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Conversation · Novelty Dicemaker
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"And what technique is that?!" She squints at you, a little astonished at what she's hearing. You still haven't gotten your zipper open.
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"Miss, I apologize for my colleague's behaviour. He's still recovering from an unusual medical episode..."
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"No, not like that. It's like I can feel the wind or, I don't know, the air pressure, and then the air tells me things."
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"Can you please employ this special technique somewhere else? I work here and my work requires concentration. Half-naked people don't help with that." She turns away, so that you can zip up your pants again.
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She has begun to idly clean one of her carving tools with a dirty kerchief, the tool's sharp edge shining in the light of her desk lamp.
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"I've heard this place is cursed. Did you know that people call it the Doomed Commercial Area?"
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"I've heard the stories," she nods, as the wind howls in from the furnace shaft above. "But I don't think those stories are true."
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"It's just capitalism." She shrugs. "We only hear about tales of success, so it's often surprising to realize how many ventures actually fail."
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"Plaisance is the one who sent me. She's convinced that the place is swarming with malicious energies."
"Plaisance, the bookshop lady?" She raises her brows. "I've heard that her business is doing rather well. Have the energies spared her somehow?"
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- "Plaisance is a wise woman. She has Semenese trinkets protecting her against the curse."
- "The curse is just biding its time before it strikes again. Sooner or later everyone will fail -- even her."
- "Actually, the bookstore isn't doing that well. There are hardly any customers and she has to exploit her own daughter to keep the company going."
- "I don't know why the bookstore hasn't gone bankrupt yet -- that's what I'm here to investigate."
"Plaisance is a wise woman. She has Semenese trinkets protecting her against the curse."
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"Alright. But it's not just the bookstore that's still up and running. What about the Whirling-in-Rags? Some people say it's part of the building complex."
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- "Yes, but it's still a separate building. The malicious energies can't reach there."
- "You're right, the Whirling doesn't really look like it's cursed."
- "Hold on, the Whirling is part of the Doomed Commercial Area?!"
- "No, the Whirling isn't doing well either: its waitress just took off and customers have trouble paying bills."
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- "The curse is just biding its time before it strikes again. Sooner or later everyone will fail -- even her."
- "Actually, the bookstore isn't doing that well. There are hardly any customers and she has to exploit her own daughter to keep the company going."
- "I don't know why the bookstore hasn't gone bankrupt yet -- that's what I'm here to investigate."
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"And then there's me..." She sighs, looking at her messy work table. All kinds of tools lie there scattered, from knives to carving files to wire cutters.
"I've been here for 14 years, selling novelty dice to role-playing enthusiasts. Not exactly a million reál business idea, yet somehow I've survived despite the talk of malicious energies. Strange, isn't it?"
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- "The curse will get to you, have no doubt about it. It just doesn't care about earthly time frames."
- "I'll be the first to admit there are many inconsistencies in this so-called 'curse'."
- "Plaisance thinks it's because you're the source of it. A malignant entity."
- "It's because you're competent, and dedicated to your craft. The curse doesn't affect people like you."
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"The curse will get to you, have no doubt about it. It just doesn't care about earthly time frames."
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The dicemaker erupts in laughter. "Is that what you think, officer? That the curse is real?"
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- "I was just about to ask..." She leans forward in her chair to study your face. "What do you think? Do you think the curse is real?"
- "Malignant entity, what does that even mean?" The dicemaker laughs. "Some kind of sorceress? What about you, officer? Do you think I'm the malignant entity?"
- The dicemaker erupts in laughter. "Is that what you think, officer? That the curse is real?"
- The dicemaker erupts in laughter. "What, so the curse only affects people with poor work ethics? What you're describing isn't a curse, it's capitalism."
Time has come to face the Source. Fear not, for the forces of the universe are supporting you in this psychic quest.
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"I'm starting to see that there is no curse, only business decisions and natural market fluctuations."
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"Exactly." She pinches the root of her nose. "Truth is always so disappointingly mundane and boring."
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That's all she has to say on the subject. She's been thorough and truthful as far as we can see.
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"Mm, so I'm the grand dragon in the cave..." She seems mildly entertained by this suggestion. "Might I ask what supports this claim?"
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- "I don't have time for explanations, not amidst all those visions I'm getting."
- "There is something ghostly about you, ethereal even..." (Squint your eyes suspiciously.)
- "You're the last man standing. You must be responsible."
- "I yelled to summon the ghost of the Doomed Commercial Area and you were the one who answered."
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"Well, if you ever find a way to explain all those inconsistencies in the curse then let me know." She turns back to her work.
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That's all she has to say on the subject. She has been thorough -- and truthful -- as far as we can see.
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Plaisance needs to hear about this. Perhaps if you combine your psychic energies you'll make sense of the situation.
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"Ethereal?" She throws her head back and laughs. "Thank you, but I think it's just the lighting."
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"If you ever find a way to explain all those inconsistencies in the curse then let me know." She turns back to her work.
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"Of course you do." She listens to your antics with a forbearing smile on her face. "Show me a person in Martinaise who doesn't have any tragedies in their past and then we'll talk."
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"I am responsible for making sound business decisions, yes, but not for my fellow tenants' misfortune."
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"I yelled to summon the succubus plaguing the Doomed Commercial Area and you were the one who answered."