BOOKSTORE PLAISANCE - 427
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Plaisance: Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]
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You: "I'm looking for a book about cockatoos."
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Plaisance: "A book about cockatoos? There should be one upstairs, right next to the shelf of biographies."
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Suggestion: Take it easy. You've broken her resistance. Pushing her further will gain nothing.
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doomedhub
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Rhetoric: Technically, that's what Crime Bros would do, yes. Commit crimes.
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You: "No, not like this, we're called crime bros because we like to *solve* crimes... as brothers in arms!"
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You: "Uh... Sorry, this came out wrong again."
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You: Just nod compassionately.
253
Empathy: Yes. Sometimes it's better to let people come to these conclusions themselves.
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Plaisance: The woman looks aloof, her features much softer. Occasionally she glances at her daughter's silhouette.
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Plaisance: "It's okay. You don't have to. I was wrong to trust another person. I will manage this psychic calamity as I always have -- alone. On my own..."
888
Volition: As she has to -- every day.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That's right. When not spying on the love affairs of the ultra-rich, we solve unusual mysteries by the lorry-load."
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You: "What better way, than to ask us --"
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You: Convince her to let you investigate the Doomed Commercial Area.
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You: Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"])
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"]
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Plaisance: "Sir! Don't be ridiculous. I certainly will not give you money." She gives you a disapproving look. "I would be doing you a grave psychic disfavour..."
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Plaisance: "One has to earn one's success, even if one is a police officer. Handouts are nothing but manipulation, all they do is make you dependent."
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You: "Ma'am, I am a renowned private investigator, a paragon of law and a specialist in all things criminal."
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant shoots you a sideways glance. "And I am his private partner, John... Shao. Together we run the pre-eminent spousal surveillance firm in Revachol."
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"])
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Plaisance: "You're alive and well! Don't keep me waiting now. What's in there?" She's looking for the right expression. "In that dark sarcophagus?"
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431
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_smash_failure"]
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You: Wink at her.
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Plaisance: "Oh for the love of... no!" She rolls her eyes, although a vague blush nearly cracks through her façade. "Go look at books instead of this nonsense."
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You: "Is your pendant part of the wards as well?" (Point at her necklace.)
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Plaisance: "Oh, this?" She holds the pendant in her palm. Its ochre heart glistens under the lights. "No. It's a special *Himean amulet* blessed by desert pygmy shamans with a *spell of compulsion*. It's to compel people to buy books..."
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Plaisance: "Yes, yes? How was it?"
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Drama: Tell her how *ghasssstly* it was! You know it's what she wantssss to hear...
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You: "Yes."
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Plaisance: "Great! On a scale of one to ten, how compelled were you to buy books after talking with her?"
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You: "That *is* true -- and obviously the will of the market -- but maybe make an exception for your daughter?"
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Plaisance: She stands stiff and severe, silently fuming. Ten or so seconds pass without change.
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You: "I'm here to dismantle the free market and abolish child labour."
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Plaisance: She rolls her eyes. "You must be kidding, there's nothing like that happening."
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Shivers: Your head feels light and dizzy... a cold breeze caresses your flesh.
390
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_shivers_grand_couron"]
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Plaisance: "Sir, I really don't have time for your jokes. The situation is very serious."
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Inland Empire: Perhaps you truly *are* the one to deliver this woman from the doom...
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Plaisance: "But... I am not the only one at risk, I have to think of my daughter. You are certain you can help us, keep us safe? I can't allow any *collateral damage* to hit us."
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Plaisance: "You're only making things worse! Stop it. Be compelled to look at the *books*." She fiddles with her pendant. "*Go to them*!"
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_smash_failure"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_smash_failure"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_smash_failure"])
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"]
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Plaisance: "You've hurt yourself now! I told you not to mess around back there. What are you even trying to accomplish, you fool?!"
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You: "It would forge ties between us working people -- good practice for fighting our common enemy."
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Plaisance: "Now hey there." She raises her finger. "Sounds like someone isn't taking responsibility for the energy they bring into this space..."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, what Martinaise really needs is more vigilantes roaming the streets."
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Plaisance: "Exactly. It's a brilliant idea. Thank you, officer! I'm going to start drawing up business plans right away."
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Plaisance: "Who, what? I don't understand what you're talking about. I can't, in good conscience, risk releasing the *bane of doom* upon all because you need something from the cellar."
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You: "It's not just *something from the cellar*, I'm doing it for your previous neighbour -- Soona Luukanen-Kilde."
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Plaisance: "In fact," she pauses to think, "It's odd how many of these troubles started with her departure. How do I know she's not behind the curse?! We definitely have to contain it now."
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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You: "Yes! The key! Can we have it?"
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Plaisance: "Absolutely not!"
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Drama: Attaboy.
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Drama: Yessss, this is your chance! Only a *remote viewer* can solve this case.
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Suggestion: This definitely softened her up.
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You: "No, you misunderstood me -- I didn't 'look' with my 'eyes', I used my inner vision to 'get a read' on the Darkness... *metaphysically*."
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
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You: "Why are you still talking about books? Are you trying to put a spell on me?"
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Plaisance: "A spell! As if!" She snorts. "This place doesn't need any spells or hoo-doo mumbo-jumbo, this place has *wonderful* energy!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped smile... then something breaks:
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Plaisance: "Are you happy now, officer? Happy that you've *ruined* everything?" She closes her eyes and starts mumbling something to her pendant.
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Perception (Hearing): "Host of Hosts," she prays, "guard me and my honest business venture from the curse that lurks behind the curtains..."
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Plaisance: "No, this chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there."
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Plaisance: "Some unnatural magic, I assume." She shivers. "You should go find *the Entity* and ask what happened to all the companies in the building. What is the source of this curse? Here's the key to the warded door behind the curtains, take it."
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Plaisance: "Oh and... please, do return to me after you've looked around. I'm quite... *anxious* to know what she has to say about the curse. What you *discover* in there..."
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Inland Empire: Unbelievable darkness and ruin.
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You: "Okay. I'm a little confused. What does that mean?"
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Plaisance: "Everyone knows that all the previous companies in this building have sooner or later declared bankruptcy. And their *malicious spirits* are still here, feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!"
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You: "Wait, that's it? I was hoping for something more... *paranatural*."
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Plaisance: "But officer, there's nothing *natural* about entire companies declaring bankruptcy! I'm talking about *caco-daemons* feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!"
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_savoir_bookstore"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_savoir_bookstore"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_savoir_bookstore"])
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logic blackcheck
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You: "I'm not sure that a trinket shop is a better idea for business."
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Plaisance: "Well, my husband would definitely agree with you." Her mouth has become a single tight line. "He's the one who suggested selling books. Less... *stupid*, he said. More *cultured*."
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You: "No, ma'am. I have felt her aura. She is not the one to blame for this curse."
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Plaisance: "I don't understand. If it's not her, then where *is* the source of the Doom? How did she explain the *curse*?" She looks perplexed.
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You: "As I said, she's a novelty dicemaker. Her business has been up and running for a long time now."
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Plaisance: "Yes, because her business consists of the *psychic leech* that's been feeding the curse!" Red blotches appear on her skin.
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Plaisance: "Another revolution?" She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands, she collects herself.
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Plaisance: "I understand what's going on here. You went in there, rummaged around -- and accomplished nothing. And now you're telling me these *intellectual* things to cover up for it."
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Plaisance: "Please, do tell! Did anything survive? Have you located the... Entity?"
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Plaisance: Variable["TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask"] == false
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Plaisance: "Of course you didn't, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected.
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Plaisance: "Alright, you know what? I'm willing to let you investigate the Doomed Commercial Area. We are set on the path... there's little else to do."
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entity hub
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You: "The Entity? No, I don't think so."
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You: "Of course, the Entity..." (Close your eyes.) "I didn't see her, but I sensed her presence."
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Jump to: [entity hub]
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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MAINHUB
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Plaisance: "Hello again, esteemed officer," she keeps reciting like a robot. "And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People."
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Plaisance: All of a sudden she exhales sharply. Her shoulders slump down. "Oh no..." she mutters. "Hold on, I need to invite her inside and apologize. She must be freezing out there..."
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Plaisance: "There," she returns with a nod. "I don't know what to say to you. My husband, he tries to teach me business lessons. I have... what my mother called a *dull mind*. All this stress..." She stops, but her mouth keeps moving.
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Logic: You don't have anything of substance to tell her until you've found that *Entity* of hers.
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Plaisance: "I don't understand. If you're not sure it's her, then where *is* the source of the Doom? How did she explain the *curse*?" She looks perplexed.
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Endurance: Before you say anything, ask yourself. Is the woman really able to *withstand* the truth?
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Shivers: Not for her, not for him, not for Revachol -- not for Elysium.
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Plaisance: "But... but... *that's* not in any of the ancient texts! How am I supposed to protect my bookstore from *that*?!"
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Volition: Whatever you do, don't take away her hope -- the only weapon against *total absence*.
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You: "You can't protect it -- not against *pale*. Close up the shop and try to get as far away from this thing as possible."
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You: "You can protect it with hope, by refusing to give up. That's what people have done in the past -- by building a church, a place of worship around this thing."
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You: "You'll have to find your own answer. I've spent too long on this quest as it is."
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_forced_door"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_forced_door"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_forced_door"])
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]
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You: "No thanks." [Leave.]
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You: "Wait, shouldn't a storekeeper know about her wares?"
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Plaisance: "I provide a valuable service. As long as people buy books, I'm fine." She wiggles her bony fingers at you.
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Plaisance: "He made the initial investment. Since then he's been what you might call a *silent partner*."
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Rhetoric: Super silent. Almost inaudibly so.
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You: "Ma'am, do you know how me and my partner are known to our colleagues back at the station?"
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Plaisance: "No?" The storekeeper has crossed her arms.
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You: "One. Not impressed."
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Plaisance: "I knew it." She sighs and shakes her head. "Shameful behaviour. She's incorrigible."
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You: "This is actually none of my business, let's talk about something else."
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Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
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You: Why?
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Shivers: There is no life in Grand Couron. No one can afford to live there.
