Conversation 763: PIER ORB / communistquest

Rhetoric smells a communist around here. Part of the Communist Dream Quest

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 None
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3 None Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]
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4 None (Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]) == false
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5 Rhetoric There it is again! There's a spectral scent haunting this pier, no doubt. And it smells like...
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6 Rhetoric There! Do you smell that?
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7 Perception (Smell) Sea brine, mostly. Because it's a pier.
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8 Rhetoric Years of turmoil, of hopes and dreams ground beneath the inexorable tides of capital.
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9 You Smell what?
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10 You I don't smell anything.
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11 Rhetoric Can you not detect that inimitable whiff of dissatisfaction and restlessness, that sense that the world is in need of dramatic, even violent re-ordering?
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12 You (Close your eyes and take a deep breath.)
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13 You Are you saying there's a communist nearby?
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14 Rhetoric What do you smell?
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15 Perception (Smell) The first thing that strikes you is the overwhelming brine. You imagine yourself underwater, a hundred-legged arthropod scuttling along the murky silt at the bottom of the sea...
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16 None
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17 None Variable["pier.orb_perc_smelled_pier"]
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18 None (Variable["pier.orb_perc_smelled_pier"]) == false
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19 Perception (Smell) But then the unmistakable reek of *seagull shit* hits you, buoyed along on the air currents, an acrid melody atop mouldering chords of wood rot and heavy fuel oil.
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20 Perception (Smell) Nothing. Or at least, nothing in particular. As far as you're concerned, your nose seems to be purely decorative.
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21 None
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22 None IsKimHere()
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23 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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24 None
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25 None Variable["gates.manana_communist_quest_smelled_kim"]
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26 None (Variable["gates.manana_communist_quest_smelled_kim"]) == false
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27 Kim Kitsuragi "Still smelling for communists, detective?"
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28 Kim Kitsuragi "Everything in order, detective?" The lieutenant gives you a quizzical look.
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29 Perception (Smell) It smells like a pier, in other words. A completely ordinary pier, that provokes no ideological associations whatsoever.
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30 Rhetoric Absolute rubbish. Your politico-olfactory cortex doesn't deceive you. The smell is coming... from that balcony over there!
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31 Rhetoric Without a doubt. Your politico-olfactory cortex doesn't deceive you. The smell is coming... from that balcony over there!
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32 None
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33 None Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]
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34 None (Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]) == false
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35 You You mean from Cindy?
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36 You You mean from that scary-looking girl in the old lady coat?
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37 Rhetoric Certainement! A precocious communist youth, a symbol of a kinder, more hopeful future. Now's your chance to *establish contact* with your revolutionary brothers and sisters.
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38 Inland Empire A chance to establish contact with the future! What a beautiful, *terrible* thought...
39 You "It's kind of a personal errand."
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40 You "I'm smelling for communists, Kim."
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41 You "I'm working on developing my political consciousness."
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42 You "Just taking in the fresh air, like a normal detective."
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43 Kim Kitsuragi "A personal errand."
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44 Kim Kitsuragi "You're smelling for..."
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45 Kim Kitsuragi "You're developing your..."
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46 Kim Kitsuragi "There's a lot to take in, isn't there?" The lieutenant wrinkles his nose.
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47 None
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48 None
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49 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1
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50 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1) == false
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51 None
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52 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5
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53 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 5) == false
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54 Kim Kitsuragi "You know what? I'll just leave you to it. Carry on, detective."
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55 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm struggling to see the connection with our investigation, but I'm sure *all will be revealed* in time."
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56 Kim Kitsuragi "You do remember that we're investigating a *murder*, yes? I would appreciate it if you reserved your political projects for after-hours."
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57 Rhetoric The lieutenant lacks your highly developed politico-olfactory cortex. The smell is undeniable. And it's coming... from that balcony up there!
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58 None
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59 You "Yes."
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60 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, I'll be over here when you've finished." The lieutenant nudges a piece of trash with his foot.
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61 Kim Kitsuragi "Uh huh."
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62 Kim Kitsuragi "No offence, detective, but you're not particularly *subtle*."
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63 You "No."
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64 You "What makes you say that?"
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65 None
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66 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1
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67 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1) == false
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68 Esprit de Corps His impatience is feigned. He's actually curious to see how this *personal errand* shakes out.
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69 Esprit de Corps He'll tolerate this *personal errand*, but his patience is wearing thin.
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70 Drama The lieutenant issss *not* persuaded, sssssire.
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71 Savoir Faire The lieutenant's right. It's sort of amazing how *un-subtly* you're sniffing the air around you, almost like you're *trying* to call attention to yourself.
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72 Rhetoric What the lieutenant thinks is irrelevant. Your politico-olfactory cortex is lighting up like a holiday display. The scent of communism is overwhelming, and it's coming right... from that balcony over there!
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73 None
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74 You I *still* don't smell anything. Variable["gates.rhetoric_orb_dont_smell_anything"] == true
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75 You (Close your eyes and take a deep breath.)
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76 You I can *kind of* smell dreams being ground down by capital.
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77 None
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78 None
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79 None
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