Conversation 700: YARD / HANGED MAN AUTOPSY

This is phase two of the hanged man, after getting him down. 1. Kim performs autopsy 2. More talk with inland

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2 The Hanged Man The rotting man lies on his side with his eyes looking straight through you. The belt is still around his neck, his body is supine and open to intrusion by autopsy.
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3 None Variable["yard.hanged_inland_white_check_seen"]
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5 You [Leave.] IsKimHere()
6 You "First, what exactly is a *field autopsy*?" IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == false
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7 You Tell me something, dead man. Variable["yard.hanged_corpse_questions_unlocked"]
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8 The Hanged Man Shoot, Loonie Roonie!
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9 Kim Kitsuragi "Come on, officer." He pulls on a pair of latex gloves. "You know what a field autopsy is. You've done a hundred of them."
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11 You Why don't you know? What use are you? Variable["yard.trash_encyclopedia_corpus_mundi_et_puis_des_fraises"] == true
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12 You "Actually... it appears I have *forgotten* what a field autopsy is." Variable["inventory.ledger_forms_inspected"] == false
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13 You "Do you have another pair of gloves?" CheckEquipped("gloves_garden") == false
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14 You (Clap your gloved hands.) "Let's get in there." CheckEquipped("gloves_garden") == true
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15 Encyclopedia You must have me confused with the *Copopedia*.
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16 You Who's the Copopedia? I think I need to talk to him.
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17 Encyclopedia *You*, sir -- you are the Copopedia.
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18 None
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19 Kim Kitsuragi "Unfortunately, no."
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20 You "I need a pair then... Can we return to this shortly? We have glove-hunting to do." CheckItem("gloves_garden") == false
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21 You "OK, I'll take it like a man."
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22 Kim Kitsuragi "Unhygienically?"
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23 You "Yes."
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24 Kim Kitsuragi "Fine," the lieutenant sighs. "It's a three-part form to be filled out on the scene, by the detectives responsible. One takes notes, the other dictates. The goal is to establish cause of death."
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25 You "Do we need a scalpel for it?"
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26 Kim Kitsuragi "A scalpel is not always required. I hope this is one of those cases... Latex gloves are, however."
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27 None
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28 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's not go *glove-hunting*, please. Let's use division of labour -- I perform the anatomical side, while you take notes."
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29 You "Okay. Where should I take these *notes*?" Variable["TASK.find_your_paperwork_done"] == false
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30 Volition You're being *handled*. If you resist now he will turn on his heavy duty authority mode. You'll get your chance to dig in -- later.
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31 Kim Kitsuragi "In your paperwork, officer. Just fill out the field autopsy form." He sighs, already expecting the answer.
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32 Kim Kitsuragi "There truly is a time for everything -- even for yellow gardening gloves." He nods approvingly. "However, they are lacking hygienically. I suggest you *get in there* in limited capacity."
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33 You "Alright."
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34 You "I don't know. What do you mean?"
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35 Kim Kitsuragi "I mean when I need you to. Until then -- I should handle physical contact and you should take notes."
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36 Kim Kitsuragi "I'll ask you when I need you to. For the most part, maybe I should handle the contact and you take notes?"
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37 Kim Kitsuragi "I suggest *I* handle the physical part of the autopsy -- and you take notes."
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38 You "Where should I take these notes? In my paperwork?" (Take out your ledger.) Variable["TASK.find_your_paperwork_done"] == true and Variable["inventory.ledger_forms_inspected"] == false
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39 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, you see..." He points to the bright red pages at the end. "The field autopsy form is the one on red copier paper."
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40 You "You're not gonna believe this -- I think I've *lost* my paperwork."
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41 You Say nothing, just nod.
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42 Kim Kitsuragi "You've lost your paperwork, haven't you?"
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43 You "Yes. I've lost it."
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44 You Keep nodding.
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45 Cunoesse "Fucking *runkkari*! He's afraid to say it!"
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46 Cuno "Man up, pig. You're embarrassing Cuno."
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47 Cunoesse "Now they only have one paperwork too..."
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48 Kim Kitsuragi "Officer, what *haven't* you lost?"
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49 None
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50 You "I still have my disco trousers." (Look at your pants.) CheckEquipped("pants_bellbottom")
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51 You "I haven't lost this satin shirt." (Smell your armpit.) CheckEquipped("shirt_dress_disco")
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52 You "I still have my trusty blazer. It is yet to abandon me -- like everything else." CheckEquipped("jacket_suede")
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53 You "My shoes. I have both of them. I found the *other* one too!" CheckEquipped("shoes_snakeskin")
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54 Kim Kitsuragi "Maybe you *should*?" He looks at his blue notebook and sighs.
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55 Kim Kitsuragi "Good. Otherwise you would only have *one* shoe, now..." He looks at his notebook.
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56 You "My left shoe! I don't know where the right one is, though..." (Look at your shoe.) CheckEquipped("shoes_snakeskin_left") and CheckEquipped("shoes_snakeskin") == false
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57 Kim Kitsuragi "No need to be melodramatic, officer." He looks at his blue notebook and sighs.
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58 Kim Kitsuragi "I've noticed that, yes. And I must say I find it *troubling*." He looks at his notebook and sighs.
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59 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. Barely." He looks at his blue notebook and sighs.
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60 None
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61 You "Let's go find mine. We have to find it sooner or later."
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62 You "Let's work off yours for now."
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63 Kim Kitsuragi "I can give you my paperwork -- there's an autopsy form there. Several actually. But *only* if it helps move things along."
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64 Perception (Hearing) "I should have just brought a dictaphone," he mumbles.
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65 You "I'm sorry I lost everything."
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66 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes... well." The lieutenant doesn't know what to say.
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67 Cunoesse "It's okay to cry, *runkkari*."
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68 You "I'm sure it's somewhere."
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69 Kim Kitsuragi "Somewhere *else*?"
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70 You "Yes."
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71 You "No."
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72 You "Maybe."
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73 None
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74 Inland Empire As you say the words you find yourself peering from the corner of your eye... to where? To the West!
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75 The Hanged Man
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76 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.trash_inland_something_in_there"]
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77 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.trash_inland_something_in_there"]) == false
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78 Inland Empire As the words leave your mouth -- there it is again! That strange feeling, like there's something *in* there...
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79 You Begone foul sensation of worry!
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80 You What? What's there?
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81 Inland Empire A trash container. Yellow and capsule-like, lying in the corner of the yard.
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82 Inland Empire Good call! Never mind that *old trash container* lurching in the corner of this yard, full of old news...
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83 Kim Kitsuragi "I guess you've got to start finding at least *some* of the things you've lost, before they hurt someone..." He sighs.
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84 The Hanged Man
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85 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.find_your_badge"]
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86 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.find_your_badge"]) == false
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87 Kim Kitsuragi "If we must, then we must. Police paperwork is confidential material, officer..." He sighs.
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90 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_inland_trash_container_hint"]
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91 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_inland_trash_container_hint"]) == false
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92 The Hanged Man
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93 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_inland_trash_container_hint"]
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94 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_inland_trash_container_hint"]) == false
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95 You Where?
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96 You Begone strange feeling.
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97 Inland Empire The trash container. THE TRASH CONTAINER OF BAD MEMORIES.
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98 Inland Empire Good call! Never mind that *old trash container*lurching there, full of bad old news...
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99 None
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100 You Open your ledger at the field autopsy form. IsKimHere() and (Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_form_ready"] == true or (Variable["yard.need_paperwork_for_autopsy"] and Variable["TASK.find_your_paperwork_done"])) and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == false
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101 You "Yeah, lets get back to this later." [Leave.]
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102 Kim Kitsuragi "I hope we do." He covers his nose. "It's getting *really* late for an autopsy..."
103 You "We just fill this in, right?" (Show him the red *field autopsy form* in your ledger.) Variable["TASK.find_your_paperwork_done"] == true and Variable["inventory.ledger_forms_inspected"] == true
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104 Kim Kitsuragi "That's right," he nods.
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105 The Hanged Man The corpse cannot feel Kim's hand on his chest. It no longer meaningfully interacts with its surroundings. A thicket of boxes and lists on red copier paper tries to answer *why*:
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106 Kim Kitsuragi "Right. The autopsy form is near the end." He hands you his notebook and his pen.
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107 You Open the notebook at the field autopsy form. IsKimHere() and CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook") and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == false
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108 None
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109 Empathy You *knew* it because you inspected your ledger! The lieutenant is relieved you know the protocol.
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110 Kim Kitsuragi "We should locate your ledger, then hurry back to the autopsy as soon as possible."
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111 Kim Kitsuragi "We should find it before someone else does, then hurry back to the autopsy as soon as possible."
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112 You "1. External examination -- summary." Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == true and (Variable["yard.hanged_backed_off_from_getting_chaincutters"] and CheckItem("chaincutters")) == false and IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"] == false
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113 You "2. Internal examination -- summary." IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_reached_exterior_hub"] == false and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_internal_finished"] == false
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114 You "3. Description of injuries -- summary." Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy_done"] == false and IsKimHere() and ((Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_ain_hub_reached"] == true and (Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_both_first"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"] == true) == false) or Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"])
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115 You "Hmm-hmm..." (Take a peek at Kim's notes.) CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook") and IsKimHere()
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116 You "Let's pause this autopsy."
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117 The Hanged Man The corpse does not object, he lies slumped to the side stinking. The ground underneath him is saturated in purge liquids.
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119 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's." The lieutenant nods.
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120 The Hanged Man
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121 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
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122 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
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123 Esprit de Corps You stand there with the ledger open like a lonesome idiot, realizing you have no idea how to conduct an autopsy without the lieutenant, who is out there doing something immeasurably serious.
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124 None
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125 The Hanged Man The dead man stares in silence as you crack open the ledger. The bright red paper is covered in boxes and lists -- describing the condition of his skin and organs in three parts.
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126 You (Begin.) "1. Assistant:"
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127 You "Let's jump ahead to the three part summary!"
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128 Kim Kitsuragi "No, let's fill out the info form first."
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129 Kim Kitsuragi "That's you."
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130 You "Only the first question and already I don't know the answer!" Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] == false and Variable["tc.initials"] == false and Variable["tc.harry"] == false and Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"] == false and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false
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131 You Write: Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau. Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] or IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau")
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132 You Write the initials: H.D.B. Variable["tc.initials"]
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133 You Write: probably Harry-something. Variable["tc.harry"] and Variable["tc.du_bois"] == false
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134 The Hanged Man
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135 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.kim_intro_told_memory_trouble"] or Variable["whirling.kim_main_whined_about_memory"]
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136 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.kim_intro_told_memory_trouble"] or Variable["whirling.kim_main_whined_about_memory"]) == false
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137 You Write: Tequila Sunset. Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"]
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138 You Write: Harrier Du Bois. Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]
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139 The Hanged Man The corpse is indifferent to your scribblings, just lies there. The next box says:
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140 You "2. Coroner's case no:"
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141 Kim Kitsuragi "KK57-0803.0815."
