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Love in a Time of Scurvy

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Not to be confused with Love in the Time of Scurvy.


Love in a Time of Scurvy
Tapped Out Quest Information
Level: 5
Update: Time Traveling Toaster
Requirement(s): Act 3
Required characters: Lisa, Homer, Normal Springfielders
Previous quest(s): It's About Time Pt. 6
Next quest(s): Homercoming

Love in a Time of Scurvy is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Time Traveling Toaster content update.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa - Alarmed Eek! The town is overrun with rats!
Lisa - Eyeroll Ugh. Can't believe I just said "eek".
Moe You call this overrun? This ain't overrun. I can still see the floor, most places.
Homer Hey, if I got rid of the rats, do you think THAT would make Marge love me again?
Moe - Sad Shrug. That's how uninvested in your question I am. I'm actually saying the word "shrug" out loud.
Homer - Happy I'll take that as a "yes"!
Task: "Make Homer Tempt Fate". The job takes place at Homer's Workbench and takes 4 hours.
After starting the job
Marge - Scream Heeeeeelp! Raaaaaaats!
Homer - Surprised Marge!
Artie Ziff - Pirate It's pronounced Marrrrrge, ye beached whale. And that's me girl yer talkin' too.
Homer - Annoyed Alternate Timeline Pirate Artie Ziff!
Artie Ziff - Pirate That's Arrrrrtie -- with five rrrrrs. I'll hear if you miss one.
After finishing the task
Homer - Happy This is it! I can make Marge love me if I save her from a life of hatch-battening, parrot-swabbing, and buckle-swashing.
Quest reward: Eye Patch600 and XP10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark
Homer - Serious I'm assembling a pirate crew, and I need recruits!
Lenny - Annoyed What are the terms of employment? I've been cheated by pirates before. Unbelievable, I know, but true.
Homer I'm looking for fifty good men. Every man gets 100% of all booty plundered.
Lenny Make it 110%, and you've got yerself a crew.
Task: "Make Homer Assemble a Crew". The job takes place at Homer's Workbench and takes 4 hours.
Task: "Make Springfielders Join Homer's Crew" (x5). The jobs take place at Homer's Workbench and take 4 hours.
Carl Your men are ready to fight and die for you, Cap'n Homer. What are your orders?
Homer - Serious Shiver those timbers, men! Hoist up the keel! Avast those mateys! We're huntin' Ziffs!
Quest reward: Eye Patch600 and XP10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark
Homer - Serious If we're to stand a chance against Pirate Captain Ziff, my crew, we'll need to sharpen yer skills.
Carl You mean like sailing, sword fighting, and swashbuckling?
Homer I was thinking more of drinking rum, sea shanties, and drinking grog.
Moe - Sad Can we skip the shanties?
Homer - Happy Done and done. Begin training montage!
Task: "Make Homer Teach the Ways of the Pirate". The job takes place at Homer's Workbench and takes 4 hours.
Task: "Make Springfielders Learn the Ways of the Pirate" (x5). The jobs take place at Homer's Workbench and take 4 hours.
Homer - Drunk I love you guys. I mean -- *hic!* -- fifty lashes to the first one of ye that forgets to tip his cap at me, but still... I love you guys.
Quest reward: Eye Patch600 and XP10

Pt. 4[edit]

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark
Moe - Sad Homer, we're running out of rum, we keep sailing in circles, and I got scurvy. Mind you, I had it already.
Sea Captain Arrrrr. As a man of the sea, I may be able to help. Let's cheat.
Homer - Confused Cheat? But I'm a pirate! It is simply not done!
Moe What if we stop pretending we're in pirate times, and we use modern guns, radar, and computers to take down our foe?
Homer - Surprised Wait, we have access to those? Know what? Fine. You do a time travel story, this is what you get.
Task: "Make Homer's Crew Fight With Future Technology" (x5). The jobs take place at Homer's Workbench and take 4 hours.
Artie Ziff - Pirate This isn't the last you've heard of me! I shall return in Pirates of Springfield 2: On Dumber Tides!
Quest reward: Eye Patch600 and XP10

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The quest name is a reference to the novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.