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File: (install folder)\game\chap3.rpy

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label beachmas15:
    play music "tokimekilabyrinth.mp3"
    "........."
    "......"
    "..."
    "{i}Somewhere on the other side of town...{/i}"

    play sound "glass.mp3"

    ni "AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

    scene nikiotohaxmas1
    with dissolve2

    ni "WHO DESIGNED THIS {i}FUCKING{/i} COSTUME?! DO THEY SERIOUSLY EXPECT ME TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS FUCKING STUPID ASS RIBBON OFF BY MYSELF?! FUCK!"

    play sound "dooropen.mp3"
    scene nikiotohaxmas2
    with dissolve

    o "Hey. The cafe was out of like, every single herbal tea...so I hope you’re cool with sencha. "
    ni "I’M NOT! "
    o "Okay. Guess I’ll just go fuck myself then."

    scene nikiotohaxmas3
    with dissolve

    ni "Great idea! And if you see my costume designer while you’re out there, tell her she should go to Hell for creating the world’s most complicated ribbon!"
    ni "I’ve only got twenty minutes to get out of this fucking thing and into my second outfit and I can’t do that if it’s going to be a whole ass puzzle, Otoha!"
    o "Uhh..."
    ni "Why are you still holding my tea?! Put it down! I’m thirsty!"
    o "But you said-"
    ni "It doesn’t matter what I said! Just put it down!"

    scene nikiotohaxmas4
    with dissolve

    o "Jeez, Niki. You’re a real backstage-diva aren’t you?"
    ni "I wasn’t even supposed to be playing this fucking show! Can’t I have {i}one{/i} Christmas off?!"
    ni "The only reason I’m even here is because your asshole teacher never responded to my date request! And God forbid I find anything {i}else{/i} worth spending my time on!"
    ni "But hey! That’s great because it gives me all the time in the fucking world to remove this FUCKING RIBBON!"

    scene nikiotohaxmas5
    with dissolve

    o "Would you like some help, princess?"
    ni "Obviously! What the fuck is taking you so long?!"

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    "........."
    "......"
    "..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas6
    with dissolve2

    ni "I’m sorry for yelling at you. Noriko normally helps me with this sort of thing, but of course {i}she{/i} gets to bail and spend Christmas with my ex-boyfriend while {i}I{/i} do {i}this.{/i}"
    o "Well, I’m sorry for not being Noriko."
    ni "Don’t be. That outfit looks better on you than it would her anyway."

    scene nikiotohaxmas7
    with dissolve

    o "Thanks. Though, I’m still not really sure why there is a dress code involved for just being your assistant."
    ni "Shut up. There’s obviously no dress code for being my assistant. But there {i}is{/i} a dress code for going up on stage, which Noriko {i}was{/i} going to do for Tokimeki Labyrinth this year, BUT NOPE!"
    ni "Do you know the words? Can you go up there instead?"

    scene nikiotohaxmas8
    with dissolve

    o "Up...on stage?! With you?! In front of all of those people?!"
    ni "What’s the matter? You’ll be playing for just as many people as I am one day, won’t you? And you’re a better singer than Noriko. So, will you do it or not?"

    scene nikiotohaxmas9
    with dissolve

    o "Uhh...it’s kind of...really short notice. And I know the words to the chorus but I’m not sure if I know them well enough to-"
    ni "Fuck it. I’ll just do it alone again. But if you’re going to keep studying under me, you’re going to have to accept that you’re going to be thrown into the fire from time to time. "

    scene nikiotohaxmas10
    with dissolve

    o "Oh, thank God. I was like five seconds away from having a full blown panic attack."
    ni "Get over it. At least you get to hang out here in the nice, cool dressing room while I’m out there sweating my ass off, wondering why they had to choose the heaviest fabric in the world for a summer concert."
    o "You can cool off in a second. I just have to figure out the ribbon."
    ni "It’s fucking ridiculous, isn’t it? I’m an idol, not Harry fucking Houdini."

    scene nikiotohaxmas11
    with dissolve

    o "You know, you’re really lucky I skipped out on the beach trip this year. "
    o "Otherwise, you’d still be screaming and breaking things and your fans would only have {i}one{/i} gorgeous dress they’d get to admire this year."
    ni "Yeah. Thanks for coming on such short notice. And for skipping out on {i}your{/i} Christmas date this year just to help me."
    o "Oh, we didn’t have anything like that planned. We’re in a...pretty rough spot right now, actually."
    ni "Yeah, what else is fucking new?"

