Slim

**Slim** is resident of Crowley, Texas and one of the NPCs you can interact with in *Dark Seed II*. He lives in a shack between Hank's and the pool hall. He is one of the few people in the town who think Mike Dawson is innocent of the murder of Rita Scanlon. He's also one of the few people (besides Jack) actively working to help prove Dawson innocent. Dawson describes him as "a goofy-looking character, but he does have a good heart." Most people in the town shrug him off as "a crazy fool".

His Dark World counterpart is Goth the Hermit.

Slim's photography model is Steve Vestergaard, while his voice actor is Edward Sayers.

## Information

Slim is basically homeless, living in a makeshift shack that rests in an alleyway between Hank's diner and the pool hall. Slim is into wild conspiracy theories, which he uses to explain various events around the town. He also believes he is the town's sole defender against "dark forces" (believing Sheriff Butler to be completely inept), and claims to hear voices in his head. He also claims that his fillings pick up radio transmissions from outer space, which gives him a headache. He wears a boy scout uniform, which he calls his "Uniform of Protection" as he supposes it makes him invulnerable.

## In-Game

Dawson first meets Slim in the park, where he finds Slim investigating the scene of Rita's murder. At first, Dawson thinks Slim might be a kindred spirit, since he believes the murder may have been committed by "aliens from another dimension" - however, further discussion shows that Slim is just crazy. Slim is worried that Rita was into something "unclean", and gives Dawson a ticket stub from the high school reunion - found at the murder scene - as a clue.

Later on, if one talks to Slim in his shack, he will say that he's concerned about crop circles near Mayor Fleming's house, and that Rita's killings may have been linked to files on JFK at the library.

Eventually, Dawson will find Slim at the recreation center, accosting Jimmy Gardner as the suspected murderer. He has a letter from Melissa Fleming proving that she knew about her husband's affair with Rita. Though Jimmy intends to harm Slim, Dawson and Jack will both step in, saving him. Meeting again at his shack, Slim accuses Jimmy of killing Mr. Ramirez as well, and claims he saw Melissa hand Jimmy "a big wad of money" at the high school reunion. He'll then complain of headaches, and say he needs to rest.

## Conspiracies

The following are a list of references to conspiracy theories and/or cultural references that Slim makes reference to, with external links explaining them.

* Space Aliens
* O.J. Simpson
* Trilateral Commission
* International Communist Conspiracy
* Hired Hitmen
* Satanic Cult
* Crop Circles
* Flying Saucers
* JFK Assassination
* Lindbergh Kidnapping
* Jimmy Hoffa

## Quotes

### *Dark Seed II*

* "A voice told me that you were innocent. You don't think that's strange, do you? Hearing voices in your head?"
* "Feeling isn't enough, Mr. Dawson. You've got to act."
* "The Sheriff? [*squeaky cackle*] Don't make me laugh! That buffoon couldn't solve a jigsaw puzzle!"
* "See you in the funny papers!"
* "Some people think my head's a little screwed up, but my eyes are fine."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Dark Seed II*, in-game dialogue
2. ↑ *Dark Seed II: The Official Strategy Guide*, pg. 130
3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142210/fullcredits?ref\_=tt\_cl\_sm