Conversation 643: WHIRLING F1 ORB / play pinball

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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			5
2	Interfacing	Feels like it might jump back to life any moment, the lights illuminating the white robed woman.		6
3	You	Run your finger across the dust of the 'White Deora' machine.		2
4	You	[Discard thought.]
5	Interfacing	All these mesmerizing machines, just waiting to be plugged back in and played.		3 4
6	None			7 9 17 8 20 40
7	You	"What's 'White Deora'?"		10
8	You	"What about that other one -- the Franconigerian Ball. Wanna play that?"	Variable["whirling.pinball_kim_loves_pinball_sure"] == true	14
9	You	"How about we fire one of these bad boys up and play some ball?"		15
10	Kim Kitsuragi	"Some kind of..." He looks around, thinking. "Inane pinball theme -- probably related to Messina during the Dolorian age. The *history themes* are the worst."		12
11	Empathy	The lieutenant grimaces, looking at the machines.		13
12	Encyclopedia	Deora was one of the three *Crown Cities* of the Dolorian era, on the Mundi isola -- the others being Rheasilvia and Advesperascit. This theme is all about early airships and beautiful, sad, pearl-laden women. It's quite nice actually.		11
13	None			6
14	Kim Kitsuragi	"No."		13
15	Kim Kitsuragi	"You can't *fire* them up, they're broken. Only that one machine in the main hall works. The Royalist Pinball." He looks away.		16
16	Half Light	What a dumb name -- Royalist Pinball. If they weren't broken, he would kick one of these machines about now.		13
17	You	"Sounds like you don't enjoy pinball, Kim."	Variable["whirling.pinball_kim_does_not_like_pinball"] == true	18
18	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, I love it -- I love pinball. Who doesn't love pinball? Let's move on."		19
19	Drama	He doesn't.		13
20	You	Think: Kim Kitsuragi... Kim Kitsuragi...	Variable["whirling.pinball_kim_hates_it_all"] == true	21
21	None			22 23
22	None		Variable["whirling.kim_pinball_rc"]	24
23	None		(Variable["whirling.kim_pinball_rc"]) == false	25
24	Encyclopedia	Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi!		42
25	Encyclopedia	It's strange that he doesn't like pinball. Kim here is a Seolite. His people are incredibly dextrous, and they all *love* pinball. Matter of fact...		26
26	You	"Hey, didn't you guys, like, *invent* pinball?"		27
27	Kim Kitsuragi	"Us *guys*?"		32
28	You	"You know -- Seol guys. Massive pinball people."		29
29	Kim Kitsuragi	"Seol is an *extremely* protectionist isola, inaccessible to the rest of mankind. As it has been for over a thousand years. I have no special knowledge of them, despite my heritage."		31
30	You	"No matter. This is a failure. I'm failing and I'm going to stop."	Variable["whirling.pinball_volition_says_stop"] == true	33
31	Kim Kitsuragi	"But even *I* know that they don't play pinball. They have a rigid class society, and a punitive justice system..." He looks around. "We should continue with our exploration of this place. It doesn't matter."		35 36
32	Volition	Stop.		28 30
33	Kim Kitsuragi	"Okay." He thinks for a moment. "I don't like pinball because I had to learn to play it for an undercover job at a pinball ring. And it's a lame, boring, and unchallenging game -- there. We can move on now."		34
34	Volition	Super. Tip-top! This went pretty well all things considered.		39
35	You	"So you're not all, like, pinball aces? Because I could swear I know you are."		41
36	You	"Okay."		37
37	Kim Kitsuragi	"Okay." He thinks for a moment. "I don't like pinball because I had to learn to play it for an undercover job at a pinball ring. And it's a lame, boring, and unchallenging game -- there. We can move on now."		38
