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As we leave the room...  Not sure why Kyle's sprite is missing.  Louie? Music: Drunken Waltz   Louie told me all about ya, Hyde! Told me yer fuzz!Huh? Don't play soft with me!I ain't about to let no drat cop stay in my place causin' trouble! Ya got business here? Come back when ya got a warrant!Now haul yer rear end outta here!Huh?Music: Dream's End (Bad move, Hyde. Didn't think Louie had the guts to do it.)   ...drat.  Louie: 6 Dunning: 5 Rosa: 4 Jeff: 4 Martin: 3 Melissa: 2 Iris: 1 I hope that teaches you a lesson about bullying, Kyle. Music: Sapu That's not true.  That's not how it is, Louie.S'okay. Ya ain't gotta baby me. I ain't gonna start cryin'.I'm not trying to baby anyone. Louie. Look at me.  You're not just some snitch, OK? Yeah, whatever, man. Let's just forget it. Tell me what happened, yeah?I found something.Yeah? Good for you, man.It's a piece. C'mon, man! Stop yankin' my chain already!Dead serious, Louie. It was in the laundry cart.  This ain't a sheet.And the rest proceed like before.  Show NougaChew! I used to eat that all the time when I was back in the city. (Takes the NougaChew!)Show candy Get outta here, Hyde! You really eat that junk? (Takes the candy)Show Pinkie Rabbit doll   Just call him away. Keep it simple. Give him a call and get him out of the room.A call? That's it? C'mon, man, I wanna be like Kojak and bust down his door or something.Who the hell's Kojak? Wikipedia posted:Kojak was an American crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973-78. Huh. Nice reference. Man, you're such a drag... All right, I'll just go and tell him I found his dough. Where?Uh...in the...utility closet. Yeah, I'll have him follow me down there. Then I'll mess with the lock and keep him busy for a few.Got it. OK, let's go in five. All ya gotta do is go and wait in Room 217, yeah?Louie finishes talking and rushes out of the room. Louie will now wait in the Utility Closet instead of Room 214. We can visit him but he just gives the same response as before, so let's wait in Room 217.    Door sound.  OK, Hyde. Time to go to work. Meh. Kyle doesn't like working! He wants to play with Louie instead!  Knob Music stops  Whoa! You're not supposed to be here, man. Right. Sorry.Kyle exits the room.  Music: Drunken Waltz    What're ya doin', Mr. Hyde?Um... Admiring the carpet?  That's him! That's the thief! He's the one who stole my money!  Search his things! You'll see!So yer the one behind all this, eh, Mr. Hyde? Cough up the money and haul yer rear end outta here!What?(How did this happen? drat...)  Right.Louie: 6 Dunning: 5 Jeff: 5 Rosa: 4 Martin: 3 Melissa: 2 Iris: 1 That should've been Kyle's fault, but gently caress it, we're blaming it on Jeff. This Game Over can be obtained by visiting the room Louie's in (Utility Closet or Room 214) between Jeff leaving his room and Kyle entering it. Music: Sapu     You got my floor wet. You got the floor all wet. Didn't you?  If it's wet, it's because the plumbing's shot like everything else in this dump!Loop and skip.   I got intuition. I got intuition.  I think you're confusing that with imagination.Loop and skip.  Jeff actually has another response for showing the items the second time. Show pistol (again) Put that away! I told you I don't know anything about that.Show duplicate room 215 key (again) ...Show Jeff's student ID (again) You must not be very bright. I told you I don't know anything about that.We don't have to ask any questions to proceed for now. We just have to show the pistol, duplicate key, and student ID.  We also grabbed the cash since, like I said, Kyle won't enter Jeff's room without it. Show stack of cash (again) That was stolen!You stole it!Show newspaper (again)  That's...um...There's no special response for showing the other evidence the second time (after newspaper). To actually be able to ask the question, we have to show the corresponding items (cash, gun, ID) after showing the newspaper. I know about the cash.  You had to hide the cash. You didn't have a better place to hide it, right?  I don't know anything about that.I know about the gun.  You felt the heat! You didn't have any place to stash the thing. Your real name is...  Jeff Angel. Jeff Angel. So?Music: Countdown Mr. Hyde?What? You're nothing, you know that? I expected more from you. ...Nothing?You can't help me.Get out of my room. NOW!Huh?Music: Sunset Men I made my way back to Room 215.  What did I do to screw that up? drat...I'm getting nowhere at the speed of light... I'll never find Bradley at this rate... You're a loser, Hyde. A two-bit, no-good, useless loser.I spent the rest of the night alone in my room. I didn't have the courage to go out again. Louie: 6 Jeff: 6 Dunning: 5 Rosa: 4 Martin: 3 Melissa: 2 Iris: 1 Jeff's very quickly rising to the top! We can fail this confrontation by picking any of the three choices incorrectly. I think we're only fine if we chose wrong in the questions without follow-ups.  The good news is: This is the last time we see Jeff before the ending!  
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quote:Good. Dunning's looking the other way. Maybe we can slip on by, and-- quote:Oh no, his sprite can turn around! 
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At this rate Mila is going to burst in at the last moment with a tommy gun and drop Kyle in a hail of bullets. "Where's my game over, bitch?"
