Key & Compass presents:
Soul-Searching
by Jason Love

In this very short game, you play as Eric, a man weary with life. But thanks to an unknown great-uncle and the Seelie Court, there is a plan to save you. If you are willing, meet the soul technician waiting for you in the Square Wheel.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.

SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading a walkthrough prematurely can sometimes diminish one's enjoyment of an interactive fiction game. Please make an honest effort to play the game before reading this walkthrough.

Map
Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory, Jacket quotes
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
Support me on Ko-Fi
External links:
- This game at IFDB, IFWiki, and ifwizz.
- Tweet about this walkthrough on Twitter.

Map

Note: You can't leave the Square Wheel until you have a repaired soul.

Walkthrough

The Square Wheel

> about. x me. i. read letter. x race.

> e.

The bar

> x woman. kiss woman. x soul.

> w. w.

Rorik's booth

> x mouse. ask Rorik about soul. ask Rorik about plan.

> ask Rorik about Wilford.

> give soul to Rorik. x soul.

> e. s.

Outside the Square Wheel

> x superego. take it. eat it.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

Eric is the player character. Drudgery is making your life feel worthless.
Rorik is a mouse in his booth. He's the soul technician you need to talk to.
An alluring woman is sitting at the bar. She's very arousing.

Mentioned:

Your great-uncle Wilford, who you've never heard of, is somehow helping you.
The Seelie Court arranged your meeting with Rorik and sent you the letter.

Inventory

an ancient letter. You're carrying it.

Read it. You're to meet a soul technician with a nametag in the Square Wheel.

your soul. Obtain it by kissing the woman at the bar.

Examine it; it's shattered.
Give your soul to Rorik. He repairs it.
With your soul repaired, you're willing to leave the Square Wheel.

superego. It's floating outside the Square Wheel.

Take it and eat it.

Jacket quotes

From the response to ABOUT or CREDITS:

"No-one will want to miss the exciting roller derby scene!" -- Atholbrose "The horniest work since _Kallisti 2: Goin' Kallistic_! Rush to play it!" -- Sam Kabo Ashwell "If you play one game this year, it should be Savoir Faire. If you play two, it should still not be this game. Rather, it should be number fifty-three." -- John Cater "[The author] artfully captures the quaint, watercolored grostesquerie of an old fairy tale." -- C. Wilson, librarian "The main protagonist is an intellectual with a tormented and tattered soul. By both describing and explaining the circumstances surrounding him, this game makes the player sympathetic to him." -- Duchess "The 'acid-spitting' gimmick [...] seemed entirely gratuitous and unjustified." -- Duncan Cross

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account. I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

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Key & Compass presents: Soul-Searching by Jason Love