Conversation 790: JAM / INSTIGATOR CABIN

The Instigator is gone but you can still explore the cabin of her abandoned vehicle. This yields some MAJOR foreshadowing.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 You Peel off the cover on the passenger seat. Variable["jam.abandoned_perc_noticed_under_seat"] == true
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3 None
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4 You Examine the radio. Variable["jam.abandoned_removed_transceiver"] == false
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5 None
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6 You Unlock the door with the key Tommy gave you. CheckItem("key_abandoned_lorry")
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7 You Smash the window in with the prybar. (CheckItem("prybar") or CheckItem("kvalsund_multitool")) and CheckItem("key_abandoned_lorry") == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_open_smash_white"]
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8 You Try to peek in the window.
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9 You How am I going to get this open? CheckItem("key_abandoned_lorry") == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_window_broken"] == false
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10 Abandoned Lorry
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11 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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12 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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13 Kim Kitsuragi "Use the prybar to smash the window. Open it from the inside."
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14 Abandoned Lorry With a key -- or a tool. Like, say, a prybar.
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15 None
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16 Abandoned Lorry The glass on the side windows is tinted and covered with dust. You can barely make out the shape of a seat and two steering levers.
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17 None
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18 Physical Instrument With a firm grip you raise the prybar, a glint of light catching on the tip. Call down the hammer of truth and justice! Release your secrets, lorry cabin!
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19 Physical Instrument Prybar in hand, you take a hard swing at the window. A loud *thunk* rings out and the prybar bounces back, leaving a tiny spider web on the glass.
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20 Abandoned Lorry The smell of cigarettes and perfume welcomes you. The cabin inside is plastered with old movie posters, actresses smile from the walls. There's a radio transmitter in the front and a toolbox tucked under the driver's seat. Some tools lie scattered near the pedals.
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21 You Admire the posters.
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22 You Pull out the pull-out toolbox.
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23 You [Close the door.]
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24 Abandoned Lorry
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25 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_cabin_accessed"]
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26 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_cabin_accessed"]) == false
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27 Abandoned Lorry A lorry, abandoned by its owner, stuck in the interminable traffic jam.
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28 Perception (Sight) There's something odd about the passenger seat... The seating fabric has been pulled tight over the lower side of the seat where the toolbox should be.
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29 Perception (Smell) There's definitely perfume in the air. It's spicy, with a hint of ambrette, wafting through the bitter air of the cabin.
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30 Abandoned Lorry Voila! A stack of neatly folded papers has been stashed behind the seating fabric. You see three maps depicting a large metropolitan area. It's Revachol, some of its routes and highways have been outlined with a pen.
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31 Abandoned Lorry A metallic drawer slides out from the seat: It's empty, except for a folded newspaper.
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32 You Open the door.
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33 You [Leave.]
34 You [Leave.]
35 You Check the pedals.
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36 You Smash it.
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37 Abandoned Lorry The window shatters and droplets of glass fly everywhere, shattering over the lorry floor and pavement.
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38 Logic Looks like the window might be shatterproof. You may have to rethink your approach.
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39 Abandoned Lorry
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40 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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41 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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42 Kim Kitsuragi "Subtle," says the lieutenant and sticks his hand in the window -- like a common car thief -- and then opens it.
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43 You Study the centrefold.
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44 You Enough of the posters.
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45 Abandoned Lorry The movie stars are still smiling from the walls. There's a radio transmitter in the front and a pull-out toolbox tucked under the driver's seat. Some tools lie scattered near the pedals.
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46 Abandoned Lorry The actress is draped in a sheath dress, one of her shoulders bared. The faded remains of an autograph run across the poster. She's looking past the camera.
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47 Encyclopedia This is Tippe Tijonne, a starlet from the dawn of cinematography. Less known for her talent, than her tragic, untimely death.
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48 Electrochemistry She's delicate, yet lost. Ruined underneath it all.
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49 Inland Empire A feeling of tenderness washes over you -- a longing even, perhaps. And gentle tragedy.
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50 Abandoned Lorry
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51 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_ency_starlet_info"]
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52 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_ency_starlet_info"]) == false
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53 You What happened to her?
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54 Encyclopedia She wasted away in a drug den called 'The Door to the River', not far from here on Boogie Street. A mixture of cocaine and morphine. She was a afraid of the world. And the camera too.
