The Dead Puppet: Cornering the Clay Culprit
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Description summary:
The description varies based on 
Taking Notes....
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| 0 | The Clay Culprit does not pause his loading of the crate. "YOU HAVE COME, AS I KNEW YOU WOULD. SO: WHICH KIND OF SLEDGEHAMMER ARE YOU?"
He turns, revealing sad eyes […] "THE HAMMER OF LAW. I WOULD PREFER THOSE OF JASPER AND FRANK, I BELIEVE." |
| 1 | "THE PROFESSOR WAS TALENTED. PERHAPS IGNORANT. I LEFT HIM PUNCH ENOUGH TO PERFORM WITH." Between the fingers of his grey fists, something glitters like starlight. |
| 2 | The Implacable Detective's posture has relaxed, her eyes wide and sad behind her glasses. She walks over to the Clay Man's crate, and he makes no move to stop her. |
| 3 | […] "Many of his people come […] an old treaty between the Bazaar and Polythreme. Their return home, intact, is a condition."
"MY BROTHERS ARE OWED THIS," the Clay Man says simply. "AS IS OUR KING." His crate, you notice, […] is filled with tiny shards of diamond. |
| 4 | The Clay Culprit stands straighter, hope cracking his face into unfamiliar shapes. He deposits a last few shards inside his crate with exacting care, before nailing down the lid. |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with 
Candlefinder: Case exactly 3, 
Candlefinder: Progress in a Case 90-99
Storylet appears in 
Base-Camp
Options:
"We just have a few questions..."
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Success
Coming clean
You've gained 1 x Taking Notes...
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Ask what he means by 'blasphemy' (without 
A King's Curiosity)
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Taking Notes... exactly 1
Success
A shared vitality
- You've gained 1 x Taking Notes...
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Ask what he means by 'blasphemy' (with A King's Curiosity)
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Taking Notes... exactly 1, 
A King's Curiosity
Success
A shared vitality
- You've gained 1 x Taking Notes...
Redirects to: The Dead Puppet: Cornering the Clay Culprit
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Ask what this has to do with the puppets
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Taking Notes... exactly 2
Success
Resurrection-men
- You've gained 1 x Taking Notes...
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Turn to the Implacable Detective
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Taking Notes... exactly 3
Success
An unorthodox approach
- You've gained 1 x Taking Notes...
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Ask about the Aggrieved Professor
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Taking Notes... exactly 4
Success
Statues and puppets
- Your 'Taking Notes...' Quality has gone!
You are progressing your investigation. (Raises 
Candlefinder: Progress in a Case by 10)