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You: "Enough funny business. Will you just give us the key already?"
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Plaisance: "Is *that* what you've been after this whole time? You want the key to the back door?"
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You: "But I don't want to ask for it, asking is beneath me."
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Plaisance: "Oh? Well good for you, because you're not going to get it anyway!"
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Inland Empire: Yes, the venture continues. In other waters. Darker waters.
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Jump to: [Shivers: "The shop around you feels ancient s..."]
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Plaisance: "I should have realized... a pattern lies within the fabric. The hand of fate guides us, our meeting couldn't have been mere chance."
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Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
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Plaisance: The woman before you scans the store, her shoulders rigid and tense. Every now and then she nudges her glasses.
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You: "Well, I've looked around... I can tell you what I saw."
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Plaisance: "Okay, I'm willing to listen. We are set on the path... there's little else to do." She shrugs, apparently dejected.
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Plaisance: "You... broke down the back door?" She looks sad and confused. "Why? I gave you the key."
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You: "Real men don't need keys."
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You: "The door was giving me shit."
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You: "I'm not sure, I don't know what I was thinking."
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Rhetoric: Certainly there are good things to be said about dependence.
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]
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Plaisance: "Okay... fine! It's because this place is *cursed*, just like Annette said! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing!"
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Plaisance: "No!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped frown... then she breaks down:
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
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You: "If it's just a storage room then it wouldn't hurt if I just peeked inside... It's not like it's *cursed*, right?"
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Plaisance: "You *looked*, you let the spirits in!" Her face is getting red. "We are all doomed now, this place is cursed, just like everyone said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!"
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
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Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"])
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Plaisance: "It's just like Annette said, this place is cursed. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing." She closes her eyes, visibly defeated, and starts mumbling something to her pendant.
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Plaisance: "It's just like everyone said, this place is cursed. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing." She closes her eyes, visibly defeated, and starts mumbling something to her pendant.
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You: "Chimneys aren't big enough for anyone to live there."
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Plaisance: "No, this chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there."
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Jump to: [doomedhub]
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You: "Honestly, I don't have an answer yet. There are still leads to be followed, like that strange radiocomputer-thing..."
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Plaisance: "You're telling me that you went in there and didn't find out *anything* about the curse?!" She looks disappointed.
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Plaisance: "I understand that you can't divulge official secrets, officer. But know that I appreciate the efforts of your department." She looks at you with sudden admiration.
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Plaisance: "All that matters is that the energies are retreating. I can already *feel* the curse lifting! It will be a long time until we're *fully* free of it, of course. But still..."
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You: "Oh, sorry, I didn't know about the curse."
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Plaisance: "But... before we go on, tell me... did you encounter *the malignant Entity?*" Her eyes narrow, as she whispers the name.
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Composure: Her façade has dropped. Now you see the curiosity behind the fear.
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_sugg_tell_dead_body"]
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Variable["doomed.plaisance_sugg_tell_dead_body"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_sugg_tell_dead_body"])
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Reaction Speed: Wait, mention the *dead body*! People hate those.
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Inland Empire: Perfidy? Oh no, we're afraid the presence is VERY REAL.
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You: "Ma'am, I came here to help. I've handled *paranatural* situations before."
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You: "The presence is real in this building. I have felt it. It lurks. It hungers. But I can bring peace."
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Plaisance: "I'm sorry.“ She catches herself. "I'm sure you do understand."
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Jump to: [familyhub]
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Plaisance: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Well, this has been absolutely *educational*. If we happen on the *Third Presence* in our travels we will certainly come back to tell you."
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Inland Empire: Yes, the venture continues. In other waters. Darker waters.
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Kim Kitsuragi: He turns to you. "Should we get out of here -- before the *vortex* collapses?"
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Plaisance: "Hmpf!" She seems disappointed, like a kid who's been told no. "And what else can I do for you?"
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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You: "Yes, the Presence, the Entity, the malicious Energy -- however you may want to call it..."
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Plaisance: "She Who Has Many Names..." she nods solemnly. "I imagine things must be rather bleak for you to return to me. Tell me, what have you found?"
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Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_no_curse_ending"]
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Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_no_curse_ending"]
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!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_no_curse_ending"])
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Plaisance: "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant, clearly irritated. "Earlier you told me there was no curse!"
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Plaisance: "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant anxiously. "I thought this issue was resolved!"
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Plaisance: "Be welcome -- and *please* take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space."
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Inland Empire: A golden pendant hangs around the woman's neck, in the shape of what looks like a tiny fish head trapped in amber.
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Composure: Her face looks powdery and painted from all the make-up.
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greethub
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Plaisance: "I wasn't kidding when I said we're para-psychologically done! You clearly don't care about the consequences. What gives you the right?"
"I wasn't kidding when I said we're para-psychologically done!" The store proprietor is breathing heavily. "You clearly don't care about the consequences. What gives you the right?"
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You: "I detected psychic emanations from within and was compelled to investigate."
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You: "I am the law."
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You: "I don't know. Nothing really. I don't have any right, I'm sorry."
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You: "I'm a rebel -- I live by my own rules."
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Composure: Her façade has dropped. Now you see the curiosity behind the fear.
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Plaisance: "How can I believe you after all that foolishness?" She looks somewhat irritated.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Our sincere apologies, ma'am. No more nonsense. We're offering to assist you with your troubles, *pro bono*." Despite his apologies, there's a twinge of amusement in the lieutenant's eye.
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You: "I don't know what I was thinking, barging in like that..."
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Plaisance: "I suppose... it's all over now?" Her shoulders slump, as if a heavy burden lies on them. "I guess there's no escape."
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Jump to: [bookshub]
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bookshub
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You: "The way you're handling her strikes me as wrong."
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Plaisance: "Mind your own business, sir." Her posture becomes very rigid. "In *our society*, people don't get to tell each other how to raise their children. It's none of your or anyone's business."
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Plaisance: "I guess it's better than nothing." She shrugs. "She'll have to try harder next time."
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anettehub
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You: "I don't think she can do anything about it."
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Plaisance: "She can, if she has enough *willpower*. This is what's called *growing pains*. Life isn't easy, life doesn't give breaks."
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Plaisance: "Yes? Oh, I hope I can make it up to her. She's my precious kid."
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familyhub
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Plaisance: IsKimHere()
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Plaisance: "She's been too busy, helping me here, so she's studied at home this trimester. This is a temporary solution, of course." Plaisance nods.
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Plaisance: "I assure you, I of all people understand the importance of *education*. She will be back in school the moment the store takes off."
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Plaisance: "Absolutely not." She is mortified. "It's more dangerous than I ever imagined. I definitely can't let you in now, we have to contain it."
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Plaisance: Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")
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You: "Why didn't you just tell me right away it's the curse?"
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Plaisance: "It's not good to talk about the curse, not in detail. The negativism..." She shivers. "It's dangerous. Talking about the void wraiths angers them!"
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Plaisance: "There are numerous spells cast throughout the store. I had the books anointed with a different inducement spell, for example." She nods. "It's guaranteed to boost sales *fifteen percent*!"
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Rhetoric: Desert pygmy shamans...? That sounds like a rather questionable way to describe a group of people.
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Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
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Plaisance: "I knew it!" A tremor runs through her. "Oh, such horrors that have been thrust upon us..." She shakes her head.
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Plaisance: "But... what else did you find? Did anything survive? No. Of course not. Have you located the... Entity?"
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Plaisance: "How do you... *know* all this?"
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Drama: Here we go!
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Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman looks aloof, her features..."]
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Plaisance: The woman looks aloof, her features much softer. Occasionally she glances at her daughter's silhouette.
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You: "Look, I've got this decomposing body I *really* need to put in a fridge down there."
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Plaisance: "You fool! You've gone and unleashed unimaginable evil, all for the sake of a refrigerator!"
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You: "A 'psychic studio'? This is even worse than a bookstore in Martinaise..."
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Plaisance: "No need to be modest, good officer. You've convinced me -- it is a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration."
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Plaisance: "In the meantime, do buy the books. As many as you can. They won't be here for much longer." Determination shines in her eyes. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
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You: "Uh, this Dick Mullen book fell apart before I got to the end. Do you have another copy?" (Show her the item.)
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Plaisance: "Oh, I'm very sorry, sir. Some of these old paperbacks just don't have the durability. I would be happy to sell you another one, but unfortunately it's the last copy we had in stock."
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Savoir Faire: Why are you bothering with this tiresome woman -- just open the curtains while she's distracted!
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Jump to: [MAINHUB]
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Plaisance: "Okay... fine! It's because this place is *cursed*, just like everyone said! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing!"
139->40
140
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
140->163
141
Plaisance: "The curse... is so much worse than you could imagine. It's a *disease*, eating at the very foundation." A shiver runs through the woman, as she looks around the dimly lit store.
406
Plaisance: "It's the curse of *financial distress*." Her voice drops to a whisper. "Of *ruin* -- and bankruptcy." She peers at the curtains again...
141->406
142
You: "And what's behind that door if I may ask?"
245
Plaisance: "Failure... so much more failure!" She turns away from you, shaking her head.
142->245
143
You: "Maybe you should try to *reconceptualize* your business... Martinaise doesn't look like the best place for a bookshop."
463
Plaisance: She stands silent for a second, before exhaling sharply. "You're right. A bookstore wasn't even my original plan, I actually wanted to sell esoteric paraphernalia to help to balance out this neighbourhood's dark energies."
143->463
144
Plaisance: "Too much money, even..." She looks around the dusty store. "Perhaps I should have bought some wards instead."
875
Jump to: [doomedhub]
144->875
145
You: "I talked to the *Entity* you told me about. Her name is Neha and she's a novelty dicemaker."
324
Plaisance: "A novelty *dicemaker*?" Her eyes widen. "Well, spit it out! Why does she need the dice -- for some kind of *sorcery*? Sometimes they use the ankle bones of sheep..."
145->324
146
You: "She may be involved, but I don't have a way to question the malignant Entity further."
146->61
147
You: "Yes. I utilized the secret methods of the Remote Viewers Division."
147->94
148
You: "Yes. I called upon the spirit of *Guillaume le Million* to banish the curse in a flash of disco brilliance."
