PIER JOYCE ON EVRART - 634
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Kim Kitsuragi: "The position of my *unusual* colleague does not reflect official policy. I hope you understand -- the RCM does not pick sides."
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Joyce Messier: "Of course -- and I don't expect you to share anything he told you with me. I am not a *corrupt würm* myself." She turns to you: "However, if you felt like *discussing* something..."
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Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""...how could I stop you? Are we no..."]
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Joyce Messier: "Of course, detective. Excuse me for implying otherwise."
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Joyce Messier: "...how could I stop you? Are we not human? Are we not *curious* to hear another person's take? It's only natural. We would only be..." she smiles, "gossiping."
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Volition: Don't fall for it, it's a ploy to get you talking. The honey-mouthed syllables, the smiling, the conspiratorial jokes, all of it!
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Joyce Messier: "Precisely," she smiles. "Don't worry about that article -- regional papers are useless anyway. You probably spared the man his kneecaps. And *I* can be sure that the local shops have a bone to pick with Evrart." She smiles.
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Reaction Speed: A flash of satisfaction. She can use this, in the future. To turn the tide against Evrart on the streets.
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Jump to: [evrart hub]
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Rhetoric: So it was a factor in her coming to Martinaise in the first place? Interesting.
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Joyce Messier: "Do not spend 22 days a year in pale transit, don't waste your twenties slumming it with your stupid friends, and don't deliver Evrart Claire's mail." Her bony finger is pointed like an arrow at your chest...
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Joyce Messier: "A she..." She raises a brow. "I hope she wasn't too serious a suspect. If she got away..."
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Joyce Messier: "This thing is what you call a..." she pronounces the word with sudden carelessness: "*clusterfuck*. I am saddened to hear the news, of course. But we must continue. Lest the situation worsens."
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Empathy: Look who's defensive suddenly.
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Logic: The lieutenant might have -- but I don't remember you logging anything as anything, Harry.
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Conceptualization: He seems to be in some sort of *loop*.
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You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
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Joyce Messier: ...
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Rhetoric: Of all the things to be stuck looping this has got to be one of the most witless.
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Half Light: Fear seeps into you as you say it...
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Shivers: ...your skin crawls...
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Joyce Messier: "That's beautiful..." She inspects it.
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Composure: Keeping her calm, perfect posture. Her eyes move across the muzzle keenly.
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Joyce Messier: "A Villiers 9mm, front loaded? Two or three barrelled..."
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You: "Three. It was not easy to get this gun back, I'll tell you that."
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You: Say nothing.
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Jump to: [evrart hub]
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, detective -- what *were* you hoping to accomplish with this strange thing?"
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Truly, but that's how he operates. He just does things, ma'am. And then talks about them -- even if it's inappropriate."
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Joyce Messier: "What else?"
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You: "Yes, a referral."
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Joyce Messier: She nods, carefully, as though handling a match near a powder keg. "Such referrals may sometimes get you information from a man like Evrart," she says, raising an eyebrow. "Did it?"
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant does not say anything, but you hear the nylon of his jacket rustle as he looks at you.
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Untitled hub
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You: "It had to be done -- I got information. It was useful to the case."
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Joyce Messier: "That's good to hear, detective. Police work is rarely pretty, but it sounds like you did what you had to do."
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Joyce Messier: "Misinformation..." She shakes her head vigorously. "This is all because we haven't shared information on the lynching yet. See, already the adversary uses it to their advantage. Don't let him."
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Joyce Messier: "Hurry up on that probe. The moment you tell me you're finished at the traffic jam, I will *gladly* tell you the company's side of the story."
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Joyce Messier: "How benevolent," she thinks for a second. "Hopefully they'll help you sort this whole business out... if they haven't already?"
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Joyce Messier: "It looks like you may untie this knot yet!" Her eyes smile and a tingle runs down your spine.
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Electrochemistry: There's something in you that really likes the way she's looking at you just now.
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Jump to: [evrart hub]
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_wants_war"]
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Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_wants_war"]
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Joyce Messier: "What you've said is quite enough. You have given me a lot to consider -- and may have helped me prevent this conflict from escalating."
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Joyce Messier: "Naturally, detective. There are lighter topics to gossip about."
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Shivers: The humidity crawls under your skin. Your eyes track her gaze: past the net picker... toward the concrete square of the nameless village off the coast of Martinaise.
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_shivers_boots"]
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Joyce Messier: "What?" She looks at the soles of her tiny green rubber boots: "Thirty-five, I think. Why? I have mutant's feet. Very small."
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Logic: The prints are *hers*.
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You: "You've been to Martinaise before?"
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Joyce Messier: "Yes, I was *slumming* it with some girl-friends of mine. We had boats and..." She smiles. "Don't hold it against me -- my *paramour* certainly did not."
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Joyce Messier: "Are you satisfied, detective? What else can you tell me about your *mail delivery quest* for Evrart? Do you think it will *improve* the place?"
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Jump to: [evrart hub]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I've seen the Union's forces. They're better organized than these mercenaries. They also have the support of the people of Revachol West."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "It will take more than Krenel to wipe them out. Wild Pines will need to send more and better-equipped men. Make no mistake, ma'am..."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I am sure you have the money. The question is how many years and how many lives are you willing to sacrifice?"
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Joyce Messier: "What do you suggest I do?"
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Joyce Messier: "They will last as long as the drug trade in Jamrock provides them with support. With all due respect, that will be a long and bloody time."
"But it is not a bluff. I assumed so before. That you're *part* of his ploy even, telling me this... to keep assuming would be wishful thinking at this point."
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You: "So, what are you going to do?"
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Joyce Messier: "Do you think it's within my authority to give it to them? Do you think I can control the board and the shell-shocked mercenaries they've sent?"
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Authority: It is. It is well within her authority. It's been clear for some time that this woman is more than she lets on.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Ma'am... This may well unravel property law this side of the river. If that occurs, we may never see the end of this kind of confrontation. The next time there will be two strikes..." He looks toward the harbour. "Then four, then a hundred."
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Logic: And what about the next time?
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Joyce Messier: "Slowly raining down until it formed a vast ocean."
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Perception (Smell): The air is cold and scented with petrichor.
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You: "It's raining."
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Joyce Messier: "It is." She pulls the hood over her head. "Soon it will be spring and everything will blossom."
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Joyce Messier: "There was no one but the skua. The Liliacea. And the blood beech and the River Esperance. It was the New New World. The Mondials used it to amass the greatest concentration of wealth mankind has ever seen -- Revachol the Suzerain."
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You: "Well done, Suzerain!" (Nod.)
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You: "What happened?" (Look around.)
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "The gangs will run wild." The lieutenant keeps his hand in the rain. "Jacking motor carriages, ferrying amphetamines through Coal City. Spring is tough in Revachol."
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Jump to: [discovery_of_insulinde]
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_redcheck_rhet_we_employers"]
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Variable["pier.joyce_redcheck_rhet_we_employers"]
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Rhetoric: There are no employers. She's a member of the board. Probably a partner.
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Rhetoric: You know what this lady needs? Some political advice. Even though she's a high-powered corporate executive and you're an amnesiac degenerate, you're pretty sure she needs to hear your opinion on this.
Forget about that -- what was that about the Age of Capital only beginning? You need to talk politics with this lady.
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You: "Understood." (Let her go.)
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Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""Keep the peace -- and I will keep..."]
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You: "You *are* the Wild Pines. There are no employers."
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You: "Even after all this time I still don't really understand who you are or what your angle is."
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Joyce Messier: "I have not deceived you. I told you who exactly who I was -- Rejoyce Leyton."
"I have not deceived you. I showed you who I was -- Rejoyce Leyton."
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You: "Good."
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Joyce Messier: "Is it?" She tugs on the rope.
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You: "Goodbye, Rejoyce Leyton." (Conclude.)
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Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] == false
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Endurance: Your stomach gurgles... something tells you that your chance to track down the reality rhizome has left. Better return to Measurehead, see what he has to say.
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Perception (Sight): Slowly, the sails turn a grey blue as more oxygen gets between you.
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Jump to: [Interfacing: "Yeah, we need to pull the plug, the..."]
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Interfacing: Yeah, we need to pull the plug, there's nothing else to do.
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You: "I have no idea what you're talking about."
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Joyce Messier: "Never mind the details, we've wasted enough time as it is. What matters is that you *seem* to have got out of it..."
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Joyce Messier: "Now please, ask me something else before it happens *again*. Something that *preferably* doesn't include the words *mister* or *Evrart*."
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Joyce Messier: "Oh," she raises her brow as to say -- *and*?
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_volition_easy_to_talk_of_evrart_showed"]
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Variable["pier.joyce_volition_easy_to_talk_of_evrart_showed"]
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Joyce Messier: "Hmh," she nods with well-contained curiosity.
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You: "I have the feeling the international community does not approve of him."
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Joyce Messier: "Oh, come on now! He has his uses -- how else would he have stayed in power all these years? Or wait -- actually..." She answers her own question:
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Joyce Messier: "And here I thought my modest payment of 40 reál would stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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You: "No need to flash my gun around. Let's just say I have it now. Thank god." (Pat your gun.)
"I'm not going to flash it around -- so let's just say I'm glad I found it." (Pat your gun.)
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You: "Check it out!" (Pull out your gun.)
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Detective, I advise you to be *very* selective with what information you choose to share. This may have consequences beyond our line-of-sight."
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Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
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Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""A takeover?""]
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Joyce Messier: "A takeover?"
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Inland Empire: Yes... come back to this later. This information could be explosive.