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142 The Hanged Man
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143 The Hanged Man Variable["inventory.ledger_numeric_system_introduced"] or Variable["tc.initials"]
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144 The Hanged Man (Variable["inventory.ledger_numeric_system_introduced"] or Variable["tc.initials"]) == false
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145 Logic KK = Kim Kitsuragi; 57 = Precinct 57; followed by his date (08.03) and time of arrival (08:15) on the scene. He's indexed the case after himself, not you.
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146 None
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147 Rhetoric That's because he doesn't want to bring up the messy question of your *initials*.
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148 You "Shouldn't we file the coroner's case under *me*? Technically, I arrived at the scene before you." Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_kim"]
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149 You Write it down.
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150 Kim Kitsuragi "And what would that make the alphanumeric?"
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151 The Hanged Man
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152 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] or Variable["tc.initials"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_kim"]
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153 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] or Variable["tc.initials"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_kim"]) == false
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154 Electrochemistry Lets say 13:00 -- a good time to start drinking.
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155 Inland Empire 11:11. It's *meaningful*.
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156 Drama 10:15. It's understated.
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157 None
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158 Logic HDB41-0803... help me out with the time of day anyone?
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159 You "HDB41-0803.1300" Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_electrochem"]
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160 You "HDB41-0803.1111" Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_inland"]
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161 You "HDB41-0803.1015" Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_drama"]
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162 You "HDB41-0803." (No time of arrival.) Variable["yard.hanged_logic_alphanumeric_created"]
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163 You "I have no idea."
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164 Kim Kitsuragi "I do: KK57-0503-0815."
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165 You Write it down.
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166 Kim Kitsuragi "Good. Let's go with that."
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167 Empathy The lieutenant is quite surprised you managed to come up with an adequate case number.
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168 Kim Kitsuragi "Next?"
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169 You "3. Name:"
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170 Kim Kitsuragi "N/A -- next?"
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171 You "4. Date of birth:"
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172 You "5. Age:"
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173 Kim Kitsuragi "Hmh," the lieutenant corrects his glasses: "roughly 50."
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174 Visual Calculus Try 40. The damage is so extensive it's better to err on the young side.
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175 You "I'm gonna write: ≈42." Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_age"] == true
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176 You Write: ≈50.
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177 Kim Kitsuragi He nods.
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178 The Hanged Man The corpse looks ageless, like meat on a hook.
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179 You "6. Race:"
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181 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_kim_knows_race_occidental"]
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182 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_kim_knows_race_occidental"]) == false
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183 Kim Kitsuragi "Mondial."
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184 Kim Kitsuragi "Mondial. Subgroup: Occidental -- as per your observation."
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185 Encyclopedia Fair to olive skinned, from the isola of Mundi. This is as vague as it gets. You might as well say: white-ish.
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186 You Write it down.
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187 You Write it down.
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188 The Hanged Man The pudgy mess looks neither *Mondial* nor *Occidental*. It doesn't even look human. The next line says:
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189 The Hanged Man The pudgy mess of curdled meat looks neither *Mondial* nor anything other.
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190 You "7. Sex:"
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191 Cunoesse "Fucky-fucky!" the little monster exclaims, energetically.
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192 Cuno "Pigs gonna have sex?"
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193 Kim Kitsuragi "Male."
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194 You Write: male.
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195 Kim Kitsuragi Naively, the lieutenant does not double check your notes.
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197 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true and CheckEquipped("neck_tie") == true
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198 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true and CheckEquipped("neck_tie") == true) == false
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199 Horrific Necktie *El Bigo Mistako*, lieutenant!
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200 The Hanged Man Nor does he look male, with his pregnant belly and indistinguishable face.
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201 You "8. Date of death:"
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202 Kim Kitsuragi "N/A."
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203 Kim Kitsuragi "We're still going with March 4th, '51."
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204 Kim Kitsuragi "What else?" He looks over your shoulder. "*9. Body identified by* is non-applicable. *10. Case number* is the same as the coroner's case."
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205 You "11. Evidence of treatment:"
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206 Kim Kitsuragi "None -- at least not after the initial examination."
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208 You "What exactly *is* treatment anyway?"
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209 You "I agree. Lividity pointed to a lynching." Variable["yard.hanged_assumes_lynching"] == true
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210 You "I'm not so sure. Didn't the footprints look like he was *carried* over?" Variable["yard.footprints_kim_carrying_over_doubt"]
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211 You "What's next?" (No opinion.)
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212 Kim Kitsuragi "Interfering with the body's position or wounds postmortem."
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213 Authority How did you not know that?! Aren't you a *cop*? You're leaving a weak impression here, say something sure handed!
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214 None
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215 Kim Kitsuragi "Then again -- the right lividity is easy to produce, if you know what you're doing." He places his hand on the dead man's chest, as if in preparation...
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216 Kim Kitsuragi He places his gloved hand on the dead man's chest, as if in preparation...
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217 You Turn the page.
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218 Kim Kitsuragi "They'd *have* to have incapacitated and carried him over -- this man was more than a match for untrained dockworkers." He places his hand on the dead man's chest, as if in preparation...
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219 Kim Kitsuragi "Not an energetic start to an autopsy, I agree."
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220 Kim Kitsuragi "Just leave it empty, officer."
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221 Cuno "Pig's messed up. Cuno feels pity."
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222 You Leave it empty.
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223 The Hanged Man The corpse lies there, indifferent to your retrograde amnesia. The next box says:
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224 You Write: The Gloaming. IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")
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225 Encyclopedia As you read it you think: that leaves out dark haired Mesque, Sao, Saramirizian, Kedreatic.... Lighter skinned Occidental means this man could be... Vespertine? Oranjese? Messinian. Those three are on the table.
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226 Perception (Sight) A solid guess, Mr. Racial Profiler!
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227 Inland Empire Also of note -- your unconscious racial profiling machine ruled out Messinian before. Despite all the *copporoonies* and *cobos*. That leaves Vespertine or Oranjese. Continue.
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229 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"]
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230 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"]) == false
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231 None
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233 Kim Kitsuragi "We should start the postmortem."
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234 The Hanged Man Above those -- an eleven field info form needs filling out first. It begins with:
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235 You "Agreed -- no treatment."
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236 You "I'm not so sure."
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237 Kim Kitsuragi A silent nod. The lieutenant places his gloved hand on the corpse's chest -- as if in preparation...
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238 Composure Your central nervous system recognizes this gesture. It's the *Stations of the Breath* -- ecclesiastic, religious in nature. A holdout from Pre-Dolorian burial rites. It takes him two seconds to perform, then...
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239 Esprit de Corps Somewhere in Jamrock North, a small wood shed behind Rozenkrantz Row, Lieutenant Nick Feuerbach puts his hand to the chest of a small corpse, no larger than a monkey. It's raining outside, light drizzle. There is darkness in the shed.
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241 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_composure_stations"]
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242 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_composure_stations"]) == false
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243 Esprit de Corps Elsewhere yet, an obese female sits in a wicker chair, her silhouette ball-like against the window. Outside: Grand Couron. The day is turning dim for Sergeant Mack Torson. Hand extended, he approaches. To make sure she *is* dead, more than anything else...
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244 Esprit de Corps ...and so all across Jamrock, Coal City, G.R.I.H. Forty two deceased persons found today -- forty two Stations of Breath.
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245 The Hanged Man
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246 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_esprit_stations"]
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247 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_esprit_stations"]) == false
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248 Shivers The building is tall, seven stories wind-wrapped in solitude; most of the apartments are unoccupied. This was a suicide. The other an accident -- the small one.
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249 The Hanged Man The corpse lays slouched to the side, oblivious to its surroundings. The field autopsy form describes his state in three parts:
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250 Kim Kitsuragi "Clothes," he begins. "The deceased wears armoured boots and white briefs. The make of the briefs is Babroudine I think. Let's see..." He turns the body onto its side to check the underwear label.
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251 Cuno "C, it's happening!"
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252 Cunoesse The disappointment is palpable -- the red haired thing was expecting something more lurid.
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253 Kim Kitsuragi "Babroudine, yes. Inexpensive. Size M. Colour: white."
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254 You Write it down.
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255 Kim Kitsuragi "The boots are ceramic, vitreous enamel. They're fused to his skin from blood flowing downward postmortem. Removal of the boots is left for Processing."
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256 The Hanged Man
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257 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"]
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258 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"]) == false
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259 Drama It would be *clever* of you to omit the boots altogether, sire. If you are to *keep* them for yourself -- as you ought to. You have deserved them more than anyone else!
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260 You Omit the boots. Variable["yard.hanged_drama_omit_boots"]
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261 You Write it down.
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262 You Write it down.
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263 Kim Kitsuragi "Note. The boot has a hidden serial number on it." He crouches, twisting the dead man's foot: "It's E50.100.1000..."
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264 The Hanged Man
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265 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]
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266 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]) == false
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267 Kim Kitsuragi "The boot has a serial number." He twists the dead man's foot: "It's E50.100.1000. The lines between the plates are in the shape of the alphanumerical. The number is purposefully concealed by the design."
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268 Inland Empire Oops. A bad feeling comes over you...
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269 Kim Kitsuragi "Which the assistant detective *inexplicably* reported to me as X5415- something. Why was that, assistant detective?"
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270 Drama It was merely a *jest* -- horseplay! The impression of you being *a total psychopath* is wrong.
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271 You "A light-hearted jest -- locker room banter. Boys will be boys."
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272 You "I wanted to see what happens if I say it *wrong*."
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273 You "I'm a total psychopath, you see. I lie all the time."
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274 You "It *doesn't* say XBL47GH7456990JKLL303... (continue making up random numbers and letters)?! But lieutenant, this is impossible!"
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275 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes -- and now this happened. I am perplexed. Officer, please write down the right serial number: E50.100.1000."
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276 Cuno "Bitches are at it. This pleases Cuno."
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277 Kim Kitsuragi "I fail to see *any* humour in it. Officer, please write down the right serial number: E50.100.1000."
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278 Kim Kitsuragi "That's wonderful, officer. My opinion of you has lowered. Go ahead, write down a stupid nonsensical number in the autopsy form too -- instead of E50.100.1000."
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279 Kim Kitsuragi "It's quite possible. You lied to me for no good reason. Please write down the right serial number: E50.100.1000."
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280 You Write: AO5577789RHG9999...
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281 You Write: E50.100.1000.
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282 You Write it down.
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283 Kim Kitsuragi "Tattoos." He stands up, feet planted on either side of the body.
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284 Empathy Trying not to bring the incident up any more.
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285 The Hanged Man
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286 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]
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287 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]) == false
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288 Kim Kitsuragi "The assistant has a colour photograph of the markings -- to be added to the case files as document A1. The photo is taken on the scene, using a Trigat Mini."
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289 Kim Kitsuragi "The upper torso is covered in a single tattoo, beginning on the right shoulder and reaching around the heart. The shape is abstract. The ink is blue and white."
