Let her down gently

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From: What Will you do about the Honey-Sipping Heiress?


It is in both your interests to part ways. Tell her that her social position means her family will not tolerate a prolonged liaison, and that you wish to avoid causing her pain later on.

Unlocked with A Name Signed with a Flourish


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 24

  • 17 - very chancy (42%)
  • 21 - chancy (52%)
  • 25 - modest (62%)
  • 29 - very modest (72%)
  • 33 - low-risk (82%)
  • 37 - straightforward (92%)
  • 40 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A bittersweet parting

She listens to what you have to say with a quiet resignation. "I understand," she says. "I cannot bear you ill-will." She presses a handkerchief on you - "a keepsake of my affection" - and leaves. Were you too hasty?

Redirects to: A Storied Life (if A Name Signed with a Flourish is exactly 1)


Failure

An ugly scene

You explain your feelings, and she listens[…]. Her lovely face turns red, and her hands form clenched fists. Before you know it, you're on the ground and your head is spinning like a spore-brandy hangover. Perhaps you could have been more diplomatic.

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Redirects to: A Storied Life (if A Name Signed with a Flourish is exactly 1)