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I played a visual novel last that I wanted to share today that I’m not sure exactly how I found it.
The .exe file was waiting for me to run and at first, I thought it was a prank by Kuroo or Lev. But then I noticed that the game file was already downloaded to my computer.
Here goes nothing.
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Scene One:
[Game opens to a fountain and two people standing in front of it: Suga and Noya]
Noya: Suga, it’s cold let’s go back to your house.
Suga: C’mon let’s just do the wish thing! It’ll be fun!
Noya: It probably won’t even come true...
Suga: But the legend is so cool, you wish to meet your true love!
Noya’s Choices: [Toss coin.]
[Laugh at Suga.]
[Do a backflip because you’re cool.]
Noya: Fine, whatever. [tosses the coin]
Suga: [Tosses a coin and hits the statue in the middle] What mine bounced out? That’s so weird!
Noya: Hah! The fountain doesn’t like you. Let’s go.
[Suga & Noya exit stage left.]
[Tanaka & Asahi enter stage right, pursued by angry geese.]
Asahi: WHY DID YOU THROW THE BREAD AT THEM?
Tanaka: THEY WERE FAR AWAY.
Asahi: THEY WERE THREE FEET AWAY.
Tanaka: Worth it, though.
Asahi: Jesus christ, oh my god, stop. Let’s just. Sit down. Please.
Tanaka: OH THERE’S MONEY IN THE FOUNTAIN LET’S MAKE A WISH.
Asahi: I don’t have any change.
Tanaka: Give me a boyfriend! [Throws coin.]
Asahi: THE GEESE CAUGHT UP WE HAVE TO RUN.
[Asahi & Tanaka exit stage left, screaming.]
Scene Two:
[scene opens in a cafe, Tanaka already seated]
Noya: What? A cafe? This isn’t like my dreams at all!
Tanaka: Woah hello? Someone else is here? I thought I was gonna be eating this sundae alone.
Noya: Ah! Did I just set myself up on a dream date? Nice.
Tanaka: I mean, if anything you’re my dream date.
Noya: Haha, wow smooth and cute. So… What kind of sundae is it?
Tanaka: Here, try it.
Noya’s Choices: [Try it.]
[“You’re weird, but… Okay.”]
[“What the fuck, no.”]
[Noya tries the sundae.]
Noya: Wow that’s good! Usually dream food doesn’t taste like anything. This is so weird.
Tanaka: Yeah, man, I know what you mean!
Noya’s thoughts: Of course you know what I mean because you’re already in my head!
Tanaka:So, um, what brings you to this dream tonight?
Noya: [Laughs] that’s the lamest pickup line I’ve ever heard!
Tanaka: Shut up, it wasn’t a line! What the hell kind of dream guy are you? [Laughs.]
[They talked for hours, getting to know each other.]
[Noya wakes up.]
Noya: What the hell was that?
Scene Three:
[A week later, in a hallway at school.]
Ennoshita: Y’know you’ve been distracted in volleyball practice lately.
Tanaka: What?
Ennoshita: Did you meet a girl?
Tanaka: No, I’m gay.
Ennoshita: I...never asked that...
Tanaka: Okay, but I am gay. Like, really gay. For this fucking guy in a dream! [Groans.]
Ennoshita: It’s just a dream, Tanaka.
Tanaka: But it felt so real!!
Ennoshita: I don’t want to ever know what you feel in your dreams...
Tanaka: It wasn’t even like that! ...Sort of. You know what? Nevermind. I thought you were supposed to be a nice guy?!
Ennoshita: Why do people always think I’m nice?
Tanaka: It’s that hair part. Makes you look like a mama’s boy who listens to all the rules and gives out pies to the needy.
[The same time, at a different school.]
Noya: Hey, um, Suga?
Suga: What are you doing in the third year wing?
Noya: I had a question.
Suga: You’ve got three minutes ‘til class starts.
Noya: I’ll be quick!
Suga: Okay, what’s up?
Noya: What do you know about dreams?
Suga: [Blank stare.] …
Noya: …What?
Suga: You said you’d be quick.
Noya: Okay! I mean, do you believe that parts of dreams can be real? Or like, say you met a guy in a dream who seemed really cool, and you sort of fell for him, what would that mean?
Suga:Um, it probably means you’re eating weird things before bed again.
Noya: Suga, I’m serious!
Suga: I don’t know what you expect me to say. It’s probably the same as falling in love with someone from a show or video game, right? They’re not real.
Noya: [Sadly.] Yeah, I guess you’re right. Thanks.
Suga: Now, you should get to class before you’re late.
[In the dream again, at the same cafe.]
Tanaka: Hey, you ever explored this place? Is it just the cafe or, like, is there a whole city here?
Noya: I don’t know, wanna find out?
Tanaka: Fuck yeah!
[They find a place that looks like the fountain, but it's deserted. They never see anyone else in their dreams.]
Noya: Whoa, I think I’ve been here before!
Tanaka: Yeah, me too.
Tanaka’s thoughts: He sounds so real sometimes, it’s hard to remember he’s in my head.
Noya: Hey, there’s no one here, let’s play in the fountain.
[Splash! They both jump in the fountain.]
Noya: [Laughs.] Hey Tanaka?