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    o "There. Got it."
    ni "AAAAAHHHHH THANK FUCK! I can finally breathe!"

    scene nikiotohaxmas12
    with dissolve2

    ni "So, what are you two fighting about this time? What did you do now?"
    o "Me? What makes you think I’m the one who did something?"
    ni "Because your last fight was all about you pretending your parents were homophobic so you wouldn’t have to explain to Rin that you were embarrassed to be dating a girl."
    o "It was...a little more complicated than that, Niki."

    scene nikiotohaxmas13
    with dissolve

    ni "Of course it was. Everything always has to be complicated with you fucking lesbians. Do you know what {i}I{/i} was doing when I was your age, Otoha?"
    o "You really don’t have to-"
    ni "I was jerking off and blowing the same guy nearly every single day for five years. And do you know how many times {i}we{/i} fought?"
    o "No, Niki..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas14
    with dissolve

    ni "Well, neither do I! But it seemed to be a lot less than you and Rin and at least {i}one{/i} of those fights involved me also liking girls! What this means is that lesbians are cursed and nothing but trouble. The end."
    o "You do realize I’m bi, right? I’m not a lesbian. Rin too."
    ni "Whoopdy-fucking-doo. Who {i}isn’t{/i} bisexual today? Do you want a medal?"
    o "..."
    ni "..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas15
    with dissolve

    ni "Don’t fucking ignore me!"
    o "I’m not! It’s just a complicated situation and I don’t really have any idea how to talk about it without both sounding controlling {i}and{/i} making you mad."
    ni "Me?! Mad?! Why would I ever get mad about anything?! I’m nice! "
    o "You...sure are, Niki."

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    ni "Hah...sit the fuck down, Otoha. It’s time we have a talk."
    o "I already know how babies are made. Thanks. "
    ni "A talk about {i}relationships,{/i} you little cunt. Your stupid attitude is getting me down and I still have half a show to do."

    scene nikiotohaxmas16
    with dissolve2

    ni "Rin is on that stupid beach trip too, isn’t she? Don’t tell me the only reason you skipped out on it is to avoid her."
    o "Fine. I won’t tell you. So let's just talk about something else instead so you can give your throat a rest before-"

    scene nikiotohaxmas17
    with dissolve

    ni "Were you not listening to me?! I blew the same guy every day for {i}five years!{/i} I have the fucking {i}Arnold Schwarzenegger{/i} of throats, Otoha!"
    o "That’s such a weird analogy! Be more normal!"
    ni "What right do you have to tell {i}me{/i} to be more normal when you’re coping with your relationship issues by just ignoring them?!"
    ni "Do you have any idea who you remind me of right now?!"
    o "A...bitch?"
    ni "My stupid ex-boyfriend! Because he always did the same exact shit and, let me tell you, it’s fucking annoying!"

    scene nikiotohaxmas18
    with dissolve

    o "Well, that would certainly explain why Rin likes me."
    ni "Bullshit. I’ve only met her once, but it was clear as day that that girl likes you because you’re talented and pretty. Which is, fundamentally, the same reason anyone likes {i}anyone.{/i}"
    ni "And I say this as perhaps the most beloved figure in all of Kumon-mi for those exact characteristics. "
    ni "If she liked you because you reminded her of someone else, why the fuck would she not just go be with that person instead? And why would she freak out and storm out the way she did at the restaurant?"
    o "You’re really not the person I want to have this conversation with, Niki."

