7.45 follow-up (#99)

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* 7.45 follow-up
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0,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_00","Where it concerns his assistant's well-being, not even Inspector Hildibrand can maintain his customary aplomb."
1,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_01","Nashu's detainment on suspicion of being the vandal has made Hildibrand all the more determined to catch the true criminal. In the course of his inquiries, the inspector was able to learn that a wolflike fiend has been sighted near Luwateninyawawsa, and thus do you make for the settlement in hopes of finding a lead."
2,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_02","Traversing the red plains of Shaaloani, you and your companions soon arrive at Luwateninyawawsa. This time, Hardiboiled suggests questioning the locals together, and bids you indicate when you are ready to begin."
3,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_03","At your word, you and your companions proceed into Luwateninyawawsa. With some luck, the residents will have information leading to your lupine fugitive.
0,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_00,"Where it concerns his assistant's well-being, not even Inspector Hildibrand can maintain his customary aplomb."
1,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_01,"Nashu's detainment on suspicion of being the vandal has made Hildibrand all the more determined to catch the true criminal. In the course of his inquiries, the inspector was able to learn that a wolflike fiend has been sighted near Luwateninyawawsa, and thus do you make for the settlement in hopes of finding a lead."
2,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_02,"Traversing the red plains of Shaaloani, you and your companions soon arrive at Luwateninyawawsa. This time, Hardiboiled suggests questioning the locals together, and bids you indicate when you are ready to begin."
3,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_03,"At your word, you and your companions proceed into Luwateninyawawsa. With some luck, the residents will have information leading to your lupine fugitive.
※You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand to complete this task. Speak with either of them again should you become separated."
4,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_04","You speak with a farmer who claims to have witnessed a wolflike fiend making off with a sack of vegetables, indicating that your fugitive has been hungry. Making note of this finding, you continue making your way through Luwateninyawawsa."
5,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_05","The second person you approach has not seen a wolf-fiend, but rather some manner of adorable, squealing creature. While Hardiboiled has heard about such a beast on True Vue, he believes it is unrelated to your investigation, and you look for other residents to question."
6,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_06","You meet a woman who has caught sight of a wolflike fiend multiple times, in lunyucaua'pya territory to the south of the settlement. Hardiboiled is convinced that the fugitive must be hiding there, and you waste no time setting forth to investigate."
7,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_07","You come to the Eshceyaani Wilds, the general location of the sighting, but the cauahealoa is not immediately in evidence. At Hardiboiled's bidding, you split up to scour the area for traces of the fugitive."
8,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_08","Taking yourself around the wilds, you manage to find a set of clues: a sack of produce, an empty liquor bottle, and─most telling of all─a piece of paper appearing to bear diary entries written by the vandal. Next to the paper was an oglop, but you set that detail aside for now as you hurry to present your discoveries to Hardiboiled."
9,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_09","A review of the diary entries confirms that, like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa indeed serves the mysterious researcher. The fugitive has now been instructed to “put on a bigger show,” to which end the mastermind will provide him with barrels of ceruleum. When Hildibrand reiterates his opposition to violence ahead of a potential confrontation, Hardiboiled reveals his tragic past as a cautionary tale. He, too, once had an assistant, but she was killed by the Crime King when he lowered his guard in a moment of softness. The warning duly given, you and your companions next head to Hhusatahwi, there to alert Kemakka and his Dustwatch to the fugitive's intent."
10,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_10","When you alert Kemakka to the impending act of destruction, he reveals that the vandal has just announced the train to be the target. The sheriff departs to round up his officers, during which time your party hurries ahead to the station. There, you at last come face-to-face with the vandalizing cauahealoa, who threatens to ignite the barrels of ceruleum placed before the engine. However, the fiend carelessly sets itself ablaze instead, and it takes an inspired moment of collaboration between Hildibrand and Hardiboiled to stop the panicked creature from hurtling straight into the explosive fuel. Kemakka then arrives and has his men take the fugitive into custody, but it is revealed that the sheriff is in fact an impostor, with the Crime King, Carnelian, having assumed his likeness. The villain manages to flee the scene─but not before ominously declaring that the commotion has served its purpose..."
11,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_11","Back at Dustwatch headquarters in Hhusatahwi, Kemakka has scarcely released Nashu from her cell when one of his officers bursts in with dire news: a large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi, with the thieves striking while the watch's eyes were on the train station. Thus do you discover the researcher's true target, albeit too late. Kemakka promises to conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani, and having resolved the situation as it stands, you and your companions make your way back to the bright lights of True Vue in Solution Nine."
12,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_12","With the researcher's grand design and identity still unknown, Hardiboiled says that he will continue working to extract more data from the storage device. He bids you check in from time to time, and you brace yourself for when next the Case of the Fiendish Fugitives resumes."
13,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_13",""
14,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_14",""
15,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_15",""
16,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_16",""
17,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_17",""
18,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_18",""
19,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_19",""
20,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_20",""
21,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_21",""
22,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_22",""
23,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_23",""
24,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_00","Speak with Hardiboiled."
25,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_01","Speak with Hardiboiled and have him accompany you."
26,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_02","Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you."
27,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_03","Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa again while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you."
28,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_04","Gather more information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you."
29,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_05","Speak with Hardiboiled."
30,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_06","Search for clues."
31,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_07","Deliver the clues to Hardiboiled."
32,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_08","Speak with Kemakka."
33,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_09","Speak with Kemakka again."
34,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_10","Speak with Hardiboiled in Solution Nine."
35,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_11",""
36,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_12",""
37,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_13",""
38,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_14",""
39,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_15",""
40,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_16",""
41,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_17",""
42,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_18",""
43,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_19",""
44,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_20",""
45,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_21",""
46,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_22",""
47,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_23",""
48,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_000","Why did it have to be oglops..."
49,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_000","I cannot bear to imagine sweet, innocent Nashu behind bars. We must apprehend the true criminal and secure her release posthaste!"
50,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_001","“Sweet” and “innocent” ain't words I'd use to describe a bomb-toting dame, but setting that aside...we know who we're after. We just need to track 'em down."
51,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_002","A number of residents report having sighted an unusual wolflike fiend. Apparently, it has appeared near a settlement called Lure-them-in-your-trousers."
52,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_003","It's Luwateninyawowza. You need to clean the wax out of your ears."
53,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_004","Y-Yeah, that's what I meant... Luwateninya<Emphasis>wawsa</Emphasis>. C'mon, let's see what we can find out there."
54,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_010","Hm? You are surprised that I have already changed into fresh attire? I fortuitously had a spare set on hand. Insofar as it is possible, one must ever maintain a gentlemanly and dignified appearance!"
55,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_020","Right, let's question the locals about wolfman sightings. Should be straightforward enough, so we'll stay together this time. Just say the word and we'll get started."
56,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_025","Luwateninya<Emphasis>wowsers</Emphasis>! Nothing to it!"
57,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_030","Ready? Then lead the way."
58,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_031",""
59,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_032",""
60,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_033",""
61,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q1_000_000","What will you do?"
62,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_001","Talk."
63,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_002","Part ways."
64,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_003","Nothing."
65,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_040","The swirling sands of a dust storm may hide the truth, but there's nothing my thousand-yalm stare can't pierce."
66,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_041","Even now, poor Nashu must be trembling in her cell... We must expedite her liberation!"
67,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_045","<UIForeground>F20224</UIForeground>Discuss the oven.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
68,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_046","Wood ovens, eh? Unheard of in Solution Nine. We do all our cooking with electrope appliances."
69,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_047","That said, the smoke might give eggs a nice flavor... I'll have to look into it when I get the chance."
70,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_048","Mother used to roast whole myotragus in a giant oven. She was partial to the billies for the flavor, but I found them a little tough. That has no bearing on my own toughness, mind you!"
71,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A3_000_050","<UIForeground>F20224</UIForeground>Discuss the residences.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
72,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_051","You can see the resemblance between the homes here and those in the outskirts."
73,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_052","Was a real surprise when our worlds merged thirty years ago. I was just a greenhorn then, and she was still─
4,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_04,"You speak with a farmer who claims to have witnessed a wolflike fiend making off with a sack of vegetables, indicating that your fugitive has been hungry. Making note of this finding, you continue making your way through Luwateninyawawsa."
5,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_05,"The second person you approach has not seen a wolf-fiend, but rather some manner of adorable, squealing creature. While Hardiboiled has heard about such a beast on True Vue, he believes it is unrelated to your investigation, and you look for other residents to question."
6,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_06,"You meet a woman who has caught sight of a wolflike fiend multiple times, in lunyucaua'pya territory to the south of the settlement. Hardiboiled is convinced that the fugitive must be hiding there, and you waste no time setting forth to investigate."
7,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_07,"You come to the Eshceyaani Wilds, the general location of the sighting, but the cauahealoa is not immediately in evidence. At Hardiboiled's bidding, you split up to scour the area for traces of the fugitive."
8,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_08,"Taking yourself around the wilds, you manage to find a set of clues: a sack of produce, an empty liquor bottle, and─most telling of all─a piece of paper appearing to bear diary entries written by the vandal. Next to the paper was an oglop, but you set that detail aside for now as you hurry to present your discoveries to Hardiboiled."
9,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_09,"A review of the diary entries confirms that, like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa indeed serves the mysterious researcher. The fugitive has now been instructed to “put on a bigger show,” to which end the mastermind will provide him with barrels of ceruleum. When Hildibrand reiterates his opposition to violence ahead of a potential confrontation, Hardiboiled reveals his tragic past as a cautionary tale. He, too, once had an assistant, but she was killed by the Crime King when he lowered his guard in a moment of softness. The warning duly given, you and your companions next head to Hhusatahwi, there to alert Kemakka and his Dustwatch to the fugitive's intent."
10,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_10,"When you alert Kemakka to the impending act of destruction, he reveals that the vandal has just announced the train to be the target. The sheriff departs to round up his officers, during which time your party hurries ahead to the station. There, you at last come face-to-face with the vandalizing cauahealoa, who threatens to ignite the barrels of ceruleum placed before the engine. However, the fiend carelessly sets itself ablaze instead, and it takes an inspired moment of collaboration between Hildibrand and Hardiboiled to stop the panicked creature from hurtling straight into the explosive fuel. Kemakka then arrives and has his men take the fugitive into custody, but it is revealed that the sheriff is in fact an impostor, with the Crime King, Carnelian, having assumed his likeness. The villain manages to flee the scene─but not before ominously declaring that the commotion has served its purpose..."
