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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4 | None |
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5 | You | [Leave.] | IsKimHere() |
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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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10 | None |
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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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88 | None |
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89 | The Hanged Man |
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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..." |
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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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118 | None |
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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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180 | The Hanged Man |
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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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196 | The Hanged Man |
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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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207 | None |
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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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228 | The Hanged Man |
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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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232 | 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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240 | The Hanged Man |
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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. |
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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. |
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522 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Neither am I." |
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523 | You | "And that's it?" |
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524 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That's it." |
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525 | None |
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526 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Same for toxicology and serology - N/A." |
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527 | You | "*Both*?" |
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528 | You | Write: N/A |
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529 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Unless you have untapped reservoirs of knowledge there?" |
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530 | Encyclopedia | *Reservoirs*? No -- but do they take obscure trivia and odd titbits? |
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531 | You | "Would obscure titbits and odd trivia fit the fields?" | Variable["yard.hanged_cyclo_toxicology_trivia"] |
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532 | You | "The completionist in me wonders if there's something we could still do..." |
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533 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No." |
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534 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We only have one test, as per regulation -- and we already requested semen." |
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535 | The Hanged Man |
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536 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] |
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537 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]) == false |
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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..." |
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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." |
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541 | You | "Can we change it to toxicology? Seems prudent." |
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542 | You | "Yes, better to leave it at that. More important." |
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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." |
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544 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Leave it *N/A* then." |
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545 | You | Write: N/A and add *toxicology requested*. |
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546 | None |
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547 | Electrochemistry | Mmm... *brimming* with cocaine. |
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548 | None |
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549 | The Hanged Man |
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550 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"] |
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551 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]) == false |
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552 | Cunoesse | "Is he touching it again? What is *wrong* with these *mulkkus*?" |
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553 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Cardiovascular. The body exhibits lividity in the lower extremities -- feet, hands, and neck -- visually consistent with a hanging." |
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554 | The Hanged Man |
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555 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"] |
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556 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false |
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557 | You | "Let's change it to that, seems more important." |
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558 | You | "Right. Let's keep the drug screening then. More info there." |
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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. |
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560 | You | Write it down. |
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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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563 | You | Write it down, omit the *voilà*! |
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564 | You | Write it down, keep the *voilà*! |
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565 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What's next on the list?" |
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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... |
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567 | None |
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568 | You | "Ha." (Check out THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD.) | Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_kims_notes"] |
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569 | You | "Hmh..." (Try to understand what the lieutenant has written about the case at hand.) |
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570 | You | "Ha... no." (Search for something about *you*.) |
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571 | You | "Oh, so here it is!" |
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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. |
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573 | None |
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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. |
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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... |
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576 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What?" |
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577 | None |
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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? |
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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... |
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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... |
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581 | You | What? |
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582 | You | Better not to know -- back to something else! |
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583 | Kim Kitsuragi | "So, where were we on this?" |
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584 | None |
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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. |
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586 | None |
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587 | The Hanged Man |
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588 | The Hanged Man | Variable["reputation.kim"] == 0 |
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589 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["reputation.kim"] == 0) == false |
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590 | The Hanged Man |
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591 | The Hanged Man | Variable["reputation.kim"] >=2 |
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592 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["reputation.kim"] >=2) == false |
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593 | You | And what? |
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594 | Kim Kitsuragi | And 'the 41st' comes off as a moderately competent detective. |
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595 | Volition | Maybe you *are* a moderately competent detective? |
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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. |
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597 | None |
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598 | The Hanged Man |
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599 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_rhetoric_private_military"] |
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600 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_rhetoric_private_military"]) == false |
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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. |
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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..." |
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603 | You | "1. Bite marks." | Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] == false |
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604 | You | "2. Contusions." | Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"] == false |