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55 None
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56 You Stop and wonder: What's that smell? Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_percsmell_juniper"] == true
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57 None
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58 None
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59 Perception (Smell) The remnants of a sweet juniper-scented perfume. Probably 'Granate No 5'.
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60 Abandoned Lorry You wedge yourself under the steering-wheel to get a better look. Seems like the few tools lying around here -- a hammer, a pair of pliers, a rusty wrench -- have been casually thrown there by the disorganized driver.
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61 Abandoned Lorry
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62 Abandoned Lorry IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")
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63 Abandoned Lorry (IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")) == false
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64 Interfacing This particular lorry is a FALN A-Z 'Tempo', a model infamous for its irritating design mistake: the slippery-smooth throttles.
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65 None
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66 You Unfold the newspaper.
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67 You Push in the pull-out toolbox.
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68 Abandoned Lorry The pull-out toolbox slides back into its nest. The rest is as it was: radio, posters, a trace of motor oil smell under all the cigarettes.
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69 None
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70 None
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71 Abandoned Lorry It's an issue of 'Périphérique' from last Wednesday. A piece of paper falls out from its pages.
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72 You Pick up the note.
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73 Abandoned Lorry It looks like an article ripped out from a radio-enthusiast magazine. Complex mathematical equations explain the basics of something called 'the ULAN frequency system'.
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74 Abandoned Lorry
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75 Abandoned Lorry Variable["tc.pale"]
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76 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["tc.pale"]) == false
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77 Encyclopedia Adapting a high-quality radio-transmitter to emit this frequency may make it powerful enough to transmit a signal from isola to isola. But that's just a guess.
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78 Pain Threshold These formulas look oddly *painful*. Maybe it's the hangover, but they give you a headache.
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79 Abandoned Lorry
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80 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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81 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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82 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant leans over your shoulder to examine the note: "The ULAN frequency system? I've never heard of that before. I know of FM, AM, UKV, but..." His thought trails off.
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83 None
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84 Abandoned Lorry Looks like the frequency dial is absent. It requires a key to work, but the key has been removed -- likely by the missing lady driver.
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85 Abandoned Lorry
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86 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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87 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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88 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant leans closer to the radio and hums: "Strange. There are so many radio stations saved here... must be over one hundred at least."
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89 You "Why would anyone need so many radio stations?"
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90 You "What about the Speedfreaks FM? Is it one of the saved stations here?" Variable["plaza.kineema_radio_speedfreaks"] == true
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91 You "Is there anything we can do with the radio?"
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92 Kim Kitsuragi "No, that's on 78.9." He stops, coughing awkwardly.
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93 Kim Kitsuragi "Doesn't look like it -- it's completely inoperable without the dial key."
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94 You "What else is here..." (Conclude.)
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95 None
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96 None
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97 None
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98 None
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99 You "I'm sorry." (Smash it, apologetically.)
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100 You Fold open the topmost map.
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101 None
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102 You Fold open the second map.
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103 You Look at the third map.
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104 You Return the papers under the seat.
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105 Kim Kitsuragi "So it would seem." The lieutenant examines the maps with a furrowed brow.
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106 Kim Kitsuragi "Hard to say. This distribution network looks certainly large, yet still vague enough... It doesn't reveal much about the *besmertie* behind it."
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107 You "*Besmertie*? That sounds vaguely familiar." Variable["jam.abandoned_kim_mentions_besmertie"] == true
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108 Kim Kitsuragi "A besmertie is a Revacholian crime syndicate. They see themselves as the inheritors of the 14 Revacholian indotribes, but really they're just violent gangs vying for control on the West side of Revachol..."
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109 You "Who do you think is behind this?"
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110 Half Light Especially bad news for cops who may have something in their past they don't even *know* is there.
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111 Kim Kitsuragi "He's *bad news*." The lieutenant removes his glasses and polishes them with a handkerchief. "There have been attempts at a serious investigation before, but they... haven't ended well for those involved."
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112 Esprit de Corps Somewhere on a hidden field, a flash of light, a whirring sound. Camera lenses focus on a man in a ragged police uniform standing in a field of blood-red poppies. A blurry figure dressed in white stands right by the camera...
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113 Abandoned Lorry
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114 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_esprit_peonecop"]
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115 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_esprit_peonecop"]) == false
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116 Esprit de Corps The bedraggled cop is holding a manure fork. "Don't hurt me," he whimpers.
