Executive Misty Apparition

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Encounter Conditions

Etheric
Have seen Familiar Ghost

Initial Text

Mists blur the edge of your vision, crowding the floor until they eventually condense into a familiar woman's form. The misty apparition hovers slightly off the ground, looking down at you imperiously as though she's waiting for something.

Summary of Choices

1. Offer a dance - Gain 10 Executive Alarm, or, with dance effect, nothing?
2. Offer a song - Gain 10 Executive Alarm, or, with music, nothing?
3. Offer violence - Fight Midgard Apparition
4. Offer questions With David as chosen contact - nothing?
5. Flee her presence - Gain 20 HQ Alarm, 20 Executive Alarm.

Choice Text and Results

Offer a dance

You attempt to dance, but the apparition makes a gesture dismissing you. The space around you distorts and buckles as you find yourself amid some wandering executives.

Perhaps it was the dancing, but whatever happened definitely raises their suspicion.

You've gained 10 duration of Executive Alarm.

Or, with a dance effect:

You dance and dance as she watches with quiet detachment. "Very well, I'll let you pass."

Offer a song

You sing the first song that comes to mind, but the apparition doesn't seem impressed. After a few bars, the space around you twists and warps until you find yourself among some wandering executives.

Perhaps it was the singing, but whatever happened definitely raises their suspicion.

You've gained 10 duration of Executive Alarm.

Or, with music playing:

You sing along with your music, attracting enough of her attention to listen along, but she fades away without a word of praise or clap of applause.

Or, with Gaming Music playing, others?:

You sing along with your calming music. The apparition smiles as you finish and agrees "very well, you may pass."

Offer violence

As you move to attack her, she frowns. "This place does not welcome you. Those who watch from above do not welcome you. I do not welcome you."

(Fight Midgard Apparition. If you win, unlock "think we've found the source of those readings" combat)

Offer questions

She shakes her head as though to clear it. "I'm sorry. Now is not the time for your questions."

Flee her presence

As hard as you run, you find yourself passing the same staring faces of executives and guards despite doing your best to run in a straight line. Soon even a crystalline shrieking like the baying of hounds joins the hunt.

Eventually, you escape from her trap, although perhaps you were let free.

You've gained 20 duration of HQ Alarm.

You've gained 20 duration of Executive Alarm.