Flat Transcript - DE Text Explorer

ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None
2	You	Convince Titus he is being manipulated.	Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story"] == true	3
3	Titus Hardie			4 5
4	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"]	254
5	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_rhetoric_wc"]) == false	135
6	Fat Angus	"Guys, seriously. I've seen this. Stop laughing. Is his face drooping?"		128
7	None			External: (1002, 12)
8	You	[Leave.]
9	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's enough for the shadow now, officer. Let's do procedural questions or even..." He nods toward the exit. "Why not take a little breather?"		87
10	You	"Yes, Kim, I'm fine. Back to questions..." (I don't want to die.)		55
11	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, yes, a miniature train set..." He turns to Titus. "The point is, this allegorical Kim should've just told the truth."		48
12	Rhetoric	You're a horrible gunless cop. This is all because you don't have a gun. You're never going to convince anyone without a gun.		20
13	Titus Hardie			14 15
14	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"]	25
15	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"]) == false	12
16	None			177
17	You	"Titus, she played Kim like a miniature train set."		11
18	Shanky	"What are they whispering, Titus? I can't hear anything."		19
19	Titus Hardie	"I don't know." He shrugs. "Some kind of bitch fight, I think." He snaps his fingers at you. "Hey, bitches! No fighting in the Union booth! Talk or walk!"		13
20	None			External: (1002, 12)
21	You	"Gun me, Kim!"		24
22	You	"Don't talk -- just gun me."		23
23	Kim Kitsuragi	"But I didn't say anything."		18
24	Kim Kitsuragi	" ... "		22
25	Rhetoric	So you put the gun in your mouth for the other guy -- couldn't even get it in your hand for me? This is bullshit. We'll never convince them without a gun.		20
26	Rhetoric	Fair enough. I was just gonna make it up on the way. Here come the other good ideas!		16
27	You	"Okay, maybe there is no story, but listen to this!" (Take me back to the good ideas.)		26
28	Kim Kitsuragi	"Not the point," he whispers. "I just don't want to give you my gun."		41
29	You	"Kim, I'm gonna need your gun again. "	(Variable["yard.hanged_failed_shooting_body_down"] == true or Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"] == true or Variable["yard.hanged_pointed_at_cunoesse"] == true) and IsKimHere()	30
30	Kim Kitsuragi	"That is absolutely not going to happen."		42 21
31	Titus Hardie	"Oh, that shadow. A man your age... the hangover must be lethal." He measures you up. "I never thought I'd say this, but maybe you should cut back on the drink?"		74
32	You	"As I awakened into this world something came with me. An ancient sadness."		31
33	You	"Titus, the same thing happened to me. She manipulated me too."	Variable["XP.detect_compromized_skillset"] == true	75
34	Titus Hardie			35 36
35	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"]	43
36	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_just_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth"]) == false	37
37	Titus Hardie			38 39
38	Titus Hardie		Variable["yard.hanged_pointed_at_cunoesse"]	40
39	Titus Hardie		(Variable["yard.hanged_pointed_at_cunoesse"]) == false	28
40	Kim Kitsuragi	"No," he whispers. "You almost shot that girl. I don't want to..."		41
41	None			21
42	You	"Can't you trust me with it for just a second?"		34
43	Kim Kitsuragi	"No," he whispers. "God no."		41
44	You	"That's cafeteria manager to you, Titus."		45
45	Titus Hardie	"What are you, his bitch now?"		118 49
46	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, yes, like a deck of cards..." He turns to Titus. "The point is, this allegorical Kim should've just told the truth."		48
47	You	"Kimmo got to thinking he could trust this bad chick. Because she was hot. So he asked her to lie for him. She promised she would -- then ratted him out. Almost cost him his job."		73
48	Titus Hardie	"You need to man up and take charge, little guy. Shit's got to be equal in a couple. Listen to your buddy Titus here." He points to himself. "Nothing like this would ever happen to a Hardie boy."		62
49	You	I wanna get off, I don't like saying those things.		50
50	Rhetoric	No, no, there's no way off. The carousel is spinning.		119
51	Rhetoric	Okay then. Your fault. You were one cock carousel away from breaking the case, but okay. Guess you don't need my help.		52
52	Titus Hardie			53 54
53	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	57
54	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	7
55	Titus Hardie	"What fucking questions, carousel man?"		7
56	You	I don't wanna say cock-carousel anymore.		51
57	Kim Kitsuragi	"Are you okay?"		113 10
58	Titus Hardie	"The hunter becomes the hunter?" He shakes his head. "A little tip for you, cop. The next time you try to fuck with someone's head -- make sure you're not fucked there yourself."		59
59	Rhetoric	I don't understand what happened. Why did you say that? I didn't tell you to say that! Put the fiddle down and never go off script like that again.		61
60	You	(Perform a dramatic finale on the imaginary fiddle.) "The hunter becomes the hunter."		58
61	None			External: (1002, 12)
62	Kim Kitsuragi	"Thank you, I'll try," he says dryly. "Please understand that Kim in this story was an allegory for you. You shouldn't try to hide the truth."		63
63	Titus Hardie	"Sure, binoclard -- allegory." Titus looks at him with a sympathetic smile. "You didn't get played -- Titus did. I'm gonna do you a solid and change the subject, okay?"		65
64	Rhetoric	This man would rather live in a fantasy world where he isn't a complete loser. You need to be more forceful the next time.		82
65	Authority	A man like Titus is way too confident to get that analogy.		64
66	Titus Hardie	"What fucking story?"		472
67	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, no." He looks around. "There is no story."		68 27
68	You	(Point to the lieutenant) "You see, Kimothy here got himself into a jam..."		71
69	Rhetoric	Oh, you want more good options? Here we go, so goooooood...		185 180 154 153 170 60
70	You	You promised there would be good options. Where are they?		69
71	Kim Kitsuragi	"I didn't," the lieutenant says quietly. "Let's not do stories. Let's do questions."		97
72	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, yes, three-stringed banjo..." He turns to Titus. "The point is, this allegorical Kim should've just told the truth."		48
