Interface Episode 20

"Unlike him, I'm still here. You can change that!" ― The Ghost, to Mischief

Interface - Episode 20 - All That Perish

All That Perish
Mischief and The Ghost meet on the riverbank
Episode number	20
Episode title	All That Perish
Date released	May 10th, 2020
Episode type	Main storyline

Description

The twentieth episode of the Interface series was published by 'u m a m i' on May 10th, 2020. It reveals parts of Henryk's backstory, as well as clues to Mischief's motivations in the overlying plot. It also explicitly reveals that The Ghost is a reincarnation of Henryk's daughter.

Synopsis

The episode opens with a shot of a cattail bush in a river reflecting a red sky. Henryk's daughter (The Ghost) begins to narrate Henryk's descent into silence over the years. She states that "under his skin, he couldn't be more different", showing the pain, fear, and confusion she feels over his immortality. Various shots show Henryk standing over his elderly daughter's bed as she nears death mixed in with a flashback to her youth.

Henryk sheds a tear before leaving the house, with The Lighthouse seen in the background. His daughter's corpse releases cerebral electricity through her eyes, nose, and mouth before exiting the house and coalescing into the form of a giant hand. Mischief is shown snaking through the trees near the river before the shot changes to Henryk standing on a bridge over the water. Cattail fluff with cerebral electricity attached to the base floats through the air as Mischief reaches the riverbank. The giant hand formed from the cerebral electricity previously contained in Henryk's daughter's corpse floats down and reveals itself to be The Ghost.

The Ghost demands to know why Mischief is there, to which he responds, "To witness a mortal sin, and the consequences of bloodguilt. But also... it's suppertime!". In the closeups of Mischief's face, his eyes lack the usual buzz of static/cerebral electricity seen in other episodes.

Cars pass as Henryk stares at the river below him, before stepping back into the path of the oncoming vehicles. Mischief's sinister grin grows as a car approaches Henryk on the bridge. The individuals in the front of the car are shown to be Henryk's granddaughter and grandson-in-law, who is driving. As Henryk comes into view, his grandson-in-law slams on the brakes. Henryk faces the car open-armed, accepting his demise, but the car veers into the river after making impact. The Ghost's hand lifts something out of the water (which is now known to be the body of Henryk's still-living great-granddaughter).

After a brief pause, Henryk is shown on his stomach, looking down into the water where the car disappeared. He plunges himself into the river as it is revealed that The Ghost's earlier narration was directed towards Mischief. She tells him to "Bring [Henryk] back. Let him know [his great-granddaughter]'s still here too!" In exchange, she offers Mischief "all that perish". The episode closes with Henryk sitting on the riverbank with his head in his hands.

Gallery

Top-down shot of Henryk's daughter's room

Cerebral electricity escapes the corpse of Henryk's daughter

The cerebral electricity coalesces into a hand

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Henryk standing on the bridge

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Mischief, lacking the usual static behind his eyes

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Henryk's granddaughter and grandson-in-law, just before they hit Henryk

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Henryk reaches out his arms before impact

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Henryk gazes at the aftermath of the crash

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Henryk, distraught

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