PIER CINDY - 943
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
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Rhetoric: She means the opposite.
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Empathy: You've *lessened* her desire to deface the building.
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Cindy the SKULL: "I have a weakness for animals. It's the animal-thing again. Damn it." She looks at you, a little sad suddenly.
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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Conceptualization: The inspiration will come to her once *hell* is set loose on the streets. It's too calm right now.
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Jump to: [Untitled hub]
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Cindy the SKULL: "If you're *really* interested then I'm sorry," she whispers, "but I don't do anti-radiation drugs anymore so I don't know where to get them."
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You: "Where did you get these then?"
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["TASK.find_the_armoured_gloves"] == false
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Variable["TASK.find_the_armoured_gloves"] == false
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!(Variable["TASK.find_the_armoured_gloves"] == false)
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Cindy the SKULL: "Ugh, alright, sad piggy. I'll give you this one -- I saw a little girl in the fishing village running around with military-grade hand-wear. Looked cute as hell."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Ugh, alright, piggy. I'll give you this one. I saw a little girl in the fishing village running around with military-grade hand-wear. Looked cute as hell."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Not particularly." Her eyes dart across the horizon. "I wanna keep this as brief as possible, you see. I want to return to painting the world *red*."
233
You: "Okay, so tell me what you know then."
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825
You: "Piss and Fuck told me."
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You: "You'll see. You will *all* see and tremble."
926
Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah... Not gonna hold my breath, piggy. You look like you'd suck. At... everything really," she quickly adds.
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Cindy the SKULL: "An *underground cell*? My, my. Sounds big time..."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Sure. I know someone who'd love to talk that ideological stuff. You're looking for Steban."
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You: "Come on, this is no way to treat your revolutionary brother!"
66
Cindy the SKULL: "Wrong. This is exactly how I treat my little brother."
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Volition: A cool, damp feeling ripples through you. You realise you needn't have rolled over quite so easily.
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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steban hub
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You: "Wait, how am I supposed to get into the apartments if I don't live there?"
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You: "Hmm, why do I feel like there's a catch..."
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You: "Hold on, what else can you tell me about this Steban?"
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You: "That's very helpful. Thank you, Cindy."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, smart pig, because there *is*..."
720
Cindy the SKULL: "See, Steban's a bit on the paranoid side. He's got all these *mega secret passphrases*, to keep out infiltrators and the like. You can't join the meeting without one."
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Mack Torson: Torson chews thoughtfully at his sausage for some time. "Hey, Chester, speaking of... do you think Harry ever solved his money situation, or do you think he's gone full hobocop?"
725
Chester McLaine: "You mean, like, is he out there right now, sleeping in a storm drain, chasin' down rats for leads?"
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant straightens his back, waiting to see where this is going.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.artist_hl_happening"]
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Cindy the SKULL: "The whole point of graffito being on the street is so *everyone* can see it. No charge -- expression for all."
546
Savoir Faire: There has to be a way to convince her... Everyone has a price.
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You: "Alright, quit playing, tell me the price. I can make you rich and successful."
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Cindy the SKULL: "I don't have a price. If I wanted to whore myself out, I'd go to Porta Rosa. Or better yet, I'd take you with me and pimp you out to some friends of mine."
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Suggestion: Turn it around -- it's the seller who wields the power in this relationship.
552
You: "I don't care what you sell me and I don't care what you do with your money. It's your choice."
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You: "Really? You're just going to let go of a chance to milk some stupid piggo rolling in cash?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Here. Happy?" The plastic looks sad and damaged, as if it's been ripped out of some bigger piece. A glitzy barnacle of colours covers its surface.
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Conceptualization: Interesting. You can immediately see multiple ways to interpret this piece. What is the *experience* that the artist is trying to create? What *bodies* and *spaces* are they seeking to explore?
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Cindy the SKULL: "Says you." She looks you up and down.
888
Jump to: [painting success hub]
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Cindy the SKULL: "Suit yourself." She tucks away the painting and closes her coat. You hear waves breaking on the nearby shore.
461
Jump to: [cindymain]
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Cindy the SKULL: "Me -- a brickman? I haven't got the snout necessary to snuffle around your filthy yard." She spits out her tongue.
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Cindy the SKULL: "Is that all you've got, piggy? Looks like the job market has failed me *once again*." Wind howls between the nearby apartment blocks. "No job, no art. What a pity."
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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cindymain
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You: "So you won't talk about the murder -- but maybe you can tell me something about the murder victim's missing armour?"
"So you won't talk about the murder -- but maybe you can tell us something about the murder victim's missing armour?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "What do I care about some fucking tin egg shells?"
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["village.lily_greeting_done"]
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Variable["village.lily_greeting_done"]
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!(Variable["village.lily_greeting_done"])
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Reaction Speed: Could that girl have been Little Lily? It's not a bad place to start.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["auto.visited_village"]
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Variable["auto.visited_village"]
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!(Variable["auto.visited_village"])
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Cindy the SKULL: GainTask("TASK.ask_little_girl_in_village_about_gloves")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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Cindy the SKULL: "If you haven't been there, the village is a shithole down the coast from the main plaza." She waves her hand in a general westward direction. "Have a good time."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Heh. He was cooler before he started palling about with pigs..."
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["apt.student_posters_okay"]
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You: "I just want to know your name, little lady. No need to get defensive."
"We just want to know your name, little lady. No need to get defensive."
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Cindy the SKULL: "And here I was trying to be polite. Just can't win with you pigs." Despite the sass, she puts the brush aside.
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Cindy the SKULL: "Have you got a crush on her? Aching for an opportunity to defend her honour?"
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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You: "Yeah, I don't like her either."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Pig's not half as dumb as he looks." She gives you a stately nod of approval.
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Cindy the SKULL: "Isn't it part of your job to know all the illustrious personages 'round this shithole? She's the Wild Pines representative. Madame Professional Negotiator in the flesh -- and the flimsy linen." Her eyes narrow to slits.
898
Cindy the SKULL: "Something morbid about old ladies trying to look young."
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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You: "So tell me, what's it like being a SKULL *and* a communist?"
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Cindy the SKULL: She sighs. "You got me, pigshit. I don't make for a very good SKULL. I like animals too much. Simians and... pigs."
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Cindy the SKULL: "I thought I'd mix it up, you know, summon the forces of crime and social chaos -- with a wall-sized invitation."
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Jump to: [muralhub]
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Cindy the SKULL: "What did you think I was using, aquarelles? This shit is pumped out of government vehicles."
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Empathy: She did it herself. Pumped it out. She's proud of it, too.
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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Cindy the SKULL: "What'd you think I was using, aquarelles?"
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Cindy the SKULL: CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
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Kim Kitsuragi: "My fuel oil is for my Kineema. Use your own fuel if you are unable to contain your artistic impulses, but please, leave my Kineema out of it."
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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You: "I'm going to paint a self-portrait, but sort of, you know, *from the inside*, to show people what it's like."
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Cindy the SKULL: "That's pretty fucked up, even for you, piggo."
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Savoir Faire: Hmm, doing business with communist dictatorships only works if you've got long-term plans in place... which you don't.
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Jump to: [buyer hub]
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Savoir Faire: Good call. He's definitely the type who might be interested in art. Let's go hustle him and score us some extreme *moolah*.
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Cindy the SKULL: "Look at us, coming to an agreement. Who'd have thought?" A breeze blows strands of hair across her forehead as she leans into the balustrade.
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Jump to: [Untitled hub]
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Untitled hub
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You: "Really? You're a miner?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Yes. I keep hoping a shaft will collapse on me, but somehow it never happens."
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You: "I have an opinion on this -- wanna hear it?" (Proceed.)
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Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah?"
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["TASK.ask_cindy_about_the_armoured_gloves"]
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Variable["TASK.ask_cindy_about_the_armoured_gloves"]
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!(Variable["TASK.ask_cindy_about_the_armoured_gloves"])
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Reaction Speed: This is the Cindy that misters 'Piss' and 'Fuck' said had the armoured gloves. Play it cool now...
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Untitled hub
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Conceptualization: A brush -- an artist? The red splatter is... urban expressionism?
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed"]
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You: "And there's a little girl wearing the gloves there?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "No-no. That's all the snitching Cindy the SKULL does for today. Actually, I don't even know why I told you what I just told you..."
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You: "No, out of the bourgeoisie."
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Cindy the SKULL: "So the little piggy is a big, bad communist now..."
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Jump to: [Cindy the SKULL: ""Sure. I know someone who'd love to..."]
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]
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Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]
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!(Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"])
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You: "Does this 'Steban' happen to go around in a white jacket?"
"Does this 'Steban' happen to go around in a jacket like the one I'm wearing?"
"Does this 'Steban' happen to have a jacket like this?" (Show her the white jacket.)
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You: "Do you know where to find him?"
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You: "I guess I should just give up, then. Nothing *ever* works out for me."
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Cindy the SKULL: "God, if he isn't the saddest pig in the world..."
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You: (With gusto.) "Oink, oink!"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Wow. That was easier than I expected. It's almost like you've been *wanting* to do it this whole time..."
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Jump to: [oinkhub]
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Mack Torson: Torson chews thoughtfully at his sausage for some time. "Hey, Chester, I've been wondering... do you think anybody's ever gone full hobocop?"
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Chester McLaine: "Like, *really* hobocopped? Nah, that stuff's just an urban myth, Headless FALN Rider-level stuff..."
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Jump to: [Cindy the SKULL: ""Sure. I know someone who'd love to..."]
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Cindy the SKULL: "Whoa! Calm it with that shit, cop. I don't have any art you can buy. Geez."
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Cindy the SKULL: "I don't do 'personal', if that's what you sickos are after. No navel-gazing pieces about what it means to be 'me'."
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Cindy the SKULL: "No one cares, I know I don't. So sod off, pig! You've got nothing to change my mind."
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Cindy the SKULL: "What, like your feeble business offer? Are you going to be the turning point in my shitty life story? A little fairy from above?"
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Shivers: Nearby, a hoarse bark barrels through an alleyway that sits between two monstrous squats. No one walks down there anymore, but the nostrils of those who pass by in wet weather still detect the sickly scent of gasohol and burnt hair.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"]
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Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"]
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!(Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"])
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Suggestion: Sure, she's all draped up in ironic detachment, but everyone's gotta eat.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_offered_job"]
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You: "I do have something to offer in exchange for your art. Money."
