Weird DE lore thing that may or may not be accurate because it’s spoken by an unreliable individual.
If you missed this because you didn’t explore the race theory dialogues out of morbid fascination like I did:
MEASUREHEAD - "REVACHOLIANS -- HALF WAY BETWEEN TYPE A AND THE RACIAL CAULDRON. TOO MIXED TO KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG. YOU TRIED YOUR DEGENERATE LITTLE REVOLUTION, WHICH WAS THE SINGLE GREATEST FAILURE COMMITTED BY HUMANS IN OUR 82,000 YEAR HISTORY ON THIS PLANET."
ENCYCLOPEDIA - Is it 82,000 years that we've been recording history? You have very little idea of what is happening, but that seems a little off.
YOU - "I'm pretty sure History hasn't lasted that long."
MEASUREHEAD - "THE MYSTERIES OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS PLANET ARE A TRAGEDY THAT HAS PLAYED OUT COUNTLESS TIMES OVER, LIKE A FEVER DREAM OF SKIN, HAIR, AND BONE. WAKE UP -- NAIVE CHESS PIECE."
Measurehead fascinates me because of course he fucking sucks and this could be some fashy Kali Yuga shit but... I also think he was cooking here?? I think bro was onto something?? Humanity being ten times as old as people think really makes sense in a world that’s being smothered by a fog of the past. If there’s more lore hidden behind the fascist route that’s so sadistic lol
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"Disco Inferno!" (Press the button.)
+5 XP
+1 Superstar Cop
MEASUREHEAD - As you slam your fist on the button the man collapses entirely, his head rolling to the side...
MEASUREHEAD'S BABE - "Looks like you're the new Measurehead now."
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - Her voice is surprisingly calm.
KIM KITSURAGI - "No one is the new Measurehead -- let's go. Before he gets up..." The lieutenant makes haste toward the door.
+1 Reputation
We can now enter the harbour.
The door is locked and cannot be opened from this side without a pass card.
Guess you have no choice but to talk to the Union leader.
*EVERY WORKER - MEMBER OF THE BOARD* is written at the top of the flyers.
And at the bottom: the Union logo and *DEMAND DEMOCRACY*!
This is a *Dewy* typewriter -- the model name is on the back.
A standard office file cabinet. The drawers seem to be locked.
Someone left the coffee machine on.
The dark liquid in the pot looks almost sentient.
POSTCARD "LE JARDIN '21"
This laminated post card offers a glimpse across the river. A little more than a decade after the war, the eastern bank is already fully renovated. The hillsides are lush with gardens and residences, someone's parked a small beige airship by the fountain. This postcard will sell for a pretty penny.
NEAT OFFICE SHADES
+1 Visual Calculus: Eye of the reckoner
-1 Drama: A bit dry
These were stuffed away in the Dockworker's Union office. They're perfect for scribbling down paperwork when the sun tries to get in your eye. Good for staring down suspects too.
There's also a Magnesium in here.
FILE CABINET - On second glance, someone has forgotten to properly close one of the drawers.
KIM KITSURAGI - "It's *unfortunate* for the Union to just leave their paperwork lying around like this..."
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - ...let's see what's inside, he thinks.
Open the drawer.
Ignore the drawer for now. [Leave.]
FILE CABINET - The drawer opens smoothly. Inside is a well-organized selection of brown folders.
Browse through the folders.
Close the drawer. [Leave.]
FILE CABINET - Hundreds of documents containing logistical data. Two kinds of transactions stand out: materials coming into Revachol from the outside world -- from Mundi, Graad, and even Iilmaraa...
...and the same materials being handed over to companies inside Revachol. Couron, Coal City, La Delta, and Jamrock are listed among the many districts where the imports are being sold.
Anything interesting? (Browse them.)
FILE CABINET - It's hard to make sense of this thicket of company names, dates, quantities, and percentages. You try to focus, but the lines are getting blurry...
2. [Volition - Medium 10] Force yourself to go through the folders.
VOLITION [Medium: Success] - Whatever's hidden here is hidden well. Concentration isn't enough, only a trained accountant, with a background in logistics, would be able to *really* make sense of it. However there *is* a little hand-written note, stuck on the side of the drawer.
