I am on v0.1.1.2. Unfortunately, I can't say which "ask around" event is blank either, since it's blank. The only thing I can think to do is just tell you all the ones that do work so you could find the one that doesn't by process of elimination.
I'm not really sure how to raise arousal, either. I found a random event in the forest that raises arousal, but arousal drops too quickly for that to be a viable method.