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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You: "No way. Forget it." (Chicken out.)
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Cindy the SKULL: "Awww, c'mon! I was just starting to have some fun."
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You: "How would you like a job? I can get you one. A real job with a wage!"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Fuck-a-doodle-doo!" She stifles an outburst of laughter. "And what job would that be? Cutting you into rashers?"
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You: "Let's come back to this later."
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You: "I don't really have an opinion."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Of course you don't. Why do I even bother? Just cough up the money!"
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Savoir Faire: Remember, this isn't about the art or the artist -- this needless purchase implies your *excessive wealth*. Art comes across as more tasteful than simply hanging cash on the wall.
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Empathy: She may antagonize you but she's still a struggling artist with no prospects. She *needs* as much money as you can give.
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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You: "I don't know how to put it, but I think we discovered something extra-physical together."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Stop, pig. You're gonna make me heave..."
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Cindy the SKULL: "God, you even talk the same now. Soon you'll be proofreading each other's homework..."
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Cindy the SKULL: She nods disdainfully toward the woman performing maintenance on the boat docked next to the pier.
She turns her head to face the coast and nods disdainfully toward the woman performing maintenance on the boat docked next to the pier.
She turns her head to face the coast and nods disdainfully toward Joyce, performing maintenance on her boat.
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Composure: Hatred? Disgust? It's difficult to tell which of the two is more present in her girlish features.
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ozonnewhorekimhub
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You: "You mean Joyce?'
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You: "Who is she?"
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You: "The Wild Pines rep?"
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You: "Who is she?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Pig's not half as dumb as he looks." She gives you a stately nod of approval.
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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Cindy the SKULL: "This place is a sepulcher. We'll paint it red. We bring the raucous -- you bring the sirens."
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Cindy the SKULL: IsTHCPresent("communist")
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Cindy the SKULL: "You heard your partner, piggy. I'm unstoppable."
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Physical Instrument: I don't condone the idea of using physical force on her. She's a *girl*.
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Fuel?" He looks at the empty bucket, then back at her, struck by a sudden realization.
"Fuel?" He looks at the 'paint' dripping down the wall, then back at her, struck by a sudden realization.
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You: "Fuel?"
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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kimfuelhub
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Cindy the SKULL: "You're a real sad sack, you know that? Go ahead, then." She drops the paintbrush at your feet. "Art it up. Just try not to hurt yourself. And *no self portraits*."
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You: "Thanks, Cindy." (Pick up the brush.)
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_first_greeting_balcony_done"]
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Variable["pier.cindy_first_greeting_balcony_done"]
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!(Variable["pier.cindy_first_greeting_balcony_done"])
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Cindy the SKULL: "Hello again, officers. Have you come to admire my mural?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "The streets will flow red once more. A great torrent, rushing down Rue d'Esperance. You wait and see." The girl stares at the sailboat by the pier.
"The streets will flow red once more. A great torrent, rushing down Rue d'Esperance. You wait and see." The girl flicks paint from her brush and onto the wall below.
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You: "I see... blood-clot coins placed as offering to a pulsing threshold. But what does it *mean*?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "It's a sign! Better pay up or you'll anger the terrible beast from... what did you say?" She knows -- she just wants to ham it up. "The *threshold*. Careful now, I heard it has a soft spot for smoked pork."
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You: I could sell it to Garte, hang it up in the Whirling-in-Rags.
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Savoir Faire: And become a small-time art peddler? No, think bigger.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["XP.find_a_way_inside_harbour"]
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Variable["XP.find_a_way_inside_harbour"]
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!(Variable["XP.find_a_way_inside_harbour"])
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Savoir Faire: I got some vibes from the harbour. Let's explore that area again. Who knows what we might find hidden among all those shipping containers.
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Savoir Faire: We haven't got into the harbour yet. Let's worm our way in and scope it out. Some of the best things in life come inside shipping containers.
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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You: "I'm gonna have to take you in, kid. For possession of drugs."
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Cindy the SKULL: "In which case, they are not mine, and I have several witnesses who will corroborate my statement."
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You: "Don't you have a real home?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Does anyone, in a city like this?" she replies wistfully, looking around.
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Empathy: If there's pain about any particular home she's lost, she's buried it deep, fortified herself against it.
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Electrochemistry: To hell with the art part, man. It's all about the high anyway.
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Jump to: [cindymain]
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Rhetoric: She'd never admit to it anyway.
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Conceptualization: No-no. It's great.
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]
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Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"]
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!(Variable["whirling.orb_communist_dream_perc_olfaction"])
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Perception (Smell): Your olfactory department wants you to know that it accepts no responsibility for wherever this line of interrogation leads you.
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant lets slip a sigh that seems to suggest this turn was utterly predictable.
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Untitled hub
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Composure: Don't look so deflated. Whatever she asks, you keep your chin up!
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You: "What's that?"
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You: (Reluctantly.) "Oink, oink."
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Cindy the SKULL: "There, that wasn't so bad, was it?"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Be a good pig, now. No oink, no goods."
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Jump to: [oinkhub]
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Cindy the SKULL: "Well, well. Seems like we're dealing with one tough pig. I'm impressed..."
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Composure: Yes, somehow you managed to oink with at least a modicum of dignity.
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Reaction Speed: Hang on, could it have something to do with that strange *inside-talk* the boiadeiro mentioned?
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nokimtalkedtomanana
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Cindy the SKULL: "Just not me."
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Jump to: [steban hub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant consults his notebook. "'Remember Dobreva and Abadanaiz'."
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You: "Oh, right. Good thinking, Kim."
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You: "That's really dumb. You should feel embarrassed even suggesting that."
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You: "I was *totally* about to say that."
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Chester McLaine: "Good fucking god, Mack. What is that smell?"
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Mack Torson: "What, like you've never reheated leftovers in the break room?" He skewers the greasy sausage with a small fork and removes it to a limp paper plate.
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Mack Torson: "What, you mean the one Vic yoinked off..."
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Chester McLaine: "... that hobo in front of the Frittte? Hahaha!"
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You: (Pretend you're a pig stuck in a cage.) "Help, let me out. I don't want to DIE!"
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You: "I'm sorry to hear that. I can only imagine the horrors you've seen."
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Cindy the SKULL: "'I can only imagine the horrors,'" she mocks you in a squeaky voice. "I'm not your Channel 8 charity case. Sod off! No one here needs saving."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Sure, piggo." She reaches into her heavy coat and pulls out a small piece of plastic coated thick with emulsion.
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painting success hub
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Conceptualization: There's tension in these strokes of genius, a desire to step into a dialogue with the viewer, to provoke them. A meditation on... *Sein und Nichtsein*?
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_art_seen_palette"]
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_art_cop"]
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Variable["pier.cindy_art_cop"]
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!(Variable["pier.cindy_art_cop"])
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Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah, whatever, Art Cop." A wide smile crosses her face. "Spaces, bodies, shit. Hit me with that lingo!"
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Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah, whatever." A wide smile crosses her face. "Spaces, bodies, shit. Hit me with that lingo!"
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you know something about that?" asks the lieutenant. His question goes ignored.
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You: "Catch you later, Cindy." [Leave.]
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Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_first_goodbye"]
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Cindy the SKULL: "I haven't really started it yet. I'm waiting for the right words." She studies the wall, suddenly pensive.
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muralhub
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Cindy the SKULL: "Fat chance. But you *can* still do your part to revitalize the neighbourhood."
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You: "Okay then. How's that?"
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You: "But I really want to be a SKULL."
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Cindy the SKULL: She throws you a conspiratorial glance, then presses her finger to her lips and squints up at the sky -- as though straining to hear something in the distance.
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Cindy the SKULL: "Have you noticed the *quiet?* Every so often, you might hear a gunshot pierce the air somewhere in Jamrock. But in Martinaise? No gunshots, no sirens. The people are languishing in boredom and complacency."
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nohalflighthub
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You: (Get closer and stare her down.) "Cindy, give me the goddamned brush."
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You: (Stand your ground with a look of weary determination.) "Cindy, I'm going to stand here till you hand over that paintbrush."
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You: "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you again: Give me the brush, please."
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You: "Is that heavy fuel oil?"
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Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
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You: "This has to be illegal."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Cite me the statute that says you can't paint murals with fuel oil, and I promise I'll cease and desist."
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You: "You'd better hand it over."
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Cindy the SKULL: "Or what? You'll shoot me down from this ledge and pry the bucket from my dead hands?"
"Or what? You'll push me off this ledge and pry the bucket from my dead hands?"
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Jump to: [pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed]
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You: Attempt to explain your artistic intentions.
148
You: Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"]
147->148
149
Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"]
148->149
150
!(Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"])
148->150
965
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"]
149->965
150->965
151
Cindy the SKULL: "Well, if it's for *art*... But..." Her eyes narrow to slits. "What kind of art are we talking about?"
908
arthub
151->908
152
You: "To be honest, I haven't really thought of anything yet... But I'm sure I will."
821
Cindy the SKULL: "Then you have time to find your own *fucking* brush."
152->821
153
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, but I'm all out of fuel oil."
300
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"]
153->300
154
Cindy the SKULL: "Stop quivering like jello, then you won't get fucked."
364
Volition: But that would mean he *doesn't* say every pathetic thing that pops in his head.
154->364
155
You: "That's not fair!"
859
Cindy the SKULL: "Such is the bloody law of the bloody streets, you wankstain."
155->859
156
Cindy the SKULL: "Didn't we all?"
703
Cindy the SKULL: "I like your idea. Should've thought of it myself. I don't need this kind of competition in my neighbourhood."
156->703
157
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"]
158
Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"]
157->158
159
!(Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"])
157->159
763
Savoir Faire: Told you! Told you these artist-types repel wealth.
158->763
159->22
160
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
161
IsKimHere()
160->161
162
!(IsKimHere())
160->162
912
Cindy the SKULL: CheckItem("lieutenants_handkerchief")
161->912
580
Drama: The pre-sneeze hype is unreal.
162->580
163
buyer hub
163->103
228
You: The Mega Rich Light-Bending Guy seems blindingly rich.
