The sponsor, in Smoker's apartment #28.
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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0 | None |
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1 | None |
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2 | Sunday Friend | "Officers of the Revachol Citizens Militia." The man in business-casual removes his cuff links. |
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3 | None |
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4 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_greeting_done"] |
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5 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_greeting_done"]) == false |
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6 | Sunday Friend | "Was there anything else?" |
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7 | Authority | You shouldn't be seeing him in an intimate setting. For some reason you feel this man is your... *superior*. |
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8 | Composure | His hands are clean and well-manicured. This is a man who knows the importance of appearances. |
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9 | None |
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10 | You | "Can you tell me about your friend?" |
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11 | You | "What's Kedra?" |
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12 | None |
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13 | You | "Someone's baby is bawling its eyes out." |
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14 | Sunday Friend | "Kedra is a candidate member of EPIS. But, between you and me, their potential membership is a more... *contentious* issue." |
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15 | You | "What's this EPIS thing you keep talking about?" |
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16 | You | "How did you two even become friends?" |
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17 | Sunday Friend | "How did any of us become friends? Bad things happening on the Insulindian isola. Oil platforms ablaze in the night. Civil wars lasting for years. Finally, the international community is forced to step in." |
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18 | None |
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19 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_perc_waves"] |
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20 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_perc_waves"]) == false |
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21 | You | "You're describing how the Coalition occupied Revachol." | Variable["tc.revolution"] == true and Variable["tc.coalition_government"] == true |
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22 | Rhetoric | Except that *candidate* members never become *full* members, do they? |
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23 | Rhetoric | A busy bee? What an odd choice of words. |
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24 | Sunday Friend | "EPIS is a very special program developed by the Moralintern to support certain Occidental nations. It began as a unified system of weights and measures, which proved to be a *wild* success. Nothing but kilograms and centimetres as far as the eye can see!" |
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25 | None |
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26 | Sunday Friend | "It was *such* a wild success that we expanded it into an economic union for the processing of steel -- another success. And between you and me... the Moralintern feels *emboldened* by this success. Emboldened to take EPIS to the next level." |
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27 | Sunday Friend | "My friend comes and goes. I'm sure you'll see him around, he's a busy bee." |
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28 | You | "What's on the next level?" |
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29 | You | "I was asking about your friend." |
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30 | Sunday Friend | "A supranational political alliance, the United States of Occident." |
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31 | You | "Is it going to be like this place here?" |
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32 | Sunday Friend | "You mean Revachol? No, it's going to have transparent democracy." |
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33 | Perception (Hearing) | Waves crashing in the distance, the sound of sea below the window. |
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34 | You | "Is Revachol going to be part of EPIS?" |
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35 | Sunday Friend | "Listen," he says, raising his hand... |
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36 | You | "What view? It's dark outside." |
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37 | None |
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38 | Perception (Hearing) | A baby is crying in the neighbouring apartment. |
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39 | You | "What are you talking about? No one becomes friends that way." |
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40 | Sunday Friend | "We're old friends, nothing's taboo between us. He comes and goes." |
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41 | Sunday Friend | "Officer, you have to understand... I can't give you his personal information. I'm sure you have your own methods and databases, right? Please don't put me in this situation." |
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42 | Sunday Friend | "Au contraire. It's how millions of people end up where they are, meeting the people they meet. It's how I came here, and my friend, too." |
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43 | You | "Fine, but what's his real name?" |
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44 | Sunday Friend | "One of the wonders of democracy is that everyone is allowed to have his own opinion." The man pats his pockets, looking for something. "And not just allowed, *encouraged* even. Have you ever tried debate?" |
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45 | Sunday Friend | "He's a bright young man here to pursue his education. Education is the foundation of our future, especially the arts. It is a cornerstone of our civilization." |
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46 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, my friend. My friend is a good young man. His family immigrated here from Kedra and life has not been easy for him. But he understands the importance of education. He has taken his future into his own hands and that's all that matters." |
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47 | You | "Isn't it rude for your friend to leave you alone like this?" |
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48 | Sunday Friend | "Martin Martinaise? That's not a name. Are you referring to my friend? But I told you, he's from Kedra -- definitely not just another Martin Martinaise or Raoul Revachol. Perhaps that's why he and I became friends..." |
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49 | None |
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50 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_perc_baby_crying"] |
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51 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_perc_baby_crying"]) == false |
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52 | You | "What do you mean?" |
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53 | You | "Your friend, Martin Martinaise." | Variable["backyard.smoker_think_name_is_martin_martinaise"] == true |
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54 | Sunday Friend | "Debating. You should consider joining a debating society for adults. I hear they're *oodles* of fun. I used to have a flyer for one, but..." |
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55 | Sunday Friend | "I'm just enjoying the view," the man smiles, nodding to the window. |
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56 | Sunday Friend | "But now that I start to think of it, it was for an improv class anyway. It's this funny theatre thing, you know," he moves his fingers, "very *creative*, helps relieve stress." |
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57 | Sunday Friend | "But the million reál view stays. You can't take that away." He knocks on the balcony door, his face mirrored in the darkened glass. |
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58 | Sunday Friend | "No, *listen*," he says again, looking outside... |
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59 | You | "What do you mean?" |
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60 | Sunday Friend | "That it's never going to happen. They entered negotiations in '21 and it's been pending ever since." |
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61 | You | "What? I'm not hearing anything." |
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62 | Sunday Friend | "The Insulindian Bay." |
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63 | You | "But that doesn't tell me anything about Kedra itself. Is it warm there? Cold? Something in-between?" |
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64 | None |
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65 | None |
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66 | Sunday Friend | "I'm all ears, officer." |
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67 | You | "You still haven't told me who he is." |
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68 | Sunday Friend | "It's one day going to be a *candidate member* of EPIS, sure." |
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69 | You | "I had something else in mind..." |
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70 | You | "Didn't you say that candidate members never become real members?" |
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71 | You | "Someone's baby is crying." |
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72 | Sunday Friend | "No, no, candidate members *do* become members, why do we even have the whole system in place if they don't? It just takes time -- time and evaluation." |
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73 | None |
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74 | You | "Which arts?" |
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75 | None |
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76 | Sunday Friend | "I'm sure you'll see him around, he's very active." |
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77 | You | "So all you can tell me about him is that he's here to study the arts?" |
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78 | Sunday Friend | "He's a truly free spirit. He likes all the arts. Perhaps graphic design? Printmaking? Who knows? The world is open wide for a talented youth like him." |
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79 | None |
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80 | Sunday Friend | "But I told you, officer. He's a bright young man here to pursue his education. Education is the foundation of our future, especially the arts. It is a cornerstone of our civilization." |
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81 | Sunday Friend | "Sorry, who?" The man throws a quick glance at his watch. |
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82 | You | "Your friend, the smoker on the balcony. We were just talking about him." |
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83 | Sunday Friend | "This place used to be a luxury accommodation, before the Revolution. Apartments, of course, were much bigger then -- a few walls have been added here and there, leaving some of the tenants without a private bathroom or a kitchen..." |
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84 | You | "What about it?" |
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85 | You | "I can hear the waves." |
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86 | Sunday Friend | "He's deeply enmeshed in the study of the fine arts, yes." |
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87 | None |
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88 | Sunday Friend | "It's warm," he nods. "It's also known for its mandarin trees and dust storms from Supramundi." |
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89 | Sunday Friend | "Kedra's an emerging market, but it still has a long way to go -- maybe that's why my friend's ménage decided to emigrate." |
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90 | Sunday Friend | "Do you think *peace* is boring? What about *prosperity*?" |
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91 | Sunday Friend | "Yes. As I said before, I'm a commissioner from Sur-la-Clef working for the Institute of Price Stabilité." He glances at his watch. "This is one of the main projects of the Moralintern." |
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92 | You | "What's an official like you doing in Martinaise?" |
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93 | None |
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94 | You | "Okay, but what are you doing *here* in this apartment?" |
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95 | You | "So you're some kind of bureaucrat?" |
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96 | You | "What is this *international community*?" |
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97 | You | "What's the Moralintern?" | Variable["apt.sponsor_mentioned_moralintern"] == true |
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98 | You | "Are you a moralist?" |
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99 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, well, I'm renovating it. It is an interesting project. The building used to be a twelve-story skyscraper before the cannons took the top four stories off. This of course happened when the Coalition forces landed here..." |
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100 | Sunday Friend | "Oh, yes, the big bad Coalition crushed the Revolution. Tell me, if the revolution was succeeding, would it have been crushed so easily?" |
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101 | None |
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102 | Sunday Friend | "La communauté internationale is what Revacholians colloquially call *the Coalition*. In other words, the nations that stopped the disaster of the Revolution." |
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103 | Sunday Friend | "Whatever you wish, officer." |
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104 | You | "What is *ze price stabilité*?" |
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105 | Sunday Friend | "It is ze most important thing." |
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106 | You | "Enough business, let's talk about something else." |
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107 | Sunday Friend | "The Coalition is only looking out for *ze price stabilité*." He raises an index finger. "Inflation is a killer, like a heart disease blocking the normal circulation of the economy -- It must be controlled..." |
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108 | None |
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109 | None |
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110 | None | Variable["tc.coalition_government"] |
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111 | None | (Variable["tc.coalition_government"]) == false |
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112 | You | "And what *do* I call the Coalition?" |
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113 | Sunday Friend | "Your employer, technically speaking. The governing authority of Revachol. The RCM is but one part of this provisional administration." |
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114 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, yes, the unattainable ideal. Never settle for less! Good luck with that, my friend." |