73	Titus Hardie	"So you got, played huh?" Titus glances at the lieutenant.		77
74	Electrochemistry	That is a lie. You should cut FORWARD on the drink.		79
75	Titus Hardie	"Sucks for you." He shrugs. "But get this straight -- no one manipulates Titus Hardie. I knew I was sticking it in crazy." He points to the stairs.		94
76	Eugene	"Brutal, Titus." He shakes his head. "Brutal but true. She has a hold on him."		107
77	Rhetoric	Good. You got his attention. Now reward it with a metaphor.		95 78 17
78	You	"Like a damn deck of cards."		46
79	Titus Hardie			80 81
80	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	9
81	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	87
82	None			External: (1002, 12)
83	Kim Kitsuragi	"Officer? Look at me. I need to see if your face is drooping." He sounds incredibly worried.		128
84	Kim Kitsuragi	"No, he's not." He looks at you with pleading eyes.		127
85	You	"Titus, man -- I was young and it was summer. I just had to take a dive."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_door_inland_you_were_young_and_it_was_summer"] == true	90
86	None			External: (1002, 12)
87	Rhetoric	These working class oafs don't know how to talk about feelings. You shouldn't have opened up to them. Or anyone.		86
88	Conceptualization	So that's what it was -- a song you heard at some point, lodged in the back of your head. Probably not a very good point.		87
89	Eugene	"That is a nice way of putting it -- he stole it from a song, by this old guy who also got fucked by a woman. I can't remember his name, I think he's dead now."		88
90	Titus Hardie	"That's a nice way of putting it, but you know..." He scratches the back of his head. "I'm in the Dockworkers' Union. Not the Heartworkers'."		89
91	You	"Titus, man -- I should've seen it coming. It was right behind her eyes." (Point to your eyes.)	Variable["whirling.klaasje_door_inland_it_was_right_behind_her_eyes"] == true	90
92	Titus Hardie	"What the hell are you talking about?"		32 85 91 105
93	You	"I know what's going on here. I've been wronged too. I got this fucking dark shadow over my heart."		92
94	Titus Hardie	"But you -- you have no idea what you're doing up there. I can see it in your face, every time you come down and sing her song. She's in your head, man. You're fucked."		76
95	You	"Like a three-string banjo."		72
96	Rhetoric	Why did you say she's manipulating you? She's manipulating them, remember? I didn't tell you to say that -- who told him that filthy lie?		133
97	Rhetoric	No, no. Don't listen to him. This is gold stuff. Now let's get didactic!		47
98	Shanky	"Yeah me too. I'm always up to see a cop cry."		99
99	Titus Hardie			100 101
100	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	104
101	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	87
102	Alain	"I kinda wanted to hear the circus, boss..."		98
103	Titus Hardie	"Look around, cop." He spreads his arms. "These men are dockworkers, they don't wanna hear about your psycho circus!"		102
104	Kim Kitsuragi	"You won't hear it." The lieutenant intervenes. "That's enough for the circus now, officer. Let's do procedural questions or even..." He nods toward the exit. "Why not take a little breather?"		87
105	You	"I got fucked by some chick. Fucked real bad."		103
106	Kim Kitsuragi	"The witness has no hold on officers of the RCM. My partner was just trying to get you to come clean -- in his unusually emotional way."		96
107	Titus Hardie			108 109
108	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	106
109	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	96
110	Eugene	"Sounds like you're on some kind of carousel yourself. And it's not a pretty one."		124
111	You	"Cock carousel."		110
112	Eugene	"Boss, I think he's just gonna keep saying cock carousel."		111
113	You	"Cock carousel."		112
114	None			External: (1002, 12)
115	Shanky	"Boss, I think he means a joyride made of suckas. You telling us we're suckers?"		123
116	Titus Hardie	"Yeah yeah, cock carousel. I hear the goddamned word. What are you saying?"		115
117	You	"The same thing happened to my friend Garte over there. A chick tried to make him part of her cock carousel."	Variable["plaza.kineema_sylvie_rc_fail"] == true	121
118	You	"That is unimportant. Focus on the words cock carousel."		122
119	You	"Cock carousel."		116
120	Titus Hardie	"Yeah, thanks for bringing a new word in my life." He nods. "Now fuck off, will'ya?"		113 56
121	Titus Hardie	"The fucking what now?" He points to Garte. "You mean the barman?"		44 118 49
122	Eugene	"Yeah, we're all very focused. What does it mean?"		119
123	You	"Cock carousel."		120
124	Titus Hardie			125 126
125	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	84
126	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	127
127	You	"Cock csrosssel"		130
128	You	"I don't feel so good."		129
129	Titus Hardie	"Yeah, you don't look so good..." He extends a can. "Beer?"		8
130	Titus Hardie			131 132
131	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	83
132	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	6
133	Volition	It was me. I made you sound weak and I shouldn't have. But this guy, Goldmouth, he's way in over his head. Be careful with his so-called advice.		114
134	Titus Hardie	"I have no idea, E." He shakes his head. "I don't know what a pussy-boy is. I'm old fashioned."		201
135	Titus Hardie			136 137
136	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]	139
137	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]) == false	145
138	Alain	"At least he put the fucking fiddle down. I've seen this before, Titus. Addict cops. They got access to confiscated drugs and then they start experimenting."		175
139	Titus Hardie			140 141
140	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again"]	476
141	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again"]) == false	147
142	Shanky	"Fuck that! Kick his ass, boss, this is a fiddle-free establishment!"		179
143	Drama	He's working really, really hard to spin this. It's not easy.		148
144	Kim Kitsuragi	"No-no," the lieutenant intervenes -- to re-contextualize. "My partner is a spiritual man. He was a minister before joining the RCM. Many of us were..."		190
145	Rhetoric	Klaasje is playing them like a fiddle -- tell them how bad they got played and they'll tell you the truth. There are many ways to go about it -- all of them really good.		177
