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Let's Finish Noctropolis (Update #15)

Jimmy McDunce

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update?
 

Gonchi

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Let's Play Noctropolis, Part 5: I know you...

When we last saw Peter, he was laying cozy inside another man's coffin. From within, he overhears the following...

Mover 2 : Which one is it?

Mover 1 : What am I, a psychic? Look for a note or somethin'.

Mover 2 : Hey, this one's got a tag on it.

Mover 1 : Well, what's it say?

Mover 2 : Uh... I don't know, I can't read. Can you?

Mover 1 : Never mind. It's the only one with a note. That's gotta be it.

Mover 2 : Maybe we ought to check inside. You know, see who's in there.

Mover 1 : What are you? Some kind of pervoid? I ain't lookin' at no dead guy! Now lend a hand you lazy ass.

*moving noises*

Mover 1 : That's good. Leave 'im there. They'll put it away later.

Who are they? And what do they want?

Mover 2 : I wonder how this guy rates gettin' into the Mausoleum and all.

Mover 1 : I don't know... probably some rich bugger. Who cares! I hear it from the underground someone wanted this bloke out'a the way.

Wait, you don't even know who it is, but you've heard someone had him killed? :?

Mover 2 : Hey! Maybe he's got a ring or somethin'. You know... valuables!

Mover 1 : You dip shit! Do I gotta drag you out'a here! You'll end up like that bum we buried last week, with a big hole in your head!

With that, Abbott and Costello leave.

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Don't just stand there! Didn't you just see what she did to that coffin? This is one of those situations in which it's totally acceptable to run away from a half naked woman!

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: Waiting for me? Hey... you're the one from my dream!

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: How do you know my world? No one else I've met here believes it exists.

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: I don't think I should...

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Screen fades to black as she bites us.

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And it means it, literally. Notice the countdown on the lower left corner, that's how long we have to get medical attention before we die. Now kindly ignore it's fluctuating nature in the following screenshots.

Hitting the travel button informs us that we've been locked in. We'll have to find another way out...

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That's our exit. However, trying to move the altar with our hands does nothing. We need to keep looking.

Embarrassing 1st play-through anecdote: I was certain I had to do something with the candles. I spent days using every item and clicking every action on each candle. When that didn't work, I thought I had to do something with the wall stones... :roll:

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And we head down the stairs...

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Our situation has not improved.

Let's have a look around then.

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Candles cast emphatic shadows that dance through the frenzied havoc of Succubus' retreat.

A voluminous gold-tasseled curtain drapes the rear wall, dressing it in the color of blood.

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That looks like our way out.

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Or not...

A bizarre and chaotic assemblage of statues, figures, and dolls crowd the rear wall of the den.

One statue in particular stands out to us.

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No, not that one!

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Hmm... I wonder...

But we're not done looking around just yet.

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The diary reads, "I hate Desmond! Soon, I'll kill the pious little worm! I have enchanted the church gargoyle to guard the priest --- I'm sure it's driving Desmond mad!"

As you turn the page, you carefully avoid touching the hand-written characters or dried blood.

"The priest has been my prisoner for weeks! The gargoyle prevents his escape and has frightened away the members of Desmond's little gang that attempted to free him. I have the explosives, but I'm waiting to use them. I'll do anything to prolong the priest's agony! I hate Desmond!"

"It is time for Desmond to die! While he was asleep, I hid the explosives in the chapel! Once he forced me from the body I held, now with his death, I will exorcise his soul... from the inside out! After he is blown apart I will dine on his bowels! I hate Desmond! But first I must attend to other business..."

"Flux has contacted me and demanded repayment. It is a welcome diversion. I'll enjoy attacking the new Darksheer! It is a pity I can't leave him dead, but I will do as Flux wishes... it would be unwise to make him an enemy. Flux still suspects nothing of my plans for the new Darksheer."

You notice that this page appear to be the last entry, the blood is still red and slightly smeared.

