The Plot So Far...
If you hadn't already guessed, idyllic Mayfield isn't quite what it seems. From the horrifying events to the brainwashing to the fact that you can't leave, Mayfield isn't the pleasant place to live it's billed as.
Who brought us here, and why? What are the drones? Can I speak to the manager? And what's with the milk, anyway? These are the questions, and Mayfield's most intrepid detectives are trying to find the answers.
For quite some time, the only face of authority one would see in Mayfield would be the pleasant face of Police Chief Grady. Grady appeared to work for Mayor Doe, an elusive figure who was rarely seen, dispensing brainwashings to anyone who made trouble. Grady has the ability to monitor the town, quell uprisings, and move about as though he has total control. As an attack on City Hall and a few covert operations meant to break into the shops demonstrated, it's hard to get the best of Grady, and trying is likely to get the town punished in creative ways (a week of starvation and/or complicated psychological torture, for some examples).
But there have been a few cracks in Grady and Doe's omnipotence.
After a run-in with the musician Vorpal, the so-called drone Jane Smith exhibited bizarre, almost human behavior for the briefest of moments. She was subsequently "fixed" by Grady after a private phone conversation between himself and the Mayor.
Halloween 2009 passed uneventfully; unfortunately, this was because the real terror was waiting right after it. During Election Day, the Mayor's bout at re-election was defeated by the enigmatic Milkman, who temporarily became mayor and assumed control over the town and its faculties. The reign of "Mayor Milkman" was introduced by a massive power outage and cataclysmic storms. Not knowing that filters were down, Grady attempted a call to the Mayor; this only served to bring his location to the attention of Mayfield's citizens, who led an attack on the police station.
Inside the station, the characters discovered a younger Grady locked in some kind of confrontation with the Milkman. Distracted by the characters' entrance, Grady was apparently defeated, and both he and the Milkman disappeared, leaving the characters to the empty station. The next day, Grady appeared to be brainwashed. Fortunately, the terror of the Milkman's reign was not to last: by voting against him in the re-election, the characters were able to restore "order" back to Mayfield. Soon afterward, the Mayor called Grady, expressing relief at the end of the event and telling him that "he" had released a woman named "Blake" from captivity, adding that she was to be assigned the role of a librarian.
The next major event was the riots, in which a pre-organized group of citizens attempted to rebel and wreak havoc in various locations around the town. Although Grady was able to quell the riots, he was visibly exhausted by doing so, suggesting that his power isn't without its limits. Enraged, Grady declared war on the captives of Mayfield, promising personal retribution... and letting it slip that perhaps the citizens aren't the only ones being held in Mayfield against their will.
Grady soon followed up on his promise. This was the beginning of the "monsters" event, in which the captives of the town were led to believe that certain people among their number were being brainwashed into becoming murderers without knowing it. Some sacrificed themselves in order to protect their friends, while others simply denied the accusations. Grady taunted the citizens, while at the same time denying any involvement when inquired by the Mayor.
Grady's scheme came back to bite him, however, when Lucy Smith made a public post condemning his actions and restoring order to the town. Grady was brainwashed again, and citizens were allowed to repeatedly murder him for one day.
What involvement Lucy Smith has with the town, the true extent of Grady and the Mayor's control, who or what the Milkman really is- all of these things, like much of Mayfield, remain unknown.
Who brought us here, and why? What are the drones? Can I speak to the manager? And what's with the milk, anyway? These are the questions, and Mayfield's most intrepid detectives are trying to find the answers.
For quite some time, the only face of authority one would see in Mayfield would be the pleasant face of Police Chief Grady. Grady appeared to work for Mayor Doe, an elusive figure who was rarely seen, dispensing brainwashings to anyone who made trouble. Grady has the ability to monitor the town, quell uprisings, and move about as though he has total control. As an attack on City Hall and a few covert operations meant to break into the shops demonstrated, it's hard to get the best of Grady, and trying is likely to get the town punished in creative ways (a week of starvation and/or complicated psychological torture, for some examples).
But there have been a few cracks in Grady and Doe's omnipotence.
After a run-in with the musician Vorpal, the so-called drone Jane Smith exhibited bizarre, almost human behavior for the briefest of moments. She was subsequently "fixed" by Grady after a private phone conversation between himself and the Mayor.
Halloween 2009 passed uneventfully; unfortunately, this was because the real terror was waiting right after it. During Election Day, the Mayor's bout at re-election was defeated by the enigmatic Milkman, who temporarily became mayor and assumed control over the town and its faculties. The reign of "Mayor Milkman" was introduced by a massive power outage and cataclysmic storms. Not knowing that filters were down, Grady attempted a call to the Mayor; this only served to bring his location to the attention of Mayfield's citizens, who led an attack on the police station.
Inside the station, the characters discovered a younger Grady locked in some kind of confrontation with the Milkman. Distracted by the characters' entrance, Grady was apparently defeated, and both he and the Milkman disappeared, leaving the characters to the empty station. The next day, Grady appeared to be brainwashed. Fortunately, the terror of the Milkman's reign was not to last: by voting against him in the re-election, the characters were able to restore "order" back to Mayfield. Soon afterward, the Mayor called Grady, expressing relief at the end of the event and telling him that "he" had released a woman named "Blake" from captivity, adding that she was to be assigned the role of a librarian.
The next major event was the riots, in which a pre-organized group of citizens attempted to rebel and wreak havoc in various locations around the town. Although Grady was able to quell the riots, he was visibly exhausted by doing so, suggesting that his power isn't without its limits. Enraged, Grady declared war on the captives of Mayfield, promising personal retribution... and letting it slip that perhaps the citizens aren't the only ones being held in Mayfield against their will.
Grady soon followed up on his promise. This was the beginning of the "monsters" event, in which the captives of the town were led to believe that certain people among their number were being brainwashed into becoming murderers without knowing it. Some sacrificed themselves in order to protect their friends, while others simply denied the accusations. Grady taunted the citizens, while at the same time denying any involvement when inquired by the Mayor.
Grady's scheme came back to bite him, however, when Lucy Smith made a public post condemning his actions and restoring order to the town. Grady was brainwashed again, and citizens were allowed to repeatedly murder him for one day.
What involvement Lucy Smith has with the town, the true extent of Grady and the Mayor's control, who or what the Milkman really is- all of these things, like much of Mayfield, remain unknown.