Follow up a tip-off

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ID: 179041

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From: Making Use of Cats

A cat you remember from your Spite days has suggested you might like to accompany her to a gathering. More than that, she will not say.

Unlocked with  5,  5

Challenge information

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• 59 - very chancy (41%)
• 73 - chancy (51%)
• 87 - modest (61%)
• 101 - very modest (71%)
• 115 - low-risk (81%)
• 129 - straightforward (91%)
• 142 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A strange gathering

[…] A hush falls as you enter, but not for you; a man in a purple turban is pressing his hands to his head. "I feel something. There is someone there. I have a message for someone called... Violet," he says.

Gasps of shock all around. […]

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
• 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
•  You've gained 540 x Cryptic Clue

Rare Success

A cryptic parlour-game

[…] "I have a message coming through," he says […] "Is Violet here? Or... Reginald?" Ladies gasp, and one faints dramatically. A cat giggles. "Better ask old Reggie about the finger..." But it trails off as it catches you watching. D__n. What finger? […]

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
• 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
•  You've gained 540 x Cryptic Clue
•  Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+3 CP)

Failure

You need to work on your demeanour

[…] You see a stooped figure disappear through a doorway, which turns out to be the address you are visiting. What sort of gathering can it be?

[…] A little old lady opens the door, and cuts right across your greeting to admonish the cat. […]

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Making Use of Cats is dropping… (-5 CP)
• Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)