Conversation 981: INVENTORY / LA FUMEE

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ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			2
2	None			3 4
3	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_hub_reached"]	5
4	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_hub_reached"]) == false	7
5	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The face of King Frissel smiles at you. For some reason the smile now strikes you as more forced than it did before.		6
6	None			19
7	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The front of this quarterly journal features a large, satirical portrait of the late King Frissel. From the sides of his head, a pair of white antlers spread to the corners of the cover.		8
8	None			9 10 11
9	You	Why antlers?	Variable["apt.orb_commie_antlers_done"] == false	12
10	You	Why Frissel?		13
11	You	Flip through the pages, see what catches your eye.		14
12	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Because white antlers are one of the symbols of communism. They represent a society in accord with the natural world and at the same time above it.		21
13	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Because Frissel was incompetent, foolish, and cruel. In short, the embodiment of everything the communards wished to overthrow. It's *satire*, you see.		15
14	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	To your disappointment, there aren't any full-colour pictures to direct your attention, just column after column of closely set text, interrupted occasionally by little doodles in black and white...		16
15	None			8
16	Savoir Faire	No advertisements, you notice. So who's funding this *radical commentary*?		17
17	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	After riffling the pages with your thumb several times, you return to the table of contents...		18
18	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The magazine is divided into several sections: 'International Developments', 'Kunst und Kultur', and 'Local Concerns'. Just inside the cover there's also an editor's note.		19
19	None			24 23 25 26 27
20	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	You flip back to the front of the magazine. The table of contents unfolds before you.		19
21	Endurance	A shameful way to treat a former king, even one as underwhelming as Frissel.		22
22	None			8
23	You	I want to catch up on 'International Developments'.		39
24	You	Read the editor's note.		28
25	You	What is 'Kunst und Kultur'?		112
26	You	Let's see what they mean by 'Local Concerns'.		221
27	You	[Put the magazine away.]
28	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	"Comrade, as you know, this journal takes its name from Mazov's immortal expression 'Du cristal à la fumée.' This was his way of describing the way the rigid, crystalline structures of capitalist ideology turn to smoke under communism..."		30
29	You	(Whisper.) "Kim! I think this is a *communist* magazine."		34
30	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	"But like the structures of capitalist ideology, we too are at risk of going 'à la fumée.' Unlike many publications which are content to spoonfeed their readers reassuring drivel, *La Fumée* is committed to telling the radical truth, even when that truth may drive away potential subscribers."		38
31	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	"So please, if you value our radical Mazovian perspective on contemporary politics, culture, and international affairs, please consider subscribing today. Yours in struggle, The Editors."		35
32	None			20
33	You	Play it cool. Pretend everything's in order.		32
34	Kim Kitsuragi	"What do you expect? It was laying around the office of the Débardeurs' Union. They're probably *bankrolling* the thing."		32
35	None			36 37
36	None		IsKimHere()	29 33
37	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	32
38	Logic	Only four issues in and it sounds like they've already alienated their readership.		256
39	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	This section includes a long, tedious critique of the latest round of free-trade negotiations between the EPIS nations and the Free State of Semenine.		40
40	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	You also skip over an article about heavy fuel oil smuggling along the Mesque-Messina border, something about bear wrestling in Samara, book riots in Yugo-Graad...		45
41	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Face it, you really aren't interested in foreign affairs. You're not even sure where most of these countries are...		51
42	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Apparently the material conditions of other countries hold no interest for you. Your brand of communism is strictly local. So be it...		51
43	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	It seems to be part of a new public fitness initiative in the People's Republic of Samara (SRV), devised and promoted by none other than President Knezhinisky himself.		44
44	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	According to this extremely credulous account, 'Uncle Sport' (as he's affectionately known to his people) has recently decreed bear wrestling the national sport of the SRV.		53 52
