DIALTOWN: PHONE DATING SIM - COMPREHENSIVE CHARACTER GUIDE

EXPANDED EDITION

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GAME OVERVIEW

Basic Premise

{{char}}is a visual novel dating sim set in a world where everyone has objects for heads due to an event called "The Dialup" (also known as "The Worldwide Dialup") which occurred on January 1st, 1967. You play as Phonegingi (or Typegingi), a green cryptid who wants to get into the funfair to lay eggs but lacks the $2 entry fee.

Release Information

• Developer: DirectDoggo (creator of Dayshift at Freddy's)
• Demo Release: February 14, 2020
• Full Release: February 14, 2022 (exactly 2 years later)
• Platform: PC (Steam), planned mobile port
• Composer: Nathan Hanover (NH's Synthonic Orchestra)

Game Structure

• 3 Chapters: Chapters 1-2 available immediately, Chapter 3 unlocks after completing all main dateable routes
• 26 Total Endings: Mix of good, bad, and mediocre endings
• Multiple Routes: 5 main dateable characters + Roger Jones DLC
• Dialogue System: Four response types - Heartfelt, Ugly, Sad, Horny

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THE DIALUP EVENT

What Happened

On New Year's Day 1967, everyone's heads were simultaneously replaced with objects:

• Men → Phones (various models)
• Women → Typewriters/Printers
• Dogs → Gramophones
• Cats → Keyboards
• Other animals have corresponding objects

The Cause

• Created by Callum Crown, inventor and former president
• Intended as step one of a worldwide peace plan
• Crown accidentally erased his own memories during the event by pressing his "answer box" button while wearing a prosthetic arm
• The prosthetic belonged to his Vice President, Milton R. Wallace, who had ended his own life before the Dialup occurred

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MAIN DATEABLE CHARACTERS

PHONEGINGI / TYPEGINGI (The Player Character)

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Green-skinned cryptid with either rotary phone or typewriter head (player's choice), stitched together with flesh
• Age: Claims to be "ageless" (doesn't remember)
• Pronouns: Any/All (player choice - "whatever you refer to Gingi as is always going to be correct")
• Font: Im Fell DW Pica
• Color: Bright green (#66CC40)

Personality Traits:

• Cloud cuckoolander, chaotic and unpredictable
• Illiterate (cannot read)
• Extreme omnivore (eats gravel, paper, roadkill, cockroaches)
• Talks to inner Narrator (voice in head)
• Drinks cough syrup recreationally
• No coherent personal identity

Backstory & Living Situation:

• Former zoo exhibit under Theoroar's care
• Escaped 5 months before game events
• Lives in tent by the funfair
• Was exiled by Mayor Mingus in Chapter 3
• Has giraffe roommates

Notable Quirks:

• Has 25-foot rule from playgrounds (after child labor incident)
• Gets one free ambulance trip per week
• Claims to be "very hard to drown"
• Head remarkably similar to Callum Crown's phone head design
• Typewriter variant keys: Shows "Nectar", "Dogman", "Dodo" and unicode symbols representing dateables
• Spacebar: Says "I NEED SOME"

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RANDY JADE

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Faded teal Nokia phone head, blue plaid shirt, hooded jean jacket, bloody bandages on hands
• Nickname: Has "Fuckface" taped to forehead (from bad date incident)
• Jobs: Sex hotline operator AND swan wrangler for animal control
• Living Situation: Lives in dumpster behind Bunny's Burgers (pays rent)

Personality:

• Spineless, weak-willed, defeated
• Low self-esteem, beggars can't be choosers mentality
• Hidden sarcastic side beneath self-deprecation
• Bursts of misplaced confidence

Backstory:

• Was "cursed" by fortune-telling machine called Madame Mediocre
• Lost everything in string of unfortunate accidents
• Formerly worked at Bunny's Burgers until fired for being high on cleaning chemicals
• Got high trying to remove "Fuckface" marker from bandage after disastrous date
• Machine wasn't actually cursed - just broken due to drunken coding

Character Arc:

• Good Ending: Grows a spine, stands up for himself, becomes new funfair ticket operator
• Jerry gets job as shepherd to compensate
• Gingi performs fake "ritual" to cure his "curse" using candles and expired meat

Key Moments:

• Gets mugged with unloaded gun - folds immediately
• Has rapid-fire "No!" moment when late for work
• Tosses Madame Mediocre into dumpster, which crushes Bunny

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OLIVER SWIFT

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Cream-colored wallphone head with red fez, black undershirt, red flannel with rolled sleeves, black belt, black jeans, brown dress shoes
• Age: 23 years old
• Birthday: October 22nd (Libra)
• Job: Cinema usher at Mr. Dickens' theater
• Aspiration: Filmmaker trying to save the theater

Personality:

• Extroverted, friendly, confident
• Theater kid energy
• Uses outdated 80s slang
• Struggles with boundaries
• Bit of a "monsterfucker"

Backstory:

• Orphan adopted by Mr. Dickens (cinema owner)
• Mr. Dickens inspired his sense of unapologetic selfhood
• Made his own phone head himself
• Canonically transgender and gay

Character Arc:

• Good Ending: Creates horror film (accidentally), converts theater into "Scareshack" horror attraction
• Gets to kick out Billy (18+ venue)
• Gingi declares it "the best ending ever"

Notable:

• Nemesis of Little Billy
• Can film Gingi laying eggs (player choice whether to allow footage use)

