Hubert's Perfectly Normal Day.

Scheme 001: Remove Ferdinand.

What could possibly happen?

Waking up Ferdinand

  • Scenario #129418 Wake up Ferdinand.
    • Scenario #129419 Wake up Ferdinand affectionately.
      • Scenario #129420 Ferdinand wakes up.
        • Scenario #129421 Ferdinand is charmed by your affectionate gesture.
          • Scenario #129422 You reveal that you are capable of affection.
            • Scenario #129423 Swear Ferdinand to secrecy regarding your potential for affection.
              • Scenario #129424 Ferdinand swears.
                • Scenario #129425 Ferdinand lies (intentionally or unintentionally) and reveals to someone else that you are capable of affection. See Emergency Scenario #2493.
                • Scenario #129426 Ferdinand keeps your secret, but is disappointed.
                  • Scenario #129427 Your relationship with Ferdinand is negatively affected.
                    • Scenario #129428 Despite only being your sort-of-boyfriend, Ferdinand breaks up with you. See Emergency Scenario #2499.
                    • Scenario #129429 You make it up to Ferdinand somehow.
                      • Scenario #129430 Ferdinand later requests a public display of affection. See Emergency Scenario #2492.
                      • Scenario #129431 You ask Ferdinand how to make amends.
                        • Scenario #129432 You are required to eat cake tonight. See Emergency Scenario #2501.
                        • Scenario #129433 Ferdinand requests a public display of affection. See Emergency Scenario #2492.
                        • Scenario #129434 Ferdinand requests for your relationship to be made official. See Emergency Scenario #2491.
                        • Scenario #129435 Ferdinand claims you do not need to make amends and is telling the truth. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                        • Scenario #129436 Ferdinand claims you do not need to make amends and is lying.
                          • Scenario #129437 Do not make amends.
                            • Scenario #129438 Despite only being your sort-of-boyfriend, Ferdinand breaks up with you. See Emergency Scenario #2499.
                            • Scenario #129439 Ferdinand adds this to a list of grudges and slights in your not-relationship.
                              • Scenario #129440 The negatives of your relationship begin to outweigh the positives. Ferdinand grows distant.
                                • Scenario #129441 Despite only being your sort-of-boyfriend, Ferdinand breaks up with you. See Emergency Scenario #2499.
                                • Scenario #129442 Make amends. See Scenario #129429.
                              • Scenario #129443 Ferdinand brings up this issue in later disagreements as an example of your lack of emotional intelligence. Proceed to Scenario #129573, but with a sense of foreboding.
                              • Scenario #129444 Ferdinand forgets about this entire issue fairly quickly and gets over it. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                            • Scenario #129445 Your relationship with Ferdinand is only temporarily negatively affected and it recovers without need for drastic measures. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                            • Scenario #129446 Your relationship with Ferdinand is not affected, but Ferdinand is sad about it for the rest of the day. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                            • Scenario #129447 Your relationship with Ferdinand is not affected and Ferdinand is only briefly sad about it. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                        • Scenario #129448 Ferdinand is not impressed by your request for an explanation of the correct method of making amends. See Scenario #129427.
                      • Scenario #129449 You assuage Ferdinand with physical means in private.
                        • Scenario #129450 Ferdinand is soothed. Proceed to Scenario #129588.
                        • Scenario #129451 Ferdinand claims to be soothed, but is not soothed. See Scenario #129427.
                        • Scenario #129452 Ferdinand rejects your proposal. See Scenario #129427.
                  • Scenario #129453 Your relationship with Ferdinand is only temporarily negatively affected and it recovers without need for drastic measures. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                  • Scenario #129454 Your relationship with Ferdinand is not affected, but Ferdinand is sad about it for the rest of the day. Proceed to Scenario #129573, but feel guilty.
                  • Scenario #129455 Your relationship with Ferdinand is not affected and Ferdinand is only briefly sad about it. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
                • Scenario #129456 Ferdinand keeps your secret and does not have strong feelings about your request for secrecy. Proceed to Scenario #129493.
              • Scenario #129424 Ferdinand does not swear.
            • Scenario #129457 Do not swear Ferdinand to secrecy regarding your potential for affection.
              • Scenario #129458 Ferdinand later tells someone else that you are capable of affection, negatively impacting your image. See Emergency Scenario #2493.
