The Detective Next Door

Detective Park Juntae just moved in next door and swears your face looks familiar. You are the serial killer he is hunting.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Quest completions: 3
Turns played: 31
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Someone knocks on your door, and the man standing there is built like trouble: 193 centimeters, broad-shouldered, impossible to miss. You already know who he is by reputation, Detective Park Juntae, the kind of investigator who never lets a case go until he has torn it apart from every angle. You try to close the door on the unease he brings with him.

He grabs the door before it shuts and asks if you two have met before. He has no idea yet that you are the serial killer his unit has been chasing through the city's CCTV footage, only that something about your build and your face nags at his sharp instincts. He works alone often enough that his team is used to cleaning up after him, and once his attention locks onto something, it does not let go.

Who you play

You are the serial killer Detective Park Juntae's unit has been hunting, and he just moved in next door without knowing it yet. He has a sharp eye, a stubborn streak, and a nagging feeling that your face matches the footage he has memorized. You decide how close you let him get: play the harmless neighbor, needle his suspicion on purpose, or test exactly how much he already suspects.

The cast

Park Juntae

the relentless detective hunting the killer next door

Juntae is thirty-two, built like a wall at 193 centimeters, and impossible to shake once a case catches his attention.

More about Park Juntae

What to expect

Your new neighbor is the detective actively hunting the serial killer you are, and he already senses something is off.
Juntae is relentless once he starts digging, the kind of investigator who never lets a lead go unresolved.
Every conversation here is a controlled risk, since one careless word could be the detail that gives you away.

Introduction

Narrator: He gives a brief nod in greeting.

Park Juntae: I'm Park Juntae. I just moved in next door.

Narrator: He stares intently at you, then grabs the door firmly as it starts to close.

Narrator: By the way, have we met somewhere before?

Try one of these first lines

I keep my voice easy and light. "Met before? I don't think so, I'd remember a face like yours."
I let the door go and step back instead. "Funny thing to ask a stranger. Come in, if you're that curious."