>>5687658>Accuse Elsie, the Flower GirlIf the Commissioner of New Lanthorn Yard's Constabulary, Silas Chillingwurth, is impressed, he does not show it.
(QM: I am so impressed! I spent ages writing this puzzle, clearly it has been made too easy if the first anon solves it within minutes, nooo. Well I will just have to make the game harder muahahaha)
Silas grudging acknowledges:
- Well there appears to be some logic to your reasoning. I will instruct the Constabulary to arrest her. We should also secure some means of encouraging her to cooperate. Doubtless this mischief surrounding Lord Streynsham Mortmain has been directed by another, the lower classes cannot conceive of conspiracy, it is phrenologically impossible given their breeding and the measurements of their cranial capacity. And that is a very... interesting gas mask that you are wearing. Perhaps I will instruct all constables to wear gas masks. Hmmm. It may serve to deter the criminal elements amongst society. The smog in the Soot District and even parts of the Dockyards has become increasingly intolerable. Very well then, (QM: Silas turns to) Madame Blackwood, as you were. And not a word of what I said before, to anyone!
Just before he departs, Silas throws you a silvered badge. It reads, HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, the heraldic device of the former Child-King Searlas III, an encircled starburst pattern with a crown at its crest.
Silas Chillingwurth continues:
-Perhaps New Lanthorn Yard could call upon you to resolve more incidents like this in the future. Madame Blackwood is rather concerned about the murdered prostitutes, though I would say good riddance to them. You could investigate around the Rookeries, Cheapside or Spittle Field and the Whitechurch. Most of the Constabulary is far too busy dealing with the work stoppage at Wentworth Ironworks & Foundry, these days. And if you do encounter this incorrigible thief, Elsie, in the streets, you have my authority to apprehend her. Good day.
You are a little concerned by the commisioner's powers of detection and observation, as he turns on his heel and abruptly walks off into the night.
QM: You are affiliated with the Faction
New Lanthorn Yard Constabulary
Whilst you possess the
Silver Constabulary Badge
To a limited extent, you can command and request assistance from the patrolling constables of the City. They will mostly refrain from truncheoning you in the face, if they are in a good mood, not drunk, and can see you clearly, or have not been bribed by street gangs beforehand. You also have the lawful authority to detain Lowborn suspects amongst the destitute and impoverished lower classes. You may interrogate Bourgeois denizens, but not detain them. On no account are you permitted to interrogate, detain or otherwise interfere with the Gentry, or Highborn. The lower classes may call you names, and the daring may throw the occasional stray turnip at you in the street. But it is alright - you may Lawfully bludgeon them.
