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0,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_00,Hardiboiled's pensive expression cuts a stark contrast to the frenetic buzz of True Vue's neon-lit streets.
1,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_01,"Inspector's Log:
We departed for the densely wooded environs of Yak's Tail in pursuit of a swift-moving succulent─another of Hardiboiled's fiendish fugitives. Purported to be an air-wheeler aficionado of unsavory repute, we learned that this spike-covered delinquent was racing around the forest in search of meteorites to smash and subsequently grab. When confronted, however, our quarry chose to flee, confident that his vaunted velocity would secure his escape. We gave chase upon the detective's trusty Night Stallion, ultimately outpacing the speedy cactuar and convincing him to surrender his superior's whereabouts. Alas, a miscalculation on my part resulted in our failure to apprehend Carnelian. As the furious detective has declined any further gentlemanly assistance, Nashu and I shall henceforth pursue independent inquiries into the masked mastermind...the man we now know as “Keshkayi”!
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The salvaged data contains no further mention of monster-fied criminals, but what Hardiboiled has discovered is plans for repairing a “duplication device.” Said gadget was reportedly found aboard a flying vessel you immediately recognize as PuPu's flying vessel, and your description of its capabilities leaves the detective aghast. By your estimation, Keshkayi has already acquired all the materials required to effect repairs, and Hardiboiled is fresh out of leads. He heads off to visit Mymond and tap into the city's rumor mill, but your own departure is delayed by a disguised Hildibrand and Nashu. The intrepid pair intends to keep a watchful eye on the oglop following Hardiboiled, convinced it may prove crucial to cracking the case..."
2,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_02,"Mymond, the master of everyone else's business, has no direct information regarding the duplication device or calamities arising from its abuse, but he does have another interesting tidbit to share. It seems a hunter by the name of Circine came upon a badly wounded researcher out in Heritage Found and carried the man back to his house in the outskirts. Wondering if the wounded individual could be Keshkayi himself, you make for the hunter's abode to confirm if your suspicions are true."
3,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_03,"Circine tells you of how he witnessed an air-wheeler crash to the ground, and his rescue of the man who crawled from the wreckage. The convalescing researcher is in no state to talk, but the hunter is nevertheless able to provide you with a name based on the identification card found on his person: Keshkayi. Hardiboiled attributes the villain's terrible burns to Carnelian, and with little else to do until Keshkayi awakens, you head outside to ponder what led to this fiery betrayal."
4,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_04,"Hardiboiled reasons that Carnelian only played the lackey long enough to get his hands on the duplication device. As for what the Crime King would want to duplicate, the detective muses that an old accomplice of Carnelian's might have insights to share. She now works as a fortune-teller out of a shop in Solution Nine, which means your first step is dealing with her receptionist, Saralla."
5,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_05,"Kacia is rather bemused by Hardiboiled's question regarding the duplication device and why her former associate would want it. She can only attest to Carnelian's insatiable desire to augment his arcane strength. As things stand, he lacks the power to cast the ultimate spell devised by his ancestor─an infamous archmage known as “the Lich.” Kacia suggests researching this sinister forefather using the public database, which Hardiboiled intends to access via the terminals in the commerce sector."
6,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_06,"While the detective digs into the Lich's history, he asks that you read up on the clot─the species of monster which Carnelian specifically requested as the vessel for his soul. With the chat mode in **Say**, enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal."
7,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_07,"You educate yourself on the peculiarities of clots, learning that these amorphous creatures can merge both their physical bodies and magical potential with others of their kind to form a single powerful entity. This is exactly the sort of information Hardiboiled will wish to know..."
8,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_08,"Hardiboiled's own research has uncovered several disturbing facts about the Lich, including the mage's propensity for raising the dead and his invention of an unstoppable spell capable of instantly killing any living creature. After listening to your report on clot characteristics, the detective deduces Carnelian's grand scheme: to make multiple copies of himself and fuse with them into one massive, murderous Crime King capable of casting the ultimate spell of slaying. Even as Hardiboiled makes plans to foil this ambition and claim vengeance for Noirshu, he receives a call from Circine informing you that Keshkayi has regained consciousness. Once again, the detective's departure heralds the arrival of Hildibrand and his assistant. Lack of evidence notwithstanding, Nashu, it seems, is all but convinced that Noirshu was not actually killed, but rather transferred into the body of the oglop. They promise to keep you apprised of their ongoing investigation, even as you look to rejoin Hardiboiled at Circine's house in the outskirts."
9,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_09,"Hardiboiled remarks on your tardiness, but nevertheless appears glad of your presence. The case is building towards an explosive end, and he would hate for you to miss it..."
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24,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_00,Speak with Mymond.
25,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_01,Speak with Circine in the outskirts.
