SEAFORT MATTRESS NEST - 751

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 211 Mattress Nest: There's a rain-soaked mattress on a concrete slab, only half-covered by the crumbling roof. At the head of it -- double embrasures -- firing slits, like two eyes in the wall. 1->211 2 Composure: Then again... his face twitches. 220 Empathy: He's conflicted for a second. There's guilt there, it takes him a moment to rationalize it away. 2->220 3 Jump to: [You: "Is the shooter still here?"] 224 You: Is the shooter still here? 3->224 4 Logic: A good place to hide. Relatively safe from the snow and the rain... 107 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 4->107 5 Kim Kitsuragi: "This looks like a good place to aim from..." The lieutenant looks around. He steps closer with his hand on his gun. 165 NESTmainhub 5->165 6 You: "Finally." 53 Kim Kitsuragi: "In our defence -- nothing pointed here. Many, many leads pointed elsewhere." 6->53 7 You: ...but not with 100% certainty. 170 Mattress Nest: The wind picks up slowly. The clear surface of the water shudders. Yes. This is it. 7->170 8 Shivers: In the North, something moves. Leaving circles on the water. Long stalks in the shallows... 8->3 9 You: "On this island." 23 Kim Kitsuragi: He does not answer, just nods. With his back hunched, he looks around once more and says... 9->23 10 Shivers: YES. 67 Variable["seafort.nest_shooter_counter"]== 1 10->67 11 Cuno: "You see someone here?" He points to the mattress. "Fuckin' invisible shooter? Spooky shit..." 162 Half Light: He feels... uncomfortable suddenly. 11->162 12 You: "Cuno, with a pair of binoculars, I would be able to see *inside* the room." 227 Cuno: "Cuno fucking knew it. This a sniper's nest, right? Fuckin' assassin action... Cuno *barely* understands what's happening -- but he likes the shit out of it." 12->227 13 Variable["seafort.deserter_prehub_reached"] 14 Variable["seafort.deserter_prehub_reached"] 13->14 15 !(Variable["seafort.deserter_prehub_reached"]) 13->15 65 Untitled hub 14->65 73 smoke_em 15->73 16 IsKimHere() 17 IsKimHere() 16->17 18 !(IsKimHere()) 16->18 17->13 112 Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"] 18->112 19 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 19->165 20 Mattress Nest: A towering skyscraper, its top floors shaved off by artillery fire -- Capeside Apartments: Rue de Saint Ghislaine 33A and 33B. 115 Variable["seafort.nest_left"]  and  Variable["seafort.nest_right"] 20->115 21 kimherehub 139 You: "Motherfucker." 21->139 154 You: "I can't be 100% certain, but..." 21->154 216 You: "There it is." 21->216 22 You: "Someone's been smoking Tioumoutiri cigarettes." 200 Kim Kitsuragi: He nods. "The smoker's a clean person. I didn't see any signs of smoking inside. Keeps it tidy -- prefers to come out here to smoke." 22->200 161 Half Light: He feels... uncomfortable suddenly. 23->161 24 You: "You think he's here?" 46 Kim Kitsuragi: "Or *she*." He almost whispers. "We should move." 24->46 25 You: "In Martinaise." 80 Cuno: "Yeah, detective Cuno thinks it's some local asshole too. These people are rats..." 25->80 26 You: "On this island." 173 Cuno: "Right fucking on." He stops. A shudder. 26->173 27 You: "Yes -- there's an opening between 33A and 10. I can see to the roof." 27->227 28 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. This guy gets around." 52 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 28->52 29 Mattress Nest: The box-shaped silhouette of the Whirling-in-Rags. Its sloped roof. A tiny fleck of light catches your eye on the rooftop -- sunlight reflecting off the upstairs window of Klaasje's room. The box-shaped silhouette of the Whirling-in-Rags. You see the rooftop at night -- the upstairs window of Klaasje's room reflecting a streetlamp outside. The box-shaped silhouette of the Whirling-in-Rags. You see a small fleck of white on the rooftop -- the upstairs window of Klaasje's room in the rain, reflecting light. The box-shaped silhouette of the Whirling-in-Rags. You see a small fleck of white on the rooftop -- the upstairs window of Klaasje's room in the snow, reflecting light. 34 IsKimHere() 29->34 30 You: I don't want to boast... 88 Kim Kitsuragi: "I think we have it. The origin of the shot -- this is the *sniper's nest*." He pats you on the back, three small pats in a row. 30->88 31 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 31->165 32 You: "Boo-yah. Master cop work." 144 Variable["TASK.find_murder_weapon_done"] 32->144 33 Kim Kitsuragi: "We will make up for it. Here. I feel it." 98 Jump to: [You: ""Could the shooter still be... here?""] 33->98 35 IsKimHere() 34->35 36 !