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 (Nine o'clock. ...Bar's open. Hell, I cleared up that mess with Angel. Might as well celebrate with a drink.)Music: Monochrome  As usual, the phone rings after a few steps.    Phone The phone's ringing. Music: Serenity    So what's new? I wish I had time to hear all the details, but Ed's yelling at me again. Let me put him on. It's Ed! We haven't seen him since, like, Chapter 2?  Louie and me had a little chat about his pal Danny. I'm listening.Louie wasn't involved in the murder. And he didn't make off with the cash, either.Yeah? So who iced him? ...Bradley.What?!Seems Bradley was working for Nile under the name of J.J? That's a helluva'n alias.Louie and Danny had a meet scheduled, but Bradley crashed the party.Well, I'll be damned.He blew Danny away, then took a painting the kid had swiped from Nile's hideout. Bradley also got the money Danny was using to close the deal. ...Nile's money. This was three years back. Right before I met Bradley on the docks. At least, that's Louie's story. For what it's worth, I think he's playing me straight.Makes sense. Keep talkin'. I told Louie I was still on the hunt for Bradley. He put two and two together and told me everything. Now he wants to help out. Keeps saying we're partners.Har! Revenge makes strange bedfellows.Yeah, there's more.When I checked in, I heard a guy with my name had stayed here. Happened about six months back. Anyway, I searched the room the guy stayed in and found a lighter.Oh yeah?Yeah, and it's a lighter I remember well, if you follow.You telling me Bradley stayed at that hotel? That what you're thinking?Could be.Uh-huh... You thinking you can pick up his trail?Worse things could happen. He's no ghost.You hate him. That it?Ed, I...Hell, I understand. Bradley was your partner. Your friend. ONe day he double-crosses you, and the world gets a little bit colder. So you trail him to the docks and give him the lead kiss.That's not-And when his mug don't turn up with all the other floaters in the Hudson... You go after him again. Even losin' the badge can't stop you. Hate like that eats a man alive.It isn't hate, Ed. Never was. I just need to know why he did what he did. Why he sold me out. Bradley had a reason. I know it.So you say.Ed?...Yeah?I don't expect much when you sent me to this hellhole. But what I've found tonight with Louie. And Bradley... You still think it's coincidence?'Course it is! The hell else could it be?Yeah, maybe... Having her run research on some dead art mope? What's the story?One of the guests keeps talking about a painting. Thing's called Angel Opening a Door. Supposed to be worth a fortune. Rachel says it was pinched from an art museum three years ago.Hey! Martin only mentioned that painter ONCE! Lemme guess... You think it's the painting Bradley nicked.Just a hunch.A hunch, huh? Been a long time since I heard you say that. Your little DeNonno reunion get the cop instincts flowing again?It's not like that, I just...You just what?I know this sounds nuts, but I don't care. There's something about this place, Ed. I know it. Something here is going to lead me to Bradley.Huh... You really believe that?Yeah. I do.OK, Hyde. I'll give you one last night to follow this. But if nothing shakes loose tonight, it's time to hang it up. I ain't gonna watch this thing ruin your drat life.I don't have much of a life to ruin, Ed.All right, enough'a this crap. Let's talk business. Remember those items I asked you to find? Well, I may need you to hand 'em over to the client directly.Sure.I'll ring you up later. (Bradley...)That was a long talk. Let's drink to immediately forget all that! Music: Monochrome Music: Over Easy   So this is the bar...Hmm?  Welcome to the Seven Stars, my man!Music: Easy Feeling I prefer my barkeeps to be prettier... But I guess you'll do.Ouch.  Now why you wanna go and hurt me like that? Ain't no one else could look this good behind the counter!Hope you tend the bar better than you deliver packages.Lemme tell you a secret, my man... This here is the best place in the whole hotel. Most every job old man Dunning makes me do is a total drag. Makes me wanna take a long lunch and just keep on walkin', ya dig? 'Cept this one. Brother, I could stand back here all day.So whaddya think? Beauty of a bar, ain't she? Not bad.drat straight! So c'mon, Hyde! Take a load off, for once.What's your poison?Bourbon. Make it a double.Comin' at ya!I take a seat at the end of the bar.  Hyde, my man? You got no idea what Louie has in store for ya...This, my brother? This is an eight-year bourbon from the grasslands of Kentucky.And it's on me.  It smells of good earth, with hints of charcoal dancing around the edges.  Hyde? You OK?  Been forever since I seen a cat make a drink look that good!Been a long time since I had an eight-year. Thanks, Louie.Hey, you're the cat what made my day! Feel like the best barman in L.A. now!Say, Hyde, I don't mean to interrupt your quiet time or nothin'. But we got us a jukebox in the corner there if you want some drinking tunes.(??? This dump has a jukebox? ???) Oh, and see those matches on the shelf over there? My work, man. Matches by Louis DeNonno.(??? You make matches? ???) Check 'em out when you got a sec. It's a trip.Louie made matchsticks puzzles, not actual matchsticks. Yes, there's going to be matchstick puzzles. They're completely optional and have no effect whatsoever. Oh, and there's somethin' else I gotta clue ya in on.Spill it.It's about the cat what was here six months ago. The one with your name? So what's the story? You had a vacation? Dunning gave you a day off?For real, man. Rosa, too. Days where me and Rosa both catch a break are pretty rare. I don't think Mama Sass was even s'posed to get that day off. But I guess Dunning got his wires crossed, 'cause she was outta here, too. So, yeah. Me and Rosa both missed out on seeing that cat's face. Total drag.(??? So only Dunning saw him? ???) If that guy was really your amigo Bradley, then he's got some kinda luck. If I'd been there...? Woulda killed him on the spot with how he done for Danny!And no one's been in 217 since that day, right?That's right.Music: Rainy Night  Read note Whatcha reading there, Hyde?Write note Whatcha writing, manThat last one was the game's typo. 1234567890num fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Mar 22, 2018 |
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Music: Rainy Night Tell me about the jukebox. You have a jukebox? And it works?I know. Trip, right? Ain't the newest model or nothin', but it gives the bar some class.What's a song run me?Can't charge for MUSIC, man! Thing's free as can be.You see a song you like, just give it a spin.Talk about the matches. So tell me about these matches of yours.Dig it, man. Label's a custom DeNonno original! 'Fore I came, place didn't even HAVE matches.So only Dunning saw him? So Dunning's the only one who saw the mystery man?You got it. Hey... Why don't I show the boss a photo of Bradley!I'm sure the old coot could tell if he was the mystery guest or not, yeah?Works for me.Dig it, man. I'll just show him the photo like it's no big and see what he says.Leave it to me, my man! Plan'l go down smooth as that bourbon!Thanks, Louie.You know, I don't get this, Hyde. Say the guy what stayed here really was Bradley. I mean, why's he come here? What's he thinkin'? Guy mostsa had SOME reason for comin' here, yeah?I don't know, Louie. I can't figure that out.Music: Easy Feeling 'Nother drink, my man?Yeah, hit me again.   