Bladerunner
Hi, the name is Roy 'Slim' McCoy. I'm a blade runner (n° BR61661).
Or at
least I was. I've killed enough reps that decisive day to buy myself
a new
dog (Sidney price) and enjoy the rest of my days outside in the
kipple (5
billion tons of it around the city). Let me tell you my story.
Holden once
did three in one day, I did four. But fame is not everything. Maggie
is
dead. Hell, even Crystal is dead. All what's left are some
photographs.
It is a cold, damp world but it is the only world I've got.
ACT 1
It all started at Runciter's Animals. Some lunatic had killed all
the
authentic animals (worth a billion of chinyen Guzza said). What kind
of
person would do such a thing? No human kind of person if you ask me.
It
just is the one thing people didn't do. Outside I picked up the
chrome
debris and looked at the red pole. Looked like an accident. No way
this
could happen to a spinner. A ground car definitely. Nothing in the
trash
can though. I looked at the crowd and asked the policeman to
question
everybody. After checking the door I talked to Runciter. It was of
no use
to talk to him the hard way. Row the boat gently down the stream is
my motto.
Maybe Lucy, a fourteen-year-old girl, knew something about it. After
picking
up the shells, the candy bar, the toy dog and the chopstick wrapper
I looked
at the poster and the camera and asked Runciter for the videodisc.
After
examining everything (KIA) I talked to the officer again and he
informed
me that a big, limping man was last seen with the girl. Interesting
indeed.
The wrapper came from Howie Lee. I decided to take my lunch there.
Chinatown is a good place to eat. The people are a little strange if
you
talk to them though. Nobody listens, nobody cares. Even Gordo is no
exception. I talked to Lee. His cook, Zuben, is new in town and he
is a
big, limping man, so I decided to interview him in his own kitchen.
Bad
idea. Threatening didn't help much and he definitely didn't want to
be
(Voigt-Kampff) tested. If I hadn't jumped away in time I would have
tasted
more soup than I wanted to. After a mind-blowing hunt I tracked him
down in
an alley. He was rambling through the garbage. This was far too
simple. I
nearly shot down a poor guy who asked for a little chinyen. Hell it
was almost
Christmas and shooting down reps earned a good bonus. I forked out
the money.
In the trash I found a license plate. (NOTE: if you shoot down the
guy, you
automatically become more rep-minded. You will get away with this
one after
receiving one hell of a speech. If you give him money now he'll be
more
talkative later on).
Zuben, the son of an android, had escaped. He wasn't in the
warehouse and
the door was locked. Damn. I lost money that day. (NOTE: Zuben
attacks at
two places: in the corridor and at your roof. If he attacks in the
corridor
you're rewarded with a photograph and additional information. Gaff
awaits
you outside. If he attacks on your roof you get nothing. Gaff awaits
you at
your roof).
With all the information I had it was time to visit my second home,
the police
station. The first thing I did was putting all the information into
the
mainframe so that the lab could test everything. Maybe the images
could tell
me something. I've never been an expert at using ESPER but hell
there must be
something on those pictures. I found 3 images worth enlarging on
photo 1(Lucy,
Lucy's shoes, sushi menu) and 4 on photo 2(face, boots, license
plate, car).
Then I tested my shooting skills. On the monitor I saw that the
score to beat
was 64(Steele). The ice woman would love me to death if I ever
cracked that
score. After chatting with Jack I took out my piece and shot 4
mothers and
4 innocents after taking multiple hits and received the grand score
of -4. I
finally figured out how to progress through the screens though.
(Screen 1:
middle window: if woman goes from right to left; always shoot. If
she goes
from left to right; never shoot. Left window: always shoot)(Screen
2: falling
guy always with gun, woman on the left also)(Screen 3: always gun
behind right
barrel and behind front mother, watch out for gun on extreme
right)(Screen4:
always gun to the right). Even with my supreme knowledge I never
broke the 64.