26,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_02,Speak with Hardiboiled.
27,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_03,Speak with Saralla in Solution Nine.
28,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_04,Speak with Hardiboiled.
29,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_05,"With the chat mode in **Say**, enter “Clots” to search the information available on the data terminal."
30,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_06,Speak with Hardiboiled.
31,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_TODO_07,Speak with Hardiboiled in the outskirts.
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48,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_000,"Player. Eager to get back to work, I see."
49,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_001,"I reconstructed the remaining files, but found no more records of monster-fied criminals. So I reckon we're clear on that front."
50,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_002,"What the last of the data did contain, though, was plans for repairing some kind of fancy-schmancy “duplication device.” Said it was discovered aboard a flying vessel of unknown origin."
51,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_003,"...The description of which damn near perfectly matches the shiny disc our imbecile inspector crash-landed over near Yuweyawata. So now I'm wondering, what's a gadget on a ship like that used to duplicate?"
52,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_004,"...Anything? Even *people*!? Oh, that ain't good... See, the files mentioned three critical materials: electrope, ceruleum, and meteorites."
53,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_005,"Sound familiar? That's the same stuff our fugitives already nicked. They got what they needed to fix the device, and I'm sweating bullets imagining what they mean to do with it."
54,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_006,"Problem is, we've squeezed those salvaged files dry of every last juicy lead. Can't even begin to guess where Keshkayi and Carnelian might be holed up."
55,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_007,"For all we know, they've already moved on to the next step of their diabolical scheme. It's time we pumped a new source of information, and I know just the nosy bugger that'll do. Let's pay a visit to Mymond."
56,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_008,"You may recall my mere presence seemed to anger the detective when last our paths crossed, so we've taken to disguising ourselves as ordinary citizens."
57,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_009,"Our independent investigation otherwise continues unabated. Nashu has, in fact, identified a new potential avenue of inquiry..."
58,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_010,I've noticed that there's an oglop that never strays far from Detective Hardiboiled's side. And I suspect this persistent insect is much more than it appears!
59,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
60,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A1_000_001,I share your suspicions.
61,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A1_000_002,Maybe it's just a bug with a taste for gumshoe?
62,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_011,It's been following him ever since we passed through Vanguard. This is not ordinary bug behavior!
63,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_012,We could be dealing with another creature possessed of a transferred criminal soul. Mayhap it's been sent to spy on the detective!
64,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_013,"But, it doesn't feel like spying. More like it's...watching over him."
65,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_014,"Whatever the oglop's intentions, we must continue to surveil this ever-present surveiler. It may prove critical to cracking the case!"
66,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_019,I'm worried Keshkayi's already hatched his master plan... But let's not mourn our own chickens before we've heard what Mymond has to say.
67,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_020,You can see it in the oglop's beady eyes─the intensity that surely marks a dedicated spy.
68,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_021,Seeing how concerned the oglop is for the detective makes me feel all warm inside.
69,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_030,Back again? What can I do for you this time?
70,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_031,Got an odd question for you...
71,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_032,"A device that can duplicate anythin', eh? In the wrong hands, that could lead to all kinds of mischief."
72,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_033,I haven't heard a peep about alien gadgets...but there was something else that might interest you. Rumor has it some half-dead bloke dressed like a lab worker was rescued out in Heritage Found.
73,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_034,You reckon that could be our villain Keshkayi!?
74,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_035,"Could be. You'd have to talk to Circine, the hunter who found the poor bugger. Apparently he brought him back to his home in the outskirts."
75,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_036,"If this half-dead lab rat is who we think it is, then I wonder if Carnelian must've...huh."
76,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_037,"Thanks for the tip, Mymond."
77,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_037,"Well, partner, looks like we're headed to the outskirts. Let's find this “Circine” fella."
78,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_038,And we shall follow wheresoever the oglop leads us.
79,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_040,"Last I heard, that lab worker was still laid up at Circine's house in the outskirts."
80,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_100_040,"Oh, and uh...you do know the detective's older twin is stalkin' you, right? If he's tryin' to stay out of sight, he's doin' a terrible job of it."
81,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_041,What chicanery is that insect plotting? Mayhap it has designs upon the detective's beloved eggs?
82,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_042,Did you see that darling little buggy behind!? It's so round and shiny!
83,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_043,This is the hunter we're looking for. Now to see what he knows about his injured houseguest.
84,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_050,"Ah, of course. I'd be happy to share the tale."
85,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_051,I was culling monsters on the fringes of Everkeep when an air-wheeler wobbling through the skies above caught my attention.
86,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_052,"So erratic was its flight path that I half-expected it to crash into the ground...which it did not far from where I was standing. I ran over to see a man crawl free from the wreckage and collapse, his mask and gloves marking him as a lab technician of some kind."
