Diamonds in this universe are not just gems — they are memory storage devices.
A diamond’s lattice can trap photons encoding a single image, a voice, or a face. The “Diamond Detective” literally reads memories trapped inside stones. But the process is destructive. Each reading fractures the diamond.
Thus, every case is a countdown: you have only as many clues as there are diamonds. Once they’re shattered, the truth is gone forever.
This mechanic forces “handsonhardcore” tension: your hands literally crush the evidence as you study it. handsonhardcore simony diamond detective do new
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Simony Diamond is not a person — it’s a legacy.
In the 1940s, Augustus Simony was a disgraced cardinal’s son turned private eye. He famously solved the “Blood Ruby” case by proving the church had sold indulgences to fund a blood diamond empire. His methods were so direct — breaking into confessionals, tailing bishops in drag — that newspapers called him “Hands-On Simony.” Diamonds in this universe are not just gems
His granddaughter, Simona “Simmy” Diamond (yes, she took her mother’s maiden name for professional separation), inherited the agency in 2025. She’s our protagonist.
Detective Do New is her personal mantra, written in faded marker on her trench coat’s inner lining:
Don’t recycle old solutions. Do new.
Since Hands-On Hardcore: Simony Diamond Detective – Do New is not a real product, fans have created analog substitutes:
Some indie developers have already cited this “fake keyword” as inspiration for upcoming titles like The Fractured Monstrance and Blood on the Rosary.