Abandoned Subway

Location

Access via Wounded Mutant choice in the sewers. There are two sets of encounters you can find here, depending if you've flooded the tunnels today. This resets at midnight.

This area is underground and indoors.

Legend
	Combat Encounters		Etheric only
	Noncombat Encounters		Non-Etheric only
	Choice Encounters		Requires Fishing pole
	Gang Warfare Encounters		Can lead to a Hacking Encounter

BEFORE FLOODING

Resting in this location gives this message:

You clear off a few of the old subway benches and take a nap.

You regain 15 hit points!

or with REM timer and neural link, if the zone is unflooded and you are Etheric:

You find one of the abandoned subway benches, curl up, and flip on the REM timer. Haaaa… that was relaxing. Even the benches here are nicer.

You regain 30 hit points!

Combat Encounters

	Opponents	Encounter Text	Notes
		A humanoid shape lumbers out of the shadows. It seems shocked to see you, but snarls hungrily and charges, its mouth gaping in anticipation.
	x2	You hear a hiss from behind you and turn to see a misshapen hulk lumbering towards you. As though in response to the hiss, a second figure drops down from the balcony overhead.
	x3	As you make your way through the subway station, one of the twisted degenerates notices you, points one warped finger at you, and makes a shrill sound somewhere between a shout and a panicked animal cry. Another figure emerges from a side tunnel and a third from a pile of nearby debris. All three descend on you with hatred in their sunken eyes.	Only if you are wearing a full containment suit. If you lose: The forms tear into your containment suit, rending through plastic and tubing. One lands a vicious blow, shattering the faceplate of your helmet. They stop after destroying the suit and stare at you curiously, then wander off. You found one of: unlined pants, unlined vest or metallic powder
		A translucent shape glides out of a nearby wall, leaving a rime of frost as it passes. It looks like a distant echo of a finely dressed man, several centuries out of date. He glowers at you, then his watch. "Yes, still enough time to clean up the station before the train gets here. Stand fast!"	If you have Writhing Flesh active? Replaces Echoes of the Past?
		A translucent shape glides out of a nearby wall, leaving a rime of frost as it passes. It looks like a distant echo of a finely dressed man, several centuries out of date. He glowers at you, then his watch. "Yes, still enough time to teach you a lesson before the train gets here. Stand fast!"	Choosing to attack him in the Echoes of the Past encounter?
		Further down the tunnels, you find the woman from the video, waiting patiently for something. She turns towards you as you approach, but screams in horror and grabs the closest weapon… which happens to be a parasol.	Unlock one instance of this by checking the monitors with the Shining Glasses equipped

Noncombat Encounters

	Encounter	Result	Notes
	Disgust and Disappointment	Kicks you out of the subway	Shortly after rollover
	Flowing Tiles	~40 damage, Gain 3 XP Will	Only with Will < ~20

Choice Encounters

Dumpster with Digger

1. Dig peacefully - gain 3 XP in Perception, 4-5? of: ancient candybar, broken bottle, cheap pistol, dirty old trenchcoat, dirty rags, filthy old sack, headless doll, heavy pistol, knit cap, light armored vest, Metros Light, Omniwatch, pep pill, protein bar, riot baton, smelly old pants, tattered newspaper page, whiskey bottle and 1-2? of: classic watch, cracked pipe, filthy duster, old spectacles, old cola bottle, ratty suit coat, ratty suit pants, ratty top hat or (if you have asked a Subway Dweller about The Vigilante) Vigilante's Mask (one time only)
2. Jump the other digger - Fight a sewer mutant
3. Explore further - Changes to "See if it's expanded"
4. See if it's expanded - (After "Explore Further") Potentially unlocks the Subway Dweller Conversation if you checked out the Vigilante Recording
5. Walk away - Nothing

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Echoes of the Past - Only if you haven't jumped the ghosts today (attacking them in combat encounters is fine though)

1. Talk to him - Information
2. Talk to her - Information
3. Jump them - Fight a Aristocratic Specter and Spectral Damsel
4. Explore further - Changes to "See if it's expanded"
5. See if it's expanded - (After "Explore Further") Potentially unlocks the Subway Dweller Conversation if you checked out the Vigilante Recording
6. Walk away - Walk away

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Subway Dweller Conversation - Only if you have listened to the Vigilante Recording, have expanded the tunnels in Echoes of the Past

