The Parallel Universes Bureau Vol. 2: Season 1, Episode 1 “Searchlight”
- choices
- 23
- paid
- 7
- everything paid
- 279
This episode has 23 choices, 7 of them paid, 4 outfit picks.
The priciest pick is “Talk to Luis” for 18 diamonds, moving Luis.
You can play it free: every paid choice has a free option.
Romance steps here: Luis — 4 (2 free).
Stats: Efficiency in 4 choices, Expertise in 4 choices, Empathy in 3 choices.
Relationships in this episode: Luis
- Before starting, adjust your preferences: the storyline will shift based on the path you pick.
- With hints turned on, icons show up beside choices to help you stay on the path you want. Choices that influence romantic relationships get a heart icon.
Set hint preferences.
- Enable hints. – Icons denoting paths will appear next to choices.free
- Disable hints. – There will be no hints.free
- Pick the romantic preferences you want.
I like…
- Men.free
- Women.free
- Both men and women.free
Are you ready to continue?
- Yes. – Closes settings.free
- No, I want to change my preferences. – Returns to settings.free
- Final question: what name do you give the protagonist? (If you skip it, she's Naomi.)
- A choice is coming. Certain decisions barely touch the plot, while others set off big changes.
Yet I can’t help myself. In a fatal slip of self-control, I…
- Look down.free
- no effect
- Look up.free
- no effect
- Look down.free
- Choose appearance Type 1 – Slender / Curvy · Type 2 – Slender / Curvy · Type 3 – Slender / Curvy · Type 4 – Slender / Curvy
- You can buy extras one by one or grab everything in one go. The “Buy All” option is unavailable while a Diamond Rush is running.
- Short Bob (Blond)free
- High Ponytail (Brown)free
- Long Curls (Black)free
- Short Bob (Brown / Black)free
- High Ponytail (Blond / Black)18diamonds
- Long Curls (Blond / Brown)18diamonds
- Buy All Hairstyles84diamonds
- saves 10
Am I happy with this?
- Yes.free
- Choose again.free
- Tap the Wardrobe button at the top of the screen to change your look whenever you like.
Do I like everything?
- Yes, I like everything.free
- Moves on with the story
- No, let me look again.free
- Back to choosing your appearance
- Yes, I like everything.free
- Pick what your digital assistant will look like.
- Androidfree
- Barn Owlfree
- Tomcatfree
- Kit Fox33diamonds
- Golden Eagle33diamonds
- Certain decisions raise or lower Empathy and Efficiency. A high-Empathy MC is patient and open-hearted; a high-Efficiency one gets to the point, with solving the problem as her top priority.
Uh…
- Better focus on the job.free
- +1 Efficiency
- It was a really bad dream.free
- +1 Empathy
- Better focus on the job.free
- Some options require Diamonds — they unlock special outfits, exclusive scenes, or change how others treat you. Give it a try now!
Hm…
- Yeah, tell me about Searchlight.11diamonds
- +1 Expertise
- I’m good.free
- no effect
- Yeah, tell me about Searchlight.11diamonds
- Certain decisions boost your Expertise level, the third measure of your professional skill. Agents with strong Expertise earn more respect and reach their goals more easily.
- You can buy extras one by one or grab everything in one go. The “Buy All” option is unavailable while a Diamond Rush is running.
- Choose the uniform you'll be wearing for the rest of the story.
- Field Agent (Standard Issue)free
- Field Agent (Pencil Dress)33diamonds
- Field Agent (Long Pants)33diamonds
- Buy All Clothes60diamonds
- saves 6
Am I happy with this?
- Yes.free
- Choose again.free
- Junior Field Agent Naomi Gold.free
- +1 Efficiency
- You already know who I am.free
- +1 Empathy
- Junior Field Agent Naomi Gold.free
- Is there a problem?free
- +1 Expertise
- That’s me, yes.free
- no effect
- Remain silent.free
- no effect
- Is there a problem?free
- Seniority.free
- no effect
- Experience.free
- +1 Expertise
- Nothing.free
- -1 Expertise
- Seniority.free
- Now and then the story will fork based on how many stats you've built up.
- Path of Efficiency
- Path of Empathy
- What is hypersomnia?free
- Nina: friendship
- That sounds difficult.free
- Luis: romance or friendship
- Remain silent.free
- no effect
- What is hypersomnia?free
- You can watch both scenes before you continue.
Fair enough. In that case, I’ll…
- Talk to Luis.18diamonds
- Luis: romance or friendship
- Try to relax.free
- Talk to Luis.18diamonds
Wow…
- That’ll make things easy.free
- +1 Efficiency
- I’m glad we’re compatible, Luis.free
- +1 Empathy
- That’ll make things easy.free
Choose your motel room (No effect):
- Eight of Diamonds33diamonds
- Ten of Hearts55diamonds
- Three of Clubsfree
Oh, well…
- Just business. Boring business.free
- no effect
- I’m on a secret mission.free
- Nina: friendship
- I’m meeting somebody.free
- no effect
- Just business. Boring business.free
- The next day…
- You wear glasses?free
- Nina: friendship
- Good morning to you, too.free
- Luis: romance or friendship
- Okay.free
- no effect
- You wear glasses?free
- Your earlier decisions have shaped the plot: the MC describes her dream of looking down/up, dreading a fall, or carrying on climbing (it depends on what you picked at the start).
- No, tell me.18diamonds
- +1 Expertise
- Luis: romance or friendship
- Не спрашивать.free
- no effect
- No, tell me.18diamonds
- Path of High Expertise
- Path of Low Expertise
- +3 Empathy ORfree
- +3 Efficiency
- +4 Expertisefree
- +3 Empathy ORfree
- End of Episode 1
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