163->228
328
You: This place isn't exactly bursting with rich people.
163->328
483
You: What about Joyce? She's wealthy.
163->483
863
You: Evrart can buy it on behalf of the Union.
163->863
526
Cindy the SKULL: "Anything else you want? I'm in a good mood -- but it won't last long."
164->526
165
Suggestion: She's grown frustrated with her work and welcomes the opportunity to challenge authority in other ways.
165->57
166
Cindy the SKULL: "You really think I need to be high to see the world as art? Poor unimaginative piggy. How I wouldn't want to have *your* peepers."
166->111
167
You: "It's not the nicest place, but I guess it'll have to do."
775
Cindy the SKULL: "It doesn't *have to* do anything at all. Nothing does." She looks at the paint dripping down the wall. "Like me. Right now, I'm doing nothing at all."
167->775
168
Empathy: The wannabe-SKULLS are dear to her. The armour less so.
400
Composure: She doesn't want to sound surprised at anything you say.
168->400
169
Suggestion: What is it with these SKULLS and *cooperation*? They have to be the nicest violent street gang in Revachol West.
715
Conceptualization: She's probably not a good example of the gang either. *Or* maybe these SKULLS are more of an art movement than a gang.
169->715
170
You: "Got it. Enough of that then."
923
Cindy the SKULL: "Thank you for passing on the message -- now run along, piggy."
170->923
171
Jump to: [cindymain]
171->426
172
Jump to: [cindymain]
172->426
173
Cindy the SKULL: "Pigs and moles, eh? Sounds like something out of a children's fairy story."
450
You: "I guess it does sound a little childish when you say it like that."
173->450
826
You: "It's not. It's very serious."
173->826
174
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_esprit_sausage"]
175
Variable["pier.cindy_esprit_sausage"]
174->175
176
!(Variable["pier.cindy_esprit_sausage"])
174->176
175->126
176->283
177
Cindy the SKULL: "How sad. This little piggy doesn't know very much, does he?"
177->868
178
Cindy the SKULL: "Whatever. I know someone who's into some pretty underground stuff. You're looking for Steban."
340
You: "Who's Steban?"
178->340
179
Kim Kitsuragi: "Not to interfere in your personal errand, but I wonder whether it might have something to do with that phrase Mañana mentioned overhearing."
179->369
179->407
179->408
454
You: "Wait, what phrase?"
179->454
180
Kim Kitsuragi: "You're right. How *foolish* of me. Won't happen again, detective."
645
Cindy the SKULL: "Intra-piggy conflict. Very cool..." For a moment her eyes appear to light up.
180->645
647
Chester McLaine: He chuckles. "Doesn't mean Harry isn't givin' it a good try, though."
181->647
182
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
183
IsKimHere()
182->183
184
!(IsKimHere())
182->184
456
Kim Kitsuragi: "No, we will not shake anyone down today," the lieutenant clears up, his voice calm and measured.
183->456
244
Cindy the SKULL: "Don't come at me with that. You've got nuthin' on me. Not a pork scratching."
184->244
185
Esprit de Corps: Words are one thing, but he's not letting you follow through with it.
185->244
186
You: "Fine. Whatever. I'll let it slide, but only because I'm interested in your art."
187
Cindy the SKULL: "Too bad, pork sausage, I don't sell my art. The whole point of graffito being on the street is so *everyone* can see it. No charge -- expression for all."
186->187
187->546
188
You: "If you sell me a piece, I can introduce you to some people. Free wine, celebrities, some sniff..."
345
Cindy the SKULL: "If I wanted to whore myself out for some *Nasenbonbon*, I'd go to Porta Rosa. Or better yet, I'd take you with me and pimp you out to some friends of mine."
188->345
189
Cindy the SKULL: "They'd be delighted to get their hands on a squealing pink thing like you," she hisses. "Cut off your ears, make some pig soup out of them. Now sod off! You've got nothing to offer that would make me change my mind."
760
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
189->760
681
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
190->681
191
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_squeal"]
192
Variable["pier.cindy_squeal"]
191->192
193
!(Variable["pier.cindy_squeal"])
191->193
686
Suggestion: Humiliation wasn't enough for her? How about you offer her something -- like a job?
192->686
250
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_squeal_chickened_out"]
193->250
194
You: "That's disgusting."
194->24
195
Cindy the SKULL: "Not bad! I guess I'll take it." She holds back her excitement as she gives you the painting.
842
Savoir Faire: Splendid! Your first physical asset. But no time to stop -- money grows old unless it keeps moving. You need to find a *buyer*, preferably someone who will pay a high price for such an *exclusive* piece from a local artist.
195->842
196->657
197
Jump to: [painting success hub]
197->886
198
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
199
Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
198->199
200
!(Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"])
198->200
803
Authority: You're a police officer and a *grown up*. Why are you trying to impress her? Maybe try a different approach?
199->803
419
Authority: You're a police officer and a *grown up*. Why are you trying to impress her? Maybe try a different approach? Like climbing up there...
200->419
201
Cindy the SKULL: "At first I thought that was just Uli putting me on, but then I saw Steb's cheek. You gave him a right love tap." She seems to approve.
201->848
202
Cindy the SKULL: "Anyway, I told him you'd never go in for the posters. Shame. I had some really good ones all planned out."
424
Jump to: [cindymain]
202->424
203
Cindy the SKULL: "Will you look at that! He's not just a pig, he's also a dog. Ain't got no bones for you, doggie." Despite the sass, she puts the brush aside and turns to you.
203->165
204
You: "Don't use that tone with me. I am the law."
950
Cindy the SKULL: "Sod off, pig man. Art is above the law." Despite the sass, she puts the brush aside.
204->950
205
Cindy the SKULL: "On a first-name basis with her, are we? Piggy's moving up in the world."
467
You: "Why all the negativity?"
205->467
623
You: "Hold on. What's Ozonne?"
205->623
854
You: "Yeah, I don't like her either."
205->854
206
skullshub
206->170
207
You: "SKULLS are silly. What are you even trying to achieve?"
206->207
743
You: "SKULLS are cool. Can *I* be a SKULL?"
206->743
899
Cindy the SKULL: She throws you a conspiratorial glance, then presses her finger to her lips and squints up at the sky -- as though straining to hear something in the distance.
207->899
208
Cindy the SKULL: "Ooh, police brutality. That's the good stuff!"
"And I need an aircraft carrier. So what?"
473
Half Light: How come you're letting this baby rat run circles around you? End this *now*.
208->473
209
You: "So you don't know what to write?"
662
Cindy the SKULL: "Have you ever tried your hand at graffito? When faced with a blank wall, most people write unimaginative stuff like *Pigs Go Home* and *Mona was here*."
209->662
210
Cindy the SKULL: "Thanks. I'm sure the inspiration will come to me now that I have an official RCM stamp of approval."
210->2
211
Jump to: [cindymain]
211->426
212
You: "I like public art. Keep doing what you're doing, don't mind me."
"I love public art! Don't mind us, keep doing what you're doing."
212->210
213
Cindy the SKULL: "We rarely see pigs 'round here, though, just Union cads -- and my name's not Mona, so..."
922
Empathy: She wants it to be something true -- and *total*.
213->922
384
Kim Kitsuragi: "That wasn't paint. It was heavy fuel oil, marked red for use by government vehicles."
214->384
215
Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah, fuel. What'd you think I was using, aquarelles?"
354
Cindy the SKULL: "The government uses such a nice red colour to mark its heavy fuel oil. I simply couldn't resist."
215->354
216
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
217
IsKimHere()
216->217
218
!(IsKimHere())
216->218
818
Kim Kitsuragi: "That fuel oil was marked red for use by government vehicles only." He looks at the empty bucket.
"That fuel oil was marked red for use by government vehicles only." He looks at the 'paint' dripping down the wall with a frown.
217->818
385
Jump to: [cindymain]
218->385
219
You: Can't I just use paint?
220
Conceptualization: Are you kidding me? Fuel oil is so much cooler. No way you're disfiguring that beautiful wall with something as pedestrian as ordinary *paint*!
219->220
220->95
221
You: "What if I add some interpretive dance?"
323
Cindy the SKULL: She looks you up and down. "I think everyone would rather you didn't."
221->323
222
You: "Stop belittling me, Cindy!"
222->154
223
Cindy the SKULL: "What for?"
907
brushhub
223->907
224
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
225
Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
224->225
226
!(Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"])
224->226
225->98
227
Cindy the SKULL: "You're a real sad sack, you know that? Go ahead, then." She drops her paintbrush into the puddle below. "Art it up. Just try not to hurt yourself. And *no self portraits*."
226->227
227->969
975
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"]
228->975
229
Savoir Faire: I got some vibes from that person inside the container you unlocked in the harbour. Why didn't you speak to them before? Let's head over there right now and fix that.
446
Jump to: [Cindy the SKULL: ""Look at us, coming to an agreement..."]
229->446
230
Cindy the SKULL: "We apologize, but we're currently *not buying the entrapment you're selling*. Please call again later. Thank you." She smiles at her own joke.
230->5
231
Authority: This battle is not going to be worth your while. Let little miss sass here be.
231->532
232
Conceptualization: The right idea is not coming to her. It's excruciating.
270
Conceptualization: You know what you've got in that fuel canister you scavenged from your Kineema? Red-dyed heavy fuel oil. Paint and a brush -- you're ready to do this.
232->270
496
Cindy the SKULL: "I think you didn't hear me. Why would I care?"
233->496
234
Esprit de Corps: In the break room of Precinct 41, Sergeant Mack Torson is just now warming a grey sausage over an electric range. The oil in the pan hisses and pops. Torson is dabbing a spot off his pants when his partner, Satellite-Officer Chester McLaine enters, sniffs the air, and frowns...
234->174
235
Cindy the SKULL: She pretends to think about it for a moment. "No."
673
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
235->673
236
You: "Is it money you want? Here, take some. I've got plenty." (Offer her 5 reál.)
676
Cindy the SKULL: "Keep your money. What I want from you's better than gold..."
236->676
237
You: "I'm not oinking for you."
237->121
238->13
452
Authority: It's not the worst indignity you've suffered the last several days, but it is up there.