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290 The Hanged Man
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291 The Hanged Man CheckItem("instant_photo_tattoos")
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292 The Hanged Man (CheckItem("instant_photo_tattoos")) == false
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293 Kim Kitsuragi "Document A1. The detectives have taken a colour photograph of the markings. Photograph was produced on scene."
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294 The Hanged Man
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295 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_picture_taken"]
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296 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_picture_taken"]) == false
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297 You Write it down.
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298 Kim Kitsuragi "The deceased has a steel reinforced cargo belt around his neck, tied with a hangman's knot. Colour -- yellow; length -- three metres. There is a buckle on the other end."
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299 You Write it down.
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300 Kim Kitsuragi He produces a measuring tape: "Well nourished, athletically built measuring 1.80 metres. Generally consistent with age 42. Preservation is good, ambient temperature below freezing."
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301 Physical Instrument The spine is bent more than the lieutenant compensated for. This buster's actual height is about 1.85. And no, you could not take him *straight on*.
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302 You "I'm going to write 1.85 metres lieutenant." Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_height_one_eighty_five"]
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303 You Write it down.
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304 Kim Kitsuragi "Of course, I under-compensated." He pockets the tape.
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305 Kim Kitsuragi "Body hair is light brown, distribution is consistent with age." He kneels in to get a better look: "The deceased had male pattern baldness. Hair is combed back, short."
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306 You Touch the corpse's hair before moving on.
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307 You Write it down: Short, light brown, male pattern baldness.
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308 The Hanged Man The hair under your latex fingers feels cold to touch, wet.
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309 The Hanged Man
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310 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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311 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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312 The Hanged Man His hair feels wet, soaked with rain, cold to touch. Not that different from a living person -- after a swim.
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313 None
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314 The Hanged Man The stench is suffocating. Strands of dark brown hair start sticking to the latex of the glove -- like thread off a rag doll's head.
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315 You Stroke his hair.
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316 The Hanged Man The stench is suffocating. Strands of dark brown hair start sticking to your hand, like thread off a rag doll's head.
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317 The Hanged Man
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318 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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319 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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320 The Hanged Man
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321 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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322 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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323 Interfacing There's brilliantine in there. He's combed his hair back with oil.
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324 Interfacing There must be brilliantine in there. He's combed his hair back with oil.
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325 None
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326 You Keep petting him.
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327 You "There there, baby." Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_there_there"]
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328 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant watches you, in silence.
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329 The Hanged Man More hair sticks to the glove -- hair off the rain soaked head of a dead man. There are bumps and dips on the skull below. An alien landscape.
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330 The Hanged Man More hair sticks to your hand -- hair off the rain soaked head of a dead man. There are bumps and dips on the skull. An alien landscape.
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331 Empathy There-there dead man, you were someone's child. It's all over now.
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332 None
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333 You Write it down, adding the brilliantine. Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_brilliantine"]
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334 The Hanged Man
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335 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"]
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336 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"]) == false
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337 Cunoesse "That was some sick shit, *sekopää*."
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338 Kim Kitsuragi "Khm," he coughs. "Lividity is consistent with *hanging*. The head is congested. Contusions are present on the head, chest, and thighs -- consistent with stones thrown; low velocity..."
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339 You Write down.
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340 Cuno "Fucking *low* velocity!?" The kid explodes. "You think Cuno doesn't know what you're talkin' bout? Velocity was FUCKING MAX!"
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341 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant pays no heed. "In addition, there are bitemarks on the face, scalp, and chest. Consistent with predation."
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342 Cuno "Talkin' shit about Cuno's velocity..."
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343 You Write down, but amend for *high* velocity.
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344 Kim Kitsuragi "The steel wiring..." he concedes -- breathless, "there's too much of it. We *need* to remove the belt so we can get to the ligature mark."
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345 Kim Kitsuragi "Ligature mark..." The lieutenant produces a small folding knife. With the other hand pulling on the belt, he starts cutting into the polyester. The stench is horrid. After a while, it's obvious the material cannot be cut.
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346 You "May I try?"
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347 You "Let's go get them." [Leave.]
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348 Kim Kitsuragi "It's no use. We should get *chaincutters* -- you can try with them. I have a pair in the toolbox of my Kineema."
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349 You "What happens now?"
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350 Kim Kitsuragi "We get chaincutters, then try with those. I have a pair in the toolbox of my Kineema."
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351 Kim Kitsuragi "Damn corpse. We had a good rhythm going..." The lieutenant gets up and brushes his pants.
352 None
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353 Kim Kitsuragi "We need to cut the belt to see the ligature mark below. Carefully -- with as much *precision* as you can."
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354 None
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355 You Cut the belt off. CheckItem("chaincutters")
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356 You Look for a good spot to cut.
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357 The Hanged Man
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358 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_physinst_cut_belt"]
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359 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_physinst_cut_belt"]) == false
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360 Physical Instrument After some deliberation you sink the cutters into the knot tying the belt together. You squeeze the rubber handles together, sweat forming on your brow...
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361 Physical Instrument You jam the cutters right under the knot -- that seems like a smart idea. Yeah, *somewhere there*. Already they're buried deep in the man's flesh. Then you rotate them to get a better hold. Then...
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362 Cuno "C, my pig is gonna fuck his head off!"
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363 Cunoesse "No he ain't." C looks blasé. "Your pig's a boring fuck."
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364 You "I'm not your pig, Cuno." Variable["yard.hanged_chaincutters_agreeing_with_cuno"] == false
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365 Cuno "You are," he says with calm certainty. "You're Cuno's pig."
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366 None
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367 The Hanged Man The belt is equally tight around the whole circumference of his neck, swelling over the edges like white bread, rising from the yeast.
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368 Visual Calculus Would it be a good idea to cut the knot, instead of the belt? Seems the more *conservative* approach...
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369 Interfacing The knot is the weak spot. The chaincutters fit in there. Steady now, like a flower arranger -- two cuts and it should come loose.
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370 Volition Concentrate on the belt, not on who is whose pig. There is no pig. There are only the chaincutters -- and the belt.
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371 The Hanged Man *Snap!* The knot is slashed. Another cut and the belt falls apart like a flower bouquet, revealing the dead man's neck -- and the dark red ligature mark around it.
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372 You Press down...
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373 You Rotate some more!
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374 You Enough, cut some!
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375 You "Fuckady-fuck..."
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376 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks by, somewhat worried as you summon power words to your aid.
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377 Kim Kitsuragi "I should have a go first -- I think I have a strategy." He steps in and takes the chaincutters from you.
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378 Cunoesse "Yeah, fuck him! FUCK THAT FÄGÄRI! Corpse fucking time!"
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379 Cuno "Told you my pig was hard core."
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380 None
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381 The Hanged Man A really, really bad smell is coming from there now. And... some kind of cracking sound.
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382 None
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383 You Let him work.
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384 You "No, give them back, I was just about to cut it off."
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385 Kim Kitsuragi "His head, yes -- you were about to cut off his head." He sinks the cutters into the knot, preparing to perform the cuts -- with his elbow to his knee for precision.
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386 Kim Kitsuragi He sinks the cutters into the knot, preparing to perform the cuts -- with his elbow to his knee for precision.
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387 Kim Kitsuragi "The rope rises to a point, leaving a *gap* in the ligature mark. The suspension point is in the back of the neck." The lieutenant has kneeled closer, running his finger along the dark red groove -- until there's a gap.
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388 None
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389 Kim Kitsuragi "Haemorrhaging is observed on the skin above and below the ligature mark. The mark is well pronounced, consistent with a drop from 1 or 1.5 metres."
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390 You Write it down.
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391 Kim Kitsuragi "Chest is intact." He presses down on it. "Normal contour. Abdomen is protuberant, pelvis intact. Genitalia..." He pulls down the man's underpants.
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392 Cuno "*NOW* IT'S GONNA HAPPEN! C!!!"
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393 Cunoesse "I fuckin' knew it!"
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394 Empathy This is clearly what they've been waiting for. Ever since the autopsy began. The lieutenant is trying to make it as boring as possible.
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395 Kim Kitsuragi "Genitalia is male and unremarkable. No evidence of injury."
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396 You Inspect the genitals.
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397 You Write it down and move on.
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398 The Hanged Man The dead man's penis is average-sized, congested from the downward collection of blood. The testicles are uneven in length, hanging underneath. The genitalia is greenish; marbling is present around the crotch.
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399 You "Does it look like he was *enjoying* his moment of death?" Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"]
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400 Kim Kitsuragi "Ah, yes -- your hunch, before. We can have a semen analysis requested -- from Processing -- if that's what you meant."
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401 Kim Kitsuragi "Ah, yes -- your hunch, before." He takes a moment to breathe. "We could have a semen analysis requested from Processing, but we're already requesting toxicology. There's a one test limit."
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402 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm. Just write down that we request an analysis."
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403 None
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404 You "Yes. Processing. Science. That's what I meant."
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405 You "No, I was trying to get a *psychic* read."
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406 Kim Kitsuragi "No you weren't, officer -- that would be preposterous." He shakes his head. "Just write down that we request a semen, vaginal, and anal fluids analysis."
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407 You Touch it. Variable["yard.hanged_electrochem_touch_ghenitals"]
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408 The Hanged Man Doesn't feel like anything. A cold spot under your gardening gloves, unremarkable and un-alive.
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409 The Hanged Man
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410 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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411 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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412 The Hanged Man Doesn't feel like anything. Just cold flesh under your finger, unremarkable and un-alive.
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413 Cuno "My pig's so *FUCKIN' ILL* right now..." His voice swells with pride.
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414 Cunoesse "Ya pig's pretty sick, I gotta say..."
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415 Volition This wasn't necessary. What's going on here? Why are you doing that?
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416 The Hanged Man
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417 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_electrochem_genitals"]
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418 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_electrochem_genitals"]) == false
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419 You I'm detecting. Police work. Doesn't have to be *solicited*.
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420 You It's an experiment. To see what happens.
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421 None
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422 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant is unaware of what's happening in your head and why you're touching it. He merely expects you to write down his notes on the man's genitalia so you can move on.
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423 None
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424 The Hanged Man
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425 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
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426 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]) == false
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427 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks relieved. "Back is symmetrical and intact. Upper and lower extremities are intact -- but asymmetrical. There are old combat injuries on the right hand, thigh, and hip."
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428 Kim Kitsuragi "Back is symmetrical and intact." He struggles to turn the corpse on his side. "Upper and lower extremities are intact, but asymmetrical. There are combat injuries on the right hand, thigh, and hip."
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429 Pain Threshold Bullets have bitten little pieces out of him. It must have been excruciating, especially the hip... Before you is a temple of pain that knew little tenderness in life.
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430 Kim Kitsuragi "In addition, I see smaller, residual scars -- too numerous to count, covering about 30% of his skin."
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431 Kim Kitsuragi "Last item -- hands." He takes the man's right hand in his, inspects it -- then moves on to the other hand...
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432 You Write it down.
