I Sing the Body Electric

**I Sing the Body Electric** is a quest in *We Happy Few*. It begins after the quest, Cub Reporter, is completed. Arthur decides to investigate what the workers are up to in the alley, as Mrs. Oliphant had sent Gemma to investigate on them, but Arthur believes there's something wrong going on.

## Objectives

* Go to the work site
* Investigate Alley
* Return with a Boiler Suit (*if the player isn't wearing one on the first encounter*)
* Turn the Valve
* Take key y any means necessary (*if the player aggravates the workers in any way*)
* RUN!
* Get key from body
* Enter underground
* Collect all evidence 0/3
* Turn on the power
* Rotate the Floor
* Escape!
* Find a way to open the gate

## In-Game Description

Mrs. Oliphant said she sent Gemma to ask the workers about their art projects. But I have a sneaking suspicion something's gone wrong there.

What's going on in this alley? Maybe there's a clue how to get underground from there.

If I come back dressed in a boiler suit like they are, they might tell me more. (*if the player isn't wearing one on the first encounter*)

What's going on down under? Maybe one of these blokes has a key to the hatch.

I'll just pop into the sewer now and see what's what.

What was Gemma investigating? I should look around the control room to find some uh... evidence?

The power is off. I suspect the elevator will work better if I turn it back on. They usually do.

That jolly well is evidence, isn't it?

Point the Jubilator in the right direction so you can escape this hellish place.

I've got to get out of here. If I get in that Jubilator, I can drive right out of here!

I seem to have left my magic wand at home, so I think I'm going to have to get out of this Jubilator and find a way to open that gate.

Toot toot!

## Walkthrough

After the player finishes gathering clues from Gemma's house, Arthur figures he should finish her investigation in order to gain his old Press Pass to enter Haworth Labs.

By going to the alley where three workers are having trouble with the pipes, Arthur has to either dress up to appear as a worker like them, or kill/knock them out to steal the key off of Hugh Gaitskell.

**NOTE:** As soon as the player enters the underground Motilene Electrical Control HQ, they won't be able to get out until the quest is completed. It's also highly suggested to have a Gas Mask on hand, as the fumes will slowly decrease their health.

After turning the power on, Arthur sees two workers entering the floor below him, the apprentice ignores the other's warning and walks straight onto the electric floor. Killing him. To bypass the electric floor, Arthur can throw the nearby dead corpses on them to short circuit them.

After collecting all of the evidence, the area where Arthur just came through is blocked off by an explosion and falling boulders, leaving him no choice but to escape with the Jubilator nearby.

When inside of the Jubilator, the player has the option to honk, suck things up, speed up, or on the path before him. Eventually, they'll have to get out of the vehicle for a brief moment to open up the door with a nearby lever, once back inside of the vehicle, it will crash crash down the mines. This completes the quest.

## Collectibles

### Notes that the player will gather

Blackberry?
Electric artwork
Endochronic Properties
Forms...
Victory Day
Magnificent Muffins
Bad Batches of Joy
Formula adjustments

### Items the player will gather

* 2x Empty Pill Bottle
* Rubber Duck
* 4x Tea
* Victory Meat

### Containers the player can search through

* 4x Crate
* 2x Dead Rat
* 4x Desk
* 11x Maintenance Locker
* 2x Medicine Cabinet
* 2x Payphone
* 2x Toilet
* 2x Toolbox

## Transcript

### Imposter

Open/Close

Hugh: Oi! Where do you think you're going?

Hugh: This is a municipal work site! And you're not a municipal worker, are you? So clear off!

### The New Guy

Open/Close

Arthur: Central sent me to help out.

Hugh: Oh, and I suppose you learned everything about municipal infrastructure back at Central.

Arthur: I like to think I can figure a few things out.

Hugh: Ohhhhh, you can figure things out. Who needs twenty years of experience, when the new lads can just suss it out with their eyes! HEY, LET'S ALL LEARN FROM THE NEW LAD!

Arthur: This seems fairly obvious. Don't you just turn that thing?

Hugh: DON'T!

Hugh: I've never heard it do that before.

Arthur: Oh, dear. I ... uh. There's a tool I need ... I'll just go get it...

Hugh: What did he do to it? Has anybody got a pipe wrench?

Arthur: Oh. I should really have paid more attention when dad was banging on the plumbing. I hope they're not dead.

Arthur: On the other hand, it looks like I can get down now.

## Trivia

* When the player rides the Jubilator, the song 'La La La' plays.
* The player has 15 seconds to get away from the pipes before it explodes.
* The Store Room is crossed out and is instead labeled as "Mrs. Chippy Park".
* The name of the quest is a reference to the poem *I Sing the Body Electric* by Walt Whitman.
* When going in the vent to bypass the fire incident, if the players turns right, they can gather a can of Victory Meat.
* Strangely, two of the workers will have a randomly generated name, but not a randomly generated appearance. They will not have any items on them either.
* There are two letters taped on the plaque in the electrical room, they reads as followed:
	+ "*Congratulations, Harry. However, Employee Art Week is now over. Would you kindly disconnect your electrified wires? I can't even get to the plug. -- A. S. S*"
	+ "*Save Harry's Fireworks! Sign the petition! Don't let the Philistines in management take Harry's art down! R. Fry, B. Sewell, Freddie Wedmore, Johnny Ruskin.*"
* The apprentice that gets electrified doesn't have a name and cannot be interacted with.
	+ Interestingly, he's one of the two wellies with blonde hair, with the other being Davy Hackney. However, judging by the colours, it can be assumed that the apprentice's hair is naturally blonde.