Sigma's Weight, 188 pounds

[FluffySquirrel]

So, has anyone found out anything you can do with the whole, 188 pounds message matching Sigma's weight in the incinerator room?

While I assume it's to do with trigger for the chair, but it seems an awfully odd memo to just leave lying around in that case, I always wondered whether anything sneaky would happen if you could get Sigma to stand on the scales in there, but never found a way to do so

[FluffySquirrel]

I know it matches the chair, but what I mean is.. why is the message even there? Was Zero getting forgetful and instead of a notepad decided to scrawl a huge note on a wall so they wouldn't forget? It's not like reading the message gives you any way to change anything

I guess I'm probably overthinking what's just a bit of text to muse over in hindsight, but the weighing scales right next to it made me wonder is all

[UnLuckyCat]

One of countless useless hints, I'm sure.

[Loerwyn]

Originally posted by UnLuckyCat:

One of countless useless hints, I'm sure.

Yeah. The problem is it's not even really a hint - it comes up in dialogue but has no bearing on how interactions change nor a clue as to where to use it. The only thing I can think of is it's an attempt at misdirection.

But the incin room, at least, has another pointless aspect and that's the toolbox. You can complete the room without opening it because the hint it gives is, to me at least, beyond unnecessary. Hell, you can't actually open it if you do a specific thing first.

[UnLuckyCat]

Good point. It's weird that it's neither an actual hint for the player, and the characters don't even use it as a hint either since they just sit down regardless (with Diane first, no less).

I'm just too used to most of the hints being harder to find than the puzzles themselves.