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115 | You | "It's usually the most boring one." |
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116 | You | "That doesn't tell me anything." |
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117 | Sunday Friend | "I agree. And we as an international community should strive to bring this prosperity to every kid on every isola." |
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118 | Sunday Friend | "It's the central goal of any sound monetary policy. Maintaining ze price stabilité is essential to maintaining high levels of economic activity, which is essential for maintaining high levels of employment..." |
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119 | None |
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120 | None | IsKimHere() |
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121 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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122 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Basically it makes sure the price of bread doesn't change." |
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123 | Sunday Friend | "Exactly. *I* don't find it boring, I find it *fulfilling*. Peace is what allows me to have my morning coffee, my afternoon golf, my sundown friends." |
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124 | Sunday Friend | "*Précisément*! Too much inflation, bread becomes too expensive; too much deflation, it becomes too cheap for bakers to produce..." |
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125 | You | "Below 2% of what?" |
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126 | Sunday Friend | "But not *too* far below, no. Too below is also bad -- below, *but close to* 2%." |
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127 | You | "You're not answering my questions at all." |
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128 | Volition | It's not like you're going to gather any forces soon with all that drinking -- and he knows it. |
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129 | Sunday Friend | "The Coalition believes in the importance of informing the public about the benefits of ze price stabilité. Transparency is one of our principles. Would you like an informational pamphlet?" |
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130 | You | "No, I'm good." |
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131 | Sunday Friend | "Are we really so bad for wanting compromise, peace, and prosperity -- on reasonable, achievable terms? Ask yourself that." |
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132 | Sunday Friend | "It's the international organization for moralists. Hence 'Moralist International.' The Institute of Price Stability is just one of its many *mind babies* -- as is the Coalition." |
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133 | Sunday Friend | "That's why the Institute of Price Stabilité works to keep inflation just below 2%..." |
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134 | You | "How does this benefit us, exactly?" |
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135 | You | "Okay, sure, give me a leaflet." |
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136 | You | "But why?" |
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137 | Sunday Friend | "Because moralists believe in a normal, stable world governed by democratic values." |
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138 | Sunday Friend | "Oranje's economy is one of the most advanced in the world. It has successfully transitioned from heavy industry to advanced services, and generally acts as an engine for sustainable change in the international community." |
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139 | You | "Okay, but outside of EPIS, what is Oranje?" |
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140 | Sunday Friend | "As founding members they are *both* very EPIS. Oranje carries a lot of political weight, while Sur-la-Clef takes care of the business side of things -- Sur-la-Clef hosts the headquarters of the major EPIS institutions." |
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141 | None |
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142 | You | "Which one of them is more EPIS?" |
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143 | Sunday Friend | "But they are working towards it! You're all doing very well here, relatively speaking." He gives you an approving nod. |
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144 | Sunday Friend | "But of course!" |
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145 | You | "Tell me about Oranje." | Variable["apt.sponsor_reveal_oranje_q"] == true |
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146 | You | "Am *I* a moralist?" |
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147 | Rhetoric | The smile he gives you is straight off a campaign poster, the kind of smile focus group-tested to appeal to the most gullible swathe of the electorate. |
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148 | Sunday Friend | "Moralism is all about compromise and achieving the achievable. It's pragmatic, realistic, and level-headed, an ideology for *doers*. Are you a doer, my friend? It looks to me like you are." |
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149 | Sunday Friend | "Well, do you value freedom? Do you believe in a normal, stable world governed by democratic values?" |
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150 | None |
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151 | You | "It 'didn't work' because the Coalition crushed it violently." | Variable["tc.revolution"] |
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152 | You | "We just haven't tried *real* communism yet." |
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153 | You | "But what is a normal, stable world?" |
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154 | None |
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155 | Sunday Friend | "The Occident is part of the normal world. Oranje, Sur-la-Clef..." |
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156 | You | "No, prosperity sounds like a lot of fun." |
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157 | You | "Martinaise doesn't seem very normal, or stable, to me." |
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158 | Sunday Friend | "Martinaise? No, Martinaise is... something else." |
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159 | You | "No, peace sounds pretty good." |
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160 | You | "What about the rest of Revachol? Is it part of the normal world?" |
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161 | Sunday Friend | "It's moving towards the right direction and that's all that matters. Progress is measured in centimetres, my friend." |
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162 | Sunday Friend | "Revachol is generally... difficult. It's led by an interim government, which means it hasn't yet achieved *full* democracy..." |
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163 | You | "And you're telling me *this* world here is working out well?" |
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164 | Sunday Friend | "Sounds like you're a moralist indeed, my friend. Welcome." |
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165 | You | "Yes, everything else is super extreme. It's like I'm living with a bunch of lunatics..." |
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166 | You | "Tell me about Sur-la-Clef." | Variable["apt.sponsor_reveal_sur_la_clef_q"] == true |
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167 | Sunday Friend | "Is this 'Option D' usually the most *reasonable* answer?" |
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168 | Sunday Friend | "Your full autonomy is important, I agree. But it's an ongoing process. Nothing happens overnight." |
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169 | You | "It's like every time I'm talking to people I'm choosing Option D, 'none of the above'... Is that moralism?" |
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170 | None |
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171 | Sunday Friend | "Now, enough of this delightful political interlude. Was there anything else you wanted to ask?" |
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172 | You | "I don't think I'm a moralist. Moralism sounds incredibly boring. I want more action." |
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173 | You | "Moralism is the ideology of foreign occupiers. Revachol must be governed by Revacholians!" |
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174 | You | "Democracy is a meaningless sham as long as the working class is under the boot-heel of Capital." |
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175 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, my friend, but the lesson of the Revolution is that communism does not work." |
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176 | Sunday Friend | "A moment, officer." |
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177 | You | "Thanks, I've got all I need." [Leave.] |
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178 | None |
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179 | None |
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180 | None | CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe") |
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181 | None | (CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")) == false |
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182 | Sunday Friend | "You have acquired the hat." He assesses the situation. "Keep it, officer, it looks good on you." |
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183 | Sunday Friend | "You have acquired the robe." He assesses the situation. "Keep it, officer, it looks good on you." |
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184 | None |
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185 | None | CheckEquipped("hat_samaran") |
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186 | None | (CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")) == false |
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187 | None |
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188 | None | CheckEquipped("hat_samaran") |
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189 | None | (CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")) == false |
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190 | None |
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191 | None | CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe") |
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192 | None | (CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")) == false |
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193 | None |
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194 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_commented_on_clothing"] |
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195 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_commented_on_clothing"]) == false |
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196 | Sunday Friend | "You have acquired the hat." The man assesses the situation. "Keep it, officer, it looks good on you." |
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197 | Sunday Friend | "You have acquired the robe." The man assesses the situation. "Keep it, officer, it looks good on you." |
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198 | Sunday Friend | "What's there to say? Sur-la-Clef is a modern, urbanized country that measures very high on the Human Development and Freedom Index. Mostly, though, it's known as the executive heart of *EPIS*..." |
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199 | Sunday Friend | "Oranje is an *exemplary* nation who, as a core member of EPIS, contributes 28% of our annual budget. Next to Sur-la-Clef, Oranje is probably the most prominent member of the international community." |
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200 | Sunday Friend | "Do you have everything you need from me? I'm afraid we won't have the chance to speak again once you leave." |
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201 | None |
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202 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_warned_you_about_leaving"] |
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203 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_warned_you_about_leaving"]) == false |
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204 | You | "I'm not going anywhere, I just want to take a look around in this apartment." [Leave.] |
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205 | You | "Thanks for the heads up, but my work here is done." [Leave.] |
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206 | Sunday Friend | "Of course, I'm glad I could help." |
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207 | None |
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208 | You | "Hold on, why can't we talk later?" |
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209 | Sunday Friend | "Sure, go ahead, it's a beautiful space." He glances at his watch. "Let me know if you have any further questions." |
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210 | Sunday Friend | "It's against diplomatic best practices for an official in my position to be discussing murders with local militiamen." He pauses. "And I'm pressed for time. After you leave, I should be leaving as well." |
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211 | None |
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212 | None |
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213 | None | IsKimHere() |
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214 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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215 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No, that's not his..." the lieutenant sighs. "Martin Martinaise is a *joke*, a generic nickname for someone from Martinaise." |
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216 | Sunday Friend | "And my friend's not even your typical local -- definitely not just another Martin Martinaise or Raoul Revachol. Maybe that's why we're friends." |
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217 | Rhetoric | But that didn't tell you anything about Oranje. |
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218 | You | "Can't you just... talk like a normal person?" |
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219 | You | "I once heard from *here* that they are a reasonably sized superpower." (Tap your head.) | Variable["whirling.klaasje_cyclo_oranje"] == true |
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220 | Sunday Friend | "That's one way to put it, yes. They certainly have the power to exert influence over others, but they only do it in the name of regional stability. After all, Oranje is a Moralintern nation, not some crazed Mesque petro-fascist state." |
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221 | Sunday Friend | "About what?" |
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222 | You | "About Oranje -- just tell me what it's like there." |
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223 | Sunday Friend | "Oh, it's very urban and very well-organized. Their streets are clean, their horsecars run on time, the people are polite and efficient. Like I said, they are an example for less-emerged nations to follow." |
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224 | You | "What makes Revachol Sur-la-Clef's 'darling'?" |
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225 | Sunday Friend | "Because a great percentage of Revachol's culture hails from Sur-la-Clef -- its language, its people, its cuisine even, or at least in the downtown La Delta area." |
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226 | Perception (Taste) | Jamrock and other parts of the International Zone have been mercifully spared of Sur-la-Clef's love for meatballs and mashed potatoes. |
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227 | None |
