YARD FOOTPRINTS VISCAL - 39
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]
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You: "Okay, there are eight."
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Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""I was pretty off then. I counted 2..."]
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You: "Maybe it was a giant?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Maybe it *wasn't*?"
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theheavysetone
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You: "One of them was carrying him over."
"You're right, the fat guy from the booth was carrying the victim."
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You: "I don't know."
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You: "It could have been an extremely obese person."
"It could have been one extremely obese person."
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Jump to: [theheavysetone]
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You: "I don't."
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Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Understood. Anything else?""]
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"]
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Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"]
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!(Variable["yard.viscal_electrochem_driver"])
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Electrochemistry: The joy dissipates down your spinal column like a grounding effect. Glorious intellect at work!
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gloatbloat
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Kim Kitsuragi: "What do I think?" He tilts his head. "A mob of people brought someone to the tree. Not by dragging -- probably by carrying him."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Then after hoisting him up, they stood in a semicircle facing his direction. At first glance, this appears to be a lynching."
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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footprints viscal HUB
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"]
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Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"]
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!(Variable["yard.viscal_greeting_pre_stage"])
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Footprints in the Dust: IsKimHere()
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Perception (Sight): There are several footprints in the mud, left by work boots: anywhere from 6 to 12 pairs have walked here.
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Visual Calculus: 2) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44. Either the blond muscular guy, Glen, or the young guy with a plectrum around his neck.
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Visual Calculus: 3) Hobnailed work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 43. The inked banger perhaps?
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Visual Calculus: You're not bad. It's as if the whole world darkens -- and the tracks burn in it with strange beauty.
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You: Count the rest.
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Suggestion: Maybe the carrier wanted to impress his peers... demonstrate his physical might?
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why cont hub
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You: "Those jerks? Definitely."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We should see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"
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Visual Calculus: 2) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44.
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Visual Calculus: 3) Hobnailed work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 43.
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Visual Calculus: 4) Standard work boot, no 45 or 46?
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You: Count more.
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Visual Calculus: 5) Another standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 44.
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Visual Calculus: Impossible to tell. Could also have been an adolescent. The gait is undeveloped.
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You: I'm pretty good at this, ain't I?
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You: Count the rest.
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["plaza.sense_viscal_esprit_withholding"]
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Variable["plaza.sense_viscal_esprit_withholding"]
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!(Variable["plaza.sense_viscal_esprit_withholding"])
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You: Keep it to yourself.
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I do." The lieutenant marks something in his notebook. "One of them carried him over."
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Jump to: [Logic: "But why?"]
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Electrochemistry: Never again, Mr. Costeau. Everyone knows what your name is -- Raphaël A. Costeau. From here on it's what they will call you.
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You: "Unless they were a machine worker, or a drummer I guess."
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You: "Case solved."
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You: "I just blew this shit right open."
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You: "Behold my brain the golden throne of my consciousness. In here I am seated. Shackled. From here I police the land."
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Esprit de Corps: You and him are on the same page now -- about The Law and being it. This has affected your relationship positively.
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Perception (Smell): It's bad. Very bad. Before you can heave the wind changes direction again, the greenhouse plastic flapping in it's gust.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "He appears to be wearing some kind of armoured boots. I can't see any exotic prints here..." His face muscles twitch. "Someone had to carry him. Are any of the other prints deep enough?"
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Horrific Necktie: REGARDEZ LA RETARD! He wants to have fun *without* alcohol. That won't be fun, that'll be boring and sad.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Uhm... detective?" He's staring at you as you clutch your necktie.
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You: "We should just generally withhold being content. With life. It's a philosophical disposition we should have."
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Kim Kitsuragi: His eyebrows arch. They are the liveliest part of his otherwise quite inexpressive face:
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Kim Kitsuragi: "It does." He looks around. "I shouldn't have assumed in the first place. The caller could have lied, the whole thing could be misreported. Should we take another look? Or go?"
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, well." The lieutenant thinks for a moment. "He *did* look a bit like a rat, you're right. Do you think those prints belong to him?"
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You: "Probably not."
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You: "Yes."
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Kim Kitsuragi: He makes a note in his blue binder: "Is there anything else that's noteworthy here?"
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Visual Calculus: You're not bad. It's as if the whole world darkens, everything else has a thin film of unimportance on it -- and the tracks burn in the middle of it, in a strange, beautiful way.
