A Grave Confession

July 7, 2018 3:56 pm

Thorpe: Greetings, Subeta, I am Inspector Thorpe of the Ziara City Police Department. Delightful evening, isn't it? I was on my holidays in Veta this week when I got the strangest call to my personal telephone. It appears I will be lengthening my stay here, as a certain Alegarten…that is, "Neugarten" figurehead has been causing a bit of a stir, and things possibly aren't what they seem to be. I'm going to be making some inquiries, looking around for some evidence, I expect this will be a long and tiring case that will take many days if not months to fully understand, I'm not sure my-

Inspector Thorpe is interrupted by Gunter.

Gunter: Inspector Thorpe, I am glad to see you here. I have a grave confession that I need to make. Something that has been haunting me for many years now, und I have come to realize that there is only one thing I can do that will make it right. Well, it won't make it right, but it is what is deserved. I'd like to confess to the murder of my brother, Burkhart Brauer.

Thorpe: Well, it seems I've cracked the case! I mean, is that right, son? If you'd like to come with me, we'll go down to the local station and go through some questioning and get this all written down. It's nice to have a break from work but it's even nicer to close a case! Now, follow me this way-

Inspector Thorpe is interrupted again by a suave official-looking gentleman.

Cardale: Hello, Inspector. I'll be taking it from here. We've had our eye on this man for a while, and we'll be taking him back with us.

Thorpe: What the wizard! Taking my case from me? I'm not sure I'm happy about this, who are you anyway?

Cardale: Cardale. Jack Cardale. I'm with the SAI. We have a high security detention facility up in the Arctic Frost, and this is a little out of your jurisdiction, wouldn't you say? I can't promise he'll be comfortable there, but he'll have plenty of time to do a lot of thinking. Good work, Inspector. You're doing a fine job.

The inspector huffs and puffs but accepts.

Gunter: Thorpe, can you give this to my niece, Anne? She works at Quick Bites. She needs to read this. I think she may already know a lot of it, but I need to tell her the whole story.

Inspector: Hmm, I suppose a nice meal wouldn't go amiss.

Cardale: It's doubtful you'll find one at Quick Bites, Inspector. And I'll be taking a photo copy of that letter before you go.

July 7, 2018, 5:04 pm by

There is a link to the letter in the text at the top under Anne’s NPC image :)

July 7, 2018, 5:01 pm by

I'm guessing that maybe the SAI being there has something to do with Bubbles becoming a zombie after he died, because weren't they part of the original investigations during the first couple of Pandemic/Survival years? That's all I can really think of for why they would be involved.

July 7, 2018, 4:58 pm by

I also feel like there is still some stuff to be developed eventually. Like does Gunter know that his brother became Bubbles after he died? Bubbles appeared in Gunter's nightmare challenger image, but I'm not sure if that was just for us the users or if Gunter knows. Because it seems like Anne still doesn't know.

And I guess Bubbles is kind of remembering some of this, so will he try to contact Anne if he ends up remembering more?

I need answers. ;~;

July 7, 2018, 4:57 pm by

This seems odd. I don't see why the Subeta version of the FBI is suddenly involved when the murder wasn't seen as a murder at the time. If Gunter has confessed then he just needs to go to prison and the end happens.

Methinks something bigger is at hand here....

July 7, 2018, 4:57 pm by

worst timing ever D: I'm going on holiday next week without access to subeta, fml T_T I want my subeta version of Albert, boo

July 7, 2018, 4:55 pm by

i miss the plots..

but wo's going to feed Oatmeal? O.O Eeek! poor thing all alone!

July 7, 2018, 4:55 pm by

Okay, where's Gunters lawyer! This is obviously a forced confession, people getting murder around here, everyone knows did it!! Now what kind of blackmail does she have on poor Gunter... Unless did it!! Mr. Frenchie Mc Stick Thrower!!! (There . That's my theory)

July 7, 2018, 4:53 pm by

ok, thanks, I just wanted to be sure I hadn't missed it somewhere :)

July 7, 2018, 4:52 pm by

I'm confused, what are we supposed to do? I went to the link and bought a food item. Now what. I don't see a letter any where. My Firefox keeps freezing up all the time so I don't have a lot of time to try and figure stuff out right now and I don't see a board in the forums on this. So, confused.

July 7, 2018, 4:52 pm by

I don't have an answer for that, but a good example of someone being murdered and then popping up underground is the NPC that ran the other Zapper :x

July 7, 2018, 4:51 pm by

Reading his letter, I'm pretty chuffed to find out that things played out exactly like I speculated they might have (which I didn't truthfully expect; I thought the real explanation would turn out to be something more extreme and implausible). Which means it was all very nicely foreshadowed by the staff. :)

So many questions still left though! Will Anne track down her father, and will he get his memory back once he has some facts? Will she move to the brewery (giving us a new NPC in Quick Bites)? Is Gunter going to just rot up in the arctic forever more now? Will there even be an X-garten next year, and if so what form will it take? (given the drama this year stirred up I wouldn't blame staff if they wanted to ditch the event entirely.)

July 7, 2018, 4:47 pm by

so..he died in the vat...how did he get to be a zombie then and lose his arm...? Is that something that is covered somewhere else in lore...?