"I have done it! The fool actually came right to me! Flux will be pleased. I doubt the others can do it so easily. My plans went perfectly. Though the man was unconscious, it was a simple matter to rape him and take his seed. Even now I sense that this body, this nun's body, is pregnant! Soon I will have a body of my own!"


Talk about a series of disturbing developments.

She raped us! :shock:

Score. :smug:

But damn, she didn't need to knock us out for that! It's a clever justification for the fade-to-black screen, sure, but it feels like a missed opportunity! Noctropolis would have beaten Mass Effect to the sex scene scandal by more than a decade...

Alright, let's get the hell out of here.

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Freedom!

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We're out. We hit travel and rush to the Cathedral to stop Succubus from blowing up Father Desmond.

We'll do that in the next update!
 

Gonchi

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Let's Play Noctropolis, Part 6: Succubus set up us the bomb

Having escaped the Succubus' lair and uncovered her plot to blow Father Desmond to kingdom come, we rush back to the cathedral to try and save him.

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: Don't touch that candle, Father! The Succubus has planted a bomb in the Cathedral!

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Why, yes, we had a nice long chat over a cup of tea and agreed to - THERE'S A FUCKING BOMB IN THE BUILDING! GET THE FUCK OUT!

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: I tracked the Succubus to her den at the Mausoleum. I found her diary and learned of the bomb. Father... she used me!

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B-O-M-B. Bomb. In the building. What part of it aren't you registering?

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: I don't know how it happened. She straddled my body and pinned me down. I was helpless.

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Right! Wait, search for it?

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Great plan, Father. Much better that getting out while we still can. :roll:

Regardless of how much time you have left in the bottom left counter, if you don't find the bomb quickly, it goes off.

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This is new...

Let's see what's under it.

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Bingo.

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: Give me my detonators!

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Pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click."!

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Pussy.

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Is this the end of Father Desmond?

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Catfight! :D

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*Smack!*

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*Biff!*

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Oh, right...

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Hmm... this also wasn't here before. How convenient...

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Drink this!

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Quick, you must suck the poison out!

To be continued...
 

Brother None

inXile Entertainment
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So what happens if you don't read the diary? Or is that not an option?
 

Gonchi

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You can leave Succubus' lair without finding and reading the diary, but the game won't progress. There'll be no bomb in the Cathedral, Father Desmond won't acknowledge that you've met Stiletto or Succubus, and you'll eventually die from the poison when the timer runs out.
 

Gonchi

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Let's Play Noctropolis, Part 7: Gee, Stiletto...

Pre-World Cup update! You all better cheer for Uruguay...

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: My neck... the fang marks are gone! What happened?

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No one told me there'd be a test!

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*sigh* Robin never treated Batman this way...

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We can be a wimp, and let her kick us around while we beg for mercy, after which she'll walk out on us (though we can go to her apartment and beg her to join us again) or we can give her a taste of her own medicine and gain her unwavering loyalty and respect.

She's a tad peculiar that way.

Hitting women is bad, mm'kay?

That said we're now going to smack her around a bit.

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: You bitch!

Seriously, he says that.

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That's it, we're all going to jail for this...

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We're putting an end to this right now!

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Try to be best, ‘cause you're only a man
And a man's gotta learn to take it


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Try to believe, though the going gets rough
That you gotta hang tough to make it


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History repeats itself
Try and you'll succeed


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Never doubt that you're the one
And you can have your dreams!


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You're the best! Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you down


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You're the Best! Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you down


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You're the Best! Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own


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At this point we can taunt her and then trade blows again and again and again, until we're both dead. So we choose to incapacitate her instead.

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We pick the obvious choice.

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: Did I pass the test?

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Good, now go make me a sammich!

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: ... Noctropolis?

The name means "City of Night." There hasn't been a sunrise here since before I was born. Noctropolis likes the dark, a simple ray of sunshine would probably scare the hell out of most people.

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: ... Disasters?

The cataclysm happened over a century ago. Nobody seems to know how, but the whole planet went berserk. Most of civilization was destroyed in a cascade of natural catastrophes.

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: ... Stiletto?