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Endurance: Almost gave you a heart attack, that one...
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Rhetoric: Not be too rare an occurrence.
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You: "I don't even know why I told you. This isn't about Evrart..."
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You: "She didn't do it. She was framed."
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You: "It's... not good. I did not do good there."
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Kim Kitsuragi: A barely perceptible nod.
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Inland Empire: After life, death. After death, life again. After the isola, the pale. After the pale, isola again.
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Joyce Messier: "On the second day, a great skua was shot down above the flagship Lysergique. The bird was preserved and brought back. Along with pollen." She looks to the sky, then back at you.
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Volition: You could use a little of it yourself.
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant watches her boat grow smaller on the bay, its white sails fluttering.
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Esprit de Corps: With worry in his eyes. He does not know if it was the right thing to do. But he doesn't say anything.
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Joyce Messier: "Four years later the queen’s councillor was proclaimed Her Innocence Dolores Dei, the elected world spirit. The age of humanism, internationalism, and parliamentary rule followed. We were *high*..."
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discovery_of_insulinde
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JUMP OUT to PIER / JOYCE INTRO
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Joyce Messier: ...
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Joyce Messier: "Villiers & La Salle was one of the original 14 indotribes of Revachol, did you know? Artillery and ballistics. Before the Revolution of course, they belong to some Gottwalders now."
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Rhetoric: She phrases it as if it's a pity. She *also* phrases it as a transition out of you waving your gun around.
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Joyce Messier: "Mhm," she nods. "Villiers & La Salle was one of the original 14 indotribes of Revachol, did you know? Artillery and ballistics. Before the Revolution of course, they belong to some Gottwalders now."
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You: "An act born of sympathy for the working man. I set fire to the fumes of struggle."
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Joyce Messier: "Very curious." She blinks both eyes. "A very curious thing to do."
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Joyce Messier: "No, don't tell me. I don't want to know what he has in store for this place... Probably a statue. It's a statue, right?"
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Joyce Messier: "A giant statue of him or, better yet, his twin brother. Practically the same thing, but makes him seem less like a psychopath."
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You: "You're quite fond of this village, aren't you?"
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You: "You would prefer something else? Not a youth centre?"
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You: "What size boots do you wear, madam?"
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You: "So you're sad you can't buy the place?" (Conclude.)
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You: "He wants to build a youth centre here. For the children of Martinaise."
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You: Close your eyes.
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Shivers: The concrete plates cross to meet in an abstract shape, in them: small footprints -- impressions left by rubber boots. Small rubber boots.
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Joyce Messier: "Not as vile as me..." She looks over the bay, her green eyes shining.
"Not as vile as me." She looks at the eternite and cinder block soaking, the overgrown carcasse of some motor carriage...
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You: "Sounds like you miss those times."
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Joyce Messier: "Everything affects the decision making process, detective."
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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You: (Look at your wrist.) "It's apocalypse o' clock. Time to commence the Gloaming."
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_give_up"]
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Joyce Messier: "I will take your advice, detective. I will surrender Terminal B to the Union."
"I will take your advice, lieutenant-yefreitor. I will surrender Terminal B to the Union."
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Joyce Messier: "I will surrender Terminal B to the Union."
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Logic: All that's left is the denouement.
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WHEREISTHISHUB
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Joyce Messier: "Such a thing isn't in my character."
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Half Light: It is. It is well within her character.
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You: "Tell me."
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Joyce Messier: "It may be the only *break* we've ever caught as a species. The last one for four hundred years."
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Joyce Messier: "We do for this," she nods.
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Joyce Messier: "It was anything but *normal*. There was no precedent, people thought she was punishing the admirals, or had gone mad, or both..."
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Joyce Messier: "Until after *years* of trial and error -- and the development of a *strict* psychological regime imitating the creation process of poetry..."
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Joyce Messier: "A total shift," she nods. "In human comprehension of reality. On the second day, a great skua was shot down, above the flagship Lysergique. The bird was preserved and brought back. Along with pollen."
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You: "The great skua was the first bird they saw?"
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Joyce Messier: "The first living, autonomous organism. Proof of reality. It's the symbol of Insulinde, detective, the coat-of-arms of the Suzerain and the wings on the crest of the Commune."
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You: "And this was the last break we got?"
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Joyce Messier: "The nations of Mundi proceeded to discover five more isolae -- or they discovered us -- all in the rush of the great interisolary reconnection..."
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Joyce Messier: "But what was done exactly? Revolution, the rise and crash of capital, international intervention..."
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Jump to: [intheveryendhub]
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That's right, detective. And next time you should confer with them before you go setting events in motion."
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Joyce Messier: "That's right. We're all answerable to someone."
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You: "Goodbye, Joyce L. Messier." (Conclude.)
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Encyclopedia: What if he forgets everything *again*?
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Interfacing: Okay, I'm gonna do it. Hold on...
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Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
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Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
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Jump to: [Interfacing: "Yeah, we need to pull the plug, the..."]
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Joyce Messier: ...
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You: "Nope -- you misunderstand. I turned the knob like this." (Turn the heat *down*)
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Joyce Messier: "*Beyond* curious. I will *choose* to interpret that as you turning the alcohol in the strike brew *down* -- for the sake of our professional relationship."
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Joyce Messier: "I should be." She nods -- there's that crooked smile again. "In my youth I had a brief dalliance here in Martinaise. He was an older man, with impossibly broad shoulders..."
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Joyce Messier: "He's probably dead by now -- even his shack is long gone... not that it matters. These buildings are all carbon copies of one another."
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You: "Good. They will start asking for more... And more..."
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You: Look to the water falling, without saying a single thing.
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You: "Is this... safe though? I mean... Won't they start doing it all the time?"
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "The RCM does not pick sides in this, madam. I hope it doesn't come off any other way."
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Joyce Messier: "Of course I don't expect you to share anything he told you with me. I'm not a *würm* myself." There's a pause. "But -- if you felt like passing *some* information..."
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Joyce Messier: "What?!" She laughs. "I am afraid you have mis-read the situation, detective. This is not some feudal conflict, it is a negotiation."
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Joyce Messier: "Well, I can't stop you, can I? Just understand that I don't *expect* you to share anything he told you with me. I'm not a *corrupt würm* myself." There's a pause. "However, if you felt like passing *some* information..."
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Joyce Messier: "Huh!" She nods, understandingly.
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You: "Yes -- I have *chosen* his side in the class war. My loyalty does not have a price and is non-negotiable. Sorry."
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You: "There may still be room for another bigwig in my life -- in the future. Be on the lookout for a side-shifting class knight."
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Joyce Messier: "Side-shifting? Of course, *that's* why my payment of 100 reál didn't stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
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Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: "One that has apparently driven local shops out of business."
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Joyce Messier: "That would explain why the Whirling-in-Rags -- where the Union congregates -- is the *only* bar left open in Martinaise. Well that and Frittte because..."
"That would explain why the Whirling-In-Rags -- where the Union congregates -- is the only bar left in Martinaise. Well that and Frittte, but Frittte has an army of security guards..." She thinks.
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Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
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Joyce Messier: "I'm over-radiated, detective," she spurts out. "I do silly things sometimes -- out of pale-related sickness. Like sail over here. The moral of the story is..."
"I'm over-radiated, Harry," she sprouts. "I do silly things sometimes -- out of pale-related illness. Like sail over here. The moral of the story is..." she lists:
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Joyce Messier: "I'm over-radiated, detective," she spurts out. "I do silly things sometimes -- out of pale-related sickness. Like take this job. The moral of the story is..."
"I'm over-radiated, Harry," she sprouts. "I do silly things sometimes -- out of pale-related illness. Like take this job. The moral of the story is..." she lists:
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You: Right. She hasn't even told me what she knows about the lynching.
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You: (No. Say it.) "Ma'am, this is a takeover."
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Composure: Not even a flinch. That must take willpower. Yet below it, some little crack starts running in the foundation.
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Joyce Messier: "I hope she wasn't a serious suspect then -- as to the suicide -- that must be *difficult*. Yet, in your line of work..." She tilts her head.
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You: "This ocean?"
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Joyce Messier: She nods. "The phenomenon has never again been encountered. For a time the crew thought they were experiencing a hallucination. The mast-hand proclaimed 'L´Insulinde! L´Insulinde!' -- the signal to wake up."
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You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
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You: "He asked me to open a door."
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You: "Mr. Evrart helped me find my gun."
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You: "I helped him turn up the heat on the borscht."
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You: "That money you gave me -- would that make things... *weird*? If I shared information, I mean?"
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You: "Actually... this is not Evrart-related, but I tracked down a suspect."
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You: *Now* say it: "Ma'am, this whole thing is a takeover."
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You: "I'd rather talk about something else for now, if you don't mind." (Conclude.)
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You: "Ma'am, this whole thing is a takeover."
143->778
861
You: "He asked me to deliver an envelope."
143->861
144
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
779
Logic: How do we get out of here?
144->779
145
Joyce Messier: "Good God..."
518
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
145->518
146->93
147
Joyce Messier: "Well, maybe he's not as *helpful* as you thought then? Is there anything else?"
727
Jump to: [evrart hub]
147->727
148
You: "No, I mean like a real door. To someone's house."
646
Joyce Messier: "Oh my -- a real door?"
148->646
149
Joyce Messier: "My-my! What I'm hearing is..." She says, slow and teacher-like: "You inspected a premises because you suspected that it was involved in the narcotics trade..."
165
Joyce Messier: "*And* in the process you turned up some information relevant to your investigation. Only from Evrart, surprisingly!"