239->452
240
Cindy the SKULL: "Why would I? That would be so boring."
738
Logic: That's fine. You don't need her to tell you, because you *already know it*.
240->738
935
Chester McLaine: "Hey, if you wanna dress that up, I think there's still that old bottle of mustard logged in evidence..." He's already laughing at his own joke-in-progress.
241->935
242
You: Keep listening.
544
Chester McLaine: "Now you got to ask yourself, Mack. Are you desperate enough for *hobo mustard*?"
242->544
243
You: (Turn to Cindy.) "Okay, then. Will you help me find the communists?"
724
Jump to: [Cindy the SKULL: ""Sure. I know someone who'd love to..."]
243->724
244->186
245
You: "But you feel at home here, right? Besides, there's nowhere else to go."
289
Cindy the SKULL: A strong gust of wind knocks into her. Then she shouts: "So what, pig? You gonna mock me now? I don't need this."
245->289
246
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_art_offered_money"]
247
Variable["pier.cindy_art_offered_money"]
246->247
248
!(Variable["pier.cindy_art_offered_money"])
246->248
413
Cindy the SKULL: "Blah-blah. I already told you, I'm not for sale, piggo." She looks almost disappointed by your lousy offer.
247->413
941
Cindy the SKULL: "Blah-blah. I'm not for sale, piggo." She looks almost disappointed by your lousy offer.
248->941
249
Suggestion: She's locked up tight. What does she want? Maybe it's as simple as asking her. But whine about it so she feels superior.
371
You: "Come on! Isn't there any other way I can prove myself worthy?"
249->371
251
Variable["pier.cindy_squeal_chickened_out"]
250->251
252
!(Variable["pier.cindy_squeal_chickened_out"])
250->252
506
Suggestion: What does she need? You don't have much to give her. Hmm, you could try offering her a job.
251->506
252->249
253
You: "Let's talk about the price again."
889
Cindy the SKULL: "What about it?" She tilts her head, waiting for your offer.
253->889
254
Physical Instrument: It looks like a palette. Nothing more than a board for mixing paint.
459
Hand/Eye Coordination: The angle of the paint drops reveals that they were fired at the canvas with the force of a hand cannon.
254->459
292
Jump to: [painting success hub]
255->292
256
Cindy the SKULL: "*Signature*? Oh yeah, pigster. I sneezed while holding a wet brush. Paint flecked onto the canvas, and voila. You don't get more signature than that."
257
Half Light: Is that all she thinks it takes to be an artist? Outperform her with her own style. Make it *yours*.
256->257
257->194
348
You: "An exquisite commentary on the precious serendipity of the creative process."
257->348
691
You: (Tickle the longest of your nasal hairs.)
257->691
734
You: "Interesting. What I really want to know is -- what do you call this new style?"
257->734
945
You: "So you painted this with a sneeze? Truly remarkable... a clear sign of a *genius*!"
257->945
258
Cindy the SKULL: She hisses at the boat rocking gently on the coastal waves. "She'd flay my skin. Wear me like a mink the first chance she got." A mad grin spreads across her face. "Unless I got to her first."
258->657
259
Jump to: [cindymain]
259->426
260
Cindy the SKULL: "Sure, any time. Us *shit* artists have to help one another." She looks down at the wall and frowns. "Besides, I was out of fuel oil anyway."
782
Authority: She only gave it to you because she doesn't see you as competition.
260->782
261
Cindy the SKULL: "Hello again, officers. Have you come to admire my mural?"
334
Jump to: [pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed]
261->334
262
Cindy the SKULL: "Ask away, pig man, but I don't promise to answer." Despite the sass, she puts the brush aside.
262->165
263
Cindy the SKULL: "On a first-name basis with her, are we? Piggy's moving up in the world."
263->38
565
You: "Hold on. What's Ozonne?"
263->565
951
You: "Why all the negativity?"
263->951
264
Empathy: The bemusement in her voice doesn't fully mask genuine tenderness.
350
You: "They seem to hold you in high esteem."
264->350
379
You: "Maybe it's just SKULL solidarity."
264->379
429
You: "I made up the sending their best part. But I did talk to them."
264->429
895
You: "I think they're afraid of you."
264->895
474
Cindy the SKULL: "Fine, take it, I'm all out of fuel oil anyway." She drops the paintbrush at your feet.
265->474
626
Cindy the SKULL: "Have you got any kids? Because you sound like the world's saddest dad right now."
266->626
267
Cindy the SKULL: "But, fine, take the brush. I'm all out of fuel oil anyway." She drops the paintbrush at your feet.
845
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
267->845
268
You: "That's some pretty clever cultural commentary."
316
Cindy the SKULL: "You ain't seen nothing yet, piggy-boo."
268->316
269
Cindy the SKULL: "Something to think about next time you're driving around in your pretty little piggy carriage."
627
Jump to: [cindymain]
269->627
270->41
271
Cindy the SKULL: "Uh, what are you doing...?" She looks disgusted, her individual facial features racing to be the most dramatic expression of her disapproval.
860
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
271->860
272->446
273
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.crane_container_moved"]
274
Variable["cargo.crane_container_moved"]
273->274
275
!(Variable["cargo.crane_container_moved"])
273->275
582
Savoir Faire: I got some vibes from that container you moved with the crane in the harbour. Let's see what's inside. There isn't a door yet that Savvy's VIP status couldn't open.
274->582
275->104
276
You: "You're in trouble now, little lady!"
978
Cindy the SKULL: "Yes, Uncle Maynard. *Huge* trouble." She crosses her arms. "You're going to take out your metal detector and your collection of bottle caps and shrapnel."
276->978
277
You: "Does it make you see everything all... art-like?"
277->166
278
Empathy: She really did it. She's proud of it, too.
278->145
353
You: "Fumes are bad for you, okay."
278->353
957
You: "That's some clever cultural commentary."
278->957
279
Jump to: [cindymain]
279->426
280
You: "Wait -- don't you wanna know how I knew to ask you?"
280->9
281
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, that's very nice. The little piggy wants to make sausages. Out of what, his little piggy friends?"
281->59
449
You: (Turn to Kim.) "Don't worry, Kim. I would never make you into a sausage."
281->449
639
You: "That's what we need to talk about. I don't *know* who I'm supposed to be making sausages out of!"
281->639
716
You: "That's right. I'm gonna make juicy sausage links out of the entire 41st Precinct."
281->716
282
Cindy the SKULL: "Wow. There's a proper *radical* piggy."
282->234
283->340
284
Half Light: She's got you by the balls, chief. And she intends to squeeze them.
284->718
285
Encyclopedia: Incidentally, 'The Saddest Pig in the World' is the title of a popular Gottwaldian children's book, written and illustrated by Moritz Metzger. In '26 it received the prestigious *Kritikerpreis* for youth literature.
788
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, fine, I'll help. But first, I want something from *you*..."
285->788
594
oinkhub
286->594
287
Kim Kitsuragi: "*Ahem*..." The lieutenant clears his throat.
287->179
498
You: "But you're not going to tell me, are you?"
288->498
644
You: "That's fine. I'm pretty sure it's 'Remember Dobreva and Abadanaiz'."
288->644
289->729
608
Physical Instrument: It looks like a palette. Nothing more than a board for mixing paint.
290->608
291
You: (Turn to the lieutenant.) "Kim, you do it."
610
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant remains perfectly still except to give you a devastating case of side-eye.
291->610
292->886
293
You: "The Whirling-in-Rags just lost one of its staff."
509
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh really?" Her eyes flash like stolen coins under moonlight. "Good to know. That makes even easier pickings."
293->509
294
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
295
IsKimHere()
294->295
296
!(IsKimHere())
294->296
798
Kim Kitsuragi: "We have a policy that means we cannot hire any SKULL members onto the force."
295->798
296->26
298
Variable["pier.cindy_offered_job"]
297->298
299
!(Variable["pier.cindy_offered_job"])
297->299
799
Suggestion: Try as you might, you just can't fathom what a young rebel dressed like a granny would want from you. She certainly isn't a flowers and chocolate kinda girl.
298->799
299->191
301
Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"]
300->301
302
!(Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"])
300->302
433
Conceptualization: You know what you should be able to find in your government-issued vehicle? Red-dyed heavy fuel oil.
301->433
813
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
302->813
303
You: "Well, we got into a little *physical altercation*, but I think he got over it."
303->201
304
Cindy the SKULL: "Anyway, at least you convinced him to put up the posters. Good to see the old king covered in proper slogans. I saw one old bird nearly faint coming out of the Frittte."
304->424
305
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
306
IsKimHere()
305->306
307
!(IsKimHere())
305->307
806
Kim Kitsuragi: "Go where? Accosting a minor?"
306->806
307->203
308
Cindy the SKULL: "Listen to your partner, pig man. Keep your grubby hooves off little old ladies." Despite the attitude, she puts the brush aside.
308->165
309
You: "Pissf****t and Fuck the World send their best."
465
Cindy the SKULL: "I don't believe it. I've never known those boys to have manners."
309->465
310
Cindy the SKULL: "Ooh, the piggies have learned how to saunter up staircases. I didn't think you could do that with hooves. But -- here you are."
310->276
333
You: "We cops don't *like* closed doors or unreachable perches. Or people having high ground on us."
310->333
492
You: "I don't have time for this." [Leave.]
310->492
773
You: "That's right. We've evolved."
310->773
311
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
312
IsKimHere()
311->312
313
!(IsKimHere())
311->313
702
Kim Kitsuragi: "Actually -- there is a shortage of people who talk to us in a normal, calm, informative manner."
312->702
893
Jump to: [cindymain]
313->893
314
Rhetoric: She's making a valiant effort to come off as a nihilist, but she's really just an angry little commie. No wonder she was talking about the streets flowing red -- that's what happened during the Revolution.
810
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_rhetoric_communist"]
314->810
315->627
317
Jump to: [cindymain]
316->317
317->426
318
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
319
Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
318->319
320
!(Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"])
318->320
319->426
527
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
320->527
321
You: "Okay, I won't do that. Please just give me some paint and a brush. I need to do some art."
321->224
322
You: "I'm doing renovation. It's boring, but necessary."
909
Cindy the SKULL: "But boring. You're not using my lovely brush to spread boredom."
