Clerk

The Clerk is a generic NPC in Streets of Rogue. They wear a green uniform with a name-tag. They serve as business owners of miscellaneous buildings.

NPC
Clerks are typical business owner NPCs, so they react negatively to traits like Suspicious, Malodorous and Wanted. Most Clerks will do nothing, excluding Clerks that spawn in Banks, Hospitals, Hotels, Movie Theaters and Deportation Centers and the clerk at the City Hall in Mayor Village. When attacked, clerks fight using pistols or with their fists in self-defense.

Clerks in banks will give you loans and you can pay off Debt to them, while you can donate 20 HP to Hospital Clerks up to three times to obtain $20 and buy expensive Food from Clerks in Movie Theaters. You can also rent a room in the Hotel from clerks to get a room that's either empty or occupied.

If you get caught by a Cop Bot and got deported to a Deportation Center, you can bribe the Clerk to safely exit the building if you want to avoid a fight with 2 Supergoons guarding inside and the Bouncers guarding the exit outside, however if the clerk is Friendly, Loyal or Aligned towards you, they'll let you out of the building free of charge. You can talk to these Clerks even if you have Suspicious, Malodorous or Wanted in this type of building.

The Clerk at the City Hall has the Mayor Visitor's Badge that allows you to talk to the Mayor. And you can either bribe a Item, pay $300, kill or threaten for it. However if the clerk is Loyal or Aligned, you can ask for it instead. You can also start to Run for Mayor depending on your Electability score, but you can't run for mayor if the Computer at the City Hall is broken or if the Mayor is Hostile towards you.

Clerks also run Bars, Casinos, Music Halls and Dance Clubs in Uptown and in Mayor Village. Replacing Bartenders in the levels, due to the enforced ban of alcohol and they don't sell alcohol or any drinks.

Drops

 * Pistol.png Pistol
 * Money.png Money

General Chat:

 * May I help you?
 * Whatchu want?
 * In Offices or Fire Stations: Such a rowdy group we've got here!

Banks:

 * Borrowing Loan: You better pay this back!
 * Having too much Debt: No way, you've got some loans to pay back first!
 * Paying Debt: OK, you're all paid up... for now!
 * Trying to get a Loan in Uptown or Mayor Village: Sorry, we don't do "loans" in this district.

Hospitals:

 * '''Care to make a donation?
 * Donating Health: Thanks for all the blood!
 * Donated enough health: I think we've got enough of your blood for now...
 * If Player has Low health: I mean, I don't want to kill you or anything...
 * If Player is possessing a body: Um... you seem to have two types of blood at once, somehow. I can't use this.
 * If Player is a Robot: Do I look like an electrical engineer?

Hotels:

 * Renting a Room: Take whichever room you want! Just remember to knock first, I guess...

Movie Theaters:

 * '''Go ahead, treat yerself!
 * Bought Food from Clerk: Thaaaaaanks!

Deportation Center:

 * Upon being Bribed: Alright, you can stay. Just don't cause a ruckus, ok?
 * Talking to the Clerk after bribing: You're not getting deported today, lucky you!
 * If Player has Upper-Crusty: Uh, we don't deport Upper-Crusters!

Mayor Village City Hall:

 * Starting to run for Mayor: ...Aaaaand the results are in! Talk to me in the park!
 * Talking while the Clerk is walking to the Podium Park: Wait until we're at the park!
 * Talking while the Mayor is not at the Podium Park: Wait until the Mayor gets here!
 * At the Podium Park: Are you ready?!?!
 * Postponing for the Results: Let me know when you're ready for the results!


 * If the Mayor lost the Hat: Word has it that the Mayor's hat has gone missing... so no elections today!
 * If the Mayor is neutralized: Word has it that the Mayor is dead, so I guess no elections today!
 * If the Mayor is Hostile towards the Player: The Mayor thinks it's too dangerous to have an election today, apparently SOMEONE caused a scare...
 * If the Computer in the City Hall is Broken: The computer's busted... no elections today!

Trivia
In earlier builds the Slum Dweller was able to pay $50 each level for a 'House fund'. This is likely forshadowing of the Big Quest, even though it was a feature on the itch.io demo version.