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After the death of the patriarch of the Mansons, Bernard Mason passes. His family return to their childhood homes to settle matters once and for all.

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After the death of the patriarch of the Mansons, Masons, Bernard Mason passes. His family return to their childhood homes to settle matters once and for all.



* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Mansons. BIG TIME.
* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in GratuitousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

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*AwfulWeddedLife: While it is difficult to assume the rest of their marriage as they got older, [[spoiler: Lorraine and Bernard's marriage was one. Especially considering how Lorraine regresses back to painful memories of their marriage together and why she lashes out at Aspen.]] And while not as bad as [[spoiler: Bernard and Lorraine's. Jonathan and Shannon are also considering getting a divorce.]]
*BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Poor poor Mason children. [[spoiler: They just wanted their dad back after he left to try and start a utopian commune in Death Valley. Thomas left to try and find him and while Bernard did come back. Thomas never did. ]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Mansons.Masons. BIG TIME. Granted, they try and work through their issues but this still applies.
* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Mercedes Núñez often throughs in GratuitousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.



* CatsAreMagic: Considering the role Egyptian Mythology plays in the game along with Aspen's ability to see events from the past. This applies.
* CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy who mentions she works as an indie game developer for a living.

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* CatsAreMagic: Considering the role Egyptian Mythology plays in the game along with Aspen's ability to see events from the past. This applies.
* CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy who Addy. Dawn mentions she works as an indie game developer for a living.living which Addy finds cool.



* HellIsThatNoise: As Aspen you will frequently hear noises, banging and muttering that you must investigate the source of.

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* HellIsThatNoise: As Aspen Aspen, you will frequently hear noises, banging and muttering muttering, that you must investigate the source of.



* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters but the most Aspen is to is surprisingly to [[spoiler: Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply to but Aspen comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens and she does not taking to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) becomes defensive and gets in a fight with Dawn. When Aspen reappears again, she breaks down, cradling him and her hair that she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas.]]
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley which failed. He returns home and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]

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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters but the most Aspen is to is surprisingly surprising to [[spoiler: Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply to but Aspen comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house. house and down the dumps. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens kittens, and she does not taking take to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) and becomes defensive and gets defensive, even getting in a fight with Dawn. When Aspen reappears again, weak she breaks down, cradling him and her hair that which she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas.]]
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson Mason ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is in Death Valley which failed. He returns home home, and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]



*MistakenIdentity: PlayedForDrama and Justified due to her dementia. Lorraine thinks Aspen is [[spoiler: Bernard at times due to her recollecting past events and lashes out on Aspen as a result]]



* ParentsAsPeople: Bernard Manson, Shannon Carmichael [[InsistentTerminology Manson]] and Dr Jonathan Carmichael are particular examples of this but the adult Mansons in general.
* PetTheDog: Pet the Cat. Several of the Mansons pet Aspen throughout the game.

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* ParentsAsPeople: Bernard Manson, Mason, Shannon Carmichael [[InsistentTerminology Manson]] Mason]] and Dr Jonathan Carmichael are particular examples of this but the adult Mansons Masons in general.
* PetTheDog: Pet the Cat. Several of the Mansons Masons pet Aspen throughout the game.



* TheAlcoholic: Liam Manson. When the memory of his father appeared in Chapter 1, he didn't recognise Liam without a bottle in his hand.

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* TheAlcoholic: Liam Manson.Mason. When the memory of his father appeared in Chapter 1, he didn't recognise Liam without a bottle in his hand.



* TheGhost: Several actually.
** Thomas Manson disappeared during the 1970s but you can still see memories of him as a young boy in the Manson house and his memory and the impact of his dissappearance haunts the family to this day.
** Uriel Manson also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Manson into the man he is and perpetuating generational trauma.
** Beth Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game, but tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together.

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* TheGhost: Several Several, actually.
** Thomas Manson Mason disappeared during the 1970s 1970s, but you can still see memories of him as a young boy in the Manson house and his memory and the impact of his dissappearance disappearance haunts the family to this day.
** Uriel Manson Mason also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Manson into the man he is and perpetuating generational trauma.
** Beth Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game, but game. Still, tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together.



** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl Henninger ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]

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** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl Henninger ''to to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: alone]]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]]]]]
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: No one knows what really happened to Thomas Mason after he went missing and while many of the mysteries are answered in the game. This one never is. Karl mentions to Addy that closure only happens in stories and in this case the family never learned what happened to him but the worse can be assumed considering the effort and resources that were put into looking for him.
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*ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: Shannon says this nearly word for word after an emotional breakdown, confessing she encouraged Thomas to leave to find Bernard.]]
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*LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters but the most Aspen is to is surprisingly to [[spoiler: Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply to but Aspen comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens and she does not taking to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) becomes defensive and gets in a fight with Dawn. When Aspen reappears again, she breaks down, cradling him and her hair that she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas.]]
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*DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: The Pound which netted Aspen suddenly in Chapter 3 in front of Shannon and Murray.]]



