WHIRLING F1 SMOKER ON THE BALCONY - 891
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["whirling.smoker_main_hub_reached"]
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Rhetoric: He's all bemused skepticism. He doesn't *actually* care what you want with his friend.
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You: "It's about assigning la responsabilité."
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You: "I'm really not at liberty to say."
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You: "I'm not really sure, I'm just trying to reach a higher authority."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hi, gendarme. Another rendezvous." There he is again -- the smoker on the balcony! Right here in the Whirling-in-Rags.
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greeting hub
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You: "Hello."
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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You: "Tell me again about that *muscular type* who came to investigate the crime."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, yes... let's see. He knocked on my door a few days after the lynching. I think he was going through the entire building, asking questions."
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muscular type hub
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You: "Besides *muscular*, did he have any other identifying traits?"
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You: "What did he look like?"
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You: "Was he alone?"
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You: "What did you tell him?"
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You: "Thanks for the information."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, let me think..." He turns his eyes upward in recollection. "He had an accent. He sounded like one of those mercenaries."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "He sounded vaguely Oranjese." He closes his eyes. "No, not vaguely, scratch that. He sounded *definitely* Oranjese."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Just reporting back whatever I was telling him."
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Jump to: [muscular type hub]
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Physical Instrument: Yes, this man is definitely one of the homos, I've seen them homos with my own eyes.
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Electrochemistry: This *sexual* thing seems interesting... Ask around, become involved.
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Variable["whirling.smoker_main_hub_reached"]
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!(Variable["whirling.smoker_main_hub_reached"])
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["whirling.smoker_commented_on_clothing"]
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You: "No, this is not me."
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: "The smoker starts laughing and lean..."]
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You: "What if I can't remember whether I'm in or not? What if I can't remember anything about my life -- aside from the fact that I like disco?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Beautiful!" The smoker crawls up to you like an animal preparing to jump. "Beautiful, that's exactly what we're looking for! Who knows, maybe you *were* homo-sexual in the past, maybe all of that has been *repressed*..." He circles his hands around you.
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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!(CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe"))
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""I see you've found yourself a litt..."]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hello-hello. So what brings you here?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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!(CheckEquipped("hat_samaran"))
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""I see you've found yourself a litt..."]
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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You: "I didn't like him as much as I like you."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Aw, shoot." He bursts out laughing. "Why not?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: He sighs: "That he won't be there when times get tough, I guess."
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You: "Is that even a friend?"
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Jump to: [sunday friend hub]
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sunday friend hub
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You: "You can tell him I'm prepared to accept his apology anytime."
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Smoker on the Balcony: A bemused expression. "Oh, I don't think *you* should be expecting an apology from *him*."
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Smoker on the Balcony: He shrugs. "He has his ways. I don't need to know every detail of his life."
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You: "I guess I'll have to look for him along the coast."
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You: "Why was he staying at your place in the middle of night?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "He has keys. And he likes the view..." He waves gently with his cigarette-holding hand. "To the sea, I mean."
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You: "Yes, I want to hear more about this *homo-sexual underground* you're part of."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, it's a *pleasure* group... a sub-rosa pleasure group congregating in cellars under the cover of night... Saturday night, sometimes even *Friday* night!"
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You: "I do like disco, maybe I should get into it?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "You can't just get into it, you have to be born into it -- one is either already *in* the homo-sexual movement or forever excluded from it."
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You: "I wasn't really planning on giving it back anyway."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "How cunning." He raises his brows and you're not sure whether he's mocking you or not. "I like men who take what they want."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Friends, I told you. Sunday friends. Friends who like to get together from time to time."
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You: "What does it mean -- a Sunday friend?"
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Jump to: [sunday friend hub]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "To his opportunities in Occident, Sur-la-Clef. Still..." He breathes in and keeps his lungs filled for a moment, before letting it out. "His coming and going brings some life to the village."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Or is it just money, I don't know..." He stares at the bar.
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You: "But why do you convene, what do you *do*?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh we're ambitious, we want to destroy the last vestiges of meaning, the last things people in Revachol have to hold on to, the true symbols of security -- the meaning of man and woman, mother and father, their marriage."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Yes, but he was speaking to someone on his earpiece."
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You: "His earpiece?"
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You: "What was he saying?"
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You: "About this hat I'm wearing..."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "You can keep it, I don't mind. I can appreciate beauty when I see it."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Why yes I am, officer. Why, do you want to *investigate*?"
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You: "No, I just wanted to know whether you were one of them."
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Smoker on the Balcony: The smoker starts laughing and leans back against the counter: "Sure thing, officer, what do you want to know next?"
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Jump to: [main hub]
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You: "Okay, then I'm definitely not in."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Absolutely *wonderful*."
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Conceptualization: A man like you can figure out his sexuality in a working day. It won't be twenty hours unless you want to enter the heightened realms of the *fantasme érotique* afterwards. Then it may be twenty hours *or more*! But that would be on your own time.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hmm... maybe you should figure it out, detective."
