Conversation 703: YARD / HANGED MAN BULLET

This is the final phase of the hanged man: 1. White check to find bullet 2. Failure to find fridge 3. Bagging him and taking it away

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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2 None
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3 The Hanged Man A black trickle of liquid runs into his throat from the wound...
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4 None
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5 You Put your finger in.
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6 Interfacing You push your hand further in. Whatever is in there keeps rolling between your fingers as you beckon it to come out.
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7 Cunoesse "The fuck is happening?!"
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8 Cuno "Oh shit, C..."
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9 You Push deeper.
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10 You "I can't get it..."
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11 You Feel around first.
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12 The Hanged Man
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13 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_perception_white_oval_wound"]
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14 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_perception_white_oval_wound"]) == false
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15 The Hanged Man The basal ganglia feels clumpy -- what entered here has torn apart his reptilian complex.
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16 The Hanged Man Your fingers slide into the remains of his limbic system. There is no resistance. It's gelatinous. The slug-like structures are damaged too, the tearing extends deep into both hemispheres.
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17 Perception You run your hands over the victim's cold body: his limbs, his torso with its swollen organs... maybe you should be more *thorough*?
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18 You "There's a cavity... cut right between the hemispheres."
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19 Perception Your arm reaches out and your eyes close, as if by their own volition. It's dark all around. You feel cold, slippery flesh -- first with your fingertips, then under the palm of your hand.
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20 You Push deeper.
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21 None
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22 The Hanged Man
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23 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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24 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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25 Cuno "Fuckin' *CAVITY* C..." Cuno's voice is hushed.
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26 Cuno Cuno is silent.
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27 You What is this?
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28 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant answers with the sound of his pen on paper.
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29 The Hanged Man His face. His cheeks, his nose, his fat swollen lips. Like a spider, your hand crawls over his features. Everything is silent.
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30 You Say: "Abrasion collar." Variable["yard.hanged_viscal_abrasion_collar"]
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31 Interfacing You're not far, it'll come to you, keep crawling...
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32 None
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33 You No, this is too much. (Pull your hand out.)
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34 The Hanged Man Your fingers are all the way in now, reaching toward the inside of his skull. The cavity goes further, but the entry wound isn't wide enough for the rest of your hand to follow...
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35 The Hanged Man
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36 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
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37 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]) == false
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38 Physical Instrument All the muscles in your body harden. Time to *enter* him.
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39 You Wriggle in...
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40 Empathy Quivering with awe.
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41 You Put your fingers in his mouth.
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42 You Punch a hole through his mouth. Variable["yard.hanged_physinst_punch_hole"]
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43 The Hanged Man Your fingers reach toward his skull. His cerebral cortex feels like jelly -- cold jelly -- strange fluid streams down your wrist as you push deeper. Until you feel it, on the tip of your finger...
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44 You Crawl up his nostrils.
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45 Perception Sharp, serrated material. The edges cut right into your skin.
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46 None
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47 You "I feel a solid object, right under the skull."
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48 The Hanged Man The oral cavity is cold and moist. A ball-like tongue attaches itself to the base of the mouth, lolling around like a scallop...
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49 Pain Threshold The pain is barely noticeable under the adrenaline rush.
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50 The Hanged Man Your index fits right in there. A tight tunnel of flesh opens up -- tissue damage -- wide enough for two fingers. As you push both in, you reach through his mouth, right into his brain stem.
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51 The Hanged Man The cartilage gives in with a crack, like some fruit. Just like that your hand is in his head. Strange fluid streams down your wrist -- and then you feel it, with the tip of your finger...
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52 Perception ...you see a hole, barely visible to the human eye. It is swollen shut, almost vanished, no larger than 0.4 cm in radius. The edges appear darkened.
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53 You Fish it out.
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54 The Hanged Man They are swollen shut -- you need to really *push* to get in.
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55 You Inspect the skull first.
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56 Visual Calculus An *abrasion collar*! THIS is what we're after.
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57 You Touch something else.
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58 Kim Kitsuragi "Can you... can you get to it?" He searches his pockets for something.
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59 Cuno Cuno nods too. He takes a step closer.
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60 The Hanged Man There's a tiny crack, a protrusion in the cranium, right in the back of his head. Your finger must be pointing straight at it. From the *inside*.
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61 Kim Kitsuragi "We have the makings of a... very small exit wound here." The lieutenant leans closer.