149->165
150
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
151
IsKimHere()
150->151
152
!(IsKimHere())
150->152
685
Kim Kitsuragi: "There's always that risk, ma'am. But if I may offer my opinion..."
151->685
788
returningtoyou
152->788
153
Volition: She tries to hide it, but some *great doubt* is spreading within her. There is a crown slowly cracking above her head.
282
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_volition_doubt"]
153->282
154
onamissionhub
596
You: "I have reason to believe the lynching was a cover-up."
154->596
730
You: "I've said all I can."
154->730
866
You: "This militant wing has singled out a suspect for me."
154->866
155
Joyce Messier: "Go ahead, help him. Make it so. I have no power to stop him."
347
Jump to: [thevillageplanhub]
155->347
156
You: "It will be a massacre, the Union is massively out-gunned."
485
Joyce Messier: "They have the support of Revachol West. They have the position... this will be a prolonged and bloody conflict. The only question is how long -- and how bloody." She falls silent.
156->485
157
Kim Kitsuragi: "We do for this, officer."
"We do for this, lieutenant-yefreitor."
158
Empathy: His arm rises for a second, as if he's about to put it on your shoulder. He doesn't, but the intention was there...
157->158
158->939
159
You: "I seem to have it in for it. Or it for me. I broke one."
661
Joyce Messier: "In your defence -- it is a nasty creature, who plucks food from the throats of lesser birds. Yet much like Revachol, it is also magnificent. And rare. Imagine the suzerain of seagulls."
159->661
160
Joyce Messier: "We will see."
606
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_authority_she_has_power"]
160->606
161
Joyce Messier: "Yes. Mr. Claire has a two-month head start. I can't let it grow any bigger. And I've exhausted all my options from here."
161->114
162
You: "Why not?"
395
Joyce Messier: "I do not want to shoot myself in the head." She tugs on the rope.
162->395
163
Joyce Messier: "I know -- because I, too, am insane. I just hide my illness better. And I'm rich."
534
Untitled hub (04)
163->534
831
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
164->831
222
Logic: Her bartering mind cannot fathom that you didn't ask anything in return.
165->222
166
Joyce Messier: "Sir..."
758
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
166->758
167
You: "He is not the champion I have chosen -- I wish to swear fealty to you and the Cause of Capital."
"He is not the champion I have chosen -- I wish to swear fealty to you and the Cause of Capital. I too am an Ultra."
167->129
169
IsKimHere()
168->169
170
!(IsKimHere())
168->170
315
Kim Kitsuragi: "And if it *were* a conflict, the RCM would not pick sides. My colleague's *unusual* approach to police work does not represent the organization at this time."
169->315
316
Untitled hub
170->316
171
Joyce Messier: "Of course. And I don't expect you to share anything he told you with me. I'm not a *corrupt würm* myself." There's a pause. "However, if you felt like passing *some* information..."
171->816
172
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""Corruption! That's how he's done i..."]
621
Joyce Messier: "Corruption! That's how he's done it. Fantastic, würm-like corruption reaching into the bowels of the Earth." She looks at the ground and nods.
172->621
173
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"]
174
Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"]
173->174
175
!(Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"])
173->175
174->75
412
Joyce Messier: "And here I thought my modest payment of 130 reál would stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
174->412
580
Joyce Messier: "And here I thought my modest payment of 70 reál would stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
174->580
627
Joyce Messier: "And here I thought my modest payment of 30 reál would stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
174->627
705
Joyce Messier: "And here I thought my modest payment of 100 reál would stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
174->705
762
Joyce Messier: "Of course," she curtsies slightly. "You are an honourable man -- *way* above the money I could offer, so I won't even try. And of course..."
175->762
176
Joyce Messier: "Side-shifting? Of course, *that's* why my payment of 40 reál didn't stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
176->258
177
Kim Kitsuragi: "In all good humour -- that was a donation. It has been registered and it will yield you no favours." He nods. "Another thing --"
414
Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""The position of my *unusual* colle..."]
177->414
178
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_helping_with_gun_mentioned"]
179
Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_helping_with_gun_mentioned"]
178->179
180
!(Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_helping_with_gun_mentioned"])
178->180
317
Joyce Messier: "Stupendous!" She nods, more than a bit surprised. "I didn't think he'd pull through."
"I have a *bad* feeling about this -- please just say you have it. No loops, darling."
179->317
505
Joyce Messier: "Oh!" Her eyes become large and round. "That's so *helpful* of him..."
180->505
181
You: "Actually, I turned the knob like this." (Turn the heat *down*.)
181->372
901
Empathy: This is good. It pleases her.
182->901
183
Joyce Messier: "Well, of course he would -- that still doesn't mean he's not benefiting from the arrangement -- the lorries, the harbour, all of it. It just means he doesn't outright admit to it."
858
Logic: That is very, very likely yes.
183->858
184
Joyce Messier: She looks positively surprised. "That's great. For the investigation, I mean."
324
Untitled hub (03)
184->324
185
You: "It went really badly. She killed herself."
419
Joyce Messier: "A *she...*" The negotiator does not seem to be shocked at first.
185->419
186
Esprit de Corps: The lieutenant will be more lenient toward sharing those, hopefully.
829
Jump to: [evrart hub]
186->829
513
Joyce Messier: "Oh!" Her eyes become large and round. "That's so *helpful* of him..."
187->513
474
Joyce Messier: "A referral, you mean? I take it this was for someone in the RCM..." She waves her hand. "Don't answer that."
188->474
189
Joyce Messier: "Ah yes. As you said." She looks confused for a moment.
515
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
189->515
190
Joyce Messier: ...
190->144
191
Joyce Messier: "The strike brew," she nods. "That's a classic. And by *turn up the heat* I presume you mean *put more alcohol in it*?"
191->123
784
You: "Yes."
191->784
192
Joyce Messier: "Or he wants you and me to *believe* he wants to go to war."
431
Drama: Of course. Brinkmanship takes showmanship. We should have seen it before, in his office. He might well have been performing for us.
192->431
193
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
684
evrartdoorhubz
193->684
194
Joyce Messier: "Full of ghosts and ancient memories." She smiles. "Has this errand yielded you any... information?"
194->43
195
Joyce Messier: "It is -- but not as vile as me..." She looks over the bay, her green eyes shining.
"It is -- but not as vile as me." She looks at the eternite and cinder block soaking, the overgrown carcasse of some motor carriage...
195->342
196
You: "The war *is* their goal. I told you before -- Evrart has always wanted this to escalate."
841
Joyce Messier: "An insane goal." Her eyes return to you. "Krenel has a thousand men on their payroll. The next batch will be a platoon of twenty men and a gunship, the one after that, a hundred."
196->841
197
You: "I can ask him to let you in."
934
Joyce Messier: "No," her eyes return to you. "It's naive of me. He sent you -- this *is* the negotiation now."
197->934
198
You: "This won't be the last *strike*. There'll be another, then another, until the rule of law unravels."
574
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""What happens will happen." She tak..."]
198->574
199
Joyce Messier: "I will try to do so, detective. If not for you, then for Revachol."
"I will try to do so, Harry." She smiles. "If not for you, then for Revachol."
199->63
200
Joyce Messier: "I don't want to do that, detective."
"I don't want to do that, Harry."
200->162
201
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
202
Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
201->202
203
!(Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"])
201->203
494
Joyce Messier: "One last thing, Lieutenant Du Bois." She starts the engine. "I've given the matter much thought and come to this conclusion: You're not an amnesiac. You're *insane*."
202->494
806
Joyce Messier: "One last thing, nameless detective." She starts the engine. "I've given the matter much thought and come to this conclusion: You're not an amnesiac. You're *insane*."
203->806
204
Joyce Messier: She enjoys a small sip.
582
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
204->582
205
Joyce Messier: ...
814
Drama: Could it be all my fellows have failed? Alack and alas, sire! Forgive me! I shall do my best to end this pantomime...
205->814
585
Conceptualization: Intellectually speaking... it would be quite *interesting* to hear what she has to say about these things...
206->585
207->178
208
Joyce Messier: "Stupendous." She takes a little bow. "Pulling one on the old würm. Commendably done. And... did this trick yield anything interesting? I assume it was necessary -- for the case..."
208->77
209
You: "The strike being funded by a protection racket."
"The strike being funded by a protection racket -- that has driven local shops out of business."
209->133
210
Drama: Of course. Politics is showmanship. He is constantly performing for us... and lying too. I am sorry I don't catch more of his falsehoods, there are just so *many*...
869
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_drama_escalation"]
210->869
211
Esprit de Corps: I do *not* think that's a good idea.
211->184
718
Joyce Messier: "Oh, we humans just like to discuss things -- it's absolutely normal. I won't pry further. If anything regarding the Union has come up..." She raises a brow. "They won't talk to *me*."
212->718
213
Joyce Messier: "Unfortunate." She shakes her head. "I won't pry further into the details of your investigation, but let me just say -- I have *full* trust in your competence."
270
Empathy: There's turmoil in there now -- but still she keeps it in check.
213->270
214
Joyce Messier: CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true
215
CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true
214->215
216
!(CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] == true)
214->216
719
Horrific Necktie: Yes! Your disgusting tie agrees completely. Let's *gossip*.
215->719
216->143
217
Logic: That's wrong! You don't get into loops!
821
Reaction Speed: Totally slanderous. Maybe you've gotten into *one* tiny loop once.
217->821
218
Joyce Messier: "Which isn't to suggest our talks constitute *corporate espionage*. Even *if* they did -- it would be fine. But they don't, since you logged the money as a donation and this is *clearly* just gossip between friends."
