The Quad (During Protest)

Location

Note: This area has a different set of encounters after completing The Protest quest, see The Quad (after protest).

Legend
	Combat Encounters		Etheric only
	Noncombat Encounters		Non-Etheric only
	Choice Encounters		Requires Fishing pole
	Gang Warfare Encounters		Can lead to a Hacking Encounter

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Combat Encounters

	Opponent	Encounter Text	Notes
	Third Eye Poseur	A drunken man stumbles into you while you're crossing the quad. "Hey! Watch where you're walkin'!" He doesn't seem interested in apologies or, honestly, anything but an excuse to punch you in the face.
	Twisted Hound	You hear a low growl behind you. The thought of running occurs to you, but the crowd stretches out like a vast maze of uncaring faces.

Noncombat Encounters

	Encounter	Result	Notes
	Quad Crackdown	Finishes The Protest quest	Only after Rowdy Crowd non-combat
	Quad Dispersal	Finishes The Protest quest	Only occurs if you decrease the protest size enough
	Rowdy Crowd	Unlocks Quad Crackdown	Only occurs if you increase the protest size enough
	Boring Guard	Get cup of joe	Only in 2 parts of the Midgard Security disguise
	Wandering Student	Get castor capsule

Choice Encounters

Wave of Protesters

1. Join in - If you have a protest sign equipped, increase protest size, otherwise get a protest sign
2. Depress them - If you have a protest sign equiped, decrease protest size
3. Pickpocket your way out - Fight protesters or receive 3? of ancient candybar, metros light, Eclipse, battered cred chip, other?
4. Shoot your way out - Fight protesters

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Protester Punk

1. Add your voice - Increase protest size if protest sign equipped
2. Beat him down - Fight Punk Student
3. Follow him - Gain 2 XP in Perception
4. Wander off - Nothing

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Bored Guy

1. Commiserate with him - Decreases protest size?
2. Ask him what's up - Learn about Dr. Myers
3. Teach him not to walk across the Quad - Fight Hipster
4. Leave him to his moping - Nothing

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Security Guard

1. Ask how you can help - He drops heavy hints that Midgard can't beat up the protesters until they get a bit rowdier.
2. Throw down - Fight Midgard Security, increases protest size
3. Report the hustler's beating - Only if you got the crowd to beat up the pool shark Unlock Quad Crackdown?
4. Leave him be - Nothing

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Fleeing Pool Shark (Pre Quest)

1. Say he's with Midgard (Evil 1) - if you have a protest sign equipped, get anthony's watch or 2 XP Will, otherwise 2 XP Strength or fight Protesters
2. Chase him - Gain 3 XP Strength or 3 XP Perception or see Captured Pool Shark
3. Leave him be - walk away

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Chasing the Pool Shark (Pre Quest)

1. Pick up the chase. - Chase him unsuccessfully for 3 XP Perception; or if he is tired see Captured Pool Shark.
2. Leave him be - Walk Away

Gang Warfare

(Mostly the same as post-riot.)

Vigilante Encounters

	Opponent	Encounter Text	Notes
	4 Midgard Security	As you make your way across the Quad, you can see four bored Midgard security officers surrounding a foreign student. One of the officers is shaking something small at the student. You start to make out what he's saying as you approach "… totally illegal, we could put you in prison for five years for owning one. But you've got more than one, don't you. That's 'intent to distribute' and maybe another ten years, if you make it. What do you think about that?" The student stammers and you think he's trying to explain that whatever it is is legal in his home country. The guards apparently aren't impressed and one knocks him into the dirt. Yeah, the situation's rapidly moving from the expected abuse of power to pathetic bullying. You move to intervene.	Gain 2 of study chip, others? in addition of other drops. If you win: After the firefight calms down, the student approaches you in tears to apologize for the trouble he's caused. You eventually manage to calm him down and he gives you the stack of chips he was apparently arguing with the guards about. It's been a pretty bad day for him, but it does give you a good idea about defending your turf here. New Fortification Option: Stage a Bust
	4 Protesters	You find a large crowd of students has formed around an elderly man. As far as you can tell he's a science professor working on something involved with a 'Dr. Myers' and this is good enough reason for the students to get violent. When you step in, they turn their wrath towards you. (Allows you to contact Dr. Myers in Combine Labs)	If you win: As you disperse the last of the students, the professor clasps your hand between his shaking ones and thanks you profusely. Once he makes sure nobody's looking, he slips you a few small objects. You found: 2-3 of: chemistry papers, Omnitech trauma bandage, Nitro, others? If you lose: As you withdraw from the combat, the crowd descends on the man and beats him viciously. You don't see what happens, but you're sure it's not good.
(Also Drunken Challenger; Third Eye Hunter; Third Eye Hunter, Third Eye Ganger, 2 Third Eye Poseurs, same as post-protest)

History

Third Eye Agitator was replaced by Protester Punk, above.