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RydogZeta posted:Seeing it in action the UI seems really overdone, like an art project. I think it's to compensate for fact that the actual game window has almost nothing going on. Thanks TDI!
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Part XII: Leads New Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) 3:37 PM_ .jpg) Alright, welcome back to Tokio’s Room. It’s kind of a dump but it is home. At least for this jerk...It took me a long time to realize that’s just a mirror in the corner there and there wasn’t a back room Morishima just never entered. Anyway, let’s get down to business... .jpg) How the hell are you doin’, Red? .jpg)  It’s definitely a hosed up job. —Right? But the client is Inohana! Yeah, a request from my rear end in a top hat old boss Inohana. So of course the job is hosed up. But I’m dirt poor. So, you know... Sorry, but I took the job. .jpg) I’m sure Red will understand. Turtles are pretty chill. My daughter has one. She calls it Toby, but I occasionally have to tell her its name is Kunta Kinte. Kids... Anyway, let’s dick around on the internet! New Music: Desktop .jpg) Time to just fire up that hot Notepad.exe and have Tokio voice his thoughts for a bit. While Garcia may be a blank...ish... slate silent protagonist, Morishima is the very opposite end of the spectrum and will let us know of every goddamn single thing he has to say or think about the situation at all times. .jpg) Kamui’s very existence had basically been almost totally covered up till recently. But now he’s apparently the most badass criminal ever, and he got arrested and escaped from the hospital and is now a serial killer. Plus, he apparently killed two members of the Security Force (and seriously injured two more). And that’s why he’s such a big deal now. The case in question. > Kamui reappeared on March 27th, > around midnight. The Special Forces Unit > began measures to capture him, but two > people ended up getting killed. > Two people from Special Forces went after > Kamui, but he put one of them in critical > condition and disappeared into the > darkness. That’s about it. Even the sports papers had him in their headlines. > After some time, the legendary criminal > Kamui started up again in the > HC Unit’s jurisdiction. How inflammatory and poetic. > The identity of the female body found on > March 28th still hasn’t been publicized. > This particular crime seemed to employ > the same M.O. as Kamui’s past crimes. Apart from this, he also killed his counselor when escaping from the mental hospital. Four people in total. > Kamui was deemed mentally incompetent to > stand trial for his previous crimes. So are his recent crimes also the product of his hosed-up brains? Or does he simply like to kill? People are getting boisterous about it. The talk shows have all been featuring these quacks spouting random bullshit. How lovely the world has become.  Huh... Alternate-history 1999 doesn’t sound all that different from present day 2016.  .jpg) 05:39 AM_ Music: Desktop  Who was the first person he ever killed, and how did he kill them? Interesting. Also, about Kamui even further back in the day. All a mystery. What was he like as a kid? Who are his parents? Where is her from? It looks like no trustworthy info ever made it into the media. There are plenty of records pertaining to Kamui while he was in the hospital, but it’s all a bunch of bullshit about how he was “a model patient”. The only thing I’ve found is that when he was in the hospital, Kamui was totally broken down, and was basically just an anemic bastard. I found this out from a tabloid last week. If I was going to cover the story, then first I should talk to someone who has gone up against Kamui and survived, like a soldier from the Security Force. But how can I get in touch with someone like that...? .jpg) .jpg) Maybe we can mull over that while checking Tokio’s e-mails. If there is ever a plot important e-mail, the game will take control and automatically open it. These two e-mails, however, are completely optional. This first one, Weekly Lovers, is... well... a weekly e-mail listing Morishima has signed up for some reason. It only appears occasionally, given Morishima’s chapters can span either just a few days or several weeks. Today’s WORD will pop up every day Tokio checks his e-mail. Ya know, as “Daily Mail” might imply. But we’ll get to that in a few minutes. First, let’s look at the Weekly Lovers... .jpg) Weekly Lovers is a weekly e-mail that is about the love of carnivorous plants. You can save your morbid curiosity time checking. That website doesn’t actually exist. Or... at least doesn’t exist anymore. There is another prominent website featured later in the game that does, in fact, exist. So anyway, about weird plants... .jpg) Its “insect sack” is about 12 cm long, comes in varied shapes and colors, and there are two distinct shapes – one that grows on the bottom when the stem is low, and one that rows on the top when the stem has stretched out. The lower insect sack has a cylindrical top, and the bottom part puffs up like an egg. The top part is somewhat thin. Its intraspecific variation is spectacular. There are approximately 70 species spread throughout mainly Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia, as well as Malaysia, New Guinea, Eastern India, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles islands, and Madagascar. Alright, so it’s just an educational e-mail listing. That’s nothing too special. Oh hey, there’s a second page to this e-mail... b.jpg) ...Yeah. This is definitely some kinda fetish thing, isn’t it? Or at least a gateway to one. At no point will Morishima mention these e-mails or why the hell he’s on their listing. But enough about Weekly Lovers. .jpg) The Daily WORD is just a daily random phrase of wisdom. Nothing strange here, at least. I’m sure they won’t get oddly on the nose to the situations in Morishima’s life or anything... Regardless, I think we’re done with emails for now. Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) What time is it...? 5:40... A lot of time has gone by... .jpg) When in doubt in the Placebo chapters and the PC seems to have run dry, click on Red and then click on the telephone. It will be one of those two things to advance the game. In this case, we want the phone. .jpg) Erika, I guess. If I use her, then if need be I can always use her as a shield, too...Phone dialing and ringing. .jpg) Hi, it’s me.  ... It’s Morishima. I got a favor to ask. I’m looking into the Kamui case, like, personally. And I was hoping you might have something interesting... Anything is fine. I just need something to help bulk up my report. Hey, are you even listening? Hey!Phone hangs up. Dial tone. .jpg) Well, that went well. Maybe next time try calling her at 5:40 PM and not AM...? Look, I know Daylight Savings Time changing is throwing everyone off. It happens. Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) b.jpg) “The memo conceit is you’re typing all of this out so she'd technically cry from what she SAW you do,” Neil DeGrasse Tyson responded to Morishima's Memo. Music: ENDS .jpg) ...seems to lead anywhere... The hell am I gonna do? .jpg) RING! RING! RING! RING! RING! RING! .jpg) Enough! RING! RING! RING! .jpg) I’m not entirely sure what the deal is with the ringing here. It sounds exactly like the stock doorbell ringing sound used in every piece of media ever. But all Morishima ever does is get pissed and yell at it with no follow up of anyone being at the door. It also immediately halts as soon as he wakes up. Like so... .jpg) Please! For reals! Just get the gently caress out of here! What the gently caress... seriously!.jpg) First things first, gotta catch another ride to flavor country while we admire that bat and supermoon painting. But for real, it’s time to get up, guy... It’s already... .jpg) 11:37 AM_ .jpg) In the Placebo chapters it is important to save as soon as Tokio wakes up, cuz you don’t know when the game is about to spring a metric ton of new e-mails or cutscenes on you with next to no breaks for gameplay in-between. Music: Desktop .jpg) .jpg) Tokio’s inbox is just full to the brim today. I wasn’t fooling around when I said a decent chunk of this plotline was dicking around on the PC. Anyway, it seems the Erika from b.jpg) Yep. Going great! In just a few more years this would definitely be a pissed text and not an email. It’s really weird to remember that texting and cellphones were not/barely a thing just a little over a decade ago... Well, let’s see if the P.S. message is any friendlier... .jpg) The HC Unit is a group of specialists in violent and disturbing crimes. It’s different from the Central-related departments that always have mass media reporters hanging around in that it wouldn’t be impossible to take advantage of cracks in their armor. If you’re going to talk to them, you should probably talk to the detective named Kusabi. He’s old school – scary-looking and self-made. I’ve met him before, and he’s a rather talkative old man. But with regards to crucial and sensitive information, he definitely won’t leak anything. 99% of the stuff about Kamui that’s going around in the media is either just rumor or pure fantasy. But since big news agencies like mine, newspapers, and TV news departments are getting all frantic about it, a lot of facts should could to light soon. So if you’re planning on just writing up a fabricated story, you’re just gonna end up screwing yourself over in the end. Also... I have no idea why you’re sticking your nose into this stuff, and I don’t care. But I will tell you that I’m not helping you for your sake, but out of my own curiosity. I’ve decided to let you show me what you’ve got. Whatever sort of media you’re writing for, it’s been three years since you’ve gotten involved with anything journalistic as a police reporter. To be honest, I’ve been reading articles you’ve been writing for a while now. I mean, I’d just been reading them because that’s what I was handed at the hair salon, but still. Some actor brought some female college student to a hotel and tied her up and did whatever... Sure, that’s a big thing, too. By the way, is your official title still “police reporter”? .jpg) Kusabi, huh? That name sounds kind of familiar... But first, to go along with Erika’s suggestion we’ve got an actual news update email. That’s where I get all my most accurate news updates. Unsolicited messages on the internet! b.jpg) [*] “5027-999 Plan” Almost Enacted It was discovered that this past March 27th, the military forces of Country A and Country B almost enacted joint military operations. The “5027-999 Plan” is a scenario created for the purpose of working out what to do in case of actual or threatened invasion by Country C. The decision to enact the plan was rescinded upon the publication of comments by Country C admitting to crossing over international borders. [*] Emergency Preparations Undertaken For Missing Kamui. The missing suspect in the “Kamui Case”, Kamui Uehara, is still at large. With regards to this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kitajima made a strange announcement, commenting that “We are undertaking the necessary emergency preparations, the population has nothing to fear or worry about.” However, nothing has yet been revealed regarding Kamui’s whereabouts or the current status of the investigation. .jpg) [*] Details/How to Delete: http://www.dnnet.ne.jp/dream1999/ //////////DNNET///////////////////////// TDI Note: That’s not a website that exists anymore either. Or perhaps it never did. This game was made in 1999. I cannot remember if making URLs to fake websites was frowned up on the same way it was with phone numbers by that point. That’s it for the news email. Before we finish with our inbox, we have today’s Daily WORD! .jpg) poo poo. Is that how my idiot friends always intrinsically knew when I had some dank weed back in high school? That explains so much... Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) The PC offers no further leads. As I said earlier, when in doubt Contact on Red first and then the telephone. .jpg) Weird-rear end name. You hungry? You want some shrimp? Some of that whiteleg shrimp you like? Sorry, but wait just a little longer. The HC Unit, huh... I’ll need my old business cards....jpg) Actually, we need to have one last quick computer update before we go. Also, Tokio man... throw out that old cup of ramen. C’mon, son. That poo poo is nasty if it sits around. .jpg) Morishima, it is okay to just narrate in your head. You don’t *have* to type it all into your computer. Music: 24 Wave .jpg) Office 24 Ascend to 03:34 PM_ .jpg) He still hasn’t shown up. It’s been 30 loving minutes already... Am I getting stood up?  Hey... Are you the guy I’m supposed to meet?.jpg)  I could tell by his eyes that from the get-go he had his doubts about me and was on the defensive. They say it’s a detective’s job to “doubt”... And apparently they’re right. I tried heading into the main topic directly, but this guy dodged it. .jpg)  I got no idea. Even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you poo poo anyway. That’s rough. OK, I’m just gonna ask frankly, but what exactly is Kamui’s deal? Well... If I knew, I wouldn’t be in a place like this now. I see. Kusabi, you’re a veteran detective. You’ve probably got one or two reporters with whom you’re familiar. But, you know... How about switching things up once in a while? You trying to get into my pants or something? Nice, I can tell how passionate you are. OK then, so what the gently caress is your deal then? That stuff about the “news agency” – that was bullshit, right? Why do you think so? Because you look pretty hosed up. Look in the goddamn mirror. You’re close enough. I’m just a freelance writer. To be honest, I am pretty down on my luck, which is why I’m after info on Kamui. I wonder... You know, I don’t dislike old-school detectives like yourself. Bullshit... Well, anyway. If you think of anything, please call me anytime. Don’t hesitate....jpg) Don’t bother leaving your card, buddy. This is part of “sales”, you know. I’ll be back. .jpg) But this old guy should prove useful. It’s more a “premonition” than a “hunch”, but he’ll be worth hanging onto. Next time, I’ll bring him some donuts or something as a gift. A nice little present for the hardworking dicks in the HC Unit. .jpg) Same Day 08:27 PM_ .jpg) Nice to see Kusabi is still as Gruff rear end in a top hat Detective as always. It’s getting late. Let’s let Tokio type his findings into Notepad and call this one a night. Music: Desktop b.jpg) At this point, we’re a few weeks into Kamui’s escape and the first couple of murders. If I was Morishima’s employer I’d be a little pissed that he just now is poking the cops for any information. But maybe things were different back in alternate 1999? .jpg) This job is more complicated than I’d thought. But the conditions aren’t bad. Well, if they’re gonna pay me that much money, I gotta try my best not to piss the guy off. A reasonable sentiment. Too bad this poor shmuck doesn’t know he’s getting mixed up in a Suda51 story. The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Nov 17, 2016 |
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I hope at some point Morishima furiously monologues and types his monologues into his computer while Big Dick is in the corner of the room glaring at him silently the entire time.
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The Dark Id posted:
Is there a reason why Morishima's business cards feature a woman's lips smoking a cigarette? I mean, I get that he's a big fan of visiting flavor country and all, but it just seems a bit weird.