** [[spoiler: Shannon:]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your eight inches rule.''

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** [[spoiler: Shannon:]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike ''Shannon'':]] [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your eight inches rule.'' rule.
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* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Shannon]] who is known to be collected and sensible reaches it over the phone after [[spoiler: the pound illegally took Aspen in front of her, citing the 8 inches from private property rule and then having lost Aspen.]] She retorts on the call.
** [[spoiler: Shannon:]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your 8 inches rule.''

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* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Shannon]] who is known to be collected and collected, sensible and chides Addy for swearing reaches it over the phone after [[spoiler: the pound illegally took Aspen in front of her, citing the 8 eight inches from private property rule and then having lost Aspen.]] She retorts on the call.
** [[spoiler: Shannon:]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your 8 eight inches rule.''
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*RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Shannon]] who is known to be collected and sensible reaches it over the phone after [[spoiler: the pound illegally took Aspen in front of her, citing the 8 inches from private property rule and then having lost Aspen.]] She retorts on the call.
**[[spoiler: Shannon:]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your 8 inches rule.''
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** Murray's attachment to his wooden figurine so much so that he [[spoiler would kick Aspen away from it just to keep it safe, but this is due to the fact it is [[TragicKeepsake the last remaining possession his son made for him.]]]]

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** Murray's attachment to his wooden figurine so much so that he [[spoiler [[spoiler: would kick Aspen away from it just to keep it safe, but this is due to the fact it is [[TragicKeepsake the last remaining possession his son made for him.]]]]

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*FreudianExcuse: A few.
**Murray's attachment to his wooden figurine so much so that he [[spoiler would kick Aspen away from it just to keep it safe, but this is due to the fact it is [[TragicKeepsake the last remaining possession his son made for him.]]]]
**Loraine, arguably one of the biggest antagonists in the game towards Aspen and moving around the house, suffers from Dementia and believes she is having conversations with [[spoiler: Bernard, whom she is furious for his actions]]



* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley which failed. He returnshome and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself and Uriel and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes the ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]

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* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley which failed. He returnshome returns home and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself and Uriel herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes the a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]



*Shoutout: After tricking Will by hiding the second time he references [[ParaNorman



** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]

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** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl Henninger ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]
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* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home, she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in present day, even reciting full conversations between herself and Uriel and Bernard.]]

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* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley which failed. He returnshome and returns home, she Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself and Uriel and Bernard.Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes the ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]
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*BirdsOfAFeather: Why Murray got hired by Bernard. [[spoiler: Both of them lost their sons.]]


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*OnceMoreWithClarity: Considering the game's themes and gameplay, it's natural this would occur. One example of this is a conversation between Bernard and Murray with Bernard being angry at Murray for not completing the winter garden in time. [[spoiler: When in actuality, it was because Shannon was coming, and both had plans to raid the cellar to mix drinks.]]
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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar story beats but [[spoiler: Murray's character Murraegh's Ironson alludes heavily in his backstory with his son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Mansons. BIG TIME.

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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar story beats characteristics with her actual real life counterpart but [[spoiler: Murray's character Murraegh's Ironson takes the cake as he alludes heavily in his backstory with his Murraegh's son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Mansons. BIG TIME.

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* RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. [[spoiler: Dawn in]] in one scene announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is oncoming. [[Turns out Cassandra is Dawn's role-playing name in DND and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]

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* RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. [[spoiler: Dawn in]] in one scene announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is oncoming. [[Turns [[spoiler: Turns out Cassandra is Dawn's role-playing name in DND and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]



* TheGhost: Several actually. Thomas Manson disappeared during the 1970s but you can still see memories of him as a young boy in the Manson house and his memory and the impact of his dissappearance haunts the family to this day. Uriel Manson also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Manson into the man he is and perpetuating generational trauma. Beth Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game, but tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together. And in a semi-literal sense, most of the family members' memories appear like ghosts for that matter at some point.

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Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game, but tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together. And together.
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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar story beats but [[spoilerMurray's character Murraegh's Ironson alludes heavily in his backstory with his son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]

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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar story beats but [[spoilerMurray's [[spoiler: Murray's character Murraegh's Ironson alludes heavily in his backstory with his son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
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*AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar story beats but [[spoilerMurray's character Murraegh's Ironson alludes heavily in his backstory with his son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]


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*SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler: Dawn and Murray's]] roleplaying characters show suspicious similarities with their real-life counterparts.


