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Payphone

Last updated 2026-02-10

Payphones are Interactables located in Sixth Street. There are two payphones: one by Coff Cafe, and one by the alleyway entrance of the Parking Lot.

The payphone by Coff Cafe can only be interacted with at Late Night (12AM), and it cycles through a different dialogue set each night. Interacting with it again on the same night will only show "The payphone keeps ringing relentlessly [...]".

Idle Quotes

Coff Cafe

Idle - 12AM
Payphone: Ring— Ring—

Dialogue

Coff Cafe

(Interact with Payphone, first time)
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes...? Is that you, Hughes?
Payphone: Your comrades told me you were dead... But they were lying, right? You're alive!
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not Hughes.
Payphone: The person on the other end can't seem to hear your voice and keeps shouting "Hughes."
After a while, the garbled shouts fade away and turn into busy tone.
Icon Dialogue Talk Just hang up.
Payphone: The payphone goes back to silence as if nothing happened.
Achievement Bronze.png Midnight Whispers Achievement Complete
(Subsequent interactions cycle through one of the following)
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes, you've been gone for a week now...
Payphone: Are you coming back for dinner today?
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not Hughes.
Payphone: Mom made your favorite soup... Come back early and have it while it's still hot...
Payphone: The person on the other end can't seem to hear your voice and keeps talking about the soup. The phone abruptly hangs up shortly after.
Icon Dialogue Talk Just hang up.
Payphone: The payphone goes back to silence as if nothing happened.
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes... I'm so scared...
Some armed people broke into the house and searched through everything.
Payphone: Luckily, I was hiding close to the ceiling and they didn't notice me.
Otherwise, I might have lost you forever...
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not Hughes.
Icon Dialogue Talk You were hiding... close to the ceiling?
Payphone: Just come back soon... I'm so afraid they might find me...
Payphone: The person on the other end can't seem to hear your voice and keeps talking about the strangers breaking into the house. The phone abruptly hangs up shortly after.
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes... Hughes... When will you come back? Are you lost?
Payphone: All the neighbors have left. They told me to run away too, because this street is about to change to something else.
Payphone: But I'm not leaving. Who will greet you when you come back If I left?
Payphone: Hughes, I'll be right here, waiting for you at... home... Hurry... Back...
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the phone becomes urgent and indistinct, and then the phone abruptly hangs up shortly after.
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes... When will you come back and help me fix the TV at home?
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not Hughes.
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but I'm not a technician.
Payphone: Not just the TV, the fridge broke down, too. The lights don't work, either.
Payphone: It gets so dark and quiet at night, but oddly enough, I see things more clearly now...
Payphone: The person on the other end can't seem to hear your voice and keeps talking about the darkness at night. The phone abruptly hangs up shortly after.
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Hughes... I'm not feeling well...
Payphone: When you come back, can you take me to the hospital for a check-up?
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not Hughes.
Icon Dialogue Talk Who are you?
Payphone: I'm getting older, and my legs and arms are feeling heavier.
Payphone: I also got a black lump on the back of my hand. Is it some kind of skin disease?
Payphone: I heard the dermatology department at the hospital on Seventeenth Street is pretty good. When will you go with me to check it out? I'll be waiting for you...
Payphone: The person on the other end can't seem to hear your voice and keeps talking about the hospital. The phone abruptly hangs up shortly after.
Payphone: You pick up the receiver.
Payphone: The voice on the other end of the line is all muffled and distorted, sounds like an old lady from centuries ago.
Payphone: Oh, Hughes, why aren't you coming back?
Icon Dialogue Talk Sorry, but you've got the wrong person. I'm not...
Icon Dialogue Talk How did you manage to call a payphone...
Payphone: If you don't come back...
Payphone: I'll go looking for you.
Payphone: The murmurs on the other end abruptly stop, followed by a busy tone. At that moment, chills run down your spine.
(Interact again on the same night)
The phone keeps ringing relentlessly as if it's trying to escape the prison of the yellow metal receiver and run up the street.
Maybe it's better to leave it alone...

Parking Lot

(Interact with Payphone near Parking Lot)
The old coin-operated payphone miraculously still works. An old yellow pages book lies on top.
Icon Dialogue Talk Place a call from the yellow pages.
Icon Dialogue Talk — Barkers' Pet Store
Woof woof!
(Did a dog just answer the phone?) Is your owner there?
(A saddening silence, before the line cuts out)
(Return to previous option)
Icon Dialogue Talk — Siciliano's Pizzeria
Bon giorno! Siciliano's Pizzeria. Would you like to order?
May I please have one Hawaiian pizza?
Pineapple on pizza??! How dare you! Arrivederci!
(Return to previous option)
Icon Dialogue Talk — Domo's Cafe
(A recorded message with electric sounds) This store has closed down, and our secret recipe is — have you got a pen?
250 mL sparkling water, a pinch of mint, a teaspoon of blood orange, and a teaspoon of Sharp Smile. Mix them for three minutes, and add ice.
This is our final gift to you. We wish you all the best.
(Return to previous option)
Icon Dialogue Talk Leave

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishPayphone
Chinese
(Simplified)		公用电话
Chinese
(Traditional)		公共電話
Japanese公衆電話
Korean공중전화
Gongjungjeonhwa
SpanishTeléfono público
FrenchCabine téléphonique
RussianТаксофон
Taksofon
Thaiโทรศัพท์สาธารณะ
VietnameseĐiện Thoại Công Cộng
GermanTelefonzelle
IndonesianTelepon Umum
PortugueseTelefone Público

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