322->909
391
Jump to: [fuckeduphub]
323->391
324
Cindy the SKULL: "Sounds like you're just about to live out your self pity, not make a statement. I can't have shit art on my conscience."
783
arto2
324->783
325
You: "But I thought you'd like my idea!"
325->703
326
You: "Nothing. Nothing! Khm..." (Stop the sneeze while you still can.)
326->197
327
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant furrows his brow at another one of your eccentricisms.
633
back off from sneeze
327->633
971
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_greet_done"]
328->971
329->395
330
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"]
331
Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"]
330->331
332
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"])
330->332
440
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"]
331->440
394
Savoir Faire: That blindingly rich guy seems the type, the one you met in a container? Let's go hustle him and score us some extreme *moolah*.
332->394
917
Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah, you got me now. The dynamic between us has completely changed." She crosses her arms.
333->917
334->961
335
Cindy the SKULL: "They just might be. Rough stuff. If you take the ride, you'd be wise to buckle your little pig-belly up."
867
Conceptualization: Her neurons must be on fire, the heat creating waves and ripples in all she sees -- above all, in her painting.
335->867
336->211
337
Conceptualization: Damn, it was too strong.
337->155
524
You: "I didn't realize you were so petty and insecure."
337->524
858
You: "But, Cindy, art is bigger than either of us."
337->858
338
Cindy the SKULL: "Let me stop you right there, piggy," she interjects, raising her hand. "You have no idea, do you? No idea -- no brush. Fuck off."
338->783
339
Cindy the SKULL: The girl erupts in a cackle that seems like it should belong to a much older woman...
339->281
869
Cindy the SKULL: "A right communist. Who runs a *mega cool* and *very secret* meeting."
340->869
497
Cindy the SKULL: "He might."
341->497
342
Inland Empire: A laughing skull. Death hilarious. This is gonna be baaaad...
451
Cindy the SKULL: "Oink for me, piggy. Just once."
342->451
343->594
344
Cindy the SKULL: "Poke your snout around sometime after 22.00 and you might just find them."
344->14
345->189
346->760
347
Cindy the SKULL: "Good call, piggo." She smiles to herself, satisfied.
730
Jump to: [cindymain]
347->730
693
Cindy the SKULL: "If you say so. I like to think that my trigeminal nerve painted it."
348->693
349
You: "I have more questions about the painting."
797
Cindy the SKULL: "Ask away."
349->797
807
Cindy the SKULL: "They'll never be SKULLS. But..." She softens. "But their hearts are in the right place."
350->807
351
Jump to: [cindymain]
351->426
352
Cindy the SKULL: "It's where they grow whores like that one over there, and their whore men."
352->38
352->951
353->269
354->752
355
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.joyce_cyclo_caillou_island"]
356
Variable["pier.joyce_cyclo_caillou_island"]
355->356
357
!(Variable["pier.joyce_cyclo_caillou_island"])
355->357
513
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
356->513
517
Encyclopedia: Ozonne is an archipelago two days' travel away from Revachol. Its moneyed residents, used to posh restaurants and upscale boutiques, rarely have reason to visit Martinaise.
357->517
358
Cindy the SKULL: She hunches her shoulders and throws you a grim look. "I say, sod off. You don't have the technical skills to do that."
358->325
432
You: "I'm sorry, was the image offensive? Did you survive an avian attack as a child?"
358->432
706
You: "What's your problem?"
358->706
359
You: "To crush a man's dreams like that... I hope you're happy."
665
Cindy the SKULL: "There, there, piggy," she says in mock compassion. "I guess art just isn't really *you*. Cause you suck. In life. And in everything."
359->665
360
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"]
361
Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"]
360->361
362
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"])
360->362
915
Savoir Faire: That blindingly rich guy is certainly the type. He's already handed over 100 reál. Let's hustle him for even more *moolah*.
361->915
634
Savoir Faire: That blindingly rich guy is the type. Sure, he said he doesn't carry much money on him, but he must have something else to trade. Let's hustle!
362->634
363
You: "I found some drugs in the coal room. Yours?"
363->335
364->391
365
You: "*Grand* art. Art DeLuxe. The artsy-est, the most ground breaking, the..."
365->338
366
You: "My nose told me that you're also a communist. We should team up, join forces."
"I know deep down that you bleed white. You're a communist, Cindy. Admit it."
401
Cindy the SKULL: "Well, well. Sounds like quite the snout you've got there..."
366->401
595
Cindy the SKULL: "Use your little piggy brain. I'm sure *someone* will let you in..."
367->595
368->15
409
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant nods.
369->409
370
Electrochemistry: I bet it's all about the scene for her. Tell her you can introduce her to some artsy jet-setters in Saint-Batiste. Maybe do some lines together in the powder room.
881
small art hub
370->881
732
Cindy the SKULL: "Squeal. Then maybe we can talk business."
371->732
372
Jump to: [painting success hub]
372->886
373
You: "You could work for me! Be a police officer."
373->294
947
Drama: Hmph, her improv skills could do with some work. That was a *pathetic* performance. Are we supposed to be scared? NONE OF US ARE SCARED!
374->947
375
Cindy the SKULL: Her lips move. "On fire?" she whispers to herself.
968
You: "It's the phoenix, get it? What do you say?"
375->968
376
Cindy the SKULL: "I watched you go in, pig. You aren't telling me anything new."
511
Cindy the SKULL: "So did you two fancy each other?"
376->511
377
Cindy the SKULL: "Nice vest, officer. Taking art classes now?"
425
Jump to: [pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed]
377->425
378
You: "Let's start with your blood type and go from there."
378->305
379->807
380
You: "That's the Wild Pines rep, right?"
808
Cindy the SKULL: "Madame Professional Negotiator in the flesh -- and the flimsy linen." She narrows her eyes. "Something morbid about old ladies trying to look young."
380->808
381
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. We should go talk to her." He nods in her direction. "She's a professional negotiator, though. I have the feeling she will be very cooperative -- while telling us nothing."
468
Kim Kitsuragi: "You should take the lead, ask her unexpected questions -- you know, do your thing. Don't be afraid to get a bit *wacky*. Throwing her off is our best bet."
381->468
382
Kim Kitsuragi: "Probably the Wild Pines rep. We should talk to her." He nods in her direction. "She's a professional negotiator, though. I have the feeling she will be very cooperative -- while telling us nothing."
382->468
383
Cindy the SKULL: "Have you noticed the *quiet?* Every so often, you might hear a gunshot pierce the air somewhere in Jamrock. But in Martinaise? No gunshots, no sirens. The people are languishing in boredom and complacency."
383->90
384->46
385->426
386
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_second_greeting_balcony_done"]
387
Variable["pier.cindy_second_greeting_balcony_done"]
386->387
388
!(Variable["pier.cindy_second_greeting_balcony_done"])
386->388
387->146
388->310
389
Composure: Her voice sounds different when she speaks this candidly. Older somehow.
389->40
390
fuckeduphub
390->221
390->222
390->321
391->390
392
Jump to: [cindymain]
392->426
393
Esprit de Corps: His words are hiding a tinge of excitement -- he's not so detached from your pursuits after all.
393->246
394->164
395->163
396->446
397
You: "Hep. Yeah, when were you last tested?"
530
Cindy the SKULL: "Had a battery of tests just last week. I'm practically a patchwork of interesting critters. Kind of like a man o' war." Despite the attitude, she puts the brush aside.
397->530
777
Untitled hub
398->777
399
Cindy the SKULL: "Shoot, piggy. It's what you do, isn't?"
774
Jump to: [cindymain]
399->774
563
You: "Isn't armour... art? Art for the, uhm, body?"
400->563
658
You: "C'mon Cindy, just help me out here."
400->658
804
You: "You might find armour useful if the streets flow red once more."
400->804
401->115
402
Cindy the SKULL: "I might."
403
You: "Will you tell me?"
402->403
403->235
404->64
404->236
787
You: "Come on, Cindy. From one communist to another, help me out."
404->787
827
You: "Just tell me what you want me to do!"
404->827
405
Cindy the SKULL: "Sounds like you're really serious about meeting Steban. It's touching, sort of."
871
Cindy the SKULL: "Steban's group meets only at night, in an old room in these apartments here. It just so happens you're in luck: Their weekly meeting is *tonight*."
405->871
406
Jump to: [steban hub]
406->14
407->180
933
Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course you were, detective. Apologies for interrupting." The lieutenant smiles to himself.
408->933
542
Cindy the SKULL: "Guess this is what happens when two pigs put their heads together..." She seems slightly disappointed.
409->542
410
Cindy the SKULL: "That's enough. Off with you, then." She makes a lazy shooing motion with her dangling hand.
790
Jump to: [cindymain]
410->790
411
Cindy the SKULL: "Sorry, even with your fancy degree, you've got nothing to offer me."
411->760
412
push her more
551
You: (Don't push her.) "Okay, okay. I'll back off."
412->551
940
You: "Let me in. Let me hear what you have to say."
412->940
413->157
414
Kim Kitsuragi: Even the lieutenant leans in closer to inspect the work.
414->23
415
Cindy the SKULL: "Well, piggo, what do you make of it?" She sounds almost mocking, waiting for your reaction.
415->131
416->292
417
You: "The guy who owns the pawnshop could probably find you some odd jobs to do."
844
Cindy the SKULL: "You think he'd allow me back into his store? No chance. Not unless he wanted to lose his stock all of a sudden."
417->844
418
Cindy the SKULL: "I think you mean *boring*." She scowls. "Can't anyway. Technically, I'm banned. Not that it's ever stopped me getting my cigs."
418->657
578
Jump to: [cindymain]
419->578
420->280
420->563
420->658
420->804
421
Jump to: [cindymain]
421->426
422
You: "He's a good comrade. Very advanced, ideologically speaking."
422->84
423
You: "Yeah, he's alright." (Shrug.)
423->35
424->426
425->961
426->28
426->138
426->143
426->147
426->309
426->363
431
You: "Cindy, I need some paint. And your brush too."
"Cindy, I'm going to need your paintbrush."
426->431
503
You: "I'm looking to acquire some original art. Do you have anything?"
"It's your lucky day! I'm looking to acquire some original art by the *crème de la crème*."
