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Day 2 · Morning / Guest room

Servant of the Lake Tickling William and coffee guide

Wake William, make the bird food, and decode the fish scroll.

Last verified 30 Aug 2026Community reported
WilliamTickle check
Quick answer

After the eye drops, give the finished coffee directly to William's mouth before the hat and egg steps.

ResultWilliam reacts after the coffee reaches his mouth, allowing the next room actions to continue.
Focused walkthrough

6 steps for this task

  1. 01Set the room clock.Take the spoon, read the family painting, take William's hat, and inspect the chronometer under the curtains. Set the clock to 9:00, chase Rusty away, and open the wooden box by arranging its objects to match the painting.
  2. 02Make bird food.Collect William's foam in the bowl. Take the seed from the bird droppings, plant it in the soil pot, and feed the pink flower to the parrot to get a feather.
  3. 03Complete the tickle check.Optional achievementMissable orderUse the feather on William's chest and moustache for the optional achievement. If you are following the toe interaction, do not use a fixed toe order: start with the big toe, count how many times it wiggles, then move down that many toes. Follow each next toe's wiggle count and direction until William kicks back and the key appears. This dynamic toe route is based on a user observation and a community report, so it remains Needs verification across builds. The reported nipples, beard, and soles checks also remain unconfirmed.
  4. 04Open the table box.Follow William's finger movement to solve the foot puzzle. Take the key, open the box, and collect the handle and eye drops.
  5. 05Wake William.Open the window with the handle, fill the bowl with water, water the flower, feed the parrot again, and take the egg. Use the eye drops, then give the coffee directly to William's mouth before giving him the hat and breaking the egg with the spoon.
  6. 06Read the scroll and map.Assemble the fish body on the special scroll. Move the paper so William's finger touches each required drawing without touching a marked drawing twice. Finish the puzzle and accept William's request to steal the other chronometers.
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Where this answer comes from

Reviewed 30 Aug 2026
S13Steam Community illustrated achievement guideCommunity guide with screenshotsS33Reddit missing coffee and eye-drops reportCommunity reportS39Steam Community 100% achievement charts and process guides by DevaPublic community reference / same author as removed S53; not an independent sourceS60Steam William feather interaction reportCommunity report