Malware Scratch/Transcript

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**Squarangl'r**

*Ultimate Square*

**10:00 AM**

main hall, ground floor

**Phil Eggtree**

*Ultimate Riddle Student*

**Chuck**

*Ultimate Speedster*

**Proto**

*Ultimate Rogue Antivirus*

**Tony the Talking Clock**

*Ultimate Timekeeper*

**Robin**

*Ultimate Leader*

**Luke Triton**

*Ultimate Apprentice*

**Chris**

*Ultimate Quiz Solver*

**Blitzy Jr.**

*Ultimate Literal Party Animal*

**Announcer**

*Ultimate Speaker Box*

**Fluttershy**

*Ultimate Animal Caretaker*

**Electric Boogaloo**

*Ultimate Disco Dancer*

**El Fandazma de la Pregunda Quatro**

*Ultimate Sorcerer*

**Sierra Scales**

*Ultimate Snake*

**Baba**

*Ultimate Reality Warper*

**Cuphead**

*Ultimate Run 'n' Gunner*

**Jack Inthebox**

**10:15 AM**

Room 105, first floor

**INVESTIGATION**

**11:00 AM**

courtroom, ground floor

**Court is now**

**IN SESSION**

Nonstop Debate: Part 1

So the class trial has finally started...

From this point on, I will provide simple tutorials at every important moment.

...I'm sorry, but please excuse my ear-tainting rudeness.

As things progress during each class trial, you will engage in a number of Nonstop Debates.

During these discussions, all characters will speak one after the other, without any breaks.

It's up to you to reveal any lies or mistakes contained within their statements.

This means you'll have to use your Truth Bullets to refute what you say.

Out of all the Truth Bullets you find during your nonexistent investigation, only the relevant ones...

...will be loaded into the Truth Cylinder.

Use the mouse to move the reticle, then fire with the left mouse button.

Pay close attention to each character's statements, and choose your Truth Bullets to blast the right ones.

Note that if you run out of time, you will automatically fail, so please be careful!

Also, if you concentrate, you can progress the argument slowly.

Please use it whenever you feel like the statements are moving too fast for you to aim.

However, this does consume the Focus Gauge, so please be careful.

This will also reveal a small red dot within weak spots called the X-Point.

If you hit that with the correct Truth Bullet, you'll get an awesome X-Counter!

It's like a V Counter, but twice as cool.

X-Counters really improve your score and the number of Jacktokens you earn, so try that out.

If you press the escape key during these arguments, you can review and adjust the controls.

Well then... good luck and have fun!

Nonstop Debate

* Scratch Marks

* **punched the victim**
* Scratch Marks

Nonstop Debate: Part 2

During the previous statement, there was only one weak spot...

But from this point on, there will be various weak spots standing in your way.

No matter how many weak spots there are, there will be only one lie or contradiction in the debate at a time.

This means there will be false weak spots.

If you shoot a false weak spot with a Truth Bullet, not only will you fail to refute what was said...

...but you'll also lower your trust with everyone, and your Influence Gauge will take damage.

If your Influence Gauge reaches zero, you will fail, so please be extra careful.

You'll have to rely on your own logic to determine which weak spots are actually lies or mistakes.

If you press the escape key during these arguments, you can review and adjust the controls.

Well then... good luck and have fun!

Nonstop Debate

* Blitzy Jr.'s Collar

* **no one else**
* Blitzy Jr.'s Collar

Rebuttal Showdown

It seems you've been contradicted!

When this sort of thing happens, you'll go into a one-on-one debate called a Rebuttal Showdown.

What's a Rebuttal Showdown? For now, let's explain the controls.

In this mode, you counter the other person's claim and argue against it...

Move your Truth Blade and align it with your opponent's claims.

Perform a regular cut in the direction the blade is pointing.

Cut with a Truth Blade like how you would shoot a Truth Bullet.

...oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you.

In this mode, Truth Bullets will be called Truth Blades.

Use regular cuts on your opponent's words, but when a weak spot appears...

...slash it with a Truth Blade strike!

Of course, if you don't have the correct Truth Blade, you will not be able to cut an opponent's remark.

What's neat is, if you cut through multiple words at once, you get a time bonus.

Two at once gets you two seconds. Three is three... the more you cut down, the better.

Watch the position of your opponent's claim closely and slice as many as you can!

By doing that, you can skew the debate's mood to your advantage.

When the mood of the argument is in your favor, the debate will progress.

On the other hand, if you ignore the other person's remarks, it will skew toward their advantage.

And then you'll have to deal with loss of progress...

If you and your opponent's arguments are even, a Blade Lock will occur!

When that happens, you have to mash the normal slash button as fast as you can to push them off!

Isn't slicing and dicing opinions with a Truth Sword the bee's knees?

What? Not really? Well, you shouldn't knock it before you try it.

You can also X-Counter, so if blah blah blah blah...

Thanks for your time!

Rebuttal Showdown

* Yellow Feather
* Four-Pronged Fork

* **scratch marks**
* Four-Pronged Fork

the fork would have been broken

the scratch marks are in trios

there would be stab marks on Proto as well

Scrum Debate

You're split down the middle!

At times like this, Scrum Debates are perfect!

In a Scrum Debate, you will be split into two teams...

...then, you argue your opinions against each other.

But look, everyone's so fired up, the subject of your statements don't match.

That's not how you debate at all!

You have to match your subject in your opponents' and put them in the correct order...

...that's how you make a good debate!

Your side's subject keywords will be displayed, but your opponents' subjects won't be revealed yet.

