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Thanks, 5tar! (see below for details)

"Yeah, you're right," you concede to Sienna. For whatever reason, this feels almost like a relief. Something about your intuition just tells you that this was the right call.
The three of you get to work using what weapons you have at dissecting the brains. The first one, the one where the head has the most injuries... did not go all that well; the brain is half-smushed. You have no idea when this happened but you figure you won't be getting paid for it.
The next two, however disgusting the process was, you manage to get out with relative ease. You knock on the guy's door.
"I thought I said go away!" he calls.
"We have the brains this time. We took care of that in the parking lot."
"Ehh?" he seems intrigued. It takes him a few moments, but he opens the door, glasses tinted forward. He notes immediately that the one you're holding looks marvelous and fresh, and he states how it looks marvelous and fresh.
"See? We managed to do it," Sienna adds, giving him a second brain.
"Though this one..." Glenda notions to the one she's holding.
"This one won't do, no, no, no," the scientist says. "It will not have enough energy to fuel my creations."
"Artificer?" Sienna asks.
"Oh yes, yes, yes," he says. You note how his mood is suddenly more agreeable and he seems to repeat "yes" and "no." He continues: "I make things with what I have, but I needed BRAINS for this!"
You suddenly have a tinge of regret, an urge you can't seem to fight.
"I will pay 30 gold for this two specimens. You can throw the other one away."
Knowing how this guy is, you don't want to anger him again, so you accept his offer and he pays you. You now need 95 gold to purchase the armor.
"Thank you, I do think two will be enough. The third was meant as a spare nonetheless and I will post again if need be. Goodbye." He shuts the door.
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So, off-story for a second. You guys picked by far the worst option. The likelihood of him joining was extremely low and required specific inputs, solely due to his hermit scientist archetype. I was very disappointed when the supermodel Druid did not win, because she's have joined instantly, without any inputs at all. Here's what the options were:

Loony older woman = Warlock (using the brains as sacrifices to power spells) [Recruitment = Medium]
Clean-cut 25 y/o guy = Bard (using the brains out of a very weird fetish) [Recruitment = Easy]
Mad scientist = Artificer (using the brains for craft items) [Recruitment = Hard]
Supermodel = Druid (brains are bait for the DARGON youre after, to learn that transformation) [Recruitment = Instant]

Also please note why I refused to flip a coin for this last one...

A = you get 30 gold since one of the brains ends up damaged
B = you get no gold, but you do get away
C = he will notify the police
D = Greg dies via elaborate booby trap

If you'd have gone with D, you'd have been able to choose between continuing as Sienna (since Glenda would be stricken with grief) or going back to the door knock. But you're alive so we don't need to worry about that! However, you failed to recruit the scientist, and that stands regardless. Nobody said recruiting was going to be easy.

Now, I'm not a dick, so the 30 gold you got stands too, but you have choices now for where the story goes:
A. Return to the DARGON's hole with the meat and the last goblin brain
B. Accept a Hitman or Escort request (specify which)
C. Time-warp back to the recruitment, retcon the mad scientist, and have the supermodel answer the door instead