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

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label dormwartwo6:
    scene nightsky
    with dissolve4
    play music "goodmorning.mp3"

    "It feels wrong leaving one girl to meet up with another, but it feels even worse when your cum still clings to the fabric of the first girl’s clothes."
    "On the way to see Noriko, I think about what Futaba must be doing right now. Whether she decided to return to her friends...If she was even able to move in the first place..."
    "Or if she’s perhaps still sprawled out across the deep, red blankets that countless couples before us have defiled."
    "It’s thoughts like this that I try to save for when I’m alone- for they abruptly perish the moment another pretty face leaps into my field of vision."
    "The one I will see tonight is one of the prettiest of them all. "
    "But that’s not because she’s more suited to my tastes (She is)."
    "And it’s not because she’s one of the only girls who I think can handle the type of person I am beneath the masks I wear for everyone who’s not (She is)."
    "It’s not even because she’s my polar opposite (Once more, she is)."
    "Her face is one of the prettiest because it’s a face that dates back to before the other ones even existed in this makeshift world of mine."
    "My memories of it are buried right now, but I’ve been getting better at digging...and I believe that one day, even if it’s “years” from now, I’ll be able to unearth them."
    "And the only reason I can even think of things like that in the first place is because of people like her."
    "People who supplement my existence by being everything I need them to be...Who change themselves when I can’t figure out what that is."
    "The people I don’t deserve are always the ones who want me the most. And that’s horrible for everyone as it means they’re also the easiest to hurt."
    "So tonight, I will do my best to not lacerate the pale skin of a dream girl with the poison-tipped edge of a blade that is my tongue."
    "I will ask myself if this is worth it."
    "If her body can handle one more scar after all of the ones I’ve given her already."
    "And if she’s still beautiful despite wearing all of them for the whole world to see."

    scene datewarnoriko1
    with dissolve2

    "She is."

    s "I’m late."

    scene datewarnoriko2
    with dissolve

    n "You are. "
    n "I take it that means date number one went well?"
    s "Am I allowed to talk about date number one here? Because Futaba had a rule where I wasn’t allowed to bring you up."
    n "Do you always bring me up in conversations with other girls? Or were you just so excited to see me tonight that you weren’t able to hold it in?"
    s "If I was that excited, would I have really shown up this late?"
    n "Maybe. I {i}did{/i} make you come all the way to the center of the urban district after all. And all you had to do to meet up with Futaba was walk a few blocks."
    s "You’re right. Which means this better be the most exciting date I’ve ever had or it just won’t be worth the time commitment. "

    scene datewarnoriko3
    with dissolve

    n "I’ll do my best. I can’t guarantee my {i}strategy{/i} will be the same as hers, though. "
    n "Because instead of carefully curating a list of things you might like, I’ve decided to give you a taste of {i}my{/i} world instead..."
    n "Even if that taste leaves an uncomfortable or unfamiliar flavor on your tongue for the rest of the week."
    s "Are you some kind of criminal at night or something? What sort of things do you do that might leave a...bad flavor on my tongue?"

    scene datewarnoriko4
    with dissolve

    n "Well, to start, I was thinking we could hit up my favorite male-dominated orgy spot. Then maybe follow that up by dropping acid together at the bottom of the sinkhole that claimed my Stratocaster. "
    n "Oh, and no night is complete without a trip to the nursing home- where we will pretend to be the grandchildren of Alzheimer's patients before stealing all of their wallets."
    n "This is all after making you eat a nine course vegan dinner featuring nothing but different variations of grilled tofu coated in American condiments, of course. Oh, and I’m also bringing my boyfriend. "
    s "Either you’re trying to lose on purpose through another reckless bout of self-sacrifice or we’re going to need to have a serious talk about your hobbies soon."

    scene datewarnoriko2
    with dissolve

    n "Sensei, I love you."
    s "Good, get it all out of your system before your “boyfriend” shows up."
    n "I will. Later. "
    n "I can’t guarantee it will be {i}all{/i} of it though, since I’ve been banking this love for what feels like a million years now."
    s "I don’t mind you saving some. I’m going to need it for the next male-dominated orgy to be sure that you’re still interested in me."
    n "You’re the only person I’ll ever be interested in."
    s "Then why do you keep running in the opposite direction?"