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Jump to: [theheavysetone]
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
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Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
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!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm guessing that's the skinny Hardie boy, the one with his front teeth missing."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "A woman or a kid?"
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Visual Calculus: 4) Standard work boot, no 45 or 46... Theo, the old smoker. You think you even see a tiny fleck of cigarette ash inside the print...
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You: What else?
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]
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Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"]
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!(Variable["tc.name_full_harrier"])
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Electrochemistry: Check out the big brains on Harrier Du Bois!
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["tc.harry"]
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You: "A *driver* would wear down their right shoe before the left -- the accelerator is on the right. And remember that abandoned lorry cabin we found?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "With a piece of sandpaper glued to the throttle..." The lieutenant adjusts his glasses as his eyes light up with excitement.
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Visual Calculus: Wow. Still not doing it. You're *bad* at this.
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You: "This seems *really* important. Tracks on the scene. And I can't read them at all, lieutenant!"
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You: (Whisper to yourself) "Why is this so complicated? I keep failing..."
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You: Swallow it. Just go on.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "So far so good -- only one thing missing." He looks at the tracks, face lighting up from the realization.
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Visual Calculus: Of course, there were eight tracks! But there are only *seven* Hardie boys.
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Footprints in the Dust: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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previscal-intro
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Esprit de Corps: Sitting at a desk, Lieutenant Kitsuragi fiddles with a pen, then writes something on the paper in front of him. He shouldn't be doing that, he should be here discussing the footprints.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Interesting -- let's name it the Odd-Sole."
"Interesting. Let's name it the Odd-Sole. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the missing Hardie boy... wonder who he is?"
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"]
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Logic: But why?
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_sense_perc_kim_note"]
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You: "I was thinking it was the Giant of Koko Nur."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm," he nods enthusiastically. "And I was thinking it *wasn't* the Giant of Koko Nur."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm." He takes his glasses off and cleans them.
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Composure: This is not a man easily toyed with.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "The case is not solved," he says without a speck of laughter. "However."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We should keep our eyes open around the traffic jam, see whether anyone strikes out as a potential suspect. Seems prudent, no?"
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You: "Yes. Prudent."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm." The lieutenant writes the information down in his notebook, then reverts to the tracks in the mud.
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Volition: Isn't it strange to have your assumptions confirmed like this? This is what someone whispering *suggestions* in your ear would like you to feel.
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] or Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"]
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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You: "I think we have a firm understanding of what happened here."
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant's eyes narrow. He's thinking to himself.
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You: [Leave.]
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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!(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "But we *know* the victim had a bullet in his head. A more precise way to put it is: it was *made* to look like a lynching."
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Perhaps it could be a *driver*? A driver would wear out their right shoe before the left. The accelerator is on the right."
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You: "Interesting. If only I had come up with that idea."
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You: "I was actually thinking the exact same thing."
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You: Nod thoughtfully.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I could still be wrong, but... I'm probably not."
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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You: "I think the entire Union is involved. Maybe even all of Martinaise..." (Look around suspiciously.)
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We should start with Titus Hardie, see what he's got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, well..." He quickly disregards your statement as another one of your outbursts.
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Visual Calculus: 6) An aberration -- light as air. Even pace. Same make of boot, but no 41.
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You: Male or female?
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You: "Could be a woman?"
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You: "Could be a kid?"
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You: "I don't think there's any way to be sure."
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Jump to: [theheavysetone]
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You: Point at the pine tree.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That's a tree. I think we're close to a conclusion here."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Understood. Anything else?"
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Empathy: Beneath the mirthless exterior the lieutenant is amused. Although he does not actually think you blew it wide open.
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Visual Calculus: There are eight pairs of tracks in the mud. Three stick out, but...
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Esprit de Corps: ...you won't get far without the lieutenant here to bounce thoughts off of -- where could he be right now? The asphalt passing underneath the front wheels of his motor carriage at a high speed...
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You: "Yes."
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You: "No."
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You: "My god... what was that?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "What do I think? A mob of people brought something heavy to the tree. One of them was carrying the victim. They shuffled around, especially under the tree."
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"]
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Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"]
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!(Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"])
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Volition: Isn't it strange when all your assumptions are confirmed like this? Stood in a semicircle, hung him, carried him over... like you're supposed to be feeling clever. And content.
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You: "No unusual horizontal bootprints, like the ones I saw in the Whirling's pinball workshop..."