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433 Visual Calculus From wounds sustained over two, maybe more decades. Dispersal and accumulation indicates long and active combat duty.
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434 You Pick up the hand.
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435 You Let the lieutenant work alone.
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436 Kim Kitsuragi "Hands are clean." He inspects the wrist. "No sign of a recent struggle."
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437 The Hanged Man The hand feels heavy, filled with decay liquids. Like it's ready to explode, if squeezed hard enough. You're suddenly repulsed -- so much so you feel compelled to drop it.
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438 The Hanged Man
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439 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_corpse_questions_unlocked"]
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440 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_corpse_questions_unlocked"]) == false
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441 The Hanged Man Pleased to meet you. Where are you from and what's your name?
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442 The Hanged Man
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443 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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444 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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445 The Hanged Man The hand is surprisingly heavy to lift, filled with decay liquids. Feels as though it could explode, if squeezed harder. You're suddenly repulsed -- so much so you feel compelled to drop it.
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446 You My name is...
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447 You I'm from...
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448 You "What the..."
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449 The Hanged Man I'm only fucking with you! I know where you're from -- from Coppodocia! And your name is *Il Cobo*. What can I do you for, Il Cobo di Coppodocia?
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450 You Nothing. I got nothing.
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451 You Pleased to meet you -- are you private military by any chance? I just want to be sure... Variable["tc.hanged_private_military"] == true
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452 You It's good to hold your hand -- did you like it when I stroked your hair? Variable["yard.hanged_hair_stroked"]
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453 The Hanged Man Nothing is as nothing does! This was pleasurable. I sincerely thank you for touching my hand.
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454 You We've met before, I've touched your genitals. Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
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455 The Hanged Man That you have Cobo, that you have! We're real tight that way. In that special, special way...
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456 The Hanged Man Do you need the assistance of private security services? Cobo, I'm afraid even *we *can't protect you from what's after you... The Great Shadow.
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457 The Hanged Man I did, Cobo, I did. Reminded me of when I was just a small boy. Before *this* happened to my face and my body. You did me a kindness there.
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458 You Pleasure's all mine -- tell me, are you a temple of pain and a stranger to tenderness? Variable["yard.hanged_pain_temple"]
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459 The Hanged Man We should do this more often. Be close like this, I mean.
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460 Kim Kitsuragi "Hands are clean," the lieutenant concludes. The dead man's fingers slip from your hand, cold and sausage-like. "No sign of injury from struggling."
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461 Kim Kitsuragi "Hands are clean," the lieutenant says as five cold, sausage-like fingers slip from your hand. "No sign of injury from struggling."
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462 None
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463 You "Were we expecting any?"
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464 You Write it down.
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465 Kim Kitsuragi "Whooh..." He turns to the side to breathe -- it's not enough. He buries his face in the sleeve of his jacket. You hear a muffled voice: "That's *all* for the external. Well done! What next?"
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466 Kim Kitsuragi "I was. Maybe I'm just not seeing them... Honestly, the stench is making it hard for me to think at the moment."
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467 Empathy Working so close to the fumes coming from the corpse must be hard. You realize suddenly that the lieutenant has been barely keeping it together these past two items.
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468 The Hanged Man You *get* me Cobo. I feel like you were once for tenderness and kisses yourself... but then shit went *south* and now you're ahead of even me on the pain front!
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469 Kim Kitsuragi "Central nervous system," he says and then concludes abruptly: "I have nothing. Do you have anything on this man's central nervous system?"
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470 You "I'll write N/A."
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471 Conceptualization Of course: there is a moral to be drawn from it -- a moral to this story!
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472 You "If I may add the *moral* of this story..." Variable["yard.hanged_concept_blood_supply"]
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473 Kim Kitsuragi "What would that be?" He looks at you inquisitively.
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474 The Hanged Man The dead man looks too, with barely contained excitement to hear the moral of his story.
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475 You "The brain is very vulnerable to compromises in its blood supply."
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476 Kim Kitsuragi "I think that may well be the moral of *every* story, officer." The lieutenant grins.
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477 Suggestion Thank you for lightening his mood. It's hard down there.
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478 Kim Kitsuragi "Muscoskeletal -- purge fluid is coming from the mouth." He gets close to the swollen mouth-hole, eyes squinting from the fumes: "Not injury related. Eyes and tongue protuberant. Hyoid bone... let's see."
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479 Kim Kitsuragi With his eyes almost closed, the lieutenant puts his hand on the dead man's throat and begins to massage it, gently. A rotting smell erupts from the mouth. Purge fluid runs down his lips -- black and viscous.
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480 Perception (Hearing) You hear cracks as the lieutenant moves his sharp fingers inside the flesh. Like the creaking of an old house at night.
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481 Kim Kitsuragi "The hyoid bone is *fractured*," he says after a while. "The rest of the muscoskeletal system is intact, unremarkable."
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482 You Write it down.
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483 You "Nope." Write: N/A.
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484 Cunoesse "Yeah, jack that fucker off!"
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485 Kim Kitsuragi "Respiratory system..." Back hunched -- as if in prayer -- he begins to pry open the dead man's jaws. He stops to exert more force. Both hands are used.
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486 Kim Kitsuragi "Oral cavity shows no lesions. The victim has received dental implants, possibly after a combat wound. Mouth swollen, haemorrhaging present in mucose of the lips and mouth."
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487 You Look inside the dead man's mouth.
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488 You Write it down.
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489 The Hanged Man No scream, no sigh of relief rises from the darkness inside. It's humid there, sickly sweet air unlike anything living. You feel like throwing up, straight in that mouth...
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490 Inland Empire His flesh is cold. Icy.
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491 The Hanged Man
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492 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_inland_talks_again"]
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493 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_inland_talks_again"]) == false
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494 Inland Empire From here it looks as though the clown-faced man is screaming. The tendons of his jaw are torn apart, hyoid ripped from the force of the lieutenant's hands.
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495 Kim Kitsuragi "Hepatobiliary. N/A." He wipes his brow.
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496 The Hanged Man It's hard. You taste stomach acid in the back of your throat. A contraction -- your throat pumps a little something from your stomach and into your mouth. You're forced to swallow, just to keep looking...
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497 You Look deeper inside. Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_pain_didnt_vomit"] and Variable["yard.hanged_open_look_deeper_inside"]
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498 Pain Threshold No, you don't. You can keep it in. You can keep *anything* in.
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499 The Hanged Man You manage to suppress the contractions trying to empty your stomach -- all it takes is concentration. Through it, you see nothing but darkness. More meat and darkness...
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500 You Look deeper inside. Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_pain_didnt_vomit"] == false and Variable["yard.hanged_open_look_deeper_inside"]
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501 The Hanged Man Inside you see darkness. Just a mess of meat and darkness.
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502 Inland Empire THERE ARE ANCIENT MYSTERIES DOWN THERE, COBO... ASK ME LATER.
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503 The Hanged Man
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504 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_corpse_questions_unlocked"]
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505 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_corpse_questions_unlocked"]) == false
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506 None
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507 Kim Kitsuragi "Haemorrhaging present in mucous," the lieutenant repeats impatiently. He lets go of the jaws. The mouth snaps shut before you.
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508 None
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509 The Hanged Man
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510 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_reached_exterior_hub"]
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511 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_reached_exterior_hub"]) == false
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512 Kim Kitsuragi "Respiratory system," he pries the corpse's mouth back open. "Put it down as -- oral cavity shows no lesions, mouth swollen, haemorrhaging present in mucous of the lips and mouth."
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513 None
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514 You Write: N/A.
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515 You "Why? Don't we have anything?"
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516 Kim Kitsuragi "Are you a hepatobiliary expert?" He looks at the corpse's stomach with a mixture of tiredness and disgust.
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517 Encyclopedia *Hepato-* means liver and *-biliary* the gallbladder and bile ducts.
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518 None
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519 You Am I an expert in those things? Variable["yard.hanged_cyclo_hepato"]
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520 You "I don't think so."
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521 Encyclopedia Nothing in your alcohol-soaked memory directs to having forensic expertise on either one.
  • 520
522 Kim Kitsuragi "Neither am I."
  • 523
  • 514
523 You "And that's it?"
  • 524
524 Kim Kitsuragi "That's it."
  • 525
525 None
  • 514
526 Kim Kitsuragi "Same for toxicology and serology - N/A."
  • 527
  • 528
527 You "*Both*?"
  • 529
528 You Write: N/A
  • 553
529 Kim Kitsuragi "Unless you have untapped reservoirs of knowledge there?"
  • 530
530 Encyclopedia *Reservoirs*? No -- but do they take obscure trivia and odd titbits?
  • 531
  • 532
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531 You "Would obscure titbits and odd trivia fit the fields?" Variable["yard.hanged_cyclo_toxicology_trivia"]
  • 533
532 You "The completionist in me wonders if there's something we could still do..."
  • 535
533 Kim Kitsuragi "No."
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  • 528
534 Kim Kitsuragi "We only have one test, as per regulation -- and we already requested semen."
  • 538
535 The Hanged Man
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536 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]
  • 534
537 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]) == false
  • 540
538 Cuno "Pigs requestin' semen like it's no big deal."
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539 Cunoesse "I'm not even interested in these boring *mulkkus* anymore. Haven't sucked him off or anything..."
  • 542
  • 541
540 Kim Kitsuragi "Like a toxicology screening?" He looks at the monster. "At this stage, I doubt Processing will find anything, even if he was brimming with cocaine. But still... you should add a request."
  • 547
541 You "Can we change it to toxicology? Seems prudent."
  • 543
542 You "Yes, better to leave it at that. More important."
  • 544
543 Kim Kitsuragi "Add a request then. We'll know if drugs or poisons remain in his blood..." He looks at the monster. "At this stage, I doubt Processing will find anything, even if he was *brimming* with it."
  • 545
544 Kim Kitsuragi "Leave it *N/A* then."
  • 546
545 You Write: N/A and add *toxicology requested*.
  • 553
546 None
  • 528
547 Electrochemistry Mmm... *brimming* with cocaine.
  • 548
548 None
  • 545
549 The Hanged Man
  • 550
  • 551
550 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
  • 552
551 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]) == false
  • 539
552 Cunoesse "Is he touching it again? What is *wrong* with these *mulkkus*?"
  • 542
  • 541
553 Kim Kitsuragi "Cardiovascular. The body exhibits lividity in the lower extremities -- feet, hands, and neck -- visually consistent with a hanging."
  • 560
554 The Hanged Man
  • 555
  • 556
555 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]
  • 401
556 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false
  • 400
557 You "Let's change it to that, seems more important."
  • 1064
558 You "Right. Let's keep the drug screening then. More info there."
  • 559
559 The Hanged Man The corpse with his pants down does not have an opinion on the subject. All he has is genitals and a deathly odour.
  • 423
560 You Write it down.
  • 561
561 Kim Kitsuragi "Gastrointestinal," he breathes a sigh of approaching relief -- this is the last field on the list. He looks around -- to the ground, the pool of faeces there...