    scene datewarnoriko1
    with dissolve

    n "I’m hoping it’s for the same reasons it’s taking you so long to catch me."
    s "What does-"
    n "We should get going. Tickets to the orgy are 5,000 yen each, but I can spot you this time so long as you don’t try any weird positions on me while I have the helmet on."
    s "The...what?"

    scene black
    with dissolve

    n "Oh, and my safe word is “harder.” "
    s "That’s one of the actual worst words you could have chosen for that."
    n "I know. {i}I like the thrill.{/i}"

    "Noriko peels herself off of the bike rack she’s been clinging to and grabs my hand without so much as a second thought."
    "And while that’s fine given this {i}is{/i} a date and whatnot, I’m already receiving mixed signals about whether or not it’s okay to come any closer."
    "One minute, she wants me to be with her sister...The next, she’s telling me she loves me."
    "And that sort of back and forth would be fine if not for the fact that I can not even lift my head in this god damn city without seeing yet another face from my past."
    "One that looks so similar to the one beside me that I have to constantly remind myself it's not {i}her{/i} I am with."
    "But she watches us. "
    "She looks down with a fake smile plastered over her face as her eyes tear holes in the temporary, shared flesh of mine and Noriko’s hands."
    "She looks up as well when she realizes I’ve been doing it."
    "And then she loosens her grip."

    scene datewarnoriko5
    with dissolve2

    s "I’m not gonna lie, this is the single most {i}clothed{/i} orgy I’ve ever been to."
    n "Damn. If I knew you were so experienced, I would have taken you to the one on the roof of my old chiropractor’s building. I always loved {i}getting adjusted{/i} there."
    s "For the record, I’m not a big fan of this “joking about having sex with other guys” thing."
    n "Do you think {i}I’m{/i} a fan of having to constantly hear about you having sex with Kirin? "
    s "Wasn’t it you who said she gets to have my penis?"
    n "In a desperate attempt to keep clinging to you by any means necessary, yes."
    s "Do you want me to stop sleeping with her?"
    n "What do you think?"
    s "I think that you should start answering questions a little more honestly rather than trying to figure out what I {i}want{/i} your response to be."
    n "Are we having a talk now? Do you want to go back outside?"

    scene datewarnoriko6
    with dissolve

    s "No, it’s fine. I didn’t mean to bring the mood down. You’re obviously free to joke about whatever you want to joke about and I have nothing to do with it."
    n "Sensei, just for the record, I’m totally fine with you being a little possessive of me. And I don’t mind holding off on jokes like that in the slightest if they actually make you uncomfortable."
    s "If you’re going to keep changing yourself to fit my needs, at least do it quietly. It feels weird when you announce it out loud."
    n "Am I allowed to say “I’ll keep that in mind” or is that too close to doing the thing you literally just told me not to do?"
    n "You know what? Look at me and I’ll pretend to mouth some words or something and then you can just tell me the music in here is too loud and that you can’t hear me. Go."

    scene datewarnoriko7
    with dissolve

    s "Noriko-"
    n "..."
    s "You know you..."
    n "..."
    s "..."
    s "The music in here is too loud. I can’t hear you."

    scene datewarnoriko8
    with dissolve

    n "Want me to come a little closer and whisper into your ear?"
    s "Sure. I bet everyone in here would love to see a guy in his thirties cozy up to a high schooler."

    scene datewarnoriko9
    with dissolve

    n "So, this is obviously going to sound a little weird but, in this very specific scenario, I think they actually would."
    s "Just where the hell did you take me?"

    scene datewarnoriko10
    with dissolve

    n "A live house. Or a venue. Whatever you want to call it. "
    n "It’s a place where local bands and artists come to play music and hang out. They do stuff like art galleries and flea markets on off days too. "
    n "Before I started going to Kumon-mi High, I would come here at least, like...three or four times a week."
    n "It’s dirty...and loud. And it smells kind of weird. And the girls’ restroom looks like somebody tossed a bag full of pipe bombs into it."
    n "But it also..."
    n "It also feels like home."
    n "I can’t really describe it."

    scene datewarnoriko11
    with dissolve

    n "The people...the music...the whole fucking scene..."
    n "It’s like a dopamine hit every time I step through the doors. A place where I can be the {i}real{/i} me. Not the one who subconsciously customized herself to appeal to you one day."
    n "Those parts of me are still real, don’t get me wrong. It’s extremely important to me to always be as genuine as I can, but that’s something I picked up from you a long time ago."
    n "It’s less...“make me into the girl you want me to be” and more...“aren’t you impressed by what I’ve become?”"
    s "Of course I’m impressed. And I know you’re your own person."