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Jump to: [smokermoralismhub]
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smokermoralismhub
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm not sure if you've noticed, but Martinaise isn't exactly crawling with Coalition representatives. You're going to have to look for someone else now."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "God, of *course* it is. My friend is always trying to convince me I need a little more responsibility..."
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You: "Did you tell him about your friend?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: He takes another drag of his cigarette before knitting his brows. "What friend?"
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Untitled hub
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You: "Other questions, I had other questions, really!" (Try to back off.)
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You: "But I like knowing who I am."
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You: "Does it have anything to do with disco?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "I am. So are you. What brings you here?"
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main hub
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You: "What are you, you two?"
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You: "I don't want to talk about other people, I want to talk about you."
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You: "Who is he?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "It is -- on Sundays." He smiles.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "No, I don't think it came up."
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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!(CheckEquipped("hat_samaran"))
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Smoker on the Balcony: "I see you've found yourself a little something from my wardrobe." He scans you. "Not bad, not bad at all. What brings you here?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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Untitled hub (02)
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You: "That much fun should be illegal."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "I have to say that you do look like someone who might be part of *the underground*. You have that very distinctive 'I-can't-understand-what's-going-on-here' look."
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You: "This is gonna be, like, a twenty hour mind-project for me. Twenty hours at least."
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You: "Okay..." (Blink.) "Okay, I have to think about it."
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"]
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Variable["apt.sunday_accused_friend"]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "There's only one problem: I don't think he wants to talk with *you*."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "And if I may ask, gendarme, what is this *committee* about?" He takes a measured drag of his cigarette.
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Volition: There's only one way through this. You're going to have to apologise...
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, a big *secret* committee. I understand perfectly..." His mouth forms a half smile.
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You: "Hi."
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You: [Leave.]
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You: "You're here!"
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You: "Hello." (Adjust your tie.)
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Sure. Anything else on your mind?" His lazy eyes stroll over your face.
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Jump to: [main hub]
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Composure: Could he be... a member of the *homo-sexual underground*?
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success hub
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You: I'm not bringing it up -- let it go.
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You: "Are you... are you part of the *homo-sexual underground*?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Or the true symbols of security, mother and father and their everlasting marriage... *Everything* will be constantly shifting and moving under our rule, the future will belong to a *circus* of identities, just spinning around, surreal and unreal..."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "You won't even know who you are anymore."
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You: "I live here, my room is right upstairs."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Convenient," he nods. "But what are you doing *here*, talking to me?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Is it now?" He starts laughing. "Well, enjoy it."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "I guess you will." He tips his head ever so slightly toward you.
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""In any case, I would *love* to hel..."]
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Variable["whirling.smoker_commented_on_clothing"]
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!(Variable["whirling.smoker_commented_on_clothing"])
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hi again, gendarme."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Well, I *am* one of them, one of this *sub-rosa pleasure group* congregating in cellars under the cover of night... Saturday night, sometimes even *Friday* night!"
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You: "Let's just not talk about this anymore."
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You: "What about Thursday night?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Because instead of the traditional family unit we're going to have all this *razzamatazz*," he wiggles his hands, "and mysteries, of course, too -- mysteries of *sexual* nature, very esoteric. And disco music and drugs."
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Jump to: [main hub]
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""Hmm?" he hums honeyed."]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hmm?" he hums honeyed.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Why not? Don't you want to hear about how we want to destroy the last vestiges of meaning, the last things people in Revachol have to hold on to, the meaning of man and woman?"
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You: "I didn't. He's a government official. I don't trust governments."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, a *committee*." He smiles. "How interesting..."
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Volition: Fortunately, saying sorry is practically second-nature for you.
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You: "Maybe you could intercede on my behalf?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "No." He exhales a grey trail of smoke. "I don't think I will. This is between the two of you, you see."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "But do you also like the *razzle-dazzle* of gold? Do you like parties and discos and having fun under the vibrant lights of Saturday night?"
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You: "But it isn't anymore?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "No." He studies you from across the table.
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You: "I'm here to kick some ass and solve the case I'm working on."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Well, here's to you!" He raises a glass, before taking a sip of his drink, froth grazing his mouth.
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You: "You were right, he was magical. Magically bureaucratic."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "I told you, he can be very useful. I guess that's the charm of powerful people."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "A visitor from the first world. He's not like you and me, gendarme." He smiles and his smile seems melancholic. "He can always return."
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You: "Return where?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Yes, you know those tiny speaker-microphones that fancy security guards sometimes wear."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Why shouldn't he?"
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You: "I don't know what I'm doing here. I just go wherever life takes me."
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["whirling.smoker_volition_apologise"]
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Variable["whirling.smoker_volition_apologise"]
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!(Variable["whirling.smoker_volition_apologise"])
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Smoker on the Balcony: IsTHCPresent("sorry_cop")
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Authority: Then you have nothing more to say here.