Look at the note.
"Never mind the note." (Close the drawer.)
FILE CABINET - It appears to be a to-do list written in large, uneven capital letters:
REMEMBER, LEO!
* EVRART'S SHOES
* SPECIAL WHIRLING BORSCHT
* WATER EVRART'S PLANTS
* SWEEP OFFICE FLOOR
* MORE BANNERS
All items on the list have been crossed out and the note itself is crumpled.
(Turn to the lieutenant.) "Look, Kim, a to-do note with a list of errands for *Evrart*."
Ignore the note.
KIM KITSURAGI - "Evrart Claire, probably -- the head of the Débardeurs' Union." He inspects the note. "One of his aides must have left it. Nothing incriminating here."
+5 XP
3. Close the drawer. [Leave.]
FILE CABINET - The drawer slides shut smoothly.
THOUGHT COMPLETE: COL DO MA MA DAQUA
BONUSES:
+3 Perception: Golden ear
-1 Encyclopedia: No room for anything else
It's not only your eardrums that register sound anymore – your very skin has become an organ of hearing. Looking for a whisper light and low, a god who’s very, very silent. Nothing escapes you – a cockroach in the other room, a candy wrapper falling on dry grass, a drunk falling from a chair in a bar 20 metres away. In fact, you haven’t heard the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua, but you *have* discovered that you have amazing hearing. It must be the only part of you the alcohol hasn’t drowned out. Keep listening!
That's a lot of Perception. It'll be worth looking around Martinaise some more, once we get back on the streets.
ITEM GAINED: BOOK "LA FUMEE, VOL. 1 NO. 4"
The leading intellectual organ of Martinaise communism. Offers a radical Masovian perspective on a range of contemporary issues. The cover features a stylised portrait of the late King Frissel with a pair of white antlers growing out of his head.
Let's read this later.
A giant assprint on the pillow and a pattern of coffee rings on the armrest...
The radio is emitting strange buzzing sounds.
PUNCH CLOCK/PAYPHONE - An imposing combination of a punch-clock and a payphone is looking down at you from the wall. A note on the side says: "Tokens unavailable due to strike. Use change."
Insert 10 cents.
[Leave.]
Why not?
PUNCH CLOCK/PAYPHONE - The machine swallows your coin and seems to be waiting for your next move.
[Interfacing - Challenging 12] Let your muscle memory dial a random number.
[Leave.]
INTERFACING [Challenging: Success] - Your fingers run over the dial pad. 005... that's the dialling code for Revachol -- 49-52... and a moment of hesitation before entering the final numbers: 993.
PUNCH CLOCK/PAYPHONE - Calling...
Calling...
Still calling... then...
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - ...a crackle, someone picks up! They say: "Video Revachol, 24 hour video rental. We rent eight- and ten-millimetre film for home use. This is Lemmy, how may I help you?"
PERCEPTION (HEARING) [Medium: Success] - The voice of a youngster on the other end sounds as enthusiastic as that of a man walking towards the gallows.
"What is this place?"
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - "Video Revachol is a 24 hour video rental. We rent eight and ten millimetre film for home use. This is Lemmy."
"No, I meant, what is this place to *me*?"
"Do you know me?"
"Why did I call you?" (Continue.)
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - "Sir, I don't know. It's a video rental. Maybe you rent videos here?"
2. "Do you know me?"
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - "No."
3. "Why did I call you?" (Continue.)
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - "Maybe you called to extend your rental period? Do you need to extend your rental period?"
"Maybe, but I don't even know my *name*."
"My name is Raphael Ambrosius Costeau. Do you have anything on my name?"
Quietly hang up the phone. [Leave.]
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - "Raphaël *what*? Listen, I can't help you over the phone." He sounds annoyed now. "If you need further assistance you can visit us on the corner of Voyager and Main. Are we done?"
+5 XP
Level up!
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - He thinks you're pulling a prank on him.
VIDEO REVACHOL, 24H - The call is terminated by the other party. You're left with the discomforting sound of the disconnect tone.
That... that's enough for today.
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