    scene datewarnoriko12
    with dissolve

    s "It just feels like sometimes you’re afraid of that."
    n "We’re all afraid of something. "
    n "But, let me ask you this...do you really think I would have brought you somewhere like {i}this{/i} if I was still trying to appeal to you?"
    n "This place is my...olive branch. My way of pulling you into my world because I want you to experience where I’ve been and {i}who I’ve become{/i} in the time we spent away from each other."
    n "It’s not enough to just live in your world anymore. "
    n "I want our worlds to collide."
    n "I want to love you in both of them."
    n "And I want {i}you{/i} to love me in them as well."
    s "But you also want me to love your sister...which makes this entire exchange shallow and hypocritical."
    n "I know. But...here’s another thing, Sensei."

    scene datewarnoriko13
    with dissolve

    n "I’m a fucking {i}teenager.{/i} I’m still growing in a bunch of different ways."
    n "You’re not hanging out with the complete version of Noriko Nakayarakawayama yet. I’m still just a prototype. And prototypes are always a little bit worse than the final version."
    n "So, for a while, I’m probably going to keep doing things you don’t understand. Hell, I’m probably going to keep doing things {i}I{/i} don’t understand. "
    n "But that isn’t me being flaky...It’s me trying to figure shit out."

    scene datewarnoriko14
    with dissolve

    n "I’ve got all these different values and dreams...and I keep trying to shove them into this little box labeled “Noriko,” but it can only fit so much."
    n "And every single time I hypothetically sit down to hypothetically sort all of these hypothetical things I hypothetically hope to do one day...do you know what the first thing that goes into the box is?"
    s "It’s me, isn’t it?"

    scene datewarnoriko15
    with dissolve

    n "No. It’s Oreos."
    n "But you’re a close second."
    bart "Sorry to interrupt such a precious moment, but do you still want to do that thing, Noriko? Because we’ve only got thirty minutes before sound check for the next band."

    scene datewarnoriko16
    with dissolve

    s "Thing?"
    n "Yeah. I still want to do it."
    s "What {i}thing?{/i} What are you doing?"

    scene datewarnoriko17
    with dissolve

    n "The same thing I’ve always been doing."
    n "Trying to impress you."
    s "Noriko-"
    n "Finish your beer and get your ass over to the front of the stage."

    scene black
    with dissolve2

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

    scene datewarnoriko18
    with dissolve2

    n "Attention, everyone! Move forward. Come on, come on, come on. You can do it. We’re all family here."
    n "I see a lot of new faces out there, so some of you might not remember me. But I’ve been coming to this place for a long time now."
    n "And even though I can’t make it out as much as I used to, it still holds a very special place in my heart."

    scene datewarnoriko19
    with dissolve

    n "But that’s not the {i}only{/i} thing here that holds a special place in my heart."
    cro1 "AWWWWWW YEAH! GET IT GIRL!"

    "The crowd, as small as it may be, erupts into a fit of cheers and laughter as Noriko locks eyes with me."

    n "Anyone who’s talked to me before has probably heard my story of “the one who got away” who...also happened to be my sister’s ex-boyfriend...But! That is beside the point!"
    n "Because, you see...I’ve had a streak of very good luck lately."
    n "Because not only was I able to reunite with him...I was able to start rekindling the relationship we once had..."
    n "I was able to start making new friends and experiencing new things."
    n "And today, I had the best luck of all...because I was able to bring him here and share this experience with him."

    scene datewarnoriko20
    with dissolve
    stop music fadeout 15.0

    n "Now, it’s been a while since I’ve done anything like this. So please forgive me if I’m a little bit rusty and try not to laugh if I forget my own words."
    n "This is a song I wrote a few months ago called “Smells of Summer” and you’ll all be the first and...probably last group of people to ever hear it."

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    n "But what’s even more important than that is making sure the person I dragged here today hears it."
    n "And that he sees firsthand just how far I’ve come."
    n "Even if he can’t quite remember where I started."