"No horizontal bootprints. Whoever walked in the Whirling's pinball workshop didn't walk here..."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "No. These prints are pretty standard."
"No. These prints are pretty standard -- the ones in the dust looked custom. Or maybe they're just a foreign design? It's a bootprint, whatever the case."
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Jump to: [previscal-intro]
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You: "Like the Coalition official said... surreal like a *play*."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Exactly. They had to perform it to whoever was looking -- the whole neighbourhood, I suppose." He adds: "And us too."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Hmm, maybe you're right and it's someone else... although I doubt it."
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You: Go over them one by one.
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Visual Calculus: 1) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 46. Just like Titus was wearing in his booth. This is the big dick -- Titus Hardie. The one with the ball cap on his head.
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Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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!(Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"])
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Logic: Yes! Everything fits so well. Carried him over, hoisted him up, watched him hang -- this is easy!
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You: Go over them one by one.
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Visual Calculus: 1) Standard work boot, steel reinforced toes, no 46.
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Visual Calculus: 7) The glowing outline of a standard work boot, no 46. But the imprints are *twice* as deep as the others -- the weight exceeds 200 kilograms.
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Visual Calculus: 8) And yet another standard work boot, no 44. There's an aberration in the pattern of the sole, however. The right sole is smoother, more worn.
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You: "Eight."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I was pretty off then. I counted 20."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Very well."
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Esprit de Corps: Lieutenant Kitsuragi does not appreciate you withholding case specific information.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Two hundred?" He thinks for a moment. "Could it be the combined weight of two people, one carrying the other who's tied up? Let's say, a heavily built worker carrying a similarly built, soon-to-be-dead man?"
"Two hundred?" He thinks for a moment. "This could be the combined weight of two people, one carrying the other who's tied up. Let's say, a heavily built worker carrying a similarly built, armoured man? Maybe it was the fat Hardie boy, the one sitting in the middle?"
"Two hundred?" He thinks for a moment. "This could be the combined weight of *two* people, one carrying the other. Let's say: a heavily built worker carrying a soon to be dead man who's tied up?"
"Two hundred?" He thinks for a moment. "Could it be the combined weight of *two* people, one carrying the other? Let's say: a heavily built worker carrying a heavily built corpse -- with a bullet in his head?"
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Visual Calculus: He might be right. Two hundred kilograms of living weight *is* unlikely.
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Drama: It would take more subterfuge to trick the lieutenant.
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Jump to: [theheavysetone]
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Even easier to carry on a stretcher -- or between two men. Anyway, it's for future consideration. What else can you see?"
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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necktie hub
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You: This is not how vivid I want my inner life to be. I just want to get back to solving the crime now.
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You: I like how vivid my interior is, but could we maybe do something that doesn't involve getting drunk?
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You: I'll find a way to get drunk on this scene, I swear to god I will.
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Horrific Necktie: SHUT UP, FUCK-MIDGET!
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Empathy: A doubt perhaps? It would be unprofessional of him to be sure of himself at such an early stage of the investigation.
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You: And the last one?
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Visual Calculus: 8) Another standard work boot, no 44. There's an aberration in the pattern of the sole. The right sole is smoother, more worn. Curious... A missing *eighth* Hardie boy.
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Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] or Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"]
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!(Variable["yard.viscal_logic_congratulations"] or Variable["yard.viscal_volition_warning"])
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Untitled hub
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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hardies
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You: Not now. [Leave.]
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Visual Calculus: 7) The glowing outline of a standard work boot, no 46. The imprints are *twice* as deep as the others -- the weight exceeds 200 kilograms. Fat-Angus -- carrying something?
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I never got the hang of it. Hyperopia." He points to his glasses. "Any of them look familiar? Are these the Hardies?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Which means that the missing lady driver was also present at the lynching? That's it, she's the odd-sole!"
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Untitled hub (02)
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Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"]
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!(Variable["XP.figured_out_hardies_present_at_the_lynching"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Now we know who's the missing eighth person at the lynching. Do you think that Hardie and his boys could also be involved in the drug operation?"
"This looks like proof the missing eighth person at the lynching was Ruby... Do you think that Hardie and his 'boys' could also be involved in the drug operation?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We've identified one of the footprints, but there are still seven to go..." He writes something in his little blue notebook.
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You: "Not necessarily. The lady driver could have kept the drug trade a secret."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "You're right. But we should still go and see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "There's one pair missing from the Union box. The eighth pair. I'm going to say it was our odd-sole."