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Is it possible to open that virus file and infect yourself and everyone you're emailing? It didn't actually say what the virus did, though, so all I can think that it might do is maybe give optional flavor text if the people you email show up in the Garcia sections. The Dark Id posted:there wasn’t a back room he Morishima just never entered.
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W.T. Fits posted:Is there a reason why Morishima's business cards feature a woman's lips smoking a cigarette? I mean, I get that he's a big fan of visiting flavor country and all, but it just seems a bit weird. Well, I think from all the data we have about him that we know conclusively that Tokio Morishima is a giant frickin' dork, and therefore has no idea of what is appropriate to put on a business card. He probably thinks it's cool.
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Nov 17, 2016 12:39
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Experiencing a dude's life from the perspective of him sitting in his apartment reflecting on the last X time is kind of neat.
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Part XIII: Meeting.jpg) 12:21 PM_ Music: Desktop .jpg) It’s a brand new day and with it comes another set of e-mails! Emails? I’m sticking with the hyphen since “emails” slammed together as a compound noun looks stupid. Anyway, it seems Tokio’s employer has responded. Let’s take a look... .jpg) Remember, no Prussian. .jpg) Yes, Tokio. Your client has literally tossed a lead in your lap. Get off your... do your drat computer and do your job, ya bum. .jpg) .jpg) And you say this guy got shitcanned from his old newspaper gig, huh? Weird. .jpg) Before we drive off to follow up on this witness, it is important we take in Today’s WORD. Wasn’t this literally one of Mei-Ling’s save data proverbs from Metal Gear Solid? .jpg) OK, got it...New Music: Resolution .jpg) 02:49 PM En Route_ .jpg) .jpg) They’re really getting a lot of use out of that car driving down the road animation, huh? Alright, onto the Hachisukacho district. It’s probably a worrying sign when the mayor has entire districts named after him... New Music: Tearoom .jpg) 04:11 PM_ .jpg) I feel like Morishima is the type of guy you need to schedule about an hour before you actually need him in order to get him to show up in a timely manner. You know that sorta loving guy. Every workplace has one. .jpg) Well, at least he’s here. Let’s take a seat and have a smoke. It was 1999, you could still smoke in some of the seedier cafés. Not in the alleyway gulag for degenerates of present day. .jpg) “Prussian”— This place isn’t clean like most coffee shops. It feels more like a bar. It wasn’t bad... I desperately tried to hold back the impulse to have a drink. As I was chain-smoking, the guy finally showed up. He was holding the job-hunting paper. He was out of breath, and looking at his eyes as he looked around the shop, he somehow didn’t really look Japanese. No, that’s not it. For an instant, he seemed to look down on everyone in the place, with a real peculiar expression. He definitely doesn’t look like a “trustworthy” dude... That’s the impression I got. Cigarette puff. .jpg) His earlier expression had disappeared and with an attitude that made it seem as though he was born with it, he ordered a coffee with a really respectful and almost self-depreciating way. He looked like your normal, run-of-the-mill businessman in his fifties. He seemed so “regular” that I was sort of taken aback. I totally thought he was unemployed, but he said something about “still being on the clock” and so he only had about 20 minutes to spare for me. That’s totally fine for me, though. The geezer wiped away his sweat with a hand towel... And we started talking..jpg) Where? This very neighborhood. You know the Babylon Shopping Center, right? Right next to there. About five days ago, maybe? He was walking. That’s a real scoop. That’s right, it’s a scoop. I spoke to the police as well. How did Kamui look? He was by himself. He was just walking along normally. It was the middle of the night. I was working late that day, and tried to get a taxi... What kind of guy was Kamui? That’s what I want to know. Like how he looked? He was like a new moon. He looked like the moon. It’s a weird simile, but that’s how he looked to me. I don’t get it. You don’t “get it”? What is Kamui to you? Kamui possesses a terrible creative power. Don’t you think so? With that creative power, he’s able to distort everyday things. Did you know that? Most people known as “geniuses” are the same. The creative power of a genius holds the power to encroach upon reality. And so—to me, the crimes he commits are a type of creative work. Even his murders. What?! Are you saying Kamui’s an artist?! He’s just a criminal. What are you, one of his believers or something? Well, actually I really don’t like that way of putting it. You know, you’re pretty rude. Why the gently caress would you believe in Kamui? Hm... I just wanted to tell you what Kamui’s like, as-is..jpg) So that rear end in a top hat is just walking around freely. The world we live in... All these people who are somehow hosed up... Men... Women... Girls... Boys... All over the place... gently caress Kamui’s believers. .jpg) I might as well go check out Babylon. Red is almost out of food anyway.New Music: Tokio AM .jpg) 06:07 PM Tokio’s Room_ .jpg) .jpg) ... ....jpg) Just skipped about 24 hours. No big deal... Hey, that means we’re missing out on a new Today’s WORD. Gotta fix that! .jpg) .jpg) I take it this is an atheist publication, eh? Morishima? You doin’ alright, buddy...? .jpg) ... ... ....jpg) .jpg) .jpg) Hah! Hah! Hah!...We’ll have to get back to you on this one.
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"People are dead when they die" - Suda51
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so, has kamui ever actually killed anyone? i suspect that the world's shittiest swat team managed to kill each other whether kamui was in that forest or not.
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Nov 19, 2016 04:33
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Mass-perception manipulation is definitely a Suda-like plot device. If Kamui or the people tied to him have that kind of power, it would explain a lot of the "crime virus" talk we've heard before. Crime as a meme sounds like a Suda-y plot device if I've ever heard one. I know jack shite about the plot of Killer 7 but I wasn't that a factor somehow? Or am I misremembering an FAQ that I skimmed like 8 years ago?
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Mundetiam posted:Mass-perception manipulation is definitely a Suda-like plot device. If Kamui or the people tied to him have that kind of power, it would explain a lot of the "crime virus" talk we've heard before. There are definitely similarities to draw between this game and K7, though really only on a global and somewhat broad scale, since Killer7 doesn't give itself nearly enough time to expound on its world and politics the way Silver Case does. They do however follow a similar basic structure with their story as it's a lot of individual stories forming a massive whole. See if you can figure out the commonalities between them as we get to each new case.
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Mundetiam posted:Mass-perception manipulation is definitely a Suda-like plot device. If Kamui or the people tied to him have that kind of power, it would explain a lot of the "crime virus" talk we've heard before. I wish I could tell if this was an issue with the art style or if it is actually supposed to be suspicious.
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Welp. Seems like Morishima's hosed.