11,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_11,"Back at Dustwatch headquarters in Hhusatahwi, Kemakka has scarcely released Nashu from her cell when one of his officers bursts in with dire news: a large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi, with the thieves striking while the watch's eyes were on the train station. Thus do you discover the researcher's true target, albeit too late. Kemakka promises to conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani, and having resolved the situation as it stands, you and your companions make your way back to the bright lights of True Vue in Solution Nine."
12,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_12,"With the researcher's grand design and identity still unknown, Hardiboiled says that he will continue working to extract more data from the storage device. He bids you check in from time to time, and you brace yourself for when next the Case of the Fiendish Fugitives resumes."
13,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_13,
14,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_14,
15,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_15,
16,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_16,
17,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_17,
18,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_18,
19,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_19,
20,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_20,
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22,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_22,
23,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_23,
24,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_00,Speak with Hardiboiled.
25,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_01,Speak with Hardiboiled and have him accompany you.
26,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_02,Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
27,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_03,Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa again while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
28,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_04,Gather more information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
29,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_05,Speak with Hardiboiled.
30,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_06,Search for clues.
31,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_07,Deliver the clues to Hardiboiled.
32,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_08,Speak with Kemakka.
33,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_09,Speak with Kemakka again.
34,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_10,Speak with Hardiboiled in Solution Nine.
35,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_11,
36,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_12,
37,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_13,
38,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_14,
39,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_15,
40,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_16,
41,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_17,
42,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_18,
43,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_19,
44,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_20,
45,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_21,
46,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_22,
47,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_23,
48,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_000,Why did it have to be oglops...
49,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_000,"I cannot bear to imagine sweet, innocent Nashu behind bars. We must apprehend the true criminal and secure her release posthaste!"
50,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_001,"“Sweet” and “innocent” ain't words I'd use to describe a bomb-toting dame, but setting that aside...we know who we're after. We just need to track 'em down."
51,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_002,"A number of residents report having sighted an unusual wolflike fiend. Apparently, it has appeared near a settlement called Lure-them-in-your-trousers."
52,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_003,It's Luwateninyawowza. You need to clean the wax out of your ears.
53,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_004,"Y-Yeah, that's what I meant... Luwateninya*wawsa*. C'mon, let's see what we can find out there."
54,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_010,"Hm? You are surprised that I have already changed into fresh attire? I fortuitously had a spare set on hand. Insofar as it is possible, one must ever maintain a gentlemanly and dignified appearance!"
55,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_020,"Right, let's question the locals about wolfman sightings. Should be straightforward enough, so we'll stay together this time. Just say the word and we'll get started."
56,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_025,Luwateninya*wowsers*! Nothing to it!
57,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_030,Ready? Then lead the way.
58,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_031,
59,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_032,
60,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_033,
61,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q1_000_000,What will you do?
62,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_001,Talk.
63,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_002,Part ways.
64,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_003,Nothing.
65,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_040,"The swirling sands of a dust storm may hide the truth, but there's nothing my thousand-yalm stare can't pierce."
66,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_041,"Even now, poor Nashu must be trembling in her cell... We must expedite her liberation!"
67,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_045,**Discuss the oven.
68,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_046,"Wood ovens, eh? Unheard of in Solution Nine. We do all our cooking with electrope appliances."
69,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_047,"That said, the smoke might give eggs a nice flavor... I'll have to look into it when I get the chance."
70,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_048,"Mother used to roast whole myotragus in a giant oven. She was partial to the billies for the flavor, but I found them a little tough. That has no bearing on my own toughness, mind you!"
71,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A3_000_050,**Discuss the residences.
72,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_051,You can see the resemblance between the homes here and those in the outskirts.
73,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_052,"Was a real surprise when our worlds merged thirty years ago. I was just a greenhorn then, and she was still─
...Never mind."
74,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_053","The motif on these dwellings is simple yet elegant. I expect Father would appreciate their artistry."
75,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_054","H-He isn't here, is he? <gulp>"
76,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_060","Are you sure you wish to part ways with your companions?"
77,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_061","You're taking off? Fine, do what you gotta do. We'll be waiting back where we started."
78,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_062","You have urgent business? Very well, but please do not take overlong. Nashu is doubtless crying out for deliverance!"
79,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_070","There you are. Let's get back to business."
80,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_071","We've awaited your return! Come, let us continue the task of questioning the locals."
81,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_073","You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand, and have them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives."
82,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_074","Your companions have yet to arrive. Be sure they are at your side before attempting to continue."
83,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_080","I saw it alright─a wolflike fiend I'd never seen before. It made off with a sack of vegetables we'd just harvested."
84,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_081","'Twould seem our fugitive was famished. Being a wolf, however, would it not hunt for its own food?"
85,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_082","Whatever it is now, it used to be a man. Wouldn't be odd if it still ate like one."
86,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_083","And if it isn't keen on hunting, it'd likely keep close to settlements for its meals."
87,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_085","Now that you lot mention it, there was something man-like about the fiend. The way it looked around to see if the coast was clear, for example."
88,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_086","What's taking him so long...?"
89,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_087","This ought to be enough."
90,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_090","What I saw wasn't a wolf-fiend, but an adorable little critter. It kept squealing at me, as if it was trying to say something."
91,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_091","Oho, I daresay this is a promising new lead!"
92,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_092","I have it! This creature is a minion of the vandalous wolfman!"
93,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_093","<sigh> You and your soft-boiled guesses. I'd heard about strange squealing critters on True Vue, but I doubt it has anything to do with our case."
94,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_095","A friend of mine went to take a look at the squealing critter, but he's been gone for quite a while now. I wonder if he's having trouble finding it..."
95,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_100","The wolflike fiend? I've seen it south of here. Most folk avoid the area because it's lunyucaua'pya territory, but I go there to gather cactus."
96,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_101","And the past few times I did, I saw the creature heading towards the gorge. Even the lunyucaua'pyas give it a wide berth, so it must be dangerous indeed."
97,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_102","Our fugitive might be holed up in that gorge. C'mon, let's go take a look."
98,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_105","It's no ordinary fiend that can frighten lunyucaua'pyas. If you're tracking it, you'd best take care."
99,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_106","Is that a linear-cow-pier...?"
100,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_110","The cauahealoa doesn't seem to be here right now, but this is definitely where it lays its head. I can feel it."
101,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_111","Let's split up and search for clues. If you turn up anything, you come and tell me."
102,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_115","Oh my, what a winsome critter you are..."
103,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_GIANTBEAVER05379_000_116","<squeal> <squeal>"
104,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_117","Had a thirst, did we...?"
105,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_120","The sack is laden with vegetables─likely those which the fugitive took from Luwateninyawawsa."
106,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_121","The liquor bottle has long since been drained to the last drop. Perhaps it was purloined by the fugitive..."
107,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_100_122","Crude words have been scrawled on the piece of paper. An oglop loiters nearby, as if regarding the paper and you..."
108,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_122","The oglop scurries off, leaving you to devote your attention to the paper, which appears to contain diary entries written by the fugitive."
109,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_123","There do not appear to be any more clues in the vicinity. Hardiboiled will want to take stock of your discoveries..."
110,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_125","<squeal> <squeal>"
111,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_130","I found this empty liquor bottle. What about you?"
112,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_131","Good work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. The bottles and the produce must've been taken from Luwateninyawawsa. As for the piece of paper..."
113,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_132","These are diary entries alright. I'll read them out."
114,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_133","(-Vandal's Diary-)“Another good day's destruction. I reduced the barn to rubble in moments, well before anyone was the wiser. My newfound strength is truly astounding."
115,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_134","(-Vandal's Diary-)“The researcher contacted me. He wants me to put on a bigger show, and will provide barrels of ceruleum for the job. This is going to be my tour de force.”"
116,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_135","So it's as we suspected. Like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa is working for the researcher."
117,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_136","But I must say, for him to leave incriminating evidence out in the open where enterprising agents of enquiry can easily find is rather careless, is it not?"
118,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_137","When he was apprehended as a man, he'd left a diary of his misdeeds lying around. Served as incontrovertible proof of his guilt. To do it again, knowing full well how it led to his downfall...perhaps he has some sort of clever design. Or perhaps..."
119,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_138","He's just an idiot."
120,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_139","At any rate, if our fugitive has barrels of ceruleum at his disposal, then we must exercise the utmost caution. The tiniest spark could cause an explosion to dwarf even Nashu's Delights, so I ask that you refrain from using your gun."
121,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_140","My gun's more versatile than you think."
122,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_141","It's capable of converting the lightning it absorbs to other kinds of energy. With the flick of a switch, it can shoot fire and water rounds as well."
123,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_142","So if push comes to shove, I'll give the wanton wolfman a hosing down."
124,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_143","Well now, that is a wondrous gadget indeed. Yet be that as it may, I remain firmly opposed to violence in all forms and elemental aspects."
125,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_144","Solving cases in a manner befitting a gentleman... Such is the creed of Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire!"
126,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_145","Hmph. Soft to the core. If you don't harden up, you'll make the same mistake I did..."
127,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_145","As a rule, I don't talk about my past. But if there was ever a time to break that rule, now would be it..."
128,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_146","I used to have an assistant too. She was a lot like your own Nashu. A real sweetheart."
129,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_147","But she's gone now. Killed by the Crime King because of me. Because I was too soft..."
130,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_148","The Crime King's descended from a line of mages. Carnelian's his real name, and he can wield powerful magic with a whispered word and a flick of the wrist. Doesn't have to rely on fancy gadgets like ordinary folk."
131,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_149","We had him at our mercy, me and my assistant. But then he started spinning a sob story, and like a half-boiled milksop, I lowered my gun."
132,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_150","That was all the opening Carnelian needed. He cast a spell before I could blink, and I would've died where I stood...if my assistant hadn't leapt in the way."
133,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_151","She wasn't wearing a regulator because she was following my lead. I killed her as much as he did."
134,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_152","That such a thing should have happened..."
135,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_153","I was able to catch Carnelian soon after that, but now the bastard's at large again, in a fiend's body."
136,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_154","When you deal with villains, you can't afford to be soft. Or one day you or someone dear to you will pay for it."
137,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_155","Now then, we've confirmed the vandal's here. But what is it that the researcher wants to achieve with this destruction spree...?"
138,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_156","Well, first things first─we need to alert the Dustwatch. They'll want to be ready when the vandal strikes next. You know where to find 'em?"
139,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_157","Hhusatahwi, eh? Right then, let's head over there."
140,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_158","To think that the detective had suffered such a terrible tragedy..."
141,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_159","I struggle to find the words..."
142,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q2_000_000","What will you say?"
