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Seduction: Artist's Model
Actions for the Seduction: Artist's Model Venture are all found in Veilgarden.
You will need to raise your Fascinating… quality to advance the Venture. When your Fascinating… reaches 5, actions appear to advance your Seduction: Artist's Model Venture.
You cannot begin seducing both the Struggling Artist and the Struggling Artist's Model at the same time.
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Levels of this Venture are not currently named.
Decide to Delight Her
Seduce a Struggling Artist's Model
This young lady has, they say, picked up a number of secrets from her employer's commissions - but she won't share them with just anyone.
[You'll need to build up a Fascinating… quality to at least 5 to complete this.]
Unlocks: Persuasive 9
Fascinate her…
Delight and tantalise the Struggling Artist's Model enough that she might tell you her secrets.
Let's see what we can do…
She comes from a family of artists and writers, and is rumoured to be quite the poet. They say her lyrical reflections on the dark shadow of death that clings to all earthly beauty will haunt your dreams. There's more to her, of course - she's a sharp customer - but this romantic streak might be most useful to you.
Begun a new venture!
Seduction: Artist's Model
Fascinating… shows your progress in the venture.
Something else will happen soon… don't worry. All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.
This also sets the Subject of Admiring Attention quality at 1 if you don't have it yet.
Pursue Her
Seduce a Struggling Artist's Model
Your plan progresses.
[You'll need to build up a Fascinating… quality to at least 5 to complete this.]
Unlocks: Seduction: Artist 1
A low-key approach. Wherever her gaze happens to fall…make sure you're there, ready to be noticed.
You might make your intentions a little obvious…but by then it may be too late.
(Persuasive challenge)
He's most definitely paying attention to you
Effort well spent. You're a little closer to making your move.
Persuasive increase
Fascinating… increase
Enough messing about. Discover her weaknesses!
Learn the territory you intend to conquer.
(Watchful challenge)
That's worth knowing!
Another detail for your plan of campaign…
Watchful increase
Fascinating… increase
Success!
Seduce a Struggling Artist's Model: the resolution!
Time to close the deal.
Drop hints and wait to be invited back to her rooms.
It's damnably difficult to get her on her own.
(Fascinating… challenge)
You've caught her eye!
A very pleasant evening, followed by a delightful night and a frankly unforgettable morning. Somewhere along the way, you find time for some remarkably enlightening conversations.
Gain: 12 x Whispered Secret
Persuasive increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model quality is now 2!
An accomplishment! You are now
an Admirer of Beauty!
You have lost your
Fascinating… quality!
Although it doesn't say so.
She simply doesn't seem that interested.
Either she's missed the hints, or she's finding you boring. An opportunity wasted.
Fascinating… decrease
Turn up shivering and desperate at her rooms one midnight. Bang on her door and beg shelter.
You have an elaborate story ready involving theft, eviction, and persecution by mysterious strangers. If she lets you stay over, you're certain you have her. [Warning: failing here may mean you have to start over!]
(Fascinating… challenge)
She's bought it!
You benefit from hot food, coffee, consolation and, after a suitable interval, the pleasure of her company. Somewhere along the way, you find time for some remarkably enlightening conversations. While she's off preparing food, you also find the opportunity to go through her papers.
Gain: 20 x Whispered Secret
Persuasive increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model quality is now 2!
An accomplishment! You are now
an Admirer of Beauty!
Will you Continue the Affair?
Seduction: Artist's Model - Continue your affair with the Struggling Artist's Model
So, you've taken the first steps in developing your relationship with this delightful and intelligent young lady…
Unlocks: an Admirer of Beauty 1, Seduction: Artist's Model 2
Yes. There's more to be gained.
You can't possibly have heard even half of the secrets she knows.
Delicious notoriety
She is becoming well-known. People first fell in love with her face when they saw her cousins' paintings. These cousins painted her in meadows, ethereal in white gowns with gold in her hair. They painted her as tragic heroines, beautiful in cobalt, with the last drops of poison still red on her lips. And now, everyone is falling in love with her words, too; her poems are featured regularly in the Magazine Formerly Known as the London Magazine. She writes of worlds that can only be visited in honey-dreams; mirror-still lakes and wild funereal flowers, twilit faerie dances and poisoned ruby apples.
