Bad Reception Down Here
Out of breath, annoyed, and sopping wet, you walk into yet another building. There's a receptionist behind the desk. She's popping gum, chattering away on her neural implants, and doing her best to ignore you. I guess some things are constant, no matter when you are. "Is . . . *wheeze* . . . is this where the elevator to Uptown is?" you ask. She rolls her eyes at you.
"So I told him, oh my god, you're not dating Thr'xyz'tla, are you? I mean, gah, her dad is a plumber! Well, yeah, Cindy, she totally does have green skin and tentacles growing out of her head, but that's not the issue, is it? I mean, gah."
"Um, hello?" You say.
The receptionist pulls out her gum and twirls it around one finger.
"Hold on, Cindy. Yes, this is the Uptown elevator. Do you have your ticket?"
"Uhhh . . ."
"Oh my gah, Cindy, you would not believe the guy who just walked in." She points with one exquisitely manicured nail (that's about six inches long) at a row of chairs in the corner. "Look, if you don't have a ticket, you haven't made an appointment. If you haven't made an appointment, you'll have to wait. Sorry, Cindy, I just can't get this guy to go away."
You walk over to the waiting area and sit down between two other guys. They're both dressed in the height of Uptown fashion -- the one on the left of you is wearing a rainbow wig and a red rubber nose, and the one on the right is wearing a harlequin-patterned doublet, and has had his smile surgically widened.
| Chat With the Clown |
You turn to the clown to the left of you. Turns out he's dressed up because he's going to the Indigo Corporation's 230th Annual Stockholder Garden Party. Since the Indigo Corporation makes the popular "Handyman" Jay and "Housekeeper" Judy replicants, it's usually a pretty swell shindig.
You tell a few jokes, give him a few of your wise-ass one-liners, and manage to finagle an invitation to the party. Go you! Now you've just got to kill some time until the party starts.
 | You acquire an item: Indigo Party Invitation |
| Chat With the Joker |
You turn to the joker to the right and strike up a conversation. He's waiting to get his permit for the Violet Corporation's 230th Annual Mutant Hunt. The Violet Corporation makes all of the genetically engineered pets for the well-to-do, so the Hunt is always great fun. You chat with the Joker, pouring on the sarcastic one-liners and witty quips until you wrangle yourself an invitation to the Hunt. Game on! Well, y'know, after you kill some time until the hunt actually starts.
| You acquire an item: Violet Hunt Invitation |
Occurs at Seaside Megalopolis as a result of choosing the "Go Uptown" option in Savior Faire.
References
- Being between a joker and a clown is a reference to the song "Stuck in the Middle with You" by Stealers Wheel, which contains lyrics "clowns to the left of me / jokers to the right."