    scene nikiotohaxmas19
    with dissolve

    ni "Why the fuck not?! I’m more than just a mentor to you, aren’t I?! Look at me as a...cool authority figure with more life experience and shit! "
    o "That’s part of the problem! You’re too old to-"
    ni "Watch it."
    o "You’re too...{i}experienced{/i} to be getting yourself wrapped up in petty drama like what’s going on between two teenagers!"
    o "It’s my first relationship ever and, let’s be real, there’s no way it’s going to last forever. You’d have to be delusional to follow the same person for your entire-"

    scene nikiotohaxmas20
    with dissolve

    ni "{i}Watch it.{/i}"
    o "What...What I’m saying is that this shouldn’t even be a blip on your radar. There’s no reason for you to even care about what’s going on with my love life."

    scene nikiotohaxmas21
    with dissolve

    ni "Well, why the Hell not? I care about you and respect you enough to want any relationship you’re in to {i}succeed.{/i} Not fail."
    o "Please don’t try and give me some kind of speech that ends with a major realization and me taking the last bus across town to go tell Rin I love her."
    ni "{i}Do{/i} you love her?"
    o "What do {i}you{/i} think?"
    ni "Does {i}she{/i} love you?"
    o "Who the fuck knows? She loves anyone who will regularly spend time with her. There’s nothing about the way she feels for me that sets me apart from the rest."

    scene nikiotohaxmas22
    with dissolve

    ni "Is she running around and cheating on you? Because if not, that sounds a lot like your insecurities talking."
    o "Well...how was it for you? Because Sensei is...well, uhh..."
    o "Let’s just say it’s hard to really tell where his heart lies sometimes..."
    ni "..."
    o "..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas23
    with dissolve

    ni "Hah..."
    ni "I always knew he loved me. But that didn’t mean there were no complications along the way."
    ni "Some people just...have their heartstrings being tugged in different directions. "

    scene nikiotohaxmas24
    with dissolve

    ni "And some people are too cowardly to ever really ask why or where. "
    ni "Take it from me, you don’t want to be one of those people. If there’s something you’re worried about, {i}ask.{/i} "
    ni "If you don’t, all of those worries will eat you alive and, before you know it...you’ll be curled up in a ball in your room, wishing for death while writing letters to someone who will probably never see them."
    o "It’s...kind of hard imagining you ever being in that position given who you were when I met you."

    scene nikiotohaxmas25
    with dissolve

    ni "Obviously. I’m a totally flawless and mentally stable superstar now! But I didn’t become that way by ignoring my problems. "
    ni "If you’ve got shit you’re worried about or conflict that needs solving, go out there and face it. If you don’t, you’re just going to drag everyone else down alongside you."
    ni "So, once again, stop being like my scumbag ex and actually start {i}doing{/i} shit instead of silently looking down on everyone else and pretending you’re happy."

    scene nikiotohaxmas26
    with dissolve

    o "I don’t think I’m pretending to be happy. I think it’s more like...I’m waiting for Rin to understand me, and she just...never does. So it makes me doubt myself and I kind of just...go into stasis."
    ni "Do you understand {i}her?{/i}"
    o "Not even close."
    ni "Then what the fuck are you doing here?"
    o "Oh God, here it comes. The bus speech."

    scene nikiotohaxmas27
    with dissolve

    ni "There will be no “bus speech.” I can’t risk encountering another overly-complex ribbon without someone there to help me get it off."
    ni "I just think that standing still is the worst thing you could ever do when it comes to {i}love{/i} or {i}like{/i} or whatever it is you have with Rin."
    ni "If you’re happy, stay. If you’re not, leave. But you owe it to that girl to at least be honest about where you two stand so she’s not forced to wait forever just because {i}you’re{/i} confused."
    ni "That’s shit you should have ironed out {i}before{/i} agreeing to be her girlfriend."
    o "I just had no idea it was going to be this hard. Keeping your mind on just one person is...it’s tough."
    ni "I know. Especially when that one person doesn’t understand you."
    ni "But it’s not much different for me since the person {i}I{/i} love doesn’t understand me either. The difference is that he and I are actually making progress while you and Rin are moving backwards."
    ni "So...pop quiz time. What am I doing differently?"
    o "Making an effort."
    ni "And you are?"
    o "Useless and inactive."
    ni "Bingo."

