(Investigate the Affair of the Severed Twelve)

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From: Fallen London, where everything is as it should be

Description summary:
This action's title and description vary depending on how much you are Embroiled in the Affair of the Severed Twelve.

Embroiled	Title	Description
10	Shadow your client	There's something they're not telling you.
20	Investigate the lofts on Mercy Street	It's the only lead you have.
30	Meet with the Pickled Fence	If they even show.
40	Visit your forensics lab	This severed finger isn't getting any fresher.
50 - 60	Interrogate the Turncoat Rodent	He'll squeak harder than the back axle of your roadster.
70	Prepare for the stakeout	Coffee, snacks, and climbing gear.
80	Enter the slaughterhouse	All roads have have been leading here.
90	Evade the gunmen	Ideally without getting perforated.
100	Collect the evidence	The Severed Twelve are gone. But their files remain.
110	Bring the news to your client	They're waiting for you at the office.

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Unlocked with Embroiled in the Affair of the Severed Twelve, Investigating... 5

Locked with Telling Tales about the Severed Twelve 7 (hidden)

Success

Description summary:
The success title and description vary depending your level of Embroiled in the Affair of the Severed Twelve before selecting the action.

Embroiled	Title	Description
10	Natural suspicion	If you'd been watching from the window, everything would have looked normal. But as soon as they're round the corner, they break into a steady trot, weaving through traffic to reach the nearest alley. The chase is on...
20	The killing room	The front door is locked, of course. A quick jiggle with a bobby pin, and you're inside. You take the stairs in twos. [...] The body was moved days ago – minus the parts that are still unaccounted for. But the scene of the crime is the best witness of all.
30	Where is he?	[...] Too many people glancing your way. Too many people never glancing. Something's up, and you're going to be the last one to find out what it is.
40	The real work begins	Jacques shakes his head as you come through [...] "You know the rules." No admission to the lab without following the protocols. You toss the finger onto the desk in front of him. It sloshes inside the evidence bag. "I see." You both have work to do.
50 - 60	Interrogation	You'd usually tape the subject to a chair for this part. After some hesitation, you settle on an end table that once held a ficus. The Rodent yammers the whole time about how he don't know nothing. He'll change his tune soon enough.
70	Answers, awaited	The Severed Twelve. That's what the rat called them. Thugs and killers, carving people up so they can collect what they're missing. Do they eat the pieces they take? [...] Or are they just trophy-hunters high on their own mysticism? It's time to find out.
80	Infiltration	The metal door screams on its treads, despite your best efforts. Whoever's waiting inside, they know you're coming.
90	Not just pigs	You run, into the darkness, weaving between the hanging carcasses for cover. Flecks of meat explode ahead of you as the gunmen fire wildly in your direction. You don't stop. Just a little further... A bullet nicks your calf, and you fall.
100	Critical details	A stack of brown folders, each bearing a name. They got away from you this time. It won't happen again.
110	Reversal of fortune	[…] The Severed Twelve[…] when they kill, it isn't personal; it's just so they can get what they need. […] your client already knows this. It's a surprise they showed at all[…] You still have something they need. […] you kick the chair out from under them. They […] stagger[…]

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•  You now have 10–110 (random) x Embroiled in the Affair of the Severed Twelve
•  Investigating... is dropping… (-15 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Drawing the Attention of the Severed Twelve

• With 0-11 x Drawing the Attention of the Severed Twelve:
  •  You've gained 1 x Blackmail Material
  •  You've gained 1 x Uncanny Incunabulum

• With 12-23 x Drawing the Attention of the Severed Twelve:
  •  You've gained 1 x Uncanny Incunabulum

• With 24 x Drawing the Attention of the Severed Twelve:
  •  You've gained 3 x Extraordinary Implication