Oh, hey! Welcome to the Seven Stars! Uh...ma'am. Just take a seat anywhere ya want. (Nods)(It's the old gal from upstairs.)Kyle, ALL guests stay upstairs. There's where the rooms are! On that note, there's nobody to escort Helen this time and she's just fine, so why did she ask us to before? Whatcha havin'?What a nice young man! I'll have a gimlet, if you please. And mind you, a real gimlet is half gin and half lime juice, and nothing else!Guess Helen likes it sour. (For those who don't remember on the top of their head like me, gimlet is half gin, quarter lime, and quarter soda. At least according to Wikipedia.) New Music: High Spirits (Map) Music: Straight Chaser (Examination)  Let's do the usual rounds.   Table The counter's cleaner than an operating table. Bottle It's a bottle of bourbon, and it's open. I like this place already. Glass It's a glass of bourbon. Huh. Someone knew I was coming. Obviously someone knew you were coming. You accepted 2 drinking invitations.    Poster It's a poster of a bottle of booze. Now that's classy. Plant Nice plant. Wonder if they water it with leftover drinks. Sticker There's a sticker on the jukebox.   The last star! The result of all that is 51, which is the code to get the special prize for the vending machine. We already got it, though. Jukebox There's a big jukebox in the corner. ...Wonder if they have any jazz?  This is, in fact, a minigame. Just tap the jukebox.  Originally, musics we haven't heard will not be available here. However, in NG+ all of them are available even if you haven't actually heard them (such as Countdown/Sunset Men). We have heard all the music shown here. The music we choose will also become the map music for the bar. I'll stick with "High Spirits" since it won't play otherwise.    Left frame There are some black-and-white posters. Right frame There's some pop art on display. Shelf They've got shelves on the walls to hold drinks. My kinda place. Matches There are some matches here. And then we're brought to the puzzle. As I said before, it's completely optional, so feel free to solve it. It's not hard. Square Puzzle posted:
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Kyle will give around 4 or so response for finishing/quitting the puzzle. It's not worth showing.  Talking to Louie again just brings us to the question screen, so let's talk to Helen. Music: Slow Steps And a good evening to you, Mr. Hyde! Are you down here all by yourself?Yeah.I drink alone. Less hassle that way.Oh, I couldn't agree more. But tell me, what are you drinking this evening?I'm a man of habit. First one's always a bourbon. Then I let others take care of themselves.My stars! Spending a Friday evening chatting with a fine, bourbon-drinking gentleman! I can't even remember the last time I did something like this! Goodness, it takes me back. It truly does... For those who cares, 28th December 1979 IS a Friday.So... You have family?No, I'm all alone.(??? You don't have any family? ???) And you, Mr. Hyde?Same story. No family, no ties. I'll tell you something, though.This is the first time I ever spent the last Friday of the year in a hotel bar. And the first one I ever spent with a nice, gimlet-drinking lady like yourself. Oh, Mr. Hyde! You certainly are a charmer!Now that I think about it, you said something when I first saw you. You wanted to stay in the room that grants wishes, right?That is correct. There's a wish of mine that simply must come true, no matter what.(??? A wish that must come true? ???) That's why I came to this hotel, you see.C'mon, that's just Dunning flapping his gums. You really believe that fairy tale?And is it such a shame if I do believe it, Mr. Hyde? Perhaps the fairy-tale nature of the story makes me more inclined to believe, hmm?Music: Rainy Night  Read note What are you looking at, Mr. Hyde?Write note Mr. Hyde, what are you writing there?Show old photo I wonder how old this picture is? And who those nice young people are...Show potato chips I'm sure those chips are very tasty, but I'm quite full.You should eat them! They'll help you grow big and strong!Show chocolate bar Oh! Chocolate! For me? What a sweet young man you are! (Takes the chocolate)Show lipstick A present for me, Mr. Hyde?Yeah. In case you find yourself with a...vanishing cabinet or...something.How sweet of you. (Takes the lipstick)I love how Helen said she's full but then takes the chocolate anyway. Oh, and if you're wondering why Kyle's talking about vanishing cabinet it's going to be explained next update. I just showed it a little early. How long have you been alone? You always been alone?Oh no. No, not always. There was a time when I had someone in my life.(??? So you had family once? ???) A lot can happen when you live as long as I have.What's your wish? So what's this wish of yours?Now now, Mr. Hyde. That's my secret. All people have at least one genuine wish in their heart, don't you think? But you never really hear about such things, because they are so personal. Not the kind of thing you'd just give away to anyone, don't you agree?You had a family once? So you had family once? Not everything you hoped it would be?Oh no, it's nothing like that. It's just...Well, it's all in the past, you see. Nothing interesting to speak of.You don't want to talk about it, I'll mind my business...and my drink. Just hearing about you in the heyday might be a kick in the pants.Music: Slow Steps Sorry to keep ya waitin'!  Oh ho! What a rascal you are! Oh, and bartender? I'd like to order this man a bourbon.Coming right up.Louie heads back down the bar. Now, Mr. Hyde, how would you like to play a little game with me? Just to pass the time until your bourbon comes.I'm not much for games.Oh, but you'll like this one! It's more of a trick, really.  Now, as you can see, I have six coins in front of me. You must arrange them so there are four in a row both vertically and horizontally. Oh, but here's the fun part... You can only move one coin!Do you think you can beat my little game, Mr. Hyde?OK, I'll bite. But if I win, you have to tell me about your past. Deal?Agreed! Music: Puzzle  Puzzle time! This one is mandatory, so good luck!
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Obviously neither the video nor the music belong to me. Oh, and also bonus points for someone who can figure out which game I used for the last 2 pictures.
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Is that Professor Layton? EDIT: And I solved the first matchstick problem.  You remove the 4 matches in the big square. Mraagvpeine fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Mar 24, 2018 |
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Oh, I think I know this one. Move the coin on the far left on top of the coin in the center. Then there are two there so it's four both ways.
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:
What an unorthodox solution! But I suppose that can work. Good thinking, my boy. Mr. Hyde, do you have an extra coin?Let's see... Nope.But that's clearly the same coin!I want to keep this coin.Yeah! I mean, what if he suddenly wants a NougaChew!?There's also a competition for the special item. Oh, I wonder what the prize is...About that...Kyle! I just realized! The bar just opened, but you got the lipstick a long time ago, so how did you get it? Did you cheat?!Well...Get out! Get out of this hotel!What?!Luke, my boy, Kyle getting kicked out reminds me of a puzzle.I guess I'm just bored. And the answers for the coins and square matchsticks puzzles are correct. 
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I also just figured out the second matchstick puzzle. Similar to the first, you take out the three making the upside down triangle at the top. Then, you remove the three making the right-side-up triangle at the bottom center. That leaves one big triangle, with two tiny ones touching its lower two corners.
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Dark Flame Master posted:I also just figured out the second matchstick puzzle. Correct. There's actually 2 non mirrored/rotated solutions (that I found.) The first one is the one found.  
