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Let’s have a group curdle.

Whey to go, guys.

I like the look of it. Count me in. I’ve never read the book and the Lynch film was okay but by no means am I a fanboy. This version looks highly watchable.

This is definitely my favourite corner of the Internet.

I’m impressed that you remembered your own password.

Disclaimer for non-Brits: “Fag butts” has a totally innocent meaning in the UK.

Did Gwen call her uncle because there was something in the journal she wanted to show him?
Did Gwen call her uncle to ask him to come to the house?
Was Gwen waiting for the uncle when she fell asleep?
Was it the uncle who found her body?
Did Gwen leave the door open on purpose knowing that she might fall asleep and that her uncle didn’t have a key?

NO
Was Gwen's father not her real father?

Ufortunately, I think this rules out Stupot's solution.

This could have been Mandle being literal. 🤪

Possible solution.

Gwen went back to her childhood home to sort through some of her deceased father’s belongings. She came upon the old man’s journal from before he was married.  In the journal her father recounted the story of his friend’s relationship with a young lady from a prosperous family. They bore a child out of wedlock and the family refused to have anything to do with the child, but the young lady died giving birth and the family still refused to allow the bastard child into their home. The child’s father was a simple man, and didn’t have the means to bring up a baby alone, so he turned to his friend Bill. Bill agreed to adopt the child, and the young man would visit regularly as baby Gwen’s uncle.

As Gwen read these words she realised that her uncle was indeed her biological father. She called her uncle to tell him that she knew the truth and that she forgave him and that she always had an inkling that something wasn’t as it seemed.

She took the book and lay on the bed with the journal reading more stories about her father and uncle and remembered the times he visited and brought gifts and chocolate. It all made sense. She drifted to sleep feeling happy that her father, nay, fathers had put her well-being above all else, and she began to dream of the contents in the journal.

Meanwhile, a local burglar had been scoping the place out after learning of the old man’s death in the local obiituary. We went there with nothing but a backpack, a lockpick and a desire for money and jewellery. He was surprised to see the door was unlocked. Result. He went inside and made his way around the house. When he came to the old bedroom he was surprised to see a sleeping woman. He fell back in surprise, knocking over a vase and woke up the girl, who started screaming.

“Shh shh I’m not going to hurtâ€"“
Still screaming, she starts to attack him. He falls to the floor, and finds himself picking up the broken vase and slashing the young woman’s throat. In a panic, the burglar lays the girl on the bed and runs, leaving the door wide open. The next day a passer by checks the open door, finds Gwen’s body and immediately calls the police.

Just gotta clarify a few more things just to be super certain we’re not missing some sneaky trick.

Is the “father’s house” Gwen’s childhood home?
Is the “old bedroom” in which Gwen falls asleep in the same house as where she found the journal?
Had the father remarried?
Was Gwen’s body found by the Uncle?
Was Gwen stabbed?

I just want to clarify a few points to help build the picture of what happened.

Did the burglar set out that day to targeting that particular house specifically because he knew that the occupant had recently died and was hoping to find some valuables?

Did the burglar enter that house speculatively, after noticing that the door was open or unlocked?

Regarding the part of the journal that caused Gwen to call her uncle: was it a code or password?

Was Gwen’s father known to be a wealthy man?

Did Gwen accidentally leave the door unlocked when she fell asleep, allowing the thief to enter easily?

Oh this looks great. Good stuff.

I'm now actually a little confused by the theme. I realized and confirmed that Cloak and Dagger refers to spies, secret organizations, etc. So does this mean that both interpretations are equally valid? Or does the P.I. have to investigate some kind of secret organization?

I don’t think it necessarily entails espionage or secret societies. I think it can be used quite broadly. We use it in business, politics, maybe even a family context. Any situation involving a web of lies and backstabbing (metaphorical or otherwise).

Good to hear it.

Anyone else?

The irony of it all is that this is a thread asking ‘Where is everybody?’ and suddenly, loads of AGSers have come out to comment on it. So everybody is obviously still here. But instead of commenting with pleasantries and suggestions of ways to boost forum participation, we’ve descended into bickering. I think that answers the question.

Let’s start by changing the tone of this thread.

Quick, somebody start a Bake Sale, or a chain story or a workshop, or another Swarm Game

Let’s not forget that we’re communicating in a very out-dated mode of messsging where the page resets every time you post. I mean, it’s amazing we get any newcomers at all, let alone new regulars.

And the old regulars stop coming for all sorts of reasons. Family, work, life. Others like Grudislav still pop their heads in from time to time but they’re actually making a career out of it and no longer have time for foruming.

Also, this is a rather left-wing place and has not been a very hospitable environment for people with views to the right of that, so we’ve lost a few members that way. Personally, I think there should be one separate board for socio-political discussions and arguments. Let them get as heated as they go but just ban it from everywhere else on the forum (especially MAGS), unless it really is genuinely relevant to that topic.

	Stuck on You by Slasher
	The White Elephant by milkanannan
	A Prelude to an Adventure by Hobo

As always, let me know if I've missed anyone or anything. Good luck everyone.

Don't forget to rate and comment where possible.

I’ve been almost tricked before, picking up a video case for a film called “Independents’ Day” around the time that Independence Day: Resurgence came out. Luckily, I realised something was off quite quickly, but I can imagine some people would just grab that and take it home without a second thought.

On the other hand there is a market for these films. People collect them, have movie nights with them and talk about them online. I’m reminded of the fake Star Wars rip-off toys that themselves became collectible.

Thanks to those who have managed to finish a game. Unlucky to anyone who didn’t make it.

I’ll set up the voting in due course. Milkanannan, do you have a picture I can use for the voting post?

Did Gwen know she was going to get killed when she went to bed?
Did the journal reveal that her father had been murdered?
Did Gwen kill the father?
Was the phone number she called in the Journal?
Did the journal reveal something about matters of inheritance?