PAWNSHOP SHELF OF BOOMBOXES - 838
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.boombox_mainhub_reached"]
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Bird's Nest Roy: "You can play it anywhere you like. And I guess since you're are a police officer, no one can arrest you for it."
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Jump to: [boomhub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't think the 'Doorgunner Megamix' will be good party material. Something about the name..."
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Untitled hub
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Shelf of Boomboxes: The boomboxes on the shelf look well-loved and well-travelled. Chipped, dented, they stare at you with the unblinking eyes of their tape reels.
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You: [Leave.]
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You: Stand on the tips of your toes to see more...
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Bird's Nest Roy: "A discount? I do have to keep the lights on, man. It's twelve reál."
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Half Light: A man like that in a neighbourhood like this? In a rickety house falling into the sea? There's fear in him. Use it to your advantage.
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.roy_concept_why_doesnt_he_like_music"]
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Variable["canal.roy_concept_why_doesnt_he_like_music"]
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!(Variable["canal.roy_concept_why_doesnt_he_like_music"])
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not liking music
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Jump to: [boomhub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.empathy_do_not_say_four"]
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Variable["canal.empathy_do_not_say_four"]
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!(Variable["canal.empathy_do_not_say_four"])
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Suggestion: What did I say? And what did you do? Damn it, man. You're buying it for twelve now, I guess.
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boomhub
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Conceptualization: Hmm... maybe you should ditch music as well, get into these more *experimental* sounds he's describing?
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.halflight_roy_is_afraid"]
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You: "Are you sure this is all in working order?"
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Absolutely. I've tested each one myself with recordings of speech, found sounds, and music from a variety of genres. Even though," he grimaces, "I don't really like music."
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Suggestion: Just don't ask him for the smallest amount. You'll insult him. The others will work.
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Reaction Speed: Careful. You can only do this once.
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You: "Aren't you afraid of *masked gunmen*? The roof falling in? Killer waves? Aircraft accidents? Botched surgeries? I'll buy it for four reál."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "No, not really. I expect momentous change at any moment... But it seems that *you* are." He almost sounds concerned and seems to weigh your offer.
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Conceptualization: That's odd. Why doesn't he like music?
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Conceptualization: Remember -- he doesn't like music. He likes *sounds*. The *Doorgunner Megamix* is his type of tape! Certainly he'd give you a discount if he knew you'd play something so *experimental*.
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.checkfired_roy_digs_doorgunner"]
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Conceptualization: Sounds like he's already heard the Requiem For All Lifeforms and wasn't that impressed.
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Encyclopedia: It's not, sadly.
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Bird's Nest Roy: "...is the Harmon Wowshi W02 -- made in Vesper, designed in Seol," he says. "Plays all reel-to-reel formats: 2mm, 8mm, 12mm. It's even got a little radio in there. It'll set you back 12 reál."
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Jump to: [boomhub]
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You: "Don't like music? What do you like then?"
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Bird's Nest Roy: "The stuff I record myself -- silverware shaking in drawers as motorcars race by, nocturnal animals climbing on the roof, airship rotors, that kind of thing."
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Shelf of Boomboxes: One especially catches your eye. Deep gold and amber plastic with a big old handle on top. A classic boombox that says: "STEREO 8 approved."
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Inland Empire: This is you. Gold and orange. A sunset suite.
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Inland Empire: Like at a beach party. With sand and sun and seagulls dancing on the breeze.
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.inland_beach_party"]
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You: "You're right, Kitsuragi. Work first. Party later."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That is the unofficial RCM motto, yes."
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Untitled hub (02)
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Shelf of Boomboxes: The boomboxes wait on the shelves. And your boombox -- that gold and amber Harmon Wowshi -- stares at you longingly with its tape reel eyes.
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Bird's Nest Roy: "He is a good one, that. Weather resistant."