426->503
534
You: "Do you have any idea what happened to the hanged man's armour?"
426->534
586
You: "Is that bed in the coal room yours?"
426->586
604
You: Convince her to show you her art.
426->604
619
You: "I met your friend Steban."
426->619
622
You: "You keep looking off to the side -- what are you looking at?"
426->622
742
You: "Do you know anything about the recent murder?"
426->742
751
You: "Is that government fuel oil?"
426->751
865
You: (Whip out your finger pistols.) "It's your lucky day! I'm looking to acquire some original art by the *crème de la crème*."
426->865
885
You: "I want to see your painting again."
426->885
891
You: "What are you doing to the wall?"
426->891
894
You: "I've got you cornered! Hand over that brush!"
"I'm sorry for invading your personal space like this, but I'm going to take that paintbrush from you, kiddo."
426->894
927
You: (Attempt to establish contact.) "Hey, sister. Let's talk *politics* for a minute."
426->927
427
Cindy the SKULL: "Good idea, piggies. Run along now, fuck her shit up good. Impound that boat while you're at it. I'd like to watch her *swim* back to Ozonne."
427->351
428
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, but that's the way it should be. The natural order of things."
809
Jump to: [cindymain]
428->809
624
Cindy the SKULL: "Figures. All of you are liars. They're such sweet boys, though, aren't they? My sweet, sweet wannabe-SKULLS. They'll never be accepted. But their hearts are in the right place."
429->624
430
Conceptualization: They do say the painter always paints his own portrait.
430->48
590
You: Man, that's lame...
430->590
431->223
432->156
758
fuelorpainhub
433->758
434
Kim Kitsuragi: "Perfect, she isn't interested," the lieutenant murmurs to himself, "all the more reason to move on from this little side task."
525
Cindy the SKULL: "Your partner here gets it. Anything else I can *not* do for you, gentlemen?" She gives you both a mischievous smile.
434->525
435
Cindy the SKULL: "Was that it?" She looks relieved. "Stop playing with your snout and let's get on with this so you can go back to your stinky sty. You still want this painting or what?"
436
Jump to: [painting success hub]
435->436
436->886
437
Perception (Smell): The mucous gripping the sides of your nostrils is cheering. All scents and odours seem to have left the world; your nasal chambers have become wind tunnels of *very* ticklish particles.
766
You: "AHHH--"
437->766
438
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant is desperately searching for another handkerchief.
438->580
439
Savoir Faire: That high-net-worth individual -- wasn't he an investor? Let's go convince him to buy some *exclusive* local art.
439->164
441
Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"]
440->441
442
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"])
440->442
441->360
442->439
443
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"]
444
Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"]
443->444
445
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_wcheck_done_success"])
443->445
768
Savoir Faire: Good call. He's already handed over 100 reál. Let's hustle him for even more *moolah*.
444->768
635
Savoir Faire: Good call. Sure, he said he doesn't carry much money on him, but he must have something else to trade. Let's hustle!
445->635
446->164
447->231
448
Cindy the SKULL: "Fine. I don't care about those wannabe-SKULLS -- and I don't care about your armour."
448->168
592
Kim Kitsuragi: "It was not a concern of mine." The lieutenant blinks once.
449->592
930
Cindy the SKULL: "Yes, it really does..."
450->930
451->594
452->537
453
Authority: But it won't be this one.
596
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_authority_wont_let_in"]
453->596
454->125
455
You: (Step back.) "Is this a... happening?"
652
Cindy the SKULL: "I don't do 'happenings', I like to leave a *mark*." She looks at you as if she's ready to wound you, then stares at the red paint running down the wall.
455->652
456->185
457
You: (Squeal a moderate amount.) "Reeehk, reeehk!"
884
Cindy the SKULL: "Do I need to come over there and pull on your curly tail? Squeal already!" She grins with power.
457->884
458
squeal hub
458->77
458->291
458->457
553
You: (Squeal ignominiously.) "*Reeehk!* *Reeehk!* *Reeehk!*"
458->553
942
You: (Squeal, but only a little.) "Reeeh."
458->942
688
Inland Empire: It's one of those ink-blot tests. An invitation to connect with the *divine*.
459->688
460
Cindy the SKULL: "Damn." She's almost ready to abandon the entire endeavour, but then changes her mind. "Well, it's also *art*. It's a conceptual illusion. Both the tool and the outcome."
796
Physical Instrument: Tool? Maybe she's onto something after all. Athletes are simultaneously tools and artists -- bodies chiselled to a singular purpose.
460->796
461->426
463
Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
462->463
464
!(Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"])
462->464
566
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"] and Variable["pier.cindy_first_greet_roof"] == false
463->566
739
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]
464->739
465->264
466->205
467->37
468->427
470
Cindy the SKULL: "This place is a sepulcher. We'll paint it red. We bring the raucous -- you bring the sirens."
469->470
470->573
471
Cindy the SKULL: "What are you gonna do, climb up here? I'm unstoppable."
"What are you gonna do, throw me off the balcony? I'm unstoppable."
471->336
472
Cindy the SKULL: "This place is severely lacking in havoc. Not even the occasional trash can fire to break up the tedium."
472->43
473->142
474->845
475
Cindy the SKULL: "What did you think I was using, aquarelles? Sucked it out of a cop's fuel tank myself -- back in Jamrock."
475->278
476
Cindy the SKULL: "You ain't seen nothing yet, piggy-boo."
476->627
477->426
478
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
479
Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
478->479
480
!(Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"])
478->480
750
Encyclopedia: Red-dyed heavy fuel oil is only used in government vehicles. Or at least that's the idea.
479->750
480->426
481
You: "Everything is sad and shit and we need art to make it okay. Just give me the brush."
481->324
482
Jump to: [cindymain]
482->426
767
Savoir Faire: Nah, she'd probably send the entire Wild Pines legal team after you if she knew you were trading goods around their harbour. She's ready and poised for a *hostile takeover*.
483->767
484
You: Okay, where's a good place to start looking?
485
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.container_rhetoric_wc"]
484->485
486
Variable["cargo.container_rhetoric_wc"]
485->486
487
!(Variable["cargo.container_rhetoric_wc"])
485->487
486->229
487->273
488
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"]
489
Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"]
488->489
490
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_asked_money"])
488->490
489->443
490->50
491
You: [Leave.]
491->51
585
Jump to: [Untitled hub]
492->585
493
You: "Cool. I have other questions." (Conclude.)
493->399
494
Untitled hub (02)
494->58
823
You: "Got it."
494->823
495
Cindy the SKULL: "Piggy, I have no idea why I just told you that..." She looks at you, a little sad suddenly. "You look like a shaggy dog left in the rain for too long. I have a weakness for animals."
495->172
496->563
496->658
496->804
931
You: "Will you help me find him?"
497->931
498->240
499
Cindy the SKULL: "Now, let's see if you're half as dedicated a communist as you say you are..."
880
Cindy the SKULL: "That's enough. Off with you then." She makes a lazy shooing motion with her dangling hand.
499->880
500
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["plaza.kineema_money_beg_option"]
501
Variable["plaza.kineema_money_beg_option"]
500->501
502
!(Variable["plaza.kineema_money_beg_option"])
500->502
501->16
502->67
800
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"]
503->800
504
You: "Both police work and art criticism require analytical talent and informed judgement calls."
939
Cindy the SKULL: "Ooh, little piggy knows the big words. What a waste of a perfectly good saucisson, stuffing it full of artspeak."
504->939
505
Jump to: [cindymain]
505->426
506->78
507
You: (Point at Joyce.) "*She* could employ you. She works for the people who own the harbour."
507->258
508
You: "I know the leader of the Union. Bet they need an extra hand around the docks."
561
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, I *know* they need an extra hand. Especially after that cargo went mysteriously missing last week."
508->561
509->657
510->29
511->83
511->303
511->422
511->423
512->848
514
IsKimHere()
513->514
515
!(IsKimHere())
513->515
514->86
516
ozonnewhorenokimhub
515->516
516->87
516->380
897
You: "You mean Joyce?'
516->897
517->513
518->426
519
Kim Kitsuragi: "Let's be realistic. What are you going to do, climb up there?"
"Let's be realistic. What are you going to do, throw her off the balcony?"
519->91
521
Kim Kitsuragi: "Oh well." He shrugs. "Nothing we can do about it now."
521->752
522
You: "For art. It's for art, okay?"
522->151
523
Cindy the SKULL: "I ain't helping no pigs fool honest, upstanding citizens. I'm not an *antisocial element*."
705
Jump to: [brushhub]
523->705
707
Cindy the SKULL: "Insult me all you want. You're still an art cop sans art materials."
524->707
525->482
584
Jump to: [cindymain]
526->584
528
Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"]
527->528
529
!(Variable["auto.on_cindy_balcony"])
527->529
816
Perception (Smell): That smell coming from her paint bucket -- it's not paint, it's heavy fuel oil.
528->816
857
Perception (Smell): That isn't a fresh paint smell coming from the wall. She's using heavy fuel oil.
529->857
530->165
531
Jump to: [pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed]
531->961
532->426
925
Cindy the SKULL: "From a guy on Boogie Street. Porta Rosa. Go there after midnight and you can get all kinds of funny things. Veterans of the People's Pile selling their stash."
533->925
534->420
535
You: "I'm searching for a bunch of *mole people*."
535->173
536
You: (Through gritted teeth.) "Oink."
536->122
538
IsKimHere()
537->538
539
!(IsKimHere())
537->539
789
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant, needless to say, is not impressed.
538->789
539->405
872
Cindy the SKULL: "Just that he's a real communist. Not like the play-acting you've been doing. The rest you'll have to see for yourself."
540->872
541
You: "Do you know the passphrase?"
828
Cindy the SKULL: "Sure, I do. Steban trusts me."
541->828
542->880
543
Cindy the SKULL: "Why would I? That would be so boring."
722
Cindy the SKULL: "Now, let's see if you're half as dedicated a communist as you say you are..."
543->722
544->500
545
Half Light: The *happening*, it's happening!!
677
Drama: Are we witnessing a performance, perhaps? Play along.
545->677
678
Conceptualization: Forget this *public* art. She must have something private and esoteric. Something that tormented her until she brought it into existence.
