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The Cost of Doing Business

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The Cost of Doing Business
Tapped Out Quest Information
Level: 5
Update: Christmas 2013
Required characters: Mr. Costington

The Cost of Doing Business is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Christmas 2013 content update. It requires Mr. Costington to be unlocked.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
Mr. Costington Attention all employees.
Mr. Costington The day after Christmas has become a major shopping day, right up there with Black Friday, Bloodbath Monday and Dystopic Nightmare Wednesday.
Mr. Costington To get a jump on our competitors, we will be opening at midnight, December 25th. All employees will report to work at 6 PM, Christmas Day.
Mr. Costington Have a Merry Christmas. Is that what people say? "Merry?" I don't know, sounds weird.
Task: "Make Mr. Costington Ruin Christmas". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
Mr. Costington Attention all employees.
Mr. Costington Word has reached me that many of you are unhappy to be working Christmas Day.
Mr. Costington I am sympathetic to your concerns, and interested in discussing this with you face-to-face.
Mr. Costington All valued employees belonging to this shadow underground of malcontents should immediately drop to the ground, face down, hands clasped behind their heads.
Mr. Costington Remain calm as security zip-ties your wrists. Once you have been neutralized, you can trust we will have a frank discussion of your legitimate concerns.
Task: "Make Mr. Costington Intimidate Employees". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
Mr. Costington Attention all employees.
Mr. Costington It has become clear that the Anti-Christmas-Work-Day faction does not intend to self-identify.
Mr. Costington This is disappointing, as management is only trying to help.
Mr. Costington We cannot address your grievances if we cannot detain and interrogate you.
Mr. Costington Let us air our concerns together, sharing the names of your co-conspirators in an atmosphere of trust.
Mr. Costington For your convenience, special agents have been placed at key chokepoints around the store. Please turn yourselves in to them at your earliest convenience.
Mr. Costington You'll know them by their black armbands and cold, dead eyes. Thank you.
Task: "Make Mr. Costington Root Out Troublemakers". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 8 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 4[edit]

After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
Mr. Costington Attention all employees.
Mr. Costington We have heard your concerns, and decided to cancel all Christmas-day shifts.
Mr. Costington Now there's no reason for key figures in the Anti-Christmas-Work-Day Putsch not to come forward.
Mr. Costington If you would prefer to discuss your former involvement in this nefarious network amongst yourselves, please do so within three feet of one of the new flower arrangements.
Mr. Costington These flowers have been placed wherever employees tend to congregate, and, it goes without saying, do not contain sensitive monitoring devices of any kind.
Task: "Make Mr. Costington Spend a Fortune Monitoring Employees". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 12 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 5[edit]

After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
Mr. Costington Attention all employees.
Mr. Costington Christmas is once again a work day. I apologize for any confusion.
Mr. Costington The previous announcement was a feint, intended to root out the evildoers in our midst.
Mr. Costington For your convenience, all employees will be tailed by ex-CIA operatives until December 27.
Mr. Costington Whatever names these men once had, they respond now only to an identifying number. Please do not try to guess the number.
Mr. Costington Their nerves are understandably frayed from years spent deep undercover in hostile territory. Do not converse with them.
Mr. Costington Sudden movements will be perceived as a mortal threat by these men. Please move at half-speed. Crawling can only help.
Mr. Costington See you Christmas Day, and have a wonderful holiday season.
Task: "Make Mr. Costington Ruin Christmas". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash200 and XP20