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117 Esprit de Corps "But why... why would I hurt my own *peone*?" asks the man in white. "What kind of an *animal* would do such thing?"
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118 Abandoned Lorry This large map displays the elevated motorway called 8/81. The intake leading to Martinaise is marked with a blue X. There's another X on the off-ramp at a place called the Old South.
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119 Shivers There, hundreds of thousands of motor carriages roar on the 8/81, high above the mass of brown and red roofs that is Jamrock. The commuters don't even look down; the world ceases to exist outside the windshield.
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120 Abandoned Lorry Tollbooths at the intakes are marked with a circle. It looks like there are scant few ways of getting onto the elevated motorway that runs over Jamrock -- and this person knows them all.
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121 You Where does the road lead... Variable["jam.abandoned_map_one_shivers"] == true
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122 Shivers To Couron, through the middle income neighbourhoods there -- by the river -- and then to Stella Maris and La Delta, for work. While the men and women of Jamrock scuttle to their fates below the road.
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123 Abandoned Lorry This municipal map from the Thirties displays a complex system of storm sewers underneath a sub-district called The Pox (Old Military Hospital), right adjacent to the 41st Precinct.
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124 Inland Empire No storm will ever drown Revachol, the great solution to the riddle of history.
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125 Shivers Wind rips through the empty hallways of the once great military hospital, now just a ruin under an overgrown park. Beneath the hospital, great sewer tunnels hum and vibrate with life of their own...
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126 You What is that sound... Variable["jam.abandoned_map_two_shivers"] == true
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127 Shivers The rattle of motor carriages and lorries driving through long forgotten tunnels. Lit by gas lights.
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128 Abandoned Lorry The final map displays a labyrinth of service tunnels left over from the construction of Motorway 8/81. A few routes have been marked with a pen -- where the tunnels and sewers surface near the Eminent Domain and a traffic island in Central Jamrock, by the lake.
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129 Interfacing These service tunnels were probably used during the construction of the foundation beneath the motorway.
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130 Shivers Despite the cold, figures move about cloaked in shadow, their breath escaping in white clouds that fade into the darkness. Wherever you look, the night gives cover to her messengers.
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131 Abandoned Lorry
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132 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_map_third_shivers"]
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133 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_map_third_shivers"]) == false
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134 You Where are they going? Variable["jam.abandoned_map_third_shivers"] == true
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135 Shivers They travel from Eminent Domain to Perdition and on to the Main. Over the River Esperance, on Route 8/81 to the Old South -- the exit ramp is supposed to be shut down, but there's much activity.
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136 Shivers The road spreads like the tentacles of a great octopus.
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137 You "The smugglers have infiltrated the Motor Tract."
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138 Abandoned Lorry
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139 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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140 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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141 Abandoned Lorry The cluttered cabin of the abandoned lorry offers no reply.
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142 You "What does all this mean?"
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143 Abandoned Lorry
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144 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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145 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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146 Kim Kitsuragi "It means that the smugglers are secretly using the motorway to transport their goods and materials. They've infiltrated East Motor Tract, most likely..."
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147 Kim Kitsuragi "The RCM patrols most of these auxiliary roads, though apparently not all of them."
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148 Kim Kitsuragi "It's definitely not the Union. They just do *some* logistics. This operation has spread everywhere in Jamrock. If it's that widespread, then Madre remains the most likely suspect."
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149 Abandoned Lorry
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150 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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151 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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152 Kim Kitsuragi "Best not to disturb the scene." The lieutenant nods. "I'll have Forensics go over the lorry and pick these up later."
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153 Abandoned Lorry
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154 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.jammystery_inland_vision_modifier"]
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155 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.jammystery_inland_vision_modifier"]) == false
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156 Perception (Sight) There's something odd about the passenger seat... The seating fabric has been pulled tight over the lower side of the seat where the toolbox should be.
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157 Abandoned Lorry
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158 Abandoned Lorry Variable["whirling.klaasjeone_greeting_done"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_main_greeting_done"]
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159 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["whirling.klaasjeone_greeting_done"] or Variable["whirling.klaasje_main_greeting_done"]) == false
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160 Electrochemistry Wait, doesn't she... resemble someone you know? But you can't put a finger on *whom* exactly.
