Conversation 659: BOARDWALK / WCH

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• 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			1
1	None			147
2	Working Class Corpse	A man lies on the boardwalk, his limbs bent and neck turned at an unnatural angle. Right next to him is an empty bottle of spirits. In his cramped hand: a chewing gum wrapper.		200
3	None			9 10 83 31 44 12 15 11
4	None			5 6
5	None		IsKimHere()	7
6	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	133
7	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hold on..." The lieutenant squats next to the corpse and examines his face. Two bulging eyes stare back at him, void of any signs of life.		8
8	Kim Kitsuragi	"Lividity is faintly pronounced. Whoever this is, he's been dead for two days, no longer." He stands up and shivers as a gust of wind blows through his bomber jacket. "We need to investigate."		133
9	You	Study the man's clothes.		13
10	You	Study the man himself.		14
11	You	[Leave.]
12	You	"What do you think happened here?"	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true	19
13	Working Class Corpse	He's wearing mud-caked boots, beige trousers and an old brown leather jacket with a bright blue lining. There are traces of kebab sauce on his chest.		16
14	Working Class Corpse	The man has fallen through a crack in the boardwalk and hit his head against the metal bench. Coagulated blood covers his black hair. One of his feet is still dangling through the hole.		22
15	You	"What should we do with him?"	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_talked_with_kim_about_what_to_do"] == false and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["TASK.identify_corpse_boardwalk"] == false and Variable["TASK.report_corpse_wo_taking_main_task"] == false	30
16	Composure	The leather jacket suits him well. It must be custom-made.		69
17	You	Search his pockets.		249
18	Working Class Corpse	You find some sunflower seeds and a rain-soaked library card, folded into two. His jacket feels sodden and heavy under your hand.		151
19	Kim Kitsuragi	"Death by misadventure. He slipped and fell through the boardwalk. A truly unfortunate accident... If it wouldn't have been for that bench, he'd be alive."		86
20	None			3
21	Visual Calculus	Height: 170-175 cm, curly hair, stout build. Age: approximately 50-60 years.		135
22	Electrochemistry	You have to be quite inebriated to fall that bad. Well over a litre of pure ethanol. Three bottles of wine or one and a half of spirits?		24
23	You	Examine his face.		28
24	None			25 26
25	None		Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electrochem_had_to_be_drunk"]	27
26	None		(Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electrochem_had_to_be_drunk"]) == false	201
27	Logic	Or maybe it was just dark.		237
28	Working Class Corpse	His expression is dull like the sea behind him, drops of water shining on his moustache. His eyes, empty and wide, look frightening in their frozen gaze.		21
29	None			3
30	Kim Kitsuragi	"From where I stand I can see two options. We either take the case and follow the leads to identify the body on our own -- or we report back to the station and leave this for our colleagues to handle."		35
31	You	What should I do with the body?	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() == false and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["TASK.identify_corpse_boardwalk"] == false and Variable["TASK.report_corpse_wo_taking_main_task"] == false	32
32	Working Class Corpse	First you need to talk with the lieutenant, then report back to the station. This is too complicated to handle on your own.		40
33	You	"Do you think he was drunk?" (Point at the bottle.)		34
34	Kim Kitsuragi	"Oh yes," the lieutenant nods.		136
35	None			84 146 37 36
36	You	"I still need some time to decide how I want to solve this case." (Return to this later.)		38
37	You	"Let's leave this case for the station, I don't want to spend time on it." (Don't take the case.)		171
38	Kim Kitsuragi	"No need to rush."		42
39	Kim Kitsuragi	"Alright. The station is going to want details, however. Let's examine that library card you found on the man's body, see if it has any clues. Then we can call the station from my Kineema and hand over the case."		43
40	None			3
41	None			3
42	None			3
43	None			3
44	You	"Who is this man?"	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_who_is_this_man_done_alone"] == false	45
45	Kim Kitsuragi	"Looks like one of the locals -- he'd have to know this spot to come here. You don't *just* walk over here." He looks south, the way you came.		51
46	You	"Could it be related to the lynching?"		53
47	None			50 76 49 56
48	You	"We know who this is. It's the working class woman's missing husband -- dead on the boardwalk."	Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"] == true or Variable["boardwalk.corpse_logic_wcw_husband"] == true	188
49	You	"Looks like just another old drunkard to me."		61
50	You	"He looks like me. I could have ended up just like him -- dead on some empty boardwalk with a bottle next to my corpse."	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_he_could_be_me"] == true	62
51	Kim Kitsuragi	"But that's just a lazy assumption. What do you think?"		72
52	Kim Kitsuragi	"Well, he's definitely *someone's* husband." The lieutenant points at the golden ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and pale.		195
53	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, I don't see anything that points in that direction. For now let's treat this case as a simple -- albeit sad -- accident, unrelated to the murder case."		98
54	Kim Kitsuragi	"But let's try to not run ahead -- for now all we know is that he's an unidentified middle-aged man found dead on the Martinaise boardwalk."		55
55	None			3
56	You	"I think labelling him as an alcoholic is a bit premature. We don't know anything yet."		57
57	Kim Kitsuragi	"We do know that he was married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.		59
