Conversation 693: YARD / FOOTPRINTS VISCAL

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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			263
2	Visual Calculus	1) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 46.		6
3	Visual Calculus	Maybe more than 12? No. Eight pairs of boots have shuffled back and forth in the mud.		351
4	You	Go over them one by one.		2
5	You	Not now. [Leave.]
6	Visual Calculus	2) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44.		7
7	Visual Calculus	3) Hobnailed work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 43.		8
8	Visual Calculus	4) Standard work boot, no 45 or 46?		9 10
9	You	Wait, which is it?		11
10	You	Count more.		12
11	Visual Calculus	You don't know. It's a miracle you can tell the prints apart as it is. The cold must have preserved them.		10
12	Visual Calculus	5) Another standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44.		13
13	Visual Calculus	6) An aberration -- light as air. Even pace. Same make of boot, but no 41.		14 15
14	You	Male or female?		16
15	You	Count the rest.		17
16	Visual Calculus	Impossible to tell. Could also have been an adolescent. The gait is undeveloped.		285 15
17	Visual Calculus	7) The glowing outline of a standard work boot, no 46. But the imprints are *twice* as deep as the others -- the weight exceeds 200 kilograms.		18
18	Visual Calculus	8) And yet another standard work boot, no 44. There's an aberration in the pattern of the sole, however. The right sole is smoother, more worn.		19
19	Kim Kitsuragi	"How many?" The lieutenant has been tracking your eyes' movements.		20 21 22
20	You	"Eight."		26
21	You	"Four hundred million."		23
22	You	Say nothing.		30
23	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm." He looks to the holes in the mud. "I counted twenty. I take it it's less than that."		24
24	Composure	This is not a man easily toyed with.		333
25	Kim Kitsuragi	"I never got the hang of it. Hyperopia." He points to his glasses. "Do you see anything out of the ordinary?"		29
26	Kim Kitsuragi	"I was pretty off then. I counted 20."		27 28 358
27	You	"The same guys are going back and forth."		333
28	You	"Way off. *Waaaaaay*."		115
29	None			42 43 44 442 434 167 174 45
30	Kim Kitsuragi	"I assumed you were counting."		38 31
31	You	"I'm not."		32
32	Kim Kitsuragi	"Very well."		33
33	Esprit de Corps	Lieutenant Kitsuragi does not appreciate you withholding case specific information.		34
34	Footprints in the Dust			35 36
35	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["plaza.sense_viscal_esprit_withholding"]	38 39
36	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["plaza.sense_viscal_esprit_withholding"]) == false	37
