COAST ORB reeds by feld - 534

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 190 Variable["TASK.restock_trap"] 1->190 2 You: Look around. 76 Trap: Boathouses: Behind you, the ruins of a residential building rise over the reeds, shielding them from the wind. The reeds rustle confidentially. The reeds rustle confidentially, while the residential building, menacing in the darkness behind you, shield them from the wind. Behind you, a ruined residential building looms over the reeds, shielding them from the wind. They rustle confidentially, in tune with the pitter-patter of the rain. Behind you, the ruins of a residential building loom over the reeds. They whisper amongst themselves confidentially. Snowflakes cling to their shivering stems. 2->76 3 You: Say nothing, just put the trap down. 6 Trap: Boathouses: You set the apparatus back on the ground, among the reeds. 3->6 4 Kim Kitsuragi: "No you weren't." He looks at the sea, then you -- laying the trap back down on the ground. 127 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 4->127 5 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. 5->127 6->127 7 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2 8 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2 7->8 9 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2) 7->9 105 Trap: Boathouses: Nothing but locusts in this trap as well. Definitely no cryptozoological monstrosity. 8->105 139 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1 9->139 10 IsKimHere() 11 IsKimHere() 10->11 12 !(IsKimHere()) 10->12 149 Kim Kitsuragi: "Another empty trap," the lieutenant takes a note -- more out of habit than duty. 11->149 59 Inland Empire: Man, it's lonely doing this alone. The wind seems to howl in a strange manner... 12->59 13 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 29 boathouse hub 13->29 14 You: Pause and just stand there. 178 Trap: Boathouses: 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. 14->178 15 Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"] 16 Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"] 15->16 17 !(Variable["TASK.open_gary_door_done"]) 15->17 62 IsKimHere() 16->62 166 Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"] 17->166 18 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3 19 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3 18->19 20 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3) 18->20 104 Trap: Boathouses: It takes you a moment, but finally you spot the last of Morell's traps. This one's partially obscured by the reeds... 19->104 114 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2 20->114 21 Trap: Boathouses: There's a trap in the reeds at your feet. Looks like the same one you saw Morell set before -- same mesh, same wiring. 21->29 22 You: "Let's keep going. The next one is the *lucky* one." 32 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?" 22->32 23 Untitled hub (02) 23->22 118 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?" 23->118 132 You: Say nothing, just put the trap down. 23->132 185 You: "How are you enjoying the cardio, lieutenant? I'm quite enjoying it myself." 23->185 24 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 24->29 25 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 25->29 26 You: [Leave.] "Let's go." [Leave.] 27 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good. Now that's done. When do you think we will return to our impending apocalypse of a murder investigation?" 110 Kim Kitsuragi: He stops you. "Don't answer that. It was a rhetorical question." 27->110 28 Composure: They're not really going to get the chance to get comfortable here. 48 IsKimHere() 28->48 29->2 30 You: [Leave.] 29->30 154 You: Reach for the trap. 29->154 31 Trap: Boathouses: No locusts! 187 Logic: No phasmid either -- but still... 31->187 32->24 33 SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]] 44 You: Look closer. 33->44 34 Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"] 35 Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"] 34->35 36 !(Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"]) 34->36 120 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"] 35->120 123 Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"] 36->123 37 Trap: Boathouses: 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. 153 You: [Leave.] 37->153 38 endhub 39 Trap: Boathouses: A familiar apparatus lies among the reeds -- another one of Morell's traps, weighed down by stones to keep it in place. 39->29 40 Trap: Boathouses: This trap's not too hard to spot -- once you know what to look for. Keeping it hidden has not been a priority for the cryptozoologist. 40->29 41 Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"] 42 Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"] 41->42 43 !(Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"]) 41->43 117 Trap: Boathouses: Nothing has changed about this trap. You need to check the others. 42->117 43->18 44->31 45 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 45->29 46 SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]] 46->10 47 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm beginning to feel... somewhat sorry for them." 196 remorse hub 47->196 49 IsKimHere() 48->49 50 !(IsKimHere()) 48->50 49->27 96 You: [Leave.] 50->96 51 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. 51->24 52 Trap: Boathouses: Your voice echoes on the coast, carried by a gust of cold wind. 143 You: Look closer still. 52->143 53 You: "I do get the feeling that someone or something may have messed with the trap..." 93 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*." 53->93 54 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"] 55 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"] 54->55 56 !(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"]) 54->56 148 Trap: Boathouses: There's nothing else to do with the traps at this time. They're all just lying around, gathering dust and rainwater. 55->148 80 Trap: Boathouses: You've checked all the traps now. There's nothing else to do with them. The cryptozoologists await your report. 56->80 57 You: [Leave.] 58 You: "No need to grin. I'm not *expecting* to find anything. I'm helping some citizens and getting some fresh air." 58->5 59->13 60 Kim Kitsuragi: "No-no. I'm fine. I didn't mean to complain, it's just..." He's short-winded. The sentence ends there. 60->45 61 Untitled hub (08) 65 You: (Immediately yell.) "It's empty!" 61->65 61->143 63 IsKimHere() 62->63 64 !(IsKimHere()) 62->64 137 Kim Kitsuragi: "Big surprise." The lieutenant grins mirthlessly. "Anyway -- one down, three to go." 63->137 77 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 64->77 71 IsKimHere() 65->71 66 Trap: Boathouses: Nothing. No traces of the locusts *or* the Insulindian phasmid. What happened? 67 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. 66->67 86 IsKimHere() 67->86 68 Kim Kitsuragi: "We did *sort of* promise to tell them, didn't we..." He seems to regret the fact. 144 Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]  and  Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false 68->144 69 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. Like a cat, or another teenage psychopath." 75 Jump to: [remorse hub] 69->75 72 IsKimHere() 71->72 73 !