Conversation 713: PAWNSHOP / ROY

How to use this page:

This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.

Column definitions:

• ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
• Character: the character speaking or acting.
• Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
• Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
• Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).

ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			6
2	Composure	He's well composed, but underneath it you sense *psychedelic* processes, bubbling. Some kind of drug maybe?		525
3	None			684 633 632 229 176 484 485 32 288 13 4 120 127 590 407 12
4	You	"Do you know anything about the traffic menace on the loose?"	Variable["canal.samaran_vis_calc_wc_success"] == true	36
5	Empathy	His courtesy is not insincere, but he prefers being alone with his projector, just watching the movement of light across the walls of the shop.		337 347 338
6	Bird's Nest Roy			7 8
7	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]	341
8	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]) == false	334
9	Bird's Nest Roy			10 11
10	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	353
11	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	303
12	You	"I have other business to take care of now." [Leave.]
13	You	Is Roy high -- and if yes, then what is he on?		14
14	Bird's Nest Roy			15 16
15	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_electro_white_check"]	18
16	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_electro_white_check"]) == false	19
17	Electrochemistry	Nope, still no clue. You obviously haven't been doing enough drugs lately.		171
18	Electrochemistry	Feeling warm and enthralled by the movement of light, while the mind continues to race forward? Lucky bastard -- he's probably on Pyrholidon. It's tough to come by on the street.		528
19	Bird's Nest Roy			20 21
20	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.electro_white_check_clicked"] >= 2	17
21	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.electro_white_check_clicked"] >= 2) == false	22
22	Electrochemistry	Okay, he definitely *is* high. Whatever it is you've probably done it -- and many other things besides. But you can't cut through the jumble of sensations to get to the answer.		526
23	None			3
24	You	"Is it just me, or is it really warm in here?" (Look around.)		35
25	You	(Get straight to the point.) "So, where does a man get Pyrholidon these days?"		34
26	Empathy	There's a note of indignation in his voice. Interesting.		283
27	You	"No judgement -- just curious. I probably did loads of Pyrholidon before I lost my memory."		28
28	Bird's Nest Roy	"I've *had* to take it, you know, since the People's Pile clean-up," he responds carefully. "I was with the Emergency Relief Brigade."		287
29	None			94 95 30 31 48
30	You	"It must have been tough -- radioactive clean-up."		42
31	You	"How did you end up running a pawnshop?"		46
32	You	"There's something I'd like to sell."		620
33	Bird's Nest Roy	"Let me have a look."		557
34	Bird's Nest Roy	He takes a step back, studying you. "How would I know?"		26
35	Bird's Nest Roy	He tilts his head. "I try to keep the shop at a comfortable temperature."		26
36	Bird's Nest Roy	"Traffic... I'm sorry, officer, but I don't drive."		107 50
37	You	"It's pretty obvious that you're under the influence, sir."		39
38	You	"Chill out, man -- I'm a chill out cop who just wants some of what you're having." (Wink.)		39
39	Bird's Nest Roy	He frowns. "Pyrholidon is just something I... you know, since the People's Pile disaster." He coughs, as if to mark his words.		40
40	Bird's Nest Roy	"I was with the Emergency Relief Brigade. Had to take it for radiation sickness."		287
41	Bird's Nest Roy	"I lived by the river since I was a small boy. The Esperance... didn't have the heart to let it all go to shit without trying to *do* something, to help out."		533
42	Bird's Nest Roy	He hesitates. "There's a reason why everyone's tried to forget any of it ever happened, and why no one has tried to repair or replace the Pile."		93
43	You	"Whose fault was it that the generator failed?"		44
44	Bird's Nest Roy	"No one's, everyone's..." He sighs and shakes his head.		534
45	None			29
46	Bird's Nest Roy	"The clean-up happened fifteen years ago. I was young then. Later my second aunt died, left me this shack and the assorted junk in it."		47
47	Bird's Nest Roy	"So I came to Martinaise. People told me don't go there, it's a *shit-hole*. I said: people, we just had a *nuclear pile meltdown*. I'm gonna get as far from Faubourg as I can. Still in the same city, but..." He shrugs.		45
48	You	"Thank you for telling me." (Conclude.)		52
49	None			3
50	You	"But didn't you hear it when the traffic menace drove over your roof?"		51
51	Bird's Nest Roy	"Now that I think about it, I do remember hearing a thunderous noise the other night -- some kind of powerful electric vortex hitting the shop and then moving on..."		98
52	Bird's Nest Roy	He shrugs. "I like theory more than story. Outward movement, not vortices."		541
53	None			113 382 114 600 380 111
54	Bird's Nest Roy	"Someone else came here earlier today asking the same question -- I promptly sold her the gun you pawned a couple days back."		554
55	None			56 57 58 578 59 588
56	You	"Wait, I *sold* you my gun?"		213
57	You	"Was the buyer a policeman too?"		63
58	You	"Any idea where I can find this buyer?"	Variable["canal.roy_said_she_took"] == true	91
59	You	"At least now I know how I lost my sidearm. Let's talk about something else." (Conclude.)	Variable["XP.heard_about_the_fate_of_your_gun_from_roy"] == false	568
60	Bird's Nest Roy	"You were adamant about getting rid of it, officer." He hesitates. "Said you were *undeserving* of a service weapon of the Revachol Citizens Militia."		61
61	Bird's Nest Roy	"And I don't like keeping guns around the shop for long. Off-the-charts photon emissions. The unhealthy kind."		128
62	None			55
63	Bird's Nest Roy	"She didn't seem like a policeman, although she kept referring to herself as a *Pig*. Which was odd. I found her interest in the gun a bit... obsessive. But I was just happy to get rid of it. And of her."		67
64	Bird's Nest Roy			65 66
65	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	68
66	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	73
67	Bird's Nest Roy	"Truth be told, she was terrifying."		64
68	Kim Kitsuragi	"Right, so let me get this right," the lieutenant turns to you, "you sold your sidearm, issued by the Citizens Militia, and now a civilian is running around the streets of Martinaise with it."		616
69	None			70 71 72 617
70	You	"There is only one explanation. She must be one of my rabid fans."		78
71	You	"Maybe she's a vigilante. Wants to prove she can do our jobs better than we can."		79
72	You	"I don't like it either. What if she intends to commit a crime and blame it on the Citizens Militia?"		80
73	None			74 75 76 77
74	You	"She must be one of my adoring fans. Just wanted to feel closer to me, you know."		82
75	You	"Maybe she's a vigilante. Wants to prove she can patrol the streets more effectively than the Citizens Militia."		83
76	You	"What if she intends to commit a crime and blame it on the Citizens Militia? On *me*?"		84
77	You	"You gotta help me find her, man."	Variable["canal.roy_dont_know_where"] == false	85
78	Kim Kitsuragi	"In that case, she'll be happy to get a visit from us. *If* we can find her..." He looks around, worried.		81
79	Kim Kitsuragi	"It's possible in these parts of town. We ought to find her and discourage her from taking justice into her own hands." He looks around, worried.		81
80	Kim Kitsuragi	"You're right that she could cast aspersions on the force. We have to find her." He looks around, worried.		81
81	None			55
82	Bird's Nest Roy	"Sure, man."		88
83	Bird's Nest Roy	"Oh... I certainly hope not."		89
84	Bird's Nest Roy	He tenses. "I hadn't considered that... This is why I don't like to deal with guns."		86
85	Bird's Nest Roy	"I wish I could help with that, officer, but I don't know where she was from or where she was going."		87
86	Drama	He considered it, but his priority was to get rid of the gun as quickly as possible -- albeit for a price.		90
87	Suggestion	He's trying to ingratiate himself with you by anticipating your questions. He knows he shouldn't have sold the gun.		90
88	Empathy	He's doubtful, but doesn't see the point in contradicting a notion that is so dear to you.		90
89	Composure	He steps further back behind the bullet-resistant glass, visibly perturbed. He doesn't want to be involved in any *incidents*.		90
90	None			55
91	Bird's Nest Roy	"My apologies, officer, but I have no idea where she was coming from or where she went."		569
92	None			55
93	Bird's Nest Roy	"So much disappointment -- and early deaths, cancer mostly. And we knew all that was coming even as we were *cleaning up* as best we could."		43
94	You	"The People's Pile? What's that?"		530
95	You	"Tell me more about this Emergency Relief Brigade you were part of."		96
96	Bird's Nest Roy	He points at the white triangle on his orange safety jacket. "We were an all-volunteer force, self-organized. Tried to help fire brigades contain the spill."		561
97	None			3
98	Bird's Nest Roy			99 100
99	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	101
100	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	104
101	Kim Kitsuragi	"That sure narrows down our list of suspects."		104
102	You	"Does that mean you don't have any idea who the driver was?"	Variable["canal.samaran_vis_calc_wc_success"] == true	103
103	Bird's Nest Roy	He shakes his head slowly.		23
104	None			105 102 193 109
105	You	"A vortex? Sounds fascinating."		106