37	None			29
38	You	"Okay, there are eight."		41
39	You	Keep it to yourself.		40
40	Kim Kitsuragi	Silence. The lieutenant takes his glasses off and cleans them.		37
41	None			26
42	You	(Point.) "Light step. Number 41 shoe."		314
43	You	(Point.) "A heavy one. Two hundred kilogram imprint."		47
44	You	(Point.) "An aberration. One sole is smoother than the other."		48
45	You	[Leave.]
46	Kim Kitsuragi	"A woman or a kid?"		100 101 99
47	Kim Kitsuragi	"Two hundred?" He thinks for a moment. "Could it be the combined weight of two people, one carrying the other who's tied up? Let's say, a heavily built worker carrying a similarly built, soon-to-be-dead man?"		179
48	Kim Kitsuragi	"Interesting -- let's name it the Odd-Sole."		379
49	Logic	You can almost *feel* the association taking form in your frontal lobe:		112
50	You	"One of them was carrying him over."		271
51	You	"Maybe it was a giant?"		75
52	You	"It could have been an extremely obese person."		307
53	Kim Kitsuragi	"I can't see any prints fitting the armoured boots the victim was wearing, can you? Someone had to carry him. Are any of the *other* prints deep enough?"		57 58
54	Kim Kitsuragi	"Possibly, yes." The lieutenant marks something down in his notebook.		70
55	None			56
56	None			50 51 52 76
57	You	"No."		60
58	You	"Yes."		59
59	Kim Kitsuragi	"Which ones?"		61 62 63
60	Kim Kitsuragi	"An obese person is becoming less likely."		55
61	You	Point at random prints.		66
62	You	Point at the pine tree.		64
63	You	"None of them."		69
64	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's a tree. I think we're close to a conclusion here."		65
65	None			56
66	Kim Kitsuragi	"I don't know..." The lieutenant squints, trying to assess their depth: "Are you sure? I could swear you're *lying* to me."		67
67	Drama	It would take more subterfuge to trick the lieutenant.		68
68	None			56
69	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm. I think we have arrived at a conclusion here."		65
70	Logic	But why?		71
71	Footprints in the Dust			72 73
72	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_sense_perc_kim_note"]	86 87
73	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_sense_perc_kim_note"]) == false	74
74	None			29
75	Kim Kitsuragi	"Maybe it *wasn't*?"		82
76	You	"I don't know."		344
77	Kim Kitsuragi	"I do." The lieutenant marks something in his notebook. "One of them carried him over."		78
78	None			70
79	You	"I was thinking it was the Giant of Koko Nur."	Variable["whirling.lena_talked_about_giant_of_koko_nur"] == true or Variable["tc.cryptid_giant"] == true	83
80	You	"But maybe it *was* -- just imagine it, a giant man at least two and a half meters tall."		84
81	You	"You're right, it probably wasn't."		85
82	Empathy	There is real, palpable excitement in his voice -- at the prospect of it *not* being a giant.		79 80 81
83	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm," he nods enthusiastically. "And I was thinking it *wasn't* the Giant of Koko Nur."		302
84	Kim Kitsuragi	"It could have been -- but if it *wasn't*..." He waits for you to finish the sentence.		302
85	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mmmhm..." The thought pleases him.		302
86	You	"You're thinking: *why* did they have to carry him?"		90
87	You	Let it be.		89
88	Visual Calculus	There are eight pairs of tracks in the mud. Three stick out.		29
89	None			88
90	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, they could have used a makeshift stretcher or just marched him up to the gallows."		340
91	You	"Maybe the victim wasn't conscious."		93
92	You	"Our reading of these prints could be wrong."		94
93	Kim Kitsuragi	"Even easier to carry on a stretcher -- or between two men. Anyway, it's for future consideration. What else can you see?"		97
94	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm not assuming it isn't. But it's still helpful -- is there anything else?"		97
95	Suggestion	Maybe there was a physically impressive strongman in their midst. Someone who wanted to impress their peers.		412
96	You	"Maybe the carrier wanted to impress their peers with a display of physical might?"	Variable["yard.sense_viscal_sugg_showoff"]	98
97	None			29
98	Kim Kitsuragi	"You mean a display of athletic ability meant to belittle the victim? A local champion carrying the intruder alone? I can see it. Anyway -- the others?"		97
99	You	"I don't think there's any way to be sure."		102
100	You	"Could be a woman?"		103
101	You	"Could be a kid?"		103
102	Kim Kitsuragi	"Understood. Anything else?"		109
103	Kim Kitsuragi	"Okay. How do you know?"		104
104	Visual Calculus	He knows it's hard to discern sex from a person's gait.		105 106 107
105	You	"I don't."		110
106	You	"I just do."		111
107	You	"I'm just saying random things while looking at holes in the mud, I have no idea where any of this is coming from."		108
108	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's okay," he nods, "go on."		109
109	None			29
110	None			102
111	None			102
112	None			113 114 382
113	You	"A *driver* would wear down their right shoe before the left -- the accelerator is on the right."	Variable["yard.sense_viscal_logic_drivers_shoe"] and Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"] == false	126
