All Choices In Chapter 18 In Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Following Nora’s interview with Swann in chapter 17, we return briefly to the present as Autumn and Swann work on remembering a song the four of them made together in 1995. Chapter 18 of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, sparks the beginning of their plans to stage a concert to perform their song.

In this chapter there are plenty of choices that can either change the details of the story, or alter your friendships with Nora, Autumn, and Kat. So be sure to buckle up and pay attention as we go through every choice you can make in this chapter.

Discussing Nora

This chapter starts us off in the present, where Autumn says to Swann, “I did kind of piss all over Nora’s dreams of being a rockstar, didn’t I?” You can either support her, or confront her.

Autumn then talks about how Nora is this big-time fashion influencer now, to which you can respond with:

Autumn transitions the conversation to the package. She mentions that seeing “Bloom & Rage” on the package brought back memories of their song. When she asks if you remember the song, you can tell her “I wish I could remember our song.”

If you look at the package before answering, however, you’ll unlock a second option where you say “I’m worried about the package.” Autumn will be neutral to either option.

After you move to sit next to Autumn, you’ll be transported back to 1995.

Remembering The Curse Song

You’ll be in the forest near the cabin with the girls. Kat tells the group to follow her. You can ask: “Where are we going?” or stay silent. All girls are neutral either way.

If you wait long enough, Autumn will say “coming!” to which Nora responds with “That’s what she said”, and you can then reply to Nora by laughing. If you choose that option, Nora approves.

From this spot you can grab footage of a bird for the Birds! Memoir. Just look to your right with your camcorder and zoom in on a bird perched atop a birdhouse.

Before you sit down with the girls, they’ll start talking about something weird about the trees here. Kat will ask, “But, what?” You’ll be given two standard choice options, followed by a third if you have a good enough relationship with Kat.

If you choose to sit down too soon, you’ll skip this choice and possibly lose out on a positive response from Kat.

After you join the group in the circle, Kat asks the group “have you ever wanted to lay a curse on someone”. Your response here will be remembered and change something about the story later.

Kat eventually starts talking about how she wants to curse Corey, so she wrote a song for them that’s also a curse against all the people who’ve ever wronged them. We then time-warp forward to the present, where Autumn starts remembering the first lyrics of the song.

You will be prompted to choose whether the curse is about vengeance or justice:

Autumn says the first line, “I should’ve put up the red flag…”. Then, you get to choose the second line:

Whatever you choose, you’ll go back to 1995 as Kat continues the curse song.

Sealing The Curse

Kat continues to tell Swann and the others about the curse song she wrote. Then she says it needs to be sealed. Kat and Nora both cut their fingers with a knife and touch their cuts together. Autumn refuses, and if you wait long enough before making a choice, present-day Autumn tells you a story of her brother being HIV-positive, which was a huge scare in the 90s.

Your options are:

Back at the bar with Autumn, if you tell her “Maybe it worked.”, you’ll get a negative response from Autumn. But if you say “We were so reckless”, she’ll agree with you, but her response will be neutral.

Autumn will then invite you to look at the lyrics she wrote down from their curse song. After you’re done, Nora will show up.

Nora Arrives

Nora sits down across from you, and after she says “Remember me?” you can say:

Nora mentions she would’ve preferred to do this anywhere but at this bar, maybe throwing a party instead. You can say:

Nora will get up to go get a drink, triggering a time-warp back to the girls in 1995.

Autumn, Kat, and Nora will sing the curse song while you record. After you do your three recordings of the spellsong, continue the scene by selecting “that was so good!”

They’ll start singing again and Kat will say “you, too, Swann”. You can either sing along with them, or stay silent.

Back in the present, Nora returns with her drink and a soda for you. She then offers a cheers. You can choose:

Nora decides she wants to talk about their lives now before diving into the past. When Nora says to Autumn “I thought you’d never leave music behind” you can say:

Nora mentions that Swann is so hard to find online. You can either say that you’re not into social media, or that you’re just living quietly in Canada. Either way, the response is neutral.

Nora then pulls out pictures of her wife and kids. No matter which option you choose, Nora will approve, but will be neutral if you say nothing.

Next, Nora shows you her new fashion collection. You can say:

Retrieving Your Phone

Gus will eventually let you know that your phone is done charging and you can come get it.

After you get up from the table, before walking away, turn around to look at Autumn and Nora for the chance to reminisce about them both. Nora and Autumn will also continue talking to each other while you stand there.

If you sided with Autumn during the ritual, you’ll hear teenage Autumn thank Swann for backing her up and that she didn’t feel so alone.

At the bar, you have the chance for an optional conversation with Gus and Pam. If you choose to talk with them, this will open up a few more choices, one of which can have consequences.

Pam will ask if you’ll ever move back to Velvet Cove, to which you can say:

Pam will ask if you and your friends ever saw something weird back in the day. You can say:

Gus tells you that Pam likes to investigate the supernatural and sometimes ropes him into ghost hunts. You can say:

Once you finish talking to them, you can go back to the table. If you linger, they’ll keep talking to each other for a few minutes, but no more choice options will open up for you.

When you sit back down, Autumn will be busy responding to something on her phone. You can say:

As Nora talks, the scene will end, and you’ll be time-warped to 1995 at the beginning of the next scene.