It is now time to explore the rest of the house and start talking to other people...
All maps by Will Mallia.
When you head towards the stairs, watch out when you approach the guardrail. Some parts are broken, and if you walk into the broken parts, you're dead. You don't even get a warning, you're freakin' dead.
There is a door to the left, but it's just an empty closet. Sometimes, it's empty, but other times it's death, especially later in the game.
Walking down stairs is automatic compared to the King's Quest games, thankfully.
There is a suit of armor that you can get a close-up view of. It'll be useful later on.
There are two doors, one on each side, near the stairs. The left leads to the billiard room. Inside you'll meet Gloria Swansong and Rudy Dijon, who are brother and sister. Henri and Rudy are Henri's niece and nephew. Be sure to look at both of them. Rudy won't be in much of the mood to talk, and Gloria isn't either, but at least she isn't as much of a jerk about it.
It should be 7:30 by the time you enter the room.
Ask them about the estate. Rudy doesn't think much of it. Gloria thinks it's frightful.
Ask them about Henri. Rudy and Henri don't have much of a relationship. Gloria thinks he's an old grouch.
Ask them about Lillian. Rudy says that she over-reacts to a lot of things. Gloria pities her for her share of problems.
Ask them about Ethel. Rudy says she's always drunk. Same with Gloria, who thinks she contributed to her husband's death.
Ask them about Ethel and Lillian together. He likes Lillian better than Ethel. Gloria says "I guess all families have their black sheep."
Ask them about Jeeves. Rudy doesn't think much about him. Neither does Gloria.
Ask them about Fifi. Rudy considers her untrustworthy. Gloria thinks she's a cheap trollop.
If you play the piano in the room, you'll find a winding mechanism. You can turn it with Gloria and Rudy in the room, but they'll just comment about how rude you are.
Yes, the painting here has that hollow look.
The grandfather is in the upper half of the lower hall. It'll tell you what time it is if you look at it. There are also numerous scratch marks on the floor near the clock if you look at the floor. If you open the clock, you'll find another secret room. Look through the picture to the south to spy on Gloria and Rudy. Rudy really wants the cash, and both Gloria and Rudy despise the fact that both Henri is a miser and Fifi has him wrapped around her finger. You'll also find out Clarence is Gloria's boyfriend, and Gloria is about to dump him for a director. Rudy tells Gloria that Clarence will not like it if she breaks the relationship off. She also has a medical problem that, if Wilbur blabs about it, will ruin her career.
Look through the north painting, and you'll find Dr. Wilbur Feels reading a magazine. Head into the room. This is the library. You'll see Gloria in there, as well as Dr. Feels. Gloria will tell Wilbur to keep quiet about her medical problem, then walk away. Look at the magazine when you are close enough to him, and you'll find out it's about racehorses.
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