Conversation 733: CANAL / HAWTHORN

The hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine. A reel of bronze magnetic tape is caught in its branches. It's a part of Egg Head's "make the music harder core" task. Interfacing White Check to get it.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Hawthorn Tree The hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine. Bronze-coloured ribbons of magnetic tape are caught in its branches, fluttering in the breeze.
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3 You Disentangle the tape.
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4 None
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5 Hawthorn Tree
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6 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"]
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7 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"]) == false
  • 9
8 Interfacing With slow and deliberate motions, pulling, bending and unravelling -- you manage to extricate the magnetic tape from the branches.
  • 92
9 Interfacing Like an immaculate labyrinth, the magnetic tape twists and turns around the branches...
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10 You [Leave.]
11 You "Good hawthorn." (Pat the tree.)
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12 You "Piss off, nature!" (Punch the tree.)
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13 Hawthorn Tree
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14 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_hugged_first"]
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15 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_hugged_first"]) == false
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16 Hawthorn Tree
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17 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_kicked_first"]
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18 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_kicked_first"]) == false
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19 Hawthorn Tree The hawthorn tree is not an inanimate object, it is a living thing. The thunk against the bark echoes with discontent.
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20 Kim Kitsuragi "Smooth move, operator." He looks to his wristwatch. "We done here?"
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21 Physical Instrument You tree-hugging pansy!
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22 Inland Empire Keep an eye on these trees. They're up to no good.
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23 Hawthorn Tree Patting the tree reveals a small sticker which has almost been worn to oblivion. It reads: "RCM Emergencies Desk No. 8-100-2". Underneath, a slogan: "Mankind, be vigilant!"
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24 Hawthorn Tree The hawthorn tree is disappointed by your betrayal and psychopathic tendencies. Also, your fist hurts. A little.
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25 Endurance A little? It's awful! The pain surges through your knuckles and then lingers there... slowly pulsating, reminding you of your mistake.
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26 Pain Threshold The pain, it is nothing! Revel in it! Absorb it! Gain power from it!
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27 Hawthorn Tree
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28 Hawthorn Tree IsTHCPresent("the_destroyer")
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29 Hawthorn Tree (IsTHCPresent("the_destroyer")) == false
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30 Hawthorn Tree
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31 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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32 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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33 Kim Kitsuragi "Had enough assaulting *madre natura*?" He looks at his wristwatch. "We should get moving."
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34 Hawthorn Tree
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35 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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36 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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37 Hawthorn Tree The hurt feelings of the tree are not alleviated by this sudden display of care and emotion, you manipulative bastard.
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38 None
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39 Shivers Just like promised... You've stood here for what seem like aeons, guzzling the sickly fumes of lorries and carriages.
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40 Hawthorn Tree
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41 Hawthorn Tree Variable["ice.egg_shivers_third"]
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42 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["ice.egg_shivers_third"]) == false
  • 4
43 Hawthorn Tree The younger stems and branches are adorned with sharp thorns that scratch your hand.
  • 70
44 Visual Calculus The bronze ribbon twists around and within the branches in an intricately natural pattern... but there's something...
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45 Physical Instrument At first the destructive urge felt exhilarating, as if it added something to your persona... but the feeling swiftly receded, leaving you with a sad emptiness.
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46 You "What the fuck, tree?"
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47 You "My god, nature is plotting an uprising against us?"
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48 Inland Empire Shhhh! You shouldn't say it out loud... they'll realize you know!
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49 None
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50 Hawthorn Tree
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51 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_blackc_halflight_happened"]
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52 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_blackc_halflight_happened"]) == false
  • 34
53 You God damn straight! Suck on that, *object*. My existence out-classes yours.
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54 You I thought it would be cool, but instead all the violence made me feel sad and hollow...
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55 Pain Threshold Yes. Beat yourself up for it. Good. Everyone must suffer. You, the tree, everyone.
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56 Pain Threshold Yes, your pain is real. The pain of a tree is mute and base and uninteresting.
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57 Inland Empire It was a retaliation for your earlier assault... the trees... are they plotting something?
