The Mortuary Assistant's Story, Explained
No two shifts are the same when you start up The Mortuary Assistant. Stepping into Rebecca Owens' shoes is a harrowing experience, one where you must confront your own demons and banish them to Hell, all whilst staying focussed on regular mortician duties.
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The underlying story of The Mortuary Assistant can be tricky to piece together, especially given that the game's RNG dictates the hauntings you will experience from shift to shift. If you want to understand the mystery of River Fields and Rebecca's painful family history, you'll need to pay attention and not let your guard down for a moment.
Stepping out of your car on your first day on the night shift is no picnic, especially when your job involves no other friendly faces than the cold company of the dead.
River Field Mortuary itself seems shrouded in bad juju. Your grandma warns you as much in the game's opening sequences when you tell her that you've been on placement there for some weeks now.
However, Grandma's disapproving tuts fall on deaf ears as you head back in for one last afternoon session with your boss and head mortician, Raymond.
It ends abruptly, and you're sent home wondering if you did something wrong.
As luck would have it, however, Raymond calls you later that evening and, to your surprise, he wants you to cover the night shift on a particularly busy evening.
Over the course of the evening, you learn more about the mortuary - and yourself - than you bargained for.
Raymond explains over the phone that a demon has attached itself to you. As you frantically go about your tasks, it slowly siphons your energy, weakening your defenses until you have no choice but to let the entity possess you.
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