Mission:The Only Good Day Was Yesterday - Finale: The Girl That Got Away
Finale: The Girl That Got Away
Briefing
We need to consult an expert on psychic phenomena. I know about mind control, but after that? Next to nothing. I'm going to assume that these Awakened are an immediate threat to the Compound, and our only psychic allies are those in the Carnival of Light. I understand the last Hetman shook that alliance up pretty bad, so I'd like you to speak to them on my behalf.
The one named Candlestick used his powers to confirm that the Palatine was real, correct? Start by talking to him.
- YESSIR, SIR! I CAN'T WAIT, SIR!
Um...
...good, I guess. I hope you're feeling all right, Character. We can't afford to lose you.
Speak to Candlestick about the Awakened
Unnecessary Solicitation:
So what did the shiny clown have to say? What, you're not finished speaking with him? Get back to it, Character. C'mon.
Mission Objective(s)
- Speak to Candlestick about the Awakened
Eckery ackery, me ol' friend, you've come to get the skinny on those new bone polishers runnin' amok in the personascape, aren't ya now?
- What? I'm here to ask about the Awakened.
Thas' what I said now, ennit? Look, my coins are on it all bein' a con, these Awakened. They're Seers of a sort, and the Seer Network is one of the biggest cons of all.
- LOOK, JUST SPIT IT OUT, YOU FREAK!
Anger ManagementWhat's wrong with you? That's twice now you've yelled at someone like a lunatic. Is First Ward and its inherent insanity getting to you? Are you taking on too much? In your last outburst towards Candlestick, you even insulted him, calling him a freak. And while that's relative, you'd think with the kinds of people you run with, you'd be used to his... colorful appearance. Maybe you're just tired. That must be it.
Hey now, boyo / girlie! Don't cut yerself with that tongue, hear me? Right rude, you are.
Now listen, the psychics of the Carnival, including yours truly, we're not even about to dare Fate by probing the thoughts o' those Awakened. It could become a two-way street, an' I like my mind right where it sits, y'know? Seers are serious business, and these whackjobs are off their leash.
The most famous of the Seers that got away from the Network is Katie Douglas. Maybe you already know her. A celebrity, she is. Well, to some folks, anyhow.
- Candlestick...I want to apologize for my... outburst. (optional)
- S'all right, lad / lass. Don't fret. All of us First Warders get the shouts sometimes and just yell the fool. The gumbo can get to a body, ya know?
- Thanks. Where can I find Katie Douglas?
- For a jail bird that wants to stay off the grid, Katie Douglas doesn't exactly take great pains t'hide her whereabouts. Scuttlebutt's that she and a few Seers she's rescued from the Network have holed up in Office 1381.
- The name of said domicile is both an inside joke an' a dare to anyone Coleside that might be thinkin' of comin' after her. Look for Katie Douglas there.
- But be warned. She's not too fond of the Compound, and wants zero to do with the Carnival. That said, if you need an expert on Seers, and the skinny on the Awakened, Katie's yer best bet.
- I'll find her.
- How can I find her?
For a jail bird that wants to stay off the grid, Katie Douglas doesn't exactly take great pains t'hide her whereabouts. Scuttlebutt's that she and a few Seers she's rescued from the Network have holed up in Office 1381.
The name of said domicile is both an inside joke an' a dare to anyone Coleside that might be thinkin' of comin' after her. Look for Katie Douglas there.
But be warned. She's not too fond of the Compound, and wants zero to do with the Carnival. That said, if you need an expert on Seers, and the skinny on the Awakened, Katie's yer best bet.
- I'll find her.
You spoke to Candlestick, a powerful psychic of the Carnival of Light, about the Awakened. He and his fellow psychics fear the monstrosities, refusing to probe the 'personasphere' too deep to learn about them. Candlestick did point you to Katie Douglas, however, the first Seer to escape the Seer Network in Praetoria proper. And it turns out that Katie Douglas is hiding out at Office 1381 here in First Ward. There's only one problem: Katie Douglas wants nothing to do with the Compound or the Carnival.
And what was that voice in your head just then?
Explore Office 1381
Unnecessary Solicitation
You're supposed to be seeing if this Katie Douglas person can help us out.
Mission Objective(s)
Judging by the dead bodies of ex-Seers littering the hall, someone else got here before you. And you can sense it's the Apparitions.
- Explore Office 1381
- 2 banquets of envious Apparitions using D.U.S.T. hosts to EAT
- Secure the mind of Katie Douglas for your own
- FEAST on the remaining Apparitions using D.U.S.T. hosts in vain
- Rescue Katie Douglas
- Speak to Katie Douglas
- Destroy the Apparitions
- Convince Katie Douglas to Help
During your search for Katie Douglas, the Apparition of the Surgeon piggy backed on your psyche, causing all manner of confusion and violence. Katie's ex-Seers were all dead, victims to possessed D.U.S.T. Rangers. It seems that other Apparitions were after the famous Seer 1381, too. The Surgeon jumped from your towards Katie Douglas when it felt she was near, and you had to rescue her from another possession. In the end Katie agreed to help you search for the answers behind the Awakened, insane and mutated Seers now threatening the whole of First Ward.
Enemies
Notable NPCs
- Possessed D.U.S.T. Officer (The Possessed Peculiar Leader)
- The Tattered Surgeon (Apparitions Boss)
You're hearing the Surgeon's voice in your head. Actually, you're hearing two: the voice of the now-dead, formerly-possessed Dr. Jonas Fletcher and whatever insane Apparition used his body as a host. Their thoughts and personalities have somehow merged...and attached themselves to you. You're starting to show the first signs of possession. And you have no idea for a cure...outside of death.
Aura of Possession
You are possessed by an Apparition!
The Surgeon has relinquished his possession of you, his Apparition rushing to claim the soul of Katie Douglas!
And just want do you want?
- I need your help.
Help you..?! After you bring Apparitions into my house and they kill my sisters? Do you know what you've done?
- I had no idea the Apparitions were after you until I arrived.
Katie Douglas scans your mind.
You're...you're telling the truth. But you...you had some idea they might be. Wait, you had one inside you! Or was it two?
Oh, and I guess that string of confusion I'm now reading in your head is what you call an excuse. Yeah, so, that's so not going to work with me--
Wait. Can you hear that? More are coming!
- Then no more excuses. Get ready.
You're going to owe me for this, Character.
- (Fight)
Ambush! A group of Apparitions attack!
Okay, killer. Your mind says you're here about the Awakened.
What do they have to do with all of these Apparitions everywhere?
- That's what I was hoping you could tell me.
Katie Douglas scans your mind again.
Fine, I'll help you out. It looks like you've been trying to figure out the connection between the Apparitions and the Awakened for a while, and I see that you've been doing some good for First Ward along the way. Things are going to get ugly before we reach the end of this road.
But let's be clear: I won't forget what was done to my sisters and I will always associate it with you.
Go back and tell Noble Savage that I'm on board. I'll be in touch after that.
- It's a deal.
Debriefing
Well done, Character. Katie Douglas was something of a legend in Praetoria proper. If anyone can help us get to the bottom of the Awakened and how D.U.S.T fell so easily to their power, she's our best bet.
Watch yourself around her, though. She's got a personal agenda that doesn't always play nice with others.
Let me know when you're ready to meet up with Katie again.