Inspector Ludwig

Inspector Ludwig is a private eye drum that helps solve the murder case at Mute Notes.

After solving the case, he will help you find any missing light-bulbs anywhere in the world for a price. He also requires you to get into five random encounters before he's able to scope out the location. While he doesn't ever actually turn the light-bulbs on, he does give clues to their whereabouts, and may help with some problematic obstacles.

## Light-Bulb Clues

### Cloudy Hill

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Cloudy Hill. Got some hot new info. I looked all over for that stupid lightbulb, and I wasn't able to find a thing. I got so mad that I yelled at some weird cloud girl. Must've spooked her pretty good. She started crying, and, when she did, a storm came through out of nowhere. It was raining cats and dogs. I had to stop by a little hotel in Smile to dry off. Nice place. Run by mice. That was a little odd, but at least their beds were big enough for a strapping young drum such as myself."*

### Giant Garden

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Giant Garden. Got some hot new info. I looked high and low for that lightbulb, but I ended up finding a mole. A MISS Mole, in fact. Turns out she's single. I flashed the old pearly whites, but she didn't seem into me. Weird. I used my expert interview skills to get her to confess to the location of the lightbulb. She had dug a tunnel directly to it... She's just not sure which one."*

### The Wilted Lands

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to The Wilted Lands. Got some hot new info. Turns out the lightbulb is being guarded by a dog. He wouldn't let me by. Seemed nice enough, but I didn't want to chance it biting me. Dogs like that only eat weird, geometrically sound food. Things like cubes. Since I'm shaped like a cylinder, I didn't want to take any risks."*

### Central Stamen

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to ]Central Stamen. Got some hot new info. Some of those weird Buddy Bees were hanging out in front of the lightbulb. They were coughing and stuff. Didn't want to get near them. This might be hard to believe, but I'm a real baby when I'm sick. Anyway, there are some brightly colored medicinal plants around there. You might be able to get a cure for them, then they'll scram. I would've done it myself, but, truth is, I hate Buddy Bees. Weird little guys. Always smiling. Creeps me out."*

### Legato Castle

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to Legato Castle. Got some hot new info. I couldn't find the lightbulb anywhere, but I learned a neat old wives' tale. Apparently, there's a clock tower in Legato, and if it stops working, it'll actually stop time itself. The dang thing's busted, though. You'd have to slam down on that switch super hard in order to unstick it. I wonder who designed such a contraption? If I could stop time, I'd go around and take a bite out of everyone's food. Would fill me right up and save them some excess calories."*

### Blue Staff River

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Blue Staff River. Got some hot new info. I didn't find the lightbulb, but I did find a weird door. I couldn't figure out how to open it, but it was super dark in there. Maybe if I had a lighter or something..."*

### Fermata Forest

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to Fermata Forest. Got some hot new info. Fermata Forest. Lived next to it my entire life, and I still get lost there. Well, here's the best I can do for you: here's supposedly a secret area that only opens up in autumn. I heard that the rare Red-Billed Squawkers like to congregate there. Must be the most annoying place on Earth."*

### Rainbow Park

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to Rainbow Park. Got some hot new info. There's a little maze set up in one of the gazebos. It's pretty much out in the open, so I went the extra mile and ran it for you. The path to the lightbulb should be wide open now. Good thing I used to run the mile back in my track and field days. I've put on a few pounds, but I was a hell of an athlete."*

### Blood Marsh

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Blood Marsh. Got some hot new info. Man, that place. Thanks for sending me THERE. I'm pretty sure I saw the lightbulb in the middle of a bunch of tall grass, but there are... things... out there. I hightailed it out of there. It makes me wonder, though, what would happen if you annoyed one of those things? I bet telemarketers get a real earful when they call them."*

### Whispering Valley

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to Whispering Valley. Got some hot new info. I ran into a ghost or two. Thanks for that, by the way. Anyway, I yelled "Boo!" at it, you know, thought it might get a laugh out of it, and the dang thing ran away. Guess it's all bark, no bite."*

### Jonathonland

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to Jonathonland. Got some hot new info. I thought I was going on a vacation. Nope. Ends up being the worst place I've ever gone to. Talk about Creep City. The worst part was that hall of mirrors. Every time I looked into the mirrors, I saw weird monsters! Well, one of the mirrors was normal, so I used it to straighten up, and I got the heck out of there."*

