Chapter 2: Listening

In chapter 2 the player character learns that Zeta and Sammy had once been close. Sammy looked to Zeta as a mother-type figure until the day Zeta’s vacuum cleaner burst which left Zeta unable to talk. When Zeta got her voice back Sammy had locked himselfherself in hisher room and was not talking to anyone.

Zeta urges the player character to beam aboard a second trusted adult, someone from hisher school. Together, the player and hisher trusted adult from hisher school attempt to communicate with Sammy using several modes, including sending a letter, email, mobile phone and text message – all to no avail.

The player and hisher trusted adult discover that Sammy’s Need to Tell Machine is broken so they start retraining the machine hoping this will encourage Sammy to start talking again. Happily, this works!

Sammy talks to Zeta and the spaceship gets a little brighter.

Key concepts in this chapter

Modes of Communication

In this chapter, the player character and their trusted adult send messages to Sammy using several modes, including sending a letter, email, mobile phone and text message.

Offender Tactics

This chapter continues to allude to the types of tactics someone has been using to abuse Sammy.

Trusted Adults

In this chapter, the player character beams aboard their second trusted adult who is a representation of someone from their school. The trusted adult supports the player character.

Minigames in this chapter

Robot Factory

In chapter 2, Epsilon asks the player character to build some more robots just at the time when the player is trying to find Sammy. Reluctantly, the player character agrees; although the player’s trusted adult suggests that they should build the robots quickly so that they can get back to looking for Sammy.

Need To Tell Machine

The player and their trusted adult discover that Sammy’s Need to Tell Machine is broken so they start retraining the machine hoping this will encourage Sammy to start talking again.