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62 Cunoesse "Forget about the *fucking exit wound*, bino! THE PIG IS WEARING HIM LIKE A FUCK PUPPET!"
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63 You Push your fingers in his nose.
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64 Suggestion Her voice is absolutely sizzling with excitement.
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65 Perception The thing you're looking for -- it's not there. Crawl out, spider...
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66 You No. Touch something else.
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67 None
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68 You Open your eyes and look.
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69 Interfacing You pick the object between your index and middle finger. It feels sharp, like metal. With your face twisting from pain and concentration, all you need to do is just...
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70 You Drop it in.
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71 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm," he agrees. "Keep going."
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72 The Hanged Man A vision of black and dark red death, pried open by your naked hands and studded with teeth. Looks like he's laughing, death fumes rising from the throat. And there, in the back of his mouth, above the bell of the uvula, right in the soft palate...
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73 You Slowly pull your fingers out...
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74 None
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75 You Whisper: "I got it."
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76 Kim Kitsuragi "I see it..." The lieutenant looks in. There's a pen in his hand. His notebook is open at the red pages.
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77 Cuno "My pig's fucking *got* it!"
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78 You Play with it -- this feels right.
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79 Authority He's watching his old man get the big prize at the claw game.
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80 Cunoesse "What?! WHAT is it?"
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81 The Hanged Man Only the little one fits. The flesh changes shape as you bore in, searching for something in the cartilage.
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82 None
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83 The Hanged Man The tongue moves freely in the cavity. The mucous of the mouth is slippery, delicate to touch. From the soft meat -- teeth are budding; hard pearls of bone in the gums. And in the back of the mouth...
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84 Kim Kitsuragi "A bullet..." The lieutenant puts a small bag marked *evidence* under it.
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85 The Hanged Man With a *plop*, your hand emerges from the mouth, covered in blood up to the wrist. Between your fingers -- a small flower, a blossom made of lead!
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86 You Say: "Fuck yeah."
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87 The Hanged Man
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88 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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89 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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90 Kim Kitsuragi The bullet falls in the bag leaving a smattering of blood on the plastic. He raises the bag under his eyes and says:
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91 Kim Kitsuragi "Of course. You've *earned* it." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
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92 Perception Can you feel it? You're so close! Rip his jaws open now, look in...
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93 You "Fucking shit."
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94 You "A little help, lieutenant?"
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95 You Touch it with your finger, gently. (Proceed.)
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96 Kim Kitsuragi Out comes his small folding knife -- the lieutenant moves its blade across the man's skull, searching for the exit wound...
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97 The Hanged Man
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98 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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99 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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100 Cuno "The fuck is he doing?" You hear a voice squeak. It sounds very far away.
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101 The Hanged Man
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102 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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103 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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104 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm. Withdraw your hand 4 centimetres please."
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105 You "There." (Nod toward the protrusion.)
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106 Cuno "Oh yeah..."
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107 You Pull your fingers back and nod.
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108 Kim Kitsuragi With a *crack* he punches the knife in the skull. Then one more time -- and one more -- until the bone comes loose like eggshell. Inside you feel the jelly move from his poking. The object is still under your finger.
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109 Kim Kitsuragi "Can you push it out?"
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110 You Push.
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111 The Hanged Man A small flower of metal blossoms from the man's head, followed by your finger.
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112 Kim Kitsuragi "A bullet." The lieutenant picks it up between his fingers. "Unknown calibre. Rifled... you may remove your hand from the victim's head now, officer -- well done."
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113 Kim Kitsuragi "Here's your prize." He drops the bullet in an evidence bag and puts it in your hand -- your other hand, the one *not* covered in blood and cerebral cortex.
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114 Kim Kitsuragi "Wait, detective!" Just as you start to slide your fingers out...
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115 None
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116 You "Can I have it?"
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117 You "Keep it, lieutenant. As a gift." Variable["plaza.kineema_binoclard"] == false
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118 Kim Kitsuragi "Unknown calibre. Rifled. Some kind of brittle alloy, fractured on impact..."
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119 You "Keep it, lieutenant. Also, I'm sorry for calling you a binoclard." Variable["plaza.kineema_binoclard"] == true
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120 Kim Kitsuragi "Don't be silly." A smile comes across his face. "You've earned it. Consider the binoclard episode forgotten." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
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121 Kim Kitsuragi "No-no, you deserve it. We can log it later." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
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122 Kim Kitsuragi "We need to add an item to the injury list." He turns to his notebook. "Injury #4: Oval entry wound with an abrasion collar. Soft palate, back of mouth."