546->678
547
Cindy the SKULL: "I thought you were a pig?" She squashes her nose with a thumb so it resembles a snout.
547->504
680
You: "Yes, I'm a pig, but only if we decide to deconstruct what it *means* to be a pig."
547->680
793
You: "No, I'm an Art Cop. I chase down works of lazy derivation in the heated battle for original aesthetics."
547->793
548->189
549
Empathy: This place might be rotten, but at least it's hers.
549->129
549->245
603
You: "One day something will come along and pull you out of the muck."
549->603
550->729
551->347
831
Cindy the SKULL: "Uh-oh, you're manipulating me!" She sounds almost fascinated by this discovery. "I do like a chance to rip off some stupid piggos. And I need a pack of cigarettes. And some paint."
552->831
733
Cindy the SKULL: "Good little piglet," she says with words coated in butter.
553->733
554
Jump to: [squeal hub]
554->458
555->505
557
Variable["pier.cindy_art_seen_palette"]
556->557
558
!(Variable["pier.cindy_art_seen_palette"])
556->558
654
Physical Instrument: As said before, it's a palette. Nothing to see here.
557->654
558->254
559
You: "It's just a mixing palette."
559->460
560
Pain Threshold: Lowball her. The wretched are used to rolling with the punches.
839
buying hub
560->839
561->135
562
Conceptualization: You know what you've got in that fuel canister you scavenged from your Kineema? Red-dyed heavy fuel oil. Time to get to *proper* work, artiste.
562->27
563->6
564->426
565->352
567
Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"] and Variable["pier.cindy_first_greet_roof"] == false
566->567
568
!(Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"] and Variable["pier.cindy_first_greet_roof"] == false)
566->568
567->386
568->99
569->317
570
You: Right on. No way I'm settling for paint if even children are painting with fuel oil.
571
Conceptualization: That beautiful wall deserves nothing less.
570->571
571->95
572
communisthub
572->42
780
You: Better not to.
572->780
574
IsTHCPresent("communist")
573->574
575
!(IsTHCPresent("communist"))
573->575
574->314
714
Endurance: In this vision of hers, you are mutually opportunistic organisms. Growing like mould on the streets.
575->714
576
You: "I'm going to create a highly detailed skeleton of an ancient bird that went extinct a hundred million years ago."
618
Cindy the SKULL: She squints her eyes...
576->618
577
Cindy the SKULL: "What do you think I'm trying to paint here -- a mural for a better tomorrow? Why do you really need it?"
577->705
578->426
579
Half Light: But the rest doesn't come. You exhale softly -- no spittle, no shout. It's over. Just like that.
765
Conceptualization: Perhaps not *everyone* is an artist after all.
579->765
580->437
581
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant is desperately searching for a handkerchief.
581->580
582->446
583
Savoir Faire: Good call. He certainly seems the type. Let's go hustle him and score us some extreme *moolah*.
583->164
584->426
585->709
822
Cindy the SKULL: "Ooh. Not only have you found my address, you've discovered my biggest secret: I'm a coal miner."
586->822
587
Reaction Speed: Something about skulls, gloves... what was it? Maybe it'll come to you later.
587->713
588
Joyce Messier: The woman on the boat does not notice her staring.
852
Cindy the SKULL: She hisses: "That Ozonne whore. *Someone's* gotta keep an eye on her."
588->852
589->144
589->268
663
You: "Fumes are bad for you."
589->663
590->113
591
You: "One of the Union guys said there's someone trying to organize an *underground revolutionary cell*."
"Mañana at the harbour said there's someone organizing an *underground revolutionary cell*."
591->11
592->234
593->402
594->12
594->65
594->120
594->237
594->536
595->453
597
Variable["pier.cindy_authority_wont_let_in"]
596->597
598
!(Variable["pier.cindy_authority_wont_let_in"])
596->598
597->932
598->124
599
Cindy the SKULL: "What's that? The piggy's looking to get into the art market?" Her eyes light up. "Watch out or you'll be auctioned off and face the chop!" She draws a line across her throat with a thumb.
599->17
600
You: "I'm not a pig. I am *The Law*. Show me what you're selling or I will shake you down."
600->182
601
Empathy: But how does she make a living? How does she keep a roof over her head? It must be hard.
601->370
602
You: "Don't you have anything personal? Show me your most conceptual *chef-d'oeuvre*."
602->70
603->71
605
You: Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"]
604->605
606
Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"]
605->606
607
!(Variable["pier.cindy_art_wc_success"])
605->607
606->72
607->72
609
Savoir Faire: Remember, this is a *buyer's* market. You're the one who's in charge of pricing.
608->609
684
Jump to: [painting success hub]
609->684
685
Esprit de Corps: Not in a million years.
610->685
611
Cindy the SKULL: "Alright. Can't complain about that. You've got yourself a deal." She gives you the painting.
611->842
612
Conceptualization: Oops, my apologies. I guess I was trying too hard...
612->198
613
Cindy the SKULL: "Could've been her. Small kid with giant white armoured hands. If you've seen one of them you've seen them all."
617
Logic: There weren't any other small girls in the village.
613->617
614
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_lily_logic"]
615
Variable["pier.cindy_lily_logic"]
614->615
616
!(Variable["pier.cindy_lily_logic"])
614->616
737
You: "I know a little girl in the village -- Little Lily."
615->737
616->421
617->279
759
You: "And then I'm going to paint it red using heavy fuel oil. And then I'm going to fucking light it on fire."
618->759
619->376
620
Cindy the SKULL: "You should listen to your partner every once in a while. He's not so dim as you are."
620->880
621
You: "You seem pretty cool. Who are you?"
805
Cindy the SKULL: "I'm Cindy the fucking SKULL -- what else do you want to know? Date of birth? Blood type? The last time I was tested for Hep C?"
621->805
622->85
855
Cindy the SKULL: "It's where they grow whores like her, and their whore men."
623->855
624->206
625
You: "Why are you so committed to defacing the building?"
625->472
626->267
627->426
628
You: "The apocalypse is coming. I need to warn people."
628->577
630
Variable["pier.cindy_first_goodbye"]
629->630
631
!(Variable["pier.cindy_first_goodbye"])
629->631
956
Cindy the SKULL: "Watch your back, ungulate. You've got eyes on you."
631->956
632
Half Light: You tilt your head back, close your eyes, and get ready to snap it all forward...
911
Cindy the SKULL: The coat gets flung over her head as she braces for impact.
632->911
633->326
764
You: "I'm an artist too." (Your nostrils flare involuntarily.)
633->764
634->164
635->164
636
nokiming
636->491
636->621
666
You: "What's your name, miss? You seem to be engaged in an illegal activity."
636->666
637->211
638
Cindy the SKULL: "And what do *you* know about politics?" She squints at you suspiciously.
638->366
638->535
638->591
928
You: "I'm looking for comrades to help me fire up the Great Mazovian Sausage Grinder. Will you help me?"
638->928
639->177
640
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
641
IsKimHere()
640->641
642
!(IsKimHere())
640->642
672
Kim Kitsuragi: For the briefest instant, the lieutenant's hand hesitates above the notebook he's scribbling in.
641->672
642->282
643->537
646
Cindy the SKULL: "Huh. I guess this little piggy has done his legwork after all..." She sounds slightly disappointed.
644->646
645->620
646->880
648
You: "Okay, Cindy. Does that mean you'll help me find the communists?"
647->648
648->68
650
Variable["pier.artist_hl_happening"]
649->650
651
!(Variable["pier.artist_hl_happening"])
649->651
650->545
651->677
652->20
653
Cindy the SKULL: "Come on! You really need to bring home the bacon." She chuckles.
653->77
653->291
653->457
653->553
654->459
655
reaction hub
655->80
655->102
655->559
887
You: "Someone got killed here. A five millimetre calibre, point-blank range."
655->887
944
You: "You're exploring the liminal space between being and unbeing. A cunning juxtaposition."
655->944
656
Cindy the SKULL: "That it? Alright. It all helps." She gives you the painting.
656->842
657->76
658->6
659->494
660->165
661
Cindy the SKULL: "Can't you tell? I'm painting a beautiful mural. An aero-graffito visible from low orbit..."
661->139
662->213
817
Cindy the SKULL: "Something to think about next time you're driving around in your pretty little piggy-carriage."
663->817
664
Kim Kitsuragi: "Red-dyed heavy fuel oil intended for exclusive use in government vehicles, to be precise," he says, studying the contents of Cindy's bucket.
664->475
665->392
666->805
667->398
669
IsKimHere()
668->669
670
!(IsKimHere())
668->670
921
Kim Kitsuragi: "Or a weakness for police officers, miss." He makes a note in his notebook. "Thank you either way."
669->921
670->172
671->29
672->234
674
IsKimHere()
673->674
675
!(IsKimHere())
673->675
674->118
675->404
676->119
792
Savoir Faire: Relax, it's all part of her *image*.
677->792
678->601
679
Cindy the SKULL: "You call this a living?" She gestures to her surroundings. "Look around you, hog-man, we're all bleeding out on the slab."
679->549
680->939
682
IsKimHere()
681->682
683
!(IsKimHere())
681->683
882
Kim Kitsuragi: "Great, the little foray into the art world continues," murmurs the lieutenant, looking up.
682->882
683->246
684->886
794
Cindy the SKULL: "Not him -- you. I want *you* to squeal for me, pork chop."
685->794
686->78
687
Cindy the SKULL: She juts out her hand, letting you examine the piece. Three red splotches have been shot at a diagonal across the surface. Tinier spots of various colours fan out from the same point of origin.
687->415
688->655
689->372
690
Empathy: She is. Despite the demeanour, playing this game brings no joy to her. She cares about art and her private relationship to it.
690->372
970
Half Light: You feel the biggest sneeze of your life itching its way to the centre of your face...
691->970
692
Cindy the SKULL: "That's what I said, piglet."
692->888
693->888
694
You: "How much do you want for it?"
838
Cindy the SKULL: "Sixty seven thousand reál. And your head on a silver tray."
694->838
695
You: "I'll pay 25 reál."
695->611
696
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
697
Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
696->697
698
!(Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm"))
696->698
697->260
698->153
699->382
700
Cindy the SKULL: "Have you got a crush on her? Aching for an opportunity to defend her honour?"