(IsKimHere()) 34->36 35->21 221 IsCunoInParty() 36->221 37 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, officer. It's not an *invisible* shooter. But..." He lowers his voice even further. "This island, on the other hand..." 37->24 38 You: "Our shooter's a heavy smoker." 195 Kim Kitsuragi: "Noted." The lieutenant stares into the can for a second. 38->195 39 You: Touch the concrete first. 197 Mattress Nest: Quite old, and grimy from years without cleaning by anything other than the rain. 39->197 40 You: On the left... 40->20 41 Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you have line of sight to the window?" 83 Perception (Sight): More than that. 41->83 42 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good." He pats you on the back, three small pats in a row. "I think we have it, detective. The origin of the shot. This is the *sniper's nest*." 196 Visual Calculus: Affirmative. 42->196 43 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 43->165 44 You: "You're right." 218 Kim Kitsuragi: He looks north, over the fortification. Then at the mattress. 44->218 45 Kim Kitsuragi: "Where?" He looks behind his back. 45->9 92 You: "In Martinaise." 45->92 177 You: "Right *here*." (Point at the mattress.) 45->177 46->67 47 Kim Kitsuragi: "B triple prime..." The lieutenant lowers his voice, stepping closer with his hand on his gun. "This looks like a good place to shoot from." 47->165 48 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can see it," he nods. "Through the scope of a rifle. The shooter would be prone, lying on the mattress, barrel resting on the embrasure." 228 Hand/Eye Coordination: Cheek against the cheek rest, hand on the hair trigger. On a calm day like this... 48->228 49 Kim Kitsuragi: He nods. "Nothing pointed here -- many leads pointed elsewhere." 123 get_here_finish_it 49->123 50 Cuno: "Motherfucker?" He sounds excited. "You seein' the window or not?" 181 Perception (Sight): More than that. 50->181 51 Visual Calculus: No. You feel there's something important here.  The embrasure. Look again... 51->31 52->165 53->123 54 You: Inspect the mattress. 137 Mattress Nest: A single-person mattress. Modern, civilian use. Brand name: Marjorie. There's a fuel stain on the cover, along with cigarette burns. 54->137 55 You: And between the two... 55->29 56 You: "Kim, with a pair of binoculars, I would be able to see *inside* the room." 100 Electrochemistry: Whenever you wanted. Like your own little dollhouse... 56->100 57 Variable["whirling.replaced_primes_mentioned_to_kim"] 58 Variable["whirling.replaced_primes_mentioned_to_kim"] 57->58 59 !(Variable["whirling.replaced_primes_mentioned_to_kim"]) 57->59 58->47 59->5 60 You: "Could the shooter still be... here?" 89 IsKimHere() 60->89 61 Variable["seafort.nest_concept_invisible"] 62 Variable["seafort.nest_concept_invisible"] 61->62 63 !(Variable["seafort.nest_concept_invisible"]) 61->63 62->37 178 Kim Kitsuragi: "But." He lowers his voice again. "This island on the other hand..." 63->178 64 You: "There it is." 180 Cuno: "There what is, the window?" 64->180 65->38 81 You: "Tioumoutiri. Like the ones we found at Land's End, remember?" 65->81 134 You: "An old man's brand of cigarettes...." 65->134 160 You: Say nothing, drop the cigarette back into the can. 65->160 66 Jump to: [You: ""Could the shooter still be... here?""] 66->60 68 Variable["seafort.nest_shooter_counter"]== 1 67->68 69 !(Variable["seafort.nest_shooter_counter"]== 1) 67->69 118 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 68->118 199 You: [Turn away.] 69->199 70 Mattress Nest: The springs screech as you lean on the mattress and crane your neck to look out... 147 Inland Empire: Trepidation. A tingling feeling in your stomach... 70->147 71 You: Back off. 183 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 71->183 72 You: On the right... 138 Mattress Nest: The red chimney and collapsed rear wall of the four-story tenement in front of the Whirling-in-Rags -- Rue de Saint Ghislaine 10. The red chimney and collapsed back of the four-story tenement in front of the Whirling-in-Rags -- Rue de Saint Ghislaine 10. The Doomed Commercial Area. 72->138 73->22 120 You: "Someone's been smoking Tioumoutiri cigarettes. Not a lot of that around." 73->120 129 You: "I saw the same brand of cigarettes extinguished in Land's End." (Point west.) 73->129 149 You: "Tioumoutiri. Like the ones we found at Land's End, remember?" 