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[Archangel]

Hmm, I suppose I should've gotten around to voting earlier. It might be a bit late now, but I'd prefer for us to go with 3.

[notquitethere]

You continue to listen as Nia Maddox addresses one of the men beside her: "I'm heading back to the lock. Come by when you've got the fresh warrants from Cuffin."

One of Nia's cronies, a thickset man with a weather-worn face, recognizes you. It's Leatherskin Bill. He's known throughout the city for performing feats of strength in street performances; you once saw him lift a sow over his own head.

"Hey, you're that messenger," he says, "Tobias Pike or something."

1. "Indeed, just another messenger."
2. "Lately, I'm a thief-taker."
3. "Mind your own damnable business."
4. "It's Mr Pike to you."

[overseer05-15]

2

[NRDL]

2

[notquitethere]

"You hear that, mistress?" says Leatherskin, who pauses midway in the act of elbowing Nia Maddox in the side before remembering himself.

Much of the courtyard goes quiet as the other patrons stop to listen in.

"You may think you're a thief-taker," says Nia Maddox, emphasizing each vowel, "but I'll believe it when I hear you've caught a thief."

1. "Perhaps we could work together next time."
2. "I don't have to take this from the likes of you."
3. "I'm sure this won't be the last we'll see of each other.

[NRDL]

2

[overseer05-15]

3
It's probably not wise to piss her off in frobt of her henchmen.

[birdy51]

3

[notquitethere]

"I've no doubt," says Nia Maddox, standing up at the bench. And with that, she gathers up the rest of her gang and they leave the inn together.

You're walking away from the Grey Swan when you hear a voice call out your name. "Oh, Mr Pike! Wait a moment!"

It's Miss Featherbrook. "Might I have a word with you?" she asks. "Alone?"

You dismiss Tom Cony for the day.

1. "How can I be of assistance?"
2. "This better be important."
3. "Let us speak, but not here in the street."

[NRDL]

1

[overseer05-15]

1 is good.

[notquitethere]

"It is nothing serious for me, but something you'll want to hear," Miss Featherbrook says, ushering you into a nearby coffee house. Amidst the steam and bitter smell of that strange bean, she orders two cups, and you converse.

"My eldest sister maintains a fine house in Bermondsey with her husband, a vicar," she says, keeping her voice low. "She has reason to believe that one of her staff is stealing from her but she doesn't know who. I've been away from her household too long to have any idea myself. This is your sort of business, I am led to believe."

1. It could be more exciting, but if it pays it is my business.
2. I'll see if I can help.
3. This is a more dignified way of making money than running around at night.

[overseer05-15]

1 (even though they're all the same) I stand corrected.

[notquitethere]

1 (even though they're all the same)

Every choice changes your stats even if it doesn't branch the plot.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Pertinent Facts
Mr Tobias Pike
A male former post-runner

Pugilism: 1
Fleet-Footedness: 3
Oratory: 0
London Knowledge: 2

  Careful: 75% Bold: 25%   
  Munificent: 67% Mercenary: 33%   
  Law-Abiding: 98% Law-Breaking: 2%   
  Respectable: 33% Disreputable: 67%   

Fame: Unknown
Targets Apprehended: 0
Disposable Income: £0/1s/3d
Debts: £1/0s/0d

Relationships
  Jack Cyrus: 17%
  Nia Maddox: 43%
Hangers-On: 1
Tom Cony, a man of big feet and little brain.

Notes on Coinage
One Pound (£) = Twenty Shillings (s) = 240 Pennies (d)
One Shilling (s) = Two Sixpences = Twelve Pennies (d)
Additionally:
One Guinea = Two Half-Guineas = Twenty-One Shillings (s) (there is a guinea coin but no pound coin, despite pounds being the more common measurement)
One Crown = Two Half-Crowns = Five Shillings (s)
One Grout = Two Twopences = Four Pennies (d)
One Penny (d) = Two Halfpennies = Four Farthings

[birdy51]

1