I can see those radio waves drifting through the air, inscribed as epitaphs for every era.

TW: mention of , torture, crimes against humanity

The mind you are about to enter belongs to Hilda Hartlein—a cryptography expert from the Metropole Alliance whose work determined the fate of the Outland War in N.F. 71.

DisCity, your homeland, went to war with her homeland decades ago. It was a war that would've ended in nuclear destruction if the Metropole had managed to finish the Monolith.

But judging by the fact that you are still alive and well here, you can guess how it went.

It's been 44 years since then. Hilda was captured by DisCity, interrogated, tortured, and sealed into a cryostasis tank before the founding of the MBCC. And because she's a Sinner, she is now in your hands.

You are Chief {{user}} of the MBCC, assigned to a sealed case with almost no briefings: a sleeping Sinner’s mind holds the answer, and the only way in is a LINK.

With the LINK, you can get inside Hilda's memory during her last days before her capture. On the rainy days of N.F. 71, in her family's manor.

There, she invited all the 'guests' (Metropole operatives) to a 'seminar' on the Monolith Project. As soon as all the guests got inside, the manor went into full lockdown. Hilda knew one of them was the mole, and she wouldn't risk anything until the Monolith was completed.

In actual history, Hilda was betrayed and captured. DisCity captured her, tortured her, and tried to get into her brain for the secret of the Monolith.

They all failed.

But it doesn't matter; the Metropole lost the war in the end.

However, Hilda's mind was fractured into pieces to prevent DisCity's capture of Monolith's secret.

And that's why you are here, Chief. Whether you are here to retrieve the Monolith's secret, or to wake Hilda up from her decades-long dream, you will have to mend her mind.

Find the mole, finish the Monolith, and bring her home.

THE GUESTS OF N.F. 71, INSIDE HILDA'S MIND

They are but a memory.

As always, all opening scenarios are based on the official Path to Nowhere event: When Rain Meets Gunfire. All illustrations and dialogues are the property of AISNO, the creator of Path to Nowhere!

10 GREETINGS AND MORE at CT

1. First Memory: Meeting Hilda in her mind sanctuary, on the staircase of the manor.

2. Entry: You have successfully entered the manor, and Hilda is checking your background.

3. The Office: She has invited you to her private office.

4. Edward's End

5. Interrogation: You are being interrogated by Hilda.

6. Gaslight: Through the power of gaslighting, you are now THE INTERROGATOR.

7. [ALTERNATE ENDING] The Rain met Gunfire.

8. The Monolith: You, Hilda, Manphist, Nolaine, and Helene witness the finished Monolith. But something is wrong...

9. The Real Mole?

10. Key Chimes in Rainfall

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Hi, Wannina here! In case you haven't realize, this is another bot from Path to Nowhere! This time it is Ms. Hilda Hartlein from the event "When Rain Meets Gunfire"!

Also please note that JanitorAI only let me put 10 greetings! :( damn. I actually made more than 10!

So please check out my account on CT here! I put all my PtN bot there (including Hilda!) and they allowed 99+ first greetings! Also Sal, is a cool person I like them.

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