Test the man's skills

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He doesn't look like much. Is he truly the Detective they say he was?

Success

Even ghosts aren't yet departed

[…] It's clearly an effort […] But as he takes you in, […] his eyes narrow, and he looks.

"Why, [formal address], it's not difficult to get the measure of you." […]

He turns his attention to your hands. […]

[…] "Well, you're certainly perspicacious, if you've found me. […]"

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	"You live in some old attic room, no doubt." He gestures vaguely at your clothing, as if that explains it.
	"You live at the generosity of someone kindhearted. And easily manipulated, no doubt."
	"You live somewhere high. Draughty." He gestures at your attire, as if this somehow explains it.
	"You live somewhere insalubrious. A dormitory, perhaps? Or flophouse?" He eyes your clothes warily, as if nervous of fleas.
	"Is that mud round your ankles? You live somewhere where the fungus thrives."
	"Is that mud round your ankles? You live somewhere where the fungus thrives."
	"Your living situation is somewhat... fractious? Somewhere insalubrious." He gestures at your attire, as if this somehow explains it.
	He takes a deep breath. "Mmm. Books. You keep many at your home? Ah, but surely even you wouldn't keep that many. A shop, then?"
	"You keep a respectable address. That much is obvious."
	He takes a deep breath. "Mmm, zee water. The smell gets into the clothing, no matter what you do. You live, then, on a boat?"
	The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort."
	The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort."
	The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort."
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Profession:	Third Paragraph
None	"You have no work, at the moment. Perhaps that's why you have come here."
	"You're passionate about something. Enough to be spurred to habitual action."
	"You know how to use your hands. You're not too particular about it, either."
	"You carry a weapon. Perhaps a professional adornment?"
	"You have a way with words. One that favours you, time after time."
	"Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never stray far from your hand."
	His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking."
	"Would you be offended if I suggested you were a thug?"
	"Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never be far from your hand."
	"Keep those where I can see them, if you would. You look to have rather light fingers."
	His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking."
	"Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never stray far from your hand."
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	His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking."
	His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking."
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	He seems a little surprised. "You have a vocation, then. Teaching is it?"
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	Presumably nonexistent, as it is impossible to become a Correspondent without starting A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets
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	Presumably nonexistent, as it is impossible to become a Midnighter without starting A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets
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Moloch Street is found in the Ladybones Road area of the map. (Sets Route: Moloch Street to – in the Ladybones Road map area)
Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
You are now acquainted with the Honey-Addled Detective. (Sets Acquaintance: the Honey-Addled Detective to 1 - You are now acquainted with the Honey-Addled Detective)
Watchful is increasing… (+10 CP, up to level 200 + )
You've gained 20 x Whispered Hint
'On the Trail' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Your 'Engaged in a Name-Making Case' Quality has gone!
You've gained 1 x Compilation of Case-Notes