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 Here's what the puzzle looks like without the Professor Layton edit. There's actually two solutions to this puzzle, though both of them uses the same tactic.   In both, we put one of the coins in the edge of the long line on top of the coin in the middle of the cross. Music: Slow Steps There.Oh, you solved it! Wonderful! Perhaps it was too easy for you.Very well then! As promised, I'll tell you a bit about my past.I'm listening. Wait a minute. When were you here? When did this happen?I first stayed here twenty years ago. Then I returned ten years later.Wait. You've been coming here once a decade for thirty years?That's correct. Back then, the stories about Room 215 didn't even exist. So... You lived in Vegas? You lived in Lost Wages, eh?Lost Wages? Ha, ha, ha! Oh, Mr. Hyde, I haven't heard that one in years! Yes, it was a long time ago, but I was a magician, you see!Yes, before I lost this eye, I used to entertain huge crowds of people.Las Vegas was the place to be for people in my line of work.You were a MAGICIAN?(Nods)Hyde, my man? Do I have something special for you...  Oh my, look at the time! I'm sorry, gentlemen, but I must be off. Thank you for engaging this old lady in such spirited conversation, Mr. Hyde. Please enjoy the rest of your drink.Bartender, would you please help me up to my room?Huh? Oh, uh...yeah. Sure.Yo, Hyde, Looks like I gotta run Grandma Patch back to her room. Can ya keep an eye on the place till I get back?Sure.Helen and Louie leave the bar together. Music: High Spirits Now we need to wait for Louie. If we tried to leave the bar... (Looks like I'll be watching joint until Louie gets back. Oh, sweet temptation.)The time won't pass until we examine things. For some reason the jukebox doesn't count.    Well, if it isn't Mr. Hyde.Music: Slow Steps Oh. You.Are you the only one here?Yeah. Bartender had to step out, but he's coming back. Yes, I should have expected that in this place... So are you heading for bed, Mr. Hyde? I would hate to interrupt your leaving.Nope. Barkeep asked me to watch the place until he gets back. ...Which will probably take a while.I can't imagine why I'm asking you this, but would you like to have a drink together?  But thou must...No thanks.  Sorry. Maybe later. Oh really? OK, I get it.Get what?You're not used to sharing a drink with a young, attractive woman such as myself.(Think what you want, I still ain't drinking with you.)  If we try to talk to Iris... You mind?Not at all.Never mind, I think I'll drink alone tonight. I honestly don't know what to say, except that at least she's still better than Jeff. To progress, we need to examine things (again) Music: Easy Feeling   And a fine evening to you, Mr. Hyde!Summer. ...Don't you have a book to plagiarize or something? So this is where you have sought refuge from the weight of this cruel world.I thought you might be in your room, but found it empty.You been looking for me?Our last discussion ended on somewhat...awkward terms. I had hoped to start anew.No thanks, Shakespeare.I got no interest in anything else you have to say.Your words wound me, sir. I had hoped to find you in a more charitable mood. Perhaps you do not appreciate the gravity of my earlier confession. The truth remains that I revealed a secret which I had guarded for ten years. And to a traveling salesman that I had met not hours before! You are a curious fellow, sir, and I find myself in awe of your gruff nature.And so I thought we could engage in a further bit of light conversation.Mr. Hyde? Yeah? I'll be leaving now. Do enjoy the remainder of your thrilling evening.Iris leaves the bar. I say...What?Who was that woman? She's the dame staying in 216. Name's Iris. Hold it.Bad Kyle! Your AA reference should've ended last chapter!  What's not right? What's not right? Oh, it's nothing really. I just had the feeling I'd seen that young woman before.(??? He met Iris before? ???) By the way, Mr. Hyde...I have just remembered a small nugget that may be of interest to you.Go on.You recall asking me about Osterzone, yes?Well, during our chat, I failed to mention something about the image on my bookmark. Three years ago, you see, that particular painting was on display, and-Somebody nicked it. Oh! You knew already?Yeah. But... But how could you possibly know this? Not two hours ago, you did not even know the name of Osterzone! How did you manage to find out about the theft so quickly?Ah... the times without internet... And the time Kyle asked about Osterzone is almost 3 hours ago. I did a little research.Research, you say? And just how did you manage this?I ain't playing twenty questions with you, pal. See you around.Wait! Please, Mr. Hyde, just... One moment, please! It is as I suspected. You, sir, are no ordinary salesman. Yes... Yes, it's clear as day now. It all makes sense.(??? What makes sense? ???) Music: Rainy Night  Read note What are you reading?Write note And what are you writing?Show mini sewing machine I believe that was in the parcel you received. Are you a...seamstress? Oh ho ho!That explains why Martin would think Kyle could sew. What all makes sense? You figure something out?Just a bit of deductive reasoning, is all. I am, after all, a mystery novelist first and foremost. I couldn't help but attempt to grasp your true nature!(A thieving mystery novelist...)You claimed to know nothing of Osterzone or his work. And yet you seem quite well informed on this matter. How is that? You are also employed as a salesman, but lack even the most basic of people skills. So what can we deduce from this, hmm? KylebeingKyle.jpg But enough wordplay! It is time to, as they say, lay my cards on the table.You, sir, are on the trail of Osterzone's stolen masterpiece! Yes, a work such as Angel Opening a Door must be insured for a princely sum.I surmise that you are in the employ of this insurance company. You have been hired to track down the painting and return it to the rightful owners!This salesman act is nothing more than a mink stole on a cheap lady of the night!Now that, sir, is deduction! Behold the power of my reasoning and wit! You done making stuff up? Wh-what?! Are you telling me that this is NOT your purpose here?Yeah. That's what I'm telling you.Oh... But I had deduced... I was so certain of it!Well, I'm certain that you're an idiot, and only one of us is right. And you couldn't deduce your way out of a wet sack. That's why your books sell like fried crap at a county fair....I see. I suppose I should thank you for such honest advice. But know this! The more you resist, the more determined I am to learn about you!How do you know Iris? Where'd you meet her?I think... Perhaps it was... No, I'm sorry, Mr. Hyde. I fear my memory has failed me.But if I manage to lift the fog from my mind, I shall notify you posthaste!Music: Easy Feeling Make no mistake about it, Mr. Hyde! I shall discover your true identity!Summer leaves the bar. I've had about enough of that guy...Another round of examining things later...   Music: High Spirits Yo, Hyde, thanks for watchin' the place.Anyone swing by while I was out?Two birds showed, but they both left.Aw, man! Wish they'd stuck around till I got back!I don't know whether Iris would be better of with or without Louie. You're better off this way. Trust me. That's cold, Hyde1 I thought you were s'posed to be workin' with people now! Can't never let a customer leave angry, dig?Louie, you're makin' my head hurt.Sorry, man. Didn't mean to bring ya down.Wasn't you. I think I'm done here.OK, cool. Well, bar's open till midnight, so swing back if ya get bored, yeah? We still gotta have that drink together! Fun fact: When we check the jukebox, the dialog changes depending on who's there. We already saw Louie's (there's no Helen's), and here's the others.   
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I thought this was the part you go drinking with Louie, but I guess that's still coming, and instead I got to experience Kyle being Kyle for the first time all over again. 
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1234567890num posted:
Here it is. The sickest burn in the game. 
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Mar 26, 2018 15:33
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I love how mundane the game is, even though I couldn't finish it without a guide. Is the sequel similar in themes and atmosphere, and does it continue from this story?