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605 | You | "3. Ligature mark." (Finish the autopsy.) |
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606 | You | Turn the page back. |
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607 | None |
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608 | You | "What's the fourth injury field for?" |
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609 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Nothing. Just in case." |
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610 | None |
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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 |
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612 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Oh?" He looks incredulous: "So *we* inflicted them?" |
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613 | You | "This is a team effort." |
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614 | You | "Okay, *I* have inflicted." |
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615 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You mean the spin-stabilized munition from a Kiejl A9/90 muzzleloader lodged in his lung?" |
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616 | None |
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617 | You | "I agree. The waters are muddy enough." |
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618 | You | "But... isn't that sloppy?" |
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619 | You | (Keep it minimal.) "So -- back to injuries?" |
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620 | Cuno | "C, these pigs are fucking corrupt." The boy nods approvingly. |
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621 | Cunoesse | "Why don't you fuck them if you love them so much?" |
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622 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Injuries," he nods. |
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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." |
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624 | None |
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625 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Now -- injuries." |
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626 | None |
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627 | The Hanged Man |
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628 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"] |
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629 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]) == false |
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630 | The Hanged Man |
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631 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"] |
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632 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]) == false |
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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." |
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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." |
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635 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That was not a team effort. I just *missed* my shot. Also, let's not mention it. Muddies the water." |
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636 | None |
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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." |
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638 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Okay. So there's a spin-stabilized munition -- from a Kiejl A9/90 muzzleloader -- lodged in his lung." |
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639 | The Hanged Man |
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640 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"] |
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641 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_chaincutters"]) == false |
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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." |
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643 | The Hanged Man |
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644 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"] |
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645 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wound_gunshot"]) == false |
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646 | Kim Kitsuragi | There's a pause. "I don't think we should mention that. Better not to muddy the waters." |
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647 | None |
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648 | The Hanged Man |
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649 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"] |
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650 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]) == false |
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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." |
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652 | The Hanged Man |
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653 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"] |
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654 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]) == false |
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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." |
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656 | None |
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657 | Electrochemistry | You should touch it. |
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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." |
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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..." |
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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." |
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661 | You | "A: Opinion -- fatal injury." |
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662 | You | "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem." |
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663 | Kim Kitsuragi | "And your opinion, officer?" Beneath the description there are two boxes waiting to be ticked: |
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664 | You | Write it down. |
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665 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Fatal injury by seagulls?" |
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666 | You | "No -- the great skua." | Variable["whirling.garte_skua_perc"] or Variable["whirling.garte_skua_TC"] |
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667 | You | "This man was murdered by seagulls." |
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668 | You | "Okay, it's not a fatal injury then." |
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669 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Yes, it's..." He's expecting for you to finish the sentence. |
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670 | You | "I don't like this game." |
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671 | Kim Kitsuragi | "For god's sake, leave the box unticked then. What next?" |
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672 | Empathy | Between the stench of death and the neverending corpse-examination, he's under some stress there. Better not to poke. |
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673 | None |
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674 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Agreed -- next injury?" |
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675 | You | "Non-fatal, post-mortem." |
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676 | Kim Kitsuragi | "That's right. What's next?" |
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677 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Those are mean, yes. But not that mean." |
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678 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No, he was not murdered by seagulls." |
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679 | Cuno | "At MAXIMUM velocity, fucko!" |
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680 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Has confessed to causing it *at maximum velocity*." |
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681 | Empathy | The lieutenant's admission has caused great gratitude in Cuno. He is silent with it. |
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682 | You | Write it down. |
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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: |
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684 | You | "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem." |
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685 | You | "A: Opinion -- fatal injury." |
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686 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Right. Next?" |
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687 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No, it's not." |
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688 | Cuno | "Fucking fatal as SHIT, *Seol-man*!" |
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689 | Cunoesse | "Bitch saying your injuries weren't *fatal*, Cuno. You gonna let it stand?" |
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690 | Cuno | "I do what I want, C." He spits. "Learn it." |
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691 | You | "I'll put it down as fatal." |
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692 | You | "Okay. Non-fatal, post-mortem." |
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693 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Don't." |
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694 | Authority | He's tired and weary and you are better not to test his patience. |
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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." |
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696 | You | Write it down. |
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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. |
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698 | You | "A: Opinion -- fatal injury." |
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699 | You | "B: Non-fatal, post-mortem." |
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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*." |
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701 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmh..." The lieutenant falls silent, abruptly. |
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702 | Empathy | He is deep in thought, eyes fixed on the bright red ring around the dead man's neck. |
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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. |