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You: "So, the odd-sole was present at the lynching, but isn't in the mess hall right now."
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Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""We should keep our eyes open aroun..."]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm." He looks to the holes in the mud. "I counted twenty. I take it it's less than that."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Which ones?"
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You: "None of them."
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You: Point at random prints.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm. I think we have arrived at a conclusion here."
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Variable["yard.viscal_sense_perc_kim_note"]
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!(Variable["yard.viscal_sense_perc_kim_note"])
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You: Let it be.
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You: "You're thinking: *why* did they have to carry him?"
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Jump to: [Visual Calculus: "There are eight pairs of tracks in..."]
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You: "Maybe the carrier wanted to impress their peers with a display of physical might?"
"Could he have been showing off? Maybe the carrier wanted to impress his peers?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "You mean a display of athletic ability meant to belittle the victim? A local champion carrying the intruder alone? I can see it. Anyway -- the others?"
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You: "I'm just saying random things while looking at holes in the mud, I have no idea where any of this is coming from."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "That's okay," he nods, "go on."
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Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't know why I said that. We're not looking for a drummer, we're looking for a group of dockworkers."
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Suggestion: The lieutenant clearly appreciates the chance to clear up the drummer issue himself.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes... a drummer. I don't know about a drummer. Seems tangential. However."
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["tc.kim_mentions_weather_freezing"]
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Variable["tc.kim_mentions_weather_freezing"]
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!(Variable["tc.kim_mentions_weather_freezing"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "As I said, I pulled last week's forecast for coastal Revachol. Seven days below freezing. The day before his hanging was the last warm day."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I pulled last week's forecast for coastal Revachol. Seven days below freezing. The day before -- the day of his hanging -- was the last warm day."
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Kim Kitsuragi: He doesn't seem to hear you, looking south toward the traffic jam instead. The machines are silent, the engines are all turned off...
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
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Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
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!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "The fat guy from the mess hall isn't *that* obese, he's more like a farm boy -- definitely not 250 kilograms on his own. You have to admit, he's the best fit we've got."
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] or Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] or Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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You: Interesting.
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You: Continue counting.
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.titus_yeah_we_fucking_killed_him"]
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Variable["whirling.titus_yeah_we_fucking_killed_him"]
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!(Variable["whirling.titus_yeah_we_fucking_killed_him"])
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hardieconfession
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
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You: "She's also the one running the drug trade... Interesting."
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You: "There's no denying it. Ruby really is running a *complex operation* out of her lorry."
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You: "Women..." (Shake your head.) "Always *deceitful*."
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You: "First the drug smuggling, now this... How deep does this rabbit hole go?"
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Footprints in the Dust: Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"]
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Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"]
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!(Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us much, but we should still confront them about the possible drug trade connection."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us much, but we should still confront them about the possible drug trade connection."
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You: "Four hundred million."
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Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Understood. Anything else?""]
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oddsolefoothub
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You: "A *driver* would wear down their right shoe before the left -- the accelerator is on the right."
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You: "Do you have any ideas, lieutenant?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "A drummer only uses their right foot for the kick drum..." He explains, then stops and looks at the hole in the mud. "You're right, it's stupid."
157->65
158->107
159
You: Say: "Everything fits. We should celebrate by getting absolutely *UNDER THE HAMMER* in this yard."
217
Kim Kitsuragi: "Uhm..." His face is one of disbelief. The words coming out of your mouth are filled with such sincerity.
159->217
160
Horrific Necktie: Live a little! Everything on the god damn crime scene fits like a glove, you should get *SHITFACED* on this *GOD DAMN CRIME SCENE*!
160->102
161
Jump to: [previscal-intro]
161->341
162
Visual Calculus: Eight pairs of boots have shuffled back and forth in the mud.
162->143
164
Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] or Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] or Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
163->164
165
!(Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body_done"] or Variable["TASK.send_corpse_to_processing_done"] or Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"])
163->165
222
Kim Kitsuragi: "A morbidly obese 250 kilogram man? Let's say it is a very *low* probability. I'm thinking..." He looks around. "Maybe there's a more *commonplace* explanation."
164->222
367
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.hanged_boots_soles_inspected"]
165->367
166
Kim Kitsuragi: "By these tracks, yes."
166->37
167
Visual Calculus: 6) Light as air. Same make of boot, but no 41. Small like a rat? Shanky!
