City News/Bad Medicine

This is a review of **Bad Medicine**.

## 1/3

*I'm now working at a hospital and starting to notice a paparazzi sneaking around the premises...*

* **Stats Recommendation**: 276
* **Rewards**: Brand Basics x1, Creative Thinking x1, and 108

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**Introduction:** See what the paparazzi is up to.
**MC**: Find out what it is he wants.

**Special Event (33%)**
Take a guess to why would a paparazzi be stalking around in hospital...
**MC**: This must be it.

**Choice 1**: A big star is hospitalized here?

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You ask around but no one knows of any big star.
*MC: Hmm, no star at all.*

**Choice 2**: Maybe some sort of a conspiracy?

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) You play detective for several days and figure this is the most logical explanation.
*MC: Yeah, I'm guessing it's this.*

**Choice 3**: Maybe someone in his family is sick?

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You follow him for days and can safely rule this out.
*MC: Rats, I guessed wrong!*

**Special Event (66%)**
You want to nab and grill him but he's too fast for you, so you...
**MC**: Don't you think you can get away from me!

**Choice 1**: Run after him in sneakers, anyway.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You can't catch him and are out of breath in the hallway.
*MC: "He... is... too.. fast..."*

**Choice 2**: Ride a bike in hospital corridor.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) He took the stairs when he realized he can't outrun a bike.
*MC: Stairs?! That's cheating!*

**Choice 3**: Shout "I got breaking news!"

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) He runs two steps, turns around and walks toward you.
*MC: Brain, not brawn!*

**Special Event (99%)**
The paparazzi tells you his name is Gale, and he'll give you the story if you can make an offer that interests him...
**MC**: All right, this is the offer...

**Choice 1**: You give up juicy industry gossip.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You broke the unwritten rule of entertainment industry and gets boycotted by major stars.
**MC**: You can't be too greedy.

**Choice 2**: You offer exclusive TV show news.

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) He ponders and agrees to the offer.
**MC**: Good, we have a deal!

**Choice 3**: You want him to give you a freebie.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) He turns and leaves.
**MC**: Come on, not even a hint?

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**Paparazzi hounds hospital for sick superstar?**

A reputable suburban hospital is now stalked by paparazzi, many speculate a big star is hospitalized there.

## 2/3

I'm working at a hospital and starting to notice a paparazzi sneaking around the premises...

* **Stats Recommendation**: 955
* **Rewards**: Brand Basics x4, Creative Thinking x3, and 144

**Introduction**: You learn Gale's secret and decide to help him.

**MC**: How can you help Gale?

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**Special Event (33%)**

 Gale tells you the hospital is illegally experimenting drugs on patients. He's here to blow the lid off the scheme...

**MC**: Should I believe him?

**Choice 1**: You: "You're a righteous dude!"

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) Gale appreciates you thinking so highly of him.

*MC: If that's the case, I have to help him!*

**Choice 2**: You: "That's it? Not interested."

* **Feedback**: (Fail) "Fine, this is where we part, then!" You never see him again.
*MC: It's just a waste of time.*

**Choice 3**: You: "Don't you be lying to me!"

* **Feedback**: (Fail) "Fine, don't believe me!" You never see him again.

*MC: It has to be a lie, so forget him.*

**Special Event (66%)**

Gale asks you for a way to get inside the storage room...

**MC**: It's our only option left!

**Choice 1**: You steal the key from the office.

**Feedback**: (Fail) You're caught and taken downtown along with Gale.

*MC: Crap, we're caught!*

**Choice 2**: Blend in with maintenance staff.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You and Gale are both small in stature and easily spotted.
*MC: My bad for the harebrained scheme...*

**Choice 3**: Hide in crates tagged for storage.

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) You get into the storage room successfully.

*MC: We did it! That was actually kinda exciting!*

**Special Event (99%)**

You got the proof for experimental drugs, but Gale just blew his cover! How do you slip him out of the facility?

**MC**: Sorry, you just have to bear it.

**Choice 1**: Wheel him out on a gurney.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) Doctors mistaken Gale for a transfer patient and help both of you into an ambulance. *MC: What have I been doing?*

**Choice 2**: Wheel him out in a trash receptacle.

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) You avoid detection in your janitor disguise and can get him out anytime.
*MC: I can smell victory!*

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**Kind man infiltrates hospital to expose dark secret!** The stalker is Gale, who's been "undercover" for days with intent to expose the dark secret side of this hospital.

## 3/3

*I'm now working at a hospital and starting to notice a paparazzi sneaking around the premises...*

* **Stats Recommendation**: 1562
* **Rewards**: Manage Brand x1, Creative Value x2, and 173

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**Introduction:** I must help Gale expose the conspiracy!
**MC**: Let's go, we can do it!

**Special Event (33%)**
You and Gale are almost out of door when alarms blare! So you...
**MC**: Don't worry about me, just go!

**Choice 1**: Just give up, they caught you.

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You two are surrounded by security.
*MC: We're done for...*

**Choice 2**: What else is there to do but run!

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You're too slow and security surrounds you.
*MC: We're done for...*

**Choice 3**: Stay behind to cover Gale's escape.

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) You allow Gale to escape with the evidence.
*MC: I just hope he can bring this crooked facility down!*

**Special Event (66%)**
The head of the facility interrogates you about the attempted escape and you reply...
**MC**: Let's try this lie...

**Choice 1**: I'm going to expose your conspiracy!

* **Feedback**: (Fail) He locks you up in a room.
*MC: Now I'm done for...*

**Choice 2**: I, uh, wasn't trying to flee...

* **Feedback**: (Fail) He senses something fishy and locks you up in a room.
*MC: Now I'm done for...*

**Choice 3**: I was chasing after a suspicious person!

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) He sees you're calm and lets you go.
*MC: Hey, that worked! What a surprise!*

**Special Event (99%)**
The scandal gets out and has the community in a huge uproar. Then one day you get a mail from Gale...
**MC**: Could it be...?

**Choice 1**: Did he send me a plush doll?

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You open the mail and it's a photo of you and a man whose face is blurred out.
**MC**: That bastard secretly took photos of me!

**Choice 2**: Did he send me a thank-you note?

* **Feedback**: (Fail) You open the mail and it's a photo of you and a man whose face is blurred out.
**MC**: That bastard secretly took photos of me!

**Choice 3**: Did he send me a photo pf a scale?

* **Feedback**: (Perfect) You open the mail and it's a photo of you and a man whose face is blurred out.
**MC**: It is a photo, and of me too! I'll get you for this, Gale!

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**Unscrupulous hospital exposed!**

Following a shocking covert investigation, the dark plot of an unscrupulous hospital was finally exposed with justice served!