>>1121979
>>1122014
So, on most routes, it's at least partially explained, but imagining myself in this situation, it's pretty easy to figure out how you might accept it.
Without any real memories in a dream, you assume things are fine. This human phenomenon was used to great affect in the House, M.D. episode "No Reason."
Minor spoilers, House cannot recall how the scene transition happens. They walk down stairs talking about a patient, but he suddenly stops and asks, "How did we get here?" This happens several times, even though the audience readily accepts this break in time because of the standard pacing of an episode of any TV show. For us, we normally jump in when the director starts a scene, but House rejects this because his character is *literally* experiencing these jumps and slowly begins to realize that he's hallucinating and that he should remember how he got there.
Much the same, we dream and perhaps start to fabricate memories from our real life to fit the dream world. For me, I had one dream where a memory completely rejected the world I was in, and it caused me to try and fix them together until I realized I was dreaming (I have no control over this and it didn't become a lucid dream, even though when I wake up, the fact it was a dream seems painfully obvious.)
So, for at least the first night, the characters assertion that he's asleep in his car seems reasonable. He even asserts "this can't be real."
Later, on Nights 2 and 3, he starts to accept this new reality because the one thing humans have forgotten about themselves is their ability to cope. In fact, the ability to accept massive changes of reality (outside of literature where we want things to make sense) is an important theme in blackgate. MC's lack of empathy for someone he doesn't know dying shocks and scares the other citizens.
By N4, you're given a "satisfying" answer on why you can't leave or how you can in virtually every route except construction. But in construction, the reality of your situation has literally almost killed you.
As for Police, Charlie explains how he travels "like riding waves, but if you fall off, you die." and in Bar, you are offered a ticket to "win" the chance to go home.
The best part about blackgate is our beautiful and limited understanding of the universe. In theory, the blackgate scenario presented to a human, an average but well-read human, would seem very plausible.
For one, wormholes are not actually restricted to a big galactic event, and so the idea of driving through one into the far reaches of the universe, perhaps another planet, makes sense.
We do NOT know what blackmatter is, so the potential for it to be some godlike being isn't farfetched so far as we are still primitive enough to accept that maybe its some sort of lesser god-like being or a creature so advanced that what it does appears to be magic (note, we understand today that "any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic to a primitive mind" and that would appear to be the case here).
So, blackgate works because it has a nice theme, pokes fun the human condition (Human Psychology is in the fiction section, haha), and works pretty solidly to create trepidation and encourage closeness to one or two characters.
On a super unrelated note, I really thought more about if I were the MC, and I'm about a 100% certain that I'd take some particular routes based on the random chance involved in the police route and otherwise.
For those who wanna hear my stupid thoughts, keep reading.
Police
Gruff-
Wind up with Alin because I cannot fucking handle how hot he is, and I'd likely decide to stay the first night there, take him aside, and ask him if he was actually interested in dinner or was just flirty with everyone. If he was flirty/affirmative, I'd likely stay there till they closed, and offer to walk him home for Helle, which i'd do every night until (see Alin's route).
Krane
-I'd totally end up with the bat. <3 This route's spot on.
Plox
-Whew boy, I'd reject him outright, which might be rude, but I don't find Plox engaging enough. I wouldn't follow him, probably end up on some side route. And this ends up well cause as hot as "use me daddy" Leraje is, he is strictly not my type. I'd die 90% of the time here because if I had to stay on Plox' house N5, he'd kill me cause I'd hang out at the bar, Meet Alin, see Alin's route. These groups are probably not friendly.
Rotis-
Gimmie, gimmie. <3 I like a challenge and he's so silly and hot. I love it.
Library:
I'd almost strictly end up with Vincent/Alin, depending on if I was allowed to stay with Alin. Even though I'd prefer a switch (see krane), Alin is just 1000% my type cause fucking wolf-man, is hot, man. I wouldn't end up with Kitako ever. He's too alien to me, and Longma certainly has an appeal, so I'd be interested if he wasn't so...distant.
Bartender
Alin.
Sorry sharkdude/cow woman. Fucking Alin, man. <3
Construction
I would never choose this job. If vekk forced me into it, and I had my choice, they all seem fine to me. Hyena boy seems a bit better than others if not for being a tad bit of a moron, but it's pretty clear that he's sweet if not too distant for my taste. However, this is what I'd do as ME in this game, and let's be real, I'm not made for this. Even though its not construction, if someone offered me that gig, I'd think hard, back breaking work and instantly nope.gif the fuck outta that.
...long post is long...
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