Contact Cletus | Part 1 - Kuvaq Deponia Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
After the cut-scene Rufus will find himself in the emergency station. Goal rests on the bed but she does not speak with any sense. She seems to understand a word "Elysium" and asks Rufus to find a man named Cletus, who turns out to be her fiancé. Rufus promises to find him.
Fill one of Balloons with Laughing Gas and go to the alley.
Look at Parrot and try to talk to it. Hannek will tell you, that the parrot repeats everything it hears from his wife. Use the Balloon filled with laughing Gas on the parrot. The bird is useless now so Rufus can take it. In the inventory use Espresso on Stunned Parrot - it works! Leave the alley and go to the Town Hall. Talk to Lotti (optional) to learn, that you can have an outgoing radio call only from the post office which is closed right now.
Go to the assembly hall. There is mayor sleeping on the stage - approach him. Pick up Funnel from the ground and take a Microphone from a stand (if you haven't picked it up earlier). Take a look at mayor and you'll notice a Clock on his chest - take it with you.
Leave the assembly hall and place Mayor's Clock into Opening Hours hole next to Lotti. The Post Office is open.
Leave the Town Hall and head to Toni's shop but do not enter inside. Combine Tranquilizer and Dart. After that, put the Prepared Dart into the Funnel obtaining Blow Pipe. Notice that the shop's window is open, so use the pipe on it and shoot Toni.
Effects are quick - Toni calms down. Get inside the shop and take Vouchers from the left side of the counter. Rufus will try to make some jokes of his ex-girlfriend but she suddenly gets better. Return to the shop after the while and put the Parrot on the Pole next to the door. After a short conversation Toni will throw Rufus out of the shop. Get inside again and take the parrot back - it had enough.
Leave the shop and go to the Town Hall. Since the post office is open now, get inside. Talk to the post robot. You'll learn that there is no radio in the village which could be used to contact Cletus. Only the post office has two such devices. One is on the roof and another is in the vault (at the bottom of the screen). Plus there are three local lines in Kuvaq, operated by the operator on the roof. One of them is in the mayor's office, another one at the Town Hall's secretary and the third one is the communication system which connects the village with emergency station. Eventually ask robot about his hobbies - does he do anything for fun? You'll learn that he likes to play with bubble wrap but it can be done only when has to put a small merchandise in a large package.
Open two Hatches visible on the right - there are cats inside. You can give post robot vouchers (optional) to see how the system works. Orange-yellow cat moves the assembly line and the white one places stamps on packages. You can use tranquilizer and espresso on each cat to slow it down/to speed it up accordingly. Packages are transported by pigeons from the rooftop. So give orange-yellow cat Tranquilizer and the white one - Espresso. As a result you should see a package, which can be carried only by the pigeon from the largest hole.
Go up, to the operator's platform. Talk to the telephone operator. Unfortunately he doesn't allow you to use his radio, nor take his headphones. You'll learn that he heard a message from Cletus. He will also tell you about pigeons' dependency on the magnetic field. Look at Cupboard under pigeons. Put inside the Planet's Magnetic Field and then click the Cabinet again.
Prepare for another mini-game. As you probably remember, a package which can be sent with vouchers you have, is lightweight, but since you "upgraded" cats, it will be packed in the bubble wrap. So you have to play with pigeons now. Notice that column in the device are connected with appropriate pigeons' houses and the number of turned on lights in the column corresponds to appropriate pigeon (one light - the lightest pigeon, three lights - the heaviest pigeon). Your task is to replace the lightest pigeon with the heaviest one. Assuming that the initial state of the board is same as on the screen below, press button in this order (you can only press turned on button in middle of four circles):
Notice that pigeons react on your actions and change places. If you've done everything according to above hints, there should be a smallest pigeon in the largest house. Go down to the post office.
Time for the final action. Give Vouchers to the Postbot. Cats will do their job, creating the third level package - the heaviest one. Since the vouchers are only for the lightest package, the robot will add a bubble wrap. The package should be carried by the pigeon from the largest pigeon house, but since you exchange pigeons, the smallest one will be sent. As you might expect, he won't handle it and will fall down. After that you can see the Bubble Wrap on the floor (to the right). Step on it 3 times. Nervous robot will ask you to leave. Enter the post office again. Robot play with the bubble wrap and you can try to enter the vault.
But first take a look at Replacement Cat's Hatch to the left from the counter. There are replacement cats inside. Open the hatch and take Replacement Cat. Notice the not on the vault door - take it.
Place the Note on the board with numbers to the right. Holes in the note should show entire number on the board. Someone has noted a vault code on the note. Take the first digit from the first number, third digit from the second number and so on. The code is 3-6-4-9. Click on the Clock Face on the vault door and enter the code.
Rufus will enter the vault. Pick up the Nodding Bird and look at the radio. You need microphone and headphones. You should already have a microphone (taken from the assembly hall) and headphones can be found at the radio operator. Leave the post office.
Go to the mayor's office. Place one of Two Replacement Cats on the Teletypewriter next to the door. Now place the Nodding Bird on the Communicator on the desk. You've just blocked two local lines. There is one left - communication system in the village.
Leave the mayor's office and go to the village center. Notice the Emergency Phone in the center of the location, next to the Toni's house entrance. Use it and have a short conversation with Gizmo. You need something to keep him busy ... Put the Parrot one the Emergency Phone - the third line is blocked!
Return to the Town Hall and go to the post office. Go up to the operator's platform and notice Headphones lying on the table. Take the item.
Go down and enter the Vault with Radio. Plug in Headphones and Microphone. Now you can use the Radio.
After a while you'll contact Cletus. Talk to him until you get to the point - he will take you to Elysium and you'll bring Goal to the agreed place - Upper Ascension Station.
Leave the post office and go to the village center. Enter the alley and go to the emergency station. Notice that Goal lies under the Bed Sheet. Pick it up, discovering that there is no one there! This is a trap set up by Gizmo who accuses Rufus of all possible crimes.
At some point during your conversation, Organons' soldiers enter the room, asking about Goal. Gizmo tells them that she is at Wenzel.
You have to break out of jail and find Goal! Free the Cat on the Tree. Cat will meow loudly so Gizmo will transform into fireman.
In the same time the cell will transform into fire brigade station, so Rufus will have no problem with escaping.
You'll find yourself at the village gate. Get to the village center and the go to Wenzel's house. Rufus will start asking about Goal and will open shower door. Inside you'll see ... Toni! What a surprise. It turns out that Wenzel sent Goal to the basement.
You can't see Goal anywhere, but open the Cupboard in the center. Goal will fall down but Rufus will place her in cart.
Wenzel is again visited, this time by Organons. The traitor tells that Goal is in the basement. There is no time - block the Basement Door with the Divining Rod. Soldier will break the door and you'll see another cut-scene. Rufus will flee with Goal, reaching the junk mine.