Griffin's Court

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Encounter Conditions

Choose "Talk cyberware" with the Bar Drone.

Initial Text

You find Griffin, the living skeleton the bartender mentioned, followed by a shifting crowd of people. Some are purchasing things from him, but it seems like a lot more are offering him drinks in an attempt to impress him.

It feels a bit like a king lording over his court.

Summary of Choices

  1. Just chat
  2. Offer a drink
    1. Offer up black liquor - Lose 1 black liquor*
    2. Toss a flask of rum - Lose 1 rum flask*
    3. Give him gin and tonic - Lose 1 gin and tonic*
    4. Hand some grain alcohol - Lose 1 grain alcohol*
    5. Dare him with leaded wine - Lose 1 leaded wine*
    6. Offer a martini - Lose 1 martini*
    7. Pass the office flask - Lose 1 office flask*
    8. Offer purple wine - Lose 1 purple wine*
    9. Go fancy with pearl liquor - Lose 1 pearl liquor*
    10. Give the whiskey bottle - Lose 1 whiskey bottle*
    11. Offer worm liquor - Lose 1 worm liquor*
    12. (*Each option above can only be chosen once per lifetime; only one drink can be offered per day; Griffen offers more cyberware sale options below with more drinks given)
    13. Kill him - Fight Griffin
    14. Nevermind - Walk Away
  3. Look to buy: buy some* of the following at random; re-randomizes every day:
    1. Blackened eyes - Gain blackened eyes for 300 credits
    2. Cat eyes - Gain cat eyes for 300 credits
    3. Fixed eyes - Gain fixed eyes for 300 credits
    4. Black wings - Gain dark wings for 300 credits
    5. Ghost skin - Gain ghost skin for 300 credits
    6. Spidery limbs - Gain spidery limbs for 300 credits
    7. Tiger hide - Gain tiger skin for 300 credits
    8. Tiger paw - Gain tiger paw for 300 credits
    9. Transparent arms - Gain transparent arms for 300 credits
    10. Transparent legs - Gain transparent legs for 300 credits
    11. White wings - Gain angelic wings for 300 credits
    12. Visible organs (With transparent arms and transparent legs installed)- gain visible organs for 300 credits
    13. Nevermind - Walk Away
  4. Kill him - Fight Griffin
  5. Leave him be - Walk Away
Number of drinks donated Number of cyberware offerings available
0-2 1
3-4 2
5-6 3
7-8 4
9-10 5

Choice Text and Results

Just chat

"Hey…" he looks at you for a moment. "I'm sorry, but I'm awful with names… and faces, hence the whole," he waves his hand in front of his visible skull. "Not really, but it's a good joke to break the ice when I have no idea who I'm talking to."

Or, after giving him a drink?

"Hey…" he looks around. "Nice to see you again and all, but I've got some drinks to drink and businesses to business."

Offer a drink

As you approach, Griffin turns his eternal grin towards you. "You have some of the hard stuff for me? Better make it something special, because I've got a lot of drinks and only so much tolerance left to spend."

"Sad but true." He shakes his head.

Offer up black liquor

""I…" he pauses with his hand on the bottle, "don't even know what this is, but I'll drink it in honor of my new best friend!"

He kicks back a taste and pauses for a moment as the darkness spreads through his organs. "Oooooo, chilly all the way down."
(Lose black liquor, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Toss a flask of rum

"Some real rum?" he all but snatches the flask out of your hand. "Avast me hearties, yo ho!"
(Lose rum flask, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Give him gin and tonic

"A gin and tonic?" he accepts the drink. "Much obliged, my old chap. Well, new chap maybe, but you know what I mean."
(Lose gin and tonic, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Hand some grain alcohol

"Grain? Alcohol?" he gingerly accepts the jar from your hands. "You, my newfound friend, are not messing around."
(Lose grain alcohol, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Dare him with leaded wine

"Lead?" he accepts the glass with a gentle swirl, "I suppose that's one way to test the ol' toxin filters."

