The Cost of Living

The Cost of Living
Level	Level 47
Release Date	November 12, 2014
Number of Quests	7+3
Preceded By	Easy A
Succeeded by	Smells Like Mean Spirit

The Cost of Living is the main quest of the Level 47 update, about the consequences of Freddy Quimby's actions.

Quests

Quest	Requirements	Triggered By	Time
The Cost of Living Pt. 1	Build the Quimby Compound	Mayor Quimby	24h
The Cost of Living Pt. 2	Make Freddy Quimby Drink Irresponsibly Make Miss Springfield Enjoy an Evening with the Mayor*	Freddy Quimby	8h 3m
The Cost of Living Pt. 3	Make Freddy Quimby Await His Day in Court	Freddy Quimby	12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 4	Make Freddy Quimby Make a Court Appearance	Wiggum	12h
Testify! Pt. 1	Make Smithers Testify	Judge Snyder	4h
Testify! Pt. 2	Make Selma Testify	Judge Snyder	4h
Testify! Pt. 3	Make Kirk Testify	Judge Snyder	4h
The Cost of Living Pt. 5	Make Quimby Call In Favors	Freddy Quimby	12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 6	Make Judge Snyder Deliver a Sentence	Judge Snyder	12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 7	Make Freddie Quimby Enjoy a Privileged Life	Freddy Quimby	24h

*Ignored if you don't have Miss Springfield.

Dialogue

The Cost of Living Pt. 1

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"I've got money. I've got influence. I've got much younger women. I am the er-uh epitome of success!"
	"And yet no one respects me. It's as if wearing a sash doesn't carry the cachet it once did."
	"It's time to remind the people why I got into politics – the enormous displays of wealth!"

End

Character	Dialogue
	"The Quimby Compound was worth every embezzled penny." "And I, uh, taught those orphans an important lesson about living without doors." "I, on the other hand, have hundreds of doors for my five floors, four wings, three kitchens, two spas, and a partridge in a pear tree. Bronzed, of course."
	"Hiya, Uncle. I, uh, got kicked out of limbo's country club so I'm back!" "The movers have already moved the maid into my room."
	"Then you tell them to move her back!"
	"She's a sexual harassment suit waiting to happen for me."

The Cost of Living Pt. 2

Character	Dialogue
	"Now that I've finished selecting my butler, it's time to party like it's going on Viewtube! Where's my box of cats?"
	"Freddy, as the Mayor of Springfield, I'm expected to uphold a certain level of decorum." "That's why I do all my dirty dealings in back alleys and sleazy motels."
	"Don't worry, Uncle. I've learned the Quimby code of discretion from my father, Clovis." "He's the master! So discrete we haven't even seen him since he boarded that small plane years ago."
	"Well, I'm pretty sure this year isn't an election year, so we deserve to treat ourselves."

The Cost of Living Pt. 3

Character	Dialogue
	"Butler, for breakfast, I'll have the hair of the dog that bit me... so I can make it into a coat." "Plus some booze."
	"Your breakfast is on Springfield's dime today. Welcome to the drunk tank, Mister Quimby!"
	"Joke's on you - my breakfast is on Springfield's dime everyday." "And since I don't remember anything I did last night and truly horrible acts are said to haunt you forever, I must be innocent." "I'd like my car and my complimentary gift bag."
	"You'll get your complimentary gift bag on your day in court!" *sigh* "That sounded a lot more menacing in my head."

The Cost of Living Pt. 4

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Alright Freddy, time to get you to the courthouse for your arraignment."
	"Plus a little extra time at Lard Lad's. The Wig's got a craving for D-nuts."
	"I keep telling you, Chief -- neither of those nicknames is going to catch on."
	"You're making a mistake, Wiggum. Don't you understand that I'm rich?"
	"Son, I've been making mistakes since the day I was born."
	"I came out feet first."
	"And sure, the justice system is just a dog and pony show if you're rich."
	"Or cleaning up after a dog and pony show if you're poor."
	"But we've got to go anyway."

End

Character	Dialogue
	"Frederick Quimby, you have been charged with a cornucopia of crimes, including defiling a cornucopia." "Which, according to the Pilgrims who wrote our town charter, is punishable by death. How do you plead?"
	"Your Honor, you could hear how he pleads, or you could wrap this up and enjoy a complimentary lobster lunch buffet." "As a man of the law, you must agree that letting all this lobster go to waste is itself a crime."
	...
	"Fine, my client pleads not guilty."

