Smackington Academy

Begin in the Principal's Office. Salazar introduces the new appointment, the Academy's discipline program, and the 45-day trial period. The office computer, wardrobe, and basic interaction controls are available from the start.

Before exploring, adjust the interaction and run inputs if the default layout is uncomfortable. There is no required office-computer task yet.

Exit the office and speak with Miss Caldwell outside. Continue to the Northeast Corridor and activate its map point.

The students blocking the stairway are a progression gate rather than a puzzle. Return after reaching Authority Level 1; the scripted interaction then opens the route.

Salazar's office is an optional stop. His simplified systems orientation can be revisited later as a recap, so it is safe to continue if you want to keep moving.

Enter the Library and speak with Miss Paige. Her conversation establishes the Authority system and explains why small campus incidents matter.

Handle the student disturbance near the romance shelves, then search the Archive for the sleeping student. Check the area below the Archive for the arguing students as well.

Speak with the student who mentions the hidden-room clue. This clue is optional context, not a requirement for the prologue route.

Activate the Library map before leaving. The combined incidents provide the efficient route to Authority Level 1, which is needed for the stairway and Lockley access.

Lockley initially blocks the Northwest Corridor. Check the janitorial closet nearby, then return to him after the Authority gate has cleared.

Continue through the West Corridor, Southwest Corridor, Upper Hall, and the connected Library route. Hallway conversations can add context and modest progress, but they are not all mandatory.

Use the Southeast Corridor to reach the Teachers Room. Meet the drama, science, art, and mathematics teachers, then collect Light Shoes from the back of the room.

When the teachers call you back with a question about the new principal, choose a response and then leave using the quiet-movement input. Light Shoes are for avoiding the normal stomping alert; they are not needed for Madison's initial scripted introduction.

Return to the Northeast Corridor and use the newly available stair route. Riley's first hallway introduction can trigger along the way.

Visit the Cafeteria and Kitchen, collect any visible supplies you want, and speak with Mrs. Baker about the blocked floor. Continue east to Mr. Washburn and the maintenance cones.

Use the nearby bathroom route to locate the students responsible for the obstruction. Bring them back to Washburn so the incident can be resolved and the cones removed.

This is the practical first-floor opening. Once it is complete, the Courtyard, parking lot, and Janitor's Room routes are available for the participant introductions.

The three introductions can be completed in a flexible order. Activate the Nurse's Office map while you are near the Inner Courtyard if you have not already done so.

For Riley, meet Miss Opaline on the west side of the Inner Courtyard, outside the Gymnasium. The scene is the first participant introduction on the open first floor.

For Madison, walk up to the parking-lot interaction involving Lockley and Madison. The scene triggers directly when you approach; do not stop to fetch Light Shoes for this prologue beat.

For Amber, speak with Washburn about the locked Janitor's Room and follow the support conversation that introduces her. Completing these scenes establishes the initial participant roster.

Collect the Magnifying Glass from the Science Supplies Room in the West Corridor. Its assigned input lets you inspect a limited nearby area for hidden items and concealed spaces.

Visit the Security Guard room and accept Lockley's competency practice. This tutorial uses the same general timing-and-cue vocabulary as the guide's Practice Lab.

Complete the practice requirement if you want the early skill unlock. The prologue can still be explored without collecting every optional item.

The current record calls the resulting unlock Fast N' Furious. Treat exact costs, thresholds, and end-of-trial behavior as provisional until verified against the build.

Before returning upstairs, activate the Southeast Corridor map if it is not already recorded. This makes the office route easier to revisit.

Return to the Principal's Office and speak with Salazar. He reviews the transition into the first scheduled day and closes the prologue route.

Choose whether to rest until the next day or continue exploring campus. The prologue has no immediate pressure to complete every optional interaction, so collecting items and checking rooms can wait.

Roof and basement areas remain outside the active demonstration and are intentionally omitted from this walkthrough.