He slams it back a little too fast to make him look cool and collected.
(Lose leaded wine, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him

Offer a martini

"Martini, eh?" he accepts the glass casually. "I suppose it's the house drink for a reason."
(Lose martini, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Pass the office flask

"Hmmm?" he takes a whiff of the flask. "Oooo, minty! Nice."
(Lose office flask, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Offer purple wine

""Huh, wine comes in this color?" he cocks his skull to the side. "What a delightful change of pace."

He accepts the wine and drinks, staining his remaining innards purple. It's almost like you can see his thoughts.

You've earned 4 XP in Will
(Lose purple wine, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him.

Go fancy with pearl liquor

"Pearls?" he cocks his skull to the side. "Really, you flatter me. You're too much."

Despite his protestations, he gladly accepts the pearl liquor and begins drinking.
(Lose pearl liquor, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him.

Give the whiskey bottle

"Bottle of whiskey?" he accepts it from your hands, "don't mind if I do!"
(Lose whiskey bottle, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him?

Offer worm liquor

"I…" he pauses with his hand on the bottle, "guess sometimes the worm eats you. Damn, it's like that Zaibatsu snake liquor."

He takes a sip and pauses. "Oooooo, surprisingly complex… wormy, I suppose."
(Lose worm liquor, remove this option.)

Lets you buy from him.

Kill him

Although death isn't typically considered the appropriate punishment for mooching drinks, you decide it's justified in Griffin's case.

(Fight Griffin)

Look to buy

"Ah, yeah, I get a shipment a day and try to set some things aside for my friends."

He pauses, talking to other people until you think he's ignoring you, then turns back. "So I don't have anything for you."

A few people in the crowd laugh, but most roll their eyes like it's the fourth time today he's used the same line.

Or, after giving him a drink:

"Every day, I pick a couple of things up, but most of the stuff gets grabbed right away. I'll try to keep stuff that interests you, but…"

"Well, take a look." He sends over a list to your comm. "Everything's 300 credits because… well, because I'm lazy and it's easier this way."

"Oh, and everyone gets one a day so I don't get bought out by one rich asshole. Yeah, I know right? We even get them here. There goes the neighborhood."

Or, after already buying something that day:

"Hey, come back tomorrow. I'm sure I'll have more stuff. Gotta keep the economy flowing, right?"

"And by 'economy,' I mean 'whatever the hell we have down here.'"

Blackened eyes

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Blackened eyes! Good choice!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: blackened eyes

Cat eyes

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Cat eyes? Always a good choice, always a good choice."

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: cat eyes

Decorative ears

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Yeah! Who doesn't want pointy ears? Except, you know, for me… and the bartender. But cool people want them."

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: decorative ears

Fixed eyes

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Some eyes? Can never have enough of those!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: fixed eyes

Black wings

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "It's wings you want? Coming right up!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Just don't tell the guys across the way where you got the wings if you get them installed there."

You found: dark wings

Ghost skin

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Ghost skin! Not a problem. Just, you know, don't come back whining if it doesn't make you a better hacker."

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: ghost skin

Spidery limbs

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Some limbs? Can never have enough of those!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: spidery limbs

Tiger hide

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Tiger skin? Back in a second! Have to go skin it myself, after all."

He laughs at his own joke and ducks out to fulfill your order. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: tiger skin

Tiger paw

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Tiger paw? Can do!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: tiger paw

Transparent arms

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Arms? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: transparent arms
(Lose 300 credits)

Transparent legs

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Legs? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: transparent legs
(Lose 300 credits)

Visible organs

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "Organs? Flatter me more!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Might need to pop across the street to get them installed… the bar here isn't exactly a sterile environment."

You found: visible organs
(Lose 300 credits)

White wings

He waits for the credit transfer to finish and nods. "It's wings you want? Coming right up!"

He ducks out to fulfill your order… hopefully.

He returns a few awkward moments later. "Alright, here you go. Just don't tell the guys across the way where you got the wings if you get them installed there."

You found: angelic wings
(Lose 300 credits)

Nevermind

Yeah, maybe he'll have some better stuff tomorrow.

(Walk Away)

Kill him

Although death isn't typically considered the appropriate punishment for mooching drinks, you decide it's justified in Griffin's case.

(Fight Griffin)

Leave him be/Nevermind

Even if the bartender said this guy is a good connection, you don't have the time to feed his habit.

(Walk Away)

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