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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. |
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705 | The Hanged Man |
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706 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_shivers_right"] |
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707 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_shivers_right"]) == false |
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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... |
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709 | You | Was I right? |
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710 | You | Rub your sides, close your eyes. |
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711 | Shivers | YOU WERE. |
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712 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Why do you say that?" He tilts his head. |
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713 | You | "I'm serious. I don't think this was the injury that killed him." |
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714 | You | "I just took a whack in the dark." |
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715 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Okay. *Why* don't you think it was fatal?" |
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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." |
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717 | You | "I arrived at this conclusion through the *psychic arts*." |
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718 | You | "I can't shake the feeling he was doing something *else* when he died." | Variable["yard.hanged_empathy_pleasure"] |
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719 | You | "I don't like the colouration. The lividity did not convince me." | Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_lividity_faint"] |
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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"] |
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721 | Reaction Speed | Think for a moment. There's time, don't rush. |
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722 | You | "I agree." |
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723 | You | "No, this is clearly a fatal injury. Lets mark it as such." |
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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..." |
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725 | You | "There is no reason. It's just a random guess." |
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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." |
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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." |
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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." |
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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." |
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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." |
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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." |
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732 | None |
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733 | None |
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734 | You | Write: 04.03.'51 |
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735 | The Hanged Man | KK57-0503-0815 listens, motionless -- with the cargo belt still around his neck. Only one box remains: |
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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..." |
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737 | You | "Yes, I'm Cuno's pig. I agree." | Variable["yard.hanged_chaincutters_arguing_with_cuno"] == false |
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738 | Cuno | "You are," he says with calm certainty. "This pig is Cuno's." |
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739 | Volition | Being Cuno's pig has a steadying effect on your hand. Go with the flow, man... |
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740 | None |
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741 | You | "First. How did it go?" |
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742 | You | "What now?" (Give him back his notebook.) | CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook") |
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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." |
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744 | The Hanged Man |
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745 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"] |
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746 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]) == false |
|
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747 | You | "What else?" |
|
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748 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Then -- given the state of decay here, I consider establishing the victim's ethnicity a minor success." |
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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." |
|
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750 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Well. We established probable cause of death -- some would say that's the *goal* of an autopsy." |
|
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751 | Electrochemistry | Oh yeah, well done master detective! Maybe a drink is in order? |
|
|
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." |
|
|
753 | You | "Perhaps a drink is in order -- later, I mean?" | Variable["yard.hanged_electrochem_good_job_get_a_drink"] |
|
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." |
|
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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." |
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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." |
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757 | None |
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758 | You | "Can't we go back and fill those out?" |
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759 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We can -- but I don't want to." |
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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." |
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761 | You | "What if we *missed* something as a result?" |
|
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762 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We don't always have to be so *original* about everything. Anyway..." |
|
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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..." |
|
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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..." |
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765 | None |
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766 | The Hanged Man |
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767 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] or Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"] |
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768 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] or Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false |
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769 | The Hanged Man |
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770 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"] |
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771 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_semen"]) == false |
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772 | The Hanged Man |
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773 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_determined_ethnicity"] |
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774 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_determined_ethnicity"]) == false |
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775 | The Hanged Man |
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776 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"] |
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777 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_processing_toxicology"]) == false |
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778 | The Hanged Man |
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779 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] or Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"] |
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780 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] or Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]) == false |
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781 | The Hanged Man |
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782 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"] |
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783 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] and Variable["yard.hanged_result_contusions_done"]) == false |
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784 | The Hanged Man |
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785 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"] |
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786 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_bitemarks_done"]) == false |
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787 | None |
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788 | You | "I'm not worried about that." |
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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." |
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790 | None |
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791 | Kim Kitsuragi | He raises a finger: "It is the *intended* order. Anyway..." |
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792 | None |
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793 | You | "What now?" (Conclude.) | CheckItem("lieutenants_notebook") == false |
|
794 | Empathy | He's thinking: Did I miss something? |
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795 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Now?" He pockets it. "Now we put him in a body bag and I drive him to Faubourg -- for processing..." |
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796 | Composure | You tilt your head, also looking at the corpse. |
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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"] |
|
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." |
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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." |