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Variable["canal.halflight_roy_is_afraid"]
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!(Variable["canal.halflight_roy_is_afraid"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["canal.roy_not_like_music"] == true
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You: "I'm not just doing *any* police work -- I've got *THE DOORGUNNER MEGAMIX* here! An era-defining work. Let's do four reál."
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Bird's Nest Roy: He purses his lips. "Four reál is offensively low... but just this once. For the *musique concrète* cop."
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You: "Let me hit you with this: four reál. Huh? Whaddya say?"
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Bird's Nest Roy: "I say: it's twelve reál. Four is a total ripoff. It's not even a number."
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Interfacing: Just make sure it works before you buy it.
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You: "Can I just play a tape on one of the boomboxes real quick?"
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Sorry, man. I can't be giving out freebies. Never have, won't now."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "I don't like beaches. They accumulate too many photons, it's always chaos out there. But live your life, man. You can use it at a beach party if you want."
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Variable["canal.checkfired_roy_digs_doorgunner"]
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!(Variable["canal.checkfired_roy_digs_doorgunner"])
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Shelf of Boomboxes: All the old boomboxes are there, blinking and waiting to whirl. All but one: yours.
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You: "Okay Kim. I'll just rock out with Roy then."
"Okay, Kim. I'll just rock out with the pawnshop owner then."
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You: "Actually, it doesn't have to be a beach. With a boombox like that, I'll bring the party into the streets!"
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You: "You're right. It's really The End that I need it for: a Requiem For All Lifeforms."
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You: That's all. [Leave.]
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You: "Thanks for the discount, man. Here's the money for the boombox."
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You: "Thanks for the discount, man. Here's the money for the boombox."
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You: "Shopkeep, this Stereo 8 approved machine here..."
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You: "I want to buy that boombox."
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You: "What I really want to know is... could this device come handy in my police work?"
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You: "Can I get a discount on this boombox? A *police* discount."
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You: "Thanks for the discount, man. Here's the money for the boombox."
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You: "I need to buy that boombox."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "If police work means playing tapes, sure. You can use it for that. Or any other time you'd need to play a tape."
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Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere()
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You: "Got it. Back to this guy..." (Tap the boombox on its speaker.)
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You: "Thanks for clearing that up, Roy."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "For sure. It's a consumer device with professional applications."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Sounds like a ripoff, but okay. I can make it ten -- but no lower."
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Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape"]
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Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape"]
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!(Variable["TASK.listen_to_merc_tape"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Theoretically, yes. But we don't have time right now. It's generally: murder investigation first, *then* beach party."
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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You: "Let's make it eight reál."
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You: "Fair enough, business man. Twelve it is."
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You: "How does ten reál sound?"
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Variable["canal.boombox_mainhub_reached"]
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!(Variable["canal.boombox_mainhub_reached"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("boombox")
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Bird's Nest Roy: "It'll play that," the man nods. "Any Requiem really. Also dirges. Madrigals. Chants. As long as it's on tape."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Fine." He nods decisively. "Four reál it is."
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CheckItem("boombox")
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!(CheckItem("boombox"))
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Actually, yes. Let's. Eight is an even better number than twelve. Even more internal balance." He observes the light on the wall and adds: "Better integrity too."
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Bird's Nest Roy: "And here you are. Quality sound reproduction on the go. It'll play anything. Wherever. Turn *any* tape into a conversation of sounds and shapes."
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Rhetoric: He seems like an *experimental* man. And what sonic experience is more experimental than the *Doorgunner Megamix*? Certainly he'd give you a discount if he knew you'd play that.
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Variable["canal.roy_not_like_music"] == true
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!(Variable["canal.roy_not_like_music"] == true)
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Bird's Nest Roy: "Twelve is a good number. Good internal balance." He studies the light on the wall. "Twelve has integrity."
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You: (Turn to Kim.) "Theoretically: could I bring it to a beach party?"
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Variable["canal.inland_beach_party"]
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!(Variable["canal.inland_beach_party"])
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Half Light: Succcess!!! Sort of. Whatever gets the job done, right?
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