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Greet him cordially - no need to dirty ourselves.
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- CommissarMega
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THUNDERDOME LOSER
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Cordial greetings, of course- as shabby as Figs might appear to be, we are still a valet and he an independent gentleman.
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- Avalerion
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Cordially.
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"Ah!" Figs holds his hand out for just a moment more, then drops it awkwardly. "Sorry. I'm not very good at greetings."
"Not at all," you say. "It's good to see you."
"Well, Butler," says Figs. "It's been a while."
"What a strange coincidence," you say. "I've just been hearing about your...difficulties." You watch as Fig's delight at seeing you drains away, and he is left, a broken and brooding shell of a man.
"So you know all."
"I do."
"You know of my despair. You know of my inability to see my one and only, my darling Mopsie, of whom no one is more lovely, more worthy of adoration. But Butler, are you headed up to Woodland Centre, to Ritornello, for the big fox hunt and feast?"
"Yes, I'm meeting Mr. Wintermint there."
"Then...then you'll see Mopsie. You may enter, where I am barred entrance. Tell me, Butler, would you embrace her for me? And tell her that you saw me, and that I do nothing but pine away for her. Embrace her, and kiss her dewy brow for me."
"I don't think I'll be kissing her dewy brow, but I'll tell her that you are thinking of her."
"I shall be certain to do so. And I shall ensure that she knows the pain you are in."
"Have you heard from her at all? Do you even know if she still loves you?"
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 54%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 37%
Observe: 32%
Persuade: 42% (+6%)
Skulduggery: 19%
Soothing/Abrasive: 37%/63%
Your Reputation
Renown: 9%
Tranquility: 14%
Suspicion: 10%
Rory: 36%
Frankincense: 44%
Aunt Primrose: 21%
Ready Monies: 23
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Jan 14, 2018 20:42
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- Avalerion
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Heard from her at all?
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Jan 14, 2018 21:04
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- achtungnight
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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I like #2.
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Jan 14, 2018 21:34
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- chitoryu12
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"I don't think I'll be kissing her dewy brow, but I'll tell her that you are thinking of her."
We probably shouldn't start hugging and macking on random girls in the name of someone else's crush.
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"I don't think I'll be kissing her dewy brow, but I'll tell her that you are thinking of her."
We can easily relay a message.
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Jan 15, 2018 00:47
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- namehereguy
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Tell her you're thinking of her. Dewy Brow kissing is something he'll have to do himself.
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- Maugrim
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I eat your face
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#3
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#3
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- Mad Jaqk
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We probably shouldn't start hugging and macking on random girls in the name of someone else's crush.
Completely disagree. Option 2.
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Jan 15, 2018 06:31
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We are tied between Let her know you're thinking of her and Have you heard from her at all?. Next new or changed vote takes it.
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Have you heard from her at all?
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"Perish the thought, Butler! That shows how little you know of our love. It is true, and eternal, and beyond all that is finite."
"Good to know."
"Don't speak lightly of it."
"I wouldn't dream of it."
Figs pauses. "Say, you know, Butler, I have been just sitting here, before you came in, thinking of how I can get Aunt Primrose - sorry, Mrs. Patterson - to like me better. She seems to have the impression that I am - and I am quoting her directly here - 'an addlepated goof with little to no prospects'. Do you know what I say to that? I say, 'Ha!' I have prospects, and a dream of making a life for myself as an artist. Surely you can understand that."
"Perhaps you can simply tell Mrs. Patterson of those prospects? If she knew all, she could hardly be hard-hearted."
Figs paces up and down the aisle, making something of a spectacle of himself. "By Jove, Butler, you're right. I've got to speak out. For too long I've been hiding my light under the apple barrel, and it's time to stop." He drums his fingers on the wall. "Hm - you know, Butler, perhaps you can help me. Here's let's role-play this out. I'll be me, and you be Aunt Primrose."
"You'll be you?"