87,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_053,"Though the air-wheeler hadn't exploded or burst into flames, he looked terribly burned. I was able to rush him home and administer treatment before he succumbed to his injuries, but the potent medicines have put him in a deep slumber, so I'm afraid he is in no state to answer questions."
88,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_054,"As for his name, I found an identification card tucked into one of his pockets. Assuming it belonged to him, the man is “Keshkayi”─a researcher from a local facility."
89,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_055,"That figures. And those burns... Knowing Carnelian's preference for fire magicks, I'd wager a dozen hard-boiled eggs that he's to blame."
90,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_056,A mook dubbed the Crime King is not the type to play loyal henchman for long. Probably turned on his boss and took over the whole operation.
91,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_057,"We'll have to wait until Keshkayi wakes up to get the whole story, but in the meantime, I'd rather be doing something useful. I say we head outside and consider our options."
92,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_058,"Appreciate you sharing, Circine. Keshkayi is a criminal involved in a case we're investigating, so we'll be imposing on your hospitality again soon."
93,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_059,"A criminal, you say? Well, he won't be committing any crimes in his condition. I'll be sure to get word to you once he's fit enough for you to interrogate."
94,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_060,"I figured the man had his secrets, but didn't expect him to be a hardened criminal. In any case, I'll let the detective know as soon as this “Keshkayi” awakens."
95,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_061,Does the oglop stalk its prey with intent to pilfer a hard-boiled prize...?
96,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_062,So sweet how the oglop has eyes for nothing but its friend!
97,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_070,I doubt Carnelian would've humored his boss for so long unless he had an endgame in mind.
98,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_071,And considering his betrayal came just as they'd acquired everything needed to fix the duplication gadget...
99,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q2_000_000,What will you say?
100,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A2_000_001,He was probably after the device all along.
101,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A2_000_002,(...Do I really need to finish this sentence?)
102,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_072,"That's what I'm thinking. But assuming we're right, what does he mean to use it for?"
103,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_073,"I'm thinking he was probably after the device all along. But assuming I'm right, what does he mean to use it for?"
104,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_074,"Well, we can work on answering that question while Keshkayi is still in dreamland. There's an old pal of Carnelian's who might have an insight or two..."
105,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_075,"Was part of his gang back in the day, but insists she's on the strait and narrow now, working as a fortune-teller out of a shop in Solution Nine. Saralla, the girl on the front desk, handles all her appointments."
106,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_076,"Quickly, quickly! Let us not lose sight of the oglop!"
107,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_080,This is the shop I was telling you about. Saralla there ought to wave us through.
108,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_081,Where has that four-legged skulker scurried off to...?
109,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_082,Zzz... Teensy cutesy oglop... Zzz... Fits in the palm of your hand...
110,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SARALLA_000_090,"This establishment caters to lost souls seeking their true path. Due to high demand, however, I'm afraid we're completely booked for the coming months."
111,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_091,We're not interested in your dubious divinations. You just tell ol' Kacia that Hardiboiled is here to see her.
112,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SARALLA_000_092,"...Very well. One moment, please."
113,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_093,"What do you want, Hardhead? I've paid my debt to society. You're interfering with the legitimate business of an upstanding citizen."
114,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_094,"Pfft, says the woman who was Carnelian's most prized sorcerous charlatan. I'll wager the only fortune to be found here is the one you're making off gullible marks."
115,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_095,"Don't you dare lump me in with that double-crossing snake. It was his fault I went to prison, and I've been done with the underworld ever since. My establishment is entirely above board."
116,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_096,"Alright, alright, don't get your robes in a twist─it's Carnelian I wanna ask about anyhow. I'll spare you the whole messy story, so let's get down to brass tacks..."
117,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_097,Imagine there's a gizmo that can replicate any person or object in the world. What do you reckon a no-good crook like Carnelian would do if he got his hands on something like that?
118,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_098,What kind of addle-brained─ How should I know!?
119,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_099,"The only thing Carnelian ever wanted was power, and no matter how much he got, it was never enough. Seems his ancestor─the one they called “the Lich”─created the ultimate spell, and it eats him up that he's never had the arcane strength to cast it."
120,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_100,"An ancestral spell he hasn't got the juice for, huh? But...how would a duplication gizmo help him with that?"
121,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_101,"Not my area of expertise. Though I suppose you could search the public database and read up on the Lich, if you're so inclined."
122,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_102,"Fair enough. We'll try our luck with the terminals in the commerce sector. Much obliged, Kacia."
123,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_110,"I am a topiary of enquiry, and decorative foliage extraordinaire..."
124,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_111,I'm a shrubbery!
125,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_120,"These terminals are connected to Alexandria's public database, so you can use them to learn all sorts of neat stuff. I'll see what I can dig up on this “Lich” character."
