Team Harlem Nocturne July tasks

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Here’s one I can get behind. If you’re here, then you no doubt noticed that the outskirts of our city look like a bunch of crappy slums. That’s because they are. Renovations had been planned for a while, but they were wrapped up in politics that I don’t really understand nor care to. Recently, the plans finally went through, only to have another problem arise: accidents on the renovation sites. Now, I don’t want to peg the good boys and girls constructing out there as amateurs, but given the... graphic nature of the accidents I did hear of, it’s clear that they could use some help. Why don’t some of you handy types get out there and see if you can’t lower the casualty rate a bit with some smart work practices? Oh, and actually do some renovations, of course. Helping keep the workplace safe and assisting in the construction yourself is worth 1 point.

On a more personal errand, most of my proper muscle is out helping Riiko deal with the country bumpkins off to the west. No offense. This leaves my money-handling staff a bit exposed, if they were to go about their usual rounds. You see, we provide a special service to many businesses in Alomomola. Since we safeguard large amounts of money already, we also safeguard theirs. Of course, this is semi-common knowledge, and the only thing keeping our staff from being mugged as they collect is the presence of some protection. Members of our security, to be precise. You can probably see where this is going, given their absence. If you’re gonna take this one on, you gotta be physically intimidating. I’m sure some of you are the strongest Rattatas in existence, but our people are safest when potential muggers take one look at you and think twice. Acting as security for the money-handlers is worth 1 point.

For quite a while, Anana's had a patrol of Qwilfish keep our waters clear. They were allowed to call themselves the Qwilfish Patrol. Creative, right? Well, they’re history. The word is Anana wants our waters to be more... friendly, for aquatic types to approach. Worst idea I’ve ever heard, if you ask me. Less security never helped us in the past. Still, it’s not up to me, so I’ve gotta instruct you all to get out there and tell our hard-working aquatic patrollers that they’re out of a job. Of course, break the news in a nice way. Not like they did anything wrong. One of Balthazar's buddies, a Floatzel by the name of Fin, can help you find the patrol stations underwater, since he’s got a fancy waterproof map of the bay. He might also be of some assistance if you’re not a very good swimmer, though he’ll probably poke fun at you for it. Hence why we’re asking you to break the news and not him. Laying off the Qwilfish Patrol is worth 1 point.

One last thing from the queen, so to speak. Alomomola can be an easy or a rough place to live. Our upper-class Pokemon are, frankly, a lot of gambling addicts. Sometimes this works out for them, sometimes they’re capable of practicing moderation... and sometimes they lose it all. Tough break for them, but they knew what they were doing. In the latter case, if they can’t make payments on their mortgage, they’re out. We simply don’t have room here to negotiate, and frankly, would it not be enabling their addiction to allow them to freeload after gambling away their money? Though it harms their families and children, it can’t be helped. They must be evicted if they cannot pay, simple as that. This falls upon you to do. Be warned, the parents will surely try to strike deals with you for late payments. Don’t do this. Why set such a lazy, undependable example for their children? Just so they can live in unearned comfort? It just doesn’t work that way around here. Make sure they know that. Dealing with the unpaid mortgages and evicting their holders is worth 1 point.

So... how ‘bout some work in my own territory, hm? A little casino employment? I know some of you get that twinkle in your eye at the mere sight of my establishment. We’ve got some work for Pokemon like you, for sure.

There’s a bit of a caper going on at King’s Rock, for starters. If you’ve ever been there, I’m sure you know how it works. You exchange your pokedollars for chips, gamble, and then bring your earnings (or remains) back to cash in before you leave. All of our games use these chips. In this place, they are money. So... imagine my surprise when fake chips began springing up, and counts of our actual chips went down! Some sneak has been swapping them here and there to boost his earnings, bit by bit. I’m sure some of you meddling kids love a good mystery, and as it turns out, we need you. Whoever is doing this knows the staff at the casino, and knows how to avoid them. We find these fake chips in the slot machines, primarily, but occasionally at the tables of dealers who can’t tell that they’re fake. The culprit knows enough not to plant them at our more attentive dealers’ tables. The only other thing we know is that this swapping takes place primarily at night. Come in, question whoever you’d like, perhaps even play a few games to try and blend in. See if you can track this criminal down, or even better, catch them in the act. Then... bring them to me. Tracking down the forger, optionally capturing them, and then delivering them to Royce is worth 1 point.

Maybe that one’s a bit too much for some of you, but fear not! We have something you might find fun. Some of you may have heard of our ‘risk room.’ I hear it’s infamous in some parts! If you don’t know, it’s where we offer higher stakes... so to speak. Betting more than money, if you get my drift. Frankly, I find it a bit barbaric at times for my tastes, but my fellow owner, Riiko, can’t get enough of the stuff. Sometimes I wonder if he’s a bit of a sadist. Either way, he’s off to the west with the better part of my security at the moment, and I still have my full duties to attend to elsewhere. So, how about it? You’d be working under strict surveillance, and the actual dangerous/risque devices are off-limits to you, but otherwise, you’d have free reign. We regularly have patrons who seek these sorts of gambles out. Double their total earnings, but they have to put... say, their fur, or leaves, or whatever they have, on the line to be shaved or cut off. Perhaps they stand to be humiliated in some fashion if the odds aren’t in their favor? It’s really up to you, as long as you don’t offer them something that would injure them. We can’t trust you enough for that, you understand. Managing the "risk room" in place of the usual staff is worth 1 point.

For you tech-inclined types, of which there are woefully few, we’re offering a bit of an education program. That is to say, our chief engineer will teach you how to service our various machines. Simple as that. Don’t worry, you don’t have to stay under our employ. Once you’ve learned to grasp at least enough mechanical knowledge to work on basic things, you’re free to go. We simply intend to call upon you for aid in the future, should Wind be unable to work. If you’re interested, head downstairs and give his door a knock. He’ll set you straight from there. If not, his little Joltik girl-pal will. They’re both pretty savvy on that stuff. Learning how to use Alomomola's machinery is worth 1 point.

We always take care of our regular patrons. They’re usually here for the atmosphere, and never gamble enough to irresponsibly put themselves in the hole. I respect that. Unfortunately, one of our more enjoyable regulars seems to be getting bored with coming here, and I’ve noticed her showing up less. She’s a classy Gardevoir, a well-to-do lady for certain. I need some new faces to spice things up for her. The only problem is... well, she’s somewhat finicky and hard-to-please when it comes to strangers, even if she seems to be amused by them to some degree. If you’re taking this task on, you must have some sort of natural charm/attraction about you or someone with you. Anything from dedicating a spectacular floor show to her, to simply befriending her and showing her a fun time at the casino would no doubt help put the spark back in her visits here, as long as you’re charming enough to pull it off! Keeping this valued regular coming is worth 1 point.

Here’s a weird one. One of our video poker machines -- that is, a machine that lets you play poker on a screen instead of a table -- is acting up. Usually, this means it starts sparking and sizzling and then we get Wind to come up here and beat it with his tools until it works again. This time, though, it’s a bit different. The machine has started speaking. It challenges passers-by to play it. I actually kinda like that part, because it works. However, it also berates them when they lose. While it’s admittedly somewhat funny to watch a machine call a hulking Tyranitar a ‘diaper baby’ and get away with it, it is causing some of our patrons to become offended and leave. While we can probably have Wind take the machine apart and fix it, we’d like to save that as a last resort. My own idea is that some of you try and make the machine stop talking... or reason with it, perhaps convince it to at least stop being a poor sport to our losing patrons, heh heh. Talking down the misbehaving machine is worth 1 point.