ARSON STREET, INSPEXT

(Disclaimer: These are proof-of-concept samples written without a clear visualisation of the cell. Although many, or even all, of them will be included in the final product, they are subject to editing and expansion down the line.) TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #1 Pyromaniacal Skeleton #1 GOOD LUCK OUT THERE, SUIT MAN! WE'LL BE HERE, SETTING OBJECTS ON FIRE! Salaryman May I ask why you're doing that? Pyromaniacal Skeleton #1 IT LOOKS SO COOL! IT'S TOTALLY OUR AESTHETIC. Salaryman ...It's good to embrace who you are, I suppose. TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #2 Takami You're looking chipper today, Skelthog! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #2 I AM ALSO FEELING CHIPPER, T-DAWG! THANK YOU FOR NOTICING. Takami Once Mister Salaryman goes home to his world, we gotta play another round of Slides & Stepladders! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #2 YES! CAN I PLEASE PLAY AS THE PINK ONE Takami Of course! (Note: Pyromaniacal Skeletons #3, #4 and #5 are all dancing around the burning remains of a telephone booth.) TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #3 Pyromaniacal Skeleton #3 THAT'S FOR EATING MY QUARTER THE OTHER DAY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #4 Pyromaniacal Skeleton #4 WE ARE SORRY, BUT THE NUMBER YOU'VE CALLED HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED -- AND SET ON FIRE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #5 Pyromaniacal Skeleton #5 THE AMBER FLAMES TOTALLY CONTRAST THE TEAL OF THE TELEPHONE BOOTH...THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT MOVIE POSTER! TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 HEYA, FLESHY! BACK FOR MORE, EH? Salaryman Wait...were you the one who spoke to me earlier? Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 THAT'S RIGHT! I WAS PRETTY CONFUSED WHEN YOU RAN AWAY AS SOON AS WE STARTED TALKING, BUT I FIGURED THAT YOU HAD YOUR REASONS. Salaryman Er...yeah, I did. Thanks for understanding. (Even though that reason was "I was terrified by your very existence".) Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 ANYWAY, I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A LIGHTER...SKELTENSTAKER KEEPS HOGGING THE ONE I LET HIM BORROW. Salaryman Oh, yeah, that is what you asked me about, wasn't it... Salaryman (...Come to think of it, can't I actually help him out there?) The player is presented with their Briefcase Inventory, and has the option to either select an item or exit the menu by pressing "B". IF the player presses "B" and exits the menu: Salaryman Er, sorry. No lighter here. Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 NO WORRIES, FLESHY. IF YOU FIND A LIGHTER, THOUGH, I'LL BE HERE WAITING! /if IF the player PRESENTs anything other than the Lighter: Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 WOW! I'VE SEEN MANY LIGHTERS IN MY DAY, AND THAT... Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 ...IS NOT A LIGHTER. Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 IF YOU FIND A LIGHTER SOMETIME, LET ME KNOW! /if IF the player PRESENTs the Lighter: Salaryman As it so happens, I do have a lighter on me, if you need to use it. Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 WOW! I HAD A GOOD FEELING ABOUT YOU, FLESHY -- YOU'RE ALL LIGHT! HAHAHAHAHAHA Takami You're just on fire with the puns today, aren'tcha, Skeltermorg? Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 I SURE AM. LIT-ERALLY! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 immediately uses the Lighter on himself, bursting into flames. Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 YESSSSSSSSSSS Salaryman ..... Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 HERE'S YOUR LIGHTER BACK, FLESHY. THANKS FOR MAKING MY DAY! Salaryman M-My pleasure. /if TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 Note: This TALK becomes accessible only after the player has PRESENTed Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 with the Lighter. Salaryman Are you...doing okay, there? Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 OF COURSE I AM! I DO THIS ALL THE TIME. Takami You should see his dance moves! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 I'M RED HOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR! HAHAHAHAHAHA Pyromaniacal Skeleton #6 (BECAUSE I'M ON FIRE) Salaryman (I-I get it.) TALK > Pyromaniacal Skeleton Leader Pyromaniacal Skeleton Leader MORTAL COMING THROUGH! EVERYONE, DON'T FORGET THE RULES! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #3 RULE #1: IMMOLATE OTHERS ONLY WITH CONSENT! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #4 RULE #2: ONLY SET FIRE TO YOUR OWN POSSESSIONS! Pyromaniacal Skeleton #5 RULE #3: BE NICE AND HAVE FUN! Pyromaniacal Skeleton Leader I AM SO PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY.................. Takami (See? Not so scary after all!) Salaryman (I...see that, yes.) INSPECT > Burning Telephone Booth Salaryman (At one point, this object represented my hopes of getting out of this place.) Salaryman (...What innocent times.) INSPECT > Bulletin Board Narration Text Box ~ARSON STREET NEWS~ OUR COMMUNITY ART FESTIVAL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! PLEASE BRING YOUR HOTTEST DRAWINGS, MANUSCRIPTS AND MIX TAPES Narrtion Text Box WHETHER YOU'RE A MASTER ARTIST OR A FRESH BEGINNER, ALL ENTRIES ARE ACCEPTED WITH LOVE, ARSON STREET COMMUNITY LEADER SKELTAGROTOX Takami I helped him write it! Salaryman Somehow, I can tell. INSPECT > Burning Dumpster Salaryman (A dumpster filled to the brim with trash and other random objects. It is, of course, on fire.) Takami The skeletons here really love burning things, but they have pretty high standards about it. For instance, they only set fire to things they own! Salaryman ...Like that telephone booth? Takami I think that's actually a replica. Skeltablo is really into art.

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