Dropping the Kids Off

Seek out the Hankeys’ house in the sewers for this side quest. It is easy to find in the sewer: descend the first ladder, go past the first sewage pipe, and you’ll find the house around the corner from the generator. Flip the switch on the wall to raise the gate, and pick up the Gerbitoad Chinpokomon on your way to knock on the door.

Mr. Hankey gives you a big “Howdddddy Ho!” greeting at the door. Unfortunately, it goes downhill from there, as his wife, in her drunken stupor, has lost the kids. It’s your job to find them in the sewers and return them home.

Go left from the house and dart across the first sewage pipe you come across. Fight the Mutant Rats on the far side to gain access to the next ladder.

Amber calls out to you from her perch in the middle of a sewage waterfall. You can’t reach her from here; you must go up top and shut off the sewage pipe first.

Climb the ladder and take the catwalk around to the left side. Turn the yellow valve to shut off the sewage and descend the ladder under the pipe.

Speak with Amber on her perch. She thanks you and sends you a friend request before running back home.

Climb back up and take the catwalk to the right this time. Continue through a hole in the wall and past a ladder down. You’ll come to a dead-end with sealed gate, a wooden pallet on the wall, and a ladder going down. When you aren’t on the “Dropping the Kids Off” side quest, a construction barricade blocks off this hole, but the ladder is open now.

Climb down the ladder to find two Drunken Hobos looking for quarters for a “Shit Show” with Cornwallis the star attraction. Give them two cents of your own and bust up the party.

The hobos have pet rats with them too. Use your best multiple-opponent ability to stymie their series of attacks and retaliate on the hobos first. If you can team up on the hobos one at a time, you can remove them from combat quickly and avoid the damage piling up. You can always throw down a fart to make them stink worse than when you met.

Beat the Drunken Hobos and you free Cornwallis. He befriends you and hightails it back home.

Go back up and take the ladder you skipped on your way to Cornwallis. This leads to the back end of the sewers. Follow it to the right until you reach a yellow valve. Turn it to lower the sewage level. Cross to the front, near the power generator, and head to the right.

Continue right until you reach a dead-end corner. Use your ranged weapon to shoot down a ladder overhead and climb up. Go left past the tunnel and shoot another red wheel above the next sewer pipe to slow the flow.

Cross before the sludge douses you and smash the wooden pallet on the wall to reveal a hole. Crawl through the hole and follow the catwalk to the left.

You enter a room; Simon stands in a sewer grate in the corner. He asks you for help with the rats milling about underneath the grate. They’re of the normal variety, and each dies with a single stroke.

But—and a big but it is—Mama Rat ain’t too happy about you killing her offspring. She arrives with five more Baby Rats to chew you out. Squish the Baby Rats quickly so they can’t swarm, then turn your two attacks around on Mama Rat. If a nasty bite slips through your blocks, hit her with a stun attack to limit her opportunities.

You save Simon from being a floater, and he sends you a friend request before getting back home.

Return to the Hankey house and speak with Mr. Hankey. Both parents thank you and give you two more friend requests. Mr. Hankey also hands you a Piece of Poo, a powerful item that summons Mr. Hankey to fight for you once per day. It might look shitty, but it’s actually a great resource should a later combat be going down the toilet.