There's not much to tell. The short and sweet of it's that I was born in the darkness, and I never left. Noctropolis has no pity, but it taught me all I know.

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: ... Darksheer?

We were partners, I watched his back and he watched mine. We shared a lot of enemies together. He retired and walked out, and the city threw him a damn parade! I don't think he looked back once.

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: ... Liquidark?

Darksheer told me Liquidark is the distilled liquid essence of darkness. It saved his life more than once. I don't deny that it's powerful, but then, so is evil. I won't ever trust it.

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: ... Shadowlair?

Darksheer said it was built by a secret order before the Great Disasters. I don't like it much. Shadowlair is a cold, dark hole in the corpse of a dead city. Everything you need to become Darksheer is here, hidden inside these walls and pillars.

Interesting... let's explore!

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The center of Shadowlair is occupied by a rectangular pool of profound blackness. Subtle reflections ripple fleetingly across the impenetrable surface of the liquid midnight and vanish. You know from the comics that the pool holds the distilled liquefied essence of darkness itself… Liquidark.

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The panel opens with a grinding sound of Shadestone.

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Treasure!

Lot's of text coming, so I kept it in screenshot form.

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And now it's time for the moment we've all been waiting for... donning the Darksheer suit.

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Nifty.

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I am the lack of consequences to your choices!
I am the twitch combat in your RPGs!
I am Darksheer!

... we'll work on an intimidating entrance speech later.
 

Brother None

inXile Entertainment
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Messages
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That's weak-ass, Gonchi. She's a super heroine who engages you in combat to test your fighting prowess. Stop being so sexist.

What's with the comic geek being able to fight tho? Shouldn't she have handled him easily.

Darksheer told me Liquidark is the distilled liquid essence of darkness. It saved his life more than once. I don't deny that it's powerful, but then, so is evil. I won't ever trust it.

She had no trouble submerging you in it
 

Gonchi

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Messages
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Location
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Codex USB, 2014
Let's Play Noctropolis, Part 8: This suit...

Having donned the suit of night, we do an equipment check.

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Lovely, we recharge the two items in the pool of liquidark and are now armed and dangerous.

So where's the Darkmobile?

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We hit travel and walk to the Bornick Mansion.

Bornick, in case you've forgotten, was the dead man that lent us his coffin to sneak into the mausoleum.

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This is actually somewhat of an optional bit. The game is completable without coming here at all.

After assessing all potential entry points, we opt for knocking on the front door.

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Answering your knock, the door opens upon a beautiful woman with striking blonde hair, wrapped mournfully in a flowing sheer negligee and black sequined nightgown, the woman regards you skeptically and speaks.

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: Pardon me, is this the Bornick residence

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: My name is Peter Grey. I'm not from around here.

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: I need to talk to you. I'm sure you’re just as confused as I am.

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: Then maybe you can help me clear up some new evidence regarding your husband's death

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: I’m not sure yet, I was waiting to see you.

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: And you're a very beautiful woman, Mrs. Bornick. It's unfortunate to see you alone.

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: Could you tell me about...

...Peter Bornick?

My dear husband. He was a self-made man and very wealthy by anyone's measure. I believe he was murdered by people who envied his success.

...Sunspire Tower?

That extraordinary building going up downtown. My husband should be building it, but the bid went to Cygnus.

...Cygnus?

I believe they're responsible for my husband's death. They wanted the Sunspire project and he was in their way.

Interesting... although not much to go on, really.

...Darksheer?

My husband helped fund a city project to aid Darksheer in controlling gangs. I never met him. I suppose that now I never will.

Yeah, we could just as well walk around Noctropolis nude for the importance people give to the costume.

Let's go snoop around the Sunspire Tower construction site.

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Greenhouse? That's an odd truck to be at construction site...

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: I'm from the city inspector's office -- came to approve some new plans. They keep making changes.

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: Are you sure? They told me to come right over.

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: I can't get past without clearance, but I doubt he'd shoot me. I'm going to try hopping the fence

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You can't be serious.

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Well, whatever works.

