19: First Encounter

19: First Encounter

Characters: Madison Paige and Ethan Mars

It is now Wednesday and we are outside of a motel and you are Madison again.  You pull up on your motorcycle, take your helmet off, and go inside.  As you ring the bell on the counter you hear a TV  news broadcast about Shaun Mars and the Origami Killer.  The clerk comes out of the bathroom behind the counter - and here we have another one of the errors in the game - if you read the clock/calendar on the wall to the right of the bathroom door it says that today is Thursday October 5th 2012...  It is supposed to be Wednesday.

An observation or two - this game was made by a company in France - having been to France I can say that some hotels still use a registry book when you check in - but it does not include things like age and marital status.  You fill out the name and address line, sign, and then hand them your passport and payment - usually credit card.  When he gives you the key to room 201 you might be thinking that is on the second floor - but no, it is on the 3rd floor!  In France the first floor is the second floor, whereas what yanks call the first floor is known as the ground floor there.  You'll figure it out!

As we arrive at our room we see Ethan Mars leaning against the railing - and he does not look so good.  When we walk over he slumps against us, but he does not want an ambulance.  He just wants you to help him to his room - 207 - which you do.  A few broken ribs and some cuts is the verdict - so you go into the bathroom and check out the fully stocked medicine chest, grabbing the disinfectant to clean Ethan's wounds.

Next we get some pain killers from the medicine chest in the bathroom and give one to Ethan - who then takes a second from the bottle even though we tell him you are only supposed to take one a day.  He declares that he is going to take a shower and you offer to help him...  Wait, I think I have seen this movie, but where is the cheesy 70's music playing in the background - boom-chicka-wah-wah-chicka-boom-chicka-wah-wah!

Madison you dog you!  Peaking at the naked man!  A conversation ensues in which we learn more about Madison and her insomnia.  We learn that she is a photographer, and Ethan tells her that he is an architect.  He comes out of the shower and thanks us, and we ask his name and then leave.

Now we are Ethan Mars

Grab the box from under the bed and take it to the desk.  Sit down and open it to have another look at the contents. We select another origami figure - this one made from a partial sheet of $20 bills  - and read the instructions on it before grabbing our jacket and hitting the door - and fade-to-black!