Direct Answer
The Office is the Chapter 1 hub where you recover the Mouth and work toward the Core. The route in short:
- Button room → enter Help Me Talk → get the Mouth.
- Earn Credibility (personality survey, phone jobs, dice games).
- Gambling Den → beat the dice gamblers (Against All Odds achievement).
- Chain the rewards — Flower → Wrench → Core Key — and head for the Core on the second floor.
Optional: the Office secret (Telescope + phone number 277-5944) is required for Ending C — see the passwords and codes guide.
Get the Mouth First (Button Room)
The Office has a room of floor buttons that accept phrases. Without the Mouth you cannot talk to anyone here, so make this your first stop:
- Enter the button room.
- Spell out Help Me Talk with the buttons.
- The computer restores Mellow's Mouth — now conversations, the survey, and the phone jobs all unlock.
The Colored Switch Puzzle
The Office switch panels gate parts of the area. The reported working sequence is:
Yellow ON → Yellow OFF → Dark Blue → Light Blue → Purple → Red
Flip them in that order and the blocked route opens. If a later patch changes the order, the in-room clues take priority over any guide.
Earning Credibility
Office progression runs on a Credibility score. The reliable ways to build it:
| Activity | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personality survey | Office terminals | Answer the questions; clicking the achievement poster later unlocks the Achievement Unlocked achievement |
| Phone jobs (Jobs app) | Office computer | Six call gigs — advice lines, homework help, roleplay calls. Good Credibility per call |
| Dice games | Gambling Den | Highest payout; see below |
Farming tip: the phone jobs are the steadiest Credibility source — better than replaying the gambling machines.
The Gambling Den and the Dice Gamblers
- With enough Credibility you get reassessed and the Gambling Den opens.
- Beat every dice gambler at the tables.
- Winning the full set awards the Against All Odds achievement and starts the reward chain: Flower → Wrench → Core Key.
- The Core Key opens the way to the Core on the second floor — the Office finale, where the Genesis AI encounter (fight or skip via the water short-circuit) waits.
The Office Secret (Ending C Requirement)
One of the three area secrets for Ending C is here:
- Bring the Telescope (reward from the Timesville party — password Yellow).
- Use it to spot a figure displaying 277-5944.
- Dial the number in the Jobs app, then follow the clue near the vending-machine stairs.
Step-by-step detail is in the passwords and codes guide.
How to Know It Worked
- Mouth: dialogue options appear everywhere in the Office.
- Switch puzzle: the gated route opens.
- Credibility: your score is displayed when you check; the reassessment prompt appears once you cross the threshold.
- Gambling Den: Against All Odds pops after the final gambler falls.
- Secret: the Ending C progress flag advances (check against the Ending C guide's three-secret list).
Quick Checklist
- Button room → Help Me Talk → Mouth.
- Switches: Yellow on, Yellow off, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Red.
- Survey + phone jobs for steady Credibility.
- Gambling Den: clear the dice gamblers → Against All Odds.
- Chain Flower → Wrench → Core Key → Core, second floor.
- Ending C runners: Telescope → 277-5944 → Jobs app → stairs clue.