58	Logic	A dead working class man with a bottle in his hand? Don't deceive yourself, you know who this is.		48
59	Kim Kitsuragi	"But you're right, let's not run ahead. For now all we know is that he's an unidentified middle-aged man found dead on the Martinaise boardwalk."		60
60	None			3
61	Kim Kitsuragi	"And he was married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.		54
62	Kim Kitsuragi	"Well, at least you're not married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.		63
63	Inland Empire	Or what if you are...?		65
64	Electrochemistry	Married to your drink, that's for sure.		54
65	None			66 67
66	None		Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_wonders_married"] == true	64
67	None		(Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_wonders_married"] == true) == false	54
68	Logic	A cool leather jacket with a bolt of blue? Oh no, this sounds terribly familiar...		17
69	None			70 71
70	None		Variable["plaza.working_husband_leather_jacket_known"]	68
71	None		(Variable["plaza.working_husband_leather_jacket_known"]) == false	17
72	None			73 74
73	None		Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"]	58
74	None		(Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"]) == false	77
75	Inland Empire	This is an omen, a sign from above -- that you need to stop drinking.		47
76	You	"What we're witnessing here is a demise of a great party beast. That leather jacket, an empty vodka bottle..." (Kiss your fingers.)	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electro_party_animal"] == true	82
77	Electrochemistry	At least this man knew how to party! Imagine the same scene without the bottle -- now that would be just sad.		79
78	Inland Empire	This is an omen, a sign from above -- don't start drinking again.		47
79	None			80 81
80	None		Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"]	75
81	None		(Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"]) == false	78
82	Kim Kitsuragi	"The wedding ring." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.		54
83	You	Study the surroundings.		115
84	You	"Hold on -- what about field autopsy?"	Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy"] == true	142
85	None			35
86	None			46 33 87 89 96
87	You	"What about the kebab?"		88
88	Kim Kitsuragi	"What about it? The deceased ate some kebab." He shrugs. "It's probably from a nearby place, maybe in the Pox..."		226
89	You	"Someone should be held responsible for this broken boardwalk. It's dangerous."		93
90	None			86
91	None			86
92	None			86
93	Kim Kitsuragi	"They'll seal this place off after the news reaches the Coalition officials. I doubt that they have enough resources to actually repair the boardwalk."		94
94	Kim Kitsuragi	"Not that sealing it off would keep anyone away. All it does is keep the city council's hands clean." He smiles sourly.		95
95	None			86
96	You	"Right." (Conclude.)		97
97	Kim Kitsuragi	"It does seem to be a pretty straightforward misadventure, although there's still the question of identifying the body..."		41
98	Half Light	Yes, but what if there's a killer on the loose? Two suspicious deaths in such a short time frame!		99
99	None			100 101
100	None		Variable["boardwalk.corpse_halflight_killer_on_the_loose"]	102
101	None		(Variable["boardwalk.corpse_halflight_killer_on_the_loose"]) == false	225
102	None			103 104
103	You	"We should consider the possibility that we're dealing with a sequence killer here."		108
104	You	"You're right, connecting it with the lynching is a stretch."		109
105	You	"Someone could have pushed him from behind with an intention to kill."		106
106	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's possible, but let's take it step-by-step. We still haven't identified the man."		114
107	You	"What if he *witnessed* something? All of this could be staged. We don't know the exact cause of death."	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_staged"] == true	106
108	Kim Kitsuragi	"A *sequence killer*?" The lieutenant narrows his eyes in the wind. "There's nothing that connects those two bodies. This is a completely different case -- an accident."		111
109	Kim Kitsuragi	"Without any further evidence -- yes."		91
110	None			107 105 112
111	Inland Empire	What if all of this is staged? He could have seen something that night in the yard...		110
112	You	"I'm just saying that we should be open to all possibilities."		113
113	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, but... I just wanted to make it clear it's not a sequence killer, okay?"		114
114	None			86
115	Working Class Corpse	There's some dried blood on the metal bench, right where the corpse's head rests. The floorboards are rotten and slippery wet around the hole. An empty bottle lies nearby. A chewing gum wrapper is clutched in his fist.		202
116	You	Examine the man's head.		117
117	Working Class Corpse	A dried chunk of blood covers the hair at the back of his head -- an open wound. It's sticky and cold to your touch.		119
118	You	Step on the floorboards.		123
119	Logic	This is what killed him.		120
120	Inland Empire	This is where he came out of himself. Drop by drop when he was unconscious. It took three, maybe four minutes.		155
121	Perception	You see waves churning below... Something cracks beneath your feet.		124
122	None			116 118 125 205 127
123	Working Class Corpse	They screech under your feet, ominously. It's hard to say whether the dead man's weight was what caused the boardwalk to break... It definitely looks fragile.		121
124	Visual Calculus	He could have easily disappeared into the sea through that hole. And you would have never found him.		130
125	You	Examine the bottle.		126
126	Working Class Corpse	A 0.75 litre 'Touloula' vodka with its cap missing. There's hardly anything left inside.		134
127	You	Step back.		131
128	None			122
129	None			122
130	None			122
131	Working Class Corpse	The entire boardwalk creaks in the wind as you take a step back.		132
132	None			3
133	Authority	Another dead body. This is your job. Steel yourself.		231