Yeah, buts lets face it, Penumbra, by game standards, is pretty short, so in that time you have jam pack 2 different characters (Clarence and swanson) along with recovered notes and characters like dr eminiss. (which we do actually meet:

Amabels introduction wasn't exactly strained, but it was find of unbelievable how by a crazy coincidence the computer is on the exact same time as you switch the fuse. And the initial chatter was good, but the thing about "if your in my neck of the woods, would you mind rescuing me" was kind of silly.