Act 1, as you put it, showcases the introduction of Metro Technologies to the player.
Metro Tech is where the device that created the buinomon was developed and from then on has been the center of buinomon research. The protagonist's father is a leading researcher there as well.
During a visit from the protagonist, the theft of some research regarding a buinomon-related virus takes place (as of now, that's all that's stolen, but there has been a idea of some buinomon being stolen as well).
Since the protagonist's father was injured during the theft and thinks there might be a mole in the company, requests that the protagonist retrieve the research with the help of a buinomon under his care.
Here's a quick rundown of the characters and locales:
(No names have been decided as of this post)
Prominent characters
- Protagonist
Father
Thief (disguised as scientist)
- Scientists/Assistants
Guards
- Home
Metro Tech Lobby
Father's Lab
Infirmary
Just to give an idea of the size of Metro Tech, think Silph Co. from the Pokémon games. I intend to bring the player back to Metro Tech and explore more of the facility later on, but in the beginning only the Lobby, Father's Lab and the Infirmary will be available.
I'll work on a demo story for now, since I seem to have a lack of feedback recently.