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228 | None |
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229 | Suggestion | The tone somehow suggests to you that you're starting to become a little sponsored by him as well. |
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230 | None |
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231 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_being_sponsored"] |
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232 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_being_sponsored"]) == false |
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233 | None |
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234 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_know_about_his_sponsoring"] |
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235 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_know_about_his_sponsoring"]) == false |
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236 | None |
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237 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_authority_superior"] |
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238 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_authority_superior"]) == false |
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239 | Esprit de Corps | Superior? But he's not in the command chain... |
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240 | You | (Point at the bed.) "Before we go on, I absolutely *have* to inquire about this wonderful canopy." | Variable["apt.smoker_room_canopy_orb"] == true |
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241 | You | (Show him the silk robe.) "Before we get to that, tell me where you got this *beautiful* silk robe from?" | CheckItem("jacket_kimono_robe") and CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe") == false |
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242 | You | (Show him the Samaran hat.) "We'll get to that. Right after you tell me the story behind the black Samaran hat." | CheckItem("hat_samaran") and CheckEquipped("hat_samaran") == false |
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243 | Suggestion | No, first ask an innocuous personal question to get the interview off on the right foot. |
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244 | Authority | Yes. Make it clear you're the one setting the terms here... |
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245 | You | (Get down to business.) "Hello, Mr. Villedrouin. Let's get started." |
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246 | None |
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247 | None | Variable["apt.smoker_room_canopy_orb"] == true or CheckItem("jacket_kimono_robe") or CheckItem("hat_samaran") |
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248 | None | (Variable["apt.smoker_room_canopy_orb"] == true or CheckItem("jacket_kimono_robe") or CheckItem("hat_samaran")) == false |
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249 | None |
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250 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_suggestion_personal_q"] |
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251 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_suggestion_personal_q"]) == false |
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252 | None |
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253 | Half Light | Yeah, *yeah*! Let's *fuck* with him! Who does he think he is, assisting *you*? |
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254 | Conceptualization | Hanging? What a drag. He seems like a *cultured* gentleman -- you should ask him about the finer things... |
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255 | Sunday Friend | "Of course. Let me just say it has been an emotional week for me." He forms a little rooftop with his fingers. Cold air comes in from the balcony. |
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256 | None |
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257 | None | IsKimHere() |
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258 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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259 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant takes out his notebook and nods to you to proceed. |
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260 | You | (Point to the silk robe.) "Before we get to that, tell me where you got this *beautiful* silk robe from?" | CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe") |
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261 | You | (Point to the Samaran hat.) "We'll get to that. Right after you tell me the story behind the black Samaran hat." | CheckEquipped("hat_samaran") |
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262 | Sunday Friend | "That's really all I can tell you about it." He forms a little rooftop with his fingers. Cold air sweeps in from the balcony. |
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263 | Sunday Friend | "I got it from the head of the Samaran delegation on my trip to Lo-Manthang. It's made from a *special* charcoal-coloured bamboo. It's an emblem of the formal normalization of our diplomatic relations." |
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264 | Sunday Friend | "Oh, we got it from an atelier in the East Delta Commerce Centre. Personally I think it's a little culturally insensitive, but the material is great. Sadly the shop is now out of business..." |
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265 | Rhetoric | He's alluding to the decade-long war of independence while deftly brushing aside the *complex* causes behind the conflict. |
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266 | None |
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267 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_authority_dont_play_on_his_terms"] |
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268 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_authority_dont_play_on_his_terms"]) == false |
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269 | None |
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270 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_hl_fuck_with_him"] |
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271 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_hl_fuck_with_him"]) == false |
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272 | None |
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273 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_hl_fuck_with_him"] |
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274 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_hl_fuck_with_him"]) == false |
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275 | Encyclopedia | Wait, there isn't actually an *Institute of Price Stabilité*, is there? Or maybe there is... God, it's impossible to understand whether someone from the Moralintern is joking or not. |
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276 | Sunday Friend | "Moreover, it is a great sponsor of less-emerged countries. Revachol is only one of its many darlings whose progress it supports and cherishes." |
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277 | Sunday Friend | "My name is Charles Villedrouin and I'm an official with the Coalition Government. I work for the Institute of Price Stabilité, on assignment from Sur-la-Clef." |
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278 | Sunday Friend | "I heard you talking to my friend outside... Very good. Super. I am here to assist you in any way possible. Ask me about the hanging." |
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279 | Sunday Friend | "Oh yes, my friend has a great eye for these things. He refuses to tell me where it came from -- it's a mystery. Hehehe." He smiles. "I believe they call this type of frame *industrial*. It's very comfy." |
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280 | Authority | That didn't work at all. |
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281 | Half Light | What was *that*?! You were supposed to *fuck* with him, not compliment the décor! |
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282 | Sunday Friend | "The economy impacts the entire *international community*, which is why it requires international oversight." |
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283 | You | "You actually *witnessed* the lynching?" |
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284 | Sunday Friend | "I'm sorry to say I did, officer." The man gives a solemn nod. |
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285 | You | (Turn to the lieutenant.) "This is just the break we've been looking for!" | IsKimHere() and Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] == false |
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286 | You | "Start from the beginning, if you don't mind." |
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287 | You | "Is it because you did it, Mr. Villedrouin?" |
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288 | Sunday Friend | "Officer, it's very difficult to describe what I saw that night. It was so surreal to me, like in a play." |
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289 | Drama | He holds out his hands and blossoms his fingers, like a drama teacher setting the scene. |
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290 | Sunday Friend | "Because I *did it*?" the man scoffs. |
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291 | Composure | He's clearly not a man accustomed to being spoken to in that manner, let alone to being accused of *murder*. |
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292 | Sunday Friend | "I was on the balcony when it happened, getting some fresh air. I remember that first they came in, carrying what looked like a body, and then I saw all the surrounding windows go dead one-by-one..." |
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293 | You | "My apologies, I misspoke. I mean, what did you see?" |
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294 | You | "Don't jerk my chain, paper-jockey. You did it, didn't you?" |
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295 | None |
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296 | None | IsKimHere() |
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297 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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298 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant is already scribbling down notes. "What do you mean, 'like in a play'?" |
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299 | You | "Meaning it was terrifying?" |
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300 | You | "Meaning it was entertaining?" |
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301 | Sunday Friend | "No, no." The man shakes his head. "I mean it was so strange I could barely believe what was happening..." |
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302 | Kim Kitsuragi | "There is no meaning, sir. Please excuse my colleague. This case has... been a great strain on his nerves." |
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303 | Sunday Friend | "What's the meaning of this?" |
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304 | You | "What gets on my nerves is *murderers*. Why'd you kill him, man?" |
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305 | You | "Kim's right. I'm sorry. I haven't been myself lately." |
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306 | You | "I'm sorry. Let's start over. My nerves got the best of me there." |
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307 | You | "It means the jig's up, creep. I am the law!" |
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308 | Sunday Friend | "Well, I can certainly understand *that*." The man loosens his tie knot and appears to relax slightly. "That hanging was a surreal play. Everything since then has been too..." |
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309 | Sunday Friend | "I won't stand for this." His left eye starts twitching -- as the last warning. "What's your name? I'll have your badge!" |
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310 | You | "*I* don't even have my badge -- so spin on this!" (Give him the finger.) | CheckItem("badge") == false and Variable["TASK.find_your_badge"] == true |
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311 | You | "I'm in-between names right now." |
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312 | You | "My name's Harry." | Variable["tc.harry"] |
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313 | You | "Harrier Du Bois, and don't forget it." | Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"] |
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314 | You | "You can just call me *The Law*." | IsTHCPresent("lawbringer") |
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315 | You | "I am Detective Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau, at your service." | Variable["tc.raphael_ambrosius_costeau"] or IsTHCPresent("detective_costeau") |
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316 | You | "Around these parts I go by Tequila... Tequila Sunset." | Variable["tc.tequila_sunset"] |
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317 | Sunday Friend | "Very well, *Harry*. You're a disgrace to the RCM. Get out of my sight, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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318 | You | "Who were 'they'? Can you describe them?" | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] == false |
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319 | You | "How many of them were there?" | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] == false |
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320 | Sunday Friend | "I couldn't see their faces well, and there were quite a few of them. But they were very loud and very... Martinaise..." He pauses, looking for the right wording. |
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321 | Sunday Friend | "Let's just say that the labouring classes can get rather *expressive* with their profanities." |
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322 | You | "What happened next?" (Proceed.) | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] == false |
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323 | Sunday Friend | "I couldn't tell you exactly. Less than ten. Maybe eight?" |
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324 | None |
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325 | None | IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"] == true |
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326 | None | (IsKimHere() and Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"] == true) == false |
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327 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant sends you a sharp look at the mention of that number. |
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328 | None |
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329 | None |
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330 | Visual Calculus | Sound familiar? That matches the prints you observed at the scene. |
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331 | None |
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332 | None | Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"] |
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333 | None | (Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]) == false |
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334 | You | "Were any of them huge? Like 200 kilograms huge?" |
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335 | You | "Did any of them look like drummers?" | Variable["yard.sense_viscal_empathy_drummer"] == true |
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336 | You | "What happened next?" |
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337 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Sounds like the victim *was* unconscious. Or at least incapacitated. Well done, detective." He nods to you. |
