Desperate Father (Arc)

Desperate Father is an event arc in A New Home. Its events trigger before and during the storm.

Runaway child
This event will trigger as you're preparing for the storm.

"Sir, a man is here to see you. He says that his daughter ran away after the news of the storm spread. He wants to borrow a scout sled and go after her.

"She's a big girl, but she was always very impulsive, and she scares easily," the father explains. "I must find her before she's lost for good. She's all I have left.""

You have the following options:


 * Equip him for the journey: 30 Food Rations will be spent.
 * Ignore him
 * He'll die too, stop him: This man will be prevented from leaving the city. Hope will fall.

Stolen rations
If you chose "Ignore him" in Runaway child, this event will trigger.

"Sir, the man who wanted to go after his runaway daughter has quietly left the city. 20 Food Rations have also disappeared from the stockpile. It seems he took matters into his own hands."

You have the following options:


 * I see

Suicide
If you chose "He'll die too, stop him" in Runaway child, this event will trigger. A citizen will die.

"Sir, the man who wanted to go looking for his daughter was locked in his house as you ordered. Today his neighbours found him hanging from the rafters. He left a note saying that this was the only way he could be with his child."

You have the following options:


 * May he rest in peace

Daughter's return
This event will trigger after Suicide if you chose "He'll die too, stop him" in Runaway child.

"Sir, the runaway girl has returned! She was found huddled in a warm spot right by the Generator. She's starving, exhausted and frostbitten.

We think she must've turned back soon after leaving the city, although it's still a miracle that she survived at all. Now she's asking for her father. Someone will have to tell her he's dead."

You have the following options:


 * It's my duty

Miracles happen
If you equip the man for his journey, this event will trigger during the storm.

"Sir, it's a miracle! The man who went looking for his daughter is back. He brought her with him!

He says that he found her soon after leaving the city, but then they got lost and had to wait for a lull in the blizzard to find their way back. They are both exhausted and frostbitten, but very happy."

You have the following options:


 * I'm glad to hear that