114	You	"Do you have any ideas, lieutenant?"	Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"] == false	120
115	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm." He takes his glasses off and cleans them.		24
116	Footprints in the Dust			117 118
117	Footprints in the Dust		IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")	119
118	Footprints in the Dust		(IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")) == false	49
119	Encyclopedia	A normal human being like Lieutenant Kitsuragi here needs to pause before they know whose shoe this is. Not you. You literally *feel* the association taking shape in your *torque* bent frontal lobe.		112
120	Kim Kitsuragi	"Someone operating a work bench -- with a pedal? Like a joiner at the harbour?" He thinks for a second. "Or maybe a drummer..."		121
121	Empathy	He regrets it the moment he says it.		122 123 124
122	You	"A drummer? That's stupid."		125
123	You	"So one of the people we are looking for is a drummer?"		128
124	You	Don't say anything, just nod.	Variable["yard.sense_viscal_empathy_drummer"]	129
125	Kim Kitsuragi	"A drummer only uses their right foot for the kick drum..." He explains, then stops and looks at the hole in the mud. "You're right, it's stupid."		257
126	Kim Kitsuragi	"So maybe one of them wasn't a dockworker but a *driver*?" His eyes narrow. "That traffic jam in front of the harbour gates -- I wonder if it's lasted as long as the strike?"		374
127	Electrochemistry	Check out the big brains on whatever your name is!		139
128	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, it's not. Forget I said it, we're not looking for a drummer."		275
129	Kim Kitsuragi	"I don't know why I said that. We're not looking for a drummer, we're looking for a group of dockworkers."		130
130	Suggestion	The lieutenant clearly appreciates the chance to clear up the drummer issue himself.		275
131	You	"I just blew this shit right open."		146
132	You	"Case solved."		145
133	You	"Behold my brain the golden throne of my consciousness. In here I am seated. Shackled. From here I police the land."		148
134	You	I have a name and it's god damn Raphaël, how many times do I have to say it?!	Variable["whirling.raphael_said"] == true and Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"] == true	135
135	Electrochemistry	Never again, Mr. Costeau. Everyone knows what your name is -- Raphaël A. Costeau. From here on it's what they will call you.		131 132 133 136
136	You	"Unless they were a machine worker, or a drummer I guess."		137
137	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes... a drummer. I don't know about a drummer. Seems tangential. However."		144
138	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, you are after all, The Law. We are the law of the land."		151 153 152
139	Footprints in the Dust			140 141
140	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"]	142
141	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"]) == false	143
142	Electrochemistry	The joy dissipates down your spinal column like a grounding effect. Glorious intellect at work!		143
143	None			131 132 133 134 136
144	Kim Kitsuragi	"We should keep our eyes open around the traffic jam, see whether anyone strikes out as a potential suspect. Seems prudent, no?"		267
145	Kim Kitsuragi	"The case is not solved," he says without a speck of laughter. "However."		144
146	Kim Kitsuragi	"Wide open," he says without a speck of laughter. "The expression is *blew the shit wide open*."		147
147	Empathy	Beneath the mirthless exterior the lieutenant is amused. Although he does not actually think you blew it wide open.		144
148	Footprints in the Dust			149 150
149	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=1	138
150	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=1) == false	162
151	You	"We are the fucking Law."		144
152	You	"FUCK WITH US AND GET FUCKED."		251
153	You	"How should we lay down the next Law?"		144
154	Footprints in the Dust			155 156
155	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_the_law"]	158
156	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_the_law"]) == false	157
157	None			29
158	Esprit de Corps	You and him are on the same page now -- about The Law and being it. This has affected your relationship positively.		157
159	You	"Yes. Prudent."		161
160	You	"I'm not sure. We don't want to attract too much attention."		433
161	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm." The lieutenant writes the information down in his notebook, then reverts to the tracks in the mud.		154
162	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, it would seem we are -- both -- from the police."		151 153 152
163	Kim Kitsuragi	"What do you see?" The lieutenant cleans his glasses, squinting at the shapes in the mud.		29
164	Footprints in the Dust			165 166
165	Footprints in the Dust		IsKimHere()	163
166	Footprints in the Dust		(IsKimHere()) == false	172
167	You	"How old do you think these tracks are?"		169
168	Kim Kitsuragi	"I pulled last week's forecast for coastal Revachol. Seven days below freezing. The day before -- the day of his hanging -- was the last warm day."		173
169	Kim Kitsuragi	"A week maybe? Seven days would fit the time frame provided to us by the caller, who reported the hanging."		170
