Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Guest Game 1 Circuits Edge One Long Night
Night 1 (continued): "The night wasnt through with me yet. After being hassled by the police, what could be worse than getting lost in the city. Luckily I met a friendly lady at Chirigas. Unfortunately that luck turned when I arrived at her place. Something about meeting people at their apartments means bad news in this town."

Beginning?
Each session will start and end at Marids apartment. Thats because its the only location where Im allowed to save the game. Theres also only a single save slot, so theres no chance of keeping a backup game either. Guess Ill have to be sure of each action I take, lest it come back to bite me down the road. Since the police station is outside the city, I decided to stop by the morgue to see about getting Kenjis belongings. The morgue is described as an overly bright place that clashes with gloomy nature. The attendant keeps a watchful eye, and requires a police pass to gather up any belongings.

The lights arent the only thing that clash here.
The police station is a short taxi ride just outside. As I enter I notice Bill idling illegally just outside as he waits to take me back. Lt. Hajjar is the only character around, and he pretends not to see me the first time I hail him. The good officer gives in eventually, passing along the answering machine chip, but fails to disclose whats on it. He mentions the rest was waiting at the morgue. I had to press him further to get a police pass, and asking anymore questions was pointless after that. Were on the same side this time, but he definitely doesnt wish it was that way.

Wouldnt the answerer be the machine?
Back at the morgue I picked up Kenjis effects: a tattered wallet that held a pawn shop ticket and a holodisk. All are currently dead-ends. I dont know how to listen to the answering machine chip, Ive failed to find a way to play the holodisk, and Mustafas Pawn Shop appears to be permanently closed. Visiting the shop suggests someone, somewhere, may know what happened to the shop, but gives no clues as to who. At least I got one break during the night. I decided to stop by Chirigas and ask about everything I had on me. Before I left empty handed, I only asked about MCDIX as a last resort.

This seems more like a coincidence, but its the best lead Ive had all night.

A beautiful woman asks for your number, you give it to her, right?
So, the killer may or may not be Mack Dixon. At the very least it was a person of interest. I guess its one more thing to randomly ask of people as I shove the pawn ticket and holodisk in their face. I also asked about Holodisks from Chiri, and she suggested an adult holovid store. Speaking of randomly asking for people, I decided to head back to Kenjis apartment. Maybe the police left behind the answering machine I could use to play this chip on. Seemed promising.

You were his landlord! You know, the dead guy from earlier...
Holovideos are a small, thin silver disk, about three inches in diameter. Its used to store animated holograms, often accompanied by short audio. In the center of the disk are two small holes that stabilize it in the viewing device. I arrived at Adult Video Holos ready to watch the one I already had in hand. Hologames and More had shut down, so this was the only place I found that had "holo" in the name. For the life of me I could not figure out how to use the viewers in the booths to play this movie. Upon entering Im given the option to rent a video and time in a booth. After thats done I have the option to watch the video or not. No mater which options I go through though I cant put the holodisk in my inventory into the viewer.

Any chance I can get directions to here?

Yes, I do mean all the options, and yes, thats as far as it plays.
Its hard to believe Ive gotten nowhere with any of my leads. I cant even figure out how to watch the holodisk after Ive watched a different holodisk... Im not sure I can deal with this game. At least the story seems to keep moving on its own. After spending way too much time trying to get anywhere with my current inventory, I received a call from that girl I met earlier. She wanted me to come over to her place for a chat; said she had something for me.

McDix strikes again!
The poor woman didnt stand a chance. The scene goes into quite a bit of detail. Strangled from behind, stab marks that look like they were made by an icepick. Same weapon used on Kenji. There was a photograph next to her. Careful not to touch anything, I was able to see it was of Kenji Carter. What was the connection? I looked around further and noticed a samurai tattoo on her arm with the initials "KC" under it. As I pondered how the two knew each other, the game surprised me more than it had with the holodisk fiasco.

I see youre probably robbing the place, can I have a bit of that action?

Little did I suspect Mack Dixon would pose as a street beggar.
Seriously, a random NPC encounter in the middle of investigating this mess? Also, how does the body get to one end of the room after writing "McDix" in blood on the other side? I dont know if thats an intended inconsistency, or just poor design. Based on the rest of the game so far, Im leaning towards the latter. With little left to do, I left. Marid comments on how the police arrive just as he leaves, and how he is glad not to get wrapped up in another "McDix" murder. Who called the police in the first place? Im definitely out of leads. Sorry for the overall delay. Been dealing with a heavy workload this week, and I had planned to get this out last week, but ended up catching the flu. Ill post in the comments if I end up running around in circles for more than a couple hours and need some assistance. Hopefully it wont come to that on my very first game for this blog.
Session Time: 1 hour 00 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 00 minutes
Note Regarding Spoilers and Companion Assist Points: Ive written a set of rules regarding spoilers and companion assist points. Please read it here before making any comments that could be considered a spoiler in any way. The short of it is that no points will be given for hints or spoilers given in advance of Zenic requiring one. Please...try not to spoil any part of the game for him...unless he really obviously needs the help...or he specifically requests assistance. In this instance, hes not made any requests for assistance. Thanks!
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