The hygiene meter kind of stinks

[Lord_earthfire]

Hygiene doesn't work that way. You don't go showering with co-workers. The pool might work, but that has other concerns which is why I'd rather not see that aspect explored. Hygiene, outside from smelling, which I bring up to every single person, always, forever, is purely personal. That's why it fails to lead to any meaningful RP. It's not an RP activity. But it could be one. With the power of laundromats.

You see it only from the destination's point of view, where you be right.

That's why i am sayibg its about getting you out of your department, not into a shower. The RP with hygiene happens because you move out of the shower and into another situation. You see the shop the stsffie opened at the public market. Or run into the hands of a gang. Hygiene very much is a "it's about the way, not the goal" kind of motive.

It doesn't force you, mind you, it's not like you have to RP, that's why the vendors exist.

I think it's highly questionable why we give an easy opt-out for mechanics that try to get you into RP. We are going away from these things with recent chsnges that heavily promote interdepartmental cooperation as well.