"Yes, I'll be me, you be Aunt Primrose, and, ah, this plate will be Mopsie." He wipes off a plate with his sleeve and puts it on his seat. Some of the passengers watch with great interest, anticipating free entertainment.
You clear your throat.
It seems to you that there are a few ways to do this. Obviously if Figs is going to confront Aunt Primrose, he's going to need to be prepared with an accurate portrayal of Aunt Primrose. On the other hand, it is possible that word could get back to Aunt Primrose that you were mimicking her, which would be seen as disrespectful, so maybe it isn't such a good idea to portray her. Or maybe you can somehow get the crowd to give Figs advice, so the responsibility is removed from your shoulders.
"All right, I'll be Aunt Primrose."
"Actually, you should be Aunt Primrose, and I'll be you. That way you can watch me being you and learn from me."
"Figs, I have a far better idea. Let's ask all these people to be Mrs. Patterson, collectively."
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 54%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 37%
Observe: 32%
Persuade: 42%
Skulduggery: 19%
Soothing/Abrasive: 34%/66% (+3% Abrasiveness)
Your Reputation
Renown: 9%
Tranquility: 14%
Suspicion: 10%
Rory: 36%
Frankincense: 44%
Aunt Primrose: 21%
Ready Monies: 23
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Jan 16, 2018 14:49
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- achtungnight
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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Crowd seems best for comedy I think.
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Jan 16, 2018 14:55
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We are a Butler, not an actor - let's leave it up to the Crowd.
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Jan 16, 2018 15:28
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Going with the crowd.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:10
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- chitoryu12
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Make it a crowd song!
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Jan 16, 2018 20:45
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I don't actually know the ending to any of those options. And unfortunately, this game has no checkpoint system, so any kind of experimentation requires starting over and clicking through all our choices again. I know it doesn't seem like much, but I've already had to do that once since the mobile version of this game sometimes registers a finger swipe as a choice selection and page advancement. It's tedious, if nothing else. Sorry about that.
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"Collectively?"
"Yes. Think of it like this: if you can stand up to fifty people, surely you can stand up to one aunt, right?"
"I - suppose so?"
"Excuse me, everyone," you call, with cupped hands. "This is Figs. Figs has a problem in the more intimate portion of his life, vis-a-vis a forbidden romance with Mopsie."
Here you motion towards the plate. Figs bows his head.
"We all need to pull together to help him. He's particularly afraid of Mopsie's aunt, and I'd like to ask all of you if you would portray his aunt."
"What's she like?" calls a middle-aged woman traveling with her mother.
"Ooh, she's tough and loud, and not at all in favor of me," says Figs. "She said I was an 'addlepated goof with little to no prospects.'"
"I see, I see," says the woman.
"Does everyone understand their job?" you ask. "Figs and Mopsie are in love, but Aunt Primrose, also known as Mrs. Patterson (played by all of you) is going to breathe fire and brimstone at him; Figs needs to be able to weather the storm and emerge both steadfast and debonair."
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"All right, may I have a subject for an argument?" you ask.
"Figs does something ill-mannered!" shouts a man wearing a cab driver's cap.
"Very good. And can I have a situation in which Figs might encounter Aunt Primrose?"
"Dinner party!" shouts the elderly mother.
"Stroll in the park!" calls a chimney sweep.
"Grand opening at a sweet shop!" cries an adorable young boy in a sailor suit holding a brightly colored all-day sucker.
"Dinner party it is."
"A stroll in the park is perfect."
"Grand opening at a sweet shop it shall be."
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 54%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 37%
Observe: 32%
Persuade: 42%
Skulduggery: 19%
Soothing/Abrasive: 34%/66%
Your Reputation
Renown: 9%
Tranquility: 14%
Suspicion: 10%
Rory: 36%
Frankincense: 44%
Aunt Primrose: 21%
Ready Monies: 23
Pangurban fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Jan 17, 2018
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- achtungnight
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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Dinner party seems most likely to really happen someday.