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562 Kim Kitsuragi ... then: "Digested semisolid food in stomach -- voilà." He touches the corpse's bloated lower abdomen -- briefly.
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  • 564
563 You Write it down, omit the *voilà*!
  • 565
564 You Write it down, keep the *voilà*!
  • 565
565 Kim Kitsuragi "What's next on the list?"
  • 856
566 Kim Kitsuragi You find a moment, as the lieutenant inspects the dead man's fingernails. Just a few glances. The pages are filled with a bulky freehand that's nearly illegible...
  • 1022
567 None
  • 568
  • 569
  • 570
  • 571
568 You "Ha." (Check out THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD.) Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_kims_notes"]
  • 572
569 You "Hmh..." (Try to understand what the lieutenant has written about the case at hand.)
  • 574
570 You "Ha... no." (Search for something about *you*.)
  • 590
571 You "Oh, so here it is!"
  • 576
572 Kim Kitsuragi This appears to be a case investigated about three weeks ago -- a workplace accident. The titular character's wife tried to get *compensation*. The company was not forthcoming. It's hard to make out if the hole was fatal.
  • 573
573 None
  • 567
574 Kim Kitsuragi It's very hard to draw conclusions. All you can make out is that he is in a hurry to solve the case -- the tempo of the handwriting says as much -- and that there are *a lot* of notes in there. Most of them are made prior to arriving at the scene, in preparation.
  • 596
575 Kim Kitsuragi Maybe you're imagining it, but there are some remarks in there -- and they're not all negative! You're referred to as 'the 41st' -- by your station number. And...
  • 593
  • 582
576 Kim Kitsuragi "What?"
  • 577
577 None
  • 4
578 Kim Kitsuragi Odd. There doesn't seem to be much about *you* in his notes. As if *you* aren't the sun around which the world revolves? Could it be that the case is not *about* you?
  • 586
579 Kim Kitsuragi You're probably imagining it -- the notes are *very* hard to decipher at a glance -- so don't draw any conclusions from this, but...
  • 581
  • 582
580 Esprit de Corps That's not good. Trust among officers is extremely important. If you don't improve your rapport, there could be consequences down the line...
  • 586
581 You What?
  • 585
582 You Better not to know -- back to something else!
  • 584
583 Kim Kitsuragi "So, where were we on this?"
  • 567
584 None
  • 583
585 Kim Kitsuragi It's not a glowing review, sorry to say. 'The 41st' -- as you're referred to -- comes across as somewhat less than competent. It's not *explicitly* stated that the lieutenant doesn't trust you, there's just... nothing positive in there.
  • 580
586 None
  • 567
587 The Hanged Man
  • 588
  • 589
588 The Hanged Man Variable["reputation.kim"] == 0
  • 578
589 The Hanged Man (Variable["reputation.kim"] == 0) == false
  • 579
590 The Hanged Man
  • 591
  • 592
591 The Hanged Man Variable["reputation.kim"] >=2
  • 575
592 The Hanged Man (Variable["reputation.kim"] >=2) == false
  • 587
593 You And what?
  • 594
594 Kim Kitsuragi And 'the 41st' comes off as a moderately competent detective.
  • 595
595 Volition Maybe you *are* a moderately competent detective?
  • 586
596 Rhetoric It's not spelled out explicitly, but the lieutenant fears a tear is forming between the liberal-moralist establishment of Revachol -- and her populist citizenry. This populist force, a pot pourri of far right and left, is exemplified in the Débardeurs' Union.
  • 598
597 None
  • 567
598 The Hanged Man
  • 599
  • 600
599 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_rhetoric_private_military"]
  • 601
600 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_rhetoric_private_military"]) == false
  • 597
601 Rhetoric Their strike, if allowed to escalate into violence, adds to a growing sense of civil war in the city. He's extremely neutral, even in his notes, but avoiding this escalation is Kim's primary concern when dealing with the situation in Martinaise.
  • 597
602 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's see." He tilts his head: "We have: bitemarks, contusions on the head and chest -- and a ligature mark encircling the neck. You'll need three fields. Leave a fourth one too..."
  • 1070
603 You "1. Bite marks." Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] == false
  • 658
604 You "2. Contusions." Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"] == false
  • 659
605 You "3. Ligature mark." (Finish the autopsy.)
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606 You Turn the page back.
  • 616
607 None
  • 611
  • 603
  • 604
  • 605
  • 608
  • 606
608 You "What's the fourth injury field for?"
  • 609
609 Kim Kitsuragi "Nothing. Just in case."
  • 610
610 None
  • 607
611 You "What about the injuries *we* have inflicted?" (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"] or Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]) and Variable["yard.hanged_asked_about_inflicted_injuries"] == false
  • 612
612 Kim Kitsuragi "Oh?" He looks incredulous: "So *we* inflicted them?"
  • 613
  • 614
613 You "This is a team effort."
  • 627
614 You "Okay, *I* have inflicted."
  • 643
615 Kim Kitsuragi "You mean the spin-stabilized munition from a Kiejl A9/90 muzzleloader lodged in his lung?"
  • 630
616 None
  • 249
617 You "I agree. The waters are muddy enough."
  • 620
618 You "But... isn't that sloppy?"
  • 623
619 You (Keep it minimal.) "So -- back to injuries?"
  • 624
620 Cuno "C, these pigs are fucking corrupt." The boy nods approvingly.
  • 621
621 Cunoesse "Why don't you fuck them if you love them so much?"
  • 625
622 Kim Kitsuragi "Injuries," he nods.
  • 607
623 Kim Kitsuragi "Be pedantic, if you like -- it doesn't matter. No one else is going to investigate this man's murder. And if they *do*, such details would only *confuse* them."
  • 620
624 None
  • 622
625 Kim Kitsuragi "Now -- injuries."
  • 626
626 None
  • 607
627 The Hanged Man
  • 628
  • 629
628 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]
  • 615
629 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]) == false
  • 634
630 The Hanged Man
  • 631
  • 632
631 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]
  • 633
632 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]) == false
  • 635
633 Kim Kitsuragi "Or the incision on the thorax -- from a chaincutter? Neither was a team effort. And I wouldn't mention them. Muddies the water."
  • 647
634 Kim Kitsuragi "You mean the incision on the thorax, from a chaincutter? That was not a team effort. And I wouldn't mention it. Muddies the waters."
  • 647
635 Kim Kitsuragi "That was not a team effort. I just *missed* my shot. Also, let's not mention it. Muddies the water."
  • 647
636 None
  • 617
  • 618
  • 619
637 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay, so there's an incision on the thorax, from a chaincutter." There's a pause. "I wouldn't mention it. Better not to muddy the waters."
  • 647
638 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay. So there's a spin-stabilized munition -- from a Kiejl A9/90 muzzleloader -- lodged in his lung."
  • 639
639 The Hanged Man
  • 640
  • 641
640 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]
  • 642
641 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]) == false
  • 646
642 Kim Kitsuragi "*And* an incision on the thorax, from a chaincutter." There's a pause. "I wouldn't mention those. Better not to muddy the waters."
  • 647
643 The Hanged Man
  • 644
  • 645
644 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]
  • 638
645 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]) == false
  • 637
646 Kim Kitsuragi There's a pause. "I don't think we should mention that. Better not to muddy the waters."
  • 647
647 None
  • 636
648 The Hanged Man
  • 649
  • 650
649 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]
  • 652
650 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]) == false
  • 651
651 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm afraid we can only fill this in once the belt is removed from his neck and we have visual on the injury."
  • 656
652 The Hanged Man
  • 653
  • 654
653 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]
  • 1083
654 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]) == false
  • 655
655 Kim Kitsuragi "We need to check the hyoid bone for damage before we can sign off on this. It's a potential fatal injury... Let's do part 2, external examination and then return."
  • 656
656 None
  • 607
657 Electrochemistry You should touch it.
  • 423
658 Kim Kitsuragi He nods. "Head, chest, and scalp bite mark injuries. Predation by birds has caused damage to the body. Odontologist does not need to be consulted."
  • 664
659 Kim Kitsuragi "So -- the scalp bleeds from a postmortem head injury. A stone. The injury does not have the rim of an early inflammatory response. A perpetrator on the scene has confessed to causing it postmortem..."
  • 679
660 Kim Kitsuragi "A dark red abraded ligature mark encircling the neck, with a gap on the nape measuring... let's say seven centimetres. The hyoid bone is fractured, the cervical column intact."
  • 695
661 You "A: Opinion -- fatal injury."
  • 665
662 You "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem."
  • 674
663 Kim Kitsuragi "And your opinion, officer?" Beneath the description there are two boxes waiting to be ticked:
  • 661
  • 662
664 You Write it down.
  • 663
665 Kim Kitsuragi "Fatal injury by seagulls?"
  • 667
  • 666
  • 668
666 You "No -- the great skua." Variable["whirling.garte_skua_perc"] or Variable["whirling.garte_skua_TC"]
  • 677
667 You "This man was murdered by seagulls."
  • 678
668 You "Okay, it's not a fatal injury then."
  • 669
669 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, it's..." He's expecting for you to finish the sentence.
  • 675
  • 670
670 You "I don't like this game."
  • 671
671 Kim Kitsuragi "For god's sake, leave the box unticked then. What next?"
  • 672
672 Empathy Between the stench of death and the neverending corpse-examination, he's under some stress there. Better not to poke.
  • 673
673 None
  • 607
674 Kim Kitsuragi "Agreed -- next injury?"
  • 673
675 You "Non-fatal, post-mortem."
  • 676
676 Kim Kitsuragi "That's right. What's next?"
  • 673
677 Kim Kitsuragi "Those are mean, yes. But not that mean."
  • 667
  • 668
678 Kim Kitsuragi "No, he was not murdered by seagulls."
  • 668
679 Cuno "At MAXIMUM velocity, fucko!"
  • 680
680 Kim Kitsuragi "Has confessed to causing it *at maximum velocity*."
  • 681
681 Empathy The lieutenant's admission has caused great gratitude in Cuno. He is silent with it.
  • 682
682 You Write it down.
  • 683
683 The Hanged Man Coagulated blood sticks to his scalp and chest -- where the countless stones have hit the dead man. Beneath the description of injury, two boxes:
  • 685
  • 684
684 You "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem."
  • 686
685 You "A: Opinion -- fatal injury."
  • 687
686 Kim Kitsuragi "Right. Next?"
  • 807
687 Kim Kitsuragi "No, it's not."
  • 688
688 Cuno "Fucking fatal as SHIT, *Seol-man*!"
  • 689
689 Cunoesse "Bitch saying your injuries weren't *fatal*, Cuno. You gonna let it stand?"
  • 690
690 Cuno "I do what I want, C." He spits. "Learn it."
  • 691
  • 692
691 You "I'll put it down as fatal."
  • 693
692 You "Okay. Non-fatal, post-mortem."
  • 686
693 Kim Kitsuragi "Don't."
  • 694
694 Authority He's tired and weary and you are better not to test his patience.
  • 692
695 Kim Kitsuragi "I see haemorrhaging on the skin above and below the ligature mark. Depth of the mark -- one centimetre. No signs of clawing on the neck."
