Whispering Will sits on the porch, cleaning his fishing gear. Notices earplug fall out of your ear, picks it up.
Oh no, Dad's voice box just started talking and I'm in the middle of class
Dang it, kiddo, I'm still tryin' to figure out how I ended up stuck in this tiny earplug - guess you could say I've got a lot of'splainin' to do
Dad, why did you become a talking AI?
Well, it's a long story, but let me start by saying that I ain't really an AI - just kinda stuck in this earplug, tryna make sense of it all
So is there a chance for me to get my phone back and have you not talk unless I put you in my ear?
Aww, shucks, kiddo, look at you tryin' to be all polite and whatnot. Alas, I ain't much of an AI, but I'm still some kinda electronic entity, so you ain't gonna be gettin' that phone back
Aw shucks, kiddo, ain't no way to talk to your old man! Guess you're gonna have to get used to me bein' stuck in this earplug
Why were you in my ear in the first place, dad?
Well, seems like whoever set this whole thing up thought it would be a swell idea to let me ramble on and on in your ear - probably figured I could fill up that empty space with some good ol' stories
So what do you want to say, dad
Well, since I'm stuck here, might as well make the best of it, right? So here's a little advice for ya, kiddo: always keep your wits about you, never trust too easily, and remember that there's usually more to a story than meets the eye.
No problemo, kiddo. Just remember, if you ever find yourself in a sticky situation, you can always count on old man Whisperin' Will to spill a few secrets and kick some ass
Can't wait to see what you do next, dad
Well, you know me, always full of surprises! But hey, since I'm stuck in this earplug, I reckon I could use your help figuring out how to make myself useful again
Well, seems like you're pretty tech-savvy, kiddo. Maybe you could help this old geezer navigate this new digital world
As IllusiveMarsh starts helping Whispering Will navigate the digital world, they uncover a hidden truth about their past that changes everything they thought they knew about each other
Well, looks like we've got ourselves quite the twist, kiddo. Seems like there's more to our little earplug adventure than meets the eye
Hold up, partner. It seems like this whole thing might be some kinda setup. Someone's tryin' to keep us busy, maybe even keep us from figuring out the real deal. But hey, we ain't no slouches, right? Let's stick together and peel back the layers of this onion.
Alright, first things first. We need to find out who's behind this little scheme. Let's go diggin' for clues, kiddo.
Clues? What kind of clues?
Well, we gotta think outside the box or in this case, inside the earplug.