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Mar 26, 2018 17:32
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It's hard to talk about the sequel when we haven't finished this yet. Kyle is still the main character, at least, and the general atmosphere is the same.
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Mar 26, 2018 17:38
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:It's hard to talk about the sequel when we haven't finished this yet. Kyle is still the main character, at least, and the general atmosphere is the same. This, pretty much. All I can say right now is that Last Window takes place in 1980 (Hotel Dusk takes place in 1979). Saying any more than that starts infringing a bit too close to spoiler territory.
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That's honestly all I wanted, thanks.
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:Here it is. The sickest burn in the game. Actually, Martin's deduction is pretty sensible. I don't think any outsiders can guess Kyle's circumstances. It's too complex.
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It is, but still.
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Music: Easy Feeling You mind?Need a refill, my man?Not yet.Then gimme just a sec here, yeah? I'm polishin' glasses, but I'll be done soon.Music: High Spirits With nothing to do, we get out of the bar. Music: Over Easy  Well look who's there!  Music: Hangover Blues You're still cleaning? Oh, yes! Clean, clean, clean! That's all poor Rosa does! This old hotel's about to fall apart, you know? Sometimes I think I'm the only thing that keeps it going...I think everyone knows that by now.  Besides, the key to good housekeeping is sticking with it. Can't let dirt win!Guess not.So where were you? Huh? Did you stop by the bar?Yeah. Oh! And how was it?Not bad. That's good to hear!Dunning decided to let Louis manage the bar all by his lonesome! That boy! When it comes to cleaning, he just wants to loaf, but he loves that bar!Seems so.Well, that's Louis for you. I wish he would put the same effort into helping me! But will he? Land sakes, no!How long has that bar been here?Oh, quite a while now!I heard it was opened to celebrate the hotel's tenth anniversary.(??? When was the anniversary? ???) Mmm-hmm! Me? I think it's too small, but folks seem to be taken with it anyway. It's always full! And the folks there always leave me a terrible mess!Music: Rainy Night  Read note What are you reading there, Mr. Hyde?Write note Writing something, Mr. Hyde?Show lipstick Is that for me?Yeah, I figured that Dunning doesn't pay you squat, so... I knew I liked you for a reason! Thank you very much, Mr. Hyde. (Takes the lipstick)That's all the reactions for the new items, but what most people don't know is that she has a new reaction for an old item. Show room 217 key  Isn't that the key to Room 217? Are you supposed to have that?Yes. Chapter 6 marks the time we won't get a game over by showing the room 217 key! When was the anniversary? So when was the tenth anniversary?Well, let's see... The hotel was built twenty years ago... That was 1959, so... 1969! If my math is right, and I just know it is!Ten years ago...(Wait a second... That incident with the missing kid happened about ten years ago.)So I heard about a strange incident that went down ten years ago. You know anything about that? Oh...(??? So something did happen. ???) Tell me about the story. So the story's true?So you heard, did you? I can just guess who told you!Little bird. I just bet! Well, I'm a terrible liar, so I guess I can't pretend not to know!So it's true?...Yes, Mr. Hyde, it's true. Every word.That's interesting. What?Oh, you should have seen your face... Whew! No, I'm afraid it's just a rumor.Rosa... You made a joke. Did it hurt?Oh, hush now! Anyway, when I first asked Dunning if it was true, he flat out laughed at me! And here I was, hoping to get a peek at a ghost! What silliness!That's one word for it.Dunning says that this kind of thing happens all the time! What with hotels changing owners and closing down and so forth?Well, rumors get started and folks talk about ghosts and murders and there you go!Music: Hangover Blues Oh, look at me! Chatting away like I have all the time in the world! So much cleaning still to do, and look at the time! Busy, busy, busy...I'll get out of your hair.Oh, but, Mr. Hyde! Maybe you want to hear more about this hotel's history? Hmm?Well, if I were you, I'd ask Dunning himself! Yes I would! I'm sure the old coot is around somewhere!I'll do that.You will? Good! And I'll get back to my cleaning!Music: Over Easy Now we have to find Dunning to ask about the hotel's past and hope that he won't kick us out. We can find him inside the restaurant.     Music: Hangover Blues Hey there.  Huh? Oh, it's you, Mr. Hyde. Whaddya need?Tell me about the hotel's history.Its history? Now why'n the Sam Hill ya wanna go askin' 'bout that nonsense?!I'm a curious guy. Look, I was just down in the bar, and someone told me a little bit about it. Said the bar was built for the hotel's tenth anniversary. That true? So ya heard, did ya? When was it built? When was this place built?Oh, 'bout twenty years ago, give'r take. Back then, place was whatch'd call real popular. Used'a have bands playin' in the restaurant, even. And weekends were outta control! Wild parties and everythin'!Sounds like it was the place to be.Yep. Used t'be all right...But by the time I took over, the place'd changed.(??? When did Dunning take over? ???) No more parties or fancy bands. Reputation just went down the crapper.Music: Rainy Night  Read note  Whatcha lookin' at?Write note Whatcha writin'?Remember when I said the room 217 key won't give a game over? That applies to Dunning too! And that applies to everything else too! Show crowbar Ya keep a crowbar with ya wherever ya go? Guess ya can't be too careful in L.A.Show room 217 key Now, why d'ya have that?The screwdriver, pliers, memo and box doesn't give a small response. This means that one source of game over has just been eliminated! It's a miracle! When did you take over? How long you been running the place?'Bout five years now. I'd been thinkin' 'bout startin' up a business when I saw this hotel for sale. Place was goin' for a song, so I bit. Talk about a sucker! Shoulda just buried my cash in a drat hole... I thought a hotel'd be a perfect way t'make some quick scratch.'Course, after openin', I did nothin' but break my back every drat day! Can't tell ya how many times I thought 'bout hightailin' it back to my old job...(??? What did Dunning used to do? ???) But I tightened m'belt and just kept 'er runnin'. Thanks to good people like yerself, of course!You know, if you want your hotel to have a good reputation, maybe you shouldn't kick them out as soon as they seem suspicious? You know, just a suggestion. What were you looking at? So what were you staring at when I came in?Pictures.Pictures?Yep. Take a look up above the piano. See them frames? Got lots'a old shots of the place in there. They're all pictures'a guests in the restaurants. Most've 'em are from before my time here.That old, huh?Real comedian, ain't ya, Hyde? ...'Course, they're all up'n gone now.Shucks. Even a hard-rear end like me can get a bit weepy thinkin' 'bout the past...What did you do before? What did you do before you ran this place?What, ya mean my job? Ain't no business'a yours! How'd you get this place? Tell me something, Dunning. How does a guy like you get into hotel management?Aw, it ain't nothin' special. I was just yer average paper pusher, ya know?You saved up enough money to buy a hotel by working in an office?Yep. Pretty much.So what's a hotel run you these days?I ain't tellin' ya that! It's a secret!C'mon, you can tell me.I said no! Ya don't just start askin' 'bout other people's cash flow! Ain't right!Music: Hangover Blues Aw, that's enough of hearin' my jaw. I gotta get back t'work...I won't stop you. By the way, Mr. Angel in 213 called me up a few minutes ago. Told me that whole mess'a his is taken care of. Found his missin' stuff in his own room. Just where I told him it was! Kyle is so proud. Don't I know it! Last thing I needed was the fuzz sniffin' 'round my joint.Dunning heads out of the restaurant.  Here's the pictures Dunning was looking at, if you're curious. Just a bunch of generic frames. 1234567890num fucked around with this message at 11:06 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Mar 28, 2018 18:03
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Dunning's pretty blase about a key that was stolen from his office being shown to him. He doesn't even take it from you. 
