=======BRAINSTORMS========
All right. So there's a right side, a wrong side, and everyone who's encountered him has seemingly been on neither one.
Possibilities:
I. Ocean Sight / Fae Sight / Neither
I think this was discussed elsewhere. Can anyone weigh in with their results with different skills? I see Sir Cheddar didn't get anywhere with Fae Sight.
II. Midgard / Dr. Johnson? / Neither
Has anyone encountered him who hasn't been selling drugs for Dr. Thomas? What about someone with Vigilante equipment? Writhing Flesh??
=====FAILED ATTEMPTS====
Wouldn't talk to me with:
wolfman mask, crystal spike, artificial hound crystal, all weather coat, elegantly torn pants, hungry ooze egg, Slags Poisoning
((i.e. hound-y crystal-y stuff, +etheric encounters, Slags Poisoning))
Also didn't work with:
shining glasses, smoking talons, trophy talons, scaled vest, scaled pants, disgusting slug, slags poisoning
Nor with:
bone mask, smoldering coal, squirming heart, Third Eye vest, unsealed pants, personal focus, (plain) etheric, high brow
(total of +20 etheric power)
Nor when I took no actions and let him kill me (with the outfit immediately above me). Nor did he react differently the next time (a la Hammer).
Operation Bat Disguise likewise failed:
shining glasses, carved crystal orb, giant bat wing, hungry ooze cloak, pressed slacks, quick draw holster, plain etheric, high brow
(= bat wing + 18 stealth power - maybe it will work through that smoky visor!)
I'd like to attempt to get a free runaway from a flying eye and encounter him with entrapping gaze, but I haven't succeeded yet.
Nothing special from watching him 3 times.