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Encounter Conditions
No Lobby Alarm
Have not killed a Fashionable Visitor today (resets daily)
Initial Text
A small crowd orbits a woman who's dressed far more fashionably than her suited followers. They're attempting to calm her obvious annoyance as she glances down at her comm.
Summary of Choices
- Mingle with them - gain 2 XP Will, (?)
- Pick some pockets - if you are in office worker outfit or 6+ Stealth Power and succeed, gain some of downtown visitor ID, fancy clutch, fresh cred chip, gold cred chip, gold necklace, polarized shades; with comm skimmer sometimes: You gained 50-100 credits!
- Start swinging - gain 10 Lobby Alarm, fight Internal Security (baton) and Fashionable Visitor
- Leave them be - walk away
Choice Text and Results
Mingle with them
You try to join in the conversation, but are met with chilly indifference.
You've earned 2 XP in Will
Or, in office worker outfit:
You're accepted into the conversation, but it's just a blur of unfamiliar names.
You've earned 2 XP in Will
Or, in office worker outfit, having heard about Wojcik from the Professionally Dressed Man in the Old Cathedral:
You join in the conversation. Aside from the usual pleasantries, everyone seems to be talking about the Wojcik contract you've heard come up before.
From what you can gather, the woman they're circulating around is here to discuss some part of that contract, but security won't let her in. If there's another side to the story, you're not hearing it.
You've earned 4 XP in Will
Pick some pockets
With ≤ 5 Stealth Power:
You pass through the group, but find they're so busy keeping a distance from you can't get near enough to pick any pockets.
With ≥ 6 Stealth Power, and successful pickpocketing:
You slip unnoticed through the group, picking pockets wherever you can.
You found: some of downtown visitor ID, fancy clutch, fresh cred chip, gold cred chip, gold necklace, polarized shades; with comm skimmer sometimes: You gained 50-100 credits!
With ≥ 6 Stealth Power, and fail at pickpocketing:
One of your targets shouts, drawing attention from the lobby guards.
You've gained 10 duration of Lobby Alarm.
(Figh 2 Internal Security (baton))
Or, in office worker outfit:
You pass through the group, picking pockets wherever you can.
You found: some of downtown visitor ID, fancy clutch, fresh cred chip, gold cred chip, gold necklace, polarized shades; with comm skimmer sometimes: You gained 50-100 credits!
Start swinging
You leap to the attack. One of the security guards to the side moves to protect the guest with a twisted frown.
You've gained 10 duration of Lobby Alarm.
(Fight Internal Security (baton) and Fashionable Visitor)
And if you win:
You've gained 10 duration of Lobby Alarm.
Leave them be
They seem more than content to ignore you.