126,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_121,"Meanwhile, reckon you could look into what makes “clots” so special?"
127,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_122,"Keshkayi's other flunkies didn't get a choice of monster, but when it came to Carnelian, seems the Crime King *specifically requested* the clot as a vessel for his soul."
128,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_123,"I figured he was keen on their powers of mimicry, but now I'm wondering if there was something more. Anyway, see what you can find."
129,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_122,"With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal."
130,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_130,I'll do some sleuthing into this “Lich” character. Your job is to become an expert in clots.
131,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_131,"With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal."
132,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SAYTODO_000_135,Clots
133,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_140,"With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal."
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136,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_143,The terminal monitor displays an entry on the monsters known as “clots.”
137,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_DATATERMINAL05481_000_144,"(-Commerce Sector Data Terminal-)Clots: These amorphous organisms inhabit dense jungle environments and demonstrate an extraordinary capability for physical mimicry. When threatened, the clot will either mirror the threat itself, or adopt a more intimidating form."
138,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_DATATERMINAL05481_000_145,"(-Commerce Sector Data Terminal-)Clots can also fuse with others of their species, and there are recorded cases of multiple clots merging into a single gigantic entity possessed of immense magical power."
139,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_150,"Well, no surprises from the bloodline that produced a maniac like Carnelian. Turns out this Lich guy is a real piece of work."
140,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_151,"The entry I read said he used sorcery to raise and bind the dead to his will, and created an unstoppable spell that would immediately snuff out the life of any target. Oh, and that he also used necromancy to turn himself into a living corpse."
141,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_152,"This allowed him to keep amassing dark powers over a period far beyond a normal person's lifespan...which was the thing that earned him the “Lich” moniker. Too many years of nefarious undead-ing, though, and the people came together to off him permanently."
142,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_153,"You know, Noirshu─my assistant─was killed by a spell I'd never seen before. And I reckon Carnelian took a page from his ancestor's book of necromancy to animate those poor bastards at the Kanilokka Corpus."
143,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_154,"How did your research go, by the way? Learn anything useful?"
144,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_155,So multiple clots can merge together to make one humongous blob that wields all their magical power combined...?
145,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_156,"That explains everything. Carnelian means to create a bunch of Crime King copies and fuse into one big, murderous mook!"
146,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_157,"Well, you and me are gonna wreck those plans and avenge Noirshu's death once and for all!"
147,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q3_000_000,What will you say?
148,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A3_000_001,Do you want to loop Hildibrand in on this?
149,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A3_000_002,The inspector might be able to help with that.
150,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_158,"Yeah, I've seen him hanging around like a bad smell. But when it comes to exacting vengeance, that well-meaning dope'll only get in the way."
151,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_158,"And besides, Carnelian is more dangerous than he's ever been. I won't give him the chance to hurt anyone else..."
152,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_159,"Why are you so bullheaded about me being pals with the inspector, anyway?"
153,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q4_000_000,What will you say?
154,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A4_000_001,You make a good team.
155,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A4_000_002,You share the same soul.
156,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_160,Me and the soft-boiled “gentleman”? Gimme a break...
157,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_161,"You saying we're like two of a kind? Yeah, I don't see it..."
158,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_162,"Still, there's always been something weirdly familiar about that guy."
159,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_162,"...Yeah, what've you got? Uh-huh. Alright. Be there soon."
160,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_163,That was Circine telling us to come over. Keshkayi's woken up.
161,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_164,"I've been thinking, Player... What if the oglop we keep seeing is actually Noirshu?"
162,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_165,"When the detective was talking about his assistant, I *swear* that insect had the saddest look on its little face."
163,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_166,"Come, come now, Nashu. You heard as well as I did that she perished by Carnelian's hand."
164,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_167,"But what if instead of dying, her soul was shunted into an oglop body in the same way the fugitives were stuffed into fiendish forms?"
165,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q5_000_000,What will you say?
166,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A5_000_001,I suppose it's possible...
167,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A5_000_002,Sounds like wishful thinking...
168,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_168,Nashu *does* have an uncanny sense for such things. Mayhap we should not dismiss the idea out of hand.
169,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_169,"Indeed... However, Nashu *does* have an uncanny sense for such things. Mayhap we should not dismiss the idea out of hand."
170,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_170,"Were we to explore the possibility, we might begin by chatting with the researcher zombie whom my Gentle Dead Man acquaintance befriended."
171,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_171,"Pray continue your investigation alongside Detective Hardiboiled, and we shall contact you the moment we learn aught of substance!"
172,TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_180,"You're late, chief. Get lost on the way or what? This case is promising an explosive end, and I'd hate for you to miss it."