689
Plaisance: "Guillaume le Million? The singer who made that awful face? Well... I *do* see the resemblance..." She looks at you with sudden admiration.
148->689
149
Plaisance: "What does that mean? Are you certain... Oh, but who am I to question your methods?" She looks at you with sudden admiration.
149->925
150
Plaisance: "The investigation's over. I don't want you going in there anymore, you're only angering the psychic weather in here. Now, if you're not going to *buy* anything..." She turns to face the door, waiting for potential customers.
477
Inland Empire: Wow. Total psychic collapse between you two right now.
150->477
151
Plaisance: "You found a way to fix our entire economic system...?" She peers at you suspiciously. "Or are you talking about the building?"
645
Jump to: [break the curse hub]
151->645
152
Plaisance: "I'm sure that I'll find someone who can help me get rid of the doom that still remains in this house... Things are *improving*, I can feel it." She nods.
526
Plaisance: "Thank you, officer. Truly. You've brought a better psychoemanation to this humble bookstore and that's no small achievement."
152->526
153
know about dca
153->79
398
You: "It was the only way to get this investigation going."
153->398
154
Perception (Hearing): "Host Almighty," she prays, "guard me and my honest business venture from the curse that lurks behind the door, blessed be your name..."
154->95
155
You: "Cursed? But curses aren't real, ma'am."
154->155
194
You: "Cursed? But I thought the curse wasn't real."
154->194
795
Plaisance: "Of course you would think that, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected.
155->795
156
Suggestion: Tell her there's a *dead body* involved. That will make it easier.
156->98
157
Plaisance: "I understand everything, sir. Thank you for descending into the maelström. I will keep fort up here -- strengthen the wards, do my best. And if you happen upon the Third Entity in your travels..."
158
Plaisance: "May the Lord be with you." She performs an x-shaped cross on her chest.
157->158
158->103
159
Suggestion: It will only last a day or two, a week tops. Then her mood will sour and she will feel *the curse* again.
255
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
159->255
160
Jump to: [Inland Empire: "Wow. Total psychic collapse between..."]
160->477
161
Reaction Speed: She wasn't expecting this -- at least not the word *entroponetic*.
591
You: "A tiny hole... in reality. It may be connected with pale, an origin point of sorts. It would explain why historically so many things have ended in failure here in Martinaise."
161->591
569
Encyclopedia: Shao is what the Seolite Empire was called in the Occident, back when far less was known about the people. It was a barbarian Other, ever so mystical, on whom you could project any kind of exotic fantasy. The legend of it persists and a lot of people still think the 'Shao' is a thing.
162->569
163->2
163->9
163->137
163->145
314
You: "You *have to* let me to the cellar. There's something I desperately need from there."
163->314
366
You: "Why are you so uptight about those curtains? I just want to know what's on the other side."
163->366
496
You: "All the pressure has made Annette really anxious. You know she's been chewing her nails?"
"I get Annette's a trooper... she looks like she can take it, but it's actually wearing her down. You know she's been biting her nails?"
163->496
516
You: "Plaisance, I have something to tell you... I've found the actual source of doom."
163->516
539
You: "I had a few more questions about the curse..."
163->539
647
You: "I was told that there's a huge fridge in the building's cellar. Can you lead me there?"
163->647
714
You: "The girl outside mentioned that this place is cursed."
"The girl who used to stand outside said that this place is cursed."
163->714
762
You: "Seriously, I need to get to the fridge in the cellar -- it's a police matter. I have a *dead body* to take care of."
163->762
847
You: "Who's the little girl standing outside?"
"I had more questions about your family."
"About your daughter..."
"Your daughter is the one standing outside the store, right?"
163->847
880
You: "Farewell for now, book peddler!" [Leave.]
"That's all I can say for now, book peddler." [Leave.]
163->880
890
You: "What if I want to buy a book?"
163->890
892
You: "Where do you learn about the *important* things then?"
164->892
772
Plaisance: "Oh my god, will you stop with the incessant yammering? It's too much." Her palm goes to her face. "If you wanted the key to the back door you could have just asked for it."
165->772
166
You: "What spell?"
270
Plaisance: "Huh?" She flinches at your remark. "Nothing. No one's cast any spells of compulsion to draw in customers. What a silly idea!"
166->270
167
Plaisance: "Wonderful! Did you talk to her?"
167->21
580
You: "Not really."
167->580
168
You: "Okay. Forget it." (None of your business.)
852
Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
168->852
169
Plaisance: IsKimHere() and Variable["reputation.kim"] >=4
170
IsKimHere() and Variable["reputation.kim"] >=4
169->170
171
!(IsKimHere() and Variable["reputation.kim"] >=4)
169->171
172
shaofail
170->172
362
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
171->362
172->14
224
You: I don't want to say all that.
172->224
173
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
174
Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
173->174
175
!(Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"])
173->175
727
Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman looks aloof, her features..."]
174->727
662
Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
175->662
176
finalehub
176->74
675
You: "That's right, and all you have to do is give us the key to the back door."
176->675
761
You: "It's a good offer, ma'am. I urge you to accept our help, it may be the only chance to save your business!"
176->761
177
Drama: Thy sweet tongue drips not with honey today... yet, try thou must!
779
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
177->779
280
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
178->280
179
Plaisance: "Exactly. In this kind of a business relationship I could come and critique your work any time. I could demand things from you, limiting your creative freedom."
670
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
179->670
180
Plaisance: "Tribute, power... these are not the traditions we're used to in this part of the world."
455
Jump to: [greethub]
180->455
181
Plaisance: Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1
182
Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1
181->182
183
!(Variable["reputation.kim"] > 1)
181->183
396
Kim Kitsuragi: "Certainly so, ma'am. I can assure you my partner is eminent in this *particular* field."
182->396
676
Kim Kitsuragi: "I can assure you, he is... a police officer. Very... knowledgeable."
183->676
184
Plaisance: "Just let it go, officer! Go buy some god damn books, you're supposed to be... *drawn* to the books!"
870
Drama: She recites it like it's a poem, or like she's playing a role she's grown tired of.
184->870
739
Plaisance: "Close... the shop? But it's all I have! No, there *must* be a way..."
185->739
498
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_said_shao_lie"]
186->498
187
Plaisance: "Thank you, sir." A timid sigh of relief, followed by a cautious smile. "There's one more thing I haven't told you about yet... *the Entity*."
296
Drama: Do not act surprised. You know of these things, sire.
187->296
188
You: "Chimney... the passage between heaven and hell, of course..."
552
Plaisance: "Yes, that chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there."
188->552
189
Plaisance: "There's something *wrong* with this building, I can tell you. Ever since I arrived, I've sensed an eerie lingering presence -- as if I was *unwanted* here."
804
Empathy: Sounds familiar.
189->804
190
Plaisance: "It's not just that, officer, we're dealing with something *supra-natural* here. It's the *caco-daemons* feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!"
190->189
602
Logic: The narrative she's built herself -- it does need tearing down.
191->602
192
what neha said hub
192->93
410
You: "She said it's just capitalism. Bankruptcy is a quirk of our economic system."
192->410
554
You: "She says there is no curse, because there are too many inconsistencies."
192->554
838
You: "There is another Entity, more malignant, pulling the strings in Martinaise. Perhaps in my travels I will cross paths with it."
192->838
923
You: (Lie.) "The source is in the taxidermist's shop. He became involved in arts darker than taxidermy and brought the void spirits down upon this place."
192->923
193
Plaisance: "I hope you're happy now, happy that you've *ruined* everything... Now that you've broken the door the curse is coming to get *me* as well." She closes her eyes and starts mumbling something to her pendant.
193->154
833
Plaisance: "Of course you did, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected.
194->833
195->96
196
Empathy: A part of hers too, clearly.
196->121
196->168
197
You: "It doesn't matter. Now, tell me something else..."
197->107
198
Plaisance: Variable["XP.help_annette"]
199
Variable["XP.help_annette"]
198->199
200
!(Variable["XP.help_annette"])
198->200
611
Plaisance: "Especially now that Annette is settling in at school again. She's finally making friends in this place!" She looks at her daughter, quietly studying in the corner of the shop. "No, we can't leave Martinaise. We can't."
199->611
696
Plaisance: IsTaskActive("TASK.doomed_investigation")--[[ Variable[ ]]
200->696
201
Plaisance: Variable["XP.help_annette"]
202
Variable["XP.help_annette"]
201->202
203
!(Variable["XP.help_annette"])
201->203
483
Plaisance: "You're *right*, officer. I mustn't lose faith -- especially now that Annette is finally settling in at school and making friends." She looks at her daughter, quietly studying in the corner of the shop. "No, we can't just leave!"
202->483
287
Plaisance: "You're *right*, officer. I can't just leave everything -- after all this work! This little bookstore has become the *cornerstore* of our neighbourhood -- I can't just jump the ship and leave."
203->287
204
Plaisance: Variable["XP.help_annette"]
205
Variable["XP.help_annette"]
204->205
206
!(Variable["XP.help_annette"])
204->206
329
Plaisance: "I've heard of these *tri-actors*. In certain occult literature that's too dark to dwell on for too long -- and definitely not in the presence of my daughter." She gestures for you to be silent.
205->329
484
Plaisance: "I've heard of these *tri-actors*. In certain occult literature that's too dark to dwell on for too long -- and definitely not in public." She gestures for you to be silent.
206->484
207->176
208
Rhetoric: Some penetrating sarcasm from your colleague there.
426
Plaisance: "What nonsense are you two going on about? This is not relevant at all. And besides," her lip curls in disgust, "*my* husband would never do such a thing. We are proper people."
208->426
209
Logic: Denial is the way she copes with criticism.
720
Jump to: [anettehub]
209->720
210
Plaisance: "God, I've told her not to do that. It's disgusting. And I told *you* to mind your own business." Her voice is firm. "Clearly you have no idea how hard it is to raise a girl in this economy."
565
Inland Empire: *This economy* is a mysterious force, like cosmic weather. Mysterious and harsh.
