The Chambers Of The Heart

Entered by tasting a Drop of Gaoler's Honey:

Is that ash you taste?

Something dark and smoky behind the honey's sweetness. A rising thunder of drums and brassy chimes. You are swept into a dim, warm, crimson place of many doors…

Storylets

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A Crowd of… other visitors?

There is a crowd here. Their faces are indistinct. They come and go through the doors that lead to the memories of others. Some of them stop and chat. Some are occupied in corners. Perhaps one shouldn't look too closely.

Option 1: Ask someone 'what is the taste?'

Unlocked with Ambition: Nemesis 1

Where does that phrase come from? It seems important.

(Note: This option disappears when your One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures quality reaches more than zero.)

Rewards spoiler

A suspicious reaction

'Taste is the key', she says. She cocks her head. 'Is this a test?'

Well, you've got what you came for…

Rewards :
A twist in your tale! You are now One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures

Option 2: Chat to the other visitors

Your own face must be similarly obscured. Possibly useful.

(Persuasive challenge impossible at 23, low risk at 62)

Rewards spoiler

Success!

An elliptical but fascinating conversation. No-one shares their name, and personal details are not welcome. You have places and friends in common in the waking world, it seems. Eery though this place might be, you pass a pleasant few minutes chatting.

Rewards :
Persuasive increase
Connected: Bohemian increase
Hedonist increase

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Awaken!

Whether you came here for business or pleasure, you can now return to the waking world…

(unlocked with One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures 1)

Rewards spoiler

Awaken!

Whether you came here for business or pleasure, you can now return to the waking world. There's the door, behind you.
You've moved to a new area: Your [[lodgings]]

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Opportunities

All Gold Bordered Autofire Cards

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The discovery of the colour yellow

Can't play if One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures >1

The taste of the honey opens a door of beaten gold. 'The taste is the key,' you hear yourself say.

Rewards spoiler

The room towers around you like… like the room. You've not seen much else. Someone vast and loving is cooing at you. This is less interesting than the marvel beside you. A colour! A colour you've never seen! A bright colour! A happy one! You need to get it into your mouth right away.

(Somewhere, someone is pleading with you to stop crawling through their memories.)

One Who Has Indulged In Unknown Pleasures increase
Watchful increase

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A box of imperial purple on the Feast of the Exceptional Rose

The taste of the honey opens a door of purple silk. 'The taste is the key,' you hear yourself say.

Rewards spoiler

The lid comes off the box. A candied mushroom, ribbon-wrapped. Not a stuffed bat! Not a mouse nailed to a teacup! You are loved. More than that, you are adored!

(Someone is begging you to stop rooting through their memories.)

You have gained 1 Fate!
Persuasive increase
One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures increase

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A kiss of unimaginable length

Someone will have to breathe soon. Mm, but not quite yet. Not quite. For God's sake. This shouldn't be happening. How marvellous.

Rewards spoiler

(Someone is howling in pain at your ruthless progress through their memories.)

You have gained 1 Fate!
Persuasive increase
One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures increase

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A fireside nap

The taste of the honey opens a low door of rough dark bog-oak. 'The taste is the key,' you hear yourself say.

Rewards spoiler

The fire leaps and crackles. Still a little chilly. A plaid blanket over your knees. A mug of cocoa. He's over there talking, but you don't really hear what he's saying. The sound of his voice is pleasant.

(Someone is begging you to stop rooting through their memories.)

Shadowy increase
One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures increase

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Through Fallen London

Unlocked with One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures 2

Rewards spoiler

The taste of the honey opens a tall door studded with nails. 'The taste is the key,' you hear yourself say.

A series of confused and fading scenes: races around spires, through streets, bounding from flat-topped mushroom to mushroom. Leaping from a coach to the back of a horse. An exhilarating parade of images! - and then you fall from your bed to the floor of your lodgings. You're back in the waking world.

You have moved to a new area: [[Your Lodgings]]
One who has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures increase
Dangerous increase

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