Upscale Noon

Choice adventure number: 1208

Upscale Noon

The clock strikes noon, and everyone in this part of town instantly disappears into a bunch of fancy restaurants, leaving you free to explore.

You walk into a shop called "BOTIQ" that purports to sell "NECESSITIES AND INDULGENCES FOR YOUR ECLECTIC URBAN LIFESTYLE." There are shelves full of knick-knacks on every gingerbread wall, and a gingerbread photo counter in the back.

You examine the stock and pick out a few things that don't look too insufferably hip.

You have X sprinkles.

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buy a dog treat (200 sprinkles)

You buy the dog treat.

You acquire an item: gingerbread dog treat

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buy a candle (150 sprinkles)

You buy the candle.

You acquire an item: pumpkin spice candle

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buy a latte (50 sprinkles)

You buy the latte. It costs a lotte! Ha ha.

You acquire an item: gingerbread spice latte

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buy some pants (500 sprinkles)

You buy the pants.

You acquire an item: gingerbread trousers

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buy a coat (500 sprinkles)

You buy the waistcoat, thinking it'd be a waist not to.

You acquire an item: gingerbread waistcoat

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buy a hat (500 sprinkles)

You buy the tophat, because it was easier to reach than the bottom one, ho ho ho.

You acquire an item: gingerbread tophat

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"Stick 'em up!"

(rob the place)

You commit an armed robbery against the shop's proprietor. It's easy to do without feeling guilty, because I didn't even describe him to you!

You acquire ?−400−599-? sprinkles

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If you have fruit-leather negatives:

Drop off the negatives at the photo counter

You drop off the negatives at the store's photo counter before noticing it's a 24-hour one, not a 1-hour one. Oh well. Guess you'll have to come back tomorrow.

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If you dropped off the fruit-leather negatives previously:

Pick up your photos

You acquire an item: gingerbread blackmail photos

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Don't buy anything

You take your leave of the ridiculous store.

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Occurs at Gingerbread Upscale Retail District.