143,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_001","Just be your usual gentlemanly self."
144,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_002","It's unlike you to be at a loss for words."
145,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_160","You are right, my friend. As ever, I shall endeavor to be true to myself!"
146,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_160","Stay strong, Nashu! Soon you will be free!"
147,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_161","This taco...<crunch>...is amazing! <munch>"
148,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_160","Ah, it's you lot. What is it?"
149,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_161","I'll be damned... Just a moment ago, we received a message from someone claiming to be the vandal. They've declared that the train's their next target."
150,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_162","I was about to dismiss it as a prank, but having heard your report, I'm inclined to believe the threat is real."
151,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_163","Then we need to get to Shaaloani Station right away!"
152,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_164","Indeed. I'll gather my men and hurry there."
153,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_165","As for Nashu..."
154,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_165","'Twould be best if she remained here for now, I think."
155,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_166","Detective─keenly though I feel for your loss, I must reiterate my staunch opposition to violence. Whatever may await us, I believe that we must strive for a gentlemanly resolution!"
156,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_166","The vandal never used to announce his targets. This reeks like a rotten egg..."
157,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SHENZA_000_800","Thank goodness you're here! Please, you can't let that fiend destroy the train!"
158,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_800","We're on it. Get somewhere safe."
159,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_801","We have you at last! From gentleman to gentlewolf, I suggest you surren─"
160,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_802","Tsk-tsk, Detective!"
161,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_803","Over there! A dame in distress!"
162,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_804","Gah! Of all the times to be out of charge..."
163,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_805","G-Give a man a fright, will you?"
164,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_806","Hold it right there! Try anything funny, and I'll torch those barrels!"
165,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_807","They're filled to the brim with ceruleum─enough to blow us all sky-high!"
166,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_808","Hehehe, there's nothing you can do, so just relax and enjoy the─ ...Huh?"
167,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_809","Yeooooooooowch!"
168,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_810","Wait! We must extinguish the fire!"
169,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_810","Th-The hell you think you're doing!?"
170,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_810","I shall stop this runaway wolf-train!"
171,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_811","I-I fear he is disinclined to stop!"
172,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_811","Th-They're coming back..."
173,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_812","...And they're headed straight for the engine!"
174,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_811","Dammit... If only I could use my gun..."
175,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_812",""
176,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_813",""
177,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_814","A Manderville man..."
178,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_815","And his electrifying handstand!"
179,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_816","You did good, softy... <pant> You did good..."
180,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_817","You as well, Detective... <pant> You as well..."
181,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_818","I thought I was done for... I owe you my life."
182,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_819","So you don't know anything either."
183,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_820","I'm afraid not. I was only doing as I was told."
184,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_820","Then the researcher's true objective remains a mystery. This chaos and destruction can't all be for its own sake, can it...?"
185,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_821","If you have learned your lesson, then I suggest you surrender yourself to the Dustwatch. You will be safe in their care, and receive regular meals besides."
186,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_822","Alright. I'll go quietly."
187,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_823","Apologies for the delay. I see you have the situation well in hand."
188,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_824","So this fiend was behind the destruction. We're grateful for your help."
189,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_825","Despite appearances, he was originally a man, so treat him like one, eh?"
190,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_826","Is that so? Understood, he'll be treated with due dignity."
191,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_827","You're still soft, Hardiboiled. As you always were."
192,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_828","You... You're Carnelian!"
193,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_829","Hmph. I wasn't expecting an interruption so soon."
194,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_830","But no matter. The commotion has drawn you all here as intended."
195,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_831","The villain disguised himself as one of my men and knocked me out. The rest, I believe you know..."
196,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_832","It seems Carnelian's also working for the researcher, and this was just a diversion. What's that bastard's game...?"
197,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_833","Let's head back Hhusatahwi for now. We have to set your friend free, after all. My men can clean up things here."
198,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_840","Right, let's get the lady out of her cell."
199,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_841","Oh, Nashu! Such an ordeal that must have been!"
200,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_842","Oh yes, the hors d'oeuvres were quite tasty!"
201,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_843","Sheriff, we have a situation! A large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi!"
202,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_844","What!?"
203,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_845","It appears the thieves struck while we were dealing with the trouble at the station..."
204,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_846","So that was the true target!"
205,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_847","First electrope, now ceruleum... What does he need all those resources for?"
206,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_847","As for Carnelian, he ain't the sort to do someone else's bidding. You can bet he's got his own angle."
207,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_848","No matter what it is, I won't rest until justice has been served. And next time, my gun will be ready."
208,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_848","You know something about these happenings, by the sounds of it?"
209,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_849","So this extends beyond Shaaloani... Even if we had the manpower, the Dustwatch can't go traipsing about in other jurisdictions, so I think it'd be best if we left the matter in your hands."
210,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_850","Yeah, you can leave it to─"
211,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_851","Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire! I swear to you, good sheriff, that I shall find and apprehend the villain with grace and <Emphasis>nonviolent</Emphasis> finesse!"
212,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_852","W-We'd be grateful. Naturally, my men and I will conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani. If we learn anything, we'll be sure to let you know."
213,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_853","C'mon, let's head back to Solution Nine. I could use a hard-boiled egg right about now. Maybe even two."
214,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_860","The ceruleum theft is being treated as a priority matter. We'll leave no stone unturned in our investigation."
215,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_861","Now that my lightning charge is spent, I feel somehow lackluster..."
216,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_862","It seems the inspector was a hero yet again! He never fails to rise to the occasion!"
217,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_870","Ahhh, home... I didn't mind it out in the wilds, but for this sentimental old fool, nothin' beats this neon-lit city."
218,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_871","Now, I'll get back to working on the storage device. Check in from time to time, in case I've found us a new lead."
219,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_872","Meanwhile, let us continue along our own lines of inquiry!"
220,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_873","Pray do not blame yourself for your assistant, Detective. The fault most assuredly lies not with you."
221,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_874","Hmph, what would a soft-boiled dope know?"
222,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_875","Just take care of your own, eh?"
223,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_900","Meanwhile, in Shaaloani..."
224,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_901","Excellent. Soon, the plan will come to fruition."
225,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_902","Kanilokka's achievements will be meaningless..."
226,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_903","...Next to what the heavens have gifted me."
227,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_904","You fugitives have served me well indeed."
228,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_905","And you me."
229,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_910","Curious about my gun, are you? Come now, no need to be shy."
230,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_911","She's a Molt Python Maximum, fitted with a custom short barrel."
231,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_912","Being made of electrope, she can convert her lightning charge to fire rounds in other energies. "
232,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_913","The double-action trigger means she's as fast as you are, and the ambidextrous safety means she's at home in both hands."
233,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_914","The ventilated ribs help keep her cool and reduce the risk of malfunction when things really heat up."
234,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_915","The recoil spring guide rod takes the edge off her temper, while the extra long ejector rod housing serves to..."
235,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_916","Are you getting sleepy? Because I sure am! Let's call it a day, shall we?"
236,"TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_917","I don't have anything in particular to say about my alchemy tools. Till next time!"
74,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_053,The motif on these dwellings is simple yet elegant. I expect Father would appreciate their artistry.
75,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_054,"H-He isn't here, is he? <gulp>"
76,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_060,Are you sure you wish to part ways with your companions?
77,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_061,"You're taking off? Fine, do what you gotta do. We'll be waiting back where we started."
78,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_062,"You have urgent business? Very well, but please do not take overlong. Nashu is doubtless crying out for deliverance!"
79,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_070,There you are. Let's get back to business.
80,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_071,"We've awaited your return! Come, let us continue the task of questioning the locals."
81,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_073,"You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand, and have them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives."
82,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_074,Your companions have yet to arrive. Be sure they are at your side before attempting to continue.
83,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_080,I saw it alright─a wolflike fiend I'd never seen before. It made off with a sack of vegetables we'd just harvested.
84,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_081,"'Twould seem our fugitive was famished. Being a wolf, however, would it not hunt for its own food?"
85,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_082,"Whatever it is now, it used to be a man. Wouldn't be odd if it still ate like one."
86,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_083,"And if it isn't keen on hunting, it'd likely keep close to settlements for its meals."
87,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_085,"Now that you lot mention it, there was something man-like about the fiend. The way it looked around to see if the coast was clear, for example."
88,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_086,What's taking him so long...?
89,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_087,This ought to be enough.
90,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_090,"What I saw wasn't a wolf-fiend, but an adorable little critter. It kept squealing at me, as if it was trying to say something."
91,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_091,"Oho, I daresay this is a promising new lead!"
92,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_092,I have it! This creature is a minion of the vandalous wolfman!
93,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_093,"<sigh> You and your soft-boiled guesses. I'd heard about strange squealing critters on True Vue, but I doubt it has anything to do with our case."
94,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_095,"A friend of mine went to take a look at the squealing critter, but he's been gone for quite a while now. I wonder if he's having trouble finding it..."
95,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_100,"The wolflike fiend? I've seen it south of here. Most folk avoid the area because it's lunyucaua'pya territory, but I go there to gather cactus."
96,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_101,"And the past few times I did, I saw the creature heading towards the gorge. Even the lunyucaua'pyas give it a wide berth, so it must be dangerous indeed."
97,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_102,"Our fugitive might be holed up in that gorge. C'mon, let's go take a look."
98,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_105,"It's no ordinary fiend that can frighten lunyucaua'pyas. If you're tracking it, you'd best take care."
99,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_106,Is that a linear-cow-pier...?
100,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_110,"The cauahealoa doesn't seem to be here right now, but this is definitely where it lays its head. I can feel it."
101,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_111,"Let's split up and search for clues. If you turn up anything, you come and tell me."
102,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_115,"Oh my, what a winsome critter you are..."
103,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_GIANTBEAVER05379_000_116,<squeal> <squeal>
104,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_117,"Had a thirst, did we...?"
105,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_120,The sack is laden with vegetables─likely those which the fugitive took from Luwateninyawawsa.
106,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_121,The liquor bottle has long since been drained to the last drop. Perhaps it was purloined by the fugitive...
107,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_100_122,"Crude words have been scrawled on the piece of paper. An oglop loiters nearby, as if regarding the paper and you..."
108,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_122,"The oglop scurries off, leaving you to devote your attention to the paper, which appears to contain diary entries written by the fugitive."
109,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_123,There do not appear to be any more clues in the vicinity. Hardiboiled will want to take stock of your discoveries...
110,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_125,<squeal> <squeal>
111,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_130,I found this empty liquor bottle. What about you?
112,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_131,"Good work, Player. The bottles and the produce must've been taken from Luwateninyawawsa. As for the piece of paper..."