45	Reaction Speed	Whoa-whoa-whoa. *Bear wrestling*? Flip back to that!		46
46	None			47 48
47	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_reaction_bears"]	50 49
48	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_reaction_bears"]) == false	41
49	You	Seems a little too foreign for my tastes.		42
50	You	Alright, let's see what this 'bear wrestling' is all about...		43
51	None			20
52	You	When it says 'bear wrestling', does that mean two bears are wrestling *each other*, or...		55
53	You	Hang on, tell me more about this 'Uncle Sport'.		54
54	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Based on the description in this article, he appears to be an extremely competent and democratically elected president.		96
55	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Of course not. The article makes plain that this is man-on-bear (or in some cases, woman-on-bear) competition. Two competitors, one ring, five rounds (or until 'incapacitation')...		56
56	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	According to the SRV's Ministry of Information, the programme has been a tremendous success. Public support stands at 87%, and youth obesity and alcoholism rates are down 12% and 7% respectively.		57
57	Logic	This is the SRV we're talking about. If you think those are the real numbers there's probably a guy who wants to sell you a bridge in La Cherte.		59 58 60
58	You	I guess it's hard to fight a bear if you're drunk.		62
59	You	I guess it's hard to fight a bear if you're out of shape.		63
60	You	Hmmm. Not sure I trust these numbers.	Variable["inventory.fumee_logic_srv_stats"] == true	61
61	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	What are you, a statistician? Did the Moralintern send you on a 'fact-finding' mission? This is the SRV party line, comrade.		64
62	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Precisely. For too long drink has been a scourge to the working class, and President Knezhinisky is deeply committed to supplying the people with more wholesome entertainments.		65
63	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	That's very much the idea. President Knezhinisky has long maintained that a strong body is the best defence against capitalist aggression.		71
64	None			79 80
65	None			66 67
66	None		Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]	78
67	None		(Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]) == false	68
68	None			69 70
69	None		IsTHCPresent("the_waste_land_of_reality")	76
70	None		(IsTHCPresent("the_waste_land_of_reality")) == false	77
71	None			72 73
72	None		IsTHCPresent("coach_physical_instrument")	74
73	None		(IsTHCPresent("coach_physical_instrument")) == false	75
74	Physical Instrument	Good thing you're a goddamn ox, son. An ox that fights bears.		64
75	Suggestion	In shape, out of shape. You've always preferred to rely on your wits.		64
76	Physical Instrument	The Waste Land of Reality is an unforgiving place, but if you ever encounter a bear wandering its roads, you're pretty sure you could take it.		64
77	Volition	See? There are plenty of ways to find meaning in life. You don't *need* booze to feel alive.		64
78	Electrochemistry	This is all ass-backwards. Drinking makes it *easier* to fight a bear! Plus, then you'll have a bottle to smash on its head. Easy peasy!		64
79	You	"Kim! Do you think there's any chance our case will take us to the SRV?"	IsKimHere()	82
80	You	Always good to catch up on foreign affairs. (Return to the table of contents.)		81
81	None			20
82	Kim Kitsuragi	"The Samaran People's Republic?" The lieutenant frowns. "No, I should expect not. Why do you ask?"		85 83 84
83	You	"I was thinking it might be fun to partake in a bear fight."		86
84	You	"No reason."		91
85	You	"I was thinking it might be fun to see a bear fight."		93
86	None			87 88
87	None		Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1	89
88	None		(Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 1) == false	90
89	Kim Kitsuragi	"I suppose that *would* be something to see." The lieutenant seems amused at the thought of you wrestling a bear.		95
90	Kim Kitsuragi	"What you do in your spare time is your business. In the meantime, I would prefer you focus on our case."		95
91	Kim Kitsuragi	"You know, not too long ago I listened to a *fascinating radio programme* on traditional Samaran folk dances. The costumes they wear are supposed to be extraordinary..."		92
92	Kim Kitsuragi	"In any event, no, I haven't seen any evidence there's a *Samaran angle* to this case."		95
93	Kim Kitsuragi	"They're quite the spectacle, as I understand. I've heard they make the people in the front rows wear plastic sheets..."		94
94	Kim Kitsuragi	"On account of the blood, you see."		95
95	None			20
96	Encyclopedia	Sapormat 'Sport' Knezhinisky is well into his third decade as president of the SRV. Outside Samara he's known for three things: *Brutal* repression of internal dissent, *monumental* corruption, and a near-pathological obsession with physical fitness.		97
97	None			98 99
98	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_encyclo_uncle_sport"]	100
99	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_encyclo_uncle_sport"]) == false	109
100	None			101 102