Testify! Pt. 1

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Let's start with the witnesses."
	"There are witnesses?!" "What is the point of having money if it can't silence people?"
	"Waylon Smithers, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

End

Character	Dialogue
	"Mister Smithers, ignoring protocol, we have sworn you in on the Malibu Stacy Bible you brought from home." "Now please tell us what you saw that night."
	"It was in between Mr. Burns' bedtime and his 4:00 AM “FDR got elected to a fifth term” nightmare." "I stopped into Moe's for a flirtini, when Mister Quimby here showed up with a woman of loose morals."
	"The only thing loose about me is my willingness to take off my clothes for money." "Everything else is off limits." "Unless you pay me."
	"Mister Quimby forced me to be his “wingman” and dragged me all over town."
	"You should be on trial for being the worst wingman ever!"
	"You said there'd be hotties at that Steelworkers Sausage Fest."
	"There weren't even sausages... just lots of men!"

Testify! Pt. 2

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Selma Bouvier, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

End

Character	Dialogue
	"Ms. Bouvier, please tell the court what you saw that night."
	"Only if you tell the court if you're single or not..."
	"Not a chance."
	"Fine." "Freddy and I crashed into each other outside of the Steelworkers Sausage Fest."
	"Literally crashed - with our cars."
	"Luckily I shaved my legs just a few months ago, so I was able to charm my way into a ride back to town with him." "Sure, he was drunk and concussed, but he hadn't left me for dead, so I thought the date was going well."
	"Right up until he drove off a bridge into the river, and left me for dead."
	"Thank god buoyancy is my greatest skill."
	"This is not looking good for you, Mister Quimby."
	"No, your honor, in the light of day, SHE'S not looking good!..."
	"I mean no comment."

Testify! Pt. 3

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Kirk Van Houten, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

Job Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Mr. Van Houten, please tell the court what you saw that night."
	"When I heard a knock on the door, I thought those girl scouts had a change of heart and wanted to give me back my hat."
	"But instead Freddy burst in soaking wet, and challenged me to a drinking contest."
	"Since I had to sell part of my liver to pay Luann's alimony during the divorce, I asked if I could have juice instead."
	"But by then he was already hitting the whiskey, and on my wife."
	"When we got back together, we agreed anything before second base isn't cheating."
	"You need to learn the rules of baseball, Luann!"
	"Anyway, he said my crying was harshing the mood so he stumbled off, but not before he did unspeakable things to our mailbox."
	"Tampering with the mail system – a federal crime!" "Your list of offenses, like Superhero movies, just keeps getting longer." "Who says Judge Reinhold is the only funny judge?"

End

Character	Dialogue
	"That's it? Pshaw!"
	"As long as you don't call that dancing girl to the stand, I'll be home before my chow-dah gets cold."
	"Your honor, all comments muttered under my client's breath are to be considered hearsay."

“	Check in with Princess Kashmir to get her contribution to Freddy's story!	”
	— System Message

The Cost of Living Pt. 5

Character	Dialogue
	"They found me, ah, guilty on all charges. The court is going to throw the, ah, book at me!"
	"Trust the, ah, system, Freddy."
	"But the justice system fails all the time! Why should I trust it?"
	"Not the justice system. The system of, ah, Ivy League graduates and family connections!" "To the Rolodex!"

The Cost of Living Pt. 6

Start

Character	Dialogue
	"Freddy, it's time to hear the sentence." "Now remember, good or bad, we still walk out of that courtroom with our heads held high and my retainer fully paid."

End

Character	Dialogue
	"Your honor, before you read the sentence I'd like to say a few words."
	"It probably would have been smarter to have said those words before the trial was over, but I have no one to go home to, so alright."
	"I did not inhale, have relations with that woman, or falsify reports regarding WMDs."
	"One of those should get me out of this mess, right?"
	"I have something to say, Your, uh, Honor!" "There's a new municipal by-law, issued this morning, that you, ah, must be aware of." "It states "charges against any public figure must be reduced if the defendant regrets that he, or the less likely she, is caught." "The defendant may also publicly enter any twelve-step program, but does not have to complete it." "And may apologize on national television, but doesn't have to mean it."

The Cost of Living Pt. 7

Character	Dialogue
	"I can't believe this! They gave me indefinite house arrest!"
	"Thanks to my buddy Gerry Mandering at city hall, your "house" now covers all of Springfield." "He's a whiz at rezoning – he calls it Mandermania."
	"But what if I want French Caviar? Or Chinese Silk? Or Turkish Delight?"
	"All of those women make house calls and you know it." "And if you follow the rules, you might get time off for good behavior."
	"Rules? You mean like take off my shoes while inside? Like an animal?"
	"You might as well lock me up. Like an animal!"

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