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** On the same mission, you must use an intercom to convince a guard to let you inside a room. You can spin a story... Or just buzz the (on drugs) guard and say nothing. Several times in a row. Each time, he'll pick up the com faster and get more and more rabid, believing one of his coworkers is playing a prank on him. When you buzz him one final time, he ''somehow'' picks up before you push the button and finally opens up, ready to stab the prankster with a pen.

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* Instead of playing the proper tune on the piano to open the secret door... the player can instead play "Chopsticks," causing the janitor to give him an unamused stare.

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* Instead of playing the proper tune on the piano to open the secret door... the The player can instead play "Chopsticks," causing the janitor to give him an unamused stare.



* During the [[spoiler:final assault on the Universal Brotherhood]], you can sass at Harlequin that he should write a poem about your mission since he's so giddy. ''He likes the idea''. Then again, it's all but outright stated that he's behind the [[NoodleIncident "Laughing Man" Debacle of '55]] that caused poetry slams to be permabanned from Shadowlands...

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* During the [[spoiler:final assault on the Universal Brotherhood]], you can sass at Harlequin that he should write a poem about your mission since he's so giddy. ''He He likes the idea''.idea and starts thinking about rhymes while fighting the cultists. Then again, it's all but outright stated that he's behind the [[NoodleIncident "Laughing Man" Debacle of '55]] that caused poetry slams to be permabanned from Shadowlands...


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* When confronting the Humanis leader during the raid on their barracks, you can tell him you're here to join the anti-metahuman supremacists. [[BoomerangBigot While being a metahuman yourself]]. He believes you until you tell him verbatim you're fucking with him.
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* During the [[spoiler:final assault on the Universal Brotherhood]], you can sass at Harlequin that he should write a poem about your mission since he's so giddy. ''He likes the idea''. Then again, it's all but outright stated that he's behind the [[NoodleIncident "Laughing Man" Debacle of '55]] that caused poetry slams to be permabanned from Shadowlands...
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** In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'', you contact in the HKPF is flabbergasted that, should you bring Gaichu, your plan to explain how a Ghoul wearing a Red Samurai armor is accompanying you can be summed up as "[[IndyPloy I'll figure something out]]". Gaichu dryly notes that not only it happened several times, but it worked each time. And sure enough, you can bullshit your way through.
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** Bringing Gaichû with you will provide unique dialogue for talking your way past security, where you claim he is a defector from Renraku (which is technically true) who you are bringing to Ares.
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** And when you finally leave the place? A Corp retrieval team is shouting at you through a bullhorn to drop the cargo.... Even though you're five feet from them.

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** And when you finally leave the place? A Corp retrieval team is shouting at you through a bullhorn to drop the cargo.... Even though you're five feet from them. You can even point this out to the speaker.
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** One thread that may pop up is a poster asking for a custom tailoring job. The poster is clearly Gobbet looking for someone to make outfits for Racter's drone Koschei. Ideas include a fuzzy cat costume, bear suit, and Red Samurai armor modeled after Gaichu's.
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** One sentence in the first slam mentions they're banned on Shadowlands [[NoodleIncident due to the "Laughing Man" debacle of '55]]. The Laughing Man, [[AllThereInTheManual for those familiar with the tabletop game]], is [[BigGood Harlequin's]] nickname on Shadowlands.
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[[spoiler:'''Krait''']]: ...[[OhCrap Fuck]].

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[[spoiler:'''Krait''']]: ...[[OhCrap [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Fuck]].
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** Even better, you can bring Gaichu in this mission ''without'' things getting violent immediately.
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* At the end of the game, one of the possible favors Telestrian gives you is to [[spoiler:get Lone Star to fire [[PoliceAreUseless McKlusky]]. Telestrian [[ActuallyPrettyFunny smiles slightly]], then remembers how much of his problems have been caused largely by [=McKlusky=] being an incompetent JerkAss. Not only does he agree, he actually offers you ''another'' favor, because it was something he was considering anyway and it requires little effort. Even better, you can [[SchmuckBait tell McKlusky how Lone Star is going to praise him for his "contribution"]], and the moron eagerly runs off to HQ for his "raise." We sadly don't get to see what inevitably happens, but just imagining the scene is hilarious.]]
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*** Just to make things even better, ''it wasn't even Jivebot after all.'' One of the decker's partners had been playing a prank on them following a mission gone wrong. The poor decker was driven to paranoid insanity and subsequently went into hiding. The partner in question expresses shock and a bit of guilt at driving their team member over the edge...and then promptly proposes they rob the decker's apartment, to which the other team member agrees.

