Plagued By A Popular Song

That da—ned song has taken up residence in your head! If this reaches 5, something bad may happen. To you or your weasels.

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Why is "Plagued By A Popular Song" getting worse?

Failing certain activities in The Mahogany Hall can increase your "Plagued By A Popular Song" Quality.

How can I keep my "Plagued By A Popular Song" low?

When you have this Quality, you will also gain an action that allows you to reduce it.

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A most vexing melody

For a while now, you have been humming it…Whistling it. Singing it. Hearing it in your dreams. 'Half a pound of Rubbery Lumps, a pennyworth of beetles, give the spoil to Mr Wines, pop! goes the weasel'…
[Warning: if your Plagued by a Popular Song quality reaches 5, something bad may happen to you. Or your weasels.]
unlocked with Tales of Mahogany Hall 2, Plagued by a Popular Song 3

Ask for help

Ask one of Hall's regular sopranos to help you. If she sings 'The Ratcatcher's Daughter' to you several times, that should dislodge that… weasel abomination.
(A matter of luck: it could go either way.)

success

That should do it

What a relief. A few verses of 'The Ratcatcher's Daughter' and you're back to normal again. Now, try to avoid whistling urchins for a while.
Your Plagued by a Popular Song quality is gone (decrease of at least 12 change points)

Failure

'Every night when I get home'

'There's L.B.s on the ceiling, grab the broom and knock them off, pop! goes the weasel!'
No. That only made it worse. Now you've invented a new verse about rats.
Plagued by a Popular Song increase (2 change points)

What happens when it gets too high?

If "Plagued By A Popular Song" rises above 5, you get the following

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If you have any weasels in your inventory

It's reached intolerable levels! That dastardly song will not leave your head for love nor money! 'All around the Labyrinth coils, in and out New Newgate, take a bat from Mr Veils, pop! goes the weasel!'

Pop! There went one of your weasels. Poor little chap. You really should do something about this before you lose another one.

Plagued by a Popular Song Decrease has dropped to 3!
You lost 1x Lucky Weasel/Arabian fighting weasel

With no weasels
Scandal Increase
Plagued By A Popular Song decrease (5 to 3)

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