WHIRLING KIM MAIN - 28

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 919 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kimintro_done"] 1->919 2 Electrochemistry: It's barely a secret. Everyone's smoked hemp. 443 Dirty-Kimmo 2->443 3 Kim Kitsuragi: He simply nods. 4 Esprit de Corps: Passing along frivolous inter-departmental stereotypes is not usually his *oeuvre*. He regrets bringing it up. 3->4 122 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 4->122 5 You: "But what if I need some *me* time?" 619 Kim Kitsuragi: "Some *you* time?" The lieutenant considers this a moment. "This is a police investigation, not a journey of self-discovery. You'll still have your evenings to yourself." 5->619 6 Encyclopedia: The RCM, or the Revachol Citizens Militia, is the police force you and him are part of. A self-organized peace corps of the occupied city of Revachol, the RCM operates within a legal twilight, yet its authority is rarely questioned. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if you didn't know this? 760 Untitled hub (02) 6->760 7 Kim Kitsuragi: "You might," he nods. "It's important not to let one's *style* interfere with their work." 220 Rhetoric: The lieutenant is pretty sure *style* is just a euphemism for *nihilistic binge-drinking*. 7->220 8 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 346 Kim CASE hub 8->346 9 You: "I'm talking serious, unbelievable damage here." "I'm talking serious, unbelievable damage here. I saw myself in the mirror and had no idea who I was." 61 Kim Kitsuragi: "This psycho-drama is unbecoming of an officer." 9->61 10 You: "Okay, then." 1055 Kim Kitsuragi: "Focus on *other* people's troubles. Not your own. That is the relief." 10->1055 11 Kim Kitsuragi: "Excuse me. I was lecturing you. I shouldn't have. You should consult a medical professional if you feel that you need help. You can use the radio in my Kineema to call your station's *lazareth*." 888 Esprit de Corps: This habit of dispensing wisdom has been brought to his attention before. He will not think less of you for lashing out -- he is trying to curb it. 11->888 12 You: "What's wrong with personal affairs?" 64 Kim Kitsuragi: "Not a fan. It's just the nature of lieutenancy." 12->64 13 Untitled hub (02) 132 You: "Maybe there's a young woman involved?!" 13->132 437 You: "Oh, I guess that settles it, then." 13->437 826 You: "Are you *sure* there's not some sex-angle we should be considering?" 13->826 14 Kim Kitsuragi: He corrects his glasses. "I say this from a purely tactical standpoint of course." 243 Empathy: It is not from a *purely* tactical standpoint. We are not ruling out that the lieutenant had a little... rebel phase in that past of his. 14->243 15 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 438 AboutKimHub 15->438 16 You: "Okay then." 628 Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm. I don't speak a word of Seolite and I've never met either one of my grandparents. There is nothing *ethnic* I can tell you. Or anyone else." 16->628 17 You: "Yes." 1022 Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm." 17->1022 18 Half Light: Oh no, you're a cop, you can't go to jail... 138 Drama: LIE! LIE TO GET OUT OF IT! 18->138 19 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["character.habit_alcohol"] 20 Variable["character.habit_alcohol"] 19->20 21 !(Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]) 19->21 254 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you ask me, it's high time for you to put the bottle away. Sober up, get back to basics. That would be my advice." 20->254 200 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you ask me, it's past time for you to cut back on the smoking. You seem like a man with a death wish. It's quite disturbing." 21->200 22 You: (Point to the ground.) "For the murder." 23 Kim Kitsuragi: "But isn't that *our* job?" 22->23 473 You: "No, it's way more nuanced than that. There's like this whole historical or socio-economic dimension to it." 23->473 24 Kim Kitsuragi: "If I were trying to get in touch with the Coalition, I would start by seeking him out. But first you might need to speak with his *young companion*." 905 Kim Kitsuragi: "Now, was there anything else?" 24->905 25 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you're trying to get in touch with the Coalition, I would start by finding some way to apologise to him. But first you might need to speak with his *young companion*." 25->905 26 Jump to: [the_competition] 908 the_competition 26->908 27 You: "Talk of this..." (Consider the phrasing.) "...pissing competition worries me. What stupidity is this?" 785 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""The *cop* kind. Our Precincts can'..."] 27->785 28 Encyclopedia: A common accounting gimmick used to inflate precinct stats. 633 You: "Let's be honest: 102 is pathetic. A very small number." 28->633 674 You: "So, you're still a *good* cop, right?" 28->674 29 Kim Kitsuragi: He thinks for a second. "Okay, maybe I do." 630 Kim Kitsuragi: "Was there anything else you wanted to ask about the competition? If not, we should move." 29->630 30 Kim Kitsuragi: "A good joke." 680 Empathy: He does not actually think it was a good joke. 30->680 31 You: "Okay, it was a poor joke. But we could use a good mannered Cop Off, don't you agree?" 1029 Kim Kitsuragi: "If it helps you work better, okay. See it as competition. But don't expect me to. Now..." 31->1029 32 You: "I don't have that -- I have something cooler. What was that? Mambo and Jambo?" 426 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes." 32->426 33 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then why did they send you?" 1032 Jump to: [why were you sent] 33->1032 34 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's always good to have a police officer who can see and feel." 256 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 34->256 35 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 820 Kim Kitsuragi: A moment passes. The lieutenant glances at the sports watch on his wrist. 35->820 36 Jump to: [KIM SWITCH / TWINS AND RADIO] 7770001 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / TWINS AND RADIO 36->7770001 37 You: "I was just wondering what brand of aftershave you use." 915 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's nothing fancy, just plain old Taiga Super Special..." 37->915 38 Kim Kitsuragi: "Sorry, I'm really no expert on this sort of thing..." 742 Kim Kitsuragi: "Was there something else you wished to discuss?" 38->742 39 You: "That was a cheap shot." 319 Kim Kitsuragi: "My apologies, detective. I couldn't resist." 39->319 40 You: "I know, I know -- stunning, right?" 1036 Kim Kitsuragi: "Uhhh..." He scratches his cheek. "I'm really not sure about this turn of events. I may have preferred the mutton chops. They sort of seemed to... cover up the..." He stops. 40->1036 41 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'd appreciate it if you didn't force us into situations where I may have to shoot random civilians. Because that won't get us anywhere." 1035 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""I'm not even sure the *one bullet*..."] 41->1035 42 Kim Kitsuragi: "Excuse me. I was lecturing you. I shouldn't have. You should consult a medical professional if you feel that you need help." 42->888 43 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhetoric_nationalization"] 44 Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhetoric_nationalization"] 43->44 45 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhetoric_nationalization"]) 43->45 622 You: "Wait, so is this a *strike* or an attempted *coup*?" 44->622 868 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 45->868 46 You: "So you're saying your brain *never* just chimes in with advice or warnings or *anything*?" 559 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can't say that it does, no. When I need to think, I just use my notebook..." 46->559 47 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_physint_binoclard"] 48 Variable["whirling.kim_main_physint_binoclard"] 47->48 49 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_physint_binoclard"]) 47->49 333 You: "I didn't know they *let* binoclards become cops." 48->333 358 You: (I'm not gonna call him a bino.) "Glasses are cool." 48->358 809 Physical Instrument: You feel a slight urge to put the lieutenant down for this, but you can't quite muster enough testosterone. 49->809 50 Physical Instrument: You may not *remember* taking any little 'tests', but you're strong as a goddamn ox. Anyone can see that! 51 Logic: The thing is, the RCM employs relatively few *oxen*. It's clear that what the lieutenant may lack in *musculature* he makes up for in other ways. 50->51 112 You: (Flex your bicep.) "Check it: I was made to crack skulls and solve cases." 51->112 272 You: (Stroke your chin thoughtfully.) "I've always believed in mind over matter." 51->272 52 You: Gradually turn your head and let your brow rise untethered. 444 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant anticipates your move but can neither deflect nor parry your counter-counter assault. A single drop of sweat trickles down his cheek... 52->444 53 Kim Kitsuragi: "Is that enough of a secret for you?" 872 Reaction Speed: He's waiting for a reaction. 53->872 54 You: "..." 695 Kim Kitsuragi: "..." 54->695 55 Kim Kitsuragi: After decades unchallenged, the lieutenant is caught off-guard by your brazen provocation, but his counter comes fast and hard. This could get ugly... 276 Hand/Eye Coordination: Your fingers trace the edges of an imaginary holster on your hip. A slight twitch runs through your index finger. 55->276 56 You: "Kim, you son of a bitch..." 232 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's not a big deal. I don't do it any more." An almost imperceptible sigh. "But it happened a few times. In my twenties." 56->232 57 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, there are couple of people who haven't smoked cannabis. I'm sure of that." 442 Empathy: There's a hint of defensiveness in his voice. Even this minor act of rebellion is important to the lieutenant's self-construction. 57->442 58 Kim Kitsuragi: "Except that I *do*, detective." 512 Jump to: [Untitled hub (02)] 58->512 59 You: "So what *should* I concentrate on?" 765 Kim Kitsuragi: "Try work. The case at hand. It can work miracles." 59->765 60 Jump to: [Kim memory loss hub] 181 Kim memory loss hub 60->181 280 Logic: Clearly he prefers to think you're malingering. He cannot fathom that anyone could drink so much as to retroactively erase their entire life. 61->280 62 You: "It's not psychological. Some sort of major brain damage has occurred. On an unprecedented scale." 745 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"] 62->745 63 Half Light: Your heart beats twice, like a fist. The serotonin deficiency makes your teeth clench. 453 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_half_light_wise_fuck"] 63->453 662 Encyclopedia: The RCM deploys a self-styled structure called the Décomptage as its chain of command. Every lieutenant is responsible for two sergeants and eight officers. That means the average lieutenant has to deal with quite a few personal affairs. Even you know this. 64->662 65 Kim Kitsuragi: "I think the dispatch desk just told both our stations about the hanging. There was quite the brouhaha at the 57th, I can tell you that. 'Time to *settle it*', they said, '*Cop Off*'. But..." He leans in: "I assure you, I am not their *finest* or *toughest*, with *one hundred-and-two cases solved*. What I am is *least interested in a pissing competition*." 631 Reaction Speed: So he volunteered to represent the 57th, but not out of competitiveness -- on the contrary. 65->631 66 Rhetoric: The weary tone is the surest indicator that the lieutenant is being *sarcastic*. 749 You: "You're being sarcastic, aren't you?" 66->749 842 You: "It doesn't *have* to be murder. It can just be sex." 66->842 945 You: "It doesn't *have* to be a cult. It can just be sex-murder." 66->945 1061 You: "Wow, really? That's *mega* sexy!" 66->1061 67 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's commendable. Was there anything else?" 954 Conceptualization: It can still be an otherwordly sex-mystery *in your head*. With a dark twist, even. 67->954 68 Inland Empire: Only banal things strike you. At the core, you're a very banal person, with a very small soul. 726 Inland Empire: One you should be *ashamed* of. It's no wonder the soft one doesn't want it back. It was right to abandon you... 68->726 69 You: "Are you sure? I think something is already happening." 286 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, something isn't happening. Because it's not part of..." He makes a precise hand gesture: "Reality." 69->286 70 Kim Kitsuragi: He looks at his pants. "Where is this going?" 187 You: "You see, Kim. I have this place in my head." (Point to your head.) "Where I develop new ideas and connections." 70->187 288 You: "Nowhere. Let's change the subject -- but still keep it on *you*." 70->288 71 Untitled hub 139 You: "You are?" 71->139 248 You: "You're joking." 