    scene nikiotohaxmas28
    with dissolve

    ni "Take your life into your own hands and pursue a future that will make you happy. "
    ni "Every day is another chance to take a stride. To move forward. Even if it’s only a little bit."
    ni "And from one super talented, super pretty girl to another — you’re never going to be happy if you don’t make a change."
    ni "Follow my lead...and do what I do. Because I like you, Otoha. And I want you to smile more."
    ni "So...I know I said things wouldn’t end this way, but..."
    ni "Get on the last bus out of here and-"

    scene nikiotohaxmas29
    with dissolve

    ni "Mmf?!"
    o "{i}Chu...{/i}"
    ni "..."
    o "..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas30
    with dissolve

    ni "..."
    o "..."
    ni "Oh my God."
    o "Uh..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas31
    with dissolve

    ni "Oh my {i}God.{/i}"
    o "Um..."
    ni "You just {i}kissed{/i} me."
    o "Did I?..."
    o "Or did you just...imagine it?..."
    ni "Otoha, you are a {i}child.{/i}"

    scene nikiotohaxmas32
    with dissolve

    o "I think I might have...misunderstood where that was going at the end..."
    ni "You {i}think?{/i}"
    o "Okay, you know what? Let’s just forget that ever happened."

    scene nikiotohaxmas33
    with dissolve

    ni "Otoha, what the {i}fuck?!{/i} "
    o "I’m...I’m sorry, okay?! You just, like...you’re really pretty and...I’ve kinda...you know. And then you grabbed my arm and said to follow your lead and..."
    o "I thought...you might have been telling me it was okay..."
    o "To like...take a stride...and stuff..."
    ni "Yeah. Toward your {i}girlfriend.{/i} Or literally any other person who is not {i}me.{/i}"
    o "But what if it’s...{i}you{/i} who makes me-"

    scene nikiotohaxmas34
    with dissolve

    ni "Stop. Stop, stop, stop. "
    ni "That is {i}not{/i} a thing you should tell me. It is not a thing I want to hear. And neither one of us can ever speak of this again. Holy shit."
    o "Yeah...sorry, I...yeah."
    ni "I can’t believe that just happened."
    o "I’m, uhh..."

    scene nikiotohaxmas35
    with dissolve

    o "You know what? Your tea is probably...cold by now, so..."
    o "I’m just gonna..."
    o "Herbal, right?..."
    ni "Uh-huh. Thanks."

    play sound "dooropen.mp3"
    stop music fadeout 10.0

    o "{i}Maybe there’s another Starbucks open at the other end of the venue?...{/i}"
    ni "..."
    ni "..."
    ni "..."
    ni "There is no fucking way that just happened."

    scene black
    with dissolve2
    play sound "knock.mp3"

    manager "Niki! You’re on in five! Are you all set?"
    ni "Fuck! Uhh...yeah! Be there in a second!"

    "{i}Otoha’s affection with Niki does not increase!{/i}"
    "{i}Her affection with Rin raises by 1! Then decreases by 1! Then raises by 1! Then decreases by 1!{/i}"
    "{i}She is very confused!{/i}"
    "........."
    "......"
    "..."