243
You: I'm pretty good at this, ain't I?
167->243
319
You: I should have gotten this earlier.
167->319
167->351
168
Electrochemistry: Check out the big brains on Harry Whatever-Your-Last-Name-Is!
168->7
169
You: "This would fit what Joyce told us, but I don't want to make any assumptions."
431
Kim Kitsuragi: "Understood. We should still go and see what Titus Hardie has got to say on the matter -- this might throw them off, work in our advantage..." He writes something down into his little notebook. "So, what else?"
169->431
170
You: (Point.) "A heavy one. Two hundred kilogram imprint."
170->98
171
Kim Kitsuragi: "An obese person is becoming less likely."
171->73
172->5
173->132
174
Kim Kitsuragi: "So maybe one of them wasn't a dockworker but a *driver*?" His eyes narrow. "That traffic jam in front of the harbour gates -- I wonder if it's lasted as long as the strike?"
174->43
175->56
176
Visual Calculus: It is not impossible.
214
You: "How do you know?"
176->214
177
Visual Calculus: Correct again. Sub-zero temperatures would preserve the tracks in a good state. The commotion here *could* have taken place a week ago.
387
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
177->387
178
Kim Kitsuragi: "You're right. Let's keep a low profile." The lieutenant writes something down in his notebook, then reverts to the tracks in the mud.
363
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_the_law"]
178->363
179
Visual Calculus: Better late than never, detective. The whole world is dark and the tracks burn in it with strange beauty.
179->351
377
Kim Kitsuragi: "She is. And now we have concrete evidence binding everything together. We should ask Titus about this."
180->377
181->119
182
Untitled hub
182->88
242
You: "We've been purposefully mislead?"
182->242
183->384
184->7
246
You: Let him have his moment of joy.
185->246
306
You: "I know. Eight tracks, seven Hardie boys."
185->306
187
IsKimHere()
186->187
188
!(IsKimHere())
186->188
187->162
188->70
189
Visual Calculus: You don't know. It's a miracle you can tell the prints apart as it is. The cold must have preserved them.
189->21
191
Kim Kitsuragi: "How many?" The lieutenant has been tracking your eyes' movements.
190->191
191->96
191->152
208
You: Say nothing.
191->208
192
You: (Point.) "Light step. Number 41 shoe."
192->39
193
You: (Point.) "An aberration. One sole is smoother than the other."
193->52
347
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
194->347
195
Kim Kitsuragi: "I can't see any prints fitting the armoured boots the victim was wearing, can you? Someone had to carry him. Are any of the *other* prints deep enough?"
195->230
195->283
196
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, they could have used a makeshift stretcher or just marched him up to the gallows."
297
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
196->297
197
Kim Kitsuragi: "Someone operating a work bench -- with a pedal? Like a joiner at the harbour?" He thinks for a second. "Or maybe a drummer..."
286
Empathy: He regrets it the moment he says it.
197->286
198->134
198->175
234
You: I have a name and it's god damn Raphaël, how many times do I have to say it?!
198->234
198->311
198->312
199
You: "We should withhold being content."
370
Footprints in the Dust: CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"]
199->370
200
You: "Yes. We should have another look at the tracks."
238
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm. If it fits too well, we might be missing something. What do you see?"
200->238
201
Rhetoric: Note to self: this would be a good question to ask Titus -- where's the eighth man?
294
Authority: A leader like Titus doesn't let one of his guys out of sight easily -- especially at a time like this.
201->294
202
Kim Kitsuragi: "Probably yes. This would also fit with the victim being dead from a previous gunshot wound. They had to carry him, because he could no longer walk."
350
Logic: We're liking this. The pieces fit.
202->350
203->37
205
Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"]
204->205
206
!(Variable["yard.sense_viscal_greeting_done"])
204->206
261
Footprints in the Dust: IsKimHere()
205->261
206->12
207
You: "Eight, actually."
453
Kim Kitsuragi: "That so? Interesting. Then one of them seems to be missing. Anything else out of the ordinary?"
207->453
434
Kim Kitsuragi: "I assumed you were counting."
208->434
209
You: "The same guys are going back and forth."
423
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
209->423
210
You: [Leave.]
"We've been through all of it." [Leave.]
256
Visual Calculus: There are eight pairs of tracks in the mud. Three stick out.