106	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah, it was pretty wild. I didn't really know what to make of it, but I know it meant *something*."		23
107	You	"Wait, why don't you drive?"		108
108	Bird's Nest Roy	"I just don't like it very much. Movement on the road never really gelled well with the movement of my thoughts."		50
109	You	"Yet another sign that the end is nigh... It must be destiny that brought me here. Tell me more about this vortex?"	IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")	110
110	Bird's Nest Roy	"The end... I don't know about that. Seemed more like a sign of a large-scale transformation. Shook the entire shack."		201
111	You	"I don't have anything to sell at the moment."		169
112	Bird's Nest Roy	"Anything else you're thinking of selling?"		53
113	You	"I'd like to sell my clothes."		401
114	You	"I have a fascinating photo of a corpse here." (Show him the photo.)	CheckItem("instant_photo_tattoos")	125
115	Bird's Nest Roy	"I'm not purchasing any more clothing at the moment..." He looks you up and down quickly.		116
116	Bird's Nest Roy			117 118
117	Bird's Nest Roy		CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true	119
118	Bird's Nest Roy		(CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true) == false	209
119	Bird's Nest Roy	Suddenly, his gaze fixes on your tie. He steps back from the glass. "And *especially* that tie. It swallows photons around it. I have no need for *necrotic* objects."		556
120	You	"You might be able to aid my investigation."		121
121	Bird's Nest Roy	"I doubt it, but I can try to answer any questions you may have."		122
122	None			123 257 256 124 215
123	You	"Know anything about the recent hanging?"		208
124	You	"Think you could help me get a corpse out of a tree?"	Variable["TASK.ask_for_help_from_the_harbour_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] == false	205
125	Bird's Nest Roy	"Oh... no, I don't like those kinds of objects. No sale." He barely even looks at it.		167
126	None			53
127	You	"By the way... do you, um, happen to have any *guns*? Like the ones carried by cops?"	Variable["tc.gun_missing"] and CheckItem("gun_villiers") == false	574
128	Empathy	He's not telling you the whole story. It seems he's trying to spare you.		129
129	Bird's Nest Roy			130 131
130	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_empathy_omission"]	132
131	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_empathy_omission"]) == false	153
132	None			133 134
133	You	"I feel like there's something you're not telling me."		135
134	You	He probably has a good reason for that. (Drop the matter.)		62
135	Bird's Nest Roy	He looks away. "You weren't quite yourself, officer."		137
136	Pain Threshold	You sucked on a gun? Good. Good. Very normal.		564
137	You	"What was I like?"		143
138	You	"Happens to the best of us, I guess."		142
139	You	"I'm so sorry you had to see me in that state. We don't have to talk about it any further."		140
140	Bird's Nest Roy	"No apologies necessary, officer."		141
141	None			55
142	Bird's Nest Roy	"It certainly does, especially in Revachol."		141
143	Bird's Nest Roy	"You were very distraught. You said the gun was a threat to your life, and... that you can't *trust* yourself with it tonight. And you need the money."		144
144	Bird's Nest Roy	"When I said that I don't normally buy firearms, you put the gun barrel in your mouth and sort of... sucked on it. Then I agreed to take it."		136
145	You	"Wait... how much did I sell the gun for?"		148
146	You	Say nothing.		147
147	Bird's Nest Roy	The light swirls in his face and glasses. He doesn't know what to say either.		141
148	Bird's Nest Roy	"Fifteen reál."		149
149	Bird's Nest Roy			150 151
150	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	152
151	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	138 378 139 146
152	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant looks from you to Roy and then back to you. It's clear that he hopes this tableau might still turn out to be a bad dream -- it's not, though.		565
153	None			55
154	None			155 156 157
155	You	What is a particle decay generator?		158
156	You	Why is it called the *People's* Pile?		159
157	You	Why did it fail? (Conclude.)		161
158	Encyclopedia	A primitive nuclear reactor, also called a *pile*.		211
159	Encyclopedia	Construction began during the Commune of Revachol. The *people* continued work on it after the Commune fell -- they wanted a cheap source of energy for Revachol West.		212
160	None			154
161	Encyclopedia	An emergency valve defect resulted in steam pressure blowing the turbine, taking the fuel containment vessel up in the explosion. Both the faulty design and lack of finances contributed to the catastrophe.		162
162	None			29
163	Volition	With Kim here too?! That just sounded really, really bad.		60
164	Bird's Nest Roy			165 166
165	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	163
166	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	60
167	You	"Do you know what the tattoos mean?"		168
168	Bird's Nest Roy	He frowns. "Aphotic paths? Counter-radiance networks? Antimagnetism? It's darkness. That's all I know. Sell me something *lighter*."		550
169	Bird's Nest Roy	"Another time, perhaps."		170
170	None			3
171	None			3
172	None			24 404 25
173	You	"I didn't mean to offend you." (Drop the subject -- you don't want drugs.)	Variable["canal.roy_empathy_defensive"] == false and Variable["canal.roy_inland_triangles"] == false	174
174	Bird's Nest Roy	His loosens up. "I'm not offended, officer."		175
175	None			3
176	You	"Care to share your Pyrholidon with me?"	Variable["canal.roy_electro_white_check"] == true and Variable["canal.roy_gave_you_pyrholidon"] == false	593
177	Bird's Nest Roy			178 179
178	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	495
179	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	496
180	Suggestion	It's almost like he's worried for you.		177
181	You	"I ride the *pyrho* every day."		182
182	Bird's Nest Roy	"Every day?" He tilts his head, studying you, then nods. "You look the part."		183
183	Bird's Nest Roy	"Here you go, man." He presents a large cap-shaped object on the palm of his hand. Very odd-looking...		184
184	Electrochemistry	Yes, darling, that's the Coalition Government ordained Pyrholidon -- straight into your gut!		185
185	Volition	Not so sure about this.		186 188 189
186	You	Wait, why wouldn't I be sure?	Variable["canal.roy_volition_say_no_to_p"]	187
187	Volition	Because it's an anti-radiation drug and you're a cop, not a post-apocalyptic scavenger?		188 189
188	You	"Thanks, man." (Take the pyrholidon.)		190
189	You	"Actually, I changed my mind. I don't need any Pyrholidon." (Refuse to take the pyrholidon for now.)		192
190	Bird's Nest Roy	He looks down. "Of course."		191
191	None			3
192	Bird's Nest Roy	"I respect your decision, officer. What else can I help you with?"		191
193	You	"I can understand how you would mistake Jacob Irw for a powerful electric vortex."	Variable["canal.tires_concept_red_check"] == true	194
194	Bird's Nest Roy	"Jacob Irw? The great TipTop champion? Yes, yes..."		195
195	Bird's Nest Roy			196 197
196	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	198
197	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	200
198	Kim Kitsuragi	His forehead creases. "Do you think it may have been... Jacob Irw who drove over your roof?"		199
199	Bird's Nest Roy	"It's a logical explanation. I felt within that thunderous crash a soul plunged into chaos."		23
200	Bird's Nest Roy	"I felt within that thunderous crash a soul plunged into chaos."		23
201	You	"The vortex is going to become much bigger -- it is an integral part of how it all ends."		202
202	Bird's Nest Roy	"An *end* implies a stable state, whereas we can see from experience that everything is in fact always transforming. Thus, there can be no end."		203
203	You	"But that is merely our meagre sense experience. There are dark forces at work now that we cannot even envision, much less see."		204
204	Bird's Nest Roy	"The dark always has its counterbalance in light. Neither will prevail. The cycle will continue." He folds his arms with finality and turns away from you, concentrating once more on his light show.		23
205	Bird's Nest Roy	"The corpse behind the hostel, I assume..." He looks into the swirling lights, then to you: "I don't have a truck with a mounted platform or anything of that sort myself..."		206
206	Bird's Nest Roy	"Ask around the harbour. There might be some workers there who'd be willing to help."		207
207	None			122
208	Bird's Nest Roy	"I do my best to keep my distance from all manner of butchery. Bad for business, bad for everyone."		546
209	None			53
210	Empathy	'This mess' -- he means *your* mess.		81
211	None			154
212	Encyclopedia	Needless to say: things didn't work out.		160
213	Bird's Nest Roy	"You... uhh..."		164
214	Bird's Nest Roy	"Have you tried it before?"		180
215	You	"Actually, that's all I've got."		217
216	None			3
217	Bird's Nest Roy	The pawnbroker's gaze is already fixed on the dancing colours.		216
218	Bird's Nest Roy	Roy takes the hubcaps from the lieutenant and inspects them. The spinners appear iridescent in the dancing light of his pawnshop.		538
219	Bird's Nest Roy	He marvels at the cobalt shimmer, and nods: "Yes, these are very, very good. Did you defraud some foreign prince for them? Jump a Mesque banger? No matter... I'll give you 200 reál."		226
220	Kim Kitsuragi	"Thank you." He takes the cash, then turns to you.		291
221	Kim Kitsuragi	"Here's the 30 reál you need for your bill. Do *not* waste it." The rest goes in his pocket.		539
222	Kim Kitsuragi	"Here's the 60 reál you need for your bill. Do *not* waste it." The rest goes in his pocket.		539
223	Kim Kitsuragi	"Here's the 70 reál you need for your bill. Do *not* waste it." The rest goes in his pocket.		539