She's entrancing, and everyone wants to be close to her. Tortured artists especially seek her out to share their confidences; you will be there when she needs a confidant in her turn.
Persuasive increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality is now 3!
Yes. You're falling for her.
You may have begun this out of self-interest, but her wit and character won you over.
Purer motivation
She is becoming well-known. People first fell in love with her face when they saw her cousins' paintings. These cousins painted her in meadows, ethereal in white gowns with gold in her hair. They painted her as tragic heroines, beautiful in cobalt, with the last drops of poison still red on her lips. And now, everyone is falling in love with her words, too; her poems are featured regularly in the Magazine Formerly Known as the London Magazine. She writes of worlds that can only be visited in honey-dreams; mirror-still lakes and wild funereal flowers, twilit faerie dances and poisoned ruby apples.
She is entrancing. Just being near her is intoxicating. You couldn't help but pursue her, no matter what.
Persuasive increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality is now 4!
No. You have grown tired of this dalliance
You have better things to be doing than pursuing this rather tiresome affair.
'Cordially yours…'
You send a short note, politely but mercilessly ending your association. She sends no response. Was that the best way to handle the situation?
Your 'Seduction: Artist's Model' Quality has gone!
Heartless increase
Seduction: Artist's Model - Use the Struggling Artist's Model
The lady is becoming a quiet sensation in Bohemian circles, and people compete for the honour of confiding in her…
Unlocks: Seduction: Artist's Model 3
An empty vessel
Take her out to tea at Beatrice's, and wait for an opportunity to rifle through her reticule.
Very interesting. Very, very interesting
The lady excuses herself and disappears to the powder-room; you offer to hold her purse for safe-keeping. A quick rummage yields you her diary; a treasure trove of secrets! And some rough outlines for a new sonnet about faeries and snow. You manage to memorise some decent scraps of gossip before she returns.
Shadowy increase
Gain: 4 x Cryptic Clue
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality is now 4!
Seduction: Artist's Model - Convince the Struggling Artist's Model of your love
The lady is becoming a quiet sensation in Bohemian circles, and people compete for the honour of confiding in her. How can you convince her that you love her for herself?
Unlocks: Seduction: Artist's Model 4
Try to impress her
The lady likes beautiful things, certainly, but her real passion is wordplay. Write her a love letter.
Such a way with words
You pour your heart out onto paper. Lilac, scented paper. The purity of your feelings must shine through, for the lady responds with beautiful poetry of her own composition. Things are going well. She is rather preoccupied with death, but that's surely romantic.
Persuasive increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality is now 5!
An End to the Affair
Seduction: Artist's Model - End your affair with the Struggling Artist's Model
What's this? The inconstant minx has been stealing secrets from you! Whatever possessed you to become involved with her? It is time to move on.
Unlocks: Seduction: Artist's Model 5
Get your own back
The lady is a talented and respected poet. You could cause considerable damage to her reputation if you let certain information slip.
Unlocks: 2 x Cryptic Clue
(Persuasive challenge, low-risk at 27)
Revenge is sweet
Steal from you, would she? Whatever you felt for her, she deserves to be taught a lesson. You arrange for the biggest gossip you know to hear a few choice facts about her past and the kinds of poetry she used to write for a living… and sit back. Social ridicule is a powerful weapon. Who even cares that some of the scandal rubs off on you?
Scandal increase
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality has gone!
Lose: 2 x Cryptic Clue
Just let her go
Perhaps you don't want to make an enemy of such a respected lady. Perhaps you cannot bear to hurt her, even now. Either way, a dignified letter is the best way to do this.
(Persuasive challenge; straightforward at 27, modest at 24)
The moral high ground
You preserved your dignity. You sent a short, dispassionate note to the lady, wishing her all the best in her future career. Now you allow yourself to be seen in public, pale but composed. Ignorance of the whole story does not make people gossip less, unfortunately, but some of them offer you consolatory secrets to try to cheer you up.
Persuasive increase
Magnanimous increase
Scandal increase
Gain: 1 x Incendiary Gossip
Your
Seduction: Artist's Model Quality has gone!
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