  • 696
696 You Write it down.
  • 697
697 The Hanged Man Below the note, two boxes wait to be ticked. The dead man's head jerks to the side -- awaiting your judgement. The ring around his neck is visible.
  • 1072
698 You "A: Opinion -- fatal injury."
  • 997
699 You "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem."
  • 994
700 Kim Kitsuragi "That's it." He cracks an uneasy smile. "We have established cause of death. It's not much -- and it leaves much to be questioned -- but it's a *start*."
  • 733
701 Kim Kitsuragi "Hmh..." The lieutenant falls silent, abruptly.
  • 702
702 Empathy He is deep in thought, eyes fixed on the bright red ring around the dead man's neck.
  • 703
703 Shivers A column of cold air encircles you, rising slowly upward in the shape of a courtyard; bordered by cracked plaster, windows, seagulls perched on air conditioning units.
  • 705
704 Shivers A small green enclosure in the middle of a corral of tenements: Capeside Apartments, Whirling-in-Rags and the fortress wall of Terminal B. Above it -- a thin blanket of coastal stratus clouds.
  • 708
705 The Hanged Man
  • 706
  • 707
706 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_shivers_right"]
  • 704
707 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_shivers_right"]) == false
  • 712
708 Shivers Higher yet, Coalition airships guard over the twenty one cordons of the Zone of Control. The air is criss-crossed with radio transmissions, the hair on your neck rises...
  • 709
  • 710
709 You Was I right?
  • 711
710 You Rub your sides, close your eyes.
  • 712
711 Shivers YOU WERE.
  • 712
712 Kim Kitsuragi "Why do you say that?" He tilts his head.
  • 714
  • 713
713 You "I'm serious. I don't think this was the injury that killed him."
  • 715
714 You "I just took a whack in the dark."
  • 716
715 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay. *Why* don't you think it was fatal?"
  • 717
  • 718
  • 719
  • 720
  • 797
  • 725
716 Kim Kitsuragi "Did you?" His eyes narrow. "I'm not so sure. I *thought* we could establish the cause of death here, officer. Now I think we should leave it empty."
  • 722
  • 723
717 You "I arrived at this conclusion through the *psychic arts*."
  • 724
718 You "I can't shake the feeling he was doing something *else* when he died." Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"]
  • 726
719 You "I don't like the colouration. The lividity did not convince me." Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_lividity_faint"]
  • 727
720 You "There's something in me that tells me to be sceptical of appearances here. The footprints were too perfect." Variable["yard.viscal_psychic_scepticism"]
  • 728
721 Reaction Speed Think for a moment. There's time, don't rush.
  • 1071
722 You "I agree."
  • 730
723 You "No, this is clearly a fatal injury. Lets mark it as such."
  • 731
724 Kim Kitsuragi "Now you're just undermining yourself for the sake of it. What's *strange* is -- I agree. I was sure we had our cause of death here, and now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being..."
  • 732
725 You "There is no reason. It's just a random guess."
  • 729
726 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm not usually one to go for these... hunches. But I think I *agree*. I thought we had our cause of death here, officer..." He shakes his head. "Now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being."
  • 732
727 Kim Kitsuragi "Most everything *else* on the victim says otherwise..." He pauses. "But I agree. I was ready to establish a cause of death here, officer, but now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being."
  • 732
728 Kim Kitsuragi "Everything that's physically on the victim says otherwise -- but I agree. I was ready to establish a cause of death, officer -- now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being."
  • 732
729 Kim Kitsuragi "Still... there may be truth to this one. I was ready to call a probable cause of death here -- but now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being."
  • 732
730 Kim Kitsuragi "At least for the time being." He nods. "If we don't like it, I can always amend this later. In my paperwork."
  • 732
731 Kim Kitsuragi "No-no officer, I'm afraid I disagree now. We should leave the question open -- at least for the time being. If necessary, I can always amend this later. In my paperwork."
  • 732
732 None
  • 799
733 None
  • 799
734 You Write: 04.03.'51
  • 204
735 The Hanged Man KK57-0503-0815 listens, motionless -- with the cargo belt still around his neck. Only one box remains:
  • 205
736 Kim Kitsuragi "Lividity is consistent with hanging. The head is congested. Contusions are present on the head, chest, and thighs -- consistent with stones thrown postmortem; low velocity..."
  • 340
737 You "Yes, I'm Cuno's pig. I agree." Variable["yard.hanged_chaincutters_arguing_with_cuno"] == false
  • 738
738 Cuno "You are," he says with calm certainty. "This pig is Cuno's."
  • 739
739 Volition Being Cuno's pig has a steadying effect on your hand. Go with the flow, man...
  • 366
740 None
  • 741
  • 753
  • 742
  • 793
741 You "First. How did it go?"
  • 744
742 You "What now?" (Give him back his notebook.) CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook")
  • 795
743 Kim Kitsuragi "It was a..." He looks for the right words. "An irregular field autopsy. We did not establish cause of death, which is supposed to be the goal of an autopsy. But... *personally*, I do not see this as a parameter for success."
  • 766
744 The Hanged Man
  • 745
  • 746
745 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]
  • 750
746 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]) == false
  • 743
747 You "What else?"
  • 778
748 Kim Kitsuragi "Then -- given the state of decay here, I consider establishing the victim's ethnicity a minor success."
  • 747
749 Kim Kitsuragi "We were thorough with the list of injuries too -- we described them all in detail. What is there to say? Given the circumstances, it was a professional field autopsy."
  • 751
750 Kim Kitsuragi "Well. We established probable cause of death -- some would say that's the *goal* of an autopsy."
  • 766
751 Electrochemistry Oh yeah, well done master detective! Maybe a drink is in order?
  • 787
752 Kim Kitsuragi "Now, you see -- that worries me." He wipes his forehead. "You will die if you drink -- you know that, don't you? You're proving a useful detective, the organization would miss you."
  • 1016
753 You "Perhaps a drink is in order -- later, I mean?" Variable["yard.hanged_electrochem_good_job_get_a_drink"]
  • 752
754 Kim Kitsuragi "We weren't *too* sloppy with the injuries. We did not describe the bitemarks. We should have provided an opinion there. But, given the circumstances -- it is excusable. They were clearly not fatal."
  • 757
755 Kim Kitsuragi "We were not *too* sloppy with the injuries. We did not describe the contusions. We did not provide an opinion. But given the circumstances -- it is excusable. And they were clearly not fatal."
  • 757
756 Kim Kitsuragi "To be honest, we were sloppy with the injuries. The victim has bite marks and contusions. We should have described them in detail, provided an opinion. But what's done is done -- and they're clearly not fatal."
  • 757
757 None
  • 758
  • 788
758 You "Can't we go back and fill those out?"
  • 759
759 Kim Kitsuragi "We can -- but I don't want to."
  • 761
760 Kim Kitsuragi "The next time you encounter a list of topics with numbers on it -- start with 1. Then 2. Then 3. Lists are numbered for a reason. It is the *intended* order."
  • 762
761 You "What if we *missed* something as a result?"
  • 760
762 Kim Kitsuragi "We don't always have to be so *original* about everything. Anyway..."
  • 790
763 Kim Kitsuragi "We also requested a toxicological screening -- that was thorough. The results should arrive in a couple of weeks. If we're lucky. I would not hold my breath..."
  • 772
764 Kim Kitsuragi "We requested a test to be run on the genitals -- that was *de règle*. The results should arrive in a couple of weeks, if we're lucky. I would not hold my breath..."
  • 772
765 None
  • 740
766 The Hanged Man
  • 767
  • 768
767 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] or Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]
  • 769
768 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] or Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false
  • 772
769 The Hanged Man
  • 770
  • 771
770 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]
  • 764
771 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]) == false
  • 775
772 The Hanged Man
  • 773
  • 774
773 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_determined_ethnicity"]
  • 748
774 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_determined_ethnicity"]) == false
  • 747
775 The Hanged Man
  • 776
  • 777
776 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]
  • 763
777 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false
  • 772
778 The Hanged Man
  • 779
  • 780
779 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] or Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]
  • 781
780 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] or Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]) == false
  • 756
781 The Hanged Man
  • 782
  • 783
782 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]
  • 749
783 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]) == false
  • 784
784 The Hanged Man
  • 785
  • 786
785 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"]
  • 755
786 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"]) == false
  • 754
787 None
  • 740
788 You "I'm not worried about that."
  • 789
789 Kim Kitsuragi "However, a piece of professional advice. The next time you encounter a list of topics with numbers on them -- start with 1. Then: 2. Then: 3. Lists are numbered for a reason."
  • 791
790 None
  • 740
791 Kim Kitsuragi He raises a finger: "It is the *intended* order. Anyway..."
  • 790
792 None
  • 4
793 You "What now?" (Conclude.) CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook") == false
  • 802
794 Empathy He's thinking: Did I miss something?
  • 796
795 Kim Kitsuragi "Now?" He pockets it. "Now we put him in a body bag and I drive him to Faubourg -- for processing..."
  • 800
796 Composure You tilt your head, also looking at the corpse.
  • 1017
797 You "Why weren't his hands tied? A big man like this -- I would tie his hands when marching him to the gallows?" Variable["yard.hanged_result_hands_not_tied"]
  • 1076
798 Kim Kitsuragi "Honestly, I'm not sure there *weren't* marks on his wrists. That part got blurry for me. The *stench...*" He covers his mouth. "But you're right. I was ready to call this -- now I think we should leave it empty. At least for the time being."
  • 732
799 Kim Kitsuragi He produces a small black plastic roll from his jacket -- a body bag. "Let's wrap this up. I pronounce this field autopsy over."
  • 740
800 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at the dead man one more time -- then at his notebook, then at the corpse again...
  • 794
801 Kim Kitsuragi "...for processing." He looks at the dead man one more time, then at the slip of red paper in his hand, then at the corpse again.
  • 794
802 Kim Kitsuragi "I need a copy of that autopsy form, then I will drive him to Faubourg..."
  • 803
803 You Rip out a copy of the autopsy pages.
  • 801
804 Interfacing For a fraction of a second you feel something. An irregularity -- but then it's gone, too minute to register in your mind.
  • 331
805 You What was that, a bump? Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"]
  • 806
806 Interfacing What was what? Brilliantine? There's brilliantine in his hair.
  • 332
807 None
  • 607
808 None
  • 38
  • 103
  • 29
809 You Write: 'fucky-fucky'.
  • 195
810 You Write: 'pigs gonna have sex'.
  • 195
811 None
External:
  • (705, 618)
812 You "Everything! Here I stand -- completely topless, assaulted by the elements!" HasShirt() == false and HasJacket() == false
  • 820
813 You "None of your business, Kim. Lay off my case."
  • 815
814 Kim Kitsuragi "Hmm, yes. I didn't want to mention it before, but you really should find your clothes." He looks at his notebook.