224	Kim Kitsuragi	"Here's the 100 reál you need for your bill. Do *not* waste it." The rest goes in his pocket.		539
225	Kim Kitsuragi	"Here's the 130 reál you need for your bill. Do *not* waste it." The rest goes in his pocket.		539
226	Kim Kitsuragi	"No one was defrauded or *jumped*, I assure you," the lieutenant explains as the pawnbroker opens the register and counts the cash.		227
227	Bird's Nest Roy	"Of course. I meant no offense. 200 reál for you, officer. Delightful doing business with you. Do come again."		220
228	Bird's Nest Roy	"Hello again. How can I help you?"		325
229	You	"Hey, do you know how to fix this?" (Show him the bundle of magnetic tape.)	CheckItem("tape_melody_broken") and Variable["TASK.find_egg_melody_done"] == false	230
230	Bird's Nest Roy	He looks at the bronze-coloured bundle in your hand. "You mean re-spool it? Yeah, I do, but..."		497
231	Bird's Nest Roy	He slowly finishes his thought: "...but I'm not some Mr. Fixit, I'm a pawnbroker. If you want to pawn the tape, sure. Although it looks pretty... worthless."		233
232	You	"Hmh, maybe you can help me some other way, then."		242
233	Suggestion	Just explain why you need this so much. He's bound to understand.		234 498 232
234	You	"Wait, but you tinker with film tapes all the time. Isn't that the same?"		235
235	Bird's Nest Roy	"No, it's different... those film tapes actually *mean* something to me, but this is just a worthless bundle of old tape."		498 232
236	Bird's Nest Roy	"Is it any good? The music, I mean."		238
237	You	"I helped them up the bass beat. It's getting pretty *hard core*, but there's something missing. A melody line to complement the beat. I'm feeling this tape might be it."		502
238	Bird's Nest Roy			239 240
239	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.find_egg_beat_done"]	237
240	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.find_egg_beat_done"]) == false	501 597
241	Bird's Nest Roy	"Okay, I'll help you out. It's going to take a moment though, so just sit back and relax..."		245
242	Bird's Nest Roy	"Sure..." he mumbles as his eyes once again start following the light show around the pawnshop.		243
243	None			3
244	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah, I bet they would... all those lights in a massive church hall..." He stares at the intricate interplay of light and shadow all around him, suddenly moved by the idea.		251
245	Bird's Nest Roy	You take some time to look around the store... The play of visuals all around the pawnshop is mesmerizing. Suddenly, Roy turns back to you with a reel of tape in his hand and coughs.		504
246	Conceptualization	You know, these visuals would look *super cool* in the church.		247
247	None			509 503 248
248	You	"Well, thanks for the help." (Proceed; take the repaired tape.)		249
249	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah. My pleasure. I do what I can for true passion projects... Just try not to use this tape for negative photon emissions. Take responsibility, okay."		250
250	None			3
251	Bird's Nest Roy	"A sanctuary filled with hand-picked positive photons... There would be no room for sadness in such a place. It's a brilliant vision..."		521
252	Bird's Nest Roy	"I rather like it *here* too, so yeah -- I'm not giving you my projector. This tape is all I can do for you and your friends' nightclub project." He nods at the fixed tape on the counter top.		523
253	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah, man, no." He shakes his head. "I rather like this place happy too. You know -- where I work. This tape is all I can do for you and your friends' nightclub project." He nods at the fixed tape on the counter top.		523
254	Half Light	Poor apes on a stupid ball, with never enough money to do anything remarkable.		599
255	Bird's Nest Roy	He looks off to the side, then down at his hands. "Can't say I'm a huge admirer of Wild Pines, and I certainly wouldn't trust any silver-tongued spokesperson of theirs. Fortunately, I have no reason to get involved."		264
256	You	"Ever had any dealings with the Union Boss?"	Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss"] and Variable["TASK.interview_union_boss_done"] == false	258
257	You	"Know anything about the Wild Pines representative that's in town?"	Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep"] and Variable["TASK.interview_wild_pines_rep_done"] == false	255
258	Bird's Nest Roy	"He's been by the shop a couple of times." He gives a lazy half-shrug.		259
259	Composure	There was something awfully deliberate about that laziness.		467
260	None			263 261 262 271
261	You	"Did he discuss union business with you?"		267
262	You	"Did he buy anything?"		268
263	You	"Why do I feel like you don't want to talk about him? Are you hiding something?"	Variable["canal.roy_investigation_evrart_comp"]	269
264	None			265 266
265	You	"Wait... what do you have against Wild Pines?"		281
266	You	"Have you *met* the Wild Pines rep?"		280
267	Bird's Nest Roy	"He tried. Wanted to come to some *mutually beneficial arrangement* around my dealings with the dockworkers... I politely declined to *hear him out*."		273
268	Bird's Nest Roy	"He purchased a remarkably garish paperweight the first time he was here... Nothing the second."		260
269	Bird's Nest Roy	"They weren't the most... pleasant interactions. Small-town Big Wigs always want everyone to play a part in the play they're staging."		270
270	Bird's Nest Roy	"But I bowed out at some point. I prefer to watch from afar while the Big Wigs come and go."		278
271	You	"I have other questions about this."		272
272	Bird's Nest Roy	He nods reluctantly.		207
273	Bird's Nest Roy			274 275
274	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	276
275	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	279
276	Kim Kitsuragi	"So you don't know what kind of arrangement he was talking about?" The lieutenant studies the pawnbroker suspiciously.		277
277	Bird's Nest Roy	"As I said, I refused to talk to him. That's why he came back a second time. That's *also* why he hasn't come back a third."		260
278	Perception (Sight)	For a moment, his jaw tenses up, and his gaze is sharp and clear. Then he relaxes again.		479
279	You	"What kind of *arrangement*?"		277
280	Bird's Nest Roy	"No, just -- people like that make everyone else see the world somewhat askew... at an angle that is convenient for them. Now -- you have more questions, or are we..."		573
281	Bird's Nest Roy	"What should I have *for* it?"		266
282	Encyclopedia	The People's Pile was a Type U particle decay generator that failed immediately after entering service, releasing radioactive waste into River Esperance.		551
283	Esprit de Corps	Those triangle patches on his vest... you have a feeling they *mean* something. Like they're similar to the halogen rectangle on your jacket.		406
284	You	(Point at his clothes.) "Say, what's with the triangles on your vest?"	Variable["canal.roy_inland_triangles"]	285
285	Bird's Nest Roy	He hesitates. "I was... I was with the Emergency Relief Brigade. You know, after the People's Pile disaster." He coughs, as if to mark his words.		286
286	Bird's Nest Roy	"Had to take Pyrholidon for radiation sickness. That's what you were hinting at just now, wasn't it?"		287
287	Pain Threshold	He's taking it for mental and emotional, not physical pain these days.		29
288	You	"I'd like to buy back the commemorative pin I sold."	Variable["canal.roy_promised_to_keep_pin"] and CheckItem("commemorative_pin") == false and Variable["canal.roy_bought_lenas_pin_back"] == false and Variable["whirling.lena_gave_pin_back_without_pawning_it"] == false and Variable["TASK.return_lenas_pin_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.pay_lena_back_done"] == false	629
289	You	Buy the pin.		611
290	Bird's Nest Roy	His eyes move from you to the lights dancing on the walls.		3
291	Bird's Nest Roy			292 293
292	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["whirling.garte_debt_window_and_room_down"]	221
293	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["whirling.garte_debt_window_and_room_down"]) == false	297
294	Bird's Nest Roy			295 296
295	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["whirling.garte_debt_room_down"]	223
296	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["whirling.garte_debt_room_down"]) == false	300
297	Bird's Nest Roy			298 299
298	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["whirling.garte_debt_window_and_drinks_down"]	222
299	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["whirling.garte_debt_window_and_drinks_down"]) == false	294
300	Bird's Nest Roy			301 302
301	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["whirling.garte_debt_drinks_down"]	224
302	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["whirling.garte_debt_drinks_down"]) == false	225
303	Bird's Nest Roy			304 305
304	Bird's Nest Roy		IsHourBetween(22, 5)	306
305	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsHourBetween(22, 5)) == false	321
306	Bird's Nest Roy	"Greetings on this fine night. What brings you here?"		318
307	Bird's Nest Roy			308 309
308	Bird's Nest Roy		IsHourBetween(22, 5)	311
309	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsHourBetween(22, 5)) == false	315
310	Bird's Nest Roy	"The pawnshop is always open."		325
311	None			312 313 314
312	You	"You do know that it's not really a 'fine night'? The weather is terrible."	Variable["auto.is_raining"] or Variable["auto.is_snowing"]	332
313	You	"How come you're still open?"		310
314	You	"It's cool that you're still open. Big city vibes."		310
315	Bird's Nest Roy			316 317
316	Bird's Nest Roy		IsHourBetween(5, 9)	328
317	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsHourBetween(5, 9)) == false	325
318	Bird's Nest Roy			319 320
