What's a Family?

"What's a Family?"
Type	Episodic tape
Characters	Amanda, Wooly
Appears in	Amanda the Adventurer

"What's a Family?" is a tape found in Amanda the Adventurer. It is found in a locked toolbox, the code given in the coloring book puzzle.

Depending on the player's choices, this is one of the tapes that lead to the Fateful Ending and the Gruesome Ending.

Plot

Amanda and Wooly are looking at animals at a petting zoo. However, Wooly starts to become dehumanized into a real sheep, which he can no longer speak. Eventually, Amanda finds a kitten that is alone. Amanda asks Riley if they will help the kitten.

Transcript

The title card for Amanda the Adventurer is shown. It cuts to Amanda waving at the camera, with her and Wooly standing in front of a petting zoo.

• Amanda: "Hi friends! I'm Amanda!"
• Wooly: "And I'm Wooly! Baaa!"
• Amanda: "Wooly just made an animal sound! He said "Baaa" because he is a sheep. Can you make a sound like a sheep?"

Amanda waits for the viewer to make a sheep sound. Their impression shocks Wooly.

• Amanda: "That's great! You sound just like Wooly. [laughs]"
• Wooly: [uncomfortable laugh] "Wow, yeah... You sound just like me—"

A severe thunderstorm warning appears on the TV:

• "The National Weather Service has issued a severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kensdale OH. Effective Until 05/06/03 21:00:00 EST. It is recommended that you stop and check your environment for any potential hazards during the effective warning period."

The episode resumes:

• Amanda: "-at a petting zoo! There are lots of animals here to pet and play with. It's fun to spend time with animals. They are very different from people. They look different and they don't talk like people."
• Wooly: "Amanda, I'm an animal, and I—"
• Amanda: "Animals don't talk, silly. [to Riley] Look at these signs. Let's make sounds like the animals on the signs! Are you ready? A goat says meeh meeh! A chicken says bok bok bok bok bok bok. A pig says oin—"

A distorted close-up of a pig appears on the screen that emits a loud squeal. The video then cuts back.

• Amanda: "That was fun! Animals make funny sounds. [pause] Do you have a family? Animals have families, too! Let's go see one of the animal families! I want to see the chickens. Can you show me where the chickens are?"

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If the player clicks the pig or goat signs:

• Amanda: "That's not where they are!"

After the second time:

• Amanda: "Don't you know what a chicken looks like?"

After the third time, the pig and goat signs disappear.

• Amanda: [twitching] "I want to go look at the chickens!"

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After clicking the chicken sign:

• Amanda: "Great! Let's go see those silly chickens!"

Cut to Amanda and Wooly at a chicken pen. The eyes of the pen's barn are red.

• Wooly: "What a cute fam— BAAAAAA!"
• Amanda: "Having a family is nice. I see a mommy chicken and baby chickens. And I see... I see a daddy chicken..."

Close-up of five chickens.

• Amanda: "Look at the chickens! Do you know what the daddy is called?"

A seven-letter prompt appears.

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If the player doesn't type "Rooster":

• Amanda: "No, that's not what they're called. Try a—"

A tornado warning appears on the TV:

• "The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Kensdale OH. Effective Until 02/29/04 23:00:00 EST. It is recommended that you stop and check your environment for any potential hazards during the effective warning period."

The episode resumes:

• Amanda: "-gain!"

After the second time:

• Amanda: "Do I have to help you with everything?"

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If the player types "Sam":

• Amanda: "Wait, what did you say?"

Wooly is shocked while all of the chickens and the barn look at the camera.

• Amanda: "How do you—"

A secret tape appears behind the player. The video skips to after the chicken sequence.

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After typing "Rooster":

• Amanda: "The daddy is called a rooster! The mommy is a hen, and the babies are chicks. Some mommies eat their babies!"

The hen eats one of the chicks.

• Amanda: "Yum yum! Okay, let's go see some more animal families!"

Birds-eye view of the pen. The barn is seen "breathing".

• Amanda: "Where should we go next? [looking at Wooly] I think it's time to visit the sheep!"
• Wooly: [scared braying]
• Amanda: [to Riley] "Can you tell me where we can find the sheep?"

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If the player clicks the snake or spider signs:

• Amanda: "Ew, I don't want to see those! They're scary."

After the second time:

• Amanda: "I don't want to go near—"

A flood warning appears on the TV:

• "The National Weather Service has issued a Flooding Warning for Kensdale OH. Effective Until 04/08/94 20:42:00 EST. It is recommended that you stop and check your environment for any potential hazards during the effective warning period."

The episode resumes:

• Amanda: "-that!"

After the third time, the snake and spider illustrations come to life and crawl off the sign pole.

• Amanda: [irritated] "The sheep are waiting for us! Where are they?"

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After clicking the sheep sign:

• Amanda: "Okay, let's go!"

The barn slowly turns to look at the camera. Cut to Amanda at a sheep pen.

• Amanda: "Look at the nice sheep family. All the sheep are right where they belong!"

Wooly is acting like a sheep in the pen.

• Wooly: [happily brays]

A blizzard warning appears on the TV:

• "The National Weather Service has issued a severe Blizzard Warning for Kensdale OH. Effective Until 13/30/99 40:65:00 EST. The National Weather Service recommends that you remain calm and don't move around your environment at all"

The episode resumes. A kitten has appeared next to Amanda.

• Kitten: [meowing]
• Amanda: "Hi, little kitten. Where is your family?"
• Kitten: [whimpers]
• Amanda: "It looks like this kitten is all by herself. How do you think she feels?"

A five-letter prompt appears.

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If the player doesn't type "Alone":

• Kitten: [meows]
• Amanda: "She must be so scared..."

After the second time:

• Kitten: [whimpers]
• Amanda: "There's nobody to love her..."

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After typing "Alone":

• Amanda: "This kitten is alone. There is no one to help her..."
• Kitten: [whimpers]
• Amanda: "Will you help the lonely kitten?"

A three-letter prompt appears. If the player types "Yes", Amanda stares at the screen, smiling. The sheep are heard braying.

Eventually, the TV static grows and the tape ends.

Next episode: "Everything Rots! (Version 2)"

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If the player types "No" or anything else:

• Amanda: "Will you please help the lonely kitten?"

After the second time:

• Amanda: "Won't you help the lonely kitten?"

After the third time:

• Amanda: "Won't you help the lonely kitten?! [falls to her knees; on the brink of tears] Won't you help the lonely kitten?! [crying] Won't you help the lonely kitten?!"

The surrounding objects in the show distort and disappear, and heavy droning and static take over the TV. While sobbing, Amanda levitates, her body parts contorting.

• Amanda: [sobbing] "Kitten?!"

It cuts to black for a moment. Amanda is then shown in front of the camera with multiple eyes, another appearing as she speaks.

• Amanda: "WON'T YOU HELP THE LONELY KITTEN?!"

The TV turns off. Afterward, Riley is killed by Amanda's monster form.

Previous episode: "In Your Neighborhood (Version 2)"

Trivia

• The Emergency Alert System reveals Kensdale is set in Ohio.
• It's theorized the kitten is a representation of Rebecca Colton, who became alone and had no one to help her after her father's disappearance.
• The dates in the alerts have no known meaning, with the blizzard warning not having an actual date.

Gallery

Emergency Alert System for Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Tornado Warning

Flooding Warning

Blizzard Warning

Behind the scenes