146	Rhetoric	You keep failing cause you haven't failed enough times. You just need to go over and over and over this.
147	Rhetoric	I don't know what went wrong the last time. You have so many good ideas here. Make them all see they're puppets on a string.		177
148	Kim Kitsuragi	He gives you a stern sideways glance. "Time to move to more serious matters. Like what really happened between you and the man you hanged."		142
149	Titus Hardie	"Do we? Because I really, really don't." He tilts his head with something resembling curiosity.		176
150	You	"Okay, men. It's clear you're being played like a fiddle." (Play an imaginary fiddle.)		151
151	Glen	"No we fucking ain't, asshole!" Glen jumps in, shouting. "No one's fiddling anyone in here!"		152
152	Titus Hardie	"No, no, Glen... I wanna hear this. Who do you think is fucking fiddling me?"		154 153 60 70
153	You	"'Tis pity she's a whore." (Wink.)		169
154	You	"Who do you think?" (Keep playing the imaginary fiddle; grin sagely.)		155
155	Eugene	"I think you're losing it, fiddle-man."		168
156	Titus Hardie	"Yeah, what is happening to you?" He inspects you: your eyes bulging and your face drooping down your skull. "Are you on narcotics?"		171
157	Alain	"Yeah like he's ever gonna pull top shelf pussy like that!" The tattooed man laughs. "He's what? Eight hundred years old now?"		178
158	None			177
159	Drama	Whatever -- just do the fiddle-thing, sire. It'll be artistic... and if you've already done it, do it again!		158
160	Rhetoric	Oh, you don't like these arguments? Let's see you come up with your own then! C'mon, everyone's waiting! Where are they?		161
161	Empathy	Why is Goldmouth mean to him? Something is wrong. It doesn't look like he's succeeding.		159
162	You	Can I? All those ideas looked really bad...		160
163	Rhetoric	Those are the other guys. My shit is solid gold. You can trust me.		162 167
164	You	You guys are always telling me they're good and then they aren't!		163
165	Rhetoric	That's right. Titus is ready to break. You've come too far not to trust me now, pussy-boy!		166
166	Volition	Pussy-boy? What the hell is going on here? That does not sound trustworthy at all.		159
167	You	Okay, but please -- I can't afford to fail now. I've come too far...		165
168	Titus Hardie	"No, no. This fucking clown is trying to get to me. This ain't gonna work with Titus Hardie." He looks you in the eye. "Put the fiddle down or walk away. It's that simple."		187
169	Titus Hardie	"Yeah, it fucking is, but whaddaya do -- say no to a nice piece of ass like that?" He looks you in the eye. "I'd like to see you try, fiddle-man."		157
170	You	"Goooooooooood... lord... what is happening to me?" (Look up.)		156
171	Titus Hardie			172 173
172	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	144
173	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	138
174	Kim Kitsuragi	"No-no..." The lieutenant intervenes -- to re-contextualize. "He's just playing his viola da gamba. Before becoming a detective my partner was a violinist. Many of us were..."		143
175	Titus Hardie	"You better not OD in our booth, cop. Make sure you get out before you keel over."		199
176	Eugene	"Did he just call you a pussy-boy?"		196
177	None			164 150 93 33 117 485 29 477
178	Shanky	"Yeah, you pull incredible pussy, boss. No one pulls pussy like you!"		199
179	Titus Hardie	"You hear that?" He squints and points at you. "One more peep out of you and you're on the curb, fiddle man."		199
180	You	"Titus, pussy-boy..." (Dramatically put the fiddle down.) "You and I both now where this is going."		149
181	Titus Hardie			182 183
182	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	174
183	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	142
184	Titus Hardie	"More fiddle playing! I can't believe this shit. What is this mime trying to do, get to me?"		181
185	You	"I mean your sweet little plaything upstairs." (More fiddle playing.)		184
186	Kim Kitsuragi	"He'll put the fiddle down." He turns to you. "Put it down, officer."		199
187	Titus Hardie			188 189
188	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	186
189	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	199
190	Drama	He's working really, really hard to spin this.		191
191	Kim Kitsuragi	He gives you a stern sideways glance. "Time to move to more earthly matters. Like what really happened here -- detective?" He snaps his fingers under your nose.		199
192	Eugene	"Like hell it is! I still can't believe he called you a pussy-boy, Titus. What does that mean?"		134
193	Kim Kitsuragi	He gives you a stern sideways glance. "Time to move to more serious matters. Like what really happened between you and the man you hanged."		192
194	Drama	He's working really, really hard to spin this, but it's not easy.		193
195	Kim Kitsuragi	"No-no..." The lieutenant intervenes to re-contextualize. "He's just playing his viola da gamba. Before becoming a detective my partner was a violinist. Many of us were..."		194
196	Titus Hardie			197 198
197	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	195
198	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	134
199	Rhetoric	I do not understand! This fiddle play totally fell apart. The concept was solid, but the delivery -- tragically off. You sounded like a madman, not a cop.		200
200	None			External: (1002, 12)
201	Shanky	"It can't be good, boss." He turns to you. "You got something more to say pussy boy man?"		199
202	Fat Angus	The room falls quiet. So quiet you can hear Angus wheeze.		330
