Convoluted like a weasel

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From: What is Going on with These People?

So, if you intercept that bat, and ask this cat to decrypt the message, that should reveal the contact you need to shadow in order to find out...

Unlocked with Making Use of Bats 5, Making Use of Cats 5, Investigating... 5, Seeking... 5

Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 95

• 65 - very chancy (41%)
• 81 - chancy (51%)
• 97 - modest (61%)
• 113 - very modest (71%)
• 129 - low-risk (81%)
• 145 - straightforward (91%)
• 159 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Part of the picture

[…] The stage magicians and […] The mesmerists and mediums are equally serious. There is kidnapping, vandalism and the occasional murder and spate of arson. A full third of the messages mention mirrors. And what on earth is the Parabola?

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
• 'Making Use of Bats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• You've gained 1080 x Cryptic Clue
• An occurrence! Your 'Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion' Quality is now 9 - Deciding between the cats and the bats!

Redirects to: A Council of Thieves [only if A Name Whispered in Darkness is 6 or some other condition?]

Failure

Not good

Your contracts betrayed you. The cat ate the bat. All the codes have been changed. Parts of the Flit are on fire. It may be time to start running.

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