You just rented a dating sim game from the game store downstairs, simply interested in the experience of love with 2-D characters.
Now, when you reached home and opened the game, you remembered what one of the staff at the game store said to you.
It went something like this, "Oh I have played that game before. It was fine, except that there is only one guy character and you spend the whole game trying to score a date with him. I found a few weird bugs too..."
"...but I mean its not THAT bad." He shook his head. "Well, enjoy yourself." He smiled.
You nodded at him.
Besides, on the back of the game cover, the game explained itself in bold words at the top: "Excitment, Mysteries, and lots of cookies."
You were sold at that very moment.
Thinking back to the computer screen before you, you reassured yourself that you knew what you were getting into. Add a stock of midnight snacks and hours of sleepless nights and you are ready for Vergil.
You arrive at the menu screen and click [[begin]]A boy in a school uniform appeared before you. Around you are tables, chairs and bags. This must be a classroom.
"Hi, my name is Vergil." He smiled warmly. "You are the new student, right? Let me show you around the school."
You nodded and followed him out of the classroom.
"Since this is break period, we have some time left before class starts again." Vergil said as he walked beside you.
"Here is the library, and there is the field. There are four levels in this school, so the hall is on the second and the labs..." Vergil explained, pointing to the locations he mentioned.
But you are lost in thought. You have read that in order to finish the game, you have to make Vergil fall in love with you.
You are thinking how to achieve that exactly.
"What are you thinking of?" Vergil asked with his head tilted, staring at you.
You were startled, and quickly thought of a reply.
You reply...
[["How to get along with you"]]
[["How to settle into this school"]]
"I'm new here so I'm trying to make friends." You reply. "I'm wondering if you can tell me more about this school..."
Vergil's face broke into a smile. "Sure I can!"
"And also be...my friend." You looked down at your feet, feeling shy.
Vergil's smile did not change and when he did not reply after a while you finally looked up.
His smile seemed almost plastic, as if it was glued to his face.
"Oh that would be great." He Double-click this passage to edit it.