210->565
211->272
212
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_entered_through_doomed"]
213
Variable["doomed.plais_entered_through_doomed"]
212->213
214
!(Variable["doomed.plais_entered_through_doomed"])
212->214
214->64
215
Plaisance: "This is preposterous, a waste of my time and of no help to anyone." She looks displeased.
215->207
623
Conceptualization: Wow. *Void wraiths*. You have new words.
216->623
217
Drama: Slither up to her, you silver-tongued fiend. Show her what world-class perfidy looks like!
882
Plaisance: IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")
217->882
218->298
219
Plaisance: "My precious! Her dedication brings joy to my heart." She's immensely satisfied with the answer. "If you have children, I hope they turn out as great as my Annette."
219->487
220
Empathy: Her opinion of her daughter depends on how well she lured you into the store.
220->71
221
You: "Five. I felt some interest."
220->221
753
You: "Ten. She's certainly very polite and helpful."
220->753
850
You: "I'm not going to grade a human being. I don't do that."
220->850
221->120
222
You: "I don't know, I just walked right in here instead."
584
Plaisance: She lightens up. "Oh yes, okay, that makes sense. It's working then... yes. Do browse our books, sir!"
222->584
223
You: "Oh. I guess I was mistaken."
274
Plaisance: "Indeed." Her voice is decisive and sharp as a knife. "Are we done with the jokes now?"
223->274
726
Drama: Yes, you do.
224->726
225
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
225->163
226
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
226->163
227
Drama: Yessss, this is your chance! This is your chance! Only a *para-detective* can solve this case.
227->598
341
You: "Honestly -- a dump. Nothing to see there, just heaps of garbage. Someone should let the sunshine in."
228->341
646
You: "I am in no position to give out personal opinions."
228->646
904
You: "It was a charnel house of failed business enterprises, leeching life energy from this bookstore."
228->904
775
Plaisance: "Are you sure?" She looks sceptical. "Don't think I haven't seen *charlatans* before..."
229->775
230
You: "I am the Void-Revenant. I have the powers to de-bad all the bad energies."
230->77
231
Plaisance: She shudders. "I'm not sure I can trust your claims -- honestly, you look like a bit of a drinker. I'm sorry for being so blunt, but..."
637
Electrochemistry: Hey now, hey. Hey! Hey. You need the booze to focus, alright?
231->637
232
Plaisance: "If you promise, good officer... then." She shuffles nervously. "You might be our last hope. Do you swear it?"
540
You: (A hand on your heart.) "On my honour."
232->540
541
You: "Actually, I'm not really feeling the vibe anymore... The psychic force has left me."
"Actually, I'm not feeling the vibe anymore. I just wanted to get to the fridge..."
232->541
279
Plaisance: "I hope you can find the solution quickly. The wards are broken, the passage has been opened..." She shudders. "Now tell me, what's back there?"
233->279
234
You: "Damn, you're right. What kind of a business relationship would that kick-start?"
234->179
235
Kim Kitsuragi: "We wouldn't want that."
235->455
236
Plaisance: "Oh my god, even the *police* can't take care of all this. Just look at you! You're a wreck. Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking.
509
Plaisance: "Maybe... I should close the bookstore and open a *psychic studio*! Yes!" She nods to herself. "It makes sense. Crime is the sixth element, you see. The darkest element."
236->509
262
Half Light: She calls that customer service?!
237->262
239
Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")
238->239
240
!(Variable["tc.rvd"] == true or IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer"))
238->240
239->37
240->227
241
Plaisance: "You *looked*, you let the spirits in!" she shouts, her face getting red. "We are all doomed now, this place is cursed, just like Annette said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!"
241->40
242
You: "Strange... I feel unwanted too. What does it mean?"
916
Plaisance: "Truly so?" Her eyes narrow, as she tries to get a read on your energy. "Perhaps the dark energies are leeching off you? You shouldn't stay in the store too long, it may be dangerous."
242->916
243
Untitled hub
243->188
873
You: "Chimneys aren't big enough for that."
243->873
244
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
244->163
246
Jump to: [doomedhub]
245->246
246->389
247
Plaisance: "Most certainly not! I'm not letting you open the gates of hell. In fact, I don't want *anyone* who isn't familiar with the psychic arts involved in this mess. Stay away. Leave the spirits be, so they can return to their slumber."
664
Drama: My liege! You know what this case calls for? A para-detective!
247->664
248
Plaisance: "But being *cultured* doesn't offer any protection against the curse, does it?" She looks around the dusty store. "Maybe I shouldn't have listened to him after all..."
792
Jump to: [doomedhub]
248->792
249->7
250
Rhetoric: Good luck persuading her. Some people can rationalize *anything*.
250->50
465
You: "First, *you're* one of those inconsistencies."
250->465
251
Logic: Her *filament* memory.
251->34
252
Plaisance: "A fridge?" She fidgets with her pendant. "No, I don't know anything about a fridge. Aren't you interested in books?" She nods at the bookshelves.
295
Drama: For whatever reason she's lying to you about the fridge. Seems like you have to find your own way to the cellar.
252->295
253->272
254->230
445
You: "Your wards brought me here in the first place. The Semenese blood also runs through me."
254->445
821
You: "I used to live on the shadowy isles... the wild wisemen taught me their rituals."
254->821
256
IsKimHere()
255->256
257
!(IsKimHere())
255->257
708
Kim Kitsuragi: "All right then -- all's well that ends well." The lieutenant turns to you. "Should we return to our *ordinary* lives?"
256->708
381
Shivers: The shop around you feels ancient suddenly, damp and saturated by the coastal air. The books are rotting, a great cold lives here. And there, too -- 1200 metres away, on the urban coast. The dark shape of a church is reflected on the water, calling.
257->381
258
Endurance: Maybe you were wrong. She's endured for at least four decades in this world.
610
Plaisance: "Thank you for nothing. Please, do buy some books -- or be on your way,“ she concludes, tucking the pendant away in her blouse.
258->610
259
Plaisance: Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"]
260
Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"]
259->260
261
!(Variable["XP.got_into_doomed_commercial_area"])
259->261
260->246
261->142
510
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
262->510
263
Plaisance: "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant, clearly irritated. "Are you here to lecture me about *economics* again?!"
304
discovery channel
263->304
264
You: "This so-called *curse* is nothing more than a simple case of collective delusion."
305
Plaisance: "No, no, don't mock the spirits like that! They don't like it... it only makes them angrier. Leave it be."
264->305
265
You: "Is she an only child?"
386
Plaisance: "Yes, I'm afraid so. A real treat she is. It would be nice if she had..." She pauses for a second. "No, we couldn't have afforded more children really. Not in this economy."
265->386
266
You: "I sensed the psychic emanations from afar. The Sleeper Beyond calls out."
266->231
267
You: "Would you like me to take the case? I could investigate, see if the curse is real." (Conclude.)
758
Plaisance: "Most certainly not! I don't want anyone who's not familiar with the psychic arts to get involved in this mess. Stay away. Leave the spirits be, so they can return to their slumber."
267->758
268
You: "I don't think the curse is real, I just want you to let me in there." (Conclude.)
"I don't care about the curse, I just need to get to the fridge." (Conclude.)
268->247
269
Plaisance: "Goodness, you were already doing good browsing the shelves. Why'd you stop?" She fiddles her pendant, then waves her bony fingers directly at you: "Don't you feel compelled? Go, go -- get back there. The books await you."
812
Perception (Hearing): Quietly, she mutters to herself: "He isn't doing what he's designed to do... isn't the spell working..."
269->812
270->118
271->220
272->265
493
You: "Is this husband Annette's father?"
272->493
813
You: "She told me she doesn't go to school anymore."
272->813
857
You: "Alright. I had something else in mind." (Conclude.)
272->857
273
Plaisance: "Yes. My husband is a successful entrepreneur East of the river. If only he were more *involved* in the business we're running up *here*." She says gloomily. "No matter, soon we'll both be off for Grand Couron!"
387
You: "And your husband's also involved with the bookstore?"
273->387
535
You: "Wait. Grand Couron? What's that?"
273->535
346
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
274->346
579
Plaisance: "Don't expect my help from now on. The back door is locked and I threw away the key. I won't trifle with such forces." She fiddles with her pendant.
275->579
276
Jump to: [doomedhub]
276->389
277
Plaisance: "Oh." Her disappointment is obvious. "What about?"
277->736
278
You: No, it's really stupid.
No! It's just as stupid.
359
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
278->359
926
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
279->926
280->163
282
Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]
281->282
283
!(Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"])
281->283
282->31
282->234
454
You: "Excuse me, I don't even know why I said that. A lapse of professionalism that does not represent my values."
282->454
587
You: "You misunderstand me. I'm a powerful feudal lord. I demand tribute. This is about traditions."
282->587
699
Authority: What is this insolence? She misunderstood.
283->699
284
You: "Hey, I'm the one who got shot here. In the leg... *and* in the shoulder!"
284->236
285->35
612
Half Light: She's too afraid to even say the word.
286->612
333
Plaisance: "Besides, didn't I have some Seolite hope catchers around here somewhere...? I must find them; everything will be alright if I can just find them."
287->333
288
Jump to: [doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached]
797
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"]
288->797
289
You: "The Entity?"
551
Plaisance: "Yes, a malignant *Entity* that lives inside the chimney... it takes the form of a woman. A witch, most likely. She or *it* must be connected to the curse somehow."
289->551
741
Plaisance: "Yes, the malignant *Entity* that lives inside the chimney... It takes the shape of a woman, a witch probably. I've suspected that she knows more about the curse than she lets on ever since I first saw her."
290->741
291
Plaisance: "Some unnatural magic, I assume." She shivers. "You should go find the *Entity* and ask what happened to all the companies in the building. And do return to me after you've talked to it. I'm quite *anxious* to know what she has to say about the curse."
418
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.furnace_heard_voices"]
291->418
292
Plaisance: "Yes, I've contacted numerous parapsychologists and even a pair of Semenese mediators -- they provided me with the wards." She nods at the strange cage-like trinket on the curtains.
921
Plaisance: "The wards help to keep the doom at bay and protect us against the darkness that lies further in the building. Even though now I fear... it's not enough."
