SirenTalia/Summaries

SirenTalia is a mystery/horror game that features exploration gameplay. The whole game takes place over one chapter, and is currently incomplete. Since the game only has one chapter, the summaries will be split into sections of the game, rather than by chapter.

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## Japan: 00:00, Hanuda

### Intro

The game cuts in on a black screen reading 'Japan: 00:00 cave, mountain Hanuda.' It then cuts to another screen reading 'Objective of the mission: escape and hide.' Once these screens cut away, we hear a loud rumbling sound and see Japan run onscreen. He remarks that he "must not let them catch him' and runs to the cave exit as fast as he can. Once out of the cave, he emerges into an abandoned town, and insists on not wasting any time. He says this area was the center as far as he remembered, but that the exit is likely closed off. He decides to find a hiding spot and wait for now, before remarking that his head hurts, insisting that he needs a break. The entire town is abandoned, with every building except one blocked off and dead leaves, trees, bushes, grass, and wilted flowers everywhere. With nowhere else to go, Japan ducks into an abandoned building to the south, with what appears to be a barren farm field out front.

### Hiding Spot

Once inside, Japan scans his surroundings, noting that the entire place is dirty, but that it will serve fine enough as a refuge. Wanting badly for some rest, he continues on into the building. Broken bottles litter the floor, dirt cakes everything in sight, and broken floorboards dot every room of the building. In the entrance, Japan discovers what he assumes to be the house owner's journal. It speaks of a time when 'the town was quiet and the people were nice' in the beginning, only to seemingly decline, as the water turns red as blood, adopting a foul smell, and the people of the town become violent and dangerous. The author of the book quickly runs out of water and becomes riddled with thirst. As a last resort, they drink the red water, and remark that they feel horrible, and that their body has changed. The last legible page of the book is filled with laughter, and the desire of the previous owner to just die, before the rest becomes incomprehensible. Japan responds with pity to the previous owner's condition, before moving on.

The main room of the house has a myriad of strange objects, including an assortment of odd statues which can be found throughout the entire building, a map and a rope lying on a large table in the middle of the room, a torn piece of paper nailed to the wall, and what appears to be a blood-splattered painting. The room diverges off into three separate rooms; the bathroom, the kitchen, and the bedroom upstairs.

Heading into the bathroom, Japan finds it caked in blood and dirt, and remarks that the room is disgusting. Testing the faucet, he confirms that there's no water in the house at all. Taking note of shelves of toiletries and a dirty mirror, the most notable find in the bathroom is a dirty bathtub with hair presumably sticking out of the drain.

The kitchen is in much the same sorry state as the rest of the house, with dirt caking the floor and walls, and broken floorboards dotting the ground. The table is still set, as if everyone had disappeared in the middle of a meal, though the food is clearly old and rotten by now. Examining the cupboards and pantry, Japan remarks that everything is rotten and it would give him a stomachache should he choose to try and eat it. The cabinet holding the plates and cups is full of dust, and the microwave stinks.

The upstairs bedroom mirrors the combined state of the rest of the house; dirty with cracked floorboards, cobwebs, broken bottles, and three bloodstains at points on the floor. A vial on the desk contains a strange red liquid, and the bed is just as flithy as everything else. Finally, Japan finds an empty wardrobe and decides to hide inside, reasoning that whatever it is that he's running from won't find him if he stays quiet. Climbing inside, he briefly wonder how much time has passed, and remarks that he wants to go home. The scene then cuts to a black screen, reading only "mission accomplished."

## China: 05:00, Japan

### Discussion

The scene cuts in to a screen reading simply "China: 05:00 Meeting Room, Japan." Then, as this text cuts away, we're greeted by a scene of multiple nations all sitting around a meeting table in Japan, discussing the country's disappearance. England states that Japan has been missing for a week now, and that he doesn't have any clues on Japan's location as of yet. America jumps onto the table, yelling out his idea on how to find him, as Germany and Canada insist that this is serious and should be treated as such. The whole room sounds off in a cascade of random remarks and arguments, before Germany silences everyone. China, insisting that everyone is too loud, decides to head outside and take a break.

### Breakthrough

As China steps outside and inhales the fresh air, he wonders quietly to himself where the hell Japan could have gone, thinking of himself as the worst brother in the world, and asking how Japan can't see that the others are all worried about him. Frustration and guilt overcoming him, tears begin to flow, frustrating him even further at the thought of becoming useless and unable to help. Feeling absolutely lost, China asks for one clue, just one, and laments not telling Japan not to go on his trip. A flashback sequence occurs, showing China and Japan standing outside together in the evening, as Japan recounts his plans to head off to a town that was previously considered to be missing called 'Hanuda.' China, quickly realizing that he knows where Japan is, runs back into the meeting room, which is now in a state of chaos as everyone argues amongst themselves.

Loudly, China announces that he knows where Japan is, catching everyone's attention. After a brief explanation of what Hanuda is and why Japan went to see it, the others realize that they have to go and look for him. The only problem is, they can't just go somewhere like that, as their superiors would never approve. China insists that he just wants to find Japan, and the others come to agreement that the best course of action is to just go and not tell their superiors. China thanks everyone, as England declares the plan decided, and the demo ends there.