203	Shanky	"Fatty!" The little guy hits Angus on the back of the head. A loud slap. "Say one more thing to the cops and I'll..."		323
204	Shivers	Outside in the midday sun -- ruins. The pavements are cracked and the benches peeling. Newspapers blow in the wind.		277
205	Titus Hardie			206 207
206	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	222
207	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	221
208	Elizabeth	"SHUT UP, ANGUS!"		209
209	You	"He was dead before you hanged him?"		203
210	Kim Kitsuragi	"Got it." He takes out his notebook. "Kill you -- because they don't like you. All because..."		243
211	Fat Angus	"It wasn't that, it wasn't..." the fat man says with a wheeze. "We didn't shoot him."		341
212	Fat Angus	"We didn't light him on fire!" You hear the fat man wheeze. He's trying to get up.		341
213	Fat Angus	"It wasn't that. It wasn't..." the fat man says with a wheeze. "We just couldn't get him down, okay?"		341
214	You	"Write it down, Kim -- in Martinaise they just kill you because they don't like you."		210
215	Titus Hardie			216 217
216	Titus Hardie		Variable["XP.keep_your_eye_on_the_powerful_guy_minus1_rhet_wc_pressure_cooker"]	277
217	Titus Hardie		(Variable["XP.keep_your_eye_on_the_powerful_guy_minus1_rhet_wc_pressure_cooker"]) == false	240
218	You	"They just hang you -- shoot you -- light you on fire. They don't care!"	Variable["whirling.hardies_confronted_them_with_the_bullet"] == true	212
219	You	"They just hang you -- shoot you -- whatever! They can't even remember."	Variable["whirling.hardies_confronted_them_with_the_bullet"] == true	211
220	You	"They just hang you, like in the dark ages -- make a display of your corpse."		213
221	None			220 219 297 218 299
222	Kim Kitsuragi	"Yes, I understand, Alain -- that's your name, right? Alain. You'll kill us." He scratches in his notebook. "That's what they do in the Wild North."		221
223	Kim Kitsuragi	"There we go." He jots down a note. "Don't come to the Wild North if you're not white enough."		221
224	Rhetoric	Just remember it's about more than Klaasje. It's about these men and Martinaise: their district, their responsibility.		248
225	Alain	A wince. It's involuntary. "Bring that up one more time and you won't get to write that report."		335
226	Shanky	"Yeah, we liked it. It was fun, wasn't it guys?" He looks around. "We had a great time."		321
227	You	"...because they like killing."		226
228	Alain	"Fuck you! I'm not from around. That's not why we..."		301
229	Titus Hardie			230 231
230	Titus Hardie		IsAfternoon()	204
231	Titus Hardie		(IsAfternoon()) == false	247
232	Titus Hardie			233 234
233	Titus Hardie		IsMorning()	245
234	Titus Hardie		(IsMorning()) == false	229
235	You	"...because of some chick."		225
236	You	"...because you're a foreigner."		289
237	You	"...because you work for the wrong people."		309
238	Suggestion	Good. I like this. This guy is learning.		215
239	Rhetoric	He'll get it. Go on.		214
240	Titus Hardie			241 242
241	Titus Hardie		IsNight()	244
242	Titus Hardie		(IsNight()) == false	232
243	None			235 236 237 227
244	Shivers	Outside in the nightlight -- quiet, dressed in sodium lamps. Torn and in tatters...		277
245	Shivers	Outside under the rising sun -- tattered, and in ruins; the windows of the cafeteria aglow with her morning light.		277
246	Kim Kitsuragi	"Huh?" The lieutenant raises his brow.		239
247	Shivers	Outside in the evening light -- ruined and old, shadows lengthen on the pavement. A distant gunshot.		277
248	Titus Hardie			249 250
249	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again"]	238
250	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again"]) == false	240
251	Titus Hardie	You only manage to perform one more movement. An instinctive jerk to your left. Then -- no sound. No one screams. It's impossible to say where it comes from...		267
252	Titus Hardie	"Huh?" He looks surprised.		329
253	You	"Really. I'm gonna start typing up my report. It's gonna say: in Martinaise they just kill you because they don't like you..."		325
254	Rhetoric	Convince Titus? he's being manipulated? You should know by now -- Titus Hardie will never falter.		259
255	Kim Kitsuragi	To your right, you sense the air move. The lieutenant draws his firearm.		251
256	Titus Hardie			257 258
257	Titus Hardie		Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]	281
258	Titus Hardie		(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]) == false	286
259	Titus Hardie			260 261
260	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_drama_rc_success_they_lie"]	268
261	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_drama_rc_success_they_lie"]) == false	272
262	You	"That's it then. Case closed." (Look around.) "I'm going home."	IsKimHere() == false	252
263	Titus Hardie			264 265
264	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	255
265	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	319
266	None			External: (1427, 13)
267	None			External: (1427, 2)
268	Composure	But you know someone who might.		272
269	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant has put down his notebook -- his hand is resting on his holster. He gives you an imperceptible nod.		326
270	You	"That's it then. Case closed." (Look around.) "We're going home, Kim."	IsKimHere()	246
271	You	One of his boys will.		282
272	None			271 270 262
273	You	"You hear that, Angus! They're gonna kill me too!"		287
274	Titus Hardie			275 276
275	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	317