170	Visual Calculus	It is not impossible.		171
171	You	"How do you know?"		252
172	Visual Calculus	There are eight pairs of tracks in the mud. Three stick out, but...		256
173	Visual Calculus	Correct again. Sub-zero temperatures would preserve the tracks in a good state. The commotion here *could* have taken place a week ago.		359
174	You	"What do you think happened here?"	Variable["yard.viscal_conclusion_counter"] >3	188
175	Kim Kitsuragi	"What do I think?" He tilts his head. "A mob of people brought someone to the tree. Not by dragging -- probably by carrying him."		192
176	Visual Calculus	Indeed, they all stood in a row here and looked at the tree.		280
177	Logic	Yes! Everything fits so well. Carried him over, hoisted him up, watched him hang -- this is easy!		193
178	Volition	Isn't it strange to have your assumptions confirmed like this? This is what someone whispering *suggestions* in your ear would like you to feel.		298
179	Visual Calculus	He might be right. Two hundred kilograms of living weight *is* unlikely.		56
180	Footprints in the Dust			181 182
181	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.hanged_boots_soles_inspected"]	53
182	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.hanged_boots_soles_inspected"]) == false	183
183	Kim Kitsuragi	"From here, the boots the victim wears..." The lieutenant stops mid sentence. A sudden change in wind direction blows the stench of rotting meat right in your face. He tries to continue...		184
184	Perception (Smell)	It's bad. Very bad. Before you can heave the wind changes direction again, the greenhouse plastic flapping in it's gust.		185
185	Kim Kitsuragi	"He appears to be wearing some kind of armoured boots. I can't see any exotic prints here..." His face muscles twitch. "Someone had to carry him. Are any of the other prints deep enough?"		186 57 58
186	You	"My god... what was that?"		187
187	Kim Kitsuragi	"Wind keeps changing... are any of the prints deep enough in your opinion?"		57 58
188	Footprints in the Dust			189 190
189	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_carried_known"] == true	191
190	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_carried_known"] == true) == false	175
191	Kim Kitsuragi	"What do I think? A mob of people brought something heavy to the tree. One of them was carrying the victim. They shuffled around, especially under the tree."		192
192	Kim Kitsuragi	"Then after hoisting him up, they stood in a semicircle facing his direction. At first glance, this appears to be a lynching."		176
193	Footprints in the Dust			194 195
194	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"]	178
195	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"]) == false	196
196	Volition	Isn't it strange when all your assumptions are confirmed like this? Stood in a semicircle, hung him, carried him over... like you're supposed to be feeling clever. And content.		298
197	You	"We should withhold being content."	Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"]	216
198	You	Say: "Everything fits. We should celebrate by getting absolutely *UNDER THE HAMMER* in this yard."		212
199	Volition	That's not going to happen, I'm not letting him make it into one of his tasks. Know your limits, tie-creature!		432
200	None			197 229 234
201	None			207 206 205
202	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant is saying something, but you can't hear it... Suddenly it seems like your tie is alive again, whispering -- no, *screaming* -- into your ear:		431
203	Horrific Necktie	Live a little! Everything on the god damn crime scene fits like a glove, you should get *SHITFACED* on this *GOD DAMN CRIME SCENE*!		201
204	You	Say: "I'm experiencing a mild malfunction, lieutenant. Something to do with my tie. It'll pass, can you hold on for a moment?"		209
205	You	This is not how vivid I want my inner life to be. I just want to get back to solving the crime now.		219
206	You	I'll find a way to get drunk on this scene, I swear to god I will.		303
207	You	I like how vivid my interior is, but could we maybe do something that doesn't involve getting drunk?		208
208	Horrific Necktie	REGARDEZ LA RETARD! He wants to have fun *without* alcohol. That won't be fun, that'll be boring and sad.		432
209	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks at you curiously. A beat passes in silence, the wind blowing, the cargo belt squeaking.		284
210	Kim Kitsuragi	"I agree," he clears his throat. "Our assumptions could be wrong. Better not to have them confirmed just yet. Do you see anything else?"		211
211	None			29
212	Kim Kitsuragi	"Uhm..." His face is one of disbelief. The words coming out of your mouth are filled with such sincerity.		214
213	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, it was naive of me to congratulate us. Assumptions are dangerous." He looks around. "Do you see anything else?"		211
214	Empathy	The lieutenant doesn't understand what's happening right now. You're twisting at your tie, looking sweaty even by your standards. He needs to say something.		213
215	Kim Kitsuragi	"Do you think there's something we're missing?"		221 222 223
216	Footprints in the Dust			217 218
217	Footprints in the Dust		CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"]	202