700->564
701
You: "Aren't you a young lady trying to look old?"
701->428
745
Cindy the SKULL: "We weren't put on this earth to make your life pleasant, fuck-o."
702->745
703->337
704->390
705->907
706->703
707->612
708
You: Wait, you can *hear* wealth?
974
Savoir Faire: Yes, if you know what to listen for. That's what happens when you've been in the game for as long as I have. Your senses get *tuned in* to more opportune frequencies.
708->974
710
Jump to: [Untitled hub]
710->709
711->961
712
You: "I like bumpy rides. Know where I can get more?"
712->230
713->36
713->204
713->378
713->397
892
You: "Just answer some questions okay?"
713->892
714->169
715->40
716->640
717
Cindy the SKULL: A wicked grin extends across her face.
717->342
718->717
873
Cindy the SKULL: "Hold on. You didn't think it would be that easy, did you?"
719->873
874
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]
720->874
721
You: "But you're not going to tell me, are you?"
721->543
722->410
723->242
723->243
724->283
791
Chester McLaine: "Yeah, I could see it. He's always been weird about money stuff."
725->791
726
Authority: No one speaks to a police officer in that tone. Show the little missy here her place.
727
Cindy the SKULL: She stares at you, fearlessly, waiting for a response.
726->727
727->128
727->455
727->600
829
You: "Perfect, this is all very *on-brand* for you. Love that little persona you've created."
727->829
728
You: "If all your art is free, how do you make a living?"
728->679
729->412
730->426
731->831
732->458
733->505
837
Cindy the SKULL: "Art-ishoo."
734->837
735
You: "I can part with 50 reál."
735->195
736->560
737->613
738->499
740
Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"]
739->740
741
!(Variable["pier.cindy_main_hub_reached"])
739->741
740->261
866
Cindy the SKULL: "The streets will flow red once more. A great torrent, rushing down Rue d'Esperance. You wait and see." The girl stares at the sailboat by the pier.
"The streets will flow red once more. A great torrent, rushing down Rue d'Esperance. You wait and see." The girl flicks paint from her brush and onto the wall below.
741->866
851
Cindy the SKULL: "I ain't no snitch, pigstein." She wrinkles her nose. "Go forth and forage in someone else's shit. No shortage of squealers in these parts."
742->851
743->140
744->141
745->893
746
You: "I'm gonna have to stop you. This is hooliganism."
900
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
746->900
747->853
748->215
749->588
750->426
751->475
753
CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
752->753
754
!(CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm"))
752->754
753->270
754->433
756
IsKimHere()
755->756
757
!(IsKimHere())
755->757
756->664
757->44
758->219
758->570
759->375
761
IsKimHere()
760->761
762
!(IsKimHere())
760->762
761->434
762->482
763->22
764->632
765->435
766->579
767->395
768->164
769
Kim Kitsuragi: "The streets will not flow red with anything. Who are you?"
769->805
771
IsKimHere()
770->771
772
!(IsKimHere())
770->772
771->769
772->636
916
Cindy the SKULL: "Yeah, I can see that. Cool mutations." She crosses her arms.
773->916
774->426
775->4
776->398
777->52
777->109
777->167
777->493
778
You: "Actually I don't have an opinion. I lied."
779
Cindy the SKULL: "Lying is cool, I guess." She absent-mindedly paints a red streak on her left cheek.
778->779
779->211
780->112
781
Empathy: Damn me and my affinity to farm animals, she's probably thinking. She hopes the information is useless.
781->532
782->232
783->10
783->359
784
You: "Cool. No brush then. Not a problem."
783->784
785
Cindy the SKULL: "You're about to cry internally, aren't you piggy?" She utters a disapproving grunt. "Pathetic. Just give up, art isn't for you."
784->785
785->392
786->283
787->788
788->284
789->405
790->426
791->648
792->726
793->939
794->554
795
You: "Show it to me." (Study it closer.)
795->687
796->372
841
Jump to: [painting success hub]
797->841
798->26
946
Cindy the SKULL: Cindy picks the dirt out of her fingernails as you stand there, quiet and clueless. Without looking up, she says: "Ask something or piss off, swine."
799->946
801
Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"]
800->801
802
!(Variable["pier.cindy_savvy_sales_speech"])
800->802
890
Cindy the SKULL: "What's that? The piggy's looking to get into the art market with a snappy business pitch?" Her eyes light up. "Watch out or you'll be auctioned off and face the chop!" She draws a line across her throat with a thumb.
801->890
802->599
803->578
804->6
805->54
806->308
807->206
952
Conceptualization: That's rich coming from a young girl dressed up like a granny.
808->952
809->426
811
Variable["pier.cindy_rhetoric_communist"]
810->811
812
!(Variable["pier.cindy_rhetoric_communist"])
810->812
811->572
812->40
814
Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"]
813->814
815
!(Variable["pier.cindy_percept_fuel"])
813->815
958
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_encyc_fuel"]
814->958
815->92
816->478
817->317
818->521
819
Conceptualization: You don't have the skills to execute something like this in practice, but, oh boy, the idea's going to blow her fucking mind!
819->576
820
You: "For my motor carriage. We're going undercover."
820->523
821->783
924
Perception (Sight): She *does* have eyes that seem to be smeared with coal.
822->924
823->495
824
Reaction Speed: She immediately regrets telling you -- but it's too late.
824->781
825->448
929
Cindy the SKULL: "Oh, did I hurt the very serious pig's feelings?"
826->929
827->717
828->721
937
Cindy the SKULL: "This 'little persona' will grind you into a sausage if you don't stop. I'm not a sellout."
829->937
830
Cindy the SKULL: "Fuck outta here," she bursts out laughing. "This 'let's get through this together' type of stuff doesn't work on me. Especially if it's coming from a pig!"
830->760
883
Cindy the SKULL: "Okay, whatever, piggy. Time to leech off each other like the parasites we are. Let me see what I've got..." She reaches into her heavy coat and pulls out a small piece of plastic coated thick with emulsion.
831->883
832
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
833
IsKimHere()
832->833
834
!(IsKimHere())
832->834
833->414
834->23
835
You: "Would you describe this as one of your signature pieces?"
835->256
836
Cindy the SKULL: "Yes, my artistic integrity." It's impossible to tell whether she's being serious or not.
836->690
837->888
838->81
839->349
839->695
839->735
840
You: "How about 10 reál?"
839->840
840->656
841->886
842->163
843
You: "You could work behind the counter at the local Frittte? Seems easy enough."
843->418
844->657
846
Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm")
845->846
847
!(Variable["pier.cindy_know_heavy_fuel_oil"] and CheckItem("fuel_canister_rcm"))
845->847
846->562
847->300
849
Variable["apt.student_posters_okay"]
848->849
850
!(Variable["apt.student_posters_okay"])
848->850
849->304
850->202
851->311
852->355
853->53
853->209
853->625
854->88
855->467
855->854
856->141
857->478
910
Cindy the SKULL: "Then get your brush from fucking *art*."
858->910
859->612
861
IsKimHere()
860->861
862
!(IsKimHere())
860->862
861->327
862->633
863->49
864
Savoir Faire: There must be *someone* around here with heavy pockets and an interest in the local art. Tell you what, have a wander round and I'll let you know if I hear any wealth.
864->484
864->708
865->800
866->770
867->108
867->277
867->712
868->283
869->61
870->285
871->344
872->406
873->720
875
Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"]
874->875
876
!(Variable["gates.manana_talked_communism_quest"])
874->876
877
Cindy the SKULL: IsKimHere()
875->877
876->541
876->721
878
IsKimHere()
877->878
879
!(IsKimHere())
877->879
878->287
879->123
880->790
881->21
881->188
881->602
881->728
938
You: "I'm after something a little more challenging. I have an Actual Art Degree, after all."
881->938
882->393
883->832
884->77
884->291
884->553
885->130
886->79
886->253
886->694
886->795
886->835
887->836
888->886
889->839
890->17
891->661
892->262
893->426
894->208
895->807
896->381
897->263
898->952
899->383
901
IsKimHere()
900->901
902
!(IsKimHere())
900->902
901->519
902->471
904
You: "Hey, Kim. Do you think you could lend me some of your fuel oil?"
903->904
905
You: "Kim, my friend. Would you be willing to sacrifice some of your fuel oil for art?"
903->905
904->47
905->47
906
Cindy the SKULL: She shrugs. "But I'm still gonna write some damned good graffito on this wall."
906->389
907->322
907->522
907->628
907->820
908->152
908->365
908->481
909->705
910->612
911->160
913
CheckItem("lieutenants_handkerchief")
912->913
914
!(CheckItem("lieutenants_handkerchief"))
912->914
913->438
914->581
915->164
916->531
917->531
918->212
918->746
918->778
919->587
920->3
921->172
922->747
923->171
924->777
925->824
926->392
927->638
928->339
929->178
930->178
931->235
932->14
934
Conceptualization: No, you weren't. Otherwise you *would have* said it. In truth, it was quite beyond your associative powers.
933->934
934->542
935->127
936->649
937->20
938->547
939->411
940->830
941->157
942->653
943->293
943->373
943->417
943->507
943->508
943->843
944->132
945->692
946->259
947->372
948->626
949->614
950->165
951->700
953
Cindy the SKULL: Variable["pier.cindy_composure_granny"]
952->953
954
Variable["pier.cindy_composure_granny"]
953->954
955
!(Variable["pier.cindy_composure_granny"])
953->955
954->701
955->809
957->476
959
Variable["pier.cindy_encyc_fuel"]
958->959
960
!(Variable["pier.cindy_encyc_fuel"])
958->960
959->752
960->216
962
Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed"]
961->962
963
!(Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded_failed"])
961->963
962->426
963->318
964->906
966
Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"]
965->966
967
!(Variable["pier.cindy_concept_rc_succeeded"])
965->967
966->819
967->430
968->358
969->696
970->271
972
Variable["cargo.mrlb_greet_done"]
971->972
973
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_greet_done"])
971->973
972->330
973->864
974->484
976
Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"]
975->976
977
!(Variable["cargo.mrlb_is_investor"])
975->977
976->488
977->583
978->531