Sartorial squeamishness

SPOILERS AHEAD! BE WARNED!

You, head-to-toe in ratskin, pass the Working Rat […] He drops his toolbox and scampers off, leaving his best ratwork plier set scattered on the floor. Later, a tiny note on your pillow informs you that he will not work under these conditions.

Player summary:
Your Working Rat has some issues with your Ratskin outfit.

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

Unlocked with 1 x Working Rat, 1 x Ratskin Suit

Locked with Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns 1

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Options:

Assure him none of the rats were his kin

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  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 50
  || 35 - very chancy (41%) || 43 - chancy (51%) || 51 - modest (61%) || 60 - very modest (71%) || 68 - low-risk (81%) || 76 - straightforward (91%) || 84 - straightforward (100%)
  

  
  

  Success

  Raised on a diet of Stilton

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  • Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • You've gained 10 x Cryptic Clue
  • You've gained 1 x Confident Smile (up to 21)

  Failure

  'They really only use the other kind?'

  • Persuasive is increasing…

  ^

Sigh and sell off the ratskin suit

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  Success

  Half-Basement Pawnbrokers

  • You've lost 1 x Ratskin Suit
  • You've gained 613 x Piece of Rostygold
  • You've gained 264 x Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax
  • You've gained 3 x Devilbone Die

  ^

Sigh and sell off the Working Rat

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  Success

  'It wasn't my place to speak. I see that now.'

  • You've lost 1 x Working Rat
  • Heartless is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
  • You've gained 3400 x Moon-pearl

  ^

Ask the Disgraced Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief to talk to him

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  Unlocked with 1 x Disgraced Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief
   

  Success

  Artfully done

  • Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)

  ^