A Manager's Patience
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A Manager's Patience
- Quest giver
- Mumukko
- Location
- Sinus Ardorum (X:21.6, Y:21.1)
- Quest line
Records of Unusual Endeavors Quests
┗ Cosmic Exploration Sidequests- Level
- 10
- Required items
- 3
Forgotten Crew Uniform - Requirements
- Disciple of the Hand or Land;
100 stellar missions in Sinus Ardorum completed - Experience
855- Gil
218- Previous quest
Passion, Thy Name Is Ardorum- Next quest
A Manager's Persistence- Patch
- 7.21
- Links
- EDB GT TC
“Where there are idle hands, Mumukko finds ways to fill them.
— In-game description
Steps
- Distribute the forgotten crew uniforms.
- Wait at the designated location.
- Speak with Mumukko.
Journal
- Where there are idle hands, Mumukko finds ways to fill them.
- You happen to cross paths with Mumukko, project manager for the Cosmic Exploration Initiative, who insists that you have time to spare. As she explains to you, her job has been made difficult in recent days by certain brilliant but otherwise absent-minded workers who have yet to collect their crew uniforms. Thankfully for Mumukko, you have allegedly volunteered to assist her, and thus are you entrusted with the forgotten articles and a map with which to locate their owners.
- The first two deliveries are completed without incident. The off-duty gleaner, having joined the initiative in pursuit of more difficult jobs, was mortified at the sight of her uniform, lamenting her mistake as amateurish. The xenobiologist Chrysielle, on the other hand, scarcely blinked at the sight of hers, as her mind is far more fixated on the prospect of proving her theses. Only one suit remains, and according to Mumukko's map, its owner can be found somewhere near the Galactic Way.
- The final forgotten crew uniform belongs to none other than Kokkol Dankkol, the eccentric engineer who previously perfected the aetherburner for the Ragnarok, now promoted to chief propulsion systems engineer for the Cosmic Exploration Initiative. He is delighted to see you─less so the uniform, as he only feels at ease wearing his standard work attire. Mumukko, meanwhile, is unamused by his lax outlook on sanitation. After impressing upon him the importance of preventing contamination of their ship, and any stars upon which it may land, he is eventually cowed into compliance. The engineer then sets off in his new formfitting attire, and Mumukko invites you to return to the Lunar Hopopolis for a reward.
- Mumukko understands this errand is a matter well below your station, and so she apologizes for the triviality of it all. She believes that strong personalities, such as those drawn to the initiative, can only be corralled by those with strength in equal measure. Grateful for your assistance, she hopes to prevail upon it again in future.
Dialogue
Mumukko: You there─yes, you! Have you some time to spare?
What will you say? > Plenty. > Nary a moment.
< Nary a moment. > Mumukko: That's not the right answer, nor is it the one I seek. Try again! Have you any time to spare?
What will you say? > I suppose I could make some time. > I'm afraid I'm a busy (wo)man.
< I'm afraid I'm a busy (wo)man. > Mumukko: ...... Mumokko: Someone sent you here to incense me, didn't they? You were supposed to say “Why yes, miss, I do have time!” Now try again.
What will you say? > Fine! I have time! > I would if I did, but I don't, so I won't!
< I would if I did, but I don't, so I won't! > Mumukko: Hmph. Well then. Come back and see me whenever that changes.
< Plenty. > < I suppose I could make some time. > < Fine! I have time! > Mumukko: Yes, I suspected as much. Good thing, too, or I'd be in a real pickle.
Accepting the quest
Mumukko: I suppose introductions are in order... I am Mumukko, former Sharlayan bureaucrat and acting project manager here at the Moongate Hub. Mumukko: Now, assuming that efficient staffing and supply are nonnegotiable─and yes, they are─have you any idea what it takes to keep an initiative of this scale on track? Mumukko: The answer is micromanagement. Someone to keep several hundred noses to the grindstone without revealing how much leeway the schedule actually has. Mumukko: So, in my capacity as project manager, I must ask you: why are so many of our talented specialists utterly incompetent outside of their chosen field!? Mumukko: Our uniforms, for example─three people still haven't come to claim theirs, and the deadline's already come and gone! Do they even want to explore the furthest reaches of space!? Mumukko: Luckily for them, you seem reliable enough. Could you see to it that those brilliant buffoons receive their crew uniforms? Mumukko: Two of them should be close by. The third, however, may need to be caught while he's working.