  • 63
815 Kim Kitsuragi "Losing your paperwork is not a small issue. I'm sorry if I came off as patronizing." He looks at his notebook.
  • 63
816 The Hanged Man
  • 817
  • 818
817 The Hanged Man CheckItem("jacket_suede")
  • 826
818 The Hanged Man (CheckItem("jacket_suede")) == false
  • 823
819 Kim Kitsuragi "Very dramatic. Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if you'd just put your clothes back on." He looks at his notebook.
  • 63
820 The Hanged Man
  • 821
  • 822
821 The Hanged Man CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco") and CheckItem("jacket_suede")
  • 819
822 The Hanged Man (CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco") and CheckItem("jacket_suede")) == false
  • 816
823 The Hanged Man
  • 824
  • 825
824 The Hanged Man CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco")
  • 827
825 The Hanged Man (CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco")) == false
  • 814
826 Kim Kitsuragi "Very dramatic. Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if you'd at least put your jacket back on." He looks at his notebook.
  • 63
827 Kim Kitsuragi "Very dramatic. Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if you'd at least put your shirt back on." He looks at his notebook.
  • 63
828 The Hanged Man
  • 829
  • 830
829 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_one_gun"]
  • 47
830 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_one_gun"]) == false
  • 48
831 The Hanged Man
  • 832
  • 833
832 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.name_lely"]
  • 834
833 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.name_lely"]) == false
  • 170
834 Kim Kitsuragi "We've heard a nom de guerre -- Lely. It's better than nothing. Write it down."
  • 945
835 The Hanged Man
  • 836
  • 837
836 The Hanged Man CheckItem("chaincutters")
  • 969
837 The Hanged Man (CheckItem("chaincutters")) == false
  • 838
838 None
  • 346
  • 349
839 You "Good thing we got these *chaincutters*." (Pull out the rubber gripped cutters.)
  • 840
840 Kim Kitsuragi "Always good to think ahead. Now..." He points to the rope squeezing the dead man's neck.
  • 353
841 You Search the body *one more time*, thoroughly. IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.hanged_perc_white_found"] and Variable["whirling.kim_took_away_body_day_2"] == false and Variable["yard.hanged_perc_white_failure_actually_success"] == false
  • 842
842 None
External:
  • (703, 12)
843 You "Let's bag him. Take him away." (Let the lieutenant take the body away without further examination.) Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy_done"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.corpse_special_stalled_exit"] == false
  • 1081
844 The Hanged Man
  • 845
  • 846
845 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]
  • 602
846 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]) == false
  • 850
847 The Hanged Man
  • 848
  • 849
848 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]
  • 844
849 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]) == false
  • 850
850 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm afraid we can't continue before we've gone through both the external *and* internal examination first. Thoroughly."
  • 866
851 The Hanged Man
  • 852
  • 853
852 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"]
  • 857
853 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"]) == false
  • 847
854 None
  • 4
855 None
  • 4
856 None
  • 4
857 Kim Kitsuragi "Alright. Bitemarks, contusions on head and chest, and a ligature mark encircling the neck."
  • 1070
858 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's see, what did we find..." He scratches his chin as he leafs through his notes. "We observed haemorrhaging on the skin above and below the ligature mark. Well pronounced, consistent with a drop from 1 or 1.5 metres."
  • 862
859 The Hanged Man
  • 860
  • 861
860 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"]
  • 858
861 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"]) == false
  • 1024
862 Kim Kitsuragi "The chest was intact, normal contours. Abdomen protuberant, pelvis intact. No injuries in genital region."
  • 863
863 Kim Kitsuragi "Back was symmetrical and intact, upper and lower extremities also -- but asymmetrical." The lieutenant nods along to his meticulous overview. "Old combat injuries on the right hand, thigh, and hip."
  • 864
864 Kim Kitsuragi "Also numerous residual scars, covering about 40% of his skin. Extensive scarring, to say the least." He coughs. "Hands were clean, no sign of injury from struggling. That's about it."
  • 865
865 None
  • 4
866 The Hanged Man
  • 867
  • 868
867 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]
  • 869
868 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]) == false
  • 854
869 Kim Kitsuragi "This, I remind you, also necessitates the removal of the belt from around his neck. So we have a visual on the injury."
  • 854
870 You "I have gardening gloves, maybe they are enough?" CheckItem("gloves_garden")
  • 871
871 Kim Kitsuragi "They're better than nothing..." The lieutenant looks at the gloves. "Tell you what: I perform the anatomical side of things, while you will take notes."
  • 30
872 You Try to remove the dead man's boots. Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"] == false and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false and Variable["yard.hanged_tried_removing_boots"] == false
  • 873
873 None
External:
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874 The Hanged Man
  • 875
  • 876
875 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
  • 877
876 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 4
877 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant adjusts his glasses and takes a deep breath.
  • 4
878 The Hanged Man
  • 879
  • 880
879 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_kim_took_chaincutters"]
  • 881
880 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_kim_took_chaincutters"]) == false
  • 387
881 Kim Kitsuragi "Here," he hands you the chaincutters back and then kneels closer to the body -- running his finger along the dark red groove. Until he comes to a gap...
  • 882
882 Kim Kitsuragi "The rope rises to a point," he says, "leaving a *gap* in the ligature mark. The suspension point is in the back of the neck, on the nape."
  • 1063
883 You [Leave.] IsKimHere() == false
884 The Hanged Man
  • 885
  • 886
885 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_shot_body_down"] or Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"]
  • 2
886 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_shot_body_down"] or Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"]) == false
  • 887
887 The Hanged Man The corpse lies on the ground among the remains of an absolutely *demolished* pinewood branch. It's gently laid on one side.
  • 888
888 None
  • 889
  • 890
  • 891
889 You "Beautiful." (Wipe a tear from your eye.)
  • 892
890 You "Well -- it's down." (Celebrate in a more reserved manner.)
  • 892
891 You "Great job, wise race mentor." IsTHCPresent("advanced_race_theory")
  • 892
892 The Hanged Man
  • 893
  • 894
893 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
  • 895
894 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
  • 928
895 Kim Kitsuragi "Mr. Measurehead has done a good job." The lieutenant nods approvingly. "Nothing is *too* broken -- or compromised. The victim is ready for a field autopsy."
  • 896
896 You "A field *autopsy*?"
  • 897
897 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes." He covers his nose and lists: "One, investigation of the scene. Two, inital examination of the victim. Three, field autopsy. Four, transportation of the body to the morgue. We're on number three."
  • 936
898 You "Yes, I feel like a detective."
  • 901
899 You "Don't we have someone else for this? A doctor?"
  • 907
900 Kim Kitsuragi "An honour -- and a burden -- attached to your rank once you've proven yourself able, usually after five to eight years of field work. Mine is *lieutenant-detective*."
  • 898
  • 905
901 Kim Kitsuragi "You are. Your station would not have assigned you on this case if you weren't. Now..."
  • 914
902 You "Got it."
  • 931
903 You "Wait -- honorary rank of detective?"
  • 900
904 Cuno "The fuck are they on about?"
  • 906
905 You "I don't think I'm a detective."
  • 901
906 Cunoesse "Cops gonna cut his shit up."
  • 908
907 Kim Kitsuragi "No. You and I are *detectives*. The honorary rank of 'detective' signifies our ability to handle *the entire incident chain* -- from autopsy to clean-up, to social work. Everything."
  • 903
  • 898
  • 905
908 None
  • 899
  • 909
  • 902
909 You "Don't we have someone else to *cut his shit open*?"
  • 910
910 Kim Kitsuragi "It's not about cutting..." He squints at the corpse. "And no -- you and I are *detectives*. The honorary rank of 'detective' signifies our ability to handle *the entire incident chain* -- from autopsy to clean-up. To social work..."
  • 903
  • 898
  • 905
911 The Hanged Man
  • 912
  • 913
912 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]
  • 918
913 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false
  • 917
914 The Hanged Man
  • 915
  • 916
915 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"]
  • 911
916 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"]) == false
  • 920
917 Kim Kitsuragi "It's either this, *or* we complete the initial interviews. We already met Evrart -- that only leaves the Wild Pines representative. There's one in town, negotiating the strike. She could have information."
  • 1050
918 None
  • 877
919 Kim Kitsuragi "It's either this, *or* we complete the initial interviews. We already met Evrart, but didn't *quite* get his interview done -- for that we have to ask him about the lynching. There's also a Wild Pines representative in town. She could have some information."
  • 1050
920 The Hanged Man
  • 921
  • 922
921 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]
  • 923
922 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false
  • 919
923 Kim Kitsuragi "It's either this, *or* we complete the initial interviews. We already met Evrart, but didn't *quite* get his interview done -- for that we would have to ask him about the *lynching*. Like we did with Joyce."
  • 1050
924 None
  • 925
  • 926
925 You "No need for a distraction. Let's do this."
  • 918
926 You "Yes. *Interview*. We can always do the *autopsy* later." [Leave.]
  • 927
927 Kim Kitsuragi "Not much later, I hope." He looks at the man's rotting remains. "He's about to... *melt away* soon."
928 Cuno "Fuck are you talking to, clown?"
  • 929
929 Cunoesse "Talkin' to the dead man. Psycho cop."
  • 930
930 Esprit de Corps Somewhere, Lieutenant Kitsuragi is preparing a report. He should be here for this, you realise. You have to return later.
931 The Hanged Man
  • 932
  • 933
932 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] or Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]
  • 935
933 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] or Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false
  • 934
934 Kim Kitsuragi "Good. Now, the way I see it..." He looks at the corpse with some disgust...
  • 914
935 None
  • 877
936 Encyclopedia The RCM's four-phase murder scene processing manual.
  • 904
937 You "Okay. 1. Assistant:"
  • 129
938 The Hanged Man
  • 939
  • 940
939 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"]
  • 941
940 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"]) == false
  • 831
941 Kim Kitsuragi "Ellis Kortenaer -- we have a *full* name to provide here..." He seems satisifed.
  • 942
942 You Write: Ellis Kortenaer.
  • 943
943 Kim Kitsuragi "What's next -- date of birth?"
  • 944
944 You "4. Date of birth." (Nod.)
  • 202
945 You Write: Lely (nom de guerre).
  • 943
946 The Hanged Man
  • 947
  • 948
947 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"]
  • 226
948 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"]) == false
  • 228
949 The Hanged Man
  • 950
  • 951
950 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 952
951 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
  • 206
952 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm not seeing anything yet -- but we *know* there's tampering here." He thinks. "Write down: Yes. Non-visual. Corroborated by witness (see report)."
  • 953
953 You Write down: Yes. Non-visual. Corroborated by witness (see report).
  • 954
954 Kim Kitsuragi "Good..." The lieutenant falls silent. He places his gloved hand on the corpse's chest, as if in preparation...
