COAST ORB reeds by camp site - 947
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Surely," he repeats and looks at the sea, then at you putting the trap back on the ground. "Anyway, the air is nice and fresh here..."
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Jump to: [morell hub]
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Logic: No phasmid either -- but still...
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Untitled hub (08)
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Jump to: [remorse hub]
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JUMP OUT to COAST ORB / reeds by feld
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"]
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"])
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Trap: Morell: A few locusts trudge along the wall of the trap. The rest are piled in a heap in the corner, dead. No phasmid anywhere.
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Trap: Morell: All the traps are stocked now -- and still no sight of the phasmid. Return to Morell and let him know.
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2
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!(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2)
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Trap: Morell: Nothing but locusts in this trap as well. Definitely no cryptozoological monstrosity.
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1
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IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Empty as all of them..." he pants. "*One* more of these and we're done..." His face is red from the cold sea air. He crouches to catch his breath.
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Jump to: [morell hub]
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You: "Damn, I was hoping it would be in the *first* one."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "No you weren't." He looks at the sea, then you -- laying the trap back down on the ground.
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IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Trap: Morell: Your voice echoes on the coast, carried by a gust of cold wind.
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You: [Leave.]
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Variable["coast.traps_empty_morell"]
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Variable["coast.traps_empty_morell"]
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!(Variable["coast.traps_empty_morell"])
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Trap: Morell: The trap stands empty near the reeds. No insect sounds or movement around -- only the reeds' apprehensive hissing.
The trap stands empty near the reeds, powdered with snow. No insect sounds or movement around -- only the reeds' apprehensive hissing.
The trap stands empty near the reeds. No insect sounds or movement around -- only the reeds' apprehensive hissing. Rain drips from the mesh of the trap.
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Trap: Morell: The locusts aren't doing all too well, but they're still in there. This isn't the empty trap. That must have been another one.
The locusts aren't doing all too well, but they're still in there. This isn't the empty trap. That one was by the canal.
The locusts aren't doing all too well, but they're still in there. This isn't the empty trap. That one Morell was setting up, near the cryptozoologists camp.
The locusts aren't doing all too well, but they're still in there. This isn't the empty trap. That one was in Land's End, in the northern tip of this peninsula.
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Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"]
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Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"])
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Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"]
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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You: Look around.
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Trap: Morell: The reeds by the abandoned camp site hiss and shake.
The reeds by the abandoned camp site hiss and shake in the lazily falling rain.
The reeds by the abandoned camp site sway and tremble, while the snow falls all around.
The reeds hiss and shake in the darkness that has settled over the abandoned camp.
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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!(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"])
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"]
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Variable["TASK.trap_morell_done"]
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Trap: Morell: Nothing has changed about this trap. You need to check the others.
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You: [Leave.]
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Trap: Morell: This trap is also full of panicked locusts. No sign of any cryptozoological beast inside.
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Kim Kitsuragi: He purses his lips. "Perhaps our cryptozoologists have competition in the form of an actual entomologist? Or someone else is sabotaging them? I could present more theories, but then I would be taking this on as a case -- which I'm *not*."
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You: "You're right. This crypto-research has been stupid."
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You: "Yeah, it probably *wasn't* the phasmid, but still. Morell needs to know."
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You: "But what if it *was* the phasmid? What if it ate them and got out?"
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You: "You're right. But they still need to know."
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You: "Actually -- I do get the feeling that someone or something may have messed with the trap..."
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Untitled hub (02)
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IsKimHere()
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You: Reach for the trap.
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Another empty trap," the lieutenant takes a note -- more out of habit than duty.
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Inland Empire: Man, it's lonely doing this alone. The wind seems to howl in a strange manner...
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You: "How are you enjoying the cardio, lieutenant? I'm quite enjoying it myself."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Always up for a good jog -- otherwise, would I still be *on* this case with *you*?" He smiles and raises his collar. It's windy.
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Kim Kitsuragi: Neither does the lieutenant. He just raises his collar -- it's cold out, as always.
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You: "You getting tired?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "No-no. I'm fine. I didn't mean to complain, it's just..." He's short-winded. The sentence ends there.
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You: Say nothing, just put the trap down.
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant stretches his back.
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You: (Immediately yell.) "It's empty! Morell didn't leave it empty..."
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Untitled hub
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Good, good. We should be courteous and tell the cryptozoologists that one of their traps was empty, but then we can get back to *our* assignment here."
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You: "No need to grin. I'm not *expecting* to find anything. I'm helping some citizens and getting some fresh air."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I meant no offence, just..." The lieutenant doesn't know how to finish the sentence. He looks at you, putting the trap back on the ground.
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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morell hub
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. Noted." He looks at you, incredulously, as you place the trap back in the reeds.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Good. Now that's done. When do you think we will return to our impending apocalypse of a murder investigation?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: He stops you. "Don't answer that. It was a rhetorical question."
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Trap: Morell: Nothing. No traces of the locusts *or* the Insulindian phasmid. What happened?
