ICE CHURCH DOOR - 349
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Church Doors: Heavy wooden doors more than twice your height stand shut in front of you. The rectangular, sea-worn ornamentation appears in stark contrast to the padlock carelessly drilled into the wood.
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant takes a step back and looks at the church looming overhead. "Yes, there's a toolbox in the Kineema..."
He takes a step back and looks at the church looming overhead. "You really want us in there... I do have tools in the Kineema."
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Church Doors: Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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failpryhub
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "The doors remain unchanged -- close..."]
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churchdoormainhub
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Kim Kitsuragi: "How about we go and check out that tent again?" He nods at the shabby piece of canvas set up on the ice next to the church.
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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You: Put the sticker *in* your ledger -- after the last entry, where it belongs.
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Interfacing: Looks like today was a gold star day!
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Kim Kitsuragi: "No."
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You: "What does it look like to you?"
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Interfacing: Feels exceptional. Three hundred tons of pine wood fit together seamlessly. It's old too, cut and carved many centuries ago.
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Conceptualization: You're part of the future-brigade now. And so is your formerly humdrum ledger. Neon, baby!
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Church Doors: Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
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Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.doomed_investigation_done"])
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Inland Empire: As you do, you hear and the echo of the Doomed Commercial Area. Its black halls and dusty machines. Then the feeling passes.
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Church Doors: A great whoosh of air rushes into the dark innards of the church, as though rushing to fill a great vacuum...
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Let's go." The lieutenant nods at you.
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You: Pull on the doors...
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Physical Instrument: The broken edge of the snapped prybar is smooth. Took the tip right off...
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Inland Empire: A bad omen. Beware of this church.
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You: Inspect the staple.
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Church Doors: The padlock passes through a staple that's been hastily attached to the wood. Closer inspection reveals that one of the screws is not a screw at all, but a nail. The work has been done recently and is unprofessional, to say the least.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Can you hear the pulsing bass underneath the wind?" He raises his hand to his ear. "A sure sign of junior delinquency -- somewhere east of here."
"Yes. The pulsing bass..." He raises his hand to his ear. "A sure sign of junior delinquency -- somewhere east of here."
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Visual Calculus: There's something on the sea ice there.
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Empathy: He feels sorry for you. For him as a lieutenant it would be demeaning to have someone recite terms from the officer's exam.
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You: "What is suggestive of junior delinquency here?"
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "This cheap-looking padlock is sturd..."]
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Church Doors: This cheap-looking padlock is sturdily built. It shackles together a hasp and a staple screwed into the wooden door. The lock is adorned with a yellow sticker.
This cheap-looking padlock is sturdily built. It shackles together a hasp and a staple screwed into the wooden door.
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You: Admit defeat and leave the lock alone.
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You: "You could give me a hand, you know?"
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Shivers: THERE IS A HOLE IN MY HEART.
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"] == true
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Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"] == true
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"] == true)
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Physical Instrument: You jam the prybar between the lock and the staple and apply force -- your biceps bulge from the strain. The metal creaks and squeals...
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Church Doors: CheckEquipped("prybar") == false and CheckEquipped("kvalsund_multitool") == false
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Besides, we should really get to the island." He looks at the sea.
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Shivers: High above, the wind wraps the church in its rush. Cold and wet from the ocean bay, it parts around the massive keel-shaped roof. Like a test tunnel washing both sides, the way it has done for three-hundred-and-forty years. The wind keeps its distance. So should you.
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Church Doors: ... in the heart of the city.
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Church Doors: You enter the church.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "It does seem rather irrelevant to our case." The lieutenant nods.
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Church Doors: You see a yellow circle with two X's and a big curve below them that looks like a mouth. You're pretty sure you haven't seen it before, but what the symbol depicts is clear enough: a smiling dead guy. The curve makes it smile and the X's make it dead.
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Conceptualization: There is something blindingly *modern* about this symbol. Its modernness puts to shame everything you've seen before.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't know... you *don't*? Or maybe we'll find a new one. I don't carry more than one prybar with me..." He looks up at the bell-tower.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I thought this was a lousy way to enter a place of worship that's already in disrepair. I guess the church agreed."
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You: Try to peel off the sticker without ripping it.
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You: Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"]
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Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"])
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"]
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: That hurt. The lieutenant looks up at the roof of the church, ignoring your little tantrum.