  • 955
955 None
  • 238
956 The Hanged Man
  • 957
  • 958
957 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.find_one_armour_piece"]
958 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.find_one_armour_piece"]) == false
959 You When *am* I gonna get them? Variable["TASK.claim_high_tech_boots"]
  • 960
960 Drama Patience. After the autopsy, before the body is taken away. There will be a *window* of opportunity, after the lieutenant has gone to sleep. I hope this has helped you, my liege.
  • 260
  • 261
961 The Hanged Man
  • 962
  • 963
962 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.run_serial_number"]
  • 264
963 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.run_serial_number"]) == false
  • 964
964 None
  • 283
965 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm." He shows you the point on the man's neck where belt cuts into the flesh. "Cut with as much *precision* as you can, please."
  • 362
966 You Oh, yeah -- I'm *prepared*. (Pet the chaincutters.)
  • 967
967 The Hanged Man The hanged man lets out a joyous little bubble of rot from his nose...
  • 839
968 None
  • 966
  • 839
969 Interfacing You got just the right tool for that -- the chaincutters.
  • 968
970 The Hanged Man
  • 971
  • 972
971 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]
  • 371
972 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]) == false
  • 973
973 The Hanged Man *Snap!* The knot is slashed. Another cut and the belt falls apart like a flower bouquet, revealing the dead man's neck -- and the dark red ligature mark around it.
  • 878
974 Physical Instrument Yes. That's much better form than you had.
  • 388
975 You "This scarring is extensive. Way more than a law official's." Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_decades_of_scars"] and Variable["yard.hanged_pain_temple"] == false
  • 977
976 You "This is the body of a soldier. A mercenary." Variable["yard.hanged_pain_temple"] and Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_decades_of_scars"] == false
  • 977
977 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm," he nods. "We have a real museum here. Of battles, wars..."
  • 432
978 The Hanged Man
  • 979
  • 980
979 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 981
980 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
  • 466
981 Kim Kitsuragi "Not particularly -- him being *dead* when they carried him over..."
  • 982
982 Logic It is very hard to struggle when you're dead. Death is the *end* of struggle.
  • 464
983 The Hanged Man
  • 984
  • 985
984 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"]
  • 986
985 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"]) == false
  • 554
986 Kim Kitsuragi "Not from where I look, no. But you're right. Your hunch was right. He was having sex when he died."
  • 987
987 Cunoesse "Talkin' about sex. He's gonna suck him off now, I know it..."
  • 988
988 None
  • 403
989 You "Well done -- sounds like it would throw us off if we didn't know..." Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 990
990 Kim Kitsuragi "...that he was dead. Yes. They moved fast. This is a good treatment."
  • 390
991 None
  • 508
992 Inland Empire Mute silence as always.
  • 507
993 Logic This will do.
  • 562
994 The Hanged Man
  • 995
  • 996
995 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 1002
996 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
  • 701
997 The Hanged Man
  • 998
  • 999
998 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 1000
999 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
  • 700
1000 Kim Kitsuragi "...is what it would look like, but we know better. We *know* the ligature mark is a treatment." He awaits your call.
  • 1001
1001 None
  • 699
1002 Kim Kitsuragi "That's right. No clawing marks on the neck, no signs of struggle on the crime scene. And a witness statement from the perpetrators all confirm: wound is post-mortem. Treatment."
  • 1012
1003 The Hanged Man
  • 1004
  • 1005
1004 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
  • 1006
1005 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
  • 334
1006 The Hanged Man
  • 1007
  • 1008
1007 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"]
  • 1009
1008 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"]) == false
  • 1010
1009 Cunoesse "That was some sick shit, *sekopää*."
  • 1011
1010 Kim Kitsuragi "Lividity *appears* consistent with hanging -- but is not. The head is congested. Contusions are present on the head and chest -- consistent with stones thrown postmortem; low velocity..."
  • 340
1011 Kim Kitsuragi "Khm." A cough. "Lividity *appears* consistent with hanging -- but is not. The head is congested. Contusions are present on the head and chest, consistent with stones thrown; low velocity..."
  • 340
1012 Kim Kitsuragi "That's it. Field autopsy done, detective. All that remains is to see if the alleged cause of death -- the bullet -- is truly lodged in his brain. I'll leave that to you, colleague. *Or* to Processing -- I won't force you in there..."
  • 1014
1013 None
  • 4
1014 Interfacing Oh yeah -- finally. Let's get *in there*.
  • 1015
1015 Physical Instrument Don't let him ask twice! DIG IN, SON.
  • 1018
1016 Esprit de Corps Please get yourself together, the lieutenant from Precinct 57 thinks.
  • 765
1017 Visual Calculus Hmm hmm hmm... I'm sure we didn't get *everything*. There's always *something*...
  • 792
1018 Kim Kitsuragi "Seriously -- I can just bag him and drive him to the morgue any time you tell me to. No need for heroics -- unless you want to..."
  • 1013
1019 You "1. External examination -- now that we have the chaincutters, let's cut the belt." Variable["yard.hanged_backed_off_from_getting_chaincutters"] and CheckItem("chaincutters") and IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"] == false
  • 354
1020 You "2. Internal examination -- where were we?" Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_reached_exterior_hub"] and Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_internal_finished"] == false and IsKimHere()
  • 512
1021 You "3. Description of injuries -- now that we've fully examined the body." Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy_done"] == false and IsKimHere() and (Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_both_first"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"] == true and Variable["yard.hanged_second_branch_done_in_autopsy"] == true) and Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"] == false
  • 602
1022 Interfacing ...still, you can make out a case with a curious title: THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD.
  • 567
1023 Encyclopedia What you *do* know is: at 18.9 km, the dormant shield volcano *Corpus Mundi* is the world's highest summit; and the failure of the '38 single 'Et Puis Du Sang' to crack the Top 20 was the death knell of disco. But -- what a *field autopsy* is? You have no idea.
  • 10
1024 The Hanged Man
  • 1025
  • 1026
1025 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]
  • 1027
1026 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]) == false
  • 250
1027 Kim Kitsuragi "Clothes," he begins. "The deceased..." He blinks, staring at the body. "The deceased *used* to wear a pair of armoured boots -- they're gone now. Interesting."
  • 1029
1028 Kim Kitsuragi "But he's still wearing his white briefs -- thank god for that. The make of the briefs is 'Babroudine' I think. Let's see..." He turns the body onto its side to check the underwear label.
  • 251
1029 Empathy He doesn't actually think it's 'interesting' that the boots have disappeared -- it's just sad, sad and unprofessional.
  • 1028
1030 The Hanged Man
  • 1031
  • 1032
1031 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]
  • 1033
1032 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]) == false
  • 255
1033 Kim Kitsuragi "The boots were ceramic, vitreous enamel. They were fused to his skin from blood flowing downward postmortem. They were removed postmortem by scavengers."
  • 1035
1034 Kim Kitsuragi "Fortunately we already wrote down the serial number -- it begins with X5415. Let's move on."
  • 1038
1035 The Hanged Man
  • 1036
  • 1037
1036 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]
  • 1034
1037 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]) == false
  • 1042
1038 Inland Empire Oops. A bad feeling comes over you...
  • 1039
1039 Drama It was merely a *jest* -- horseplay! But now it looks like you're a total *psychopath*, jeopardizing the crime scene...
  • 1040
  • 1041
1040 You Say nothing.
  • 283
1041 You "Actually, I told you the wrong serial number. It was something else."
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1042 Kim Kitsuragi "Fortunately we already wrote down the serial number -- E50.100.1000. Let's move on."
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1043 Kim Kitsuragi "You told me the wrong serial number." The lieutenant grows very still. "Why would you do that? Why would you jeopardize your own crime scene? And now the boots are gone, too. This could have been a lead."
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  • 1047
1044 You "Sorry."
  • 1045
1045 Kim Kitsuragi "Sorry doesn't cut it here. Let's move on."
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1046 You Let him move on.
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1047 You "Actually, I was the one who took the boots. I can tell you the right serial number -- it's E50.100.1000."
  • 1048
1048 Kim Kitsuragi "*You* took the boots?" He grimaces, before writing down the serial number.
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1049 You Write: Harry Du Bois. Variable["tc.harry"] and Variable["tc.du_bois"] and Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] == false
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1050 The Hanged Man
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1051 The Hanged Man IsHourBetween(22,6)
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1052 The Hanged Man (IsHourBetween(22,6)) == false
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1053 Kim Kitsuragi He looks around -- at the dark and lonely yard behind the hostel-cafeteria. "*Or* we could call it a day. It incredibly late."
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1054 You "Yes, let's do it tomorrow." [Leave.]
  • 1055
1055 Kim Kitsuragi "Good call."
1056 None
  • 1054
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1057 Logic Yeah, we got this. We're *smart*.
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1058 The Hanged Man The corpse is indifferent to time of the Dead Light and Great Culling, just lies there. The next box says:
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1059 Inland Empire A strange word... *treatment*.
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1060 Endurance Teeming with opportunistic micro-organisms, letting out a foul-smelling diamine compound. Your eyes turn watery...
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1061 Volition Don't overdo it. It's okay to be unsure.
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1062 You Stroke his hair -- gently.
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1063 Physical Instrument As it ought to. This is where its grip on the curdled meat is gentlest, pulling up...
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1064 Kim Kitsuragi "Of course."
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1065 Conceptualization You don't even have a joke.
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1066 The Hanged Man
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1067 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_concept_blood_supply"]
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1068 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_concept_blood_supply"]) == false
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1069 Physical Instrument He's really *doing* it -- the dead man's teeth cut into his gloved hands.
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1070 Reaction Speed Be *thorough* if you want maximum results.
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1071 Physical Instrument What was that about no clawing around the neck? You'd be clawing for your life...
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1072 The Hanged Man
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1073 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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1074 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
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1075 None
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  • 699
1076 The Hanged Man
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  • 1078
1077 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_physinst_no_clawing"]
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1078 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_physinst_no_clawing"]) == false
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1079 Kim Kitsuragi "Honestly, I'm not sure there *weren't* marks on his wrists. That part got blurry for me. The *stench...*" He covers his mouth. "But you're right. There should be signs of struggle. Let's leave the cause of death empty for the time being."
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1080 You Try to remove the dead man's boots again. Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"] == false and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false and (Variable["yard.hanged_tried_removing_boots"] == true or Variable["yard.hanged_tried_to_remove_boots_once"] == true)
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1081 None
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1082 You "Okay, Kim. Take him away." (The lieutenant takes the body away -- work alone for the rest of the day.) Variable["yard.corpse_special_stalled_exit"]
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1083 The Hanged Man
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  • 1085
1084 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]
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1085 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]) == false
  • 1086
1086 Kim Kitsuragi "Hm." The lieutenant furrows his brow. "Not just yet -- let's get what we know *it isn't* out of the way first."
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1087 The Hanged Man
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1088 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_backed_off_from_getting_chaincutters"]
  • 1090
1089 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_backed_off_from_getting_chaincutters"]) == false
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1090 Kim Kitsuragi "Khm..." The lieutenant scratches the back of his head. "We already did that. Remember? We started, but we need the *chaincutters* from my motor-carriage to finish it."
  • 1091
1091 None
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