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161 Abandoned Lorry
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162 Abandoned Lorry Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]
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163 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) == false
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164 Electrochemistry Wait, this actress really does look *a lot* like Klaasje. She may have been right about this Ruby after all...
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165 Logic Sandpaper adds extra grip.
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166 Abandoned Lorry You should probably still talk to them, see what they've got to say for themselves.
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167 Abandoned Lorry
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168 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_whitecheck_physint_smash_window"]
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169 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_whitecheck_physint_smash_window"]) == false
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170 Physical Instrument God damn, maggot! Drag your ass to the gym and do some reps right now!
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171 Esprit de Corps If only Lieutenant Kitsuragi were here to help you piece together the evidence.
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172 Kim Kitsuragi "This has been hard enough. No need to make it any harder."
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173 Abandoned Lorry These are movie posters featuring starlets from long-forgotten films -- from the Twenties, the Teens, even the Nineties of the last century.
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174 Abandoned Lorry One of them particularly catches your eye: a centrefold of an ingénue attached right above the back seat.
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175 You Raise your eyebrows.
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176 Kim Kitsuragi "What? I happen to have committed the frequency to memory. I have no problem admitting that."
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177 You Say "Fuck the police!" and *then* smash it.
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178 You Say "Welcome to Revachol, window!" and smash it.
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179 None
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180 You But why the sandpaper? Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_interface_pedal"] == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_logic_pedal_extra_grip"] == false and IsKimHere() == false
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181 Abandoned Lorry No idea... You could peel off the sandpaper to peak underneath, but that would be tampering with the scene.
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182 None
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183 Abandoned Lorry ... matching one of the footprints found from the crime scene. Which means that the missing lady driver was present at the lynching!
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184 Abandoned Lorry But one odd detail does catch your eye: A piece of sandpaper has been glued to the throttle.
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185 You "Why would anyone glue a piece of sandpaper to the gas pedal?" Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_interface_pedal"] == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_logic_pedal_extra_grip"] == false and IsKimHere()
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186 Kim Kitsuragi "Sandpaper?" the lieutenant repeats. "A novel technique... Must be to offer some extra grip to the driver's foot."
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187 You "Looks like the driver has glued a piece of sandpaper to the throttle to offer some extra grip." Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_interface_pedal"] == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_logic_pedal_extra_grip"] == true and IsKimHere()
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188 You "Looks like the driver has glued a piece of sandpaper to fix the slippery throttle of their FALN A-Z 'Tempo'." Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_interface_pedal"] == true and IsKimHere()
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189 Kim Kitsuragi "What a novel technique..." The lieutenant leans closer. "You sure do know your lorries, officer."
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190 Kim Kitsuragi "Sandpaper?" the lieutenant repeats. "A novel technique..."
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191 Abandoned Lorry
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192 Abandoned Lorry Variable["tc.oddfoot_at_lynching"]
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193 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["tc.oddfoot_at_lynching"]) == false
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194 You I don't care about rules, I need to get some *results*! (Peel off the sandpaper.)
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195 You I could just take a peak... A teensy-weensy peek... (Peel off just the edge.)
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196 You "The sandpaper would also rub off the pattern from the driver's right boot sole."
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197 You Back up into the cabin again.
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198 You "And she's also the one running the drug trade... What a handful." Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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199 None
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200 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes?" He likes where this is going...
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201 You "First the drug smuggling, now this... How deep does this rabbit hole go?" Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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202 Abandoned Lorry The throttle underneath looks as smooth as glass, slippery even... The sandpaper must be there to add some extra *grip*!
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203 Kim Kitsuragi "Now we know for *certain* who's the missing eighth person at the lynching. Do you think that Hardie and his boys could also be involved in the drug operation?"
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204 You "Women.." (Shake your head.) "Always up to something." IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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205 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, well..." He quickly disregards your statement as another one of your neurotic outbursts.
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206 Kim Kitsuragi "We've identified one of the footprints, but there are still seven to go..." He writes something in his little blue notebook.
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207 Abandoned Lorry
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208 Abandoned Lorry Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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209 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]) == false
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210 You The sandpaper would also rub off the pattern from the driver's right boot sole... Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_interface_pedal"] == true or Variable["jam.abandoned_blackc_logic_pedal_extra_grip"] == true and IsKimHere() == false and Variable["tc.oddfoot_at_lynching"] == true
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211 You Look around the cabin again.