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You: "How did he get over the water lock? I thought it was impassable?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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Kim Kitsuragi: "What, you're going to blow a lead, just like that?" The lieutenant gives you an incredulous look.
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Empathy: What are you doing, Harry? You better hope there's someone else around who can help you get in touch with the Coalition...
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Smoker on the Balcony: "In any event, good luck with whatever it is you're up to."
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""I see you've found yourself a litt..."]
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Smoker on the Balcony: CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Yes, we listen to a lot of disco. Some say we *engineered* disco to spread our vision of a vertiginous, ever-changing society, where all there is a razzle-dazzle of gold!"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "We are going to *change* the family unit with all this razzamatazz and finger-dancing," he wiggles his hands, "and with mysteries, of course, the mysteries are also of sexual nature, very esoteric."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Oh, he'll be *devastated* to hear that, I'm sure..." He smiles.
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Drama: He doesn't care one way or another. For him, it's all one entertaining chamber play.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "In any case, I would *love* to help, but the thing is, I don't know *where* he is. We don't talk about everything, you see..." He gently taps the end of his cigarette with his forefinger.
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You: "Your Sunday friend, the witness."
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You: "This is where I'm going to go down in history: I'm going to sing karaoke."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Really?" He straightens up, curious. "Well, I look forward to that!" He raises a glass to you.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Blend in where?" He raises his brows. "A carneval?"
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You: "And he believed you?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "A bit too dramatic, don't you think?" He says it like it's an aesthetic question. "If you really must do it then I'd go with something else... some other substance."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "But then again -- you're a cop, it definitely fits the genre." He looks at his hands folded on a table. "*I* fit the genre, we all do... moulded by fiction like we're characters in some bad novella."
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Encyclopedia: Just pointing it out, we're not talking about some kind of a cult with *members* here, you made it up.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "The *homo-sexual underground*?" The smoker sits up immediately, his eyes wide with amused surprise; a honeyed smile lingers on his lips.
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Drama: He's assuming a role to mock you -- or to entertain himself with your ignorance. Don't fall for it!
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You: "About the hat and the robe I'm wearing..."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Do think about it, officer." He starts laughing and leans back against the counter.
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Jump to: [sunday friend hub]
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Authority: Never. You're no sorry cop. *He* should apologise to *you*.
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Yes." He nods. "I think that would be prudent..."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "He might have mentioned something about making a tour of some historical sites up the coast... in an unofficial capacity, of course."
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["canal.know_water_lock_time"] == true and Variable["canal.know_water_lock_fixed"] == true
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Not a clue. I'm not his agenda keeper, you see."
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Empathy: Don't be foolish. There's greater things at stake here than your pride.
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Jump to: [Smoker on the Balcony: ""Yes." He nods. "I think that would..."]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "*Everything* will be constantly shifting and moving under our rule, the future will belong to a circus of identities, just spinning around, surreal and unreal... You won't even know who you are anymore."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Bye-bye, gendarme."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hmm?" He hums. "What about me, gendarme?"
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You: "I need to talk with your Sunday friend again, it's about committee business."
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You: "Then he and I have nothing more to discuss."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Sounds like a bore, frankly." He takes a drag of his cigarette. "All the fun stuff's down here..."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "As though I don't have enough going on already."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Nothing. That I didn't see anything."
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CheckEquipped("hat_samaran")
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Human psychology is definitely lazy, don't you think?"
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You: [Leave.]
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Muscular. Handsome." He shrugs nonchalantly. "Strong. Like one of those military types."
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You: "Do you know when he'll be back?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"]
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Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"]
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!(Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"])
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Composure: It's the sports, he's a sports guy, all about that physical prowess and athletic skill... Nothing else here.
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You: What is it about the way he carries himself?
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You: Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"]
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Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"]
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!(Variable["whirling.smoker_whitecheck_composure"])
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Smoker on the Balcony: "You did?" A small smile adorns his face. "And how did you like him?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Ah... But for the better part of history it *has been* illegal."
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You: "I'm here to drink myself into oblivion."
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You: "I met your Sunday friend."
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CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe")
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Hi-hi. So what brings you here?"
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Admiring the atmosphere..." He smiles. "What about you, officer?"
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You: "Thanks. It's like carrying a piece of you with me at all times."
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You: "Then I guess I should apologise for that little *misunderstanding* in the apartments."
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You: "Okay, fine. *I'm* the one who should apologise."
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Smoker on the Balcony: "Or Thursday night! Sometimes the congregating doesn't even end, it carries on into our daily life..." He lowers his voice conspiratorially and looks around.
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!(CheckEquipped("jacket_kimono_robe"))
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You: "About this robe I'm wearing..."
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You: "What are you doing here?"
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IsTHCPresent("sorry_cop")
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Variable["canal.know_water_lock_time"] == true and Variable["canal.know_water_lock_fixed"] == true
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!(Variable["canal.know_water_lock_time"] == true and Variable["canal.know_water_lock_fixed"] == true)
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You: "I took it to blend in. I'm undercover, you see?"
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