1. Talk to him - Fight a Subway Dweller OR (if you have Writhing Flesh active and are wearing the ratty top hat, ratty suit pants and one of filthy duster, ratty suit coat or stained bandages)
   1. Where's the Vigilante? - Allows you to find the Vigilante's mask by digging in the dumpster
   2. Didn't I just kill you? - Learn that cutting them makes more Sewer Mutants
   3. What's going on? - Learn that the Subway is growing
   4. Who are you? - Suggestion that people "up top" are broken people
   5. Sorry, gotta run
2. Charge him - Fight a Subway Dweller
3. Leave him be

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Antiquated Monitors

1. Hit the button - Floods the subway until rollover, changing the available encounters
2. Monitor the cameras - With Shining Glasses equipped adds an instance of the Spectral Damsel to the combat encounters
3. Check train times - Gain 4 XP in Will
4. Salvage some parts (only with salvaging tools) - Gain 2? of: frayed cable, shorted cable
5. Leave it - Walk Away

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AFTER FLOODING

Resting in this location gives this message same message as above, or with REM timer and neural link, if the zone is flooded and you are Etheric:

You find one of the abandoned subway benches, only moderately splashed with filth, and flip on the REM timer. You dream of better days.

You regain 20 hit points!

Combat Encounters

Combat Encounters

	Opponents	Encounter Text
		A humanoid shape lumbers out of the shadows. It seems shocked to see you, but snarls hungrily and charges, its mouth gaping in anticipation.
	x2	You hear a hiss from behind you and turn to see a misshapen hulk lumbering towards you. As though in response to the hiss, a second figure drops down from the balcony overhead.
		Only with Will < 20 You take your time following the flooded trench. Even with the raw sewage, it's still nicer than a lot of Metros terminals. But one moment you're appreciating the scenery… and the next the tiles under your feet are flowing like water, hurling you down into the trench. It's as vile as you'd expect, but gives you an excellent vantage point as three serpents of dull steel rise fluidly out of the filth. The one nearest you crackles with energy you could mistake for electricity if it didn't cover the creature like a second skin. Flanking it are two more, looking down at you with grins of broken glass. You've gained 1 energy of Submerged. You've gained 20 energy of Vile Camouflage.
		Everything is quiet along the trench, filled with sewage and indistinguishable objects… too quiet. Your paranoia is rewarded with a pale shape bursting from the sewage, snapping its massive jaws at your legs.

Noncombat Encounters

	Encounter	Result	Notes
	Disgust and Disappointment	Kicks you out of the subway	Shortly after rollover

Choice Encounters

Your Move, Mammal

1. Provoke it - Fight an Albino Crocodile
2. Wrestle it - Gain 20 energy of Vile Camouflage, and 3 XP in Strength and Will if you win, or 8 XP in Strength and 33? damage if you lose
3. Go Fishing (With fishing pole) - Gain various fishing results
4. Dive in - Fight an Energized Serpent and two Rail Serpents
5. Back away - Walk away

Historical

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	Opponents	Encounter Text	Notes
		You can hear a quiet conversation, well, at least half of one. You easily pick out the man in a Midgard-style containment suit, apparently having the muttered conversation into his radio. "Base, this is Echo <x>, over." (and one of the following conversations. You always hear the first sentence, but need higher stealth power to overhear the second or third (42 stealth power implies no additional messages). A guard does not repeat his conversation unless you have heard them all, in which case he seems to keep repeating the last one spoken. "No signs of Echo 1 through <x-1>. Glad I insisted on the suit, though. This place is filthy… over." His voice grows a little strained. "Sir, this whole damned place is weird, you're going to have to be more specific. Over." I think you should haul your ass down here if you want to get some readings. Over." "It seems your source might be good, sir. There is an abandoned subway terminal down here." There's a long pause on his end. "Yes, sir. I know it's a urban legend. I know it'd flood." "Ha ha, yeah, I'll tell you if you run into any albino crocodiles. Over." "I think I figured out what happened to the rest of the team. There are… things, mutants, I guess, down here. And they are not friendly." He gives a clipped laugh that echoes a bit in the tunnels. "I figured you asked, already got some, sir." "Yes, with trace amounts of Slags contamination. Hard to say if it got this far or they're just hiding here." "This looks like the place, sir. You want my opinion, you should contract some outside help." "Let your pet killer do it. She can recruit me whenever she wants." He laughs nervously. "Alright. I'm heading back up." (and then:) He freezes for a moment and spins around, peppering your area with needler fire. (and, if you're wearing a full containment suit) The fact you're wearing the same clothes doesn't seem to even phase him. (upon victory:) You check him over for a radio or comm, but don't find anything. It's possible he has an implanted one but, if he does, it's well hidden.	Only in before flooding subway during Halloween 2011 after October 17th. He stops showing up that day if you kill him, but his replacement (with a higher number) will appear the next day. It's even possible there's a global counter on it, but that's pretty speculative.