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Church Doors: The padlock hits the wood like a knocker, with a resounding thud. Your cold hand hurts from the impact. Congratulations!
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Church Doors: The church does not reply. The wood now seems less rotten, the screws (and one nail) almost shimmer with perseverance.
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Logic: This was surely just a freak accident.
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You: Rattle the doors to see if they open.
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Church Doors: Nothing happens, only the sound of the padlock rattling against the door.
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Church Doors: The lock turns easily. You hear a click as the shackle pops open.
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Shivers: Feels like electricity and a very small piece of nothingness.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "But maybe we should look for another way in first... The building has seen enough mistreatment."
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Empathy: There is a touch of something in his voice. Hard to say what.
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You: "The fuck? How is this even *possible*?"
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: He takes a step back. "Maybe we should circle the building first and look for another way. The building has seen enough mistreatment."
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Empathy: There is a touch of guilt in his voice.
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Interfacing: Voilà! Looks very modern.
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Untitled hub
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You: Back up and look at the door.
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You: "What is this feeling?"
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Church Doors: Variable["church.door_shivers_success"]
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You: Open the padlock with the key.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Can you hear the pulsing bass underneath the east wind?" He raises his hand to his ear. "A sure sign of junior delinquency."
"Yes. The pulsing bass..." He raises his hand to his ear. "An indication of junior delinquency."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Looks like a dead man smiling. Suggests... junior delinquency."
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "This cheap-looking padlock is sturd..."]
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You: "Kim, do you happen to have a prybar?"
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"]
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Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"])
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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churchdoor_initiation_hub
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at the padlock. He didn't hear you asking, you were quiet enough.
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Church Doors: CheckItem("key_church_door")
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You: "Have you seen this symbol before?" (Point to it.)
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You: What makes it so modern?
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You: Take another look at the padlock.
Take another look at the boring padlock. For absurdity's sake.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "These acts aren't called *crimes* as they would be for adults. Crimes committed by minors are called 'delinquent acts'. This was part of your officer's exams." He puts the handkerchief in his coat pocket.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "For Revachol ZoC, the Moralintern defines junior delinquents as minors between the ages of 10 and 16 who have committed an act in violation of the law..."
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Variable["church.door_shivers_success"]
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!(Variable["church.door_shivers_success"])
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You: "Kim, could I have that handkerchief? My hands are wet."
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant hands you a blue handkerchief. He looks a little dismayed when he gets it back crumpled. However, it should be easier to peel the sticker off now.
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: He takes off his glasses and uses a blue handkerchief to thoroughly wipe them clean before inspecting the sticker. Then he looks up, pauses, and replies...
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You: "I agree -- it's very modern. But does the cheery guy not know he's dead, or does the dead guy not care that he is? What is the source of the irony here?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That level of conceptual thinking is not part of my skill set."
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Logic: Should you want to get through, it might be easier to just pry the whole thing off.
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_have_crowbar_idea"]
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Conceptualization: It's the contrast between the cheery, chemical yellow and the rigor mortis. As if the cheery guy didn't know he was dead or the dead guy didn't care that he was. Either way, you get the sense the forces of *future* are at work here.
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Inland Empire: These forces of future have chosen to depict something that reminds you of... you.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "If you really think we should get in there, we need to find some other way..."
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You: "I'm actually not that interested in the church right now."
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You: "Where do you think we should start?"
"Should we start with that kick drum coming from the ice?"
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Interfacing: It'll be easier to break the staple than the lock. Also -- that sticker is interesting, somehow...
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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You: "No, I'm just curious."
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant nods silently.
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't think that's going to work..."
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Church Doors: IsTaskActive("TASK.investigate_sea_fortress")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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IsTaskActive("TASK.investigate_sea_fortress")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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!(IsTaskActive("TASK.investigate_sea_fortress")--[[ Variable[ ]])
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You: "Welcome to Revachol, lock!"
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Physical Instrument: Suddenly, the prybar snaps. Metal shavings fly everywhere. The upper half, between the lock and the staple, falls to the ground with a *thunk*.
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CheckEquipped("prybar") == false and CheckEquipped("kvalsund_multitool") == false
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!(CheckEquipped("prybar") == false and CheckEquipped("kvalsund_multitool") == false)
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Physical Instrument: Nice try, son, but this is not something you should be attempting to do with your bare hands.