113,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_132,These are diary entries alright. I'll read them out.
114,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_133,"(-Vandal's Diary-)“Another good day's destruction. I reduced the barn to rubble in moments, well before anyone was the wiser. My newfound strength is truly astounding."
115,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_134,"(-Vandal's Diary-)“The researcher contacted me. He wants me to put on a bigger show, and will provide barrels of ceruleum for the job. This is going to be my tour de force.”"
116,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_135,"So it's as we suspected. Like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa is working for the researcher."
117,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_136,"But I must say, for him to leave incriminating evidence out in the open where enterprising agents of enquiry can easily find is rather careless, is it not?"
118,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_137,"When he was apprehended as a man, he'd left a diary of his misdeeds lying around. Served as incontrovertible proof of his guilt. To do it again, knowing full well how it led to his downfall...perhaps he has some sort of clever design. Or perhaps..."
119,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_138,He's just an idiot.
120,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_139,"At any rate, if our fugitive has barrels of ceruleum at his disposal, then we must exercise the utmost caution. The tiniest spark could cause an explosion to dwarf even Nashu's Delights, so I ask that you refrain from using your gun."
121,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_140,My gun's more versatile than you think.
122,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_141,"It's capable of converting the lightning it absorbs to other kinds of energy. With the flick of a switch, it can shoot fire and water rounds as well."
123,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_142,"So if push comes to shove, I'll give the wanton wolfman a hosing down."
124,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_143,"Well now, that is a wondrous gadget indeed. Yet be that as it may, I remain firmly opposed to violence in all forms and elemental aspects."
125,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_144,"Solving cases in a manner befitting a gentleman... Such is the creed of Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire!"
126,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_145,"Hmph. Soft to the core. If you don't harden up, you'll make the same mistake I did..."
127,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_145,"As a rule, I don't talk about my past. But if there was ever a time to break that rule, now would be it..."
128,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_146,I used to have an assistant too. She was a lot like your own Nashu. A real sweetheart.
129,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_147,But she's gone now. Killed by the Crime King because of me. Because I was too soft...
130,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_148,"The Crime King's descended from a line of mages. Carnelian's his real name, and he can wield powerful magic with a whispered word and a flick of the wrist. Doesn't have to rely on fancy gadgets like ordinary folk."
131,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_149,"We had him at our mercy, me and my assistant. But then he started spinning a sob story, and like a half-boiled milksop, I lowered my gun."
132,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_150,"That was all the opening Carnelian needed. He cast a spell before I could blink, and I would've died where I stood...if my assistant hadn't leapt in the way."
133,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_151,She wasn't wearing a regulator because she was following my lead. I killed her as much as he did.
134,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_152,That such a thing should have happened...
135,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_153,"I was able to catch Carnelian soon after that, but now the bastard's at large again, in a fiend's body."
136,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_154,"When you deal with villains, you can't afford to be soft. Or one day you or someone dear to you will pay for it."
137,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_155,"Now then, we've confirmed the vandal's here. But what is it that the researcher wants to achieve with this destruction spree...?"
138,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_156,"Well, first things first─we need to alert the Dustwatch. They'll want to be ready when the vandal strikes next. You know where to find 'em?"
139,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_157,"Hhusatahwi, eh? Right then, let's head over there."
140,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_158,To think that the detective had suffered such a terrible tragedy...
141,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_159,I struggle to find the words...
142,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q2_000_000,What will you say?
143,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_001,Just be your usual gentlemanly self.
144,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_002,It's unlike you to be at a loss for words.
145,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_160,"You are right, my friend. As ever, I shall endeavor to be true to myself!"
146,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_160,"Stay strong, Nashu! Soon you will be free!"
147,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_161,This taco...<crunch>...is amazing! <munch>
148,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_160,"Ah, it's you lot. What is it?"
149,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_161,"I'll be damned... Just a moment ago, we received a message from someone claiming to be the vandal. They've declared that the train's their next target."
150,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_162,"I was about to dismiss it as a prank, but having heard your report, I'm inclined to believe the threat is real."
151,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_163,Then we need to get to Shaaloani Station right away!
152,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_164,Indeed. I'll gather my men and hurry there.
153,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_165,As for Nashu...
154,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_165,"'Twould be best if she remained here for now, I think."
155,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_166,"Detective─keenly though I feel for your loss, I must reiterate my staunch opposition to violence. Whatever may await us, I believe that we must strive for a gentlemanly resolution!"
156,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_166,The vandal never used to announce his targets. This reeks like a rotten egg...
157,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SHENZA_000_800,"Thank goodness you're here! Please, you can't let that fiend destroy the train!"
158,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_800,We're on it. Get somewhere safe.
159,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_801,"We have you at last! From gentleman to gentlewolf, I suggest you surren─"
160,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_802,"Tsk-tsk, Detective!"
161,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_803,Over there! A dame in distress!
162,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_804,Gah! Of all the times to be out of charge...
163,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_805,"G-Give a man a fright, will you?"
164,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_806,"Hold it right there! Try anything funny, and I'll torch those barrels!"
165,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_807,They're filled to the brim with ceruleum─enough to blow us all sky-high!
166,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_808,"Hehehe, there's nothing you can do, so just relax and enjoy the─ ...Huh?"
167,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_809,Yeooooooooowch!
168,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_810,Wait! We must extinguish the fire!
169,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_810,Th-The hell you think you're doing!?
170,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_810,I shall stop this runaway wolf-train!
171,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_811,I-I fear he is disinclined to stop!
172,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_811,Th-They're coming back...
173,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_812,...And they're headed straight for the engine!
174,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_811,Dammit... If only I could use my gun...
175,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_812,
176,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_813,
177,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_814,A Manderville man...
178,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_815,And his electrifying handstand!
179,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_816,"You did good, softy... <pant> You did good..."
180,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_817,"You as well, Detective... <pant> You as well..."
181,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_818,I thought I was done for... I owe you my life.
182,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_819,So you don't know anything either.
183,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_820,I'm afraid not. I was only doing as I was told.
184,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_820,"Then the researcher's true objective remains a mystery. This chaos and destruction can't all be for its own sake, can it...?"
185,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_821,"If you have learned your lesson, then I suggest you surrender yourself to the Dustwatch. You will be safe in their care, and receive regular meals besides."
186,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_822,Alright. I'll go quietly.
187,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_823,Apologies for the delay. I see you have the situation well in hand.
188,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_824,So this fiend was behind the destruction. We're grateful for your help.
189,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_825,"Despite appearances, he was originally a man, so treat him like one, eh?"
190,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_826,"Is that so? Understood, he'll be treated with due dignity."
191,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_827,"You're still soft, Hardiboiled. As you always were."
192,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_828,You... You're Carnelian!
193,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_829,Hmph. I wasn't expecting an interruption so soon.
194,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_830,But no matter. The commotion has drawn you all here as intended.
195,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_831,"The villain disguised himself as one of my men and knocked me out. The rest, I believe you know..."
196,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_832,"It seems Carnelian's also working for the researcher, and this was just a diversion. What's that bastard's game...?"
197,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_833,"Let's head back Hhusatahwi for now. We have to set your friend free, after all. My men can clean up things here."
198,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_840,"Right, let's get the lady out of her cell."
199,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_841,"Oh, Nashu! Such an ordeal that must have been!"
200,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_842,"Oh yes, the hors d'oeuvres were quite tasty!"
201,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_843,"Sheriff, we have a situation! A large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi!"
202,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_844,What!?
203,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_845,It appears the thieves struck while we were dealing with the trouble at the station...
204,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_846,So that was the true target!
205,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_847,"First electrope, now ceruleum... What does he need all those resources for?"
206,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_847,"As for Carnelian, he ain't the sort to do someone else's bidding. You can bet he's got his own angle."
207,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_848,"No matter what it is, I won't rest until justice has been served. And next time, my gun will be ready."
208,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_848,"You know something about these happenings, by the sounds of it?"
209,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_849,"So this extends beyond Shaaloani... Even if we had the manpower, the Dustwatch can't go traipsing about in other jurisdictions, so I think it'd be best if we left the matter in your hands."
210,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_850,"Yeah, you can leave it to─"
211,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_851,"Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire! I swear to you, good sheriff, that I shall find and apprehend the villain with grace and *nonviolent* finesse!"
212,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_852,"W-We'd be grateful. Naturally, my men and I will conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani. If we learn anything, we'll be sure to let you know."
213,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_853,"C'mon, let's head back to Solution Nine. I could use a hard-boiled egg right about now. Maybe even two."
214,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_860,The ceruleum theft is being treated as a priority matter. We'll leave no stone unturned in our investigation.
215,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_861,"Now that my lightning charge is spent, I feel somehow lackluster..."
216,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_862,It seems the inspector was a hero yet again! He never fails to rise to the occasion!
217,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_870,"Ahhh, home... I didn't mind it out in the wilds, but for this sentimental old fool, nothin' beats this neon-lit city."
218,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_871,"Now, I'll get back to working on the storage device. Check in from time to time, in case I've found us a new lead."
219,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_872,"Meanwhile, let us continue along our own lines of inquiry!"
220,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_873,"Pray do not blame yourself for your assistant, Detective. The fault most assuredly lies not with you."
221,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_874,"Hmph, what would a soft-boiled dope know?"
222,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_875,"Just take care of your own, eh?"
223,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_900,"Meanwhile, in Shaaloani..."
224,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_901,"Excellent. Soon, the plan will come to fruition."
225,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_902,Kanilokka's achievements will be meaningless...
226,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_903,...Next to what the heavens have gifted me.
227,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_904,You fugitives have served me well indeed.
228,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_905,And you me.
229,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_910,"Curious about my gun, are you? Come now, no need to be shy."
230,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_911,"She's a Molt Python Maximum, fitted with a custom short barrel."
231,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_912,"Being made of electrope, she can convert her lightning charge to fire rounds in other energies. "
232,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_913,"The double-action trigger means she's as fast as you are, and the ambidextrous safety means she's at home in both hands."
233,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_914,The ventilated ribs help keep her cool and reduce the risk of malfunction when things really heat up.
234,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_915,"The recoil spring guide rod takes the edge off her temper, while the extra long ejector rod housing serves to..."
235,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_916,"Are you getting sleepy? Because I sure am! Let's call it a day, shall we?"
236,TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_917,I don't have anything in particular to say about my alchemy tools. Till next time!
1 key 0 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_00 1 Where it concerns his assistant's well-being, not even Inspector Hildibrand can maintain his customary aplomb.