218->13
219
Joyce Messier: "Of course. Thank you for the advice -- I'm glad you were here to assist." She turns to you: "Your *other* dealings with Evrart are still of considerable interest to me..."
219->186
220
Joyce Messier: She considers taking a sip. She doesn't.
665
Endurance: We're pulling the plug on this. Nothing else to be done. Good luck, everyone.
220->665
221
Joyce Messier: "Of course. The RCM has the right to inspect any premises." She nods: "How else would you catch the bad guys? The information was useful I hope?"
221->222
591
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
222->591
223
You: "Ma'am? Is everything alright?"
872
Joyce Messier: "What? Yes, of course. Everything's fine. Perhaps there's more gossip you'd like to share?"
223->872
224
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_electrochem_imbibed"]
225
Variable["pier.joyce_electrochem_imbibed"]
224->225
226
!(Variable["pier.joyce_electrochem_imbibed"])
224->226
228
Electrochemistry: The temperature between her skin and her hydrophobic raincoat rises, warming the Numb 12 perfume she's imbibed herself with. You have no other option but to say...
225->228
288
Electrochemistry: Below her hydrophobic raincoat, in the humidity between her skin and the neoprene. And on the silk scarf on her neck, a perfume. You have no other option but to say its name...
226->288
227->124
289
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.electrochem_numb_twelve"]
228->289
229
You: "Disco *is* vile."
229->99
230
Joyce Messier: "I'm afraid we won't disco our way out of this one..." she says, with considerable regret.
230->101
525
You: "The workers should have the harbour."
"All that remains is the denouement. Let them have the harbour."
230->525
605
You: "Cut off the snake's head. Evrart's pushing all this."
230->605
693
You: "It's not the RCM's job to make these decisions."
230->693
843
You: "It's a bluff. Call it. Have them open fire and see how long they last."
230->843
876
You: "You've already made up your mind, ma'am. What is it?"
230->876
845
You: "Why?"
231->845
444
Shivers: There are rain circles on water all around, humidity crawls up your back like a piano trill.
232->444
233
Joyce Messier: "Revolution, poverty, and the mercurial rise of capitalism," she nods.
331
Jump to: [discovery_of_insulinde]
233->331
802
Joyce Messier: "You *are* the Citizens Militia. There are no superiors." She turns to you, rope in hand.
234->802
450
Joyce Messier: "Keep the peace -- and I will keep my end of the bargain."
235->450
236
Joyce Messier: She smiles. "Watch out for yourselves. They will strike soon."
"Watch out for yourselves. They will strike soon."
554
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
236->554
237
You: "Isn't *everybody* a little insane?"
361
Joyce Messier: "No, detective -- no one's as insane as you."
"No, detective -- no one's as insane as you."
237->361
238
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
239
IsKimHere()
238->239
240
!(IsKimHere())
238->240
451
Kim Kitsuragi: "Don't worry madam. I am very sane."
239->451
579
Jump to: [Untitled hub (04)]
240->579
241
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
242
Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
241->242
243
!(Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"])
241->243
398
Kim Kitsuragi: "How far along is Krenel's *investigation*?"
242->398
497
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"]
243->497
244
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
245
Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
244->245
246
!(Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"])
244->246
805
You: "How far along are they? The tribunal?"
245->805
246->497
247
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_finding_gun"]
248
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_finding_gun"]
247->248
249
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_finding_gun"])
247->249
863
Shivers: MR. EVRART IS HELPING HIM FIND HIS GUN.
248->863
249->561
615
Joyce Messier: "First, there won't *be* a youth centre, whatever he's told you or the residents. It'll be something horrific. Perhaps even *worse* than a statue -- so yes, I do."
250->615
251
Joyce Messier: "You misunderstand, detective. We're all answerable to someone."
251->62
532
You: "I answer for my own actions. I don't hide behind some faceless organization."
251->532
804
You: "Wait -- that must mean you're *really* rich."
251->804
252
Jump to: [pier.joyce_harrier]
366
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
252->366
253
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
254
IsKimHere()
253->254
255
!(IsKimHere())
253->255
254->2
255->704
256->3
257
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""...how could I stop you? Are we no..."]
257->5
259
IsKimHere()
258->259
260
!(IsKimHere())
258->260
259->177
857
Joyce Messier: "I do not *expect* you to share anything Evrart told you with me -- not being a corrupt *würm* myself." She pauses. "However, if you felt like passing *some* information..."
260->857
415
Joyce Messier: "Thank god -- and indeed *Mr. Evrart* as well. In this investigation one may have *use* for a firearm -- you wouldn't want to get caught with your pants down..."
261->415
262
You: "I told him about the mercenary tribunal -- he didn't seem too worried."
629
Joyce Messier: "Brinkmanship -- or sabre-rattling... Was he surrounded by *Union men* he wanted to impress?"
262->629
263
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] and Variable["tc.pale"]
264
Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] and Variable["tc.pale"]
263->264
265
!(Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] and Variable["tc.pale"])
263->265
635
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
264->635
905
Inland Empire: ...is what you're about to say when a cold streak runs through your heart. Once said, there's no going back, Harry.
265->905
266
Untitled hub (02)
266->139
266->140
508
You: Yes, there is still reality-based knowledge I can glean from her.
266->508
268
IsKimHere()
267->268
269
!(IsKimHere())
267->269
820
Joyce Messier: "But -- I won't pry further about the case. You mentioned something about Mr. Claire, I believe? Or something in conjunction with the Union? I might have gotten the wrong idea, but..."
268->820
907
Kim Kitsuragi: "We're not at liberty to discuss that ma'am."
269->907
509
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
270->509
271
Joyce Messier: "The company did not 'send mercenaries after the Union'. I told you, in great detail, about the mistakes my side made. And of course I accept them completely."
911
Joyce Messier: "I just hope you don't share Evrart's view on things. After all, as he said: one's *dead* now. The Pines certainly hasn't killed any of theirs."
271->911
272
Logic: Have I underestimated the Union's ferocity? She *has* to ask herself by now..
686
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
272->686
783
Joyce Messier: "Did you now?" She's intrigued, if a little confused. "What sort of borscht is he making?"
273->783
274
Joyce Messier: "So very, very helpful," she repeats. "And how is that going? Do you have any *leads* on that gun?"
514
gun not found
274->514
470
Electrochemistry: Well, *that's* not good. Looks fine over here. You sure it's not some sort of *glandular* problem?
275->470
276
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
915
Joyce Messier: "Please..." She looks around.
276->915
277
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
277->190
278
Joyce Messier: "Yes, yes, Mr. Evrart... this gossiping idea was terrible on my part, I take it back."
780
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
278->780
279
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
279->16
280
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
562
Joyce Messier: "Do you want me to take you to a hospital, sir?"
280->562
786
Jump to: [evrart hub]
281->786
283
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_volition_doubt"]
282->283
284
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_volition_doubt"])
282->284
283->223
285
You: What's this *great doubt* you're talking about?
283->285
822
Empathy: This gave her pause. She's pensive, suddenly. Hard to say about what...
284->822
432
Volition: You can't say. Only that she's hiding the magnitude of it from you.
285->432
286
You: "Here."
569
Joyce Messier: "Here?" She looks around. "Oh no... what does that bloated hellbat want with my little cinder block town?"
286->569
287
Joyce Messier: "Ah yes, I've been meaning to go there..." She looks over the bay.
599
Empathy: With longing... clear and simple longing. Strange. Why does she want to go there?
287->599
288->289
290
Variable["pier.electrochem_numb_twelve"]
289->290
291
!(Variable["pier.electrochem_numb_twelve"])
289->291
435
You: "Numb 12."
290->435
839
Jump to: [thevillageplanhub]
291->839
691
You: "He has told me so in his own words -- he's taking it. He'll also use the drug trade to finance the harbour."
292->691
840
You: "Yes. It's not a strike. You aren't being let in because there's nothing to negotiate. The Union is taking the terminal."
292->840
293->45
294
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_wants_war"]
295
Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_wants_war"]
294->295
296
!(Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_wants_war"])
294->296
387
Empathy: Does it matter? Her mind's made up. It has been for some time. The choice was whether to *tell* her this. And you've already made it.
295->387
604
Logic: Does it matter? Or has her mind been made up for quite a while now?
296->604
298
Joyce Messier: "What will I do..." she says slowly looking around.
297->298
299
Composure: Her arms fall to her sides, her spine relaxes.
298->299
696
Joyce Messier: The wind blows, waves crash in the distance. She crosses her arms and asks: "Did I ever tell you how they discovered this isola? During our talks?"
The wind blows, waves crash in the distance. She crosses her arms and asks: "Did I ever tell you how they discovered this isola? During our... reality low-down?"
299->696
300
You: "Eight? Is that a normal number?"
300->109
301->52
301->111
301->112
697
You: "Leaving us *here*."
301->697
941
You: "What will you do?" (Proceed.)
301->941
302
Jump to: [intheveryendhub]
302->493
303
apoliticalfailure
449
You: "What further plans do you have for the age of capital, ma'am?"
303->449
610
You: "Don't forget to purge the world of degenerates."
303->610
699
You: "Use vague rhetoric obsessed with its own legitimacy -- like I do."
303->699
883
You: "Don't forget to shoot the bourgeoisie in the head."
303->883
304
Joyce Messier: "In short, detective, we will revoke the pigment standard. Your money will no longer need to be black like chitin -- and there will be *so* much more of it."
