NPC INTERACTION REQUESTS
The city of San Benedicto is filled with colorful characters and helpful guides. Sometimes, characters will want or need to speak to those people. In the event that you find yourself in that position, use this post to request an interaction with said NPC!
There are several recurring NPCs who are available to be spoken to. These "big name" NPCs are listed below. However, if you need the assistance of, say, a minor NPC or group of NPCs that have not been named, you're welcome to request them, too.
It works as thus: fill out the form below. A mod will respond. You may either play out/summarize the interaction on this page, or, if you have a log or a network post you would like the NPC to respond to, you may direct us that way. (If a thread drags on for a long time, mods may contact you to summarize it to get you the closure and answers you need.)
Below are the recurring NPCs available for interactions:
MAYOR DANICA KARSTMayor Karst has been in charge of the city for four years. Though firm in her convictions, she manages the city with an almost motherly hand. As part of her pro-tourism and pro-immigration stance, she has decided to welcome the strange new arrivals with open arms.
Friendly and curious, Maka is the lead excavator at the San Benedicto archeological dig. Left in charge after the disappearance of her father, the former lead excavator, she's young, but well-respected in the community. Always willing to lend new arrivals a helping hand.
Hamish is the somewhat unusual man who owns the Canyon Historical Preservation Museum. He can give you background on any item found in the building, but he has a tendency to ramble. He has the unfortunate habit of referring to the new arrivals as "finds."
The latest in the Afolabi line, Moses is the city's billionaire philanthropist benefactor. His family's name is on stadiums, schools, and streets all over San Benedicto. Whenever there's a humanitarian problem to tackle, Moses is there to help. His latest act of generosity is his willingness to help settle the new arrivals into the city, making sure they're sheltered and able to put food on the table.
Jemimah "Jemma" Rhodes is an old-woman-turned-Air-Elemental who owns the Rhodes farm near the outskirts of the canyon. Aided by her son and grandson, she's nevertheless no shrinking violet, and never hesitates to speak her mind -- albeit politely, unless you deserve her ire.
Tasked with uncovering the ruins that the PCs wake up on, these worker bees are always buzzing about, excitedly awaiting new arrivals to come in on a bolt from the blue. They're the first people new characters see, and inform them of (almost) all they need to know to get them started: where to go, what to do, where they are.
Undergoing the same types of transformations as the PCs, about 2% of the canyon's 9 million person population have transformed so far. Every monster type has been represented by the natives in some way or another. Facing discrimination, they tend to sympathize with others of their kind.
Human through and through, the untransformed citizens of San Benedicto have mixed feelings about their transformed brethren. Some regard them with suspicion and fear, while others welcome their neighbors as they always would. Most of them, however, find the PCs suspicious and untrustworthy.
If you have another idea for an NPC encounter and don't see the proper NPC listed here, please just fill out their name/information in the form below, and we'll see what we can do!
NPC interaction form:
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canyonmods) wrote2021-11-08 12:56 pm
INTERACTION REQUESTS
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NPC you'd like to interact with: Mayor Karst
Nature of the interaction/question: Between having a seizure when he tried to fly out of the canyon and Papyrus's cave incident, Sans wants to know what she thinks is going on here. It seems like the situation goes a little beyond "bad air". Sans will be applying all his face reading skills to try and see if she's lying to him or otherwise hiding something. He's also got like a dozen eyes to watch her with now. He'll keep things generally friendly and casual, though; he's not trying to cause trouble here.
Is there a thread for us to tag into?: No
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As Sans speaks, she plays with her pen, clicking it with her thumb. Occasionally, she scribbles her signature on a sheet of paper and puts it into her outbox. She keeps eye contact, though -- with the pair of eye sockets on his face, anyway.
Once he's finished explaining the reason for his visit, she'll speak, putting her pen down.
"First of all, let me tell you how sorry I am for what happened to you and your brother. I hate to hear about anyone in my city getting hurt. I have to ask that the two of you don't go into unauthorized zones again; things have been getting more dangerous recently with, well, everything that's been going on."
Her smile seems a bit tight around the edges.
"Falling out of the sky, well... We've always had--" She catches herself before she can say "bad air." "--a bit of a problem with people flying over the canyon. Makes radar go all crazy. Flight navigation systems don't work right in the airspace above us. The rest of the US has designated us a no-fly zone for that reason. Too many crashes, too many... Well."
She takes in a breath, forces her smile to be a little bit wider.
"I wish I had a better explanation for you, but to be honest, all of that stuff goes right over my head. All we have down here are, well, legends and stories." She laughs a little. "Certainly nothing backed up by scientific fact. But you know how superstitious people can be. As for the tunnel..."
Her smile fades, and she gets a bit more serious.
"We suspect a gas leak. What my sources are saying, maybe there's something in the gas that, well, that triggers whatever's transforming people? It would certainly explain the headaches and the... um..." Her brow pinches as she frowns. "...hallucinations. Honestly, Sans, we're still looking into it. Your guess is, unfortunately, as good as mine."
As she wraps up, her smile comes back, though it's apparent that she hasn't said nearly as much as she knows. "Is there anything else I can help you with today?"
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NPC you'd like to interact with: Dr.
CalloutbotianAmy KassabianNature of the interaction/question: Summary of how therapy's been going, with highlights of major occurrences - the better to know if Papyrus is still attending, or if he would have stopped. (He would have preferred virtual therapy, for the comfort of his own - less 'decorated' - couch.) Have they continued talking about the traumas he's experienced recently, in the Canyon and back underground? Would they have embarked on any focused cognitive bonehavorial therapy? (Yes, Papyrus would have made that joke.)
Is there a thread for us to tag into?: No, prev thread was based at a specific time
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Dr. Kassabian will have encouraged him to share his traumas from the canyon's happenings. She will have given him several assignments, worksheets to fill out (you may choose which ones you want Papyrus to have received). She occasionally asks about Sans and his relationship with his brother, but no longer presses to get Sans to see her himself, at least for now.
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NPC you'd like to interact with: Maka
Nature of the interaction/question: MAKA DON'T GET MURDERED
But more specifically, after talking to Skye, Sans is going to let Maka know about the vision Skye had. He'll tell the truth about what Skye told him. He will offer some lighthearted teasing about her breaking her own "no working after dark" rules but also it's very clear Sans is being serious here. No working after dark allowed!
Is there a thread for us to tag into?: no
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