Cut From the Same Cloth

"A young man who appears to be a photographer has been spotted wondering Paradise Plaza."

- Scoop Details

Cut From the Same Cloth is a scoop in Dead Rising.

Otis' Call
Frank? You there? It's me, Otis, the janitor. You said you're a journalist, right? I've been watching the monitors here and I got some info you might want. There's some young guy wanderin' around in Paradise Plaza. He's carryin' a camera like you. I guess he must be a photographer, too. Takin' pictures at a time like this... You're both crazy!

Overview
Presuming Frank isn't in Paradise Plaza, the Security Room, the Rooftop, or the Helipad he will receive this call on Day 1 (September 19) at 2pm. It will remain available until 7pm that day, at which time the scoop will be lost. Upon arriving at Paradise Plaza, Frank will need to head upstairs to Colombian Roastmasters. There he encounters Kent Swanson, who berates Frank first for getting in his way and then for referring to himself as a professional photographer. He then offers to give Frank some photography pointers in centering, zooming, and Photo Ops. After Frank has taken pictures to Kent's liking, Kent will show him a few of his own and then challenge Frank to take even better photographs. This gives Frank the scoop Photo Challenge.

Trivia

 * Unlike other scoops, the moment Frank locates Kent the scoop is removed from the Scoop Cue and Kent will not start to lose life if Frank leaves the area.
 * If Frank attacks Kent instead of talking to him, a shorter dialogue is used.
 * Failure to complete this scoop will make it impossible for Frank to rescue Tad Hawthorne.
 * No matter what scoop you get first, Otis will always say the same line first. For example, if you spend the first day of the game fighting the first zombies that break into the mall, it will cause two glitches. One, you won't recieve a case file, and two, your first call from Otis will ALWAYS start with "Frank? You there? It's me, Otis, the janitor. You said you're a journalist, right? I've been watching the monitors here and I got some info you might want."