2 # 1 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_01 Nashu's detainment on suspicion of being the vandal has made Hildibrand all the more determined to catch the true criminal. In the course of his inquiries, the inspector was able to learn that a wolflike fiend has been sighted near Luwateninyawawsa, and thus do you make for the settlement in hopes of finding a lead.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_02 str Traversing the red plains of Shaaloani, you and your companions soon arrive at Luwateninyawawsa. This time, Hardiboiled suggests questioning the locals together, and bids you indicate when you are ready to begin.
4 0 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_03 Where it concerns his assistant's well-being, not even Inspector Hildibrand can maintain his customary aplomb. At your word, you and your companions proceed into Luwateninyawawsa. With some luck, the residents will have information leading to your lupine fugitive. ※You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand to complete this task. Speak with either of them again should you become separated.
1 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_01 Nashu's detainment on suspicion of being the vandal has made Hildibrand all the more determined to catch the true criminal. In the course of his inquiries, the inspector was able to learn that a wolflike fiend has been sighted near Luwateninyawawsa, and thus do you make for the settlement in hopes of finding a lead.
2 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_02 Traversing the red plains of Shaaloani, you and your companions soon arrive at Luwateninyawawsa. This time, Hardiboiled suggests questioning the locals together, and bids you indicate when you are ready to begin.
3 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_03 At your word, you and your companions proceed into Luwateninyawawsa. With some luck, the residents will have information leading to your lupine fugitive. ※You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand to complete this task. Speak with either of them again should you become separated.
5 4 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_04 You speak with a farmer who claims to have witnessed a wolflike fiend making off with a sack of vegetables, indicating that your fugitive has been hungry. Making note of this finding, you continue making your way through Luwateninyawawsa. You speak with a farmer who claims to have witnessed a wolflike fiend making off with a sack of vegetables, indicating that your fugitive has been hungry. Making note of this finding, you continue making your way through Luwateninyawawsa.
6 5 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_05 5 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_05 The second person you approach has not seen a wolf-fiend, but rather some manner of adorable, squealing creature. While Hardiboiled has heard about such a beast on True Vue, he believes it is unrelated to your investigation, and you look for other residents to question. The second person you approach has not seen a wolf-fiend, but rather some manner of adorable, squealing creature. While Hardiboiled has heard about such a beast on True Vue, he believes it is unrelated to your investigation, and you look for other residents to question.
7 6 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_06 6 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_06 You meet a woman who has caught sight of a wolflike fiend multiple times, in lunyucaua'pya territory to the south of the settlement. Hardiboiled is convinced that the fugitive must be hiding there, and you waste no time setting forth to investigate. You meet a woman who has caught sight of a wolflike fiend multiple times, in lunyucaua'pya territory to the south of the settlement. Hardiboiled is convinced that the fugitive must be hiding there, and you waste no time setting forth to investigate.
8 7 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_07 7 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_07 You come to the Eshceyaani Wilds, the general location of the sighting, but the cauahealoa is not immediately in evidence. At Hardiboiled's bidding, you split up to scour the area for traces of the fugitive. You come to the Eshceyaani Wilds, the general location of the sighting, but the cauahealoa is not immediately in evidence. At Hardiboiled's bidding, you split up to scour the area for traces of the fugitive.
9 8 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_08 8 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_08 Taking yourself around the wilds, you manage to find a set of clues: a sack of produce, an empty liquor bottle, and─most telling of all─a piece of paper appearing to bear diary entries written by the vandal. Next to the paper was an oglop, but you set that detail aside for now as you hurry to present your discoveries to Hardiboiled. Taking yourself around the wilds, you manage to find a set of clues: a sack of produce, an empty liquor bottle, and─most telling of all─a piece of paper appearing to bear diary entries written by the vandal. Next to the paper was an oglop, but you set that detail aside for now as you hurry to present your discoveries to Hardiboiled.
10 9 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_09 9 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_09 A review of the diary entries confirms that, like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa indeed serves the mysterious researcher. The fugitive has now been instructed to “put on a bigger show,” to which end the mastermind will provide him with barrels of ceruleum. When Hildibrand reiterates his opposition to violence ahead of a potential confrontation, Hardiboiled reveals his tragic past as a cautionary tale. He, too, once had an assistant, but she was killed by the Crime King when he lowered his guard in a moment of softness. The warning duly given, you and your companions next head to Hhusatahwi, there to alert Kemakka and his Dustwatch to the fugitive's intent. A review of the diary entries confirms that, like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa indeed serves the mysterious researcher. The fugitive has now been instructed to “put on a bigger show,” to which end the mastermind will provide him with barrels of ceruleum. When Hildibrand reiterates his opposition to violence ahead of a potential confrontation, Hardiboiled reveals his tragic past as a cautionary tale. He, too, once had an assistant, but she was killed by the Crime King when he lowered his guard in a moment of softness. The warning duly given, you and your companions next head to Hhusatahwi, there to alert Kemakka and his Dustwatch to the fugitive's intent.
11 10 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_10 10 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_10 When you alert Kemakka to the impending act of destruction, he reveals that the vandal has just announced the train to be the target. The sheriff departs to round up his officers, during which time your party hurries ahead to the station. There, you at last come face-to-face with the vandalizing cauahealoa, who threatens to ignite the barrels of ceruleum placed before the engine. However, the fiend carelessly sets itself ablaze instead, and it takes an inspired moment of collaboration between Hildibrand and Hardiboiled to stop the panicked creature from hurtling straight into the explosive fuel. Kemakka then arrives and has his men take the fugitive into custody, but it is revealed that the sheriff is in fact an impostor, with the Crime King, Carnelian, having assumed his likeness. The villain manages to flee the scene─but not before ominously declaring that the commotion has served its purpose... When you alert Kemakka to the impending act of destruction, he reveals that the vandal has just announced the train to be the target. The sheriff departs to round up his officers, during which time your party hurries ahead to the station. There, you at last come face-to-face with the vandalizing cauahealoa, who threatens to ignite the barrels of ceruleum placed before the engine. However, the fiend carelessly sets itself ablaze instead, and it takes an inspired moment of collaboration between Hildibrand and Hardiboiled to stop the panicked creature from hurtling straight into the explosive fuel. Kemakka then arrives and has his men take the fugitive into custody, but it is revealed that the sheriff is in fact an impostor, with the Crime King, Carnelian, having assumed his likeness. The villain manages to flee the scene─but not before ominously declaring that the commotion has served its purpose...
12 11 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_11 11 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_11 Back at Dustwatch headquarters in Hhusatahwi, Kemakka has scarcely released Nashu from her cell when one of his officers bursts in with dire news: a large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi, with the thieves striking while the watch's eyes were on the train station. Thus do you discover the researcher's true target, albeit too late. Kemakka promises to conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani, and having resolved the situation as it stands, you and your companions make your way back to the bright lights of True Vue in Solution Nine. Back at Dustwatch headquarters in Hhusatahwi, Kemakka has scarcely released Nashu from her cell when one of his officers bursts in with dire news: a large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi, with the thieves striking while the watch's eyes were on the train station. Thus do you discover the researcher's true target, albeit too late. Kemakka promises to conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani, and having resolved the situation as it stands, you and your companions make your way back to the bright lights of True Vue in Solution Nine.
13 12 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_12 12 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_12 With the researcher's grand design and identity still unknown, Hardiboiled says that he will continue working to extract more data from the storage device. He bids you check in from time to time, and you brace yourself for when next the Case of the Fiendish Fugitives resumes. With the researcher's grand design and identity still unknown, Hardiboiled says that he will continue working to extract more data from the storage device. He bids you check in from time to time, and you brace yourself for when next the Case of the Fiendish Fugitives resumes.
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19 18 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_18 18 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_18
20 19 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_19 19 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_19
21 20 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_20 20 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_20
22 21 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_21 21 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_21
23 22 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_22 22 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_22
24 23 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_23 23 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SEQ_23
25 24 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_00 24 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_00 Speak with Hardiboiled. Speak with Hardiboiled.
26 25 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_01 25 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_01 Speak with Hardiboiled and have him accompany you. Speak with Hardiboiled and have him accompany you.
27 26 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_02 26 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_02 Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you. Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
28 27 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_03 27 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_03 Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa again while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you. Gather information in Luwateninyawawsa again while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
29 28 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_04 28 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_04 Gather more information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you. Gather more information in Luwateninyawawsa while Hardiboiled and Hildibrand are accompanying you.
30 29 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_05 29 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_05 Speak with Hardiboiled. Speak with Hardiboiled.
31 30 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_06 30 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_06 Search for clues. Search for clues.
32 31 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_07 31 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_07 Deliver the clues to Hardiboiled. Deliver the clues to Hardiboiled.
33 32 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_08 32 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_08 Speak with Kemakka. Speak with Kemakka.
34 33 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_09 33 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_09 Speak with Kemakka again. Speak with Kemakka again.
35 34 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_10 34 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_10 Speak with Hardiboiled in Solution Nine. Speak with Hardiboiled in Solution Nine.
36 35 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_11 35 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_11
37 36 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_12 36 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_12
38 37 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_13 37 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_13
39 38 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_14 38 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_14
40 39 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_15 39 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_15
41 40 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_16 40 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_16
42 41 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_17 41 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_17
43 42 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_18 42 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_18
44 43 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_19 43 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_19
45 44 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_20 44 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_20
46 45 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_21 45 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_21
47 46 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_22 46 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_22
48 47 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_23 47 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TODO_23
49 48 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_000 48 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_000 Why did it have to be oglops... Why did it have to be oglops...
50 49 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_000 49 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_000 I cannot bear to imagine sweet, innocent Nashu behind bars. We must apprehend the true criminal and secure her release posthaste! I cannot bear to imagine sweet, innocent Nashu behind bars. We must apprehend the true criminal and secure her release posthaste!
51 50 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_001 50 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_001 “Sweet” and “innocent” ain't words I'd use to describe a bomb-toting dame, but setting that aside...we know who we're after. We just need to track 'em down. “Sweet” and “innocent” ain't words I'd use to describe a bomb-toting dame, but setting that aside...we know who we're after. We just need to track 'em down.
52 51 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_002 51 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_002 A number of residents report having sighted an unusual wolflike fiend. Apparently, it has appeared near a settlement called Lure-them-in-your-trousers. A number of residents report having sighted an unusual wolflike fiend. Apparently, it has appeared near a settlement called Lure-them-in-your-trousers.
53 52 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_003 52 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_003 It's Luwateninyawowza. You need to clean the wax out of your ears. It's Luwateninyawowza. You need to clean the wax out of your ears.