292->921
293
Logic: Doesn't seem like the spell is working... There are no customers around except you.
293->45
294
You: "You could try to be friendlier with the customers."
791
Plaisance: "My voice is trained to perfection by true sales professionals, good sir! I paid good money for those courses."
294->791
416
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
295->416
296->289
684
You: "Of course, the Entity..." (Close your eyes.) "For I have sensed its presence."
296->684
297
Logic: What you *discover*? Probably just office space -- and the damn fridge. Don't be scared.
834
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_fridge_passive_shown"]
297->834
299
Variable["TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask"] == false
298->299
300
!(Variable["TASK.report_back_to_plaisance_subtask"] == false)
298->300
299->60
300->736
301
Kim Kitsuragi: "I am sorry we had to disappoint you, ma'am." He turns to you. "Can we go now?"
301->832
302
Kim Kitsuragi: "If you're really interested in cracking this mystery, then we should go back to the furnace. Maybe you could yell into it or something, make some noise? You'll think of something, you always do."
481
Esprit de Corps: Despite his cool the lieutenant's interested in solving this mystery, too.
302->481
303->304
425
You: "My investigation has led me to discover a two-millimetre entroponetic hole in reality. That's the source of doom -- both in the commercial area *and* in Martinaise."
304->425
787
You: "I'm afraid all I can tell you is this -- you must leave Martinaise immediately. It's too dangerous to stay."
304->787
729
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
305->729
520
Plaisance: "But... before we go on... did you encounter *the malignant Entity?*" Her eyes narrow, as she whispers the name.
306->520
307
You: "Dealing with ghosts is simple. You have to show them who's boss."
585
Plaisance: "What does that even mean?"
307->585
308
Plaisance: "Do you take me for a complete fool?" She's getting irritated. "Leave it be and just go look at the books."
759
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
308->759
309
You: "No, I must've been mistaken. She's right outside, very attentive, yes."
309->167
310
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_empathy_annette"]
311
Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_empathy_annette"]
310->311
312
!(Variable["doomed.plais_blackcheck_empathy_annette"])
310->312
311->5
770
You: "You're like Annette to your husband. And your mother."
311->770
312->272
313
You: "Just ask my partner, Kim. He'll vouch for me."
442
Kim Kitsuragi: "Oh, uh..." the lieutenant mumbles in minor confusion. He has not been listening closely enough. You've put him on the spot.
313->442
314->33
315
Plaisance: Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
316
Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
315->316
317
!(Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"])
315->317
316->288
350
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_investigate_doomed_altgreet"]
317->350
318
You: "I need to know what *secrets* lie behind the door... It's part of a *spiritual quest*."
318->27
319
Inland Empire: Didn't... didn't that curtain just *move*?!
319->43
319->44
874
You: "Ah! Annette mentioned that the previous tenants have experienced some financial troubles."
319->874
320
Jump to: [doomedhub]
320->389
321
You: "I heard that the Union has squeezed out all the local business to fund their strike... How is your store still up and running?"
408
Plaisance: She fingers the pendant around her neck, thinking. "It must be these very spells and wards of protection that keep me safe from all the ill and wicked deeds."
321->408
522
You: "Honestly, it seems like this pendant thing is a scam. You could be doing so much more."
322->522
686
You: "There are hardly any customers in the store. Do you think it's really working?"
322->686
323
You: "I'm only trying to help... What about some neon signs and blinking lights?"
742
Plaisance: "Sir, this is a bookstore, not a stripclub. No one would take us seriously if we put up some horrendous neon lights."
323->742
324->49
324->146
409
You: "She's not a sorceress -- or some 'malicious Entity'. She's a businesswoman, like you."
324->409
325
You: "It's true. We live in a precarious world, nothing ever turns out right. You need to get used to chaos." (Proceed.)
922
Plaisance: "Precarious world? Economy?" She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands...
325->922
326->903
327
Logic: What you *discover*? Probably just some office space. Don't be scared.
327->244
328
Rhetoric: She's looking for one -- but there simply aren't any good arguments for being an asshole.
328->58
329->157
330
Half Light: Anger and loneliness keep this woman moving through the waking hours. Your little words are no match for it.
607
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
330->607
331
Kim Kitsuragi: "Ma'am -- what he's saying is true. We found an entroponetic anomaly in the Small Pinewood Church down the coast. I don't mean to be an alarmist -- and more research *is* needed -- but... it's not looking good."
331->62
332
Suggestion: Maybe it's best to tell her the truth after all. Here we go...
332->425
333->696
334
Plaisance: "*Absence...!*" she gasps. Then, after collecting herself: "I imagine things must be rather bleak for you to return to me. Tell me, what have you found?"
334->425
335
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_capitalism_is_cursed_ending"]
336
Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_capitalism_is_cursed_ending"]
335->336
337
!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_capitalism_is_cursed_ending"])
335->337
336->263
337->109
338
Jump to: [familyhub]
338->272
339
You: "Alright, I'll take a look then." (Conclude.)
"Okay, I'll take another look then." (Conclude.)
652
Plaisance: She smiles and nods, seemingly relieved.
339->652
340
You: "So, are you the owner of this store?"
490
Plaisance: "I am. The proudest owner of our little shop of culture." Her voice is high-pitched, as if to give it more penetration.
"I am. The proudest owner of our little shop of culture." Her voice, high-pitched, sounds familiar -- you've talked to her before, through the doorbell.
340->490
341->218
342->166
342->339
755
You: "So what types of books do you have?"
342->755
891
You: "Do you even know what books you have for sale?"
342->891
343->209
344
Plaisance: "Oh," she exclaims with some irritation. "Shameful girl, what is she up to this time?!"
344->72
344->309
651
You: "Depends. How much do you pay the kid?"
345->651
347
IsKimHere()
346->347
348
!(IsKimHere())
346->348
495
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, we've had quite enough fun here, right." The lieutenant taps his foot.
347->495
814
Jump to: [anettehub]
348->814
349
Plaisance: "Not this nonsense again. I already said *no*!"
349->446
351
Variable["doomed.plais_investigate_doomed_altgreet"]
350->351
352
!(Variable["doomed.plais_investigate_doomed_altgreet"])
350->352
497
Plaisance: "What have you found?" She seems anxious. "And also, do buy the books. There may be *teachings* in them."
351->497
352->212
353
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
354
Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
353->354
355
!(Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"])
353->355
819
Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman looks aloof, her features..."]
354->819
355->129
356
Plaisance: "Oh my, I should have known! You do have that *wild-man* look. Our meeting couldn't have been mere chance!"
356->862
357
Drama: Stop being such a fussy prude! You can't convince her without liessssss.
357->278
358
You: Okay, I guess I'll give it a try: "Crime Bros." (Nod at Kim.) "We're called *crime bros*, my partner and I."
357->358
550
Plaisance: "You're called... *what*?" She peers at you over her glasses. "What is this, a joke, mister policeman? Do you commit *crimes* together or what?"
358->550
360
Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
359->360
361
!(Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"])
359->361
360->132
361->78
363
IsKimHere()
362->363
364
!(IsKimHere())
362->364
912
failfail
363->912
571
whitefailhub
364->571
365
Plaisance: "Discount my wares?! I can see, sir, that you don't value books very highly."
876
Plaisance: "Besides, this would only tempt the phantoms of doom... They can sense the desperation, you know."
365->876
913
Plaisance: "I already told you, it's just a storage room for employees! I don't understand why it's so important to you..."
366->913
368
Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
367->368
369
!(Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"])
367->369
368->82
369->139
370
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
371
Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
370->371
372
!(Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"])
370->372
371->241
372->85
373
Kim Kitsuragi: He turns away, but not before you can see a small hint of a smile -- he's struggling to not crack up.
373->4
374->293
375
You: "Chimney... the passage between heaven and hell, of course. It all makes sense now!"
593
Plaisance: "Yes, that chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there."
375->593
561
Plaisance: IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]
376->561
377
Plaisance: "Hello again, esteemed officer. And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People."
377->378
378->163
379
You: "Of course. Yes. This economy."
885
Plaisance: "Exactly." She agrees wholeheartedly.
379->885
380->106
595
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
381->595
382
You: Don't mention it.
383
Plaisance: She nudges her glasses, anxious and tense.
382->383
383->320
384
Plaisance: "*Cursed*? Who said that, Annette?" She blinks. "I will have a word with her... This place is not cursed, it has a robustly *magnetic* energy. Good for commercial activity. My business is *thriving*, sir!"
895
Rhetoric: What in god's name is she talking about?
384->895
385->775
429
Composure: A glimmer of sadness blinks through the well-crafted exterior.
386->429
387->69
388
Plaisance: "We're quite busy people, you know, my husband and I. Quite busy." Her voice wavers a bit. "Children are a lot of work. You don't look like a father, so I don't expect you to understand..."
388->102
389->19
389->127
389->267
389->268
389->321
414
You: "Never mind, I had other questions."
389->414
625
You: "How does this curse manifest itself?"
389->625
824
You: "Never mind, I had other questions."
389->824
830
You: "What about the wards on the back door? Are these Semenese as well?"
389->830
920
You: "Have you sought help from anyone?"
389->920
391
Variable["doomed.plais_shivers_grand_couron"]
390->391
392
!(Variable["doomed.plais_shivers_grand_couron"])
390->392
393
shiveria
391->393
718
Plaisance: "Most of the buildings are empty at the moment!" Her smile is wide. "It's a great opportunity to get ahead of the crowds. Better times ahead, for sure."
392->718
816
You: What's going on?
393->816
858
You: Shudder, let it pass.
393->858
394
Jump to: [familyhub]
394->272
395
Plaisance: "You're no para-detective. You look nothing like one -- and you're clearly a drinker. Pardon me for being so blunt, but..."
750
Rhetoric: ...you look like one.
395->750
396->232
397
Half Light: Blech! You deny your own Revacholian blood for the sake of a lie!
397->862
398->115
399
You: "A curious pendant you're wearing." (Narrow your eyes mysteriously.)
669
Plaisance: "Oh yes, helps to have an anchor in these times." She clutches the pendant and narrows her eyes as well.
399->669
400
Plaisance: "Fighting, enemy... my philosophy is everyone just getting along."
