Spirits of Europa, an Exorcist Quest

Fascination Recovery Roll: 16 As you spend time with the mysterious symbols, the feeling you get from them fades to a dull background noise. Interesting, but no longer consuming.
Fascination returns to 0.

Dread Recovery Roll: 10 A painless job well done left you nearly an entire night to relax in the slaughterhouses' break rooms. Bringing some dried fruit and a fiction book from the library was a smart move, and it let you unwind in a good story.
Dread returns to 2.

You'll need to pick a job for the week:

-[ ] [Job] The city's gotten reports from some miffed families about a cemetery spirit keeping them awake at night and scaring the dogs. The city council thinks it's probably a vagrant or thief, not a spirit, but some of the families are the kind of busybodies that are names in local politics. They're hiring you on the cheap just to reassure the families. And hey, if there is a spirit, you're the right person for the job. Job will expire this turn. Rewards: 1 Coin, Contact
-[ ] [Job] A cobbler down the block has heard banging in his attic, and leaks of something which is not quite water have stained his walls upstairs. He sources leather from the slaughterhouse you worked at last week, and heard about your prowess in defeating spirits. He's willing to pay, but is it really a spirit or would he be better off calling animal control? Job will expire in two turns. Rewards: 2 Coin, Nice Shoes
[ ] [Job]Investigate 515 Brehmgartnerstrasse: This strange property has intrigued you. Surely there must be something worth learning inside. This job doesn't expire, but you'd best be prepared. Rewards: ???
-[ ] [Job] On second thought, you've got personal business to take care of this week. Rewards: 1 Personal Action


Of course, you've also got the usual weekly errands to run and time to kill.
You may pick any 3 options (+1 if you chose Personal Business for your job). Plan voting is allowed; voting will close in 48 hours. Current holdings: 4 Coin.

[ ] Wander the City: You've not spent much time in Zurich before. Get to know your new hometown.
[ ] Visit the Exorcist's District: The best shops (for exorcists, at least) in Cantonia, perhaps even all Europa, are here in Zurich, and you'd like to find some. The entrance fee stings, but it's how the District ensures they only get serious customers. Cost: 1 Coin.
[ ] Get to Know your Neighbors: The MacCoulloughs have warmed up enough to not be actively avoiding you, but if you want any kind of rapport with them it'll take more time.
[ ] Spruce up the Bedroom: A bed and chair is great, but you could really use some curtains and a table. Maybe a rug.
-[ ] Silverware: This would make a nice addition to your table. Cost: Silverware.
-[ ] Buy some curtains: This'll help you sleep later into the morning after long nights out. Cost: 1 Coin.
[ ] Put the Word Out: A sign is great, but to get your name out to greater Zurich you'll need something more-- like a newspaper ad. Cost: 2 Coin.
[ ] Visit the Pawn Shop: You've got some items you'd like to sell, and while you're there you can browse for interesting pieces.
-[ ] Silverware: You'd like something more easy to trade with than some silver forks. Reward: 2 Coin.
-[ ] A Watchmaker's Tools: This set of implements was once used for building and maintaining the delicate machinery of pocketwatches. But tools so fine have other uses, as well... Reward: 3 Coin.
[ ] Petty Pleasures: You need something to take your mind into brighter thoughts. A visit to a local bar or two, perhaps some light card games. Cost: 1 Coin. Reward: Bonus to Dread recovery roll.
[ ] Library Browsing: Surely, among all the knowledge in Zurich, something interesting could pop up.
[ ] Investigate an Artifact: Something in your possession is interesting, showing either a possible use or a hint of something... more.
-[ ] The Mysterious Symbols: Somehow, these two very different jobs have gotten you two strange symbols. They feel connected, but why? What could be linking an etching by an old watchmaker with a middle-aged murderer's prison gift?
[ ] Training: You feel as if you've caught a glimpse of the way the world works. You think you could use this to improve your exorcism skills-- with a little bit of trial and error.
-[ ] Brawler Level 2: Some fighting routines and training could get you into better shape. Cost: 7 Fragments
-[ ] Trapper Level 1: Using mystical rites is all well and good, but perhaps there's a more... mundane way of getting the same effects? Cost: 5 Fragments

Voting will be open for 40 hours.

--[ ] Brawler Level 2: Some fighting routines and training could get you into better shape. Cost: 7 Fragments

You've noticed some stray looks while in your office, practicing fighting routines. The lack of blinds has even let a small crowd of kids show up on the second day, watching you work.
Your work this week has made you self-evidently fitter. You've set aside time to keep up your newfound routine into the long term.

+1 to Max Health!
+1 to Health resist checks, +2 to original Brawler checks.

-[ ] Put the Word Out: A sign is great, but to get your name out to greater Zurich you'll need something more-- like a newspaper ad. Cost: 2 Coin.

The Zurichsee-Zeitung is the local weekly paper, and while you can't exactly afford the cost of the daily papers, the circulation of the Z-Z, and its classifieds page, is enough to guarantee you'll get more business options. You put together a basic ad, with a sketch of your sign, an address, and a description of your skills. It'll run in this weekend's edition.

You've garnered more attention to your business. You'll get one extra job option each week, and many job opportunities will last longer as employers hold out for your reputation. 2 Coin spent.

-[ ] Petty Pleasures: You need something to take your mind into brighter thoughts. A visit to a local bar or two, perhaps some light card games. Cost: 1 Coin. Reward: Bonus to Dread recovery roll.

You spend a few evenings at the local bar, sampling the local wines and beers of the region, and playing some card games. You win some, lose more, but ultimately kept it all to small stakes, and you feel relaxed.
Your time spent with the nice things out there has given you both distractions and good memories. +6 to next week's Dread recovery roll. 1 Coin spent.

-[ ] [Job] A cobbler down the block has heard banging in his attic, and leaks of something which is not quite water have stained his walls upstairs. He sources leather from the slaughterhouse you worked at last week, and heard about your prowess in defeating spirits. He's willing to pay, but is it really a spirit or would he be better off calling animal control? Job will expire in two turns. Rewards: 2 Coin, Nice Shoes

You meet with this week's patron at a humble two-story shoe shop just a few minutes' walk from your own flat. The bottom floor is small, but well-maintained. The shoes are on the upper end of what might be considered reasonable; these aren't shoes for the rich, but they're most definitely very nice shoes. The cobbler has a young son; he's clerking at the desk while the cobbler does alterations and orders. You wait for several minutes as the boy runs to fetch his father, and a chubby and jovial-looking middle-aged man comes from the back to meet you. He shakes your hand with both of his, bushy mustache curling with his wide smile, and you can't help but smile back.

He takes you upstairs, and opens the door into his humble flat. It's pretty close in size to your own, maybe a bit smaller, but by the Twins is it very homely! This place has been lived in for a long time and the family has made it their own. The wife busies herself in the kitchen, clearly uncomfortable with your intrusion into her home, but the welcoming nature of her husband keeps her (and you) at ease. He ushers you into the dining room, where it becomes immediately clear his reason for hiring you.

A stain runs from the ceiling to only a few feet from the floor, and it glistens. Moving closer, you investigate, and find that it's still damp, and slightly sticky. The fluid is more or less clear. You can't place exactly what it is, though. He shows you two other stains, close by in other rooms, and points out the hatch to the attic.

Now comes time for you to decide how you're going to approach this job. You have two things to choose from:

Do you think it's a

[ ] Spirit
[ ] Something else

and will you use

[ ] Brawl
[ ] Talk
[ ] Trap
[ ] Mystic

To try to flush it out?