Follow the laughter

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From: Making Contact with a Contact


Catch her before she can slip away again.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 150

  • 103 - very chancy (41%)
  • 128 - chancy (51%)
  • 153 - modest (61%)
  • 178 - very modest (71%)
  • 203 - low-risk (81%)
  • 228 - straightforward (91%)
  • 250 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Description summary:
The title and description change as you advance Tracking Down the Charwoman

TrackingTitleDescription
1Scheduled cleaning You almost lose her […] But then […] you're back on her trail. Down Hollow Street, past the University, toward Professor W_________'s address. […]

[…] His rooms are ransacked. […] The professor himself is nowhere to be found, until you look more closely at the fireplace. […]

2Shadowed movements Does she know that you're following her? She never looks back, but her pace quickens. […]

[…] you also have followers. Two Special Constables are […] strolling behind you. […] It takes you another hour […] to shake them off. The […] trail is long-cold after that.

3Under surveillance […] The […] Charwoman leads you through Spite […]

Her belongings are in the street. Special Constables are […] tearing up floorboards, and interrogating the Terrified Landlady […]

[…] The Charwoman has disappeared […] But you do find a note […] "Labyrinth. Second Coil."

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Failure

Lost in the crowd

Where did she go? You strain to look over the heads of people passing on the street. After trailing her around the block, she seems to have dissolved into thin air. […]

It's only a few minutes later that you realise your pockets are lighter.

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