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Part XIV: Lighter Going to an establishment named Jack Hammer on a Blue Dahlia street is giving all sorts of mixed messages. This is either the name of a hardboiled detective, a seedy bar, or a male strip club. New Music: Jack Hammer .jpg) Bar Jack Hammer 10:24 PM_ .jpg)  You don’t look like you got dumped by your girlfriend or something, huh? ... If, in fact, that is the case, there’s a bit of advice that we always give at times like this. I don’t wanna hear it... Oh, come on now. What...? First, you buy a knife. ... A cheap one will do. One that fits well into the palm of your hand is best. Then you buy some wood. Wood? Yes. You can get a random piece from a lumber dealer. The size doesn’t really matter. About the size of a brick probably works best. Then, you whittle away at the wood with the knife. With what? It’ll calm you down. This will calm you down more than anything. This is something that people around the world have been doing for a long time. The Indians did it. Same as the monks would carve statues of Buddha. You know those carved wood anteaters on people’s mantles? The ones the Eskimos made, that’s the same thing... Humans may even have begun using tools because of this. In order to calm themselves down, whittling something or making something out of clay were likely the first ways in which humans utilized their creative power. And so, of course, you can make some clay into a doll or bowl, or a pot or something, too. A little golem or whatever. And so, when God was feeling a bit down, maybe he decided to cheer himself up and got some clay and created people. That’s my theory, at least. Anyway, just go ahead and try making some sort of tool, anything at all. With your own two hands... So I should try making something with my own hands, huh? That’s some laughable poo poo, man.And with that we depart from our evening bar session. Tokio will be returning here occasionally to less drink and more hear sagely advice from the barkeeper. Or to just complain about events to someone besides Notepad.exe or his turtle. Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) 02:42 PM Tokio’s Room_ .jpg) For living in a lovely looking concrete apartment complex, he does have a nice wood finish ceiling, doesn’t he? .jpg) .jpg) Well, you should know the drill by this point. I know I always roll out of bed, mutter past a hangover, and it’s straight to the wonders of the world wide web! Music: Desktop .jpg) .jpg) A trio of new e-mails greet us today. While I’d probably click on the one titled “Are you alive?” first, Tokio is more feeling like catching up with the news. After all, he did lose the better part of yesterday. .jpg) At approximately 7pm on April 10th, a young woman was discovered dead at the Babylon Shopping Center. The victim’s chest had been hollowed out with a sharp blade, and the M.O. suggests that the killer was Kamui Uehara, who is hiding after killing four people, including two members of the Security Force. [*] One dead: Kamui back in hiding The victim of the Babylon Shopping Center was 24 Wards resident Kei Nanami (23 y.o.). Police rushed to the scene, but suspect Kamui Uehara had already disappeared. Although the Babylon Shopping Center was full of shoppers at the time of the murder, police have yet to find any witnesses who actually saw Kamui. .jpg) What’s going on...?You take your time putting the pieces together, Tokio. We’ll wait... Maybe you ought to click that message from Erika now, eh? .jpg) There was also this other cop there but he wasn’t very talkative. He just kind of stiffly walked a few paces at a time and glared at things. It was real weird... .jpg) We’d also better check Today’s WORD while we’re here. Good thing we got yesterday’s one early. Gotta keep a routine going. .jpg) Kusabi...? At Babylon, something happened to me... I fell into a coma... And then... Kusabi... Then... And then... Ah! gently caress! I don’t know!! Well, at least Morishima takes the initiative to go immediately ask Kusabi what the hell went down that night. Far too many anime protagonists would spend the remainder of the evening clutching their head in a cold sweat yelling “why can’t I remember?!” to nobody in particular. Music: 24 Wave .jpg) Office 24 04:11 PM_ .jpg) But still... He’s making me wait again. Hey....jpg) Hello. How’s it going? OK. Good. I want to thank you. It seems you took care of me. Is that your “thanks”? Well, it’s my job, you know. What happened with Kamui? I got nothing to talk about. I just came to thank you. I didn’t mean to try to grill you. So, you found Kamui? So you do know what’s up. Whatever, I’ll tell you. We secured Kamui. Huh? Really? Yeah, really. We got him in custody right now. But he won’t say poo poo. He’s like a fuckin’ mannequin. He doesn’t say a goddamn thing. Where did you...? This broad named Ayame was the key. Ayame? She was in a relationship with Kamui. He was in that broad’s... what’s it called again? Oh yeah, he was in her “atelier”. It was so simple. I can’t believe it. Why not? Are you one of those dickheads who thought Kamui would never be caught? Well, maybe. But, why are you telling me this? You said it yourself, remember? That thing about have a few reporters I’m familiar with. Actually, it’s because I have a bunch of stuff I want to ask you about, too..jpg) You were all hosed up so you may not remember... Big Dick...? It’s a nickname I gave him. It’s a pretty nice name, huh? Maybe you don’t get it... Anyway, whatever. I’m going to a hot spring with my woman tomorrow. Don’t be sniffing around like a fuckin’ dog too much, OK? And don’t go writing a bunch of bullshit about Kamui like it was leaked. Don’t screw me over. .jpg) Seriously...? What a surprise...Music: ENDS .jpg) Lightning Strike SFX .jpg) What was that...? Just now... It’s just some fella with a Doom Aura. Please, don’t be so judgment of folks, Morishima. You’re probably better than that... Probably.  .jpg) Kusabi’s interview was a bit of a bust. Let’s head back to the apartment and undoubtedly jam today’s finding into the 3.9 MB text file on Morishima’s desktop. .jpg) For Christ sake, guy. Throw out that old cup of ramen. It’s been there for over a week now! Get your life together, man! Music: Desktop .jpg) .jpg) It’s going to turn out that Morishima actually maxed out his credit card purchasing the Babylon Shopping Center game store’s stock of imports of Army Men: 3D and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko while in a fugue state. .jpg) Lightning Shock SFX .jpg) Low prices and deep discounts, friend. Babylon has all your shopping needs at one convenient stop! Music: Resolution .jpg) 06:41 PM En Route_ .jpg) I was driving just like this that one time. Then I met with Enzawa... .jpg) Well, at least they bothered to change the time of day when recycling the driving animation. The Placebo storyline did not get a large chunk of this game’s already tiny budget. Music: Underground (Alternative) .jpg) 07:18 PM_ .jpg) After Enzawa and I split up, I realized that I was out of food for Red... And then, I decided to stop by... Then, according to Kusabi, I met with some guy named Garcia... And then... ... I met... That guy... Only him? No... Someone was right there with me. Who was it? Was that Garcia? Who the hell is Garcia...? gently caress! I can’t remember poo poo... .jpg) Huh...? I lost my lighter... What the gently caress, man?! Music: ENDS .jpg) Need a light? .jpg) Who was