"In short, Harry, we will revoke the pigment standard. Your money will no longer need to be black like chitin and there will be *so* much more of it."
359
You: "Wow."
304->359
305
You: "Goodbye, nether creature of the forbidden swamp." (Conclude.)
305->327
306
Joyce Messier: "Sadly, it's just one of the million things I'll never get around to. I just have to accept that I'll never be the rich candy-girl who goes around solving people's problems with money."
904
Jump to: [thevillageplanhub]
306->904
307
Joyce Messier: CheckItem("gun_villiers")
308
CheckItem("gun_villiers")
307->308
309
!(CheckItem("gun_villiers"))
307->309
308->76
309->274
310
Joyce Messier: "Lieutenant Du Bois? HARRY!" She waves her hand in front of your eyes.
644
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
310->644
311->68
312
Joyce Messier: "We told ourselves we were the worst thing to happen to the coast since the Coalition landed in '08. Imagine!" She tosses her head.
824
Joyce Messier: Variable["tc.pale"]
312->824
313
Jump to: [pier.joyce_harrier]
313->366
314
You: "He's a beautiful man. Beautiful and *just*."
817
Joyce Messier: "Just? Hmm... in what way?"
314->817
315->316
461
You: "Okay, yes, perhaps I misread the situation. And the era -- it's not feudal."
"Okay, yes, perhaps I misread the situation as a bit more *Man From Hjelmdall* than it is."
316->461
543
You: "I've seen him and believe me -- it's a conflict. I've picked my side in the coming storm and it's you."
316->543
463
Jump to: [gun found]
317->463
318
Joyce Messier: Variable["tc.no_one_fucks_with_frittte"]
319
Variable["tc.no_one_fucks_with_frittte"]
318->319
320
!(Variable["tc.no_one_fucks_with_frittte"])
318->320
321
You: "Nobody fucks with Frittte, ma'am."
319->321
322
Joyce Messier: "Don't worry about that one article, dear -- regional papers are useless anyway. You probably spared the man his kneecaps. And *I* can be sure that the local shops have a bone to pick with Evrart." She smiles.
320->322
321->6
322->182
323
Untitled hub
465
You: "We were alone. And he seems very sure of his ability to keep things in control."
323->465
476
You: "He wasn't trying to impress anyone. I think he *wants* things to escalate."
323->476
521
You: "You're right. He was probably just showing off to me."
323->521
324->185
325
You: "That's really all I can say about that."
324->325
768
You: "It didn't go too well. She got away -- *and* it doesn't look like she did it."
324->768
587
Joyce Messier: "Naturally. I completely understand. But... you mentioned something about Mr. Claire? Or something in conjunction with the Union even? I might have gotten the wrong idea, but..."
325->587
552
Logic: She must really want you to look into the drugs -- otherwise she'd tell you.
326->552
328
Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] == false
327->328
329
!(Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown_done"] == false)
327->329
643
Joyce Messier: Another woman gone.
328->643
847
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
329->847
330
Joyce Messier: "The eighth expedition returned, sane and intact. They told of a new continent of matter. They told the queen and her councillor, Dolores Dei, that the pale had begun to condense, day after day, hour after hour, minute after minute."
330->51
331->301
332
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_hub_reached"]
333
Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_hub_reached"]
332->333
334
!(Variable["pier.joyce_evrart_hub_reached"])
332->334
333->71
371
Joyce Messier: "You have?" She smiles, carefully. "And how did you like Mr. Claire?"
334->371
335
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at you and you can swear his jaw muscle is trembling.
754
Composure: He's able to contain the anger and surprise.
335->754
336
You: "Mr. Evrart says it's *almost* ready to be found soon."
782
Joyce Messier: "Did he now?" Her eyes narrow. "Well, then it should be any day now. Unless, of course, he's *lying* to you. Anyway, was there anything else you've heard?"
336->782
337
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
914
Joyce Messier: "Your gun, yes -- do you want to talk about something else now?"
337->914
338
Volition: Executive function is completely shot. I keep pushing buttons and nothing is happening.
726
Joyce Messier: ...
338->726
339
Suggestion: What makes you think we *will*?
405
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
339->405
340
You: "No."
340->147
341
You: "I helped scare someone for Mr. Claire."
341->149
480
Joyce Messier: "Not overly so. It's not like this was the only place we visited -- me and my girlfriends from Ozonne with our shiny boats, like reavers..."
342->480
343
Empathy: Oh no -- she's sentimental all right. Why would she come here otherwise?
737
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_ampathy_nostalgic_for_vilage"]
343->737
344
rootednostalgia
345
You: "If you say so."
344->345
740
You: "Why did you come here then? To this jetty?"
344->740
345->136
346
Pain Threshold: She's pointing it *quite* hard in there. Feels like a knife.
346->224
347->97
348->294
349
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""What do you suggest I do?""]
349->348
350
Joyce Messier: "Like the previous leaders of the Union were assassinated? I suspect by Evrart and Edgar themselves..." She considers it.
527
Joyce Messier: "I admit there's some *poetry* in the idea. And like poetry, it's also useless. There would still be Edgar. They've factored it in. The Union is them and they are Martinaise."
350->527
351
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at his own watch and sighs. "Maybe so, detective, but that doesn't mean we're not obliged to try and stop it."
352
Joyce Messier: "He's right. There will be slow, simmering, hideous civil war. The beginnings of a failed state. No apocalyptic rapture, just ugliness."
351->352
352->297
353->297
439
You: "Is that within your means?"
"I thought it was not within your means."
354->439
355
You: "'After life, death -- after death, life again. After the world, the pale -- after the pale, the world again.'"
355->110
492
Joyce Messier: "But these others weren't uninhabited. We had to kill people there, wipe out indigenous populations, gunboat economies. Or they came to do the same for us. Or had done to each other. But here..." she spreads her arms.
356->492
357
Joyce Messier: "Here I am. I am the face and I'm here to answer -- Rejoyce Leyton."
357->302
358->302
884
Joyce Messier: "I *know*." She tugs on the rope.
359->884
360
Joyce Messier: "The same strict psychological regimen the eighth admiral developed when he crossed the pale and discovered this isola -- the *Volta do Mar*. It's used by interisolary travellers and other troubled souls even to this day."
360->87
361->238
362
Joyce Messier: "As your investigation reaches a climax, so does theirs. They are your shadow. Arm yourselves. Armour yourselves..."
399
Joyce Messier: "Protect their targets. Violence may be unavoidable, but we can limit the casualties."
362->399
363
Joyce Messier: "'*Après la vie, la mort*,' they summarized it for the queen and Dolores Dei; '*Après la mort, la vie encore! Après le monde, le gris. Après le gris, le monde encore!*'"
363->86
364
Empathy: Are you not afraid it'll kill him?
404
Endurance: *Physically* he should be fine. Or at least no worse than usual...
364->404
365
Joyce Messier: "Weird? Oh no. One of the positive things to come from the Revolution is the *unhindered* exchange of information, you see, even when it comes to *trade secrets*..."
365->218
367
Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
366->367
368
!(Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"])
366->368
755
Joyce Messier: "Harry! Are you alright?"
367->755
500
Joyce Messier: "Detective? Is everything alright in there?"
368->500
369
You: "That sounds like me."
369->311
370
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
370->204
588
Physical Instrument: Finally -- time to choose SIDES.
371->588
416
Joyce Messier: "And because I don't like the idea of them any more drunk than they already are." She nods. "What else?"
372->416
373
Joyce Messier: "About what?"
373->209
374
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
374->684
375->82
376
Electrochemistry: Tell her, she'll *like* you for it.
376->214
377->365
378
Kim Kitsuragi: "Unconventional police officers sometimes *lose* their guns. They then go around and tell people about this -- to gauge their reactions. It's all part of *detecting*."
462
Joyce Messier: "Incredible," she shakes her head. "Simply incredible -- and how is it going? Has this *detecting* produced a gun?"
378->462
379->18
681
Joyce Messier: "What else? It helps to sometimes hold inventory of the things you've achieved, you know." A smile. "Clears the soul."
380->681
381
Visual Calculus: He means beyond the coming days and weeks -- or the grasp of newspaper and radio reports that may trickle to your desk if ever you return to Precinct 41. In the far future.
381->684
382
Joyce Messier: "I'll think it over, detective. Thank you for relaying this information to me."
382->153
383
Joyce Messier: "Oh my... *very* interesting. So the militant wing is protecting one of their own..."
648
Logic: Her mind races to the conclusion that most benefits her interests. That doesn't mean she's wrong, though.
383->648
384
Joyce Messier: "Well, I hope it yields something. Otherwise you'll have opened that door for naught." She smiles. "Anything else?"
384->193
385
Jump to: [thevillageplanhub]
385->97
386
Perception (Sight): Green livery changing into red, blot by blot.
933
Conceptualization: Like a cancer of the blood, metastasising...
386->933
770
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_empathy_amde_up_her_mind"]
387->770
389
IsKimHere()
388->389
390
!(IsKimHere())
388->390
389->351
936
Joyce Messier: "There will be no *gloaming*. There will be slow, simmering, hideous civil war. The beginnings of a failed state. No rapture, just ugliness."
390->936
391->439
392
You: Say nothing.
392->828
393->233
394
Joyce Messier: "The age of capital has only begun. I will talk to my employers in person. We will amputate and cauterize Martinaise -- if you handle the situation on the ground."
394->493
947
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""Keep the peace -- and I will keep..."]
395->947
396
You: "What do you have?"
"You're over-radiated?"