276	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	221
277	None			272
278	Half Light	The most terrible fear. Bigger than any before.		263
279	Reaction Speed	Too late. There is an awful ringing in your ears -- your body temperature spikes. You're burning all over -- with fear.		278
280	Esprit de Corps	Go for it -- the lieutenant has his eyes set on the fat guy. Push Angus. We're almost there.		340
281	You	"You hanged a corpse to cover up the real cause of death -- the bullet in his head."		348
282	Titus Hardie			283 284
283	Titus Hardie		Variable["XP.keep_your_eye_on_the_powerful_guy_minus1_rhet_wc_pressure_cooker"]	285
284	Titus Hardie		(Variable["XP.keep_your_eye_on_the_powerful_guy_minus1_rhet_wc_pressure_cooker"]) == false	224
285	Composure	Fat Angus. The powerful guy. Mr. All Muscle. The time has come -- put him in the pressure cooker.		224
286	You	"You hanged a corpse to cover up the real cause of death -- what was it?"		298
287	Reaction Speed	Suddenly there is an awful ringing in your ears -- your body temperature spikes. You're burning all over -- with fear.		278
288	Theo	"You just killed yourself. Like I said you would -- suicide..." He shakes his silvery head; his calm voice is almost kind now.		273 322 308
289	Shanky	"Goddamn right! Don't come around if you're not from around!"		228
290	Kim Kitsuragi	"You hanged the corpse to cover up the real cause of death -- the bullet in his head."		348
291	Elizabeth	"Fine. I'll tell him. After a long walk along the coast." She walks off without looking back.		515
292	Titus Hardie			293 294
293	Titus Hardie		Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]	290
294	Titus Hardie		(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]) == false	300
295	You	"Wait. Let's go back. I want to say something else..."		279
296	You	"You hear that, Angus! They're gonna kill me too!"		287
297	You	"They club you -- from behind -- string you up and go back to drinking."	Variable["whirling.hardies_confronted_them_with_the_bullet"] == false	337
298	Titus Hardie	"We're not sure. Probably a bullet. The wound was difficult to see."		364
299	You	"They drag you out back, light your corpse on fire and piss on you. They don't care."	Variable["whirling.hardies_confronted_them_with_the_bullet"] == false	339
300	Kim Kitsuragi	"You hanged the corpse to cover up the real cause of death -- what was it?"		298
301	Titus Hardie			302 303
302	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	223
303	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	221
304	None			318 386 324 390 357 358 389 404
305	Titus Hardie			306 307
306	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	292
307	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	256
308	You	"Wait. Stop. Let's go back. I want to say something else..."		279
309	Shanky	"Goddamn right, this is Uniontown! You work for the company -- we will kill you!"		311
310	Titus Hardie	"Me too."		356
311	Eugene	"Fuck, Dennis, we don't kill you if you work for the company! Half the harbour works for the company..."		312
312	Titus Hardie			313 314
313	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	316
314	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	221
315	Fat Angus	"We didn't kill him! We didn't even hang him, he was dead when..." He takes a breath, wheezing.		208
316	Kim Kitsuragi	"Work for the wrong company," he jots down, "and they execute you."		221
317	Kim Kitsuragi	"They kill you," he jots down, "because they think it's funny."		221
318	You	"I'm sorry I made you guys fight."		310
319	Titus Hardie	You only manage to perform one more movement. An instinctive jerk to your left. Then -- no sound. No one screams. It's impossible to say where it comes from...		266
320	Titus Hardie	"Lizzie." He turns to the fixer. "Your help is no longer needed here. Go tell Evrart."		291
321	Eugene	"It wasn't for your fucking entertainment, Dennis. She..." He gets a hold of himself.		274
322	You	"What do you mean, old man? What suicide?"		287
323	Titus Hardie	"DENNIS!" Titus roars. "Stand down or I'll beat your head in. Theo --" He points to the old man. "Take your hand off the belt -- this isn't '31. I've got this under control."		385
324	You	"So you didn't kill him. He was already dead."		349
325	Shanky	"Yeah, let them know!" The little guy slams his fist on the table. "We'll kill you dead."		243
326	Rhetoric	What? What does that mean?		280
327	Theo	"No." You see him shake his silvery head. His calm voice is almost kind now. "I'm not gonna do it. I'm too old for a shot like that now..."		296 295
328	None			336 343 334
329	Rhetoric	You caught the leader off guard. Now strike.		253
330	Titus Hardie	"Angie, where's your goddamn inhaler? You sound like you're dying."		338
331	Titus Hardie			332 333
332	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_theo_thinks_youll_kill_yourself"]	288
333	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_theo_thinks_youll_kill_yourself"]) == false	327
334	You	Look at Kim first.	IsKimHere()	269
335	Half Light	The man's fists under the table are balled -- you can tell from his neck and shoulders. He means it.		205
336	You	(Turn to Angus.) "Or what? You're gonna kill me like you killed him? FOR NO FUCKING REASON?"		315
337	Fat Angus	"It wasn't that. It wasn't..." the fat man says with a wheeze. "We didn't hit him, okay?"		341
338	Fat Angus	"I left it home. I can't get it, I'm too fucked..." He grabs his chest. "I'm sorry."		344