71->248 718 You: "Please don't, I was just..." 71->718 835 You: "These are not the same boots. I liked them so much I went and bought myself a pair." 71->835 72 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 343 Kim MAIN 72->343 73 You: "I was sent to teach you a lesson in *style*." 309 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay." He takes a step back. "Style me." 73->309 74 You: "Can we go over the preliminary info again?" 141 Kim Kitsuragi: "You mean like a brief? Do you want me to brief you again?" 74->141 75 Empathy: That's where his conversations with himself take place. 600 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"] 75->600 76 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay." 583 You: "Nothing. Actually, as I'm saying this, I realize I would not be telling the truth." 76->583 901 You: "I have managed to stop obsessing about my sexuality." 76->901 77 Kim Kitsuragi: He turns his attention elsewhere. 78 Untitled hub 77->78 528 You: "Just one thing though..." 78->528 1072 You: Get back to it. [Leave] 78->1072 79 Kim Kitsuragi: "... but *am* I? I'll spare you another twenty hours thinking about it -- yes, I am. Now let's get back to work." 902 Drama: That's the truth. 79->902 80 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you ask me, it's high time for you to set aside these frivolous *side tasks* and focus 100% of your energies on the case before us." 1077 Untitled hub (15) 80->1077 81 You: "At least let me have my cigarettes, Kim. I only smoke them for the bonuses." 143 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant's quizzical expression gradually deepens into a frown. 81->143 82 Kim Kitsuragi: "They didn't identify themselves in any way. The tone was muffled using a device of some sort. The desk could identify neither the caller's age nor sex." 764 You: "Why hide themselves?" 82->764 83 Composure: This man has sharp, precise composure, without impatience. Years of being himself have whittled the tension down to readiness. He is at home in what must be a subtly thought out set of apparel. Do you even have anything to teach him? 150 You: (Point to yourself.) "This is what a *modern* cop looks like." 83->150 151 You: (Loosen your shoulders.) "You should ease up a bit. You need more *looseness*." 83->151 678 You: "Everything from scalp down is top notch, but you need a patrol cap." 83->678 84 You: "Because I have that." 427 Kim Kitsuragi: "So the 41st Precinct sent you, because you are the most mentally ill out of all the officers at your station?" 84->427 85 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you could only find your gun." 257 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 85->257 86 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("gun_villiers") 87 CheckItem("gun_villiers") 86->87 88 !(CheckItem("gun_villiers")) 86->88 211 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's a good thing you found that gun. I can see why they sent you now." 87->211 88->85 89 Kim Kitsuragi: "Detective, about what the twins had to say..." 89->36 90 You: "I think you should know that I can't remember *anything*." 212 Kim Kitsuragi: No response. He just arches his brow. 90->212 91 Kim Kitsuragi: "... Alright then." 972 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 91->972 92 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"] 93 Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"] 92->93 94 !(Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"]) 92->94 790 Perception (Smell): The lieutenant's aftershave. A common drugstore brand. Strong hints of pine needle. 93->790 156 Rhetoric: Strange. You're not getting any strong *ideological whiffs* from the lieutenant. 94->156 95 Kim Kitsuragi: "What is this place?" The lieutenant stares at the dusty training equipment. 554 Jump to: [kimdoomedgymswitch] 95->554 96 Jump to: [ENDHUB] 923 ENDHUB 96->923 97 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"] 98 Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"] 97->98 99 !(Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"]) 97->99 98->42 99->11 100 Inland Empire: Yes, you killed him. And then, as part of the plan, you drowned out the memory... 494 Half Light: It wasn't that you were horrified -- you were just surprised by your own daring! 100->494 101 You: Keep it to yourself. This is your burden to bear now. 1038 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 101->1038 102 Kim Kitsuragi: "I think we may have this..." The lieutenant whispers, then gives the suspect a short glance. 165 Jump to: [get_on_this_kim_switch_business] 102->165 103 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. What do you think is going on with that computer, chalkboard, and fireplace?" 983 Jump to: [fortress accident what's going on hub] 103->983 104 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 104->346 105 Kim Kitsuragi: "Hmmm, that's a fair point. Alright, for the good of the investigation, what do you want to know?" 105->438 106 You: "You're wearing glasses." 440 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's correct." 106->440 107 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant produces his small blue notebook and idly thumbs through a few pages. The lieutnant produces his familiar Mnemotechnique A6 and idly thumbs through a few pages. 107->75 108 Kim Kitsuragi: "For real detective work, nothing beats a good notebook by your side..." 108->107 109 Kim Kitsuragi: "It will turn into quite the puzzle yet, I'm afraid..." The lieutenant nods. 560 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 109->560 110 Physical Instrument: That makes him a *binoclard*. Completely un-cop material, if you say so yourself. 110->47 111 Kim Kitsuragi: "Something the matter, detective?" 342 Authority: Goddamn right something's the matter! Lieutenant Eyebrow here thinks he can shut you down like some brow-less freak? Thinks you're just going to lie back and take it?! 111->342 1098 Kim Kitsuragi: "Just because *your* precinct has a reputation for cracking skulls doesn't mean that's the *only* way to solve a case... Was there anything else?" 112->1098 113 IsRaining() 114 IsRaining() 113->114 115 !(IsRaining()) 113->115 389 Shivers: Heavy drops of rain fall on the colliding eyebrows and run down the worn faces. The world outside this stand-off almost doesn't exist. 114->389 175 IsSnowing() 115->175 116 You: "Orange patrol cap. I can't think of anything else." "Black patrol cap. I can't think of anything else." 481 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""I don't need a patrol cap.""] 116->481 118 Reaction Speed: He's waiting for a reaction. 814 Kim Kitsuragi: "Is that secret enough for you?" 118->814 119 Shivers: An almost unbearable tension fills the room. The hairs of your back stand up. 693 BREAKING KIM 119->693 120 You: "Okay, maybe you don't need an orange patrol cap. Let me think of something else." "Okay, maybe you don't need a black patrol cap. Let me think of something else." 310 Kim Kitsuragi: He's waiting. 120->310 121 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes?" 121->343 122->343 123 You: "Okay, I'll leave the self-care for non-work hours." 699 Kim Kitsuragi: "Please do," he says. "We wouldn't want your *regimen* to spill over into the investigation." 123->699 124 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 124->343 125 You: "Okay, so the case *probably* isn't mysterious -- but could it be *sexy*?" 349 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["tc.competition_settled"] 125->349 126 Rhetoric: Is this a *strike* then -- or the first shots in a *workers' coup*? 886 Kim Kitsuragi: "I expect the case itself to be less challenging than navigating these *community matters*. This district isn't used to the RCM's presence, and the Union rarely overplays its hand -- as it appears to have done in this case..." 126->886 127 Empathy: There is a sudden, harsh edge to his voice. Like he's tired of hearing about your "personal affairs." 127->181 128 You: "What do you mean?" 401 Kim Kitsuragi: "You don't know?" His eyes narrow. "I assumed you were in on it." 128->401 129 You: "I don't remember being in on anything." 1004 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's good." 129->1004 130 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 130->346 131 You: "It isn't. But I will prove it so." 402 Kim Kitsuragi: "I hope you do." 131->402 664 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, it just so happens there's a beautiful, blonde nineteen year old woman at the heart of this case. A rich one, in fact. Part of a murder-sex-cult." 132->664 133 Kim Kitsuragi: "I do not have a *thing* with revolutionary air brigades in particular." 409 You: "Just air brigades then?" 133->409 134 Kim Kitsuragi: IsTHCPresent("communist") 135 IsTHCPresent("communist") 134->135 136 !(IsTHCPresent("communist")) 134->136 625 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay, I admit to it. The Revolution employed a more forward-looking eight-rotor design. Their blades were foldable and their pilots were better trained and motivated." 135->625 192 Kim Kitsuragi: "I've noticed -- and okay. The Revolution employed a more forward-looking eight-rotor design. Their blades were foldable and their pilots were better trained and motivated." 136->192 137 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ah, yes. The case brief you missed. Now I remember." He opens his notes. 834 Jump to: [You: ""*Brief*, yes. That sounds good.""] 137->834 138->71 575 Kim Kitsuragi: "It was a joke, sadly. There's nothing I can do about your delinquency." He sighs. "What's done is done. Let's get back to policework." 139->575 140 Kim Kitsuragi: "Wonderful." He does not seem surprised. "What is your takeaway?" 193 Untitled hub (03) 140->193 667 Jump to: [brief sounds good hub] 141->667 142 Kim Kitsuragi: "It would be immensely ugly of them, not to mention unprofessional.... But I also think it's somewhat unlikely." 194 You: "Why's that?" 142->194 537 Kim Kitsuragi: "So what *are* we talking about, then?" 143->537 144 Kim Kitsuragi: "Simple, because Moralintern types *love* to form committees." 727 Kim Kitsuragi: "In any event, I am just a humble law official. I may work under the Moralintern's umbrella, but I'm certainly not qualified to serve on any 'committee'." 144->727 145 Kim Kitsuragi: "You know who might be, though? That Mr. Villedrouin, the uh... gentleman you needlessly antagonised in the apartments..." 145->25 146 Kim Kitsuragi: "You know who might be, though? That Mr. Villedrouin, the uh... gentleman you met in the young man's apartment..." 146->24 147 Kim Kitsuragi: "They -- Klaasje, as we've come to suspect -- didn't identify themselves in any way. The tone was muffled using a device of some sort. The desk could identify neither the caller's age nor sex." 147->764 148 Encyclopedia: Jean Vicquemare, Judit Minot... A special consultant... what was his name? Then the rows degrade into green nothingness. 732 Esprit de Corps: Your brothers have left you. 148->732 149 You: Close your eyes. 367 Encyclopedia: The rows are endless. 149->367 425 Kim Kitsuragi: "In the New, twenty years ago. It's what a modern cop looked like then." 150->425 482 Kim Kitsuragi: "No I don't. I *used* to. Plain clothes did the trick. For both of us, it seems." He nods toward you. "Now..." 151->482 152 Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't need a patrol cap." 152->120 373 You: "I know it seems unintuitive. But trust me." 152->373 933 You: "An *orange* patrol cap -- you need it." "A *black* patrol cap -- you need it." 152->933 153 Kim Kitsuragi: "It can't be that..." Part of him sort of wants to believe what you just said. 153->131 208 You: "I am a notoriously difficult-to-work-with *wunderkind* with extremely  unorthodox methods." 153->208 483 You: "Of course not. I'm just a drunk. They sent a drunk." 153->483 154 Kim Kitsuragi: "Wouldn't that be something? And who could say it's not true? If you really don't remember anything... how would you know?" The thought makes him uneasy. "We should move." 784 Jump to: [the_competition] 154->784 155 switchboardhub 155->41 155->89 155->95 155->102 155->103 155->121 159 Kim Kitsuragi: "Looks like we have more to discuss with those so-called *Hardie boys*." His voice is lowered. "Half their reasoning just went out the window." 155->159 217 Kim Kitsuragi: "You did well," the lieutenant says as soon as you've left the apartment. The balcony feels cool and quiet, with a stunning view over the district. 155->217 233 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's dark," the lieutenant states the obvious. 155->233 261 Kim Kitsuragi: "Officer, what was that?" 155->261 381 Kim Kitsuragi: "When you said before that you were *down with racism* -- was it meant in earnest or were you just trying to win his confidence?" 155->381 492 Kim Kitsuragi: "This is not going quite as I hoped it would, detective." The lieutenant's voice is hushed. 155->492 493 Kim Kitsuragi: "We should think about calling it a day, maybe? The nights are still miserably cold this time of year." 155->493 557 Kim Kitsuragi: "I've been meaning to have a little chat with you about your sense of *style*." 155->557 603 Kim Kitsuragi: "This might be just the place to help you rectify your... financial situation." 