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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = The Shifting Drifts
|image = [[File:Tapped Out The Shifting Drifts Sidebar.png|x100px]]
|level = 15
|update = {{TOCU|A Christmas Peril}}
|requirements =
|characters =
|optional =
|internal = TheShiftingDrifts
|id = 263006 - 263010
|previous = [[The First Few Flakes]]
|next = [[The Storm Finally Breaks]]
|event = yes
}}

'''The Shifting Drifts''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|A Christmas Peril}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|Between December 16, [[2022]] and January 11, [[2023]]|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|All right, Milhouse. We've got the day off, so let's make sure we spend it well.}}
{{Tapped Out Milhouse Icon}}
{{TB|What did you have in mind?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Android's Dungeon, obviously.}}
{{Tapped Out Milhouse Icon}}
{{TB|Awesome!}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Bart! If you're going out, take Lisa with you.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|But Mom, Lisa's such a downer on snow days.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon}}
{{TB|I know, but her pacing is going to make a rut in the carpet in her bedroom.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Fine. Milhouse, you're in charge of her.}}
{{Tapped Out Milhouse Icon|Excited}}
{{TB|Me? In charge of Lisa? {{*}}faints{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|This day just keeps getting worse.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Go to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}|char=[[Bart]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Get Dragged to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make Milhouse Regain Consciousness|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Whoa, what happened? Where are all the comics?}}
{{Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|They have been returned to hermetically-sealed storage, where they cannot be damaged by wet, slushy hands.}}
{{Tapped Out Milhouse Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|And what's with all the mugs? And ugly mittens?}}
{{Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Icon|Exhausted}}
{{TB|Welcome to The Android's Mittens & Mugs, where you can find a novelty mug or pair of mittens to match your greatest fantasies and desires.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Why would you do such a thing?}}
{{Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|Someone has purchased this building and changed the terms of my lease, stipulating that I must sell tacky mugs and mittens. As well as my soul.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|That's rough, dude.}}
{{Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|So, unless you wish to purchase something overpriced or useless, I must ask you to vacate the premises.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[The Android's Mittens & Mugs]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Hey, Bart, have you noticed that a lot of the stores around the city seem different today?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|What do you mean?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon|Thoughtful}}
{{TB|Well, Android's Dungeon changing to a Mittens and Mugs shop was weird, but it's not the only one. The Krusty Burger seems to be more Christmassy than normal.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Come on, Lisa. That's just a seasonal thing. Like how it's "Krusty Murder" around Halloween.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon|Thoughtful}}
{{TB|Sure, the outside décor changes every year, but when was the last time it smelled like they were actually cooking meat in there?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Wait, what? {{*}}sniffs{{*}} That's weird. It smells…what's the word? …delicious!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Investigate Businesses|4 hours|{{TOG|Shop}}s}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Go to Krusty Burger|4 hours|a [[Krusty Burger]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|I don't know what's going on, but I hope it's permanent. This is the best Krusty Burger I've ever had.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|While you were stuffing your face with dead animal meat, I found another ten businesses that have been bought out in the past few days.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|So?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|So, none of them know exactly who bought them but all of them are making changes to their business model.}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|So?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|So, a mysterious figure who has enough money to buy up a bunch of businesses and make big changes just as a huge storm is about to hit town?}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Well, when you put it like that…}}
{{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|…So?}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Snowed-In Springfield Elementary]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 2|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|Brockman}}
{{TB|Although the Mayor has requisitioned additional funds, the city's snowplows won't be able to keep up with the deepening snow.}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|Quimby}}
{{TB|Thanks to Fat Tony for helping us – er, um – "requisition" with such a reasonable vig.}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|Fat Tony}}
{{TB|Nice city you have here. Shame if something happened to it.}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|Quimby}}
{{TB|I implore my fellow Springfielders: Who will step up and help dig out our streets as quickly and cheaply as humanly possible?}}
{{Tapped Out Icon|Mr. Plow and Plow King||80}}
{{TB|Quick and cheap? That's our cue!}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Dreamy}}
{{TB|Oh, Mr. Plow! After you're finished, keep your jacket on. I have another assignment for you upstairs. {{*}}winks{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I've still got my jacket, too.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|No!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|125}} {{Task/Optional|Make Mr. Plow Plow the Streets|4 hours|[[Mr. Plow's Plow]] or the [[Simpson House]]|char={{Ch|Mr. Plow}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make The Plow King Plow the Streets|4 hours|[[Plow King's Plow]] or [[Barney's Bowlarama]]|char={{Ch|Plow King}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make Marge Wait Upstairs for Mr. Plow|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Marge]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Try to Forget What Just Happened|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Wish She Was at School|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Aww, Homer. We can't keep up with all this snow.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Plow Icon}}
{{TB|Don't worry, Barney. I have a foolproof plan that'll fix everything.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Is it beer?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Plow Icon}}
{{TB|No, but that'll be Plan B.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Dad! I need your help!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Plow Icon}}
{{TB|Sorry, Lisa. Daddy's got to find his chainsaw. Have you tried asking your mother?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Grossed Out}}
{{TB|She locked herself in your room.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Plow Icon}}
{{TB|Come on, Barney. Let's get this done. I've got an appointment I can't miss.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|You sure I can't help?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Plow Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|No!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} {{GBT|1}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 3|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Okay, Bart. You're going to help me expose the person who's been buying up all the businesses in town.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Wait, you're coming to me for help?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I know it feels like admitting defeat, but yes.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Determined}}
{{TB|Luckily for you, I've already figured out who it is.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Really?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Smug}}
{{TB|You said it yourself: "A mysterious figure who has enough money to buy up a bunch of businesses and make big changes just as a huge storm is about to hit town."}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Suspicious}}
{{TB|You think it's Mr. Burns, don't you?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Rolling Eyes}}
{{TB|Of course. He's always behind stuff like this.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I really feel like I should have figured this out sooner.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Don't blame yourself. Quest writers need to pad these things out.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Confront Mr. Burns|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Keep His Gloating to a Minimum|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon}}
{{TB|Sir, Homer Simpson's children are here to see you.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Why are you bothering me with this? Have you misplaced the hound-releasing button?}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon|Nervous}}
{{TB|No, sir. But you'll remember that the last time we released the hounds on children, you had to do a month of community service at their orphanage. And then buy it.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|What is the world coming to when you can't unleash attack beasts on any toddler you come across?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Very well, send them in. But only because it's Christmastime.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Ned's Plow Car]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 4|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|Mr. Burns, why are you buying up all the businesses in town?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|Whatever do you mean? Smithers, have I been buying up businesses in my sleep again?}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon}}
{{TB|No, sir. Though I suspect she may be referring to your other problem du jour.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Stop speaking French! But I assume you mean the rascal who's trying to buy the power plant.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|You're being bought out, too?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|Heavens, no. I'll never sell.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|So, who is this guy?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|A devious old codger hell-bent on causing mischief and mayhem.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Worried}}
{{TB|He sounds awful.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yes, he's my type of businessman. Would you like to meet him?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart and Lisa Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|He's here?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Yes. He wandered into one of the hall closets, thinking it was a bathroom.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Optional|Make Burns Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Mr. Burns]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Smithers]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Wonder who it Could Be|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|Greetings and salutations!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Laughing}}
{{TB|It's that goofy guy from the Christmas movie Dad loves!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|It's good to meet you! {{*}}extends hand to the coatrack{{*}} My name is Ebenezer McGrew.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Suspicious}}
{{TB|This has to be a joke.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|The only joke around here is how many times I had to pull the handle on that commode of yours.}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|{{*}}examines closet{{*}} That was an umbrella stand.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|Listen you senile old coot, I want you out of my house!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|Now, now, young man, I'm not leaving until I meet C. Montgomery Burns.}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|I'm C. Montgomery Burns!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|You are? {{*}}blinks his eyes{{*}} So you are. Can I get your autograph?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Very well. If it will get you to leave… {{*}}signs{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Sir, no!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|Thank you for your time!}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon|Nervous}}
{{TB|Sir, that was a transfer of ownership!}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|What?}}
{{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
{{TB|Oh, McGrew, you've done it again!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}} [[Mr. McGrew]]|colspan=2}}
}}

