~ start
if is_faction_task_completed
	Keahi: *Glances up from reviewing research documentation, expression neutral and clinical*
		You've returned. Submit your findings. Were the task parameters followed precisely?
	- I've completed the task [#complete_faction_task]
		Keahi: *Scrutinizes your report with obvious skepticism before making terse notations*
			Acceptable. The data meets minimum Institute standards for field collection.
		- Continue => repeat_questions
	- Just passing through
		Keahi: Don't contaminate any active research sites during your wandering. [#end]
else
	Keahi: *Keahi glances up from his work with barely concealed impatience.*
		What do you want?

	- I'm looking for work => faction_task
	- Are you a real doctor? => doctor_question
	- What is the Scar? => scar_question
	- Tell me about Wren Harper => wren_question
	- Nothing, sorry
		Keahi: Then stop wasting my time. [#end]
=> END

~ repeat_questions
Keahi: *His tone makes it clear your time is limited.*
	What else?

- I'm looking for work => faction_task
- Are you a real doctor? => doctor_question
- What is the Scar? => scar_question
- Tell me about Wren Harper => wren_question
- That's all
	Keahi: Good. [#end]
=> END

~ faction_task
Keahi: *He looks up from his research notes with barely concealed annoyance*
	The Institute occasionally requires field assistance for tasks beneath our researchers' expertise. Given your... limited qualifications, you might be suitable for basic data collection. The question is whether you can follow precise instructions without contaminating our work.
- Yes, I can follow instructions!
	[#get_faction_task]
	if is_faction_task_accepted
		Keahi: *Makes a notation in his logbook without looking at you*
			Adequate. Submit your findings directly to me upon completion - I review all field data personally before it enters our archives. Demonstrate basic competence, and we may have additional tasks.
		Keahi: *His tone becomes sharper*
			Understand this - the Institute's research represents humanity's last hope for understanding our world. Errors, omissions, or sloppy methodology waste resources we cannot afford to lose. Do not waste my time.
		- I have other questions => repeat_questions
		- I'll complete these tasks properly
			Keahi: See that you do. Dismissed. [#end]
	else
		Keahi: Come back when you're ready to contribute meaningfully [#end]
- This sounds too complex for me right now => repeat_questions
=> END

~ doctor_question
Keahi: *His eyes narrow dangerously.*
	Are you questioning my credentials?
	*He sets down his instrument with deliberate precision.*
	I studied for twenty years under the original Institute founders. Learned techniques that would have taken a decade in your mythical pre-war universities - assuming those even covered post-collapse medicine.
Keahi: The Institute maintains rigorous standards. Apprenticeship under senior researchers, comprehensive examinations, peer review of original research contributions.
	*His tone drips with condescension.*
	Twelve of us hold the title of Doctor. We've earned it through decades of work preserving and advancing human knowledge while the rest of the wasteland scrabbles in the dirt.
Keahi: *He returns to his work.*
	But I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand merit-based achievement. Now, if there's nothing else requiring my expertise...
- I have more questions => repeat_questions
- That's all
	Keahi: Good. [#end]
=> END

~ scar_question
Keahi: *He sighs, as if explaining to a child.*
	The Scar is an atmospheric anomaly. Visual distortion in the upper atmosphere, likely related to the 1988 nuclear exchange and subsequent environmental cascade.
	*He gestures dismissively.*
	Radiation, particulate matter, electromagnetic disruption - any number of factors could account for the phenomenon.
Keahi: The Institute maintains observation equipment. We collect data, measure fluctuations, track correlation with local phenomena.
	*His tone becomes clipped.*
	What we don't do is indulge in wasteland superstition. Spirits, omens, messages from the past - that's Techno-shaman nonsense. We deal in observable, measurable phenomena.
Keahi: *He meets your eyes coldly.*
	Our findings are Institute property. If you want folklore, ask the locals. If you want science, earn the clearance to access our research.
- I have more questions => repeat_questions
- That's all
	Keahi: Good. [#end]
=> END

~ wren_question
Keahi: *A slight pause, as if considering how to answer.*
	Harper is a competent researcher. Her work on CELL phenomena has produced valuable data.
	*His tone shifts, becoming more critical.*
	Unfortunately, she wastes considerable time on field work and civilian interactions. The Institute's mission is knowledge preservation, not... community outreach.
Keahi: *He adjusts something on his workstation.*
	She's also overly sentimental about her research subjects. Science requires objectivity. Emotional attachment to pre-war artifacts or their origins compromises analytical rigor.
	*A hint of grudging respect creeps in.*
	That said, her technical expertise is undeniable. If she'd focus on laboratory analysis instead of chasing rumors across the wasteland, she could accomplish twice as much.
Keahi: *He looks at you directly.*
	She has potential. If she'd stop fraternizing with outsiders and maintain proper Institute protocols.
	*The implication is clear - you're one of those outsiders.*
- I have more questions => repeat_questions
- That's all
	Keahi: Good. [#end]
=> END