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*TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Murray]] has one a broken wooden humanoid trinket which he tries to keep Aspen from. [[spoiler: It's revealed when creating his roleplaying character Murraegh it is one of the last possessions his son made for him]]
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*CatsAreMagic: Considering the role Egyptian Mythology plays in the game along with Aspen's ability to see events from the past. This applies.



*PetTheDog: Pet the Cat. Several of the Mansons pet Aspen throughout the game.
*RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. [[spoiler: Dawn in]] in one scene announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is oncoming. [[Turns out Cassandra is Dawn's role-playing name in DND and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]



*TheGhost: Several actually. Thomas Manson disappeared during the 1970s but you can still see memories of him as a young boy in the Manson house and his memory and the impact of his dissappearance haunts the family to this day. Uriel Manson also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Manson into the man he is and perpetuating generational trauma. Beth Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game, but tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together. And in a semi-literal sense, most of the family members' memories appear like ghosts for that matter at some point.



** [[spoiler: Karl ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]

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** [[spoiler: In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'']]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]
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*TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Will. On account of being a small child but his notions that Aspen is seeing things and discovering the mysteries of the house are correct.
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* NotNowKiddo: More like Not Now Cat. [[spoiler: After Liam's attempted suicide, attempts to draw Dr Carmichael's attention fail due to this initially.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: Bernard, Shannon and Dr Carmichal are particular examples of this but the adult Mansons in general.

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* NotNowKiddo: More like Not Now Cat. [[spoiler: After Liam's attempted suicide, attempts to draw Dr Jonathan's Carmichael's attention fail due to this initially.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: Bernard, Bernard Manson, Shannon Carmichael [[InsistentTerminology Manson]] and Dr Carmichal Jonathan Carmichael are particular examples of this but the adult Mansons in general.
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** [[spoiler: Karl ''to Bernard picture frame while alone'': Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]

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** ''[[spoiler:Karl to Bernard picture frame while alone'': Goodbye my love.]]

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** ""[[spoiler:Karl to Bernard picture frame while alone: Goodbye my love.]]""

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** ""[[spoiler:Karl ''[[spoiler:Karl to Bernard picture frame while alone: alone'': Goodbye my love.]]""]]
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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in [[GratituiousSpanish]] in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in [[GratituiousSpanish]] GratuitousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.
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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in Main/GratituiousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in Main/GratituiousSpanish [[GratituiousSpanish]] in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in GratituiousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

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* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Núñez often throughs in GratituiousSpanish Main/GratituiousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.



* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home, she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.

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*HellIsThatNoise: As Aspen you will frequently hear noises, banging and muttering that you must investigate the source of.
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home, she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]
son. She continues this in present day, even reciting full conversations between herself and Uriel and Bernard.]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spiler: [[spoiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.



* WhamShot: Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]

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* WhamShot: Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]]]
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* CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy who mentions she works as a indie game developer for a living.
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.

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* CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy who mentions she works as a an indie game developer for a living.
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home home, she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.



** Chapter 2. [[spoiler: Liam's Attempted Suicide.]]

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* WhamShot: Near the end of chapter two, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]

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* WhamShot: Near the end of chapter two, Chapter 2, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]
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*NotNowKiddo: More like Not Now Cat. [[spoiler: After Liam's attempted suicide, attempts to draw Dr Carmichael's attention fail due to this initially.]]
*ParentsAsPeople: Bernard, Shannon and Dr Carmichal are particular examples of this but the adult Mansons in general.
*ShockingMoments:
**In Chapter 1 after attempts to get a wooden statue from [[spoiler: Murray. He suddenly kicks Aspen to get it back and sobs afterwards, cradling it close.]]
** Chapter 2. [[spoiler: Liam's Attempted Suicide.]]


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*SpiderSense: Aspen has one to detect memories of the past, mice, birds [[spoiler: and critically Liam's dying gasps after cutting his wrists]]
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* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]

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*MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Manson ran away to find his father Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune is Death Valley and returns home she grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son]]
*MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.


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*TheAlcoholic: Liam Manson. When the memory of his father appeared in Chapter 1, he didn't recognise Liam without a bottle in his hand.
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''Cats and the Other Lives'' is a point-and-click adventure game created by Cultic Games.

After the death of the patriarch of the Mansons, Bernard Mason passes. His family return to their childhood homes to settle matters once and for all.

The game follows a point-and-click adventure game and the family cat, Aspen and explore the family's past along with the trauma, hopes and mysteries that have been kept over the years.

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!!''Cats and the Other Lives'' provides examples of:

*BigScrewedUpFamily: The Mansons. BIG TIME.
*BrattyTeenageDaughter: Addy to Shannon.
*CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy who mentions she works as a indie game developer for a living.
*SpeechImpediment: Addy suffers from one but her mother Shannon shows hints of this too.
*WhamShot: Near the end of chapter two, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]

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