218	Footprints in the Dust		(CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"]) == false	215
219	Horrific Necktie	SHUT UP, FUCK-MIDGET!		220
220	Volition	I have no idea what's going on here, but you should not do anything that the horrific necktie tells you to do.		432
221	You	"Yes. We should have another look at the tracks."		228
222	You	"No. Everything fits *too* well."		227
223	You	"We should just generally withhold being content. With life. It's a philosophical disposition we should have."		224
224	Kim Kitsuragi	His eyebrows arch. They are the liveliest part of his otherwise quite inexpressive face:		225
225	Kim Kitsuragi	"Is that so? Well, okay I guess. If it helps with the police-work, by all means. Do you see anything else?"		226
226	None			29
227	Kim Kitsuragi	"It does." He looks around. "I shouldn't have assumed in the first place. The caller could have lied, the whole thing could be misreported. Should we take another look? Or go?"		226
228	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm. If it fits too well, we might be missing something. What do you see?"		226
229	You	"I think we have a firm understanding of what happened here."	Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"]	230
230	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant's eyes narrow. He's thinking to himself.		231
231	Empathy	A doubt perhaps? It would be unprofessional of him to be sure of himself at such an early stage of the investigation.		232
232	Kim Kitsuragi	"Either way..." he concludes. "What else?"		233
233	None			29
234	You	Say nothing.	Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] == false	235
235	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks around, tracing your eyes on the tracks.		236
236	None			29
237	Perception (Sight)	There are several footprints in the mud, left by work boots: anywhere from 6 to 12 pairs have walked here.		443
238	None			239 268 244 240
239	You	What kind of boots?		241
240	You	[Leave.]
241	Perception (Sight)	Heavy worker's boots with reinforced toes and hobnails. All over the yard.		242
242	Visual Calculus	Isn't this something an industrial worker would wear?		243
243	None			238
244	You	Get an exact count.		245
245	Footprints in the Dust			246 247
246	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]	3
247	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]) == false	416
248	Visual Calculus	What do you think you are, a super-detective? You're hung over, these are just dents in the mud. No pattern emerges for the time being.		249
249	None			238
250	Visual Calculus	Eight pairs of boots have shuffled back and forth in the mud.	Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"]	351
251	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhm."		144
252	Footprints in the Dust			253 254
253	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["tc.kim_mentions_weather_freezing"]	255
254	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["tc.kim_mentions_weather_freezing"]) == false	168
255	Kim Kitsuragi	"As I said, I pulled last week's forecast for coastal Revachol. Seven days below freezing. The day before his hanging was the last warm day."		173
256	Esprit de Corps	...you won't get far without the lieutenant here to bounce thoughts off of -- where could he be right now? The asphalt passing underneath the front wheels of his motor carriage at a high speed...		45
257	Kim Kitsuragi	"Perhaps it could be a *driver*? A driver would wear out their right shoe before the left. The accelerator is on the right."		266 259 258
258	You	"Interesting. If only I had come up with that idea."		274
259	You	"I was actually thinking the exact same thing."		274
260	Footprints in the Dust			261 262
261	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"]	447
262	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"]) == false	237
263	Footprints in the Dust			264 265
264	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]	164
265	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]) == false	260
266	You	Nod thoughtfully.		415
267	None			159 160
268	You	"Lieutenant -- workers' boot tracks." (Point to them.)	Variable["yard.viscal_dockworkers_viscal"] and IsKimHere()	269
269	Kim Kitsuragi	"Noted." The lieutenant takes out his little notebook.		270
270	None			238
271	Footprints in the Dust			272 273
272	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]	276
273	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false	54
274	Kim Kitsuragi	He doesn't seem to hear you, looking south toward the traffic jam instead. The machines are silent, the engines are all turned off...		415
275	Kim Kitsuragi	"Perhaps it could be a *driver?*" He raises his index finger. "A driver would wear out their right shoe before the left. The accelerator is on the right."		266 259 258
276	Kim Kitsuragi	"Probably yes. This would also fit with the victim being dead from a previous gunshot wound. They had to carry him, because he could no longer walk."		277
277	Logic	We're liking this. The pieces fit.		279
278	None			29
279	Kim Kitsuragi	He makes a note in his blue binder: "Is there anything else that's noteworthy here?"		278
280	Footprints in the Dust			281 282
281	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]	283
