Opportunity Makes the Thief (II)

Opportunity Makes the Thief (II) is an Adventure Mission in the Everwinter City Museum Ledger of Curiosities event.
==Steps==
#Speak with Pela in the museum
#Head to the Industrial Hall
#Speak with Pela and head to the Robot Settlement
#Ask Clara about the situation in the Robot Settlement
#Investigate the malfunctioning robot 
#Collect art pieces (1/50)
#*Battle 1: 
#*Battle 2: 
#*Battle 3: 
#Collect art pieces (13/40)Check for issues in the paralyzed Automaton Grizzly
#Collect art pieces (19/40)Head to Svarog's residence
#Return to the museum and re-assemble Gears and Wisdom
==Dialogue==
===Speak with Pela in the museum===
;(Talk to Pela)
:Pela: Good to see you, (Trailblazer). The General Hall has been receiving a lot of visitors lately. The yearning for history and art has reawakened in the hearts of Belobogians — thanks to your superb management!
:Pela: Y'know, I never guessed you'd become a pro at this job — I only wanted you to experience the fun of working here...
:Pela: So I'm curious, how do you like being the museum manager, (Trailblazer)?
: Love it — loads of fun.
::Pela: I know, right? And it really gives you a sense of accomplishment.
: Who doesn't like easy money?
::Pela: So that's what you like about it... *sigh* I guess most people probably think the same way.
: It has its ups and downs.
::Pela: I see... But at least you have a sense of accomplishment, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't still be doing it.
:Pela: Anyway, there's something else I wanted to talk to you about — there's been a new development in the museum theft case.
:Pela: First, I need to show you something. Here, (Trailblazer), this way.
===Head to the Industrial Hall===
;(Follow Pela)
:Pela: After the General Hall opened to the public, the Silvermane Guards and Wildfire did a follow-up investigation in the Underworld.
:Pela: Progress was really slow, but they managed to hunt down some new clues.
:Pela: If the next stage of the investigation is successful, we should be able to open up the Industrial Hall to the public.
;(Approach the designated location)
:Pela: And here we are.
:Pela: The item that's supposed to be in this exhibit is a modern sculpture called Gears and Wisdom.
:Pela: It's a little hard to describe — sort of... abstract. It's made up of gears and mechanical parts, and it's about the same height and weight as the average person... Basically, it's too heavy for someone to just pick up and run off with.
:Pela: As you can see, this sculpture was placed at the entrance of the Industrial Hall because it symbolizes the industrial spirit that Belobogians have lived, breathed and produced for centuries.
:Pela: Without it, the Industrial Hall loses its soul... We have to retrieve the sculpture before we can open to the public.
: Where should we look?
::Pela: It seems like we'll have to make another visit to the Underworld.
::Pela: It took nearly twenty years from design to completion to make Gears and Wisdom... We can't let all that painstaking work and talent go to waste. We have to get it back.
: Maybe we could make a new one?
::Pela: Let me ask you something — do you know how long it took to make Gears and Wisdom from initial design to completion?
::Pela: Twenty years! We can't let all that painstaking work and talent go to waste.
:Pela: I received some intel just earlier today. Someone said they found clues related to a gang of thieves in the Underworld's Robot Settlement. I don't know if they'll lead us to the sculpture, but it's worth a try.
:Pela: We can head over to the Robot Settlement as soon as you're ready, (Trailblazer).
: Time to go get that sculpture.
::Pela: Let's head out, then.
:;(Continue dialogue)
: Hold on. I have something urgent to take care of first.
::Pela: Sure, do what you need to. Come back when you're ready.
===Speak with Pela and head to the Robot Settlement===
;(Talk to Pela)
:Pela: We need to search for Gears and Wisdom in the Robot Settlement. Are you ready, (Trailblazer?)
: Time to go get that sculpture.
::Pela: Let's head out, then.
:;(Continue dialogue)
: Hold on. I have something urgent to take care of first.
::Pela: Sure, do what you need to. Come back when you're ready.
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;(Teleport to Robot Settlement)
:Pela: Hmm, there's quite the crowd here today...
:Pela: Where do we start?
: Clara...
: Clara!
:Pela: ...Huh?
