Sedrick Kincannon

//How the player enters the conversation with Sedrick affects his initial line.// [[Convince Sedrick's secretary to let you up to his office.|letin]] [[Barge past his secretary.|enter-bargein]] [[Use the ladder to enter through the roof.|enter-ladder]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm torn. I despise rudeness toward Aileene, who is entirely invaluable to SLUG, and yet I do enjoy this bold — dare I say brash? — approach you're taking.

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Why, it's the Inspector! Good on you, making a proper entrance. [[next|ladder2]]

You would not believe how many times that ladder's come in handy. Why ladders do not come standard in all offices is completely nonsensical. [[next|alibi-menu]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Now, then. Here for my alibi, I assume? PLAYER: [[Later. First, I want an explanation for that nonsense outside.|SLUG1]] [[I am. Let's hear it.|alibi]] [[Goodbye. (Leave Conversation)|end]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Another murder? Drunk raptidons? Black Hole Bertie practicing his hacking in the middle of the street? Stop me if it's one of those, or I'll just keep guessing. PLAYER: [[I had a run-in with some SLUG agents.|SLUG2]] [[I had a run-in with some "SLUG" agents.|SLUG3]] (available if player discovered the alleged SLUG agents were actually thugs posing as agents) [[What was that about drunk raptidons?|drunkraptidons]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Let's see. That night, I was… [[next|alibi2]]

[[Replay conversation?|Untitled Passage]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Did you, now! You're confident they were SLUG agents and not, I don't know, hired thugs in stolen uniforms? PLAYER: [[That's a very specific question.|specific]] [[How did thugs get their hands on SLUG gear?|SLUGgear]] [[Sounds like this has happened before.|happenedbefore]] [[So you do know about the incident. Start talking.|happenedbefore3]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Sounds as though you've already sorted it out yourself. PLAYER: [[It was pretty obvious they weren't SLUG. One forgot to load his pistol.|unloaded]] [[How did thugs get their hands on SLUG gear?|SLUGgear]] [[Why don't you humor me and explain it?|humorme]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: There was an incident. You should have seen Aileene. Besides being an absolute gem of an assistant, she is a terror with a fountain pen. [[next|drunkraptidons2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Did they! Ha! The poor sod. [[next|SLUGgear2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: SLUG uniforms do seem to go missing from the hotel laundry with impressive regularity. Easy enough for someone to nick a few. [[next|SLUGgear2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: In short, SLUG has not sent anyone to "rough you up," Inspector. That would be acting against our own self-interest. [[next|SLUGgear2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm a very specific man. It tends to invite specific problems. [[next|whySLUGgear]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: It's been something of a recurring issue. [[next|happenedbefore2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: The real question is, why would someone want thugs to get their hands on SLUG gear? PLAYER: [[Clearly, whoever's behind this wants to pit me against SLUG.|pitagainst]] [[Somebody out there is trying to smear your good name.|smearname]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Right again, Inspector. [[next|smearname2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Well. To smear my name, anyway. [[next|smearname2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Now ask yourself this - why would anyone give thugs SLUG gear and send them after you? PLAYER: [[Clearly, whoever's behind this wants to pit me against SLUG.|pitagainst]] [[Somebody out there is trying to smear your good name.|smearname]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: But I can't fathom who would benefit from tarnishing my reputation like that, can you? PLAYER: [[Presumably Ludovico more than anyone, given your work relationship.|Ludovico]] [[Gosh, could it possibly be the administrator? How dumb do you think I am?|dumb]] [[If you have a theory, spit it out.|theory]] [[I ask the questions here. And I didn't ask for a suspect.|incharge]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Oh, that's good! That's very good, Inspector, I like this. Dominant! Aggressive! The man in charge! [[next|sorry4trouble]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Oh, that's good! That's very good, Inspector, I like this. Dominant! Aggressive! The man in charge! [[next|theory2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult your intelligence, Inspector. I'm used to working with Lou, you see. I hope you won't hold it against me. [[next|sorry4trouble]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: You said it, not me. [[next|sorry4trouble]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I don't want to accuse anyone without hard evidence. Though it may be worth noting that Ludovico has motivation in spades. [[next|sorry4trouble]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: So, as you've deduced, I did not send anyone from SLUG after you, nor is it likely they assigned themselves that task. Still, I am sorry for the trouble, Inspector. [[next|settled]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: With that settled, I assume you'll want to know where I was the night of Helen's murder? PLAYER: [[Let's hear it.|alibi]] [[Damn right, I do.|alibi]] [[Actually, I'll come back and get it later.|later]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Very well. I'll look forward to it. [[end]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Why, if it isn't the inspector! I was hoping you'd swing by. [[next|alibi-menu]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Raptidons aside, what was your incident, inspector? PLAYER: [[I had a run-in with some SLUG agents.|SLUG2]] [[I had a run-in with some "SLUG" agents.|SLUG3]] (available if player discovered the alleged SLUG agents were actually thugs posing as agents)