400->455
401
Plaisance: "And you... oh my god, just look at you! It looks like even the *police* can't take care of all this. Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking.
401->509
402
You: "Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of it."
546
Plaisance: "No, no... you're right, officer! You've convinced me -- it is a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration."
402->546
403
You: "If it's just a storage room then why does it have a Semenese ward protecting it?"
737
Plaisance: "It's just for decoration!" She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped smile... then something breaks:
403->737
404
Plaisance: "The Darkness..." She closes her eyes and nods. "It must be real then... This place is cursed, just like Annette said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!"
785
Plaisance: "I'm not sure whether I want to know what else the spirits have told you in your *visions*..." She shudders and starts mumbling something to her pendant.
404->785
405
You: "You mean the chimney that's part of the central furnace?"
"You mean the chimney that's part of the central furnace? I heard *voices* coming from there..."
521
Plaisance: "Yes, I've heard that it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains upstairs... God knows what she's doing there."
405->521
406->319
407
Jump to: [doomedhub]
407->389
408->91
409->92
411
Plaisance: "Wait, *WHAT*?" Her entire face goes white as a skull. "The entire economic system is cursed?!"
410->411
523
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_suggestion_truth"]
411->523
412
Plaisance: "Oh, I see..." She looks at her pendant, then back to you. "I guess it's time to visit Boogie Street again."
412->152
413
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
413->163
414->353
415->56
416->163
417
Suggestion: Just don't say you don't have *any* answer yet. The uncertainty is killing her.
530
Drama: To hell with it -- perchance you ought to just lie, sire?
417->530
419
Variable["doomed.furnace_heard_voices"]
418->419
420
!(Variable["doomed.furnace_heard_voices"])
418->420
421
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
419->421
420->413
422
IsKimHere()
421->422
423
!(IsKimHere())
421->423
422->302
709
Drama: You ssshould get back to the furnace, make some nnnoise.
423->709
424
third presence
424->108
424->425
713
You: "No, not the Presence..." (Close your eyes.) "The Third *Absence*."
424->713
517
Plaisance: "A... a what?"
425->517
485
You: "Alright, enough nonsense. The point is that we sometimes take on *unusual* cases."
426->485
613
You: "Mind your manners, John. This isn't the great Shao Empire, where you can talk about sex stuff so openly!"
426->613
715
You: "You shouldn't be so trusting of your husband. Men are filthy, treacherous pigs."
426->715
427
Plaisance: "Annette, yes. My daughter. I hope she wasn't slacking off again with her nose in science fiction! Tell me, was she at her post, doing her job like a proper girl?"
427->197
534
You: "Yes, of course."
427->534
658
You: "No, she was definitely slacking off."
427->658
428
Plaisance: "Good sir, what does a young child do with money anyway? No, I save it for her, as a fund. She's securing her financial future out there."
660
Authority: Slap the cuffs on her!
428->660
429->379
817
You: "Why not?"
429->817
430
Jump to: [greethub]
430->622
432
Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_smash_failure"]
431->432
433
!(Variable["doomed.bookstore_backdoor_smash_failure"])
431->433
432->28
844
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_curtain_intro_done"] == false
433->844
434
You: "The dark sarcophagus..." (Pause dramatically.)
434->20
435
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_once"]
436
Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_once"]
435->436
437
!(Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_once"])
435->437
436->362
437->169
438
Plaisance: "Okay, but please, only a few questions." She peers at the curtains. "You wouldn't want to disturb the spirits..."
438->389
439
You: "*Extreme violence*. The wards only make them invite their ghost-families. And the Semenese want that because they're in league with the ghosts."
439->308
440
Plaisance: "You're right..." She is mortified. "It's worse than I imagined. We definitely have to contain it now!"
440->238
441
Drama: You're not *lying* -- you're giving her peace of mind. The meanssss are thus jusssstified.
441->229
441->385
442->181
443
Plaisance: "No, it simply can't be!" She looks at you with some puzzlement. "How can I trust you? You're clearly a heavy drinker, don't get me wrong..."
443->637
444
parahub
776
You: "I admit, I've had my share of drinks, but only because *mediation* is so draining."
"I admit, I've had my share of drinks, but only because the spectral realm is para-psychologically taxing."
444->776
820
You: "You see, it's necessary to drink the *spirits* in order to contact the *void*."
444->820
910
You: "Al Gul hails from beyond the veil, ma'am. Al Gul guides the way."
444->910
822
Plaisance: "You're part Semenese?! Oh, it means our meeting couldn't have been mere chance... the hand of fate guides us."
445->822
446->163
447
You: Goddamnit, you're completely unhelpful.
866
Drama: 'Tis a poor craftsman who blames his tools!
447->866
448
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
448->163
449
You: "Nothing... I'm just terribly clumsy sometimes, sorry." (Rub your aching forehead.)
449->27
450->279
452
Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"]
451->452
453
!(Variable["TASK.report_to_the_tribunal_done"])
451->453
456
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"]
452->456
453->315
588
Plaisance: "Oh my. Of course." She looks at you and adds, "What a man."
454->588
455->622
457
Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"]
456->457
458
!(Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_post_tribunal"])
456->458
782
Plaisance: "It's always nice to see you here. You bring good energy."
457->782
668
Plaisance: "Oh my god, things have gotten out of hand!" She unloads immediately: "I thought the psychic stuff was bad, but the crime... it's even worse. I haven't been able to come to work for *three days*, the shop has been locked. No sales, gang-bangers running around, shooting everyone. I know I shouldn't have bought a shop in this *ghetto*."
458->668
459
Plaisance: "I'm not tense, I'm just..." She wavers under your gaze, mouth pressed into a tight-lipped frown... then something breaks:
459->367
460->304
461
Plaisance: "Leave?" She blinks twice, mulling over your words. Then: "Officer, I must *insist* that you tell me what you've uncovered! I can't just leave everything on a whim..."
461->332
462
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at you, waiting to see where this is going.
683
Drama: You've got this. Just go with it, this is *elegant*.
462->683
463->48
687
You: "Great idea. What happened?"
463->687
464
Plaisance: "Too many *inconsistencies*? What kind of talk is that?" The woman scoffs at you with an audible snort.
464->250
527
Plaisance: "I am not doing as well as it looks like I am..." She grasps her pendant. "I only have my Semenese wards to thank for the protection they provide."
465->527
466
Plaisance: "Just a door?! This place is cursed, detective! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing -- just look at the sheer amount of companies that have failed in this house!"
466->193
467
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]
468
Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"]
467->468
469
!(Variable["doomed.plais_rhetoric_options"])
467->469
468->587
648
You: No, that's not *me*.
468->648
597
Physical Instrument: Son, you got destroyed there. What an idiot you are...
469->597
470
Empathy: Doesn't feel like it's thriving. Feels ghostly.
470->140
471
Plaisance: IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]
472
IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]
471->472
473
!(IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]])
471->473
472->156
473->903
749
Logic: And hell freezes over? Never mind, it's not a good topic to get into.
474->749
475
Esprit de Corps: Go ahead then. Rock her world, he thinks. I'll compose some notes.
475->444
476
Empathy: This is *a lot* for her to parse.
688
turn around hub
476->688
839
Rhetoric: There was never any other way this could have gone. She's just too far gone -- into her own mind.
477->839
478
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_inland_unwanted"]
479
Variable["doomed.plais_inland_unwanted"]
478->479
480
!(Variable["doomed.plais_inland_unwanted"])
478->480
479->242
479->382
480->320
481->413
482
Inland Empire: She remembers. Good.
841
Conceptualization: No, not presence -- *Absence*.
482->841
483->333
484->157
485->116
486
You: "Sometimes it's necessary to resort to extreme measures."
486->586
487->23
487->119
616
You: "All this pressure has made her really anxious. You know she's been chewing her nails?"
"I get she's a trooper, alright. She looks like she can take it, but it's actually wearing her down. You know she's been biting her nails?"
487->616
628
You: "Okay.... Let's change the subject."
487->628
763
You: "Annette is quite the trooper. She's a great value-add."
487->763
488
You: "You're right, the curse is worse than ever -- that's why you need to let me in there to investigate."
488->440
489
Plaisance: "But you don't learn about the *important things* in life from fabricated stories."
489->68
489->892
717
Suggestion: She has fine-tuned her voice to find the most welcoming approach for attracting new customers. It doesn't work.
490->717
491
Plaisance: "Then why are you talking to me? Everything is on the shelves to browse. Don't you feel *compelled* to buy anything?" She fiddles with her pendant, then waves her bony fingers directly at you: "See those shelves there, go, be drawn."
491->812
492
Plaisance: "Come now, it's not personal, it's about proper sales practices and market research." She crosses her arms. "I expect an answer."
492->71
492->221
492->753
493->273
837
Volition: This is a person coming to terms with a new reality. One where they are *wrong*. It's not easy.
494->837
495->814
767
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"]
496->767
878
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
497->878
499
Variable["doomed.plais_said_shao_lie"]
498->499
500
!(Variable["doomed.plais_said_shao_lie"])
498->500
499->349
500->25
501
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_twice"]
502
Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_twice"]
501->502
503
!(Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_twice"])
501->503
640
Drama: Alright -- Take two!
502->640
572
Drama: Time to fire up the old lie machine!
503->572
504
Plaisance: "Come now!" Her eyes light up. "Enough with your jokes, no backing down anymore. Do I have your word?"
504->540
505
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
505->163
506
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_thrice"] or Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_counter"] >=2
507
Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_thrice"] or Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_counter"] >=2
506->507
508
!(Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failed_thrice"] or Variable["doomed.plais_drama_failure_counter"] >=2)
506->508
547
Drama: You know, maybe this time you should just be upfront with her?
507->547
508->501
639
Plaisance: "I could teach people to protect themselves against bad energies and to fight crime."
509->639
510->163
511
You: "Have you ever thought about a sale? Maybe this could lure in some customers."
511->365
513
Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"]
512->513
514
!(Variable["doomed.plais_told_her_annette_mentioned_curse"])
512->514
513->404
914
Plaisance: "And you saw a *door*?" She closes her eyes. "It must be real then... This place is cursed, just like everyone said. They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area just for nothing!"