Listen closely for the subject of your opponents' argument!

Before your opponent finishes their statement, find the same subject keyword...

...and argue the subject with the same keyword.

If you and your opponents' arguments match, then your opponents' keyword will be revealed!

And when all the statements match up...

...you will enter the finale. Try to convince all your opponents at once!

Continuously tap the button displayed on the screen to push your opponent's claim out!

Don't get pushed back! Push their claim out for a Perfect Refutation.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Scrum Debate

**Could Blitzy Jr. be the culprit?**

He could!

Announcer, Baba, Chuck, Chris, Boogaloo, Quatro, Robin, Tony

He could not!

BJ, Cuphead, Fluttershy, Luke, Phil, ~~Proto~~, Sierra, Square

**Baba** [Phil]

**blood** [Square]

**feather** [Square]

**fork** [Luke]

**look** [Fluttershy]

**marks** [Sierra]

**room** [BJ]

**sounds** [Cuphead]

his claws aren't strong enough

he can't scratch off his own collar

Proto would've killed him first

Nonstop Debate: Agreement

After this debate, blue weak spots will start appearing.

If you call the weak spots you've seen up until now Argue Spots...

...the blue weak spots will be called Agree Spots.

When shooting Agree Spots with Truth Bullets, you need to flip your way of thinking.

Instead of arguing that the other person's testimony contains lies or mistakes...

...please fire the Truth Bullets that prove the other person's testimony is correct.

When your Truth Bullets merge with their weakness, it will become a logically sound Agreement!

...isn't it a little hot in here?

From now on, you must infer whether it's best to "argue" or "agree" based on what's being debated.

You can also X-Consent, so if you're confident, give that a shot.

If you press the escape key during these arguments, you can review and adjust the controls.

Well then... good luck and have fun!

Nonstop Debate

* Yellow Feather

* **Chuck's**
* Yellow Feather

Rebuttal Showdown

* Blitzy Jr.'s Collar
* Scratch Marks
* Deflated Fish

* **There is no more evidence!**
* Deflated Fish

Nonstop Debate

* Jack's Rules
* Secret Compartment
* Four-Pronged Fork

* **popped**
* Jack's Rules

to kill Proto

to kill Chris

as a distraction

Nonstop Debate

* Secret Compartment

* **nowhere**
* Secret Compartment

Argument Armament

I know, this is getting crazy, right? But it's time for another tutorial.

Your opponent is on the ropes, but they're in Argument Armament mode and won't listen to you.

You have to remove their Notlisten Rings to refute what they are saying.

That's how Argument Armament works!

The objective is to destroy all of your foe's armaments, then strike the finishing blow.

You match the rhythm to shoot down your opponent's statements to damage the armament.

The markers on top of your opponent's statements are called Rhythm Sites...

...right when the gauge makes one revolution, press the correct button to shoot the statement.

When damaged enough, their rings will break, and the music will change.

The tempo will also pick up, so match the timing!

Can't get on rhythm? Try pressing the button you'd use to concentrate to activate Fever Time!

During Fever Time, you will be invincible! And you can press any button!

You can only activate it when your Focus Energy is full, so watch it carefully!

When your opponent's rings are destroyed, you can give your final argument.

Your argument will be displayed with four words, assigned to the four arrow keys.

Press the buttons in the correct order to land the finishing blow!

Use split-second logic to refute your opponent's final statement!

As always, it was a pleasure.

Argument Armament

BE

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HIND

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BEHIND THE DOOR

Identify the Character

Chris

Closing Argument

I will now explain the Closing Argument, the final piece of detective work to end this trial.

In the Closing Argument, you will wrap up the case.

You'll have to reproduce the order of events in the case by filling in the blanks.

Blanks are areas where a number of phrases are missing.

After selecting the phrases with the mouse, left-click to move the cursor over the blanks...

...and then fit the phrase in the empty space by right-clicking. Only the correct phrase will fit!

Compare the words surrounding the blanks with the phrases to complete the essay.

Some phrases will not be used.

Don't worry, those unused phrases will be sent to a special place.

Thank you, thank you!

Closing Argument

Fill in the blanks with any of these phrases (one is not used):

BJ's collar

Chuck

culprit

fish

Fluttershy

fork

kill Proto

secret compartment

yellow feather

It's voting time!

AN-BB-BJ-IC-CK-CH-PQ-EB-FS-LT-PE-PR-RB-SS-S4-TC

**Court is now**

**ADJOURNED**

It's punishment time!

**CHRIS HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY.
PREPARING PRE-EXECUTION CHALLENGE.**

(Chris is dragged into an empty classroom)

(Jack, who is wearing glasses, enters the room)

(Jack gives Chris some stapled pieces of paper, and on it says...)

**Chris's Challenge: Twisted Trivia Test**

Pass the test!

(Chris is given a pen, and he must do the test)

(Approximately five minutes later, Chris finishes his test)

(Jack checks the test paper, and is ready to grade it)

(Chris gets an F----)

**PRE-EXECUTION CHALLENGE FAILED.**

**2:55 PM**

Room 106, first floor

**3:00 PM**

execution room, ground floor

Malware Scratch: End

**SURVIVORS**

red = dead

Annnouncer, Baba, Blitzy Jr., Chris, Chuck, Cuphead, Electric Boogaloo, El Fandazma de la Pregunda Quatro, Fluttershy, Luke Triton, Phil Eggtree, Proto, Robin, Sierra Scales, Squarangl'r, Tony the Talking Clock

**no. of survivors: 14**

**TO BE CONTINUED**