    "Noriko snatches an acoustic guitar out of the bartender’s hand and, after making sure it’s tuned, she signals to the crowd to remain silent."
    "I watch on in awe, unsure of what to expect or how to process what’s happening."
    "I just know that I need to pay attention."
    "That I need to watch her grow."

    scene datewarnoriko21
    with dissolve4
    play music "smellsofsummer.mp3"
    $ renpy.pause(13, hard=True)
    scene datewarnoriko22
    with dissolve

    "She doesn’t need to search for me after opening her eyes. She remembers my exact spot and the angle her pupils need to maintain in order to build a shelter within mine."
    "When she sings, she sings to me. And there are other people who can hear her, sure- but none of this matters to them."
    "I watch her fingers pluck away the strings, having no clue of how much talent or dexterity is required to play this song she apparently wrote herself, but I’m impressed nonetheless. Just like she wanted."
    "Is this good enough? "
    "Is my expression what you hoped for when you pictured yourself up on that stage?"
    "I attempt to contort my face into a smile and give up halfway through, causing a smirk to spawn at the corners of her lips as she understands I’m not good at that sort of thing."
    "What do I do in a position like this? There are people swaying in motion with the song, but...that’s not something I’d normally do, is it? Do I even know how?"
    "My stomach drops what feels like a whole inch for every second I think about it, but I know it shouldn’t. This song is too pretty to elicit a reaction like that. Right?"
    "I shouldn’t feel this way. This isn’t what she wants. This is supposed to make me happy."
    "{i}Am{/i} I happy? What do I feel? Why can’t I put a finger on it?"
    "That’s right. Fingers. I can go back to watching her play. That will keep my mind off of everything I- no. "
    "I locked eyes with her again. I locked eyes with her and her expression didn’t change at all. "
    "Did she expect me to look this way? How does she remain so focused?"
    "How can she freely express so much when I struggle to express anything at all?"
    "Is it because she’s simply that talented? (She is)"
    "Is it because she’s simply that determined? (She is)"
    "Or is it because she’s far more special...and far more important to me than I’ve given her credit for thus far? (Once more, she is)"
    "It is at this point that a woman standing beside me bumps her elbow into my bicep, likely expecting me to look over so she can say something like “Go get her” or anything comparable to that."
    "But, no matter how hard I try, I can not remove my eyes from Noriko."
    "She’s claimed them as her own and would be clutching them in the palms of her hands if they were not so busy enabling her seemingly endless serenade."
    "Make it stop."
    "Make these feelings go away."
    "I don’t want them anymore."
    "I don’t want them anymore. "
    "I don’t-"

    scene datewarnoriko23
    with dissolve
    stop music fadeout 2.0

    s "..."
    n "..."

    "Noriko abruptly stops playing and, in doing so, frees me from the tendrils budding out of all of the things I don’t yet understand about myself."
    "I’m the same as her."
    "Still growing. Figuring out who I am."
    "But why?"
    "I’m in my thirties. I should know this by now."
    "Why is she moving so much faster than me? Why can she do things like this while I can’t even-"

    n "Sorry, everyone. I forget the rest."

    "An awkward combination of boos and half-hushed claps joins the fray...but Noriko remains on the stage."
    "Looking down at me after spending all of her life looking up."

    n "What do you think, Sensei?"
    s "..."
    n "Am I impressive?"

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    "She is."
    "........."
    "......"
    "..."

    scene datewarnoriko24
    with dissolve2
    play music "wewereangels.mp3"

    n "Heheh...heh..."
    n "I felt really confident when I was standing up there, but...now that I’m in front of you again, I-"
    s "You were amazing."

    scene datewarnoriko25
    with dissolve

    n "I...was?"
    s "You were. "
    s "I don’t think the crowd was very pleased with how abruptly you ended the song, though."

    scene datewarnoriko26
    with dissolve

    n "Well...yeah. There was more, but...it seemed like you were starting to feel a little uncomfortable. Which is definitely my fault for putting you in such a weird position with zero warning and-"
    s "I was uncomfortable, yeah."

    scene datewarnoriko27
    with dissolve

    s "It was a lot to just spring on me out of nowhere and I had no idea how I was supposed to react or...how many people had their eyes on me."
    n "Sensei...I didn’t mean to-"
    s "But it was amazing."

    scene datewarnoriko28
    with dissolve2

    s "{i}You{/i} were amazing."
    n "Sensei..."
    s "And I’ll be patiently waiting to see what you’ll be like when you exit the prototype stage."

    scene black
    with dissolve2
    stop music fadeout 15.0

    s "Because something tells me that you’ll be even {i}more{/i} amazing than you are right now."

