Conversation 1196: WHIRLING F1 / MAN WITH SUNGLASSES ESPRIT RC

ESPRIT RED CHECK

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 You "Tell me the truth, do you know me from somewhere?"
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3 Man with Sunglasses "To what station do you think you would belong in this alternate and totally fictional reality?"
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4 You "Forty-first?"
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5 You "Fifty-seventh?"
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6 You "Sixty-nine."
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7 You "99,999,999.9th?"
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8 Man with Sunglasses "That's..." The man looks extremely surprised. "...exactly right! Down to a fraction."
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9 You "Really?"
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10 You "No need for the sarcasm."
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11 Man with Sunglasses "No, not really." He let's the silence drag out.
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12 Man with Sunglasses "I don't even know what to say to that..." he shakes his head. "What is your god damn station?"
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13 Kim Kitsuragi
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14 Kim Kitsuragi IsKimHere()
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15 Kim Kitsuragi (IsKimHere()) == false
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16 Man with Sunglasses He seems to be observing you through the reflective glass of his eye-wear. There's no reply. Perhaps repeat it?
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17 Kim Kitsuragi "I think even in this *fictional* reality, the 57th would still be *my* station." The lieutenant makes a little nod towards the man with sunglasses.
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18 Man with Sunglasses "Good job, that was very close." He now speaks with the tone of a mother helping her kid take first steps. "Maybe try again?"
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19 Man with Sunglasses "My condolences," the man with sunglasses replies dryly.
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20 You "Sixty-nine."
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21 Man with Sunglasses Repeating it gets no reaction from the man with sunglasses. Suddenly the world is very quiet. Even the howling wind outside sounds a bit embarrassed.
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22 You "Never mind, this is stupid."
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23 Man with Sunglasses "Stupid is a gross understatement." You feel his eyes behind the shades mapping you out.
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24 Kim Kitsuragi
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25 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["whirling.viquemare_esprit_wc_firefighters"]
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26 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["whirling.viquemare_esprit_wc_firefighters"]) == false
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27 Esprit de Corps You *know* what it is. It's like the two of you know each other. Just ask him.
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28 Esprit de Corps There's something that binds you to him. Some kind of an outfit maybe...? A uniform!
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29 You A firefighters uniform?
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30 Esprit de Corps Exactomundo!
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31 Man with Sunglasses "Go ahead," he nods. "Have another guess."
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32 Man with Sunglasses "Okay, okay!" The man sounds genuinely excited. "That's plausible. That's entirely plausible. Now we're really getting somewhere..."
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33 Man with Sunglasses He gives you a long, meaningful look and adds: "...somewhere *good*."
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34 Man with Sunglasses "How about 41? How does 41st sound?" He shakes his head. "Never mind, I'm not going along with this..."
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35 None
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36 You An animal control uniform?
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37 You A nurse's uniform?
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38 You I understand, the *uniform* is metaphorical -- I'm actually seeing the working class, right? IsTHCPresent("communist")
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39 Esprit de Corps The police of animals, yes!
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40 Esprit de Corps Yes. Nurses, why not...
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41 Esprit de Corps Uh... I want to say... yes? I think.
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42 None
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43 None
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44 Man with Sunglasses "No, not really," he replies with the familiar fake enthusiasm. "Not really at all! Now *please* go sort this hanging out, alright?"
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45 Man with Sunglasses "Nothing *works* for me, that's the problem, buddy." He closes his eyes and rubs his forehead. "Whatever, I don't really care."
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46 You "Me solving the case of the hanged man?"
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47 You "Listen, don't make anything out of it, but do you work for Animal Control?"
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48 You "This is going to sound really weird, but are you by any chance... a male nurse?"
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49 You "Level with me here for a second... are you *working class*?"
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50 Man with Sunglasses "Well, I *am* interacting with the most dangerous animal of them all -- you -- I'd say yes. I'm animal control."
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51 None
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52 You "You think I'm dangerous?"
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53 You "You're making fun of me."
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54 None
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55 Man with Sunglasses "To yourself -- yes, extremely."
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56 Horse-Faced Woman "Stop it, Jean..." she says quietly and turns to you. "No, he has never been a firefighter. No one here is a firefighter."
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57 Horse-Faced Woman She sighs and looks at you with something akin to compassion in her eyes. "Can we help you with something?"
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58 Man with Sunglasses "Well that depends," the man with sunglasses says tilting his head. "Define *fire*."
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59 None
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60 You "I'm going to ask you straight: are you or have you ever been a firefighter?"
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61 Man with Sunglasses "Oh you know me... always the joker -- just can't but see the bright side." He's doing a weird dance imitation with his elbows. "Guess I'm just pathologically a *glass is half-full* kind of guy."
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62 Man with Sunglasses "Fucking *politics* again... You know what I'm more interested in?"
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63 Kim Kitsuragi
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64 Kim Kitsuragi Variable["whirling.vicquemare_said_hes_depressed"]
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65 Kim Kitsuragi (Variable["whirling.vicquemare_said_hes_depressed"]) == false
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66 You "Yes."
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67 You "Weren't you depressed or something?"
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68 You "Whatever works for you."
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69 Man with Sunglasses "Seven years and going strong!" He nods enthusiastically. "The head doctors are now calling it a medical marvel... no, wait, anomaly was the word they used."
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70 You "No."
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71 Pain Threshold This guy is suffering from clinical depression. And it's been going on awhile.
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72 None
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73 Man with Sunglasses "But as you're still staring at me like a calf stares at a freshly made gate... I assume there was something else."
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74 Man with Sunglasses "You solving the case you're on." He takes a quick breath. "I'm passionate about that. So maybe -- get to it?"
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75 Man with Sunglasses "Oh, you're still here," he says, opening his eyes. "Must have had something really important for me?"
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76 Man with Sunglasses "Oh, you've done a lot more with ether than just *look into it*." He leans back and mumbles: "This was stupid, I shouldn't have..."
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77 Man with Sunglasses "Oh, I wish I could, I wish I could..." he spreads his arms and shrugs. "Unfortunately I'm a neck and chin nurse. What you need is a head nurse. Sorry I couldn't help you out, buddy."
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78 Man with Sunglasses "Why yes..." His eyes peer over the sunglasses. "Yes, I am a male nurse -- how could you tell?"
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79 You "Uh... really?"
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80 You "I see into the ether... that's how I know things."
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81 You "Could you take a look at me? I've been through a lot lately."
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82 Man with Sunglasses "Oh, I definitely know you from *somewhere*."
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83 You "From where? From another life?"
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84 Man with Sunglasses "Yes. From another life. A different life. Maybe the life of a police officer belonging to the ranks of the..." He pauses.
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85 None
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86 None
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87 Rhetoric That there is a form of severe sarcasm... and he's not actually a nurse.
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88 Horse-Faced Woman "You can sometimes be a real asshole, you know that?" Surprisingly, the words don't seem to be directed at you.
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89 None
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90 You I don't wanna ask that.
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91 Esprit de Corps Then don't. No one's forcing you.
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92 None
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93 Esprit de Corps Of course, you don't have to. You can talk about anything you want.
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94 None
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95 You He's not a male nurse. I'm not gonna ask that.
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96 Esprit de Corps Of course, you don't have to. You can talk about anything you want.
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97 None
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98 You That doesn't sound right. I don't wanna say it.
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99 Esprit de Corps Of course, you don't have to. You can talk about anything you want.
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100 None
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101 You I don't think he's a firefighter. I'm not gonna ask that.
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102 Esprit de Corps Another life...
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