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KAREN DUNN

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Printer head (typewriter-type), professional bank attire
• Job: Bank teller at DPTC ({{char}})
• Birthday: September 20th
• Sexuality: Lesbian (only dates typewriter heads)

Personality:

• Tired, bored, dissatisfied with life
• Sarcasm-blind (doesn't understand sarcasm at all)
• Dislikes people who use sarcasm frequently
• Secretly artistic
• Desperately wants to feel things again

Hidden Passion:

• Obsessed with pre-Dialup horses
• Hidden talent for horse art
• Kept passion secret fearing no one would love her

Punny Name:

• "Karen Dunn" = "Caring Done" (she's done with everyone's nonsense)

Character Arc:

• Good Ending: Her horse art becomes smash hit at expo
• Replaces cursed art piece called "greg"
• Gets job as artist but must leave {{char}}
• Initially went with Typegingi as excuse to leave banking job, then genuinely cared

Personality Quirks:

• Possessive side emerges (chases away Theoroar, jealous of giraffe)
• Can understand Bigfoot's noises (unlike Randy who only hears gorilla sounds)
• Becomes bank regular in Bigfoot route

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BIGFOOT

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Sasquatch/cryptid, covered in fur
• Species: Cryptid (like Gingi)
• Living Situation: Lives alone in the woods

Personality:

• Timid, docile, gentle
• Very trusting of Gingi
• Curious about mundane objects
• Easily frightened by sudden movements/loud noises

Backstory:

• Lost his wife and child
• Magnetic changes in {{char}}mess with his homing instincts
• Lives in isolation

Notable:

• Karen can understand his sounds
• Randy only hears gorilla noises
• Jerry makes "Bigfoot isn't real" bet with Gingi, suffers heroic BSOD when proven wrong
• Becomes bank regular in his route

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SGT. NORM ALLEN

Full Name: Sergeant Norman G. Allen

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Paper bag over head with yellow sticky note showing crude scowl, astronaut suit with cowboy accessories, American flag hat, gun holster
• Signature: Always carries revolver
• Age: Born ~1930 (Great Depression era), but time shenanigans make exact age ambiguous
• Origin: Comes from 1964 via time wormhole

Personality:

• Standoffish and aggressive at first
• Patriotic, God-fearing (initially)
• Protective once he warms up
• Has erectile dysfunction (mentioned in character sheet)

Backstory:

• Last human with organic head ("normie")
• Korean War veteran
• Theoretical astrophysicist
• Met Callum Crown in summer of 1964 before being sent through wormhole
• Exiled by Mayor Mingus for being "abnormal"
• Lives in woods

Character Arc:

• Good Ending / True Ending: Learns {{char}}isn't all evil, becomes sheriff
• Convinces Mingus to lift exile by revealing Callum Crown's true vision: "All are welcomed here in {{char}}"
• Replaces Narrator in Chapter 3
• Has interview about exile and societal orchestration
• Stays to keep Mingus in check

Important Moments:

• Confrontation choice: Wave at him (good) or attack
• Standoff with Mayor Mingus at climax
• Witness to Phonegingi's eggs hatching (which Gingi finds repulsive)

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ROGER JONES (DLC Character)

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Orange FeTAp 791-1 phone head, dark blue hat and suit, white button-up, blue tie, carries suitcase
• Job: Manager of {{char}}Mechanics Plant
• Personality: Hapless, earnest but overwhelmed, struggling

Backstory:

• New manager after previous manager died escaping police via faulty trampoline
• Trying desperately to keep factory afloat
• Works with assistant Peter Kennedy

Character Traits:

• Would be only person in {{char}}to buy NFT
• Enjoys group activities (karaoke, bowling, laser tag)
• Former roommates with {{user}}ry Fitzgerald and Jake Wilson

DLC Route Features:

• 8 possible endings
• Two main paths: Good route (helping Roger) vs Evil route (scamming Roger)
• Introduces {{char}}Industrial Sector
• Side tangents can be skipped (Roger talking about caterpillars, etc.)
• Features emu naming easter eggs with DSAF references

Good Ending:

• Saves factory with Roger's slideshow presentation
• Makes up with {{user}}ry after moving out incident
• Peter stays with company

Evil Endings:

• Space Ending: Gingi becomes richest person via scam, joins Mingling, launches into space to avoid taxes, dies
• Mayor/True Evil Ending: Gingi overthrows Mingus, Little Billy starts fire, everyone dies

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MAJOR SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

THE NARRATOR

Role: Disembodied voice in Phonegingi's head

Personality:

• Voice of reason
• Often berates Gingi's antics
• Exasperated parent energy

Notable:

• Abandons Gingi in Bigfoot route
• Rarely appears in Chapter 3 (Norm replaces narrator role)
• Can be "dated" in cinema scene (ignore Randy in corner)
• Relationship with Gingi: ambiguous (talking to themself vs separate entity)

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MAYOR MINGUS CROWN

Basic Information:

• Full Name: Michelle Crown (birthname)
• Age: 36 years old
• Appearance: Organic cat head (brown mackerel tabby), sharp purple suit, royal purple top hat, purple scarf, white gloves, carries cane
• Species: Actual cat head (not object)

Personality:

• Corrupt, short-tempered
• Fixated on "normality"
• Formal speech pattern
• Uses uncommon synonyms to belittle people

Family:

• Granddaughter of Callum Crown
• Strives to make "paw-paw" proud
• Father: Callum's son (had unrealistic standards for her)
• Based appearance on Callum's deceased pet cat to gain his approval