that? That voice... I’ve heard it before... .jpg) You may be just like me. .jpg) I... No, that’s not it. Someone, like... came inside my head....jpg) And then... Hey... Listen....jpg) JUST loving REMEMBER!.jpg) And then... Fire... It lit up...? .jpg) 09:09 PM_ .jpg) I... met with a woman. Then with that guy named Garcia... Kamui... Did I not meet with Kamui? Kamui committed a crime at Babylon and was held down by the HC Unit. No... Kamui was at the “something-atelier”, and he was arrested there. And then...? The girl named Ayame is the key? ... gently caress, something is about to connect, but... I can’t think... Maybe I’ll... take a little rest....jpg) I said hey...Music: Unknown .jpg)  Did you remember? I don’t know why you were there... But I lit your cigarette for you then just like I did now, right? You’re kinda slow, so maybe you didn’t notice, but... Did you hear that? .jpg) My scream... HELP... Hey... HELP I wasn’t like other women... HELP I felt something similar in you... HELP So it wasn’t a coincidence. HELP So... HELP Even so... HELP EVEN SO....jpg) gently caress... WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS? OBVIOUSLY HE’S THE SAME. gently caress... gently caress. gently caress. gently caress. gently caress!!.jpg) YOU SAW, DIDN’T YOU? IT’S ALREADY BEGUN.  .jpg) IS ALIVE...Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) Is this... a dream...? Or... Remember... First... I bought pet food. And then... Fire... Yeah, I went to smoke a cigarette. And then... A woman appeared in front of me... and lit my smoke... .jpg) Then... The woman was asking for help. No... It wasn’t just one person asking for help... ... Then... That woman showed up again. .jpg) HELP... That’s what she was saying. To me...? She said she wasn’t like other women... And that’s why she was asking me for help... Other women... Yeah... I met with another woman, too... And then...... No... At that point I no longer had any idea what was going on. When I came to... A man was standing there...Lightning Shock SFX .jpg) That’s Big Dick. Get it straight. Kusabi didn’t even tell you his name was Garcia in dialogue we heard. Sheesh... .jpg) Someone entered... inside me. Inside me... Residual thoughts started talking to me... The woman with the cigarette... No, this was a different woman’s voice... SCREECH!  HELP... That’s what she was saying. Over and over and over and over... When I heard that, I wasn’t “me” anymore... And I realized something... That the person she was asking for help wasn’t me... And then... Kusabi rescued me... Morishima sits up in bed. .jpg) I didn’t see Kamui with these eyes. Actually, he wasn’t even at Babylon. But, why...? I met Kamui... Why...? .jpg) 09:48 PM_ .jpg) This would maybe be the appropriate time to start keeping a dream diary after all of that. But, instead Tokio decides he needs to mail someone else. .jpg) I’m not sure I’d send my employer a message with the subject line: “Licking Stick”... .jpg) There are a lot of times Tokio’s obsessive need to type out what he thinks about current events seems out of place or forced. But I’ll let him have this one after the ghost dreams. .jpg) I’m glad someone is finally acknowledging the murder victims ghosts in appropriate “what the actual gently caress” manner after Big Dick’s no-sell of the situation and Kusabi shrugging it off. .jpg) .jpg) ...You probably should have asked Kusabi for her last name. Just a hunch, detective. .jpg) Welp. That was a full session of weird poo poo. Tune in next time when Tokio attempts to find out what the hell was Ayame’s deal and other lighthearted activities in reporting. The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Nov 22, 2016 |
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Nov 21, 2016 19:19
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The Dark Id posted:Welp. That was a full session of weird poo poo. And the other ones weren't? The only thing I've figured out so far is that Tokio is an unlikeable rear end in a top hat, and this update just reinforced that.
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Nov 21, 2016 20:30
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I have no idea what's even happening in this game, and I have reread everything twice now 
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Nov 21, 2016 20:56
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Say what you like, but I can get behind Tokio Morishima's drunken escapades in the Jackhammer bar down Bluedahlia street. It's about time we had an in-game Suda51 character react appropriately to the scripture of Suda51. Besides, Kusabi and Morishima's talk times are kinda entertaining. It's like watching a penguin trying to muscle its way in a polar bears only police club. Placebo was written by someone different, so I guess that accounts for the different writing style also.
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Nov 21, 2016 21:05
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The headlines about Kamui being back and the Babylon Shopping Center blurred together, so I thought the newsletter was saying "Kamui is back, baby!"
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Nov 21, 2016 21:14
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well this game is doing a good job of never making you sure of what the hell is going on
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Nov 21, 2016 23:59
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Weird seeing a story with a coma that doesn't last for days or more. He didn't even need someone to feed the turtle for a day.The Dark Id posted:start keeping a dream diary after... of that.
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Nov 22, 2016 06:42
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I like the silent protagonist comes off as incredibly creepy and menacing to the other protagonist with a personality.
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Nov 22, 2016 18:24
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I'll have the next update Friday. Kinda busy with family and Thanksgiving stuff. But, The Silver Case is on sale in the current Steam Autumn Sale for $16 if you wanna play ahead: http://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/ (I am Setsuna is also on sale and that LP will be back Friday too unless I die on Thanksgiving.) Edit: Actually it's open again: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3787392 The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Nov 23, 2016 |
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Nov 23, 2016 21:54
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The Dark Id posted:I'll have the next update Friday. Kinda busy with family and Thanksgiving stuff. But, The Silver Case is on sale in the current Steam Autumn Sale for $16 if you wanna play ahead: Is this the first time you've worked on two LPs concurrently?
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Nov 23, 2016 22:11
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The Dark Id posted:I'll have the next update Friday. Kinda busy with family and Thanksgiving stuff. But, The Silver Case is on sale in the current Steam Autumn Sale for $16 if you wanna play ahead: You shouldn't have jinxed it.
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Nov 23, 2016 22:23
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Weird that we had a guy learn about whittling in a bar right before a knifecrime.