282	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false	360
283	Kim Kitsuragi	"But we *know* the victim had a bullet in his head. A more precise way to put it is: it was *made* to look like a lynching."		292
284	Empathy	The lieutenant doesn't understand what's happening right now. You're twisting at your tie, looking sweaty even by your standards. He needs to say something.		210
285	You	I'm pretty good at this, ain't I?		286
286	Visual Calculus	You're not bad. It's as if the whole world darkens, everything else has a thin film of unimportance on it -- and the tracks burn in the middle of it, in a strange, beautiful way.		15
287	Footprints in the Dust			288 289
288	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] or Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] or Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]	290
289	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] or Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] or Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false	180
290	Kim Kitsuragi	"A morbidly obese 250 kilogram man? Let's say it is a very *low* probability. I'm thinking..." He looks around. "Maybe there's a more *commonplace* explanation."		291
291	None			56
292	None			293 294
293	You	"Like the Coalition official said... surreal like a *play*."	Variable["apt.sponsor_lynching_surreal_like_a_play"] == true	295
294	You	"We've been purposefully mislead?"		296
295	Kim Kitsuragi	"Exactly. They had to perform it to whoever was looking -- the whole neighbourhood, I suppose." He adds: "And us too."		297
296	Kim Kitsuragi	"By these tracks, yes."		297
297	None			29
298	Footprints in the Dust			299 300
299	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] or Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"]	200
300	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] or Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"]) == false	301
301	None			29
302	None			56
303	Horrific Necktie	OH YEAH BABY! FUCK THIS PLACE UP!		199
304	Footprints in the Dust			305 306
305	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]	313
306	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]) == false	312
307	Footprints in the Dust			308 309
308	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]	310
309	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]) == false	287
310	Kim Kitsuragi	"The fat guy from the mess hall isn't *that* obese, he's more like a farm boy -- definitely not 250 kilograms on his own. You have to admit, he's the best fit we've got."		311
311	None			56
312	None			4 5
313	None			323 5
314	Footprints in the Dust			315 316
315	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]	317
316	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]) == false	46
317	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm guessing that's the skinny Hardie boy, the one with his front teeth missing."		451 318 319
318	You	"Yes."		320
319	You	"Probably not."		321
320	Kim Kitsuragi	"I could still be wrong, but... I'm probably not."		322
321	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hmm, maybe you're right and it's someone else... although I doubt it."		322
322	None			29
323	You	Go over them one by one.		324
324	Visual Calculus	1) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 46. Just like Titus was wearing in his booth. This is the big dick -- Titus Hardie. The one with the ball cap on his head.		348 349
325	Visual Calculus	2) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44. Either the blond muscular guy, Glen, or the young guy with a plectrum around his neck.		326
326	Visual Calculus	3) Hobnailed work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 43. The inked banger perhaps?		327
327	Visual Calculus	4) Standard work boot, no 45 or 46... Theo, the old smoker. You think you even see a tiny fleck of cigarette ash inside the print...		336
328	Visual Calculus	5) Another standard work boot, reinforced toes, no 44. Same as before -- either the musician Eugene, or the muscle-bound blond Glen.		329
329	Visual Calculus	6) Light as air. Same make of boot, but no 41. Small like a rat? Shanky!		457 337 338
330	Visual Calculus	7) The glowing outline of a standard work boot, no 46. The imprints are *twice* as deep as the others -- the weight exceeds 200 kilograms. Fat-Angus -- carrying something?		450
331	Visual Calculus	8) Another standard work boot, no 44. There's an aberration in the pattern of the sole. The right sole is smoother, more worn. Curious... A missing *eighth* Hardie boy.		355
332	Kim Kitsuragi	"I never got the hang of it. Hyperopia." He points to his glasses. "Any of them look familiar? Are these the Hardies?"		29
333	Footprints in the Dust			334 335
334	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]	332
335	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]) == false	25
336	You	What else?		328
337	You	I'm pretty good at this, ain't I?	Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"] == false	339
338	You	Count the rest.		330
339	Visual Calculus	You're not bad. It's as if the whole world darkens -- and the tracks burn in it with strange beauty.		338
340	Footprints in the Dust			341 342
341	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]	343