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Can you spot a vital item we need to pick up?

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That's not the only vital item though, so let's climb onto that scaffold.

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Success!

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Yes, a shard of broken glass.

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We take the lift back down, pull Stiletto off the guard and head over to Cygnus to meet Sam Jenkins.

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Nice. Cygnus means Swan by the way.

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: How about some ice water or something, it's a bit warm in here.

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: I'm with the city inspector's office, I might be able to put some pressure on old Leon for you.

What is it with Peter and impersonating a civil functionary? We could do the same back at the Bornick Mansion, although Widow Bornick asks for ID and smacks us with her door when we fail to provide it.

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: Listen, I need to see Mr. Jenkins but I don't have an appointment. If I get you some cool air, will you get me in to see your boss?

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: You got it. Where can I find this loafer, Leon?

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What does a Leon look like?

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:shock: Oh, shi-

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False alarm.

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: I'm not lost. If you're Leon, I'd like to talk to you.

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: A minute's long enough to tell me you'll fix the air conditioning.

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That'll teach him.

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Leon just sits there and ignore us. Let's consult our companion.

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: I could break the chair over his head, but it still wouldn't fix the air conditioning.

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Another villain vanquished!

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Leaving the machinery room, a cooler Wanda gives us her thanks.

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: That's great. Thanks Wanda.

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Let's do this!

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Ok, I'll come get you if I need you to seduce him.
 

Brother None

inXile Entertainment
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He introduces himself as Peter Grey while in the Darksheer uniform? Seems like a bad idea

Yeah, we could just as well walk around Noctropolis nude for the importance people give to the costume.

Oh, errr, k then?

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wtf is this shit

Despite Stiletto's shitty temptation techniques, great stuff Gonchi.
 

Darth Roxor

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I love how nobody seems to notice/care that Fucking Batman comes to visit them.
 

lightbane

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That's because the costume is incomplete, he lacks the mask.

"Hello citizen..." *puts on mask* "OH MY GAWD!! IT'S THE GODDAMN DARKSHEER!!"
 

Radisshu

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Is every puzzle from now on solved by Stiletto attempting to seduce someone?
 

Gonchi

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Let's Play Noctropolis, Part 9: Talking the talk

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This guy is such a douche that he actually picks up his clock and winds it to ring, but he's so pissed as he puts it down that it rolls off his desk. :roll:

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: I'm from the city inspectors office. I need to inspect the floors of the Sunspire building. There may need to be some changes.

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: Who's the whacko you're referring to?

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: What kind of special equipment?

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: That must be very frustrating.

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: Tell me about...

... Sam Jenkins

I've been in the construction business since I was wet behind the ears. If I get another project like this Sunspire Tower, I'm just going to retire.

... Ms. Shoto

She's my boss. She runs a tight ship. She's not the ideal boss though.

... Cygnus

That's the company I work for. If the pay wasn't so good I'd probably leave.

... Sunspire Tower

That's the monster project I'm currently working on. The guy who owns it must be some kind of kook. Ms. Shoto said she wants the top floors finished first.

... Incarnate Tech

They supplied some sort of high tech device to the Sunspire Tower. I don't know what it was. It was a shame that the place burned down.

... Peter Bornick

He was owner of another construction company that bid on the Sunspire Tower project. It's a shame what happened to him. I liked the guy.

Before we leave, we snatch his clock.

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: Not so good. But I'm sure I'll work it out.

*phone rings*

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Convenient.

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Very convenient.

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: I took the elevator

Here all week, folks.

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: I assume you recognize this suit? It takes more than an access code to keep me out.

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She's smirking at us.

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: That is correct. I’ve come to ask you about the Sunspire Tower.

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: Why is it so tall?

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Interesting...

She won't let us interrogate her like other characters at the end of the conversation, although we can talk to her again and ask her different stuff (like who the Sunspire owner is, where the money to fund it is coming from, etc.), but she's very evasive with all her answers and then asks us to leave again. So we take the elevator back down to the reception.

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*dun* *dun* *DUUUUUUUN*
 

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