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*** ** Just to make things even better, ''it wasn't even Jivebot after all.'' One of the decker's partners had been playing a prank on them following a mission gone wrong. The poor decker was driven to paranoid insanity and subsequently went into hiding. The partner in question expresses shock and a bit of guilt at driving their team member over the edge...and then promptly proposes they rob the decker's apartment, to which the other team member agrees.
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*** Just to make things even better, ''it wasn't even Jivebot after all.'' One of the decker's partners had been playing a prank on them following a mission gone wrong. The poor decker was driven to paranoid insanity and subsequently went into hiding. The partner in question expresses shock and a bit of guilt at driving their team member over the edge...and then promptly proposes they rob the decker's apartment, to which the other team member agrees.
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-->''[Requirements: 1) You must not take experimental stims during runs. 2) You must not tamper with chemicals in secret labs. 3) [[NoodleImplements You must know how to properly operate a moped]]. 4) You must listen to your decker when your decker says "I don't have control of that turret yet". 5) You must have a good sense of humor (optional).''[[labelnote:*]]Even funnier when it is heavily implied that each requirement was added due to the [[NoodleIncident manner]] in which a previous crew member (or more) died.[[/labelnote]]

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-->''[Requirements: 1) You must not take experimental stims during runs. 2) You must not tamper with chemicals in secret labs. 3) [[NoodleImplements You must know how to properly operate a moped]]. 4) You must listen to your decker when your decker says "I don't have control of that turret yet". 5) You must have a good sense of humor (optional).''[[labelnote:*]]Even funnier when it is heavily implied that each requirement was added due to the [[NoodleIncident manner]] in which a previous crew member (or more) died.[[/labelnote]]''
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-->''[Requirements: 1) You must not take experimental stims during runs. 2) You must not tamper with chemicals in secret labs. 3) [[NoodleImplements You must know how to properly operate a moped]]. 4) You must listen to your decker when your decker says "I don't have control of that turret yet". 5) You must have a good sense of humor (optional).''

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-->''[Requirements: 1) You must not take experimental stims during runs. 2) You must not tamper with chemicals in secret labs. 3) [[NoodleImplements You must know how to properly operate a moped]]. 4) You must listen to your decker when your decker says "I don't have control of that turret yet". 5) You must have a good sense of humor (optional).''''[[labelnote:*]]Even funnier when it is heavily implied that each requirement was added due to the [[NoodleIncident manner]] in which a previous crew member (or more) died.[[/labelnote]]
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* After all your character has gone through in the campaign, raiding corps, working for the Triads, [[spoiler: confronting one of the Yama Kings]], they are still dumbstruck by Reliable Matthew's balloons surviving a typhoon unscathed. You can even ask him about it.
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** To cap it all off, right after you get paid for finishing the job the person you ran against calls the Johnson who hired you [[TheGadfly just to troll the hell out of him]]. This sends the Johnson into a cursing fit so long and imaginative it manages to disturb ''Strangler Bao.''
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* =RatParty=.sim. [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]

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* =RatParty=.[=RatParty=].sim. [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]
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* =RatParty.sim.= [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]

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* =RatParty.=RatParty=.sim.= [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]
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* RatParty.sim. [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]

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* RatParty.=RatParty.sim. = [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]
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* RatParty.sim. [[spoiler:If you bought it from Jomo earlier, you can slot it in a Strange Machine during the Lily Lai extraction. It generates rave lighting, dance music... and HUNDREDS of holographic rats. The best part is? If Gobbet's in your party when it happens, she'll start dancing!]]
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--> "[[AmnesiacHero Bad memory]]. [[WakingUpAtTheMorgue Poor sleep habits]]. [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Knows the game like no one else]]."

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--> "[[AmnesiacHero Bad memory]]. [[WakingUpAtTheMorgue Poor sleep habits]]. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Knows the game]] [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Knows the game like no one else]]."
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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for [[CorruptCop police corruption]] isn't it?"

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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for [[CorruptCop [[DirtyCop police corruption]] isn't it?"
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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for [[CrookedCop police corruption]] isn't it?"

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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for [[CrookedCop [[CorruptCop police corruption]] isn't it?"
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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for police corruption isn't it?"

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--> "Why [=McKlusky=]. It's a fine day for [[CrookedCop police corruption corruption]] isn't it?"

