CANAL HAWTHORN - 1020

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 56 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_greeting_done"] 1->56 2 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"] 3 Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"] 2->3 4 !(Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]) 2->4 20 Interfacing: Good idea. He might have the tools -- the tape projector in the pawn shop uses similar tape... 3->20 67 Jump to: [MAINHUBS - tree] 4->67 5 Kim Kitsuragi: "Smooth move, operator." He looks to his wristwatch. "We done here?" 60 Jump to: [Hawthorn Tree: "The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de..."] 5->60 6 Hawthorn Tree: IsTHCPresent("the_destroyer") 7 IsTHCPresent("the_destroyer") 6->7 8 !(IsTHCPresent("the_destroyer")) 6->8 97 Pain Threshold: The pain, it is nothing! Revel in it! Absorb it! Gain power from it! 7->97 111 Endurance: A little? It's awful! The pain surges through your knuckles and then lingers there... slowly pulsating, reminding you of your mistake. 8->111 9 Kim Kitsuragi: "Had enough assaulting *madre natura*?" He looks at his wristwatch. "We should get moving." 66 Jump to: [Hawthorn Tree: "The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de..."] 9->66 10 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 11 IsKimHere() 10->11 12 !(IsKimHere()) 10->12 11->9 12->66 13 Hawthorn Tree: The hurt feelings of the tree are not alleviated by this sudden display of care and emotion, you manipulative bastard. 46 Hawthorn Tree: The younger stems and branches are adorned with sharp thorns that scratch your hand. 13->46 14 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["ice.egg_shivers_third"] 15 Variable["ice.egg_shivers_third"] 14->15 16 !(Variable["ice.egg_shivers_third"]) 14->16 98 Shivers: Just like promised... You've stood here for what seem like aeons, guzzling the sickly fumes of lorries and carriages. 15->98 101 MAINHUBS - tree 16->101 17 You: "Alright, tree. You got me, fair and square. We're even, for now." 124 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 17->124 18 Jump to: [Hawthorn Tree: "The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de..."] 104 Hawthorn Tree: The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine. A wintry breeze blows by, making the magnetic tape flutter. The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine endures the wintry gusts with ease. 18->104 19 Jump to: [MAINHUBS - tree] 19->101 20->67 21 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_blackc_inland_revolution"] 22 Variable["canal.tree_blackc_inland_revolution"] 21->22 23 !(Variable["canal.tree_blackc_inland_revolution"]) 21->23 22->17 54 You: "What the fuck, tree?" 22->54 99 You: "My god, nature is plotting an uprising against us?" 22->99 105 You: Say nothing. 22->105 55 Jump to: [MAINHUBS - tree] 23->55 24 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_removed_tape"] 25 Variable["canal.tree_removed_tape"] 24->25 26 !(Variable["canal.tree_removed_tape"]) 24->26 25->18 87 Visual Calculus: The bronze ribbon twists around and within the branches in an intricately natural pattern... but there's something... 26->87 27 Logic: Maybe Roy from the pawnshop can help you with this? 70 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 27->70 28 You: "Good hawthorn." (Pat the tree.) 121 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_kicked_first"] 28->121 29 Hawthorn Tree: The hawthorn tree is not an inanimate object, it is a living thing. The thunk against the bark echoes with discontent. 53 Physical Instrument: At first the destructive urge felt exhilarating, as if it added something to your persona... but the feeling swiftly receded, leaving you with a sad emptiness. 29->53 30 Inland Empire: Keep an eye on these trees. They're up to no good. 49 Hawthorn Tree: The tree looks by, in silence. No doubt plotting its next move against humanity. The bronze-coloured tape twists around its branches. The tree looks by in silence. No doubt plotting its next move against humanity. 30->49 31 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 32 IsKimHere() 31->32 33 !(IsKimHere()) 31->33 34 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. 'One day, grass will grow over our cities' and so on..." He looks at the tree. "Very poetic. Better not to dwell on it -- what with a murder to solve and all." 32->34 61 Inland Empire: Shhhh! You shouldn't say it out loud... they'll realize you know! 33->61 34->49 35 You: God damn straight! Suck on that, *object*. My existence out-classes yours. 106 Pain Threshold: Yes, your pain is real. The pain of a tree is mute and base and uninteresting. 35->106 36 Inland Empire: Trees likely do not understand the concept of fairness. Better watch your back from now on... 36->49 37 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at you mumbling at the tree, then at his wristwatch. "Maybe we should get back to the case." 37->49 38 Jump to: [MAINHUBS - tree] 38->101 39 You: Disentangle the tape. 40 You: Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"] 39->40 41 Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"] 40->41 42 !(Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"]) 40->42 75 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"] 41->75 42->75 43 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_blackc_halflight_happened"] 44 Variable["canal.tree_blackc_halflight_happened"] 43->44 45 !