:Pela: ...Ah, you mean the little girl in red? I remember her — I saw her in the Overworld at Lady Bronya's succession ceremony.
:Pela: I don't know if she can give us any leads, but it's always good to say hi to a friend — basic courtesy, right?
===Ask Clara about the situation in the Robot Settlement===
;(Talk to Clara)
:Clara: Ah, it's big ! And... Miss Pelageya Sergeyevna!
:Pela: You remember my full name!? This kid is really something...
:Pela: Nice to see you, Clara. What brings you to the Robot Settlement?
:Clara: Well, something strange happened in the settlement recently. I'm asking the grownups who live nearby if they know anything about it.
:Pela: ...Something strange? Can you share any details?
:Clara: Well, recently... a lot of the little robots in the settlement started behaving strangely. It's like they malfunctioned suddenly, all at the same time.
:Clara: They started roaming around, breaking into people's tents, destroying their belongings... It was a real headache for the people living here.
: What did Svarog say?
: Never a quiet day in the Underworld...
::Clara: Yeah, I guess...
:Clara: Mr. Svarog scanned the robots for irregularities, but the results all came back normal.
:Clara: So... I don't think it's a hardware issue.
:Pela: So they're malfunctioning collectively. Hmm...
: Sounds like they could use our help.
::Pela: *sigh* You're right. Since we're already here...
: This doesn't have anything to do with our investigation.
::Pela: Mm... You're right, it probably doesn't...
::Pela: ...but since we're already here, they could use our help.
:Pela: Clara, we'll help you investigate what's going on with the robots.
:Clara: Really? But don't you and Miss Pela have something important to do?
:Pela: It'll be fine — we have other people in the Underworld working on the investigation too. Besides, we don't have any clues yet, so we may as well do something useful.
:Clara: Ah... thanks a lot! I was worried about handling the robots on my own... but with your help, it should be easy!
:Pela: The duty of the Silvermane Guards is to serve the people. So, where can we find these robots? Clara, can you lead the way?
:Clara: Of course! Just follow me.
===Investigate the malfunctioning robot===
;(Approach the robot)
:Clara: Look, over there! There's definitely something wrong with that robot.
:Pela: Looks normal enough on the surface Let's take a closer look.
;(Battle begins)
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;(After the battle)
:Pela: So aggressive. Are all the robots in the settlement like this?
:Clara: No, it must be malfunctioning... sorry little robot, but it looks like you're sick. I'm going to take off your shell and give you a checkup.
:Clara opened up the robot's casing and conducted an inspection...
:Pela: Look...
:Clara: This component... doesn't seem like it belongs here.
:Pela: *gasp* Clara... can I take a look?
:Clara: Oh, of course.
:Pela: ...
:Pela: There's no mistaking it... this component was taken from Gears and Wisdom.
: Wow, what a coincidence.
::Pela: I can't believe my own eyes either, but I know that sculpture inside and out.
: Who would do such a depraved thing?
::Pela: Who do you think? It's obviously the same people who stole the Meteor Fragment.
:Pela: No wonder Wildfire and the Silvermane Guards were never able to find Gears and Wisdom...
:Pela: Keeping such a conspicuous piece of art around wouldn't go unnoticed... the thieves must have disassembled it and hidden the parts inside the robots.
:Pela: But the best-laid plans of snow mice and men often go awry... they didn't realize the parts would interfere with the robots' system and cause them to run amok.
:Pela: Now we just need to find all the malfunctioning robots and retrieve the sculpture pieces one by one.
: Two birds with one stone.
::Clara: I never imagined this would help you solve the case... That's great!
: Sounds labor intensive...
::Pela: I'm afraid so. But you'll have Clara and me to keep you company.
::Clara: I'll do my best to help, too!
:Pela: Let's get to work then, (Trailblazer). We're going to get all the stolen pieces back.
;(Obtain )
===Collect art pieces (1/50)===
:Clara: The grownups said that the spot where the malfunctioning robots appeared is in this direction.
:Clara: Let's go look over there, big .
;(Battle robot near the elevator)
;(Obtain )
:Clara: The little robots in this area should all be back to normal now.
:Pela: We also got some parts of the sculpture back, It's not a lot, but it's a start.