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123 Kim Kitsuragi "High velocity, temporary cavity in brain tissue. Small exit wound on the occiput." He underlines the injury, forcefully. "How does that sound?"
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124 You "Sounds like heaven."
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125 You "Sounds about right."
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126 You Say nothing, just nod.
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127 Kim Kitsuragi "Opinion -- fatal injury."
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128 You "God damn right."
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129 You "Agreed."
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130 You "Wasn't that what we thought the last time?" (Clean your hand in the snow.) Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]
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131 Kim Kitsuragi "And one last thing." *Click-click* goes the pen. "We can now fill in injury #3: ligament mark. Opinion -- non-fatal, post-mortem: *treatment*."
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132 Kim Kitsuragi "That was then. This time we have extensive tissue destruction away from the wound track. This time we have a *bullet*."
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133 The Hanged Man
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134 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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135 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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136 None
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137 The Hanged Man
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138 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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139 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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140 The Hanged Man
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141 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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142 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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143 Kim Kitsuragi "Good-good..." The fridge in the background buzzes with excitement.
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144 The Hanged Man
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145 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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146 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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147 Cunoesse "Fucking *beautiful...*"
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148 You "I'm *still* not sure." (Look at your hand, quizzically.) Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"] == false
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149 Kim Kitsuragi "We have *extensive* tissue destruction away from the wound track -- we have a *bullet*."
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150 The Hanged Man
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151 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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152 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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153 Cunoesse "Beautiful..."
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154 The Hanged Man
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155 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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156 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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157 The Hanged Man
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158 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
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159 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
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160 Esprit de Corps Suddenly, you recall: Two officers must be present for a field autopsy. You take your hand from the dead man's face and open your eyes. You will still need to come back with the lieutenant.
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161 None
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162 You Squeeze his nose.
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163 The Hanged Man You pick it between your fingers. The mass feels large, very porous somehow. Keep crawling, lest you break it...
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164 Conceptualization This man will never sleep again. Never wake.
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165 Visual Calculus The object that is in there stopped just short of the skull, in the encephalus, knocking this tiny fracture into the cranium...
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166 Interfacing This is the *irregularity* you felt before. The one that was too tiny to register consciously.
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167 The Hanged Man
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168 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"]
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169 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"]) == false
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170 The Hanged Man The inside of the head feels cold and smooth like a glove as you pull out, sweat dripping down your brow -- careful not to lose the prize between your fingers...
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171 You "Treatment?"
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172 You "The ligament mark, the fractured hyoid bone, it was all treatment..."
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173 Logic He's proposing the bullet was the real cause of death -- and the hanging an attempt to *conceal* this fact.
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174 Kim Kitsuragi "Treatment, officer, is an attempt to manipulate the body after death -- to hide the real cause with a *false* cause. In this case..."
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175 Kim Kitsuragi "...*this* injury here." He points to the mark encircling the corpse's neck.
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176 You "You think so?"
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177 You "Agreed."
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178 You "Aren't we jumping to conclusions?"
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179 Kim Kitsuragi "I have had this doubt since I inspected his hands, officer -- there were no signs of struggle. No claw marks on his neck. Why? Why didn't he fight for his life?"
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180 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. And the belt around his neck; the hanging; even dragging him to the yard... *all* of it was done after this man was already dead."
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181 You "Dead, daba-doop-doop." Variable["yard.hanged_suggestions_humour_kim"]
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182 None
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183 Kim Kitsuragi "Deadady-dead-dead."
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184 Kim Kitsuragi "There have been other signs too, small details. Everything is too neatly designed for us to assign probable cause here. As we did, foolhardily. Well -- no more."
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185 The Hanged Man
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186 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]
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187 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]) == false
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188 Kim Kitsuragi "There have been other signs too, small things. We were right not to assign hanging as cause of death. As the perpetrators *expected* we would -- no such luck for them."
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189 Kim Kitsuragi "I have had my doubts for a while now. Since I saw there were no signs of struggle on his hands. And no claw marks on his neck..."
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190 Kim Kitsuragi "I did not *just* come up with this. I've had my doubts since we found no signs of struggle on his wrists. No claw marks on his neck -- why? Why didn't he fight for his life?"