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338 | None |
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339 | None | IsKimHere() |
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340 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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341 | Sunday Friend | "Drummers? Why... no... but then, I don't know what a drummer is *supposed* to look like." |
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342 | Sunday Friend | "That's a giant you're describing. No, they were all *quite* human, so far as I could tell." |
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343 | Sunday Friend | "I went back inside." |
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344 | None |
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345 | None | IsKimHere() |
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346 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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347 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Were you able to see anything from inside?" |
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348 | You | "Wait, so you didn't actually *see* the lynching happen?" |
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349 | Sunday Friend | "Officer, the yard was pitch black. There was nothing to see. But I could still hear their voices. They were threatening to kill that poor man." |
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350 | You | "Were they men, women?" |
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351 | You | "What ethnicity were they?" |
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352 | You | "What happened next?" (Proceed.) |
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353 | Sunday Friend | "All men, I presume. But again, I couldn't see very clearly." |
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354 | Sunday Friend | "I believe they were mostly white, though I believe I saw two Areopagites among them. And I am quite certain that one spoke with a Mesque accent." |
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355 | None |
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356 | None | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") |
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357 | None | (IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")) == false |
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358 | Sunday Friend | "Those funny... Oh." He blinks. "Officer, that kind of language is unbecoming of an officer of the RCM..." |
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359 | None |
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360 | Half Light | Yes, back inside. Keep yourself safe from the killing. |
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361 | None |
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362 | None |
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363 | None | Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] and IsKimHere() |
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364 | None | (Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] and IsKimHere()) == false |
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365 | You | "Are you sure at least *one* of them wasn't a woman?" |
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366 | Sunday Friend | "It's possible, officer, but I cannot say with certainty. It was very dark, you must remember." |
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367 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmmm. But we're fairly certain the lady driver was present..." The lieutenant flips through his notes. |
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368 | None |
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369 | None | Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] |
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370 | None | (Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]) == false |
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371 | Logic | That doesn't quite comport with what you know. Don't forget the lady driver! |
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372 | None |
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373 | Sunday Friend | "Well, that's the strangest part, officer. *Nothing* happened. It was oddly quiet for a public lynching." |
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374 | You | "What do you mean 'nothing happened'? They lynched a guy!" |
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375 | You | "You're right, that does seem strange." |
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376 | You | "Why didn't you call the RCM?" |
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377 | Sunday Friend | The man wipes his glasses. "You're right, of course. That is what one is supposed to do in such circumstances. I was simply in shock..." |
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378 | Sunday Friend | "Eventually their shouts died down, and that was all. There were no gunshots, no celebratory shouts, no anything." |
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379 | None |
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380 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_noticed_watch"] |
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381 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_noticed_watch"]) == false |
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382 | Kim Kitsuragi | "About what time was all this happening, approximately?" |
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383 | None |
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384 | None | IsKimHere() |
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385 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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386 | You | "Can you at least tell me when it happened?" |
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387 | None |
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388 | None | IsKimHere() and Variable["apt.sunday_break"] |
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389 | None | (IsKimHere() and Variable["apt.sunday_break"]) == false |
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390 | Sunday Friend | "All I can say is that it was late." |
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391 | Sunday Friend | "No, I didn't see the corpse until the following day." |
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392 | Sunday Friend | "My watch..." He looks at his watch, as though noticing it for the first time. "Yes, now I remember -- it was thirty minutes past midnight, give or take." |
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393 | You | "You didn't check your watch?" |
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394 | You | "So let me get this straight. You didn't actually witness the hanging itself, did you?" |
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395 | Sunday Friend | "I'm afraid I don't have anything else to add." |
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396 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It seems this wasn't the 'break' you were hoping for..." |
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397 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I think we have everything we need," the lieutenant says, closing his notebook. "Thank you for talking to us, Mr. Villedrouin." |
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398 | Sunday Friend | "Of course, anything I can do to assist the RCM." |
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399 | You | "Well, that was a waste of time." |
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400 | None |
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401 | You | "Those are all my questions. Thanks for your time." |
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402 | Sunday Friend | "I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance." |
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403 | You | "Ah, that clears everything up." |
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404 | Sunday Friend | "Which is essential for maintaining *ze social stabilité*..." |
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405 | Sunday Friend | "Take your daily bread, *par example*. Too much inflation, bread becomes too expensive; too much deflation, it becomes too cheap for bakers to produce..." |
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406 | You | "Okay, I think that's all I needed to know." |
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407 | You | "This is *fascinating*, but I wanted to ask you something else." |
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408 | Sunday Friend | He pats his pockets. "But, oh! I don't have my leaflets on me today. That's too bad. You can always call our information line. Making information available is part of the Moralintern's commitment to transparency." |
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409 | Sunday Friend | "A sound monetary policy is *essential* for addressing *uncertainty*. Stability is the *raison d'être* of the Moralintern. It's the reason why I identify as a moralist." |
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410 | None |
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411 | Sunday Friend | "Not boring, my friend. *Responsible*." |
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412 | Sunday Friend | "My friend, that is only because you have never known the *alternative*. And I pray you never do." |
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413 | You | "Yeah, that shit sounds like a snooze-fest." |
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414 | You | "That's nice of them." |
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415 | Sunday Friend | "Oh, yes. Sur-la-Clef is *mega-benevolent* to its darlings." |
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416 | Half Light | What is it about this 'benevolence' that makes you break out in sweat and want to run for the hills? |
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417 | Rhetoric | *Darlings*? That can't be an official designation. |
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418 | You | (Turn to Kim.) "Lieutenant, are *you* a moralist?" | IsKimHere() |
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419 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmm, me? I... uh..." |
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420 | Composure | You've managed to catch the lieutenant off guard, but only for a moment. He quickly recomposes himself. |
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421 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I'm a lieutenant of the RCM, dedicated to maintaining law and order in Revachol." |
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422 | Sunday Friend | "A very moralist answer," the man nods. |
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423 | Esprit de Corps | The lieutenant is practised in the art of putting on a show for one's superiors. |
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424 | None |
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425 | None | IsKimHere() |
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426 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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427 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant clears his throat. "Of course, the detective's personal views do not represent the views of the RCM." |
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428 | None |
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429 | None | IsKimHere() |
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430 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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431 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant clears his throat. "Of course, the detective's personal views do not represent the views of the RCM." |
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432 | Logic | God, yes. Sweet standardisation. The backbone of rationality -- and commerce. |
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433 | You | "Okay, but like, what does it stand for?" |
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434 | Sunday Friend | "Why, it stands for progress and stability, like the Moralintern as a whole." |
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435 | You | "Sure, fine. What's this next level you were talking about?" |
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436 | You | "No, what do the *letters* stand for?" |
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437 | Sunday Friend | "It's been such a wild, *extraordinary* success thus far. We are very excited to take it to the next level..." |
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438 | You | "You don't even hear the words I'm saying, do you?" |
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439 | You | "What are you doing in his apartment by yourself?" |
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440 | You | "Enjoying the view? There's a dead body hanging in the tree!" | Variable["TASK.get_the_dead_body_down_from_the_tree_done"] == false |
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441 | None |
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442 | None | IsKimHere() |
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443 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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444 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant sighs. "A dead body we still need to get down, by the way." |
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445 | Conceptualization | A chill runs down your spine as you envision a half-dozen people in professional attire standing around a chair awkwardly pretending to be waiting for a motor-bus. It's neither funny nor creative. |
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446 | You | "Yeah, I'm what they call a *master 'bater*." (Brush some invisible dirt off your shoulder.) |
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447 | Sunday Friend | "Oh! How wonderful. I've heard it's *oodles* of fun. Not that I have time to take up new hobbies myself..." |
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448 | Reaction Speed | There's a joke here, and you know what it is. |
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449 | None |
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450 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_reaction_joke"] |
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451 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_reaction_joke"]) == false |
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452 | Volition | C'mon. It's so juvenile. Besides, there's no way this man is going to get it. |
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453 | None |
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454 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_volition_joke"] |
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455 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_volition_joke"]) == false |
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456 | Reaction Speed | That's why it's good. |
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457 | None |
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458 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_volition_joke"] |
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459 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_volition_joke"]) == false |
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460 | Volition | See? He didn't get it. Good job, jokemeister. |
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461 | Conceptualization | As though you weren't envious enough of the boy as-is. |