But even Steele should be impressed with my 62. Jack said that our
undercover
agent spends a lot of time training at the shooting range. Looking
at the
ashtray, she also had the all-time high score 'Lucky Strike
smoking'. Not
even Chief Bryant, a notorious smoker, could hope to beat her. The
posters
didn't say much though. Time for a talk with Dino at the lab. He'd
analysed
all the things and I expressed my gratitude by letting him work. So
it was a
black Sedan. That was the last time I saw Dino alive. Before talking
to Guzza
I interrogated Grigorian about the factory bombing. He appreciated
my kindness
(Steele had beaten him up thoroughly. God I loved that woman). It
was the moment
of my first VK-test on duty. What a feeling. I asked him ten
questions and
foundout that he was human. On the ground floor I talked to Guzza,
my superior.
It was a unique moment to watch him sit there without food in both
his hands.
Zuben thought he could butcher me on the roof of my apartment. I
executed him on
the spot with my gun. (NOTE: Aim your gun at Zuben, then withdraw
it. He escapes
and you earn less money and get yourself a rep-utation. Lucy then
thanks you on
the phone when you enter your apartment). Gaff, the origami-hero,
congratulated
me and went on with his business, whatever that is. In my apartment
I played
with Maggie, she's a real dog by the way, gave her food, looked if
there where
any messages (of course that wasn't the case), watched TV, pondered
outside and
finally went to bed. The day ended and the nightmares started.
ACT 2
Waking up I heard that there'd been an accident at the Tyrell
building. I
listened to Guzza's message and read the crime scene notes (KIA)
before entering
the Tyrell Building. It seemed like Dr. Marcus Eidenduller, a
heavyweight off-
world physics scientist, had taken a permanent leave. The officer
gave me an
all-round description and a videodisc. I took the elevator to the
place of the
crime. Before entering the gravtest-zone I saw something lying on
the floor. I
took the earring and the sales brochure and examined the screen
(NOTE: Only
examine it ONCE. If you check it three times you will be logged off
by security.
After examining the videodisc and reading the name Nikki you can
examine the
screen a second time and get the DNA). Inside I talked to the
photographer,
examined the body of Dr. Marcus (detonator wire), the take out box
and the dogs.
I also took the dog collar. The day started off well with three dead
animals.
The dogs reminded me of Maggie. I made a mental note that my dog
would eat her
favourite food that night (a mixed assortment of artificial bones).
I talked a
bit to Steele before I interviewed the security-officer. Maybe he
could arrange
a meeting with Dr. Tyrell. He couldn't but I knew the perfect guy
who could.
(NOTE: It is now very important to talk to Guzza, the walking
food-dispenser. If
you don't do this you waste the ONLY opportunity to talk to Dr.
Tyrell and Rachael.
This has to be done in act 2. This is the reason why a lot of game
players never
had the chance to see Rachael).
At the police station I wasted no time. I used ESPER to look at the
Tyrell photo
and found 4 images (Kingston take out, bomb, face, collar). I had a
hunch that
the name on the collar was going to be very useful to me. I talked
to Guzza on
ground floor and he gave me some money and a meeting with Dr.
Tyrell. What a guy.
I wonder what the envelope on his desk was for though. I left for
the Tyrell
Building but not before having talked to Jack about a weapon
delivery and looking
at the box on the floor. He gave me all the information I needed. It
looked like
Guzza was planning his own war.
At the Tyrell Building I had an interview with the man himself, Dr.
Tyrell, basic
DNA scientist, and his lovely assistant, Rachael. (NOTE: This was
the only time
in the game that I spoke to her). Too bad I couldn't test if she was
a replicant
or a lesbian. I also used the code 'Rikki' on the screen to get the
Markus-DNA.
Animoid Row was a fine place. Always lots of things to do. The fish
lady told me
of the insect shop further down the road. The shop was 'hidden' in
the background.
I looked at the scorpions once. The second time I'd got bitten but
survived the
bites. (Rep?) Now I'm immune to them. (NOTE: Believe it or not but
letting the
scorpions bite you changes the storyline further on. If you only
look at the cage
once, a woman (Dektora) will buy the scorpions later on. She then
can be seen on
the McCoy-photograph. You can find the scorpions on the chair in
EasyQ's office.
If you sit down you die, if Early-Q sits down he dies). I talked to
the Peruvian
lady and bought a collar. (NOTE: wearing the collar only adds a few
lines of speech
to some remarks). After I showed her my earring-collection she send
someone on the
lookout. Hasan, the snake-seller, was quite upset. It seemed like
Bob Gorsky, the
weapons-dealer, was harassing him. Maybe Bob knew something about
off-world weaponry.