73->149 235 You: "Someone's been smoking here." 73->235 74 Kim Kitsuragi: "Don't beat yourself up, officer. We did not put guns in their hands, or get them drunk." He looks north, over the fortification, then adds: 219 Empathy: The lieutenant pauses. Regret comes over him. 74->219 75 You: I could take the shot. 132 Mattress Nest: The wind blows suddenly. The clear surface of the water shudders. Yes. This is it. 75->132 76 You: This is where the shot came from... 76->132 77 Conceptualization: Perhaps it's a... 77->61 78 Kim Kitsuragi: "I have always assumed it's someone local." He nods. 78->161 79 Jump to: [Mattress Nest: "A rain-soaked mattress on a concret..."] 225 Mattress Nest: A rain-soaked mattress on a concrete slab. In front of it -- double embrasures -- firing slits like two eyes in the wall. 79->225 80->162 81->28 82 Jump to: [Mattress Nest: "A rain-soaked mattress on a concret..."] 82->225 119 things_come_here 83->119 84 Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"] 85 Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"] 84->85 86 !(Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"]) 84->86 85->16 217 Encyclopedia: Contemporary Revacholians prefer Drouin (a local blend from the southern islands) or Astra, the legendary cigarette from Graad. Tioumoutiri is favoured by older men for its paper filter tips, sweet smell, and added tar. 86->217 87 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, wait." He points to the embrasure. "This is important, I have a feeling... What can you see?" 87->31 88->196 90 IsKimHere() 89->90 91 !(IsKimHere()) 89->91 90->45 96 Cuno: "Where?" Cuno looks around the small compartment-sized room. 91->96 92->78 93 Kim Kitsuragi: "You think so?" he whispers, pointing to the mattress. "We would *see* them if they were here." 93->77 94 Kim Kitsuragi: "We should move. Now." 94->67 95 cunoherehub 95->64 204 You: "Motherfucker." 95->204 226 You: "I can't be 100% certain, but..." 95->226 96->25 96->26 172 You: "Right *here*." 96->172 97 Kim Kitsuragi: "Why not? We have the weapon and ballistics. As you say it's..." He looks north, over the fortification. "Pretty *boo-yah*." 97->66 98->60 99 Mattress Nest: A small piece of Martinaise coastline opens up in the square in front of you -- like a tiny landscape painting, one kilometre across the water. The ruins look familiar. A small piece of Martinaise coastline opens up in the square in front of you, like a tiny landscape painting, one kilometre across the water. Dead in the centre is the Whirling-in-Rags. 175 mattressnesthub 99->175 182 Kim Kitsuragi: "A pair of binoculars? Or a scope of a *rifle*?" He points to the makeshift bed. "You'd be prone, lying on the mattress, barrel resting on the embrasure..." 100->182 101 You: "*Why* didn't we come here before?" 108 Kim Kitsuragi: "Why? We don't go everywhere in a thousand metre radius of the crime scene. That's not procedure." 101->108 102 Visual Calculus: This is B triple prime -- on the island... A nest. 102->165 103 Perception (Sight): And an empty can of beans on the ground next to it -- filled to the brim with cigarette butts. 104 Variable["seafort.nest_perc_tioumoutiri"] 103->104 105 Variable["seafort.nest_perc_tioumoutiri"] 104->105 106 !(Variable["seafort.nest_perc_tioumoutiri"]) 104->106 105->71 153 You: Pick one out of the can. 105->153 229 IsKimHere() 106->229 107->165 108->123 109 IsKimHere() 110 IsKimHere() 109->110 111 !(IsKimHere()) 109->111 198 Kim Kitsuragi: "That embrasure... What can you see through it?" 110->198 111->79 113 Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"] 112->113 114 !(Variable["coast.sense_cyclo_tioumoutiri"]) 112->114 135 Reaction Speed: The same rare brand... from Land's End, before. Interesting. 113->135 114->19 116 Variable["seafort.nest_left"]  and  Variable["seafort.nest_right"] 115->116 117 !(Variable["seafort.nest_left"]  and  Variable["seafort.nest_right"]) 115->117 116->55 117->175 118->165 119->56 155 You: "Yes -- there's an opening between 33A and 10. I can see to the roof." 119->155 120->200 121 Kim Kitsuragi: "I may have been wrong -- when I said it was unimportant." He stares into the can for a second. "This means the same person could have visited both locations." 