155->603 643 Kim Kitsuragi: "Alright, we're finished here. Let's quickly debrief and go over what we found -- so we don't do it in front of the company rep." 155->643 683 Kim Kitsuragi: "What happened to you?" the lieutenant asks as he leans in, eyes mapping your frozen face. 155->683 738 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay... About that call." 155->738 794 Kim Kitsuragi: "Morning." He gives you a quick nod. 155->794 800 Kim Kitsuragi: "So, the death notification..." the lieutenant says as soon as you've left the apartment. 155->800 918 Kim Kitsuragi: "Any theories about what happened here?" He gazes down at the sign. 155->918 974 Kim Kitsuragi: "Khm..." Having looked away during the final phase of your little episode, the lieutenant now addresses you. 155->974 975 Kim Kitsuragi: "What in the name of hell was *that* supposed to be?!" The lieutenant is gritting his teeth. 155->975 260 Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you *need* something, detective?" 156->260 157 Kim Kitsuragi: "Sort of like how hanging around the liquor store hasn't made you into a master distiller." 157->39 789 You: "Hey! I've been doing better." 157->789 916 You: "... *yet*." 157->916 158 You: "I knew I shouldn't shave! I knew it and still did it. What an idiot..." 973 Kim Kitsuragi: "No-no, it's... okay, I guess." He keeps staring at you, dumbfounded. "I may have preferred the mutton chops, they sort of seemed to... cover the..." He stops. 158->973 259 Jump to: [You: ""You think this will make them coop..."] 159->259 160 Kim Kitsuragi: "You can always use the radio in my Kineema to call your station's lazareth again. Was there anything else you wanted?" 889 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 160->889 161 Untitled hub 161->101 382 You: "Kim... I think *I* may be the murderer. I killed the man and then tricked myself into forgetting about it." 161->382 383 You: What nonsense. [Discard the idea.] 161->383 162 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_pi"] 163 Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_pi"] 162->163 164 !(Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_pi"]) 162->164 214 Physical Instrument: *See*? You're clearly not a man in your prime anymore. 163->214 1040 Kim Kitsuragi: He studies your face for signs of offence. "Don't take it personally -- it's just that security guards kept on by large corporations tend to be better trained and better armed than officers of the RCM." 164->1040 11790033 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DESERTER TACTICS 165->11790033 166 Kim Kitsuragi: "Anyhow, let's get back to the case. Was there anything else you wanted to know?" 520 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 166->520 167 Esprit de Corps: The lieutenant is a police officer of the *old school*. His concerns are material and extrinsic. 858 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_esprit_old"] 167->858 168 You: What, no. That can't be right. 439 Logic: Just think about it for a second. You're a raging alcoholic who showed up three days late wearing piss-stained disco garb. You weren't sent here to *win*. Just think about it for a second. You're a raging alcoholic who showed up three days late and argues with his necktie. You weren't sent here to *win*. 168->439 169 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 169->343 170 You: "You mean cannabis?" 441 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, cannabis. The hemp. I rolled it into a small paper tube and lit in on fire. Then I *inhaled* the fumes. I was young." 170->441 171 You: "Very funny, lieutenant." 811 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good." Only a fraction of a smirk in the corner of his mouth betrays his amusement. "But enough of this. Was there anything else?" 171->811 172 Kim Kitsuragi: "I have, on a few occasions -- when I was young and foolish -- smoked hemp." 653 Encyclopedia: Tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive substance in the cannabis plant, commonly known as 'hemp'. It's one of the most common recreational substances in the world. 172->653 173 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 173->438 174 Kim Kitsuragi: "..." 174->54 176 IsSnowing() 175->176 177 !(IsSnowing()) 175->177 505 Shivers: Snowflakes fall and immediately melt in the heat of the colliding eyebrows. Nothing exists outside this moment. 176->505 754 Shivers: It's as if the entire world is frozen solid in awe of this great clash of brows. Nothing exists outside this moment. 177->754 178 You: "Beat it. You're cramping my style." 758 Kim Kitsuragi: "Frankly, detective, you're in a deranged state. I can't let you proceed without *close* supervision. In fact, under normal circumstances I'd be duty-bound to report you. Take it as a token of good faith between our precincts that I haven't done so." 178->758 179 You: "No. I'll wing it." 763 Kim Kitsuragi: "There's no reason to *wing* anything. If you didn't get the brief, that's okay, I did." 179->763 180 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then you're in luck, because we're in the midst of a *major* strike by the Dockworkers' Union. Maybe more than that. The Union clearly wants a *piece*, not just of the Industrial Harbour, but the Wild Pines corporation itself..." 180->126 181->12 181->59 240 You: "Fine." (Let it be.) 181->240 451 You: "I'm afraid this is a medical situation." (Move on.) 181->451 1003 You: "But I'm completely lacking in basic information about even this organization we're in. Can you help me?" 181->1003 182 You: Say nothing. 922 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant glances at his electronic wristwatch. 182->922 183 Jump to: [tequilaegohub] 431 tequilaegohub 183->431 184 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["tc.rcm"] 185 Variable["tc.rcm"] 184->185 186 !(Variable["tc.rcm"]) 184->186 185->760 186->6 895 Kim Kitsuragi: "Interesting. I think it's called a brain." 187->895 188 Kim Kitsuragi: "I do not harbour a sentiment for revolutionary air brigades in particular." 188->409 189 You: "In this special place I have come to suspect that you have some kind of *thing* with the revolutionary air brigades." 189->133 190 Drama: The *revolutionary* must have added a little lustre to it, for a ten-year-old Kitsuragi. He will never admit it though. 666 Jump to: [jump_here_whirl] 190->666 191 You: "Are you sure the *revolutionary* has got nothing to do with this?" 1013 Kim Kitsuragi: "Absolutely nothing." 191->1013 192->14 289 You: "I think it's terrifying." 193->289 290 You: "I'm super cool with all of it." 193->290 719 You: "It seems unreal." 193->719 836 You: "Wait, you're not surprised?" 193->836 897 You: "Where *are* we, Lieutenant Kitsuragi?" 193->897 415 Kim Kitsuragi: "I checked the records. This jurisdiction dispute -- who polices Martinaise -- reaches back to the Thirties. It's as old as my station. And all this time we can't decide who gets Martinaise? I think, yes, both stations would prefer a win." 194->415 195 Electrochemistry: You're super lucid -- yet psychedelic. You don't need office supplies to connect to your nervous system, you're *special*. 870 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 195->870 196 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay -- was there anything else?" 723 Composure: He's not the least bit curious about what you planned to say. 196->723 197 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]  or  Variable["character.habit_smokes"] 198 Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]  or  Variable["character.habit_smokes"] 197->198 199 !(Variable["character.habit_alcohol"]  or  Variable["character.habit_smokes"]) 197->199 198->19 534 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"] or  Variable["character.habit_speed"] 199->534 298 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["character.habit_speed"]  or  Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"] 200->298 201 Encyclopedia: The name "Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi" appears before you. 958 Untitled hub (03) 201->958 202 Encyclopedia: One hundred and four. 478 Jump to: [Encyclopedia: "The rows are endless."] 202->478 203 Jump to: [the_competition] 203->908 204 Esprit de Corps: He is not the least bit offended. He just wants you to know his case load should be much higher. 370 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm good enough for this case. I'm not here to compete. I came because I had to. My fellow officers -- the sergeants, in particular -- would have made this scene into a circus." 204->370 205 You: "There can only be one conclusion: I am the finest, a case-solving machine sent to outperform you in every way imaginable." "There can only be one conclusion: I am the finest we have, a hero cop sent to outperform you in every way imaginable." 205->30 206 Encyclopedia: He means The New, the third decade of the current century. The decade of disco, decadence, and the victory of democracy-powered free market economy over it's critics. 783 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 206->783 207 You: "I arrive at the scene three days early, drink myself to oblivion, fully re-immerse myself in this reality and then work the case from an angle so crescent fresh it produces *never before seen* results. Not only for criminology, but for the human mind." 207->153 208->154 209 You: "No, it's not that bad. I'm sure we have officers way more mentally ill than me." 209->33 210 You: "What is *the gift*?" 596 Kim Kitsuragi: "There is no gift. We should move." 210->596 211->257 627 Rhetoric: He's having trouble processing it. *Believing* it even. 212->627 213 Perception (Smell): The lieutenant's aftershave. A common drugstore brand. Strong hints of pine needle. 378 Rhetoric: But what sort of *ideological* picture do these smells paint? Tough to say... 213->378 214->1040 215 Kim Kitsuragi: "I find that highly unlikely. It's not unusual for detectives to feel complicit in the crime until the perpetrator is apprehended. Especially when the investigation is dragging. So let's get back to it, shall we?" 556 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 215->556 216 You: "I just feel this sense of doom, like an awful thing has happened." "My chest feels hollow, like I did something terrible." 797 Kim Kitsuragi: "That is a common side effect of overindulgence. It will pass." 216->797 435 Jump to: [kim wcw success] 217->435 218 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 218->346 219 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 219->346 607 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhet_selfcare"] 220->607 221 You: "Uhm. I want to talk about *you*." 985 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_about_hub_reached"] 221->985 222 Kim Kitsuragi: "*Me*?" 988 You: "Yes, you." 222->988 223 Conceptualization: But this isn't an *old school* case. 861 Untitled hub 223->861 224 Kim Kitsuragi: "So, what? That makes *you* the *new school*? Gods spare us..." 224->108 225 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 225->438 226 IsExterior() 227 IsExterior() 226->227 228 !(IsExterior()) 226->228 227->113 228->119 229 You: "Relax, Kim. I'm down with hemp." 229->232 230 Drama: The words are true, milord. No love for the herb in the lieutenant. 117 117 230->117 390 blunty the blunt 232->390 277 Jump to: [kiminthedark] 233->277 234 Kim Kitsuragi: "Excuse me?" 234->178 447 You: "Nothing. Just an observation." 234->447 656 You: "What if I want to work this case alone?" 234->656 235 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm sure you don't. It's just a stupid inter-departmental thing. I'm making assumptions... we should move on." 235->4 236 You: "You don't need to *supervise* me, Kim." 236->58 237 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 238 Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 237->238 239 !(Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]) 237->239 279 You: "A young woman told me a mercenary has been hanged, and the manager thinks it was the Union that did it. That's all." 238->279 657 You: "A young woman told me a mercenary's been hanged -- that's all." 239->657 400 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Focus on *other* people's troubles..."] 240->400 241 Untitled hub 241->129 516 You: "Tell me about it." 241->516 517 You: "You know what I'm in on -- retrograde amnesia." 241->517 242 You: "Kim, what if my precinct sent me on this case *because* I'm a fuck up? Like... as a joke." 944 Kim Kitsuragi: "I've considered it." His voice is sombre. 242->944 243->666 244 You: "Yes. A brain." 1065 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. And something happened in that brain?" 244->1065 245 jump_here_whirl 245->191 355 You: "Thank you. My mind is satisfied." (Point to your head again.) 245->355 460 You: "Absolutely nothing?" "It's okay to tell me, I'm a major fan of Mazovian socio-economics myself." 245->460 246 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 246->438 247 Untitled hub 265 You: "I don't think grounding one or the other side into pigsfeed will do anyone favours. I am really, really smart." 