Our Bob seemed like a tough guy, but he was best OK and definitely
human. The VK-
test showed no doubts about that. He sure knew his guns and sold me
some ammo.
(NOTE: VK him immediately before talking about Hasan. The reward is
a KIA-distorter,
a device that scrambles the police-mainframe. Clicking right on an
item in the list
does not transfer the information to the mainframe. So,
theoretically, if you don't
want the other blade runners (Steele) know about Lucy, you can erase
all her files
when downloading to the mainframe. I say theoretically because in
reality it had no
effects whatsoever on gameplay). I quickly changed ammo (KIA)
because I thought I
was going to need it. After visiting Kingston Kitchen and buying
some excellent
Jamaican stew, I talked to Izo. I don't know if it was my fault or
not but he
definitely wanted to take my picture and run away. I took the 2
images, shot the
lock in true blade runner-style and followed the beast into its
lair. When I looked
around the weapon cache I found some radiation goggles on the
ground. (NOTE: if
there are no goggles then Izo is definitely rep. If there are
goggles you don't know
yet). In the sewers I could go up or I could retrace my steps. I
retraced my steps
and caught Izo in the back. Before I could arrest him Steele came,
saw and conquered
by shooting the poor guy in the back. She's definitely my kind of
woman. (NOTE: If
you take the ladder Izo will talk and die if he is a rep. If he's
human, he'll be
arrested and you can question and VK him. If you retrace your steps
Izo will always
run away and be arrested if he's human. If he's a rep then Steele
shoots him. You
can walk in her line of fire to save Izo. Only then will he escape.
No use chasing
him). Bob, the goggle specialist, told me that reps don't use
goggles.
DNA Row was my next destination. I went to Dermo Design first. To my
big surprise
Moraji, chained to his desk, looked straight at the perfect
clockwork of a bomb.
With great skill I shot the chain and ran outside. The blast killed
Moraji though.
He gave me a few hints and then died. The master cook would never
cook again. An
officer took care of things. (NOTE: You can save Moraji by shielding
him from the
blast. There's one catch though; you are killed in the process. But
Moraji lives
happily hereafter). Up the stairs I found the home of the twins
Luther and Lance.
They weren't there but I tapped their answering machine, examined
their Zenith
vidphone and operated the dolls. Why would Runciter talk to two
genetic scientists
I wondered? On the street I met Gordo Fizz. (NOTE: this is
optional). He invited me
to come see his show at Tally Lewis. Chew was all eyes when I told
him his friend
Moraji had died. He told me that Sebastian lived at the Bradbury
hotel. At the
Bradbury hotel I took the stairs to his apartment. The chickenhead
wasn't at home.
Before going up the stairs I looked at the dolls, the chess game and
the eggs. The
printer gave me the Sebastian-DNA. The roof was accessible after
breaking the glass.
I knew that was a bad sign.
ACT 3
I don't know what happened to me next but I found myself conscious
at the Yukon
hotel, talking to Lucy. After she left I rubbed my bonds against the
woodwork. After
I picked up the cheese (illegal stuff!), the Hysteria Hall-token,
the doll and the
Moonbus picture I took the front-exit. When I aimed my gun at the
hostile man he
let go of the hotel-owner and talked his way out. The face looked
familiar though.
He resembled an actor from an old Terra-movie. The owner lay passed
out on the floor.
The room at the back yielded two items; a scale and a badge. To my
surprise it was
Dave Holden's badge. What was the badge of the greatest blade runner
of us all doing
in a sleazy hotel room? Interesting. Outside I examined the car
(registration number)
and took the lichen dog wrapper. Isabella and Murray should know
more about this.
Back at the police station I ran the Moonbus picture through the
ESPER and found 4
images (Clovis face, Sadik face, McCoy face, reflection).
Impossible, that picture
had to be a fake one. The Hawker's Circle photo had 1 image on it
(snake scale). (NOTE:
Or Dektora's face on it). The China Bar photo had one image
(security camera's). The
car turned out to be registered under the name Dektora.
In front of the Hysteria Hall I talked to Isabella and Murray, the
old couple. They
recognised Lucy as a frequent visitor of the Hall. They also knew
something about
the illegal cheese and the lichen dog wrapper. Inside the Hall I saw
my girl Lucy.
