Dark Room

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> Perhaps, I went a bit too far in trying to keep my living expenses to a minimum. I ended up with, well, nothing.
>
> -Cleopatra, about her frugality

## Dark Room

* Pre-renovation
* Post-renovation

### Note

*Because furniture customization is possible in Mystic Mansion, there are a number of possible outcomes for each room's final design, and each and every design and combination is considered canon. So, the post-renovated picture is merely one of the many samples of a random furniture design combination rather than any "correct" canon one.*

## COMPLETION REWARDS

### Second

Hearts (30 mins. infinite use) and x1 Dynamite and Rainbow Bomb bundle

### Fourth

Hearts (30 mins. infinite use), x2 Hammers, and x2 Cat's Paws

## MISCELLANEOUS

### Game

*Mystic Mansion*

The **Dark Room** is the eight chapter of Mystic Mansion and is the room belonging to Cleopatra, the Frugality Deity.

The room was added to the game on September 15, 2020, and it is where The Player, alongside Purrcy, is tasked to renovate it to have a traditional yet gothic-style aesthetic.

## Appearance

### Pre-renovation

The room is a clean but empty and dark metallic room devoid of trash and even windows.

### Post-renovation

The room is decorated with a goth-like aesthetic while maintaining Cleo’s wishes of not having any decoration be powered by electricity.

It has traditional hanging candles, two large rectangular windows with frill curtains hanging above them, the walls now have wallpaper, the floor now has tiling, and is covered by a carpet that the sofa and pouffe set are standing on.

Between the sofa and pouffe is a snack table with either a wine set, candles, or a flower vase on top. On the couch next to where Cleo sits is a stuffed bear. In front of one of the windows is a small cabinet turned into a book shelf with either framed pictures, candles, or colorful bottles of potions on top.

## Steps

* Prologue (Cutscene only)
* **Step One**: Search for the room's owner (4 Stars)
* **Step Two**: Ask for details (5 Stars)
* **Step Three**: Install a light on the ceiling? (5 Stars)
* **Step Four**: Light candles (4 Stars x 2; 8 in total)
* **Step Five**: Make the candles brighter (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Six**: Make the candles even brighter (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Seven**: Ask why the room was so dark (5 Stars)
* **Step Eight**: Refuse (4 Stars)
* **Step Nine**: Ask what kind of room she wants (5 Stars)
* **Step Ten**: Suggest some room designs (5 Stars)
* **Step Eleven**: Add windows (2 Stars x 3; 6 in total)
* **Step Twelve/Thirteen**: Put up a wallpaper (4 Stars x 2; 8 in total) / Put down flooring (4 Stars x 2; 8 in total)
* **Step Fourteen**: Ask what to place next (4 Stars)
* **Step Fifteen**: Place a bookcase and books (3 Stars x 3; 9 in total)
* **Step Sixteen**: Place something on the bookcase (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Seventeen**: Hang curtains (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Eighteen**: Place a sofa? (5 Stars)
* **Step Nineteen**: Place a carpet (4 Stars x 2; 8 in total)
* **Step Twenty**: Place a sofa for sure this time (5 Stars x 2; 10 in total)
* **Step Twenty One/Twenty Two**: Place a coffee table (4 Stars x 2; 8 in total) / Place pouffes (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Twenty Three**: Place something on the table (3 Stars x 2; 6 in total)
* **Step Twenty Four**: Ask if she's happy with the room (5 Stars)
* **Step Twenty Five**: Place a plushie (3 Stars x 3; 9 in total)
* **Step Twenty Six**: Think about what to place (5 Stars)
* **Step Twenty Seven**: Ask what she's afraid of (4 Stars)
* **Step Twenty Eight**: Ask what more to place (5 Stars)
* **Step Twenty Nine**: Place a birdcage (3 Stars x 3; 9 in total)
* **Step Thirty**: Place a mirror (5 Stars x 2; 10 in total)
* **Step Thirty One**: Ask about the rest of the story (5 Stars)
* **Step Thirty Two**: Show the room to Meowlin (5 Stars)