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191 None
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192 You "Who would do this?"
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193 You "Why would anyone do this?"
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194 You "I think I need to wash myself."
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195 You "What happens next?" (Proceed.) Variable["yard.hanged_percwhite_can_ask_what_now"]
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196 Kim Kitsuragi "That's for us to find out. But *this* -- it will make finding them just a little easier."
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197 None
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198 Kim Kitsuragi "To hide something. The real killer? The real motivation? What really happened here."
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199 Logic There is of course the very real possibility he was both shot *and* hanged.
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200 You "Maybe they just shot him *while* they hanged him?" Variable["yard.hanged_logic_maybe_both"]
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201 Kim Kitsuragi "To put him out of his misery?" He thinks. "It's possible, but it does not explain all the other dubious things here -- lack of struggle primarily. I may be intellectually sloppy, but I prefer one theory at a time. And this just smacks of treatment to me."
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202 None
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203 Kim Kitsuragi "Oh." He nods. "You *really, really* do. I am glad to hear you say that. Your room in the Whirling-in-Rags should come with a bathroom. Be sure to make use of it in the evening."
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204 You "Maybe the bullet holds more answers?"
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205 You Look in his pants again.
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206 You Look under his fingernails, like Kim already did.
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207 You Give up.
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208 The Hanged Man You pull down his breeches. Marbling is present around the crotch. The penis has shrunk, crawling half way back inside him. There is nothing mysterious or noteworthy here.
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209 The Hanged Man
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210 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
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211 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]) == false
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212 You Maybe if I touch it again...
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213 Cuno "I can't believe the pig is stroking him *again*..."
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214 You Don't touch it again.
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215 Cunoesse "Fucking pig's probably thinking about touching it again..."
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216 The Hanged Man
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217 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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218 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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219 The Hanged Man
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220 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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221 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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222 Kim Kitsuragi "There is no need. We have been thorough with the genitals..." The lieutenant looks worried.
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223 The Hanged Man His fingernails have turned dark. They're chipped and quite long. There is dirt under them. That's all.
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224 Cuno "F****ts can't get enough of that dick..."
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225 Kim Kitsuragi "Do you think we missed something?"
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226 None
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227 You "Yes. There's something we're not seeing."
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228 You "No, let's just leave it to the Processing guys."
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229 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay, well... We're in livor mortis here. He's disintegrating. We need to *refrigerate* the body, if we want to conduct another examination -- and we need to do it fast."
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230 Kim Kitsuragi He shakes his head. "I worked as one of these *Processing guys* for a year. They are butchers and clowns. I once saw twenty CODs go misidentified in one week. Chances are slim to none that they'll find anything useful in processing."
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231 You "I've got a gut feeling that there's more to this corpse." Variable["yard.hanged_inland_doubt"]
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232 Inland Empire You can't shake the feeling that there are more secrets concealed in the flesh before you.
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233 The Hanged Man The corpse seems to yawn contentedly, as though its glad you've run out of steam.
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234 Kim Kitsuragi "In short, you and I are the *last* line of detection. If you're not sure we got everything, we need to look *again*. And for that -- we need to refrigerate the corpse."
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235 None
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236 You "Okay -- where do we find a fridge for the body?"
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237 You "Let's hurry then." [Leave.]
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238 You "Can't he just... hang out here for a while longer?"
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239 Kim Kitsuragi "If you want for this task to slowly become impossible, then yes. Otherwise -- no. He's been *hanging out* far too long already. We need to ice him."
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240 Authority Not to mention the damage that would be dealt to the force's reputation by the corpse just rotting here like this...
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241 None
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242 Kim Kitsuragi "It would have to be *industrial* in size. Let's start by asking the proprietor of the Whirling-in-Rags, then the Frittte store down at the gates. And if neither has one..." His voice trails off -- and his gaze settles on *Cuno*.
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243 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm." He gets up. "This is one task we *cannot* sideline. With every hour, whatever we're looking for will become harder to find."
244 Kim Kitsuragi "If you think so, officer." He nods. "I am not going to object."
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245 The Hanged Man
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246 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.cuno_of_many_means"]
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247 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.cuno_of_many_means"]) == false
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248 The Hanged Man
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249 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.doorbell_know_revachol_ice_city"]
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250 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.doorbell_know_revachol_ice_city"]) == false
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251 Logic Hmm... Cuno looks like he gets around. *Knows* Martinaise. And its fridges too probably...