SEDRICK KINCANNON: In short, SLUG has not sent anyone to "rough you up," Inspector. That would be acting against our own self-interest. [[next|happenedbefore3]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Now ask yourself this - why would anyone give thugs SLUG gear and send them after you? PLAYER: [[Clearly, whoever's behind this wants to pit me against SLUG.|pitagainstv2]] [[Somebody out there is trying to smear your good name.|smearname]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I suspect you're right. [[next|smearname2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Ah! Torturing Elliott Nasser for information on missing cargo. That was a messy one. Didn't break until nearly noon the next day, can you imagine? PLAYER: [[And where would I find Elliott Nasser to verify that?|verify]] [[When you say "break"…|break]] [[That's your alibi? Seriously?|seriously]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I could invent a better alibi than "tortured a man to death," if you'd like? Perhaps something salacious, or one where I break contract bylaws? Lou would adore that. [[next|fool]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: His spine, specifically. If you'd like to know the exact vertebrae, I'm afraid I don't know. I *can* tell you he's quite dead, not that it matters much. [[next|fool]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: An excellent question. I had his body dropped off the edge of the land complex. [[next|verify2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm not sure what happened to it from there, scientifically speaking. Maybe it dissolved…? Ultimately, though, it doesn't matter. [[next|fool]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: You'd be a fool to believe me regardless of what I told you. People lie — and I am, incriminatingly, "people." PLAYER: [[Then how am I supposed to trust anything you say?|trust]] [[So your alibi is that you were busy murdering someone else.|murder]] [[Wow. You're a real piece of shit.|wow]] [[C'mon Sedrick. I'm trying to clear you of murder here.|clear]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Which, as I've said, you should not trust. [[next|motive]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: It's as I said. You shouldn't. [[next|motive]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: And I appreciate that, Inspector. The fact of the matter is, I know I didn't kill Helen, and I trust you fully and completely to find whoever did. [[next|motive]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Watch your tongue, Inspector. I'd hate for one of my people to overhear you insulting me and decide to cut it out of you. [[next|wow2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: If it helps, however, you might consider pursuing not my means, but my motive. [[next|motive2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Why in the name of the Architect would I kill Halcyon Helen? She was making me a fortune! PLAYER: [[So Helen's death is a net loss for SLUG.|netloss]] [[I'm not sure yet. But if you do have a motive, I'm going to uncover it.|uncover]] [[Bet you'd make a killing selling tickets to her funeral.|tickets]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm considering a line of commemorative merchandise. Still, that's nothing compared to what Helen would have made us in the long run. [[next|mystery]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: If you do, be sure to drop by and regale me. I'd love to hear why I might have wanted her dead. [[next|mystery]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Why, Inspector, that's terrible! Besidews, given how long she was likely to live and continue working, the math doesn't work out. [[next|mystery]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'd offer to assist you in your work, but I've a mystery of my own to solve, I'm afraid. PLAYER: [[Anything I should look into?|lookinto]] [[I take it the guy you tortured wasn't the source of your troubles, then.|missing]] [[We've all got our problems.|problems]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: You may very well want to. This particular trouble strikes me as not unrelated to your investigation. [[next|mysteryv2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Oh, Elliott stole from me, alright. Alas, you're right in that his was a singular, isolated incident, and as such does not resolve a concerning broader trend. [[next|mystery2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: It is, it seems, the way of the world. [[next|mystery2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Items are disappearing from SLUG's storage and processing warehouse. The thefts began a week before Helen's unfortunate death, and there have been more instances since. [[next|mystery3]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Before you ask, I know the difference between cargo going missing and cargo "going missing." This is the latter. PLAYER: [[What's the connection to Helen's murder?