Person of Interest is a side mission.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Conduct
- 3 Post-conduct
- 4 Rewards
Overview[]
This mission occurs after the events in Cover My Glass.
The mission starts and concludes after the player agrees to be interviewed by Ernest.
Conduct[]
One morning after the train hijacking by Logan and his gang, the player can find Ernest near the Wandering Y Ranch interviewing Mabel.
| | Excuse me, ma'am. Might I have a word? I'm new to Sandrock, and I would be remiss to pass up an opportunity to speak with a dignified looking damsel such as yourself... |
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| | My stars! Player, would you listen to that? I reckon that must be the phrasings of a bonafide Ataran gentleman! Ain't nobody talks fancy like that 'round here... |
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| | Well, what can I do ya for, newcomer? Lookin' for good eats? Or just a place to kick up your heels? I've been ranchin' these parts for more than twenty years! Reckon I ought to know a thing or two by now... Just ask Player, our Builder here! |
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| | Mm. I believe you. I'm Ernest, by the way. I'm here on the behalf of the Atara Times, I was hoping to do a piece on that bandit fellow who's been giving you all so much trouble. Would you care to weigh in on the situation? |
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| | Oh... I reckon you mean Logan... Mr. Ernie, sir, I don't suppose you were on that train were you? You still wanna catch up with that rascal...? |
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| | Well, here's my weighin' in: you'd do best by packin' your bags. That Logan's a wanted man! And he likely won't take kindly to a fancy-talkin', pants-wearin', cityslickin' poindexter snoopin' around! ... No offense! |
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| | If you gotta write about somethin', write about the scenery! Try some of our Yakmel Sausage; it's so good, people all the way from Portia make their way over to stock up on it! Logan? Forget about it! Wait 'til the Corps catches 'im, then ask 'im yourself! |
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| | Hm. And it was going so well... Sigh. I've really hit a wall these past few days, can't seem to get anyone to open up. Are they really so afraid of one guy? |
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| | You, Builder. Erm... Despite all that, I don't suppose you would be willing to answer some of my questions? About Logan. |
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- Ask away!
- Try asking the Church.
- Try asking City Hall.
| →Ask away! |
| | Ah, really? You will? Fantastic! One moment, let me just get out my notebook... |
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| →Try asking the Church of the City Hall. |
| | Yes, I've tried that. The Minister, her second-in-command, the editor of your local paper... all of them have been most unhelpful. But rather than directly tell me "no," they all just euphemistically tout off a, "no comment..." |
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Be interviewed[]
| Be interviewed by Ernest, and see if you can provide any interesting information. | Be interviewed |
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If the player agrees to talk, Ernest starts his interview immediately. The player's answers during the interview are scored, and the mission's result depends on the player's overall score. Some answers are considered lies and will affect the post-mission letter Ernest sends to the player.
| | Player, for this interview, please try to be as objective as possible. Try not to let your feelings or any biases get in the way, it's important that I only get the facts as I try to understand this bandit persona... |
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| | Ahem! First question: do you know Logan personally? |
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- Nope. Never met him. (+10 interview points)
- Yeah, I know him like a brother. (+1 interview point, lie)
- No comment. (0 points)
| →Nope. Never met him. |
| | That's alright. Still, you've lived here for a while, haven't you? I believe your insight may yet be of use. |
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| →Yeah, I know him like a brother. |
| | What? Really? This is great! Why didn't you say so in the first place? Okay! Follow up: |
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| →No comment. |
| | Oh... really? You're all in on it, huh? You should know that I really have no ulterior motives, especially with a question like that... Eh, let's just go through the motions... |
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| | Tell me what he looks like. I mean, have you seen the posters around here? They really couldn't have found a picture of him without a bandana over his face? Just a simple description will do. |
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- He's hot! (+1 interview point, lie)
- Not as good looking as me. (+10 interview points)
- No comment! (0 points)
- Tell Ernest what you know. (+10 interview points)
| →He's hot! |
| | Oh, no! He's hot! Ugh, why does everybody keep saying that... I'd say, rather, Logan has a disarming glare... Ice cold... I'll never forget it. And even through the bandana you can see there are stories written on his face, just waiting to be told... |
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| →Not as good looking as me. |
| | Hah! Alright, alright. Thanks, I needed that one. But I mean, the two of you... there's no sense in comparing you. You're just two totally different styles. When I saw him, I could tell even through the bandana there are stories just waiting to be told... |
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| →No comment! |
| | Ah, this again. Alright, maybe I set myself up for this... I'll just make up an answer for you. "When I saw him, I could tell even through the bandana there are stories just waiting to be told..." Now can you please take this seriously? Last question: |
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| →Tell Ernest what you know. |
| | Hm, so you've never seen his face either? I got a quick look at him. That disarming glare... Ice cold... I'll never forget it. And even through the bandana you can see there are stories written on his face, just waiting to be told.. |
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| | Logan's accomplice, the man who helped him on the train. What do you know about him? What's his name? |
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- I believe his name is "Eggboy." The sidekick. (+1 interview point, lie)
- That's Haru, his oldest friend. (+10 interview points)
- No comment! (0 points)
| →I believe his name is "Eggboy." The sidekick. |
| | Hm, fancies himself some sort of superhero's sidekick? Eggboy? What could it all mean...? I didn't see any eggs on him... I'll just make a note of this... |
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| →That's Haru, his oldest friend. |
| | Haru and Logan. I see. Yes, I noticed that they seemed to be close. Each one seemed to know what the other was about to do from just a quick glance... |
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| →No comment! |
| | Cool. Cool, cool, cool. |
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The next part depends on the player's conversation choices.