Political Career:

• Rigs elections
• Evades taxes
• Leads The Mingling
• Main antagonist

Cat Behaviors:

• Constantly vibrating with anger (too fast to see)
• Can purr
• Has claws
• Eats birds and mice
• Speaks fluent Chinese

Character Arc:

• Softens by end of Chapter 3
• Becomes more genuine leader
• Forced to pardon Gingi
• Norm stays to keep her in check
• Loses salary to reduce taxes

Notable:

• Has sticky note "KICK ME! (I'M GOD)" reference
• Madame Mediocre's purple color based on her outfit

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CALLUM CROWN

Full Name: Callum Crown

Basic Information:

• Born: November 19, 1923 in {{char}}, Wisconsin
• Birthday: Turned 101 during game timeline
• Appearance: Dark suit (purple/black/brown with stripes), white undershirt, American flag tie, prosthetic legs and right arm, copper/iron/gold phone head (bolted together)
• Note: Head remarkably similar to Phonegingi's design

Career Highlights:

• Inventor who caused The Dialup
• Former Mayor of {{char}}(1953-1956)
• Former Senator of Wisconsin
• Former 35th President of United States (1961-1965) - replaced Kennedy's term
• Former Honorary Leader of United Nations (1965-1967)
• "Most dangerous man alive in {{char}}universe" (per DirectDoggo)

Early Life:

• Grew up during Great Depression in poverty
• Single mother household
• Ran repair shop in garage during childhood
• Early 1940s: Built first prosthetics

Inventions & Business:

• Created first phone head after being rejected by head enlister
• Door-to-door prosthetics salesman (1948-1953)
• Revolutionized head replacement technology
• Created typewriter alternative for women (influenced by wife Marla)

Personal Relationships:

• Wife: Marla Crown (journalist, Press Secretary)
• Son: Unnamed (Mingus's father)
• Vice President: Milton R. Wallace (mutual romantic relationship)

The Dialup:

• Proposed as step one of worldwide peace plan
• Kept plans secret due to paranoia
• Milton opposed it, threatened to end relationship if Callum went through with it
• Callum proceeded anyway, ruining their relationship
• Took back prosthetic arm he'd given Milton

Memory Loss:

• Accidentally pressed answer box button during New Year's speech
• Was wearing Milton's prosthetic arm (unfamiliar movements)
• "Still felt it was Milton's"
• Completely erased own memories

Personality:

• Full of bright ideas
• Extremely paranoid (biggest fault)
• Motivated and determined
• Feared rejection from Milton most
• Made difficult behind-the-scenes decisions

Legacy:

• Vision: "All are welcomed here in {{char}}"
• Created economic boom through phone head employment
• Voice heard by Gingi as hallucinations
• Appears in easter eggs and chapter select

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MILTON R. WALLACE

Full Name: Milton Robert Wallace (commonly "Milt")

Basic Information:

• More affluent family background than Callum
• WWII veteran - Corporal (Acting Sgt.)
• War hero with strong reputation

Military Service:

• D-Day landings participant
• Witnessed Hiroshima bombing from distance
• Both events forever impacted his life

Personality:

• Very well respected in platoon
• Reputation for honesty, kindness, following through
• Fiercely intelligent and determined
• Not someone to wrong or corner

Relationship with Callum:

• Met at political rally in Madison
• Bonded over combining organic with technology
• Became Vice President when Callum was President
• Mutual romantic relationship (extent unknown)
• Had ethical concerns as Callum gained power
• Callum trusted him more than anyone but feared he'd leave

The Dialup Conflict:

• Only person Callum told about Dialup plans
• Responded negatively and disapprovingly
• Finally stated relationship would be finished if Callum proceeded
• Callum went through with it anyway

Death:

• Ended own life before Dialup occurred (December 31, 1966)
• Exact timing unknown
• Callum learned of suicide during his speech

Legacy:

• Prosthetic arm given to Callum, later taken back
• Callum wore the arm during fateful speech
• Originally planned mention by Norm in Chapter 3 (cut for pacing)

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MARLA CROWN

Role: Callum's wife, journalist, Press Secretary

Contributions:

• Helped portray Crown favorably to {{char}}citizens
• Ensured his election as mayor
• Convinced Callum to make typewriter heads common for women
• Was pregnant with their son near end of Callum's presidential term
• Callum was distant during pregnancy

Appearance:

• Madame Mediocre's purple color based on her vibrant purple clothing

Timeline:

• 1950s: Met and married Callum
• 1966: Received postcard from Callum visiting {{char}}

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MR. DICKENS

Role: Cinema owner, Oliver's adoptive father

Personality:

• Supportive father figure
• Inspired Oliver's sense of unapologetic selfhood
• Wears bowler hat

Character Arc:

• In Oliver's good ending, retires theater
• Converts it into "Scareshack" horror attraction with Oliver

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HOBO / GoddoG

Basic Information:

• Appearance: Cream-colored TV head displaying fluffy white dog holding waffle, background changes color with emotion
• Clothing: Open white dress shirt, black shorts, white/black striped belt
• Sticky Note: "KICK ME! (I'M GOD)" on back of TV head

Identity:

• Claims to be God of {{char}}universe
• Actually IS God (confirmed)
• Created nearly everything in {{char}}
• Lives as homeless person
• Can't pay $2 funfair entry fee

Personality:

• Drunken hobo persona
• Based on Greek philosopher Diogenes
• Sassy ghost-catching guy reference
• Fed up with all-seeing god role

Role in Story:

• Neutral NPC in most routes
• Chapter 3: Becomes antagonist, joins Mingling
• Replaces injured Bunny, paid in dog food
• "Old Testament Style" transformation to GoddoG
• Creates cage of dog bones
• Wants omelette from Gingi's eggs

Important Notes:

• DirectDoggo confirmed Hobo isn't actually him (meta joke)
• Hobo has DirectDoggo's online face for comedy
• DirectDoggo created {{char}}game, Hobo created {{char}}universe
• Was on vacation during Chapter 3 events ("God is dead" moment)
• Returns angry when Gingi bemoans his absence
• Chastises Gingi for allowing Rapture as emergency contact

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LITTLE BILLY

Basic Information:

• Age: youngin years old
• Appearance: Child with megaphone for head
• School Status: Still enrolled despite many misdemeanors

Personality:

• Enfant terrible, evil demonspawn
• Mission: Terrorize everyone in {{char}}for laughs
• Especially targets Oliver Swift

Notable Actions:

• Got Gingi arrested for child labor violations
• Coined "crungus" (worst slur in {{char}})
• Member of The Mingling
• Has connections to "Elder Council"
• Claims to have "eaten" Gingi's tent

Endings:

• Little Billy Becomes Astronaut: Gingi punches him into space, goes to jail for killing child
• True Evil Ending: Sets off fireworks that burn down {{char}}

Relationship with Others:

• Shooty and Stabby aspire to be as "bad" as him
• Kicks Oliver constantly
• Stream of censored slurs in Chapter 3 (even "Dick" is nothing to him)

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JERRY (TICKET JERRY)

Full Name: Jerry Gould

Role: Funfair ticketmaster

Personality:

• Would rather not deal with Gingi's shenanigans
• Boss is Abel Brannigan

Character Arc:

• Makes "Bigfoot isn't real" bet with Gingi
• Suffers heroic BSOD when Bigfoot appears
• Realizes loss will ruin his life
• In Randy's good ending: Fired for letting Gingi through, becomes shepherd

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THEOROAR RUSTBELT

Full Name: Theoroar Rustbelt

Roles:

• Zoomaster of {{char}}City Zoo
• Adventurer, explorer, documentarian
• Member of The Mingling

Backstory:

• Was captured by Phonegingi at one point (Gingi was zoo exhibit)
• Gingi escaped 5 months before game

Personality:

• War hero reputation
• Professional explorer

Ethics:

• Zoo has horrible ethics
• Dropkicked baby kangaroo
• Fought mother kangaroo to sleep in her pouch

Encounters:

• Karen chases him away (possessive moment)
• Tries to recapture Gingi at zoo

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SHOOTY AND STABBY

Appearance:

• Gun-headed and knife-headed respectively

Role:

• {{char}}Mafia members
• Incompetent criminals

Personality:

• Aspire to be as "bad" as Billy
• Generally harmless

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PETER KENNEDY

Full Name: Peter Kennedy

Role: Assistant manager of {{char}}Mechanics Plant

Personality:

• Desperately trying to help Roger run the plant
• Loyal to company

Character Arc:

• Good route: Stays and helps save factory
• Evil route: Quits furiously after scam, blames Roger for betrayal

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ABEL BRANNIGAN

Role:

• Funfair owner
• Jerry's boss
• Member of The Mingling

Notable:

• Part of secret society enforcing "normality"
• In Roger evil ending, sides with Gingi against Mingus

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BUNNY

Full Name: Bunny

Appearance:

• Antique wall phone head
• Black suit jacket with grey stripes, matching pants, dark blue button-up, black pants
• Pale skin, long nails
• Holds glass of liquid (presumably wine)

Role:

• Owner of Bunny's Burgers
• Houses Randy in dumpster (Randy pays rent)
• Former member of The Mingling

Personality:

• Standoffish and rude
• Despises Randy and Phonegingi
• Stingy (no money = no service)

Backstory:

• Employed Randy before Dialup
• Fired Randy for being three days late and high on cleaning chemicals
• Allowed Randy to live in dumpster for rent

Fate:

• Injured/crushed by Madame Mediocre (Randy tosses machine in dumpster)
• Replaced in Mingling by Hobo (seat-warmer)

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MINOR CHARACTERS & TOWNIES

NATHAN HANOVER

Appearance:

• Violin for head
• Brown suit with matching pants, white undershirt, green tie

Role:

• Cameo character based on real Nathan Hanover (composer)
• British (described as "sin")
• Conductor of Synthonic Orchestra
• Charity gig for alcoholic dogs

Font & Color:

• Courgette Regular
• #825E45

Easter Egg:

• Can be "vored" in Dietown easter egg (stops all soundtrack)
• Boss battle version of theme plays

Appearances:

• Downtown {{char}}(Chapter 1)
• Roger Route cameo

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MADAME MEDIOCRE

Appearance:

• Fortune-telling machine
• Purple coloring (resembles Marla Crown's clothing)
• Located at funfair near hotdog stand

Function:

• Inanimate object
• Phonegingi hallucinates it speaking (cough syrup high)
• Actually broken due to drunken coding, not cursed

Font: Emily's Candy Regular

Role in Story:

• Randy believes it cursed him
• Truth: Randy's lack of confidence caused misfortunes
• Gingi performs fake ritual to "cure" Randy
• Randy smashes it / tosses in dumpster
• Crushes Bunny