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252 Logic Or -- remember the buttons on that intercom over there, on the side of the building next to the Whirling? One was for "Revachol *Ice* City"? Perhaps it's a... clue?
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253 The Hanged Man
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254 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_hub_reached"]
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255 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_hub_reached"]) == false
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256 Kim Kitsuragi "Hey..." A wide smile appears on his face. "Wasn't there a *giant ice bear sarcophagus* below that building?" He points toward the commercial area.
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257 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay." He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can take care of the rest."
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258 Kim Kitsuragi "Continue working here. The locals, the case, or tend to your own business? I will meet you downstairs in the Whirling-in-Rags, tomorrow morning -- 7:30 sharp."
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259 The Hanged Man
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260 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_perc_failed_once"]
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261 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_perc_failed_once"]) == false
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262 You "What should I do in the meanwhile?"
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263 You "This concurs with the Hardie boys story."
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264 The Hanged Man
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265 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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266 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]) == false
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267 None
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268 The Hanged Man
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269 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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270 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]) == false
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271 The Hanged Man
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272 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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273 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]) == false
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274 None
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275 The Hanged Man
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276 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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277 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]) == false
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278 None
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279 None
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280 You "Correct."
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281 None
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282 The Hanged Man
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283 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
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284 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]) == false
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285 None
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286 The Hanged Man
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287 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
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288 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]) == false
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289 You "We should have known."
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290 Kim Kitsuragi He nods. "I had my doubts -- there were no signs of a struggle on his hands. No claw marks on his neck. But still..."
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291 Esprit de Corps His brow furrows while his eyes glaze over. The lieutenant looks regretful for not figuring this out before.
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292 The Hanged Man
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293 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
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294 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]) == false
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295 None
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296 None
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297 The Hanged Man
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298 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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299 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]) == false
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300 The Hanged Man
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301 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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302 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
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303 The Hanged Man
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304 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
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305 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
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306 None
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307 Esprit de Corps Meanwhile, the lieutenant is sitting behind his desk, hunched over a stack of paperwork. His help would be invaluable right now.
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308 None
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309 You "We still haven't found the *bullet*."
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310 Kim Kitsuragi "And, if we are to believe Hardie boys, it's somewhere in there..."
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311 Kim Kitsuragi He frowns, thinking. "Try putting your hand in his mouth and probing for the bullet in his *head*."
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312 None
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313 Authority It seems he is leaving you no choice in the matter.
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314 You "But where?"
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315 The Hanged Man You can almost see the body decomposing before your very eyes. You should drop everything else and look for a way to preserve it so you can conduct your examination better.
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316 The Hanged Man
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317 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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318 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]) == false
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319 Kim Kitsuragi "It's too late to take him into Processing today. I'll take him first thing tomorrow." He pulls the black plastic over the dead man's face.
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320 You "Then what?"
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321 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. We should take a closer look at it. I am certain it has more to tell us."
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322 None
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323 Kim Kitsuragi He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I'll take it from there."
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324 Kim Kitsuragi "Now, detective... I've rarely been disappointed by the size of a *giant* ice bear fridge, but I think we should still take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
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325 The Hanged Man
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326 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.icebear_main_hub_reached"]
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327 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.icebear_main_hub_reached"]) == false
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328 The Hanged Man You can almost see the body decomposing before your very eyes. You should drop everything else and look for a way to preserve it so you can conduct your examination better.
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329 The Hanged Man
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330 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
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331 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]) == false
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332 Kim Kitsuragi "Klaasje told us the bullet hit him in the *mouth* -- try putting your hand there..."
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333 None
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334 You "Why... yes there was."
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335 You "So that's what the *ice bear shaped* refrigerator is for!"
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336 You "An absolutely colossal fridge -- still plugged in -- *literally* in the shape of an ice bear!" Variable["doomed.breakerbox_red_wire_plugged_out"] == false
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337 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes -- now. I've rarely been disappointed by the size of a *giant* ice bear fridge, but I think we should still take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
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338 Kim Kitsuragi He closes his notebook and cracks his neck. "Let's move. With every hour, whatever we're looking for in the deceased will become harder to find."
339 Kim Kitsuragi "Now that's an overstatement. It's not actually *for* storing cadavers, or at least I hope so. I think we should take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
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340 Half Light Why yes there was. It was massive. Red eyes glowing in the dark.
