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Encounter Conditions
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Initial Text
A man in Third Eye colors is having some sort of discussion with the workers. They look more skeptical than worried for their safety, but it's a strange sight by most criteria.
Summary of Choices
- Challenge him - Third Eye leaves? (more effective if Etheric?)
- Rush in - Fight Construction Crew+Third Eye Ganger+Construction Crew
- Wait for him
- Kill him - Fight Third Eye Ganger, gain extra credits/Eclipse
- Buy some - Gain 4? Eclipse
- Ask what's up - Information
- Talk about Docks (after helping the Third Eye in Waterfront Struggles) - Gain BigDig experimental file
- Report success (after installing BigDig experimental file)/ - Gain shirt of the hacking gift
- Nevermind - Walk Away
- Listen in - Gain 2 XP Perception
- Leave them be - Walk away
Choice Text and Results
Challenge Him
He stares at your forehead for a moment. "You gonna come in here blind and challenge me? Fuckin' poseur."
The workers look on in confusion as he leaves in a huff.
(Etheric, with < 8 Etheric Power)
He stares at your forehead for a moment. You feel a spiraling pressure that grows and grows until you're forced backwards.
The workers watch in confusion as he grins harshly and returns to the conversation.
(Etheric, with >= 8 Etheric Power)
He stares at your forehead for a moment. You feel a spiraling pressure, but push back harder and harder until he stumbles backwards.
The workers look on in confusion as he stands and flees.
(Unlocks one instance of a Third Eye Seer combat, need to challenge him again every time?)
Rush in
You rush in, scattering most of the workers. A pair stand firm, however, hanging either side of the Third Eye thug.
(Fight Construction Crew+Third Eye Ganger+Construction Crew)
Wait for him
He gives you a look up and down. "Hey, bud. Eclipse is 25 cred, unless you need something else."
Kill him
Now that you're alone, it's easy to attack him where the workers won't see.
//(Fight Third Eye Ganger, possibly gain additional Eclipse / credits. Datapoints:
- Eclipse: 4, 4,4,5,7,6,4,5,
- Cred: 46, 49, 46,40,38,49,45,42)//
Buy some
You transfer over twenty-five credits and he passes you some Eclipse in response.
You found: 4 Eclipse
Ask what's up
"Trying to help some folks out, sell some Eclipse." He shrugs and shakes his head. "If anybody needs it, it's folks here, you know?"
Talk about Docks
"Good work on the Docks." He makes a complex motion with his hand that seems equally likely to be a congratulatory gesture and an ancient sign to repel evil.
"We've got a thing that you might be able to help with." He fumbles with his comm for a moment until a file transfer shows up on your device.
"There's a big digging machine around here… called a BigDig, don't blame me on that. That new software should help us control it, at least a little."
"But," he shrugs, "fuck if I know how to install it."
You found: BigDig experimental file
Or, if you already received a BigDig experimental file:
"Good work on the Docks." He makes a complex motion with his hand that seems equally likely to be a congratulatory gesture and an ancient sign to repel evil.
"I'm not much of a computer guy, but I think if you can install that new software, we're set. It'll help us out, help the guys here out… all that."
Report success
He looks relieved at the news, almost relaxing enough to actually smile. "That's great. That's actually great!"
"The guys put something together for you. It's not a lot, but it's heartfelt…" he pauses for a second. "By 'the guys' I mean the seers. So they're kind of weird. But, like I said, heartfelt."
He hands you a shirt that feels strangely prickly.
You found: shirt of the hacking gift
Nevermind
He looks a little annoyed for being dragged off for nothing, but lets you go about your business.
Listen in
It's an odd conversation. The thug is making some promises that seem more reasonable for a manager… mostly about better equipment with more uptime.
The workers seem just as skeptical as they would be with a manager working the same promises.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
Leave them be
They don't pay you much mind.