Ask whether she'd let Cornelius stand in her place
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From: Conversation with Furnace or Alone with Furnace
Action Cost: 0
He is willing, even eager. What does she say to that?
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An Eager Substitute in the Form of Cornelius
Success
What's past is prologue
"Cornelius […] always did have a taste for non-human companionship."
[…] "I keep thinking he won't be good at it […] I don't know if he'd be a bad city; I don't know if I'd be a good one. […] the Creditor […] might take offence at the exchange. That's possible."[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
