Character
Luke and Sarah Carter
Luke Carter, or Sarah Carter if the player picks a girl, is the player character of EmporMogul: a 16-year-old in the summer of 2000 who lives with Mom and Dad, Linda Carter and Tom Carter, and starts dropshipping from home.
Background
Luke (or Sarah) is the only child of an ordinary American family, the Carters. In the summer of 2000 the kid is between sophomore and junior year of high school; the game plays the junior and senior years, up to graduation in June 2002, at 18.
The kid wants a car for the 17th birthday: an ugly used one, but their own. At breakfast on the first day, Dad sets the terms:
Car's yours the day you can pay for it. Same deal as always.
Dad's old laptop
The kid's laptop is Dad's old work laptop, handed down (a teenager's own laptop was rare in 2000).
The first money
On Monday 3 July 2000, the first day, the kid runs an errand for Frank Dawson, the neighbour, and keeps the change: the first money they earn.
Quests
Coming: quest pages are generated once the game's objectives move into a data file.
Dialogue
Breakfast_Table
Chapter day 1, Monday 3 July 2000, about 08:30
Breakfast with Mom and Dad: the kid brings up the car. Coming down the stairs starts the scene; afterwards Dad drives off to work.
| # | Speaker | Line | Emotion | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mom | Morning, sleepyhead. Eggs are getting cold. | calm | not voiced |
| 2 | LukeSarah | Morning, Mom. Morning, Dad. | calm | not voiced |
| 3 | Dad | First week of summer and he's up before noon. I'm impressed.First week of summer and she's up before noon. I'm impressed. | calm | not voiced |
| 4 | LukeSarah | Dad... about the car. | calm | not voiced |
| 5 | Dad | Car's yours the day you can pay for it. Same deal as always. | calm | not voiced |
| 6 | Mom | You heard your father. You want a car, you earn it. | warm | not voiced |
| 7 | Dad | Gotta run. Help your mother today, okay? | happy | not voiced |
Breakfast_Mom
Chapter day 1, Monday 3 July 2000, about 09:00
Mom's goodbye after breakfast, before the kid leaves the house.
Frank_Errand
Chapter day 1, Monday 3 July 2000, about 09:10
Frank calls the kid over to his porch: Tank is out of milk. He asks for a gallon of milk and a newspaper and hands over five dollars.
| # | Speaker | Line | Emotion | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Dawson | Luke! Come over here a minute, son.Sarah! Come over here a minute, dear. | happy | |
| 2 | LukeSarah | Morning, Mr. Dawson. | calm | not voiced |
| 3 | Frank Dawson | Tank's out of milk, and that cat's meaner than a drill sergeant when he's hungry. | calm | |
| 4 | Frank Dawson | Run down to the store for me? A gallon of milk, and grab me a paper while you're at it. Here's five bucks. | calm | |
| 5 | LukeSarah | Sure thing, Mr. Dawson. | calm | not voiced |
Frank_Thanks
Chapter day 1, Monday 3 July 2000, about 10:00
Back at the porch with the milk and the paper. Frank lets the kid keep the change: the first money earned.
| # | Speaker | Line | Emotion | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Dawson | Good man! Tank thanks you. He won't say it, but he does.Atta girl! Tank thanks you. He won't say it, but he does. | happy | |
| 2 | Frank Dawson | Keep the change, son. First rule of business: never work for free.Keep the change, dear. First rule of business: never work for free. | calm | |
| 3 | LukeSarah | Thanks, Mr. Dawson! | happy | not voiced |
Store_Paid
Chapter day 1, Monday 3 July 2000, between about 09:15 and 10:00
Peggy at the grocery store's counter, once the kid has paid for the milk and the newspaper.
| # | Speaker | Line | Emotion | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peggy | Milk and the paper. That's three twenty-eight, hon. | warm | not voiced |
| 2 | Peggy | Out of five... one seventy-two is your change. That milk for Frank Dawson's cat? | calm | not voiced |
| 3 | LukeSarah | Yes, ma'am. Tank's out. | calm | not voiced |
| 4 | Peggy | That cat eats better than I do. You have a nice day, Luke.That cat eats better than I do. You have a nice day, Sarah. | warm | not voiced |
Mentioned in
Morning, Luke! Son, you're still in your pyjamas.Morning, Sarah! Dear, you're still in your pyjamas.
Trivia
- Every line is written for Luke. When the player picks Sarah, the game swaps the name and a few words: "son" becomes "dear", "Good man" becomes "Atta girl", "he" becomes "she".
- The game starts on Monday 3 July 2000 because 1 and 2 July were a weekend: the first day needs a weekday, so that Dad drives to work after breakfast and the grocery store is open.
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