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Anachronox Hints

Whitendon #1

  • 1 of 11: A lot of people in town seem to be confusing you with someone else.
  • 2 of 11: Namely, some guy named Pete.
  • 3 of 11: Who seems to have blown his relationship with Laurie.
  • 4 of 11: Maybe there's a way to fix the relationship.
  • 5 of 11: You'll need to talk to three people around town, who can tell you something about her.  The answers are randomly chosen each game, so you'll need to figure this out for yourself.  They also won't repeat their answers, so you need to listen carefully the first time they talk to you.  If you missed the dialogue the first time, the only way to hear it again is to reload a saved game.
  • 6 of 11: 1) Talk to Nikki, next to the roof with the claw marks on it.  She'll tell you what "you" gave Laurie for your last anniversary.
  • 7 of 11: 2) Talk to Blair at the inn.  He'll tell you where your first kiss was.
  • 8 of 11: 3) Talk to Fritz, who's up the ramp to your left as you're leaving the mayor's house.  He'll tell you how long your relationship lasted.
  • 9 of 11: Once you have this information, look outside the mayor's house after you've solved the photo quest but before you go to the inn for the night.  Laurie should be standing just next to the front door.  If not, wander and come back -- she seems to take a few seconds to show up.
  • 10 of 11: Talk to her and give the right answer to all three of her questions.  (I suppose you could also just save your game and use trial and error to determine the right answers.)  If you get everything correct, she'll ask to meet you outside the Inn the next day.
  • 11 of 11: You need to talk to her after you solve the White Caves quest, but before you report your success to the Burgomaster.  If you do, she'll give you a Cobalt Crawler.