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2 1 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_01 Inspector's Log: We departed for the densely wooded environs of Yak's Tail in pursuit of a swift-moving succulent─another of Hardiboiled's fiendish fugitives. Purported to be an air-wheeler aficionado of unsavory repute, we learned that this spike-covered delinquent was racing around the forest in search of meteorites to smash and subsequently grab. When confronted, however, our quarry chose to flee, confident that his vaunted velocity would secure his escape. We gave chase upon the detective's trusty Night Stallion, ultimately outpacing the speedy cactuar and convincing him to surrender his superior's whereabouts. Alas, a miscalculation on my part resulted in our failure to apprehend Carnelian. As the furious detective has declined any further gentlemanly assistance, Nashu and I shall henceforth pursue independent inquiries into the masked mastermind...the man we now know as “Keshkayi”! 　　　　　　　　　　　　*　*　* The salvaged data contains no further mention of monster-fied criminals, but what Hardiboiled has discovered is plans for repairing a “duplication device.” Said gadget was reportedly found aboard a flying vessel you immediately recognize as PuPu's flying vessel, and your description of its capabilities leaves the detective aghast. By your estimation, Keshkayi has already acquired all the materials required to effect repairs, and Hardiboiled is fresh out of leads. He heads off to visit Mymond and tap into the city's rumor mill, but your own departure is delayed by a disguised Hildibrand and Nashu. The intrepid pair intends to keep a watchful eye on the oglop following Hardiboiled, convinced it may prove crucial to cracking the case...
3 2 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_02 Mymond, the master of everyone else's business, has no direct information regarding the duplication device or calamities arising from its abuse, but he does have another interesting tidbit to share. It seems a hunter by the name of Circine came upon a badly wounded researcher out in Heritage Found and carried the man back to his house in the outskirts. Wondering if the wounded individual could be Keshkayi himself, you make for the hunter's abode to confirm if your suspicions are true.
4 3 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_03 Circine tells you of how he witnessed an air-wheeler crash to the ground, and his rescue of the man who crawled from the wreckage. The convalescing researcher is in no state to talk, but the hunter is nevertheless able to provide you with a name based on the identification card found on his person: Keshkayi. Hardiboiled attributes the villain's terrible burns to Carnelian, and with little else to do until Keshkayi awakens, you head outside to ponder what led to this fiery betrayal.
5 4 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_04 Hardiboiled reasons that Carnelian only played the lackey long enough to get his hands on the duplication device. As for what the Crime King would want to duplicate, the detective muses that an old accomplice of Carnelian's might have insights to share. She now works as a fortune-teller out of a shop in Solution Nine, which means your first step is dealing with her receptionist, Saralla.
6 5 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_05 Kacia is rather bemused by Hardiboiled's question regarding the duplication device and why her former associate would want it. She can only attest to Carnelian's insatiable desire to augment his arcane strength. As things stand, he lacks the power to cast the ultimate spell devised by his ancestor─an infamous archmage known as “the Lich.” Kacia suggests researching this sinister forefather using the public database, which Hardiboiled intends to access via the terminals in the commerce sector.
7 6 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_06 While the detective digs into the Lich's history, he asks that you read up on the clot─the species of monster which Carnelian specifically requested as the vessel for his soul. With the chat mode in **Say**, enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal.
8 7 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_07 You educate yourself on the peculiarities of clots, learning that these amorphous creatures can merge both their physical bodies and magical potential with others of their kind to form a single powerful entity. This is exactly the sort of information Hardiboiled will wish to know...
9 8 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_08 Hardiboiled's own research has uncovered several disturbing facts about the Lich, including the mage's propensity for raising the dead and his invention of an unstoppable spell capable of instantly killing any living creature. After listening to your report on clot characteristics, the detective deduces Carnelian's grand scheme: to make multiple copies of himself and fuse with them into one massive, murderous Crime King capable of casting the ultimate spell of slaying. Even as Hardiboiled makes plans to foil this ambition and claim vengeance for Noirshu, he receives a call from Circine informing you that Keshkayi has regained consciousness. Once again, the detective's departure heralds the arrival of Hildibrand and his assistant. Lack of evidence notwithstanding, Nashu, it seems, is all but convinced that Noirshu was not actually killed, but rather transferred into the body of the oglop. They promise to keep you apprised of their ongoing investigation, even as you look to rejoin Hardiboiled at Circine's house in the outskirts.
10 9 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SEQ_09 Hardiboiled remarks on your tardiness, but nevertheless appears glad of your presence. The case is building towards an explosive end, and he would hate for you to miss it...
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49 48 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_000 Player. Eager to get back to work, I see.
50 49 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_001 I reconstructed the remaining files, but found no more records of monster-fied criminals. So I reckon we're clear on that front.
