Typically, version numbers go up (v1.0, v1.1). So why is the beta branch called v010? Dataminers have discovered that "010" is binary for the number 2. In the game’s code, file directories for this update are labeled "Branch_Signal_02."
The update was pushed silently three weeks ago without a changelog. Players who opted into the beta branch on Steam noticed immediate differences: tentacle mart v010 strange girl new
This is where the "Strange Girl" makes her entrance. Typically, version numbers go up (v1
Prior to v010, Tentacle Mart had no human female characters. The only humans were the player (gender ambiguous) and a radio host named "Old Stan." The "Strange Girl" is a radical departure. This is where the "Strange Girl" makes her entrance
You will find her standing motionless in Aisle 010, between the canned squid and the industrial bleach. She looks utterly out of place. She is approximately 17 years old, wearing a soaked-through school uniform (a seifuku) despite the store being bone dry. Her hair is long, black, and moves against the wind of the store’s AC unit. Her name tag, if you get close enough to read it, flickers between three names: Yuki, Noroi, and [Null].
She does not behave like other NPCs. The tentacle customers are predictable—they walk to a shelf, grab an item, and pay. The Strange Girl just stares. When you try to ring her up at the register, the game does not recognize her as a customer. When you try to talk to her, a dialogue box appears with only one option: "...?"
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