ICE ACELE CHURCH STUFF - 1012

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 13 Acele: "Oh, that... you're not gonna believe me. There's no point in me telling you." 1->13 23 Acele: "I did and I'm sorry." She doesn't appear surprised. "For what it's worth... which isn't much." "I did and I'm sorry. For what it's worth... which isn't much." 1->23 57 Acele: "It's supposed to become, like, a club. For *anodic dance music*. Like that new style of synthesizer stuff they play at The Paliseum." 1->57 2 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 190735 JUMP OUT to ICE / ACELE 2->190735 3 Acele: "May I ask, what did you tell them?" 54 Untitled hub 3->54 4 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 4->190735 5 You: "Strange things happen." 114 Acele: "Okay then," she nods. "They certainly do around me." 5->114 6 Drama: C'mon. She obviously could. She already went into detail. 132 Untitled hub (05) 6->132 7 Acele: "Thank you," the young woman says blithely. "I'll get them under wraps, I promise." 178 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can see there's more to this story, detective," he says quietly. "But you're not the first corrupt cop in the RCM." 7->178 8 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 8->190735 9 IsKimHere() 10 IsKimHere() 9->10 11 !(IsKimHere()) 9->11 49 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good call, detective," he says, still looking at the ocean. "You can lose your mind trying to mediate everything these delinquents come up with. Fate will take care of it for us." 10->49 74 Acele: "We won't be anyone's problem. I'll get them under wraps, I promise." 11->74 12 Jump to: [Acele: ""Go ahead.""] 190418 JUMP OUT to ICE / ACELE 12->190418 165 Rhetoric: She's less prone to blurting out 'crab-man!' than the others. 13->165 14 You: "That's not especially frightening." 113 Acele: "And then, you know, right behind her a man *crawled down the wall*. Upside down, like a crab. Down the church wall. I think the woman didn't even know he was there, he was completely silent..." 14->113 15 Acele: "They're inside that thing there." She points to the tent. "Would be cool if you did... Was there something else?" "Okay..." She pauses, thinking. "Cool. Anything else?" 141 Jump to: [Acele church HUB] 15->141 16 Acele: "Not really, no." 78 Rhetoric: She's trying to get out of a direct lie with semantic tricks. *She personally* didn't put the padlock on the door. 16->78 17 Acele: "Synthesizers and tape consoles, microcomputers too. Anything that uses electricity, but isn't guitars... also found sounds. Stuff like that." 161 Variable["whirling.fixer_conze_anodic_dance_music"] 17->161 18 Acele: "She was dressed like someone who's being raised by their grandmother, you know. Strange old clothes. Had this absent expression, didn't say anything, just stood still." 18->14 25 You: "Go on." 18->25 19 You: "I already spoke with them and agreed to help." "I already spoke with them and we've agreed to help." 199 Acele: "Wow! Thank you, that's... really cool of you." She clears her throat. "Anything else you want to know?" 19->199 20 You: (Nod.) "I saw him. I saw the crab-man." 35 Acele: "You *saw* him?!" She leans closer. "Does it mean that you went *in* there? Did you see the other spooker, the one in grandma's clothes?" 20->35 21 You: "I did see them both, yes." 189 Acele: "Good, so you believe me." She looks at the tent. "You should go tell this to Andre, he'll know what to do next." 21->189 22 You: "I prefer not to share this information with you." 36 Acele: "Oh. Okay." She sits back on the blanket, ears red from cold. "What about Andre? You should go talk to Andre if you don't want to talk to me." 22->36 68 IsKimHere() 23->68 24 You: "I needed some reál, Kim. It's a hard knock life." 135 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. Now conduct your side-interview and let's move on to the case at hand." 24->135 25->113 26 Acele: "I don't blame you. I mean, I wouldn't believe me either. I'm surprised Noid did. Andre I expected, but Noid..." She shakes her head. 65 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 26->65 27 Shivers: The floorboards are twisting and the shooting beams are slowly cracking like bones. Far east of the golden Delta, beyond the industrial port, there is a black patch of unlit coast with the smallest creatures on the ice... 155 Variable["ice.acele_shivers"] 27->155 28 Shivers: Not in a million years. 