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The Grounding

Your mother grounded you. To get back at her, you need to smoke 6 times in the house without getting caught. Be careful though, if she catches you, she kills you.

Developer
Gus Jewell
Publisher
Gus Jewell
Release
September 16, 2020
6 years and 2 days ago
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The more you smoke, the faster she moves, and she can only move when you are not looking at her. If she's far away, she might cheat, and if she catches you, she will kill you.

Press E to smoke and open doors

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