Keee-Keee-Keee-Chee, Leader of the Folk and major quest NPC

PFLAG 0 - spoken to him
PFLAG 1 - threatened him
PFLAG 2 - Will get fish


##
##	Start
##

[page="start"]
[if_not met_daemons][goto="notready"]
[if stoned][goto="stoned1"]
[if_not_pflag 0][goto="start2"]
[goto="start3"]
[endpage]

##
##	Drugs
##

[page="stoned1"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[link="Argle bargle morsh wumf?"]
[linkto="stoned2"]
[link="Worsh mumph nursh argle?"]
[linkto="stoned2"]
[link="Whee whee whee whee!"]
[linkto="stoned2"]
[link="Umsh wurfle morsh."]
[linkto="stoned2"]
[endpage]

[page="stoned2"]
[image="kkkc2.pcx"]

[colour="#808080"]
You hear an exasperated sigh in your head.
[colour="#ffffff"]
"Stay off the drugs, human.  They will destroy your mind."

[colour="#808080"]
Disappointed, the pink bird jumps from the candy-striped tree and flies away.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	Start properly (first time)
##

[page="start2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
You see an impressive-looking osprey perched on a treestump in front of you.

A deep voice booms inside your head!
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Hail $PLAYER, there are matters we must discuss."

[link="Who are you?"]
[altlink="What was your name again?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="Come here birdy, birdy, birdy..."]
[linkto="comeherebirdy"]
[link="Die, bird!"]
[linkto="diebird"]
[link="This can't be happening.  I'm going to lie down for a while."]
[linkto="bye1"]
[link="Er, goodbye."]
[linkto="bye2"]
[set_pflag 0]
[endpage]

##
##	Start (all other times)
##

[page="start3"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
You see an impressive-looking Osprey perched on a treestump in front of you.

A deep voice booms inside your head.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[if_pflag 2]"Hello again, $PLAYER.  Do you have the fish?"
[if_not_pflag 2]"Hello again $PLAYER."

[link="What was your name again?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="Tell me about fish."]
[linkto="aboutfish"]
[link="Come here birdy, birdy, birdy..."]
[linkto="comeherebirdy"]
[link="Die, bird!"]
[linkto="diebird"]
[if_not_knowname][link="This can't be happening.  I'm going to lie down for a while."]
[if_not_knowname][linkto="bye1"]
[if_know_name][link="Goodbye."]
[if_know_name][linkto="bye2"]
[set_pflag 0]
[endpage]

##
##	Name
##

[page="name"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
"I am $CHARNAME, elected chieftan of the Folk.

 I don't suppose you happen to have any fish with you?"

[learn_name]
[link="How is it that you can talk?"]
[linkto="talk"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="You don't have the brain capacity to do this!"]
[linkto="brain"]
[link="Yes, I have a fish."]
[linkto="fish"]
[link="I have some bloater paste.  Will that do?"]
[linkto="fishpaste"]
[link="I'm afraid not."]
[linkto="nofish"]
[endpage]

##
##	No fish
##

[page="nofish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
"A pity.  I have much to say, and it is our custom to discuss important
 matters over food."

"If you would be so kind as to fetch me a large fish, we can then get down
 to business."

[link="What kind of fish do you want?"]
[linkto="whatfish"]
[link="No.  You want to talk, YOU bring the fish!"]
[linkto="wontfish"]
[link="Okay."]
[linkto="willgetfish"]
[endpage]

# What kind of fish?

[page="whatfish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"A salmon or trout would be best, 10 to 12 inches long.
 Raw.  And dead."

[link="Too bad.  You want to talk, YOU bring the fish!"]
[linkto="wontfish"]
[link="Okay, I'll get one"]
[linkto="willgetfish"]
[endpage]

# I don't want to.

[page="wontfish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I have brought something for YOU.  You must bring something for ME, out of
 common courtesy, like a nice, big trout."

[link="Okay, I'll get one"]
[linkto="exit"]
[link="I don't want to.  I'm going home."]
[linkto="bye1"]
[endpage]

# I'll get it.

[page="willgetfish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
[colour="#808080"]
The large bird's head bobs slightly.
[colour="#ffffff"]
"Thanks.  Come and find me again when you have the fish."

[set_pflag 2]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	What are you?
##

[page="what"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I am a fish-hawk.  An Osprey.  Pandion Haliaetus.
 A dictionary you read when you were seven defines us as 'medium-sized
 falconiforme that feed almost exclusively upon fish'.

 Of course I have evolved far beyond the simple creatures in the dictionary,
 so to be honest, I'm not -completely- sure what I am.

 But that is unimportant."

[link="What do you want with me?"]
[linkto="whatdoyouwant"]
[link="How is it that you can talk?"]
[linkto="talk"]
[link="You don't have the brain capacity to do this!"]
[linkto="brain"]
[endpage]

##
##	What do you want?
##

[page="whatdoyouwant"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I want to talk to you.  There is something very important that must
 be done.  You are the only person we can trust to help.

 But first, we must observe protocol.  Do you have any fish?"

