3. Operation—R&R

Back at the Hackerspace, you present a plan to clear the air—losing yourself in the debauchery of the Swelter Skelter festival. After arriving, the crew splits up, and you can explore the desert as thoroughly as you like. The place is full of optional folks to interact with and talk to. There are no maps. No apps. Just a bunch of weirdoes taking mind-altering substances.

As you wander, you have four objectives to reach, in any order.

Once you’ve found everyone, you’re invited to the central part of the festival—the giant Jabberwocky, where a hacking competition is about to start. A drone is thrown into the air. Hack the server atop the monster’s head to begin the following Network Bypass:

Network Bypass 1: Turn x2. 2: Turn x2. 3: Turn x2. Reboots in 60 seconds. 4: Turn x2. Reboots in 60 seconds. 5: Unlock. 6: Unlock. Turn x3. 5: Turn x1. 1: Turn x3. 2: Turn x1. 7: Unlock (when moving node connects). Turn x2. 8: Rebooting node reboots in 60 seconds. 1: Turn x3. 2: Turn x1. 3: Turn x3. 4: Turn x3. 8: Unlock. Puzzle complete.

After setting fire to the Jabberwocky, the ringmaster of this mindf**k shindig offers you the grade A contents of his bag. Sitting cross-legged around the fire, this dreadlocked geezer starts talking about everything. And nothing. The Bellwether program? Giving Blume a swift steel kick in the peanut sack? Everything starts to seem a little trippy.

Waking up in the sand, and fleeing the tattooed bride of Ragnarok, you take Raymond Kenney back to the Hackerspace, where he’s greeted like a weirdo bum, until Josh recognizes who he is and gets all “huggy.” Welcome the newest member of your team. The operation now concludes.