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Part XV: Seed.jpg) Tokio’s Room 10:45 PM_ .jpg) Personally, I try not to turn on my computer until past noon. Then again, my morning schedule usually starts a wee bit earlier than Tokio here, so what do I know? Music: Desktop .jpg) As usual, there’s a handful of new e-mails in our inbox. Probably best to check with the one from our employer first. .jpg) Quick at to the point: Do your goddamn job. Into the trash that one goes. .jpg) The biggest takeaway I got from this message was Morishima apparently owns a fax machine. Gross. .jpg) It’s not wrong. See: The entirety of social media. .jpg) What a weird-rear end name. Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but usually by its generic name (plural gladioli). The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region. The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum, and Oenostachys, formerly considered distinct, are now included in Gladiolus. Source: Wikipedia. So hell if I know if any of that is true. Music: Studio .jpg) 03:38 PM_ .jpg) What kind of woman is Ayame? What does she think of Kamui? After being in contact with him for so long, can she even still be normal? She’s close enough with him to be his “partner”... Was she scared? Or was she angry? Or maybe... Something must’ve happened. She felt something... Welp, enough of that. Productive session... Typhoon Apartments just off Industrial Way and Public Street. I’m guessing the rent is cheap... .jpg) Same Day 09:06 PM_ .jpg) Morishima, why the gently caress do you have two pool balls on your desk? Did you steal them from a bar? Buy them online? What’s going on here? And throw out that goddamn ramen garbage! Jesus! Music: Desktop .jpg) Do you think these go in individual .txt files or does he just have an entire folder of 2kb memos? .jpg) Ayame and Kamui would have just posted some poo poo on Deviantart nowadays, wouldn’t they? .jpg) Next he’ll be frustrated that asking Jeeves about Kamui Uehara isn’t getting him anywhere and then sleep in till 12:30 the next morning. .jpg) Look, pal. I’ve finished this game. And nah. You’re not connecting the dots properly in Chapter 1. Not even close, guy. .jpg) .jpg) Tokio decides to vent a bit. But he immediately deletes the e-mail. Calling your employer a weird-rear end pervert is perhaps not the best course of action. .jpg) T-H-I-S I-S L-I-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y Y-O-U-R J-O-B, D-I-P-S-H-I-T! .jpg) I’ll try checking her out a bit more....jpg) 10:47 AM_ When do you think is the last time Tokio had to use all four of those kitchen chairs? Has he... ever? Ponder that as we jump right back on the ol’ computer. .jpg) Inbox: News Update and the ever important Word. Tokio never automatically checks Today’s WORD. What a fool. .jpg) It was discovered that Kamui Uehara, who had been in hiding after killing five people including two members of the Security Force, has already been arrested by the 24 Wards Heinous Crimes Unit. Nothing is known about the time, date, or place he was arrested. Kamui is currently reported to be in an extreme comatose state, and has not spoken a single time during interrogation. .jpg) I know it’s the early days of the internet, but don’t open any .exe file attached to an e-mail. Just in general. I feel like that’s the better PSA here. .jpg) The cops having to work more than an hour a day. Sounds like a bum deal, Tokio ponders to himself, considering rolling back into bed at 2:00 PM. .jpg) I went to the HC Unit. With the big news, the media was pushing themselves in there like crazy, so I wasn’t able to meet with Kusabi, but I spoke a bit with another detective named Nakategawa. Thinking of Kusabi’s position, I didn’t use the name “Ayame”. Instead, I asked about the guy named “Garcia” I supposedly met at Babylon, but this guy is apparently totally useless. I thought I might be able to ask this Garcia guy about what happened to me at Babylon, but... Nakategawa looked at me funny. Like, he looked really sketchy. Apparently I’m considered to be “a reporter Kusabi knows”. That’s helpful. I mean, I still use a fake news agency business card to get by reception, but still. So anyway, I have nothing special to report today. I need a lead on Ayame. It’s gonna be hard to get info from the HC Unit. The world has finally found out that Kamui had been arrested. The media is in a panic. I guess for today I’ll just boil some spaghetti and watch TV or something. .jpg) That’s all very good and well Tokio, but this is some top notch advice you should ruminate upon deeply. In the bathroom. .jpg) Yeah... It’s him! Enzawa might be worth talking to. Tomorrow I’ll try to get him to talk... .jpg) 11:22 AM_ Nice productive evening of eating spaghetti and watching X-Files reruns. Back to work... .jpg) The ever faithful Today’s Word is here again. But ugh... So is Weekly Lovers. Well, let’s rip the Band-Aid off the weird one first. .jpg) .jpg) ** The Beautiful Hunter ** ** The Venus Flytrap Up Close!! ** [Venus Flytrap] Dionaea muscipula Ellis Droseracea family A carnivorous perennial herb. The leaves grow in a rosulate state, to a length of 3`12cm. The leaves have wings, which look like flaps. Almost circular, the main vein is split into two hinged parts. The leaves contain a large number of long, sharp protrusions with three antennae each on the surface. When these antennae are touched by small animals two or more times in a short period of time, the leaves close up, trapping insects. A chemical reaction caused by elements of animals’ urine helps melt down and digest the insects. The Venus flytrap is also called “tipitiwitchet” or the “tippity twitchet”. Grows naturally in the eastern parts of the North Carolina and the humid coastal plains of South Carolina. * Topics * “Venus Flytrap vs. Honeybee – A Shocking Battle!” will be released on video. The battle of prong and stinger between the Venus flytrap and honeybee that was released on the Internet last year has been selected for a no-cut video release. Full of scenes that you will have to see to believe! On sale from 5/17. Length: 2hrs. 37min. (2-video set) Price: 23,000 yen (incl. tax) For a limited time, a campaign commemorating the video release is in progress. Answer the “Venus Flytrap Quiz” to win all sorts of amazing prizes, including a trip to North Carolina. Please check the website for details. - Reader Opinions (Kimura) “Last week’s special was really interesting. I also have a Nepenthes alata named “Penpen” at home, but since I peeked in on the secret of his (her?) insect sack, it’s gotten a bit awkward but I’m also very happy, which is kind of confusing. I’m looking forward to more interesting articles.” .jpg) At least the Daily WORD is here to save us from the vore fetish articles. Let’s just move on... Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) Morishima mentioned Enzawa, the portly salaryman we briefly met earlier. Somehow, Morishima acquired his phone number. So we may as well ring him up. .jpg) What’s his number...Ring! Ring! .jpg) Yeah, it’s me. Enzawa? Hm... I’m rather busy right now. Come on... I want to ask you about stuff. Like what? Put simply, you know that “Ayame” woman, right? Yes, I know her. Then I was hoping you’d tell me what you know. I’ll compensate you, of course. Ayame, huh. Ayame... Now that you mention it, I just remembered that I had wanted to meet with you. I’ll be free around 5:00. OK, got it. I’ll meet you at Prussian again. Hangs up. .jpg) Is that hosed up old man OK? And he had something he need me for? Well then...  