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GP Reference: Detective Hiyori's Case File
Note: These are his IC notes based on his own experiences and observations, plus information he's gotten from other characters and NPCs. Most of the information is factual, but there are some erroneous assumptions here and there (like his assumption that everyone got the same "You will play a game, you will benefit" message during the Springtime event; he never spoke to any rabbits, so he never learned otherwise). Then there are some baldfaced lies, but those all concern himself and the Enstars cast rather than the game setting. (He repeatedly insists that none of them have voluntarily played Game 52, for example, but he's just saying that to protect their reputations.)
RESORT (cont.)
Regarding that last point, there's all sorts of stuff to distract people with: restaurants and cafes, hundreds of different stores, salons, recreation, those nightclubs I already mentioned, an indoor garden, and more. All of those places are fully-staffed, and most things are open all day. There's also a casino with several floors - I haven't spent any time there, but it seems to be the main attraction around here. It's open all day and night, and you can earn "chips" there, which is the only form of currency this place accepts. Food, clothes, and other purchases are all paid for with "chips." And the whole place has a card game theme, which I'll get to in a minute.
Of course, there's also another theme, which is equally taboo for us idols to talk about. But that other theme is everywhere you look, too: the stores sell toys and costumes for it, the bakeries sell pastries baked into obscene shapes, and some of the venues are geared towards finding a partner for that sort of thing. There's even a love hotel within the resort which offers rooms people can use. I won't go into more detail, except to say I've been avoiding all those places along with the casino. Jun-kun has, too, of course. When he's not investigating with me, he spends his time in the gym as you'd expect him to.
Even if someone doesn't appreciate either of the "themes" here, there's still a lot else available. Even I'll admit some of the shopping and dining options appeal to me. With all the resort offers for leisure, it's easy to see how someone might get distracted, despite having just been kidnapped. But even with that in mind, the staff and some of the guests are much too cavalier about kidnapping. I'll talk about that in a minute, too.
And as far as the resort's location goes, I'm afraid I know nothing about that. There's no way to see outside - that's one of the weirdest things. Although the resort has a "rooftop garden" located on the topmost floor, it isn't actually on the roof. And although the resort has windows, you can't see outside them. The windows and the garden ceiling are all covered by a screen which shows an "artificial view," sort of like what you'd see in a VR situation. My suite has a remote which lets you change the view outside the window, so they aren't hiding it. I've tried removing the screen inside my room to see what's underneath, but I can't figure out any way to do it. And there's no other method I've found to figure out where the resort is located, either. The staff won't tell me, and even souvenirs in the gift shop don't say. Postcards have the name of the resort printed on them, but for location, it's just nonsense like "Where your dreams come true!" And there's no way to send them, either, nor is there any way to contact the outside world.
In other words, true to the whole bird theme, the resort is a cage. But it's a big enough cage, with enough toys in it, that people might start to forget they're trapped if they don't keep their wits about them. That's what our captors are counting on, I'm sure. In any case, it's clear they've taken great pains to block off the outside world so that no one can call for help. And they've taken other steps to ensure there's no rebellion, too."