Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears (sincere)

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A concerned acquaintance has noticed you've been acting oddly of late. Have your Nightmares had so great an effect on you? Perhaps your friend can help.

Unlocked with a redirect from accepting an offer for help via Assist your friend with their Nightmares


Wiki note: This offer for help might look identical to Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears (dupe), but it leads to different results. You won't know if your friend was sincere unless you decide to let them help.

Options:

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Talk through your troubles with them
  •  Spoiler 
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    Your friend needs Tending a Friend with Nightmares [you]

     

    When Sent

    Catharsis Your acquaintance sits across from you, […] smile reassuringly, and offer amusing observations about the nature of your nightmares. […] When the evening ends and your friend has departed, you find your head rests lighter on your pillow […].

    In Messages Tab

    You will receive:

    • [Friend's name] listened to your Nightmares. You feel better for it.
    • You completed a Social Event: Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears with [Friend name]


    Your friend will receive:

    [Your name] confessed their fears to you. They feel better for it.

    ^
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Allow them to watch over your rest
  •  Spoiler 
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    Your friend needs Tending a Friend with Nightmares [you]

     

    When Sent

    Free from the worst of it Though your dreams are filled with unpleasant distortions of mirrors, and inconvenient paralyses, your friend wakes you before you come to imagined harm. And by the morning, though you've been shaken awake several times, you still feel more rested[…]

    In Messages Tab

    You will receive:

    • [Friend's name] kept vigil over you, and kept you from the worst of your nightmares.
    • You completed a Social Event: Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears with [Friend name]


    Your friend will receive:

    You kept vigil over [your name]'s sleep, to help alleviate their fears.

    ^
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Refuse your visitor
  •  Spoiler 
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    Your friend needs Tending a Friend with Nightmares [you]

     

    When Sent

    Isolation You are safe alone. You are safe alone? You are safe alone.

    In Messages Tab

    You will receive:

    • You refused [friend's name]'s offer to assist with to your Nightmares.
    • You completed a Social Event: Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears with [Friend name]


    Your friend will receive:

    [Friend name] refused your offer of assistance with their Nightmares.

    ^