Mermaid Club

The Mermaid Club is an exclusive, VIP-only party venue on Chartreuse Island.

Description

The Mermaid Club is a text-based location where the player pilots their character with option selection. It has five areas across three levels: the entry, the dance floor, the washroom, the mezzanine, and the overlooking private area. Each area has a unique background, often filled with people dancing and chatting under magenta and cyan lighting.

Story

The Mermaid Club is a mandatory location in the story, as it is required to challenge Sunsoo to a Ranked Match. However, the player needs a King's Letter in order to get inside, which can be received from Gene after defeating him in a Beastieball match.

After the bouncer, Sharone, recognizes the King's Letter and allows them to enter, the player is presented with many options inside the venue.

At the ground level, they may hit the dance floor, hit the washroom, go upstairs, or get outta there. If they try to hit the dance floor, they realize their face is very dirty (as commented on by Sharone at the door) and decide against it. If they hit the washroom, there's a very long line inside, and they are given the choice to wait in line or go back. Selecting "wait in line" creates a seemingly endless loop of seeing the line not budge and choosing to keep waiting.

After going upstairs, the player reaches a mezzanine above the dance floor with a bar. They may then choose to mingle with people, hydrate, or check out the private area. The player is too awkward to mingle with the groups of people, and the private area is guarded by Sharone. If they player selects "hydrate," they may choose to drink the water or splash it on their face. Drinking it seems to do nothing, but splashing it on their face is the only way to wash the dirt away and allow them to enter the dance floor downstairs. Still, the player gets some stares upon doing so.

If the player tries to go to the private area, Sharone insists that Sunsoo only sees "fun" people, and that they can go up only if they can win a Beastieball match first. Once the player agrees, they'll be brought outside for the match. After winning, Sharone will allow the player up to the private area.

In the private area, the player speaks with Sunsoo, who denies their challenge and runs downstairs to dance. The only option then is to head back down.

Back on the dance floor, the player looks for Sunsoo, only for him to bump into them from behind while dancing with his team. The player must dance harder and harder until eventually they both have to go outside and catch their breath. It is here that Sunsoo will compliment their "fire" moves and accept the player's challenge to a Ranked Match.

If the player returns to the club after the dance-off, the washroom will be miraculously empty. There will be a toilet-flush sound effect along with the word "CONGRATULATIONS" in a wiggling rainbow gradient, followed by the plain text, "You have beaten the Mermaid Club."