51 50 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_002 What the last of the data did contain, though, was plans for repairing some kind of fancy-schmancy “duplication device.” Said it was discovered aboard a flying vessel of unknown origin.
52 51 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_003 ...The description of which damn near perfectly matches the shiny disc our imbecile inspector crash-landed over near Yuweyawata. So now I'm wondering, what's a gadget on a ship like that used to duplicate?
53 52 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_004 ...Anything? Even *people*!? Oh, that ain't good... See, the files mentioned three critical materials: electrope, ceruleum, and meteorites.
54 53 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_005 Sound familiar? That's the same stuff our fugitives already nicked. They got what they needed to fix the device, and I'm sweating bullets imagining what they mean to do with it.
55 54 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_006 Problem is, we've squeezed those salvaged files dry of every last juicy lead. Can't even begin to guess where Keshkayi and Carnelian might be holed up.
56 55 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_007 For all we know, they've already moved on to the next step of their diabolical scheme. It's time we pumped a new source of information, and I know just the nosy bugger that'll do. Let's pay a visit to Mymond.
57 56 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_008 You may recall my mere presence seemed to anger the detective when last our paths crossed, so we've taken to disguising ourselves as ordinary citizens.
58 57 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_009 Our independent investigation otherwise continues unabated. Nashu has, in fact, identified a new potential avenue of inquiry...
59 58 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_010 I've noticed that there's an oglop that never strays far from Detective Hardiboiled's side. And I suspect this persistent insect is much more than it appears!
60 59 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q1_000_000 What will you say?
61 60 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A1_000_001 I share your suspicions.
62 61 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A1_000_002 Maybe it's just a bug with a taste for gumshoe?
63 62 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_011 It's been following him ever since we passed through Vanguard. This is not ordinary bug behavior!
64 63 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_012 We could be dealing with another creature possessed of a transferred criminal soul. Mayhap it's been sent to spy on the detective!
65 64 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_013 But, it doesn't feel like spying. More like it's...watching over him.
66 65 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_014 Whatever the oglop's intentions, we must continue to surveil this ever-present surveiler. It may prove critical to cracking the case!
67 66 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_019 I'm worried Keshkayi's already hatched his master plan... But let's not mourn our own chickens before we've heard what Mymond has to say.
68 67 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_020 You can see it in the oglop's beady eyes─the intensity that surely marks a dedicated spy.
69 68 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_021 Seeing how concerned the oglop is for the detective makes me feel all warm inside.
70 69 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_030 Back again? What can I do for you this time?
71 70 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_031 Got an odd question for you...
72 71 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_032 A device that can duplicate anythin', eh? In the wrong hands, that could lead to all kinds of mischief.
73 72 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_033 I haven't heard a peep about alien gadgets...but there was something else that might interest you. Rumor has it some half-dead bloke dressed like a lab worker was rescued out in Heritage Found.
74 73 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_034 You reckon that could be our villain Keshkayi!?
75 74 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_035 Could be. You'd have to talk to Circine, the hunter who found the poor bugger. Apparently he brought him back to his home in the outskirts.
76 75 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_036 If this half-dead lab rat is who we think it is, then I wonder if Carnelian must've...huh.
77 76 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_037 Thanks for the tip, Mymond.
78 77 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_037 Well, partner, looks like we're headed to the outskirts. Let's find this “Circine” fella.
79 78 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_038 And we shall follow wheresoever the oglop leads us.
80 79 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_000_040 Last I heard, that lab worker was still laid up at Circine's house in the outskirts.
81 80 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_MYMOND_100_040 Oh, and uh...you do know the detective's older twin is stalkin' you, right? If he's tryin' to stay out of sight, he's doin' a terrible job of it.
82 81 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_041 What chicanery is that insect plotting? Mayhap it has designs upon the detective's beloved eggs?
83 82 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_042 Did you see that darling little buggy behind!? It's so round and shiny!
84 83 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_043 This is the hunter we're looking for. Now to see what he knows about his injured houseguest.
85 84 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_050 Ah, of course. I'd be happy to share the tale.
86 85 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_051 I was culling monsters on the fringes of Everkeep when an air-wheeler wobbling through the skies above caught my attention.
87 86 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_052 So erratic was its flight path that I half-expected it to crash into the ground...which it did not far from where I was standing. I ran over to see a man crawl free from the wreckage and collapse, his mask and gloves marking him as a lab technician of some kind.
88 87 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_053 Though the air-wheeler hadn't exploded or burst into flames, he looked terribly burned. I was able to rush him home and administer treatment before he succumbed to his injuries, but the potent medicines have put him in a deep slumber, so I'm afraid he is in no state to answer questions.
89 88 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_054 As for his name, I found an identification card tucked into one of his pockets. Assuming it belonged to him, the man is “Keshkayi”─a researcher from a local facility.