## Quotes

### Purrcy

* "I feel like someone's watching us…"
* "[username], you see anyone?"
* "I really hate the dark."
* "Someone's definitely watching…"
* "Why don't we ever get easy jobs?"
* "I'm not a fan of the dark."
* "[username], get some light here, ASAP."
* "Woah! You scared me…Don't sneak up on me in the dark."
* "Why do you think she's afraid of lights?"
* "[username], light those candles already."
* "You think candles will brighten up the place?"
* "These candles aren't doing much."
* "Woah! I didn't see you coming."
* "[username], make these candles brighter somehow!"
* "[username], hurry up and make it brighter!"
* "I can see around the room now that it's a little brighter."
* "There doesn't seem to be any trash around, at least."
* "It looks…so empty."
* "Woah! You scared me…Don't sneak up on me like that."
* "Now, it's finally bright."
* "There's nothing here."
* "Is this what they call minimalism?"
* "I'm going to have a word with Pengy after this."
* "Why do we have to fix others' mistakes?"
* "[username], let's try and fix up this room."
* "We don't have a choice…"
* "If she complains to Meowlin, we'll be in trouble."
* “I'm drawing a blank. So, it's all you."
* "[username], are you still thinking?"
* "[username], I like how you're so serious about this job."
* "Let's start putting this room together."
* "Windows really are so important."
* "Don't forget to air your room, [username]."
* "I feel it's easier to breathe in here now."
* "That's some nice wallpaper."
* "Maybe I should get mine changed, too."
* "Cleo seems really worried about the floor getting scratched."
* "I retract my claws when walking, so as to not damage the flooring."
* "Cleo needs to control her outbursts better."
* "[username], you like TVs right?"
* "Why do you think she's scared of TVs?"
* "With this many books, she won't get bored."
* "I sometimes find books when cleaning and end up reading the, instead of working."
* Let's hang some curtains for Cleo."
* "I'm too nice to people."
* "Cleo didn't seem to care much."
* "Maybe it's not brightness that scares her?"
* "[username], next is a sofa right?"
* "Penny-pinching Deity…"
* "[username], you agree she should be called the Deity of Stinginess?"
* "I don't like scratches on the floor either, though."
* "This carpet really suits the room."
* "[username], what kind of sofa should we put in?"
* "That's the first time I've heard someone complain about having space."
* "I'm tired of this."
* "Can't believe how stingy she is."
* "Now, I'm tired."
* "She really is the goddess of stinginess."
* "[username], do you use loyalty cards?"
* "I always lose my loyalty cards before qualifying for any rewards."
* "These pouffes are the perfect size for me!."
* "So comfy!"
* "I really have no idea what she's talking about."
* "You think she's got crazy issues like Pengy did?"
* "I'm worn out."
* "[username], you do the thinking."
* "No one can prove whether you're really thinking about something or just daydreaming."
* "I've already given up."
* "I'm totally pooped."
* "What do you think she's scared of?"
* "Let's ask Cleo why she's scared of stuff."
* "I'm not a fan of scary stories…"
* "You think she has a gripping tale to tell?"
* "Let's ask Cleo what else she wants."
* "I wouldn't have come up with a birdcage as decor, but it works."
* "I guess we're done!"
* "Let's get her what she wants and be out of here."
* "[username], sounds like this is the last request."
* "I bet it's hard to to wrap yourself in bandages head to toe."
* "I like playing with strings. Bandages might work, too."
* "[username], I can wrap you in bandages if you want to be a mummy."
* "[username], nice work."
* "Let's ask about the rest of the story."
* "We're finally finished."
* "That wasn't even a scary story."
* "I'm a little curious about the extra points."
* "Let's report to Meowlin."
* "Every room's resident is a weirdo, huh?"
* "[username], do you try to save money?"
* "Maybe I should try being more frugal."
* "At least it won't go dark again."

