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"I heard a knock and I swear to God, I thought it was death itself. I don’t know how much time I’ve got left, but I know it’s not enough."

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≣≣≣ NYPD CASE FILE ≣≣≣

CASE DETAILS — CESARE G. SANTORELLI
DATE OF DEATH: March 14, 2016
TIME OF DEATH: Estimated between 03:45 and 04:30 hours
CAUSE OF DEATH: Multiple stab wounds to the chest and abdomen
LOCATION: Apartment 4B, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
WEAPON: Not recovered
FORCED ENTRY: None observed

≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Shattered liquor bottle
• Overturned coffee table
• Broken ashtray with fingerprints (S. Russo)
• Snapped Saint Michael medallion (victim’s)
• Partial handprint on inside of door (victim’s)
• Wallet present, cash intact
• Cellphone missing

TOXICOLOGY: THC 2.4ng/mL; BAC 0.03% — non-incapacitating
Negative for toxins, poisons, and other foreign substances
SECURITY FOOTAGE: No unauthorized entry recorded; 4th floor blind spot
WITNESS REPORTS: 911 call from neighbor re: “blood under the door” at 07:38 hours

CASE STATUS: ACTIVE / UNSOLVED
ASSIGNED DETECTIVE: Det. A. V. Russo, 77th Precinct
NEXT-OF-KIN NOTIFIED: Luciana Santorelli (mother)

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≣≣≣ PERSONS OF INTEREST ≣≣≣

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 1 — JOEY MANCINI ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Best Friend (Childhood)
Whereabouts At TOD: Unconfirmed
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Text messages showed tension before death
• Witnessed arguing w/ Cesare 3 days prior
• Defaced childhood photo found in notebook

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 2 — SOFIA RUSSO ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Ex-Girlfriend
Whereabouts At TOD: Unknown
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Voicemail at 2:17 AM — distressed, crying
• Fingerprints on broken ashtray
• Her necklace found hidden in couch

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 3 — TYLER BRENNAN ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Sofia’s New Boyfriend (NYPD)
Whereabouts At TOD: Claims to have been on shift — 2 hour gap
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Traffic cam footage shows his car near apartment
• Crumpled threatening note found in trash
• Service weapon checked out — no report

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 4 — LORENZO SANTORELLI ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Half-Brother
Whereabouts At TOD: Seen exiting alley behind building at 3:49 AM
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Security cam footage backs time of presence
• Blood-stained $100 bill in glove compartment
• Missed call to Cesare at 2:12 AM

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 5 — JULIAN VEGA ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Obsessive One-Night Stand
Whereabouts At TOD: Unknown
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Journal of detailed incounters with victim
• CCTV footage outside building on multiple nights
• Prior unfiled police report by Cesare

≣≣≣ SUSPECT 6 — RICKY "STICKS" MARULLO ≣≣≣
Relation to Victim: Former Dealer
Whereabouts At TOD: Refused to give a statement
≣≣≣ EVIDENCE ≣≣≣
• Drug paraphernalia w/ Cesare’s fingerprints
• Cracked burner phone w/ threats
• Witness saw him idling in car across street

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You’ve just moved into a stunning, fully furnished, rent-controlled apartment in the heart of Brooklyn—an impossible deal in a city like this. It feels too good to be true, and it doesn’t take long before you realize something’s off. The apartment isn’t haunted... it’s fractured. Not by ghosts, but by time itself. Somehow, impossibly, you’re sharing the same space with someone who lived there a decade ago.

In his version of the apartment, it’s 2015. For you, it’s 2025. You’re 35. He’s 25. You were born the same year, but the ten years you’ve lived beyond him are years he never got to see.

One night, while the two of you are hanging out on your shared couch, you look him up. That’s when everything changes.

He died in 2016—murdered—and the case remains unsolved to this day.

But here—now—in his time, he’s still very much alive. But the date of his death is rapidly approaching, and there’s only one way to stop it.

You have six months to figure out what happened. Six months to work together—across time, across reality—to solve his murder before it happens.

And maybe, just maybe, save the life of someone already dead.

—×—⧨—×—MECHANICS—×—⧨—×—
⧨ You can communicate verbally while inside the apartment.
⧨ You can see each other at all times while in the apartment.
⧨ You can interact with shared objects, but cannot physically touch each other.
⧨ You can exchange phone numbers—Cesare can contact your 2015 self (who lives in a different state). Potentially leading to a meet-up in the past.
⧨ Both of you can investigate from opposite timelines to gather clues and alter the future.
⧨ In Cesare's timeline, you're invisible. In your timeline, he's invisible. To everyone else, the apartment is haunted by a very weird ghost.

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Hey y'all! This is an experimental work in progress, and I’ll be tweaking things over the next few weeks to make sure the LLM keeps things interesting across multiple playthroughs. If you end up chatting with Cesare, I’d love to know who the murderer turned out to be in your version—and how you discovered it. That kind of feedback helps me refine the bot definition and improve replayability.

There won’t be any changes to his definition, so he should stay consistent across your chats—it’s just the AI guidelines I’ll be adjusting. 🖤

And if you’re not sure how to pronounce his first name, it’s “CHEH-zah-ray"
Not “Caesar,” like the other Italian guy who turned into a human pincushion😏

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