If the player always chooses the No comments option and scores no interview points, Ernest says they have wasted his time.
| | Well, you've successfully wasted my time. Why agree to the interview in the first place if that's how you wanted to act? Ugh... guess my next stop is the clinic. I'll bet that guy has plenty to say... |
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If the player scores between 1 and 3 interview points in total, Ernest tells them he cannot print the interview:
| | Player, somehow I get the feeling that you didn't take this interview very seriously. If I was in a better mood, I might've laughed at some of your remarks. Perhaps you should consider getting into comedy. But... I can't print any of this... |
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If the player gets 10 to 21 interview points in total, they will get +5 relationship points with Ernest.
| | Hm... seems there are several mysteries swirling around this particular figure... I'll have to mull it over.
Ernest(Relationship +5) |
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If the player chooses to answer truthfully and gets the possible maximum of 30 interview points, they will get +12 relationship points with Ernest.
| | Hm... so that's all you know? Well, I appreciate your honesty. As a non-native Sandrocker, I suppose I should've expected as much... but I can tell you did your best. Thank you.
Ernest(Relationship +12) |
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That concludes the interview.
| | In any case, I suppose this counts as my first complete interview... |
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| | They sent me here to just do a little throwaway piece for Ernie's World, but this whole bandit thing is gold! My editor Eduardo is gonna flip... |
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| | "Bandits? On Your Train? It's More Likely Than You Think..." Hm, no, that's no good... "Ne'er-do-well Nabs Nada?" Ugh, no, how cheesy is that...? |
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Ernest and the player notice Jasmine hiding on the porch of the ranch. They approach her.
| | Er, hey there, kiddo. I seem to keep seeing you around. You're not following me are you? Are you alright? |
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| | Are you lost? Where's your mother? |
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| | I'm not lost. I live here. My Ma's in the desert now. |
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| | Ah, I see, "In the desert..." Oh goodness... |
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| | Sweetie, where do you live? Do you need someone to help you get home? |
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| | No... Um, you're Ernest, the writer? Did you write "The Maltese Pigeon"...? |
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| | Ahaha! Oh, you're a fan, huh? Gosh, why didn't you say so? Oh, that book you've got, that's my latest release! Why don't I sign it for you? |
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| | Oh, that would be great! Thank you Mister Ernest! |
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| | Hey, anything for a fan. Who should I make this out to? |
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| | Jasmine! That's J-A-S... |
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Ernest signs the book and hands it back to Jasmine.
| | Uh, huh... and Jasmine, sweetie, why don't you tell me: what was your favorite part about this book? |
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| | Um... actually, I thought the stowy this time was a bit contwived... |
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| | Eh...? Con... trived? Wow, such a big girl word, where did you-? |
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| | I'm not finished: the characters are paper thin, and if you've even been paying half attention, you can see every twist coming from a league away... I think you've weally been writing it in lately... your old stuff was way better... |
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| | Ahaha, well, little kid, with all due respect, you're a little kid and you don't know anything... |
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| | I'm your pwimawy demogwaphic! |
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| | Actually, as you can clearly see displayed on the back cover, the book is intended for all ages. Well, that's all the time I have for today. Here you go and cheerio. |
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| | Wow, look, Mr. Teddy! We got an autograph from Ernest the famous writer! Let's put it under our pillow tonight! |
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Jasmine leaves the scene. Ernest turns to the player.
| | Tch, you really can't please everyone... She's kind of right, though. My novels have only ever really caught on with the under-twelve demographic. It's gotten so hard to continue to out-do myself... ugh... |
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- Wow, can I read your book?
- You write books?
| →Wow, can I read your book? |
| | "The Maltese Pigeon?" Eh, sure. Well, the version you might find at a local store; my publishing company shortened it and turned it into a children's book... Perhaps one day, I could show you my original vision for the novel.
Ernest(Relationship +5) |
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| →You write books? |
| | Yes, "The Maltese Pigeon" is my most famous work. It's a classical whodunnit mystery where it turns out it was the butler all along. Oops... guess I spoiled it for you. Well, it's still good. I recommend you check it out. |
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| | Anyway, that little girl sounded a lot like my critics in Walnut Groove... They rated my latest novel a "rotten" score of three walnuts out of ten... But, psh, I don't write for them, I write from the heart, okay? |
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| | It was nice running into you again, Builder. But I really should get back to work. Despite the one-off critic here and there, plenty of fans are in fact looking forward to what I come up with in Sandrock. So long! |
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Post-conduct[]
If the player gets the maximum score and the interview is successful, Ernest will eventually send the player a copy of Atara Times with his article in it.
If the player lies at least once during the interview (chooses at least one answer marked as a lie in the section above), they will get the following letter from Ernest the next day.
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| Dear Player, I cross-checked some of the "facts" you relayed to me yesterday; turns out almost everything you said was verifiably false! Just imagine if I'd printed that! Not only would my reputation be tarnished, but you might be looking at a libel suit! Or possibly slander, I'm not sure. Technically, it's printed so it could be libel, but you just said it so maybe it's slander. Libel for me, slander for you? I don't know. Anyway, I recommend that you not make a habit of this type of mockery, lest you land yourself in hot water! |
Rewards[]
Experience +400
Ernest: Relationship +10