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212 None
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213 None
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214 You "One of the footprints at the crime scene had an aberration -- one sole was smoother than the other."
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215 Kim Kitsuragi "Which means that the missing lady driver was present at the lynching." The lieutenant's eyes light up behind his prescription lens.
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216 None
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217 You And she's also the one running the drug trade... What a handful. Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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218 You First the drug smuggling, now this... How deep does this rabbit hole go? Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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219 You Women... (Shake your head.) Always the most *deceitful* ones. IsTHCPresent("radical_feminist_agenda") == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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220 Abandoned Lorry You've identified one of the footprints, but there are still seven to go...
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221 Abandoned Lorry You've identified the missing eighth person at the lynching. Do you think that Hardie and his boys had anything to do with the drug trade?
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222 Abandoned Lorry
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223 Abandoned Lorry Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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224 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]) == false
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225 You "I think the entire Union is involved. Maybe even all of Martinaise..." (Look around suspiciously.)
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226 You "Those jerks? Definitely."
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227 None
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228 You "This would fit what Joyce told us, but I don't want to make any assumptions."
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229 Kim Kitsuragi "Understood. We should still go and see what Titus has got to say on the matter." He writes something down into his little notebook. "Are we finished with the lorry?"
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230 Kim Kitsuragi "We should talk with Titus, see what he's got to say on the matter." He writes something down into his little notebook. "Are we finished with the lorry?"
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231 Kim Kitsuragi "We should see what Titus has got to say on the matter." He writes something down into his little notebook. "Are we finished with the lorry?"
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232 Kim Kitsuragi "You're right. But we should still go and see what Titus has got to say on the matter." He writes something down into his little notebook. "Are we finished with the lorry?"
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233 None
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234 You The entire Union might be involved. Maybe even all of Martinaise... (Look around suspiciously.)
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235 You Those jerks? Definitely.
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236 You Not necessarily. The lady driver could have kept the drug trade a secret.
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237 You This would fit what Joyce told us, but I don't want to make any assumptions.
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238 Abandoned Lorry You should talk to them, see what they've got to say for themselves.
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239 Abandoned Lorry
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240 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_article"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_posters"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_radio"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_pedals"] == true
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241 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_article"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_posters"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_radio"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_pedals"] == true) == false
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242 Kim Kitsuragi "Great, I think we got everything. A word, detective?" He steps away from the lorry. "*Before* we return to Joyce."
243 Abandoned Lorry
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244 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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245 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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246 Abandoned Lorry
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247 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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248 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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249 Kim Kitsuragi "We definitely need to return some time later." He nods at the lorry. "We didn't get enough."
250 Abandoned Lorry You close the rusty old lorry door.
251 Abandoned Lorry
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252 Abandoned Lorry Variable["TASK.search_through_the_locked_cabin_done"]
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253 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["TASK.search_through_the_locked_cabin_done"]) == false
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254 Kim Kitsuragi "For contacting an entire fleet of lorrymen, for example." He flicks a switch on the radio. "This is all shortwave, UW and UKV..."
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255 Interfacing It has to be an advanced model to fit so many frequencies next to each other without blending them together.
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256 Kim Kitsuragi "Looks like we're dealing with an impressive organizational tool -- the nerve centre of a huge operation. With quite the range too."
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257 None
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258 Interfacing It has to be an advanced model to fit so many frequencies next to each other without blending them together.
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259 Abandoned Lorry The peculiar frequency tableau indicates that at least 128 stations have been saved on this radio.
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260 None
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261 You Why would anyone need so many radio stations?
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262 You What about the Speedfreaks FM? Is it one of the saved stations here? Variable["plaza.kineema_radio_speedfreaks"] == true
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263 You Is there anything I can do with the radio?
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264 You Look around the cabin. (Conclude.)
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265 Abandoned Lorry Not without the dial key, no.
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266 Abandoned Lorry Unclear.
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267 Logic For contacting an entire fleet of lorries, for example. This must be the nerve centre of a well-organized operation.
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268 Abandoned Lorry Doesn't look like it.
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269 None
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270 You Open the door.
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271 Logic Looks like the smugglers have infiltrated the road network belonging to East Motor Tract.