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800 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant looks at the dead man one more time -- then at his notebook, then at the corpse again... |
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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. |
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802 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I need a copy of that autopsy form, then I will drive him to Faubourg..." |
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803 | You | Rip out a copy of the autopsy pages. |
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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. |
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805 | You | What was that, a bump? | Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"] |
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806 | Interfacing | What was what? Brilliantine? There's brilliantine in his hair. |
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807 | None |
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808 | None |
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809 | You | Write: 'fucky-fucky'. |
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810 | You | Write: 'pigs gonna have sex'. |
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811 | None |
External:
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812 | You | "Everything! Here I stand -- completely topless, assaulted by the elements!" | HasShirt() == false and HasJacket() == false |
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813 | You | "None of your business, Kim. Lay off my case." |
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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. |
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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. |
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816 | The Hanged Man |
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817 | The Hanged Man | CheckItem("jacket_suede") |
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818 | The Hanged Man | (CheckItem("jacket_suede")) == false |
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819 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Very dramatic. Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if you'd just put your clothes back on." He looks at his notebook. |
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820 | The Hanged Man |
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821 | The Hanged Man | CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco") and CheckItem("jacket_suede") |
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822 | The Hanged Man | (CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco") and CheckItem("jacket_suede")) == false |
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823 | The Hanged Man |
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824 | The Hanged Man | CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco") |
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825 | The Hanged Man | (CheckItem("shirt_dress_disco")) == false |
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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. |
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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. |
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828 | The Hanged Man |
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829 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_one_gun"] |
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830 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_one_gun"]) == false |
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831 | The Hanged Man |
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832 | The Hanged Man | Variable["tc.name_lely"] |
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833 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["tc.name_lely"]) == false |
|
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834 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We've heard a nom de guerre -- Lely. It's better than nothing. Write it down." |
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835 | The Hanged Man |
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836 | The Hanged Man | CheckItem("chaincutters") |
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837 | The Hanged Man | (CheckItem("chaincutters")) == false |
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838 | None |
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839 | You | "Good thing we got these *chaincutters*." (Pull out the rubber gripped cutters.) |
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840 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Always good to think ahead. Now..." He points to the rope squeezing the dead man's neck. |
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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 | None |
External:
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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 |
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844 | The Hanged Man |
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845 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"] |
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846 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature_hyoid"]) == false |
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847 | The Hanged Man |
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848 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"] |
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849 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_wounds_ligature"]) == false |
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850 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I'm afraid we can't continue before we've gone through both the external *and* internal examination first. Thoroughly." |
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851 | The Hanged Man |
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852 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"] |
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853 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_injury_hub_reached"]) == false |
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854 | None |
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855 | None |
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856 | None |
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857 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Alright. Bitemarks, contusions on head and chest, and a ligature mark encircling the neck." |
|
|
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." |
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859 | The Hanged Man |
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860 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"] |
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861 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_external_summary_done"]) == false |
|
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862 | Kim Kitsuragi | "The chest was intact, normal contours. Abdomen protuberant, pelvis intact. No injuries in genital region." |
|
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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 | 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." |
|
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865 | None |
|
||
866 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
867 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"] |
|
|
868 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]) == false |
|
|
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." |
|
|
870 | You | "I have gardening gloves, maybe they are enough?" | CheckItem("gloves_garden") |
|
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." |
|
|
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 | None |
External:
|
||
874 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
875 | The Hanged Man | IsKimHere() |
|
|
876 | The Hanged Man | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
877 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant adjusts his glasses and takes a deep breath. |
|
|
878 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
879 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_kim_took_chaincutters"] |
|
|
880 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_kim_took_chaincutters"]) == false |
|
|
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 | 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." |
|
|
883 | You | [Leave.] | IsKimHere() == false |
|
884 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
885 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_shot_body_down"] or Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"] |
|
|
886 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_shot_body_down"] or Variable["yard.hanged_questions_accessed_in_autopsy"]) == false |
|
|
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 | None |
|
||
889 | You | "Beautiful." (Wipe a tear from your eye.) |
|
|
890 | You | "Well -- it's down." (Celebrate in a more reserved manner.) |
|
|
891 | You | "Great job, wise race mentor." | IsTHCPresent("advanced_race_theory") |
|
892 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
893 | The Hanged Man | IsKimHere() |
|
|
894 | The Hanged Man | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
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 | You | "A field *autopsy*?" |
|
|
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." |
|
|
898 | You | "Yes, I feel like a detective." |
|
|
899 | You | "Don't we have someone else for this? A doctor?" |
|
|
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*." |
|
|
901 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You are. Your station would not have assigned you on this case if you weren't. Now..." |
|
|
902 | You | "Got it." |
|
|
903 | You | "Wait -- honorary rank of detective?" |
|
|
904 | Cuno | "The fuck are they on about?" |
|
|
905 | You | "I don't think I'm a detective." |
|
|
906 | Cunoesse | "Cops gonna cut his shit up." |
|
|
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." |
|
|
908 | None |
|
||
909 | You | "Don't we have someone else to *cut his shit open*?" |
|
|
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..." |
|
|
911 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
912 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"] |
|
|
913 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false |
|
|
914 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
915 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] |
|
|
916 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"]) == false |
|
|
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." |
|
|
918 | None |
|
||
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." |
|
|
920 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
921 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"] |
|
|
922 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false |
|
|
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." |
|
|
924 | None |
|
||