54 53 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_004 53 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_004 Y-Yeah, that's what I meant... Luwateninya<Emphasis>wawsa</Emphasis>. C'mon, let's see what we can find out there. Y-Yeah, that's what I meant... Luwateninya*wawsa*. C'mon, let's see what we can find out there.
55 54 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_010 54 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_010 Hm? You are surprised that I have already changed into fresh attire? I fortuitously had a spare set on hand. Insofar as it is possible, one must ever maintain a gentlemanly and dignified appearance! Hm? You are surprised that I have already changed into fresh attire? I fortuitously had a spare set on hand. Insofar as it is possible, one must ever maintain a gentlemanly and dignified appearance!
56 55 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_020 55 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_020 Right, let's question the locals about wolfman sightings. Should be straightforward enough, so we'll stay together this time. Just say the word and we'll get started. Right, let's question the locals about wolfman sightings. Should be straightforward enough, so we'll stay together this time. Just say the word and we'll get started.
57 56 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_025 56 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_025 Luwateninya<Emphasis>wowsers</Emphasis>! Nothing to it! Luwateninya*wowsers*! Nothing to it!
58 57 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_030 57 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_030 Ready? Then lead the way. Ready? Then lead the way.
59 58 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_031 58 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_031
60 59 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_032 59 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_032
61 60 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_033 60 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_033
62 61 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q1_000_000 61 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q1_000_000 What will you do? What will you do?
63 62 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_001 62 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_001 Talk. Talk.
64 63 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_002 63 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_002 Part ways. Part ways.
65 64 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_003 64 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A1_000_003 Nothing. Nothing.
66 65 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_040 65 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_040 The swirling sands of a dust storm may hide the truth, but there's nothing my thousand-yalm stare can't pierce. The swirling sands of a dust storm may hide the truth, but there's nothing my thousand-yalm stare can't pierce.
67 66 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_041 66 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_041 Even now, poor Nashu must be trembling in her cell... We must expedite her liberation! Even now, poor Nashu must be trembling in her cell... We must expedite her liberation!
68 67 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_045 67 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_045 <UIForeground>F20224</UIForeground>Discuss the oven.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Discuss the oven.
69 68 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_046 68 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_046 Wood ovens, eh? Unheard of in Solution Nine. We do all our cooking with electrope appliances. Wood ovens, eh? Unheard of in Solution Nine. We do all our cooking with electrope appliances.
70 69 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_047 69 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_047 That said, the smoke might give eggs a nice flavor... I'll have to look into it when I get the chance. That said, the smoke might give eggs a nice flavor... I'll have to look into it when I get the chance.
71 70 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_048 70 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_048 Mother used to roast whole myotragus in a giant oven. She was partial to the billies for the flavor, but I found them a little tough. That has no bearing on my own toughness, mind you! Mother used to roast whole myotragus in a giant oven. She was partial to the billies for the flavor, but I found them a little tough. That has no bearing on my own toughness, mind you!
72 71 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A3_000_050 71 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A3_000_050 <UIForeground>F20224</UIForeground>Discuss the residences.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Discuss the residences.
73 72 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_051 72 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_051 You can see the resemblance between the homes here and those in the outskirts. You can see the resemblance between the homes here and those in the outskirts.
74 73 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_052 73 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_052 Was a real surprise when our worlds merged thirty years ago. I was just a greenhorn then, and she was still─ ...Never mind. Was a real surprise when our worlds merged thirty years ago. I was just a greenhorn then, and she was still─ ...Never mind.
75 74 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_053 74 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_053 The motif on these dwellings is simple yet elegant. I expect Father would appreciate their artistry. The motif on these dwellings is simple yet elegant. I expect Father would appreciate their artistry.
76 75 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_054 75 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_054 H-He isn't here, is he? <gulp> H-He isn't here, is he? <gulp>
77 76 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_060 76 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_060 Are you sure you wish to part ways with your companions? Are you sure you wish to part ways with your companions?
78 77 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_061 77 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_061 You're taking off? Fine, do what you gotta do. We'll be waiting back where we started. You're taking off? Fine, do what you gotta do. We'll be waiting back where we started.
79 78 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_062 78 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_062 You have urgent business? Very well, but please do not take overlong. Nashu is doubtless crying out for deliverance! You have urgent business? Very well, but please do not take overlong. Nashu is doubtless crying out for deliverance!
80 79 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_070 79 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_070 There you are. Let's get back to business. There you are. Let's get back to business.
81 80 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_071 80 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_071 We've awaited your return! Come, let us continue the task of questioning the locals. We've awaited your return! Come, let us continue the task of questioning the locals.
82 81 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_073 81 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_073 You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand, and have them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives. You must be accompanied by Hardiboiled and Hildibrand, and have them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
83 82 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_074 82 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_074 Your companions have yet to arrive. Be sure they are at your side before attempting to continue. Your companions have yet to arrive. Be sure they are at your side before attempting to continue.
84 83 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_080 83 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_080 I saw it alright─a wolflike fiend I'd never seen before. It made off with a sack of vegetables we'd just harvested. I saw it alright─a wolflike fiend I'd never seen before. It made off with a sack of vegetables we'd just harvested.
85 84 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_081 84 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_081 'Twould seem our fugitive was famished. Being a wolf, however, would it not hunt for its own food? 'Twould seem our fugitive was famished. Being a wolf, however, would it not hunt for its own food?
86 85 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_082 85 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_082 Whatever it is now, it used to be a man. Wouldn't be odd if it still ate like one. Whatever it is now, it used to be a man. Wouldn't be odd if it still ate like one.
87 86 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_083 86 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_083 And if it isn't keen on hunting, it'd likely keep close to settlements for its meals. And if it isn't keen on hunting, it'd likely keep close to settlements for its meals.
88 87 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_085 87 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERA05379_000_085 Now that you lot mention it, there was something man-like about the fiend. The way it looked around to see if the coast was clear, for example. Now that you lot mention it, there was something man-like about the fiend. The way it looked around to see if the coast was clear, for example.
89 88 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_086 88 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_086 What's taking him so long...? What's taking him so long...?
90 89 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_087 89 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_087 This ought to be enough. This ought to be enough.
91 90 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_090 90 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_090 What I saw wasn't a wolf-fiend, but an adorable little critter. It kept squealing at me, as if it was trying to say something. What I saw wasn't a wolf-fiend, but an adorable little critter. It kept squealing at me, as if it was trying to say something.
92 91 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_091 91 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_091 Oho, I daresay this is a promising new lead! Oho, I daresay this is a promising new lead!
93 92 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_092 92 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_092 I have it! This creature is a minion of the vandalous wolfman! I have it! This creature is a minion of the vandalous wolfman!
94 93 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_093 93 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_093 <sigh> You and your soft-boiled guesses. I'd heard about strange squealing critters on True Vue, but I doubt it has anything to do with our case. <sigh> You and your soft-boiled guesses. I'd heard about strange squealing critters on True Vue, but I doubt it has anything to do with our case.
95 94 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_095 94 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERB05379_000_095 A friend of mine went to take a look at the squealing critter, but he's been gone for quite a while now. I wonder if he's having trouble finding it... A friend of mine went to take a look at the squealing critter, but he's been gone for quite a while now. I wonder if he's having trouble finding it...
96 95 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_100 95 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_100 The wolflike fiend? I've seen it south of here. Most folk avoid the area because it's lunyucaua'pya territory, but I go there to gather cactus. The wolflike fiend? I've seen it south of here. Most folk avoid the area because it's lunyucaua'pya territory, but I go there to gather cactus.
97 96 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_101 96 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_101 And the past few times I did, I saw the creature heading towards the gorge. Even the lunyucaua'pyas give it a wide berth, so it must be dangerous indeed. And the past few times I did, I saw the creature heading towards the gorge. Even the lunyucaua'pyas give it a wide berth, so it must be dangerous indeed.
98 97 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_102 97 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_102 Our fugitive might be holed up in that gorge. C'mon, let's go take a look. Our fugitive might be holed up in that gorge. C'mon, let's go take a look.
99 98 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_105 98 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_VILLAGERC05379_000_105 It's no ordinary fiend that can frighten lunyucaua'pyas. If you're tracking it, you'd best take care. It's no ordinary fiend that can frighten lunyucaua'pyas. If you're tracking it, you'd best take care.
100 99 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_106 99 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_106 Is that a linear-cow-pier...? Is that a linear-cow-pier...?
101 100 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_110 100 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_110 The cauahealoa doesn't seem to be here right now, but this is definitely where it lays its head. I can feel it. The cauahealoa doesn't seem to be here right now, but this is definitely where it lays its head. I can feel it.
102 101 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_111 101 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_111 Let's split up and search for clues. If you turn up anything, you come and tell me. Let's split up and search for clues. If you turn up anything, you come and tell me.
103 102 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_115 102 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_115 Oh my, what a winsome critter you are... Oh my, what a winsome critter you are...
104 103 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_GIANTBEAVER05379_000_116 103 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_GIANTBEAVER05379_000_116 <squeal> <squeal> <squeal> <squeal>
105 104 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_117 104 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_117 Had a thirst, did we...? Had a thirst, did we...?
106 105 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_120 105 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_120 The sack is laden with vegetables─likely those which the fugitive took from Luwateninyawawsa. The sack is laden with vegetables─likely those which the fugitive took from Luwateninyawawsa.
107 106 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_121 106 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_121 The liquor bottle has long since been drained to the last drop. Perhaps it was purloined by the fugitive... The liquor bottle has long since been drained to the last drop. Perhaps it was purloined by the fugitive...
108 107 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_100_122 107 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_100_122 Crude words have been scrawled on the piece of paper. An oglop loiters nearby, as if regarding the paper and you... Crude words have been scrawled on the piece of paper. An oglop loiters nearby, as if regarding the paper and you...
109 108 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_122 108 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_122 The oglop scurries off, leaving you to devote your attention to the paper, which appears to contain diary entries written by the fugitive. The oglop scurries off, leaving you to devote your attention to the paper, which appears to contain diary entries written by the fugitive.
110 109 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_123 109 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_123 There do not appear to be any more clues in the vicinity. Hardiboiled will want to take stock of your discoveries... There do not appear to be any more clues in the vicinity. Hardiboiled will want to take stock of your discoveries...
111 110 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_125 110 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_125 <squeal> <squeal> <squeal> <squeal>
112 111 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_130 111 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_130 I found this empty liquor bottle. What about you? I found this empty liquor bottle. What about you?
