Don't Sell the Cat

Pell & Daughter Loans, 1414 Corvin Street. The owner leaves notes and is never in. You take the night shift.

People come in one at a time. A mother with a ring. A man who won't take cash. A nurse from the hospital across the street who always comes back for what she pawns. Look closely. Fakes show it under the loupe, under UV, or on the scale. Cursed things are harder. Moth, the shop cat, hisses at them. Most nights.

Haggle, buy, take a pawn, or send them away. Pawns come back with interest if the owner returns. Some owners don't. Rent is due on night 3 and again on night 7, with the shop's old debt.

The ledger on the counter keeps its own records. Check it after closing.

One run takes about 2 hours. Finish it once and the Second Ledger opens: a different story with the same people, harder nights, and two endings you can only reach by remembering the first week. After that, the shop stays open as long as you can pay for it.

7 nights, 22 scripted visits from five regulars and a stranger, plus fourteen neighbourhood regulars whose cases change every run

What you buy, sell or refuse changes who comes back and what they say

10 endings. Two of them only exist in the Second Ledger

About 2 hours for a first run. No voice acting

Only a few big scares. Flashing lights can be turned down in Settings

You check items with a loupe, a UV lamp, a scale and the cat

Satie's Gymnopédie on the shop radio, rain on the window