Tobis Cube

**Tobis Cube** is a joke game that is being developed by Kit and was first released to the *AccurateFox Games Discord Server* on April 1st 2022, followed by its Version 0.5 update released to Itch.io exactly one year later. In its current version (v0.5), it contains the first three chapters of its story, and a hidden teaser for its last three.

The game is a humorous parody of the currently unreleased game *Tobias: The Locked Box*, being developed by AccurateFox Games, poking fun at its exceedingly long development time and Kit's poorly-written, originally planned story from 2018. Tobis Cube was the first AccurateFox game to be created using the *RPG Maker MZ* engine.

A final update (version 1.0) for the game is currently being developed, which will include the final three chapters of the game.

## Plot

### Chapter 1

Ben arrives at Haus and meets up with Jeson, Mike, Berb and Feddy. Jeson explains Ben's job to him - to go inside Haus, though he seems unsure of what he's talking about. Ben accepts and enters Haus.

Shortly after entering Haus, Ben stumbles upon Boony, who got herself lost. Boony runs away, but Ben manages to calm her down and so the two team up. As soon as this happens, a hallway inexplicably opens up, and so the two take the route, soon running into Iv. Iv sees Boony with Ben and attempts to get him to hand her over to her, but Ben declines and flashes his flashlight in Iv's face at high speed, causing her to flee.

Soon, Ben and Boony encounter Tobis, who appears at random in the centre of a room and greets the two, appearing friendly. Iv quickly shows up as well and gets angry at Tobis, calling him her problem, though Tobis corrects her spelling. The two leave shortly afterwards, Tobis claiming that he will not be relevant for the next five minutes.

Eventually, Ben and Boony meet up with Iv again, who once again tries to convince Ben to hand over Boony, but he declines and flashes his flashlight in Iv's face at high speed once again, though this time it doesn't work, so Ben simply declines and Iv leaves.

Ben and Boony loop around to where they started in the first room of Primoria House and finally meet up with Tobis again, who explains that "this is the part where [he] would attack you for no reason and then not update the game for four years," but this does not happen and the group all stand in an awkward, confused silence. Soon after, Tobis and Boony teleport away, presumably against their wills, leaving Ben alone, then joined by Kitsune, who calls out "April Fools," and begins presenting a teaser for Halloween Project 2, before realising that it isn't 2022, but rather 2023, and then bringing Tobis and Boony back, before swiftly making his leave after Tobis begins growing exceedingly excited over the presence of "a real furry". Tobis then awkwardly offers to invite Ben to have tea later, to which Ben accepts. Tobis then leaves, so Ben and Boony make their way to the next floor of Haus.

### Chapter 2

After exploring the 2nd floor of Haus, Ben and Boony encounter Iv again, though behind a gate. Iv once again asks Ben to hand Boony over to her, but he refuses, she destroys the gate separating the two. Boony, at Ben's request, runs ahead, after which Iv chases Ben through the winding corridors of the area. Ben manages to flee into an open room, but is stopped by Iv, giving Boony the perfect opportunity to dive a car, at random, directly into the same room, completely missing Iv and Ben. She then slowly reverses the car into Iv, who promptly falls asleep. Ben compliments Boony's parking and the two continue on.

Now in a new area, Ben and Boony complete two puzzles - a spinning platform puzzle and a numbered button puzzle - to open a gate blocking them from continuing. Once the gate is opened, the two arrive in a larger room with an identical numbered button puzzle. The moment they enter the room, lights begin flashing and Air Conditioning appears before the duo for the first time. Air Conditioning orders the two to leave Haus, but Ben refuses, so Air Conditioning disappears and attempts to neutralise him with a harder version of the numbered button puzzle, with three rounds, getting progressively faster with each. After Ben completes the puzzle, Air Conditioning reappears and vents his frustration for a moment, before Boony walks up and knocks him to the ground. Air Conditioning disappears, and Ben and Boony continue on to the next area.

Ben and Boony walk together through a long corridor, during which Ben asks Boony why she dislikes him, to which she vents her anger at the fact that Ben keeps calling her anything except her name, and instead of asking what it is, he keeps the joke going, to which Ben apologises. After some discussion, Boony agrees to keep it going, to Ben's delight.

The two shortly afterwards meet up with Tobis, who greets them and congratulates them on defeating Air Conditioning, and, after some joking around, asks what Ben's plan is, to which he admits that he doesn't have one. Tobis also reveals in this moment that him and Jeson are good friends. While everyone is distracted, Iv appears and captures Boony, who seems to show no anxiety whatsoever about the situation. Ben appears mildly irritated at the situation. Tobis advises him to follow after Iv to rescue Boony, to which Ben accepts and appreciates the advice. Tobis also strikes a deal with Ben wherein, should Ben require help, Tobis will appear to help. Tobis disappears and Ben continues on.

Soon afterwards, Ben walks up a set of stairs leading to the 3rd floor of Haus and encounters a locked door, to which he calls Tobis. Tobis appears and unlocks the door, allowing Ben to proceed.

