Who's Hellos Are These, Anyway?

In this interactive text-based game, you play as a washed-up private investigator named Riley, who unexpectedly receives a series of mysterious 'hellos' - cryptic greetings from various bizarre characters living in the shadows of a town plagued by secrets and surrealism. Your task is to track down the sources of these hellos, unraveling a bizarre conspiracy that leads you through eccentric locales like a rejected carnival, an underground poetry slam, and a retirement home for former circus performers. Each interaction offers comedic dialogue and choices that influence the story's direction, unveiling your own tangled past in the process.