925 | You | "No need for a distraction. Let's do this." |
|
|
926 | You | "Yes. *Interview*. We can always do the *autopsy* later." [Leave.] |
|
|
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 | Cunoesse | "Talkin' to the dead man. Psycho cop." |
|
|
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 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] or Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"] |
|
|
933 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] or Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"]) == false |
|
|
934 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Good. Now, the way I see it..." He looks at the corpse with some disgust... |
|
|
935 | None |
|
||
936 | Encyclopedia | The RCM's four-phase murder scene processing manual. |
|
|
937 | You | "Okay. 1. Assistant:" |
|
|
938 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
939 | The Hanged Man | Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"] |
|
|
940 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"]) == false |
|
|
941 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ellis Kortenaer -- we have a *full* name to provide here..." He seems satisifed. |
|
|
942 | You | Write: Ellis Kortenaer. |
|
|
943 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What's next -- date of birth?" |
|
|
944 | You | "4. Date of birth." (Nod.) |
|
|
945 | You | Write: Lely (nom de guerre). |
|
|
946 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
947 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"] |
|
|
948 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_encyclopedia_racial_profiler"]) == false |
|
|
949 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
950 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
|
|
951 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
|
|
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 | You | Write down: Yes. Non-visual. Corroborated by witness (see report). |
|
|
954 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Good..." The lieutenant falls silent. He places his gloved hand on the corpse's chest, as if in preparation... |
|
|
955 | None |
|
||
956 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
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 | 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. |
|
|
961 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
962 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.run_serial_number"] |
|
|
963 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.run_serial_number"]) == false |
|
|
964 | None |
|
||
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." |
|
|
966 | You | Oh, yeah -- I'm *prepared*. (Pet the chaincutters.) |
|
|
967 | The Hanged Man | The hanged man lets out a joyous little bubble of rot from his nose... |
|
|
968 | None |
|
||
969 | Interfacing | You got just the right tool for that -- the chaincutters. |
|
|
970 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
971 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"] |
|
|
972 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.cut_the_belt"]) == false |
|
|
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. |
|
|
974 | Physical Instrument | Yes. That's much better form than you had. |
|
|
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 |
|
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 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Mhm," he nods. "We have a real museum here. Of battles, wars..." |
|
|
978 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
979 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
|
|
980 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
|
|
981 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Not particularly -- him being *dead* when they carried him over..." |
|
|
982 | Logic | It is very hard to struggle when you're dead. Death is the *end* of struggle. |
|
|
983 | The Hanged Man |
|
||
984 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"] |
|
|
985 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"]) == false |
|
|
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 | Cunoesse | "Talkin' about sex. He's gonna suck him off now, I know it..." |
|
|
988 | None |
|
||
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 | Kim Kitsuragi | "...that he was dead. Yes. They moved fast. This is a good treatment." |
|
|
991 | None |
|
||
992 | Inland Empire | Mute silence as always. |
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993 | Logic | This will do. |
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994 | The Hanged Man |
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995 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
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996 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
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997 | The Hanged Man |
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998 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
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999 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
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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. |
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1001 | None |
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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." |
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1003 | The Hanged Man |
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1004 | The Hanged Man | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
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1005 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
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1006 | The Hanged Man |
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1007 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"] |
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1008 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_result_there_there"]) == false |
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1009 | Cunoesse | "That was some sick shit, *sekopää*." |
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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..." |
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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..." |
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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..." |
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1013 | None |
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1014 | Interfacing | Oh yeah -- finally. Let's get *in there*. |
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1015 | Physical Instrument | Don't let him ask twice! DIG IN, SON. |
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1016 | Esprit de Corps | Please get yourself together, the lieutenant from Precinct 57 thinks. |
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1017 | Visual Calculus | Hmm hmm hmm... I'm sure we didn't get *everything*. There's always *something*... |
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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..." |
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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 |
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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() |
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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 |
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1022 | Interfacing | ...still, you can make out a case with a curious title: THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD. |
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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. |
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1024 | The Hanged Man |
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1025 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"] |
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1026 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]) == false |
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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." |
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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. |
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1029 | Empathy | He doesn't actually think it's 'interesting' that the boots have disappeared -- it's just sad, sad and unprofessional. |
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1030 | The Hanged Man |
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1031 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"] |
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1032 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_boots_removed"]) == false |
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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." |
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1034 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Fortunately we already wrote down the serial number -- it begins with X5415. Let's move on." |
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1035 | The Hanged Man |
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1036 | The Hanged Man | Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"] |
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1037 | The Hanged Man | (Variable["yard.hanged_serial_wrong"]) == false |
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1038 | Inland Empire | Oops. A bad feeling comes over you... |
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1039 | Drama | It was merely a *jest* -- horseplay! But now it looks like you're a total *psychopath*, jeopardizing the crime scene... |
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1040 | You | Say nothing. |
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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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1044 | You | "Sorry." |
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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." |
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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.] |
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1055 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Good call." |
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1056 | None |
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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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1076 | The Hanged Man |
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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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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 |
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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"] |
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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." |
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1091 | None |
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