[So, on our way to Johnny’s house, we came across what was apparently a novelty beach ball blocking our way. I chose to push it aside. But what happens if you find a branch?]
: “…A branch will do.”
[So first, we need to find a branch.]
[Now we can handle that obstacle!]
: “I…I don’t even…”
: “It’s some kind of an air ball…”
: “…Uh, right, we need to get going for now.”
: “Riiight…”
[…What happens when we come back this way with the kids?]
[:ohdear:]
(Theme: Sad Violin Strings plays from after Sarah says it’s stupid to after Tommy asks about our cruelty.)
[Sorry about the disruptive sound effect in there. I have no idea how to edit that out. I’ll figure it out and edit in a clean sad violin song one year. #professionalLPer]
: “Uh, don’t worry, Dr. Rosalene’ll buy you another.”
: “Nooo! Don’t do it!”
: “She will?!”
: “Oh yeah, sure. Just ask her afterwards.”
: “…We kinda need to get going now, though.”
[Rest in peace, novelty beach ball.]
[Remember this? What happens if we just tell these brats to knock it off?]
: “Plotting to eat stashed candy is a serious crime, y’know.”
: “I heard you can get 6 years for that.”
(Theme: A Sped Up Version of Bestest Detectives in the Word.)
: “Oh no! What do we do, sis?!”
: “We’re sorry! We didn’t know!!”
: “Uh huh. Well, if you show me around this place now, I’ll keep my mouth shut.”
: “Really? You’d do that for us??”
: “Sure, I’m feeling nice today.”
: “Whew, thanks!!”
: “Yeah, we’ll help!”
[It then does the fade out fade in and we resume the game.]
[Remember this? We had the option to choose whether to take Neil or Eva to fetch the kids and guess what, they each have their own unique dialog! We’ve already seen Neil’s, it’s Eva’s turn.]
: “Thanks for the offer, but I’m busy leaving a butt-print on this chair.”
: “Right. Do continue.”
: “Tommy and Sarah can show you around. They’re probably at the piano downstairs.”
[We try to leave and just like before.]
: “Wait, come back here for a moment. I have something for you.”
[Head over and talk to him.]
: “Here, take this.”
[He gives us the patient monitor, just like he does for Neil.]
: “That’ll keep you updated on Johnny’s status.”
: “Thanks, I was going to ask for it.”
[Downstairs to the kids]
: “Sarah and Tommy, right? Your mother said to ask you two to show me around the house.”
: “Okay, maybe we will.”
: “Maybe…?”
: “…I think we just need a little convincing, that’s all!”
: “Wut do ya think, Tommy?”
: “Yah!”
: “…Uh, what would you like?”
: “We want…one trillion dollars!”
: “Or the candycane mom hides from us.”
: “Yah, or that!”
: “Huh?”
: “There is a giant candycane on top of a high shelf that we can’t reach…”
: “It’s in the kitchen. Ma put it there to save for when we do chores.”
: “Get it for us, and we’ll give you a tour through the house!”
: “What do ya say?”
: “Well…”
[Branching paths within our branching paths? It’s more likely than you think. Yes, we’re doing both.]
I Don’t Negotiate with Terrorists Path:
: “We’re short on time now, but if you just show me around…”
: “…Then Dr. Watts will pay for however many candy canes you want later.”
[K: I’m noticing a theme here.]
: “Really? Like, even if I ask for ten?”
: “Or twelve??”
: “No more than five. They’re bad calories.”
: “That’s still better than one.”
: “Okey, deal then!”
[Fade out and fade in, game resumes. HOWEVER.]
Candy Path:
: “My mother used to keep candies on high shelves too… Alight, I’ll go get it.”
: “The Kitchen’s door is right next to the stairs. Now go!”
: “If you come and give me a tour at this instant, I won’t sneeze on it.”
[Fade out and fade in, game resumes.]
: "Okay, where do we start?’
: “I know! There’s this funny room in the basement.”
: “…I don’t like that funny room.”
: “What do you mean by ‘funny room’?”
: “You’ll see!”
: “…It’s weiiirrd!”
: “We need to get the keys, though. The old man hid it inside a book in the study.”
[Forgive me as I cut out as much repetition as I can. We’ve seen the kids’ dialog, only Eva’s is different. The next instance of this is when we find the key.]
[And of course, Eva’s reaction to the funny room is unique as well.]
[K: Still turning around and shutting off lights, I see.
J: Yeah, I almost missed that one because I was in a hurry to record this whole segment. But I remain the Most Conscientious.]
: “Did you see it??”
: “…What do you two know about all those rabbits?”
: “Nothing! The old man didn’t want anyone to go inside, so we never told him.”
: “There’re more of them, actually!”
: “Where?”