          • Scenario #129459 Ferdinand may expect further affectionate gestures from you in the future. Proceed to Scenario #129573, but watch out.
        • Scenario #129460 Ferdinand is disturbed by your gesture.
          • Scenario #129461 Ferdinand is no longer interested in receiving physical affection from you. See Scenario #129440.
          • Scenario #129462 Ferdinand asks that you do not make affectionate gestures while he is sleeping.
            • Scenario #129463 Acknowledge that you have made a mistake.
              • Scenario #129464 Ferdinand forgives you. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
              • Scenario #129465 Ferdinand claims to forgive you, but is lying. See Scenario #129440.
            • Scenario #129466 Dig your hole deeper by arguing that it was a minor expression of affection.
              • Scenario #129467 Reveal that the gesture was affectionate, implying you are capable of affection. See Scenario #129422. Then see Scenario #129440.
        • Scenario #129468 Ferdinand returns your gesture.
          • Scenario #129469 You exercise moderation. Proceed to Scenario #129493.
          • Scenario #129470 You fail to exercise moderation and are late to breakfast. Proceed to Scenario #129588.
          • Scenario #129471 You fail to exercise moderation and miss breakfast. Proceed to Scenario #129584.
      • Scenario #129472 Ferdinand does not wake up.
        • Scenario #129473 Ferdinand is fine, but the technique was insufficient.
          • Scenario #129474 Retry with another technique. See Scenario #129418.
          • Scenario #129475 Do not wake up Ferdinand. Proceed to Scenario #129502.
        • Scenario #129476 Ferdinand is ill. See Emergency Scenario #2468.
        • Scenario #129477 Ferdinand is dead. See Emergency Scenario #2469.
    • Scenario #129478 Wake up Ferdinand in a normal way.
      • Scenario #129479 Ferdinand wakes up.
        • Scenario #129598 Ask Ferdinand to come to breakfast with you. See Scenario #129493.
        • Scenario # Ask Ferdinand to leave.
          • Scenario # Ferdinand agrees to leaves without much argument. Proceed to Scenario #129502.
          • Scenario #129601 Ferdinand agrees to leave, but is hurt. See Scenario #129427.
          • Scenario #129602 Ferdinand does not agree to leave and insists on staying in your bed all day. See Emergency Scenario #2497.
      • Scenario #129480 Ferdinand does not wake up. See Scenario #129472.
    • Scenario #129481 Wake up Ferdinand abruptly.
      • Scenario #129482 Ferdinand wakes up and is upset with how you awakened him. See Scenario #129427.
      • Scenario #129483 Ferdinand wakes up and is not upset with how you awakened him. Proceed to Scenario #129493.
      • Scenario #129484 Ferdinand does not wake up or has a heart attack due to your method of waking him up. See Scenario #129472.
  • Scenario #129485 Don't wake up Ferdinand.
    • Scenario #129486 Ferdinand wakes up on his own.
      • Scenario #129487 Ferdinand wakes up on his own and comes to breakfast. See Scenario #129560.
      • Scenario #129488 Ferdinand wakes up on his own, but does not come to breakfast. See Scenario #129599, but be a bit sad.
    • Scenario #129489 Ferdinand does not wake up.
      • Scenario #129490 Ferdinand is fine, but remains asleep.
        • Scenario #129491 Ferdinand wakes up on his own a few minutes later and comes to breakfast. See Scenario #129560.
        • Scenario #129492 Ferdinand wakes up on his own in an hour. He will be unable to attend breakfast with you.
          • Scenario #129494 When you see Ferdinand later, he will be sad that he did not get to go to breakfast with you. Proceed to Scenario #129502, but be prepared to adhere to Scenario #129427 upon seeing Ferdinand again.
          • Scenario #129495 Ferdinand is not upset that you went to breakfast without him, but you are sad that you did not get to have breakfast together. Proceed to Scenario #129502, but with the weight of your own disappointment.
      • Scenario #129496 Ferdinand is ill. See Emergency Scenario #2468.
      • Scenario #129497 Ferdinand is dead. See Emergency Scenario #2469.
  • Scenario #129498 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix G: Acts of the Goddess.
  • Scenario #129499 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix K: Known Enemies.
  • Scenario #129500 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix R: Rogue Factions.