211->256
212->174
213->442
214->135
215->30
216
Kim Kitsuragi: "I agree," he clears his throat. "Our assumptions could be wrong. Better not to have them confirmed just yet. Do you see anything else?"
216->59
444
Empathy: The lieutenant doesn't understand what's happening right now. You're twisting at your tie, looking sweaty even by your standards. He needs to say something.
217->444
218
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, it was naive of me to congratulate us. Assumptions are dangerous." He looks around. "Do you see anything else?"
218->59
340
Kim Kitsuragi: "Is that so? Well, okay I guess. If it helps with the police-work, by all means. Do you see anything else?"
219->340
220
Jump to: [previscal-intro]
220->341
221
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
221->384
223
Jump to: [theheavysetone]
222->223
223->4
224->90
224->354
225
Logic: Oh, this one's easy. Way too easy. It's a driver.
225->156
276
Kim Kitsuragi: "Don't beat yourself down -- neither can I. We'll have another look later."
226->276
305
Visual Calculus: Maybe you keep failing because you *suck*?
227->305
228
You: "Way off. *Waaaaaay*."
228->55
229->384
230->123
231
Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't know..." The lieutenant squints, trying to assess their depth: "Are you sure? I could swear you're *lying* to me."
231->99
232->4
233
Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay. How do you know?"
357
Visual Calculus: He knows it's hard to discern sex from a person's gait.
233->357
234->27
450
Horrific Necktie: OH YEAH BABY! FUCK THIS PLACE UP!
235->450
236
Volition: I have no idea what's going on here, but you should not do anything that the horrific necktie tells you to do.
236->409
237
You: "No. Everything fits *too* well."
237->32
238->317
239
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm."
239->442
240
You: "So. Our Odd Sole wasn't in the back of the Whirling?"
376
Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't know..." He inspects the odd sole more closely. "They're about the same size. Not the same *boot*, no -- but they *could* be the same person."
240->376
241
You: "You mean the rat-faced one?"
241->34
242->166
243->16
244
Kim Kitsuragi: "Seven sets of tracks, right?" The lieutenant has been tracking your eyes' movements. "The Hardie boys were here..."
244->207
245
You: Say nothing.
245->423
246->118
381
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]
247->381
307
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
248->307
249
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes." He corrects his glasses. "I doubt the Hardies are going to tell us who this person is. For now it's best if we just keep our eyes open -- I'm sure our investigation will eventually lead us to the odd-sole."
249->307
250->19
252->231
254
Empathy: There is real, palpable excitement in his voice -- at the prospect of it *not* being a giant.
253->254
254->54
336
You: "You're right, it probably wasn't."
254->336
437
You: "But maybe it *was* -- just imagine it, a giant man at least two and a half meters tall."
254->437
255->196
256->384
257
Footprints in the Dust: IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")
258
IsTHCPresent("torque_dork")
257->258
259
!(IsTHCPresent("torque_dork"))
257->259
359
Encyclopedia: A normal human being like Lieutenant Kitsuragi here needs to pause before they know whose shoe this is. Not you. You literally *feel* the association taking shape in your *torque* bent frontal lobe.
258->359
309
Logic: You can almost *feel* the association taking form in your frontal lobe:
259->309
260
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, it would seem we are -- both -- from the police."
361
You: "FUCK WITH US AND GET FUCKED."
260->361
362
You: "How should we lay down the next Law?"
260->362
392
You: "We are the fucking Law."
260->392
262
IsKimHere()
261->262
263
!(IsKimHere())
261->263
338
Kim Kitsuragi: "What do you see?" The lieutenant cleans his glasses, squinting at the shapes in the mud.
262->338
263->78
264->177
265
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_carried_known"] == true
266
Variable["yard.viscal_carried_known"] == true
265->266
267
!(Variable["yard.viscal_carried_known"] == true)
265->267
266->80
267->10
339
Visual Calculus: Indeed, they all stood in a row here and looked at the tree.
268->339
269
Volition: That's not going to happen, I'm not letting him make it into one of his tasks. Know your limits, tie-creature!
269->409
270
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks around, tracing your eyes on the tracks.
293
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
270->293
271
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]
272
Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]
271->272
273
!(Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"])
271->273
279
Visual Calculus: Maybe more than 12? No. Eight pairs of boots have shuffled back and forth in the mud.
Eight pairs of boots have shuffled back and forth in the mud. Where else have we seen a gang of men in work boots? That's right, the Hardie boys in the mess hall of Whirling-in-Rags.
