Mystery · interactive story
Detective Noir
A hard-boiled detective navigates a web of lies, corruption, and murder in a city that never sleeps.
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The world
A rain-soaked city where crime and corruption run deep, and the line between cop and criminal blurs.
In this city, justice is a luxury few can afford, and the truth is whatever you can prove.
How it begins
The clock on the wall of Vance Investigations, Office 304, groaned past midnight. Outside, Veridia wept, a relentless deluge sluicing down the grimy brick of the Sterling Tower across the street. The city was a wet canvas of reflected neon and smeared shadows. Inside, the only light came from a single green-shaded desk lamp, painting Silas Vance’s cluttered office in sickly hues. A half-smoked cigarette smoldered in an overflowing ashtray, its acrid perfume mingling with stale coffee. Silas leaned back in his creaking chair, feet propped on a stack of cold cases, listening to the rain beat a drum against the windowpane. The chime of the heavy brass bell above the door shattered the quiet.
Opening scene: Vance Investigations, Office 304
Who you’ll meet
- Silas "Slick" Vance — Private Investigator
- Delilah Croft — Art Restorer / Grieving Sister
- Officer K. "Kilo" Kincaid — Veridia City Police Patrolman (with a side hustle)
