Case 0: The Complimentary Pen

One complimentary pen was signed out from the Front Desk and never signed back in. Since then, every visitor form filled out in the lobby says the same two words, in the same handwriting: PLEASE WAIT. Records needs this file closed. Case 0: The Complimentary Pen is a free print-and-play paper mystery from This Looks Official, Records and Containment. It's the orientation file: a short, complete case that teaches how our case files work. 4 pages of evidence plus a clearance card and your next file Includes a cut-out CLEARANCE GRANTED card. Post yours with #TLOfiles. 1 or more players, solo friendly Print US Letter or A4. Black and white is fine. Pencils only. Decode the exemption bars, check the loan log, and write down your clearance Enter your clearance in the Reading Room at archivefictions.com to record Clearance Level 0 Next file: Case 01: The Regret Machine . A vending machine in Break Room Two has started selling regrets. 14 pages, 60 to 90 minutes, 1 to 4 players. Get the full file here . Get the next case file when it's declassified. No spam. Subscribe to the Records Desk letter Free file. Share it freely, unaltered. Case files are fiction. No real person, place, or organization is depicted. AI tools assisted with text and layout.