495
Joyce Messier: "I'm over-exposed, baby. My travels take me through the pale dozens of times a year. I've got the longing -- and I've got it *bad*." She points to her heart.
396->495
397
You: "How do you keep it together?"
397->360
948
Joyce Messier: "A confrontation is imminent. They have followed in your footsteps..."
398->948
535
You: "When will they make their move? Where?"
399->535
400
Joyce Messier: "A *fishery*. I've been speaking with Lilienne here. She gave me the idea. The infrastructure is all here, and with my connections..."
400->306
401
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_logicloop"]
402
Variable["pier.joyce_logicloop"]
401->402
403
!(Variable["pier.joyce_logicloop"])
401->403
402->339
403->278
404->119
406
Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
405->406
407
!(Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4)
405->407
757
Jump to: [Interfacing: "Yeah, we need to pull the plug, the..."]
406->757
407->278
408
Joyce Messier: "Side-shifting? Of course, *that's* why my payment of 70 reál didn't stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
408->258
409
Inland Empire: Here comes the dark. The plug will be pulled... now.
700
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
409->700
410
You: "He's a bloated rainbow-socialist."
410->502
411
You: "Yeah, he's not actually just, is he? He's useless."
504
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""Oh, come on now! He has his uses -..."]
411->504
412->258
413
Joyce Messier: "Side-shifting? Of course, *that's* why my payment of 130 reál didn't stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
413->258
414->2
707
Jump to: [evrart hub]
415->707
416->786
667
Jump to: [Visual Calculus: "He means beyond the coming days and..."]
417->667
418
You: "The man whose door I opened planned to write an article into a local paper."
418->373
419->141
420
Joyce Messier: "And you too, lieutenant," she turns to him and stresses: "The situation is perilous, but I am *sure* you're dedicated to avoiding further loss of life. Unlike the Union, who won't even let me talk to them."
420->85
421
Rhetoric: Let's keep it that way -- she means to add, but then doesn't.
421->11
422
Suggestion: She's sentimental all right. You don't know enough about her to find out why exactly. She will keep her secrets for now.
642
Jump to: [thevillageplanhub]
422->642
424
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.cindy_kims_plan_of_action"]
425
Variable["pier.cindy_kims_plan_of_action"]
424->425
426
!(Variable["pier.cindy_kims_plan_of_action"])
424->426
427
Esprit de Corps: When I said *be wacky* I didn't mean *wildly, grossly irresponsible and damaging to the RCM*.
425->427
426->378
427->378
428
You: "The cook makes it to keep the strikers drunk. Helps them strike."
428->191
429
You: "It was nothing."
429->221
430
Kim Kitsuragi: "Frankly, what was done was not pretty at all -- but neither was it illegal. And it was not for nothing." He turns to you...
922
Authority: This seems serious...
430->922
431->869
432->223
433
You: "That's all I've got to say."
433->36
434
Joyce Messier: She nods. "That is only fair."
434->154
736
Joyce Messier: She smells the cold air, then withdraws her hand slowly.
435->736
436
Joyce Messier: "*Taking* it..." She looks toward the colourful mountain of crates, like toy blocks rising above Martinaise.
436->386
437
You: "I have seen them. The Union is well prepared to take on Krenel."
650
Joyce Messier: "You think Krenel is the only contractor Wild Pines employs? They'll only be the start. More will come. The question is how many years and lives will it take?" She falls silent.
437->650
438
You: "Bring in everything you have and wipe them from the face of the earth."
438->106
529
Joyce Messier: She puts her hand in the rain. She's silent for a second.
439->529
440
You: "No, ma'am."
440->231
441
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
442
IsKimHere()
441->442
443
!(IsKimHere())
441->443
442->157
443->108
887
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_raining"]
444->887
445->331
446->54
447->303
448
Joyce Messier: "I am." She tugs on the rope.
448->62
448->532
449->304
452
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
450->452
451->579
453
IsKimHere()
452->453
454
!(IsKimHere())
452->454
453->241
454->244
455
Joyce Messier: "Soon. I do not know precisely. They have cut off all communication, you see. They know I've been feeding you information."
455->497
456
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
457
Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
456->457
458
!(Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"])
456->458
457->364
458->145
459
You: "Judging from your tone of voice, probably not."
664
Joyce Messier: "No, not at all, I'm afraid. You seemed to be caught in some sort of *loop*."
459->664
460
Joyce Messier: "I'm not sure, exactly, but you seemed to be caught in some sort of *loop*."
460->67
460->369
618
You: "Loop?"
460->618
461->171
890
Joyce Messier: CheckItem("gun_villiers")
462->890
463->76
464
You: "I told him a drug trader might be somehow involved in the murder. He denied participating in the trade."
630
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"]
464->630
549
Joyce Messier: "Or he wants you and me to *believe* he's calm and in control. He's a politician."
465->549
466
Joyce Messier: "Of course, detective," she simmers down. "You can always drop by later, should something come up -- now, what else can I do you for?"
466->90
467
Empathy: She was *worried* for a moment. That she's overplayed her hand by not sharing info sooner. Then she settles down, curious to hear more.
867
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
467->867
720
Joyce Messier: "But they could not. They were sane and conscious, as islands began to appear on the horizon... There are 78,000 uninhabited islands in the Insulindian archipelago, officer. The freckled face of god," she smiles.
468->720
469->143
679
Joyce Messier: "What is happening?"
470->679
471
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
471->338
472
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
472->15
473->92
682
Drama: My liege, this woman has half-convinced herself already. All it would take is a little nudge...
474->682
475
Joyce Messier: "I wouldn't have taken Evrart for a sabre-rattler. Was he surrounded by *Union men* he wanted to impress?"
859
Logic: No. It was more like he wanted things to get *worse* -- in secret of course.
475->859
476->192
873
Suggestion: Hear that, hero? Feels good, doesn't it? You should relay confidential information more often.
477->873
478
Joyce Messier: "A youth centre with Edgar Claire's statue on top of it..." Her eyes run across the water, remorsefully.
478->155
479
Joyce Messier: "Yes. I'm sad I will never have the time, detective -- I've always wanted a dilapidating fishing village."
689
Rhetoric: She is more defensive about it than usual.
479->689
480->312
481
Joyce Messier: "An insane goal." Her eyes return to you. "Krenel has a thousand men on their payroll. The next batch will be a platoon of twenty men and a gunship. You can't simply *trick* them."
482
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
481->482
483
IsKimHere()
482->483
484
!(IsKimHere())
482->484
483->44
484->156
484->437
797
You: "It will take a long time to kill them all. A lot of lives will be lost."
484->797
485->349
486
You: "You said you would. One day."
773
Joyce Messier: She nods. "It may be the only *break* we've ever caught as a species. The last one for four hundred years."
486->773
487
You: Put your hand in the rain.
488
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
487->488
489
IsKimHere()
488->489
490
!(IsKimHere())
488->490
749
Kim Kitsuragi: So does the lieutenant. His mouth is slightly open as he looks to the sky.
489->749
575
Shivers: The droplets feel warm. Like spring rain.
490->575
491
Joyce Messier: She nods. "There was no precedent for such an undertaking. People thought she was punishing the admirals, or had gone mad, or both..."
491->557
492->53
493->60
882
You: "You're going *now*?"
493->882
942
You: *We*? She generally avoids that term with her employers.
493->942
494->163
553
Empathy: She would die to return to it. The pale. The past. Anything one can return to.
495->553
496
Joyce Messier: She smiles. "Watch out for yourself. They will strike soon."
"Watch out for yourself. They will strike soon."
496->554
498
Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"]
497->498
499
!(Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"])
497->499
498->201
499->64
499->118
499->305
500->459
663
You: "I'm *great*. Are *you* alright?"
500->663
894
You: "What happened?"
500->894
501->949
502->621
503
Jump to: [Joyce Messier: ""Of course -- and I don't expect yo..."]
503->3
504->502
721
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
505->721
506->708
507
Suggestion: Sounds like she'll solicit your help with something -- when she gets the chance.
819
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
507->819
906
Inland Empire: Yes. What if something happens to her and you've left *one* question un-asked. Sneaky little question escaped your eye.
508->906
510
IsKimHere()
509->510
511
!(IsKimHere())
509->511
510->420
511->551
512
Joyce Messier: "Of course, detective," she simmers down. "Should something come up, later down the road -- don't be afraid to drop by for a chat."
603
Joyce Messier: "Until then -- is there anything *I* can help *you* with?"
512->603
513->721
514->336
514->340
559
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
514->559
516
IsKimHere()
515->516
517
!(IsKimHere())
515->517
724
Kim Kitsuragi: "Please don't get him in a loop. If he gets in a loop it will last *forever*. Ask him to say something else please."
516->724
517->337
864
Joyce Messier: She clasps her thermal cup, uncertain.
518->864
519
You: "I did it out of sympathy for alcoholism. It's a cause dear to me."
"I worship Al Gul in many ways."
519->564
520
Empathy: A strange equanimity has overtaken the lieutenant. He's just going with the flow now. Easier that way.
520->281
619
Joyce Messier: "Yes. Evrart is a showman at heart."
521->619
522
You: "Maybe he was manipulating me."
"I think he may have just been messing with us."
522->382
523
Joyce Messier: "A youth centre with Edgar Claire's statue on top of it!" She looks down the jetty, remorsefully.
774
Joyce Messier: IsTaskActive("TASK.meet_lilienne_for_a_date")--[[ Variable[ ]]
523->774
524->342
525->47
526
You: "First, will this affect your decision making process?"
526->100
527->297
528->297
529->160
878
Joyce Messier: "What happens will happen." She takes the end in her rain-slick hand and starts untying the knot.
