Chapter 2

## Story

Chapter 2 has a variety of starts depending on the player's actions in Chapter 1. The two main options are the player waking up in the Scarlet Estate and the player waking up in Stella's guest room.

If the player wakes up in their room at the estate, they will have the option to check on Dustin in the drawer, the doll in the closet, and out the window, where they noticed something has been watching them. Once the player heads down, they meet up with Tabitha who waited to tell them not to get into any trouble before heading off to work. From there, the player has the option to make another PB&J sandwich and go check the garden, where they find a foot print and mysterious goo in the place of where something had been watching them from the window, proposing it could've been Wayne. The player can choose whether or not they want to immediately text Stella about it.

If the player wakes up in Stella's guest room, they will wake up to a furious Tabitha at the door talking to Stella, and has a variety of options of how to make their entrance. One noticeable choice is if the player chooses to hide under their sheets and pretend they're sleeping, Gretchen will uncover them and greet the player excitedly, though if Gretchen died in the last Chapter, Tabitha will be the one to pull the sheets off. Tabitha will want to talk privately with the player and the player can choose to let Stella stay or let Tabitha force her away.

Once the player makes it town, they will encounter Avery and Sybil, while Stella goes off to the Library for a head start. The player has the option to talk a bit with Sybil and talk more in depth with Avery at the diner. Once the player gets to the library, they meet Oscar the librarian and Pixel the cat, and start researching some of the books Stella and Kaneeka found, with the Book Smarts trait allowing the player to read extra books. From there, the gang discusses their theories and decide to investigate the mines, but also decide to invite Reese to tag along, but are refused to by Dr. Kelly. However, she does offer to invite them to dinner for the following day, and the gang heads off to the mines, where the player has the choice to ride in the van with Kaneeka or walk with Stella. Upon arriving at the mines, the player will get to talk to up to three different groups of miners and/or Tabitha. Wayne is encountered after talking to the first group of miners. If the player has the Street Smarts trait, they can slip their number to Isaacs in the second group of miners, and talk to the third group of miners without being caught by Tabitha. Once the second miners are spoken to, the player has the last chance to talk to Tabitha. If the player decides to turn back at any point, they will immediately find Rosalina sneaking off into the Shaw mine.

From there, the player has the option to not call Tabitha and head in with Stella and Kaneeka immediately, call Tabitha and let her know where they're going but not wait with her, and call Tabitha and wait for her. After going through the tunnels, the gang finds Rosalina with a group of teenagers: Becka, Alexis, Zane, and Miles. If the player has the Keen Eye trait, they can notice Rosalina before she sneaks off into the caves with Becka and Alexis, and are able to bypass the bad outcomes. Without the trait however, Rosalina will successfully sneak off with the two and the player will travel farther into the mines to take them out. Once reaching a certain point, the player will encounter a strange carving that causes them to pass out and hallucinate the Shaw incident and see an interaction between Enoch Scarlet and Charles Shaw, with the Mystical trait allowing them to see more. After that, Stella leaves them to find help, and the player starts seeing Tommyknockers. Rosalina appears crying asking the player for help, leaving the Player with two choices: Leave with Rosalina or go after Becka and Alexis. Leaving with Rosalina will cause Becka and Alexis to be trapped in the tunnels and going after Becka and Alexis will cause the tunnels to collapse on Rosalina's leg, sending her to the ER.

## List of Major Decisions

*Incomplete*

* Woke up in my cousin's guest room.
* Checked in on Dustin
* Found a sickly boot print in the garden
* Woke up in Stella's guest room.
* Insisted Stella stay when Tabitha tried to kick her out of her living room.
* Let Tabitha kick Stella out of her living room to talk to me.
* Met Sybil and learned about Ditchlings.
* Brushed off Avery when they asked you about last night.
* Told Avery a half-truth about last night's encounter in the woods.
* Told Avery the truth about last night's encounter in the woods.
* Visited Avery at the diner.
* Had tea with Avery at the diner.
* Had tea with Avery at the diner and took the opportunity to set the record straight about last night.
* Discovered that the mayor of the Scarlet Hollow is a dog.
* Walked with Stella to the mines.
* Rode with Kaneeka to the mines.
* Discovered what happened to Stella's parents.
* Spoke to one group of miners.
* Spoke to two groups of miners.
* Spoke to three groups of miners and was caught by Tabitha.
* Spoke to three groups of miners without being caught by Tabitha (Street Smarts)
* Visited Tabitha's office while investigating the mining camp.
* Went after the teens without calling Tabitha.
* Warned Tabitha about the teens sneaking into the Shaw Mines and waited for her before going in.
* Warned Tabitha about the teens sneaking into the Shaw Mines but went in without waiting for her.
* Went after Becka and Alexis at the cost of Rosalina's safety.
* Left Becka and Alexis behind in the mine collapse.

## Appearing Characters

* Tabitha Scarlet
* Dustin
* Frou-Frou
* Stella Richmond
* Gretchen
* Avery Belle
* Winnie
* Wayne
* Sybil Forsyth
* Kaneeka Forsyth
* Dr. Kelly
* Oscar Gutierrez
* Pixel
* Rosalina Gutierrez
* Alexis
* Becka
* Zane
* Miles Forsyth
* Davis
* Harrison
* Zachs
* Isaacs
* Smith
* Rodriguez
* Tate
* Johnson
* Sheriff Earl Huggby
* Deputy Derekson
* Tommyknockers

### Appeared

* Ditchlings
* Unnamed Miners at the Diner
* Sal
* Enoch Scarlet
* Charles Shaw

### Mentioned

* Mayor Jimmy
* Reese Kelly
* Pearlanne Scarlet
* Vivian Scarlet
* Stella's Parents