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462 | Sunday Friend | "You're a disgrace to the RCM. Out with you, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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463 | Sunday Friend | "You're doing me no service! Get out, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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464 | Sunday Friend | "What kind of name is that? You're a disgrace. Get out, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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465 | Sunday Friend | "You'll be in-between jobs soon! Get out, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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466 | Sunday Friend | "You're a disgrace to the law! Get out, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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467 | Sunday Friend | "Very well, *Mr. Du Bois*. You're a disgrace to the RCM. Get out, this instant!" He points at the door. |
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468 | None |
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469 | None | IsKimHere() |
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470 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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471 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Good god, detective. One more stunt like that and they'll have you institutionalized." |
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472 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Now let's go, before you get us into any *more* trouble." |
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473 | Esprit de Corps | "Remember that guy, Ace Ulsterberg?" the redheaded officer asks. He leans against the doorframe while his bald companion is hunched over an open filing drawer... |
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474 | None |
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475 | None | Variable["doomed.dicemaker_logic_silenced_the_victim"] and IsKimHere() |
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476 | None | (Variable["doomed.dicemaker_logic_silenced_the_victim"] and IsKimHere()) == false |
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477 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmm, the novelty dicemaker also mentioned that she didn't hear any signs of a struggle." |
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478 | None |
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479 | None | Variable["doomed.dicemaker_logic_silenced_the_victim"] |
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480 | None | (Variable["doomed.dicemaker_logic_silenced_the_victim"]) == false |
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481 | Logic | That comports with the dicemaker's testimony as well. |
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482 | None |
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483 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_break"] |
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484 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_break"]) == false |
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485 | Sunday Friend | "Of course, I'm sorry I couldn't be the 'break' you were looking for. Good luck with the investigation." |
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486 | None |
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487 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"] |
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488 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"]) == false |
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489 | Sunday Friend | "I have nothing to say to you. Get out of my sight." |
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490 | None |
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491 | None | IsKimHere() |
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492 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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493 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant lets out a long, nasal sigh. |
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494 | You | "The man who was lynched outside your window was from Oranje." | (Variable["apt.sponsor_asked_about_oranje"] == true and Variable["tc.victim_oranjese"] == true) or Variable["apt.sponsor_reveal_victim_oranjese_q"] == true |
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495 | Sunday Friend | "Oh? That's unusual. The Oranjese are not the kind of people you associate with heinous crimes. It's such an upstanding and responsible country..." |
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496 | Sunday Friend | "Well certainly one cannot rely simply on generalizations -- that would go against our commitment to individual freedoms..." |
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497 | You | "That's not how I would describe this guy." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_mentioned_blue_eyes"] == true |
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498 | You | "Yeah, that's all I wanted to say." |
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499 | Sunday Friend | "And, of course, any loss of life is a tragedy." The man seems to observe a moment of silence. "So tell me, what have you learned about the victim?" |
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500 | You | "After he was discharged from the military he joined a group of mercenaries." | Variable["apt.sunday_merc_academy"] == true |
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501 | You | "As a merc, he killed a lot of people on the Semenine Islands to advance Oranjese business interests." | Variable["apt.sunday_merc_outfit"] == true |
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502 | You | "He liked to get high and brag about war crimes he'd committed." | Variable["XP.klaasjes_take_on_tattoos"] |
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503 | You | "That's all. That's who he was." |
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504 | None |
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505 | You | "His name was Lely." | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_katarzine_lelystad"] == true or Variable["tc.name_lely"] == true) and Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"] == false |
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506 | Sunday Friend | "Lely? That's an interesting name." |
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507 | You | "Lely wasn't his real name. It was a *nom de guerre*." |
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508 | You | "His name's not really important. What matters is that he was a mercenary." |
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509 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, he was a soldier?" |
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510 | Sunday Friend | "Aha, a *condottiere*," the man says, as though describing a character from a fantasy novel. "Yes, it's hard to believe they still exist." |
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511 | You | "A mercenary." |
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512 | Sunday Friend | The man shakes his head solemnly. "A great shame, yes. Colonialism is a dark spectre in Oranje's past..." |
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513 | You | "Who's talking about the past? It's still going on!" |
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514 | You | (Shake your head too.) "History is very complicated and rarely simple." |
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515 | You | (Shrug.) "What's a bunch of dead kipts where there's fortune and glory?" | IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") and Variable["tc.kipt"] |
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516 | Sunday Friend | "...which is *why* the work of the Moralintern is so critical. It is our great bulwark against another century of bloodshed." |
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517 | Sunday Friend | "Officer, please! The Moralintern is dedicated to fostering a more tolerant and pluralistic society. There's no room for racial slurs there." |
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518 | None |
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519 | Sunday Friend | "That is extremely unfortunate. Yes, it's regrettable that this practice has a history in certain Occidental nations, even highly advanced members of EPIS..." |
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520 | Sunday Friend | "But rest assured: The Oranjese government has committed to producing a timetable that would lay out a path to transition to a professional army. Soon there'll be no need for mercenaries like this poor man." |
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521 | You | "What kind of a timetable are we talking about here?" |
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522 | You | "Oh, well that solves that, then." |
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523 | Sunday Friend | The man nods. "See? That's the kind of progress that the Moralintern makes possible." |
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524 | Sunday Friend | "Oh, it's hard to put an exact date on it. I believe the proposal for the timetable is due to be completed around '60 or '61." |
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525 | You | "What? That's like a decade from now!" | Variable["tc.date_fifty_one"] |
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526 | You | "I guess that's better than nothing." |
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527 | None |
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528 | Sunday Friend | "Extremely distasteful behaviour. I cannot condone either drug use or needless boasting..." |
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529 | Sunday Friend | "Suffice it to say, that is *not* how we do things in Sur-la-Clef." |
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530 | None |
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531 | Sunday Friend | "As I said, the loss of any life is terrible, no matter who the person may have been..." |
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532 | Sunday Friend | "I do hope you're able to bring his killer or killers to justice. We must show that the rule of law still applies... even in Revachol." |
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533 | You | "What if I told you there's a fugitive from the Moralintern in Martinaise?" | Variable["apt.sponsor_mentioned_moralintern"] == true and Variable["TASK.confront_klaasje_with_full_story_done"] == true and Variable["XP.turn_klaasje_over_moralintern"] == false |
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534 | Drama | Hypothetically sssspeaking, you might add. |
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535 | You | "...hypothetically speaking." |
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536 | Sunday Friend | "Well, I would say that is very bad, indeed. Not super." |
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537 | None |
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538 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_drama_hypothetically"] |
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539 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_drama_hypothetically"]) == false |
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540 | Sunday Friend | "What sort of a fugitive are we talking about here?" |
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541 | You | "Pretty serious, like corporate espionage-type stuff." |
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542 | You | "I think they may have broken into some places." |
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543 | You | "I'm pretty sure I saw them littering." |
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544 | Sunday Friend | "That is *extremely serious*!" |
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545 | Sunday Friend | "This fugitive must be turned over to the ICP immediately. Have you apprehended them already?" |
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546 | Sunday Friend | "Oh! Hahaha. A good joke. Very funny. Littering is of course a local offence that need not concern the Moralintern." |
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547 | You | "Actually, I think it was way worse than that. Like, corporate espionage." |
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548 | You | "Cool. I guess we'll handle it from here." |
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549 | Sunday Friend | "Hmmm, that could be *quite* bad, depending on what sort of place you're talking about." |
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550 | You | "What if I told you it was the international headquarters of a major corporation?" |
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551 | You | "Probably like a Frittte or something." |
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552 | Esprit de Corps | He won't tell you how to do your job, but a good police officer knows when to listen to his partner. |
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553 | Sunday Friend | "Very good. Now was there anything else you'd like to discuss?" |
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554 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, well. Burglary is a serious violation of the right to property, but it is a *local* matter. Thus, the Moralintern need not get involved." |
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555 | Sunday Friend | "Now, was there something else you wanted to discuss?" |
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556 | You | Pin it on someone else. |
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557 | You | "Her name is Klaasje and she's already in police custody." | Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"] |
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558 | You | "I meant that as a hypothetical. I don't actually know about any corporate espionage." |
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559 | You | "It's Evrart Claire, the head of the Dockworkers' Union." | Variable["cargo.evrart_main_hub_reached"] == true |
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560 | Drama | Now's your chance, ssssire. Which of your enemies would you most like to make trouble for? |
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561 | Drama | What about that gremlin child from behind the Whirling-in-Ragssss? |
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562 | You | "There's this ugly-ass kid who hangs out behind the Whirling-in-Rags. He's your guy." |
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563 | You | "His name is Garte, and he's working at the Whirling-in-Rags disguised as a cafeteria manager." |
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564 | You | "You'll find him hanging out by the roundabout. He's disguised as a really racist lorry driver." | Variable["jam.truckman_greeting_done"] == true and Variable["tc.down_with_racism"] == false |
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565 | You | "He'll tell you his name is Raphael, but his real name is Herve, so make sure you call him that." | Variable["jam.truckman_your_name_is_herve"] == true |
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566 | You | "There are a bunch of speedfreaks lurking around the church. They confessed while high on drugs." | Variable["ice.andre_greeting_done"] == true |
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567 | None |
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568 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_accuse_drama_rc"] |
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569 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_accuse_drama_rc"]) == false |
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570 | Sunday Friend | "Very good. What else then?" |
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571 | None |
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572 | None | IsKimHere() |
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573 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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574 | Kim Kitsuragi | "A bunch of *what*, detective?" |
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575 | You | "Kipts. You know." |