90 89 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_055 That figures. And those burns... Knowing Carnelian's preference for fire magicks, I'd wager a dozen hard-boiled eggs that he's to blame.
91 90 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_056 A mook dubbed the Crime King is not the type to play loyal henchman for long. Probably turned on his boss and took over the whole operation.
92 91 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_057 We'll have to wait until Keshkayi wakes up to get the whole story, but in the meantime, I'd rather be doing something useful. I say we head outside and consider our options.
93 92 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_058 Appreciate you sharing, Circine. Keshkayi is a criminal involved in a case we're investigating, so we'll be imposing on your hospitality again soon.
94 93 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_059 A criminal, you say? Well, he won't be committing any crimes in his condition. I'll be sure to get word to you once he's fit enough for you to interrogate.
95 94 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_CIRCINE_000_060 I figured the man had his secrets, but didn't expect him to be a hardened criminal. In any case, I'll let the detective know as soon as this “Keshkayi” awakens.
96 95 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_061 Does the oglop stalk its prey with intent to pilfer a hard-boiled prize...?
97 96 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_062 So sweet how the oglop has eyes for nothing but its friend!
98 97 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_070 I doubt Carnelian would've humored his boss for so long unless he had an endgame in mind.
99 98 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_071 And considering his betrayal came just as they'd acquired everything needed to fix the duplication gadget...
100 99 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q2_000_000 What will you say?
101 100 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A2_000_001 He was probably after the device all along.
102 101 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A2_000_002 (...Do I really need to finish this sentence?)
103 102 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_072 That's what I'm thinking. But assuming we're right, what does he mean to use it for?
104 103 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_073 I'm thinking he was probably after the device all along. But assuming I'm right, what does he mean to use it for?
105 104 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_074 Well, we can work on answering that question while Keshkayi is still in dreamland. There's an old pal of Carnelian's who might have an insight or two...
106 105 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_075 Was part of his gang back in the day, but insists she's on the strait and narrow now, working as a fortune-teller out of a shop in Solution Nine. Saralla, the girl on the front desk, handles all her appointments.
107 106 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_076 Quickly, quickly! Let us not lose sight of the oglop!
108 107 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_080 This is the shop I was telling you about. Saralla there ought to wave us through.
109 108 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_081 Where has that four-legged skulker scurried off to...?
110 109 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_082 Zzz... Teensy cutesy oglop... Zzz... Fits in the palm of your hand...
111 110 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SARALLA_000_090 This establishment caters to lost souls seeking their true path. Due to high demand, however, I'm afraid we're completely booked for the coming months.
112 111 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_091 We're not interested in your dubious divinations. You just tell ol' Kacia that Hardiboiled is here to see her.
113 112 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SARALLA_000_092 ...Very well. One moment, please.
114 113 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_093 What do you want, Hardhead? I've paid my debt to society. You're interfering with the legitimate business of an upstanding citizen.
115 114 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_094 Pfft, says the woman who was Carnelian's most prized sorcerous charlatan. I'll wager the only fortune to be found here is the one you're making off gullible marks.
116 115 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_095 Don't you dare lump me in with that double-crossing snake. It was his fault I went to prison, and I've been done with the underworld ever since. My establishment is entirely above board.
117 116 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_096 Alright, alright, don't get your robes in a twist─it's Carnelian I wanna ask about anyhow. I'll spare you the whole messy story, so let's get down to brass tacks...
118 117 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_097 Imagine there's a gizmo that can replicate any person or object in the world. What do you reckon a no-good crook like Carnelian would do if he got his hands on something like that?
119 118 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_098 What kind of addle-brained─ How should I know!?
120 119 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_099 The only thing Carnelian ever wanted was power, and no matter how much he got, it was never enough. Seems his ancestor─the one they called “the Lich”─created the ultimate spell, and it eats him up that he's never had the arcane strength to cast it.
121 120 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_100 An ancestral spell he hasn't got the juice for, huh? But...how would a duplication gizmo help him with that?
122 121 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_KACIA_000_101 Not my area of expertise. Though I suppose you could search the public database and read up on the Lich, if you're so inclined.
123 122 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_102 Fair enough. We'll try our luck with the terminals in the commerce sector. Much obliged, Kacia.
124 123 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_110 I am a topiary of enquiry, and decorative foliage extraordinaire...
125 124 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_111 I'm a shrubbery!
126 125 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_120 These terminals are connected to Alexandria's public database, so you can use them to learn all sorts of neat stuff. I'll see what I can dig up on this “Lich” character.
127 126 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_121 Meanwhile, reckon you could look into what makes “clots” so special?
128 127 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_122 Keshkayi's other flunkies didn't get a choice of monster, but when it came to Carnelian, seems the Crime King *specifically requested* the clot as a vessel for his soul.