514->914
515->642
678
Plaisance: Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
516->678
517->161
518->498
519->42
520->54
521->291
896
Plaisance: "Sir, I am well-educated in the commercial and esoteric arts. I know what to do and what to avoid." She nudges her spectacles.
522->896
524
Variable["doomed.plais_suggestion_truth"]
523->524
525
!(Variable["doomed.plais_suggestion_truth"])
523->525
877
Endurance: This woman's not healthy enough to withstand this level of stress.
524->877
525->476
707
Drama: She so badly wants this to be over, she would have believed anything.
526->707
527->50
528
Plaisance: "Oh, you mean that girl with those *bizarre* machines? Hmpf! I recall her now... her energetic presence was off, *very* off. She kept rambling something about her memory being lost..."
528->251
529
Empathy: ...my husband is completely different. Of course.
529->272
567
Inland Empire: You've come this far -- you know how to end it. There is an entity *behind* the entity.
530->567
531
Plaisance: "What do you mean the *actual* source?" She clutches her pendant anxiously. "Are you talking about the... *Third Presence*?"
531->482
532
Plaisance: "Everything is on the shelves, take a look yourself." She nudges her glasses. "The shelves compel you, don't they?"
809
Volition: She's attempting to mentally direct you towards the shelves. She only wants you to buy the goods, she doesn't care about books.
532->809
534->167
843
Plaisance: "It's a *proper* place to live -- one of the most peaceful neighbourhoods east of Jamrock. You may know it for its massive housing projects..."
535->843
536
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
537
Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"]
536->537
538
!(Variable["doomed.plais_familyhub_reached"])
536->538
537->122
853
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"]
538->853
539->438
540->187
541->504
543
Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"]
542->543
544
!(Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_succeeded"])
542->544
543->80
656
Plaisance: "You... broke down... the back door?" She looks very sad, resigned even. "The wards... the door... it's all gone now. Dark psychic energy, leeching onto my shop..."
544->656
545->113
546->178
728
lastone
547->728
548
You: "If it's just a storage room then why do you have that strange trinket on the curtains?"
548->737
549->201
550->373
551->243
552->519
553->189
554->464
555
You: "Yeah, I de-spooked it. The curse is definitely gone."
555->149
556
Plaisance: "Of course. I trust my Semenese wards and charms kept you safe while you performed the ancient rites..." She looks at you with sudden admiration.
556->925
596
Plaisance: "I see that you've fallen for her *manipulation*, detective. The investigation is over. I just hope that you haven't made anything *worse* by going in there."
557->596
558
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_drama_lie_arts"]
559
Variable["doomed.plaisance_drama_lie_arts"]
558->559
560
!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_drama_lie_arts"])
558->560
559->471
881
Inland Empire: Psychic arts? Sounds right down our alley.
560->881
562
IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]]
561->562
563
!(IsTaskActive("TASK.go_see_the_fridge")--[[ Variable[ ]])
561->563
562->297
563->327
564
Plaisance: She's breathing heavily, trying to calm herself. Slowly, she regains composure -- but she still can't get a word out.
564->378
565->121
565->168
566
You: "Yeah, actually it's super all right for kids to chew their hands off. Forget I said anything."
566->494
567->192
568
Plaisance: "Cleansed? What do you..." She looks down at the pendant in her trembling hands, she collects herself.
568->249
760
You: "But wait, there's more!"
569->760
811
You: "We are truly private in our partnership."
569->811
570
Plaisance: She scoffs. "Truth be told, not really. My sister brings in most of the goods. I'm sure it's all very literary stuff, with *well-written prose*..."
570->489
571->264
571->307
614
You: "This is nothing but fear for the success of your business given a shape."
571->614
778
You: These ideas are all worthless.
571->778
900
You: "You think Dick Mullen could solve this? No way, time for a real detective..." (Flex them biceps.) "...to shine."
571->900
572->435
573->505
574->579
575->579
576
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.bookstore_browsed_items"]
577
Variable["doomed.bookstore_browsed_items"]
576->577
578
!(Variable["doomed.bookstore_browsed_items"])
576->578
577->269
578->491
719
Plaisance: "Do look at the books, though. The books compel you. You *may* be able to make up for this by buying a lot of books. I hope you're a voracious reader!"
579->719
581
Plaisance: "Why not? Was she not friendly enough? Were you not compelled to talk to her?"
580->581
581->222
659
You: "I was afraid she'd call me a f****t like all the kids around here."
581->659
765
You: "I'm not interested in talking to a kid."
581->765
582
Jump to: [Plaisance: "The woman before you scans the stor..."]
582->624
583
Plaisance: "Sir! Watch the language." She crosses her arms. "My child would never do such a thing."
583->487
584->487
585->439
693
Plaisance: Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"]
586->693
869
Plaisance: "Now hey there." She raises her finger. "Sounds like someone isn't taking responsibility for the energy they bring into this space..."
587->869
731
Electrochemistry: She's energetically impressed with you and your values. This is sincere. She's the kind of person who believes in telling a man that he's *quite the man* while he's being very manly.
588->731
589
You: "Uh... I'm the one who got shot here, ma'am."
673
Plaisance: "Oh my god, even the *police* can't take care of all this... just look at that limp! Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking.
589->673
590->178
710
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
591->710
592
You: "Crime bros." (Nod at Kim.) "We're called *crime bros*, my partner and I."
592->550
593->291
594->248
595->163
596->610
700
Jump to: [greethub]
597->700
665
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
598->665
599
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"]
600
Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"]
599->600
601
!(Variable["doomed.plais_altgreet_fiddle"])
599->601
600->564
601->377
603
Composure: She's squeezing on the pendant too tight. A drop of blood in her palm...
602->603
604
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"]
603->604
605
Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"]
604->605
606
!(Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"])
604->606
605->417
606->192
608
IsKimHere()
607->608
609
!(IsKimHere())
607->609
608->301
609->832
610->160
611->696
842
Rhetoric: Tell her the truth -- it's out of her hands.
612->842
613->215
808
Plaisance: "Too many failures for it to be a coincidence... they were not careful. I will not take such risks. Leave it be!"
614->808
615
Plaisance: "Those countries will realise they've raised a lazy and spoiled generation." Her tone is decisive, not at all angry at the insinuation. "Are we done with the jokes now?"
615->346
616->767
617
Plaisance: "Welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People. My name is Plaisance." The clerk extends a greeting.
The store clerk is still breathing heavily, trying to calm herself. "Welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People." She is regaining her composure. "My name is Plaisance."
617->112
619
Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"]
618->619
620
!(Variable["doomed.plais_greeting_done"])
618->620
619->797
620->617
621
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
621->163
622->67
622->340
622->399
756
You: "Before we go on... you seem to be well off enough, can you give me some money? I feel there won't be an opportune moment to ask later."
622->756
747
Physical Instrument: Such wraiths may prove a formidable enemy. Suit up.
623->747
624->163
625->141
626
Plaisance: "Oh, yes? How's my precious doing? She's a good girl."
"Yes, what about? Hrm, I sure hope she has increased her productivity by now."
"Yes? What now?" She frowns. "That lazy girl up to no good again? I must have a serious talk with her."
626->487
627
You: "What you're doing is wrong. Even I know that, and I usually don't know anything."
627->494
628->582
629
Plaisance: "What's wrong with her?" She shakes her head. "Can't she do anything right?"
629->487
630
Plaisance: "As a young girl should be. With the proper attitude she'll have a bright financial future."
"I know you're trying to be nice, but she really needs to try a bit harder. No one gets anywhere by being average. I'm not raising a financially negligent woman."
"I understand... you're now feeling guilty about the harsh judgement, but there's no need. Annette needs to get her act together and stop being a lazy slouch, or she'll end up in financial oblivion."
723
Jump to: [anettehub]
630->723
631->163
632
You: No. It's really stupid.
632->173
633
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
634
IsKimHere()
633->634
635
!(IsKimHere())
633->635
777
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant keeps his usual stony calm. He silently picks out his notebook.
634->777
635->444
636
You: "No problem whatsoever, your family is safe, the phantoms are no match for me."
636->232
637->633
638->81
639->134
639->402
674
You: (Nod.) "Sounds like a plan. Life must go on, after all."
639->674
640->571
641
You: "If it's just a storage room then why are you so tense?"
641->459
642->3
643
You: "It's not just a storage room, I already saw that... There's another door behind the curtains."
786
Plaisance: "Of course it's not just a storage room!" she suddenly shouts, her face getting red. "But what does it matter now, you already let the spirits in... We are all doomed now."
643->786
644
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
644->163
690
break the curse hub
645->690
646->52
647->252
796
Authority: Of course. No one puts words in *your* mouth.
648->796
649
Plaisance: "Hello again, esteemed officer. And welcome to Crime, Romance, and Biographies of Famous People." Her stare is cold and harsh but the line remains the same.
649->378
650
You: "You mean the chimney that's hidden behind the metal safety curtains?"
"You mean the chimney that's hidden behind the metal safety curtains? I knocked, but couldn't get in..."
840
Plaisance: "Yes, I've heard that she's barricaded herself inside... It's connected to the central furnace in the basement, you should go and find it. God knows what she's doing there!"
650->840
651->428
652->621
653
Plaisance: "A dead what?" Her eyes widen with shock at the mention. "Oh my god, a victim of the curse? The curse has started killing people? It's *killing* now?!" She grabs her head with both hands.
653->488
774
You: "Enough of this mumbo-jumbo, I have a decomposing body rotting away as we speak. Just let me in!"
653->774
654
Plaisance: "And others have to suffer terrible consequences just so you can sleep at night? I think not!"
654->447
655
Physical Instrument: She's into your masculine posturing! Your lean -- uh... husky and chubby brawn -- is pure animal magnetism.
655->18
902
You: Do not wink at her.
655->902
656->117
656->133
656->486
657->128
658->344
659->583
908
Rhetoric: Such criminal behaviour would not happen in more developed countries.
660->908
661
You: You're right. What could go wrong?
661->36
662->624
663->225
664->558
665->163
666
You: "I have returned from the void. A para-detective from a long line of para-detectives."