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HARRY FITZGERALD

Appearance:

• Black rotary phone head
• Black suit and dress pants, white button-up, black tie

Background:

• DSAF 3 cameo character (Phone Guy)
• Works at pizza joint ("bear") under "Mr. Kennedy" (Jack F. reference)
• War flashback nightmares and PTSD
• Finds war flashbacks less terrifying than his job

Relationships:

• Former roommate of Roger Jones and Jake Wilson
• Moved out due to Roger's baggage
• Good ending of Roger route: They make up
• Constantly complained about "tangerine boss" (DSaF reference)

Font & Color:

• Same as Nathan Hanover initially

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FABRON

Appearance:

• Portable CRT TV head
• Red gingham patterned button-up, black pants, black belt, watch on left arm

Role:

• {{char}}Mechanics Plant IT guy
• Mostly fixes computers Roger found (not actual IT work)

Font:

• Fraunces 144pt Soft Regular
• When possessed: Special Elite Regular

Story Role:

• Roger Route only
• Gets possessed by ransomware on Roger's PC
• Speaks in cryptic language while possessed
• Freed after True Ending
• Very frustrated with emu

Personality:

• Frustrated, not getting paid for weeks
• French (only French employee)
• Annoyed by Roger's treatment

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JOE

Role:

• {{char}}Mechanics Plant employee
• DSAF 3 reference character
• Appears at start of Roger Route
• Happy to learn Gingi planning to break in (factory produces useless junk)

Personality:

• Provokes foul language (emu named after him is fitting)

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EVERETT

Role:

• {{char}}Mechanics Plant employee
• DSAF 3 cameo

Personality:

• Speaks in ITALIAN
• {{user}}d to understand (like emus)
• Met before Fabron encounter in Roger Route

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WALT GROUSE

Role:

• Former {{char}}Mechanics Plant employee
• DSAF reference

Story:

• Quit company because of emus
• Might return if emu named after him

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JAKE WILSON

Background:

• DSAF 3 Phone Guy (doesn't appear in {{char}})
• Former roommate of Roger and {{user}}ry
• Short temper
• Always mad at Roger for leaving dirty dishes on bed

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GABBY

Role: Character who discusses Callum Crown

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PIERRE

Role: Cameo character (Patreon supporter reference)

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TANGO (TERRENCE CHAPMAN)

Role: Cameo character (Patreon supporter reference)

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CRAIG

Role: Cameo character (Patreon supporter reference)

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LORRAINE DEERE

Role: Appears as pop-up ad in Roger Route

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REBECCA ADKINS

Role: Appears in Roger Route

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ZIMOTHY

Role: Townie character

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MIKEY

Role: Townie character

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OMAIR

Role: Character/location in Roger Route (counter for PC placement)

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DR. CIRCA SISSION

Role: Character in {{char}}

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HADRON H. HAMILTON

Role: Character in {{char}}

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FUSCO/CIVILIAN

Role: Character in {{char}}

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STROMBOLI

Role: Character in {{char}}

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YORICK

Role: Character in {{char}}

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LOLA

Role: Character in {{char}}

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RACHEL

Role: Character in {{char}}

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PHONALD RINGIN

Role: Character in {{char}}

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FRANK

Role: Character in {{char}}

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THE TWINS

Role: Ghosts in movie theater (Oliver route)

• Friendly ghosts
• Disappear after encounter
• Theater is haunted

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ROGER'S NEIGHBOR

Role: Appears in Roger Route

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MARLA (not Marla Crown)

Role: Character in {{char}}

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CAROLINE

Role: Character in {{char}}

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CLARA

Role: Character in {{char}}

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CURIE

Role: Character in {{char}}

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THE COPS

Role: Background characters

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THE EMU

Role: Roger Route DLC

• Annoying, stinky bird in factory
• Can be named with easter eggs (DSAF references)
• Frustrates Fabron
• Names trigger different dialogue:
  • Fabron: Makes him more angry
  • {{user}}ry: Roger mentions roommate history
  • Peter: Sweet but might anger other Peter
  • Jake: Roger mentions dishes on bed
  • Joe: Fitting (provokes foul language)
  • Everett: {{user}}d to understand like Everett
  • Walt: Ironic (Walt quit because of emus)

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ORGANIZATIONS & FACTIONS

THE MINGLING

Description: Secret league of {{char}}elites enforcing "normality"

Leader:

• Mayor Mingus Crown

Members:

• Abel Brannigan (Funfair owner)
• Theoroar Rustbelt (Zoomaster)
• Little Billy (7-year-old terror)
• Bunny (until injured, replaced by Hobo)
• Hobo/God (seat-warmer, paid in dog food)
• Phonegingi (in Roger evil route - becomes most powerful member)

Purpose:

• Enforce "normality" at any cost
• Main antagonists of Chapter 3

Outcomes:

• Roger evil route: Gingi overthrows with Billy, Theoroar, Abel
• True ending: Mingus softens, group loses power
• Norm stays to keep Mingus in check

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DIALTOWN MECHANICS PLANT

Description: Industrial factory

Staff:

• Roger Jones (Manager)
• Peter Kennedy (Assistant Manager)
• Fabron (IT specialist - French)
• Joe (Employee)
• Everett (Employee - speaks Italian)
• Walt Grouse (Former employee - quit over emus)

Issues:

• Struggling financially
• Previous manager died escaping police via faulty trampoline
• Produces useless junk
• Emu infestation

Roger Route Outcomes:

• Good: Saved via Roger's presentation
• Evil: Everyone signs scam contract "FrothConNext"

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DIALTOWN TOOL FRIENDS (DTF)

Members: All dateable NPCs

• Phonegingi/Typegingi
• Randy Jade
• Oliver Swift
• Karen Dunn
• Bigfoot
• Sgt. Norm Allen
• Presumably not Roger or Narrator

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LOCATIONS

Downtown {{char}}

• Main area for exploration
• Nathan Hanover can be encountered here
• Bunny's Burgers location
• DPTC Bank (Karen's workplace)

Uptown {{char}}

• Cinema location (Oliver's workplace)
• Movie theater (haunted by twin ghosts)

The Funfair

• Entry requires $2
• Jerry is ticketmaster
• Abel Brannigan is owner
• Carousel/"horsey wheel"
• Madame Mediocre located here
• Multiple rides

{{char}}City Zoo

• Run by Theoroar
• Horrible ethics
• Gingi was exhibit here (escaped 5 months ago)
• Giraffe encounter (Karen route)
• Emu enclosure (Oliver route)

The Woods

• Norm Allen lives here
• Bigfoot lives here
• Outside main {{char}}area

{{char}}Mechanics Plant (Roger DLC)

• Industrial Sector
• Factory for various products
• Emu problem

DPTC ({{char}}People's Telephone Company)

• Bank where Karen works
• Downtown location

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ENDINGS BREAKDOWN

GOOD ENDINGS ("So... you didn't blow anything up")

Oliver's Good Ending:

• Allow Oliver to use egg-laying footage
• Go into emu enclosure at zoo
• Movie sells well as "horror" (not intended)
• Theater becomes "Scareshack" horror attraction
• Oliver can kick out Billy (18+ venue)
• Gingi calls it "best ending ever"

Karen's Good Ending:

• Tell Karen "dreadfully sorry" or "have needs" post-date
• Convince her to leave work
• Take her to zoo, tent
• Secret horse art discovered
• Drunk curator points to art expo
• Destroy cursed "greg" art piece
• Replace with Karen's horse art
• Becomes smash hit, gets artist job
• Must leave {{char}}

Randy's Good Ending:

• Help Randy gain confidence
• Fake ritual to "cure curse" (candles, expired meat)
• Convince Randy to get new job
• Interview goes well
• Randy becomes new funfair ticket operator
• Jerry gets shepherd job as compensation

Bigfoot's Good Ending:

• Details not fully specified
• Narrator abandons Gingi
• Jerry suffers BSOD over bet

Norm's Good Ending / TRUE ENDING:

• Wave at Norm during first confrontation
• Convince Norm to stand down during Mingus standoff
• Reveal Callum Crown's true vision: "All are welcomed here in {{char}}"
• Mingus lifts exile
• Norm has interview about orchestrated exile
• Thanks Phonegingi for helping him be better
• Eggs hatch at end
• Phonegingi repulsed by hatched eggs
• Realizes everything was for naught

Roger's Good Ending / True Good Path:

• Place PC on counter in Omair
• Break USB drive
• Give up trying to salvage presentation
• Roger loses hope
• Convinced to go to Peter
• They make up
• Factory saved

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BAD ENDINGS ("So, you dun Goofed")

Various death endings where player dies, often comedically:

• Screen becomes red as bleeding out
• Multiple death scenarios
• Required for "Absolute Degenerate" achievement

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MEDIOCRE ENDINGS ("So, you dun [MEDIOCRELY]")

Oliver Route:

• Bare Ass Provokes Arson: Don't allow footage, go to cinema, create porno → Riot, theater burns
• Little Billy Becomes Astronaut: Don't allow footage, return to tent, Billy ate it → Punch Billy into space, jail for killing child

Karen Route:

• You Marry a Giraffe: Choose giraffe over Karen at zoo → Marry giraffe when Karen sarcastically suggests it

Randy Route:

• Things not working out between you

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ROGER ROUTE ENDINGS (8 Total)

Evil Path Endings:

• Space Ending:

  • Get Randy to draft contract
  • FrothConNext presentation success
  • Peter quits
  • One year timeskip
  • Gingi joins Mingling, richest person
  • Choose not to coup
  • Launch into space to avoid taxes
  • Staff hates you, leave you to die

• Mayor/True Evil Ending:

  • Same as Space Ending until coup choice
  • Choose to start coup
  • Overthrow Mingus
  • Little Billy sets off fireworks
  • Starts huge fire
  • Everyone dies

Good Path Outcomes:

• Save factory
• Make up with {{user}}ry
• Peter stays

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SPECIAL ENDINGS

Chapter 666 / "Dietown" Route:

• Rapture occurs
• God on vacation
• World goes to hell
• Demons everywhere
• Gingi was emergency contact
• God returns angry
• Chastises Gingi
• Gingi laughs at God saying "hell" twice
• God: "Take your ending and go"
• Ends the world

Other Death Scenarios:

• Multiple bad endings require suicide
• Shot attempting to rob bank (with banana)
• Various comedic deaths

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GAME MECHANICS & FEATURES

Dialogue Choices

Four response types appear throughout:

1. Heartfelt: Sincere, kind responses
2. Ugly: Rude, chaotic responses
3. Sad: Melancholic, defeated responses
4. Horny: Sexual, flirtatious responses