153 Acele church HUB 28->153 29 You: (Show her the sticker on your ledger.) "So, this isn't yours?" 140 Acele: "Yeah, you know, that's what I meant -- Noid did. Noid put the padlock on the door." "It's Noid's." 29->140 30 Variable["ice.acele_knows_youre_cops"] 31 Variable["ice.acele_knows_youre_cops"] 30->31 32 !(Variable["ice.acele_knows_youre_cops"]) 30->32 99 Acele: "Hey..." Her black eyes widen. "You're a cop..." "Hey..." Her black eyes widen. "You two are cops..." 31->99 126 Acele: "Hey... don't get me wrong. But you're a *cop*, right..." "Hey... don't get me wrong, but you're *cops*, right..." 32->126 33 You: "Wait, is this *Noid* a friend of yours?" "Wait, is *Noid* a friend of yours?" 154 Acele: "Yeah, I guess you could say that." 33->154 34 Acele: "C'mon, man. Don't mess around..." She hesitates. 144 Volition: But not too long. This is important to her. She has the courage to ask. 34->144 35->21 35->22 102 You: "No, just the crab-man." 35->102 36->2 37 You: "Instead you opted to omit the truth. It's the same thing." 107 Acele: "I know. But I knew you'd see through their plan too. I'm not an idiot. I should have been able to control them. I will in the future. I promise." 37->107 38 Acele: "Okey dokey then." 62 IsKimHere() 38->62 39 You: "I took a cut of the action. I'm corrupt to the marrow, you see." (Tell the truth.) "I took a cut of the action. I'm corrupt to the marrow, you see." 84 Acele: "Oh!" She almost smiles, but then decides not to. There's a moment of silence. 39->84 40 You: "You know a good doughnut joint?" 50 Kim Kitsuragi: "No. Conduct your side-interview and let's move on to the case at hand." 40->50 41 You: "You were wrong. I do believe you." 42 Acele: "*Why?*" She raises a brow. 41->42 42->5 122 You: "Seems too ludicrous for a lie." 42->122 172 You: "What would you stand to gain?" 42->172 43 You: "Did you put the padlock on the church door?" 158 Variable["ice.andre_greeting_done"] 43->158 44 IsKimHere() 45 IsKimHere() 44->45 46 !(IsKimHere()) 44->46 145 Kim Kitsuragi: "A crab *and* a banger?" The lieutenant raises an eyebrow. 45->145 176 You: "A crab *and* a banger?" 46->176 47 Acele: "Yes, a 'banger', as in a Mesque gang-member. I know what it sounds like, but that's what I saw." 47->41 56 You: "You were right. I don't believe you." "A gangster crab-man... Yeah, I don't believe you." 47->56 48 You: "Should've tried harder. Misleading a cop is no joke." 179 Acele: "I know. I should have been able to control them. And I will in the future. I promise." 48->179 49->74 133 Acele: "Soooo...?" The young woman looks at you, then the lieutenant, then you again. Then at the shore. She seems uncomfortable. 50->133 51 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 51->190735 52 Shivers: There will never be a club for anodic music here. 52->28 53 Acele: "Okay, well..." She hesitates. "Maybe you could *talk* to Andre and the guys? Because there are some strange things going on in that church... if you're police you should look into it, right?" 175 Untitled hub (02) 53->175 54->39 61 You: "Once I cracked their play I didn't really care. I'm not an arbiter. You're someone else's problem." 54->61 81 You: "Do what you will with your dance club plans... just no drug labs, please." 54->81 103 You: "That I'm going to decide after I've looked into the church situation." 54->103 108 You: Try to lie about your actions in front of the lieutenant. 54->108 55 Acele: "He looked like a banger, okay? He was all muscular and stuff. Had a mesh tanktop. I know it sounds ridiculous, but that only made it scarier, in a way..." 55->44 56->26 152 Acele: "Except that... yeah." She looks at the old wooden church up on the poles. As a mean wind comes bellowing in, the six-story structure lets out a doleful shriek. 57->152 58 You: "No?" 58->16 59 Jump to: [Acele: ""What do you need to know?""] 204 Acele: "What do you need to know?" 59->204 60 Acele: "Hey, remember how earlier I said I didn't *need* your help?" 196 You: "Yes. Why do you ask?" 60->196 61->9 63 IsKimHere() 62->63 64 !(IsKimHere()) 62->64 149 Kim Kitsuragi: "Wonderful," the lieutenant says, still looking at the ocean. "Revachol really needed another cop-for-hire. Maybe later we can go and get some doughnuts?" 63->149 64->51 65->190735 66 Acele: "He stopped right before he got to the floor, then just hung there like that, looking at me. Right at me. I fucking turned around and walked out. End of story." 