    "Sometime after that, we leave the venue together."
    "I can’t remember if we held hands again or not."
    "But I remember the moment Noriko left so she could head back to the hotel a little earlier than the rest of the girls."
    "And I remember the way her sister’s billboard-eyes followed me as I hung my head on the way down the street, pondering which pink-haired girl I’d be happier with."

    s "..."

    "Or if I’ll ever be happy at all."

    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ dormwartwo6 = True
    $ noriko_love += 5

    "{i}Noriko’s affection has increased to [noriko_love]!{/i}"
    "........."
    "......"
    "..."
    "{i}Shortly after that...{/i}"

    jump dormwartwo7

label dormwartwo7:
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Code that triggers this event

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

Code:

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scene datewarfutaba26
    with dissolve2

    "But now, we’ve got half an hour left before the date comes to a close and nothing to spend it on."
    "And with me being very bad when it comes to suggesting...well, anything, I go ahead and shoot off the only thing I can think of to pass the rest of that time."

    s "Love hotel round two?"
    f "Sure. But only if you’re okay with me being paralyzed for life as my lower body can not handle anymore of you."

    scene datewarfutaba27
    with dissolve

    s "Maybe not, then. Even if the rest of the date was great, I think ending it in a hospital would lead to {i}that{/i} being the only part of it I remember."
    f "Well...the only other idea I have is all about me. And I wouldn’t want to subject you to coming along with me to another bookstore when-"
    s "Sure. Let’s do that."

    scene datewarfutaba28
    with dissolve

    f "Sensei, you don’t have to humor me. I know you don’t normally have {i}fun{/i} in places like that. And having such an anticlimactic end to one of the best days in a long time would be-"
    s "Not anticlimactic at all. The idea of a date where only one person enjoys themselves is intrinsically flawed  when the whole idea of things like this is for {i}both{/i} people to have fun."
    s "So go ahead and lead me toward the books and I will do my best to not talk about how bored I will be."
    f "I mean...you kind of just did. But...if there’s really nothing else you can think of...I do remember where the store is located. And it’s not that far from here."
    f "But are you sure you’re okay with-"
    s "Stop trying to talk me out of this and just run to your precious books already."
    f "Sensei-"
    s "I’m serious. Go. Be free."
    f "No, I-"
    s "As free as the wind blows."

    scene datewarfutaba29
    with hpunch

    f "I’m trying to tell you I can’t run! You were too mean to my vagina and it’s taking all I have to even walk!"
    s "Oh."
    s "I get it now."

    scene datewarfutaba30
    with dissolve

    rando "Nice."
    s "I do what I can."
    f "Oh God...I forgot there were other people around..."
    rando "Hey, wait a second. How old is-"

    scene black
    with dissolve

    s "Futaba, run."
    f "I just told you I can’t!"

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

    scene datewarfutaba31
    with dissolve2

    f "Hah...this is really not how I thought today was going to end. And after the rest of it went so well..."
    s "This place looks familiar."

    scene datewarfutaba32
    with dissolve

    f "It’s a new branch of that other bookstore I’ve dragged you to before. And if what I’ve heard is true, their romance section is twice as large."
    s "Just think of how many elves you’ll be able to fuck."

    scene datewarfutaba33
    with dissolve

    f "I bet an elf would be gentler with my body than you are."
    s "Wow. That was a low blow. I’m really self-conscious about how great I am at sex, you know. Finding a girl who can handle that is-"
    bg "You two need to leave."

    scene datewarfutaba34
    with dissolve
    stop music fadeout 15.0

    f "What?! But we haven’t even gotten to read more book yet! I have to read more book! More book is...wait, why is it spelled like that?"
    s "Let’s just go, Futaba. It’s clear we’re not needed here."

    scene black
    with dissolve2

    f "But...my elves!"
    bg "Hah...I should have just sold tacos like my cousin."

    "And so our date comes to an end with the two of us getting kicked out of a bookstore."
    "But not before stopping at one more love hotel and paralyzing Futaba for life."

    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ dormwartwo5 = True
    $ futaba_love += 5

    "{i}Futaba’s affection has increased to [futaba_love]!{/i}"
    "........."
    "......"
    "..."

    jump dormwartwo6
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