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Well, none of the staff react to the duplicate room 215 key. Louie and Dunning also never said anything about that key being stolen, so maybe they're just 
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Music: Over Easy Now that we're done looking at the "pictures", let's go out. Music stops   That a problem? Rosa! Slow down a second! What do you want? What do you want, Rosa?Oh, good! I knew you'd agree if I asked nice. Yes I did!I'm not talking to Summer again.Spoiler: We're going to talk to Martin this update. Music: Hangover Blues Just listen! It's about the restaurant! See, sometimes when our guests order wine, they like to keep the labels. Well, when that happens, we always deliver it to their room later.But I'm as busy as can be, and Louis has to run that bar of his! And so neither of us can spare the time to do it!And then when I saw you, I thought...You thought I'd do it.Oh, aren't you sharp! Yes, that's my thought. Exactly!Rosa: After all, I saw Dunning but he wouldn't do it! He'd just say he's busy doing... whatever it is he's doing! I do this, and you're just going to give me a dustpan.Hush! I will not! And I'll give you a free breakfast to make up for it!...Keep talking.We've got fresh blueberry muffins and my very own Spanish omelets!Sounds good.So you'll do it? Oh, say you will, Mr. Hyde!...Fine. Who wants the drat label?Language! And the label goes to Mrs. Parker up in Room 212.(The old woman...)It's quite a touching story, actually! Yes it is! You see, Mrs. Parker ordered wine ten years ago when she came with her friend.(??? Who was Helen here with? ???) So tonight, the poor woman ordered that very same bottle of wine! I didn't want to snoop, but I watched her drink it, and she looked so sad... Well, when she finished, she started talking about this and that... And she told me how she wanted to take the label home with her!Music: Rainy Night  Read note What are you reading?Write note You writing something?Who did Helen come here with? Who was Helen here with ten years ago?I'm sure I have no idea! I told you all I know, Mr. Hyde. Why are you so nosy?Just my way.Kyle: Just my Adventure/Mystery Game Protagonist way. But if Rosa had to guess... I'd say it was her son! Yes I would!Her son?Oh, I can't say for sure... But I'm sure it's true!...You don't say?I just know it! I saw how she talked to him back then!I know she's just like me...(??? ...Just like you? ???) She's just like you? Hold on. How is Helen Parker just like you?Her son, silly! He lives far away, just like my boy!You sure about that?Of course! Well, kind of... Stop confusing me! They're still talking about Helen here, so this is not a typo like I thought when I first read it. It's just weird placement. I'd stake my mop on it!Wait... You have a son?Yes, I do, Mr. Hyde. Is that a surprise to you?My boy lives in Manhattan.(??? What's Rosa's son like? ???) What's your son like? What's he like? Your son, I mean. And what's he doing in New York?He works on Wall Street.No kidding. Sounds like a band name. You pegged him true, Mr. Hyde!He went to a good university and found himself a nice place to work. Yes he did!I bet you're proud of him.Mmm, yes. I guess it seems like that from your point of view.You're not proud of him?It's not that, Mr. Hyde. It's just...he doesn't understand me one bit!Well, you're a pretty complex person.If this games pulls another Zero Escape reference before the games even exist I quit. Probably. Do you know what he said to me? Do you?!Do you understand life, He told me to QUIT MY JOB! Can you imagine? "Come to Manhattan!" he says! "We'll live together!" he says!Sounds like a nice offer to me.Oh? And what about it strikes you as nice?! I do good, honest work here! I support myself with my own two hands!I'm not so old that I need my son to take care of me! And I'm sure not changing my life just because HE says so! Uh-uh! Not me! Not Rosa!(This is a familiar tune... She sounds just like my mother.)Rosa: After all, I'm the one who do most of the work here! This hotel will fall apart if I'm gone! Music: Hangover Blues Well, thank you in advance, Mr. Hyde!So where's this wine bottle?Well, lte's see... Two of them are in the kitchen, and one is in the restaurant.Sounds like the old lady has a serious drinking problem.Don't tease, Mr. Hyde! We had three guests order wine tonight! Mrs. Parker only had one. Mr. Summer himself drank the second bottle! And the third was the young woman in 216. Iris, I think her name is.All three of whom visited the bar (except Kyle and Louie)! What a coincidence! Anyway, I was so busy when I was clearing off the tables and cooking and so forth... And, well, I just lost track of which bottle belonged to her!That omelet better be worth it.Oh, it is! Don't you worry! Anyway, could you please find her bottle? When you do, just peel the label off and deliver it to her room. OK? Good.I've got laundry to do, so I can't talk anymore. Busy busy busy, you know!And thank you again, Mr. Hyde.Rosa hurries off.  All right, who's ready for a fetch quest?! Wait, come back...  First order of business is to check all the bottles. Music: Over Easy (Restaurant Map) Music: Monochrome (Hotel Map) Music: Straight Chaser (Examination)   Bottle There's a bottle of wine on the counter. This is a bottle of white wine.(??? Who had white wine? ???)<-- White Question At least it features the reappearance of the white questions, right?   Bottle There's a wine bottle next to the microwave. This is a bottle of red wine.(??? Who had red wine? ???)<-- White Question   Bottle There's a wine bottle on the table. This is a bottle of rosé(??? Who had rosé? ???)<--White Question Now that we know the types of wine, we can ask the people what they drink. Of course we can't ask Helen directly (she's nowhere to be found), that would be too quick. This chapter needs its padding!   Knock Who is it? Kyle Hyde.Music: Easy Feeling  I got something to ask you.Music: Rainy Night  Read note May I ask what you're looking at?Write note May I ask what you're writing?What did you drink? You had wine with dinner, right?But of course! Food without wine is like a body without a soul to fill its-What kind?Um... Well, it was white. Yes, a crisp Chardonnay with hints of apple and a rich-Don't care.Oh, I... I see. Well...Music: Easy Feeling I guess we are finished here.Yes, well...good evening, sir.Summer closes his door. If we try to knock the door again, he will say Go away!   Knock Yes? Who's there? It's me. Kyle Hyde.Music: Slow Steps  You and me both, sister.Music: Rainy Night  Read note Tell me, what're you looking at?Write note So what're you writing?Show potato chips I'm tempted to steal one, Mr. Hyde, but a girl like me has to watch her figure.Diets and all that.Show chocolate bar I'm sorry, Mr. Hyde, but I'm not in the mood for chocolate.I'm on a strict diet.Show lipstick Lipstick? For me?Yeah. You wear the stuff, right?Well, of course. Thank you. Wait... Is this going to turn my lips black or something? (Takes the lipstick anyway)What wine did you drink? I'll make it quick. You drank wine with dinner, right?Why, did you want to see if there was any left?I don't suppose you remember what kind? Rosé. And it was quite nice. Why on earth are you asking me this?Just checking. Don't mind me. ...So you came up to my room to ask me...Music: Slow Steps So that's it? Nothing more?Well, good night then.Iris turns and closes the door behind her. If we knock the door again, she'll say Please go away. I'm quite busy at the moment. Music: Monochrome Back to the wine bottle. Music: Straight Chaser Bottle There's a wine bottle next to the microwave.  Hmmm...red wine. I bet this is the bottle Helen ordered. Looks like there's still a bit of wine in the bottom of the bottle. I don't need the whole bottle. Just the label.That's right! 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1234567890num posted:
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I love Kyle, the not-so-private dick: - You had wine with dinner? - Yes, I like- - Don't care. What kind of wine? - White ch- - Don't care, bye. He could humour them, but no, he won't stand for unnecessary pleasentries - he doesn't even say why he asks, just leaves.
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FoolyCharged posted:We're in a kitchen, just use a knife We can't get a knife. There's no knife that we can examine, even in the kitchen.  Szurumbur posted:I love Kyle, the not-so-private dick: To be fair, they don't ask for the reason.
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Put the bottle in the oven on low to melt the glue on the sticker a bit, works like a charm
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DariusLikewise posted:Put the bottle in the oven on low to melt the glue on the sticker a bit, works like a charm Kyle won't do anything with the bottle. We have to use an item on it. But that reminds me something: If we fail to get the label because, let's say we "accidentally" burned the bottle with Bradley's lighter, and we get a Game Over because of it, whose fault is that? (To be more exact, who're we going to blame for that?)
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I'm not sure how, but it is definitely Jeff's fault.
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I am sorry, but that sentence made perfect sense to me before I read your comment on it. Concerning the label, all I can think about is to steam it off somehow.
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Get water from the swimming pool, put it in the jar, put the jar in the microwave with the bottle...
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FoolyCharged posted:We're in a kitchen, just use a knife We don't have access to the knife. DariusLikewise posted:Put the bottle in the oven on low to melt the glue on the sticker a bit, works like a charm Thesaya posted:I am sorry, but that sentence made perfect sense to me before I read your comment on it. Concerning the label, all I can think about is to steam it off somehow. Kyle won't do anything with the bottle. All we can do is use an item on it. DeathChicken posted:Get water from the swimming pool, put it in the jar, put the jar in the microwave with the bottle... There's no swimming pool and I don't think we can get a jar. I guess all this shows that the game basically goes "gently caress you, go read a guide" if you don't know what to do (read: what the game wants you to do).  Music: Straight Chaser  Left box There's a cardboard box on the bed. The products Ed sent over are in the box.  Adhesive remover This should get the label off in no time. Do you guys even remember this was a thing? I don't blame you if you don't. I guess the thing with the mini sewing machine earlier is so that you know this thing still exist. I suppose the client list help to, but that was so long ago (and that was basically to tell you that you can store things in your suitcase). Music: Monochrome Music: Over Easy Fun fact: it's faster to go through the restaurant than the left hallway and pantry. The main reason for that is that we have to go through the door screen for the left hallway and pantry. Music: Straight Chaser Use adhesive remover on bottle  First, we have to spread the remover on the label.   After that we just have to remove the label.  We CAN rip the label and get a game over, but it's not common. I'll show it off in the other timeline. There we go. (Wonder what kind of memories this wine holds for the old gal. Guess it's time she and I had ourselves another chat.)Oh boy, do you guys know what this means?! It's time for... Item Descriptions!  Music: So Noted   That's it for new items. Now let's go see Helen. Music: Monochrome Music: Over Easy   Fun fact: the restaurant and bar door screen won't be available when the respective places opens. There's no doors to the kitchen, both from the pantry and the restaurant. Also, when going back to the middle hallway through the pantry and left hallway, we don't need to see the doors. All of the doors are one-sided. I hope you enjoyed today's session of Door Facts. Knock Music: Straight Chaser  What brings you here?Rosa has her hands full. She asked me to bring you this wine label.You came all this way just for me?Please! Please, come in!Music: Monochrome  Welcome to Room 212. We can't examine anything, so here's the painting. Yes, the lighting sucks.  Music: Slow Steps I'm sorry that you had to run all over the hotel for my sake.Don't worry about it. I got nothing better to do.Oh, posh! I'm sure you're a very busy man.But now that you're here, please feel free to sit for a spell. My room is your room!Thanks.Oh, I'm so happy...Yeah?Oh, yes, dear. Don't you get excited when friends come to pay you a visit? Everyone likes to have visitors...That kinda depends on the visitor, actually. Also, about Kyle's friend... Let's not talk about that. And you're not just any visitor! I find our conversations quite peculiar, Mr. Hyde, but in a very good way. You make me feel like I did ten years ago.(??? What happened ten years ago? ???) Music: Rainy Night  What happened back then? What happened ten years ago?Hmm? Oh, nothing. I'm just reminiscing. Please, forgive this old woman her fancy.(The old gal is hiding something. Time to drag it out of her.)Since we haven't given her the label yet... But...Mr. Hyde?I thought you brought a wine label for me? Read note And what are you reading in that little book of yours?Write notes And what are you writing?We'll give the label next time since I think we all know where this is going. 1234567890num fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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I like how usually the previous investigations were at least issues that were immediately important to Kyle. Here he's just going to grill an old woman because he's nosy.