: “Inside the abandoned lighthouse! It’s just beneath this cliff!”
: “Wanna go see? I got the keys!”
: “…You aren’t supposed to go in there either, are you?”
: “Heehee!”
: “Remind me to never take you to Neil’s house.”
: “So, ya wanna go see the lighthouse?”
: “Well, it’s rather cold outside, but…”
[This might also be a branching path with new dialog but I forgot to pick this option with both the protagonists so I have no idea what happens when you do. In a couple months, I might get around to replaying this section just to check this option for both Neil and Eva but for now we’ll just have to endure the curiosity together. #LPtemporarilynotcomprehensive]
: “Y’know what, fine. Maybe it’ll tell me more about those rabbits. Let’s go check that old lighthouse out.”
[Another branching path here!]
Deflation Path:
: “Oh no!”
: “My novelty beach ball… Someone broke it!”
: “…Ah.”
: “It was stupid anyway.”
[Tommy laments his novelty beach ball, felled by our cruel hands. We’ve seen this.]
: “Uh…Look, I’ll buy you another one.”
[Sarah protests and Tommy asks if Eva really will.]
: “Sure. But we kinda need to get going now.”
Beach Safe Path:
: “Huh…?”
: “My novelty beach ball…I thought I lost it!”
: “…Ah.”
: “It’s stupid anyway.”
: “Oh, I’ll never lose it again!”
: “I’m gonna hide it. Don’t look!”
: “Um, there’s no time to wast–”
[Unique dialog at the car and roadkill too.]
: “Not me.”
: “It’s pretty dark out… aren’t you kids scared?”
: “Of course not! We roleplay it away!”
: “What?”
: “Tommy’s a super powerful knight and I’m a mighty magician!”
: “Yeah! We destroy all evil!”
: “Oh. That’s, uh… that’s nice.”
[K: Pictured: My mom every time I told her I was going out to play Dungeons and Dragons.
J: She didn’t think it was satanic like mine and try to forbid you from it? Lucky.
K: Your mom was like that? Unfortunate. However, one of your characters did literally became the Avatar of Vecna.
J: Vecna is the good guy!]
: “Do you roleplay too??”
: “I, uh…No?”
: “She’s not cool enough to do it.”
[Can confirm roleplaying makes you extra cool.]
: “Hey, I could if I wanted to!”
: “…Just you children watch.”
[She’s gonna roleplay so hard.
K: I’m hyped.
J: Thread discussion: What would Eva’s tabletop character be?]
: “Also not me.”
[You know what time it is. It’s squirrel boss fight time!
K:You’re gonna do the shtick again?
J: Sweetheart, I am a committed professional!]
[Okay, so this boss fight is slightly easier with Eva because she–
K: Stop it.
J: You hate fun.
Okay fine, so Eva has her own unique attacks to select from.]
[K: Looks like she has an earth and fire elemental affinity in comparison to Neil’s water affinity.
J: Yeah, they both share a wind attack though. Kinda neat.]
[K:I knew you were gonna pick Armageddon Fist.
J: Hell yeah I’m gonna pick Armageddon Fist! I also think both Eva and Neil actually take their shoe off if you pick shoe but I’m not sure.]
: “‘River Wyles’… Was she John’s wife?”
: “Dunno. C’mon, the lighthouse is right there!”
[More unique dialog at the top of the lighthouse.]
[Lighthouse status: Not lit, fam.
K: I don’t even know what that means.
J: Me neither.
K: We are terminally uncool.]
[When we investigate the origami rabbit Tommy informs us it wasn’t here before just like he does in Neil’s version of the event. Not much changes here until Eva speaks.]
: “This is the only one with two colors, huh?”
: “Y’know, these things actually look pretty hard to fold. Kind of an odd hobby, though…”
(Theme: Eva’s REAL Ringtone, there’s a track on the To the Moon soundtrack called Eva’s Ringtone but it’s not this ringtone.)
: “Oh, that’s my phone.”
: “It’s Watts. Is everything ready?”
: “Alright, I’ll be right there.”
: “Why do you have a creepy ringtone?”
[K: Jenner’s ringtone is the Sonic drowning music.
J: It’s not a competition.]
: “'Cause it scares the monsters away. C’mon, let’s head back.”
[From here’s there’s only a little bit more unique dialog, like when we choose to explain how the machine works to Lily.]
: “How does it work? Do you just write him another life like a novel?”
: “Then…how do you do it?”
: “Not us. The machine does most of it.”
[Neil then goes on to talk about how they’re not paid enough to get their hands dirty and everything else after this follows the dialog I’ve already shown either exactly or so closely that I don’t see a point in rehashing it. Hope you enjoyed this update!]
[Next time, we delve into Johnny’s memories.]
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