The Hideout

The **Hideout** is the main hub in Hi-Fi RUSH, serving as Peppermint and Chai's headquarters and break area between levels. The former repurposed it out of an unused room somewhere in a derelict section of Vandelay Technologies, as a secret location to run recon work and easily access any of its sectors using the vent system.

## Sections

   As the game progresses, the Hideout is populated with the rest of their team, each area serving both pratical and gameplay purposes.

### Center

Chai occupied the central couch to rest between missions, and the game's levels are accessed through it. It is also where he can play with 808 and work through his own thoughts (even during levels), having two to three lines depending on the story mode's progress. Behind the couch, the Hall of Fame is also slowly painted on the wall, used as the game's mission/achievement tracking system.

### East

Peppermint has repurposed a server and cooling system for her computers, and she can be talked to access the game's Training Room, and for the first four Tracks, also serves as the item shop. On the server's grating, she put up a photograph wall, tracking the Graffiti found throughout the game; and left a tablet on a nearby box to track discovered Vlogs. In the postgame, she also allows access to the secret SPECTRA lab.

### South

Once recruited, Macaron sets up shop and training equipment in this area, and takes over the item shop from Track 5 onwards. If the player idles on the Hideout long enough, Macaron will occasionally use the punching bag next to him.

In the Arcade Challenge! Update!, the arcade machine sent by Vandelay HR was placed right above this area.

### West

Though not usable until the postgame unless the Deluxe Edition is activated, CNMN stores outfits he crafts with Gears in this section, and allows for outfit switching. Before CNMN is added to the Hideout, the mirror next to him can be used if the Deluxe Edition is active.

### North

This area with extra seating and screens is unused until Korsica joins the team; however, she offers no gameplay purpose until the postgame, where she can be talked to to access the Model Viewer and the Rhythm Tower. Just below her, a jukebox is also added in the postgame, to change the Hideout theme to various Streamer Mode and level tracks.

## Trivia

* The main exit to the Hideout, between Peppermint and Macaron's areas, has a cat flap installed, allowing 808 to enter on her own.
* Its location is entirely unknown even after the events of the game, aside from having underground access. However, it's close enough to a L.I.F.T. station, as the team's attempt to kidnap Korsica involved rerouting one close to it.
* Chai's couch has books with musical notations opened under it, suggesting he reads them, as well as magazines on fashion, games and corporate secrets.
* Once every Graffiti is discovered, The Artist will pay a visit to the Hideout through unknown means, and paint a portrait of Chai with a banana for a head on the floor next to CNMN's area. This painting cannot be removed, and he will leave in the next reload after being talked to.
* Though only visible in concept art, the top of the wall in Peppermint's section has a much large monitor, possibly for tracking cameras.