[link="Yes, I have a fish."]
[linkto="fish"]
[link="I have some bloater paste.  Will that do?"]
[linkto="fishpaste"]
[link="I'm afraid not."]
[linkto="nofish"]

[endpage]

##
##	Got fish
##


KKKC gives player chocolate biscuits
Player gives KKKC fish.
KKKC eats fish as below.
KKKC begins monologue about the Folk and the fall of humanity.
KKKC tells you that you must help him make contact with the aircraft.
KKKC joins your party and changes state so he can be picked up.
     He flies and so does not set off triggers.  You can either wield him or 
     have him as a separate party member.  If wielded need logic to prevent
     switching to KKKC if in pocket.


##
##	Got a fish.
##

[page="fish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
[colour="#808080"]
$CHARNAME lands at your feet and drops a carrier bag containing a sealed
packet of chocolate biscuits.  He flies back onto his perch and waits.

You throw the fish into the air and $CHARNAME deftly catches it.
Decapitating the fish, $CHARNAME eats the head before speaking.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"First, I must tell you the history of our people, the Folk.
 I have seen in the minds of others that we were animals, introduced from 
 the planet you call Earth."

[colour="#808080"]
$CHARNAME pauses to gut the fish with his talons before continuing.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Since those days, we have changed.  We can see each others' minds, as I
 see into yours now.  We do not know why we have changed."

[nextpage="fish2"]
[endpage]


[page="fish2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
[colour="#808080"]
$CHARNAME slices the fish into fine strips and begins to eat them one by one.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"In the older days were were migratory creatures.  We would fly to the
 southern continents to avoid the harsh winter, and the lack of fish it
 causes."

"To migrate, we followed the magnetic fields of the Earth.  But on this
 planet, we became lost and migration was not successful."

"When the Men found that we could not migrate, they would bring us fish in
 the winter.  One day, this stopped."
[colour="#808080"]
Gulp!
[colour="#ffffff"]
"Fortunately, we had learned much before this had happened.  We could already
 see each other's minds, and we had learned how to pickle fish for the winter."

[nextpage="fish3"]
[endpage]

[page="fish3"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
$CHARNAME eats another strip of fish.
[colour="#ffffff"]
"In the years leading up to this time, we noticed changes taking place in 
 the minds of Men.
 They began to lose their reason, and primeval feelings rose up to
 replace intellect.  They became more superstitious.  We did not realise
 what was happening.

 Soon men began to fight each other in the name of their New God.
 All who would not worship were killed or driven away.

 Now there are only a few men left who have clung to reason.
 We know that they have been watching us.  They suspect what we have become.
 But we have decided not to make contact with them, until now."

[nextpage="fish4"]

[colour="#808080"]
$CHARNAME eats the last strip of fish.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"That was a good fissh.

 Now I'm afraid I must ask you to help us.
 There are some Men left who do not worship the New God.  They have machines
 that fly and they know much.

 We want to make contact with them, but we need you to act as our emmisary.


[endpage]


Negotiate with Mason.  (bloater paste)

[page="mason_fishpaste"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
[colour="#808080"]You hold out the jar and $CHARNAME examines it cautiously, puzzling
[colour="#808080"]over the object for several seconds.

"Is this really the best you could manage?"

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME concentrates on the jar for a few seconds.
[colour="#808080"]Suddenly the lid begins to rotate slowly of its own accord.

"You have spoken with the F-15C Strike Eagle, and he has told you of the trout
 which he breeds as a hobby.
 You know that we have been, shall we say, 'appropriating' them."

[nextpage="mason_fishpaste2"]
[endpage]


[page="mason_fishpaste2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
[colour="#808080"]The Osprey ducks as the jar depressurises suddenly and the lid shoots off.

"I'd like you to arrange a meeting with Mason, so that we can negotiate some
 form of payment, in exchange for a continued supply of trout for the Folk."

[colour="#808080"]He pauses to dip his wicked-looking beak into the small jar.

"I know everything, but I did not understand that they belong to him, until
 very recently."

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME sucks at the fishpaste, slurping loudly.

"I cannot read his thoughts yet.
 So far I've only learned to read the emotions of aircraft."

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME discovers that his beak is wedged tightly into the jar.

"By the way, he's done very good job sculpting the pond.
 I was convinced it was a natural feature of the land, and not his property."

[colour="#808080"]With a murderous look, the Osprey concentrates again and the jar splits
[colour="#808080"]cleanly in two.  The two halves bounce off the tree-stump and onto the grass.

[nextpage="mason_fishpaste3"]
[endpage]

[page="mason_fishpaste3"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME wipes the fishpaste from his beak with a leaf and eats it.


"Will you do this?"

[link="Yes, I'll take you to him."]
[linkto="mason_y"]
[link="No, I don't want to."]
[linkto="mason_n"]
[link="No, I'm too busy."]
[linkto="mason_n2"]
[endpage]


[page="mason_y"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Excellent!"

[colour="#808080"]You hold out your arm like a falconer, and the Osprey hops gently onto it.

[callvrm="osprey_to_arm"]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

[page="mason_n"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
"Damn it, Human!  This is important!
 I ask you to reconsider."

