So you’re the… evil type, eh?

At the start of Chapter 6, you find yourself stuck in a simulation program – Tranquility Lane. You need to find a way out and figure out how to save your dad from the same hellacious fate.

You could do this the Good Karma way – mercifully releasing everyone from their fate at Tranquility Lane – or you could play along with Betty’s game. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s certainly more entertaining. Assuming you’re a little bit Evil.

When you arrive in Tranquility Lane, the neighbors will tell you to talk to Betty – a girl in the playground. If you play her little games to her satisfaction, she’ll eventually reveal her identity as Dr. Braun and release you and your father (James) back to the real world.

So let’s start playing games! First task? Make Timmy Neusbaum Cry.

How to Make Timmy Cry: Illustrated Walkthrough

First off, here’s an illustrated walkthrough – by way of screenshots – of what to do. You need to make Timmy Neusbam cry, and there are four different ways you can go about it.

How to Make Timmy Cry: The Detailed Explanation

Now for the detailed, text-heavy version of the walkthrough.

First, find Timmy Neusbaum. He’s standing at the lemonade stand outside his house, on the western/northwestern part of the circle.

There are four different ways you can go about making him cry.

The simplest way? Punch him in the face. It might take a couple punches, but he’ll start crying pretty quickly. Brutal but effective.

Or, if your speech skills are up to it, you can use that to your advantage. One of the dialog choices allows you to convince Timmy that his parents are getting a divorce.

Why, he asks? Because of him. Apparently he has a problem with wetting the bed.

Now for the more creative methods. Head into the Neusbaum household and walk into the kitchen. On the kitchen table, you’ll see a “Military School Brochure.” 

Take the brochure outside and talk to Timmy. You should see a new dialog option in which you tell him he’s being shipped out to military school. He won’t believe you at first, but offer to show him the brochure and he’ll start bawling like a baby.

The final, brutal method is to kill Timmy’s parents. If you go in the house, you should find Mrs. Neusbaum. Beat her with your bare hands. It’ll take a few good whacks, but she won’t hurt you back.

Chances are Timmy will run inside and find the body, immediately breaking into tears. If not, hunt down the father too and then go talk to Timmy.

Although some methods are far more clever than others, there’s no real reward for picking one over the other. Your immediate dialog with Betty will be slightly different, but you won’t gain any extra information and you’ll still move on to the next part of the quest chain.

Go back to the Table of Contents for the Chapter 6 (Tranquility Lane) Walkthrough.

Or continue to the next step: How to Make Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Get Divorced. [Note: Scheduled to be published 01/05/2008]