Purge Event
The Purge Event is a location in the Lonely Door chapter of Dream BBQ.
Description
The first section of the Purge Event is a labyrinth of shoji doors on a flashing dance floor, fluctuating between red, yellow, green, and blue. Some doors are blocked by diamond-shaped figures, which will scream at Ena when interacted with. Shadowy figures heavily populate the area, dancing to the music. The ceiling of many of the rooms is a black void, though some rooms have a green, slimy substance forming the ceiling instead. Pink liquid drips down from above.
The second section is somewhat similar in structure to the first section, though its visual appearance has greatly changed. The dance floor has been replaced with red and black tiles resembling a face, and large pairs of hands replace the doors. Each room is decorated with red curtains above each door and red spiky pillars in the corners of each room. The walls are decorated with a green vine wallpaper that has eyes poking through.
Overview
The Purge Event is a dangerous and illegal event, accessible by paying the toll in Uncanny Streets. After entering, the door shuts behind Ena. She can then explore other rooms, opening doors as she goes. Some of the characters in the rooms can be interacted with, most hinting at the whistle mechanic of the next section. In one room, a door opens with a brief glimpse into the Maze, but it shuts before Ena can go through it. One of the rooms has a giant shadowy person on the ceiling, who will ask Ena to give them a smile. If Ena talks to Bunrako-man, Heh-Ito, or Mitu, pink liquid will flood the room, and she will be sent to the second section.
After being exposed to the liquid, Ena is transformed into a fish-like creature with legs and her hat. She is greeted by a scene of two similar creatures, one big and one small, devouring each other. She can then start walking through the hand-doors to reach other rooms. Here, she will see different arrays of the creatures. The goal of this event is to be devoured by a larger creature, like she was shown earlier. To do this, she has to enter the correct door several times. The correct door is indicated by an orca whistling sound, the ribbon above the door moving and the eyes above the door moving back and forth quickly.
Gallery
The giant ear in the Uncanny Streets Dark that leads to the Purge Event.
The statue blocking the Purge Event entrance before the toll is paid.
Door obstruction.
The slimy ceiling.
Big Dancer on the ceiling.
A glimpse into the Maze.
An hourglass.
Trivia
- When loading a save in the toll room outside of the Purge Event, a unique animation will play showing Ena getting up from the corner of the room and looking around before the player gets control of Ena back. She also happens to spawn by the Mannequin that can be found in the corner of this room.
- Multiple characters in the first section of the Purge Event mention ways to find the correct door in the second section: a whistling sound, bouncing ribbon and bouncing eyes.
Cultural references and inspirations
- The obstructions on the doors in the first part are paper fortune tellers.