247->265 436 You: "We should ground the *owners* into fine paste and feed them to the pigs." 247->436 568 You: "We should ground the workers into fine paste and feed them to the pigs." 247->568 646 You: "I've spent the last 20 seconds deciding on which side to *ground into pigfeed* -- why?" 247->646 867 You: "With this little foreknowledge I am unsure which side to grind into pigsfeed. The decision must ferment in me. Also -- *nationalism*." 247->867 772 Kim Kitsuragi: "Am I?" He arches his brow. "Anyway, did you want something -- related to policework?" 248->772 249 Kim Kitsuragi: "Now -- was there anything else or should we get to it?" 249->72 250 You: "You don't look like other people around here." 356 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's because I'm half-Seolite. Or quarter. My father's father was from Seol -- so was my grandmother, but from my mother's side..." He shakes his head. "It's not an interesting topic." 250->356 251 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 251->438 252 Inland Empire: Tell him. Tell him why it's you. 720 Conceptualization: It's all part of the Masterplan, you see. 252->720 253 You: "I have big news, Kim." (Tell Kim about how you no longer obsess over your sexuality.) 253->76 254->298 255 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 255->630 256->630 257->630 258 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. I'm an unrepentant spoilsport." The lieutenant appears pleased with this. 258->203 6850002 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DISCUSSING KLAASJE DOWNSTAIRS 259->6850002 260->37 490 You: "Nope, we're good." 260->490 967 You: "Just as I suspected: You're no lieutenant... you're a *mechanic*!" 260->967 982 Jump to: [whirling.hardies_said_you_know_klaas ...] 261->982 262 Kim Kitsuragi: "You wouldn't have been sent to investigate this case if you had close connections with the Union -- at least that's the hope. Also," he looks you over, "you don't strike me as a *Union man*." 495 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 262->495 263 Kim Kitsuragi: "Besides, I doubt you could have taken down a hardened mercenary single-handedly..." 263->162 264 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm relieved that you agree," he says, then pauses. 927 Empathy: He is glad and surprised to see an officer who can appreciate the less-than spectacular. 264->927 823 Kim Kitsuragi: "When I said we have to navigate community matters, I did not mean we have any *say* in them. I meant we should be careful. If we are not... the *shit* will blow right in our faces." He makes a quick gesture towards his visage -- where the shit would blow. 265->823 266 Rhetoric: The lieutenant is pretty sure *self-care* is just a euphemism for *nihilistic binge-drinking*. 266->607 267 Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't see how *my* life is pertinent to the investigation." 268 You: "You're right. What's there to know about a lame binoclard?" 267->268 647 You: "We'll work better together if we have more rapport." 267->647 804 You: "Come on, lieutenant, open up a little." 267->804 930 Kim Kitsuragi: "Binoclard? Is that how they do things over at the 41st? No wonder your clearance rate is so low." 268->930 269 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 269->343 270 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 270->438 271 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 271->438 753 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's good to hear. I have little patience for the *swinging dick* style of police work. It's patience and intelligence that solves cases... Was there anything else?" 272->753 273 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant immediately grasps the stakes. His gears turn as he prepares a devastating counter. This could get ugly... 273->276 274 You: "You brought this on yourself." "The law's the law." 655 Kim Kitsuragi: "All I ask is the chance to close this final case so I can go to the chaise with a clean conscience." His voice is filled with mock pathos. "Let's hurry, I'm living on borrowed time." 274->655 1100 Authority: Now, counter his counter! Brow to the troposphere! Full hoist! 276->1100 50025 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / flashlight 277->50025 278 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 278->820 937 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then you're not that far behind, actually. Do you want me to brief you?" 279->937 280->10 280->62 281 Empathy: His disdain is clear. This man would not use such an expression otherwise. 281->128 282 You: Let it go. 283 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 282->283 941 Kim Kitsuragi: "Was there anything else you wanted to know about the case?" 283->941 284 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 284->343 285 Logic: Look at you -- it's because you're a failure. They sent you to *slight* Precinct 57. 285->168 648 You: Yeah, that makes more sense than the other stuff I thought of. 285->648 715 Composure: The gesture resembles an orchestra conductor bringing the choir to a full stop. 286->715 287 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good. Yes. Because it's not part of Reality." 295 Conceptualization: So desperately mundane. You need to funk this case up. 287->295 521 Kim Kitsuragi: "Let's not." 288->521 1019 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then I was right to spare you from it, no?" He cracks a little smile. "Anyway, the pale is no more terrifying than, say, water. Or death. Or that we're stuck behind our eyes, for all eternity..." He looks around, pensive suddenly. 289->1019 463 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm glad to hear that. I'm glad to see you're stable." He nods approvingly. "Keep it that way. Now -- was there anything else, or should we get to it?" 290->463 291 You: "What is Seol?" 629 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's a part of the world, officer. A geopolitical entity -- *and* a geographic division. I told you it wouldn't be interesting." 291->629 292 Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't think I can say one way or another. I do think it's somewhat unlikely, though." 292->194 293 You: (No, I don't.) "Glasses are cool, I guess." 1021 Kim Kitsuragi: "Are they? They're mostly just cumbersome." 293->1021 294 Composure: It's like you're *locked down*. 991 You: What's... happening... to me? 294->991 1046 You: Give up. There's nothing you can do. 294->1046 385 Inland Empire: There's something the lieutenant isn't seeing. The universe is too irrational, too morally complex. You should convince him. 295->385 296 Rhetoric: Yeah -- damage. He means damage. 432 Kim Kitsuragi: "Either way, good on you." The lieutenant gathers himself. "You were saying...?" 296->432 297 You: "What do you mean?" 297->197 299 Variable["character.habit_speed"]  or  Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"] 298->299 300 !(Variable["character.habit_speed"]  or  Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"]) 298->300 843 Kim Kitsuragi: "And I hope we don't even need to discuss the *street drugs* you've been abusing..." 299->843 300->1077 301 You: (Spread your arms wide.) "For this *whole situation*." 781 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ah, now I understand..." The lieutenant nods his head gravely. 301->781 302 You: "How did you know?" 302->144 303 Kim Kitsuragi: "Fascinating. And here I believed your recent turn toward moralism was just an act." 303->727 304 You: Let it go. 422 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 304->422 305 You: "What's special about Martinaise?" 479 Kim Kitsuragi: "Martinaise? Nothing. It's just a puddle at the end of some drainpipe. No one cares about this place, they care about sports. Most of our colleagues don't even know how to get here. North of the Interchange doesn't exist." 305->479 306 why were you sent 306->73 306->205 308 You: "I probably have an *unbelievable* kill count." 306->308 424 You: "I'm gonna leave why I was sent *unspecified*." 306->424 480 You: "I am a highly experimental cop. But if I am right... this is *outré* even by my standards." 306->480 591 You: "Don't be scared, but I think I might have supra-natural abilities." 306->591 676 You: "I must be an augury, an apocalyptic omen sent by my people. Can you guess my message?" 306->676 307 Kim Kitsuragi: The silence carries. 421 Jump to: [the_competition] 307->421 549 Kim Kitsuragi: "I bet you do." 308->549 677 Rhetoric: It's impossible to tell whether he's serious or joking. 309->677 310->116 310->150 310->151 311 You: "Of course it's a joke, look at me! How could I compete with you, you probably have a ton of cases solved." "Of course it's a joke, look at me! You have over a hundred cases solved, how could I compete with you?" 375 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's not that many. Officer, I'm sure you have a lot more cases solved. Now..." 311->375 312 Esprit de Corps: Strangely enough, it's not pity. He would never pity a fellow officer. He truly appears to think you've solved your fair share of cases -- perhaps more than him. 542 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 312->542 313 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's good to have...." His mouth twitches as he comes up with the expression: "...an *ambidextrous para-detective* in a labour dispute. I can see why they sent you -- should we go?" 590 Jump to: [the_competition] 313->590 314 You: "Ah, so this is a struggle over *who runs Martinaise*!" 612 Kim Kitsuragi: "Well, sort of. It's less a matter of who *gets* to police Martinaise than who *has* to. It's an orphan district, in other words..." 314->612 315 You: "Okay. Forget it." 315->35 316 Perception (Smell): He smells... like a man? A perfectly normal man? 379 Electrochemistry: Wait-wait. There's *something* there, something that sets your GABA-receptors aflutter. 316->379 317 Kim Kitsuragi: "Are you thinking of... you know?" He gestures toward his cheeks with an invisible razor. 318 You: "Lose *these* bad boys? No way." 317->318 741 You: "Do you think I should?" 317->741 971 Kim Kitsuragi: "I didn't mean to offend. It's your business, of course." 318->971 1083 Kim Kitsuragi: "Was there something else you wished to discuss?" 319->1083 320 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 320->343 321 You: "So..." (Point to your face.) "I shaved." 586 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, uhm..." The lieutenant stares at your shaven face, his eyes narrowed. "Uhhhh..." he mumbles. "I don't know what to say." He coughs. "Perhaps..." 321->586 322 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 323 Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 322->323 324 !(Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]) 322->324 434 Rhetoric: Perhaps you did it for the Union -- your political beliefs inspired this extreme act of violence. 323->434 324->161 325 You: "Lieutenant, I have a confession to make. *I* am the murderer." 1042 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "The lieutenant appears unfazed. "An..."] 325->1042 326 You: "But it all makes so much sense! It would have been *so* convenient for me to forget all about the murder, and everything else..." 798 Kim Kitsuragi: "Thus far your memory loss does not seem to be *convenient* for you or anyone else. Except insofar as you've managed to avoid doing any work." 326->798 327 Kim Kitsuragi: He sighs. "If you insist. What do you want to know?" 327->438 328 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""What about me?""] 498 Kim Kitsuragi: "What about me?" 328->498 329 You: "Tell me a secret about yourself." 807 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant narrows a single eyebrow. "No." 329->807 330 You: "That's all for now." (Conclude.) 989 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good. Let's change the subject." 330->989 331 You: "Do you ever *talk* with yourself?" 990 Kim Kitsuragi: "What do you mean?" 331->990 332 Conceptualization: The lieutenant's Conceptualization skills must be rather *rudimentary*. 1088 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"] 332->1088 387 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant's face turns a ruddy shade. "I can *assure* you, detective, that I've passed *all* the required physical exams within the last year. Can you say the same?" 333->387 334 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant relaxes his eyebrow, and you seem to regain control of yourself. 388 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 334->388 335 You: Keep your brow steady, but slowly nod your head as a flourish. 335->444 336 You: "We should hit a blunt some time." "We should hit the hemp some time." "We should hit one of those flaming tubes some time." 1101 Kim Kitsuragi: "How about we 'hit' the crime we came here for instead. And by 'hit' I mean 'solve' it. Solve it *hard*." 336->1101 337 IsTHCCookingOrFixed("narcomania") 338 IsTHCCookingOrFixed("narcomania") 337->338 339 !(IsTHCCookingOrFixed("narcomania")) 337->339 873 Authority: The lieutenant is a narcomaniac! 