Talk:Key to a Brass Embassy Guest Room/@comment-2003:E3:4BC9:201:97B:CDB:16ED:9498-20180825145326

The best way to get Brilliant Souls at first seems to be Thefts of a Particular Character. However, even with a Gang of Hoodlums providing the optimal Casing gain, it's still not as efficient as repeatedly buying Rubbery Lumps in the First Coil of the Labyrinth to gain Incendiary Gossip, converting them to Distant Shores, then converting them to Souls. Additionally provides some Making Waves, offsetting the minor cost in Jade.

If Jade can't be spared, a less efficient option exists if one is familiar with Mrs. Plenty's backstory, and talks to her about it at the Carnival, for one less gossip each time. Though in that case the burglaries win out, though not without the Gang of Hoodlums I believe.