### Cleopatra

* "Welcome to my room."
* "I've been waiting for you."
* "Please, make my room bright."
* "Darkness makes it rather inconvenient to live here."
* "I was waiting for the two of you."
* "Please, brighten up my room."
* "No electric lights!"
* "Electric lights are so frightening…"
* "I can see now."
* "I haven't seen what my room looked like for ages."
* "I'm counting on you to make this a wonderful room."
* "I am very pleased that you are doing all this for free."
* "Your sense of style is marvelous."
* "I'm looking forward to seeing the effects of your work."
* "I'm certain you'll make my room truly gorgeous."
* "A television..? No."
* "The idea makes me shudder..."
* "There are so many wonderful books here."
* "Which one should I start from?"
* "Do you also enjoy reading books?"
* "Please take the utmost caution when placing the sofa."
* "Will the floor be okay?"
* "I am so worried about the floor getting damaged."
* "Did you say something?!"
* "If you scratch the floor, I will not get back my security deposit!"
* "Please, take the utmost caution when placing the sofa."
* "My heart is at ease."
* "If there are freebies, get as many as you can."
* "Heed my money-saving tips."
* "Use my loyalty card if you go furniture-shopping."
* "Always using loyalty cards is one of the basics of saving money."
* "I never go to the supermarket except for when it rains."
* ”Is it raining yet?"
* "I would be pleased if it rained everyday."
* "The space on the sofa remains woefully unused."
* "Doesn't unused space bother you?"
* "What shall I have you place next…"
* "One must use free things to their full extent."
* "This is the ultimate method for saving money."
* "An air conditioner…"
* "…They're the embodiment of terror."
* "I can't stop shuddering."
* "You wish to know this mansion's secret, yes?"
* "I will continue once you've finished the room!"
* "Once you know it, you may no longer want to be here…"
* "This birdcage suits my room wonderfully."
* "So, you agree that the space next to the bookcase is woefully unused?"
* "I wash my bandages and reuse them. Frugality!"
* "Please provide me with a large mirror."
* "Would you like to try wrapping yourself in bandages?"
* "I am very pleased that you did all this for free."
* "What a wonderful room."
* "Greetings."
* "My electric bill was a little cheaper this month."
* "It hasn't rained recently…"
* "I seem to have lost some of my loyalty cards."

### Meowlin

* "The Frugality Deity has overstepped her bounds this time. A punishment is in order."

## Trivia

* This is the first room to have a step that forces the player to refuse to renovate the respective Deity's room.
	+ Despite this, Purrcy later reminds the player that "The customer is always right." during Step Two's cutscene from the Flower Garden chapter in *Mystic Islands*.
* This is also the first chapter to have the player be unsure of the instructions they are given. Namely, steps three and eighteen.
* Cleopatra can not be interacted (i.e. trigger her idle quotes) with before completing the first step.
	+ Cleo is revealed to have anger issues.
	+ She is also revealed to have a distaste for electricity. Though, because of the context used at the time, Purrcy mistakes her fear and distaste of electricity as a fear of light itself.
		- Purrcy later proceeds to mistake it as her having a fear of bright lights, which prompts him to hang curtains for her.
	+ Cleo is the first character whose name is revealed almost halfway through the story.
	+ In the English version, it is revealed that one of the words Cleo likes using is "woefully".
	+ Cleo reveals that she only likes rainy days because the nearby store holds rainy day sales.
	+ Cleo reveals she changes her bandages and wraps them herself.
		- And that she washes and reuses the same set of bandages.
	+ Cleopatra reveals the reason as her "scary story" after the completion of Step Thirty One. She reveals that it was because this mansion's electric bill is a few cents more expensive than the last place she rented.
* Purrcy reveals he hates the dark.
	+ He reveals in one of his idle quotes that he retracts his claws as to not damage the floor he is walking on.
	+ Despite their differences, Purrcy admits that he, at the very least, agrees with Cleo regarding how they both dislike their floors getting ruined.
	+ He reveals in one of his idle quotes that he ends up losing his loyalty cards before being able to qualify for their rewards.
	+ He also reveals he is not a fan of scary stories.
* Regardless if the player chooses the second or third option during the "Suggest some room designs" steps, they will be forced to choose the first option, "Gothic".
* The player being told to place any form of protection for the floor (in this case, a carpet) before placing the sofa is foreshadowed by both the cutscene about Cleo worrying about the floor, and her idle quotes after the player hangs curtains.
* It is revealed in one of Cleo's post-story idle quotes that "her electric bill was cheaper [that] month". Though, this was never explained, as not a single electric appliance is installed in her room.

