https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Once_Upon_a_City_DrearyOnce Upon a City Dreary - Revision history2026-04-19T14:29:48ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Once_Upon_a_City_Dreary&diff=1418912&oldid=prevSolarBot: replaced: … → ... (6)2025-08-31T16:30:18Z<p>replaced: … → ... (6)</p>
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'''Once Upon a City Dreary''' is a premium in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXXIII}} content update. It requires {{Ch|Edgar Allan Poe}} to be obtained.<br />
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== Dialogue ==<br />
=== Pt. 1 ===<br />
{{Table|<br />
{{THT|After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|The denizens of this city cannot appreciate the sophisticated dread of exquisite Victorian horror.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|Can the tales of a Nineteenth Century poet give these modern morons a proper scare?!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|I need to explore the existential dread of their modern lives.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Thoughtful}}<br />
{{TB|Existential dread? Well, our pensions were gutted and now we'll all have to retire to jobs as Sprawl Mart greeters.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|Greeting friends and neighbors can be quite enriching.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Cautious}}<br />
{{TB|Doomed to stand in front of doors that open automatically, smiling at jerks who won't make eye contact!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Scared}}<br />
{{TB|Occasionally being asked where the dog treats have been moved to, but no one knows. NO ONE KNOWS!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Surprised}}<br />
{{TB|{{*}}gasp{{*}} That does sound horrific!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Maybe the modern world has more inspiration to provide than I initially believed.}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Poe Look for Inspiration|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Pt. 2 ===<br />
{{Table|<br />
{{THT|After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Now that I have some ideas, I should run them by the simple, dull locals.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Sad}}<br />
{{TB|"Simple"? Sure. "Dull" No way…! Okay, yeah. "Dull" is right on too.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Our tale begins at twilight in a small town in the Pacific Northwest, where we find two young men with terrible secrets and a young woman who is not terribly bright…}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shocked}}<br />
{{TB|The woman is not "bright"?! You can't say that!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon}}<br />
{{TB|She's right, dude. Not in this day and age.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|All right, fine. All three are not terribly bright.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon|Happy}}<br />
{{TB|That plays.}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Poe Tell a Scary Story|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|So wait, the one guy is a fish person…}}<br />
{{Tapped Out H.P. Lovecraft Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|That sounds vaguely familiar.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|And the other guy is suffering from a Romani curse…}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}<br />
{{TB|And they both murder the girl, who's struggling to write a term paper for History class.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|Why does the girl have to die?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Sad}}<br />
{{TB|Even though that part is strangely relatable.}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Pt. 3 ===<br />
{{Table|<br />
{{THT|After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I just can't seem to connect with modern people with this story.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Sad}}<br />
{{TB|What is it about?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Well, there's a boy who has been cursed by a Romani fortune teller, and there's a girl—}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Luann Icon|Excited}}<br />
{{TB|Oh, he's in love with her of course!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Miss Hoover Icon|Happy}}<br />
{{TB|Definitely!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|No. There's another boy, who is secretly a fish person—}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Happy}}<br />
{{TB|And he loves the girl too!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Luann Icon|Excited}}<br />
{{TB|Love triangle! How romantic!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|No! There is no "love"! }}<br />
{{Tapped Out Miss Hoover Icon|Spacey}}<br />
{{TB|Maybe you could do a rewrite and add some romance.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|{{*}}sighs{{*}} Uh, okay…}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Poe Accidentally Tell a "Horror" Romance Story|4 hours|a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon|Happy}}<br />
{{TB|And romance and horror DO mix. I ended up back on the bestseller list!}}<br />
{{Tapped Out H.P. Lovecraft Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|Hmm…do you think a love triangle between a space god that looks like a squid, a deranged farmer, and an astronomer possessed by an ancient spirit would sell?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Edgar Allan Poe Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I'll bet these 21st Century Neanderthals will eat it up!}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Behind the Laughter ==<br />
The quest name is a reference to the opening line of "{{W|The Raven}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]; "Once upon a midnight dreary."<br />
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