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576 | You | "Nothing, sorry." |
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577 | Sunday Friend | "Yes, well. As I was saying: Colonialism has left a dark legacy in many places, one we must move past, but also never forget." |
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578 | Rhetoric | There seems to be plenty of room for proxy wars waged by multinational corporations, though. |
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579 | Pain Threshold | That's because they're all a bunch of squares who like to sit around with their fingers up each other's assholes. |
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580 | None |
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581 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_said_hypothetically"] |
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582 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_said_hypothetically"]) == false |
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583 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, that's right. You did say this was all just a *hypothetical* scenario..." |
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584 | Sunday Friend | "Whew! For a moment there I was concerned that we had *quite* the situation on our hands..." |
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585 | Sunday Friend | "What do you mean 'as a hypothetical'? I don't mean to imply anything, officer, but there's no chance you're *harbouring* a fugitive, is there?" |
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586 | None |
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587 | None | IsKimHere() |
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588 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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589 | Kim Kitsuragi | "A moment, if you don't mind, sir." The lieutenant pulls you aside. |
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590 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You do realize what you're doing, don't you?" He whispers to you, *sotto voce*. |
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591 | You | "Yeah, I'm turning over a dangerous fugitive." |
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592 | You | "Oh, shit, Klaasje could really get in real trouble if I tell him about her, huh?" |
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593 | Kim Kitsuragi | "*Very* real trouble..." |
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594 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant looks you straight in the eye, trying to gauge your seriousness. |
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595 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I won't tell you how to do your job. But remember, this is an RCM matter. Make sure you weigh your next words carefully." |
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596 | Sunday Friend | When you turn back the man is looking at you expectantly. |
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597 | Sunday Friend | "A what... a *child*?" He seems confused at first, then disappointed. |
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598 | Sunday Friend | "As a common lorry driver, you say? Interesting. Are you sure?" |
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599 | Sunday Friend | "Much as I'm inclined to believe you, I'm not sure my colleagues at the ICP will..." |
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600 | Sunday Friend | "Evrart Claire? Surely you're mistaken." |
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601 | You | "What do you mean? Have you *met* Evrart?" |
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602 | You | "He's already planning to go to war with Wild Pines. It's definitely the kind of thing he'd do." | Variable["cargo.evrart_gonna_start_a_war"] == true |
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603 | Sunday Friend | "Besides, in certain less-advanced nations the Moralintern may defer to local custom..." |
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604 | Sunday Friend | "I'll make note of your claims in my report, but I'm sorry to say it's likely to end up in the back of a filing cabinet somewhere in Mirova, unread and forgotten." |
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605 | You | "He may not look like an corporate spy, but that's what makes him so effective." |
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606 | None |
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607 | None | IsKimHere() |
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608 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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609 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant makes a strange sound that he quickly smothers. |
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610 | Reaction Speed | Was that... did the lieutenant just *snort*? |
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611 | Sunday Friend | "A cafeteria manager, you say? How strange. Normally fugitives don't take on such *public* roles." |
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612 | You | "He's extremely clever like that. Careful, though, he'll also try to convince you that you owe him money." |
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613 | Sunday Friend | "A drug-addled *spy-ring*! That sounds rather *strange*, don't you think?" |
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614 | You | "Not nearly as strange as the anodic dance music they're into." | Variable["TASK.find_out_what_anodic_dance_music_is_done"] == true |
|
615 | You | "Drugs make people do *crazy* things sometimes, like steal corporate secrets." |
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616 | Sunday Friend | "I *have*. The only thing Evrart is a fugitive from is the *exercise machine*..." |
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617 | Sunday Friend | "No, no, no. Evrart would have no need to dirty his hands in such a way..." |
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618 | None |
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619 | You | "He was a motherfucker and a killer." | Variable["yard.hanged_talked_killer"] == true |
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620 | Sunday Friend | "Officer, you shouldn't speak ill of the dead!" |
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621 | You | "It's okay, he told me so." |
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622 | You | "You're right. That was disrespectful of me." |
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623 | Sunday Friend | "He... so you spoke with the victim *before* he died?" |
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624 | You | "No, this was after he died." |
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625 | You | "Yeah, it was a wild coincidence. Let's move on, though." |
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626 | None |
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||
627 | None | IsKimHere() |
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628 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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629 | Sunday Friend | The man gives the lieutenant a nervous look. |
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630 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant raises his eyebrows as though he'd stopped paying attention. |
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631 | Empathy | Your partner's doing you a favour by pretending not to have heard your insane ramblings. |
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632 | Sunday Friend | "I... see. Well, you must be a very thorough detective. So what else did you learn?" |
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633 | Sunday Friend | The man seems slightly relieved, as though he's just narrowly survived a perilous bend in the road. |
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634 | None |
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635 | None |
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636 | You | "He was a poor kid before the Oranjese government put him in a military academy." | Variable["XP.klaasjes_take_on_tattoos"] or Variable["plaza.kineema_running_serial_kortenaer_personal"] |
|
637 | Sunday Friend | The man nods. "It's the responsibility of any good welfare state to take care of its most unfortunate citizens." |
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|
638 | You | "They turned him into a psychopathic killing machine!" |
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639 | You | "Yeah, he should have been grateful for the help." |
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640 | Sunday Friend | "They gave him a successful *career*." The man holds up a finger as though he's made a brilliant point. |
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641 | Sunday Friend | "Every one of us has our role to play." |
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642 | Half Light | YES. Killing was his business and business was *good*. |
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643 | None |
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644 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_halflight_job"] |
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645 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_halflight_job"]) == false |
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646 | Empathy | Did he love it before they made him do it again and again and again? |
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647 | Sunday Friend | "What else has your investigation uncovered?" |
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648 | None |
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649 | None |
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650 | Rhetoric | 'Customs' like blatant, systematic corruption? |
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651 | You | "That's a shame." |
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652 | You | "That's totally fine." |
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|
653 | Sunday Friend | "Yes, it rather is. As much as I'm a true believer in international institutions, there are times when even I grow frustrated with the bureaucracy..." |
|
|
654 | Sunday Friend | "You think it's 'fine' that Martinaise is a safe haven for international fugitives? You know, concern for the rule of law is one of the Moralintern's main criteria for admission into EPIS..." |
|
|
655 | Sunday Friend | "Well, no matter. I should thank you for bringing this to our attention. Your efforts have been noted." |
|
|
656 | Sunday Friend | "Now, was there anything else you wanted to discuss?" |
|
|
657 | None |
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658 | Sunday Friend | "What proof do you have that this *child* is involved in corporate espionage?" |
|
|
659 | You | "He's a ginger. What else do you need to know?" |
|
|
660 | You | "His dad's a major drug kingpin in Martinaise." | Variable["yard.cuno_told_violent_dad_has_drugs_home_address"] == true |
|
661 | You | "He's been stealing locusts from some cryptozoologists." | Variable["TASK.find_out_why_the_trap_was_empty_done"] == true |
|
662 | You | "He's been throwing rocks at a corpse." |
|
|
663 | You | "He used reactionary slurs on my crime scene." | Variable["yard.cuno_reactionary_slurs"] == true |
|
664 | Sunday Friend | "Selling drugs is certainly unfortunate, but what does that have to do with corporate espionage?" |
|
|
665 | Sunday Friend | "Stealing from misguided pseudo-scientists is unfortunate, but what does that have to do with corporate espionage?" |
|
|
666 | Sunday Friend | "Tsk-tsk. Racial slurs certainly have no place in a pluralistic society, but what does that have to do with corporate espionage?" |
|
|
667 | Sunday Friend | "Corpse desecration is morally repugnant, but what does that have to do with corporate espionage?" |
|
|
668 | Sunday Friend | "What do you mean by that, officer?" |
|
|
669 | None |
|
||
670 | You | "I'm saying it establishes a *pattern* of criminality. Do I need to get a cork board and some yarn here?" |
|
|
671 | You | "It's a slippery slope, man..." (Make a sliding gesture with your hand.) "Real slippery." |
|
|
672 | You | "Hmm, that does seem kinda *tenuous* now that you mention it." |
|
|
673 | Sunday Friend | "There's no way I can submit this report to the ICP -- they'd have my head examined!" |
|
|
674 | Sunday Friend | "*Extremely* tenuous..." |
|
|
675 | Sunday Friend | "I suggest you work on your *investigative skills* a bit more before you go around accusing children of crimes." |
|
|
676 | Sunday Friend | "Now that that's sorted out, was there anything else you wanted to discuss?" |
|
|
677 | None |
|
||
678 | None |
|
||
679 | None |
|
||
680 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, good to hear. Excellent. On behalf of the Moralintern, let me thank you for this service..." |
|
|
681 | Sunday Friend | "I'll be sure I make a note of your contributions in my report. Revachol is fortunate to have police officers like you." |
|
|
682 | You | "You hear that Kim? Revachol's lucky to have me." | IsKimHere() |
|
683 | Sunday Friend | The man nods. "You are a credit to the RCM. If more Revacholians were like you, they might be part of EPIS by now." |
|
|
684 | You | "I said 'For almighty Revachol' you deaf frog-eater." |
|
|
685 | You | "Just doing my job, sir." |
|
|
686 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What the detective means is that he's proud to serve the RCM." |
|
|
687 | You | "For almighty Revachol." |
|
|
688 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, of course. Carry on then." |
|
|
689 | Sunday Friend | "What was that?" |
|
|
690 | Rhetoric | Somehow the man thinks of this as a compliment rather than an expression of patronizing condescension. |
|
|
691 | You | "Nothing. Just doing my job." |
|
|
692 | None |
|
||
693 | None | IsKimHere() |
|
|
694 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
695 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant gives you a sharp look. He's bailed you out, again, but he's none too pleased about it. |
|
|
696 | Sunday Friend | "Now that that's settled, was there anything else you'd like to discuss?" |
|
|
697 | None |
|
||
698 | None |
|
||
699 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_esprit_kim_warning"] |
|
|
700 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_esprit_kim_warning"]) == false |
|
|
701 | Esprit de Corps | You should have heeded your partner's warning. Now it's too late. |
|
|
702 | You | "I'm still looking for the fugitive. I'll report back if I learn anything more." | Variable["apt.sunday_esprit_kim_warning"] == true |
|
703 | None |
|
||
704 | Sunday Friend | "I'm afraid I must *insist* that you tell me what you know. Or I'll be forced to make a *very* unfavourable report to my superiors at the Moralintern." |
|
|
705 | None |
|
||
706 | Drama | A bullet deftly dodged, ssssire. |
|
|
707 | You | "Honour demanded it." |
|
|
708 | Authority | 'Customs' like complete disregard for the *Rule of Law*? |
|
|
709 | Sunday Friend | "Corporate espionage may technically be legal in *Revachol*, but elsewhere it's a very high-level offence. It violates a number of international agreements, in particular the First La Cherte Accord..." |
|
|
710 | Sunday Friend | "I understand that you're here to investigate a *murder*," the man says, his face grave, "but I must impress upon you the *seriousness* of this matter..." |
|
|
711 | Sunday Friend | "*Thousands* of corporate secrets may be at stake here. I shudder to think what damage that might do to the international markets..." |
|
|
712 | Sunday Friend | The man sighs. "I only pray that the ICP apprehends this fugitive before more corporate secrets are lost..." |
|
|
713 | None |
|
||
714 | None | IsKimHere() |
|
|
715 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
716 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It's certainly serious, sir. But there's also the question of jurisdiction. The Wayfarer Act places certain *strictures* on what matters the RCM may involve itself in." |
|
|
