locking in

BUT IF YOU PASS INLAND EMPIRE CHECK DURING TASTING IT IT STRAIGHT UP TELLS YOU THAT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO HUMAN MEAT NOW

Wha t

But now you are alone

None of this matters

Yes, none of this matters

Coach, what the actual fuck 😂

Harry wonders what will he do when the case is over, and decides to ask Kim first

You - "HEY LIEUTENANT!" You bellow in a general direction of the lieutenant's room.

Kim Kitsuragi - "What?"

Perception (Hearing) - He shouts back, but in a much lower volume, so the whole Whirling doesn't hear him. Unlike your own war cries.

Physical Instrument - It was a mighty call. Strong and manly. Nothing to be ashamed of.

Perception (Hearing) - Before you can shout your question to the lieutenant, you hear the lock clicking. He's coming in the bathroom you share.

Room #1 - In mere seconds the lieutenant shows in the doorway to your room. You throw your head up and back to see him.

Kim Kitsuragi - "You'll get a neck clench," the lieutenant mentions off-handedly, surveying the room and its inhabitant. "What did you want?"

Kim Kitsuragi - He leans on the doorframe, hands crossed on his chest, and looks at you.

Electrochemistry [easy:success] - There is something *right* about looking up at him. We should do it more often.

Savoir Faire [medium:success] - And while you're at that, learn a thing or two from the man. Look at this effortless pose. One could almost miss how he's subtly showing off his svelte figure and toned arms. Any thoughts, Coach?

Physical Instrument - He's in shape, as far as these slender types go. Can have a bit more meat on him, but so far so good.

Electrochemistry - Don't tease the Coach, Show-off. He won't get it if you spell it.

You - Can I stop leering at the lieutenant like a maniac and start talking already?

Electrochemistry - Go on then.

Electrochemistry - Bromide.

You - Bitch.

1.Ask Kim what will he do after the case is closed.

2.Ask Kim if he wants to play Wirral with you.

3."Cover up, slut. Everyone here is already impressed."

>4.The fuck is this third option?!

Electrochemistry - It's what you get for being an ass. Now watch this-

>1.(Composure:legendary) "Cover up, you slut. Everyone here is already impressed."

Composure [legendary:fail] - You cringe internally while the words leave your mouth. There is no way to save face now. It's the Klaasje fiasco all over again.

Conceptualization [medium:fail] - It has a ring to it. 'The Klaasje fiasco'. Like a name of a chess maneuver. We can use it.

Volition - We certainly can *not*.

Kim Kitsuragi - The lieutenant looks at you, unimpressed.

Kim Kitsuragi - "I won't hear a word on a matter of decency from a man dressed in *those* robes. Now, what did you want?"

Esprit de Corps [difficult:success] - He did catch that 'impressed' bit, though. It slightly strokes his ego.

1.Ask Kim what he will do after the case is finished.

2.Ask Kim if he wants to play Wirral with you.

3."It's nothing. Sorry for bothering you."

+1 Conceptualization: A real *statement* to wear

-1 Suggestion: Unsavoury odour

This white satin shirt used to be fancy. It used to really *catch the light*. Now it smells like someone took a piss in the armpits.

Love ya anon AI

Okay, I've been trying to figure out via Fayde.co if that's possible to drive Kim away after calling him a slur during the infamous failed Authority check in the church and what the worst possible dialogue options are there after that (I literally can't do it in the game, I felt awful doing it so I opted to Fayde).

And man. After the church disaster, after picking the worst dialogue options at the beginning of the talk

after all that shit we still get this:

I tried each one and all of them, literally all of them except the 'Proceed' one, are the options to try and apologise in some way.

Despite your relationship with Kim being a disaster (lower than 1), despite you possibly taking a faschist/racist route, despite anything, you arrive to these options only. To try to make amends. You don't get an option to just tell Kim to go fuck himself, or an option to double down on racist pathway. Only thoughts that spawn in Harry's head at this moment are the ways to fix it.

I dunno what to make of it, really. I just felt really sad after reading this branch of the story and wanted to find something good to take out of it.

Well, actually, no. I think it shows that at his core Harry isn't a bad person. When met with consequenses of his actions - like Kim being genuenly hurt by his words - Harry ultimately opts to the voice of his conscience. It's mostly gamers' choices that push him towards his most dark urges, they are not his go-to options.

Side note: also at some points of these dialogue branches you can make Kim call you a fucking asshole (twice) and it made me chuckle despite the overall awful feeling about this situation.