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME glowers at you angrily for a few moments more.
[colour="#808080"]Then he flies into the distance, leaving you alone.
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="mason_n2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]
"Very well.  But this is important.
 If you could help me, you will earn the eternal gratitude of the Folk."

[colour="#808080"]$CHARNAME looks despondent.
[colour="#808080"]Then he flies into the distance, leaving you alone.
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	Insults
##

[page="comeherebirdy"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
The Osprey looks at you unpleasantly, and with a little effort makes an
obscene gesture with one of his razor-sharp talons.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Don't be difficult, human."
[set_pflag 2]

[nextpage="start"]

[endpage]

##
##	You don't have the brains to do this
##

[page="brain"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I know.  We'll find out how it works one of these days."

"Now.  About that fish?"

[link="First, tell me how you can talk."]
[linkto="talk"]
[link="Yes, I have one."]
[linkto="mason_fish"]
[link="I have some bloater paste.  Will that do?"]
[linkto="mason_fishpaste"]
[link="I'm afraid not."]
[linkto="mason_nofish"]
[endpage]

##
##	How can you talk?
##

[page="talk"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Many years ago, we were the simple creatures that
 arrived from Earth.

 But when we settled, something caused us to mutate, and
 we began to learn things, like how to preserve fish.

 When we began to hear each others thoughts it became
 possible to merge into  one large community, which we
 call the Folk."

"Now, the fisshh."

[link="Yes, I have one."]
[linkto="mason_fish"]
[link="I have some bloater paste.  Will that do?"]
[linkto="mason_fishpaste"]
[link="I'm afraid not."]
[linkto="mason_nofish"]
[link="The folk?"]
[linkto="thefolk"]
[endpage]

##
##	The Folk?
##

[page="thefolk"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Yes.  I know it doesn't sound very imaginative now, but it seemed like a
 good idea at the time.

 Do you have any fish?"

[link="Yes, I have one."]
[linkto="mason_fish"]
[link="I have some bloater paste.  Will that do?"]
[linkto="mason_fishpaste"]
[link="I'm afraid not."]
[linkto="mason_nofish"]

[endpage]

##
##	Screw you guys I'm going home
##

[page="bye1"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"No!  Come back!
 There is something of great importance we need to discuss!"

[colour="#808080"]
The fishhawk's voice becomes more and more garbled as you walk out of range.
You vaguely imagine the word 'Bustard!' before your thoughts are left alone.

In the distance, the large bird dives from the tree stump and flies away.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	Goodbye.
##

[page="bye2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Goodbye, human."

[colour="#808080"]The raptor flies away to search for fish.

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	Die, bird!
##

[page="diebird"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I wouldn't say such things if I were you."

[set_pflag 1]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]

##
##	Tell me about fish?
##

[page="aboutfish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Fish are the single most important part of our society!
 We harvest them during the summer and pickle them for the winter."

[link="I see."]
[linkto="start"]
[link="But Ospreys are migratory!"]
[linkto="migrant"]
[link="Are fish really good for the brain?"]
[linkto="fishgood"]
[link="Can you identify this fish for me?"]
[linkto="fish_id"]
[link=""]

[endpage]

[page="migrant"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Not anymore.

 When we migrate, we use geomagnetic fields to guide us.
 The fields on this planet are different and cannot be used, so the urge to
 migrate has left us.

 The humans noticed this and brought us fish during the winter.

 One year the humans stopped doing this, but by then we had learned to
 stockpile food for the winter."

[link="They stopped bringing you fish?"]
[linkto="stoppedfish"]
[link="Uh, right."]
[linkto="fish"]
[endpage]


[page="migrant"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Not anymore.

 When we migrate, we use geomagnetic fields to guide us.
 The fields on this planet are different and cannot be used, so the urge to
 migrate has left us.

 The humans noticed this and brought us fish during the winter.

 One year the humans stopped doing this, but by then we had learned to
 stockpile food for the winter."

[link="They stopped bringing you fish?"]
[linkto="stoppedfish"]
[link="Uh, right."]
[linkto="fish"]
[endpage]


[page="stoppedfish"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"I will tell you more of this over lunch.
 Bring me a fish and I will tell you much."

[nextpage="fish"]
[endpage]

##
##	Can you identify this fish for me?
##

[page="fish_id"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"No, because certain necessary kernel thunks have not been implemented yet."

[link="What?"]
[linkto="kt2"]
[endpage]

[page="kt2"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

"Never mind."

[nextpage="fish"]
[endpage]


##
##	The player tries to kill
##

[page="bastard"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
[if_not_knowname]A loud voice booms inside your head.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[if_not_pflag 1]"You bastard!"
[if_pflag 1]"You asked for it!"

[colour="#808080"]
[if_knowname]A blue corona forms around $CHARNAME!
[if_not_knowname]A blue corona forms around the bird!

Inside your chest, your heart stops beating.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[if_pflag 1]"What a sad waste of human life."

[at_exit_call="kill_player"]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="notready"]
[image="kkkc.jpg"]

[colour="#808080"]
You see an impressive-looking osprey, watching you with a
silent intent.  There is a strange gleam in the bird's
eyes.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]