(Variable["canal.tree_blackc_halflight_happened"]) 43->45 44->35 47 You: I thought it would be cool, but instead all the violence made me feel sad and hollow... 44->47 45->10 88 Pain Threshold: Oh, whatever. This barely registers as damage. 46->88 102 Pain Threshold: Yes. Beat yourself up for it. Good. Everyone must suffer. You, the tree, everyone. 47->102 48 Jump to: [Hawthorn Tree: "The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de..."] 48->104 69 Jump to: [MAINHUBS - tree] 49->69 50 You: "He has to -- he's the Master of Ceremonies after all." 59 Kim Kitsuragi: "Alright." Looks like the lieutenant doesn't really know what that means. "You could also get it fixed at the pawnshop across the street -- we shouldn't waste our time." 50->59 51 Kim Kitsuragi: "You could also get it fixed at the pawnshop across the street -- we shouldn't waste our time." He looks at his wristwatch a little impatiently. 51->2 52 You: [Leave.] 64 Jump to: [Hawthorn Tree: "The gnarled hawthorn tree on Rue de..."] 53->64 107 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 54->107 55->101 57 Variable["canal.tree_greeting_done"] 56->57 58 !(Variable["canal.tree_greeting_done"]) 56->58 57->104 115 Hawthorn Tree: The hawthorn tree on Rue de Saint-Ghislaine. Bronze-coloured ribbons of magnetic tape are caught in its branches, fluttering in the breeze. 58->115 80 Kim Kitsuragi: He looks at his wristwatch a little impatiently. "You know, since tape-spinning isn't really our day job. Solving murder investigations is." 59->80 60->104 61->49 62 Visual Calculus: There's a twisted logic in this mess... you see the ends of the ribbon, the way it flows, how it twists and turns... it's all starting to make sense. It'll be easier to remove now. 62->19 63 You: Ignore thought. 63->48 64->104 65 Interfacing: You just can't get it loose. All you've done is make your fingers bleed from the thorns. 65->38 66->104 67->101 68 Physical Instrument: You tree-hugging pansy! 68->24 69->101 71 IsKimHere() 70->71 72 !(IsKimHere()) 70->72 119 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at the mess in your hands. Only after you've successfully cleaned up the branches does the curiosity get him: "What's the tape for?" he asks. 71->119 72->38 73 You: "I'd think at least one of the ravers would know how to fix a broken tape if they want to set up a nightclub." 73->51 74 You: "I'm not sure, but I'll find out. Maybe Egg Head can point me in the right direction." 74->51 76 Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"] 75->76 77 !(Variable["canal.tree_whitec_interfacing_disentangle_tape"]) 75->77 78 Interfacing: With slow and deliberate motions, pulling, bending and unravelling -- you manage to extricate the magnetic tape from the branches. 76->78 116 Interfacing: Like an immaculate labyrinth, the magnetic tape twists and turns around the branches... 77->116 79 Interfacing: It curls up into a mess inside your pocket. If only you could find a way to re-spool it, so that you could hear what's on the tape... 78->79 93 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"] 79->93 80->2 81 You: "It's for Egg Head. I promised to make his van Eyck's jam hit a bit harder. Maybe this tape can help." 120 Kim Kitsuragi: "How? It's broken and unspooled. Do you think your new buddy knows how to fix it?" 81->120 82 Hawthorn Tree: Patting the tree reveals a small sticker which has almost been worn to oblivion. It reads: "RCM Emergencies Desk No. 8-100-2". Underneath, a slogan: "Mankind, be vigilant!" 82->68 83 Hawthorn Tree: The hawthorn tree is disappointed by your betrayal and psychopathic tendencies. Also, your fist hurts. A little. 83->6 84 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_hugged_first"] 85 Variable["canal.tree_hugged_first"] 84->85 86 !(Variable["canal.tree_hugged_first"]) 84->86 85->83 86->29 89 Hawthorn Tree: Variable["canal.tree_blackc_viscal_trigger"] 87->89 100 Inland Empire: It was a retaliation for your earlier assault... the trees... are they plotting something? 88->100 90 Variable["canal.tree_blackc_viscal_trigger"] 89->90 91 !(Variable["canal.tree_blackc_viscal_trigger"]) 89->91 90->63 117 You: What do I see? 90->117 92 Kim Kitsuragi: "This is part of your church-thing, isn't it? Of course it is. It's too broken to play, you understand, right? It's not like Egg Head and his friends know how to fix it." 92->50 92->73 92->74 94 Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"] 93->94 95 !(Variable["canal.roy_intro_done"]) 93->95 94->27 95->70 96 You: "Piss off, nature!" (Punch the tree.) 96->84 97->43 98->101 99->31 100->21 101->28 101->39 101->52 101->96 102->10 103 Kim Kitsuragi: "You put your hand on a tree with sharp thorns, what did you think was going to happen?" 103->49 104->101 105->49 106->10 108 IsKimHere() 107->108 109 !(IsKimHere()) 107->109 108->103 109->30 112 Hawthorn Tree: IsKimHere() 111->112 113 IsKimHere() 112->113 114 !(IsKimHere()) 112->114 113->5 114->60 115->14 116->65 117->62 118 You: "I'm too embarrassed to say." 118->92 119->81 119->118 120->50 120->73 120->74 122 Variable["canal.tree_kicked_first"] 121->122 123 !(Variable["canal.tree_kicked_first"]) 121->123 122->13 123->82 125 IsKimHere() 124->125 126 !(IsKimHere()) 124->126 125->37 126->36