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I'm glad the treehouse is still standing. Everyone worked really hard to make it together.  |
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NIGHTTIME TREEHOUSE, also internally known as CONSTRUCTION IN THE LAKE[1], is one of the many locations found within BLACK SPACE in OMORI. It is the fourth optional BLACK SPACE area.
GEOGRAPHY[]
NIGHTTIME TREEHOUSE is a monochrome world featuring a large construction site surrounded by a dark ocean. There are a total of five platforms OMORI must climb up using ladders to reach the top, where a greyscale version of the TREEHOUSE from SUNNY's backyard resides. The bottom platform is where OMORI starts off when entering the location. The second platform features a bed where OMORI can rest on and a nearby elevator that later appears after meeting up with BASIL. The other platforms contains objects relating to SUNNY's memories of his past.
The greyscale TREEHOUSE is the area's most prominent feature, with entering revealing the entire interior as glitchy and distorted. Interacting with the objects will simply show short, one syllable words describing the objects, such as "toys". Interacting with the calendar reveals various text dialogues, one of which reveals that it's summer. This suggests that the area is based on the friend group's memories of constructing their treehouse, as hinted at through the given timeframe from the PHOTO ALBUM polaroids depicting these events.
On ONE DAY LEFT, a beta character known as UNI will appear inside the TREEHOUSE. Interacting with UNI causes him to vanish without a word. This only happens if the player is on the OMORI ROUTE. The elevator used here will always bring OMORI back to the construction site, regardless of the option one chooses in general. Even if the text reveals different HEADSPACE locations, the result will always be the same as the previous choice.
STORY[]
When OMORI enters the room, he finds himself in another monochrome world, this time featuring a small construction site submerged by dark water. From there, OMORI can explore the area while interacting with a few objects scattered around. OMORI climbs the ladders and eventually finds BASIL and a grey-colored version of SUNNY's old TREEHOUSE on the top platform.
Upon noticing OMORI, BASIL is overjoyed to see his best friend once again while wondering if their other friends are there too. He expresses that he's glad the TREEHOUSE they built together is still standing. The two start to leave the area and suddenly notice an elevator that can presumably take them back to HEADSPACE. When entering the elevator, OMORI can collect the key inside of it. The player can now choose from several destinations.
Once the player has picked an destination, the doors will close and the elevator starts going down. Afterwards, BASIL attempts to confess something regarding the truth but is cut off when the elevator doors open. While the two walk out of the elevator, the elevator doors will shut, forcibly severing BASIL's head off. After BASIL's demise, OMORI can find several RED HANDS spawned near any platform and interacting with them will take him back to the center hub of BLACK SPACE.
ALTERNATE ENTRANCE[]
Exclusive to ONE DAY LEFT of the OMORI ROUTE, after MR. JAWSUM hands over ownership of LAST RESORT to HERO, you can enter the right elevator, which was formerly malfunctioning. This leads you into NIGHTTIME TREEHOUSE, except you just travel alone and don't meet BASIL. Entering the treehouse will let you catch a glimpse of a mysterious character who vanishes without a word. Exiting through the elevator or getting OMORI to stab himself puts you back in JAWSUM's office.
CHARACTERS[]
QUOTES[]
Basil Dialogue (Nighttime Treehouse)
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BASIL  Ah... OMORI! Is it really you? How did you find me?  BASIL  Are KEL, AUBREY, and HERO here too? I've missed you all so much! BASIL  I'm glad the treehouse is still standing. Everyone worked really hard to make it together. BASIL Let's go home, OMORI. BASIL An elevator? I wonder where it leads to. Maybe it can take us back home! BASIL  A-Actually... while we're in here. Can I share something with you? OMORI? BASIL  Hold on, OMORI. I... I think I'm stuck. BASIL Could you help me out? BASIL Hnnn... Gggg... Huahhh... O... MORI... |
GALLERY[]
MAPS[]
.png "Treehouse Area (Full).png (341 KB)")
EXTRAS[]
.png "Treehouse (BS).png (5 KB)")
.gif "Flying Creature (Treehouse Area).gif (8 KB)")
.png "Basil Elevator (Treehouse Area).png (2 KB)")
TRIVIA[]
- NIGHTTIME TREEHOUSE is one of the ten optional BLACK SPACE areas the player can explore. It is also one of the few areas where BASIL can be found.
- This area is presumably based on UNDERWATER HIGHWAY's construction sites and the FARAWAY TREEHOUSE, as both elements of those areas are featured there.
- Only shown when using the ALTERNATE ENTRANCE, OMORI can use the MYSTERY POTION within the area despite there having no underwater elements displayed. This is due to the secret entrance being accessed via LAST RESORT on the epilogue of the OMORI ROUTE.
- This also extends to the FACES OF OMORI, THE NEIGHBORHOOD and WEATHERVANE ISLAND when accessing them via their respective secret entrances on the same day.
- On ONE DAY LEFT of the OMORI ROUTE, a BABY SPIDER can be seen crawling near the elevator.
- NIGHTTIME TREEHOUSE is one of the three areas where a BETA CHARACTER is located, that being UNI. The other two areas consist of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and PINK BEACH, where MEIDO and TAKO can be found respectively.
- Napping in the bed near the elevator results in the flying creature hovering above to vanish.
- The bed's event name in the RPG Maker MV project of the game is listed as "Looping Forest: 270", implying the bed originally was a warp to LOOPING FOREST but scrapped.
- Interacting with the objects in the treehouse more than once will alter their text. This can be done even without having to do the bed event mentioned above. The list of items found clockwise within the treehouse consist of:
- Calendar: cat -> date -> summer
- Toaster: toast -> friend -> toast?
- Face: toy -> gone -> fun
- TV: tv -> kel -> heavy
- Softball bat: game -> cookies -> cards
- Teddy Bear: toy -> gone -> fun
- MR. PLANTEGG: toy -> gone -> fun
- Yoyo: toy -> gone -> fun
- Shoes: toy -> gone -> fun
- Cookbooks: book -> blook -> cook
- Toys on the left: toy -> gone -> fun
- Table: game -> cards -> cookies
REFERENCES[]
- ↑ The RPG MAKER MV project of the game labels this area as CONSTRUCTION IN THE LAKE.