Not a bad idea at all....but definitely more side story than 2 or even 3 got in to. I guess that's why a lot of people aren't so keen on 2, since it's so very linear without much to do if you've figured out how to do it already. I still like it, though, particularly for the atmosphere the designers obviously worked hard to create. But, I guess I wish that along with that atmosphere came a little bit more plot, like what you are describing...

And no, I'm not mad. I can appreciate a joke as long as the joker knows when to stop, which you did quite well. Some people at this point might have still insisted the story was true and told me that I was going about it wrong....that's when I would have gotten annoyed.