|connection]] [[What's gone missing, specifically?|specifically]] [[Okay, I'll take the case.|okay]] [[This all seems outside the scope of Helen's death.|scope]] [[Your inability to lock down your cargo is no conern of mine.|noconcern]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm obliged! Though in the spirit of honesty, I fully intended to strongarm you into accepting it had you declined. [[next|fun]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Nothing unsavory, and nothing Ludovico shouldn't know about, if that's your concern. I'm quite serious when I say SLUG is a legitimate business. [[next|specifically2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I'm not sure. I'm only confident there is one. [[next||coincidence]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Really? [[next|coincidence]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Of course it is. [[next|coincidence]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: That the thefts began mere days before Helen's untimely demise is an extraordinary coincidence. [[next|happenstance]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I am not a man who believes in happenstance, Inspector. I do not trust it. [[I guess I can't guarantee the theft isn't related to the murder.|related]] [[Really? Dumb luck's done a lot for me.|dumbluck]] [[I don't know what that means, but it's clearly a fool's errand arguing with you.|arguing]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I certainly wouldn't take that bet. [[next|fun]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Has it? I wonder, how much of your luck has been luck, and how much are you downplaying as chance? [[next|fun]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Do tell Ludovico when you get a chance, please. It's astonishing how long it's taking him to have that same epiphany. [[next|fun]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Regardless, this will be fun! You, out in the field, chasing down leads… Me, scheming in my office, preparing to unspeakably mangle the perpetrator… [[I'll say this once — whoever's behind this is going to jail, not to you.|jail]] [[I feel like I shouldn't say "no" to a violent crime lord.|crimelord]] [[Just no unspeakable mangling in front of me, please.|mangling]] [[I like to commit my own horrific bodily harm, thanks.|harm]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Oh, I never subcontract out that type of work, Inspector. [[next|ella]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I would never. Company secrets and all that. [[next|ella]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Really, Inspector, no need to flatter me. I assure you, you're very much already in my good graces. [[next|ella]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: You do recall, Inspector, that I'm not to be trusted? But certainly, whatever you say! [[next|ella]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: You'll want to speak with Ella Tinsley, the warehouse foreman. I've cleared her as a suspect myself, but should she refuse to cooperate, shoot her. [[next|ella2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: No, I'm joking! If she won't cooperate, tell me, and *I* will shoot her. [[next|searchoffice]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: And do feel free to search my office for clues while you're here. Don't hold back on my account! [[end]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: As to the specifics, I'm not sure. The warehouse foreman should be able to tell you. PLAYER: [[What's the connection to Helen's murder?|connection]] [[Okay, I'll take the case.|okay]] [[This all seems outside the scope of Helen's death.|scope]] [[Your inability to lock down your cargo is no conern of mine.|noconcern]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: I digress. The point is, I've admitted to being elsewehre the night of Helen's murder. Besides, I have no motive. [[next|motive2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Before you ask, I know the difference between cargo going missing and cargo "going missing." This is the latter. PLAYER: [[What's the connection to Helen's murder?|connection]] [[What's gone missing, specifically?|specificallyv2]] [[Okay, I'll take the case.|okay]] [[How is any of this "not unrelated" to Helen's death?|scope]] [[Your inability to lock down your cargo is no conern of mine.|noconcern]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: Nothing unsavory, and nothing Ludovico shouldn't know about, if that's your concern. I'm quite serious when I say SLUG is a legitimate business. [[next|specificallyv2.2]]

SEDRICK KINCANNON: As to the specifics, I'm not sure. The warehouse foreman should be able to tell you. PLAYER: [[What's the connection to Helen's murder?|connection]] [[Okay, I'll take the case.|okay]] [[How is any of this "not unrelated" to Helen's death?|scope]] [[Your inability to lock down your cargo is no conern of mine.|noconcern]]