### Cultural References

* Cleopatra's character is based on the Egyptian Goddess of the same name from 50 to 31 BC as the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

### Continuity

* Purrcy telling Pengy he does not have any hopes of "learning something illuminating" from him during the previous chapter also doubles as a pun that foreshadows the circumstances of this room.
	+ Pengy mentioning about Purrcy and the player's job of fixing rooms to Cleo beforehand is bought up more than once.
		- Though, it is implied in the previous chapter that the player is, at the very least, being paid for this job. But, according to Cleo, they have been doing *all* the rooms for free. It is unknown if this is true or something Pengy made up on the spot, considering Cleo's circumstances.
* It is the second room in the mansion to not be dilapidated or have any unattended garbage when the player first arrives there with Purrcy. It is so well-kept but empty to the point where it was even devoid of windows.
	+ The first being Zeus's Room, which started out as a psychiatric hospital room-esque blank white slate of a room, seemingly with no explanation.
		- Interestingly enough, Zeus's Room starts out all white while Cleo's starts out pitchblack.
	+ This is also the second chapter to have bene hinted at during the last cutscene of its previous room. But, instead of Meowlin giving the hints (as is in Wooly's Cafe about Cupid and her room), Pengy is the one to talk about Cleo and the situation with her room.
* Cleopatra is the second character to ever leave their respective room (following Vixie from the Oriental Room) during their chapter, and the second character to leave their room before the player and Purrcy get to report their progress to Meowlin.
	+ This is also the second room to not follow the traditional naming convention of the other rooms/floors of the mansion in Mystic Mansion, with the first being the Oriental Room belonging to Vixie.
	+ It is also the second room to have the most amount of steps needed to complete its chapter, with both it and the Oriental Room having thirty two steps.
* Purrcy brings up his cat-like characteristics while still denying bearing any resemblance to one.
	+ In this case, he admits to having claws that he retracts to avoid scratching up the floor he stands on.
* Cleopatra caring about the floor possibly getting damaged more than Purrcy's own wellbeing may be a jab at Purrcy and a reference to his and Zeus's exchange during the latter's chapter, where Purrcy cared more about the safety of the Greek Deity's room than his wellbeing.
* One of Purrcy's final idle quotes brings up how he thinks the mansion's residences are "weirdos" again.

## Errors

* The instructions, as well as one of Purrcy's idle quotes, says to "make the candles brighter" and not "make the candles burn brighter".
	+ This grammatical error also follows in the next step's instructions.
* One of Cleo's idle quotes has a pacing error, as she states that "this birdcage suits my room wonderfully" before the player even puts one in the room.
	+ Additionally, despite Purrcy claiming he'd never think of suggesting a birdcage as decor, this was not the case in Zeus's Room, where one of the decor is, literally, a golden birdcage.
		- Though, this could simply be one of the player's own suggestions.
* Purrcy's idle quote asking "[username], you agree she should be called the Deity of Stinginess?" is missing a "do" before "you".
* There is also an animation error with one of Purrcy's spots. When he stands on the couch, his character model overlaps the table decoration.
* Purrcy's line "Just because we're doing this for free, don't ask for stuff you don't need." is grammatically incorrect compared to "Just because we're doing this for free, doesn't mean you can get to keep asking for stuff you don't need."
	+ Along with Cleo's response, "Unpaying customer is still a customer." is missing an "An" before "unpaying".
* Cleo's line, "But, if you plan on purchasing furniture from a store in future" is missing a "the" before "future".
* Cleo's line, "It looks like rain today" is grammatically incorrect compared to "It looks like it's going to rain today."
* Purrcy claims how Cleo was the only deity present at the room despite Purrcy himself technically counting as one, as he is the direct offspring of Meowlin - the literal demon god.