Jess (2013)

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1 - Before choosing a fund
2 - After choosing a fund
3 - After October 30

Intro (Before choosing a fund)

Okay, there's a lot to talk about, so I'm just sort of going to start and you can stop me whenever you want.

Last year, the school renovated and reopened the art museum for Halloween. Well, we renovated and reopened it, really. They just gave us permission.

They haven't exactly been great about holding onto the rest of the collection, so the hall of sculptures… which isn't an accurate name, but it held all the three dimensional art and insect collections and weird stuff like that. Anyway, sorry, the hall of sculptures is basically empty.

So I want to rebuy the stuff they let wander off. There's the insect collection I mentioned, this weird hand-tree thing, all the masks, that sweet valkyrie statue, and the tablet… don't ask about the tablet.

So anything you can do helps. If you don't have a lot, you can buy candy buckets and resell the candy to recoup the cost a bit.

Anyway, what are you excited about?

Insects!
Hands!
Masks!
The Valkyrie!
That tablet!
The party itself
Maybe later (End of conversation)

Insects!

Alright, anything you buy now is going towards rebuilding the insect collection. A lot of people don't know this, but the guy who revolutionized Midgard's drones about a decade ago loved looking at that collection.

So, even if you don't like bugs, it's kind of historical. Cool, right?

Do you want to grab something now?

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

Hands!

The tree of hands? Really? I mean, I guess some people like it, but it's pretty creepy.

It's supposed to be "humanity's hands reaching, striving towards the future" or somesuch, but it gives me bad dreams.

Sorry, I shouldn't be a party pooper. Your help is surely appreciated. Would you like something now?

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

Masks!

Oh, the masks! Yeah, if you haven't seen them, they're all pretty cool. Sort of Alien Neotribal, I guess you could say. Okay, I just made that up, but it sounds good, right?

Would you like to buy something to put into the fund?

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

The Valkyrie!

Oh, yeah, she's great. Some rich exec has her now, but he's willing to sell her back for half a million.

Granted, that's twice what he bought her for, so he's a prick. But, to be fair, it's not as though he needs the money.

Anyway, enough of me being conflicted. Would you like some candy?

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

That tablet!

So, the crazy bastard they sold it too started carving chunks off… I have no idea why. He probably throws them at puppies or chokes orphans with them or something.

Sorry, I'm not much of an artist myself, but there are some things you don't do. And now he wants two million credits to give us back what's left of it? It's enough to make you want to work for some corporation's cleaners. Pow.

Ummm, sorry. Anyway, everything you buy right now's going to the tablet, so stock up!

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

The party itself

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

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Intro (After choosing a fund)

Did you want to pick anything up?

Absolutely
How are the funds?
Maybe later (End of conversation)

Absolutely/I'll buy something

(If your current location is Metroplex U, go to Halloween Fundraisers, otherwise:)

That'd be great! Just come out to the Quad and I'll find you, easy as pie.

(End of conversation)

How are the funds?

+Interim messages

So, we've gotten permission from the administration to use the hall of sculpture for our party this year. But… well, they haven't necessarily been great stewards in the time since the museum had its problems.

Midgard at least offered to give us back one statue, with a soldier from the Orbital Wars and his hound drone. Historical innacuracy aside, we can't turn down charity at this point.

But let me check on the rest…

INSECTS
(Initially:)
It looks like we might not get the insect collection back, which is a shame. They'd be the cheapest at 50,00 credits to, well, reconstruct.

(Over 50,000:)
We got the insect collection back with 365,000, but I'm sure more insects is better. Thanks mostly to GoldS. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) Anything you buy is going towards the bugs, by the way.

HAND-TREE
(Initially:)
There used to be a weird sculpture that looks like a hand-tree… I don't really know either, but the new owner only wants 100,000 credits to give it back.

(Over 100,000:)
We got the tree of hands back with 105,000! Thanks entirely to xerf. It's creepy as heck, but it's always been there. Thanks for supporting this, by the way. It's a little… offputting. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) Thanks for supporting this, by the way. It's a little… offputting.

MASKS
(Initially:)
The mask collection was really a centerpiece of the whole thing. Just a wall of masks, as far as you can see. Very cool, but also very split up between a ton of different people now. It'll be a quarter million to get them back.

(Later on:)
We're <X> to the quarter million we need to get the masks back. Thanks mostly to xerf.

(Over 250,000:)
We're getting the masks back with 327,250, but they can probably pick up some more to round out the collection. Thanks mostly to Thrillhouse. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) You're helping with the masks now.

VALKYRIE
(Initially:)
There used to be this beautiful valkyrie statue in the museum. Of course, after the riot, the University sold it off and the guy who bought it wants half a million credits to get it back. Some people.

(Later on:)
We're 396,850 credits back towards getting our valkyrie statue back, thanks largely to Barton26. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) She's what you're working towards.

(Over 500,000:)
Yeah! We got our valkyrie back with 500,500 credits! Thanks largely to Barton26.