338->873 339->118 340 Kim Kitsuragi: An almost imperceptible snap inside the lieutenant. His shoulders relax, his eyebrow casually descending as he tries his best to look relaxed, nonchalant even. 997 Composure: A graceful retreat. So smooth you'd almost think there was no battle at all. 340->997 341 Rhetoric: The *chaise electrique*? 341->171 341->274 813 You: "Let's move on. This has been enough of a detour." 341->813 818 You: "You're serious right now?" 341->818 876 Variable["plaza.kim_brow_off_passive_fired"] 342->876 343->90 343->221 343->253 343->321 343->325 361 You: "Kim! We need to talk about... *responsibility*." 343->361 466 You: "Aren't we going to talk about the boots I'm wearing?" 343->466 522 You: "I found out what the *pale* is while you were gone." 343->522 582 You: "Tell me about the case again." 343->582 634 You: Why did the 41st send me? 343->634 696 You: "Tell me about the case." 343->696 697 You: "You seem to be following me." 343->697 882 You: "Nothing". [Leave.] 343->882 1008 You: Convince Kim there's a sexy dark mystery twist in the case. 343->1008 1033 You: "Hold still a second..." (Try to smell Kim.) 343->1033 344 You: "How's that?" 618 Kim Kitsuragi: "They say it's a scene-clearing technique developed by one of your lieutenants for gathering evidence. It's erratic, yet thorough. Prioritises containers." 344->618 345 You: "That's all I needed to know." 762 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant adjusts his collar. It doesn't look like he *wants* the case to be more mysterious. 345->762 346->74 396 You: "Literally *anything* about it -- I can't remember a single thing." 346->396 417 You: "What did your preliminary information say about it? Before you came here?" 346->417 706 You: "If we're from different precincts, why are we on the same case?" 346->706 707 You: "Actually, I have all I need for now." 346->707 713 You: "Now that we've inspected the scene -- I want to know more about this 'pissing competition' you mentioned." 346->713 1053 You: "Would you say this is a *mysterious* case?" 346->1053 347 You: "I was thinking something other-worldly might be involved. You know, something *supra-natural*." 353 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can assure nothing like that will happen. Do you know why not?" 347->353 348 You: "Personally, I think labour disputes are *very* mysterious." 348->180 350 Variable["tc.competition_settled"] 349->350 351 !(Variable["tc.competition_settled"]) 349->351 1060 Kim Kitsuragi: "As you know, there was considerable interest in this case at my station, but probably not for the reasons you have in mind..." 350->1060 459 Kim Kitsuragi: "There was some interest in this case at my station, but not for the reasons you have in mind. You seem to wish there was..." 351->459 352 Inland Empire: What if *you* did it? 827 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"] 352->827 519 Rhetoric: He's about to say it's impossible. 353->519 354 You: "Okay indeed. And in this *atelier* I have realized that you harbour some kind of *sentiment* toward the revolutionary air brigades." 354->188 948 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good." He glances impatiently at his electronic wristwatch. 355->948 356->16 356->291 357 Rhetoric: A point of pride to him. 524 Empathy: He's glad to have shot down your question. 357->524 358->1021 359 Electrochemistry: Cut this boring stuff off immediately. You know what this case is about! 359->13 360 Kim Kitsuragi: "What?" 724 You: "Are *you* part of the homo-sexual underground?" 360->724 777 You: "Nothing, let's go." [Leave.] 360->777 530 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["reputation.kim"] >=1 361->530 362 You: "No, no. I meant like *la responsabilité*. You know, the kind that gets assigned." 470 Kim Kitsuragi: "Why are you pronouncing it like you're a Coalition bureaucrat?" "Why are you pronouncing it like that gentleman from the Institute of Price Stabilité?" 362->470 363 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["apt.sponsor_greeting_done"] 364 Variable["apt.sponsor_greeting_done"] 363->364 365 !(Variable["apt.sponsor_greeting_done"]) 363->365 364->146 538 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["boardwalk.trant_main_hub_reached"] 365->538 366 Kim Kitsuragi: "Later." His voice is unflinching. "Was there anything else you wanted to know about the case?" 366->130 786 Untitled hub (04) 367->786 368 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant is thinking to himself. His eyebrows are slightly raised. 909 Jump to: [the_competition] 368->909 369 You: "For some reason I thought you had a hundred and *four* solved cases." 910 Kim Kitsuragi: "Well, *technically*," the lieutenant says, somewhat sheepishly. "The official record keeper has been known to double-count murder-suicides." 369->910 850 Jump to: [the_competition] 370->850 371 Shivers: A tremble comes over you, another after-effect of ethanol poisoning perhaps? Feels like leaves do when they rustle in the breeze, somewhere far away, below the Turbine. The 41st and the 57th... The lieutenant was right. It's not about who gets what's North, it's about who doesn't. 1080 Jump to: [the_competition] 371->1080 372 Logic: Clearly, he has already formed his own theory. 372->252 373->29 374 Kim Kitsuragi: "Really?" His eyebrow gets raised one more notch. 374->207 960 You: "Forget it, it's too much." 374->960 375->312 376 Jump to: [pawnshopswitch] 8350030 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / PAWNSHOP 376->8350030 377 Jump to: [KIM SWITCH / SPOKE TO SPEEDFREAKS] 7780001 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / SPOKE TO SPEEDFREAKS 377->7780001 378->260 379->92 380 You: "Let me just make this perfectly clear -- our job here... is to find *the killer*?" 1084 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's right." 380->1084 684 Jump to: [downwithracismswitch] 381->684 796 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant appears unfazed. "And what has led you to this conclusion?" 382->796 383->1038 384 You: "I'm a bad person. I believe I could have done anything." 555 Kim Kitsuragi: He sighs. "Well, we've yet to find any real evidence pointing to you in this case, or even a possible motive, so let's not add you to the list of suspects just yet." 384->555 385->560 386 Kim Kitsuragi: "I guess you *don't* need glasses, then." 1045 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 386->1045 387->50 388->438 389->693 390->336 880 You: "Sure. There was actually something else I was wondering about..." 390->880 1048 You: "You know I have to take this to Internal Affairs, don't you, lieutenant?" 390->1048 391 You: (Raise it cautiously.) "You sure you wanna do this, Kim?" 617 Kim Kitsuragi: After decades unchallenged, the lieutenant's reaction is a bit slow, but he's not letting you have this. Not for a second. This could get ugly... 391->617 392 Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't know. Containers... contain, I guess. I'm making assumptions. We should move on." 392->4 393 Kim Kitsuragi: "What do you want to know?" 393->346 394 Kim Kitsuragi: "Three days ago, the RCM Emergencies Desk received a report about a security guard who was found hanged in Martinaise. An anonymous caller said there was a dead body behind the Whirling-in-Rags hostel-cafeteria. The cadaver had been there for four days -- no one had come to investigate..." 395 Kim Kitsuragi: "During that time, the victim had been stripped of his belongings. The caller did not identify him, but used the word *lynching*. There is an ongoing labour dispute between the local dockworkers and the logistics company Wild Pines. I was told we should approach the death as part of this dispute." 394->395 541 You: "Why didn't we know anything about the caller?" 395->541 621 You: "Who was the caller?" 395->621 939 You: "Mega cool. I've heard enough." 395->939 1012 You: "Wait, does the briefing say who the victim was?" 395->1012 1015 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["yard.hanged_kim_said_to_ask_for_brief"] 396->1015 397 Kim Kitsuragi: "Strike, coup, revolution, it's brigandage however you parse it." 1066 Rhetoric: You feel something... rising through you -- a familiar feeling. AN OPINION taking form... 397->1066 398 Kim Kitsuragi: "Have you tried concentrating on something other than your personal affairs?" 398->127 399 Kim Kitsuragi: "Then you should consider seeking medical attention. You can use the radio in my Kineema to call your station's *lazareth*. Was there anything else you wanted?" 399->889 400->1055 401->241 825 Esprit de Corps: And he will help. 402->825 403 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, not *really*. Was there anything else?" 403->954 404 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"] 405 Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"] 404->405 406 !(Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"]) 404->406 405->352 406->68 407 You: Did... what? The hanged man? 407->100 408 You: "And those look like airman pants. Good for storing tools in." 408->70 717 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. I wanted to become an aerostatic pilot. Then I turned ten and realized we no longer have an air force." 409->717 410 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_labour_encyc"] 411 Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_labour_encyc"] 410->411 412 !(Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_labour_encyc"]) 410->412 411->247 914 Encyclopedia: You sense that there's more to it than the lieutenant lets on, but the politics of the issue are too *complex* for your fragile mind to grasp right now. Maybe try again when you have more facts? 412->914 413 Encyclopedia: Seol is a protectionist, isolationist panisiolary state west of the Insulindian isola. Actually, it's *quite* interesting; some would even say mysterious... 1020 You: "You're only making it *sound* uninteresting. I still want to know more about Seol." 413->1020 1068 You: "Okay, I guess it's not interesting then." 413->1068 414 Suggestion: He's actually glad it's addressed now. 952 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 414->952 578 You: "Ha, so you *are* their finest." 415->578 1071 You: "Do you really see me as a safe bet?" 415->1071 416 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 416->343 903 Kim Kitsuragi: "You mean like a brief? Do you want me to brief you?" 417->903 418 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ah, I'm glad to hear it, detective. I was wondering when we'd get to this very subject." 418->297 1025 You: "Good. We're on the same page then." 418->1025 419 responsibilitehub 419->22 419->301 472 You: (Point to yourself.) "For my disaster of a life." 419->472 420 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 420->630 421->908 422->941 423 You: Look for: Precinct 57 -> Lieutenants -> Kitsuragi, Kim. 423->201 424->307 425->206 963 You: "Mambo -- I have a vivid interior. I *see* and *feel* things." 426->963 964 You: "I think I might have both Mambo *and* Jambo -- I imagine strange things and get cold chills too." 426->964 1031 You: "Jambo -- I get these strange *shivers* from being hung over. Just before, a chill whisked down my back." 426->1031 427->209 428 You: "I don't know, I don't remember any of the other officers." "I don't remember any of the other officers. Just a handful of names, but they mean nothing to me." 427->428 464 Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course." Sounds like you just answered his question. 428->464 429 You: "I will only use lethal force with the utmost care and precision." 668 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["tc.gun_missing"] 429->668 430 You: "It's not a burden, it's a gift." 430->313 431->315 569 You: "I really don't remember anything. There was drinking involved." "I feel like I must repeat this -- I don't remember *anything.* There was heavy drinking involved." 431->569 956 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 432->956 433 Jump to: [You: ""My *style*? What about it?""] 11930050 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / VILLAGE AND JACKET 433->11930050 434->161 11780064 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DEAD HUSBAND 435->11780064 436->823 748 Kim Kitsuragi: "Excellent. Was there anything else?" 437->748 438->106 438->250 438->329 438->330 438->331 571 You: "Kim, you're wearing a revolutionary air brigade jacket, aren't you?" 438->571 439->242 891 You: Keep it to yourself. 439->891 440->110 441->53 442->390 443->56 443->229 879 You: "I appreciate the honesty, lieutenant." 443->879 1050 You: "That's not a secret. Everyone has smoked cannabis." 443->1050 935 You: Hold steady... 444->935 445 You: (Raise it smugly.) "I don't know, *is* there?" 875 Kim Kitsuragi: Reflexes take over, the lieutenant's brow meets yours: His fierce counter nearly tears your face off. This could get ugly... 445->875 998 Kim Kitsuragi: "You have a..." He's looking for the right words. "...a *distinctive* way of walking. If I were to walk *in front* of you, we would surely collide." 447->998 448 Kim Kitsuragi: "I hope you don't take this the wrong way, it's just a collegial observation. In the 57th we call it the 'Jamrock shuffle'. Officers from Jamrock's 41st Precinct tend to move a bit erratically." 448->344 449 You: "I know what the RCM is." 761 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's good." 449->761 450 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 450->820 710 Kim Kitsuragi: "Really?" The lieutenant gives you a look, thorough as if performing triage. "You look fine to me." 451->710 452 You: "I'm talking deep, neurological damage here." "I'm talking deep, neurological damage here. I saw myself in the mirror and had no idea who I was." 452->61 454 Variable["whirling.kim_half_light_wise_fuck"] 453->454 455 !(Variable["whirling.kim_half_light_wise_fuck"]) 453->455 740 Half light hub 454->740 455->183 456 Jump to: [tequilaegohub] 456->431 457 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's just stupidity. We shouldn't waste any more time on it. If you want my take, ask me after we've inspected the victim." 848 Suggestion: On the surface he's dismissive, but there's a conspiratorial glint in his black eyes. If only you knew what *he* would say... 457->848 458 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good." The lieutenant nods. 714 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 458->714 459->359 460->134 461 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay -- let's *talk* about it. You stole the boots." He looks at the gleaming technological footwear you're sporting. 771 Kim Kitsuragi: "Congratulations. That must have taken an enormous, concerted effort. *Considerable* ingenuity. And timing. Now -- I'm going to report you and you're going to go to jail." 461->771 462 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 462->343 463->72 464->590 465 Kim Kitsuragi: "Safe? No. But you're old. You've made it this far. *Something* has brought you through. We've only just started working together, so I don't know what it is yet. But it's there." 837 Kim Kitsuragi: "So no, I don't think they sent you as a joke. And even if they did, they are in for a surprise." 465->837 466->461 467 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 468 Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 467->468 469 !(Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]) 467->469 1076 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's just stupidity." The lieutenant shakes his head. 468->1076 469->457 471 Kim Kitsuragi: "You know what? Forget it. What *specifically* are you trying to assign responsibility *for*?" 470->471 471->419 780 Kim Kitsuragi: "But isn't that *your* job?" 472->780 473->781 474 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 474->343 475 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 475->630 476 Jump to: [Empathy: "He's avoiding your gaze. This is th..."] 11780054 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DEAD HUSBAND 476->11780054 477 You: Confirmed kills? 849 Encyclopedia: Six. 477->849 478->367 479->371 480->374 481->152 482->255 961 Kim Kitsuragi: "Are you sure? Who could say it's not true? If you really don't remember anything.... how would you know?" The thought makes him uneasy. "We should move." 483->961 484 Kim Kitsuragi: "I agree. Too dark." 906 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Was there anything else you wanted..."] 484->906 485 You: "It's both a burden -- and a gift." 485->313 486 Perception (Smell): The lieutenant is fastidious as a cat in matters of his personal upkeep. And yet, in the folds of his jacket you can just perceive the stale and acrid traces of oil rags, transmission fluid, and brake pads. 487 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_perc_garage"] 486->487 488 Variable["whirling.kim_perc_garage"] 487->488 489 !(Variable["whirling.kim_perc_garage"]) 487->489 597 Electrochemistry: Wait-wait. There's something else there, something that sets your GABA-receptors aflutter. 488->597 489->316 490->91 491 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 491->820 739 Jump to: [You: ""How did you hope it would go?""] 492->739 791 Jump to: [endofdayswitch] 493->791 1037 Savoir Faire: Forgetting was merely a matter of convenience -- very clever! 494->1037 496 Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 495->496 497 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]) 495->497 496->263 977 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.apprehend_reckless_driver_done"] 497->977 498->438 499 Volition: Whatever their reasoning, there's nothing written that says you have to prove them *right*. 775 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 499->775 500 You: "So how do you... you know..." (Tap the side of your head.) 501 Kim Kitsuragi: "What, *think*? I do most of my work inside my notebook..." 500->501 501->107 502 Variable["plaza.kim_cannabis_encyclo_fired"] 503 Variable["plaza.kim_cannabis_encyclo_fired"] 502->503 504 !(Variable["plaza.kim_cannabis_encyclo_fired"]) 502->504 503->118 503->337 504->170 691 You: "Smoked... what?" 504->691 505->693 507 Kim Kitsuragi: "Besides, those days are long behind me." 507->230 508 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes." He nods. "Let's hurry now, I'm living on borrowed time." 931 Drama: He's not. It's all but a ruse, sire. The lieutenant's peculiar sense of humor. 508->931 509 You: "You're kidding me? Why containers?" 509->392 510 You: "Okay then." 510->3 511 You: "What's the RCM?" 821 Kim Kitsuragi: "That would be us. The Revachol Citizens Militia." 511->821 512->760 513 You: "I know literally nothing about it. Only what you told me before." 515 Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you want me to brief you?" 513->515 514 You: "Why not?" 661 Kim Kitsuragi: "The deceased is a security guard for a corporation involved in a labour dispute. It doesn't take a Dolorian polymath to put the pieces together. I just don't see the case getting more *mysterious* than that." 514->661 703 brief sounds good hub 515->703 1056 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 516->1056 623 Kim Kitsuragi: "Better still than an imbecilic *Cop Off*." 517->623 518 You: Did what? I can't even remember what the case is. What was it... 570 Inland Empire: "It" is murder, of course. Murder. It can't be anything else. And *you* did it. And then, horrified by your own actions, you drowned out the memory... 518->570 519->69 1062 You: "Why not?" 519->1062 1063 You: "Because it's impossible, I know that. Still..." 519->1063 520->346 626 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 521->626 522->140 523 Kim Kitsuragi: "You're barking up the wrong tree. I don't speak a word of Seolite, I've never met either one of my grandparents. And I've never *been* to Seol." He seems almost proud of these things. "I'm a regular Revacholiere." 523->357 1069 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 524->1069 525 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, it's a wholly pointless matter. Forget I ever mentioned it." 525->414 526 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 526->343 527 Electrochemistry: He's basically *challenging* you to sex it up with some lurid twist. Don't get right into it, sit on it a bit -- then hit him with it! 929 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 527->929 528->360 529 Kim Kitsuragi: SetVariableValue("tc.rcm", true) --[[ Variable[ ]] 529->380 686 You: "Of course. Yes. I understand everything now." 529->686 862 You: "I still don't understand anything." 529->862 531 Variable["reputation.kim"] >=1 530->531 532 !(Variable["reputation.kim"] >=1) 530->532 531->418 533 Kim Kitsuragi: "To be completely honest, detective, I've been meaning to raise that very subject with you." 532->533 533->297 533->1025 535 Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"] or  Variable["character.habit_speed"] 534->535 536 !(Variable["character.habit_pyrholidon"] or  Variable["character.habit_speed"]) 534->536 904 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you ask me, it's past time for you to lay off the *street drugs* you've been abusing. They really aren't helping us solve the case." 535->904 536->80 1026 You: "I'm talking about *la responsabilité*. You know, the kind that gets assigned." 537->1026 539 Variable["boardwalk.trant_main_hub_reached"] 538->539 540 !(Variable["boardwalk.trant_main_hub_reached"]) 538->540 1079 Kim Kitsuragi: "You know who might be, though? That Mr. Heidelstam, the gentleman near the Feld building with the... distinctive way of speaking." 539->1079 671 Kim Kitsuragi: "If you're serious about this, you might keep your eyes out for any Coalition officials we might happen to run across." 540->671 728 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] 541->728 542->630 543 You: Blink. 543->478 544 You: Open your eyes. 544->368 545 You: "I wonder what this says about me? That I was sent by my station?" 911 Kim Kitsuragi: "Hmm..." He raises an eyebrow, thinking it best to let you make the next move. 545->911 546 Logic: Because you're the best qualified? No, that doesn't seem right... 611 You: No, that makes sense! I'm *exceedingly* qualified! 546->611 805 You: Dumb brain, I'm good for nothing. 546->805 547 Kim Kitsuragi: "Mental illness." 547->32 547->84 548 You: "I think I have it." 735 Kim Kitsuragi: "It is good to have a para-detective in a labour dispute. I can see why they sent you -- should we go?" 548->735 549->429 736 You: "Why, do you agree?" 549->736 913 You: "You're right. I am a super-predator. Off leash like this... it's about to get very violent." 549->913 550 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"] 551 Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"] 550->551 552 !(Variable["whirling.kim_electro_gaba"]) 550->552 551->213 552->378 553 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant considers your muttonchops for a long moment. A slight grimace crosses his face. 553->38 9300020 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DOOMED 554->9300020 555->495 556->343 557->433 558 Kim Kitsuragi: "Politics is habit-forming. And hazardous. It is also irrelevant to policework. You are right to doubt the impulse, it might be detrimental to our task here." 949 Conceptualization: From an imaginary fan. 558->949 559->107 560->346 561 Kim Kitsuragi: Your brain sends the signal to your lips but they refuse the order. Something is paralysing them. You're pretty sure it has something to do with the lieutenant's eyebrow. 838 Volition: The eyebrow is exercising *psionic* control over you. 561->838 562 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant relaxes his eyebrow, and you seem to regain control of yourself. 562->271 563 You: This seems dangerous. What if someone gets hurt? 1099 Authority: Too late. The die is cast. This is street-style brow-fighting. Two of a kind but one won't survive. 563->1099 564 Jump to: [AboutKimHub] 564->438 565 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_badge_lie"] == false 566 Variable["whirling.kim_badge_lie"] == false 565->566 567 !(Variable["whirling.kim_badge_lie"] == false) 565->567 883 Kim Kitsuragi: "Detective, if I may be frank -- you seem to be in a deranged state. You have trouble remembering things, you've *misplaced* your badge. I cannot let you act in the name of the RCM without supervision until you've regained control of your faculties." 566->883 884 Kim Kitsuragi: "Detective, if I may be frank -- you seem to be in a deranged state. You have trouble remembering things. I cannot let you act in the name of the RCM without supervision until you've regained control of your faculties." 567->884 568->823 569->398 689 Half Light: It wasn't that you were horrified -- you were just surprised by your own daring! 570->689 770 Kim Kitsuragi: "What, this?" he zips up the large collar. "It's just seasonal clothing." 571->770 572 You: "No, it's more than that. Anyway." 665 Kim Kitsuragi: "Anyway." 572->665 573 You: "No, normal people don't have this. It's like a mind laboratory. A spiritual R&D division. No, a pallet! No, better yet -- a painter's atelier of concepts!" 833 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay, Art Cop." 573->833 574 Esprit de Corps: I don't care about your insane theft, the lieutenant thinks and looks away from the boots. Just know: if anyone asks me, I *will* snitch on you. 574->462 575->574 576 Kim Kitsuragi: "In Elysium," he replies. "Behind our eyes. Like all human beings, detective." He looks around and sighs. "The world is what it is. I'm glad to see you're stable. Keep it that way." 576->249 577 Kim Kitsuragi: "It *all* seems unreal, detective. In actuality, the pale is no more unreal than, say, water. Or death. Or that we're stuck behind our eyes, between our own ears, talking..." He looks around, pensive suddenly. 899 Kim Kitsuragi: "Excuse me. Large topics are not my forte. You seem stable enough. Keep it that way. Now -- was there anything else or should we get to it?" 577->899 774 Kim Kitsuragi: "I am the finest of nothing." 578->774 579 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 580 Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 579->580 581 !(Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]) 579->581 580->465 900 Kim Kitsuragi: "Safe? No. But you're old. You've made it this far. Something has brought you through. I haven't worked with you yet, so I don't know what it is. But it's there." 