Core Narrative 1

**INTO THE BAYOU OF MADNESS** is an interactive narrative where a player
can guide a Detective as he looks for a missing person.

*"It seemed like your run of*
the mill kidnapping, but I got a lot more then I bargained for on this
case." - Ransom Bishop.

Ransom Bishop is a private
eye who takes a case a strange case. the pay is too good to pass up and
besides, the people chose him because he's the best at finding people who don't
want to be found. The young man in Question is Kix

Ransom can go and question
the missing person's father, Nathan, the man who hired him. He is low-level
management at a corporation. he's afraid that his hippy son is running with the
wrong crow. Ransom can also question the missing person's aunt Molly, a woman
who he admires much more than his father for her kind nature and love of art.
she tells Ransom that she had introduced Kix to an Artist called "The
Dreamer". Aunt Molly gives Ransom his address. When Ranson arrives at The
Dreamers studio he finds it empty with the door locked. Ransom is no stranger
to a breaking and entering. hacking the low-security door seems easy enough and
the windows, inaccessible to a normal would-be thief are also an option. This
is the only lead that Ransom has so he goes in. Strange artwork depicting long
inky strokes coming from the sky leading into the bayou. Noticing a pattern, he
in the placement of stars and upper city in the background he is able to extrapolate
a location using his computer and cross referencing it with public records to
find the location that these were painted at. An abandoned water treatment plant
the perfect hide out for an eccentric artist.

*"As much as I would*
support the kid's rebellious behavior, I can't miss this payday. I think the
kid will understand."

Electing to use a more remote landing zone for his skycar as to not provoke
an attempted escape from anyone hiding out there. Last thing ransom wanted was
a high-speed chase that no amount of money could make worth it. But the money
was good enough to get his feet wet. Going in a side entrance he’s able to gain
access to the facility. Candlelight illuminated the room never seen so many
candles in my life. The Dreamers apartment was weird but this was something else
entirely. Walking through the threshold of the door Infront of you, you find
yourself looking into the same room. For a moment you continue to run through
the same door over and over until you find yourself in a hallway. Looking back
shows the room you left and nothing more. Looking up the building schematics
shows that Ransom is right where he Is supposed to be. After a quick realignment
Ransom determines the most likely location that an altar would be. But why was he
thinking of an altar? He decided to ask the man he saw at the end of the hall. The
man kept walking and refused to answer him. Then a strange feeling makes the
hair on the back of Ransom's neck stand up. He realizes that he’s drowning and
stands up from the knee-deep water. And proceeds to the biggest chamber
displayed on his computer. He focuses on his computer and nothing else he felt
like he was dreaming. He finally finds the room he’s looking for he takes a
shot of a mental stimulant to focus. He usually doesn’t need to use one on a
case like this but he feels like his mind is playing tricks on him. Finally, in
control, he scans the room to see 3 robbed figures painting on a large canvas. Getting
a good look at the canvas he realizes that he is looking at a rendering of
himself. He snaps his mind back to reality in time to feel the bite of a blade
enter his abdomen. The sudden adrenalin helps him subdue his attacker. Kix the
kid he’s been looking for. The other 2 figures were known where in site Ransom
stuns Kix and loads him onto his back and draws his pistol. Going back the way
he came he finds himself in The Dreamer’s apartment. Kix’s Aunt Molly is
standing there, Put the knife down she says. Ransom desperately scans his vitals
for some kind of poison that could be giving him these hallucinations. They say
he’s fine. He decides to wake up. A security officer picks him up and puts him
into a car. Ransom looks back to see Kix dead body covered in his blood. Realizing
his hands are covered with the same.

"If you were meant to come here I would have invited you, the only reason you live is that I see that you serve a purpose" The Dreamer.