  • Scenario #129501 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix FA: Romantic Complexities.

Going to Breakfast

  • Scenario #129493 Ask Ferdinand to come to breakfast with you.
    • Scenario #129617 Ask Ferdinand directly.
      • Scenario #129603 Ferdinand is touched by your question and says yes. See Scenario #129573 with increased likelihood of positive outcomes.
      • Scenario #129604 Ferdinand is pleased by your question, but not unnaturally so, and agrees to come to breakfast. Proceed to Scenario #129573.
      • Scenario #129605 Ferdinand is pleased by your question, but must say no for a valid reason.
        • Scenario #129608 Be embarrassed by having displayed such vulnerability in front of someone else, particularly Ferdinand. Fail to manage the rejection. See Emergency Scenario #2493.
      • Scenario #129606 Ferdinand asks if you are ill. See Scenario #129608.
      • Scenario #129607 Ferdinand says no. See Scenario #129608.
      • Scenario #129609 Ferdinand says something to the effect of "That sounds like something a real boyfriend would do, but I am not your real boyfriend."
    • Scenario #129611 Get in Ferdinand's good graces by making him a cup of tea before asking.
      • Scenario #129612 Ferdinand is touched by your gesture and further touched by your offer.
        • Scenario #129613 Ferdinand attends breakfast with you. See Scenario #129573 with high likelihood of positive outcomes.
        • Scenario #129614 Ferdinand does not put his teacup on the provided coaster and your bedside table develops rings. See Emergency Scenario #2907, then proceed to Scenario #129573.
      • Scenario #129615 Ferdinand chokes on the tea. See Emergency Scenario #2468.
      • Scenario #129616 Ferdinand agrees, but gets too excited talking about tea and makes you both late to breakfast. Proceed to Scenario #129588.
  • Scenario #129502 Attend breakfast alone.
    • Scenario #129503 Her Majesty or someone else at breakfast inquires as to Ferdinand's whereabouts.
      • Scenario #129504 Escape without needing to answer the question yourself. Successfully navigate breakfast.
      • Scenario #129505 Lie.
        • Scenario #129506 Your lie is believed. Successfully navigate breakfast.
        • Scenario #129507 Your lie is not believed.
          • Scenario #129508 Provoke Her Majesty's ire and be made to answer for this later. See Emergency Scenario #4. Fail to navigate breakfast.
          • Scenario #129509 Irk Her Majesty, but escape without making her properly irate. Successfully navigate breakfast.
          • Scenario #129510 Make someone else mad and be made to answer. See Scenario #129503.
      • Scenario #129511 Admit that Ferdinand is in your quarters.
        • Scenario #129512 Many questions ensue.
          • Scenario #129513 You are required to explain the nature of your relationship with Ferdinand.
            • Scenario #129514 Provide a reasonable excuse why Ferdinand might be in your quarters.
              • Scenario #129515 You are believed.
                • Scenario #129516 Your day is not otherwise affected. Successfully navigate breakfast.
                • Scenario #129517 You are seen with Ferdinand later and someone asks about your relationship. See Scenario #129513.
                • Scenario #129518 Ferdinand sees you later and is disappointed that you did not have breakfast with him. See Scenario #129428.
              • Scenario #129519 You are not believed, but no one cares enough to investigate further. Successfully navigate breakfast, but be a bit hurt.
              • Scenario #129520 You are not believed, but public opinion of you is not affected. Successfully navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129521 You are not believed and public opinion of you is negatively affected.
                • Scenario #129522 Your credibility is only temporarily affected and does not need to be repaired. Successfully navigate breakfast.
                • Scenario #129523 Your credibility is tarnished. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
            • Scenario #129524 Admit he is your sort-of-boyfriend.
              • Scenario #129525 The nature of your relationship with Ferdinand becomes public knowledge. The nature of your job jeopardizes his safety. Fail to navigate breakfast. Consequences:
                • Expend energy and resources to assure Ferdinand's protection. Be unable to use these resources for their intended purpose.
                • Others will know you are capable of affection. It will not be possible to swear everyone to secrecy.
              • Scenario #129528 Her Majesty or someone else present makes a big deal of it and embarrasses you extremely. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129530 Ferdinand may be upset if others know. You haven't talked about this yet as it is hard to talk about and neither of you like talking about such things. Fail to navigate breakfast. Consequences:
                • Compromise his future attempts at fulfilling his noble duty or whatever by attracting a wife and begetting progeny.