342	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]) == false	95
343	Suggestion	Maybe the carrier wanted to impress his peers... demonstrate his physical might?		412
344	Footprints in the Dust			345 346
345	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]	347
346	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]) == false	77
347	Kim Kitsuragi	"I do." The lieutenant marks something in his notebook. "The fat guy, I think I heard them call him Angus -- most likely to have carried the victim over."		78
348	You	Interesting.		350
349	You	Continue counting.		325
350	Visual Calculus	Is it? They didn't even bother to change boots. Putting them on the scene is easy; maybe even *too* easy.		349
351	Footprints in the Dust			352 353
352	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.titus_yeah_we_fucking_killed_him"]	354
353	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.titus_yeah_we_fucking_killed_him"]) == false	304
354	None			323 5
355	Kim Kitsuragi	"Seven sets of tracks, right?" The lieutenant has been tracking your eyes' movements. "The Hardie boys were here..."		356
356	You	"Eight, actually."		357
357	Kim Kitsuragi	"That so? Interesting. Then one of them seems to be missing. Anything else out of the ordinary?"		459
358	You	Say nothing.		333
359	None			29
360	Footprints in the Dust			361 362
361	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]	363
362	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]) == false	177
363	Kim Kitsuragi	"So far so good -- only one thing missing." He looks at the tracks, face lighting up from the realization.		366
364	You	"I know. Eight tracks, seven Hardie boys."		368
365	You	Let him have his moment of joy.		367
366	Visual Calculus	Of course, there were eight tracks! But there are only *seven* Hardie boys.		364 365
367	Kim Kitsuragi	"There's one pair missing from the Union box. The eighth pair. I'm going to say it was our odd-sole."		370
368	Kim Kitsuragi	"Mhmh. Which one is missing do you think?" He quickly adds: "I'm going to say it was our odd-sole."		369
369	Rhetoric	He's not going to let you steal his thunder twice.		370
370	You	"So, the odd-sole was present at the lynching, but isn't in the mess hall right now."		406
371	Footprints in the Dust			372 373
372	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["tc.harry"]	453
373	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["tc.harry"]) == false	127
374	Footprints in the Dust			375 376
375	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]	377
376	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]) == false	371
377	Electrochemistry	Check out the big brains on Harrier Du Bois!		139
378	Electrochemistry	Check out the big brains on Harry Whatever-Your-Last-Name-Is!		139
379	Footprints in the Dust			380 381
380	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"]	405
381	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"]) == false	116
382	You	"A *driver* would wear down their right shoe before the left -- the accelerator is on the right. And remember that abandoned lorry cabin we found?"	Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"]	383
383	Kim Kitsuragi	"With a piece of sandpaper glued to the throttle..." The lieutenant adjusts his glasses as his eyes light up with excitement.		384
384	Kim Kitsuragi	"Which means that the missing lady driver was also present at the lynching? That's it, she's the odd-sole!"		402
385	Footprints in the Dust			386 387
386	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]	389
387	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]) == false	397
388	You	"She's also the one running the drug trade... Interesting."	Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false	385
389	Kim Kitsuragi	"Now we know who's the missing eighth person at the lynching. Do you think that Hardie and his boys could also be involved in the drug operation?"		392 393 390 394
390	You	"Not necessarily. The lady driver could have kept the drug trade a secret."		399
391	You	"Women..." (Shake your head.) "Always *deceitful*."	IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false	396
392	You	"I think the entire Union is involved. Maybe even all of Martinaise..." (Look around suspiciously.)		400
393	You	"Those jerks? Definitely."		401
394	You	"This would fit what Joyce told us, but I don't want to make any assumptions."		398
395	You	"First the drug smuggling, now this... How deep does this rabbit hole go?"	Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false	385
396	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, well..." He quickly disregards your statement as another one of your outbursts.		385
397	Kim Kitsuragi	"We've identified one of the footprints, but there are still seven to go..." He writes something in his little blue notebook.		404
398	Kim Kitsuragi	"Understood. We should still go and see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"		403
399	Kim Kitsuragi	"You're right. But we should still go and see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"		403
400	Kim Kitsuragi	"We should start with Titus Hardie, see what he's got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"		403
401	Kim Kitsuragi	"We should see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"		403
402	None			461 388 395 391
