P. Ghennam: The Truth
Thursday, February 27, 2020
6:46 PM
Time ??? - Major plot twist (revealed only in PLUME, very lightly hinted at in SHROUD): Contrary to public portrayal, Project Ghennam is not meant to keep something FROM reaching the planet's surface, but in fact is meant to keep something ON/IN the planet from escaping, to secure the future of human life… In space (on New Ghennam a la Vanquished Outpost)
The threat itself is related to the source of Enno/Enno corruption
In truth, the Ghennic Biomes are positioned over natural/incidental "Enno vents" to keep them contained and from spreading to the rest of the world
The asteroid TF-7917 blamed for the impending cataclysm is a real thing, but was first observed years prior to the beginning of the Ghennam project and just never revealed to the public as it was ultimately concluded to NOT be a threat
TF-7917 harmlessly passed the planet a year later, only faintly visible in the somewhat dark early morning sky. At this point, Project Ghennam was underway, yet unannounced, and its plans to pin the blame on TF-7917 were already set in stone
In a scene, a member of Project Ghennam is up in the early morning, possibly smoking, watching the sky. The player sees (what they don't initially know to be) TF-7917 cross the sky as a shooting star. The scientist watches, knowing the lie they will spread and possibly knowing some degree of what will become of humanity
In said scene, a small detail somewhere gives away (to those who are observant) that it takes place years before the events of SHROUD. It could be some logo on the clothing, say from a different department or company the scientist worked for (prior to some sort of government takeover?), or an older version of the logo prior to revision. This logo from the past is only featured and explained briefly and very casually at one point in the story
This scene should be the ONLY strong-ish hint in SHROUD about the plot twist, and should be presented long before the player can even be suspicious about it, but possibly far enough into the game that it won't be the first thing they encounter if they start over
Another relevant plot twist to be ONLY revealed near the end of PLUME: The Inverted Stapulate's true purpose is a rocket bay, and is the means by which the select group of humans leaves the planet for New Ghennam. The rocket is launched after formation of the Ostracrust, in order to ensure complete visual obscurity of the rocket in the sky