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Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{for2|the song|Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?}} {{Tapped Out Quest |name = Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart |image = |level = 2 |update = |requirements = |characters = Homer
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Created page with "{{for2|the song|Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?}} {{Tapped Out Quest |name = Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart |image = |level = 2 |update = |requirements = |characters = Homer<br>[..."

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{{for2|the song|Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?}}
{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart
|image =
|level = 2
|update =
|requirements =
|characters = [[Homer]]<br>[[Lisa]]
|optional =
|parts =
|previous = {{TOQP|The New Evergreen Terrace|1}}
|next =
}}

'''Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart''' is a quest in the tutorial of ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. The quest unlocks [[Apu]] and the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].

== Dialogue ==
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Like every great architect before me, I just can't... uh, architate... without a steady supply of salty, fatty snack foods.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|We need to build the Kwik-E-Mart next.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|But Dad, the Kwik-E-Mart doesn't belong on Evergreen Terrace.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|The layout of Springfield changes a lot.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|One time, our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison. Then five minutes later no more prison. Weird, huh?}}
{{THT|'''Task:''' "Build the Kwik-E-Mart". The task takes four hours and the player receives {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} in reward. Apu is a new character.|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|''(If the player does not place the KEM on the shaded box)''<br>I think I should place it where the computer tells me.}}
{{THT|'''Build:''' [[Kwik-E-Mart]]|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Four hours to build the Kwik-E-Mart when it only took seconds to build my house?! Stupid contractors!}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Why don't you use that donut we found to speed things up?}}
{{THT|The player spends two donuts to complete the Kwik-E-Mart's under construction task.|colspan=2}}
{{THT|'''New Character:''' [[Apu]]|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Apu Icon}}
{{TB| Welcome to the Kwik-E-Mart's Grand Re-Opening Sale! Every expiration date is 50% off, and all nutritional information has been removed for your ignorance!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Outta my way! It's snack time.}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the song "[[Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?]]" from the [[season 5]] episode "[[Homer and Apu]]".

{{Tapped Out Quests/Tutorial}}

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 |id = 49, 56, 81, 91
 |previous = {{TOQP|The New Evergreen Terrace|1}}
-|next = [[The Others]]<br>{{TOQP|Thrillhouse|2}}
+|next = [[The Others]]
 }}

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 {{TB|The layout of Springfield changes a lot.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|One time our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison. Then five minutes later, no more prison. Weird, huh?}}
+{{TB|One time our house was [[Pokey Mom|next to]] [[Waterville Prison|a prison]] so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison. Then five minutes later, no more prison. Weird, huh?}}
 {{THT|{{Task|Place the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]}}<br>{{Task/Build|Build the Kwik-E-Mart|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|If the Kwik-E-Mart is not placed in the shaded box|colspan=2}}

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 |parts =
 |previous = {{TOQP|The New Evergreen Terrace|1}}
-|next = [[The Others]]
+|next = [[The Others]]<br>{{TOQP|Thrillhouse|2}}
 }}

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 {{TH|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|Like every great architect before me, I just can't… uh, architate… without a steady supply of salty, fatty snack foods.}}
+{{TB|Like every great architect before me, I just can't... uh, architate... without a steady supply of salty, fatty snack foods.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|We need to build the Kwik-E-Mart next.}}
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 {{TB|The layout of Springfield changes a lot.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|One time our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison.  Then five minutes later, no more prison.  Weird, huh?}}
+{{TB|One time our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison. Then five minutes later, no more prison. Weird, huh?}}
 {{THT|{{Task|Place the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]}}<br>{{Task/Build|Build the Kwik-E-Mart|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|If the Kwik-E-Mart is not placed in the shaded box|colspan=2}}
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 {{THT|After starting the task|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Four hours to build the Kwik-E-Mart when it only took seconds to build my house?!  Stupid contractors!}}
+{{TB|Four hours to build the Kwik-E-Mart when it only took seconds to build my house?! Stupid contractors!}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
 {{TB|Why don't you use that donut we found to speed things up?}}

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 {{Tapped Out Quest
 |name = Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart
-|image =
+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Homer Sidebar.png|x100px]]
 |level = 2
 |update =
 |requirements =
-|characters = [[Homer]]<br>[[Lisa]]
+|characters = [[Homer]], [[Lisa]]
 |optional =
-|parts =
+|internal = WhoNeedsTheKwikEMart
 |previous = {{TOQP|The New Evergreen Terrace|1}}
 |next = [[The Others]]<br>{{TOQP|Thrillhouse|2}}
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 == Dialogue ==
-{{Table|
+{{Table|width=80%|
 {{TH|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|Like every great architect before me, I just can't... uh, architate... without a steady supply of salty, fatty snack foods.}}
+{{TB|Like every great architect before me, I just can't… uh, architate… without a steady supply of salty, fatty snack foods.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|We need to build the Kwik-E-Mart next.}}
@@ Line 27: / Line 28: @@
 {{TB|The layout of Springfield changes a lot.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|One time, our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison. Then five minutes later no more prison. Weird, huh?}}
+{{TB|One time our house was next to a prison so I could make a joke about how we lived next to a prison.  Then five minutes later, no more prison.  Weird, huh?}}
-{{THT|'''Task:''' "Build the Kwik-E-Mart". It takes 4 hours.|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task|Place the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]}}<br>{{Task/Build|Build the Kwik-E-Mart|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|''(If the player does not place the KEM on the shaded box)''<br>I think I should place it where the computer tells me.}}
+{{TB|I think I should place it where the computer tells me.}}
-{{THT|'''Build:''' [[Kwik-E-Mart]]|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|After starting the task|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Four hours to build the Kwik-E-Mart when it only took seconds to build my house?! Stupid contractors!}}
+{{TB|Four hours to build the Kwik-E-Mart when it only took seconds to build my house?!  Stupid contractors!}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
 {{TB|Why don't you use that donut we found to speed things up?}}
 {{THT|'''New Character:''' [[Apu]]|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}