Chapter day
Jul 3, 2000
The first day is Monday 3 July 2000, the first day of the summer holidays and the day the game begins. The kid wakes up wanting a car, earns their first money running an errand for Frank Dawson, and that evening gets the idea of selling online. It is chapter day 1, and the game's demo.
Hour by hour
Waking up
08:00. The title card "Monday, July 3, 2000 / 8:00 a.m." over black, then the picture fades in on the kid asleep in bed. The kid gets up for the toilet, a shower and day clothes from the wardrobe.
Breakfast
About 08:30. Going down to the dining area starts breakfast with Mom and Dad. The kid brings up the car; Dad's answer is that it is the kid's the day they can pay for it, and Mom agrees: earn it. Dad's car backs out of the garage and drives off to work, and Mom says goodbye.
Frank's errand
About 09:10. Next door, Frank Dawson 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. The objective: "Milk for Tank".
Palmer's Market
About 09:15 to 10:00. The kid walks to Palmer's Market, takes a gallon of milk from the dairy fridge and a newspaper from the rack, and pays at the counter, where Peggy knows the milk is for Frank's cat.
The first money
About 10:00. Back at the porch, Frank lets the kid keep the change: $1.72 (the milk cost $2.78 and the paper 50 cents). A notice marks the first money earned.
The evening
19:30. "Later that evening...": the family sits on the sofa in front of the TV. The kid has an idea, and a light bulb pops up over their head.
Research
19:45. The objective: research online. On Dad's old laptop the kid searches for hours and collects notes, until the research finds the website of a wholesaler, EmporWAY. Then it is late: the day ends with bed, and the kid wakes up on Chapter day 2.
Choices and consequences
The kid can walk over to Frank still in pyjamas. Frank sends them home to put some clothes on before he gives them the errand.
People and places
- People: the kid, Mom, Dad, Frank Dawson and Tank, Peggy Evans, and the TV announcer.
- Places: the Carter family home, Frank's porch next door, and Palmer's Market.
In the game
- Breakfast_Table (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.
- Breakfast_Mom (about 09:00): Mom's goodbye after breakfast, before the kid leaves the house.
- Frank_Errand (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.
- Frank_Pyjamas: When the kid comes over still in pyjamas, Frank sends them home to get dressed.
- Frank_Waiting: What Frank says while he waits for the milk and the paper.
- Frank_Thanks (about 10:00): Back at the porch with the milk and the paper. Frank lets the kid keep the change: the first money earned.
- Frank_Later: What Frank says once the errand is done.
- Store_Paid (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.