### King's March

"*Hey, I just got back from my trip to King's March. Got some hot new info. There's only one place I haven't been to in all of King's March, and it's the temple in the East. The lightbulb must be there, but, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to get the door open. What I do know is that the order in which you touch the stones has something to do with their shapes. Those same stones are spread around the rest of King's March, but they've got markings on them. I think they're some kind of numerical system, but I don't really get it."*

### Castle Dragon

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Castle Dragon. Got some hot new info. I heard that there used to be a lightbulb in Castle Dragon right up until the dragon broke it or melt it or something. You'd have to be able to go back in time to see it, but that's impossible. I mean, you'd have to have some sort of time-traveling device to do that. It's not like you can just walk into a mirror and go back in time or something."*

### Kung Fu Tower

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Kung Fu Tower. Got some hot new info. I asked about this one, and those stupid martial arts weirdos just socked me right in the face. They must be pretty protective of it. If you want it you better be ready for lots of fights."*

### Temple of Sight

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Temple of Sight. Got some hot new info. This place is just puzzles, puzzles, puzzles. I don't know all the specifics, but the best I can figure is that you have to count the number of sides on shapes. Also, the letters refer to a specific word, and there's a numeric value associated with each letter. It all comes back to numbers, man. The lines that connect each machine mean different things, too. The whole thing is super confusing. I couldn't wait to get home and watch some cartoons to unwind."*

### Path of Enlightenment

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Path of Enlightenment. Got some hot new info. I saw a lightbulb, but it was pretty high up. Maybe you can get someone to give you a helping hand."*

### Legs of the Ancient Giant

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Legs of the Ancient Giant. Got some hot new info. I couldn't find a lightbulb. Had to duck out of there when I saw how badly it was falling apart. Man, one good whack could probably break those bridges, and then where would you be? Splat! That's where."*

### World's Library

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the World's Library. Got some hot new info. I'm going to be honest. You wasted your money on this one. There are already clues all around that place. Maybe you should read them, 'cause I couldn't figure out anything else."*

### The Great Triangle

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Great Triangle. \! Got some hot new info. I tried to search that place top to bottom, but it was tough. I can't tell you how much sand I swallowed looking for that dumb lightbulb. Maybe you just have to dig in the right spot. I bet there's a clue somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Keep your eyes peeled."*

### Bonita Vista (Sunset Beach)

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Sunset Beach. Got some hot new info. I saw a lightbulb, but it was pretty high up. Maybe you can get someone to give you a helping hand."*

### Shinryu Fish Concern

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Shinryu Fish Concern. Got some hot new info. I heard that place has a basement, but I couldn't find it. Maybe they blocked the entrance with some furniture or something. I would've looked longer, but it's already gonna take a week to wash the smell out of my coat."*

### Tetsuya Kawaii

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to Tetsuya Kawaii. Got some hot new info. That place seems peachy, but once you start digging deep, you find all sorts of shady stuff. For instance: there are these weird little creatures suspended in tubes of green goo. I did what any man would do when I saw them: I made a bunch of funny faces. They zipped on out of there. I guess all of their tubes are connected to a central one somewhere. I don't know where the lightbulb is, but, umm... I just thought that was worth sharing. Sorry."*

### Subway

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Subway. Got some hot new info. That place has been pretty much abandoned--and for good reason! It's dark and creepy, and something slimy touched my ankle when I was walking by. I tried to get around by using the subway maps, but someone scribbled a big red X over one. I thought it was like a treasure map. You know, "X marks the spot." It didn't really help me find my way out, though. I was down there for days before some long-haired hippy dude helped me out. Said his name was Tanaka. Cool enough guy. Kind of aimless, though."*

### Abandoned Cineplex

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Abandoned Cineplex. Got some hot new info. I was going to look for the lightbulb. I really was. But, I decided to watch a flick instead. I would've stayed longer, but some prankster changed the film before it was over. I was enjoying it, too. Seemed like a real tearjerker."*

### Iron Flamingo

*"Hey, I just got back from my trip to the Iron Flamingo. Got some hot new info. I guess I kind of got an island vacation out of this. Would be pretty cool if it weren't for the killer robots. Job hazard, I guess. I tried my best to scope the place out, but I couldn't get into every room. I bet someone who had the right credentials could go anywhere, though."*