    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ beachmas15 = True

    jump beachmas16

label beachmas16:
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Code that triggers this event

File: (install folder)\game\chap3.rpy

Code:

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play sound "static.mp3"
    scene beachmasgathering30
    with flash
    stop sound

    r "And {i}then{/i} there’s Chika! Who’s so in love with you and it’s so adorable and she’s saying all these things about how happy she is and how important it is that no one finds out!"

    play sound "static.mp3"
    scene beachmasgathering31
    with flash
    stop sound

    r "And that just makes me even more scared of what the fuck is going to happen if people do!"
    r "What if {i}she{/i} loses everything important to her?! And then {i}you{/i} lose {i}everything{/i} in general!"
    r "Not to mention poor Futaba who’s wrapped up in all of this too! What’ll happen when I fuck up and let {i}that{/i} slip as well, Sensei?! Why did you keep me around for so long?! I know too much! It’s not safe!"
    s "It’s okay..."

    scene beachmasgathering32
    with dissolve

    r "No, it’s not! Everyone I love is about to get hurt and it’s all because of me and I was too caught up in worrying about when Otoha is going to fuck me to even think about it!"
    r "I love you! I love Chika! And I’m sorry I couldn’t keep it a secret like you wanted me to and I understand if that makes you hate me, but I couldn’t hold it in anymore!"
    s "Otoha hasn’t told anyone yet, has she?"

    scene beachmasgathering33
    with dissolve

    r "Oh, god! Are you going to {i}kill{/i} her?"
    s "What? No. Why would you even say something like that?"
    r "I don’t know! Your life is at stake! People do crazy things when they’re cornered!"
    s "Rin, I {i}like{/i} Otoha. And even if she’s a bitch to me sometimes, I can talk to her. It’s not the end of the world if she knows."
    s "It just means I have to...figure out a way to make her not {i}want{/i} to tell anyone."

    scene beachmasgathering34
    with dissolve

    r "What..."
    r "What does...that mean?"
    s "I don’t know. But that’s for me to figure out. You’ve done all you can by just telling me."

    scene beachmasgathering35
    with dissolve

    r "Sensei...I know this probably isn’t the right time to do this and that I’m literally insane for suggesting you do {i}anything{/i} after openly putting your whole fucking life at risk..."
    r "But I really really really really really think you should stop seeing Futaba. If you cut things off now, Chika might never find out. Because Nodoka knows about that too and...and..."
    r "And Futaba doesn’t love you the way Chika does. It’s totally different."
    r "To Chika, you’re like...her whole life. It’s you and her sister. She {i}needs{/i} you. Futaba will be hurt, sure...but...I don’t think you understand just how bad it would be the other way around."
    s "Thanks for the suggestion, Rin. But that’s not really something I want to talk about with you."

    scene beachmasgathering36
    with dissolve

    r "I understand...of course you wouldn’t want to tell me anything important after all that..."
    r "But I really..{i}really...{/i}really really really really really {i}am{/i} sorry. "
    r "You are...so...{i}so{/i} important to me in so many ways that even {i}I{/i} don’t understand. But I guess that doesn’t mean much when I don’t understand {i}myself{/i} enough to even keep a fucking secret."
    r "I just think...."
    r "I think you should keep the ones you treasure most...the closest to your heart."
    r "Because when someone like me comes around and sabotages all of that, you’ll-"

    play sound "static.mp3"
    scene beachmasgathering37
    with flash
    stop sound
    stop music

    r "Huh?..."
    s "Can you calm down {i}now?{/i}"
    r "What are you doing?..."
    r "Why would you hug me at a time like this?..."
    r "You should be telling me I’m too impulsive to be your friend...that you won’t feed me secrets anymore...that I never deserved them in the first place..."
    r "So why?..."
    r "Why are you holding me?..."
    s "I’m heeding your advice."
    r "What?..."
    s "I’m keeping the ones I treasure most the closest to my heart."

    scene beachmasgathering38
    with dissolve2

    r "..."
    s "..."

    scene beachmasgathering39
    with dissolve2

    r "Homies...forever!"
    s "..."

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    s "Homies forever..."

    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ beachmas14 = True
    $ rin_love += 5

    "{i}Rin’s affection has increased to [rin_love]!{/i}"

    jump beachmas15
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