581->900 582->393 583->196 584 You: Nod. 584->77 585 Kim Kitsuragi: "You didn't stop at all, did you? You're just obsessing about *other people's* sexuality now." 1023 Reaction Speed: Uhm... uh... 585->1023 586->40 586->158 793 You: "What is it? You can tell me, Kim." 586->793 587 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's us. The Revachol Citizens Militia. We're the police in this city." 588 Encyclopedia: The RCM, or the Revachol Citizens Militia, is the police force you and him are part of. A self-organized peace corps of the occupied city of Revachol, the RCM operates within a legal twilight, yet its authority is rarely questioned. It's *super useful* to know this. 587->588 588->529 589 You: "I can't give up street drugs now. I *just* got addicted to them!" 589->143 590->908 594 Kim Kitsuragi: He opens one hand and looks at it. A moment passes. 591->594 592 Kim Kitsuragi: "No." 681 You: "Better not to relay it." 592->681 912 You: "There will be a blood-letting of unimaginable proportions. Un-imaginable." 592->912 1030 You: "You know, actually no. I'm not an augury. I don't why I said that." 592->1030 593 Kim Kitsuragi: "Which school do you subscribe to -- Mambo..." He opens the other hand: "...or Jambo?" 641 You: "Wait, which one is the one where you hear your tie talk to you?" 593->641 593->963 593->964 593->1031 594->593 595 You: "It's nothing major. Just feels a bit strange that's all." 595->735 596->590 597->550 598 Kim Kitsuragi: "That's a good point. It could happen any day now." 598->1083 599 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 599->343 601 Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"] 600->601 602 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"]) 600->602 721 Conceptualization: We all have our different mediums. His is written. 601->721 602->195 603->376 604 You: "Is there anything else? You look like you were about to say something." 768 Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you know the feeling when you've begun filling in a crossword but some of your answers don't quite seem to fit? That's the feeling I have right now, for some reason..." 604->768 605 Kim Kitsuragi: "Extremely." 605->954 606 Electrochemistry: Is it not? 606->124 608 Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhet_selfcare"] 607->608 609 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_rhet_selfcare"]) 607->609 608->606 609->124 610 You: "You know, when you're thinking. Do you ever have *conversations* with, like, your brain?" 1041 Kim Kitsuragi: "I have no idea what you're talking about." 610->1041 806 Logic: If you're so well qualified, why can't you remember why you were sent? Anyway -- don't keep the lieutenant waiting. 611->806 612->65 613 You: Ask again. 613->561 614 You: So what can I *do* about it? 615 Authority: *Nothing*. You better hope he doesn't abuse his authority. There's *a lot* of it. 614->615 992 You: Silently scream for help. 615->992 993 You: Accept your thralldom. 615->993 617->276 841 Interfacing: Yes, but containers *contain*. Things. Shiny things. They're interesting. 618->841 619->123 885 You: "Sounds good." 619->885 999 You: "On second thought, maybe I *need* someone to cramp my style every now and then..." 619->999 620 You: "The guy behind the counter thinks some Union people hanged a man." 620->937 938 Kim Kitsuragi: "To find him or her is one of our tasks here. For now all we know is that the tone was muffled using a device of some sort -- the desk could identify neither the caller's age nor sex." 621->938 622->397 623->516 890 You: "Cop Off?" 623->890 624 Kim Kitsuragi: "The *cop* kind. Our Precincts can't decide if Martinaise is part of Jamrock or the Industrial Harbour. *Yours* or *mine*, as if we somehow *own* parts of the city. Typical street-gang mentality.... so we've let the Union make a mockery of law enforcement here. And now it's come to its natural conclusion." 624->314 625->14 626->438 627->431 628->251 629->413 847 Jump to: [the_competition] 630->847 672 Encyclopedia: Somewhere in your mind hangs a dark green blackboard. There are two columns. One says: "cases solved", the other: "confirmed kills". 631->672 632 You: Look for: Precinct 41. 632->148 787 Kim Kitsuragi: "I wouldn't say that. And my case load is measly, but that's beside the point..." 633->787 635 You: Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"] 634->635 636 Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"] 635->636 637 !(Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"]) 635->637 852 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"] 636->852 637->852 638 You: "A joke, of course. Rest assured, I have no intention to compete with you." 640 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's good we set this thing aside." 638->640 639 Kim Kitsuragi: "Oh? You will?" He raises his collar. His eyes narrow. "Then I will *help* you to do so. Now..." 1081 Esprit de Corps: Still, against his better judgement, this made him think just a little bit less of you 639->1081 640->475 641->547 642 Kim Kitsuragi: "You're right, detective. My apologies." 642->1083 792 Jump to: [lorryfinaleswitch] 643->792 644 You: "I did it for the Union. For the rights of the workers." 644->262 645 Kim Kitsuragi: "Look, it's not unusual for detectives to feel complicit in the crime until the perpetrator is identified and apprehended. Especially when the investigation is dragging. So let's get back to it, shall we?" 645->556 646->558 647->105 648->439 649 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ah, right. Your *condition*. Nevermind. All I mean to say is that we have a puzzle on our hands, but not all the pieces... yet." 649->560 650 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_authority_charts"] 651 Variable["whirling.kim_main_authority_charts"] 650->651 652 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_authority_charts"]) 650->652 651->614 810 Authority: What's going on? It's like you're a puppet in his hands. 652->810 653->502 655->564 656->565 657->937 658 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"] 659 Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"] 658->659 660 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"]) 658->660 659->237 700 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 660->700 661->125 661->347 661->348 1000 You: "White male in his forties -- what more do you need?" 661->1000 711 Jump to: [Kim memory loss hub] 662->711 663 You: "So it's true." 663->142 664->66 665->189 769 You: "That's all. I just wanted you to know I have this thing." (Keep pointing to your head.) 665->769 666->245 667->703 669 Variable["tc.gun_missing"] 668->669 670 !(Variable["tc.gun_missing"]) 668->670 669->86 951 Kim Kitsuragi: "I for one hope I don't have to use my service weapon at all -- like a *normal* police officer." 670->951 671->905 672->908 673 You: Cases solved? 673->202 674->370 675 You: "Okay, enough of the competition then. Tell me something else." (Conclude.) 675->525 676->592 677->83 678->152 679 You: "Orange patrol cap. I can't think of anything else." 680->31 680->311 680->638 1028 You: "Yes, a joke. In truth I will only moderately humiliate and outperform you." 680->1028 681->484 682 You: "It is." 682->313 685 Jump to: [whirling.mirror_concept_icebreaker] 683->685 3490040 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / RACIST KITSURAGI 684->3490040 8530085 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / PORTRAIT REACTION 685->8530085 744 Kim Kitsuragi: "Just to be clear -- we are police officers. It's our job to find the killer. That's the case. Uncover and arrest the killer." 686->744 687 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. Well. We are police officers. It is our job to find the killer. So that's what I intend to do. You should try too." 687->8 688 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""The theatrical suicide attempt --..."] 11330027 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / TRIED SHOOTING YOURSELF 688->11330027 924 Savoir Faire: Forgetting was merely a matter of convenience -- very clever! 689->924 690 Logic: You pick over what's left of your frontal cortex, but no compelling explanations emerge... 690->269 996 Kim Kitsuragi: "The hemp," he repeats. "Cannabis. Is that secret enough for you?" 691->996 692 Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. Here's my gun and my badge." His hands reach out empty. "They'll put me in the chaise for this, but it feels good to have it off my chest." 692->341 693->340 694 Kim Kitsuragi: "Agreed." Only a fraction of a smirk in the corner of his mouth betrays his amusement. "Was there anything else?" 694->564 695->226 696->393 697->234 698 You: "What do you mean *distinctive*?" 698->448 699->266 701 Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 700->701 702 !(Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]) 700->702 701->620 702->513 703->179 704 You: "*Brief*, yes. That sounds good." 703->704 704->394 705 Kim Kitsuragi: "There's a strong prejudice against involving the RCM in what's seen as *Union matters*. The Dockworkers' Union is the de facto police in Martinaise. Now -- it appears -- they've started executing too. We cannot allow that." 705->380 705->686 725 You: "Hold on, and the RCM is?" 705->725 705->862 887 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm afraid you and I are pawns in a..." He considers the phrasing. "A *pissing* competition." 706->887 707->458 708 Kim Kitsuragi: "Maybe you can tell me what you *do* know? To help me narrow it down a bit." 708->658 709 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 709->346 710->9 710->10 710->452 711->181 712 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 712->241 767 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""What's there to say? It's just stu..."] 713->767 714->343 715->295 716 You: "Yes. My brain suspects that you have some kind of *thing* with the revolutionary air brigades." 716->133 717->245 718->575 719->577 720->306 721->195 722 Perception (Sight): You could use a good, *normal* pair yourself. 722->1045 723->416 724->585 725->587 1051 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 726->1051 844 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"] 727->844 729 Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"] 728->729 730 !(Variable["TASK.who_was_caller_done"]) 728->730 729->147 730->82 731 Jump to: [the_competition] 731->908 732->731 733 Kim Kitsuragi: "Local law enforcement solving one little homicide decides nothing. Not solving it... can have real and calculable effects. Things can always get worse. Matter of fact, augury, we should move." 733->26 734 Rhetoric: There is no gift. It must be repeated: there is no *Gift*. It is meant as obvious sarcasm. Do not ask what *The Gift* is. 734->210 734->548 734->595 735->590 737 Kim Kitsuragi: "The 41st is known to kill people. Often." 736->737 788 Esprit de Corps: He neither approves, nor disapproves. Yet there is something more there, something you can't put your finger on. 737->788 738->377 5830031 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / JOYCE DRUGS 739->5830031 740->182 824 You: "Thank you, oh wise man." 740->824 741->553 742->599 743 Jump to: [canalsignswitch] 8400064 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / SAMARAN BUTTER 743->8400064 744->8 746 Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"] 745->746 747 !(Variable["TASK.call_station_lazareth_done"]) 745->747 746->160 747->399 748->219 749->605 750 Jump to: [Kim MAIN] 750->343 751 You: "I get it -- You're one of those *old school* detectives." (Nod respectfully.) 751->224 752 Authority: If the lieutenant were an *evil* man, who knows what sort of havoc he could wreak? 1047 Empathy: Fortunately he is a committed officer of the RCM. He'll only use his powers for the good of the investigation. 752->1047 753->225 754->693 755 You: (Jerk it like a powerlifter in a squat-cage.) "Your secrets, lieutenant -- Now!" 755->55 756 Browline 756->52 756->335 756->563 757 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A bespectacled man in an orange bom..."] 120001 JUMP OUT to WHIRLING / KIM INTRO 757->120001 822 Volition: The lieutenant thinks you're some unaccountable wreck who needs constant supervision, but you don't *have* to listen to him. You're free to disobey. 758->822 759 Volition: Oh, so you're an unaccountable wreck who has to be supervised? You don't *have* to take this display of authority, you can disobey! 759->184 760->5 760->236 760->449 760->511 761->512 762->709 763->394 764->705 765->60 766 Jump to: [Kim memory loss hub] 766->181 1006 Kim Kitsuragi: "What's there to say? It's just stupidity." 767->1006 808 You: "What *is* a crossword?" 768->808 1043 You: "I know exactly what you mean." 768->1043 1094 You: "I have no idea what you mean." 768->1094 1064 Kim Kitsuragi: "And now I do," he nods. 769->1064 770->408 771->18 772->574 773 Kim Kitsuragi: "Sure." He nods. "Anyway, did you want something -- related to policework?" 773->574 774->1071 775->343 776 Empathy: Maybe this is why your chest feels so hollow -- you did an awful thing, and you can't even bring yourself to acknowledge it... 1085 Physical Instrument: Are you sure you would have had the strength to take down a hardened mercenary? You're not in the best shape. 