Midnight Maid Night

Midnight Maid Night is the 5th game released by Zed\_Technician. On Itch.io its description reads, "The Midnight Maids are a small, local cleaning service. After their 2 o'clock appointment abruptly cancels on them, they suddenly find themselves short of funds. To make up the difference, they accept a side job moving items out of a client's newly purchased mansion. However, the job proves to be more difficult than expected when the estate's unresolved history begins to resurface."

## The Plot

The Plot follows Ruth and her co-worker Naomi as the two of them find themselves taking up a rather interesting side job when cleaning out a mansion. Things start out normal until they run into who they believe is the original home-owner, Joseph. He tells them that they should come back in the morning, but they both decline, as Ruth is sensitive to daylight, and Naomi is nocturnal, hence why they both only work at night. Joseph understands, and explains to them what they can do to avoid any sort of issue during their time working.

## Mechanics

A small but important mechanic is that this game has a checkpoint based save feature, and is actually the first Zed\_Technician game to include such a feature. Each time you complete a room, the game saves. In each room there is a collection of items that need to be removed. In the main room where you start, you're automatically told what you need to take, but in the other rooms, you can ask Naomi about what stays and leaves, as well as what time it is. To do this, you simply grab a box, usually up to three, and use it until it's full. After it's full, you go back to the entrance and put the box into your truck. All rooms appear on a map in the entrance room with a red circle over it. You'll know the room is done once the red circle disappears. As with most of these games, there's always other issues.

### Dealing with Jeremiah

Jeremiah Vermander, Joseph's father, is the first obstacle you have to deal with. You are informed by Joseph that you can tell when Jeremiah is on his way when the candles in the room change to a blue color. He then explains that every main room has a secret room alongside it, in which you are told to hide in the case that Jeremiah is on his way.

### Dealing with Cornelius

Cornelius, the butler, is the second obstacle you have to deal with. After three rooms are completely cleared, you are informed by Joseph about Cornelius, and what had happened to him. Afterwards, he informs you to not stay outside too long, as Cornelius will peek over the gate, and due to his poor eyesight, will attempt to attack you.

### Dealing with Agatha

Agatha, a former attendant, and lover to Joseph, is the third and final obstacle you have to deal with. After six rooms are completely cleared, Joseph will once again inform you about the new threat, being Agatha, his former lover, and servant of Jeremiah. This time, the candles in the room will go out, in which you will have to look for her in the room, to make her run away. She's not particularly hard to find however.

## Endings

The game has two endings, being simply a good and bad ending. The good ending is the easiest ending to get, as the only real way to get the bad ending is by playing poorly.

### Good Ending

After all rooms are successfully a cutscene plays out. Joseph meets with Ruth and Naomi a final time as they prepare to leave, in order to say goodbye. Joseph also thanks both Ruth and Naomi for helping him find the will to move on, so that he no longer has to haunt the mansion. Jeremiah intervenes however, as he and Joseph begin to argue. As Joseph prepares to part ways, Agatha reveals herself, and informs Joseph that she only ever avoided him because he was waiting for Joseph to stand up to his father. The two then ascend into the afterlife. Jeremiah then threatens the Maids, but before he can do anything, he is interrupted by Cornelius, who informs Jeremiah about a "heatwave," before Jeremiah is finally sent to Hell, and Cornelius too, joins Joseph and Agatha in the afterlife.

### Bad Ending

The homeowner is said to arrive and be angry as to the Maids not finishing their work as they had been contracted to. The pair leave, leaving not only their unfinished work, but four unrested ghosts as well. Both Ruth and Naomi went unpaid, and their van would be repossessed. Because of this, the two would be forced to part ways, both getting dead end jobs, and deeply missing their time as the Midnight Maids.