Halloween is a reoccurring holiday.
October 21st
Various NPCs have hints about Halloween:
You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He breaks out into a grin, then suppresses it a moment later.
"I'm not a fan of letting Midgard run everything, but if they're running everything for someone else and we're just sneaking in… puts a bit of a different spin on it, right?"
"It feels like Midgard is letting us get away with something, but if they give us an inch…" His eyes sparkle for a moment before he carefully conceals any sign of happiness.
"Fuck yes, that's all I gotta say."
He continues regardless. "No school, no sponsors, just a little breaking and entering. Fuck yes."
"Well, I have to work on my dissertation. It's taking long enough without me taking breaks."
"Nobody interested in worms this year, which isn't too surprising."
"Hmm? Oh, yeah, it's getting to be time for the big event." He shrugs and kicks back his over/under.
"Hopefully they won't collapse any buildings this year. Or… well, yeah."
- Arthur J (with Chess):
"Heard Yvonne is trying to sneak into one of the Midgard office parties." He sips off the top of his over/under.
"It's absurd, really. Midgard doesn't care much about the call center workers, but surely not… actually, I can picture them caring that little," he finishes off the rest of the drink with a dejected expression. "Yeah, that tracks."
- Jess:
Her smile brightens further. "Things seemed to go fine last few years without me!"
She thrusts a fist up towards the heavens. "I've hung up my pirate hat and will definitely graduate someday!"
"I was still pushing for it to move back here, but it's out of my hands."
"But I'm still glad I don't have to clean up afterwards again." She shakes her head. "Streamers everywhere."
You ask one of the guards about Halloween. He nods grimly. "It's not here this year, thank God. That means they can all turn right around and go back to pick up some Lattes! or whatever kids do now."
- Celler Door Bar Drone:
There's a faint electronic crackle as it begins to speak. "Ahhhh, Halloween, the one night a year we can reveal our true forms."
"Too commercial. Too commercial indeed. I say that, but I've… well, hopefully I'll have a nice surprise this year."
- HQ Lobby Breakfast Drone gives out obligatory candy (once/day).
October 25th
Fundraising begins with Yvonne. Funding decorations provides Barsukov, F, and Silver receipts which can be traded in for decoration supplies at the Lobby Mailroom.
October 28th
Party setup begins in the Call Center. The Call Center is available for the first time for both halloween and regular permanent content to explore.
October 31st
The party begins in the Call Center. A dance party, a haunted ghost train, lots of candy and etheric punch, as well as Janet Barsukov briefly reappearing.
November 1st
Halloween 2023 Rewards are distributed at Silver Towers(?)
Call Center Update
The Call Center opened on October 28, 2023.
New opponents:
- Assistant Vice President (downtown executive ID, folding pistol, executive jacket, tailored Eclipse)
- Call Center Boss (call center headset, management baton)
- Duct Drone
- Duct Spider
- Spectral Security (briefly Halloween-only, now permanent)
- Tattered Specter (briefly Halloween-only, now permanent)
New hacking: