I don't have a good brain."		235
233	Conceptualization	She turns her head and the plastic fish-hooks rattle in her ears. Nothing share-worthy takes place in your head.		234
234	Volition	Relax. This was still good.		230 232
235	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Aye. Brains, generally, aren't very good, are they? I prefer backs, arms, shoulders -- lungs, too." She smiles. "You know..."		219
236	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Thank you. Out there on the other planet -- the sea -- you start seeing things in a strange light. I'm glad I got to share it." She smiles. "You know..."		219
237	None			238 239
238	None		IsKimHere()	240
239	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	244
240	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks at the sword with distrust in his eyes.		243
241	You	"Are you sure you don't need the sword?" (Look at it.)		242
242	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"No. Men around here are too drunk to pose a threat to me."		237
243	Esprit de Corps	Do not bring it into a gun fight, he thinks. Please understand it's merely ceremonial.		244
244	None			224
245	Suggestion	This is as far as it goes with her. You'd need to put a year between you and your last drink for anything more.		244
246	Shivers	As she walks off the wind picks up, and the light from the sun seems to fade -- the crumbling silhouette of Feld Electrical R&D towers in the distance, beckoning.		250
247	None			248 249
248	None		Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false	246
249	None		(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) == false
250	None			251 252
251	None		IsKimHere()	253
252	None		(IsKimHere()) == false
253	Kim Kitsuragi	"I hope this has been refreshing for you, detective," the lieutenant says, watching her leave. "Let's return to our search with a fresh pair of eyes."
254	Volition	True, you ought not love ruins and hell -- and the fading scent of apricots.		256
255	Pain Threshold	You would be incinerated. Or worse.		256
256	Suggestion	Maybe some general remarks before you say something big? Work your way up to the *cool*.		117
257	You	"There's an interesting lilt in your voice."		258
258	Lilienne, the Net Picker	"Thank you. I'm half Ubi. My mother was from Ubi Sunt?. Not a lot of sun there, I hear, though I've never been..."		123