COAST ORB reeds by feld - 534
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap"]
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You: Look around.
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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.
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You: Say nothing, just put the trap down.
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Trap: Boathouses: You set the apparatus back on the ground, among the reeds.
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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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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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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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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: Boathouses: 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: "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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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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boathouse hub
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You: Pause and just stand there.
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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.
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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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IsKimHere()
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Variable["TASK.unlock_the_weasle_door_done"]
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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: Boathouses: It takes you a moment, but finally you spot the last of Morell's traps. This one's partially obscured by the reeds...
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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 2
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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.
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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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Untitled hub (02)
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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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You: Say nothing, just put the trap down.
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You: "How are you enjoying the cardio, lieutenant? I'm quite enjoying it myself."
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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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You: [Leave.]
"Let's go." [Leave.]
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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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Composure: They're not really going to get the chance to get comfortable here.
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IsKimHere()
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You: [Leave.]
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You: Reach for the trap.
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Trap: Boathouses: No locusts!
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Logic: No phasmid either -- but still...
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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You: Look closer.
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"]
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Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.restock_trap_done"])
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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"]
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Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"]
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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.
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You: [Leave.]
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endhub
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Trap: Boathouses: A familiar apparatus lies among the reeds -- another one of Morell's traps, weighed down by stones to keep it in place.
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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.
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Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"]
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Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.trap_boathouses_done"])
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Trap: Boathouses: Nothing has changed about this trap. You need to check the others.
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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm beginning to feel... somewhat sorry for them."
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remorse hub
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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You: [Leave.]
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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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Trap: Boathouses: Your voice echoes on the coast, carried by a gust of cold wind.
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You: Look closer still.
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You: "I do get the feeling that someone or something may have messed with the trap..."
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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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Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1_done"]
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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: Boathouses: 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: Boathouses: You've checked all the traps now. There's nothing else to do with them. The cryptozoologists await your report.
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You: [Leave.]
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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: "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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Untitled hub (08)
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You: (Immediately yell.) "It's empty!"
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Big surprise." The lieutenant grins mirthlessly. "Anyway -- one down, three to go."
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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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IsKimHere()
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Trap: Boathouses: 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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Kim Kitsuragi: "We did *sort of* promise to tell them, didn't we..." He seems to regret the fact.
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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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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. Like a cat, or another teenage psychopath."
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Jump to: [remorse hub]
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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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...
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You: "But what if it *was* the phasmid? What if it ate them and got out?"
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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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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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You: "Bummer it wasn't in here..."
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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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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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see_it_to_believe_it
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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.
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You: "You're right. This crypto-research has been stupid."
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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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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."
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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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Jump to: [remorse hub]
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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: "Yeah, it probably *wasn't* the phasmid, but still. Morell needs to know."
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You: "You're right. But I still need to tell the cryptozoologists about this."
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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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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.
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Variable["coast.traps_dying_regret_done"]
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Trap: Boathouses: All the traps are stocked now -- and still no sight of the phasmid. Return to Morell and let him know.
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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: Boathouses: The trap feels light -- and silent -- as you pick it up. Something is different here...
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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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Jump to: [boathouse hub]
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You: "Damn, I was hoping it would be in the *first* one."
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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Untitled hub
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You: Release the locusts into the empty trap.
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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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Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"]
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Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"]
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!(Variable["TASK.open_gary_door"])
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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"] == 1
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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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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["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_3_done"])
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Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"]
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!(Variable["coast.traps_empty_boathouses"])
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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.
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You: "Maybe they will still attract something?"
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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: Boathouses: This trap is also full of panicked locusts. No sign of any cryptozoological beast inside.
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SetVariableValue("coast.reeds_checked_counter", Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] +once(1))
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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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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: 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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CancelTask("TASK.open_gary_door_cancelled")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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Untitled hub
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You: "It'll be in the next one. *Surely*."
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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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Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1
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!(Variable["coast.reeds_checked_counter"] == 1)
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Trap: Boathouses: Locusts are crawling around in the trap, confused but uneaten. You see no carnivorous *reed-phasmid* gorging on them.
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IsKimHere()
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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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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?
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SetVariableValue("backyard.gary_door_unlocked", false) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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You: "You getting tired?"
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Empathy: Poor things...
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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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Untitled hub (02)
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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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Trap: Boathouses: The locusts, dazed from being transported, slowly begin to acclimate to their new surroundings.
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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.restock_trap"]
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!(Variable["TASK.restock_trap"])
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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