Plain Speech, 09:00

Descripción

On Tuesday, at nine o’clock exactly, somebody in Sub-Office 4 said a word that is not in the register.

For the next sixty-one minutes every person inside the building could say only what they actually meant. Nothing else happened. Nothing caught fire. Two people resigned, and both of them took it back at four minutes past ten.

It is Wednesday. You are the junior clerk. Form 9 is on your desk with two lines blank: which incantation, and who said it. Form 9 may not be closed with blank lines.

Twelve documents. Six drawers. Seven ways to close the file. A one-player document mystery, 15 to 25 minutes. No timer, and no puzzle that blocks you: everything you need is written down somewhere. Your progress is saved in this browser.

AGE GUIDE: Suitable for players aged 13 and over. An office comedy and a mystery, with no violence and no gore.

AI DISCLOSURE: Written with AI assistance (text and code). The mystery, the documents and the endings were designed and checked by a person before release.

Cómo jugar

Mouse or touch. Open a drawer, then click a document to read it. Your index keeps everything you have read. When you are ready, fill in the two blank lines of Form 9: the incantation, and who said it.