113 112 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_131 112 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_131 Good work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. The bottles and the produce must've been taken from Luwateninyawawsa. As for the piece of paper... Good work, Player. The bottles and the produce must've been taken from Luwateninyawawsa. As for the piece of paper...
114 113 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_132 113 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_132 These are diary entries alright. I'll read them out. These are diary entries alright. I'll read them out.
115 114 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_133 114 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_133 (-Vandal's Diary-)“Another good day's destruction. I reduced the barn to rubble in moments, well before anyone was the wiser. My newfound strength is truly astounding. (-Vandal's Diary-)“Another good day's destruction. I reduced the barn to rubble in moments, well before anyone was the wiser. My newfound strength is truly astounding.
116 115 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_134 115 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_134 (-Vandal's Diary-)“The researcher contacted me. He wants me to put on a bigger show, and will provide barrels of ceruleum for the job. This is going to be my tour de force.” (-Vandal's Diary-)“The researcher contacted me. He wants me to put on a bigger show, and will provide barrels of ceruleum for the job. This is going to be my tour de force.”
117 116 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_135 116 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_135 So it's as we suspected. Like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa is working for the researcher. So it's as we suspected. Like the thieving eyeclops, the vandalizing cauahealoa is working for the researcher.
118 117 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_136 117 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_136 But I must say, for him to leave incriminating evidence out in the open where enterprising agents of enquiry can easily find is rather careless, is it not? But I must say, for him to leave incriminating evidence out in the open where enterprising agents of enquiry can easily find is rather careless, is it not?
119 118 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_137 118 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_137 When he was apprehended as a man, he'd left a diary of his misdeeds lying around. Served as incontrovertible proof of his guilt. To do it again, knowing full well how it led to his downfall...perhaps he has some sort of clever design. Or perhaps... When he was apprehended as a man, he'd left a diary of his misdeeds lying around. Served as incontrovertible proof of his guilt. To do it again, knowing full well how it led to his downfall...perhaps he has some sort of clever design. Or perhaps...
120 119 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_138 119 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_138 He's just an idiot. He's just an idiot.
121 120 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_139 120 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_139 At any rate, if our fugitive has barrels of ceruleum at his disposal, then we must exercise the utmost caution. The tiniest spark could cause an explosion to dwarf even Nashu's Delights, so I ask that you refrain from using your gun. At any rate, if our fugitive has barrels of ceruleum at his disposal, then we must exercise the utmost caution. The tiniest spark could cause an explosion to dwarf even Nashu's Delights, so I ask that you refrain from using your gun.
122 121 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_140 121 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_140 My gun's more versatile than you think. My gun's more versatile than you think.
123 122 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_141 122 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_141 It's capable of converting the lightning it absorbs to other kinds of energy. With the flick of a switch, it can shoot fire and water rounds as well. It's capable of converting the lightning it absorbs to other kinds of energy. With the flick of a switch, it can shoot fire and water rounds as well.
124 123 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_142 123 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_142 So if push comes to shove, I'll give the wanton wolfman a hosing down. So if push comes to shove, I'll give the wanton wolfman a hosing down.
125 124 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_143 124 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_143 Well now, that is a wondrous gadget indeed. Yet be that as it may, I remain firmly opposed to violence in all forms and elemental aspects. Well now, that is a wondrous gadget indeed. Yet be that as it may, I remain firmly opposed to violence in all forms and elemental aspects.
126 125 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_144 125 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_144 Solving cases in a manner befitting a gentleman... Such is the creed of Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire! Solving cases in a manner befitting a gentleman... Such is the creed of Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire!
127 126 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_145 126 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_145 Hmph. Soft to the core. If you don't harden up, you'll make the same mistake I did... Hmph. Soft to the core. If you don't harden up, you'll make the same mistake I did...
128 127 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_145 127 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_145 As a rule, I don't talk about my past. But if there was ever a time to break that rule, now would be it... As a rule, I don't talk about my past. But if there was ever a time to break that rule, now would be it...
129 128 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_146 128 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_146 I used to have an assistant too. She was a lot like your own Nashu. A real sweetheart. I used to have an assistant too. She was a lot like your own Nashu. A real sweetheart.
130 129 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_147 129 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_147 But she's gone now. Killed by the Crime King because of me. Because I was too soft... But she's gone now. Killed by the Crime King because of me. Because I was too soft...
131 130 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_148 130 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_148 The Crime King's descended from a line of mages. Carnelian's his real name, and he can wield powerful magic with a whispered word and a flick of the wrist. Doesn't have to rely on fancy gadgets like ordinary folk. The Crime King's descended from a line of mages. Carnelian's his real name, and he can wield powerful magic with a whispered word and a flick of the wrist. Doesn't have to rely on fancy gadgets like ordinary folk.
132 131 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_149 131 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_149 We had him at our mercy, me and my assistant. But then he started spinning a sob story, and like a half-boiled milksop, I lowered my gun. We had him at our mercy, me and my assistant. But then he started spinning a sob story, and like a half-boiled milksop, I lowered my gun.
133 132 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_150 132 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_150 That was all the opening Carnelian needed. He cast a spell before I could blink, and I would've died where I stood...if my assistant hadn't leapt in the way. That was all the opening Carnelian needed. He cast a spell before I could blink, and I would've died where I stood...if my assistant hadn't leapt in the way.
134 133 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_151 133 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_151 She wasn't wearing a regulator because she was following my lead. I killed her as much as he did. She wasn't wearing a regulator because she was following my lead. I killed her as much as he did.
135 134 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_152 134 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_152 That such a thing should have happened... That such a thing should have happened...
136 135 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_153 135 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_153 I was able to catch Carnelian soon after that, but now the bastard's at large again, in a fiend's body. I was able to catch Carnelian soon after that, but now the bastard's at large again, in a fiend's body.
137 136 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_154 136 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_154 When you deal with villains, you can't afford to be soft. Or one day you or someone dear to you will pay for it. When you deal with villains, you can't afford to be soft. Or one day you or someone dear to you will pay for it.
138 137 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_155 137 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_155 Now then, we've confirmed the vandal's here. But what is it that the researcher wants to achieve with this destruction spree...? Now then, we've confirmed the vandal's here. But what is it that the researcher wants to achieve with this destruction spree...?
139 138 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_156 138 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_156 Well, first things first─we need to alert the Dustwatch. They'll want to be ready when the vandal strikes next. You know where to find 'em? Well, first things first─we need to alert the Dustwatch. They'll want to be ready when the vandal strikes next. You know where to find 'em?
140 139 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_157 139 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_157 Hhusatahwi, eh? Right then, let's head over there. Hhusatahwi, eh? Right then, let's head over there.
141 140 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_158 140 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_158 To think that the detective had suffered such a terrible tragedy... To think that the detective had suffered such a terrible tragedy...
142 141 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_159 141 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_159 I struggle to find the words... I struggle to find the words...
143 142 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q2_000_000 142 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_Q2_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
144 143 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_001 143 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_001 Just be your usual gentlemanly self. Just be your usual gentlemanly self.
145 144 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_002 144 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_A2_000_002 It's unlike you to be at a loss for words. It's unlike you to be at a loss for words.
146 145 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_160 145 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_160 You are right, my friend. As ever, I shall endeavor to be true to myself! You are right, my friend. As ever, I shall endeavor to be true to myself!
147 146 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_160 146 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_160 Stay strong, Nashu! Soon you will be free! Stay strong, Nashu! Soon you will be free!
148 147 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_161 147 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_161 This taco...<crunch>...is amazing! <munch> This taco...<crunch>...is amazing! <munch>
149 148 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_160 148 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_160 Ah, it's you lot. What is it? Ah, it's you lot. What is it?
150 149 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_161 149 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_161 I'll be damned... Just a moment ago, we received a message from someone claiming to be the vandal. They've declared that the train's their next target. I'll be damned... Just a moment ago, we received a message from someone claiming to be the vandal. They've declared that the train's their next target.
151 150 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_162 150 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_162 I was about to dismiss it as a prank, but having heard your report, I'm inclined to believe the threat is real. I was about to dismiss it as a prank, but having heard your report, I'm inclined to believe the threat is real.
152 151 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_163 151 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_163 Then we need to get to Shaaloani Station right away! Then we need to get to Shaaloani Station right away!
153 152 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_164 152 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_164 Indeed. I'll gather my men and hurry there. Indeed. I'll gather my men and hurry there.
154 153 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_165 153 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_165 As for Nashu... As for Nashu...
155 154 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_165 154 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_165 'Twould be best if she remained here for now, I think. 'Twould be best if she remained here for now, I think.
156 155 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_166 155 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_100_166 Detective─keenly though I feel for your loss, I must reiterate my staunch opposition to violence. Whatever may await us, I believe that we must strive for a gentlemanly resolution! Detective─keenly though I feel for your loss, I must reiterate my staunch opposition to violence. Whatever may await us, I believe that we must strive for a gentlemanly resolution!
157 156 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_166 156 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_166 The vandal never used to announce his targets. This reeks like a rotten egg... The vandal never used to announce his targets. This reeks like a rotten egg...
158 157 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SHENZA_000_800 157 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SHENZA_000_800 Thank goodness you're here! Please, you can't let that fiend destroy the train! Thank goodness you're here! Please, you can't let that fiend destroy the train!
159 158 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_800 158 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_800 We're on it. Get somewhere safe. We're on it. Get somewhere safe.
160 159 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_801 159 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_801 We have you at last! From gentleman to gentlewolf, I suggest you surren─ We have you at last! From gentleman to gentlewolf, I suggest you surren─
161 160 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_802 160 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_802 Tsk-tsk, Detective! Tsk-tsk, Detective!
162 161 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_803 161 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_803 Over there! A dame in distress! Over there! A dame in distress!
163 162 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_804 162 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_804 Gah! Of all the times to be out of charge... Gah! Of all the times to be out of charge...
164 163 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_805 163 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_805 G-Give a man a fright, will you? G-Give a man a fright, will you?
165 164 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_806 164 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_806 Hold it right there! Try anything funny, and I'll torch those barrels! Hold it right there! Try anything funny, and I'll torch those barrels!
166 165 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_807 165 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_807 They're filled to the brim with ceruleum─enough to blow us all sky-high! They're filled to the brim with ceruleum─enough to blow us all sky-high!
167 166 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_808 166 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_808 Hehehe, there's nothing you can do, so just relax and enjoy the─ ...Huh? Hehehe, there's nothing you can do, so just relax and enjoy the─ ...Huh?
168 167 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_809 167 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_809 Yeooooooooowch! Yeooooooooowch!