319	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_night_greeting_done"]	325
320	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_night_greeting_done"]) == false	307
321	Bird's Nest Roy			322 323
322	Bird's Nest Roy		IsHourBetween(5, 9)	324
323	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsHourBetween(5, 9)) == false	228
324	Bird's Nest Roy	"Top of the morning to you. How may I be of service?"		318
325	Bird's Nest Roy			326 327
326	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_comp_intro1"]	3
327	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_comp_intro1"]) == false	3
328	None			330 329 331
329	You	"Isn't being forced to get up for work at dawn a little inhumane?"		333
330	You	"Early bird gets the worm, huh?"		333
331	You	"I'm so glad you're already awake. It's so lonely in this city at this hour!"		333
332	Bird's Nest Roy	"Is it?" He turns his head to the right and then to the left, as if looking for non-existent windows. "Spring is capricious, yes."		311
333	Bird's Nest Roy	"Perhaps." He shrugs. "I just like being awake for the transition between night and morning -- bearing witness to the first hints of light on the horizon."		325
334	Bird's Nest Roy	"It's not often that I see officers from the RCM in my pawnshop." The man at the counter turns to you slowly.		361
335	Bird's Nest Roy	"Oh, no, not at all." He flashes a smile. "I guess I haven't had many customers lately, RCM or otherwise."		362
336	You	"Who are your customers usually?"		340
337	You	"Sorry, I feel like I'm interrupting you."		335
338	You	"Now that the RCM is here -- tell me, have you had any trouble lately?"		339
339	Bird's Nest Roy	"I haven't had any problems myself... though some of my customers have complained about inconsistent law enforcement."		362
340	Bird's Nest Roy	"All kinds of people come through here... Locals, travellers. People looking for a deal. People looking for a keepsake. People who are terminally bored."		346
341	Bird's Nest Roy			342 343
342	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]	375
343	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]) == false	9
344	Bird's Nest Roy	"I see you were wounded in the recent... altercation." He nods gravely at your leg. "A speedy recovery to you, officer."		345
345	Bird's Nest Roy	"Now, what can I do for you?"		3
346	Bird's Nest Roy	"As you can see... I have a wide selection of goods for everyone to choose from."		357 355 356 348
347	You	(Shake your head.) "It's shameful, how insufficient the police presence is in these parts!"		339
348	You	"This business plan is all over the place. You should specialize, zoom in, recapitalize."		367
349	Bird's Nest Roy			350 351
350	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["plaza.tribunal_shoulder_wound_suffered"]	352
351	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["plaza.tribunal_shoulder_wound_suffered"]) == false	344
352	Bird's Nest Roy	"I see you were wounded in the recent... altercation," he says with a grave nod. "A speedy recovery to you, officer."		345
353	Bird's Nest Roy	"Hello hello! Let me know if I can help you with anything."		3
354	Bird's Nest Roy	"It keeps me entertained." His attention is drawn once more to the play of light and shadow on the walls behind you.		2
355	You	(Look around.) "Typical vacuous consumerist objects."		366
356	You	"Honestly, I think some of your selections are..." (Press your finger to your lips) "...more tasteful than others."		368
357	You	(Nod.) "Quite the collection indeed."		354
358	Bird's Nest Roy	"Between you and me," he looks you up and down, "this is why I don't get involved in local politics."		359 372 373
359	You	"You're calling this *politics*?"		374
360	Bird's Nest Roy	"So it goes." The pawnbroker nods gravely, then shrugs. "Now, what can I do for you?" he asks.		325
361	Bird's Nest Roy	"What can I do for you?" he asks.		5
362	Bird's Nest Roy			363 364
363	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	365
364	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	336
365	Kim Kitsuragi	"Who are your customers usually?"		340
366	Bird's Nest Roy	"It keeps me entertained," he responds, unimpressed with your critique.		2
367	Bird's Nest Roy	"It keeps me entertained," he responds, unimpressed with your business-school snobbery.		2
368	Bird's Nest Roy	"It keeps me entertained," he responds, unimpressed with your snobbery.		2
369	Bird's Nest Roy			370 371
370	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	358
371	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	349
372	You	"Well, someone has to."		360
373	You	"Yeah, I shouldn't have either."		360
374	Bird's Nest Roy	"In its purest form. Now, what can I do for you?"		325
375	Bird's Nest Roy			376 377
376	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_altgreet_tribunal"]	9
377	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_altgreet_tribunal"]) == false	369
378	You	"I really should have killed myself. Maybe I still will one of these days."		379
379	Bird's Nest Roy	The light swirls in his face and glasses. He doesn't know what to say.		141
380	You	"I'll check my pockets." (Access your pawn menu.)	HasPawnablesInInventory()	381
381	None			112
382	You	"I have some armour..."	CheckItem("shoes_t500") or CheckItem("shirt_t500") or CheckItem("hat_t500") or CheckItem("gloves_t500")	393
383	Bird's Nest Roy	He knits his eyebrows, thinking, then says, "Alright, let's see it."		384
384	None			385 386 387 388
385	You	"I've got these sabatons." (Show him.)	CheckItem("shoes_t500")	398
386	You	"Just look at this awesome cuirass." (Show him.)	CheckItem("shirt_t500")	398
387	You	"I've got a helmet." (Show him.)	CheckItem("hat_t500")	398
388	You	"Well, there are these gauntlets..." (Show him.)	CheckItem("gloves_t500")	398
389	Bird's Nest Roy			390 391
390	Bird's Nest Roy		CheckEquipped("shoes_t500") or CheckEquipped("shirt_t500") or CheckEquipped("hat_t500") or CheckEquipped("gloves_t500")	392
391	Bird's Nest Roy		(CheckEquipped("shoes_t500") or CheckEquipped("shirt_t500") or CheckEquipped("hat_t500") or CheckEquipped("gloves_t500")) == false	115
392	Bird's Nest Roy	"I'm not purchasing any more clothing at the moment." He looks you up and down quickly. "And certainly not expensive armour that's liable to bring mercenaries to my doorstep."		116
393	Bird's Nest Roy			394 395
394	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_sell_clothes_armour"]	397
395	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_sell_clothes_armour"]) == false	383
396	None			53
397	Bird's Nest Roy	"More than sure. What else have you got?"		396
398	Bird's Nest Roy	He steps back, away from the glass. "Oh, no, no, no, no. I don't need blood-thirsty mercenaries knocking on my door looking for their missing toys."		399
399	Bird's Nest Roy	"Besides, this gear costs a fortune -- there's no one in Martinaise with that kind of money."		400
400	Electrochemistry	It feels like he would have accepted the risk if he hoped to profit from it. It's not greed, though. Deep down, he's a gambler -- provided the stakes are sufficiently interesting.		396
401	Bird's Nest Roy			402 403
402	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_sell_clothes_armour"]	115
403	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_sell_clothes_armour"]) == false	389
404	You	(Step closer.) "Sir, could you take off your sunglasses? I'd like to check your eyes."		405
405	Bird's Nest Roy	"Why on earth?" He staggers away from the glass, but quickly recomposes himself. "These are prescription. I can't really see without them."		26
406	None			284 37 27 38 173
407	You	"Do you have any recordings of the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua?"	Variable["plaza.col_do_necktie"] or IsTHCPresent("col_do_ma_ma_daqua")	408
408	Bird's Nest Roy	"The Col Do Ma Ma Daqua?" He looks at you with astonishment. "Sorry, I would never have guessed that you were that interested in ultrasonic sounds... or *birds*, for that matter."		409
409	None			410 411 412 413
410	You	"I've been really into all kinds of art lately. Experimental things, you know."	IsTHCPresent("art_cop")	417
411	You	"I've been thinking of quitting the RCM and becoming a cryptozoologist."		416
412	You	"I have hobbies. Just like all normal people. Because I'm a normal person."		415
413	You	"Well, I wouldn't have guessed that you know what the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua is."		414
414	Bird's Nest Roy	"That's fair. I just... It's been a long time since my Col Do Ma Ma Daqua hunting days," he responds with a thin smile. "Once knew a group of young musicians who decided they didn't want to play music anymore and started looking for all kinds of interesting sounds instead..."		420
415	Bird's Nest Roy	"Oh, I didn't mean to imply otherwise... Well, it's been a while since I've gone hunting for the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua myself..."		418
416	Bird's Nest Roy	"How interesting! Well, it's been a while since I've gone hunting for the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua..."		418
417	Bird's Nest Roy	"What an interesting development! Well, it's been a while since I've gone hunting for the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua..."		418
418	Bird's Nest Roy	"Once knew a group of young musicians who decided they didn't want to play music anymore and started looking for all kinds of interesting sounds instead..."		420
419	You	"Get to the point. Do you have any recordings now?"		429
420	Bird's Nest Roy			421 422
421	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	423
422	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	426
423	Bird's Nest Roy	"This was before... you know. Lost touch with them after all of that."		426