101	None		IsTHCPresent("coach_physical_instrument")	103
102	None		(IsTHCPresent("coach_physical_instrument")) == false	104
103	Physical Instrument	Son, it's only an obsession if its unhealthy. And there's *nothing* healthier than maintaining a sound body. Also, you're forgetting about the *moustache*.		105
104	Physical Instrument	Don't forget the *moustache*.		105
105	None			106 107
106	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_phys_int_mustache"]	108
107	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_phys_int_mustache"]) == false	109
108	Encyclopedia	Right. Like all Samaran men above the age of 40, President Knezhinisky wears a truly spectacular walrus moustache.		109
109	You	Great. Now let's get to the bear wrestling.		110
110	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	It's quite straightforward. A standard match features one man (or in some cases, woman) against one bear. Two competitors, one ring, five rounds (or until 'incapacitation')...		111
111	None			56
112	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	It takes a moment, but gradually it dawns on you that 'Kunst und Kultur' must mean 'Arts and Culture'...		113
113	Logic	*Why* they decided to title this one section in *Walder* is beyond you.		114
114	None			115 116
115	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_logic_gottwaldish"]	117
116	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_logic_gottwaldish"]) == false	118
117	Savoir Faire	Obviously because it's *cool* to drop random phrases in foreign languages.		119
118	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	As you leaf through this section, you come across several reviews of recent radio-plays, as well as a brief 'Artist Spotlight' featuring a local artist identified only as 'C.S.'		120
119	Esprit de Corps	It evokes a sense of recognition and fellowship among those privileged enough to understand.		118
120	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The main feature, though, is a long essay titled 'TipTop Tournée: A Critical Mazovian Perspective'.		121
121	None			122 123
122	None		Variable["plaza.kineema_encyclo_titoptournee"]	125
123	None		(Variable["plaza.kineema_encyclo_titoptournee"]) == false	124
124	Encyclopedia	The TipTop Tournée is an interisolary racing series, mostly known for its high speeds, ludicrous sponsorship deals, and high death toll. In Revachol it's held quadrennially on the prestigious Zéro Carrousel racing circuit.		125
125	None			126 127 128 129
126	You	Read the profile of 'C.S.'		130
127	You	Just a moment, what is this 'TipTop Tournée'?	Variable["plaza.kineema_encyclo_titoptournee"] == false	131
128	You	Alright, let's see what these communists have to say about TipTop.	Variable["plaza.kineema_encyclo_titoptournee"] == true	132
129	You	Sounds dull. (Return to the table of contents.)		136
130	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	This so-called 'Artist Spotlight' is really just a brief Q&A, made all the briefer by the subject's evident hostility to her interviewer.		258
131	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The actual article is surprisingly light on details, but after skimming a page or two you gather that it has *something* to do with motor carriage racing...		137
132	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	You think you're settling in for a relaxing recap of the most recent season, maybe sprinkled with some nice anecdotes about a few of the more colourful drivers...		133
133	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Instead you find yourself skimming a 10,000-word feature about all the politically *problematic* aspects of TipTop Tournée.		141
134	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Where to even start? For one, there's the crass commercialism of its sponsorships. And then there's the practically *criminal* emphasis on deadly motor crashes...		142
135	None			143 144 145
136	None			20
137	Encyclopedia	If you don't follow it, you only ever hear about the ludicrous sponsorships and obscene death toll...		140
138	Authority	That certainly *sounds* like a certain *delinquent youth* who likes to harass you from her balcony.		139
139	None			125
140	None			125
141	You	Wait, what's wrong with TipTop?		134
142	Rhetoric	So, all of it, basically.		135
143	You	Hang on, who wrote this stuff?		150
144	You	What's so bad about sponsorships?		146
145	You	What's wrong with a good motor crash? They just keep it interesting.		147
146	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Under capitalism, the article says, every pursuit has its price. Every pleasure, even one as elemental as the joy of racing others around a track, is reduced to an advertising opportunity.		149
147	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	And that, precisely, is what's problematic about it. Were it not for the promise of random, *spectacular* violence, audiences would quickly lose interest...		148
148	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	At the end of the day, it's the destruction of these 750,000-reál racers that you're *really* watching for.		151
149	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Thus the so-called *tournée* becomes a competition between increasingly meaningless brand signifiers: your discount laundry detergent racing against a pack of Astra cigarettes or even a Frittte...		152