System: Mumukko has entrusted you with the forgotten crew uniforms and a map with which to find their owners. It appears all three of them are located within the Moongate Hub.
Distribute the forgotten crew uniforms
Off-duty Gleaner: Sorry, er...did you commission me for something? Because I could swear I finished my requests for the day...
Off-duty Gleaner: And to think I used to consider myself a match for my rival─former rival, I should say. We competed to see who could bring in finds of the highest quality, but he left Old Sharlayan, and has since become a freelancer. Off-duty Gleaner: Not to be outdone, I applied to join this project. But I clearly need to get my act together before I'm fit to handle more challenging assignments... Off-duty Gleaner: Well, I suppose I'd better go and put this on. Thank you for the delivery!
Chrysielle: Do you need something from me? I'm afraid I have a great many theories that want for proving at present.
Chrysielle: Oh! My apologies. I had every intention of collecting this myself, but the regolith here is so captivating that my scientific passions took me for a time. Chrysielle: Myriad forms of life exist beyond our star─forms hitherto unconceived of by all save myself! The future of science lies in xenobiology, and through the donning of this attire, I shall take my rightful place at its vanguard! Chrysielle: At last, I shall have proof of my theses...and silence those naysayers at the astronomical society by shoving it down their throats!
System: Two of the “brilliant buffoons” have received their uniforms. To catch the third, Mumukko's map suggests you wait near the Galactic Way...
Wait at the designated location (cutscene)
???: Well, bugger me! If it ain't Forename! Kokkol Dankkol: Can't imagine this is quite as excitin' as the edge of the universe, but with a name like “cosmic exploration,” I'll bet you came runnin', eh? Kokkol Dankkol: After the Ragnarok business, the initiative brought me in as chief propulsion systems engineer for their vessel. Came to have a look now that she's been put together... Kokkol Dankkol: Come to think of it, what were you looking for just now? Kokkol Dankkol: Mumukko sent you to bring me a uniform, did she? Now that you mention it, I vaguely recall her sayin' somethin' about my clothes... Kokkol Dankkol: Well, can't say as I'm interested. Next she'll want me to give up my tool belt, too, but this here beauty's soaked in my blood, sweat, and tears─I wouldn't feel at home without it!
Mumukko: Spare him your theatrics, Kokkol Dankkol! You will wear our uniform!
Kokkol Dankkol: Bleedin' hellfire─it's her!
Mumukko: Do you really think I'd allow your...fluids to sully our vessel, thereby polluting the ecosystems of any stars we land on!? Mumukko: Our uniforms are imbued with purifying magicks that purge any and all dangerous contaminants. You'll wear one before you so much as breathe on our Galactic Way! Mumukko: Surely the gifted engineer who solved the aetherburner quandary can be bothered to change his clothes, yes?
Kokkol Dankkol: W-Well, if it's that important... Kokkol Dankkol: I knew it! It's too formfittin'! A man like me ain't meant to be seen like this!
Mumukko: That's enough small talk. Now run along and conduct your inspection. Mumukko: The test flight is nearly upon us, and I won't be held responsible for any delays you cause!
Kokkol Dankkol: I hadn't missed your nagging, I'll tell you that. <sigh> Let me get it over with...
Mumukko: That fool's always been too stubborn for his own good, but as you can see, his sense of duty can be used against him. You may wish to keep that in mind. Mumukko: Now then, I have a duty to fulfill myself! Come and see me back at the Lunar Hopopolis for your reward.
Speak with Mumukko
Mumukko: Forgive me for sending a storied hero like yourself on such a trivial errand, but your assistance has been invaluable. Mumukko: Given that this initiative has drawn the attention of eccentrics the world over, I knew I would need someone of your caliber to rein them in. Mumukko: I hope that I may call upon you again in future.