424	Bird's Nest Roy	"We thought we did! We got together all these recordings of unusual sound patterns, compared them..." He chuckles. "Cut them up and combined them into the 'Simfonia Col Do Ma Ma Daqua.'"		431 430
425	You	"And did you ever find it?"		424
426	None			427 419
427	You	"That sounds so cool."		428
428	Bird's Nest Roy	"Cool or not... One of them was obsessed with recording the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua -- and he was one of those passionate people who know a lot about all kinds of strange things, so he got the rest of us to join in his search..."		425
429	Bird's Nest Roy	He purses his lips. "I'm not sure. I wasn't even sure about our old recordings, which I no longer have... But I do have a tape with some ultrasonic sounds that *might* be what you're looking for. Would you like to hear?" He starts rummaging through some tapes behind the counter.		434
430	You	"Can I listen to it?"		433
431	You	"Hm, that's not very scientific."		432
432	Bird's Nest Roy	"That really wasn't the point. After the 'Simfonia' we moved onto the sounds of office supplies or something like that... and I doubt any of us would have been any good at pushing papers."		430
433	Bird's Nest Roy	"Unfortunately, I don't have any recordings from my... old life. None at all! But I do have a tape with some ultrasonic sounds that *might* be what you're looking for." He starts rummaging through some tapes behind the counter.		434
434	Bird's Nest Roy			435 436
435	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	437
436	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	438
437	Kim Kitsuragi	"Do we really have time for this?" the lieutenant whispers to you.		438
438	None			439 440 441
439	You	"Spin that bird song!"		444
440	You	"Yes, it's absolutely necessary for my research."		444
441	You	"Nah, that's okay. It's just that I heard the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua outside the Whirling, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one... Let's talk about something else now."		442
442	Bird's Nest Roy	He looks at you oddly. "Alright," he says, putting the tapes back reluctantly.		443
443	None			3
444	Bird's Nest Roy	He dusts off a case, then takes out the tape and places it on the tape player. "This recording comes from down the coast... Wasn't looking to record anything specific -- just left a recording device there one morning."		445
445	Bird's Nest Roy	"Keep in mind, I have to slow this one down enough to make sounds well over 200 kHz audible to the human ear... It will be... strange." He switches on the tape player. The speakers begin to emit a low hum....		454
446	Bird's Nest Roy			447 448
447	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] and IsKimHere()	449
448	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] and IsKimHere()) == false	450
449	Kim Kitsuragi	"Please..." He throws you a long-suffering look. "No more experimental listening while we're on this case."		450
450	None			3
451	Bird's Nest Roy	He switches off the tape player. "You know, now that I've listened to it on these new speakers -- it's *not* the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua. Wrong patterns, wrong... photons. Probably some insect trying to sing higher than its predators can hear. Still -- fascinating, aren't they, early morning sounds?"		446
452	Endurance	That's an illusion. Your breathing is just as it was and will remain that way unless you start panicking.		455
453	Inland Empire	There's a growing sense of dread: the sound is coming from inside you but also surrounding you. It feels as though someone is standing just outside your range of vision and watching you, doing this to you...		460
454	Bird's Nest Roy	As the hum grows louder, modulating, but always unnaturally, uncomfortably low, like it's coming not from the speakers, but also from inside your chest. Breathing is becoming difficult...		452
455	Bird's Nest Roy			456 457
456	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_col_do_endurance"]	453
457	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_col_do_endurance"]) == false	458
458	Half Light	Not good, not good, you're about to start suffocating, you have to stop this...		453
459	Bird's Nest Roy	"Gulls and skuas. But shhhh." He raises a pointer finger and inclines his head toward the speakers. A new, very high-pitched, shivering sound emerges amidst the others.		465
460	Bird's Nest Roy	He nods to you reassuringly just as more diverse, higher-pitched sounds, some random, some appearing to form patterns, hit your eardrums.		461
461	Logic	Sea birds, most likely. Gulls and such.		462 463
462	You	"Seagulls?"	Variable["canal.roy_col_do_logic_birds"]	464
463	You	"What's that?"		459
464	Bird's Nest Roy	"And skuas. But shhhh." He raises a pointer finger and inclines his head toward the speakers. A new, high-pitched, shivering sound.		465
465	Perception (Hearing)	That's it! The signal in the noise! The "thin whisper"...		466
466	Bird's Nest Roy	The low range of sounds is easier to handle with a focal point, but still troubling. You are mesmerized by the sounds, but also feel nausea welling up as the motif continues, then begins to recede, dissolving in what must be the sound of water lapping at the bank...		451
467	Bird's Nest Roy			468 469
468	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_investigation_evrart_comp"] == true	260
469	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_investigation_evrart_comp"] == true) == false	122
470	Bird's Nest Roy			471 472
471	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_inland_evrart_perception"]	474
472	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_inland_evrart_perception"]) == false	260
473	You	"You're not telling me everything about the current Big Wig."		478
474	Inland Empire	There's more to his animosity toward the Union Boss.		475
475	Bird's Nest Roy			476 477
476	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_investigation_evrart_inland"]	473
477	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_investigation_evrart_inland"]) == false	260
478	Bird's Nest Roy	He sighs. "Tiphaine Holly, the previous head of the Union, was rather *more* pleasant. Some of us around here... well, we've never understood why she didn't run for a second term. Or where she went after withdrawing from politics. It was all very strange."		260
479	Bird's Nest Roy			480 481
480	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["tc.claire_predecessor_disappeared"]	482
481	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["tc.claire_predecessor_disappeared"]) == false	470
482	You	"I heard the forewoman before Evrart disappeared."		483
483	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yes, it was all very strange. That forewoman was... more pleasant than Evrart." He shrugs. "But I guess it's all the same in the end..."		260
484	You	"I'm looking for something that plays a tape. For police business."	Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape"] == true and CheckItem("boombox") == false	490
485	You	"The boombox I bought... it should play this tape, right?	CheckItem("boombox") and Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape_done"] == false	486
486	Bird's Nest Roy	"Of course. It's in working order still, isn't it? Just pick your tape and set it spinning. It all starts with the tape."		488
487	Bird's Nest Roy	"A tape? We have boomboxes for sale that will play it. Check the shelves."		488
488	None			3
489	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah, we still have those boomboxes on the shelves."		488
490	Bird's Nest Roy			491 492
491	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.boombox_mainhub_reached"] == false and Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape_done"] == false	487
492	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.boombox_mainhub_reached"] == false and Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape_done"] == false) == false	489
493	You	"I think I've tried it once -- and liked it."		183
494	None			145 138 378 139 146
495	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant steps away, pretending to admire some of the knick-knacks on display. Looks like he doesn't want to get involved...		535
496	None			493 563 181
497	You	"Great! Could you do it, please? This is important, I need to be able to play this tape for someone."		231
498	You	"Worthless? It's not worthless, Roy. This could be the next big thing for the local dance music scene."		499
499	Bird's Nest Roy	"Huh?" He slowly taps his fingers on the counter. "What do you mean?"		510
500	You	"I met some young enthusiasts down the coast. And they play this weird neo-disco music..."		236
501	You	"No, that's the thing -- you can't believe how unbelievably thin the beat is. There's nothing to it, no bass! It just goes *bzoot-bzoot-bzoot*. But this tape could make it *hard core*.		502
502	Bird's Nest Roy	"Man, you're really invested in this." He looks at the bundle of tape in front of him. It shimmers under the shop's dazzling light show.		241
503	You	(Look at the clock.) "Wait, this took more than just 'a few moments'. That was at least fifteen minutes!"		507
504	Bird's Nest Roy			505 506
505	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.establish_church_dance_club"]	246
506	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.establish_church_dance_club"]) == false	247
507	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah." He nods. "It was. Re-spooling isn't that difficult, although I had to mend the tape in a few places."		508
508	Bird's Nest Roy	"Anyhow, it's yours now..." He slides the tape closer to you on the counter top.		599
509	You	"Hey, those visuals you've got here would look great in the church." (Point at the lights in the pawnshop.)	Variable["canal.roy_concept_trigger_for_tape"]	244
