Down On The Corner

Description

You're approached by a somewhat shady looking guy, who offers to bet you 10 moolah that he can guess where you got your shoes. You're no dummy, though, you know you got 'em on your feet, and you tell him so.

"Heh, you're obviously too smart for me!" he says. "I tell you what. I'm Billy, and this here is my band, the Spicy Fried Seafood Sandwiches. Not much of a name I know, but we play mighty fine tunes!"

"Maybe, if you got a spare 5 moolah, we could play you a little somethin'?"

Combat Messages

Marionette Manipulator

You hand over your moolah and the band produces a gigantic set of electric instruments, which they thrash away on for a few minutes while Billy screams in your face something you just know is probably about "certain substances".

You bang your head vigorously in an attempt to demonstrate your appreciation until they finally stop.

While your ears are still ringing from the excess decibels, the band members scatter and start trying to extort royalties from random passersby whom they believe had no right to listen to their music for free. Jerks. Rewards:

• You lose 5 moolah
• You gain 3-5 Brawn subpoints.

The Relatively Rational Song

Billy and his band of above average hobos embark on a musical journey wherein they employ a series of similar sounding words and themes to great effect. At first it makes you happy, then thoughtful, then sad and then... well, vaguely depressed. Good thing you didn't just hum along mindlessly like most people. Rewards:

• You lose 5 moolah
• You gain 4-5 Brains subpoints.

Foolish Lout

"Oh, nice choice!" exclaims Billy, "You're gonna love this! See, we just got some new, more subtle instruments in, and they've really made a difference to this tune. Makes it work better than our stronger, harder, faster ones ever do it."

You sit back and enjoy the repetitive techno beats and, after a while and almost before you know it, over an hour has passed. Well you never! You walk away feeling more than a little pumped. Rewards:

• You lose 5 Moolah
• You gain 3-5 Bravado subpoints

No Thanks

You decide you're not really in the mood for a tune right now. That, or you're just a cheapskate. Either way, you don't part with your moolah and simply walk away, leaving Billy to find another suck... customer.

Location(s)

• Downtown

References

• The title of the encounter refers to the song "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
• "Marionette Manipulator" is a reference to the song "Master of Puppets" by Metallica. The band was involved in a lawsuit against people who downloaded their music from free file-sharing services.
• "Foolish Lout" is a reference to the band Daft Punk, who recorded the song "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".