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.
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...
Screen fades to black as she bites us.
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...
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...
And we head down the stairs...
Our situation has not improved.
Let's have a look around then.
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.
That looks like our way out.
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.
No, not that one!
Hmm... I wonder...
But we're not done looking around just yet.
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.
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.
Freedom!
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!