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The circles around your eyes have gotten rather worrying. You keep finding mugs of undrunk tea in the most unlikely places. Your barber[…]says there is 'little he can do in the way of improvement.' You've become haggard, and this experiment is to blame.

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Unlocked with 1200 x Laboratory Research, Experimental Object

Locked with No Longer Fatigued

Card drawn in University Laboratory (Place)

Occurs with Unusual Frequency (20% as common as Standard)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Go for a walk

•  Spoiler ID: 252687
  

   

  Challenge information

  A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 50%)

  Success

  An idea emerges

  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained 1 x Unwise Idea
  •  You've gained (18 + 3 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

  Alternative Success

  Perchance to dream

  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained 5 x Unlikely Connection
  •  You've gained (5 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

  Failure

  Recovery

  •  Wounds is dropping… (-5 CP)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained (5 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

  Alternative Failure

  Aha!

  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany
  •  You've gained (5 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

  ^

Brew another pot of tea

•  Spoiler ID: 252728
  

   

  Success

  The fuel of Empire

  •  You've gained 10 x Research Preparations
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained (5 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research

  ^

Take an extended sabbatical

•  Spoiler ID: 252909
  

  Unlocked with A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle
  

   

  Success

  At Ease

  •  You've gained 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany
  •  You've gained 10 x Research Preparations
  •  Wounds is dropping… (-2 CP)
  •  Nightmares is dropping… (-2 CP)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Fatigued' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained (25 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research

  ^