All Choices In Chapter 8 Reunion In Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

In Lost Records: Bloom & Rage‘s eighth chapter, Reunion, we get the opportunity to determine a whole lot about who Swann is and how she feels about her new friends, Nora, Autumn, and Kat.

This section of the game has Swann monologuing to her camcorder, ordering drinks, and discussing her adult life with Autumn — and we get to make all the choices. In this guide, we’ll go over how to see everything this chapter has to offer, and which dialogue options get positive, negative, or neutral results. We’ve tested saying nothing at every timed choice in this chapter, and the result is never positive or negative, always neutral.

Talking To The Bartender

At the beginning of the chapter, Swann is seated at bar, waiting for the bartender to notice her. After trying to get his attention twice, he’ll finally come over and ask how your reunion is going. You have two response options.

Then he’ll ask you what you would like to drink. First you order for Autumn, and it’s a chance to show how well you were paying attention in the last chapter.

Now it’s time to order for Swann. There are two options at first, but a third (gin and tonic) opens up if you hold off on answering while the bartender speaks.

After you order, a song will begin playing. Look up and to the right to see the speaker and begin to reminisce.

The Swann Show

In 1995, Swann is talking to her camcorder and needs to decide on a name for her program. Whichever you choose — The Swann Show, As The Swann Turns, or The Swann Files — you get an indication that the choice will matter later on. In Tape 1, we haven’t yet seen any consequences for this choice.

Before we get to the big choices, Swann’s mom will call up, telling her it’s time for dinner. Both choices have the same neutral result.

With the preamble out of the way, Swann begins talking about her three new friends and how she feels about them. The game tracks how you feel about each of the three girls, and the choices here seem to represent romantic, platonic, and negative feelings about Nora, Autumn, and Kat.

First Nora:

Then Autumn:

And finally, Kat:

After expressing how she feels about her friends, Swann considers how she feels about herself. Each of the three choices gets a neutral response. Before the flashback ends, Swann has one more choice to make:

Back To The Future

Back in 2022, Swann and Autumn’s drinks are ready. Paying now or opening a tab are both neutral choices. Soon, a woman named Pam walks in and attempts to engage Swann in conversation. You can stay and chat, or leave at each stage of this conversation.

When the bartender calls Swann and Autumn “young women” Swann has two possible responses.

Then there’s one last round of possible small talk with Pam:

Catching Up With Autumn

After that, you have to head back to see Autumn. All of the drink options are neutral, except rum and Coke. If you choose to explain, “Thought I’d surprise you with an old favorite,” it will result in a positve reaction.

If you got something with alcohol, Autumn will ask you if you drink. If you got the birch beer, Autumn will ask you about that, too. Whatever you choose, it will result in the plant icon that means the choice will be remembered.

Whatever you’re drinking, Autumn invites you to toast. One option here might seem negative, but it actually isn’t.

If you say nothing, Autumn will awkwardly make her own toast, then tell you that she’s surprised you came. You have two possible responses.

Autumn feels emotional about returning to the past. Swann can show solidarity or dismiss the moment’s importance.

Next, you can tell Autumn that you’ve “been trying to remember that summer.” If you do, it gets a positive reaction. If you let it time out, it’s neutral. Then the conversation turns to Swann. Autumn wants to know about your life. Does Swann still live in Canada?

If you didn’t end the conversation, Swann has two options to describe her life in Canada. Both options are neutral.

This next one is a little tricky. As Autumn brings up her son, you have two possible options, but then a third will open up if you wait.

After that, you have a chance to describe Swann’s love life. But the gist is the same: she’s single. And each of the three options is neutral. You can also exit the conversation here. But, if you don’t you can tell Autumn that “It’s good to catch up,” If you do, you’ll get one last positive response, before the chapter ends on a dark, mysterious note.