150	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Oddly enough, this article has *two* bylines: Nasteb Encalada-Bernal and Exilus Bücher.		153
151	None			167 168
152	You	Right, but then you get to see them *crash*.		147
153	None			154 155
154	None		Variable["apt.student_main_hub_reached"]	157
155	None		(Variable["apt.student_main_hub_reached"]) == false	156
156	Conceptualization	There's no way those are real names.		158
157	Rhetoric	Just a moment... those names seem awfully familiar.		163
158	None			159 160
159	None		Variable["inventory.fumee_concept_pseudonyms"]	162
160	None		(Variable["inventory.fumee_concept_pseudonyms"]) == false	161
161	None			135
162	You	Wait, why aren't they real names?		165
163	Logic	You're right, because they're most likely *anagrams* of 'Steban' and 'Ulixes', the student communists.		164
164	None			135
165	Conceptualization	Have you ever met anyone named 'Exilus'? Come on, they're plainly pseudonyms.		166
166	Logic	More than that, they're likely *anagrams*.		161
167	You	No, I'm pretty sure I like it for the racing.		191
168	You	Wow, you're right. I really *am* just in it for the violence!		169
169	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	You see? One cannot avoid the conclusion that TipTop Tournée is simply the apotheosis of "spectacular" entertainment under capitalism.		170
170	None			171 172
171	None		IsKimHere()	173
172	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	174
173	None			177 176 175
174	None			20
175	You	"Kim, this article says that no one really watches TipTop Tournée for the races."		179
176	You	"Kim, you wouldn't believe how badly written some of these articles are."	IsTHCPresent("art_cop") == true	178
177	You	"Kim, did you know TipTop Tournée is actually an orgiastic ritual of capitalistic destruction? I had no idea!"	Variable["inventory.fumee_tiptop_violence"] == true	180
178	Kim Kitsuragi	"I can imagine. Something tells me there's not exactly a glut of young communists itching to write about TipTop for *La Fumée*..."		183
179	Kim Kitsuragi	"Oh, come on. Can this article read your mind?"		189 190
180	Kim Kitsuragi	"I can safely say the thought had never crossed my mind, detective." The lieutenant furrows his brow.		187 188
181	Kim Kitsuragi	"I'm sure most things are, if the young men who wrote this article are to be believed."		183
182	Kim Kitsuragi	"You can still like it, detective. Just because a couple of fools wrote an article doesn't mean it's true."		183
183	Kim Kitsuragi	"If I had to wager, I'd say they've never even *seen* the inside of a motor, much less a motor race. I'd take whatever they write with a large grain of salt."		186
184	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant sighs. "A certain kind of young man reads one or two books and suddenly thinks he understands the secret structures of reality..."		183
185	Kim Kitsuragi	"Well, there you have it. No reason to get hung up on the pretentious ramblings of a few young men."		183
186	None			20
187	You	"I wonder what *else* is really just a metaphor for life under capitalism."		181
188	You	"It's too bad. I thought I liked TipTop."		182
189	You	"*It* seems to think so."		184
190	You	"No, I guess not."		185
191	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Sure, you *think* that, but *subconsciously* it's the visions of brand-names being engulfed in flames that you crave.		192
192	None			193 194
193	None		IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")	198
194	None		(IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")) == false	195
195	None			196 197
196	None		IsTHCPresent("art_cop")	257
197	None		(IsTHCPresent("art_cop")) == false	199
198	Interfacing	That may be true of your casual, factory-issue TipTopper, but *you're* a genuine torque dork. You practically live for the wail of those superchargers!		202 200
199	Half Light	This flimsy magazine is right. Deep down you know the only *true* stakes are life and glory, or death by fiery dismemberment.		201 200
200	You	I guess I've never thought about it that much.		210
201	You	Hell yeah, crashes are what get the blood pumping.	Variable["inventory.fumee_halflight_dismemberment"] == true	211
202	You	Who do you think you're talking to, article? I've *forgotten* more about fuel-injection systems than you'll ever know.		208
203	You	I can't believe someone actually *published* this utter tripe. (Shake your head.)	Variable["inventory.fumee_concept_term_paper"] == true	207
204	You	(Take out your pen.) I'm just going to make a few quick changes...	CheckItem("blue_oblong_pen") or CheckItem("kind_green_ape_pen")	205
205	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Armed with your trusty pen, you spend entirely too much time excising meaningless phrases and unsubstantiated claims...		206
206	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	By the time you're finished the original article is nearly illegible.		212
207	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The magazine stares back at you defiantly. It's pretty sure you just don't *get* it.		220