She was unaware of my presence. I knew this was a decisive talk so I
put away my blade
runner looks and talked to her as a friend. She really appreciated
it. After warning
her for Steele she ran away. (NOTE: This is a key moment in the
game. If you try to VK
her, she runs away in the mirror maze. You can catch her there and
talk nice to her
but the damage is already done. It is important that you sweeten her
right from the
start. If you are too rude or if you kill her (what a waste) you
miss TWO different
endings). Next to the Hall I found 'Crazy Legs' Larry's Used Cars.
Crazy immediately
offered me the help I wanted. (NOTE: If you touched the scorpions
once, you have
Dektora's picture and Larry recognises her immediately)(Don't show
your blaster to
Crazy because he'll 'ride' away. This is of no importance if you
killed Lucy (what
a waste) or tried to VK her).
Before going to Nightclub Row I went to Animoid Row. The fish lady
recognised the
scale as that of a snake. Of course Hasan was nowhere around. The
Peruvian lady told
me that the dragonfly jewellery was bought by a nightclub-owner and
the Jamaican
woman at Kingston Kitchen was happy enough that I didn't arrest her.
From that moment
on there would be no more cheese in the stew. I immediately
confiscated her last
portions. The China Bar owner gave me a disc when I confronted him
with the image
(Image of Izo and Guzza). So far so good.
At the Bradbury hotel I talked to Sebastian, the biogenetic
designer. Showing my gun
did no good and I found nothing new in the apartment. For a
chickenhead he sure knew
that I was a blade runner.
Nightclub Row is definitely my kind of place. You name it they have
it. Before I
could put Early-Q on the roster I talked to Gordo Fizz at the Tally
Lewis building.
I noted that there was a videophone hanging on the wall. While Gordo
was performing I
took his lighter on the bar and listened to his show. And what a
show it was. It ended
with him running away. Damn, maybe he's a rep. I found him back on
the streets daring
me to shoot. This was all too easy so I put my piece away and talked
to the guy. He
drooled a bit too much and I didn't want to waste a bullet on this
guy. Reps don't
want to die; they want to live. (NOTE: if Gordo shoots immediately
after you leave
the Tally Lewis he's a rep and you can' t shoot him fast enough). I
let him go instead
of letting him have his 15 minutes of victory in the VK-room.
Warning the enemy is
the true sign of a blade runner. It made the job more interesting
and the game more
nervous. Then it was time for a portion of sex at Early-Q's. I'm
maybe a blade runner
but I'm not the man of Steele. When I entered this temple of joy I
immediately saw the
seats at the back turning 180 degrees. Fascinating. Hanoi wouldn't
let me take a seat
though so I fixed my attention on the S.M. girl. This distracted
Hanoi and I used the
seat. Before I talked to Early-Q I ordered a Venus Flytrap. I felt
'big, slick and hard
as a brick' now. Early-Q admitted that he was the man who bought the
dragonfly
collection (earrings, ankle bracelet and belt). He didn't recognise
Lucy. Before I
could ask more questions he announced Dektora. (NOTE: It is likely
that you'll have
to wait a bit at this point for Early-Q to leave). After the show I
decided that now
was the best time to 'visit' his office. Inside I looked at the
camera's (the pervert),
took the collection receipt and sat on the seat. (NOTE: If I'm not
immune to scorpion-
bites I die). After I took the videodisc Early-Q entered his office.
Now things got
complicated. After threatening me I showed him my big, slick piece
and he took a seat.
(NOTE: If I don't draw my gun he offers me a drink. This results in
me losing the disc
and being thrown out)(If I draw my gun and he takes a seat he is
killed by the scorpions
if, and only if, the scorpions were bought by Dektora). He made a
deal and I took it.
I returned the videodisc and he gave me a photo (1 image: Lucy) and
some information.
(NOTE: If you kill Early-Q Hanoi kills you)(You can also keep the
videodisc. There are
2 images on it (Early-Q with Lucy, scorpion-cage)). I found Dektora
in her dressing room.
I looked at the flowers and then talked to her. My VK skills came in
handy, especially
the medium and high intensity questions (my favourites). (NOTE: You
can also warn her
about Crystal but this doesn't change a thing) (It is important to
VK her so there is
no doubt whatsoever she was rep when you shoot her). Unfortunately
she thought I was
a pervert, a sexual deviant (she was right) and called for the
police. A man came and
knocked me out. I should have read the 'Do Androids Dream of
Electric Sheep' novel.