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Perception (Sight): The netting is a little untidy, messier than the others. Like someone or something picked up the trap and shook it before dropping it back down on the ground.
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant's gaze follows yours and lingers on the reeds, the sand, the water beyond. Then he turns back to you expectantly.
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You: [Leave.]
"Let's go." [Leave.]
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Jump to: [morell hub]
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You: Look closer still.
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Shivers: A cold gust of air dries your sweaty face and you look to the dark shadow the Feld building in the distance, drawing you to it. What a strange sensation... Once this is done, should you try to ask again?
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1
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!(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1)
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Trap: Morell: Locusts are crawling around in the trap, confused but uneaten. You see no carnivorous *reed-phasmid* gorging on them.
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You: "Maybe they will still attract something?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. Like a cat, or another teenage psychopath."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. But after that we get back to our own assignments. We've done a thorough survey of the coast now -- just running around is no longer useful."
"Okay. But after that we get back to our own assignments. There is no justification for this detour at this point of our investigation. We have *a lot* of work to do back in town."
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Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false
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Trap: Morell: The reeds continue to hiss around you as you put the empty trap back on the ground. Time to consult the professionals -- Morell and Lena.
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Jump to: [morell hub]
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remorse hub
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You: Pause and just stand there.
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Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"]
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Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"]
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!(Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"])
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IsKimHere()
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Empathy: Poor things...
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You: Look closer.
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Jump to: [remorse hub]
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3
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!(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3)
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Trap: Morell: The trap feels light -- and silent -- as you pick it up. Something is different here...
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You: "I want to make it clear that I don't *actually* believe the phasmid exists, okay?"
"Again -- I want to make it absolutely *clear* that I don't really believe the phasmid exists, okay?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. Noted." He looks at you, incredulously, as you place the trap back in the reeds.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We did *sort of* promise to tell them, didn't we..." He seems to regret the fact.
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Savoir Faire: It's good the cryptozoologists left -- this isn't a very cosy place to stay night after night.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm beginning to feel... somewhat sorry for them."
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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IsKimHere()
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You: [Leave.]
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3
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!(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3)
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Trap: Morell: This is the last of the traps, the one Morell just set. Checking it over -- he said -- is just a technicality.
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Trap: Morell: This is the trap Morell just set. Checking it over, he said, is just a *technicality*, but...
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You: "It'll be in the next one. *Surely*."
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IsKimHere()
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You: [Leave.]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Big surprise." The lieutenant grins mirthlessly. "Anyway -- one down, three to go."
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Untitled hub
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap"]
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!(Variable["TASK.restock_trap"])
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"]
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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Untitled hub (02)
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Right." It does not look like he thinks you're right. "Anyway, that's for the cryptozoologists to figure out now." He adds, for clarity: "*We're* not cryptozoologists -- we're cops."
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You: "I *must* stress that I did not expect a cryptozoological monstrosity to be in this trap."
"One more time, I *must* stress that I did not expect a cryptozoological monstrosity to be in this trap."
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant studies the trap with you. "Well, the bait worked on *something*. This doesn't mean it was a reed-monster, though. Unless you see one in there? I just see an empty trap..."
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see_it_to_believe_it
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"])
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Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false
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!(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false)
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You: "Let's keep going. The next one is the *lucky* one."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yup. The next one has a *crab* trapped in it." He raises his collar -- it's windy. "These are just crab traps, you do realize?"
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You: Say nothing, just put the trap down.
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Jump to: [morell hub]
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Shivers: The later it gets, the colder. Remnants of the camp can still be seen in the sand, the fire that's gone out... you feel strange, somehow.
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Trap: Morell: The reeds whisper around the sepulchral trap, as though suddenly filled with fear.
The reeds whisper around the sepulchral trap, as though suddenly filled with fear. Even the snow does not quiet them.
The reeds shudder in the falling rain, whispering. It is as though the sepulchral trap has filled them with some strange, novel fear.
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"])
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Trap: Morell: There's nothing else to do with the traps at this time. They're all just lying around, gathering dust and rainwater.
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Trap: Morell: You've checked all the traps now. There's nothing else to do with them. The cryptozoologists await your report.
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Authority: He doesn't want to, but if there is one more cryptozoological run-around, he *must* force the investigation back on track. This better be it...
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You: "Bummer it wasn't in here..."
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You: Say nothing, just put the trap down.
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Trap: Morell: You set the apparatus back on the ground, among the reeds.
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You: Release the locusts into the empty trap.
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Trap: Morell: The locusts, dazed from being transported, slowly begin to acclimate to their new surroundings.
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Trap: Morell: No locusts!
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IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm just..." he breathes out. "Glad we haven't found some poor cat trapped in one of these."
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Composure: They're not really going to get the chance to get comfortable here.
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Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"]
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!(Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"])
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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CancelTask("TASK.open_gary_door_cancelled")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"])
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Variable["TASK.trap_morell_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.trap_morell_done"])
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