530->878
531
You: "You said I'm uneducated, remember?"
748
Joyce Messier: "Typically arrogant of me.... Absent-minded as well. Interisolary travel has left holes in my consciousness, I'm afraid."
531->748
532->357
533->947
534->64
534->118
534->237
534->305
534->396
534->397
578
You: "How do you keep your shit together?"
534->578
535->455
536
Joyce Messier: Variable["tc.pale"]
537
Variable["tc.pale"]
536->537
538
!(Variable["tc.pale"])
536->538
537->674
612
Joyce Messier: IsTaskActive("TASK.return_to_mhead_once_you_understand_reality")--[[ Variable[ ]]
538->612
539
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
540
Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4
539->540
541
!(Variable["pier.joyce_loopcounter"] == 4)
539->541
540->66
917
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
541->917
542
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
542->166
543->130
544
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"]
545
Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"]
544->545
546
!(Variable["pier.joyce_moneybave_smallest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_great"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_small"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_greatest"] or Variable["pier.joyce_moneygave_middle"])
544->546
545->132
545->176
545->408
545->413
584
Joyce Messier: "Side-shifting? Of course, *that's* why my payment of 30 reál didn't stick..." She shakes her head in mock regret.
545->584
706
Joyce Messier: "I will. I've *always* wanted a side-shifting class knight on my side, sir," she curtsies slightly. "Now, of course..."
546->706
547
You: "I actually *lied* that I opened the door. I didn't really do it."
547->208
548->684
549->210
714
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
550->714
551->143
552->467
553->886
555
IsKimHere()
554->555
556
!(IsKimHere())
554->556
555->88
556->536
860
Conceptualization: Called Volta do Mar, or Return from the Sea.
557->860
558
Joyce Messier: "The nations who colonized this isola called theirs *Mundi*. The World. It was all they knew, all they thought would be. That there would be something more was a gamble. Akin to another world -- or life after death."
675
Joyce Messier: "The pale was thought to be impregnable, perpetual." She points northwest. "Irene La Navigateur, the Queen of Suresne, sent *eight* expeditions, one after the other, into the mass at the edge of the world. Five of the crews did not return. Two did, but had lost their minds."
558->675
559->189
560
Joyce Messier: The woman scans her surroundings as though a neurologist might magically appear.
560->279
561->280
680
Authority: Things were going so well before. There's no other option. The process must be interrupted.
562->680
563
You: "Unimportant."
918
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
563->918
564->23
565->520
566
Kim Kitsuragi: "I advise you to be *very* selective with what information you choose to share. This may have consequences beyond our line-of-sight."
566->381
567
Joyce Messier: "Yes," she leans slightly closer: "That's the talk about town. The *Hardie boys* they're called..." A crooked smile returns to her face. "I find the name rather amusing, honestly."
568
Jump to: [evrartdoorhubz]
567->568
568->684
926
Empathy: It's clear the village has already grown dear to her... strangely so. Why *did* she come here?
569->926
570->42
571
thepastofher
571->229
571->342
741
You: "Disco isn't vile."
571->741
572
You: "He's ready for a war. They all are."
932
Joyce Messier: "They most certainly are not." Her eyes return to you. "Krenel has a thousand men on their payroll. The next batch will be a platoon of twenty men and a gunship."
572->932
573
You: "War is their goal. They think they can win before you even know it's started."
573->481
574->878
575->142
576
Joyce Messier: "On Caillou..." She studies your reaction. "The Pebble, the largest of the fertile, uninhabited islands of the northeast Insulindian archipelago. Four centuries and two revolutions later."
881
Jump to: [discovery_of_insulinde]
576->881
577
You: "What? Of course I have superiors."
577->115
578->360
579->534
580->258
581
Joyce Messier: She looks beyond you, despondent.
581->409
582->581
583->173
584->258
585->376
586->31
586->341
586->429
787
You: "I scared this Gary for Mr. Claire. He got pretty scared."
586->787
908
Suggestion: Curiosity for the Union burns brighter in her than curiosity for the case...
587->908
666
evrarthub
588->666
827
Logic: You wonder what Evrart has to say about this...
589->827
590
Joyce Messier: "Sweetheart, please stop repeating that now." Her eyes look worried, frightened even.
893
Composure: This is going to be hard to recover from.
590->893
592
IsKimHere()
591->592
593
!(IsKimHere())
591->593
592->430
593->684
594
You: "The Union's militant wing organized the lynching."
594->567
595
Kim Kitsuragi: "We cannot discuss the specifics of an ongoing investigation, ma'am." The lieutenant adjusts his glasses. "Besides, you haven't exactly been forthcoming yourself..."
"While we appreciate your assistance, ma'am, I'm afraid we can't discuss the specifics of an ongoing investigation with you."
595->434
596->383
597
Joyce Messier: "Sounds like he has you running errands, detective. A well-established dominance ritual..." She thinks. "Where did he have you deliver it?"
732
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
597->732
598
You: "To a nameless settlement, down the coast. Nearby."
598->287
599->97
600
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
601
Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
600->601
602
!(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"])
600->602
601->343
838
Empathy: Oh no -- she's sentimental all right.
602->838
603->90
604->798
605->350
607
Variable["pier.joyce_authority_she_has_power"]
606->607
608
!(Variable["pier.joyce_authority_she_has_power"])
606->608
607->48
937
Authority: It is. It is well within her authority. It's been clear for some time that this woman is more than she lets on.
608->937
609->301
610->199
611
You: "Very good."
756
Joyce Messier: "On the contrary, detective." She tugs on the rope. "It's a real *drag*."
611->756
613
IsTaskActive("TASK.return_to_mhead_once_you_understand_reality")--[[ Variable[ ]]
612->613
614
!(IsTaskActive("TASK.return_to_mhead_once_you_understand_reality")--[[ Variable[ ]])
612->614
613->65
614->674
710
You: "Like what?"
615->710
616->366
617
Joyce Messier: "I disagree. It sounds like a strike brew -- *and* you made them *more* drunk? Aren't they corked enough already?"
617->728
618->311
619->431
620
Joyce Messier: She reconsiders that sip.
620->370
621->253
622
Joyce Messier: "Of course, he must have his practical uses -- how else could he have kept his position all these years... Or wait, actually..."
703
Joyce Messier: "He *could* have kept it with corruption! Fantastic, würm-like corruption that reaches into the bowels of the Earth." She looks at the ground and nods in agreement with herself.
622->703
624
IsKimHere()
623->624
625
!(IsKimHere())
623->625
626
Kim Kitsuragi: "The RCM does not pick sides in this. I hope it doesn't come off any other way."
624->626
855
Joyce Messier: "I don't expect you to share anything he told you with me. I'm not a *corrupt würm* myself." There's a pause. "However, if you felt like passing *some* information..."
625->855
626->503
627->258
628
Drama: Hmm... perhaps he is?
628->727
629->859
631
Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"]
630->631
632
!(Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"])
630->632
631->183
902
Joyce Messier: "Well, of course he would -- I really hope you and I get to talk about this drug trade matter in the future. The company has been suspecting foul play for years. Anyway..."
632->902
633
You: "Nowhere. Let's change the topic."
903
Joyce Messier: "Of course -- to *other* matters you've discussed perhaps?"
633->903
634->292
636
Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"]
635->636
637
!(Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"])
635->637
636->292
637->905
638
Jump to: [evrart hub]
638->143
639
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce"] and Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"] == false
640
Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce"] and Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"] == false
639->640
641
!(Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce"] and Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"] == false)
639->641
640->271
641->32
642->97
643->847
644->949
645
Joyce Messier: "Why, if I may ask? Why make them *more* drunk? Aren't they corked enough already?"
645->20
646->28
647
Half Light: Don't be. He was not performing. He was already picturing a war. This woman underestimates Evrart.
647->150
648->34
649
Perception (Smell): An imperceptible droplet lingers. Sweet like the scent of chewing gum on some letter, long ago...
649->839
650->349
652
IsKimHere()
651->652
653
!(IsKimHere())
651->653
842
Kim Kitsuragi: "Officer..." The look on the lieutenant's face conveys uncertainty. He doesn't even sound angry.
652->842
744
Rhetoric: A constrictor knot of contrary motives: greed, fear. There may be a way to affect her through these microscopics...
653->744
654
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_logic_strike_spreads"]
655
Variable["pier.joyce_logic_strike_spreads"]
654->655
656
!(Variable["pier.joyce_logic_strike_spreads"])
654->656
813
fix_here
655->813
656->125
657
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_rhet_irenne"]
658
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_rhet_irenne"]
657->658
659
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_rhet_irenne"])
657->659
660
You: "Sounds cruel."
658->660
880
You: "Sounds *political*."
658->880
659->300
660->491
913
Inland Empire: There was a sting in your heart at the mention... before. When she said its name.
661->913
662
Logic: Events are already in motion. Whether your actions accelerated or momentarily retarded their progress, even the lieutenant cannot really say.
662->62
662->532
850
Joyce Messier: "I'm much better now that you're back. You seemed to be caught in some sort of *loop*."
663->850
664->67
664->369
664->618
896
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
665->896
666->74
666->167
666->314
666->410
760
You: "It's not important if I liked him. I was doing my job."
666->760
815
You: "Evrart Claire is a hero of the worker's movement. He is the champion I've sworn fealty to."
666->815
853
You: "I didn't."
666->853
854
You: "I can do business with him. For a socialist he's reasonable."
