"Inspiration... yes, I have had some. Honestly, I'm a writer of rules-based horror stories. The defining feature of these stories is listing a bunch of rules and telling you what you can't do. Of course, you also have to create that eerie atmosphere."
"These stories aren't actually the especially terrifying kind. The horror words can create is quite limited... but I don't know if I've been too tired. I've started having hallucinations. When I write at night, I always feel as though a lot of eyes are watching me."
"I was thinking, maybe it really is what you said-a feng shui problem? My friend, you've come at just the right time. Please take a look for me! I'm a little sleepy, but I can't sleep."
"No... or maybe I don't want to sleep either?"
Wen Xishu began making a show of inspecting the furnishings. The layout of 14-1 was almost identical to his own 14-2.
The only difference was that Wen Xishu's room was in its initial state, while this writer, Yin Junchi, had some extra personal belongings in his living room: photo albums, books on writing, an ashtray, toilet paper, a laptop, and a phone.
Judging by the phone and laptop, this writer's income wasn't low.
Wen Xishu discovered that inspecting the other man's home didn't consume action points. It was already included under "interacting with a neighbor."
So this game did offer a certain degree of freedom and room for skill. Whether someone could find a reasonable way into another person's home to inspect it, how thoroughly they could inspect it, and how to avoid annoying the occupant all depended on their own ability.
To give himself more time to inspect, Wen Xishu said:
"There really is something sinister about your place... tell me honestly, have you encountered