                • Be forced to have a conversation about your feelings and be emotionally vulnerable with another person. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
                • Run away. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129534 Others learn that you are capable of affection. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129535 Nobody comments on your confession. See Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
          • Scenario #129537 You deflect and do not answer any questions.
            • Scenario #129538 You are pressured into providing answers. See Scenario #129513.
            • Scenario #129540 No one pressures you publicly or privately, but they are disappointed with your answer.
              • Scenario #129541 Public opionion of you is negatively affected. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129542 Public opinion of you is only temporarily affected and does not need to be repaired. Successfully navigate breakfast.
        • Scenario #129544 There are no questions, but eyebrows are raised. Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
        • Scenario #129546 There are no questions and the topic is not explored further.
          • Scenario #129547 Everyone already knows.
            • Scenario #129548 Realize you have failed to project the image you assumed you were projecting.
              • Scenario #129549 Emotionally spiral in accordance with Emergency Procedure 56. Fail to navigate breakfast.
              • Scenario #129550 Refer to Emergency Scenario #2493. Fail to navigate breakfast.
          • Scenario #129551 Nobody knew, but it was suspected. See Scenario #129548.
          • Scenario #129553 A few people know and others suspected. See Scenario #129548.
          • Scenario #129555 A few people know and others had no suspicions. See Scenario #129548.
          • Scenario #129557 Nobody knew, but they also do not think it relevant to the breakfast conversation and do not probe further. Successfully navigate breakfast.
    • Scenario #129559 No one asks you anything about Ferdinand. Successfully navigate breakfast.
    • Scenario #129560 Ferdinand shows up partway through breakfast.
      • Scenario #129561 Ferdinand is upset that you left without him.
        • Scenario #129562 Ferdinand wishes to discuss this at the table. See Emergency Scenario #2491.
        • Scenario #129563 Ferdinand does not bring this up at the table, but does bring it up later. See Scenario #129439.
        • Scenario #129564 Ferdinand does not bring this up later, but is still angry. See Scenario #129427.
        • Scenario #129565 Ferdinand is sad, but gets over it quickly. Successfully navigate breakfast.
      • Scenario #129566 Ferdinand is not upset, but mentions that you left without him.
        • Scenario #129567 Someone asks what he means, forcing you to explain.
        • Scenario #129571 No one asks and you are not forced to explain. Successfully navigate breakfast.
      • Scenario #129572 Ferdinand is not upset and does not reveal anything about your not-relationship. Successfully navigate breakfast.
  • Scenario #129573 Attend breakfast with Ferdinand.
    • Scenario #129574 Go to breakfast at the same time.
      • Scenario #129575 Someone at breakfast comments on you and Ferdinand arriving at the same time.
        • Scenario #129576 Deflect the comment. Successfully navigate breakfast.
        • Scenario #129577 Successfully deflect the comment, but Ferdinand engages and invivtes further quesition. See Scenario #129513.
        • Scenario #129578 Fail to deflect the comment. Invite further question. See Scenario #129513.
      • Scenario #129579 Ferdinand makes a comment implying something about your relationship. See Scenario #129513.
    • Scenario #129580 Stagger your arrival at breakfast.
      • Scenario #129581 Arouse no suspicion via staggered arrivals. Successfully navigate breakfast.
      • Scenario #129582 Arouse no suspicion via staggered arrivals, but someone implies something of the nature of your relationship with Ferdinand anyway. See Scenario #129513.
      • Scenario #129583 Ferdinand assumes you do not want to be seen with him and is hurt. See Scenario #129427.
  • Scenario #129584 Miss breakfast.
    • Scenario #129585 Risk the potential social and legal ramifications of failing to adhere to Her Majesty's official decree requiring you to ingest at least one "real food item" each morning. Fail to navigate breakfast.
    • Scenario #129586 Your stomach might growl during your meeting with your assassins, which would be very embarrassing and make you lose face. Fail to navigate breakfast.
    • Scenario #129587 Upset Ferdinand by failing to "invest in your own well-being," as he puts it. Fail to navigate breakfast.
  • Scenario #129588 Arrive at breakfast late.