{{Tapped Out Quests/A Christmas Peril}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shifting Drifts, The}}

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 {{TB|Sure, the outside décor changes every year, but when was the last time it smelled like they were actually cooking meat in there?}}
 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
-{{TB|Wait, what? {{*}}sniffs{{*}} That's weird. It smells…what's the word? …delicious!}}
+{{TB|Wait, what? {{*}}sniffs{{*}} That's weird. It smells...what's the word? ...delicious!}}
 {{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Investigate Businesses|4 hours|{{TOG|Shop}}s}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Go to Krusty Burger|4 hours|a [[Krusty Burger]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
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 {{TB|So, a mysterious figure who has enough money to buy up a bunch of businesses and make big changes just as a huge storm is about to hit town?}}
 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon}}
-{{TB|Well, when you put it like that…}}
+{{TB|Well, when you put it like that...}}
 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
-{{TB|…So?}}
+{{TB|...So?}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}<br>[[Snowed-In Springfield Elementary]]|colspan=2}}
 }}
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 {{TB|You are? {{*}}blinks his eyes{{*}} So you are. Can I get your autograph?}}
 {{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Very well. If it will get you to leave… {{*}}signs{{*}}}}
+{{TB|Very well. If it will get you to leave... {{*}}signs{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Smithers Icon|Surprised}}
 {{TB|Sir, no!}}

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 |update = {{TOCU|A Christmas Peril}}
 |requirements =
-|characters =
+|characters = [[Lisa]]
-|optional =
+|optional = [[Bart]], [[Milhouse]], {{Ch|Mr. Plow}}, {{Ch|Plow King}}, [[Marge]], [[Mr. Burns]], [[Smithers]], See [[#Currency-earning jobs|Currency-earning jobs]]
 |internal = TheShiftingDrifts
 |id = 263006 - 263010
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 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|This day just keeps getting worse.}}
-{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Go to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}|char=[[Bart]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Get Dragged to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Milhouse Regain Consciousness|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|155}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Go to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}|char=[[Bart]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Get Dragged to Android's Dungeon|4 hours|the [[Android's Dungeon]] or a {{TOG|Kwik-E-Mart}}}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Milhouse Regain Consciousness|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Milhouse]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Snow Day Bart Icon|Confused}}
 {{TB|Whoa, what happened? Where are all the comics?}}
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 {{Tapped Out Mr. Burns Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Yes. He wandered into one of the hall closets, thinking it was a bathroom.}}
-{{THT|{{Task/Optional|Make Burns Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Mr. Burns]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Smithers]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Wonder who it Could Be|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task|Collect Earmuffs|195}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Burns Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Mr. Burns]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Smithers Open Closet Doors|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Smithers]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Wonder who it Could Be|4 hours|[[Burns Manor]], the [[Control Building]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Mr. McGrew Icon}}
 {{TB|Greetings and salutations!}}
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 {{TB|Oh, McGrew, you've done it again!}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}<br>[[Mr. McGrew]]|colspan=2}}
 }}
 {{Tapped Out Quests/A Christmas Peril}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shifting Drifts, The}}