(IsKimHere()) 71->73 72->52 73->52 74 SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1)) 74->33 75->196 169 Shivers: When this district was booming, the reeds were kept at bay. Nothing obscured the freshly painted façades, nowhere for drunks and adventurous teenagers to hide. Now only the wind blows... 76->169 77->29 78 You: "But what if it *was* the phasmid? What if it ate them and got out?" 79 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." 78->79 79->144 80->153 81 IsKimHere() 82 IsKimHere() 81->82 83 !(IsKimHere()) 81->83 171 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. 82->171 83->13 84 You: "Bummer it wasn't in here..." 85 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm just..." he breathes out. "Glad we haven't found some poor cat trapped in one of these." 84->85 85->45 87 IsKimHere() 86->87 88 !(IsKimHere()) 86->88 106 see_it_to_believe_it 87->106 186 Trap: Boathouses: 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. 88->186 89 You: "You're right. This crypto-research has been stupid." 107 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." 89->107 90 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 really is *no* explanation for why we're taking such a detour at this point in the investigation -- none whatsoever." 90->144 91 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. 147 Jump to: [remorse hub] 91->147 92 Kim Kitsuragi: Neither does the lieutenant. He just raises his collar -- it's cold out, as always. 92->24 93->78 93->89 108 You: "Yeah, it probably *wasn't* the phasmid, but still. Morell needs to know." 93->108 150 You: "You're right. But I still need to tell the cryptozoologists about this." 93->150 94 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 94->29 95 Trap: Boathouses: The trap is filled with dead and dying locusts. Most of them aren't moving anymore. You *still* can't see a phasmid anywhere. 175 Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"] 95->175 97 Trap: Boathouses: All the traps are stocked now -- and still no sight of the phasmid. Return to Morell and let him know. 97->57 98 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3 99 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3 98->99 100 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 3) 98->100 157 Trap: Boathouses: The trap feels light -- and silent -- as you pick it up. Something is different here... 99->157 100->7 101 You: Say nothing, just put the trap down. 142 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant stretches his back. 101->142 102 Jump to: [boathouse hub] 102->29 103 You: "Damn, I was hoping it would be in the *first* one." 103->4 104->29 189 SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1)) 105->189 106->53 106->78 106->89 106->108 106->150 107->144 108->68 109 Untitled hub 109->96 180 You: Release the locusts into the empty trap. 109->180 152 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... 110->152 111 Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"] 112 Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"] 111->112 113 !(Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"]) 111->113 112->15 113->62 115 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2 114->115 116 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2) 114->116 115->40 128 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1 116->128 117->153 170 Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. Noted." He looks at you, incredulously, as you place the trap back in the reeds. 118->170 119 SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1)) 174 SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]] 119->174 121 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"] 120->121 122 !(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"]) 120->122 121->95 122->97 124 Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"] 123->124 125 !(Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"]) 123->125 179 Reeds: Morell's trap stands empty, just like the boathouses around it. The wind ruffles your sweaty hair. Morell's trap stands empty, just like the boathouses around it. The reeds susurrate softly amidst the falling snow. Morell's trap stands empty, just like the boathouses around it. The reeds chafe against one another while the rain falls. 124->179 125->37 126 You: "Maybe they will still attract something?" 126->69 127->29 129 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1 128->129 130 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1) 128->130 129->39 130->21 131 Trap: Boathouses: This trap is also full of panicked locusts. No sign of any cryptozoological beast inside. 135 SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1)) 131->135 132->92 133 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." 173 Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. Noted." He looks at you, incredulously, as you place the trap back in the reeds. 133->173 134 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..." 134->67 135->46 136 CancelTask("TASK.open_gary_door_cancelled")--[[ Variable[ ]] 136->62 155 Untitled hub 137->155 138 You: "It'll be in the next one. *Surely*." 156 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..." 138->156 140 Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1 139->140 141 !(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1) 139->141 140->131 184 Trap: Boathouses: Locusts are crawling around in the trap, confused but uneaten. You see no carnivorous *reed-phasmid* gorging on them. 141->184 142->45 159 IsKimHere() 143->159 145 Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]  and  Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false 144->145 146 !(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]  and  Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"] == false) 144->146 188 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 ask the wind again? 145->188 146->94 147->196 148->153 149->23 150->90 151 SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]] 151->81 152->96 154->98 155->3 155->58 155->103 155->138 156->127 157->74 158 You: "You getting tired?" 158->60 160 IsKimHere() 159->160 161 !(IsKimHere()) 159->161 160->134 161->66 162 IsKimHere() 163 IsKimHere() 162->163 164 !(IsKimHere()) 162->164 163->47 164->196 165 Empathy: Poor things... 167 Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"] 166->167 168 !(Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"]) 166->168 167->62 168->136 169->102 170->24 172 Untitled hub (02) 171->172 172->84 172->101 172->133 172->158 173->45 174->62 176 Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"] 175->176 177 !(Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"]) 175->177 176->162 177->165 193 IsKimHere() 178->193 179->109 197 Trap: Boathouses: The locusts, dazed from being transported, slowly begin to acclimate to their new surroundings. 180->197 181 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"] 182 Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"] 181->182 183 !(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]) 181->183 182->54 183->41 184->119 185->51 186->25 187->61 188->94 189->151 191 Variable["TASK.restock_trap"] 190->191 192 !(Variable["TASK.restock_trap"]) 190->192 191->34 192->181 194 IsKimHere() 193->194 195 !(IsKimHere()) 193->195 194->91 195->26 196->14 196->26 196->126 197->28