*comment ñáéç *if loan_to_capone *set loan_to_capone false *set wealth +40000 A few nights later, you wake up to a note of thanks and a satchel full of hundred dollar bills. It seems that Mr. Capone was successful with his endeavor. Maybe crime does pay? *page_break A few weeks later, at 4:30 in the afternoon on November 11th, KYW becomes the first radio station to broadcast in Chicago. The first words heard are "My God it's dark in here." Moments later, the orchestra at the Chicago Civic Auditorium bursts into Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy.' *if phineas_humming Having struggled awake to listen to the broadcast, you are struck by the realization that this is the tune that Phineas was humming while he 'pursued' Herbert from the Drake to his haven on the South Side. *goto next *else *goto next *label next *if horace_communique You do not hear again from the voice in your head while you are in Chicago. The one time you try and bring it up with Phineas, he pointedly turns the conversation around to something else. *goto next_2 *else *goto next_2 *label next_2 With O'Donnell taken care of, it is a small matter for the powers-that-be to persuade Governor Bjornsen to appoint Phineas as Quaestor of Chicago. *if exposure > 5 Unfortunately, the amount of attention that you drew to yourself during the coup makes life difficult. In particular, Phineas is forced to ask you to leave the city, as you are a walking threat to the Rule of Reserve. He does give you a small gift of cash before you go, however. *set wealth +5000 *page_break *finish *else *page_break As a reward for your dedicated assistance, Phineas informs you that you can ask some of the other vampires to help you improve your vampiric powers. *choice *set income +200 #I ask Phineas to publically acknowledge my leadership in the effort to oust the corrupt and dangerous O'Donnell. *set status +1 *goto house *if herbert_coopted *if herbert_killed = false #I ask Herbert to help me improve my skills at stealth. *set stealth +1 *goto house #I ask Senator Powell to guide me in the ways of extrasensory perception. *if (perception > 2) and horace_communique *set perception +1 *goto suspect_powell *else *set perception +1 *goto house *if violet_killed = false #I ask Violet to help me improve my supernatural charm. *set charm +1 *goto house *if nicky_coopted *if nicky_killed = false #I ask Nicky to help me improve my supernatural speed. *set agility +1 *goto house *if clyde_coopted and (clyde_killed = false) #I ask Clyde to help me improve my supernatural strength. *set strength +1 *goto house *label suspect_powell During your time with Senator Powell, you begin to have the creepy sensation that you have met this gentleman before. And while it would be exceedingly impolitic to suggest, you wonder to yourself whether he might have been the individual that persuaded you to return to Phineas's side. *goto house *label house Phineas invites you to join his house, and help him supervise the city. *choice #I'll join. Phineas is thrilled that you have agreed to join his nest. *set independence %+20 *goto ending #I prefer my independence. Prefering the solitary existence allows you to better pursue research into the nature of vampirism. *set independence %-20 *goto ending #I want to start my own. You set about establishing a powerbase of your own, from which you can support the creation of other vampires, or have already-existing ones join you. *set independence %+30 *goto ending *label ending Unfortunately, in time, things begin to turn against you Chicago. Eventually, due to a misunderstanding that rapidly and inexplicably gets blown out of proportion, it becomes necessary for you to depart this city in search of another place to call home. *finish