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341 Kim Kitsuragi "Only if *all else* fails," he stresses.
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342 Cuno "Fuck are you looking at bino-man? You wanna piece of the Cuno? Wanna get *fucked*?"
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343 You "I need to take another look at the body first."
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344 Kim Kitsuragi "Hurry. This is one task we *cannot* sideline. With every hour, whatever we're looking for will become harder to find."
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345 Endurance Soon you'll be looking for clues in a pile of sludge and bones.
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346 None
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347 The Hanged Man
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348 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body"]
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349 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body"]) == false
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350 The Hanged Man
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351 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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352 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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353 Perception You touch the dead man's body. His skin is cold, light blue and silvery in the light of the fridge. You *still* have no idea where to begin -- or what to even do with him...
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354 Perception You really ought to wait until the cadaver is *refrigerated*. Digging around in this mess now is proving hopelessly difficult.
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355 The Hanged Man
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356 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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357 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false
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358 The Hanged Man
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359 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
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360 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
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361 Kim Kitsuragi "Klaasje told us the bullet hit him in the mouth -- try putting your hand there..."
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362 Kim Kitsuragi "If the Hardies are to be trusted, there should be a bullet in there..." The lieutenant looks at you. "Try putting your hand in his mouth and probing for the bullet in his head."
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363 The Hanged Man
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364 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
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365 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]) == false
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366 None
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367 The Hanged Man
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368 The Hanged Man IsKimHere()
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369 The Hanged Man (IsKimHere()) == false
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370 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant rubs his side for warmth. "It'll come to you sooner or later. At least he's safe here until then."
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371 None
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372 Esprit de Corps The lieutenant should *clearly* be here for this. You're lost.
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373 Inland Empire You're on the right track.
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374 Encyclopedia This is what he used to regulate his emotions with...
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375 The Hanged Man
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376 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_exited_cause_known_path"]
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377 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_exited_cause_known_path"]) == false
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378 None
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379 You What about that giant ice bear fridge in the Doomed Commercial Area?
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380 The Hanged Man The corpse looks *enormous* with its bloated belly. Was the ice bear fridge really that giant? You should go and measure it, just to be sure.
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381 None
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382 None
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383 None
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384 The Hanged Man
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385 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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386 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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387 None
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388 None
389 Tutorial Agent This means Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave the party until tomorrow morning. You're free to do side-tasks and even the main case -- though it might be more difficult.
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390 The Hanged Man
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391 The Hanged Man CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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392 The Hanged Man (CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")) == false
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393 The Hanged Man
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394 You Brain stem?
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395 The Hanged Man Yes. That's what this part is called.
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396 Physical Instrument You've seen the drawings. You've studied them.
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397 Electrochemistry The *funk soul brother* at the back of his head has gone dark. Forever.
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398 Inland Empire The ululations of the limbic system have ended. All is quiet.
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399 The Hanged Man
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400 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"]
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401 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"]) == false
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402 None
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403 Reaction Speed He's proposing the bullet was the real cause of death -- and the hanging an attempt to *conceal* this fact.
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404 Kim Kitsuragi "We put him in a bag and carry him to the holding pen of my Kineema. The bodybag should contain the odour for the duration of the transport..."
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405 Kim Kitsuragi "We bag the corpse and carry him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can transport him to Processing myself, but I *will* be gone for the rest of the day."
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406 The Hanged Man
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407 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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408 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]) == false
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409 You "You'll be gone? What should I do in the meanwhile?"
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410 Kim Kitsuragi "Work on the case, tend to personal matters? Try not to do anything too dangerous. An officer needs backup in a neighbourhood like this."
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411 Tutorial Agent After you bag the corpse, Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave the party until tomorrow morning. You can do side-tasks and even the main case, but it might be more difficult. Plan his exit accordingly.
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412 Kim Kitsuragi "I'll leave that choice to you. And one more thing..." He looks you in the eye. "Great work, detective."
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413 The Hanged Man
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414 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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415 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]) == false
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416 Authority The word lingers in the air of the basement, far away ice cream makers are buzzing and the sea wind blows outside...
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417 The Hanged Man
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418 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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419 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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420 Authority *Detective*.
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421 Authority The word lingers in the air of the yard, far away dogs are barking, further yet the sound of motor traffic...
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422 The Hanged Man
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423 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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424 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]) == false
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425 Authority *Detective*.
