Recommended Donation

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Encounter Conditions

Must not have attacked the hipster in this encounter today.

Initial Text

Someone approaches you. At first, you could think he's an art student, but apparently he's some sort of staff.

He starts going on and on about a recommended donation of ten credits.

Summary of Choices

1. Say you're broke - 2 XP in Will, or if you have <10 credits, walk away
2. Have ten - lose 10 credits, gain 3 XP in Will
3. Take fifty! - lose 50 credits, gain museum guidebook
4. I already paid! - 2 XP in Will, or if you're telling the truth, walk away
5. Lunge for him - fight a Hipster with additional museum guidebook drop; replaces this encounter & Nothing Too Dangerous with security combat encounters for today win, lose or run away
6. Garotte him (With yellowed lace garotte equipped) - Remove this encounter for the day, but does not alert security? Learn Lace Garotte technique and lose your yellowed lace garotte.
7. Ask about Halloween - various hints about Halloween
8. Offer a wooden stake - Recruit vampire slayers for Halloween party(Halloween 2018, after sufficient discussion in the Lonely Streamers encounter?)
9. Ignore him - gain 2 XP in Perception

Choice Text and Results

Say you're broke

He winds up into rant about people lying to him just to get out of paying the fee. You're eventually able to get away, but that ringing in your ears isn't going anywhere.

You congratulate yourself for not strangling him, though.

You've earned 2 XP in Will

Or, if you have <10 credits:

He starts winding up into rant about people lying to him just to get out of paying the fee. But you show him your account balance on your comm, which shuts him down quickly.

(Unknown if this takes an Energy)

Have ten (Good: 1)

"Thanks!" It takes a minute to complete the transaction, but he thanks you profusely for supporting the arts.

You've earned 3 XP in Will

Take fifty! (Good: 1)

"Oh! Tell you what, you can have one of these guidebooks too!" He hands you the book and completes the transaction, humming a strange melody you feel like you should recognize.

You found: museum guidebook

(You lose 50 credits)

I already paid!

If you haven't paid today:

He winds up into rant about people lying to him just to get out of paying the fee. You're eventually able to get away, but that ringing in your ears isn't going anywhere.

You congratulate yourself for not strangling him, though.

You've earned 2 XP in Will

If you have paid today:

He checks over his comm real quick. "Of course, of course you did, sorry."

See Walk Away

Lunge for him

You lunge for him. He drops something on the ground, but brings his fists up in a pathetic attempt to defend himself.

(Fight Hipster; can also get museum guidebook in addition to normal drops)

Garotte him

You slip behind him and haul back on his neck until the garotte snaps in your hands, then drag the body into a storage room. You're confident no one heard his gasping cries.

You learned a new Technique: Lace Garotte

Lose your equipped yellowed lace garotte.

Ask about Halloween

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Halloween 2013

You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He seems… legitimately excited.

"It's almost a year since the hall here opened. I hope they decide to get the sculpture exhibit upstairs opened back up. It got… kind of trashed a while back, but there was great stuff up there."

He furrows his brow for a second. "Even the Orbital Wars monument was okay if you looked at it ironically."

"I guess that's all up to the Event Coordinator, though."

In the lead-up to Halloween 2014 (October 21st, 2014)

You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He seems… conflicted.

"The university is trying to commercialize Halloween and turn it into a cash cow for whatever they want. But… it seems like they want to get some special collections in for big patrons."

"And who knows what kind of crazy stuff the richos would put down there?"

In the lead-up to Halloween 2015 (October 21st, 2015)

You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He seems… conflicted.

"I'm always excited about Halloween, but this year Midgard is taking over."

He pauses for a moment. "Jess is the event coordinator, but I know her from way back and I don't think she had anything to do with it."

"Some of my friends want to make it into an art exhibition about the hopeless and futility of our corporate world. Some want to make sure the workers there see a different perspective. And, well, some want both." He shakes his head. "I'm not sure where I fall in that, but it seems like a good reason to go."

In the lead-up to Halloween 2016, Halloween 2017, and Halloween 2018 (October 21st)

You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He seems… conflicted.

"I'm always excited about Halloween, but they keep moving the site. Can't it just come back here to the museum?"

Leading up to Halloween 2019:

You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He seems… conflicted.

"Halloween is the best, but Midgard's co-opting it for their big product launch. Can't we keep the consumerism to Christmas? Or at least not have it be about selling weapon systems?"

His face droops a bit more.

Leading up to Halloween 2020:

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.

"We're not sure who's going to be running the show, I'm just glad it's not me… and even more glad it's not Midgard. I don't think it's going to be a giant frat party, but I'll take that over a weapon showcase on my favorite holiday."

Leading up to Halloween 2021:

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.

"Last year was pretty metal, not that I like metal, but it's better than just letting Midgard run everything. Hopefully this year lives up."

Leading up to Halloween 2022:

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.

"Last couple years were pretty metal, not that I like metal, but it's better than just letting Midgard run everything. Hopefully this year lives up."

Leading up to Halloween 2023 and Halloween 2024:

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?"

Offer a wooden stake (Halloween 2018 only)

He takes the stake and frowns. "Well, now I'm extra sad I can't make it, but I'm pretty sure I've got a friend I can convince to head over and stake some vamp-wolf-whatevers in my place."

Ignore him

He goes on and on and on about the donation. Do they have a class teaching people to be this annoying?

You should get some kind of prize for not strangling him, but instead you just get some quality time staring at the paintings and pretending he's not talking.

You've earned 2 XP in Perception