>>5203021“If I may, Stan,” Sybil interrupts, placing a light, pale hand on your shoulder,“Perhaps a more… <span class="mu-i">diplomatic</span> approach is the solution?”
Well <span class="mu-i">sure</span>, you shrug, but you’ve also got a <span class="mu-i">Talbot</span>. And a <span class="mu-i">Kiki</span>. And a <span class="mu-i">Raccoon</span>! Gesturing to each in sequence, the pint-sized film student quietly pulls her <span class="mu-g">FLAMETHROWER</span> out of her pocket just enough to flash the grip as the latter looks in your direction with her head stuck in yet <span class="mu-i">another</span> <span class="mu-g">CAN OF INFINAMEAT.</span>
“Yea…” Paolo begins with a few muffled clicks of his masked tongue, “You can’t bring that thing in here, by the way.”
It was <span class="mu-i">really</span> tough getting this critter under control, you know! If you let it loose-
“No it wasn’t.” Art murmurs. “In fact, it was pretty easy-”
Yea, you hiss under your breath, but <span class="mu-i">THEY</span> don’t need to know that!
“I don’t <span class="mu-i">need</span> to know anything.” Paolo sighs with increasing irritation in his voice. “What <span class="mu-i">you</span> need to know is that rules are rules–I can’t give you anything. So, like, ‘<span class="mu-i">sorry</span>’.”
Steam builds up inside your face. H-he probably doesn’t even <span class="mu-i">have</span> anything, you spit! This is just one big act!
“It really isn’t…” Replies the quartermaster as he lazily jerks his thumb in the direction of the backdoor to the warehouse behind him. “I mean, we’ve had supply chain issues, but.. y’know.”
Your frustration grows as you feel your team’s eyes bore into your back. No, you whisper, you <span class="mu-i">DON’T</span> know! They’re right, of course–you could totally just raid a few shops on the way to that tip Blumenkrantz gave you, but this isn’t about <span class="mu-i">supplies</span> anymore–it’s about principles! You’re sure this jerk will crack somehow–the question is:
How do you crack him?
>APPEAL TO HIS NONEXISTENT HEART! YOU’RE TRYING TO SAVE PEOPLE!>MAKE A DEAL–HE HELPS YOU, YOU STOP THOSE SUPPLY ISSUES!>HAVE ANOTHER TEAMMATE DEAL WITH HIM! (WHO?)>HAVE ANOTHER TEAMMATE TRY TO SEDUCE HIM, OR SOMETHING! (WHO?)>THREATEN HIM WITH SOMETHING! (ITEM? RACCOON? WEAPON?)>HAVE LY POSSESS HIM!>GET SYB TO DO SOME MAGIC!>REGALE HIM WITH YOUR VALIANT DEEDS!>JUST LEAVE–IT AIN’T WORTH IT!>WRITE-IN! 