717 | Sunday Friend | "You're right, of course. What use are protocols if you don't follow them?" |
|
|
718 | Sunday Friend | "Now, was there anything else you wished to discuss?" |
|
|
719 | None |
|
||
720 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I suspect he doesn't know the half of it." |
|
|
721 | You | "Her name is Klaasje and she's at the Whirling-in-Rags." | Variable["TASK.arrest_klaasje_done"] == false |
|
722 | Sunday Friend | "Right. That should be enough for the ICP. Very good. On behalf of the Moralintern, let me thank you for this service..." |
|
|
723 | Sunday Friend | "Now that that's settled, was there anything else you'd like to discuss?" |
|
|
724 | None |
|
||
725 | None |
|
||
726 | Sunday Friend | "Now that that's settled, was there anything else you'd like to discuss?" |
|
|
727 | Sunday Friend | "Aha," he says, his voice suddenly cool. "A *nationalist*, I see. In other circumstances I might be compelled to report you for *sedition*..." |
|
|
728 | Sunday Friend | "Well, no matter. You've done the Moralintern a great service regardless of your *personal* views..." |
|
|
729 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, very good, then." Your remark seems to have completely vanished from his mind. |
|
|
730 | Authority | What? Are you intimidated by this sissy *bureaucrat*? Mediocre! |
|
|
731 | Authority | He won't, though, because he's nothing but a sissy *bureaucrat*. |
|
|
732 | You | "For some reason he gives you a discount if you trash the cafeteria." | Variable["whirling.garte_vanishment_succeeded"] == false |
|
733 | Empathy | Well, that wasn't pretty, but you do seem to have taken the heat off Klaasje, for now. |
|
|
734 | None |
|
||
735 | None | IsKimHere() |
|
|
736 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
737 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You're right, sir. I'll be sure to give the detective an overview of proper police procedure." The lieutenant darts a quick glance in your direction. |
|
|
738 | Reaction Speed | That was a wink. Your good cop/idiot cop routine seems to have done the trick. |
|
|
739 | None |
|
||
740 | None | Variable["apt.sponsor_asked_about_oranje"] and Variable["tc.victim_oranjese"] |
|
|
741 | None | (Variable["apt.sponsor_asked_about_oranje"] and Variable["tc.victim_oranjese"]) == false |
|
|
742 | Reaction Speed | If he knows so much about Oranje, maybe he also knows about Oranjese mercenaries? |
|
|
743 | None |
|
||
744 | None |
|
||
745 | Authority | Of course, you're turning over a dangerous LAWBREAKER. |
|
|
746 | Empathy | You're dooming a young woman in her hour of desperation. |
|
|
747 | Empathy | Stop! Before you do anything, consider the consequences. |
|
|
748 | You | What do you mean? |
|
|
749 | None |
|
||
750 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_empathy_stop"] |
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|
751 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_empathy_stop"]) == false |
|
|
752 | Empathy | Have you thought about what this might mean for Klaasje? |
|
|
753 | Authority | Don't concern yourself with the feelings of a LAWBREAKER. |
|
|
754 | You | Oh, right. She could get in big trouble if I turn her over to the ICP. |
|
|
755 | You | What happens to her is no business of mine. |
|
|
756 | Sunday Friend | The man looks at you expectantly. |
|
|
757 | Empathy | It's your call. |
|
|
758 | Electrochemistry | Turn her in now and you'll never get the chance to feel her sweet young flesh against yours. |
|
|
759 | None |
|
||
760 | None | IsKimHere() |
|
|
761 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
762 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant does his level best to suppress a deep sigh. |
|
|
763 | Empathy | That's it. She's done for. Au revoir, Klaasje. |
|
|
764 | Sunday Friend | "This is a great relief. The sanctity of corporate secrets is a cornerstone of the international order..." |
|
|
765 | None |
|
||
766 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_esprit_accuse"] |
|
|
767 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_esprit_accuse"]) == false |
|
|
768 | Esprit de Corps | "The guy who got canned for trying to arrest that diplomat?" the bald man asks. "Well, *technically* he got canned for being shit-faced on the job. But yeah, trying to arrest the ambassador from Gottwald *while* shit-faced was probably a contributing factor..." |
|
|
769 | Esprit de Corps | The bald man squints at a file, then returns it to the cabinet. A new drawer opens with a grinding screech. He turns back to the redhead in the doorway. "What made you think of him now?" |
|
|
770 | Esprit de Corps | "Don't know. He just kinda popped into my mind." "Ahem, excuse me, Chester," says a female officer who threads her way into the file room. "Where is old Ace now?" the bald officer asks. |
|
|
771 | Esprit de Corps | Here the female officer chimes in: "I believe he's part of a certain bureaucrat's security detail." "No fucking way!" The redhead is dumbfounded. "How'd he pull that off?" |
|
|
772 | Esprit de Corps | "Family connections, I'd imagine? His father-in-law works for the Office of Standards and Best Practices." With that, the woman exits, a grey file folder tucked under her arm. |
|
|
773 | None |
|
||
774 | None | Variable["yard.viscal_wasnt_concious_suspicion"] |
|
|
775 | None | (Variable["yard.viscal_wasnt_concious_suspicion"]) == false |
|
|
776 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Sounds like the victim was unconscious. Or at least incapacitated. Interesting." |
|
|
777 | You | Consequences? I don't care about consequences! |
|
|
778 | Empathy | Do you not care for anyone other than yourself? Have you thought about what this might mean for Klaasje? |
|
|
779 | Sunday Friend | He nods. "Anything else?" |
|
|
780 | None |
|
||
781 | None |
|
||
782 | None |
|
||
783 | None | Variable["tc.moralintern"] and (Variable["tc.rcm_origins"] or Variable["tc.rcm_authority"]) and IsKimHere() |
|
|
784 | None | (Variable["tc.moralintern"] and (Variable["tc.rcm_origins"] or Variable["tc.rcm_authority"]) and IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
785 | None |
|
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786 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Doing one's job doesn't automatically make one anyone's *bitch*. Besides, there are more nefarious powers to work for than the Moralintern." |
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787 | You | (Turn to Kim.) "So when I said I was a lackey of capital, what I should have said is that I'm a Moralintern bitch?" | Variable["pier.joyce_said_lackey"] == true |
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788 | You | (Turn to Kim.) "So when I said I was a thrall to foreign interests, what I should have said is that I'm a Moralintern bitch?" | Variable["pier.joyce_said_thrall"] == true |
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789 | You | (Turn to Kim.) "So what I'm hearing is that we're Moralintern bitches?" | Variable["pier.joyce_said_lackey"] == false and Variable["pier.joyce_said_thrall"] == false |
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790 | You | "Oooh..." (Turn to Kim.) "So we're actually working for the Moralintern? That doesn't seem so bad." |
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791 | Kim Kitsuragi | He nods. "There are more nefarious powers to work for than the Moralintern." |
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792 | You | (Turn back to Sunday Friend.) "Are you a moralist?" |
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793 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Easy, detective. No need to jump to conclusions." He eyes the spectacled man near the window, who smiles and spreads his hands. |
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794 | None |
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795 | Sunday Friend | "That's when I understood -- I should not be seeing this." |
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796 | Logic | That's not the real reason he's so apprehensive -- men in his position shouldn't be seen loitering around in underprivileged young men's apartments in the middle of the night. |
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797 | Sunday Friend | He smiles. "You could say I'm undoing some of the *material* damage the international community caused when we arrived here." |
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798 | Sunday Friend | "What's the meaning of this?" He looks first at you, then at the lieutenant. "Is your colleague here trying to *arrest me*?" |
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799 | Esprit de Corps | Back off -- *now*! This man has diplomatic immunity. It serves no good to accuse him of a crime he didn't commit. |
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800 | Empathy | He sounds almost mocking, saying those words -- *arrest me*. |
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801 | None |
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802 | None | IsKimHere() |
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803 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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804 | Logic | Back off -- *now*! This man has diplomatic immunity. It serves no good to accuse him of a crime he didn't commit. |
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805 | Sunday Friend | "But we were talking about my friend here, not politics..." He chuckles gently. |
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806 | None |
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807 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_know_about_his_sponsoring"] |
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808 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_know_about_his_sponsoring"]) == false |
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809 | Sunday Friend | "My friend, my friend, what about him?" |
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810 | None |
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811 | None |
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812 | None | IsKimHere() |
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813 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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814 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I think we can drop the drummer-angle," the lieutenant says impatiently. "That was my bad." |
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815 | None |
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816 | None | Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"] |
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817 | None | (Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]) == false |
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818 | Reaction Speed | Two Areopagites and a Mesque -- could be Eugene, Theo, and Alain. |
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819 | None |
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820 | None |
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821 | None | Variable["whirling.kim_badge_lie"] == true and IsKimHere() |
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822 | None | (Variable["whirling.kim_badge_lie"] == true and IsKimHere()) == false |
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823 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant goes pale. 'No badge?' he mouths to himself, silently. |
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824 | None |
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825 | None | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
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826 | None | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
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827 | Logic | He didn't see the hanging, he saw the little *show* staged by the Hardies. Let him talk. He may know more than even he knows. |
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828 | None |
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829 | None | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] |
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830 | None | (Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]) == false |
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831 | None |
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832 | None | IsKimHere() |
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833 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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834 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant nods to you. "That lines up with *previous testimony*, doesn't it? Well done, detective." |
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835 | You | "Thank you, sir. I think we've got the picture. Anything else stand out?" | Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"] == true |
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836 | Sunday Friend | "But I suspect you knew that already. I can't say I'm surprised. The fine reputation of the men and women serving in the RCM is well deserved." |
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837 | None |
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838 | Sunday Friend | "Only that there were about eight or ten -- I couldn't make out anything, it was so dark -- and that it was *quiet*," he says, smoothing his hair. "Quietest lynching I ever *heard of*, let alone heard..." |
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839 | You | "His name was Ellis Kortenaer." | Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"] |
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840 | Sunday Friend | "Ellis Kortenaer? That's an interesting name." |
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841 | You | "He was a mercenary." | Variable["tc.lely_is_ellis_kortenaer"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_katarzine_lelystad"] == false and Variable["tc.name_lely"] == false |
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842 | None |
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843 | None | Variable["TASK.interview_the_sunday_friend_done"] |
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844 | None | (Variable["TASK.interview_the_sunday_friend_done"]) == false |
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845 | Sunday Friend | "Already?" He glances at his watch. "Well, I'm glad I could help." |
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846 | You | "I'm trying to form a committee to assign *la responsabilité*." | IsTaskActive("TASK.find_some_moralists")--[[ Variable[ ]] |
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847 | Sunday Friend | "My friend, if it's *la responsabilité* you're after, I have good news for you: There's no need to form such a committee, because it already exists!" |
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848 | Sunday Friend | "The Comité de Responsabilité de Revachol. It acts as a sort-of clearinghouse for Coalition activities. To put it simply, they are the ultimate arbiters of la responsabilité in this part of the world." |
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849 | Sunday Friend | "I would offer to connect you with the committee myself, but alas, I am not actually *in* Martinaise." |
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850 | Empathy | Yes, this is just the sort of reasonable authority you're looking for! |
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851 | Perception (Sight) | What? Where is he, then? |
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852 | None |
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853 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_perc_where"] |
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854 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_perc_where"]) == false |
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855 | Inland Empire | You *knew* there was something strange about this one! He's an astral projection, a phantasm! |
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856 | Rhetoric | He's speaking figuratively. He means he's not in Martinaise in his *official* capacity. |
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857 | None |