Back to Prussian, huh? Which is on the same street as the Babylon shopping center and a few blocks away from Big Dick’s house. I feel like we’re seeing like exactly one of these 24 Wards. Music: Tea Room .jpg) 05:13 PM_ .jpg) Even the habit of wiping his sweat with the hand towel, nothing had changed at all. .jpg) Of course. She’s Kamui’s ex-partner, after all. So for Kamui maniacs, I guess that’s common knowledge, then? You’re funny, Morishima. Huh? You even know me? Man, what kind of connections do you have, anyway? Among us maniacs, you’re pretty famous, you know. No fuckin’ way. No really. So how did it go? Did you see Kamui? How did he look? What did you think? I didn’t see Kamui, and nothing happened. Sorry, but it was just some woman on the ground. That’s unfortunate. What kind of woman is Ayame? Don’t think that Ayame is just some normal woman. What? Why? She’s a special woman. You mean to Kamui? No. Ayame herself is special. I don’t get it. So how exactly is she special? Well... In a way, she may be above even Kamui. —Her stage, that is. And the fact that she’s a woman is important. A man can only spread his seed... But a woman is able to choose a seed and raise it, right? Hey, man. I’m not asking to hear your weird-rear end theories. Then maybe you’ll understand if I put it this way. Ayame’s very existence is bigger than Kamui. At the very least, that’s what I believe. Because she’s a clever and cool and noble human being. She’s not as savage as Kamui, not as sharp-edged, not transitory. But from the time that Ayame started having special feelings for Kamui, something started changing. These “special feelings” aren’t “love” or whatever. Ayame wanted Kamui. She simply desired him. And because of that, Kamui’s actions were, to Ayame, something to be hated. What Ayame desired was Kamui’s child. Ah, what the hell. That’s right. Ayame was trying to give birth to Kamui’s child. But the self-preservation instincts of Kamui’s seed wouldn’t settle for Ayame alone as its garden. Kamui needed many more women. It’s likely because he wanted to create the next generation. That was the beginning of all this tragedy. Ayame tried to prevent that. The self-preservation instincts of Ayame’s seed tried to leave behind only a single, definite line. Like a sort of royal family. Only the unit of Kamui and Ayame—and those born from them would be chosen for the next generation. They didn’t agree on that. Which was correct, I don’t know. But personally, Ayame’s subtle yet strong spirit appeals to me. The blood flowing through her body is the most virtuous blood in this world. Ayame is perfect. Is that your imagination? It’s the story of the truth inside me. The truth? The gently caress are you talking about? It’s simple. Who is the real perpetrator? Morishima, you should know. The perpetrator... Huh? Hey! What the gently caress are you... Of course this is all nonsense. My little joke. ... What the gently caress is up with you, anyway? I’m their neighbor. Neighbor...? Listen, Morishima. Ayame has been arrested. Don’t you have to go, Tokio Morishima? The perpetrator... gently caress, is it really...? I... At Babylon... From that time... Ah. Well. It’s probably nothing to worry about. Tune in next time when we wrap up Morishima’s first chapter.
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The Dark Id posted:
That probably has something to do with how his "desk" is a pool table. There's even pool cues in the background there. That just raises more questions, of course.
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Nov 25, 2016 04:07
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Good news! The game now has WASD!
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Nov 25, 2016 05:25
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Anomalesia? I heard that's a really good movie.
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Part XVI: Chatroom Welp. The sketchy salaryman interview follow-up went nowhere fast. Guess it’s time to retire back to the ol’ Typhoon building and report our findings to our Dell PC. .jpg) 10:03 PM_ .jpg) I just noticed Morishima’s computer desk is a pool table. So I suppose that explains the pool balls and cues. Not so much why he thought purchasing a pool table was a wise decision when he lives in a 50 square foot studio apartment. Music: Desktop .jpg) Ayame was arrested. Just as Enzawa said. It was actually Ayame who killed five people in this “Kamui Case”. When I went to the HC Unit again, it was even more hectic than when Kamui was arrested. I could barely even get inside. Cameras, lights, strobes, mics, and reporters. I stood back and just watched from afar for a while. After that, I was able to get Kusabi on the phone and spoke with him for a bit. Simple confirmations. He sounded disappointed, but he also sounded relaxed. That guy is somehow able to calm people down. I also called Nakategawa. He sounded pissed off. Maybe he just always sounds like that over the phone. Turns out I never saw Ayame with my own eyes. Well, Kamui neither, I guess. I’m just a bystander. But thanks to the incident at Babylon, I feel like I’ve gotten caught up in another bit of trouble. To the point where there’s no turning back. Ayame was pregnant. That’s one fact. But what does that tell me? I can’t understand the truth. Enzawa is wrong. Whatever he is, and whether or not it was really Ayame who killed all those people, and even if Ayame was really pregnant with Kamui’s kid, nobody understands the truth about Ayame. Maybe Ayame was just a little lonely. .jpg) Enough speculation on that. Probably time to drop an e-mail to Morishima’s employer. .jpg) Actually, it’s absolutely the time to write that because nobody is going to give a poo poo about this case after a couple weeks. Do you not know how media works? I’m understanding more and more why you’re an unemployed journalist. Music: ENDS .jpg) The truth is the truth. What Ayame needed was just a little bit of security... In my opinion, at least..jpg) Tokio’s Room 01:54 PM_ .jpg) Tokio, you’re nearly 30. You cannot be sleeping in till 2:00 PM like some slacker high schooler on vacation. Get it together, you dope. Music: Desktop .jpg) We’ve got a trio of new e-mails to sort through. Might as well start with the news update. .jpg) * The real “Kamui Case” kill was a woman! Regarding the “Kamui Case” in which five people were murdered, suspect Kamui Uehara was under questioning, but it was later discovered that the real killer was a woman named Ayame Shimohira, according to an emergency announcement from the department leading the investigation. According to the announcement, she has already confessed, and her motive for the murders is to be revealed shortly. * Ayame Shimohira was Kamui’s ex-partner Ayame Shimohira, the newly discovered perpetrator of the “Kamui Case”, was found to be Kamui’s ex-partner in creating digital art. Ayame Shimohira is still listed as a digital creator, working at an atelier called “Gladiolus”. However, her relationship with Kamui is thought to have ended several years ago. Welp, everything Morishima managed to uncover on his own is now printed in mainstream media articles down to the lovely newsletters by e-mail. I think you mighta boned up this assignment, guy. I hope you didn’t spend all that advance you got for this story on booze and cigarettes already. .jpg) I don’t think I’ve ever scheduled a chatroom meet-up in my life. Maybe it was different in 1999 alternate Japan. .jpg) It’s a good think Morishima didn’t sleep in another ten minutes or he’d seem like kind of an rear end in a top hat. I mean, responding five minutes before an occasion to say you’re showing up is kind of assholish. But hopefully, Erika is wise to this dipshit’s ways and doesn’t actually show up in the chatroom until around 2:45 PM. .jpg) Quick trip to flavor country before doing some serious one-on-one chatting. .jpg) .jpg) Chapter 2 of Placebo is actually about Tokio’s hospital recovery after his employer sends Yakuza thugs to break his legs for skipping town and flaking on his assignment. Frankly, he probably deserves it. .jpg) Time to report to the client....jpg) Ayame helped Kamui escape from the hospital, and then