Conversation 727: PAWNSHOP / RACK OF SECOND-HAND UNIFORMS

You look at and ask Roy about the Man from Hjelmdall T-Shirt.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Rack of Second-Hand Uniforms Wow! A very large red T-shirt with an impressive print stands out from the other garb.
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3 You "What's the deal with the man on this t-shirt?" Variable["doomed.hjelmdall_from_books"] == false
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4 You "That's a rad Man from Hjelmdall t-shirt you've got there." Variable["doomed.hjelmdall_from_books"] == true
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5 You "How much are you selling this T-shirt for?" CheckItem("shirt_hjelmdall") == false
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6 You "Okay, I've thought it over and I want to buy the T-shirt." Variable["canal.hjelmdall_know_price"] == true and CheckItem("shirt_hjelmdall") == false
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7 You Sniff the T-shirt.
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8 Rack of Second-Hand Uniforms Smells like worn cotton. And a little old sweat there?
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9 Perception (Smell) Worn cotton with a side of flea market or trash bin.
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10 None
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11 None
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12 You Let go of the T-shirt. [Leave.]
13 Kim Kitsuragi
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14 Kim Kitsuragi IsKimHere()
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15 Kim Kitsuragi (IsKimHere()) == false
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16 Kim Kitsuragi "It's the Man from Hjelmdall."
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17 Bird's Nest Roy "That's the Man from Hjelmdall walking away as his village burns."
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18 Bird's Nest Roy "Hell yeah, man." The shopkeep sounds enthusiastic. "I don't usually carry printed tees, but this one was just such a pure exemplar."
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19 You "We have a lot in common. I'm a big fan of the Man from Hjelmdall too."
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20 Bird's Nest Roy "A fan... No, I wouldn't go that far. But I do think the Hjelmdallermann Saga is an integral part of our shared reality."
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21 Bird's Nest Roy "Two reál."
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22 Logic That's very cheap for a printed t-shirt that's still in pretty good shape.
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23 None
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24 You "That's unusually cheap, isn't it?" Variable["canal.hjelmdall_logic_price_roy"] == true and IsKimHere() == false
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25 Kim Kitsuragi
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26 Kim Kitsuragi IsKimHere()
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27 Kim Kitsuragi (IsKimHere()) == false
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28 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant raises his eyebrows. "That's dirt cheap."
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29 Bird's Nest Roy "It should belong to anyone who is ready to wear it."
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30 Bird's Nest Roy He frowns. "But... why?"
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31 You "The Man from Hjelmdall is a superstar, I'm a superstar -- it would be perfect!" IsTHCPresent("superstar_cop")
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32 You "Perhaps I could repay you in some other way?"
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33 Bird's Nest Roy He thinks about it. "I suppose that makes sense, yes. Please, go ahead and take it -- Welcome to Hjelmdall."
34 You "I guess I can't really think of any good reason."
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35 You "Because I'm a broke cop without a cent to my name."
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36 Bird's Nest Roy "I sympathize, I do, but this is a for-profit enterprise."
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37 Bird's Nest Roy "I deal in goods, not services."
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38 Bird's Nest Roy "You'll just have to buy it, then," he replies with a dry smile. "But it's not like it's *expensive*."
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39 Rack of Second-Hand Uniforms *Oh* yeah. The print depicts a muscled man striding toward you, a giant sword in each hand, encircled by burning embers. Behind him is a cluster of cabins engulfed in flames. Beneath him are the words: "HJELMDALL BURNING."
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40 You "This shirt celebrates a false hero, a guardian of the masculine order." IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") and (Variable["tc.hjelmdall"] == true or Variable["canal.hjelmdall_encyc"] == true)
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41 Bird's Nest Roy "Sniffing is okay," says the shopkeep. "But please don't try anything on. Can't have you leaving your photon emissions in the fabric of things you're not going to buy."
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42 Inland Empire You're not imagining it. Photon emissions? What is he talking about?
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43 You "You must be a serious Man from Hjelmdall fan."
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44 You "Remind me, who's the Man from Hjelmdall again?"
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45 Bird's Nest Roy "Walking away from his burning village, yes."
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46 Empathy Their matter-of-fact tone belies their surprise at the fact that you didn't recognize the figure in the print.
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47 Empathy He's surprised at your non-recognition.
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48 None
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49 Bird's Nest Roy He drums his fingers on the counter. "I doubt the real Man from Hjelmdall was as poor a role model as the one in the popular literature."
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50 None
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51 None
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52 You "Sounds like a good deal, although I wouldn't really know." Variable["canal.hjelmdall_logic_price_roy"] == false and IsKimHere() == false
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53 Bird's Nest Roy "Oh, it is."
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54 You "Cool, I'll think about it."
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55 Bird's Nest Roy He inclines his head. "You should."
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56 None
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57 None
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58 Bird's Nest Roy "Welcome to Hjelmdall, officer."
59 You "I'm guessing I'm supposed to know who this Man from Hjelmdall is, but I lost my memory recently and need help remembering basic facts about reality."
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60 You (Lie) "I was a very sheltered child -- my parents only let me read boring books about ordinary people, and the Man from Hjelmdall looks *extraordinary*." Variable["canal.roy_drama_lie_about_hjelmdall"]
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61 You "He's a music-based superstar, right?" Variable["canal.hjelmdall_concept_music_star"] == true
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62 Bird's Nest Roy "That's very sad, man. Then you missed out on some pretty well executed, albeit repetitive adventure literature."
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63 Bird's Nest Roy "The Man from Hjelmdall is the hero of a series of popular books based on a fictional version of Katla, mostly what is nowadays Arda NFD."
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64 Bird's Nest Roy He grimaces. "I wouldn't go so far as to say that I'm a fan. But I do think the Hjelmdallermann Saga is an integral part of our shared reality."
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65 Bird's Nest Roy "But, yes, the books are very sexist. In a not-entirely-unenjoyable way."
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66 None
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67 You "What did you mean the Man from Hjelmdall was real?" Variable["canal.hjelmdall_roy_real"] == true
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68 Bird's Nest Roy "I mean -- even if the Man from Hjelmdall didn't exist before the adventure novels, the stories have made it so that he has. It's simple really."
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69 Kim Kitsuragi
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70 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["canal.hjelmdall_roy_real"]
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71 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["canal.hjelmdall_roy_real"]) == false
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72 Bird's Nest Roy "Most people don't think that the Man from Hjemdall really existed, but they're *wrong*."
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73 Bird's Nest Roy "Hmm, I think you might be thinking about someone else I... dislike music," he frowns. "So I couldn't tell you who."
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74 Bird's Nest Roy "In fact..." He leans in. "Most people don't think that the Man from Hjelmdall ever really existed, but they are *wrong*."
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75 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant raises a brow. "*Hjelmdall* isn't a real place."
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76 Bird's Nest Roy "Neither is the Man a real man, of course, but both the Man and Hjelmdall are an ontological necessity..." He stops abruptly. "But, hey, it's not worth getting into an argument about."
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77 None
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78 None
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79 Bird's Nest Roy "He left his native village of Hjelmdall after his son was kidnapped, having many exciting adventures and killing many enemies with his swords, but he lost his family in the process. Tragic stuff, really."
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80 Kim Kitsuragi
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81 Kim Kitsuragi IsKimHere()
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82 Kim Kitsuragi (IsKimHere()) == false
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83 Kim Kitsuragi "Okay..." He sounds incredulous.
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84 None
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85 You "Uh huh, say more?'
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86 You "I'm totally with you, man. Reality has a way of bending back on itself."
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87 Bird's Nest Roy "You sound sceptical. It's not that complicated. All that's required is a more robust understanding of cause and effect."
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88 Bird's Nest Roy "It's simply a matter of recognizing that cause and effect work in both directions."
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89 Bird's Nest Roy "Exactly. Cause and effect work in both directions."
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90 Bird's Nest Roy "It's not that complicated. All that's required is a more robust understanding of cause and effect."
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91 Bird's Nest Roy "Besides, I've been to Katla, though not quite as far north as the Hjelmdall, and watched the northern lights travel across the sky. Very unique energetic tides there."
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92 You "I'm not following at all."
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93 You "I'm going to call bullshit right now."
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94 Bird's Nest Roy He smirks. "It's a simple matter of cause and effect, and recognizing that they work in both directions."
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95 Conceptualization His theory isn't exactly *incoherent*, but its logic does suggest some *unusual* neural activity. Interesting...
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96 None
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97 Bird's Nest Roy "Huh?"
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98 You "I said I lost my memory recently and need help remembering basic facts about reality."
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99 You "Never mind. Tell me more about this Man from Hjelmdall."
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100 Bird's Nest Roy "Oh... I see. That's tough, man, I feel the same way sometimes. The Man from Hjelmdall is the hero of a series of popular books based on a fictional version of Katla."
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101 You "You said everything's going to be over soon anyway, man. I just want to walk into the end times wearing this t-shirt." Variable["canal.hjelmdall_feminist_over"] and IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")
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102 Bird's Nest Roy "Interesting choice. But sure, why not -- take it. Welcome to Hjelmdall."
103 You Oh yeah?
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104 You Not now. [Leave.]
105 Kim Kitsuragi
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106 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["canal.hjelmdall_mainhub_reached"]
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107 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["canal.hjelmdall_mainhub_reached"]) == false
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108 Rack of Second-Hand Uniforms What a shirt. All other shirts pale in comparison to the muscular man with antlers and immense zweihänders.
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109 Kim Kitsuragi
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110 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["canal.hjelmdall_empathy_surprise"]
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111 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["canal.hjelmdall_empathy_surprise"]) == false
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112 Drama Lie, sire. For no reason.
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113 Encyclopedia It's for the best, because Hjelmdall is *not* a real place. And thus he could not have gone there.
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114 Rhetoric Wow, what?
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115 Kim Kitsuragi
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116 Kim Kitsuragi IsKimHere()
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117 Kim Kitsuragi (IsKimHere()) == false
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118 Inland Empire Very, *very* unique energies indeed. Geomagnetic ley lines, one might even say.
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119 Encyclopedia The antlers on the hood of the man's cloak and his piercing blue eyes are familiar....
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120 Kim Kitsuragi
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121 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["tc.hjelmdall"]
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122 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["tc.hjelmdall"]) == false
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123 Physical Instrument Stop talking about this nerd stuff. It will make you *weedy*. Buy the damn shirt already, it's powerful.
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124 Kim Kitsuragi
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125 Kim Kitsuragi CheckItem("shirt_hjelmdall")
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126 Kim Kitsuragi (CheckItem("shirt_hjelmdall")) == false
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127 Physical Instrument Stop talking about this nerd stuff. It will make you *weedy*.
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128 You "Couldn't you just give it to me for free then?"
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