510	Bird's Nest Roy			511 512
511	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.establish_church_dance_club"]	514
512	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.establish_church_dance_club"]) == false	500
513	You	"I met some young ravers near the place. They want to turn the church into a nightclub and play some weird neo-disco beats there. I promised to help them with that."		236
514	You	"Do you know that old church down the coast?"		515
515	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yes. What about it?"		516
516	Bird's Nest Roy			517 518
517	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.visit_nightclub"]	519
518	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.visit_nightclub"]) == false	513
519	You	"I helped some young ravers turn this place into a nightclub. And they play these weird neo-disco beats there..."		236
520	You	"You and me, we could make this all become true. Mankind *needs* this."		253
521	Empathy	There's a 'but', isn't there? There's always a 'but'.		522 520
522	You	"But?"		252
523	Empathy	Looks like he really means it.		524
524	Rhetoric	There's no way to turn this around, I'm afraid.		254
525	Electrochemistry	Entertained? He might be high -- if he is, on what?		3
526	Logic	Looking at his wares, talking to him -- that might give you more clues.		527
527	Empathy	A guarded man like him wouldn't tell you if you asked out loud.		171
528	You	Pyrholidon? What is that?		529
529	Electrochemistry	A drug developed by the military to treat and prevent radiation sickness. It has psychedelic side-effects. *And* it makes your eyes turn yellow!		172
530	Bird's Nest Roy	"A bad idea. Some poor leftists built a particle decay generator in hopes of bringing affordable electricity to under-served communities. It malfunctioned. Radioactive waste everywhere, probably some of it in *you*, too."		282
531	None			29
532	None			29
533	Bird's Nest Roy	"There wasn't much the volunteer force could do, however. We wasted years in the river mud. Years getting sick..." He looks at the spiralling light and stops.		532
534	Empathy	So much bitterness.		537
535	Esprit de Corps	...go ahead then, he thinks. As long as you can walk straight, I don't care.		536
536	Rhetoric	He won't be your narc -- but he won't be thrilled about this either.		496
537	Bird's Nest Roy	"A bunch of poor people built themselves a primitive nuclear reactor, hoping for the best. What do you think is going to happen?"		45
538	Interfacing	Gone forever...		219
539	Rhetoric	The rest is for him -- to compensate for the pain of being separated from his radiant spinners.		540
540	Empathy	The windfall is a small consolation.		628
541	Electrochemistry	Yeah... you gotta get in on those vortices, my man.		49
542	None			630 289 543
543	You	"Actually, no -- I don't have the money."		544
544	Bird's Nest Roy	"Your choice, officer. I can't promise I can hold on to it for much longer, however."		545
545	None			3
546	Drama	He doesn't know anything.		547
547	Half Light	No one likes to see what you have to see every day.		548
548	None			122
549	None			53
550	Rhetoric	You have absolutely no idea what *aphotic paths* are, but the tattoos on the man are not that.		126
551	Bird's Nest Roy			552 553
552	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_encyc_pile"]	154
553	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_encyc_pile"]) == false	531
554	Half Light	WHAT? *Sold*?!		555
555	Logic	This is a pawn shop... And it *did* feel as if you've met before. Oh god...		612
556	Horrific Necktie	Your *mother* is a necrotic object. I'm fun. Look at me sparkle in the light of the projector!		549
557	Bird's Nest Roy			558 559
558	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pawn_menu_tutorial"]	801
559	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pawn_menu_tutorial"]) == false	53
560	Tutorial Agent	You can sell things from your ITEMS tab for cash -- but be careful: You might wish you had them later.		53
561	Perception (Sight)	On the patch -- gamma radiation lines crossed with a red drop of blood.		562
562	Endurance	Tough son of a gun, this one. Respect.		41
563	You	"I haven't -- but don't worry, I can take it."		619
564	Composure	Very *normal* behaviour. You must've been in a great shape.		494
565	Esprit de Corps	This has got to be the most.... wow...		566
566	Empathy	There's *pity* there too. In case you didn't notice.		138 378 139 146
567	Logic	A needle in a haystack. There is nothing you can do it about it now. You'll just have to hope you luck upon her somehow.		92
568	Bird's Nest Roy	"Of course."		97
569	Bird's Nest Roy			570 571
570	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.find_your_sidearm_done"]	572
571	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.find_your_sidearm_done"]) == false	567
572	Logic	A needle in a haystack. There is nothing you can do about it right now. You'll just have to hope Evrart wasn't lying and the Union can track her down in time.		92
573	None			122
574	Bird's Nest Roy			575 576
575	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["TASK.find_any_info_on_gun"] == true and Variable["TASK.find_any_info_on_gun_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.find_your_sidearm_done"] == false	577
576	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["TASK.find_any_info_on_gun"] == true and Variable["TASK.find_any_info_on_gun_done"] == false and Variable["TASK.find_your_sidearm_done"] == false) == false	54
577	Bird's Nest Roy	"Someone else came here earlier today asking the same question -- I promptly sold her the gun you pawned a couple days back."		554
578	You	"Have people from Evrart Claire's Union come here to track that gun?"	Variable["TASK.find_your_sidearm_done"] == true and Variable["canal.roy_said_she_took"] == true	579
579	Bird's Nest Roy	"Maybe. Shady looking guys came in here yesterday, looking like they'd just taken off their Wild Pines overalls. They asked if I have a police weapon to sell. I told them I already sold it."		587
580	Bird's Nest Roy			581 582
581	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	584
582	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	585
583	Reaction Speed	Wait, then it might be true – Evrart's claims.		580
584	Kim Kitsuragi	"Maybe Claire really is tracking down your gun." The lieutenant's eyebrows rise slightly. "Hm..."		585
585	Drama	People as oleaginous as Evrart seem like they're lying even when they're really being truthful.		586
586	None			55
587	Bird's Nest Roy	"They went their way. It was a trip, but you know. All sorts of people come here, asking for all sorts of things."		583
588	You	"Thanks for the review. Let's talk about something else."	Variable["XP.heard_about_the_fate_of_your_gun_from_roy"] == true	589
589	Bird's Nest Roy	"Sure, man."		97
590	You	"I wanted to ask about my, uh... missing gun. Again."	Variable["tc.gun_missing"] and CheckItem("gun_villiers") == false and Variable["XP.heard_about_the_fate_of_your_gun_from_roy"] == true	591
591	Bird's Nest Roy	"Sure thing."		55
592	None			185
593	Bird's Nest Roy			594 595
594	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_refused_pyrholidon"]	596
595	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_refused_pyrholidon"]) == false	214
596	Bird's Nest Roy	"Here you go, man." He presents a large cap-shaped object on the palm of his hand. Very odd-looking...		592
597	You	"Not very. I need to funk it up."		598
598	Bird's Nest Roy	"You're quite invested in this." He looks at the bundle of tape in front of him. It shimmers under the shop's dazzling light show.		241
599	None			247
600	You	"I have this commemorative pin, but before I sell it I have some questions." (Show him Lena's pin.)	CheckItem("commemorative_pin") and Variable["canal.roy_bought_lenas_pin_back"] == false	601
601	Bird's Nest Roy	He studies the pin carefully, rolling it around in his palm. "Saint-Batiste Summer Dinghy Races '31. What a pleasant time *that* was."		602
602	Bird's Nest Roy	"So, what do you want to know? Price? I can give you 3.20 for it."		609
603	You	"3.20? Hey, that's a rip-off!"		604
604	Bird's Nest Roy	"A pin from '31 ought to be priced at 3.10 -- but I added another ten cents, just to be nice."		609
605	You	"Okay, but can you hold onto it for a few days before putting it up for sale? I promised to give the pin back..."		606
606	Bird's Nest Roy	He thinks for a moment, then nods. "Sure, I can keep it behind the counter for a week -- but only if you pawn it right now."		609
607	You	"That's all I wanted to know about the pin, thanks."		608
608	Bird's Nest Roy	"Sure thing. So, do you want to sell anything?"		610
609	None			603 605 607
610	None			53
611	Bird's Nest Roy	"Here you go, officer." He hands you the pin. "Anything else I can do for you today?"		545
612	Bird's Nest Roy			613 614
613	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	615
614	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	55
615	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant shifts from one foot to another, alert.		55
616	Empathy	Miraculously, his face does not reveal what's happening inside.		69
617	You	"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I sold my gun."		618
618	Kim Kitsuragi	He sighs. "Yeah, it's not good. I do hope we manage to clean this mess up somehow -- while also keeping our focus on the murder investigation."		210
619	Bird's Nest Roy	"If you say so..."		183
620	Bird's Nest Roy			621 622
621	Bird's Nest Roy		IsTaskActive("TASK.take_spinners_to_pawnshop_done") and Variable["canal.roy_sold_spinners"] == false and CheckItem("radiant_spinners") and IsKimHere()	623
622	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsTaskActive("TASK.take_spinners_to_pawnshop_done") and Variable["canal.roy_sold_spinners"] == false and CheckItem("radiant_spinners") and IsKimHere()) == false	33
