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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 31m

YOU - I'm not like that! I'm still romantic.

ENDURANCE - Sure, *inside*. But outside it's a tough world. You've got to do whatever it takes to survive.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 3h

ENDURANCE - Failing is weakness and weakness is awful.

disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 6h

YOU - “Enough.”

KLAASJE - She nods, her back straight -- ready for whatever is next.

PAIN THRESHOLD - Ready for the damage. She knows you're grilling her.

disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 9h

KIM KITSURAGI - “It seems as though you are, or at least *were*, one of the good ones. So we have that to be thankful for.”

HALF LIGHT - He's sincerely glad you're not a scary predator. Not to say relieved you're competent.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 12h

SHIVERS - All around you, rain falls on the great city of Revachol. Rain drips from the eaves and floods the gutters, washing the filth away.

SHIVERS - The spring thaw must be here. The snow is melting…

disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 15h

YOU - I'll think about it.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Good! *Thinking* about yummy cigarettes in your mouth is the next best thing. Make sure you think about juicy sticks of tobacco *all the time*, though. It doesn't count if it's not all the time.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 18h

SHIVERS - Across the road, a forgotten bus stop; corrosion has opened a hole in its roof. An elm tree watches over the building.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 21h

RUBY, THE INSTIGATOR - “I bet they're just outside, waiting.” She looks into the tunnel behind you. “I guess I'll take my chances.”

ENDURANCE - She'll go out in a hail of bullets if she has to.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

YOU - “Lieutenant, I also see a brand called 'Preptide.'”

KIM KITSURAGI - “Preptide -- a euphemism for pharmaceutical amphetamine. Prescription speed.”

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - The fuck are you waiting for, let's get super fucking PREPPIE!!!

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Don't mess around, take the pheromone, it'll make you sexier.

disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant looks up, raising his collar.

ENDURANCE - He looks like he's cold out here at the tip of the coast.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

YOU - Listen to the wind.

SHIVERS - For what? God? God is very, very silent.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

CLEANING LADY - “Give me a moment.” An elderly woman is leaning on her broom. She seems to be having difficulty breathing. “The cold never does any good for my bronchitis…”

ENDURANCE - This woman's health is failing her. There's not much to do, not in this damp.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

YOU - “Enough.”

KLAASJE - She nods, her back straight -- ready for whatever is next.

PAIN THRESHOLD - Ready for the damage. She knows you're grilling her.

disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

GARY, THE CRYPTOFASCIST - A cuirass that matches the dead man's boots comes into view. Soon it is in your hands -- smelling of his sweat.

ENDURANCE - This is it. This will protect your mortal shell. Don it and live.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 1d

ENDURANCE - He looks like he's cold out here at the tip of the coast.

YOU - “Kim, you look cold -- maybe a little pilot cap?”

KIM KITSURAGI - “No.”

YOU - “No what -- you're not cold?”

KIM KITSURAGI - “No, an orange pilot cap would not help.”

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

HORSEBACK MONUMENT - A bright chromatic splash lounges across the surface of the monument.

ENDURANCE - Nothing to see here but disrespect. The old figure will outlive this pathetic lick of paint. The past always endures.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

KLAASJE - “The work I did -- they don't just send you in with no training. Corporate security is a thing. But I'm not a trained Sam Bo fighter, I've never needed it outside the gym.”

HALF LIGHT - She's fought outside that *gym* of hers. That much is clear.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

YOU - Are they really so pressed for time to finish whatever they're doing? Sounds potentially dangerous…

SHIVERS - Could be. They certainly want to stir the pot. Remake reality in some new image.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

HAND/EYE COORDINATION - There's an opening, if you just move fast enough…If not, the lieutenant's got her on his sights.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - Host Almighty, don't count on *that*! You saw the binoclard can't shoot for shit!

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

YOU - Which ones exactly are affected?

VOLITION - There's no way of knowing. At the moment I'm afraid it's best to assume…*all* of them.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Bullshit, man, I ain't *compromised*.

VOLITION - *Especially* that guy. That guy's the most compromised one in here.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

KLAASJE - “Like I lied before. Like I lied to my employers. I have to lie *all the time*…I'm so tired of it.”

ENDURANCE - She's not lying now. She really is very tired.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

SHIVERS - Every day, the wind shifts the reeds and whatever was left in them: tambourines and condom wrappers, plastic and glass bottles, the smell of decay.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 2d

YOU - “Looks like we need to go to the island.”

CUNO - The boy squints, looking into the cold distance across the water…

HALF LIGHT - He senses danger. Possibly a trap? You shouldn't ignore this -- the kid's got serious street smarts.

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disco elysium physique quotes @discophysique.bsky.social · 3d

CUNOESSE - “The fuck are you waiting for, Cuno?! Tell him to shoot himself in the mouth!”

HALF LIGHT - Cuno is silent. Aggression gathers in the air, the trigger feels delicate and ready to break under your finger.

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