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272 Abandoned Lorry
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273 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_logic_infiltrated"]
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274 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_logic_infiltrated"]) == false
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275 None
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276 You "Where does the contraband end up?"
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277 You Return the stack of papers under the seat.
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278 None
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279 Volition Lieutenant Kitsuragi is a brave man for saying Madre's name without the winces and whispers that usually accompany it.
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280 Kim Kitsuragi "...with *cool* names," he adds with contempt. "Like *La Puta Madre* and *Ahura Mazda*. It's a dark parody."
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281 None
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282 None
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283 Abandoned Lorry This green FALN A-Z 'Contemporain' is parked in the shadow of the ruins looming overhead. It's seen better days.
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284 Abandoned Lorry
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285 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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286 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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287 Abandoned Lorry
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288 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.jammystery_ladydriver_cabin_located_tommy"]
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289 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.jammystery_ladydriver_cabin_located_tommy"]) == false
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290 Abandoned Lorry
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291 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.jammystery_ladydriver_cabin_located_tommy"]
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292 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.jammystery_ladydriver_cabin_located_tommy"]) == false
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293 Kim Kitsuragi "This is the one our man pointed to..." The lieutenant peeks inside.
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294 Kim Kitsuragi "This must be the one he told us about. Unless he was lying..." The lieutenant peeks inside.
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295 Reaction Speed This is the one the man pointed to. His friend's lorry.
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296 Reaction Speed This is the one he pointed to. The green lorry...
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297 Perception (Sight) Posters cover the small windows in the back -- you can't make out what's on them.
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298 Inland Empire It feels like you're peeking into someone's home residence. Inside it's private, cozy, warm. Dusty, too.
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299 You Try the door handle.
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300 Abandoned Lorry The door is locked. The handle looks shiny, like it's recently replaced.
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301 Interfacing There's no picking this lock. The owner has put special care into it. It's a recessed design.
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302 Abandoned Lorry You push the key into the lock and turn. It makes a cracking sound -- then the door pops back a few centimetres. You can just...
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303 You Open it.
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304 None
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305 Abandoned Lorry
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306 Abandoned Lorry CheckItem("prybar") or CheckItem("kvalsund_multitool")
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307 Abandoned Lorry (CheckItem("prybar") or CheckItem("kvalsund_multitool")) == false
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308 Kim Kitsuragi "Let's get the prybar from my Kineema and smash in the window."
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309 Abandoned Lorry
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310 Abandoned Lorry CheckItem("prybar") or CheckItem("kvalsund_multitool")
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311 Abandoned Lorry (CheckItem("prybar") or CheckItem("kvalsund_multitool")) == false
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312 None
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313 You "Really?"
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314 You "Good idea."
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315 Kim Kitsuragi "I don't know how *good* it is, but this investigation has taken long enough. We can't afford it to take any longer."
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316 None
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317 Physical Instrument Good thing you have one!
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318 Physical Instrument But you don't *have* a prybar. The lieutenant would, but he drove away with it in his toolbox.
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319 You Open the door from the inside.
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320 Abandoned Lorry
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321 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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322 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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323 None
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324 Abandoned Lorry
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325 None
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326 You "The window appears to be shatterproof."
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327 You "I'm sorry, it didn't happen."
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328 You "Really?" (Hit again.)
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329 Kim Kitsuragi "No, it's not *shatterproof*. Give me that." He takes the prybar from you and gestures for you to step back. Then, with little warning...
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330 Kim Kitsuragi "This has been hard enough. No need to make it any harder." The lieutenant takes the prybar from you and gestures for you to step back. Then, with short warning...
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331 Abandoned Lorry He smashes it into the window. Droplets of glass fly everywhere, shattering over the lorry floor and pavement. You can just reach in now.
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332 Physical Instrument Another futile *thunk* sounds in the brisk coastal air.
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333 None
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334 You "Nice."
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335 You Just open the door from the inside.
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336 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm," he nods and gives you the tool back. "It went better than I expected -- open it from the inside."
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337 Abandoned Lorry The actresses -- and the rare actor -- all smile you a warm good bye. A radio transmitter is attached to the dashboard and a toolbox sits under the driver's seat.
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338 None
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339 Abandoned Lorry The smell of a thousand cigarettes, some dead actresses and a rusty old toolbox under the seat.