When I woke up I found myself in the sewers. The Phil
Resch-character whose breath
smelled like he wiped his ass with his teeth wasn't happy at all.
Electricity hung
in the air. Luckily, my best friend Steele showed up and killed the
bastard. Baker
was dead before he knew it.
We wasted no time. At Early-Q's I examined the vase (Dektora's card)
and went upstairs.
After shooting the projector I followed Dektora to the attic. Now I
had different
solutions. I could kill her on the spot or let her be killed by
Steele. Or I could
simply talk to her. This was no easy choice. I took the middle road.
I first spoke
to her and then killed her. Even Steele was impressed. (NOTE:
Killing her or not makes
you less or more of a rep-lover. If you kill her she tries to kill
you too, so just
shoot her a second time). I found myself outside Nightclub Row
without a spinner.
Steele got the message to apprehend me. It looked like I killed Izo.
(NOTE: This is
a fault in the scenario because in this case Steele had killed Izo
and she didn't
respond at all to the accusations). She let me escape because at
that time I wasn't
worth a chinyen to her.
ACT 4
(NOTE: there is a random cop-generator at this stage of the game.
Every room you
enter could have a cop waiting for you to blow you to kingdom
Terra).
After an identity crisis I smelled the lovely perfume of the sewers.
It was very
important that I got used to the underground network. I had no
spinner so the
sewers where the only means of getting around in the city. The first
thing I did
was to pull the lever at the centre of the tube system. I went south
and encountered
Lucy. She wanted me to give her the VK-test. I already knew that she
was a rep,
but what the heck, she insisted. After she left I entered the weapon
cache and
noted a few things. It looked like Guzzo, that dirty cop, had set up
a black-market
and used Izo. So it was Guzzo himself who framed me. The puzzle
became clearer
and clearer. To the north of the lever I met two very angry cops.
They were too
much so I ran like only a blade runner can run. To the left I found
the way to
my apartment.
There was another man in my apartment and Maggie was gone. I
couldn't even get
to the roof. After he shoved his gun up my ass I went back to my new
home, the
sewers.
Back in the sewers it seemed that I was not alone. The beggars
wouldn't even talk
to me though. I felt very lonely and scared. It made me think about
Lucy, the poor
girl. It was time to confront the two cops. But they weren't there
so I took the
elevator down into the sewers. I had a very interesting talk with
the beggar. He
not only talked about the reps but also about Guzzo. (NOTE: You can
shoot the
beggar). He wanted something to drink. It was a 'Château du Pape
1843' I believe.
(NOTE: You can buy something to drink from the China Bar). To the
right was a
wooden plank. It looked ideal for a trap. When I approached the
exit; out came
a toxic rat. Luckily for me I had already drawn my gun. I shot it
between the
eyes. The rat was definitely not a replicant. (NOTE: If you shoot
the rat in the
middle of the bridge, it will collapse. You have to shoot the rat at
the beginning
of the bridge so it can be the perfect counterweight for you while
crossing the
bridge). Finally I met the twins. I talked to them and we made a
deal (I recover
the Tyrell-DNA and they give me the Guzzo-files). It seemed like the
twins were
reps. Bet Tyrell didn't like his creation. I exited through the
far-left door
and climbed the ladder in pure blade runner style. Another ladder
and I was high
and dry in the Tyrell-building. There was no time to waste and I got
past the
guard, took the elevator, salvaged the DNA and got back into the
sewers before
the alarm went off. (NOTE: If you have already visited the
Tyrell-building via
the sewers then you're in trouble. Four out of five that the next
time there is
an officer waiting whom arrests you. If you wait too long an alarm
does go off
or the security-officer sees you). I gave the DNA to the twins and
they gave me
the papers. I re-entered and the twins weren't there. Now it was
time to check
their computers. I retrieved the DNA-file. The only thing left for
me to do was
to contact Guzza. Didn't I see a phone somewhere?
Before I called Guzza I visited Runciter's Animals to confront the
guy himself
with the envelope evidence. He refused to talk but wielding my '45
Blaster
enhanced bullet' in front of his nose poured the dialogue out of
him. He didn't
have steel nerves. (NOTE: You can shoot Runciter at this point. Lucy
wouldn't
mind). Visiting Bob was out of the question. He would shoot me on
the spot.