339	Fat Angus	"We didn't light him on fire!" You hear the fat man wheeze. He's trying to get up. "No one pissed on him either!"		341
340	None			328
341	Rhetoric	That's it, that's the weak one -- you flushed him out. Now go in for the...		342
342	Theo	"Officer, you will be next if you don't shut up." The old man reaches for his belt, but his voice is strangely calm.		346
343	You	(Turn to Theo.) "What happens if I keep talking? You gonna kill me too -- in this bar?! FOR NOTHING?!"		331
344	Elizabeth	"Why are you so fucking FAT, Angus?!" Lizzie snaps at him. "Now it's all pointless, because of you. You wasted my time. I told you, Titus --" she turns to him. "I told you to just give her up."		320
345	Volition	Steel yourself, push on. Just ignore Theo.		328
346	Hand/Eye Coordination	Firearm! A Glace 08, or a .38 calibre pistol -- either is small enough for you to have missed.		347
347	Rhetoric	He's on to you. He knows what you're trying to do...		345
348	Titus Hardie	Another nod.		355
349	Titus Hardie	He nods.		305
350	Empathy	He doesn't think she did. Or at least he hopes she didn't.		351
351	You	"What happened Sunday night?"		352
352	Titus Hardie	"Klaasje came down." He points to the stairs. "She seemed really out of it. Drugged up -- even more than usual. Bug eyed and gurning, you know? Not in a fun way."		368
353	Titus Hardie	"Cause the girls asked us to. They were in some shit."		354
354	Rhetoric	Girls plural? There's another girl? Two of them? Take note of this. They'll probably say more about her later.		372
355	You	"Why?"		353
356	None			304
357	You	"If Klaasje didn't kill him -- why the cover up?"		403
358	You	"So, who killed the merc then? Any leads?"		424
359	Titus Hardie			360 361
360	Titus Hardie		Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy_done"]	362
361	Titus Hardie		(Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy_done"]) == false	363
362	Perception (Sight)	So there was a wound -- you should try looking for it one more time, before you send the body away.		355
363	Perception (Sight)	At least you'll know what to look for now -- when you get around to doing the autopsy.		355
364	Titus Hardie			365 366
365	Titus Hardie		Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"]	367
366	Titus Hardie		(Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"]) == false	359
367	Esprit de Corps	The coroner and his assistant are wrapped in blue: hands covered in blue gloves, mouths covered by blue masks, bodies by blue aprons. The coroner wipes his brow, scalpel still in his hand. "Get the light. Shine it in his mouth," he tells his assistant. The coroner squats, to better see as the light illumines the darkness inside. "Well, shit. Can't blame them for missing that. Get the saw, Alan. This just got fun."		355
368	Titus Hardie	"It looked like she'd redosed after something went down. I've seen that look before, she was scared. I knew someone had died."		369
369	You	"How did you know?"		371
370	You	"What happened then?"		381
371	Titus Hardie	"I've done this job for ten years. I've seen it before. It's the politician in the motel room with the dead hooker scenario -- only in reverse."		378
372	Titus Hardie			373 374
373	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	375
374	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	376
375	Kim Kitsuragi	"Did she kill him?"		377
376	You	"Did she kill him?"		377
377	Titus Hardie	"Cop, I have no idea -- the girl says she didn't..."		350
378	Shanky	"Good analogy, boss." The rat-faced man snickers.		379
379	Titus Hardie	"You don't get to talk yet, Shanky." He points at him. "You're still on the bench -- and you keep taking it easy too, Angus." He turns back to you.		380
380	Endurance	That's okay with the fat man, still wheezing there. He couldn't speak if he wanted to.		370
381	Titus Hardie	"We went upstairs. Sure as day the merc was dead. And there was a bullet hole through the window. Fucking..." He scratches his chin. "Dirty sheets and bottles everywhere."		383
382	Titus Hardie	"Tibbs patched the window. And the corpse -- we hanged."		384
383	Rhetoric	He means they'd been fucking?		382
384	None			304
385	Composure	Does he? His closed fist is shaking... it's you who's in control. Let them have their moment.		202
386	You	(Whisper) "Kim, we did it."	IsKimHere()	387
387	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant gives a smile only you can see.		356
388	Rhetoric	You're in. He's all yours. Questions!		304
389	You	"Whose idea was it to hang him anyway -- hers?"		444
390	You	"Who's Tibbs?"	Variable["whirling.hardies_who_fixed_the_window"] == true	391
391	Titus Hardie	"My brother. He's in the window replacement business."		393
392	None			304
393	Conceptualization	Tibbs -- that's short for...		394
394	Titus Hardie			395 396
395	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_rhetoric_tibs_is_short_for_tiberius"]	397 398
396	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_rhetoric_tibs_is_short_for_tiberius"]) == false	516
397	You	"Short for Tiberius?"		399
398	You	Back to cop questions.		402
399	Titus Hardie	"Yeah." He nods. "Good man."		400
400	Conceptualization	Bet their father's named Atticus Hardie -- Lucretia Hardie would be their sister. Anyway.		401
401	None			304
402	Rhetoric	Yes. No more small talk.		401
403	Titus Hardie	"You may have noticed our girl's in some shit of her own."		405
404	You	"Thank you for this, Titus. I'll go talk to her -- for the last time." (Conclude.)	Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]	461