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58 Hawthorn Tree
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59 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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60 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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61 Hawthorn Tree
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62 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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63 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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64 Kim Kitsuragi "You put your hand on a tree with sharp thorns, what did you think was going to happen?"
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65 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes. 'One day, grass will grow over our cities' and so on..." He looks at the tree. "Very poetic. Better not to dwell on it -- what with a murder to solve and all."
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66 You What do I see?
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67 Hawthorn Tree
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68 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_blackc_inland_revolution"]
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69 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_blackc_inland_revolution"]) == false
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70 Pain Threshold Oh, whatever. This barely registers as damage.
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71 None
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72 You "Alright, tree. You got me, fair and square. We're even, for now."
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73 Hawthorn Tree
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74 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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75 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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76 Inland Empire Trees likely do not understand the concept of fairness. Better watch your back from now on...
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77 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at you mumbling at the tree, then at his wristwatch. "Maybe we should get back to the case."
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78 Hawthorn Tree
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79 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_blackc_viscal_trigger"]
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80 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_blackc_viscal_trigger"]) == false
81 Visual Calculus There's a twisted logic in this mess... you see the ends of the ribbon, the way it flows, how it twists and turns... it's all starting to make sense. It'll be easier to remove now.
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82 You Ignore thought.
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83 Hawthorn Tree The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine. A wintry breeze blows by, making the magnetic tape flutter.
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84 None
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85 You Say nothing.
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86 Hawthorn Tree
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87 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_removed_tape"]
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88 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_removed_tape"]) == false
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89 None
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90 None
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91 Interfacing You just can't get it loose. All you've done is make your fingers bleed from the thorns.
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92 Interfacing It curls up into a mess inside your pocket. If only you could find a way to re-spool it, so that you could hear what's on the tape...
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93 Hawthorn Tree
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94 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.tree_greeting_done"]
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95 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.tree_greeting_done"]) == false
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96 Logic Maybe Roy from the pawnshop can help you with this?
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97 Hawthorn Tree
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98 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]
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99 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]) == false
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100 Hawthorn Tree
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101 Hawthorn Tree IsKimHere()
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102 Hawthorn Tree (IsKimHere()) == false
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103 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant looks at the mess in your hands. Only after you've successfully cleaned up the branches does the curiosity get him: "What's the tape for?" he asks.
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104 You "It's for Egg Head. I promised to make his van Eyck's jam hit a bit harder. Maybe this tape can help."
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105 Kim Kitsuragi "How? It's broken and unspooled. Do you think your new buddy knows how to fix it?"
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106 You "He has to -- he's the Master of Ceremonies after all." Variable["ice.andre_egg_master_of_ceremonies"]
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107 You "I'd think at least one of the ravers would know how to fix a broken tape if they want to set up a nightclub." Variable["TASK.establish_church_dance_club"]
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108 You "I'm not sure, but I'll find out. Maybe Egg Head can point me in the right direction."
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109 Kim Kitsuragi "You could also get it fixed at the pawnshop across the street -- we shouldn't waste our time." He looks at his wristwatch a little impatiently.
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110 Kim Kitsuragi "Alright." Looks like the lieutenant doesn't really know what that means. "You could also get it fixed at the pawnshop across the street -- we shouldn't waste our time."
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111 None
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112 Hawthorn Tree The tree looks by, in silence. No doubt plotting its next move against humanity. The bronze-coloured tape twists around its branches.
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113 None
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114 None
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115 Kim Kitsuragi He looks at his wristwatch a little impatiently. "You know, since tape-spinning isn't really our day job. Solving murder investigations is."
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116 Interfacing Good idea. He might have the tools -- the tape projector in the pawn shop uses similar tape...
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117 Hawthorn Tree
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118 Hawthorn Tree Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]
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119 Hawthorn Tree (Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]) == false
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120 None
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121 You "I'm too embarrassed to say."
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122 Kim Kitsuragi "This is part of your church-thing, isn't it? Of course it is. It's too broken to play, you understand, right? It's not like Egg Head and his friends know how to fix it."
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