(NOTE: You can also talk to the Yukon-janitor but besides that there
isn't much
to do).
I used the phone at Nightclub Row to set up a meeting with 'Dirty
cop' (NOTE:
You can also use the vidphone at DNA Row). We were going to meet in
the sewers
to the left of the elevator.
Guzza was even dirtier than the sewers. I really wanted to shoot
this guy but
I waited. After talking to him and exchanging evidence he said that
Clovis had
called me his brother, that I was one of 'them'. Damn that couldn't
be true.
Suddenly Clovis spoke to Guzza. I picked up the briefcase and
weighted my chances.
I could kill Guzza, or I could run away. (NOTE: If you say that
you're clean you
have to run away, otherwise Sadik will kill you. If you say that you
are not sure
you killed someone (e.g. you killed a cop that was trying to kill
you) Clovis
will offer you the chance to choose sides. If you waste Guzza you'll
also get
this possibility). I ran away not before I saw Guzza kissing his ass
goodbye. I
went to my apartment. (NOTE: If you're still not rep-minded then
Clovis tries to
kill you on your way outside. Just run away from him. DON'T try to
shoot him or
talk to him).
Gazz waited for me outside. He left and I found myself in front of
my apartment.
I took the elevator to 88f.
ACT 5
GODDAMNIT. They killed Maggie. Or at least she did. The cigarette
was still
burning in the tray. Definitely a sign that I've escaped death. I
picked
up the phone and listened to Lucy. (NOTE: You listen to Clovis if
you didn't
VK Lucy. If you hear Clovis you miss out two different endings). I
had to
choose now. I could pick up Lucy (A, B) or I could meet up with
Clovis (C, D).
Difficult choice.
(NOTE: Ending (A) has two trails (A->A' and A''). It all depends on
how much
DNA-information you have found. McCoy is positive if you have found
the entire
DNA. He is negative if you've only found some of it).
(A) I found Lucy at the Hysteria Hall. She looked beautiful. (NOTE:
If you
shoot Lucy at this stage you'll automatically go to (B). But what a
waste).
After talking to Crazy Legs he gave me the spinner keys and we went
up the
ladder. Steele waited for us. No need reasoning with her. I really
liked Steele,
she was straight to the point. But she shouldn't have said THAT MY
MAGGIE WAS
NOT A REAL DOG. I shot Steele without hesitation, without...
compassion. I
felt like a robot, like a replicant.
With our spinner gone we had to use a ground car. But how? Police
waited
outside and in the sewers. Luckily for me Lucy had some plastic
explosive (?!)
with her. I pushed the button, Lucy threw the explosive in the hole
and we
went into the sewers. I talked to the policeman and to Lucy before I
entered
the car. Maybe with all the DNA-material we could find someone who
could 'fix'
Lucy. We drove away in search of the 'beautiful garden with the
flowers and
the trees'. We drove away from our memories. We knew we had but a
limited
amount of time together.
EPILOGUE
Lucy is dead now. She died one year ago. We lived each day as if it
were the
last. I never heard of Clovis and the twins again. Maybe they've
escaped, maybe
not. I hope they found a better place to live. Terra isn't a good
place for
reps. I've still got Maggie, the toad Lucy found in the kipple. We
first thought
that it was a real one but Sidney is never wrong. Turtles are
extinct. We never
found the garden Lucy was hoping to see. I was one and a half-year
on the force
when I got the job. Two years have passed since then. Maybe I'm a
rep, maybe I'm
not. In the best case I've got two more weeks to live. Terra
certainly is no
place to live for a rep. And definitely not for a human who has lost
everything
but his memories.
(B) ... . I really liked Steele; she was straight to the point. But
what she
said about Maggie really confused me. Maggie could not have been a
robot. Not
my Maggie. Before I could react Cryssie had already shot the spinner
and Lucy.
Oh no no no no. I shot Crystal and it was all over. I bent over to
her and she
congratulated me on my shooting. What a waste this all is. I'm no
goddamn robot.
I kissed her and then went to Lucy. Lucy had some plastic explosives
on her. Maybe
I could detonate the whole place in one last moment of glory. But I
didn't want
to die. I went down, pushed the button, threw the explosive in the
hole and went
into the sewers. I talked to the dying policeman before I entered
the car.