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Physical Instrument: A minute or so of mauling away at the lock has led to no success. The prybar in your hand has given you... zero mechanical advantage.
A minute or so of mauling away at the lock has led to no success. The Kvalsund in your hand has given you... zero mechanical advantage.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I haven't seen that sticker before. And I am not a youth."
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_understood_modernity"]
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You: "Where do you think we should start?"
"Should we start with that kick drum coming from the ice? I heard a sound, before."
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You: Shake it off your thumb and throw it in the wind.
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Interfacing: Au revoir, sticker!
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you think our suspect is hiding inside?" He raises his sight to the darkened windows overhead.
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You: "I do."
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You: "She might be. It's worth checking out anyway."
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Church Doors: CheckItem("key_church_door")
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CheckItem("key_church_door")
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!(CheckItem("key_church_door"))
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Church Doors: Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"]
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Church Doors: Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"]
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Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"]
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!(Variable["TASK.locate_ruby_on_the_coast_done"])
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm not as *sturdy* as you are. I have even less leverage." He doesn't even try to sound convincing.
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Tools break, officer. Try to control yourself."
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Physical Instrument: Your muscles do not know. This shouldn't happen. You're sure the wood looked weak.
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You: "Okay, what is *junior delinquency*?"
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You: [Leave.]
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You: Back up and look at the door.
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "The doors remain unchanged -- close..."]
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Church Doors: CheckItem("prybar")
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CheckItem("prybar")
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!(CheckItem("prybar"))
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yeskimyesprybar
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yeskimnoprybar
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You: Back off.
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Church Doors: Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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!(Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: He takes a step back. "Maybe we should look for another way in first... The church has seen enough mistreatment."
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You: "RAAARRRRRG!"
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Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_got_sticker"])
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Interfacing: There's nothing like the sound of a sticker unpeeling. Now it's stuck to your thumb.
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Interfacing: Your hands are clammy from the sea air. The piece of sticker keeps slipping away...
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Kim Kitsuragi: "People do look to churches for shelter, but an abandoned thing like this... I'm not so sure."
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You: (Turn to the lieutenant.) "This is where Mr. Prybar comes in handy."
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You: Padlock, padlock, padlock!
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Untitled hub
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You: Look at the broken tool in your hand.
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You: "I broke the prybar. Where do I get a new one?" (Proceed.)
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Esprit de Corps: For example, see how calm I am, although you broke my favourite prybar.
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Jump to: [Untitled hub]
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Church Doors: The carving on the door is blocklike and angular, like the church itself. Two large beams shoot downwards, sinking into the wood before they reach the threshold.
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You: Run your hand over a beam.
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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Physical Instrument: The pathetic old wood, rusty screws (and one nail) stand no chance against the forces of *leverage*. From deep within, a bellow rips...
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Church Doors: Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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You: Take a closer look at the padlock.
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "The doors remain unchanged -- close..."]
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Church Doors: The surface is smooth from the wind, but moist to the touch.
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You: "Fuck this!" (Hit the lock.)
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Church Doors: The lock clanks against the door, cold and heavy.
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modernityunderstood
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Church Doors: IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")
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Jump to: [Church Doors: "This cheap-looking padlock is sturd..."]
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You: Put the sticker *on* your ledger -- right on the cover!
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You: Inspect the carpentry.
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You: Look at the sticker.
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You: Apply some official force on the padlock.
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CheckItem("key_church_door")
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!(CheckItem("key_church_door"))
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Church Doors: The doors remain unchanged -- closed with a padlock.
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Jump to: [churchdoormainhub]
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You: Gracefully let the lock go.
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Logic: Thus, it must be made by youths.
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IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood")
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!(IsTHCPresent("revacholian_nationhood"))
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Variable["church.churchdoor_have_crowbar_idea"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_have_crowbar_idea"])
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "But maybe we should circle the building and look for another way in first. The building has seen enough mistreatment."
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Church Doors: Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
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Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
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!(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"])
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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!(Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"])
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Variable["church.churchdoor_understood_modernity"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_understood_modernity"])
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Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_get_in_the_church_initiated"])
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Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"]
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!(Variable["ice.tentflap_greeting_done"])
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You: Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"]
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Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"]
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!(Variable["church.churchdoor_open_crowbar"])
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Church Doors: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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