Here I'm going for a mix of industrial and office kit pieces, drawing inspiration from Cyberpunk 2077 (see reference); this should show that this town is capable of restoring pre-war infrastructure, but in a somewhat limited & utilitarian manner compared to the more elegant restorations on the Strip
![[Strength] <Try to crack your knuckles> I wouldn’t tell me no if I were y... ouch, owie, my fingers!
[FAILED] Are you trying to make me laugh or shudder with embarrassment, Profligate? Either way, you’re succeeding.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dukf5ctjbbkur7n7ebwezznq/bafkreicygyzst4unb2p6kbyzjrmh6puex26etgb4t7wnlpa2u2nqkj5u2y)
![[Strength < 7] <Pick up spoon> You see this? <You try to bend it> That... uh... <it won’t budge> that could... <you smash it against the counter, accidentally dropping it in the process> that could happen to you if you don’t talk!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dukf5ctjbbkur7n7ebwezznq/bafkreicbco3bmpbwr47j6bbnwwgzzg2xn64htzjvkdkzr56wfa3npmttrm)
![5. Is “Auspex” your given name or some kind of title?
There is no difference between these things - my appellation denotes my lifelong duties of priesthood, scholarship and divination. It is my birthright.
1. Divination? What, like scrying, soothsaying?
The ancients employed haruspicy and augury, the observation and interpretation of animal behavior and anatomy for the purpose of uncovering divine will and foretelling the future.
{Emph}I glean signs and portents from theater - in its unfettered expression of the soul lies the story of all man; echoes of its past, signs of its present, and omens of its becoming.
Though my main responsibility lies in sharing and preserving the arts, I attend our performances as a captive querent, examining each stroke of spontaneity in the interplay of our Thespians for the divine touch of Lord Dionysus.
1a [INT 6] Are you... saying you genuinely believe in the Greek pantheon?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dukf5ctjbbkur7n7ebwezznq/bafkreibzi64f4iap7yrmrjtc57poxytpa3ymrulbbn24wi67ydbirsj7ju)