146 IsKimHere() 66->146 67 Jump to: [Acele church HUB] 67->153 69 IsKimHere() 68->69 70 !(IsKimHere()) 68->70 90 Kim Kitsuragi: "This is why I didn't go into the tent." The lieutenant looks at the ocean, squinting his eyes. "Typical delinquency." 69->90 190 Variable["ice.acele_directed_you_to_church_case"] 70->190 71 Variable["ice.andre_logic_hecoordination_shotsfired"] 72 Variable["ice.andre_logic_hecoordination_shotsfired"] 71->72 73 !(Variable["ice.andre_logic_hecoordination_shotsfired"]) 71->73 120 Empathy: She seems incredibly controlled all of a sudden. Her fists are clenched and she looks straight ahead. She's keeping herself together with all her might, rippling on the inside. 72->120 73->3 134 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 74->134 75 Acele: "I guess so." She hesitates. "Anyway -- what else?" 150 Jump to: [MAINHUB-acelequestions] 75->150 76 Acele: "Doesn't hurt to ask, I guess..." She shrugs. 76->141 77 You: "I'll talk to them." 77->15 86 padthepadlock 78->86 79 Untitled hub (04) 79->20 97 You: "What did this 'crab-man' look like?" 79->97 80 Acele: "Yes, a 'banger', as in a Mesque gang-member. I know what it sounds like, but that's what I saw." 80->41 80->56 96 Acele: "Thank you." The young woman nods. "I'll get them under wraps, I promise." 81->96 82 Acele: "You don't get to choose your posse, they choose you. Mine are idiots, but they're mine. I tried to talk Andre out of it, I even tried not to lie to you..." 91 Rhetoric: Indeed. She merely tried to omit the truth instead. 82->91 83 You: "I don't care, I'm *loco*. I just wanted you to know that I know about the plan." 106 Acele: "Okay, but I still regret it. I should have been able to control them. And I will in the future. I promise." 83->106 84->38 85 You: "What is *anodic dance music*? "Anodic music?! *Now* I'm gonna find out what it is! What is it?" 195 Acele: "You know, anodic, cathodic -- music that's made with electronic instruments." 85->195 86->29 95 You: (Show her the sticker in your ledger.) "So, this isn't yours?" 86->95 174 You: "Okay then. About that church..." 86->174 197 You: "Okay, if *you personally* didn't, then who did?" 86->197 87 You: "I've got enough on my plate as it is." "Yeah, I've spoken with them. No way in hell am I getting involved in this." 87->76 88 Inland Empire: You see clear, beautiful, violent flashes of light. Light cutting through a smoke-filled darkness. That is what the future will look like -- if it ever comes. 89 Conceptualization: This is an evolutionary step up from amplified instruments, which in turn are a step up from acoustic instruments. What comes after it, you wonder: a black-tinted nothingness, or something finer? 88->89 182 Jump to: [Acele church HUB] 89->182 90->190 91->37 91->48 91->83 92 Kim Kitsuragi: "Please officer, just finish your side-interview. We need to move on to the case at hand." 92->133 93 Drama: Your words flow sincere. 201 You: "I called it crime prevention. You'll have to go at it straight -- if you have it in you." 93->201 94 Acele: "It was too dark." She shakes her head. "I couldn't tell exactly." 202 Drama: C'mon. She obviously could. She already went into detail. 94->202 95->140 96->4 97->94 98 You: "Got it. Now about the church..." 98->59 118 You: "I don't know where you got that idea." 99->118 99->196 203 You: "No. I'm *the police*." "No. We are *the law*." "No. I am *the law*." "No. We're *the police*." 99->203 100 You: (Forgo celebrating your triumph.) "Now about the church..." 100->59 101 Half Light: Should you? *Weirdos* sounds bad somehow. 116 Jump to: [Acele church HUB] 101->116 166 Acele: "Hmm..." She sits back on the blanket, ears red from cold. "That's odd. You should search her machine, maybe it says where she went?" 102->166 167 Acele: "Oh, right. That's wise." She nods. "Take your time." 103->167 105 Acele: "You don't get to choose your posse, they choose you. Mine are idiots, but they're mine. I tried to talk Andre out of it..." 105->48 105->83 106->71 107->71 109 You: Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"] 108->109 110 Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"] 109->110 111 !(Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"]) 109->111 169 Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"] 110->169 111->169 112 Kim Kitsuragi: "As good a call as any..." the lieutenant says, still looking at the ocean. "Better not to have made one at all though. You'll lose your mind trying to mediate everything these delinquents come up with." 112->96 113->66 114->150 115 You: "So you want to turn the church into a club?" 139 Acele: "I know." She nods towards the sloping mass of wood on the coast, then shivers. "It's not my idea. Andre and the boys found the place. It was supposed to be deserted, but now they can't even take it..." 115->139 116->153 117 Acele: "To keep more weirdos from getting in. Fucking Martinaise... I'm sorry." She rattles her teeth. "It's got the worst weirdos. If you get around to it, ask Andre about them, he'll tell you." 117->101 118->34 119 Kim Kitsuragi: "Like a *crab*, you say?" The lieutenant nods. His face is stone. 119->79 120->3 121 You: (Whisper.) "It's all a ruse. I'm actually super deep under cover, blurring the lines between reality and make-believe." 121->92 122->75 123 Acele: "Okay," she nods. "I went in and saw a woman next to one of those machines there. Noid calls it a *mainframe*..." 123->18 124 You: "Enough about the church then. I had a another question." (Conclude.) 151 Jump to: [Acele: ""Go ahead.""] 124->151 125 Acele: "No." 125->58 126->118 126->196 126->203 127 Variable["ice.acele_doesnt_need_help"] 128 Variable["ice.acele_doesnt_need_help"] 127->128 129 !(Variable["ice.acele_doesnt_need_help"]) 127->129 128->60 129->30 130 Drama: Thine lies, they sing too transparent. 193 You: "I called it crime prevention. You'll have to go at it straight -- if you have it in you." 130->193 131 Acele: "It's Noid's padlock, for keeping creeps and weirdos out. You should probably talk to him about it." 131->67 132->41 132->56 194 You: "C'mon, quit stalling on me. What did he look like?" 132->194 168 Empathy: She doesn't get confused often, but she is definitely confused now. 133->168 134->190735 135->133 136 You: "You're right. Let me ask you about something else." 136->12 137 Acele: "Nothing," she says. "Anyway -- what else?" 137->150 138 You: "We'll see. I prefer to remain non-committal." "I spoke with the boys. Still undecided on the matter." 138->15 183 Variable["ice.acele_church_case_discussed"] 139->183 140->33 181 You: "Why did this Noid-person put a padlock on the church door?" "Why did Noid put a padlock on the church door?" 140->181 141->153 142 Jump to: [Acele: ""What do you need to know?""] 142->204 143 Acele: "Yeah, of course." She seems unsure of it, somehow. 143->182 200 Acele: "Maybe you could *talk* to Andre and the guys? Because there are some strange things going on in that church... if you're police you should look into it, right?" 144->200 145->80 147 IsKimHere() 146->147 148 !(IsKimHere()) 146->148 147->119 148->79 149->24 149->40 149->121 150->190735 151->190418 152->27 153->43 153->85 153->115 153->124 154->181 156 Variable["ice.acele_shivers"] 155->156 157 !(Variable["ice.acele_shivers"]) 155->157 156->52 157->153 159 Variable["ice.andre_greeting_done"] 158->159 160 !(Variable["ice.andre_greeting_done"]) 158->160 159->131 160->125 162 Variable["whirling.fixer_conze_anodic_dance_music"] 161->162 163 !(Variable["whirling.fixer_conze_anodic_dance_music"]) 161->163 162->100 164 You: "Aha! The gardener was wrong -- I'm not just some disco holdover, I'm going to experience the future." 162->164 163->88 164->143 165->136 173 You: "We'll see. Go ahead and tell me." 165->173 166->2 167->134 168->8 170 Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"] 169->170 171 !(Variable["ice.acele_drama_lied_about_corruption_well"]) 169->171 170->93 171->130 172->137 173->123 174->142 175->19 175->77 175->87 175->138 176->47 177 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant eyes you suspiciously. 177->7 178->24 178->121 179->71 180 You: "Electronic instruments -- like what?" 180->17 181->117 182->153 184 Variable["ice.acele_church_case_discussed"] 183->184 185 !(Variable["ice.acele_church_case_discussed"]) 183->185 198 Jump to: [Acele church HUB] 184->198 185->127 186 Variable["ice.acele_drama_headshake_overdone"] 187 Variable["ice.acele_drama_headshake_overdone"] 186->187 188 !(Variable["ice.acele_drama_headshake_overdone"]) 186->188 187->132 188->6 189->2 191 Variable["ice.acele_directed_you_to_church_case"] 190->191 192 !(Variable["ice.acele_directed_you_to_church_case"]) 190->192 191->82 192->105 193->177 194->55 195->98 195->180 196->53 197->140 198->153 199->141 200->175 201->112 202->186 203->53 204->153