272->279
302
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"]
273->302
274->177
429
Visual Calculus: Is it? They didn't even bother to change boots. Putting them on the scene is easy; maybe even *too* easy.
275->429
353
Jump to: [previscal-intro]
276->353
277
You: "Maybe the victim refused to walk to his own lynching."
278
Kim Kitsuragi: "You have a point there." He clicks his pen, thinking for a moment. "Anyway, it's something to consider. What else can you see?"
277->278
278->130
279->143
280->21
333
You: Wait, which is it?
280->333
281->71
282
Kim Kitsuragi: "I never got the hang of it. Hyperopia." He points to his glasses. "Do you see anything out of the ordinary?"
282->384
283->171
284
Kim Kitsuragi: "I'm not assuming it isn't. But it's still helpful -- is there anything else?"
284->130
285->233
287
You: "So one of the people we are looking for is a drummer?"
286->287
337
You: "A drummer? That's stupid."
286->337
360
You: Don't say anything, just nod.
286->360
457
Kim Kitsuragi: "No, it's not. Forget I said it, we're not looking for a drummer."
287->457
288->198
289
You: "What do you think happened here?"
289->265
290->4
291
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant is saying something, but you can't hear it... Suddenly it seems like your tie is alive again, whispering -- no, *screaming* -- into your ear:
332
Horrific Necktie: What, *WITHHOLD BEING CONTENT*?! What are you, mild to moderately disabled? That doesn't feel like something you should do.
291->332
373
Kim Kitsuragi: "Either way..." he concludes. "What else?"
292->373
293->384
294->384
295->89
296
Visual Calculus: 5) Another standard work boot, reinforced toes, no 44. Same as before -- either the musician Eugene, or the muscle-bound blond Glen.
296->167
298
Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
297->298
299
!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"])
297->299
298->17
455
Suggestion: Maybe there was a physically impressive strongman in their midst. Someone who wanted to impress their peers.
299->455
300->68
301->148
303
Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"]
302->303
304
!(Variable["yard.viscal_failed_once"])
302->304
303->47
375
Visual Calculus: What do you think you are, a super-detective? You're hung over, these are just dents in the mud. No pattern emerges for the time being.
304->375
305->353
454
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhmh. Which one is missing do you think?" He quickly adds: "I'm going to say it was our odd-sole."
306->454
307->384
308
You: "I'm not."
308->97
309->156
426
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
310->426
443
Kim Kitsuragi: "Wide open," he says without a speck of laughter. "The expression is *blew the shit wide open*."
311->443
389
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=1
312->389
313
Kim Kitsuragi: "From here, the boots the victim wears..." The lieutenant stops mid sentence. A sudden change in wind direction blows the stench of rotting meat right in your face. He tries to continue...
313->29
314
Kim Kitsuragi: "Wind keeps changing... are any of the prints deep enough in your opinion?"
314->230
314->283
315
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks at you curiously. A beat passes in silence, the wind blowing, the cargo belt squeaking.
449
Empathy: The lieutenant doesn't understand what's happening right now. You're twisting at your tie, looking sweaty even by your standards. He needs to say something.
315->449
316
Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you think there's something we're missing?"
316->31
316->200
316->237
317->384
318
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
318->384
319->179
320
Electrochemistry: Check out the big brains on Harry Du Bois!
320->7
321
Kim Kitsuragi: "Perhaps it could be a *driver?*" He raises his index finger. "A driver would wear out their right shoe before the left. The accelerator is on the right."
321->138
321->421
321->464
323
Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
322->323
324
!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"])
322->324
323->110
451
nohardies
324->451
325->42
326->296
327->15
328->18
328->67
328->117
328->169
329
Jump to: [footprints viscal HUB]
329->384
330
Rhetoric: He's not going to let you steal his thunder twice.
330->247
331->307
332->160
333->189
334->139
335->5
413
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mmmhm..." The thought pleases him.
336->413
337->157
338->384
339->62
340->317
341->61
343
You: Get an exact count.
341->343
374
You: What kind of boots?
341->374
419
You: "Lieutenant -- workers' boot tracks." (Point to them.)
341->419
342
Visual Calculus: Isn't this something an industrial worker would wear?