killed the two Security Force members. For Ayame, copying Kamui’s M.O. in order to camouflage the fact that it was her, was enough. The HC Unit, the Security Force, everyone was fooled. So Ayame hid Kamui at Gladiolus. I guess she wanted to be near him. That, or she wanted to make sure that the world totally thought that it was him so that she could commit her murders. Her goal was to kill three women who had physical relationships with Kamui. Why would she kill them? I can speculate on her motive. Ayame was a calm, calculating woman. But the emotions she kept bottled up were really violent and severe. Because of this, she was really sensitive about her beloved Kamui’s relationships with other women. So out of jealousy towards Kamui, she decided to kill the three women he’d slept with. Ayame thought of herself as Kamui’s digital partner. Her feelings for Kamui, and her desire to have a baby, were the cause. Those feelings, along with her knowledge of Kamui’s relationships with other women, pushed her over the edge. Ayame was pregnant with Kamui’s child. That solidified her desire to murder those women. From here on, I’m going to offer up my own possible theories. I don’t have proof for this. In order to carry out the murders, Ayame became a Kamui copycat. She basically became the same as Kamui. It was Ayame’s feelings for Kamui that made this possible. Pretending to be Kamui and killing those women... What was Ayame feeling? Sadness, pleasure, repulsion, intoxication, hatred, joy? One thing that’s certain is that Kamui himself was not responsible for any of the stuff that happened, from start to finish. So basically this entire case was caused by Ayame’s will and actions, and has now finished. .jpg) Morishima sends his somewhat rambling, speculator report about the woman he never met nor knew existed until yesterday to his employer. I’m sure that’s sufficient for another couple of weeks. Anyway, here’s Today’s WORD and its sagely advice. Music: Morishima Tokio .jpg) Somehow, this is a particularly lengthy ten minute stretch. So we’ve got to kill a bit more time before it’s time to play chat roulette. So let’s see how good old Red is doing. It has been too long. .jpg) Turtles apparently eat an amount similar to the size of their head. But it’s pretty clear that you’ve been eating more than that. You’re gonna get big. You’re getting too fat. Huh? It’s almost chat time...Music: Desktop .jpg) Morishima, please don’t fat shame your turtle. He’s the most likable character in your scenario so far. .jpg) But we’ll deal with Red’s eating habits later. It’s time to chat! With as much as Morishima types out thoughts to nobody in particular, I’m sure he’ll have expert communication skills, punctuation, and grammar when interacting with another human via text. .jpg) (TurtleGuy) hey (erica) you finally came (TurtleGuy) yeah sorry im a slow walker (erica) I dont have time for your retarded jokes (TurtleGuy) but did you know that turtles arent actually that slow? my pet red can run pretty fast (erica) can we get to the point? (TurtleGuy) yeah whatever (erica) I want to ask you about ayame (TurtleGuy) what? (erica) did you look up her past? (TurtleGuy) yeah (erica) its weird right? her past has been erased or else maybe whats left is just made up... (TurtleGuy) maybe yeah (erica) what do you think? (TurtleGuy) about what? (erica) just like kamui, Ayame has a lot of mysteries (TurtleGuy) like what? (erica) like the fact that Ayame was almost as capable as kamui of killing, why? (TurtleGuy) shes capable yeah (erica) that kind of murder isnt something done easily (TurtleGuy) maybe her jealously made her able to do it (erica) dumbass. with jealousy theres no difference between men and women a womans jealousy being worse than a mans is just bullshit made up by men (TurtleGuy) i wonder (erica) to be honest im not sure how much i believe the story about Ayame killing out of jealousy. i think she had some other deeper reason for doing it. thats what im interested in. so if you have any info then id like to hear it (TurtleGuy) i dont really know much about Ayame (erica) you were checking out gladiolus from the beginning right? (TurtleGuy) yeah but it was a coincidence (erica) why did you decide to look into the kamui case? (TurtleGuy) cuz I was hired to (erica) by what publisher? (TurtleGuy) just some client. im not allowed to tell you their name (erica) i want to hear more about the info youve got (TurtleGuy) pretty frank arent we? (erica) yeah. i think we could work better together (TurtleGuy) im surprised to hear you say that (erica) yeah, but I mean in a business capacity (TurtleGuy) so you wanna do business with me then (erica) to be honest I do still sort of hate you Music: Unknown .jpg) Sheesh. Language, Erica. I know Morishima is kind of a piece of poo poo, but tone it down, lady. .jpg) .jpg) See, this is why I was never big on chatrooms. .jpg) I feel like that name has come up before... Music: Conclusion .jpg) In any case, that concludes Report #1: Yume and wraps up the entirety of Chapter 1 of The Silver Case. The game is officially 25% completed. I hope you weren’t super invested in the mystery surrounding Kamui because his plotline gets stuffed in a broom closet for the next two chapters of both scenarios.
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the story of an incompetent rear end in a top hat's half-assed investigation is weirdly kind of charming. though, morishima is at least still more competent than big dick, the mute with a doom aura who stands around staring blankly while the plot happens around him.
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Nov 27, 2016 18:45
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Well, Big Dick really shouldn't be doing much of anything, considering the poo poo he's been through. Now that the Kamui thing is over, I'm sure he's going to get the rest he needs.
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Nov 27, 2016 19:28
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This kind of doesn't have anything to do with the plot of the game, but the text that appears on the moon at the end of every chapter is a reference to a song by New Order. Someone on the Steam forums made a playlist of all of them. So if you were wondering why the connection between the text and the chapter was a bit off, that's probably why. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzbFbHoPsnqBzHRaCSkKmTG-aSoQadcmo
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Nov 27, 2016 19:39
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I appreciate that Morishima is just as useful in that chat conversation as he is everywhere else: Erika has a lot of thoughts and questions about Ayame and Kamui, and Morishima is helping in his own unique way by saying "yeah" and "what?" and not much else.
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Nov 28, 2016 00:03
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If Kamui is a meme, then just talking about the murders is only going to make it stronger.
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I'm kind of genuinely interested to see if Morishima's employer actually does anything in retaliation for getting blown off until the entire news cycle has already published nearly everything about the case. I also have to wonder what the odds are that we're eventually gonna see a Weekly Lover's email about turtles. From Part XV The Dark Id posted:Quick at to the point:
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Ho...ly....poo poo! I go away for awhile due to life and decided that, today, I wanted to see how far the updates have come along. I was wondering how weird this game would get. Suda. What are you on?! Still. This dose seem to be a good game, so now I am interested to see where this goes. Thank you for doing this ID.
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