:Clara: Let's start looking in the next area.
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;(Battle highlighted robots)
;(Obtain per battle)
;(After battling all robots)
:Pela: Looks like we've rescued all the robots in this area too.
:Pela: *sigh* ...This is taking longer than I imagined. At this pace, it'll take us the entire day to fix all these robots...
: Is it really necessary to find all the parts?
: Maybe we could just say we didn't find the other pieces?
:Pela: Uh.. I get what you're saying, but...
:Pela: ...Alright, alright, I give up! That sculpture has dozens of individual parts — there's no way we'll recover them all at this rate...
:Pela: We just need enough parts to put it back together... Ahem, as for the rest, I'll have replacements made.
:Pela: But... you have to promise to keep this a secret. You too, Clara!
:Clara: Don't worry! I'll keep your plan super secret, Miss Pela!
:Pela: Thanks, Clara~ Let's get on to the next area, then.
===Collect art pieces (13/40)===
;(Approach the Automaton Grizzly)
:Pela: ...Shh, keep your voice down, it's a big one!
: Whispering isn't going to stop a robot from detecting us...
::Pela: Ugh, I guess that's true...
: (Quietly) You can say that again!
:Clara: Poor little grizzly... there must be a lot of sculpture parts jammed inside.
:Clara: Let's go give him a checkup, (Trailblazer).
===Check for issues in the paralyzed Automaton Grizzly===
;(Repair robot)
;(Solve Magflow Link puzzle)
:Clara: Whew... all finished. This robot will reboot on its own after a while. Let's leave him be.
:Clara: Miss Pela, here's all the sculpture pieces I found.
:Pela: Good work, Clara. Let's see here...
:Pela: *sigh* ...We still don't have anywhere near enough.
: I'm... already exhausted...
::Pela: To be honest, I'm a little worn out myself.
: Want to keep on fixing robots? I'm ready to help.
::Pela: Do we have any other choice? I am starting to feel a little worn out, though...
:Clara: I know, how about we go talk to Mr. Svarog?
:Clara: He might not be able to round up the robots, but I'm sure he'll have some good ideas.
:Pela: Umm... I've never met Svarog before. I heard he's not easy to get along with...
:Clara: Don't worry, Mr. Svarog has warmed up to guests a lot more now. I'll explain the whole situation to him. Here, this way.
;(Obtain )
===Head to Svarog's residence===
;(Approach Svarog)
:Clara: Huh? Is Mr. Svarog... talking to other children?
:Clara: That's not usually like him. I wonder what's going on?
;(Approach Svarog)
:Svarog: Clara, you have returned. And you have brought with you the outsider, (Trailblazer), and...
:Svarog: Querying database... Silvermane Guard Intelligence Officer Pelageya Sergeyevna. It is a pleasure to meet you.
:Pela: ...It's nice to meet you, Mr. Svarog.
:Enthusiastic Boy: Hey, big sis Clara is back!
:Introverted Girl: Big sis Clara...
:Clara: Hello! What brings you two here today?
:Svarog: These two young humans found a suspicious batch of components. They wished to deliver them to me and earn my "appreciation." However, the origin of these components is unknown and they have no practical utility. It is difficult to ascertain their value...
:Pela: ...Suspicious components? Can we have a look at them?
:Svarog: As you wish.
:You and Pela checked out the parts collected by the children.
:Pela: Sure enough! These parts are from the museum's sculpture!
: Where did you guys find the parts?
::Pela: These kids found way more than we did fixing all those robots... what an embarrassment...
: They found way more parts than we did...
::Pela: Yep, we were outdone by a couple of kids. Kind of embarrassing when you think about it...
:Enthusiastic Boy: Me and my sister were playing outside — we heard some grownups talking about what they were going to do with the parts.
:Enthusiastic Boy: It seemed suspicious... They were acting all sneaky!
:Enthusiastic Boy: We hid in the shadows and waited until we heard them snoring...
:Introverted Girl: And then, and then — we quietly dragged away the boxes with the parts in, a—and gave them to Mr. Svarog...
:Pela: That was really risky behavior! If those grownups had woken up, things could have gotten really dangerous for you two.
:Introverted Girl: *whimper* W—We were just trying to help...
