Hephaesta is alone

ID: 5165

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From: Ambition: Light Fingers! 14

The surly strong-woman sits at a scarred table, drinking cheap wine. Can you convince her to trust you?

Challenge information

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• 36 - very chancy (41%)
• 45 - chancy (51%)
• 53 - modest (61%)
• 62 - very modest (71%)
• 71 - low-risk (81%)
• 79 - straightforward (91%)
• 87 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Lawks a-mercy

[…] Hephaesta […] sends an urchin […] Mrs. Plenty appears […]

"She's hiding […] Her sister is […] in some terrible business […] was s'posed come back from the Forgotten Quarter […]"

[…] you didn't know she had a sister.

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Ambition: Light Fingers! has increased to 15 - Search the Forgotten Quarter for the Fading Music-Hall Singer!
•  An occurrence! Your 'Discovered: the Forgotten Quarter' Quality is now 1! (hidden)

Failure

Not today

Hephaesta narrows her eyes and grunts whenever you speak. The loud nonsense being spouted by the Experimental Poet two tables away isn't helping your case. Perhaps you should come back when she has had more to drink.

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Scandal is increasing… (+? CP)