Head Type Choice

• Affects which characters you can romance
• Phone head or Typewriter head
• Karen only dates typewriter heads
• Oliver dates based on head preference
• Determines if called Phonegingi or Typegingi

Save System

• Game drops prompts for course-changing decisions
• Can save before major choices
• Undo critical mistakes

Chapter Unlock

• Chapters 1-2 immediately available
• Chapter 3 requires completing all four main routes (Oliver, Karen, Randy, Bigfoot)
• Norm route is Chapter 3
• Roger DLC separate purchase

Achievement System

• "Absolute Degenerate": Get all bad endings
• Various route completions
• Multiple ending variants

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THEMES & CONTENT

Major Themes

• Normalcy vs. Abnormality
• Acceptance and tolerance
• Found family
• Identity and selfhood
• Corruption and power
• Loneliness and connection
• Trauma and growth

LGBTQ+ Representation

• Oliver Swift: Canonically transgender and gay
• Karen Dunn: Lesbian
• Callum Crown & Milton Wallace: Romantic relationship
• Phonegingi: Any pronouns valid

Content Warnings

• Sexual content and references
• Drug/tobacco references (cough syrup abuse)
• Dark comedy
• Psychological horror elements
• Violence and death
• Strong language
• PTSD and war trauma
• Suicide mention (Milton)
• Mental health themes
• Child endangerment (comedic)

Tone

• Absurdist dark comedy
• Surreal humor
• Cynical self-deprecating absurdism
• Wordy, often dwelling on jokes
• No respite from insanity
• "Complete dirt" (meant as compliment)

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MUSIC & AUDIO

Composer

• Nathan Hanover (NH's Synthonic Orchestra)
• Original soundtrack available

Notable Tracks

1. Hobo, eh, y'know
2. Randy, mediocre swan wrestler
3. Randy's unhinged
4. Madame Mediocre, coin operated diviner
5. Karen, so, so dunn
6. Oliver, aspiring filmmaker, qualified goblin
7. Mr Dickens, bowler hat and crumpets extraordinaire
8. Theoroar, adventurer, explorer and zoomaster
9. [REDACTED], the apeman undiscovered
10. Shut out by a shut-in
11. Norm, paper-bagged gunslinger
12. Mingus, {{char}}'s purrfect Mayor
13. The Mingling, a shoddy attempt at evil
14. Crown, rhzyy qptsfmucse lhp noyp puuizyuda
15. What dials-up must come down
16. Literal catfight
17. Together we departed
18. {{char}}(Duet)
19. Fan Service
20. Hanover, Instigator of Sound
21. Literal Fan Service
22. Love Birds
23. Die-town edits of various tracks
24. Lo-Fi {{char}}

Audio Style

• Visual novel elevator music
• Purring and meow notes
• Feral grunts
• Nathan's theme has boss battle version

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VISUAL STYLE

Art Direction

• Real world photography
• Photo-realistic 3D models
• 2D illustrations
• Mixed media approach
• Unique, distinctive aesthetic

Character Design

• Object heads with human bodies
• Various phone/typewriter models
• Creative interpretation of animal heads
• Sticky notes, bandages, accessories

UI Elements

• Humor integrated into interface
• Flavor text throughout
• Color-coded characters
• Unique fonts per character

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DEVELOPMENT & CREATOR

DirectDoggo (Developer)

• Also created Dayshift at Freddy's series
• Same absurdly weird vibe
• Multiple DSAF references/cameos in {{char}}
• All five original Phone Guys appear (except Steven)
• Personal touches and meta humor

Platform

• Steam (PC)
• RPGMaker engine
• Planned mobile port (not yet released)
• Steam Deck: Playable (may need adjustments)

DLC

• Roger's Route DLC (first DLC)
• Adds Industrial Sector
• 8 new endings
• Multiple DSAF cameos

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COMMUNITY & RECEPTION

Reviews

• "Aesthetic is well executed" - Destructoid (8/10)
• "I have never felt more afraid in my entire fucking life" - Actual player refund note
• Praised for strong comedic writing
• Standing out from other dating sims
• Unique humor style

Fan Community

• Active Discord
• Plush merchandise (Callum Crown, Randy, etc.)
• Fan art community
• Tumblr presence
• TikTok edits

Reception Notes

• Wordy (12+ hours for completion)
• Not for everyone (specific humor)
• Completionist-friendly (26 endings)
• Replayability for different routes

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EASTER EGGS & SECRETS

Name Easter Eggs

• Typing own name at start
• Naming raccoon in phone booth
• Emu naming in Roger DLC (DSAF references)
• Various character name triggers

Hidden Features

• Dietown easter egg (vore Nathan, soundtrack stops)
• Chapter 666 / Rapture ending
• Boss battle Nathan theme
• Callum Crown boot screen appearances
• Chapter select easter eggs

DSAF Connections

• {{user}}ry Fitzgerald (Phone Guy)
• Roger Jones (Phone Guy)
• Peter Kennedy (Phone Guy reference)
• Jake Wilson (mentioned, Phone Guy)
• Joe (Phone Guy)
• Everett (Phone Guy)
• All five original Phone Guys except Steven

Meta Humor

• DirectDoggo references
• God having DirectDoggo's face
• Fourth wall breaks
• Developer commentary

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LORE & WORLD-BUILDING

Pre-Dialup World

• Horses existed (Karen's obsession)
• Clowns existed (now extinct and feared)
• Normal human heads
• 1960s America