### Chapter 3

After walking through the 2nd floor of Haus, Ben arrives at a sequence of various puzzles. First, he encounters a large gap in the floor with a lever on the other side. After deciding that he can't make the jump, he calls Tobis and asks for his assistance. Tobis obliges and teleports over the gap to flip the lever, allowing Ben to get across. Next, Ben arrives at a simple lever puzzle, which he solves with ease.

At the next puzzle, Ben encounters Iv, still carrying Boony. Ben asks for Iv to hand Boony over to him, but Iv refuses, taunting him in the process. Ben asks how Iv was able to get past the puzzles, as they were still locked when he arrived, to which Iv simply says "It helps being able to teleport," and breaking the fourth wall. She then attempts to give Ben a "seemingly random" hint to the puzzle in the room (a dual-switch puzzle), but fails, and awkwardly disappears. Ben calls Tobis again to help with the puzzle, who takes one of the levers, giving Ben the other. The two of them flip their respective levers at the same time, opening a gate, and allowing Ben to progress.

Next, Ben arrives at a box puzzle. He pushes two boxes onto pressure plates and unlocks both gates blocking his path.

Eventually, Ben manages to reach Iv again, cornering her against an exceedingly large set of stairs. He orders her to give Boony over, in the exact same manner as Iv did nearer the beginning of the game. Iv taunts Ben, prompting him to approach her, but she teleports out of the way, repeating the phrase "It helps being able to teleport," and pushing Ben down the stairs, causing him to fall for an uninterrupted 16 seconds before hitting the floor at the bottom of the stairs. Iv teases Ben and disappears, after which he gets up and continues on looking for her.

Ben walks through a door and finds himself in a courtroom, accompanied by Jeson, Mike, Berb and Feddy, all sat in chairs. He walks through the centre of the room until he arrives at the judge table, to be greeted by Air Conditioning as the judge, who silences the court and orders Ben to take his place at the table, to which he obliges. He then summons Iv and the prosecutor, Tobis as Ben's lawyer, and Boony as Iv's. The trial then begins. Iv first makes the argument that Ben viciously attacked her with his flashlight back in Chapter 1, without letting her explain herself. Tobis makes an objection, then unsure of what to do turns to Ben, who assists him. Ben explains to Air Conditioning that he felt threatened by Iv and figured she wanted to attack him, then Tobis finishes off by claiming that the attack was in self-defence, causing Air Conditioning to give the point to them. This prompts Iv to present another argument; she claims that later on she kindly asked for Boony to be returned to her and Ben attacked her twice instead. Tobis makes an objection and allows Ben to testify, who then claims that Ben didn't ask kindly, but instead ordered him rudely. Iv retaliates by stating that Ben refused to let her interact with her best friend (Boony), but Ben responds by recalling that he didn't give her consent, to which Air Conditioning gives him the point. Iv then makes a third argument; she recalls Ben refusing again to give Boony to her in Chapter 2, claiming that he's actively preventing her from interacting with Boony, to which Tobis responds by recalling Iv, directly afterwards, chasing Ben in an attempt to harm him. Air Conditioning fast-forwards the footage to confirm this. Ben then makes the argument that, since Iv can teleport, she could have teleported to Boony instead of chasing Ben. Air Conditioning reluctantly gives another point to Ben and Tobis. Iv, running out of options, then makes an argument against Tobis, claiming that he chose to rudely make fun of her for making a typo. Tobis then responds by recalling that Iv said "why must exist" to him prior to the incident, claiming that she was questioning his life's purpose and believing him to be worthless. This causes the court to erupt in conversation. Air Conditioning desperately tries to quieten the court, but Ben calls out, instantly silencing the room, then presents irrefutable evidence that Iv pushed him down the stairs moments before the trial, instantly winning the trial.

Ben and Tobis begin celebrating, when Air Conditioning suddenly snaps and destroys the judge table using his gavel. He threatens Ben and leaves. Iv then casually asks if she won the court trial, to which Tobis says no and so Iv disappears. Boony rejoins Ben's party and Tobis leaves.

With Boony returned, Ben finds Tobis just outside the courtroom, who casually talks about court and congratulates Ben on completing Chapter 3. While Tobis is talking, Kitsune reappears behind him without him noticing. Boony points this out to Tobis, who then spots Kitsune and promptly displays extreme excitement. Kitsune slightly awkwardly puts Tobis to the side and begins talking to the player, greeting them and thanking them for playing the new update. He also explains that chapters 4, 5 and 6 are to come out when they're done, thanks the player again and then awkwardly disappears, ending the game.

## Secrets

**THE FOLLOWING SECRETS CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE TOBIS CUBE V0.5.**

## Trivia

* The current version of *Tobis Cube* - Version 0.1 - was created in two days.
* Kitsune and Mike are unique when compared to the rest of the cast for several reasons:
	+ They are the only two characters to talk with correct capitalisation and punctuation. (excluding in the courtroom)
	+ They are the only two characters whose dialogue portraits face straight towards the player as opposed to at an angle.