EPILOGUE
I drove for miles 'till I reached a hill in the middle of nowhere.
That is where
my home is now, the kipple. Nobody's going to find me here. I made
some friends here.
Nobody knows that I used to be a blade runner, nobody cares. George
Gleason, who
lives next door, says that they use replicants now to clean out the
kipple near the
city. I don't believe him. He even says that the blade runners
nowadays are reps
themselves. They hunt down the Nexus7's. Nexus7 is a warrior type
replicant with
the looks of a famous blade runner. They are also called the
'Steele-versions'.
I believed him.
(C) It was time for the final confrontation with Clovis. I could
find him where the
Moonbus is, way out in the kipple. I entered the sewers, took the
door to the right
and entered the Zone. Two rats awaited me. They were no match for
me. I disarmed
the trap Sadik had laid and went forward. Steele awaited me. She had
seen right
through me. (NOTE: If you want to kill the reps, Steele is there to
protect them.
If you are a rep-sympathiser then Steele is there to do her job.
Only if you played
brilliantly Sadik is waiting for you). If I didn't kill her it was
the end of the
game for me, so I let her finish her last cigarette. To the left of
her I found a
power source. I approached the Moonbus, talked to Sadik and gave him
the power core.
It seemed that Sadik wasn't a rep after all. A blade runner killed
his wife and that's
the reason why he helped Clovis. He said that Clovis awaited me. I
entered the Moonbus.
All the reps were there. They invited me as their brother, as the
sheep who has
returned. Clovis asked me to give him something. I knew
instinctively that this was
the final test. If I showed them my gun, they would kill me. (NOTE:
If you have killed
Dektora she magically appears at this stage of the game ?!). I gave
the DNA-information
to Clovis. Time was precious to all of us. The twins started the
engines and off
we went, to a New World, to a New Life. I sat next to Lucy and knew
that my day
had come. For the first time in my life I felt totally at ease. Even
Maggie would be.
"He's a hunter no more. He's come home" - Sadik
"The memories we'll create will be our own" - Lucy
(D) ... . I approached the Moonbus, talked to Sadik and gave him the
power core. Then
I killed him. The bomber wouldn't kill anymore. I entered the
Moonbus and talked to
Clovis (NOTE: No use killing the rep). Clovis was already a dead
replicant. Nobody
cheats his destiny. He was lying in bed and reciting a poem. I still
remember it.
"My hands are labour day and night
And ease comes never in my sight
My wife has no indulgence given
Except what comes to her from heaven
We eat little, we drink less
This earth breathing out our happiness
Another sun feeds our life's dreams
We are not warm with thy beams
The measure is not the time to me
Though yet the space that I do see
Me mind is not with thy light array
And terror shall not make me afraid"
- Clovis, that decisive day
Gaff awaited me outside. He was a happy man. Told me that I was
ready now, that
Chief Bryant wanted to see me. I even earned myself full retirement
bonuses. Said
that I've done a man's job. That I could buy myself a real dog now.
EPILOGUE
When I came home that decisive day I could sleep for days. Dr.
Tyrell spoke on the
vidphone and congratulated me on a job well done. He even heard
about Maggie and
offered me a real one. I didn't accept. Instead I opened the phone
book and looked
in the yellow pages under 'animal repairs, electric' and dialled the
number. I
turned on the news and listened to Governor Maurice Goldwick. He
said something
about reps being brought to Terra in the near future. Something
about clearing out
the kipple. I didn't like it. I didn't like it at all. I didn't like
the way his
eyes blinked.
The end.
(103 rooms to walk in)
By the way
1. Maybe you can shield Moraji from the blast and live.
2. If you show your gun to Larry he rolls away. You never see him
again so I don't
know what happens if you and Lucy enter at the end.
3. Is Lucy always a rep? I doubt it.
4. What happens if you kill all the reps in the Moonbus? I never
pulled the trick.
5. What was Holden's badge doing in the Yukon Hotel?
6. What is the exact trigger for Steele to live at the end? The two
of us surely can
beat the reps in the Moonbus.
7. Read the books of P.K.Dick and K.W. Jeter.
By TheBlade (filip.perneel@ufsia.ac.be)