776->1085 778 Kim Kitsuragi: "... but am I? I'll spare you another *20 hour mind-project* -- yes, I am. Now let's get back to work." 778->902 779 Kim Kitsuragi: "Actually it does have to be murder. This is a murder investigation. But we digress." 779->954 780->473 1027 Kim Kitsuragi: "Next I suppose you're going to tell me you need to form a *committee* to assign this *responsabilité*?" 781->1027 782 You: "Yes, exactly." 782->303 783->630 784->908 785->624 786->423 786->544 786->632 787->204 788->429 788->913 789->642 790->156 9610048 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / END OF DAY 791->9610048 10100027 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / LORRY CONCLUSIONS 792->10100027 917 Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm not really sure about this turn of events. I... think the mutton chops might have been a better idea. They sort of seemed to cover up some of the..." He stops. 793->917 1082 Jump to: [switchhub-secondday] 794->1082 795 Empathy: Maybe this is why your chest feels so hollow -- you did an awful thing, and you can't even bring yourself to acknowledge it... 795->322 925 ikilledhimhub 796->925 797->495 798->495 799 Jump to: [get_on_this_kim_switch_business] 799->11790033 800->476 801 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_emp_straightforward"] 802 Variable["whirling.kim_emp_straightforward"] 801->802 803 !(Variable["whirling.kim_emp_straightforward"]) 801->803 802->604 803->166 804->327 953 Logic: You *look* dumb if you keep the lieutenant waiting for too long. 805->953 806->284 807->613 1044 You: "Oh, okay." 807->1044 808->649 809->293 1097 You: "Just observing." 809->1097 506 506 810->506 811->564 812 Drama: Smugly, sire. Raise it smugly. 812->391 812->445 812->755 934 You: (Slowly raise your eyebrow.) "Nothing at all." 812->934 813->694 814->2 815 Variable["plaza.passive_composure_graceful_retreat"] 816 Variable["plaza.passive_composure_graceful_retreat"] 815->816 817 !(Variable["plaza.passive_composure_graceful_retreat"]) 815->817 881 Authority: There, you've breached his defenses. His secrets are yours. 816->881 1049 Kim Kitsuragi: "Alright, I guess there is *one* thing..." 817->1049 818->508 820->343 821->512 822->184 823->949 1002 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant blinks, his mouth slightly open and his body motionless. A microsecond passes. 824->1002 825->784 928 Kim Kitsuragi: "Good point. Martinaise is *famed* for its occult sex-murder rites. We'll get on it *immediately*." 826->928 828 Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"] 827->828 829 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_body_mercenary"]) 827->829 828->407 892 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]  or  Variable["TASK.briefing_done"] 829->892 830 Kim Kitsuragi: IsTHCPresent("communist") 831 IsTHCPresent("communist") 830->831 832 !(IsTHCPresent("communist")) 830->832 1014 Drama: The *revolutionary* must have added a little lustre to it, for a ten-year-old Kitsuragi. He will never admit it though. 831->1014 832->190 833->354 833->769 834->704 835->773 898 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can't stop a grown man from learning about the fundamental geographic and entroponetic features of our world, can I?" 836->898 1070 Volition: He's right. There are no airtight theories, just paranoia. You've given it some thought, now let it go. 837->1070 838->294 839 Kim Kitsuragi: "Great. Imagine all the time you'll have for work now -- matter of fact, we should get back to it right now." 839->17 839->584 840 You: "You're right, yes. Let's go." [Leave] 841->509 841->510 1052 You: "That's racist. I don't prioritise containers." 841->1052 842->779 843->1077 845 Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"] 844->845 846 !(Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"]) 844->846 845->145 846->363 847->908 848->27 848->304 907 You: "You should tell me now. This seems relevant." 848->907 849->478 850->908 851 You: "An *orange* patrol cap -- you need it." 853 Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"] 852->853 854 !(Variable["whirling.kim_red_logic_why_sent"]) 852->854 853->285 1091 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kim_main_why_sent_tried"] 854->1091 855 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant's posture becomes rigid and uncomfortable as you lean forward and sniff the area just above his shoulder blade... 855->486 856 Kim Kitsuragi: "I do like to *hang around* the motor pool every now and then, but that doesn't make me a mechanic." 856->157 857 Kim Kitsuragi: "I do like the way it tingles, though. It's the only part of shaving I actually look forward to." 857->742 859 Variable["whirling.kim_main_esprit_old"] 858->859 860 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_esprit_old"]) 858->860 859->223 860->861 861->46 861->500 861->751 862->687 863 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Do you, uh, want to *talk* about w..."] 200025 JUMP OUT to ICE / AFTER CRYING KIM 863->200025 864 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 865 Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"] 864->865 866 !(Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]) 864->866 1086 Rhetoric: Perhaps you did it for the Union -- your political beliefs gave you the strength and courage to take on such a formidable opponent. 865->1086 866->161 867->823 868->346 869 Kim Kitsuragi: "Hmm, perhaps you're a more proficient *cruciverbalist* than I am. All I mean to say is that we have a puzzle on our hands, but not all the pieces... yet." 869->560 870->438 872->2 873->814 875->276 877 Variable["plaza.kim_brow_off_passive_fired"] 876->877 878 !(Variable["plaza.kim_brow_off_passive_fired"]) 876->878 932 Authority: Let's show him: Raise your brow high, up to high-noon. 877->932 1096 Authority: This guy's got Authority off the charts. With just a flick of his eyebrow he's able to make you his thrall. 878->1096 879->232 994 Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes?" His eyebrows remain completely level. 880->994 881->1049 883->759 884->759 885->450 886->43 887->281 888->456 889->343 890->467 1007 Logic: Of course, it's only a *theory*. 891->1007 893 Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]  or  Variable["TASK.briefing_done"] 892->893 894 !(Variable["whirling.garte_body_mercenary"]  or  Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]  or  Variable["TASK.briefing_done"]) 892->894 893->407 894->518 896 Conceptualization: It's no mere brain. 895->896 896->244 896->572 896->573 897->576 1018 Esprit de Corps: Perhaps I shouldn't have tried, he thinks. 898->1018 899->72 900->837 901->839 903->667 904->1077 905->474 906->630 907->366 908->149 908->305 908->369 908->545 908->675 959 You: "So you volunteered to spoil it." 908->959 909->908 910->28 911->372 962 Kim Kitsuragi: "Oh no, it's very imaginable. We fail to place responsibility for the hanging, the harbour company see the situation is out of control so they bring in private military, maybe a gunship, the Union responds in strength. Automatic fire." 912->962 913->668 914->104 968 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["character.beard_shaven"] 915->968 916->598 957 Endurance: Damage. 917->957 918->743 920 Variable["whirling.kimintro_done"] 919->920 921 !(Variable["whirling.kimintro_done"]) 919->921 920->155 921->757 1001 Jump to: [tequilaegohub] 922->1001 924->795 925->216 925->326 925->384 925->644 976 You: "Murder in cold blood seems like a thing I'm capable of -- if I just dare. What if I *already* dared?" 925->976 926 Kim Kitsuragi: "Teenage nonsense," he dead pans. "You would have had to be ready to use lethal force long ago, when you joined the RCM." 926->495 927->801 928->66 929->346 930->750 931->564 932->812 933->29 934->273 935->174 936 You: Let it go. 936->278 937->703 938->764 940 Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay then. Was there anything else you wanted to know?" 939->940 1054 Jump to: [Kim CASE hub] 940->1054 941->346 942 Kim Kitsuragi: "Fine. We should get through the day first. Off-hours begin at 21:00. If you're still having trouble then, I can give you an orientation." 942->766 943 Untitled hub 943->282 1005 You: "What kind of stupidity?" 943->1005 944->663 1059 You: "But it's not true, right?" 944->1059 945->67 946 Kim Kitsuragi: "Because it's not part of..." He makes a precise hand gesture: "Reality." 946->715 947 Kim Kitsuragi: "A security guard or worker of some sort, hired by Wild Pines. This was just hearsay from Martinaise, of course. We need to find out the truth." 947->541 947->621 948->246 984 Kim Kitsuragi: "Now, was there anything else you wanted to know about the case?" 949->984 950 Kim Kitsuragi: "I can see you're disappointed." A brief smile. "You're right to be -- I don't speak a word of Seolite. I've never met either one of my grandparents. I've never been to Seol. I'm a regular, garden variety Revacholiere." 950->357 951->257 952->343 953->284 954->527 955 You: "Yeah, but..." 1073 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["plaza.kim_heard_twenty_hour"] 955->1073 956->343 957->296 958->477 958->543 958->673 959->258 960->420 961->784 962->733 963->34 966 Kim Kitsuragi: "I didn't know that was even possible. It must be a great burden." 964->966 965 Kim Kitsuragi: "Hangovers do give officers super-powers. Many drink only to receive *the gift*." 965->734 966->430 966->485 966->682 967->856 969 Variable["character.beard_shaven"] 968->969 970 !(Variable["character.beard_shaven"]) 968->970 969->857 970->317 971->742 972->820 973->957 974->863 975->688 976->926 978 Variable["TASK.apprehend_reckless_driver_done"] 977->978 979 !(Variable["TASK.apprehend_reckless_driver_done"]) 977->979 980 You: "So you're saying I didn't kill him? But, Kim, it turned out to be that *I* was the one racing around town in my motor carriage..." 978->980 981 You: "So you're saying I didn't kill him?" 978->981 979->981 1039 Kim Kitsuragi: He purses his lips. "The victim wasn't run over by a drunk driver, so, while I can't condone your driving habits, the cases remain unrelated..." 980->1039 981->215 6800052 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / KLAASJE REACTION 982->6800052 9370018 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / FORTRESS ACCIDENT 983->9370018 984->218 986 Variable["whirling.kim_main_about_hub_reached"] 985->986 987 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_about_hub_reached"]) 985->987 986->328 987->222 988->267 989->169 990->610 991->111 992->752 231 231 993->231 994->173 995 Physical Instrument: Put your neck into it. That's where the power comes from. 995->756 996->2 997->815 998->698 998->936 999->7 1000->264 1001->431 1002->97 1003->942 1004->712 1005->624 1006->943 1007->499 1009 You: Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"] 1008->1009 1010 Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"] 1009->1010 1011 !(Variable["whirling.kim_inland_mystery_created"]) 1009->1011 1010->404 1011->404 1012->947 1013->830 1014->666 1016 Variable["yard.hanged_kim_said_to_ask_for_brief"] 1015->1016 1017 !(Variable["yard.hanged_kim_said_to_ask_for_brief"]) 1015->1017 1016->137 1017->708 1067 Rhetoric: Perhaps I was overprotective, is what's insinuated. 1018->1067 1019->899 1020->523 1021->722 1022->78 1024 Untitled hub (02) 1023->1024 1024->840 1024->955 1025->197 1026->470 1027->302 1027->782 1028->639 1029->475 1030->906 1031->965 1032->306 1033->855 1034 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "A moment passes. The lieutenant gla..."] 1034->820 10190012 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / FIGHT FAILURE 1035->10190012 1036->957 1037->776 1038->343 1039->645 1040->977 1041->332 1042->796 1043->109 1095 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant nods. 1044->1095 1045->438 1046->334 1047->562 1048->692 1049->172 1050->57 1051->343 1052->235 1087 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant considers your question a moment. Before answering: "No, it's not a particularly mysterious case." 1053->1087 1054->346 1055->63 1057 Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"] 1056->1057 1058 !(Variable["TASK.inspect_the_dead_body_done"]) 1056->1058 1057->1006 1058->457 1059->292 1060->359 1061->403 1062->946 1063->287 1064->15 1065->716 1065->769 1066->410 1067->289 1067->290 1067->719 1067->897 1068->950 1069->438 1070->526 1071->579 1074 Variable["plaza.kim_heard_twenty_hour"] 1073->1074 1075 !(Variable["plaza.kim_heard_twenty_hour"]) 1073->1075 1074->778 1075->79 1076->943 1077->81 1077->362 1077->589 1078 You: "Oh, I'm not giving up drinking. It's what got me where I am today!" 1077->1078 1078->143 1079->905 1080->908 1081->475 5210041 JUMP OUT to KIM SWITCH / DAY TWO UNION 1082->5210041 1083->320 1084->8 1085->864 1086->161 1087->345 1087->514 1089 Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"] 1088->1089 1090 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_concept_low"]) 1088->1090 1089->167 1090->46 1090->500 1092 Variable["whirling.kim_main_why_sent_tried"] 1091->1092 1093 !(Variable["whirling.kim_main_why_sent_tried"]) 1091->1093 1092->690 1093->546 1094->869 1095->270 1096->650 1097->386 1098->225 1099->52 1099->335 1100->995 1101->507 117->390 231->334 506->1046