342->220
344
You: Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]
343->344
345
Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"]
344->345
346
!(Variable["yard.viscal_tracks_read_success"])
344->346
345->271
346->271
348
Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
347->348
349
!(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"])
347->349
348->202
436
Kim Kitsuragi: "Possibly, yes." The lieutenant marks something down in his notebook.
349->436
350->35
351->111
471
Visual Calculus: What else is there to do?
352->471
353->341
411
Kim Kitsuragi: Silence. The lieutenant takes his glasses off and cleans them.
355->411
356->233
357->6
357->131
414
You: "I just do."
357->414
358->197
359->156
360->133
361->239
362->442
364
Variable["yard.viscal_the_law"]
363->364
365
!(Variable["yard.viscal_the_law"])
363->365
364->28
365->77
366
You: "How old do you think these tracks are?"
394
Kim Kitsuragi: "A week maybe? Seven days would fit the time frame provided to us by the caller, who reported the hanging."
366->394
368
Variable["yard.hanged_boots_soles_inspected"]
367->368
369
!(Variable["yard.hanged_boots_soles_inspected"])
367->369
368->195
369->313
371
CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"]
370->371
372
!(CheckEquipped("neck_tie") and Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"])
370->372
371->291
372->316
373->318
445
Perception (Sight): Heavy worker's boots with reinforced toes and hobnails. All over the yard.
374->445
375->161
397
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] == true
376->397
377->221
378
Jump to: [theheavysetone]
378->4
379->38
380->244
382
Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]
381->382
383
!(Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"])
381->383
382->149
383->249
384->85
384->170
384->192
384->193
384->210
384->240
384->289
384->366
385
You: "Maybe the victim wasn't conscious."
385->101
386->173
387->384
388
Electrochemistry: Check out the big brains on whatever your name is!
388->7
390
Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=1
389->390
391
!(Variable["reputation.the_law"] >=1)
389->391
441
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes, you are after all, The Law. We are the law of the land."
390->441
391->260
392->442
393
You: "I'm not sure. We don't want to attract too much attention."
393->178
394->176
395
You: Say: "I'm experiencing a mild malfunction, lieutenant. Something to do with my tie. It'll pass, can you hold on for a moment?"
395->315
396
You: Say nothing.
396->270
398
Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] == true
397->398
399
!(Variable["TASK.where_is_ruby_done"] == false and Variable["whirling.klaasje_full_story_hub_reached"] == true)
397->399
460
Kim Kitsuragi: "It still doesn't rule Ruby out. People change shoes, after all. But this isn't an argument for her guilt either."
398->460
399->33
400
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
401
Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"]
400->401
402
!(Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"])
400->402
403
Kim Kitsuragi: "Noted." The lieutenant takes out his little notebook.
403->86
404->66
406
Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"]
405->406
407
!(Variable["tc.sandpaper_pedal"])
405->407
406->225
407->257
408->148
409->159
409->395
410->209
410->228
410->245
411->229
412->378
413->378
414->155
415->321
416->363
417->81
418->60
418->199
418->396
419->403
420->384
421->181
422
variationsaloud
422->57
422->393
424
Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"]
423->424
425
!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"])
423->425
424->112
425->282
427
Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"]
426->427
428
!(Variable["whirling.hardie_didnt_see_viscal_but_inspected_hardies"] or Variable["TASK.interrogate_vigilantes_done"])
426->428
452
Kim Kitsuragi: "I do." The lieutenant marks something in his notebook. "The fat guy, I think I heard them call him Angus -- most likely to have carried the victim over."
427->452
428->26
429->327
430->329
431->148
432->129
432->277
432->385
439
You: "Our reading of these prints could be wrong."
432->439
433->423
434->2
434->308
435->23
436->53
438
Kim Kitsuragi: "It could have been -- but if it *wasn't*..." He waits for you to finish the sentence.
437->438
438->378
439->284
440->130
441->361
441->362
441->392
442->422
443->76
444->218
445->342
446
Footprints in the Dust: Variable["tc.du_bois"]
447
Variable["tc.du_bois"]
446->447
448
!(Variable["tc.du_bois"])
446->448
447->320
448->168
449->216
450->269
451->94
451->354
452->154
453->201
454->330
455->432
456->132
457->321
458->314
459->236
460->33
461
You: New dialogue fragment
462->182
463->210
464->119
465->241
465->295
465->404
467
Variable["tc.harry"]
466->467
468
!(Variable["tc.harry"])
466->468
467->446
468->388
469->113
470->114
471->353