Yeah, it makes the walkthrough way smoother.

Wild story" is a stretch, it's still just people in an office. But yeah, the third episode does pick up.

What was the space station book called? Sounds like a good change of pace.

Exactly, and it's why so many history books get it wrong. They focus on the kings and battles, but the real story is in what regular people ate and how they got to work. You learn more from a grocery list than a treaty sometimes.

I used the cheap stuff, but @morgan_butler40 is right, the real trick is just admitting you need it.