623	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, we'd like to sell these hubcaps," the lieutenant steps in and hands him the spinners.		218
624	Tutorial Agent	You can sell things from your ITEMS tab for cash -- but be careful: You might wish you had them later.		53
625	Bird's Nest Roy			626 627
626	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pawn_menu_tutorial"]	804
627	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pawn_menu_tutorial"]) == false	53
628	Bird's Nest Roy	"Anything else you're thinking of selling?" Both the lieutenant and the pawnbroker turn to you.		625
629	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yes! Fortunately, I still have it. 3.30 and it's yours."		542
630	You	"3.30? But I sold it for 3.20..."		631
631	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yes, you did, but this is how pawnshops make profit..." He tilts his head, waiting. "So, do you want it or not?"		542
632	You	"I'm back for the transceiver. Is it still available?"	IsTaskActive("TASK.find_working_transceiver") and Variable["canal.roy_asked_transceiver"] == true and CheckItem("highly_expensive_transceiver") == false	635
633	You	"I'm looking for a radio transceiver. You got anything?"	IsTaskActive("TASK.find_working_transceiver") and Variable["canal.roy_asked_transceiver"] == false and CheckItem("highly_expensive_transceiver") == false	634
634	Bird's Nest Roy	"A transceiver, is it? Yeah, we should have something to do the trick..."		636
635	Bird's Nest Roy	"For the moment, yes."		638
636	Bird's Nest Roy	He produces a machine encased in a blue bakelite shell, its black face covered in an assortment of pearl-topped knobs and dials.		639
637	Bird's Nest Roy	"A Kristallsprach Model 9. Gottwaldian engineering at its finest. This is a specialist's model, ideal for picking up foreign signals..."		644
638	None			656
639	Bird's Nest Roy			640 641
640	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	642
641	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	637
642	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant whistles a long, quivering note...		643
643	Kim Kitsuragi	"A genuine Kristallsprach. This is a connoisseur's model. Good for picking up foreign milieus."		644
644	Bird's Nest Roy	"The Model 9 also comes equipped with a signal purifier to suppress crosstalk, especially good around here with our funky reception."		645
645	Bird's Nest Roy			646 647
646	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["ice.kim_challenge_accepted"]	648
647	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["ice.kim_challenge_accepted"]) == false	649
648	Interfacing	In other words, it'll put even the lieutenant's beloved DynaWave to shame.		649
649	None			650 651 652
650	You	"Sounds perfect!"		653
651	You	"Sounds a bit like overkill."		654
652	You	"Sounds expensive."		655
653	Bird's Nest Roy	"It's about as close to perfection as a transceiver gets. And we're only asking 120 reál for it."		656
654	Bird's Nest Roy	"Could be, if you're not concerned about quality of signal. But real audiophiles will pay good money for this. That's why we can't let it go for less than 120 reál."		656
655	Bird's Nest Roy	"Well it's not that Iilmaraan surplus junk, that's for sure. We think 120 reál is more than reasonable."		656
656	None			657 658
657	You	Buy the highly expensive transceiver.		659
658	You	"I'm gonna shop around a bit. I might be back later."		660
659	Bird's Nest Roy	"You won't regret it, officer. Whatever you need, the Model 9 can handle."		662
660	Bird's Nest Roy	"Suit yourself. Can't promise this beauty'll be here when you come back, though." He gently returns the transceiver to its shelf behind the counter.		665
661	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant watches you take the transceiver with barely disguised envy.		670
662	Bird's Nest Roy			663 664
663	Bird's Nest Roy		IsKimHere()	661
664	Bird's Nest Roy		(IsKimHere()) == false	665
665	None			3
666	You	"You jealous, Kim?"	Variable["XP.made_kim_transceiver_jealous"] == false	668
667	You	"Can't wait to take this baby for a spin."	Variable["XP.made_kim_transceiver_jealous"] == false	669
668	Kim Kitsuragi	"Not at all, detective. A Kristallsprach is a fine piece of equipment, but I'm quite satisfied with my DynaWave."		671
669	Kim Kitsuragi	"Of course, you need a certain level of *discernment* to really appreciate the difference in quality."		672
670	None			666 667 673 674
671	Savoir Faire	Oh, he's *totally* jealous. He can barely hold it in!		733
672	Interfacing	He's reaching for naked snobbery because he knows you've got him *beat* from a technical angle.		733
673	You	"Do you think we'll actually be able to reach the Coalition with this?"	Variable["jam.abandoned_transceiver_kim_talked"] == false	675
674	You	"Thanks, Roy, this is just what I needed." (Conclude.)		678
675	Bird's Nest Roy			676 677
676	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1	729
677	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1) == false	680
678	Bird's Nest Roy	"We're glad to hear it." He smiles as the reflected light dances across his lenses.		679
679	None			3
680	Kim Kitsuragi	"I wouldn't like to guess. Your performance so far doesn't exactly inspire confidence, but all sorts of things are possible..."		681
681	Kim Kitsuragi	"*You* could reach the Coalition and have your talk about *la responsabilité*... *I* could grow 10 centimetres and become a flanker for the Stormers."		734
682	Kim Kitsuragi	"Who's to say what's possible and what's not?"
683	None			670
684	You	"Do you recognise net worth in here? I have a *lot* of it." (Show him the certificate.)	Variable["character.net_worth"] and CheckItem("stock_certificate") and Variable["canal.roy_street_light_net_worth"] == false	685
685	Bird's Nest Roy	He scans the document in your hand. "This is--" He's interrupted by a sudden cough. "I certainly wouldn't pass up the opportunity to acquire something that can make princes out of peons."		686
686	Bird's Nest Roy	"Owning shares -- that's where the proper trade is. Far beyond the pittance I deal with in here."		759
687	You	"What's wrong with your shop? I like it in here."		689
688	You	"What can I trade for these shares then? *Everything*?" (Proceed.)	Variable["canal.roy_wants_trade_shares"]	690
689	Bird's Nest Roy	"Nothing's *wrong* with it. The shop suits me fine. It's just..." He changes tack. "We all need a bit of luck in our lives, you know? A lottery win."		700
690	Bird's Nest Roy	"In theory, yes, you probably have enough to afford it all. However, I don't plan on selling up and joining the mastodons of La Delta just yet."		692
691	Electrochemistry	Shades here is certainly junked up enough to fit in with the big dicks swinging wild and free across the river.		695
692	Bird's Nest Roy			693 694
693	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_electro_white_check"]	691
694	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_electro_white_check"]) == false	695
695	Bird's Nest Roy	"What I can do is trade that modified street light over there for some of your shares. It's the most expensive item in here -- the finest in interior lighting."		737
696	You	"Yeah, okay, that seems like it has potential."		698
697	You	"I'm not sure. I'll certainly think about it."		698
698	Bird's Nest Roy	"Take a closer look. You'll see the quality of the craftsmanship then. Any other questions in the meantime?"		699
699	None			3
700	Empathy	He's hiding something.		701
701	Bird's Nest Roy			702 703
702	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_empathy_hiding_debt"]	708 709
703	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_empathy_hiding_debt"]) == false	707
704	You	"Onwards and upwards." (Give him a thumbs up.)	Variable["canal.roy_suggestion_positivity"]	705
705	Bird's Nest Roy	"Something like that, officer."		760
706	None			704 687 749 688
707	None			706
708	You	"Is there something you're not telling me?"		710
709	You	Let him hide.		707
710	Bird's Nest Roy	He lets out a long sigh. "I'm in debt, officer. I've felt *stuck* for a long time." He looks at the paper in your hand. "Those stocks -- they could be my way out."		714
711	None			706
712	You	"You're selling it for 700 reál, right?"	Variable["canal.light_price"]	713
713	Bird's Nest Roy	"Right." He nods.		800
714	Pain Threshold	The pain written in the creases of his face... sheesh! This is a man who's been trying to catch falling knives for *years*.		790 762 761
715	Bird's Nest Roy	The bric-à-brac man looks at you from behind two layers of polished glass. It is nearly impossible to read any emotion. He sways slightly and itches his cheek.		736
716	Bird's Nest Roy			717 718
717	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_debt_known"]	719
718	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_debt_known"]) == false	715
719	Bird's Nest Roy	The bric-à-brac man looks at you from behind two layers of polished glass. It is nearly impossible to read any emotion. He sways slightly and itches his cheek.		735
720	Kim Kitsuragi	"You've surprised me more than once during the course of our investigation, but I have to say it still seems like a *remote* scenario." He shrugs.		734
721	Kim Kitsuragi	"To be perfectly frank, I have my reservations about this whole antenna scheme. But who knows? We may yet be surprised."		734
722	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm more interested in *why* you're so fixated on this idea in the first place."		725 726 732
723	Kim Kitsuragi	"But here's the thing, detective. *We're* the proper channels. Doing our work, right here on the ground, is how we'll solve this case. There's no need to bring the Coalition into this."