403	None			29
404	None			29
405	Logic	Oh, this one's easy. Way too easy. It's a driver.		112
406	Footprints in the Dust			407 408
407	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]	427
408	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]) == false	410
409	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us much, but we should still confront them about the possible drug trade connection."		411
410	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us who this person is. For now it's best if we just keep our eyes open -- I'm sure our investigation will eventually lead us to the odd-sole."		411
411	None			29
412	None			96 413 91 92
413	You	"Maybe the victim refused to walk to his own lynching."		414
414	Kim Kitsuragi	"You have a point there." He clicks his pen, thinking for a moment. "Anyway, it's something to consider. What else can you see?"		97
415	None			144
416	Footprints in the Dust			417 418
417	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"]	419
418	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"]) == false	248
419	Visual Calculus	Wow. Still not doing it. You're *bad* at this.		420 423 421
420	You	"This seems *really* important. Tracks on the scene. And I can't read them at all, lieutenant!"	IsKimHere()	424
421	You	Swallow it. Just go on.		422
422	Visual Calculus	What else is there to do?		425
423	You	(Whisper to yourself) "Why is this so complicated? I keep failing..."		426
424	Kim Kitsuragi	"Don't beat yourself down -- neither can I. We'll have another look later."		425
425	None			238
426	Visual Calculus	Maybe you keep failing because you *suck*?		425
427	Footprints in the Dust			428 429
428	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"]	409
429	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"]) == false	430
430	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us much, but we should still confront them about the possible drug trade connection."		411
431	Horrific Necktie	What, *WITHHOLD BEING CONTENT*?! What are you, mild to moderately disabled? That doesn't feel like something you should do.		203
432	Kim Kitsuragi	"Uhm... detective?" He's staring at you as you clutch your necktie.		198 204
433	Kim Kitsuragi	"You're right. Let's keep a low profile." The lieutenant writes something down in his notebook, then reverts to the tracks in the mud.		154
434	You	"No unusual horizontal bootprints, like the ones I saw in the Whirling's pinball workshop..."	Variable["whirling.footprints_pattern"] == true	437
435	None			29
436	Kim Kitsuragi	"I don't know..." He inspects the odd sole more closely. "They're about the same size. Not the same *boot*, no -- but they *could* be the same person."		438
437	Kim Kitsuragi	"No. These prints are pretty standard."		435
438	Footprints in the Dust			439 440
439	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] == true	441
440	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] == true) == false	435
441	Kim Kitsuragi	"It still doesn't rule Ruby out. People change shoes, after all. But this isn't an argument for her guilt either."		435
442	You	"So. Our Odd Sole wasn't in the back of the Whirling?"	Variable["whirling.footprints_pattern"] == true and Variable["tc.oddfoot_at_lynching"] == true	436
443	Footprints in the Dust			444 445
444	Footprints in the Dust		IsKimHere()	238
445	Footprints in the Dust		(IsKimHere()) == false	446
446	Esprit de Corps	Sitting at a desk, Lieutenant Kitsuragi fiddles with a pen, then writes something on the paper in front of him. He shouldn't be doing that, he should be here discussing the footprints.		240
447	Footprints in the Dust			448 449
448	Footprints in the Dust		IsKimHere()	250
449	Footprints in the Dust		(IsKimHere()) == false	446
450	You	And the last one?		331
451	You	"You mean the rat-faced one?"		452
452	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, well." The lieutenant thinks for a moment. "He *did* look a bit like a rat, you're right. Do you think those prints belong to him?"		318 319
453	Footprints in the Dust			454 455
454	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["tc.du_bois"]	456
455	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["tc.du_bois"]) == false	378
456	Electrochemistry	Check out the big brains on Harry Du Bois!		139
457	You	I should have gotten this earlier.	Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] == true	458
458	Visual Calculus	Better late than never, detective. The whole world is dark and the tracks burn in it with strange beauty.		338
459	Rhetoric	Note to self: this would be a good question to ask Titus -- where's the eighth man?		460
460	Authority	A leader like Titus doesn't let one of his guys out of sight easily -- especially at a time like this.		29
461	You	"There's no denying it. Ruby really is running a *complex operation* out of her lorry."	Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]	462
462	Kim Kitsuragi	"She is. And now we have concrete evidence binding everything together. We should ask Titus about this."		463
463	None			29
464	Footprints in the Dust			465 466
465	Footprints in the Dust		Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
466	Footprints in the Dust		(Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]) == false
467	You