July 7, 2018, 4:47 pm by

Now me, I was always headcannoning Bubbles got named for some suppurating wound that isn't immediately apparent on his NPC shop image. Occasionally, it would let out a floating bubble because y'know, unliving zombies they do that?

But no, it's just from BB. sighs

July 7, 2018, 4:46 pm by

Please tell me this doesn't mean octoberfest is going to turn into veganfest because, seriously? We're better than that.

July 7, 2018, 4:44 pm by

Wait so Anne doesn't know her father is still technically around???

July 7, 2018, 4:43 pm by

Hm. Now I need to back peddle and refresh my memory from many moons ago....

July 7, 2018, 4:43 pm by

What the WHAT?!?

July 7, 2018, 4:42 pm by

Hellooooo Thorpe, how you doin'

July 7, 2018, 4:42 pm by

Quote

not a plot

Always winter, never Christmas!

But at the least I'm glad to see this finally get off the ground. I feel like I've been waiting for weeks!

July 7, 2018, 4:41 pm by

Better out than in Gunter.

July 7, 2018, 4:37 pm by

Awww.. was hoping the start of a plot. sighs

July 7, 2018, 4:36 pm by

[blank stare] No plot. Alright.

July 7, 2018, 4:36 pm by

That's it? yawn

July 7, 2018, 4:35 pm by

one day

July 7, 2018, 4:34 pm by

Lore boost! The ongoing story around Gunter continues.... :o

July 7, 2018, 4:33 pm by

if it's not a plot, when is the plot? we need a plot! we will start to protest on the streets!

*please plot :( *

July 7, 2018, 4:29 pm by

What about Manwar and Rumi? They were around with Gunter and seemed somewhat aware of the rumors.

July 7, 2018, 4:29 pm by

Ohhh this has turned so dark! :o

Quote by Seoni

I guess that batch of brew was extra bubbly

SOOO DARK. o_o

Nice makeover, Cardale. :)

July 7, 2018, 4:29 pm by

always with murder

July 7, 2018, 4:28 pm by

awww not a plot :( we didn't have on last year either -sniffs- I really REALLLY want a plot

July 7, 2018, 4:28 pm by

This is a very interesting story!!! I love it, but oh no he's brother is dead. :'(

July 7, 2018, 4:27 pm by

It's been so long, Mr. Cardale! Finally decided to put the dang Sun Potion down! :D

July 7, 2018, 4:27 pm by

Hey it's ole dude with the eye gizmo! He's back and art refreshed!

Also murder.

July 7, 2018, 4:27 pm by

PLOT.

July 7, 2018, 4:24 pm by

Omg no! :O

July 7, 2018, 4:20 pm by

Subeta getting too real over here. :/

July 7, 2018, 4:16 pm by

BA-DUM-TISS Beautiful. Just, perfect.

Well, that happened. As for motive...yeah, I can understand it. Gunter finally had something he could do that his brother couldn't, but doing it all by yourself is such a burden. Having help makes it easier. So I can understand Gunter's frustrations that his brother, who could pick up skills rather quickly otherwise, just couldn't help with the brewery. Plus, add a little one into the mix, and it becomes a tough situation.

July 7, 2018, 4:14 pm by

Ah, I see now. Updated text on the SAI page as well:

https://subeta.net/explore/sai.php

"If you're here to see Gunter, he's currently being processed. I suggest coming back on a weekday."

July 7, 2018, 4:11 pm by

Cardale is looking fine

July 7, 2018, 4:11 pm by

Yeah, we're going to fix the challenger thing. Right now if you go to the page you did before to unlock him, it works. We'll move it to SAI when he's been "processed" (aka this week).

July 7, 2018, 4:11 pm by

I was not scheduled to have feelings today

July 7, 2018, 4:10 pm by

Makes sense, I guess we really haven't seen him since that old Masquerade plot, if I remember correctly. Hopefully Cardale can show up again in the future now that he's got a spiffy makeover. :P

Also curious about Gunter as the battle challenger, since the Brewery is no longer clickable on the Veta map. I guess something will come of that soon?

July 7, 2018, 4:09 pm by

I've been on and off Subeta for the past few years so I missed a lot of the lore/plots. This is the first one I've seen in a long time and oh boy is it a doozy...

July 7, 2018, 4:08 pm by

Awww and here I thought we were going to have a new plot!

July 7, 2018, 4:07 pm by

i want to touch thorpe's moustache

July 7, 2018, 4:07 pm by

I guess that batch of brew was extra bubbly

July 7, 2018, 4:07 pm by

Does Gunter still have his two beers in his hands as he says all that?

July 7, 2018, 4:06 pm by

HelLO this news event actually got me to pause my Tiny Toons DVD so I could concentrate! Nice timing for a plot AND one that needs to happen, I think!

Also, Jack Cardale certainly looks spiffy! I'm sort of getting a Twin Peaks Blue Rose team vibe here XD He's a young Albert!

July 7, 2018, 4:05 pm by

BAKE HIM AWAY, TOYS.

July 7, 2018, 4:05 pm by

Well that just got dark, Subeta.

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