Conversation 659: BOARDWALK / WCH

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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
134	Electrochemistry	It's mid-market spirits. With a slight touch of menthol. The man meant to enjoy himself, have a good time.		162
135	Empathy	He was confused when he died. Confused and alone, most likely. Overcome with the awful surprise of it all.		203
136	You	"What about alcohol poisoning and liver failure?"		137
137	Kim Kitsuragi	"Some symptoms of acute alcohol poisoning could have definitely played a role here: severe confusion, respiratory depression, unpredictable behaviour..."		143
138	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'd say we should just write down 'head trauma' in the autopsy report and leave it at that. It would save us at least two hours of unnecessary work."		139 140
139	You	"Yes, but... isn't that kind of sloppy?"		141
140	You	"You're right, I don't see anything criminal here. Let's leave it at that."		144
141	Kim Kitsuragi	"Maybe, but we don't really have much time or resources to spare. The guys at Processing will take care of the rest."		145
142	Kim Kitsuragi	"A field autopsy isn't necessary if the cause of death doesn't appear to be criminal -- and this looks like a simple accident to me."		227
143	Kim Kitsuragi	"But I think that death arrived through head trauma, not liver failure."		90
144	Kim Kitsuragi	"Good call. The guys at Processing can take care of the rest."		85
145	None			35
146	You	"We found him. We should finish this." (Take the case.)		176
147	None			148 149
148	None		Variable["boardwalk.corpse_hub_reached"]	150
149	None		(Variable["boardwalk.corpse_hub_reached"]) == false	2
150	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.		196
151	None			152 153
152	None		IsKimHere()	242
153	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	20
154	Kim Kitsuragi	"Good, we should take a look at that library card after this is done."		20
155	None			156 157
156	None		IsKimHere()	158
157	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	128
158	Kim Kitsuragi	"I don't see any other major wounds. Do you?"		159 160
159	You	"It's hard to say."		161
160	You	"No, just this one at the back of his head."		161
161	Kim Kitsuragi	"Seems like the head wound was fatal. It's exactly the shape of the bench..."		235
162	None			163 164
163	None		IsKimHere()	166
164	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	129
165	Kim Kitsuragi	"Tare, all around us..." He looks at two other bottles forgotten near the coin-operated viewer.		129
166	None			167 168
167	None		CheckEquipped("yellow_plastic_bag")	169
168	None		(CheckEquipped("yellow_plastic_bag")) == false	165
169	Kim Kitsuragi	"Tare, all around us..." He looks at two other bottles near the coin-operated viewer, then at your yellow plastic bag.		170
170	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'd prefer if you didn't collect them this time. It's not... proper."		204
171	None			172 173
172	None		Variable["boardwalk.library_card_main_hub"]	175
173	None		(Variable["boardwalk.library_card_main_hub"]) == false	39
174	Kim Kitsuragi	"The next thing to do is call the station from my Kineema and hand over the case. Then we can return to the murder investigation and be done with it."		43
175	Kim Kitsuragi	"Alright. The station is going to want details, however. We already examined the library card we found on the body -- good, that should be enough for the first lead."		174
176	None			177 178
177	None		Variable["boardwalk.library_card_know_phone_number"]	179
178	None		(Variable["boardwalk.library_card_know_phone_number"]) == false	180
179	Kim Kitsuragi	"Alright. We've already examined the library card -- let's call the Jamrock Library from my Kineema, see if we can learn anything about this Billie Méjean."		182
180	Kim Kitsuragi	"Alright. We should first examine that library card you found. Then we can call the station from my Kineema, let them know we're taking the case."		181
181	None			3
182	Kim Kitsuragi	"And while we're there we should also call the station, let them know that we're taking the case."		181
183	None			184 185
184	None		IsTaskActive("TASK.return_to_body_on_boardwalk_with_kim")--[[ Variable[ ]]	186
185	None		(IsTaskActive("TASK.return_to_body_on_boardwalk_with_kim")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false	3
186	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hold on..." The lieutenant leans over the corpse and examines his face. Two glassy eyes stare back at him, void of any signs of life.		187
187	Kim Kitsuragi	"Looks like he's been dead for a while. I'm surprised no one found him before you came along." He stands up and shivers as a gust of wind blows through his bomber jacket.		3
188	Kim Kitsuragi	"The woman you met at the bookstand?" He looks at the bundle of flesh and rags lying on the ground. "Why do you think it's her husband?"		191
189	You	"The leather jacket." (Point at the man's clothes.) "It matches her description perfectly."	Variable["plaza.working_husband_leather_jacket_known"]	194
190	You	"This is the most working class way to go -- completely alienated and forgotten."	Variable["boardwalk.corpse_concept_wc_death"]	193
191	Conceptualization	Because it's the most working class death you've ever seen.		190 189 192 219
192	You	"Bottles, all around him." (Point at the tare.) "She said he was drinking somewhere in Martinaise."		52
193	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, yes," the lieutenant seems impatient, "but what *actual* facts do you have that connect him with this woman you met at the bookstand?"		189 192 219
194	Kim Kitsuragi	"The bright blue lining?" He nods, then points at the ring on the man's left hand: "Well, he's definitely *someone's* husband."		195
195	None			3
196	None			197 198
197	None		IsKimHere()	183
198	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	3
199	Perception (Smell)	The smell is... not as bad as a two-week-old corpse, but it's definitely heading there.		4
200	Physical Instrument	Half of his body has slipped between the cracked boardwalk, starting with the right leg. The fall has left him broken, contorted like a sad puppet.		199
201	Logic	A bad fall. It might have been dark outside? This place is a mine field in the dark.		237
202	Savoir Faire	Be very, very careful where you step here.		122
203	Inland Empire	He was *just* about to head home. The first step back home proved to be his last.		238
204	Inland Empire	True. It feels... disrespectful.		129
205	You	Examine the chewing gum wrapper.		206
206	Working Class Corpse	'Rubowski' spearmint chewing gum. Green leaves on the cover. The man's mouth is half-agape from the terror of the fall...		212 215
207	None			208 209
208	None		IsKimHere()	210
209	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	234
210	Kim Kitsuragi	"He ate the whole pack, right? It's to cover the smell of alcohol before going home. The worst thing is..."		211
211	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant shudders from the cold. "I've seen it before: almost the same scenario. Even the chewing gum. It's always the same..."		218
212	You	Look in.		213
213	Working Class Corpse	The blackness of death. Stench. You think you see white chewing gum too.		214
214	Perception (Sight)	Confirmed. Nearly the whole pack is there, solidified on his lower rear teeth.		207
215	You	Back off.		216
216	Working Class Corpse	Careful. The wind blows hard, from the east.		217
217	None			122
218	Esprit de Corps	In a ditch off a road below the 8/81, he thinks. A young father. Then he shakes his head, to make the memory stop.		233
219	You	"The library card! He was supposed to return a book."	CheckItem("library_card")	220
220	Kim Kitsuragi	"I can't see a book..." The lieutenant pats his pockets. "So he took the book to the library, then came back and thought -- I'll have one."		221
221	Logic	I'll have *one* drink before I get home.		222
222	Electrochemistry	Just one drink. I have my cool jacket on. I took the book to the library. I've earned it.		224
223	Kim Kitsuragi	"Damn it... 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.		236
224	Inland Empire	The view from the lookout is beautiful...		223
225	Logic	Agreed. If this somehow converges later, why not. But keep it simple for now.		91
226	Logic	Sometimes a kebab is just a kebab.		92
227	None			228 229
228	None		Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]	230
229	None		(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]) == false	138
230	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'd say we should just write down 'head trauma' and leave it at that. Let's keep this detour as short as possible -- the sooner we get back to finding Ruby the better."		139 140
231	Composure	Calm now. Carefully. Just another day, just another dead body. Breathe.		3
232	None			122
233	None			122
234	Logic	To hide the stench of alcohol no doubt.		232
235	None			122
236	None			3
237	Savoir Faire	When damp these boards are really slippery, even a sober man could loose their balance here.		23
238	None			239 240
239	None		Variable["boardwalk.wch_inland_head_home"]	241
240	None		(Variable["boardwalk.wch_inland_head_home"]) == false	29
241	Logic	That's what the chewing gum seems to point to as well.		29
242	None			243 244
243	None		Variable["TASK.return_to_body_on_boardwalk_with_kim"]	248
244	None		(Variable["TASK.return_to_body_on_boardwalk_with_kim"]) == false	245
245	None			246 247
246	None		Variable["boardwalk.library_card_main_hub"]	248
247	None		(Variable["boardwalk.library_card_main_hub"]) == false	154
248	Kim Kitsuragi	"We should take another look at the library card you found on him," the lieutenant says, straightening his back.		20
249	None			250 251
250	None		Variable["boardwalk.wch_found_the_library_card"]	252
251	None		(Variable["boardwalk.wch_found_the_library_card"]) == false	18
252	Working Class Corpse	Only some sunflower seeds remain in his soaked pockets. You already took the library card.		151