405	None			407 408 409
406	Titus Hardie	"I do -- one of those mercenary buddies of his could've done it. They got guns. Training. Years of bad blood, probably. Or it could've been someone else from Krenel..." He pauses to think.		441
407	You	"She told me some people were after her -- from Oranje. She wouldn't say more."	Variable["whirling.klaasje_other_people_opened"]	419
408	You	"Yeah, I told you she's not what she seems. She's had special training -- for something shady."	Variable["whirling.hardies_tius_klaasje_special_training_or_some_kind_of_a_pro"] == true	421
409	You	"I didn't notice anything -- what kind of shit are we talking about?"		410
410	Titus Hardie	"The can't show up on police radar kind. There are people after her. From the Old Old World -- where she came from."		411
411	You	"These people -- who are they?"		412
412	Titus Hardie	"They're powerful." He looks out the window. "Connected to the Moralintern. She's clearly afraid for her life -- says if she showed up in your systems, she'd be ghosted away."		420
413	Titus Hardie			414 415
414	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	416
415	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	417
416	Kim Kitsuragi	"And why would you help someone like that? By taking on a murder?"		418
417	You	"Why would help someone like that out?"		422
418	Titus Hardie	"Why would I?" He shrugs. "I guess we abide all sorts of runaways and losers here. It's a Martinaise thing."		423
419	Titus Hardie	"Yeah -- she wouldn't. She's fucked if she shows up on police radar."		411
420	Drama	That's all he knows -- that's all she's told him.		413
421	Titus Hardie	"Oh, you meant that kind of training -- like a spy?" He scratches his chin. "Maybe. The kind of people who are after her... I guess she'd have to be."		411
422	Titus Hardie	"Why would I?" He looks you in the eye: "I guess we abide all sorts of runaways and losers here. It's a Martinaise thing."		423
423	None			304
424	Titus Hardie	"Not yet. Just some ideas. She says the shot came from outside, behind the window somewhere. So that's a clue."		425 428
425	You	"What are you thinking?"		426
426	Titus Hardie	"I'm thinking -- someone's past caught up with them. Either hers or his."		431
427	Titus Hardie	"I mean the people after Klaasje. Maybe the shot missed. Maybe it was meant for her?"		439
428	You	"Got it. Tell me something else."		430
429	None			304
430	Titus Hardie	"Yeah, sure. You don't need my clues. You're doing a great job on your own." He shakes his head.		429
431	Titus Hardie			432 433
432	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	434
433	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false	443
434	Kim Kitsuragi	"Hers -- you mean..."		435
435	Titus Hardie			436 437
436	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_went_through_if_she_didnt_kill_him_why_cover_up_branch"]	427
437	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_went_through_if_she_didnt_kill_him_why_cover_up_branch"]) == false	438
438	Titus Hardie	"She's got one of those chequered pasts. The shot could have missed. Could've been meant for her?"		439
439	Eugene	"I like that." The young guy nods. "Been thinkin' the same thing myself."		440
440	You	"And you had ideas about his past too?"		406
441	Titus Hardie	"Tell you what I'd do -- check out the coast for vantage points. Maybe consult with a ballistics buddy of mine -- that's what I'd do. If I wasn't too busy doing this clown dance with you."		514
442	None			304
443	You	"Hers?"		435
444	Titus Hardie	"In a manner of speaking."		445
445	Titus Hardie			446 447
446	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardies_reaction_speed_another_girl_picked_up"]	448
447	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardies_reaction_speed_another_girl_picked_up"]) == false	449
448	Reaction Speed	Remember the two girls? He may be talking about the other one.		450
449	You	"What do you mean?"		452
450	You	"Earlier you said the girls asked for your help. Was this the other girl?"		451
451	Titus Hardie	"That's right." He blinks. "It was her idea to hang him -- I liked it, for political reasons. It sent a good message."		497
452	Titus Hardie	"We had... help. From another girl. It was her idea to hang him -- and I liked it, for political reasons. It sent a good message."		497
453	You	"Who is she -- this other girl? Do I know her?"		454
454	Titus Hardie	"No," he shakes his head, "you're not gonna be on a first name basis with this person."		512
455	You	"Okay -- where is she?"		459
456	You	"Okay -- I get it. Stonewalled."		457
457	Titus Hardie	"Glad you understand that."		458
458	None			304
459	Titus Hardie	"You're not getting to her," he says calmly. "This person is affiliated with the Hardie boys. It's Klaasje you want to talk to."		460
460	Reaction Speed	Hah! Here we go. Jigsaw pieces falling into place...		500 501 456
461	Titus Hardie	"You do that." He grabs his beer and swirls it in his hand, then thinks of something. "Hey, cop -- before you go."		464
462	Titus Hardie	"She..." He looks up. "Klaasje came to Martinaise to hide -- many of us did. This is where you wash up when there's nowhere left to go. The Union takes you in -- now, she refused that protection, but..."		466
463	You	"But you would still prefer if we didn't take her away?"		467
464	Shivers	Suddenly the wind picks up outside. You hear it rattling the large windows in their frames. It carries newspapers, circles the Whirling-in-Rags in a warm column...		462