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426 None
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427 The Hanged Man
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428 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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429 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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430 None
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431 Kim Kitsuragi "One more thing -- this was *really* good work, detective."
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432 Kim Kitsuragi "I *would* drive him to Processing, but it's too late to do that today... I'll do it first thing tomorrow. No problem."
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433 Authority The word lingers in the air of the yard, as far away dogs are barking, further yet the sound of motor traffic...
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434 Authority The word lingers in the air of basement, far away ice cream makers are buzzing and the sea wind blows outside...
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435 The Hanged Man
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436 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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437 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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438 Authority *Detective*.
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439 None
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440 Authority *Detective*.
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441 You Bag the corpse and drag it to the motor carriage. [Leave.]
442 The Hanged Man
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443 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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444 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]) == false
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445 The Hanged Man
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446 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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447 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]) == false
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448 You Bag the corpse and drag it to the motor carriage. [Leave.]
449 The Hanged Man
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450 The Hanged Man IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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451 The Hanged Man (IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false
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452 The Hanged Man
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453 The Hanged Man
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454 The Hanged Man IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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455 The Hanged Man (IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]) == false
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456 The Hanged Man
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457 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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458 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]) == false
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459 The Hanged Man
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460 The Hanged Man
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461 The Hanged Man Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]
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462 The Hanged Man (Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]) == false
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463 Kim Kitsuragi "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
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464 Kim Kitsuragi "I will need a little help carrying him -- you take the hands, I'll take the legs."
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465 The Hanged Man
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466 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
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467 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false) == false
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468 The Hanged Man There go those beautiful enamel boots. May they rest in Processing...
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469 Interfacing Oh well -- in another lifetime.
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470 Tutorial Agent If you have nothing to do, read books or sit on the bench on the plaza.
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471 The Hanged Man
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472 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
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473 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false) == false
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474 The Hanged Man There go those beautiful enamel boots. May they rest in Processing...
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475 Interfacing Oh well -- in another lifetime.
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476 The Hanged Man
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477 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.treatment"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"] == false
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478 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.treatment"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"] == false) == false
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479 Kim Kitsuragi "As I said, treatment is an attempt to manipulate the body after death -- to hide the real cause with a *false* cause. In this case..."
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480 Esprit de Corps We almost fell for it, he thinks. *Almost*.
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481 Esprit de Corps We didn't fall for it, he thinks. There's pride in there.
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482 Hand/Eye Coordination This little thing could reveal much about the weapon that shot it.
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483 Tutorial Agent If you have nothing to do, read books or sit on the bench on the plaza.
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484 Tutorial Agent This means Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, you're free to do side-tasks and even the main case -- though it might be more difficult.
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485 The Hanged Man
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486 The Hanged Man Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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487 The Hanged Man (Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]) == false
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488 Kim Kitsuragi "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
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489 The Hanged Man
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490 The Hanged Man Variable["yard.hanged_kim_leaving_not_tutorialized"] and Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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491 The Hanged Man (Variable["yard.hanged_kim_leaving_not_tutorialized"] and Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]) == false
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492 Kim Kitsuragi "I can drive him to Processing today, no problem. Since we stalled with this... But this *does* mean I will be gone for the rest of the day."
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493 Kim Kitsuragi "Work on the case, tend to personal matters? Try not to do anything *too* dangerous. An officer needs backup in a neighbourhood like this."
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494 You "You'll be gone? What should I do in the meanwhile?"
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495 The Hanged Man
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496 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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497 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]) == false
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498 The Hanged Man There go those beautiful enamel boots. You will never own the full set now. May they rest in Processing...
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499 The Hanged Man
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500 The Hanged Man Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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501 The Hanged Man (Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]) == false
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502 The Hanged Man There go those beautiful enamel boots. You will never own the full set now. May they rest in Processing...
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503 You Fish it out.
504 The Hanged Man
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505 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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506 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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507 Kim Kitsuragi He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I'll take it from there."
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508 The Hanged Man
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509 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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510 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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511 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay." He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can take care of the rest."
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512 The Hanged Man
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513 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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514 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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515 Kim Kitsuragi "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
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516 Kim Kitsuragi "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
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517 The Hanged Man
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518 The Hanged Man Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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519 The Hanged Man (Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]) == false
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520 The Hanged Man
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521 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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522 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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523 The Hanged Man
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524 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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525 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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526 The Hanged Man
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527 The Hanged Man Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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528 The Hanged Man (Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false
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