A Contract at the Gaiety

"The stage awaits, hot and clean and bare and bright. If I move the moves and step the steps and do what is required, they'll pay me."

A Contract at the Gaiety is a Job card that all Dancers begin with. It cannot be acquired by any other legacy. Working this Job allows meeting Sulochana Amavasya, Lord Timothy Munday, and Nicole, Fourth Marchioness of Stanford.

It has a decay timer of 120s, after which it becomes A Contract at the Gaiety: Suspended. Talking to Sulochana Amavasya about will reset its timer.

This Job may induce the actions The Course of the Heart and/or The Dark, the Light.

Working
Working with this job requires 1 Health, takes 45 seconds, and pays.

"Tonight I sense opportunity. Tonight I could attract attention, if I cease to hold back, if I commit myself more fully."

After 45 seconds, there is a 70% chance you will be prompted to put in "Extra Effort" during a span of 10 seconds. Providing Health, Passion, or Restlessness will gain. Health and Passion cards will be exhausted, Restlessness will be consumed.

Using Health or Restlessness during Extra Effort may yield a Benefactor, if the Aspects The Lady in the Box or The Gentlemen at the Stage Door are present. Using Passion or Restlessness may yield Sulochana Amavasya, if the Aspect A Bright-Eyed Watcher is present.

A Discarded Mystery
"Hundreds of dancers have passed through this changing room. Now and then one finds their traces like dropped petals: a lost glove, a faded photograph, an admirer's note..."

The first time you Work with, it will spawn the Study verb with this event, and after 60s, give A Crumpled Poem.

"A crumpled poem - a dozen pages long - has been stuffed into an abandoned shoe. Not a love poem. I'm almost sure it's not a love poem. But when I read it, my breath comes faster, and I wonder if I am remembering something I had lost."

What We Say And When We Say It
"Do I have something in common with some of those who watch me?"

The first time an admirer (either Sulochana Amavasya, Lord Timothy Munday, or Nicole, Fourth Marchioness of Stanford) is met after working a Contract at the Gaiety, the Talk verb opens up. After 60s, it provides a Fleeting Reminiscence.

A Bright-Eyed Watcher
"Sometimes she sits in the second row, seeking new talent for her peculiar establishment. Those she employs are rarely seen about town."

A Bright-Eyed Watcher is an aspect on the card a Contract at the Gaiety. It notifies you to the presence of  watching your performance before she contacts you. While this Aspect is on the card, using Passion or Restlessness during the Extra Effort portion of the job has a 70% chance of yielding Sulochana. Once Sulochana has been met, this Aspect will disappear from the card.

"A hand-delivered letter, addressed to me. It smells strongly of cigarette smoke and cloves. It reads: 'If you need to talk to someone about your dreams, find me here. Don't call until you're ready.' There is a telephone number and a name: Sulochana."

The Lady in the Box
"A lady of means sometimes attends performances. She has been known to show a keen interest in chorus members."

The Lady in the Box is an Aspect on the card A Contract at the Gaiety. It notifies you to the presence of Nicole, Fourth Marchioness of Stanford watching your performance before she becomes a Benefactor. While this Aspect is on the card, using Health or Restlessness during the Extra Effort portion of the job has a 50% chance of yielding Nicole. Once she has been met, this Aspect will disappear from this card.

The Gentlemen at the Stage Door
"A gentleman of means sometimes attends performances. He has been known to pay his respects to chorus members after the show."

The Gentlemen at the Stage Door is an Aspect on the card A Contract at the Gaiety. It notifies you to the presence of Lord Timothy Munday watching your performance before he becomes a Benefactor. While this Aspect is on the card, using Health or Restlessness during the Extra Effort portion of the job has a 70% chance of yielding Lord Timothy. Once he has been met, this Aspect will disappear from this card.

A Contract at the Gaiety: Suspended
"I've missed too many performances. If I plead convincingly enough, I might get my job back."

Allowing  to expire turns it into A Contract at the Gaiety: Suspended which disappears in 300 seconds. Apply it to Work with Passion to return it to .