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* During Is0bel's mission you have the option of reading a set of emails about a malfunctioning noodle dispenser in the convention area's food court. The emails get increasingly bizarre as it's revealed that the noodle dispenser is able to dispense noodles without having any ingredients put into it, and that the maintenance man sent it away for reclamation only to have the noodle dispenser return to its usual spot the next day. Cue the last email that reveals this story has been repeating itself ''for the last 14 years''.
-->'''Is0bel:''' Well that was... Something...
** In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'', it shows up on your boat. No one's quite sure how.

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* During Is0bel's mission [=Is0bel=]'s mission, you have the option of reading a set of emails about a malfunctioning noodle dispenser in the convention area's food court. The emails get increasingly bizarre as it's revealed that the noodle dispenser is able to dispense noodles without having any ingredients put into it, and that the maintenance man sent it away for reclamation only to have the noodle dispenser return to its usual spot the next day. Cue the last email that reveals this story has been repeating itself ''for the last 14 years''.
-->'''Is0bel:''' -->'''[=Is0bel=]:''' Well that was... Something...
** In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'', it shows up on your boat.boat, in ''Gobbet'''s cabin. No one's quite sure how.



** For bonus points, the aforementioned con-goer interrupts you just after [=Is0bel=] has decided she's done improvising and will just mindlessly repeat whatever you say into your comm. Sure enough, telling the con-goer to shove off will result in her insulting the hotel manager who's interrogating her. Your poor character has to come up with responses [[OneDialogueTwoConversations that are valid for two entirely different conversations at once]]. Posing as mystery QC checkers has never been funnier...

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** For bonus points, the aforementioned con-goer interrupts you just after [=Is0bel=] has decided she's done improvising and will just mindlessly repeat whatever you say into your comm. Sure enough, telling the con-goer to shove off will result in her insulting the hotel manager who's interrogating her. Your poor character has to come up with responses [[OneDialogueTwoConversations that are valid for two entirely different conversations at once]]. [[spoiler: Posing as mystery QC checkers has never been funnier...]]



* Bringing Gobbet on the initial mission to Eddie Pang's bar has her demand Eddie for free food over the item you were sent to retrieve from him. He says the kitchen's closed and the player character can tell Gobbet to focus on the mission, or alternatively...
-->'''Gobbet''': No. No way man. You reopen that kitchen, and you do it *now*. We're here for wings and--
-->'''Player character''': Breasts and thighs! And we also want the artifact that you stole, because fuck you, that's why!
-->'''Gobbet''': You heard the man, Pang! We want chicken parts and an ancient rock, and we want 'em *now*. With extra sauce, and a bucket of lobster rolls, and a whole fistful of napkins! Wet wipes, too, if you have them!
*There's something darkly funny about [[spoiler: bribing a police officer ''at the police headquarters''. Ditto with ''killing an officer without being caught''.]] To top that? [[spoiler: Try looting an armoury, or ''blowing up police vehicles'' as you escape the place]]. RefugeInAudacity at its best.



[[spoiler:'''Krait''']]: ...[[OhCrap Fuck]].
* Bringing Gobbet on the initial mission to Eddie Pang's bar has her demand Eddie for free food over the item you were sent to retrieve from him. He says the kitchen's closed and the player character can tell Gobbet to focus on the mission, or alternatively...
-->'''Gobbet''': No. No way man. You reopen that kitchen, and you do it *now*. We're here for wings and--
-->'''Player character''': Breasts and thighs! And we also want the artifact that you stole, because fuck you, that's why!
-->'''Gobbet''': You heard the man, Pang! We want chicken parts and an ancient rock, and we want 'em *now*. With extra sauce, and a bucket of lobster rolls, and a whole fistful of napkins! Wet wipes, too, if you have them!

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[[spoiler:'''Krait''']]: ...[[OhCrap Fuck]].
* Bringing Gobbet on the initial mission to Eddie Pang's bar has her demand Eddie for free food over the item you were sent to retrieve from him. He says the kitchen's closed and the player character can tell Gobbet to focus on the mission, or alternatively...
-->'''Gobbet''': No. No way man. You reopen that kitchen, and you do it *now*. We're here for wings and--
-->'''Player character''': Breasts and thighs! And we also want the artifact that you stole, because fuck you, that's why!
-->'''Gobbet''': You heard the man, Pang! We want chicken parts and an ancient rock, and we want 'em *now*. With extra sauce, and a bucket of lobster rolls, and a whole fistful of napkins! Wet wipes, too, if you have them!
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* In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'' when doing Jomo's mission, if you manage to [[spoiler: talk Isane out of putting up a fight over protecting Lily, she'll [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere go for her lunch break]]. She shows up again at the end of the mission while eating the sandwich, which her employer knocks out of her hand]].
* In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'' if you took [[spoiler: Qian Ya's deal for 14 years of good fortune]] you will occasionally experience lucky breaks which can solicit a laugh, but [[spoiler: mentioning it to Krait in the finale]] takes the cake:

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doing Jomo's mission, if you manage to [[spoiler: talk Isane out of putting up a fight over protecting Lily, she'll [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere go for her lunch break]]. She shows up again at the end of the mission while eating the sandwich, which her employer knocks out of her hand]].
* In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'' if *If you took [[spoiler: Qian Ya's deal for 14 years of good fortune]] you will occasionally experience lucky breaks which can solicit a laugh, but [[spoiler: mentioning it to Krait in the finale]] takes the cake:



* Also in ''Shadows of Hong Kong'', bringing Gobbet on the initial mission to Eddie Pang's bar has her demand Eddie for free food over the item you were sent to retrieve from him. He says the kitchen's closed and the player character can tell Gobbet to focus on the mission, or alternatively...

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* Also in ''Shadows of Hong Kong'', bringing *Bringing Gobbet on the initial mission to Eddie Pang's bar has her demand Eddie for free food over the item you were sent to retrieve from him. He says the kitchen's closed and the player character can tell Gobbet to focus on the mission, or alternatively...
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* During the run to kidnap Rooster Lo, you can actually hack into the Matrix to retrieve the reservation records of the restaurant he's at. Earlier, while inside the restaurant, you can overhear comments that the food is really good, but the waiting time is horrible. Even in the dark world of ''Shadowrun'', people still appreciates good food.
**Also at the restaurant, after you've secured Lo, you can go into the room next to his and pick up a fish for some spare change. However, if you have the Academic etiquette, you can then pick out a fish that's worth several times more!
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* In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'' if you took [[spoiler: Quian Ya's deal for 14 years of good fortune]] you will occasionally experience lucky breaks which can solicit a laugh, but [[spoiler: mentioning it to Krait in the finale]] takes the cake:

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* In ''Shadows of Hong Kong'' if you took [[spoiler: Quian Qian Ya's deal for 14 years of good fortune]] you will occasionally experience lucky breaks which can solicit a laugh, but [[spoiler: mentioning it to Krait in the finale]] takes the cake:



[[spoiler:'''Krait''']]:...[[OhCrap Fuck]].

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* Also during Is0bel's mission, [[PlayingCyrano remotely guiding her out of the VIP area]] is fairly tense and gripping at times, but also several moments of hilarity, particularly when your character is disrupted by irate con-goers who want you to stop hogging the spot.
** For bonus points, the aforementioned con-goer interrupts you just after Is0bel has decided she's done improvising and will just mindlessly repeat whatever you say into your comm. Sure enough, telling the con-goer to shove off will result in her insulting the hotel manager who's interrogating her. Your poor character has to come up with responses [[OneDialogueTwoConversations that are valid for two entirely different conversations at once]]. Posing as mystery QC checkers has never been funnier...
* Speaking of Is0bel's mission, bringing Gaichû with you is a riot as several people there thinks he's into cosplay and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork start commenting on the authenticity of his (completely authentic) Red Samurai Armour]].

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* Also during Is0bel's [=Is0bel=]'s mission, [[PlayingCyrano remotely guiding her out of the VIP area]] is fairly tense and gripping at times, but also several moments of hilarity, particularly when your character is disrupted by irate con-goers who want you to stop hogging the spot.
** For bonus points, the aforementioned con-goer interrupts you just after Is0bel [=Is0bel=] has decided she's done improvising and will just mindlessly repeat whatever you say into your comm. Sure enough, telling the con-goer to shove off will result in her insulting the hotel manager who's interrogating her. Your poor character has to come up with responses [[OneDialogueTwoConversations that are valid for two entirely different conversations at once]]. Posing as mystery QC checkers has never been funnier...
* Speaking of Is0bel's [=Is0bel=]'s mission, bringing Gaichû with you is a riot as several people there thinks he's into cosplay and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork start commenting on the authenticity of his (completely authentic) Red Samurai Armour]].



Right on queue, the magazine in her weapon falls and makes several bounces to land quite a ways from her, provoking an incredulous stare and a single word brought by the realization of how this will play out.\\

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Right on queue, cue, the magazine in her weapon falls and makes several bounces to land quite a ways faraways from her, provoking an incredulous stare and a single word brought by the realization of how this will play out.\\

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