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Jan 17, 2018 15:07
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"Grand opening at a sweet shop" - we need to give Figs an easy one, otherwise his lower class mind will melt from exhaustion.
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Jan 17, 2018 15:11
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- chitoryu12
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Sweet shop. Humor the poor boy.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:29
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Park.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:41
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Lander county's safe as heaven,
despite all the strife and boilin',
Tin Star,
Oh how she's an icon of the eastern west,
But now the time has come to end our song,
of the Tin Star, the Tin Star!
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I don't actually know the ending to any of those options. And unfortunately, this game has no checkpoint system, so any kind of experimentation requires starting over and clicking through all our choices again.
Do you want the script?
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Jan 17, 2018 21:08
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- Mad Jaqk
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Dinner party seems most likely to really happen someday.
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I would love the script! I've read through the publicly available ones they have posted for their free games in the past, so I'm pretty good at parsing them out. Though, I don't have access to PMs on my account. Would you need my email?
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"And, scene."
"What a lovely sweet shop we happen to find ourselves in, Aunt Primrose."
"Don't you call me Aunt Primrose!" screeches a shopgirl in a bonnet. "That's Mrs. Patterson to you!"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Here, let me buy you these licorice allsorts."
"Never!" cries the cab driver. "I hate licorice allsorts. You know perfectly well that I care only for butterscotch barrels. You are a fool for trying to get into my good graces in such a poorly-informed manner. You are a malevolent--"
"--buffoon!" finishes the boy in the sailor suit. "Get lost. I fully intend to tell my dear Flopsie of the spectacle you're making of yourself."
"It's Mopsie," you correct.
"Flopsie," says the boy. "And you shall be...hm..."
"...whipped and tossed in a blanket and tarred and feathered if you so much as show your loathsome visage round these parts ever again. Find your own sweet shop," says the elderly mother. "Good day, sir."
"Now see here," says Figs, turning bright red.
"I said, good day, sir," the mother says with zest. "Now, I think I shall order a small bag of chocolate truffles, if you please."
Figs is beside himself. But it was good practice for him. The real encounter with Aunt Primrose is likely to be something like that or worse.
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A gong sounds, indicating that a light meal is now available for third-class passengers at this time.
"Shall we?" asks Figs, grateful to have something other than preparing for verbal battle with Aunt Primrose to think about.
Together, you and Figs stroll to the refreshment car, and buy some slightly stale but still acceptable sandwiches.
It's an enjoyable enough meal for train fare. The thought of Beauregard, Aunt Primrose's temperamental but exquisite French chef, buoys you. You will soon have the opportunity to enjoy his cooking fr several days, and the thought gives you considerable pleasure.
A businessman lunching by himself coughs and folds over his newspaper, with a crisp flick. The headline proclaims that the well-known sneak thief "Light-Fingered Lou" is rumored to be operating in the vicinity of Woodland Centre. The businessman coughs again.
"Next stop, Brooks Crossing, where we shall pause for twenty minutes, followed by the last stop, Woodland Centre!" cries the conductor.
Placing your napkin down on the table, you prepare for the end of your journey.
You suppose you could return to the carriage you just came from and spend some more quality time with Figs, very likely hearing a great deal more about Mopsie. On the other hand, perhaps - just perhaps - you might be able to sneak into the second- or first-class carriages, if you are clever enough to manage it.
I return to third class with Figs
I sneak into second class.
I sneak into first class.
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 54%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 37%
Observe: 32%
Persuade: 42%
Skulduggery: 19%
Soothing/Abrasive: 34%/66%
Your Reputation
Renown: 9%
Tranquility: 14%
Suspicion: 10%
Rory: 36%
Frankincense: 44%
Aunt Primrose: 21%
Ready Monies: 23
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Jan 18, 2018 16:36
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Sneak into first class.
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As bold as we are, I’m not confident in our stealth. Return to Figs.
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