465	You	"Good bye, Titus." [Leave.]
466	Suggestion	Still, after all this headache...		463 465
467	Titus Hardie	"That's right. If we didn't take care of the people who end up here, this place would just be a couple of ruins and some cargo containers."		468
468	Titus Hardie			469 470
469	Titus Hardie		IsKimHere()	471
470	Titus Hardie		(IsKimHere()) == false
471	Kim Kitsuragi	"We'll take that into account." The lieutenant slides his notebook into his coat pocket. He turns to leave.
472	Rhetoric	A story that fits the occasion, of course! I invented a wonderful allegory for all this...		67
473	Titus Hardie			474 475
474	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again_again"]
475	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again_again"]) == false	146
476	Rhetoric	I do not understand. They're just stupid, probably. Too stupid to understand the arguments. Maybe the lieutenant could do it for you.		177
477	You	(Whisper to the lieutenant.) "Kim, I can't keep doing this. You take the wheel."	Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc_again_again_help_me_please"] == true and IsKimHere() == true	478
478	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant inclines his head, only slightly. "Thanks for your time, Titus. Case closed." He takes out his notebook and writes a few words. "Let's go, officer."		479
479	Titus Hardie	"Huh?" He looks surprised.		480
480	Kim Kitsuragi	"Really. We're ready to begin our report. I've already started, actually." He turns back to his notebook, and writes as he speaks:		483
481	Shanky	"Yeah, let them know!" The little guy slams his fist on the table. "We'll kill you dead."		482
482	None			243
483	Kim Kitsuragi	"In Martinaise they just kill you because they don't like you..."		481
484	None			304
485	You	"I'm gonna tell you a little story about Kim here."	IsKimHere()	66
486	You	"It's her, isn't it -- the missing eighth Hardie? That's the other girl."		488
487	None			304
488	Titus Hardie	The big guy turns to Glen who's about to say something.		518
489	You	"Understood. Can you tell me anything about her? Name, current location?"		492
490	You	"You're going to stonewall me if I ask more about her, aren't you?"		491
491	Titus Hardie	"Glad you understand that."		487
492	Titus Hardie	"Nope," he says. "You're not getting to her. It's Klaasje you want to talk to."		487
493	You	"You know, it's okay for there to be a Hardie girl, Titus."	IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood") == false	494
494	Titus Hardie	His face sets like concrete. He shakes his head solemnly. "We're Hardie boys and that's it."		489 490
495	You	"It's her, isn't it? The drug trafficker -- the missing eighth Hardie..."		503
496	None			493 489 490
497	Titus Hardie			498 499
498	Titus Hardie		Variable["XP.glen_says_he_thinks_she_could_be_a_new_hardie"] == true	509
499	Titus Hardie		(Variable["XP.glen_says_he_thinks_she_could_be_a_new_hardie"] == true) == false	453
500	You	"She's affiliated with the Hardies? So she's, like... a Hardie girl?"	Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"] == false	504
501	You	"So the missing eighth Hardie boy... is a Hardie girl?"	Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"] == true	508
502	Suggestion	A little too far there -- but you're definitely right.		513
503	Titus Hardie	The big guy steps toward you. "Fella, you think too much. Ease off, alright? You're gonna hurt your head."		502
504	Titus Hardie	"I wouldn't go that far. She's just a woman who's sometimes in our company -- who sympathizes with Klaasje. Let's leave it at that."		505
505	Glen	"You know, actually, some of the guys have been talking, and..."		507
506	None			304
507	Titus Hardie	"No. My answer is no, Glen." He turns to you. "We're Hardie boys and that's how it's gonna stay."		506
508	Titus Hardie	"No. Absolutely not. She's just a woman who's sometimes in our company -- who sympathizes with Klaasje. Let's leave it at that."		505
509	Titus Hardie			510 511
510	Titus Hardie		Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] == true	495
511	Titus Hardie		(Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] == true) == false	486
512	None			455 456
513	Titus Hardie	"That woman is just affiliated with the Hardie boys. You don't know her, anyway. "		496
514	Volition	He's calm now. Threw all that turmoil away and became himself again.		517
515	Suggestion	What just happened between these two?		388
516	Empathy	Right now he's grateful he hasn't gotten his brother into this mess.		392
517	Logic	These theories -- not bad. Don't buy either one, but still. This guy's not as dumb as he looks.		442
518	Glen	The blond shuts his mouth before a word escapes.		519
519	Titus Hardie	"I'll say it again..." Titus turns to you. "All the Hardie boys are right here, cop. That woman is just affiliated with the Hardie boys. You don't know her, anyway. "		496

Conversation 1015: WHIRLING F1 / RHETORIC WC

How to use this page:

Column definitions:

External:

External:

External:

External:

External:

External:

External:

External:

External: