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How do I begin unfolding?

Start by solving the first visible puzzle. Most answers are one word.

What's up with this screen?

Yeah, what's up with all these dead pixels?

Who would text just a bunch of numbers?

I realise my age is showing. But just entertain the elderly, patchhead, and figure out what our old phones look like.

How do I quarantine monitors?!

Do I need to teach you everything, patchhead? Just don't read them.

We still play cards in such a high-tech society?

As I said, the elderly like their entertainment. Anyway it's a timeworn way of sharing coded messages. The number shows you where, the suit shows you what. Line em up and figure it out.

Uh, still missing something here.

Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades. They’re not just symbols. They spell things out, if you let them.

The Blue Light Motel key system doesn't make sense.

Of course it does. Androids need logic to run, so there's probably a very obvious way to figure out which room has what letter on their tag.

Okay, now that I know which fake name has which key...

Funny names. Did you notice a running pattern with the names themselves, by the way?

This grid...

"READ", it says, in bold, bright colours. The grid will tell you all you need to know. Take each instruction separately.