169 168 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_810 168 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_810 Wait! We must extinguish the fire! Wait! We must extinguish the fire!
170 169 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_810 169 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_810 Th-The hell you think you're doing!? Th-The hell you think you're doing!?
171 170 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_810 170 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_810 I shall stop this runaway wolf-train! I shall stop this runaway wolf-train!
172 171 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_811 171 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_200_811 I-I fear he is disinclined to stop! I-I fear he is disinclined to stop!
173 172 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_811 172 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_811 Th-They're coming back... Th-They're coming back...
174 173 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_812 173 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_812 ...And they're headed straight for the engine! ...And they're headed straight for the engine!
175 174 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_811 174 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_811 Dammit... If only I could use my gun... Dammit... If only I could use my gun...
176 175 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_812 175 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_812
177 176 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_813 176 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_813
178 177 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_814 177 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_814 A Manderville man... A Manderville man...
179 178 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_815 178 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_815 And his electrifying handstand! And his electrifying handstand!
180 179 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_816 179 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_816 You did good, softy... <pant> You did good... You did good, softy... <pant> You did good...
181 180 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_817 180 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_817 You as well, Detective... <pant> You as well... You as well, Detective... <pant> You as well...
182 181 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_818 181 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_818 I thought I was done for... I owe you my life. I thought I was done for... I owe you my life.
183 182 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_819 182 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_819 So you don't know anything either. So you don't know anything either.
184 183 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_820 183 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_820 I'm afraid not. I was only doing as I was told. I'm afraid not. I was only doing as I was told.
185 184 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_820 184 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_820 Then the researcher's true objective remains a mystery. This chaos and destruction can't all be for its own sake, can it...? Then the researcher's true objective remains a mystery. This chaos and destruction can't all be for its own sake, can it...?
186 185 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_821 185 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_821 If you have learned your lesson, then I suggest you surrender yourself to the Dustwatch. You will be safe in their care, and receive regular meals besides. If you have learned your lesson, then I suggest you surrender yourself to the Dustwatch. You will be safe in their care, and receive regular meals besides.
187 186 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_822 186 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CAUAHEALOA_000_822 Alright. I'll go quietly. Alright. I'll go quietly.
188 187 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_823 187 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_823 Apologies for the delay. I see you have the situation well in hand. Apologies for the delay. I see you have the situation well in hand.
189 188 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_824 188 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_824 So this fiend was behind the destruction. We're grateful for your help. So this fiend was behind the destruction. We're grateful for your help.
190 189 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_825 189 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_825 Despite appearances, he was originally a man, so treat him like one, eh? Despite appearances, he was originally a man, so treat him like one, eh?
191 190 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_826 190 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_826 Is that so? Understood, he'll be treated with due dignity. Is that so? Understood, he'll be treated with due dignity.
192 191 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_827 191 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_827 You're still soft, Hardiboiled. As you always were. You're still soft, Hardiboiled. As you always were.
193 192 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_828 192 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_828 You... You're Carnelian! You... You're Carnelian!
194 193 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_829 193 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_829 Hmph. I wasn't expecting an interruption so soon. Hmph. I wasn't expecting an interruption so soon.
195 194 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_830 194 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_830 But no matter. The commotion has drawn you all here as intended. But no matter. The commotion has drawn you all here as intended.
196 195 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_831 195 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_831 The villain disguised himself as one of my men and knocked me out. The rest, I believe you know... The villain disguised himself as one of my men and knocked me out. The rest, I believe you know...
197 196 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_832 196 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_832 It seems Carnelian's also working for the researcher, and this was just a diversion. What's that bastard's game...? It seems Carnelian's also working for the researcher, and this was just a diversion. What's that bastard's game...?
198 197 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_833 197 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_833 Let's head back Hhusatahwi for now. We have to set your friend free, after all. My men can clean up things here. Let's head back Hhusatahwi for now. We have to set your friend free, after all. My men can clean up things here.
199 198 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_840 198 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_840 Right, let's get the lady out of her cell. Right, let's get the lady out of her cell.
200 199 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_841 199 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_841 Oh, Nashu! Such an ordeal that must have been! Oh, Nashu! Such an ordeal that must have been!
201 200 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_842 200 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_842 Oh yes, the hors d'oeuvres were quite tasty! Oh yes, the hors d'oeuvres were quite tasty!
202 201 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_843 201 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_843 Sheriff, we have a situation! A large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi! Sheriff, we have a situation! A large shipment of ceruleum has been stolen from Sheshenewezi!
203 202 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_844 202 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_844 What!? What!?
204 203 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_845 203 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_TONAWAWTANOFFICER_000_845 It appears the thieves struck while we were dealing with the trouble at the station... It appears the thieves struck while we were dealing with the trouble at the station...
205 204 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_846 204 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_846 So that was the true target! So that was the true target!
206 205 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_847 205 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_847 First electrope, now ceruleum... What does he need all those resources for? First electrope, now ceruleum... What does he need all those resources for?
207 206 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_847 206 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_847 As for Carnelian, he ain't the sort to do someone else's bidding. You can bet he's got his own angle. As for Carnelian, he ain't the sort to do someone else's bidding. You can bet he's got his own angle.
208 207 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_848 207 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_100_848 No matter what it is, I won't rest until justice has been served. And next time, my gun will be ready. No matter what it is, I won't rest until justice has been served. And next time, my gun will be ready.
209 208 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_848 208 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_848 You know something about these happenings, by the sounds of it? You know something about these happenings, by the sounds of it?
210 209 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_849 209 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_849 So this extends beyond Shaaloani... Even if we had the manpower, the Dustwatch can't go traipsing about in other jurisdictions, so I think it'd be best if we left the matter in your hands. So this extends beyond Shaaloani... Even if we had the manpower, the Dustwatch can't go traipsing about in other jurisdictions, so I think it'd be best if we left the matter in your hands.
211 210 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_850 210 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_850 Yeah, you can leave it to─ Yeah, you can leave it to─
212 211 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_851 211 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_851 Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire! I swear to you, good sheriff, that I shall find and apprehend the villain with grace and <Emphasis>nonviolent</Emphasis> finesse! Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire! I swear to you, good sheriff, that I shall find and apprehend the villain with grace and *nonviolent* finesse!
213 212 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_852 212 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_852 W-We'd be grateful. Naturally, my men and I will conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani. If we learn anything, we'll be sure to let you know. W-We'd be grateful. Naturally, my men and I will conduct a thorough investigation in Shaaloani. If we learn anything, we'll be sure to let you know.
214 213 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_853 213 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_853 C'mon, let's head back to Solution Nine. I could use a hard-boiled egg right about now. Maybe even two. C'mon, let's head back to Solution Nine. I could use a hard-boiled egg right about now. Maybe even two.
215 214 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_860 214 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_KEMAKKA_000_860 The ceruleum theft is being treated as a priority matter. We'll leave no stone unturned in our investigation. The ceruleum theft is being treated as a priority matter. We'll leave no stone unturned in our investigation.
216 215 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_861 215 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_861 Now that my lightning charge is spent, I feel somehow lackluster... Now that my lightning charge is spent, I feel somehow lackluster...
217 216 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_862 216 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_862 It seems the inspector was a hero yet again! He never fails to rise to the occasion! It seems the inspector was a hero yet again! He never fails to rise to the occasion!
218 217 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_870 217 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_870 Ahhh, home... I didn't mind it out in the wilds, but for this sentimental old fool, nothin' beats this neon-lit city. Ahhh, home... I didn't mind it out in the wilds, but for this sentimental old fool, nothin' beats this neon-lit city.
219 218 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_871 218 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_871 Now, I'll get back to working on the storage device. Check in from time to time, in case I've found us a new lead. Now, I'll get back to working on the storage device. Check in from time to time, in case I've found us a new lead.
220 219 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_872 219 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_872 Meanwhile, let us continue along our own lines of inquiry! Meanwhile, let us continue along our own lines of inquiry!
221 220 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_873 220 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HILDIBRAND_000_873 Pray do not blame yourself for your assistant, Detective. The fault most assuredly lies not with you. Pray do not blame yourself for your assistant, Detective. The fault most assuredly lies not with you.
222 221 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_874 221 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_874 Hmph, what would a soft-boiled dope know? Hmph, what would a soft-boiled dope know?
223 222 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_875 222 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_875 Just take care of your own, eh? Just take care of your own, eh?
224 223 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_900 223 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_SYSTEM_000_900 Meanwhile, in Shaaloani... Meanwhile, in Shaaloani...
225 224 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_901 224 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_901 Excellent. Soon, the plan will come to fruition. Excellent. Soon, the plan will come to fruition.
226 225 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_902 225 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_902 Kanilokka's achievements will be meaningless... Kanilokka's achievements will be meaningless...
227 226 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_903 226 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_903 ...Next to what the heavens have gifted me. ...Next to what the heavens have gifted me.
228 227 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_904 227 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_MYSTERIOUSRESEARCHER_000_904 You fugitives have served me well indeed. You fugitives have served me well indeed.
229 228 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_905 228 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_CARNELIAN_000_905 And you me. And you me.
230 229 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_910 229 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_910 Curious about my gun, are you? Come now, no need to be shy. Curious about my gun, are you? Come now, no need to be shy.
231 230 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_911 230 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_911 She's a Molt Python Maximum, fitted with a custom short barrel. She's a Molt Python Maximum, fitted with a custom short barrel.
232 231 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_912 231 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_912 Being made of electrope, she can convert her lightning charge to fire rounds in other energies. Being made of electrope, she can convert her lightning charge to fire rounds in other energies.
233 232 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_913 232 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_913 The double-action trigger means she's as fast as you are, and the ambidextrous safety means she's at home in both hands. The double-action trigger means she's as fast as you are, and the ambidextrous safety means she's at home in both hands.
234 233 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_914 233 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_914 The ventilated ribs help keep her cool and reduce the risk of malfunction when things really heat up. The ventilated ribs help keep her cool and reduce the risk of malfunction when things really heat up.
235 234 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_915 234 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_HARDIBOILED_000_915 The recoil spring guide rod takes the edge off her temper, while the extra long ejector rod housing serves to... The recoil spring guide rod takes the edge off her temper, while the extra long ejector rod housing serves to...
236 235 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_916 235 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_916 Are you getting sleepy? Because I sure am! Let's call it a day, shall we? Are you getting sleepy? Because I sure am! Let's call it a day, shall we?
237 236 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_917 236 TEXT_CHRHDB932_05379_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_917 I don't have anything in particular to say about my alchemy tools. Till next time! I don't have anything in particular to say about my alchemy tools. Till next time!
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