666->854
667->381
668
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_exited_evrart_hub_once"]
669
Variable["pier.joyce_exited_evrart_hub_once"]
668->669
670
!(Variable["pier.joyce_exited_evrart_hub_once"])
668->670
669->466
670->512
671
Esprit de Corps: For once, I don't seem to know what the right thing to do is.
694
Jump to: [WHEREISTHISHUB]
671->694
672->574
766
Jump to: [evrart hub]
673->766
940
Rhetoric: Each of those expeditions would have been led by an admiral. Sounds like a purge. Like she was purging her political rivals.
675->940
777
Volition: She's not even asking you anything. It's so easy to just say...
676->777
677->668
678->17
725
Reaction Speed: No, it's not that -- it's... I have no idea. This is bad.
679->725
916
Inland Empire: You think we should... turn him off and back on again?
680->916
681->19
682->26
682->148
682->547
683->222
684->262
684->418
684->433
684->464
684->594
729
You: "He didn't seem at all worried about the whole conflict that's developing."
"He seemed disappointed when I told him I suspect his men did *not* do it. Like he wanted them to."
684->729
833
You: "Evrart asked the Union's militant wing to fully cooperate with the investigation."
684->833
834
You: "Evrart says the Wild Pines sent mercenaries after the Union -- and now one's dead."
684->834
868
Kim Kitsuragi: "He means it."
685->868
686->684
687
You: Keep them open.
687->155
688
Endurance: And something more. Something deeper rooted, like a sickness.
688->344
689->194
690->41
930
You: "When you were a teen? *Slumming* it, like you told me before?"
690->930
691->436
692
Joyce Messier: "Then we're talking about a *war*. Evrart needs to let me into the harbour at once. We need to talk about this."
692->196
692->197
692->572
877
Joyce Messier: "Of course. Your job is to clean up after them. And it looks like there will be a *lot* of cleaning to be done in the near future."
693->877
694->798
695->574
696->440
696->486
696->531
697->576
698
You: "I am." (Nod.)
810
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
698->810
885
Joyce Messier: "I will try keep the interests of the Moralist International in mind during our talks, detective."
"Harry, I will try keep the best interests of the Moralist International in mind during our talks."
699->885
701
Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
700->701
702
!(Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"])
700->702
701->313
759
Joyce Messier: ...
702->759
703->126
704->816
705->258
706->857
707->143
708->318
709->8
710->400
711
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"]
712
Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"]
711->712
713
!(Variable["TASK.get_reality_lowdown"])
711->713
712->263
713->635
715
IsKimHere()
714->715
716
!(IsKimHere())
714->716
767
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant narrows his eyes.
715->767
716->184
717->213
718->84
719->143
912
Conceptualization: You've thought it a million times.
720->912
722
IsKimHere()
721->722
723
!(IsKimHere())
721->723
722->335
723->307
724->217
725->471
726->472
727->143
728->94
728->181
728->519
865
You: "It's uninteresting, I thought it would make the broth taste better."
728->865
729->475
730->384
731->35
733
Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
732->733
734
!(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"])
732->734
733->286
733->633
734->598
734->633
735->40
736->649
738
Variable["pier.joyce_ampathy_nostalgic_for_vilage"]
737->738
739
!(Variable["pier.joyce_ampathy_nostalgic_for_vilage"])
737->739
738->688
739->344
740->570
741->195
742
Joyce Messier: "If they're *taking* it..." She look toward the colourful mountain of crates, like toy blocks rising above Martinaise.
742->386
743
Joyce Messier: "And if he does not change course it will be a war negotiation, detective."
"And if he does not avert his course it will be a war negotiation, detectives."
743->196
743->572
743->573
744->694
745
Joyce Messier: IsKimHere()
746
IsKimHere()
745->746
747
!(IsKimHere())
745->747
799
Kim Kitsuragi: "One day you will realize you can't simply go around saying these things about the citizens we're here to protect."
746->799
747->46
748->107
844
You: "Do we have the time?"
748->844
749->575
750
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_concept_navigateur"]
751
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_concept_navigateur"]
750->751
752
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_concept_navigateur"])
750->752
751->355
751->392
752->363
753
Empathy: Despite his words he's not really sure whether to be annoyed with you or not.
753->662
754->424
755->459
755->663
755->894
756->947
757->949
758->205
759->542
760->4
761
Joyce Messier: "Of course. How else would he have stayed in power all these years if it were not for *ethnic nationalism*... or wait..."
761->172
762->857
763
Joyce Messier: Variable["whirling.garte_skua_inspected"]
764
Variable["whirling.garte_skua_inspected"]
763->764
765
!(Variable["whirling.garte_skua_inspected"])
763->765
764->159
765->881
766->143
767->211
768->9
769->684
771
Variable["pier.joyce_empathy_amde_up_her_mind"]
770->771
772
!(Variable["pier.joyce_empathy_amde_up_her_mind"])
770->772
771->105
772->798
773->845
775
IsTaskActive("TASK.meet_lilienne_for_a_date")--[[ Variable[ ]]
774->775
776
!(IsTaskActive("TASK.meet_lilienne_for_a_date")--[[ Variable[ ]])
774->776
775->155
776->39
777->12
778->711
779->401
780->560
781
Joyce Messier: "Officer?" She waves her hand in front of your eyes.
781->644
782->628
783->428
783->563
784->645
785->728
786->143
787->149
788->522
789
You: "No, I'm pretty sure I'm reading it correctly."
"Kim's right. I'm pretty sure he meant it."
788->789
789->382
790->155
792
Variable["pier.joyce_shivers_boots"]
791->792
793
!(Variable["pier.joyce_shivers_boots"])
791->793
792->98
792->687
793->155
794
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"]
795
Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"]
794->795
796
!(Variable["pier.joyce_amnesia_known"])
794->796
931
Joyce Messier: "I'm glad to see your *short-term* memory appears intact. In any case, I wasn't a *teen* anymore, I would have been in my early twenties. I remember a distinctly *vile* disco track..."
795->931
837
Joyce Messier: "Hah! I think I was in my twenties actually. I'm ashamed to say I wasn't a teen anymore. It must have been my early twenties, because I remember a particularly *vile* disco track."
796->837
797->349
798->101
798->438
798->525
798->526
798->605
798->693
798->843
798->876
935
You: "I wish there was a *disco* option."
798->935
799->46
800->763
801->609
802->577
802->698
803->753
804->448
805->948
806->163
807
Joyce Messier: Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
808
Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"]
807->808
809
!(Variable["pier.joyce_harrier"])
807->809
808->310
809->781
811
IsKimHere()
810->811
812
!(IsKimHere())
810->812
895
Kim Kitsuragi: "You're wrong, detective. And next time you should confer with those superiors before you go setting events in motion."
811->895
812->251
813->198
813->672
813->695
852
Jump to: [pier.joyce_harrier]
814->852
815->131
816->5
817->411
856
You: "In a funky socialist way. He looks out for the people."
817->856
899
You: "In a nice, crunchy, white working class way of course."
817->899
818->544
819->684
820->908
821->219
822->272
823->385
825
Variable["tc.pale"]
824->825
826
!(Variable["tc.pale"])
824->826
825->600
826->422
827->536
828->89
829->143
830
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
830->91
831->590
832
You: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun."
832->220
833->33
834->639
835->193
836->97
837->571
838->737
839->97
840->742
841->482
842->671
843->745
844->441
845->558
846
Jump to: [discovery_of_insulinde]
846->301
848
IsKimHere()
847->848
849
!(IsKimHere())
847->849
848->236
849->496
850->67
850->369
850->618
851->479
852->366
853->502
854->622
855->257
900
Joyce Messier: "Of course. *Some* of them, at least. The ones who work for him -- how else would he have stayed in power all these years... no wait, actually..."
856->900
857->5
858->819
859->323
860->330
861->597
862->247
863->120
864->832
865->564
866->34
867->684
868->788
870
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_drama_escalation"]
869->870
871
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_drama_escalation"])
869->871
870->647
871->150
872->686
873->35
927
Joyce Messier: Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
874->927
875->346
876->298
877->297
878->394
879->654
880->491
881->301
882->161
883->200
884->947
885->611
886->534
888
Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_raining"]
887->888
889
!(Variable["pier.joyce_blackc_shivers_raining"])
887->889
888->487
889->142
891
CheckItem("gun_villiers")
890->891
892
!(CheckItem("gun_villiers"))
890->892
891->76
892->514
893->276
894->460
895->753
897
Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"]
896->897
898
!(Variable["pier.joyce_interfacing_loop_interrupt"])
896->898
897->252
898->620
899->761
900->172
901->374
902->507
903->7
904->97
905->266
906->766
907->587
908->638
909->10
910->83
911->421
912->750
913->846
914->830
915->277
916->539
917->807
919
IsKimHere()
918->919
920
!(IsKimHere())
918->920
921
Kim Kitsuragi: "You're right detective -- that whole undertaking was *very* unimportant. Why did we do it?"
919->921
920->617
921->728
922->566
924
IsKimHere()
923->924
925
!(IsKimHere())
923->925
924->595
925->154
926->96
928
Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"]
927->928
929
!(Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"])
927->929
928->523
929->478
930->794
931->571
932->482
933->692
934->743
935->230
936->297
937->48
938->574
939->231
940->657
941->102
943
You: Variable["pier.joyce_redcheck_rhet_we_employers"]
942->943
944
Variable["pier.joyce_redcheck_rhet_we_employers"]
943->944
945
!(Variable["pier.joyce_redcheck_rhet_we_employers"])
943->945
944->57
945->57
946->62
946->532
946->804
947->450
948->362
949->456