Mr. Stick adventure (chapter 1)

[Sneak]

Try pushing the thin metal rod into the black hole on the wall opposite of the door. If it fits, push in as far as you can without losing grasp of the rod. Does anything happen now?

Mr. Stick puts metal rod in hole on the right wall...

*click*



!

It seems something clicked in the room, but mr. Stick can't see anything.

Do you?..

[ImpracticalDino]

Perhaps the door unlocked. Try opening the door now.

[Sneak]

Perhaps the door unlocked. Try opening the door now.

Mr. Stick, full of hopes, confidently goes to the door, prepared to open the door and leave this boring room...



...his dreams was crushed though. Lots of dreaming can't hurt, they said...

Door is still locked. Mr. Stick becomes more sure that it should be opened with a doorkey.

[ImpracticalDino]

Let's go back to that gray hole in the corner. Try using the metal rod to pick out the blue item that's in there. Hopefully the arm length combined with the rod would be enough to reach it.

[Sneak]

Let's go back to that gray hole in the corner. Try using the metal rod to pick out the blue item that's in there. Hopefully the arm length combined with the rod would be enough to reach it.

Mr. Stick thinks that even his hand with metal rod can't reach object at the bottom of corner hole, since it's two-three human arms length, and metal rod's is just about 1/3 human arm length. Anyway, he decides to check. Plus, after he inserted rod inside wall hole, bottom of corner hole could lift or something like this.

Mr. Stick takes metal rod back.

*click*

This sound appears again...

And then he goes to check corner hole.



No, it seems that hole's bottom didn't move anywhere, and he still can't reach object.

[ImpracticalDino]

Alright, so I know that a clicking noise can be heard when he inserts the metal rod into the black hole. Can he get a good sense of direction for the source of the sound? Mr. Stick can try the process of inserting the metal rod, taking it out, and reinserting it many times to get a good idea hopefully of where it's coming from.

[Sneak]

Alright, so I know that a clicking noise can be heard when he inserts the metal rod into the black hole. Can he get a good sense of direction for the source of the sound? Mr. Stick can try the process of inserting the metal rod, taking it out, and reinserting it many times to get a good idea hopefully of where it's coming from.

Mr. Stick tries so.





*click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*

He is sure that clicking sound sounds somewhere behind him, and not so close to him, at least not near right wall (where he is right now) and its corners.
And... it seems that...



Source of the sound is somewhere on or near the far wall (where light switch is), if he's not mistaken. He's not sure on what height though. It can be near the floor or near the ceiling.

But he still can't see anything suspicious.

[ImpracticalDino]

Perhaps taking out the metal rod from that hole was a mistake in the first place. Go back to the gray hole and try to reach the item inside while leaving the metal rod in the black hole on the wall.

[Sneak]

Go back to the gray hole and try to reach the item inside while leaving the metal rod in the black hole on the wall.

Mr. Stick checks corner hole while metal rod is still in the wall hole.



No. Hole bottom is at the same position. He still can't reach item.

[StardustSoldier]

Put the rod back in his inventory and click off the light. Does anything appear different now?

[Sneak]

Put the rod back in his inventory and click off the light. Does anything appear different now?

Mr. Stick takes metal rod back.

*click*

And then he turns off the lights.



He thinks he can't see something new or different.
Do you?

[StardustSoldier]

Hmm. No, I don't notice anything different either.

With the lights still off, put the metal rod back into the hole in the wall and make it click again.

[Sneak]

With the lights still off, put the metal rod back into the hole in the wall and make it click again.

Mr. Stick puts metal rod back to the hole.

*click*

[StardustSoldier]

A-ha...

Investigate the white dot that appeared on the wall.

[Sneak]

Investigate the white dot that appeared on the wall.

Mr. Stick goes to investigate new glowing object on the wall.



It's yet another small hole. Very bright light comes from other side of the hole.
It looks exactly like door keyhole, just smaller.

[ImpracticalDino]

Good job, StardustSoldier!
Turning off the lights was actually going to be my next step before you arrived.

I wonder about that smaller door keyhole that has recently been revealed. Hmm...

Will using the key that Mr. Stick already has in his inventory work with that keyhole?

Surely the key that was available since the beginning isn't completely useless, is it?

[Sneak]

I wonder about that smaller door keyhole that has recently been revealed. Hmm...

Will using the key that Mr. Stick already has in his inventory work with that keyhole?

Surely the key that was available since the beginning isn't completely useless, is it?

Mr. Stick takes small key in his hand and tries to use it on the lock, hoping this time it fits...

...and it fits! Mr. Stick turns the key and opens hidden cache!



He dares to look inside.



Inside the cache there are source of the light - activated flashlight, another sheet of paper, and sort of button on the wall.

<Congratulations! You solved the first puzzle!
Much more awaits you up ahead...>

[ImpracticalDino]

Before I make any rash movements, get the paper and see if there's anything written on it.

[Sneak]

Before I make any rash movements, get the paper and see if there's anything written on it.

Mr. Stick takes piece of paper and, thanks to flashlight's light, he reads it.



Something is written there.

Putting paper to his inventory, he notices something was behind the paper.

[ImpracticalDino]

Based on my quick research, 636 seems to be an angel number. A good sign I suppose.

Now then, inspect the black dot that was just found behind the paper. Is it a button like the red button above it, or something entirely different?