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Encounter Conditions
With Executive Alarm < 50
Initial Text
A sharply-dressed woman moves to intercept you on your way across the floor. Her smile suggests a friendly greeting, but she moves with definite purpose that doesn't match with that.
"Don't get many new faces around here, what are you here for?"
Summary of Choices
- Speak vaguely - Fight Assistant Vice President (female) and Internal Security (Baton)
- Invoke Halloween (Only during Halloween 2024) - fight Assistant Vice President (female), or with downtown Halloween ID, Walk Away
- Discuss Eclipse - Gain 20 duration of Executive Alarm
- Talk drones - Gain 20 duration of Executive Alarm, or, with Drone Electronics/Drone Anatomy skill, or Drone Studies active, no alarm.
- Bring up Wojcik (if you've heard about it from the Professionally Dressed Man in the Old Cathedral) - No alarm
- Mention Alfheim (if you've heard about it from the Executive Pumpkin Garden) - Gain 20 duration of Executive Alarm, or if you have learned more about Alfheim from Secured Files (Executive Floor), no alarm, and at ? HQ Alarm?, gain 40 Internal Disruption (needs investigation)
- Name Project Huginn (If you've learned about it from Medical Logs in the Midgard Laboratory) - No alarm, or in Doctor Outfit, unlock Executive Operating Theater maybe??
- Claim Yggdrasil (If you've learned about Yggdrasil from decrypting the Encrypted PDA) - No alarm
- Ask directions - Gain 20 Executive Alarm
- Jump her - Fight Assistant Vice President (female)
- Walk away - Fight Assistant Vice President (female)
Choice Text and Results
Speak vaguely
She nods along with your vague, wandering statements. She doesn't seem particularly impressed, but leaves you to your devices.
Shortly after she leaves, however, you hear a soft alarm pick up on the speakers.
You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.
(special message below untested - check?)
Or, with any? Executive Alarm (I had 44):
She nods along with your vague, wandering statements despite the warnings playing over the speakers. Her face is impassive, but you quickly realize she's just buying time to flag down some backup.
(Fight Assistant Vice President (female), Internal Security (baton) Win: Gain 20 Executive Alarm. Lose: ???)
Invoke Halloween
With downtown Halloween ID equipped, some conditions:
She exhales harshly as she looks down at your badge. "Of course you are… might as well let the whole city in."
The whole interaction doesn't even break your stride.
With downtown Halloween ID equipped, some conditions:
She exhales harshly as she looks down at your badge. "Of course. Say 'hi' to Janet for me."
The whole interaction doesn't even break your stride.
Otherwise:
"No badge," she notes, drawing a pistol with an absolute surety of being above the law.
Discuss Eclipse
She smiles rigidly as you start talking about Eclipse. She lets you leave, but stares daggers at you as you go.
You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.
Then special message at high HQ Alarm — see below.
Talk drones
She seems quite unimpressed when you start talking about drones and your answers to her follow-up questions on drone models just deepen her opinion.
You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.
Or, with the Drone Electronics/Drone Anatomy skill, or with Drone Studies active:
She seems quite unimpressed when you start talking about drones, but you nail her follow-up questions on drone models. You actually have a pretty good conversation.
You've earned 4 XP in Will
Then special message at high HQ Alarm — see below.
Bring up Wojcik
There's a flicker of a pained expression, but she rapidly covers it with a smile. "Could be a big sale. Keep up the good work and you might end up here full-time."
Then special message at high HQ Alarm — see below.
Mention Alfheim
She nods along when you mention Alfheim, but things fall apart quickly when she starts asking for details about crops and agricultural drones.
You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.
Or, if you have learned more about Alfheim from Secured Files (Executive Floor):
She nods along when you mention Alfheim and you quickly get into a conversation about crops and agricultural drones. Her understanding thankfully seems about as surface-level as your own.
Then special message at high HQ Alarm — see below.
Name Project Huginn
She nods appreciatively. "They're doing excellent work out there. Hope you can announce exactly what you've been working on soon."
Or, in Doctor Outfit or Containment Suit:
She nods excitedly. "Fascinating work out there. We all really appreciate it."
She gives you a quick explanation of the floor's layout.
(special message below untested - check?)
Claim Yggdrasil
She frowns a bit, then covers it up with a smile. "Interesting. You should probably keep fishing on the lower floors. We have our own suppliers and better material up here."
Then special message at high HQ Alarm — see below.
Ask directions
Her eyes narrow as she looks you over, but she does give you some directions. You realize about halfway through the conversation she was just waiting for backup.
You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.
Jump her
She seems only a little surprised when you attack her, drawing her pistol in a practiced motion that looks like it came from a spy movie.
(Fight Assistant Vice President (female). Win: Gain 20 Executive Alarm.)
Walk away
You ignore her questions and walk by. It's impolite, certainly, but her drawing a gun is a little surprising.
(Fight Assistant Vice President (female). Win: Gain 20 Executive Alarm.) Lose: ???)
Special message at high HQ Alarm
The following is appended to some of the choice results above, if you have:
- At least 50 HQ Alarm
- Don't have Internal Disruption already
With Etheric Defense < 10:
Someone else stares at you through the executive's eyes. You feel the gaze boring into you, followed by a flare of tremendous pain.
You've gained (50 – 5 x Etheric Defense) duration of Internal Disruption.
(eg. gain 50 turns at 0 ED; 45 turns at 1 ED; 40 turns at 2 ED; etc.)
Or, with 10+ Etheric Defense:
Someone else stares at you through the executive's eyes. You feel the gaze crawling over your skin.