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340 Abandoned Lorry
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341 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_perc_noticed_under_seat"]
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342 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_perc_noticed_under_seat"]) == false
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343 Abandoned Lorry The ghostly actresses and the rusty toolbox under the driver's seat. And the oddly bulging seat cover.
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344 None
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345 Abandoned Lorry
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346 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_perc_noticed_under_seat"]
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347 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_perc_noticed_under_seat"]) == false
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348 Abandoned Lorry The ghostly actresses and the rusty toolbox, under the driver's seat... And the oddly bulging seat cover.
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349 Abandoned Lorry The smell of a thousand cigarettes, some dead actresses and a rusty old toolbox under the seat...
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350 None
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351 Abandoned Lorry
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352 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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353 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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354 Kim Kitsuragi "*Bonne prise*," the lieutenant commends you as you shift through the treasure -- well worn and folded into neat squares.
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355 Abandoned Lorry The stack of maps looks just like before -- barely noticeable. The movie stars look silently by and the pull-out toolbox has a rubber handle, worn from years of use.
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356 None
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357 Abandoned Lorry You stuff the maps back under the seat cover. Better not to leave traces of you being here yet... the movie stars look silently by.
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358 None
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359 None
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360 None
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361 None
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362 You Return the papers under the seat.
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363 None
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364 None
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365 You Return the papers under the seat.
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366 None
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367 You Return the stack of papers under the seat. (Conclude.)
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368 You Wait, Ruby? Variable["XP.klaasje_eighth_hardie"] and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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369 You Wait, the missing eighth Hardie? Variable["XP.glen_says_he_thinks_she_could_be_a_new_hardie"] and Variable["XP.klaasje_eighth_hardie"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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370 Abandoned Lorry Looks like it, yes.
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371 Kim Kitsuragi "Looks like her, yes."
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372 You "Wait, the missing eighth Hardie? Here?" Variable["XP.glen_says_he_thinks_she_could_be_a_new_hardie"] and Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"] == false and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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373 You "Wait, Ruby?" Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_leader"] and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false
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374 You "Not necessarily. The lady driver could have kept the drug trade a secret."
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375 Abandoned Lorry You close the rusty old lorry door.
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376 Abandoned Lorry You close the rusty old lorry door -- your job here is done.
377 Abandoned Lorry You close the rusty old lorry door.
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378 Abandoned Lorry You close the rusty old lorry door for now -- your job here isn't done yet.
379 Abandoned Lorry
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380 Abandoned Lorry CheckEquipped("prybar")
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381 Abandoned Lorry (CheckEquipped("prybar")) == false
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382 Physical Instrument Call down the hammer of truth and justice! With a firm punch that could shatter bone, you smash through the window. Why you didn't equip and use the prybar, who knows -- but now, release your secrets, lorry cabin!
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383 Abandoned Lorry
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384 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_greeting_done"]
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385 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_greeting_done"]) == false
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386 Abandoned Lorry This green FALN A-Z 'Contemporain' is parked in the shadow of the ruins looming overhead. It's seen better days.
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387 Interfacing A 20 kilometre radius at least. Perhaps extended by an attachable antenna that's not here right now?
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388 Esprit de Corps Do the honours, he thinks. Connect it yourself.
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389 Abandoned Lorry The movie stars are still smiling from the walls... the radio transmitter sits on the centre console and a faint smell of perfume is in the air.
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390 None
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391 You "So Ruby really is running a *complex operation* out of her lorry." Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
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392 Abandoned Lorry The movie stars are still smiling from the walls... the radio transmitter sits on the centre console and a faint smell of perfume is in the air.
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393 None
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394 Kim Kitsuragi "At least we can now ask Titus some concrete questions about it."
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395 Abandoned Lorry She is, yes. You should talk to Titus about it, now you have some concrete evidence.
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396 You Ruby really is running a *complex operation* out of her lorry. Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
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397 None
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398 You Remove the radio transceiver. IsTaskActive("TASK.find_working_transceiver") and Variable["jam.abandoned_seen_radio"] == true and Variable["jam.abandoned_removed_transceiver"] == false
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399 Abandoned Lorry It takes a few moments, but eventually the transceiver slides from its greased socket mount with an eminently satisfying *chhhnk*.
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400 Hand/Eye Coordination Nearly the same sound produced by the action on a good breechloader, you can't fail to notice.