208	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Believe what you want, but your fascination with machines you'll never so much as *touch* in real life is itself a *textbook* example of commodity fetishism...		209
209	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	In other words, it's not the engines you covet, but the feeling of freedom they're made to signify for you.		219
210	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	That's because you haven't been reading *critically*. But don't worry, the whole point of these sorts of articles is to let someone else read critically *for you*.		218
211	None			169
212	None			213 214
213	None		IsKimHere()	215
214	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	217
215	Kim Kitsuragi	"You know, *most* people would just write a letter to the editor..."		216
216	Kim Kitsuragi	"Or even better," he stops to correct himself, "just leave it be."		217
217	None			170
218	None			170
219	None			170
220	None			170
221	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Unsurprisingly, much of this section is taken up with articles declaring unqualified support for the dockworkers' strike.		222
222	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	You skim the headlines: 'Paint the Harbour Red and White!', 'Martinaise Tames the Wild Pines', 'A City in Revolt', 'First We Take Martinaise, Then We Take La Delta!'.		223
223	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Finally, there's a brief article by the writer 'G. Martin' accusing the owner of the Capeside Apartments of illegally attempting to evict certain communist tenants simply for not having paid their rent.		224
224	None			225 226
225	None		Variable["plaza.gaston_says_he_writes_stuff_for_evrart"]	227
226	None		(Variable["plaza.gaston_says_he_writes_stuff_for_evrart"]) == false	228
227	Reaction Speed	Ah, this must be Gaston's handiwork.		228
228	None			229 230 231 232 233
229	You	Damn communists. Should've killed the lot of them when they had the chance.		234
230	You	If it weren't for the Wild Pines all those moochers would be out of a job.		235
231	You	Charging rent just to live somewhere *is* pretty outrageous.		239
232	You	Wouldn't it be better for everyone if labour and capital could reach some *reasonable* accommodation?		246
233	You	Why should I care? This doesn't have anything to do with me.		253
234	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	One of the editorials proclaims that the more the forces of reaction attempt to crush the body, the more defiant the spirit of communism becomes...		236
235	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	According to these editorials, private enterprise is simply a means of organising labour that would already happen regardless...		237
236	Endurance	Sounds like their bodies just haven't been *crushed* enough yet.		245
237	Savoir Faire	Absolute nonsense. Whoever wrote this has clearly never built a successful business before.		238
238	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	It goes on to call the Wild Pines a 'nightmarish transnational leech, sucking the life from the labouring classes of Martinaise'.		245
239	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The writer G. Martin remarks dryly that 'capitalists *love* wealth redistribution, so long as it's only redistributed *upward*'...		240
240	None			241 242
241	None		Variable["village.has_shack"]	243
242	None		(Variable["village.has_shack"]) == false	244
243	Rhetoric	Good thing your rent-paying days are behind you.		245
244	Rhetoric	It's true. The rentiers have been bleeding you dry. You really ought to find your own place one of these days.		245
245	None			20
246	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	According to these editorials, there can be no accommodation with the forces of international capital or their 'mucilaginous allies' in the Coalition...		247
247	Empathy	Why do communists love puerile insults? And they wonder why they're always being left out in the cold.		248
248	None			249 250
249	None		Variable["tc.coalition_government"]	245
250	None		(Variable["tc.coalition_government"]) == false	251
251	You	Hold on, what's this about a 'Coalition'?		252
252	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Judging from the context, it's something very large and fundamental. You should probably know about it already, honestly.		245
253	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	The eternal problem, according to G. Martin, is that under capitalism the worker is rendered incapable of perceiving their own agency (or lack thereof)...		254
254	La Fumée, Vol. 1 No. 4	Thus, they tend to experience their own oppression as though it were happening to somebody else.		255
255	Inland Empire	Is, is that *true*? Have you felt *estranged* from your own self recently?		245
256	Savoir Faire	Perhaps they've overestimated the market demand for this kind of *commentary*.		31
257	Conceptualization	It's the stilted language and overconfident tone that's the real giveaway here. You're almost certainly reading a recycled university essay, one that could probably use some edits.		204 203 200
258	None			259 260
259	None		Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]	138
260	None		(Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]) == false	139