That would be not so logic. Why the "embarrassed" more important than his/her friend life ? And why the "get along with the story" help him/her to find his/her friend ? Normally people will explain the current situation and find the "friend" first, then solve the story later. Else, it make the whole conversation at the beginning between MC and Harper seem non-existent.
Btw i'm stuck at the second laser gate and don't want to use the walkthrough/manual. Working on it, you guys know how to wreck other's mind, lol
The alphabet and number hint seem useless, for example:
Dominion (37) - roll test many rounds:
- Steps from A: 3-14-12-8-13-8-14-13 (or 35384854) => wrong both case
- Steps between letters are: 11-2-4-5-5-6-1 (or 2245561 not enough 8 letters/numbers and the 11-2-4-5-5-6-1 are 9) => wrong both case