TABLET
(Initially:)
The university sold this old tablet that used to be in the hall of sculptures. The butcher who bought it carved some chunks off and, even then, he's demanding two million to get it back. That's almost as much as the university spent renovating the whole museum!

(Later on:)
We're 325,250 credits towards the two million that crazy old man wants to give us our tablet back, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) You're helping with this… I hope you have deep pockets and an interest in mysterious languages.

(Over 2,000,000)
I don't know how, but we got the tablet back for 2,004,550 credits! Thanks largely to Al. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) You're helping with this… I hope you have deep pockets and an interest in mysterious languages.

PARTY
(Initially:)
We don't have anything extra for the party, but a bunch of people in costumes in the art museum should be fun enough, right?

(Later on:)
We have 20,600 credits for the party, thanks entirely to Cryptodynamic. I'm thinking about trying to put together a maze on the first floor of the museum. Shouldn't cost more than 25,000 credits.

(Over 25,000:)
MESSAGE MISSING

(Over ???)
We have 64,100 credits for the party, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. We've got a tyranosaurus rex, which is awesome, but nothing for it to scare people into. I'm thinking we should build a 3d spider's web. It'll be cool and probably only take our budget to 200,000 credits. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) I think the museum will be spooky enough on its own, but party supplies definitely don't buy themselves. We need a maze, some webs, maybe set up the T-rex we got last year… I dunno, scarecrows. It'll be awesome.

So if you want candy at the party, buy some candy now… so we can buy some candy to have at the party. I'm pretty sure that's not meta.

(Over 200,000:)
We have 222,600 credits for the party, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. I think the maze on the first floor is good, but the second floor could use something. Maybe scarecrows? I mean, they've got scare in the name. We could probably get enough for everyone to take one home by upping the budget to an even million. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) This is where you're helping now.

(Over 1,000,000:)
We have 1,000,100 credits for the party, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. Well, we've got a T-rex and scarecrows. If anybody doesn't like it, they can lump it. Any more money, we should probably spend on refreshments. (and, if you are currently set to donate to this fund) This is where you're helping now.

TOTAL
(Initially:)
Just a lot of zeroes for now, but they'll fill up soon enough!

(Later on:)
It totals up to <X> if you're curious, thanks to everything people bought so far.

(Over 1 million cred total:)
The total's over a million! It's <x> if you're curious, but just wow.

(Over 2 million cred total:)
We raised millions of credits! It's 2,370,150 if you're curious, but just wow.

(Over 4 million cred total:)
We raised millions and millions of credits! It's insane! I mean, tell me 4,028,600 isn't crazy.

So, we've gotten permission from the administration to use the hall of sculpture for our party this year. But… well, they haven't necessarily been great stewards in the time since the museum had its problems.

Midgard at least offered to give us back one statue, with a soldier from the Orbital Wars and his hound drone. Historical inaccuracy aside, we can't turn down charity at this point.

But let me check on the rest…
We got the insect collection back with 407,500, but I'm sure more insects is better. Thanks mostly to GoldS.

We got the tree of hands back with 335,250! Thanks mostly to Arkaim. It's creepy as heck, but it's always been there.

We're getting the masks back with 1,191,050, but they can probably pick up some more to round out the collection. Thanks largely to Argeth. You're helping with the masks now.

Yeah! We got our valkyrie back with 523,100 credits! Thanks largely to Barton26.

I don't know how, but we got the tablet back for 2,375,200 credits! Thanks largely to Al.

We have 1,033,950 credits for the party, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. Well, we've got a T-rex and scarecrows. If anybody doesn't like it, they can lump it. Any more money, we should probably spend on refreshments.

We raised millions and millions of credits! It's insane! I mean, tell me 5,866,050 isn't crazy.

I'll buy something
The insect collection
Tree of hands? Awesome!
I'll do masks
The Valkyrie
Crazy stone tablets or bust!
The party!
Thanks (End of conversation)

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Intro (Oct 31, 2013)

Jess's comm rings a couple times, but doesn't pick up. Instead of an option to leave a message, it just gives you a picture of her dressed as a pirate.

It's not a bad tradeoff, really. Nobody checks their messages these days anyway.

Intro (Nov 1, 2013)

Hello! I left this recording here so hopefully people won't keep asking me for the final tally, because it's right here.

We got the insect collection back with 407,500, but I'm sure more insects is better. Thanks mostly to GoldS.

We got the tree of hands back with 335,250! Thanks mostly to Arkaim. It's creepy as heck, but it's always been there.

We're getting the masks back with 1,191,050, but they can probably pick up some more to round out the collection. Thanks largely to Argeth. You're helping with the masks now.

Yeah! We got our valkyrie back with 523,100 credits! Thanks largely to Barton26.

I don't know how, but we got the tablet back for 2,375,200 credits! Thanks largely to Al.

We have 1,033,950 credits for the party, thanks mostly to Cryptodynamic. Well, we've got a T-rex and scarecrows. If anybody doesn't like it, they can lump it. Any more money, we should probably spend on refreshments.

We raised millions and millions of credits! It's insane! I mean, tell me 5,866,050 isn't crazy.