...is heading hopefully in your direction

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From: The Tentacled Entrepreneur...

It has an odd gait for a Rubbery Man. Almost as if it has real bones in there somewhere. Converse with it, despite the stares. If 'converse' is the right word for all that miming.

Unlocked with Time Remaining... exactly 5

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 119

• 82 - very chancy (41%)
• 102 - chancy (51%)
• 121 - modest (61%)
• 141 - very modest (71%)
• 161 - low-risk (81%)
• 181 - straightforward (91%)
• 199 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

It's charming, in its own way

The Entrepreneur's conversation is necessarily direct. Mime and subtlety are not happy companions. But people here could learn some lessons from it, like how to listen occasionally. It even hints at certain tentacular mysteries […]

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• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've gained 0-1 Favours: Rubbery Men (up to 7)
• Magnanimous is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
• You've lost 1 x Time Remaining...
• You've gained 25 x Cryptic Clue

Failure

What's worse? Its flamboyant gratitude or the sniggering of the other guests?

The Tentacled Entrepreneur's grasp of etiquette is superficial […]. Having refused to give up its hat, coat, and cane, it perspires […], and shakes your hand for the entire length of your conversation, leaving glistening deposits behind. […]

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've lost 1 x Time Remaining...
• Magnanimous is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
• Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)