Ball Gown Betrayal

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Ball Gown Betrayal
Table of Contents
Given by	Kenyatta
Type	Friendship
Requirements
Friendship Level	4
Required Items(Consumed)
Spotted Stinkbug
Spotted Stinkbug
Rewards
Custom Sketch
Custom Sketch
30 Renown
30 Renown
Accomplishment: Tightly Tailored
Accomplishment: Tightly Tailored
60 Renown
60 Renown
←Previous	Fashion Followup
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Ball Gown Betrayal is a Friendship Quest given by Kenyatta upon reaching Jel's Friendship Level 4: Creative Confidant.

Description

“

Kenyatta's not very happy with her Bahari Bay Ball Gown. Smooth things out with her before things get ugly.

”

Objectives

Part 1

• Talk to Kenyatta.

Part 2

Tell Jel how things went with Kenyatta.

• Return to Jel

Part 3

Now that you've talked to Jel about Kenyatta's ball-gown-gone-wrong, it's time you report back to Kenyatta... and somehow convince her to wear the dress.

• Meet Kenyatta on your plot.

Part 4

In order to wear the dress Jel designed, Kenyatta wants you to play a prank on her mom. Find a stinkbug to put in Eshe's desk.

•  0/1 Spotted Stinkbug
• Place the stink bug in Eshe's desk.

↷ Return to Kenyatta.

Rewards

At Quest Completion

•  30 Renown
• Accomplishment: Tightly Tailored
  •  60 Renown

Post-Quest

• Custom Sketch

Walkthrough

1. Talk to Kenyatta after reaching friendship level 4 with Jel.
2. Tell Jel about your conversation with Kenyatta.
3. Convince Kenyatta to wear Jel's dress.
4. Find a Spotted Stinkbug to put in Eshe's desk.
   • Spotted Stinkbug can be found around Kilima and Bahari Bay during any time of the day.
5. Place the stinkbug in Eshe's desk.
   • Eshe's desk is on the second floor of City Hall on the south side of the building. Go up the staircase and turn right.
6. Report back to Kenyatta and let her know you've placed the bug.

Dialogue and Mail

Missing information on taking Eshe's path in earlier quests.

Introduction

Receive a letter from Kenyatta

Dear (Player),
(Player), I thought we were cool! How could you betray me like this? Seriously, this dress you helped Jel design is an utter disaster. I look CLASSY. How could you?!

Kenyatta

Progression

Upon speaking with Kenyatta

Player

You didn't like the piranha teeth?

Kenyatta

Piranha teeth? What piranha teeth?

Player

On Jel's dress.

Kenyatta

I don't know what dress you saw, but there were definitely no piranha teeth on the version you showed me.

Player

I'm sorry about the dress...

Kenyatta

You're sorry? You're SORRY?!

Well, you better be because this is literally the worst thing that has ever happened to me.

Player

(Try to explain)

Kenyatta

You say Jel designed that dress to impress his mom? Well, he should have designed the dress to impress ME!

I suggest you talk to your boy and get this sorted out.

Expect me to come by later to check that you took care of this. There's no way I'm going to the ball in that monstrosity!

Upon confronting Jel

Jel

Why, hello there, Player. You seem to be in a rush of sorts. Is something the matter?

Player

You changed the ball gown design?!

Jel

...I shrunk under the pressure. I just kept imagining what my mother would say after she spoke to Eshe.

Sadly now, Kenyatta refuses to wear the dress.

Player

I have some news about that ball gown...

Jel

I know! I know! Kenyatta refuses to wear the dress.

She told me she's going to wear something... OFF THE RACK instead!

Oh, I'm going to be ruined. No one who's anyone will ever hire me again after they hear of this mortifying scandal.

I better go to Bahari and turn in my needle and thread right now.

Oh, what should I do with my life? No one will talk to me after I've abandoned my Path.

I suppose I shall have no choice but to become a vagabond, wandering from village to village in search of a hot meal.

Player

Don't be so dramatic.

Jel

You accuse ME of being dramatic... NEVER! Oh, if only I knew someone, anyone who was close enough with Kenyatta to convince her to wear the gown. Then I might be spared my cruel fate!

Player

It's okay. I'll help you.

Jel

Really? You would do that for ME. I'm simply too lucky to have you in my life, (Player).

If you could talk to Kenyatta and convince her to wear the dress, I'd be forever in your debt.

Player

Being a vagabond doesn't sound so bad.

Jel

I know you're only saying that because you're trying to help.

If you really want to help, maybe you could consider convincing Kenyatta to wear the dress? Just a suggestion!

Upon meeting with Kenyatta on your plot

Kenyatta

There you are! I was getting tired of waiting around for you to get back.

So? Did you talk to Jel about my dress yet? You better have.

Player

I sure did!

Kenyatta

Well? Is he going to fix that monstrosity or not?

Player

Yes, but...

Kenyatta

But what? I don't like how this is sounding.

Player

And if I didn't?

Kenyatta

Ugh, do NOT play with me right now.

Well, I'm just going to assume that means you spoke to him already.

Player

Calm down.

Kenyatta

Calm down?! How do you expect me to do that when my dress is so...

Ugh! Whatever. I'm not justifying myself to you.

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Player

Anything I can do to convince you to wear Jel's dress?

Kenyatta

Nope. Nothing. Unless...you can GUESS what I want you to do? Then I MIGHT consider it.

Player

I'm not doing this with you.

Kenyatta

That's really too bad, because I WAS going to make you an offer that I think might make everyone happy.

My mom has a really important meeting coming up with my aunt, the Duchess.

If you find a stinkbug and hide it in her office before the meeting, I might consider wearing the dress. You know, just to help out Jel.

Player

Want me to talk to your mom about the dress?

Kenyatta

As if she'd listen!

Look, my mom has a really important meeting coming up with my aunt, the Duchess.

If you find a stinkbug and hide it in her office before the meeting, I might consider wearing the dress. You know, just to help out Jel.

Player

...I could put a stinkbug in your mom's desk.

Kenyatta

How did you know that's exactly what I had in mind? That is just...spooky.

Anyway, my mom has a really important meeting coming up with my aunt, the Duchess.

If you find a stinkbug and hide it in her office before the meeting, I might consider wearing the dress. You know, just to help out Jel.

Conclusion

Upon checking back in with Kenyatta

Player

So... I did it.

Kenyatta

Excellent, now we just have to sit and wait.

Player

So you'll wear Jel's dress now?

Kenyatta

Not so fast. I said I MIGHT consider wearing it.

I guess I'll just have to keep the two of you in suspense.

Player

Happy to help.

Kenyatta

I'm glad. You know if this works out, I can think of some other tasks I might want to give you in the future.

Usually Nai'o does this kind of stuff for me, but lately he's been busy with his family or whatever.

Player

You need to get over this feud with your mom.

Kenyatta

And you need to mind your own business. If you want me to wear that dress for Jel, you better be nice to me!

Post-Quest

Follow up letter from Jel

Dear (Player),
I don't know HOW you did it, but Kenyatta agreed to wear the dress. To thank you, I present you with a sketch of the original version of the design. Hold on to it. I expect it to be a true collector's item after I join the family line.

Jel

Receive: Custom Sketch

Follow up Dialogue with Eshe

Eshe

I apologize if I'm not my usual pleasant self today, but a stinkbug snuck into my office during a rather important meeting with the Duchess.

The creature let out such a stench that she asked if I'd been eating legumes. Legumes!

Needless to say, I was completely mortified!

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