Advance your Spouse's Career

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ID: 243809

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From: The Mirrored Salon

There are so many well-dressed people in the room. He only needs to circulate amongst them.

Unlocked with ,  5,  3

Challenge information

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• 274 - very chancy (41%)
• 340 - chancy (51%)
• 407 - modest (61%)
• 474 - very modest (71%)
• 540 - low-risk (81%)
• 607 - straightforward (91%)
• 667 - straightforward (100%)
  

The difficulty is modified by 50 x ( - ). Note that and can be negative even though they appear as 0.

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• 1 - high-risk (30%)
• 2 - chancy (60%)
• 3 - low-risk (90%)
• 4 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A sea of light

Behind [varies] stands a lady […] You conjure in the mirror a scene of writhing snakes; the lady shrieks; the tiara is deftly extracted without disordering a hair on her head.

Your spouse meets your eye with the faintest smile. All part of the show!

Description summary:
The varied bit of text appears in success and failure. It is likely, but unconfirmed, the same for both.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Airs of Passengers	Passenger
0	a person in a dove-grey suit
1001 - 1029	a lady in a blue gown
1030 - 1049	a gentleman in a grey silk waistcoat
1050 - 1059	a Rubbery man in fawn-coloured gloves
1060 - 1064	a Gondolier of upper rank with the uniform to prove it
1065 - 1069	an agent of the Bazaar
1070 - 1079	a judge from the Evenlode
1080 - 1089	a friend of the Veteran Privy Counsellor
1090 - 1099	a very bureaucratic-looking man
1100 - 1109	a woman dressed in Bohemian style but very expensive fabrics
1110 - 1119	a man with a briefcase covered with Correspondence sigils
1120 - 1124	a man in a very thick fur coat
1125 - 1129	a woman with a mink stole
1130	a determined Baroness with a hand-stamped letter of recommendation to the gates of Hell
2001 - 2049	a mushroom-farmer
2050 - 2059	a Rubbery man dressed for the factory
2060 - 2069	a down-at-heels ex-Gondolier
2070 - 2074	an escapee from the prisons of the Evenlode
2075 - 2136	a speechless woman with a lamp affixed to her hand
3001 - 3009	a scholar in Benthic robes
3010 - 3024	a palaeontologist (bag of tools uncouthly on the table)
3025 - 3049	a scholar in Summerset robes
3050 - 3059	a scholar of Rubbery linguistics
3060 - 3064	a professor interested in the sociology of the Gondoliers
3065 - 3069	an archaeologist investigating the Sere Palace
3070 - 3130	a legal scholar of the Evenlode
4001 - 4009	a determined-looking Tracklayer
4010 - 4019	a Tracklayer wearing the insignia of the Prehistoricists
4020 - 4049	a solicitor employed by the Tracklayers' Union
4050 - 4059	a Rubbery man in a Tracklayer's uniform
4060 - 4069	a Tracklayer recruited from the Gondoliers
4070 - 4079	a burly Tracklayer
4080 - 4089	a wiry Tracklayer
4090 - 4099	a scrawny Tracklayer
4100 - 4109	a Tracklayer with a book of psalms
4110 - 4119	a Tracklayer with thick protective boots
4120 - 4129	a Tracklayer who hasn't bothered removing her helmet
4130 - 4137	a Tracklayer in fire-proof gloves
5001 - 5009	a vicar
5010 - 5024	a deacon
5025 - 5039	a rector
5040 - 5049	a lay preacher
5050 - 5059	a lay theologist translating the Bible to Rubbery speech
5060 - 5069	the vicar-sailor of the floating Church of Saint Barbara
5070 - 5079	a prison chaplain
5080 - 5089	a dour-looking rector
5090 - 5099	a factory chaplain
5100 - 5109	a lay preacher of the Church in the Wild
5110 - 5119	a Church historian
5120 - 5124	a monk in black robes
5125 - 5129	a Follower of the Anchoress
5130 - 5138	a militant preacher against devils
10001 - 10009	a sardonic-looking Devil
10010 - 10019	a grim-looking Devil
10020 - 10029	a glum Deviless
10030 - 10049	a smug Deviless
10050 - 10059	an expert in Rubbery souls
10060 - 10130	one of the regulars of the Fiddler's Scarlet

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
• You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
•  You've gained 3 x Sapphire
•  You've gained 6 x Ostentatious Diamond
• Casing... is dropping… (-3 CP)
• [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)

Failure

Excessive

[…] It is a theft requiring dexterity, speed, and distraction. You conjure in the mirror a scene of writhing snakes; the lady shrieks and runs from the room. It might have been wise to determine first whether she was afflicted by any significant phobias.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
• Your popularity this evening has just suffered a setback. (Removes 1 x )
• You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
• [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)