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Once Upon a City Dreary

Tapped Out Quest Information Level: 5 Update: Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Required characters: Edgar Allan Poe Internal name(s): OnceUponACityDreary ID(s): 261048 - 261050

Once Upon a City Dreary is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Treehouse of Horror XXXIII content update. It requires Edgar Allan Poe to be obtained.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark The denizens of this city cannot appreciate the sophisticated dread of exquisite Victorian horror. Can the tales of a Nineteenth Century poet give these modern morons a proper scare?! I need to explore the existential dread of their modern lives. Existential dread? Well, our pensions were gutted and now we'll all have to retire to jobs as Sprawl Mart greeters. Greeting friends and neighbors can be quite enriching. Doomed to stand in front of doors that open automatically, smiling at jerks who won't make eye contact! Occasionally being asked where the dog treats have been moved to, but no one knows. NO ONE KNOWS! *gasp* That does sound horrific! Maybe the modern world has more inspiration to provide than I initially believed. Task: "Make Poe Look for Inspiration". The job takes 4 hours. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark Now that I have some ideas, I should run them by the simple, dull locals. "Simple"? Sure. "Dull" No way...! Okay, yeah. "Dull" is right on too. 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... The woman is not "bright"?! You can't say that! She's right, dude. Not in this day and age. All right, fine. All three are not terribly bright. That plays. Task: "Make Poe Tell a Scary Story". The job takes 4 hours. So wait, the one guy is a fish person... That sounds vaguely familiar. And the other guy is suffering from a Romani curse... And they both murder the girl, who's struggling to write a term paper for History class. Why does the girl have to die? Even though that part is strangely relatable. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Edgar Allan Poe's exclamation mark I just can't seem to connect with modern people with this story. What is it about? Well, there's a boy who has been cursed by a Romani fortune teller, and there's a girl— Oh, he's in love with her of course! Definitely! No. There's another boy, who is secretly a fish person— And he loves the girl too! Love triangle! How romantic! No! There is no "love"! Maybe you could do a rewrite and add some romance. *sighs* Uh, okay... Task: "Make Poe Accidentally Tell a "Horror" Romance Story". The job takes place at a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. And romance and horror DO mix. I ended up back on the bestseller list! 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? I'll bet these 21st Century Neanderthals will eat it up! Quest reward: 200 and 20

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The quest name is a reference to the opening line of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe; "Once upon a midnight dreary."