Ill Omens

**Ill Omens** is a Story quest in the *We All Fall Down* DLC. It begins as soon as Victoria enters General Byng's Office.

## Objectives

* Talk to Byng
* Get across the bridge
* Talk to Verloc at Haworth Labs
* Take the lift to the Factory Floor

## In-Game Description

Thank goodness I'm here. Father will know what to do. He always does.

Father dreams so big. It is really a shame how the workers have let him down. Does he know how bad things have gotten? Does he want to?

Trust him? Ha. We needed someone to get things done. Harry was falling apart... the way Father describes it, it was really quite sad, the way Haworth got. Verloc was just there. He was available. Willing to take on the burden. Eager, even. He gave the impression of a man who could get things done. So we let him.

They'll have to take it as long as they need it. As long as it takes for us to rebuild. Don't tell me Joy wouldn't have tempted you.

## Walkthrough

Go forth and press the button, a cutscene will start between Robert and Victoria, which ends with Victoria leaving to go see Anton Verloc.

Victoria will end up outside of the Ravensholm border, needing to cross the collapsing bridge in front of her. Go forward and get past the Downer Detector TV, get on the elevator to the left, and press the button to go down.

Here, the player will have to walk across planks, swing with Victoria's Whip, and reach the other side of the bridge. Along the way, the player can find 4x Contraptions.

Once on the other side, the player will have to interact with the wheel to open the shutters, be aware that there are three plague wastrels on the other side, who will automatically charge towards Victoria once the player enters the area.

Once the plague wastrels have been dealt with, go to the small hub and rotate the wheel, this will open up the gate and let Victoria continue on to Haworth Labs.

Head down the street and turn left, there's more plague wastrels here, so it's best to be quiet and not attract their attention.

The player may turn left and go up the stairs, if they want to get more healing balms and Contraptions, though it isn't necessary.

The player has to turn right, head up the stairs, and then use the whip to get up on the above platform. From there, turn left and jump across to the other platform, and get inside of the building. The player will have to go to the other end of the room, climb out the window, and then swing across to the other side.

Now in Waterloo District, the player has to follow the pipe and get down on the ground, enter through the archway and go down the street, there's a Downer Detector blocking the way to Haworth Labs.

To turn in off, head to the left of the entrance to Haworth Labs and use the whip to get up on the platform, get a running start and jump off the ledge towards the other ledge where there's a yellow rope, while the player is in the air, they can still grapple on to yellow rope and swing to that location.

Now on the other side, the player can open the window and let themselves into the room where the detector is being powered, flip the switch and get back to the ground. The player can now head to Haworth Labs without causing a fuss.

Interacting with the elevator to get to the factory ends the quest.

## Collectibles

### Notes that the player will gather

* Safety Last
* Worker's Note
* No Requests
* Health Pamphlet
* Beautification
* Operator Manual

7x Contraptions

## Transcript

### **V-1 Doodlebug**

Open/Close

Robert: Doodlebug! To what do I owe the pleasure?

Victoria: I ran into Ollie Starkey.

Robert: Good Lord, are you all right?

Victoria: He thinks the town is running out of food and we're all going to die.

Robert: He always had a keen sense of drama. You know he used to be a song and dance man?

Victoria: People are eating charcoal, Daddy. And there's a plague in the Village.

Robert: You might have told me you were planning to go off your Joy!

Victoria: Couldn't we give them all blackberry? They could make plans, plant vegetables. Even start the trade over the bridge again. They don't even know they're starving!

Robert: Sally Boyle can barely make enough blackberry for the bobbies. But don't you worry.

Robert: Your man Dr. Verloc is working on a treatment that will put everyone back on the right track.

Victoria: So we just ... wait? We can't do nothing!

Robert: Nothing is exactly what we must do. If our people realize they're running out of food, they'll kill each other for the last box of V-Meat!

Robert: Doing your duty isn't always pretty. You don't always get a bright, shiny medal.

Robert: But a few on top, doing their duty -- us -- is the only thing that keeps us from savagery

Victoria: What can I do? Let me help.

Robert: You have such a keen sense of duty! Yes, help! Organize a Simon Says competition. Keep them distracted until your man comes through!

Robert: He will come through, won't he?

Victoria: Yes, Father.

Robert: But for God's sake, go back on your Joy! You'll only complicate things.

### **Mother Dearest**

Open/Close

Maharajkumari: One clearly sees the superiority of Western civilization.

Victoria: Spare me your revolutionary rhetoric. That's what landed you in jail.

Maharajkumari: What landed me in jail was refusing to accept the unacceptable.

### **Alley Bobbies**

Open/Close

Bobby 1: I shouldn't have hit him so hard. We're supposed to leave something for the Doctors to rehabilitate.

Bobby 2: Well, he did try to stab you.

Bobby 1: He did? Ohhhhhhh! Yes. Right. Yes, he did. Very naughty, that one.

### **Haworth Beautification**

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Victoria: This is Victoria Byng. Let me in, please, I need to speak to Dr. Verloc.

Bobby: Oh! Miss Byng! Er, I wouldn't quite enter the premises at the moment, ma'am.

Victoria: Why not?

Bobby: Well, as it happens, there's a rather intensive BEAUTIFICATION procedure underway. You really wouldn't believe how BEAUTIFICATED the facility's looking.

Victoria: Why would that -- oh. Oh, dear.

Bobby: It's getting more and more BEAUTIFICATED in there by the minute..

Victoria: But I really do have urgent business with Dr. Verloc.

Bobby: All right, Ma'am. As the Chinese say, don't say I didn't warn you.

Bobby: Feeling all right there, Miss Byng? I just received the most peculiar pronunciamento about an altercation at a Mood Booth--

Victoria: Executive Committee business.

Bobby: Oh, well that's all right then, Ma'am. Sorry to bother.

## Trivia

* The name of the quest entails that an event in the future is going to be bad.
* If the player looks down into the water while platforming underneath the bridge, it's possible to see a red bus in the water by one of the pillars.