Tanaka: Yeah?
Noya: [Suddenly serious.] ...Can I kiss you?
Tanaka’s Choices: [Kiss your dream man.]
[“Yeah… Sure…”]
[“Hell no!”]
[Tanaka kisses him.]
Noya: Whoa.
Tanaka: Whoa.
Tanaka’s thoughts: That felt really real, what the hell?
Noya: Wanna try that again?
Tanaka: Hell yeah.
[Game fades out of scene.]
Scene Four:
[School hallway.]
Tanaka: I’m gay, I’m so gay.
Asahi: Why are you laying on the floor in the hallway…
Tanaka: Asahi-san! I need you!
Asahi: This is a really weird confession…
Tanaka: What? No! I need you to… Be absolutely 100% real with me!
Asahi: Okay…
Tanaka: What did that fountain do to me?!
Asahi: What fountain?
Tanaka: THE ONE WITH THE GEESE!
Asahi: You mean other than have geese that wanted us dead?
Tanaka: I dunno, but like- I threw in that coin right? And now I’m always dreaming of this dude - he’s so amazing, and I haven’t slept properly in days, aND THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT. I’M SO GAY.
Asahi: Why don’t you just tell him..?
Tanaka: BecaUSE HE’S NOT REAL!
Asahi: ...Oh.
Tanaka: What do I doooo????
Asahi: Well, I guess you could tell him anyway? It couldn’t hurt, maybe it would make you feel better.
Tanaka: That, my long haired friend, is why I like you: you’re full of good ideas!
Asahi: So you’re going to tell him?
Tanaka: Yeah! I’ll tell him tonight!
[At Noya’s house, studying.]
Kinoshita: Since when do you study?
Noya: I’m not gonna invite you over if you make fun of me!
Kinoshita: You usually don’t invite me over anyway.
Noya: Wow, that makes me sound like a bad friend.
Kinoshita: Well you have been really distracted lately and sleeping in class more than usual. Do you know how many times I’ve covered for you in the last couple weeks?
Noya: Actually, about that, can I ask you some advice?
Kinoshita: [Laughs.] Yeah, sure, I’m a fountain of knowledge. What do you need to know?
Noya: How do you know if you like someone?
Kinoshita: Whoa, really? You’ve got a crush? Who is it? Do I know them?
Noya: You’re not helping. And no, you don’t know him.
Kinoshita: Well, I don’t know, do you like spending time with him?
Noya: Yeah.
Kinoshita: Okay, do you like…. Want to kiss him and stuff?
Noya: We’ve already kissed so, yeah.
Kinoshita: Wow, my little Yuu is all grown up.
Noya: Shut up! We’re the same age!
Kinoshita: Well okay, but you clearly like this guy if you’re worrying about it, and you’ve already kissed him. What’s the problem?
Noya: [Indecipherable mumbling.]
Kinoshita: ...What?
Noya: I SAID HE’S NOT REAL AND I SWEAR IF YOU LAUGH AT ME, I’LL FIGHT YOU.
Kinoshita: [Struggling to not laugh.] Ohhh okay, okay.
[In the dream, by the fountain again.]
Tanaka: It sucks that this isn’t real.
Noya: Hah, man. It really does.
Tanaka: Hey, Noya?
Noya: Yeah?
Tanaka: I’m pretty sure I like you… You know, like, the serious sort of like.
Noya: Oh yeah? Me too. Is that weird?
Tanaka: No weirder than me liking a guy in a dream.
Tanaka: Hey, do you think it really counts, since it’s not real?
Noya:Do I think what counts?
Tanaka: All the... Kissing and stuff. Does it count?
Noya: Yeah I think it counts. And it feels real to me, why do you ask?
Tanaka: Do you wanna, maybe, do more than kiss?
Noya’s Choices: [“Wait what? Slow down.”]
[“Hell yeah.”]
[“Fuck no.”]
Noya: [Happily.] What did you have in mind?
Tanaka: How about we just start at kissing and see how far it goes.
[Makeouts commence, fade to black.]
Scene Five:
[In Dream]
Noya: Y’know Ryuu, sometimes I wish you were real...
Tanaka: I sometimes wish you were real t--- Hold on, what?
Noya: I said I wish you were real?
Tanaka: I am real!
Noya: ...wait, what? You’re in my dream though.
Tanaka: I thought you were in my dream?
Noya: Whoa.
Tanaka: Whoa.
Noya: That...sort of… changes things?
Tanaka: Then… Let’s meet up! In front of the fountain! That’s where this all started, right?
Noya: Yeah! Tomorrow after school!
Scene Six:
Tanaka: [running and completely out of breath, bumps into someone]
???: Fuck!
Tanaka: Shit! Sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m late me-
Noya: [stares up at him, grinning from ear to ear] You’re real!
Tanaka: Oh my god, this is seriously happening.
[Copious makeouts follow that I’ll not post screencaps off to spoil the ending and protect the innocence of my Let’s Play followers]
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….And that’s it. That’s the visual novel I played last night. Like I said, I’m not sure where the file for the game came from, and I’m not sure whether it is free to play or not.
What a weird game.
But what was weirder, this morning I went to a practice game for my volleyball team.
And the two main love interests…. were playing against my team.
Until next time.
Kozume