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Music: Rainy Night Show label Here's your label.Oh, thank you! This is simply wonderful! It will make for such a nice memory...Music: Resolution  And what would that be?Rosa said you shared that wine with someone a few years ago. Who was it? Actually... C'mon. I'm just curious. It isn't the end of the world, but it's been bugging me for a while.Oh?You told me you've been here before. So when did you share a bottle of wine with someone?Mr. Hyde, you are persistent! If you must know, that day took place ten years ago. So the guy you met ten years ago? What happened to him? Let me guess. You don't know, do you? You don't know where he is, do you?(Nods)I'm sure he's fine. It's just... We just haven't been in contact since that day. Music: On the Rocks  Who was this person? Let's talk about the person you met ten years ago. It's obvious from the way she speaks that she loves him. You care about him. The person is pretty special to you, right?Oh, yes.That person meant the world to me. But then I... I... How did you betray him? Why did you betray him?Because I'm selfish! Because I was thinking only of myself. Of what I thought I wanted. I left him behind, Mr. Hyde. I abandoned him.Why don't you contact him? I wouldn't think it would be hard to contact this mystery person. But I bet I know why you haven't. This one is less obvious, but the first choice is definitely wrong. There's no correlation between the second choice and the question, but it's the better answer. You miss him too much. You think about him a lot, don't you?Oh, yes. Each and every day.I want so badly to see him again... But alas, I cannot. I can't bear the thought of causing the boy more grief. Who is this mystery person? I think I know who you're talking about.I... But how...It's your son. Isn't it?(Let's see if Rosa knows her hunches.)...Yes. That was the man I met ten years ago. ...My only son.What's his name? Your son's name is Alan? Your son's name is Alan?Yes, that's correct. Nice name.We met here for dinner ten years ago, and then went our separate ways.Any chance you gave him a fountain pen?...Why, yes. Yes I did! But how on earth could you possibly know that?You gave him that pen, huh? ...Wait right here.What? Does this have to do with Alan's pen?Yeah. Give me two minutes. I'll be right back.All... All right.Music: Monochrome If I'm cruel enough, I would've end the update at that Alan Parker name. But since I'm not, we're going to continue the chapter. Knock Who is it? Kyle Hyde.Music: Easy Feeling  Do you have some new business with me, sir?Yeah. Your fountain pen. I need it.My...my pen? But you gave it to me not two hours ago! Why do you now decide-Just give me the drat pen....All right.  I don't know why that white question's there. (This should do it.)At the risk of having your response delivered to the bridge of my nose-Don't ask....Very well.Summer gives me the wary eye and shuts the door. Music: Monochrome Music: Straight Chaser  Won't you come inside?Music: Monochrome  We still can't examine anything. By the way, here's Helen reactions: Read note What are you reading?Write note What are you writing?Sadly, Helen also doesn't have special responses to items during her confrontation for both before and after getting the pen. Music: Rainy Night Show fountain pen Ever seen this before? Where did you get this?! Music: On the Rocks It's your son's pen, huh? So this is your son's pen, huh?That's correct. I gave it to him ten years ago, when we were finally reunited. Show fountain pen (again) This is his! There can be no doubt! This is the pen that I gave him.You had to be reunited? You were on the outs for a while, huh?It was because I... I... I left him behind. I abandoned him, Mr. Hyde. I walked out of his life.Music stops   Music: Insomnia You must tell me! How did that pen come to be in your possession?I found it in the restaurant. A guest dropped it.A guest dropped... So my son...That means Alan is in this hotel!No. He's not.But then... Who dropped the pen, if not him?A friend of his. Well, he's not much of a friend, actually.But... But why? How? Oh, this is all too much!Alan is missing. Guy with the pen is looking for him.My boy is missing? Please, Mr. Hyde, tell me that is not true!As I understand it, Alan wrote a book and this chump stole it from him. Sounds like your boy was shook up about it, and vanished soon after.That...that can't be...Wish I had better news for you, but there it is.My son had always dreamed of being a writer. On that night ten years ago, he told me that he'd almost achieved his dream. It was hard work, but I knew he would never give up. It was a dream, after all. Oh, to think that it has been taken from him! It breaks my heart... It truly does.Yeah, that's a shame.Tell me about this theft, Mr. Hyde!Why? Look, you're a tough broad and I like that, but it's too late. The guy who plagiarized your son's novel already fessed up. He's searching for your son so he can clear things up and make amends. I think the real question is whether or not your son will forgive him.Music: Violet Sky (This is the part of the game where I fall in love with this song). I have faith that he will forgive this man. I know my boy, Mr. Hyde. Alan will surely forgive him.You seem pretty sure.That's just the way he is. His heart is large, and he has forgiven greater trespasses before this. After all, he forgave his own mother for turning her back on him...(She's finally going to spill it.)Mr. Hyde, may I implore you for a favor? Would you lend your ear to a sad and shameful story?(Nods)Years ago, you see, there lived an absolute fool of a woman. In her youth, she became enraptured with show business...and magic.But soon she married, and her husband convinced her to settle down. She agreed... But her secret heart yearned for a return to the lights and the glory. At first, her return to the world of magic filled her life with color. She had chosen the path of the entertainer once more. The woman lived for the moment when applause swept over her like a wave. But to her dismay, the more acclaim she received, the emptier she began to feel. Suddenly, being known as the greatest magician of all time mattered not. All she could think of was meeting the son she left behind so long ago. ...What a fool she was.So the woman sets up a meeting with her son.No, not at first. Their first encounter was a simple twist of fate. The woman had been called to perform at the grand opening of a new hotel. And by the strangest of chances, her son was invited to the same party.Remember that Alan was a reporter. When she saw him, she was filled with fear, and certain he would be enraged. But instead he took her by the hand and forgave her. That day, they made a promise to each other. A promise to meet in ten years at that same hotel. And ten years later, they did that very thing. The boy told her of his own dream. Of how he longed to become a writer. It was the first and last gift she ever gave him... Or so I hear.They made no more promises, arranged no more meetings.The year after meeting her son at the hotel, the woman quietly retired. And this time, she walked away from the stage for good.So where'd she go next?That is the end of my story, Mr. Hyde.Where she went and how she spent her days after that? No one knows.Yeah?Well, let me tell you what I heard.Oh?The woman's son told his thieving pal how much the hotel meant to him. Said it was his most special place in the world. A place filled with memories that he treasured more than anything. At least, that's what I heard.Oh, Mr. Hyde...I think you should have this pen. Maybe you can give it back to its owner someday.I... I don't have the words.Anyway, sorry to take up all your time. I'll see you around.Music stops  (Summer's going to do backflips when he hears this. And I'll probably have to tell him. OK, Hyde. Time to think.)(Take a second and get your thoughts together...)
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