Rewrites Lore-Inconsistent Scenario Descriptions

[DoctorBoomstick]

Summary

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Purpose of change

As described within issue #71679, some scenario descriptions fail to take into account the gaps in events, the overall timeline, and the general buildup of global unrest present within the backstory of Cataclysm. Largely, most of these descriptions make it sound like the Cataclysm was a magnanimous, single event that happened over the course of minutes rather than weeks, as reported by our lore. Considering that lore is no good to anybody if in game UI sources not built to be unreliable narrators blatantly laugh in it’s face, I have taken the pen and a sheet of paper, ditched them because they’re useless for making a digital PR, and rewrote the descriptions for the scenarios pointed out in the linked issue.

Describe the solution

Thus far, I have rewritten:

• The description for the Mascot Rises scenario.
• The description and associated mission for the Last Delivery scenario.
• The description for the Crazy Party scenario (wondering if I should change it’s name).
• The description for the low-profile scenario.

I have elected to leave this PR on draft, as I’m still a tad unsure about some of the current descriptions and whether it would be wise to rewrite them as well, namely any description that mentions an “initial wave of panic,” such as the evacuee scenario. I’m also keeping an eye on some of the profession listings. Looking at you, crazy party. I’d appreciate it if lore-department people could roll into this PR and leave their thoughts over what, if anything else, should be changed while we’re playing around with scenarios, as I don’t want to throw the baby out with the “sewer water, dirty, x4.”

Describe alternatives you've considered

Doing a Normandy landings-style storming of the many, many, many, many profession descriptions. I need to pack in my fortitude before I step into that file.

Testing

I simply changed the description strings. I will award myself a medal if I manage to bug something by failing to just write between the pretty quotation marks.

Additional context

Consult #71679 for the original issue.

[Inglonias]

Aside from the pair of minor typos I found, looks great to me!

[Tranberry]

I assumed Crazy Party was more like the 'orchestra playing as the titanic sank' I mean: "we're going to die, lets not waste our last hours".

[RanikOrtega]

I like the more verbose description for Low Profile.

[DoctorBoomstick]

@Tranberry, fair observation with the crazy party scenario. I personally never looked at it that way, as if one considers that the evacuation order went out on the 15th, the government folded like a sandwich on the 25th, and game start is approximately the 30th, then it seems like quite the long party time for it to have lasted up until the 30th of the month. Plus, I found it kind of strange how, when it’s implied to have been a party, there’s no mention of how the building went from party mode to, “Oh good lord, everyone’s dead and killing each other.” I personally always thought that a resort would likely make for a good gathering place for evacuation, so personally, I’d just expand the profession pool to only include vacation and staff-related professions. That being said, if we want to preserve the party vibe, I could look at rewriting the description to reflect a final bash gone wrong. Perhaps I could rewrite it as follows: the resort was slated as an evacuation point; evac never came; to raise everybody’s mood while they waited; a blow-out party was arranged; the sound attracted zombies; and, thus, begins the game.
@Fris0uman, thanks for the thoughts over the food-place-related descriptions. I’ll look at changing the mission description to a more food-place-appropriate vibe.

[Tranberry]

Perhaps I could rewrite it as follows: the resort was slated as an evacuation point; evac never came; to raise everybody’s mood while they waited; a blow-out party was arranged; the sound attracted zombies; and, thus, begins the game.

Sounds good to me 💛

I imagine the resort instead a primary evacuation spot, just was listed as a possible one. The folks gathering and previous guests already at the resort, understanding that evacuation might never really come, decide to throw this party to lift their spirits.

[harakka]

Some typography suggestions

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• Business had been bad — for some reason, weeks of rioting, an evacuation order, and the sky breaking with alien shadows prompted a downturn in foot traffic, even among Foodplace’s chain restaurants. As an employee, upon evacuation being declared, you disregarded company orders to lock up your outlet and, along with another survivor, opted to close yourselves within the breakroom to recuperate and plan your next move. Will Foodplace's delicious food™ be enough to placate the horde of hungry customers banging at the door?
• You heard the global, worsening news and saw the nightmare in the cities firsthand — a situation that prompted you to jump from low-rent motel to cheap trailer, trying to outrun the madness. While only you know where you'd planned to go, when you heard the government’s last broadcast and realised 'no help was coming,' you resolved to raise a dejected toast and sink to the bottom of a bottle for as long as you could. What happened in the following days of drunken stupor is an enigma. What you do know, is that it's time to see how much of the world there’s left to return to.
• You’re not sure who orders takeout when the world’s ending, but that doesn’t matter. Evacuation doesn’t matter. Nothing, indeed, matters, save for safely delivering your precious cargo to its destination: a remote mansion. May Foodperson watch over you, soldier.

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