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401 Abandoned Lorry
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402 Abandoned Lorry IsKimHere()
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403 Abandoned Lorry (IsKimHere()) == false
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404 None
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405 Esprit de Corps As you take the transceiver in your hands, the lieutenant bites his lower lip, apparently deep in thought.
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406 Kim Kitsuragi "Funny, isn't it?"
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407 You "Yeah, sounds just like an old breechloader." Variable["jam.abandoned_handeye_action"] == true
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408 You "What do you mean?"
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409 You "I don't really get jokes." IsTHCPresent("boring_cop")
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410 Kim Kitsuragi "Oh, I didn't mean that. It's just ironic that you're using the lady driver's radio to contact the very authorities she was so keen to evade."
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411 Kim Kitsuragi "The lady driver used this same radio to evade Coalition authorities, and now you're using it to contact them directly. It's just ironic, that's all."
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412 Kim Kitsuragi "It's not really a *joke*, per se. Just ironic that you're using the lady driver's radio to contact the very authorities she was so keen to evade."
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413 None
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414 You "This has *got* to be better than your DynaWave." IsKimHere() and Variable["ice.kim_challenge_accepted"] == true and Variable["XP.made_kim_transceiver_jealous"] == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_examined_transceiver"] == true
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415 You "Do you think we'll actually be able to reach the Coalition with this?" IsKimHere() and Variable["jam.abandoned_transceiver_kim_talked"] == false and Variable["jam.abandoned_examined_transceiver"] == true
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416 You Examine the transceiver.
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417 You Put the transceiver away. (Conclude.)
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418 Abandoned Lorry
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419 Abandoned Lorry Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1
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420 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1) == false
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421 Abandoned Lorry
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422 Abandoned Lorry Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5
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423 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["reputation.kim"] > 5) == false
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424 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.
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425 Kim Kitsuragi "To be perfectly frank, I have my reservations about this whole antenna scheme. But who knows? We may yet be surprised."
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426 Kim Kitsuragi "I wouldn't like to guess. Your performance so far doesn't exactly inspire confidence, but all sorts of things are possible..."
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427 Kim Kitsuragi "I'm more interested in *why* you're so fixated on this idea in the first place."
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428 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."
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429 Kim Kitsuragi "Who's to say what's possible and what's not?"
430 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."
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431 Kim Kitsuragi "Let me make a prediction, detective. You are not going to see the inside of a Coalition warship anytime soon."
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432 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."
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433 Kim Kitsuragi "But now you've got what you came for, so I suppose we'll have to see this business through."
434 You "We can't assign *la responsabilité* if we don't go through the proper channels."
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435 You "To be honest, I mostly just want to ride on Coalition Warship Archer."
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436 You "I think I just need a break from our main case for a bit."
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437 None
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438 None
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439 Kim Kitsuragi "An Esterhaz is certainly nothing to sniff at." The lieutenant nods. "But if you compare the feature sets, I would say they're more-or-less equivalent."
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440 Kim Kitsuragi "I've no reason to be jealous, detective." The lieutenant smiles to himself.
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441 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, another draw. It appears we are quite equally matched."
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442 Kim Kitsuragi "So it would appear."
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443 Kim Kitsuragi "It should. Assuming we can find a way to replace the frequency dial."
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444 None
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445 You "That's okay. As long as it works."
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446 You "Fine, it appears we've reached a draw."
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447 You "So you're not jealous?"
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448 Abandoned Lorry
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449 Abandoned Lorry Variable["inventory.suzerainty_trade_war_counter"] > 2
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450 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["inventory.suzerainty_trade_war_counter"] > 2) == false
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451 Abandoned Lorry It's about the size of a small paving stone, and nearly as heavy. Now that you're looking at it more closely, you realise the various dials and meters make it look vaguely like a face. A distinctive triangular logo forms the nose.
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452 Abandoned Lorry Where the transceiver used to be, there's just a rectangular shadow now.
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453 None
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454 Interfacing That's the marque of Esterhaz Elektronika, one of the major manufacturers of advanced radio equipment.
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455 Abandoned Lorry
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456 Abandoned Lorry Variable["jam.abandoned_interfacing_esterhaz"]
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457 Abandoned Lorry (Variable["jam.abandoned_interfacing_esterhaz"]) == false
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458 Conceptualization Not just any face... it reminds you of the grotesque carvings sometimes found in prehistoric caves.
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459 None
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460 None
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