Test the man's skills
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From: Making Your Name – Closing the Case: the Honey-Addled Detective
He doesn't look like much. Is he truly the Detective they say he was?
Success
Even ghosts aren't yet departed
[…] It's clearly an effort […] But as he takes you in, […] his eyes narrow, and he looks.
"Why, 
[formal address], it's not difficult to get the measure of you." […]
He turns his attention to your hands. […]
[…] "Well, you're certainly perspicacious, if you've found me. […]"Description summary:
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| Lodgings | Second Paragraph |
|---|---|
 New Newgate Prison Cell | No second paragraph |
 An Abandoned Family Crypt | ? |
 An Attic Room | "You live in some old attic room, no doubt." He gestures vaguely at your clothing, as if that explains it. |
| A Spare Bedroom | "You live at the generosity of someone kindhearted. And easily manipulated, no doubt." |
 Rooftop Shack | "You live somewhere high. Draughty." He gestures at your attire, as if this somehow explains it. |
 A Smoky Flophouse | "You live somewhere insalubrious. A dormitory, perhaps? Or flophouse?" He eyes your clothes warily, as if nervous of fleas. |
 Lair in the Marshes | "Is that mud round your ankles? You live somewhere where the fungus thrives." |
 Cottage by the Observatory | "Is that mud round your ankles? You live somewhere where the fungus thrives." |
 Rooms above a Gambling Den | "Your living situation is somewhat... fractious? Somewhere insalubrious." He gestures at your attire, as if this somehow explains it. |
 Rooms above a Bookshop | He takes a deep breath. "Mmm. Books. You keep many at your home? Ah, but surely even you wouldn't keep that many. A shop, then?" |
 Handsome Townhouse | "You keep a respectable address. That much is obvious." |
 Decommissioned Steamer | He takes a deep breath. "Mmm, zee water. The smell gets into the clothing, no matter what you do. You live, then, on a boat?" |
 The Deep Cellars of Old Newgate | The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort." |
 A Zee-Znail's Zhell | The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort." |
 A Dripstone-Snared Third City Sub-Temple | The Detective leans back in his rocking-chair. He chuckles. "You appreciate your privacy, no matter what that might mean for your comfort." |
 A guest room at the Brass Embassy | ? |
 A Room at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel | ? |
 Premises at the Bazaar | ? |
 A Sanctum at the Brass Embassy | ? |
 A Suite at the Royal Bethlehem | ? |
 A Spire-Emporium of the Bazaar | ? |
 Profession: | Third Paragraph |
|---|---|
| None | "You have no work, at the moment. Perhaps that's why you have come here." |
 Campaigner | "You're passionate about something. Enough to be spurred to habitual action." |
 Enforcer | "You know how to use your hands. You're not too particular about it, either." |
 Rat-Catcher | "You carry a weapon. Perhaps a professional adornment?" |
 Trickster | "You have a way with words. One that favours you, time after time." |
 Journalist | "Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never stray far from your hand." |
 Watcher | His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking." |
 Tough | "Would you be offended if I suggested you were a thug?" |
 Minor Poet | "Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never be far from your hand." |
 Pickpocket | "Keep those where I can see them, if you would. You look to have rather light fingers." |
 Enquirer | His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking." |
 Author | "Are those ink-stains I see? The pen must never stray far from your hand." |
 Murderer | ? |
 Stalker | His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking." |
 Agent | His gaze shifts up to meet your eyes. "Yes, always looking, aren't you? Always looking." |
 Mystic | ? |
 Conjurer | ? |
 Tutor | He seems a little surprised. "You have a vocation, then. Teaching is it?" |
 Undermanager | ? |
 Correspondent | Presumably nonexistent, as it is impossible to become a Correspondent without starting A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets |
 Licentiate | ? |
 Monster-Hunter | ? |
 Midnighter | Presumably nonexistent, as it is impossible to become a Midnighter without starting A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets |
 Silverer | ? |
 Crooked-Cross | ? |
 Notary | ? |
 Doctor | ? |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Moloch Street is found in the Ladybones Road area of the map. (Sets 
Route: Moloch Street to – in the Ladybones Road map area)
Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
You are now acquainted with the Honey-Addled Detective. (Sets 
Acquaintance: the Honey-Addled Detective to 1 - You are now acquainted with the Honey-Addled Detective)
Watchful is increasing… (+10 CP, up to level 200 + 
Watchful Gains)
You've gained 20 x Whispered Hint
'On the Trail' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Your 'Engaged in a Name-Making Case' Quality has gone!
You've gained 1 x Compilation of Case-Notes
Redirects to: Reconnecting to Reality