:Pela: ...Oh, don't cry! Uh — listen, these parts don't belong to Mr. Svarog, but... you two were still a big help to us!
: Quick, Svarog, say something nice!
::Svarog: I am unable to determine the logic behind this series of events, but if you insist...
::Svarog: ...excellent job, little girl.
: Yes, you two are real lifesavers!
::Svarog: I am unable to determine the logic behind your actions, but if you managed to help (Trailblazer) and companions...
::Svarog: ...then you are indeed worth of praise, little girl.
:Clara: See, I told you Mr. Svarog had warmed up to guests.
:Enthusiastic Boy: Really? So we were a big help, weren't we? Awesome!
:Pela: (Trailblazer), with these parts, we should have enough to put the sculpture back together... more or less.
:Pela: This isn't good... If what those kids said is true, then the museum thieves have operatives working in the settlement.
:Pela: I'll get in touch with Wildfire and the Silvermane Guards right away and have them investigate the matter thoroughly. But for now... let's take the parts we have back to the museum or we'll be here all night.
;(Obtain )
;(Optional: Talk to Clara)
:Clara: I'm really happy that I got to help you and Miss Pela today, big . Even if it was by accident.
:Clara: People in the settlement have been smiling a lot more these days... and that makes me happy too.
:Clara: I hope me and Mr. Svarog can make sure it stays that way... And if we ever get the chance, I want to show Mr. Svarog around the Overworld.
;(Optional: Talk to Svarog)
:Svarog: Welcome, (Trailblazer). What brings you here?
: You've gotten better at getting along with humans.
:Svarog: Did you arrive at such a conclusion through direct observation?
:Svarog: Clara too has conveyed similar sentiments, though my emotional indices have not experienced any fluctuations.
:Svarog: If you and Clara have both reached the same conclusion independently, then there must be some force influencing my behavior which transcends my system's algorithms.
:Svarog: This possibility strikes me as peculiar... but not necessarily bad.
;(Optional: Talk to Enthusiastic Boy and Introverted Girl)
:Enthusiastic Boy: Did you hear that, Jackie? Mr. Svarog said nice things about you!
:Introverted Girl: H—He said nice things about you too...
:Enthusiastic Boy: Look, from now on we have to do good things only —that way we can become Mr. Svarog's most trustworthy... uh — second most trustworthy friends, after Clara of course.
:Introverted Girl: O—Okay, I'll do my best...
===Return to the museum and re-assemble Gears and Wisdom===
;(Rebuild Gears and Wisdom)
:You and Pela work strenuously to reassemble Gears and Wisdom...
:Pela: *sigh* If I'd know how much work that was going to be, I would've enlisted more help...
:Pela: But see the final product for yourself — not too shabby, is it?
: How different is it from the original?
::Pela: Well... as long as you don't pull out the blueprints and spend dozens of hours comparing... this version is virtually indistinguishable from the original. Excellent work, (Trailblazer)!
: Putting it back together was really fun. Let's tear it down and do it again!
::Pela: ...You wanna know what happens to people who vandalize exhibits? I call the Silvermane Guards and they carry you away!
::Pela: Well... as long as you don't pull out the blueprints and spend dozens of hours comparing... this version is virtually indistinguishable from the original. Excellent work, (Trailblazer)!
: I never thought we'd be rebuilding it ourselves...
::Pela: Well... Technically we didn't find all the parts, and if we called in the experts to put it back together, they would have realized...
::Pela: ...but take a look — as long as you don't pull out the blueprints and spend dozens of hours comparing... this version is virtually indistinguishable from the original. Excellent work, (Trailblazer)!
:Pela: With Gears and Wisdom back, .
:Pela: (Trailblazer), if you're still interested in managing the museum... why don't you go talk to Miss Eris about opening up the Industrial Hall?
:Pela: In the meantime, I'll follow up on the exhibit theft case. I wonder if any new clues were found over in Svarog's domain...
:Pela: I'll let you know if we get any new leads, (Trailblazer). I have a hunch that we're close to uncovering the culprit behind the curtain.
;(Hired assistants Clara)
;(New exhibition area unlocked) 
:;(03-Industrial Hall)
:;(New development fund acquired: 50000)
;(Mission Completed)
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