I had this happen once and did not think much of it. Tonight I noticed it in someone's story.
![](http://clockwatching.net/~jack/s2/reader/BlueBerryPie360266530/snapshot_9668d689_d6c04a82.jpg)
Both sims fulfilled a large fear while having the "boundless influence" perk. In my case, a fortune sim was either demoted or fired. The sim in this pic feared a relative would meet aliens, or so it is claimed. Both incidents happened with all major EPs installed.
The point it brings up: might they have meant to only multiply
gains x 5?