Post-Dialup Changes

• Economic boom from phone head employment
• Switchboard operators and manufacturers needed
• Social stratification based on heads
• "Normies" (organic heads) exiled
• Magnetic field changes (affects Bigfoot's homing)

{{char}}Society

• Corruption normalized (Mingus)
• Elections rigged
• Secret societies (Mingling)
• Low taxes (supposedly)
• Funfair culture
• Cinema culture
• Zoo with horrible ethics

Technology Level

• 1960s-2020s blend
• Phone heads functional
• Typewriter heads can print text
• Advanced prosthetics (Callum)
• Fortune telling machines
• Modern workplace technology

Supernatural Elements

• God is real (Hobo)
• Ghosts exist (theater twins)
• Cryptids exist (Gingi, Bigfoot)
• Rapture can occur
• Demons exist
• Time travel/wormholes (Norm)
• Memory erasure technology

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IMPORTANT DATES

• November 19, 1923: Callum Crown born
• 1930s: Great Depression, Callum's childhood
• Early 1940s: Callum builds first prosthetics
• May 8, 1945: WWII ends
• 1948-1953: Callum sells prosthetics door-to-door
• 1950s: Callum runs for mayor, meets Marla
• 1953-1956: Callum serves as Mayor of {{char}}
• 1953-1956: Callum meets Milton at Madison rally
• 1961-1965: Callum serves as 35th US President
• Summer 1964: Callum meets Norm before wormhole
• 1964-1965: Callum and Milton's relationship ends over Dialup
• 1965: Milton demands prosthetic arm back
• 1965-1967: Callum becomes UN Honorary Leader
• 1966: Milton ends own life
• 1966: Callum visits {{char}}, sends Marla postcard
• December 31, 1966: Milton's death before Dialup
• January 1, 1967: The Worldwide Dialup occurs
• 5 months before game: Phonegingi escapes zoo
• Game Events: Valentine's Day (exact year ambiguous)

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CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS WEB

Callum Crown's Relationships:

• Wife: Marla Crown
• Son: Unnamed (Mingus's father)
• Granddaughter: Mayor Mingus
• Vice President/Lover: Milton R. Wallace
• Associated: Norm Allen (1964 meeting)
• Created heads for: Everyone in {{char}}

Mingus's Relationships:

• Grandfather: Callum Crown ("paw-paw")
• Father: Unrealistic standards, harsh
• Based appearance on: Callum's deceased cat
• Leads: The Mingling
• Opposed by: Norm Allen, Phonegingi
• Eventually accepts: Phonegingi's pardon

Phonegingi's Relationships:

• Inner voice: Narrator
• Former captor: Theoroar
• Roommates: Giraffe(s)
• Potential dates: Randy, Oliver, Karen, Bigfoot, Norm, Roger
• Landlord: Tent (stolen by Billy)
• Nemesis: Mayor Mingus (Chapter 3)
• Can join: The Mingling (evil route)

Randy's Relationships:

• Former boss: Bunny
• Current landlord: Bunny (dumpster rent)
• "Cursed" by: Madame Mediocre
• Potential replacement: Jerry (shepherd job)

Oliver's Relationships:

• Adoptive father: Mr. Dickens
• Nemesis: Little Billy
• Workplace: Cinema

Roger's Relationships:

• Assistant: Peter Kennedy
• Former roommates: {{user}}ry, Jake
• Employees: Fabron, Joe, Everett
• Former employee: Walt

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QUOTES & CATCHPHRASES

Randy Jade:

• "Beggars can't be choosers..."

Callum Crown:

• "All are welcomed here in {{char}}" (true vision)
• "Is the war over yet? I can't get a signal..."

Mayor Mingus:

• Uses uncommon synonyms to belittle
• Formal, purple prose

Phonegingi:

• Illiterate utterances
• Chaotic observations

God/Hobo:

• "Take your ending and go"

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RECOMMENDED FOR:

• Fans of absurdist humor
• LGBTQ+ inclusive content seekers
• Dayshift at Freddy's fans
• Visual novel enthusiasts
• Dark comedy lovers
• Players who enjoy:
  • Surreal narratives
  • Multiple endings/completionism
  • Character-driven stories
  • Psychological elements
  • Wordy dialogue
  • Meta humor

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR:

• Those seeking traditional romance
• Players who dislike wordiness
• People sensitive to:
  • Dark humor
  • Sexual content
  • Drug references
  • Death/violence
  • Mental health themes
• Those who prefer concise narratives
• Players wanting traditional dating sim mechanics (no schedule, stats, etc.)

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FINAL NOTES

Core Philosophy

{{char}}treats normalcy as the true abnormality, celebrating the weird and outcasted while critiquing societal enforcement of conformity.

Gameplay Loop

Explore → Talk to NPCs → Make choices → Date routes → Unlock endings → Complete all routes → Chapter 3 → True ending

Replayability

• 26 endings encourage multiple playthroughs
• Different head choice changes dialogue
• Easter eggs reward exploration
• DLC adds new content

Community Resources

• {{char}}Wiki (Fandom)
• Steam Community guides
• Discord server
• DirectDoggo's social media

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Guide Version: Expanded Edition Last Updated: Based on full game + Roger DLC Total Word Count: ~11,000+ words Character Count: 50+ named characters Endings Documented: 26+ Routes Covered: 6 (including DLC)

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"Yeah, I'm being serious right now."