...is about to give a Whiskered Admiral a fit
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From: The Jovial Contrarian...
Someone needs to intervene. A fatality does the party spirit no good at all.
Unlocked with 
Time Remaining... exactly 2
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 118
- 81 - very chancy (41%)
- 101 - chancy (51%)
- 120 - modest (61%)
- 140 - very modest (71%)
- 160 - low-risk (81%)
- 179 - straightforward (91%)
- 197 - straightforward (100%)
Success
"The Empress? The least of monarchs? I must assume you are mad!"
The trick is to present the Contrarian with a target he can't refuse. As he turns his invective upon your cheery insult of the Traitor Empress, the Admiral's complexion returns to a safer colour. Your host mouths a sincere 'thank you' at you.
Persuasive is increasing…
Talk of the Town is increasing… (+1 CP)
You've lost 1 x Time Remaining...
You've gained 1 x Favours: Society (up to 7)
Failure
"Sir! You have insulted my nation, my dignity and my moustache! I—" urk!
Too late! The Admiral has passed the limit of his patience. He stands then collapses – purple-faced – into the sprout tureen. The evening comes to an abrupt end; […] the Contrarian is apologetic. He doesn't know why this keeps happening.
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- 'Time Remaining...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