38	Encyclopedia	You still feel he's holding out on Seolite pinball tricks, but fine. Explore on then.		39
39	None			6
40	You	"Let's move on then." [Finish thought.]
41	Kim Kitsuragi	"No. *They're* not -- let's move on. There's more to this place than pinball machines."		39
42	You	Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi, AKA Kimball?		43
43	Encyclopedia	Exactly. That's what he's known as. His reputation proceeds him!		44 45 46
44	You	"You're Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi."		47
45	You	"Hey, Kimball."		48
46	You	I'm not gonna talk to him about that.		49
47	Kim Kitsuragi	"So *now* he remembers..." He looks at you in the silence of the workshop -- then takes his glasses off and cleans them.		51
48	Kim Kitsuragi	"What?"		44
49	Encyclopedia	Of course, of course. Just something that swam to the surface. Go on, do real police work. This isn't a pinball mystery.		53
50	None			6
51	Kim Kitsuragi	"Fine. I'm Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi." he puts them back on. "AKA The Kimball. You remembered -- congratulations."		69 52
52	You	"You don't seem to really 'like' pinball."		54
53	Suggestion	He also really doesn't want to talk about it.		50
54	Kim Kitsuragi	"No human being should. It is a game that requires no skill and a childlike affinity to flashing lights. And to *fantastique*, science fiction, and historic romance franchises."		55
55	Kim Kitsuragi	"It is *lame*."		56
56	You	"Then why are you called Pinball?"		57
57	Kim Kitsuragi	"I am not *called* Pinball. It was used to taunt me -- a long time ago. *Before* I became a homicide detective. And got my lieutenancy."		63
58	You	"I'm gonna call you Pinball now."		82
59	You	"Don't worry, I'll keep calling you Kim."		68
60	You	"You're Lieutenant Kitsuragi to me."		62
61	You	"I'm gonna call you *Kimball* now."		82
62	Kim Kitsuragi	"Not only to you -- I am *Lieutenant Kitsuragi* to everyone." He nods. "Now -- we really need to continue our sweep of what appears to be a secret path through the Whirling."
63	You	"How did you..."		64
64	Kim Kitsuragi	He puts his glasses back on. "Fine. I was a juvenile police officer -- for over 15 years. It's how I started out in the RCM. Once I had to infiltrate a pinball ring. As you do -- when you're a juvie cop."		72 71
65	Kim Kitsuragi	"End of story."		66
66	You	"You were a juvie cop for 15 years?"		67
67	Kim Kitsuragi	"That time is over now." He looks at the pinball machine and breathes in. "I was already a 38 year old man. It was unbecoming. As was playing pinball."		75
68	Kim Kitsuragi	"Lieutenant Kitsuragi is good too." He nods. "Now -- we really need to continue our sweep of what appears to be a secret path through the Whirling."
69	You	"Wait, but I still can't remember anything *else*."	Variable["whirling.kim_intro_told_memory_trouble"] == true	70
70	Kim Kitsuragi	"Wonderful. He *only* remembers hearing about the *pinball policeman*."		52
71	You	"Okay."		74
72	You	"Lame."		73
73	Kim Kitsuragi	"Unbelievably," he nods. "To do that I needed to become a... *pinball champion*. I trained for nine months. The job was successful and I was moved out of the juvenile wing -- to homicide."		65
74	Kim Kitsuragi	"It was not okay. I needed to become a... *pinball champion*." He shudders. "I trained for 9 months. The job was successful and I was moved out of the juvenile wing -- to homicide."		65
75	None			76 77
76	None		Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"] == true	78
77	None		(Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"] == true) == false	81
78	Empathy	So that's why he doesn't want to talk to Cuno. Trauma-and-Stressor Disorder from being a juvie cop.		81
79	You	"Wait, so *that's* why you didn't talk to Cuno."	Variable["yard.cuno_greeting_done"] == true	80
80	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's best if *you* handle the juvenile delinquents," he nods.		58 61 59 60
81	None			79 58 61 59 60
82	Kim Kitsuragi	"No. You're *gonna* call me Lieutenant Kitsuragi -- or on rare occasions 'Kim', because it's shorter." He nods. "Let's go."		83
83	Volition	Any plan to call him Pinball or Kimball is immediately wiped from your neocortex, as if with some sort of mind altering device. It is simply not going to happen.