Defer answering

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From: The Heart of the Gullet


Receive what you need first; London is not the easiest of topics for the Starved following the War of recent past.

Unlocked with Firmament exactly 70


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 250

  • 171 - very chancy (41%)
  • 213 - chancy (51%)
  • 255 - modest (61%)
  • 296 - very modest (71%)
  • 338 - low-risk (81%)
  • 380 - straightforward (91%)
  • 417 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A kindness

You allay her concerns […]

[…]

[…]

Then the Throatstitcher returns, […] smiles wide. The Forlorn Shepherd hurries to translate, "She is satisfied. You are not survivors. The Eye will not reopen. She is pleased to answer your questions about the accursed deluge."

Description summary:
The Forlorn Shepherd claims to the Throatstitcher that you are French, which the Last Duchess is disgusted by. This, however, does please the Throatstitcher.

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

Redirects to: The Heart of the Gullet


Failure

Untruth

[...] perhaps there is some vestige of London in her [...] "You are dead," [...]

[...] "The necessary tragedy occurred [...] you cannot be. You were all slaughtered in the Starved War. The regrettable failsafe was not needed. But if you live, then the Eye may still open—"

[...]

Redirects to: Hoc Vectigal