Mission:Tip - A Disproportionate Package

Tip Mission
Type	Alignment
Place	Paragon City
Available to	Rogues
Level range	20–29
Choice	Hero

A Disproportionate Package

Alignment Mission

A few weeks back you sent away for some X-Ray glasses advertised in the back of a publication. A distracted package delivery driver brought them by today, but before you could let him know that your glasses shouldn't be in a several-yards long birthday present box, he had already driven off, sweat dripping from his brow and dread in his eyes. Curious, you read the card attached to the present:

Amore mio...

Once again I can not be with you on your birthday, and it tears my heart to shreds. And once again, I send you a portrait of one whose beauty is far beneath yours. Place it within your gallery next to all the others. Stand within the visage of their baleful, horse faces and know that they would be but trollish handmaidens, servile to your magnificence. When the parole board sees me again, then we will finally be together again. - D

You open the large package and look at the painting....... and can not believe how lucky you are!

This painting is PRICELESS!

HERO: Read the rest of the 'suggestion'.

Briefing

You just watched a news report detailing the theft of this painting from the highly secured administrative offices of a well known, high class auction house. The way it was stolen was an amazing story unto itself, but that it was stolen before tomorrow's auction for charity was even more audacious. This proceeds of this painting was to be used to rescue kittens from the animal shelter and given to the children at Saint Maria's Home for Orphans with Life-Threatening Illnesses.

Okay... now that you think about it...

If you sell this painting on the black market, it's entirely possible you'll also be purchasing a one-way ticket to a very, very hot place. Sure, you may have a lot of those tickets already, but we're talking Business Class here.

• Give the painting back... FAST!

It's not going to be that easy. You don't know where the driver is, and after delivering the package to you, it's possible you don't even know *IF* the driver *IS*.

So... There's only one way to go about this. You're going to need to break into the auction house...

...and RETURN the painting!

Unnecessary Solicitation

If you want that painting to have its chance to help nuns get the dying orphaned kids those little kittens to make their lives better and -

'*sniff sniff*'

- Look... just get to that auction house, okay!?

Mission Objective(s)

Lets hope this is the right office or all your work will be wasted. Find the guard captain and 'convince' him to let you return the work without being identified.

• Return the stolen painting to the auction house!
  • Convince the captain to ignore you by any means necessary
  • Talk to the Security Captain
  • Return the priceless painting!
  • Turn on the Intercom for the Captain
  • Erase the camera tapes

You managed to turn in the artwork without any of your new or old friends realizing you're actually a softie.

Enemies

Cage Consortium

Notable NPCs

• Security Officer Temp (Cage Consortium Captain) (Enemy)
• Auction House Security Captain (Cage Consortium Captain) (Non-combat ally)

Auction House Security Captain guards combat dialogue

Before combat

Auction House Security Captain: Stay on alert guys! After we lost that painting several days ago, we can't afford to lose anything else. I hope you new guys have learned from your mistakes.

Security Officer Temp: HEY! It wasn't our fault, you know what I'm sayin'? It was just dumb luck.

Auction House Security Captain: Oh no... Not again...

Security Officer Temp: Hey! You're ear - I mean... HEY! We got an intruder!

Guards defeated

Auction House Security Captain: Go ahead. Just clock me on the back of the head like you did last time. Let's get it over with. Oh... You want to taunt me first I see.

Auction House Security Captain conversation

Auction House Security Captain

Speaking with Security Captain

Go ahead, just take everything. It's not like I really need this job. Eating is so overrated.

• I found this loot and am bringing it back.

What? You're bringing it back? Why in the hell would you do that?

• This artifact belongs in a museum - or rich collector's home.

I am completely lost. You didn't steal it, but you're bringing it back? Then why didn't you just turn it in when you found it?

• Look, I've got a rep to maintain, okay?

Ahhh... I think I'm catching on. You don't want people to know you're actually a softie deep down inside, right? Like a cuddly little teddy bear? Feel bad for all that stuff you used to -

• Shut up NOW or I kill you. Pick one.

*ahem*... okay, look, this is what I'll do. You put everything back around where it once was and I'll tell the boys to leave you alone. Once it's back, I'll set off the alarm to get some heroes here, and they'll never know it was you.

• Sounds good. Let's do this.

Auction House Security Captain dialogue

After artwork returned

Auction House Security Captain: Okay, let's go over to the Security intercom so we can announce a breakin. After that, you can hightail it outta the place.

After accessing intercom

Auction House Security Captain: Okay, the alarms are now going off. You'll want to get out of here now. And if you need to crack a couple of skulls, hey, I saw nothing, you know?

Debriefing

Not only were you able to return the artwork, you were also able to crack a couple of skulls and erase all the videotapes of you even being there.