    • Scenario #129589 Risk being flustered (yourself or Ferdinand) due to late arrival at breakfast. If alone, proceed with Scenario #129502; if with Ferdinand, proceed with Scenario #129591. For both, expect higher likelihood of negative outcomes.
    • Scenario #129590 Risk arriving too late to partake in any savoury dishes and be forced to ingest sweets. See Emergency Scenario #2903. Fail to navigate breakfast.
    • Scenario #129591 Leave too late to stagger your arrivals per Scenario #129580, requiring you to arrive at the same time. See Scenario #129574, but with higher likelihood of negative outcomes.
  • Scenario #129592 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix F: The Consequences of Friendship.
  • Scenario #129593 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix G: Acts of the Goddess.
  • Scenario #129594 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix H: Her Majesty's Whims.
  • Scenario #129595 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix K: Known Enemies.
  • Scenario #129596 Miscellaneous scenarios per Appendix FA: Romantic Complexities.

Emergency Scenarios:

  • Emergency Scenario #4 In case of provoking Her Majesty's ire.
  • Emergency Scenario #2467 Ferdinand does not wake up.
    • Emergency Scenario #2468 Ferdinand is ill.
      • Emergency Scenario #2512 Ferdinand is severely ill and needs immediate medical attention.
        • Emergency Scenario #2517 Warp Ferdinand to the medical wing immediately. Prepare a reasonable excuse for how you found him in his present condition and his current state of dress, (or undress, as it were). See Emergency Scenario #2906.
      • Emergency Scenario #2513 Ferdinand is faking the severity of his illness to get your attention.
      • Emergency Scenario #2514 Ferdinand is only mildly ill but is being very dramatic.
        • Emergency Scenario #2515 Wonder why you harbor so much affection for this specific man.
          • Emergency Scenario #2516 Escort Ferdinand to the medical wing. Prepare a reasonable excuse for how you found him in that condition. Then see Emergency Scenario #2495. Fail to navigate breakfast.
    • Emergency Scenario #2469 Ferdinand is dead.
      • Emergency Scenario #2470 Alert the relevant authorities per Emergency Procedure 771 without removing Ferdinand from your quarters.
      • Emergency Scenario #2487 Remove Ferdinand's body from your quarters per Emergency Procedure 9 before alerting the relevant authorities per Emergency Procedure 771.
        • Emergency Scenario #2488 Successfully evade detection.
          • Emergency Scenario #2489 Become a suspect as you were the last person to see the victim and you have no alibi. See Emergency Scenario #2471.
        • Emergency Scenario #2490 Be caught in the process of removing Ferdinand's body. See Emergency Scenario #2900.
  • Emergency Scenario #2491 Ferdinand wishes to define your relationship.
  • Emergency Scenario #2492 Your not-relationship is made public.
  • Emergency Scenario #2493 In case of extreme shame.
  • Emergency Scenario #2495 In case of complete loss of sense.
  • Emergency Scenario #2497 In case of Ferdinand's complete loss of sense.
  • Emergency Scenario #2499 In case of complete loss of Ferdinand.
  • Emergency Scenario #2501 In case of being made to eat sweets.
    • Emergency Scenario #2502 Do everything in your power to avoid being made to eat sweets.
      • Emergency Scenario #2503 Ensure the situation never happens again by resigning from your job and move to Almyra.
    • Emergency Scenario #2504 Fail.
  • Emergency Scenario #2900 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix M: Legal Defenses for Murder, Killing (Subpart I - Legitimately Innocent).
  • Emergency Scenario #2901 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix M: Legal Defenses for Murder, Killing (Subpart II - Legitimately Guilty).
  • Emergency Scenario #2902 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix FA: Romantic Complexities.
  • Emergency Scenario #2903 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix I: If Ill, Indisposed, or Incapacitated.
  • Emergency Scenario #2904 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix C: Unexpected Changes to Chain of Command.
  • Emergency Scenario #2905 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix R: Grief, Shame, and Other Unpleasantries to Repress.
  • Emergency Scenario #2906 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix ES: Appropriately Displaying Emotions and Expected Levels of Support (Subpart II - Concern and Sympathy).
  • Emergency Scenario #2907 Refer to emergency scenario framework in Appendix FC: Furniture Preservation and Repair.