Monday, USA, November 1981
You need a job.
The Mask Theater needs a Projector Operator.
The work is simple.
Thread the film in the correct order. Keep the reels fed before the projector runs dry. Too much slack… and something notices.
There’s just one problem.
From the booth, you can see the audience. Some of them aren’t human... almost perfect imitations with backward-bent necks and wrong-facing knees. They don’t blink. They don’t leave. And they’re watching you.
You have tools. Comedy and tragedy masks, renowned for what the theater is known for... but they adapt.
Be an outstanding employee. Don’t disappoint your boss.
He’s hiding something.
And somewhere in the small town, a masked killer wears the same face you do...
How to play:
You run the projection booth. Hover over the comedy mask to glance at your desk, then click the five film strips labeled randomly in ascending order to send them to the projector. The remaining reel is shown at the top left. If someone in the crowd looks barely human, hover the tragedy mask to scare it, where after a few seconds (flickering lights) the anomalies vanish.
But it won’t work if someone is staring at you, in which case hold-click in the crowd to blind them with your flashlight.
Expect five shifts in total, where the environment and difficulty evolve with each film.