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A Separate Dysfunctionality

Tapped Out Quest Information

Level:	15
Update:	Summer of Our Discontent
Required characters:	Normal Springfielders, Marge, Homer, Lisa, Bart
Optional characters:	The Simpsons Family, Maggie, Ned, Cactus Lisa, Cactus Bart, Calypso Self-Knowledge, Delbert Fornby, Desert Park Ranger, Park Ranger Johnson
Internal name(s):	ASeparateDysfunctionality
ID(s):	281016 - 281020
Previous quest(s):	Communion Chameleon
Next quest(s):	The Incredulous Journey

A Separate Dysfunctionality is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Summer of Our Discontent content update.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

Between July 2, 2024 and July 17, 2024
	Even under the best circumstances I hate coming to the desert with a shovel. But to get my car out of the mud?! Fuggetaboutit!
	Consider it forgotten about.
	You keep mouthing off like that, Simpson, and we'll "take care" of you.
	Oh, how kind of you.
	People who don't understand mob lingo give me agita. spits on Homer's shoes and walks off
	Thanks, but I don't think a spit shine will last in all this mud.
Task: "Collect Cactus Juice" (x60). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x10). Task: "Make Festival Attendees Continue to Be Angry" (x5). The jobs take place at Blazing Guy, Deluxe Desert Tent, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and take 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Steer the Family Away from Other People". The job takes place at Blazing Guy, Deluxe Desert Tent, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer See Flashing Lights in the Sky". The job takes place at Blazing Guy, Deluxe Desert Tent, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa See Them Too". The job takes place at Blazing Guy, Deluxe Desert Tent, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours.
	Uh, Marge, I'm seeing flashing lights off in the distance.
	How much of Cletus' moonshine have you had?
	Mom, I see them too! Look!
	I'll bet those lights are from one of those desert casinos I once saw in an ad that I accidentally clicked on in front of a ViewTube video on UFO conspiracy theories.
	Sounds convincing to me. Let's go see.
	I guess it isn't the worst idea you've had today.
	It may not even be in the top five.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Cactus Bundle

Pt. 2[edit]

After completing Pt. 1
	I think it really is a casino!
	Forget calling for a ride! We're spending the night here — on me! starts running
	Mom, what do you call something that appears to be in the desert but really isn't there?
	Hope.
Task: "Collect Cactus Juice" (x100). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x15). Task: "Make Marge Worry Some More". The job takes place at Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Dream of Watching TV". The job takes place at Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Dream of the Casino Buffet". The job takes place at Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Bart Dream of Sneaking Into a Poker Game". The job takes place at Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours.
	Hello, Mr. Concierge! I'm so glad to see you! big hug
	Uh, Dad. The casino was just a mirage.
	Yeah, I get that now.
	We're going to be trapped in this desert forever!
	Marge, look! I see another casino on top of that cliff!
	Hang on, Pinhead. Who'd build a casino on top of a cliff?
	Bart's right. It's probably another mirage. Let's keep going.
	Hey, where are those people down there going?
	I don't know. I'm starting to think maybe building a casino on top of a cliff wasn't such a great idea.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Mirage Ahead Sign

Pt. 3[edit]

After completing Pt. 1
	I've never been this thirsty in my life.
	Water...need water...
	Or light beer. Same thing, really.
	I don't know where we're going to find any water. This desert goes on forever!
	Is that another hotel concierge or a really big cactus? I can't tell anymore.
	Either way, I know how to get water from a cactus.
	Uh, how exactly?
	I remember it from a scene in "McBain of Arabia".
	Don't you mean "Lawrence of Arabia"?
	Maybe. I watched it on my phone so the guy was pretty small.
Task: "Collect Cactus Juice" (x125). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x20). Task: "Make Homer Slice Open the Cacti". The job takes place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Simpsons Drink Cactus Juice" (x2). The jobs take place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and take 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Start to Feel Loopy". The job takes place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours.
	Sweet, sweet, thirst-quenching cactus juice! It's the quenchiest!
	It tastes terrible yet feels so good!
	Maybe too good. Does anyone else feel a little strange?
	No. This is the first time I've felt good since we left home.
	Uh, oh. That can't be right.
	I'll say. LOOK! points at a group of shadowy figures in the darkness
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Slot Canyon Slots

Pt. 4[edit]

After completing Pt. 3
	Relax, Sweetie, those are just more cacties? Cactussusses? Cacatusi? What's the plural of cactus?
	suck, suck
	Thanks, Maggie. The plural of cactus is suck suck.
	gasp
	gasp
	They're cactus person versions...of us!
	What do we do now?
	We have no choice.
	Run away?
	We have to kill our cacti selves!
	Oh, that's the plural: "Cacti selves."
Task: "Collect Cactus Juice" (x125). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x30). Task: "Make Simpsons Fight Their Cacti Selves" (x4). The job takes place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours.
	You know, fighting a cactus version of yourself when you're high on cactus juice is strangely cathartic. I realize now I shouldn't let things stress me out so much.
	I know. I realize I don't need to try so hard at everything.
	And I realize I should probably start trying harder at everything.
	And I realize people shouldn't be so critical of me, because I'm pretty great.
	Hey, this guy is on to something.
	Homer, have you been fighting your cactus self or not?
	I started to but I realized he's got more of that sweet cactus juice inside him than I do. It wouldn't have been a fair fight until I evened it out.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Cactus Maggie

Pt. 5[edit]

After completing Pt. 4
	Oh, boy! That cactus juice really went to my head. I can't walk anymore. lays down
	lays down I guess this is the end of the line for the Simpsons. We had a good run.
	lays down We had a long run.
	lays down This last year feels like it's been going on for decades.
	lays down suck suck
	Hey, what's that over there?
	gasp It's the desert chameleons! And they're all marching single file in a line!
	Let's follow them!
	Only if they're marching to the nearest cactus juice bar.
Task: "Collect Cactus Juice" (x160). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x40). Task: "Make Simpsons Debate Giving Up" (x3). The jobs take place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and take 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Convince Family to Follow the Chameleons". The job takes place at the Mother Cactus, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours.
	Ugh! I hate that you talked us into getting up and walking again! I feel like we've been walking forever.
	They're taking us to the top of Springfield Mesa!
	How is that going to help us?
	Hi-diddly-ho, neighboreenos!
Quest reward: 200 and 20 Springfield Mesa

Currency-earning jobs[edit]

Task	Character(s)	Time	Location(s)	Reward
Extract Cactus Juice	Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Ned	4h	Cacti, Trees, or Brown House	5, 45
Harvest Cactus Juice	Cactus Lisa, Cactus Bart, Calypso Self-Knowledge, Delbert Fornby, Desert Park Ranger, Park Ranger Johnson	8, 70

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Communion Chameleon • Camouflaged Intentions • Dunes, Dooms, and No Diners • The Blaze of Wrath • A Separate Dysfunctionality • The Incredulous Journey
Desert Park Ranger	Range Romancer
Park Ranger Johnson	The Trail Blazer
Sprinkles	Can I Get Sprinkles With That?
Delbert Fornby	Million Dollar Maybe
Calypso Self-Knowledge	Ego Trip and Fall
Cactus Lisa and Cactus Bart	Growing Pains • Cactus Bart's Excellent Adventure • A Thorn Among Roses
Cactus Maggie	Prickly Playmates
Thomas Jefferson	The Declaration
Desert Welding Yard	Desert Fires