129 128 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_123 I figured he was keen on their powers of mimicry, but now I'm wondering if there was something more. Anyway, see what you can find.
130 129 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_122 With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal.
131 130 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_130 I'll do some sleuthing into this “Lich” character. Your job is to become an expert in clots.
132 131 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_131 With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal.
133 132 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SAYTODO_000_135 Clots
134 133 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_140 With the chat mode in **Say**, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter the search term “Clots” at the commerce sector data terminal.
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137 136 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_SYSTEM_000_143 The terminal monitor displays an entry on the monsters known as “clots.”
138 137 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_DATATERMINAL05481_000_144 (-Commerce Sector Data Terminal-)Clots: These amorphous organisms inhabit dense jungle environments and demonstrate an extraordinary capability for physical mimicry. When threatened, the clot will either mirror the threat itself, or adopt a more intimidating form.
139 138 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_DATATERMINAL05481_000_145 (-Commerce Sector Data Terminal-)Clots can also fuse with others of their species, and there are recorded cases of multiple clots merging into a single gigantic entity possessed of immense magical power.
140 139 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_150 Well, no surprises from the bloodline that produced a maniac like Carnelian. Turns out this Lich guy is a real piece of work.
141 140 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_151 The entry I read said he used sorcery to raise and bind the dead to his will, and created an unstoppable spell that would immediately snuff out the life of any target. Oh, and that he also used necromancy to turn himself into a living corpse.
142 141 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_152 This allowed him to keep amassing dark powers over a period far beyond a normal person's lifespan...which was the thing that earned him the “Lich” moniker. Too many years of nefarious undead-ing, though, and the people came together to off him permanently.
143 142 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_153 You know, Noirshu─my assistant─was killed by a spell I'd never seen before. And I reckon Carnelian took a page from his ancestor's book of necromancy to animate those poor bastards at the Kanilokka Corpus.
144 143 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_154 How did your research go, by the way? Learn anything useful?
145 144 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_155 So multiple clots can merge together to make one humongous blob that wields all their magical power combined...?
146 145 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_156 That explains everything. Carnelian means to create a bunch of Crime King copies and fuse into one big, murderous mook!
147 146 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_157 Well, you and me are gonna wreck those plans and avenge Noirshu's death once and for all!
148 147 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q3_000_000 What will you say?
149 148 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A3_000_001 Do you want to loop Hildibrand in on this?
150 149 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A3_000_002 The inspector might be able to help with that.
151 150 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_158 Yeah, I've seen him hanging around like a bad smell. But when it comes to exacting vengeance, that well-meaning dope'll only get in the way.
152 151 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_158 And besides, Carnelian is more dangerous than he's ever been. I won't give him the chance to hurt anyone else...
153 152 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_159 Why are you so bullheaded about me being pals with the inspector, anyway?
154 153 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q4_000_000 What will you say?
155 154 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A4_000_001 You make a good team.
156 155 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A4_000_002 You share the same soul.
157 156 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_160 Me and the soft-boiled “gentleman”? Gimme a break...
158 157 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_161 You saying we're like two of a kind? Yeah, I don't see it...
159 158 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_100_162 Still, there's always been something weirdly familiar about that guy.
160 159 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_162 ...Yeah, what've you got? Uh-huh. Alright. Be there soon.
161 160 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_163 That was Circine telling us to come over. Keshkayi's woken up.
162 161 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_164 I've been thinking, Player... What if the oglop we keep seeing is actually Noirshu?
163 162 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_165 When the detective was talking about his assistant, I *swear* that insect had the saddest look on its little face.
164 163 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_166 Come, come now, Nashu. You heard as well as I did that she perished by Carnelian's hand.
165 164 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_167 But what if instead of dying, her soul was shunted into an oglop body in the same way the fugitives were stuffed into fiendish forms?
166 165 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_Q5_000_000 What will you say?
167 166 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A5_000_001 I suppose it's possible...
168 167 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_A5_000_002 Sounds like wishful thinking...
169 168 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_168 Nashu *does* have an uncanny sense for such things. Mayhap we should not dismiss the idea out of hand.
170 169 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_169 Indeed... However, Nashu *does* have an uncanny sense for such things. Mayhap we should not dismiss the idea out of hand.
171 170 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_170 Were we to explore the possibility, we might begin by chatting with the researcher zombie whom my Gentle Dead Man acquaintance befriended.
172 171 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HILDIBRAND_000_171 Pray continue your investigation alongside Detective Hardiboiled, and we shall contact you the moment we learn aught of substance!
173 172 TEXT_CHRHDB951_05481_HARDIBOILED_000_180 You're late, chief. Get lost on the way or what? This case is promising an explosive end, and I'd hate for you to miss it.
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