724	Kim Kitsuragi	"Let me make a prediction, detective. You are not going to see the inside of a Coalition warship anytime soon."
725	You	"We can't assign *la responsabilité* if we don't go through the proper channels."		723
726	You	"To be honest, I mostly just want to ride on Coalition Warship Archer."		724
727	Kim Kitsuragi	"I certainly understand the impulse, but this is our job, detective. Our whole *raison d'être*. At some point, we'll need to return to it."
728	Kim Kitsuragi	"But now you've got what you came for, so I suppose we'll have to see this business through."
729	Bird's Nest Roy			730 731
730	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5	720
731	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5) == false	721
732	You	"I think I just need a break from our main case for a bit."		727
733	None			670
734	Bird's Nest Roy	The pawnbroker turns from you to the lieutenant and back again, a distant look on his face.		683
735	Composure	He hides his struggle well, just like he does the scarred walls of his shop -- concealed behind stacks of dusty merchandise.		711
736	Composure	If there is any struggle in him, he hides it well, just like he does the scarred walls of his shop -- concealed behind stacks of dusty merchandise.		711
737	Savoir Faire	Expensive isn't everything. Bet this light doesn't even have a recognisable *brand*. And you can't exactly strut down the street and turn heads with it like you can a new Perseus Black number.		739 738
738	You	Good point. I won't bother with it then.		740
739	You	It's still a physical asset, though. Doesn't that count for anything?		742
740	Savoir Faire	Let's not *completely* write it off yet. Perhaps there's a business venture to be had here. Any ideas?		741
741	Conceptualization	Turn it into an art installation. Invite viewers to question what it means to bring an outside light, *inside*? We have so many barriers to break down and concepts to explore... for a price, of course.		743
742	Savoir Faire	Sure it does. Not saying you should definitely *not* get it. But let's think about what to do with it first. Any ideas?		741
743	Physical Instrument	Imagine swinging it at a ball -- the distance you'd get! That's the kind of feat that nets sportsmen a corporate sponsorship.		744
744	Interfacing	There's much to be learned in this kind of rewiring job. You could steal its secrets and make a whole line of modified street tech to sell to the public.		745
745	Inland Empire	It's been through a whole *transformation*. There are so many insights to share -- it just needs a medium. Wouldn't the wake-walkers pay to hear the somniloquy of the spirit light?		746
746	Savoir Faire	It's up to you. If you think it's got ROI potential then go ahead. Just bear in mind that these shares are developing into a fortune without you having to do anything.		800
747	You	"And you won't give me anything else for these shares?"		748
748	Bird's Nest Roy	"Nothing else in here carries that much value, I'm afraid. Plus, I need to make sure I still earn *some* actual cash -- for food and such."		800
749	You	"You want shares off me? I was hoping to get a discount or some freebies."		750
750	Bird's Nest Roy	"No can do. I need to make money -- this is a business first and foremost. Not a charity."		752 753
751	Bird's Nest Roy	"Of course. I'd be glad to trade for your shares. Let's stick to that."		754
752	You	"What if I endorse your store? Put my official stamp of approval on it?"		755
753	You	"I understand. It was worth a shot."		751
754	None			706
755	Bird's Nest Roy	"No offence but I don't think it would do me much good. Nothing to do with you -- it's just my customers tend to be, well... they wouldn't know who you are."		756
756	Savoir Faire	He's right. His customers are desperates, lowlifes, and bored browsers. They don't understand *high culture*. They don't want their purchases to elevate them. They just want some old junk at a bargain price.		757
757	Bird's Nest Roy	"I'd be glad to trade for your shares. Let's stick to that."		758
758	None			706
759	Suggestion	He seems down on himself. Offer a bit of positivity and you might put him in a more benevolent mood.		706
760	Suggestion	That didn't work? He must have sunk pretty low.		716
761	You	"How did you get into debt?"		763
762	You	"That must have taken its toll on you."		764
763	Bird's Nest Roy	"After I acquired the shop I had a bit of extra cash on my hands. Could do anything I wanted with it. So what *does* a young man do in that situation?"		770
764	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah. It's surprising how haggard years and years of stress can make you. But that's why it's one of the biggest killers in the world, I guess."		790 761
765	Bird's Nest Roy			766 767
766	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	768
767	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	769
768	Bird's Nest Roy	"I sure as hell didn't know. All I could think to do was pump it into the relief effort. I had to do *something* after I left the frontlines... for them, but also for myself."		772
769	Bird's Nest Roy	"I sure as hell didn't know. So I pumped it into charities to help the less fortunate. I had to do something... for them, but also for myself."		772
770	Electrochemistry	What *doesn't* he do?		765
771	You	"That doesn't explain how you got into *debt*..."		781
772	Empathy	He was already scarred...		774
773	Endurance	Mauled by a nightmare. Bite marks in his bones.		775 771
774	Reaction Speed	Something just shuddered up his spine.		773
775	You	"Did it help?"		778
776	Bird's Nest Roy	"No... I soon started searching for other ways to cope with the mental trauma. Being cooped up alone most of the day was exacerbating it -- just my own head to consort with."		789
777	Bird's Nest Roy	"For a little while. But I soon started searching for other ways to cope with the mental trauma. Being cooped up alone most of the day was exacerbating it... just my own head to consort with."		787
778	Bird's Nest Roy			779 780
779	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	777
780	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	785
781	Bird's Nest Roy			782 783
782	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	776
783	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]) == false	784
784	Bird's Nest Roy	"No... Being cooped up alone most of the day wasn't healthy for me -- just my own head to consort with. But a friend of mine knew of a way to deal with that."		786
785	Bird's Nest Roy	"For a little while. Being cooped up alone most of the day wasn't healthy for me... just my own head to consort with. But a friend of mine knew of a way to deal with that."		788
786	Bird's Nest Roy	"It helped but it was another monthly outgoing... still is. It would have been fine but I was naive back then. Didn't think I'd ever run out of money..."		792
787	Bird's Nest Roy	"A friend of mine knew of a way to deal with that. That's when I started riding the pyro, as they say. It helped -- a lot, actually. But it was another monthly outgoing... still is."		792
788	Bird's Nest Roy	"It helped but it was another monthly outgoing... still is. It would have been fine but I was naive back then. Didn't think I'd ever run out of money..."		792
789	Bird's Nest Roy	"A friend of mine knew of a way to deal with that. That's when I started riding the pyro, as they say. That did help -- a lot, actually. But it was another monthly outgoing... still is."		792
790	You	"This debt -- is it the drugs?"	Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	791
791	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yes and no. It started when I had a bit of extra cash on me after acquiring the shop. Could do anything I wanted with it. So what *does* a young man do in that situation?"		770
792	Empathy	And now he needs it just to exist...		795 796 797
793	Bird's Nest Roy	"Yeah. But that's enough of my sob story. Let's get back to business," he says, as if this conversation has changed nothing between you.		794
794	None			706
795	You	"Man, you've really been through the wringer."	Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"]	793
796	You	"Sounds like you've had it hard."	Variable["canal.roy_pilehub_reached"] == false	793
797	You	"Sounds like you'll just get into debt again even if you do pay it off..."		798
798	Bird's Nest Roy	"No chance. I've got a better grip on my finances these days. This is a mistake from my younger days that just won't go away."		799
799	Bird's Nest Roy	"But that's enough of my sob story. Let's get back to business," he says, as if this conversation has changed nothing between you.		794
800	None			712 747 696 697
801	Bird's Nest Roy			802 803
802	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]	53
803	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false	560
804	Bird's Nest Roy			805 806
805	Bird's Nest Roy		Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]	53
806	Bird's Nest Roy		(Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]) == false	624