Key & Compass presents:
19 Once
by Yvonne Jeagon and Larissa Jemmy

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Inventory
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Map

Walkthrough

On My Laptop

> i. (You only need to LOG, THINK ABOUT, or TALK.)

> think about me. think about Sofia.

> think about Esther. think about Nora.

> think about Wesley.

Each friend gives you a topic gratis when you first visit them. Collect those:

> n.

Nora's Chat Screen

New topic: Time. (Nora has no time for cinema.)

> e.

Esther's Chat Screen

New topic: Money. (Esther can't afford a ticket.)

> s.

Sofia's Chat Screen

New topic: Friendship. (Friendship is important, but she doesn't want to be brainwashed for two hours.)

> w.

Wesley's Chat Screen

New topic: Memes. (Wesley has vidcons to play.)

> n.

Nora's Chat Screen

At least two topics can be unlocked by talking about the right topic with the right friend.

> money.

New topic: Tickets. (Nora can give free tickets.)

> s.

Sofia's Chat Screen

> time.

New topic: Memories. (She wants to write her memoirs eventually.)

> e.

Esther's Chat Screen

Time to start persuading everyone.

> tickets. (Esther is persuaded.)

> n.

Nora's Chat Screen

> memories. (Nora is persuaded.)

> w.

Wesley's Chat Screen

Wesley can only be persuaded by using all three of these topics; just one or two of them isn't enough.

> tickets. memories. friendship. (Wesley is persuaded.)

> s.

Sofia's Chat Screen

Sofia can only be persuaded after everyone else is.

> friendship. (Sofia is persuaded.)

*** END - (UNTIL THE WATCH PARTY) ***

Extras

Characters

Everyone in this game is 19 years old.

• You are Paige. You're trying to convince your friends from sixth form to get together to see the new Checkered film. Outside this quest, you're doing a BA at the University of Nottworthy in English and Creative Writing.
• Sofia is an intense intellectual who got into Puntingdon. She doesn't want to subject herself with brainrot entertainment, but she acknowledges that friendship is quite important.
• Esther is resetting her A-levels and living off her mom and dad. She'd love to go, but she can't afford the ticket.
• Nora is businesswoman climbing the corporate ladder. Her objection is she doesn't have the time for a reunion at the movies.
• Wesley hasn't grown up from his zany and repetitive 16-year-old self. He throws up a lot of objections to your reunion invitation.

Inventory

Instead of collecting objects, you're collecting topics. INVENTORY (or I) lists all your in-game options.

• Money. Acquire it by visiting Esther.
• Talk about money with Nora to obtain tickets.
• Time. Acquire it by visiting Nora.
• Talk about time with Sofia to obtain memories.
• Memes. Acquire it by visiting Wesley.
• Only Wesley is that interested in memes.
• Friendship. Acquire it by visiting Sofia.
• Talk about friendship with Wesley to persuade one-third of him.
• After Nora, Esther, and Wesley are all persuaded, talk about friendship with Sofia to persuade her and win the game.
• Tickets. Talk about money with Nora to obtain tickets.
• Talk about tickets with Esther to persuade her.
• Talk about tickets with Wesley to persuade one-third of him.
• Memories. Talk about time with Sofia to obtain memories.
• Talk about memories with Nora to persuade her.
• Talk about memories with Wesley to persuade one-third of him.

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