666->395
667
You: Wait... That's it? I don't want to say that!
I don't want to say that either.
667->357
668->284
668->589
732
You: Say nothing, stare at her.
668->732
669->430
671
IsKimHere()
670->671
672
!(IsKimHere())
670->672
671->235
672->455
673->509
733
Plaisance: IsKimHere()
674->733
675->285
676->232
677
Plaisance: "*What-did-you-do?!*" she demands in a single breath, hand clasped around the pendant. "You *looked?*"
677->38
827
You: "Yes, when you weren't paying attention."
677->827
871
You: "It's not like I ripped the curtains open or anything, it was just a little peek..."
677->871
679
Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
678->679
680
!(Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"])
678->680
805
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_third_entity_ending"]
679->805
681
Plaisance: "Yes? What news do you bring?" Her fingers grasp tightly at her pendant.
680->681
681->304
682
Plaisance: "Thank you for your help, in any case. You're welcome back here anytime."
682->644
683->592
683->667
872
Plaisance: "You have?" She gasps. "The Entity takes the form of a woman, a witch probably. I've suspected that she must be connected to the curse ever since I first saw her. Did you know that she lives inside the *chimney*?"
684->872
685
Plaisance: "Yes, the Semenese are very crafty and their wards are extremely powerful. Lesser wards simply won't do here."
685->259
686->896
790
Plaisance: "My husband suggested otherwise. He said it's less... stupid. More appropriate. Cultured and all that."
687->790
688->325
691
You: "I'm afraid that only world revolution can help you." (Proceed.)
688->691
743
You: "What I meant was... I found the source of the doom. Forget about the economy thing." (Back off.)
688->743
887
You: "Yes. The system must be *cleansed* of immigrant labour." (Proceed.)
688->887
689->925
690->147
690->148
690->555
744
You: "Yes. I performed the ancient Semenese dispelling rites. This commercial area is doomed no more."
690->744
794
You: "I'm afraid that I can only identify the *source*, but you have to call some other experts to lift the curse."
690->794
691->51
692
You: "What are you talking about? It's just a door."
692->466
694
Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"]
693->694
695
!(Variable["tc.doomed_commercial_area"])
693->695
694->153
695->692
697
IsTaskActive("TASK.doomed_investigation")--[[ Variable[ ]]
696->697
698
!(IsTaskActive("TASK.doomed_investigation")--[[ Variable[ ]])
696->698
697->682
879
Plaisance: "Thank you for your help, in any case. You're welcome back here anytime."
698->879
699->467
700->622
701
Half Light: What you *discover*? A demonic refrigerator! Perhaps the fridge will be the source of the curse...
701->244
702
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.plais_angered"]
703
Variable["doomed.plais_angered"]
702->703
704
!(Variable["doomed.plais_angered"])
702->704
703->649
704->599
705
Plaisance: "A *third order* presence, yes..." She lets go of the pendant.
706
Empathy: A great, dark relief washes over her.
705->706
706->204
707->159
708->381
709->413
711
IsKimHere()
710->711
712
!(IsKimHere())
710->712
711->331
712->286
713->334
714->384
715->215
716
You: "Look, ma'am, I really need to get in there. I'm a compulsive detective. I can't sleep until I've solved the mystery."
716->654
717->163
718->387
849
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
719->849
720->487
721
Kim Kitsuragi: "Come on, ma'am. It's obvious she can't do anything about it. You're placing an unnecessary burden on a young child."
724
parentinghub
721->724
722
You: "I formally reprimand you for your corrupt activities."
766
Plaisance: She raises an eyebrow. "Oh, of course, officer. Good work. Are we done with the jokes now?"
722->766
723->487
724->22
724->566
724->627
725->718
726->632
726->661
727->631
728->447
728->716
729->163
730
You: "I'm trying to find a way to the fridge downstairs -- it's an urgent police matter."
730->27
731->455
732->401
734
IsKimHere()
733->734
735
!(IsKimHere())
733->735
734->32
735->135
736->163
737->367
738->367
739->198
740
Plaisance: "Yes, you've certainly done your part. I've come so far... I can't give up now..."
740->198
918
chimney hub
741->918
742->876
743->151
744->556
745
Plaisance: "Of course, I should have known better than to put my hopes on a man like you... You're no Semenese ghostwhisperer, you're an alcoholic!"
745->150
746->528
747->276
748->163
749->394
750->637
751->425
752
You: "In some more developed countries this sort of thing is two felonies. Child labour and slavery."
752->615
753->219
754
Plaisance: "God, ugh, I've told her not to do that. It's such a disgusting habit." Her voice is firm. "She'll get over it. Anxiety is a part of life."
754->196
755->532
756->13
757
Kim Kitsuragi: "Once we've caught our client's spouse *in flagrante delicto*, we blackmail them and pocket the money ourselves, because that's what private investigators do. Now, I see that *you* are a married woman..."
757->208
758->664
759->163
760->757
761->8
762->653
763->630
764->487
765->629
766->346
768
Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"]
767->768
769
!(Variable["doomed.plais_raising_annette_wrong"])
767->769
768->210
769->754
856
Plaisance: "Oh..." She nudges her glasses nervously. "Well. My mother was horrible, of course, absolutely *perverse* energies around that person, but my husband..." She shakes her head.
770->856
771
Shivers: Monstrous buildings loom over Grand Couron. A cold wind howls in the empty halls of homes built upon delusions.
771->73
772->75
859
You: "Fine, I'll ask for it. Can we have the key?"
772->859
773->318
773->449
773->730
823
You: "I thought it was obvious: I tried to smash through the door by using pure physical force."
773->823
774->126
775->266
775->666
911
You: "I know the Remote Viewers Division, they have taught me perception beyond this world."
775->911
776->131
777->475
778->177
779->163
780->693
781->279
783
Jump to: [MAINHUB]
782->783
783->163
784
Composure: She's so tense it's a miracle she hasn't snapped in half yet.
784->39
784->84
784->403
784->548
784->641
784->643
826
You: "It's not just a storage room, I already looked... There's another door behind the curtains."
784->826
828
You: "If it's just a storage room then it wouldn't hurt if I just peeked inside..."
784->828
785->642
786->86
787->461
788->740
789
Plaisance: "You did?" She gasps. "Then it has be true... I've suspected that this woman-shaped energy must be connected to the curse ever since I first saw her. Did you see that she lives inside the *chimney*?"
789->918
790->248
791->144
792->389
793->745
794->412
795->97
796->455
798
Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"]
797->798
799
!(Variable["doomed.plais_doomed_hub_reached"])
797->799
798->57
799->702
800->338
801
Plaisance: Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] or Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] or Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] or Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] or Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] or Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] or Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] or Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] or Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"] or Variable["doomed.seen_blades"]
802
Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] or Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] or Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] or Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] or Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] or Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] or Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] or Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] or Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"] or Variable["doomed.seen_blades"]
801->802
803
!(Variable["doomed.seen_gym"] or Variable["doomed.seen_safety_curtains"] or Variable["doomed.seen_radiocomputer"] or Variable["doomed.seen_revachol_ice_city"] or Variable["doomed.seen_taxidermy"] or Variable["doomed.seen_windows"] or Variable["doomed.seen_orlandos"] or Variable["doomed.seen_skis"] or Variable["doomed.seen_mannequin_atelier"] or Variable["doomed.seen_blades"])
801->803
802->434
848
You: "Hold on, I actually haven't done anything yet. I just wanted to ask a few questions."
803->848
804->478
806
Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_third_entity_ending"]
805->806
807
!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_dca_investigation_third_entity_ending"])
805->807
806->531
807->335
808->448
809->118
810->579
811->757
812->342
813->125
814->487
815
Empathy: It sounds like both the husband and the mother treat her the way she treats Annette.
815->310
816->771
817->388
818->226
819->631
820->131
821->356
863
Plaisance: IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")
822->863
823->27
824->353
825->400
826->677
827->370
828->83
829->291
830->685
831
Plaisance: "Tell me: Did you find a way to *break* the curse?"
831->690
832->381
833->97
835
Variable["doomed.plaisance_fridge_passive_shown"]
834->835
836
!(Variable["doomed.plaisance_fridge_passive_shown"])
834->836
835->244
836->701
837->328
838->705
839->330
840->291
841->424
842->63
843->24
845
Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_curtain_intro_done"] == false
844->845
846
!(Variable["doomed.bookstore_curtains_opened"] == true and Variable["doomed.plais_curtain_intro_done"] == false)
844->846
845->114
846->618
847->536
848->277
849->163
850->492
851->815
852->624
854
Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"]
853->854
855
!(Variable["doomed.plais_annettehub_reached"])
853->855
854->626
855->427
856->529
857->6
858->718
859->818
860->801
861
You: Wait, what if I don't want to lie...
861->441
862->313
862->636
864
IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")
863->864
865
!(IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood"))
863->865
864->397
865->862
866->138
867->163
868
FINITOPLAISANCE
869->180
870->784
871->370
872->243
873->41
874->190
875->389
876->875
877->688
878->163
879->644
881->471
883
IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer")
882->883
884
!(IsTHCPresent("remote_viewer"))
882->884
883->101
884->229
884->385
884->861
885->211
886->832
887->568
888->258
889->163
890->576
891->570
894
Plaisance: "The truth is available if you just know where to look. And you have to open and free your mind to *understand*." She nods at you, cryptically.
892->894
893
Jump to: [bookshub]
893->342
894->893
895->470
896->143
896->294
896->323
896->511
898
Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"]
897->898
899
!(Variable["doomed.plais_whitecheck_drama_convince"])
897->899
898->217
899->506
901
Plaisance: She gives you a curious look -- you don't really understand what to make of it.
900->901
901->655
902->573
903->163
904->130
906
IsKimHere()
905->906
907
!(IsKimHere())
905->907
906->721
907->724
908->223
908->722
908->752
909->389
910->131
911->443
912->70
913->184
914->785
915->462
916->320
917->789
918->90
918->375
918->405
918->650
919->189
920->292
921->407
922->249
924
Plaisance: "Oh! How horrid. I *knew* something wasn't right about that place..."
923->924
924->831
925->526
926->163