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858 | You | "What are you talking about? I'm looking at you right now!" |
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859 | Sunday Friend | "Isn't it? A triumph of both technical ingenuity and international cooperation. I, for one, feel much safer knowing it's up there, watching all of us." |
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860 | Sunday Friend | "Of course, we are speaking informally, but *officially* I am still in La Delta, preparing for an upcoming conference on fuel oil derivatives..." |
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861 | None |
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862 | You | (Attempt to stick your hand through his astral form.) | Variable["apt.sunday_inland_astral_projection"] == true |
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863 | You | "I got it. You're only here on *personal* business." | Variable["apt.sunday_rhetoric_figuratively"] == true |
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864 | You | "So... where *are* you, then?" |
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865 | You | "So what am I supposed to do?" |
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866 | Sunday Friend | "Unauthorised circuit-bending is a very serious matter with grave security implications, but as of the moment there is no specific law *forbidding* it, in Revachol at least..." |
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867 | Sunday Friend | "Précisément. *Officially* I am still in La Delta, preparing for an upcoming conference on fuel oil derivatives..." |
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868 | Sunday Friend | "Why, *officially* I am still in La Delta, preparing for an upcoming conference on fuel oil derivatives. I'm only in Martinaise in an unofficial capacity..." |
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869 | Sunday Friend | "Mais que faites-vous, officer?" Your hand bumps up against the man's solid if somewhat fleshy chest. |
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870 | Sunday Friend | "That's why it would be extremely irregular, or potentially even *inappropriate* for me to intercede with the Committee concerning a district I'm not officially in." |
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871 | Sunday Friend | "Unfortunately not, no, I don't have the pleasure. I am merely a representative of the Coalition Government, not very well-versed in technology..." |
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872 | Sunday Friend | "Well, of course it *is* a heavily armed and armoured warship with a full complement. But I assure you its purpose in Revachol is to *keep* the peace, not disturb it." |
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873 | None |
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874 | None | IsKimHere() |
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875 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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876 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Yes, I was wondering the same thing." |
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877 | None |
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878 | Empathy | You *will* figure it out. Something tells you the person you're looking for is already on this coast... |
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879 | Half Light | Don't let the paintjob fool you, it's a goddamn killing machine, and there's nothing you can do to stop it! |
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880 | Empathy | Perhaps your new friends in the tent might be able to help you? |
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881 | You | "I don't think I've ever noticed it before." |
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882 | Empathy | This sounds like something that programmer you met in the church might help with... |
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883 | You | "Oh, right. The *Archer*. I thought you said... something else." |
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884 | Half Light | Don't let the shiny lights fool you, it's a goddamn killing machine, and there's nothing you can do to stop it! |
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885 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Oh, good: 'Techno-tinkerers.' Just what this *side task* was missing..." |
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886 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmmm, perhaps your young friends in the *tent* might be of assistance?" |
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887 | You | "You said you weren't really here. I had to make sure you weren't an astral projection." |
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888 | You | "Nothing, just lost my balance a moment." |
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889 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Hmmm, sounds like something that programmer we met in the church might be able to help with..." |
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890 | You | "But this is an urgent matter. I *need* to get in touch with the Committee." |
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891 | You | "How am I supposed to contact the Committee then?" |
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892 | You | "Are you saying I should just give up?" |
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893 | Conceptualization | No, it's more like a creature from the abyssopelagic zone, a great dark bioluminescent fish... |
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894 | Visual Calculus | It's about four-and-a-half kilometres from your position, you estimate. |
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895 | Sunday Friend | "Ah, well, I'm glad to hear that at least. It would really be *quite unusual* for you to have never noticed it before..." |
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896 | Sunday Friend | "No, no, don't be silly. We're simply speaking in an informal capacity. *Officially* I am still in La Delta, preparing for an upcoming conference on fuel oil derivatives..." |
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897 | Sunday Friend | "Perhaps your blood sugar is a bit low? As I was saying, *officially* speaking I am still in La Delta, preparing for an upcoming conference on fuel oil derivatives..." |
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898 | Conceptualization | Not just any fish, it moves like some ancient bottom-feeder gliding over the ocean floor in search of prey... |
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899 | None |
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900 | None | IsKimHere() |
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901 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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902 | None |
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903 | None | IsKimHere() |
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904 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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905 | Sunday Friend | "Yes, you've made your *persistence* quite clear. Under normal circumstances I would have to insist you go through the regular channels." |
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906 | Sunday Friend | The man frowns. "Well, under ordinary circumstances, the Committee contacts *you*." |
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907 | Sunday Friend | "I don't mean to discourage you, of course, just to say that it won't be *easy* to reach the Committee." |
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908 | None |
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909 | None | IsKimHere() |
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910 | None | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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911 | Sunday Friend | "Interesting. In a sense, that's the very idea. The Coalition doesn't want the people of Revachol to feel that they are under a *military* occupation. That is why the Archer is always careful to maintain a constant, discreet distance." |
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912 | None |
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913 | Volition | No, no. You can't let them give you the runaround. |
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914 | Rhetoric | In other words, the committee only knows what it *wants* to know. |
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915 | Logic | Not exactly a model of accessible and accountable governance... |
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916 | Sunday Friend | "But if you have information of a vital interest, they might be willing to entertain an exception. In which case, I would advise you to contact them via Coalition Warship Archer." |
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917 | None |
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918 | None | Variable["church.soona_greeting_done"] |
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919 | None | (Variable["church.soona_greeting_done"]) == false |
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920 | Perception (Sight) | It looks, to your eye, like some kind of long, metallic fish, suspended beneath a number of ceiling fans... |
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921 | None |
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922 | Sunday Friend | "That is part of the idea, of course. The Coalition doesn't want the people of Revachol to feel that they are under a *military* occupation. That is why the Archer is always careful to maintain a constant, discreet distance." |
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923 | Sunday Friend | "I suppose there might be some way to *circuit-bend* your way onto those frequencies, but you'd have to be one of those *techno-tinkerers* to do it." |
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924 | Sunday Friend | "Fascinating. I always thought it was more like a dragonfly. But isn't it interesting how humanity always finds inspiration in nature?" |
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925 | None |
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926 | None | Variable["TASK.sync_the_sines"] |
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927 | None | (Variable["TASK.sync_the_sines"]) == false |
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928 | None |
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929 | Sunday Friend | "That, my friend, is your responsabilité. I cannot take it from you, nor can you delegate it to someone else..." |
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930 | None |
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931 | You | "Is that... legal?" |
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932 | You | "Wait, what's Coalition Warship Archer?" | Variable["tc.archer"] == false |
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933 | You | "So how does one go about contacting a Coalition warship?" (Proceed.) |
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934 | Sunday Friend | "Officer? You mean to say you haven't noticed the giant Coalition aerostatic peacefully patrolling the skies over Revachol?" |
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935 | You | "Huh. Can't believe I never noticed it before." |
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936 | Sunday Friend | "This is quite the problem, very tricky. Of course, the Archer has orders to fire on any unidentified aerostatics that might approach it, so it might be safer to get in touch *from the ground*..." |
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937 | None |
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938 | None | IsDaytime() |
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939 | None | (IsDaytime()) == false |
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940 | You | "It looks like a killing machine." | Variable["apt.sunday_halflight_killing_machine"] == true |
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941 | You | "It looks like a fish." | Variable["apt.sunday_concept_archer"] == true |
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942 | You | "It's amazing. An inspiring symbol." |
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943 | You | "Do you know any of these tinkerers?" |
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944 | Sunday Friend | "But in that case, you would require a radio transmitter capable of broadcasting on Coalition frequencies. And that kind of technology naturally isn't typically available for non-Coalition use. Yes, it *is* a bit of a conundrum." |
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945 | Perception (Sight) | You look out the window toward the north. There, hanging some distance above the horison, you can just make out a strange silhouette... |
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946 | Perception (Sight) | You look out the window toward the north. There, amidst the low-hanging stars, you can just make out signs of motion... |
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947 | None |
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948 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_perc_archer_saw"] |
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949 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_perc_archer_saw"]) == false |
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950 | None |
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951 | None | Variable["apt.sunday_perc_archer_saw"] |
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952 | None | (Variable["apt.sunday_perc_archer_saw"]) == false |
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953 | Perception (Sight) | You look out the window, but you can't see anything. But then, it's dark, and your eyes aren't the sharpest... |
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954 | Perception (Sight) | It's a set of position lights moving in unison, like a restless constellation... |
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955 | Perception (Sight) | You look around, but you don't see anything unusual. Then again, your eyes aren't the sharpest... |
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956 | None |
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957 | Sunday Friend | "Let me just say that I have *complete confidence* in the RCM. I'm sure you'll figure something out." |
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958 | You | "Why do I need to go through Archer to speak to the Committee?" | Variable["tc.archer"] == true |
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959 | Sunday Friend | "I find it a great comfort to know there are benevolent powers watching over all, in strict accordance with the Wayfarer Act and the Bristelmüne Conventions." |
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960 | Sunday Friend | "You see, in addition to being an airborne artillery platform, Coalition Warship Archer is also the linchpin of the Coalition's surveillance and communications infrastructure in Revachol." |
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961 | Sunday Friend | "And listening! It has the most objective vantage point in the entire city. Not to mention a vast array of radio, photographic, and meteorological monitoring instruments." |
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962 | Encyclopedia | The Bristelmüne Conventions are a series of international agreements governing the treatment of military personnel and civilians in theatres of war as well as occupied territories. In practice, they are more talked about than observed. |
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963 | You | "Hold on, it's *watching* us, too?" | Variable["coast.sunday_archer_surveillance"] == true |
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964 | None |
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965 | Sunday Friend | "A *fugitive*?" |
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966 | You | Say nothing. |
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