That's gotta hurt! Especially the Mint .. Owooo!
The Factory - well, what can I say? Sometimes toons that go in there just want to be mean. I've had toons try to lure others on the run away from the Centre Silo (Follow Me / tries to lose other toons / heads back up to fight the foreman) so they can finish the run alone and have everyone else miss out. Sorry - but I just don't understand what they get from doing that?! It's just plain mean.
Worth noting though, in some cases a toon might just be in one heck of a hurry! Maybe they have people waiting to VP and just need a few more merits - who knows. All I'd say to that is that if it were me, I'd go solo rather than hopping onto someone else's 'vator.
Anyway - I had a stinky VP run last night, so you weren't alone in having a bad night in Toontown. I did get through a CFO in one piece afterwards though - phew! (I may post about this particular VP later, because I want to hear what others think about "when it's okay to bail and when it isn't).
I've had my fair share of stinkers, but I'll say this: There has always followed a good day to make up for it
Good luck!
Rivn.
EDIT: Just posted about that VP run
here.