167 Kim Kitsuragi: "I didn't see any signs of smoking inside, though. If people live there, they keep it tidy -- this here may also be a smoking spot." 121->167 122 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""I think we have it. The origin of..."] 122->88 123->44 202 You: "Six people are dead. We could have prevented it." "Seven people are dead." 123->202 124 Cuno: "Let's get a move on. We're out in the open here..." 124->67 125 talk_with_cuno 125->12 125->27 126 Untitled hub 126->39 215 You: Look through the hole in the concrete. 126->215 127 Perception (Sight): The silhouette of a tobacco picker adorns the paper filter. The brand: Tioumoutiri. 127->84 128 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 128->165 150 Kim Kitsuragi: "Could be a coincidence. Or -- the same person has visited Land's End and..." He looks around, "...here." 129->150 130 Perception (Sight): What are you talking about -- "Can't be certain?" It's certain. 130->119 131 You: "Better late than never." 131->49 132->8 133 Cuno: "Someone been hidin' here like a bitch," he whispers. "Maybe  jerkin' off too?" 133->107 209 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. It all adds up." He stares into the can for a second. 134->209 135->19 136 Jump to: [You: ""Could the shooter still be... here?""] 136->60 137->103 138->115 169 Kim Kitsuragi: "What does that mean? Do you have line of sight to the window?" 139->169 140 Jump to: [NESTmainhub] 140->165 141 IsCunoInParty() 142 IsCunoInParty() 141->142 143 !(IsCunoInParty()) 141->143 205 Cuno: "No, but what about..." He points to the embrasure. "What's out there?" 142->205 143->51 145 Variable["TASK.find_murder_weapon_done"] 144->145 146 !(Variable["TASK.find_murder_weapon_done"]) 144->146 145->97 203 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's only *moderately* effective cop work until we have the weapon. It will not be, how do you say it..." He looks north, over the fortification. "*Boo-yah*, until we have that..." 146->203 147->99 148 You: "Kim, I could make it -- I could make the shot." 148->42 149->121 150->167 151 Cuno: "You see the window or not?" 171 Perception (Sight): What are you talking about -- "Can't be certain?" 151->171 152 Jump to: [Mattress Nest: "The springs screech as you lean on..."] 152->70 153->127 166 Kim Kitsuragi: "What? Do you have line of sight to the window?" 154->166 155->48 156 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 157 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 156->157 158 !(Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"]) 156->158 232 IsKimHere() 158->232 159 Kim Kitsuragi: "Anything?" 159->128 160->82 161->94 162->124 163 You: Inspect the wall. Inspect the wall through which the shot was made again. 206 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 163->206 165->54 165->163 165->199 166->130 167->140 168 Kim Kitsuragi: "A good place to hide. Cosy. Relatively safe from the rain..." He pokes the mattress. 168->107 169->83 170->8 171->125 172->11 173->162 174 You: Got you. [Leave.] 175->40 175->72 175->174 176 Hand/Eye Coordination: Cheek against the cheek rest, hand on the hair trigger. On a calm day like this... 176->7 176->75 176->76 177->93 178->24 179 Mattress Nest: No answer comes. Not even a whisper on the water. 179->10 180->181 181->125 182->228 184 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 183->184 185 !(Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"]) 183->185 192 IsKimHere() 184->192 185->109 186 Variable["seafort.nest_he_could_make_shot"] 187 Variable["seafort.nest_he_could_make_shot"] 186->187 188 !(Variable["seafort.nest_he_could_make_shot"]) 186->188 187->30 187->148 188->122 189 IsCunoInParty() 190 IsCunoInParty() 189->190 191 !(IsCunoInParty()) 189->191 190->133 191->4 193 IsKimHere() 192->193 194 !(IsKimHere()) 192->194 193->159 194->79 195->52 201 seafort_checked 196->201 197->126 198->128 199->156 200->43 201->6 201->32 201->101 201->131 202->74 203->66 204->50 205->31 207 Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"] 206->207 208 !(Variable["TASK.check_seafort_done"]) 206->208 207->152 210 Mattress Nest: There's a firing slit in the wall in front of you. Like a little window... 208->210 209->52 210->126 212 IsKimHere() 211->212 213 IsKimHere() 212->213 214 !(IsKimHere()) 212->214 213->57 214->102 215->70 216->41 217->16 218->2 219->33 220->98 222 IsCunoInParty() 221->222 223 !(IsCunoInParty()) 221->223 222->95 223->176 224->179 225->165 226->151 227->136 228->186 230 IsKimHere() 229->230 231 !(IsKimHere()) 229->231 230->168 231->189 233 IsKimHere() 232->233 234 !(IsKimHere()) 232->234 233->87 234->141 235->200