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retrospec2018-07-02 02:30 pm
twostringsonebow) wrote in retrospec2018-07-02 02:30 pm
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cyoa: akechi edition
Hello, Recolle.
Let's play a game.
Don't worry -- it's a very fun one, and most of the work is on my part, but I think it'd be a good time sink... and you may even learn a little more about yourself in doing so. You may quit at any point of time and gain rewards from it (those are to be decided, mostly depending on how far you get in your story), though seeing it through to a satisfying end would be the most fruitful for your time.
Now.
Please pick a genre and one of the following colors: Red, Blue, Green.
1. Fantasy
2. Dystopian
3. Romance
Your story's waiting to begin. ♪
Let's play a game.
Don't worry -- it's a very fun one, and most of the work is on my part, but I think it'd be a good time sink... and you may even learn a little more about yourself in doing so. You may quit at any point of time and gain rewards from it (those are to be decided, mostly depending on how far you get in your story), though seeing it through to a satisfying end would be the most fruitful for your time.
Now.
Please pick a genre and one of the following colors: Red, Blue, Green.
1. Fantasy
2. Dystopian
3. Romance
Your story's waiting to begin. ♪
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It’s a new job, a new day. You’re off of romance. You’re swearing off it the way someone might cigarettes, ice cream, spending large quantities of money on gacha games – cold turkey. There’s not a single person in this entire world that would suit you, you’re certain, though your friends disagree. They just don’t understand.
> What sort of person are you interested in?
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[ There's a pause - probably a bit too long, but when he replies it's with a picture. Going the extra mile. But in a very literal sense, once you see who he's drawn as the sort of person he'd be interested in. D'awww. ]
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My, what a handsome man! Truly one worthy of your love -- if you were interested in something like that. No, no, you just... aren't. Not for a lack of trying (you've dated several men like that before, but it always fell flat for some reason) but maybe you just... aren't cut out for romance.
Especially not with your boss. Oh, what a face. What an impeccable sense of style. Beauty in every line, every inch of his frame... He just happens to come by your cubicle every so often (and just yours, you're certain, but you don't wish to presume too much) to chat, ask about how things are going and how you're settling in, and maybe
just maybe
if you believed in that sort of thing anymore
you'd have a chance.
Before you can think much farther on Mr. Handsome, Betty, your sweet coworker who's mothered you ever since you stepped into this office, taps your shoulder.
"How are you feeling, honey?"
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Well, seeing as I don't believe in romance anymore, I will greet her and let her know I am feeling very well, thank you for asking. Is she doing well today?
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You suspect her suspicions are right. There is something watching her -- or rather, someone: The receptionist, Janet. You've noticed her eyes have been flickering back and forth from her screen to Betty, pensive, but you're not certain why.
Betty sighs, and waves it off with her hand. "It's been happening for months now... I've tried to find the source, but maybe it's just something with my medication..."
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I ask her if this is a constant feeling wherever she is, or if it's just here. Because if it's here, she may wish to speak to the receptionist, who you have told me has been staring at her intensely for a long time.
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It... is just here, she's quick to confirm, and she glances back at Janet.
"Her?" Betty seems uncertain, then shakes her head. "I don't know why... I wonder if I've done something wrong? Are my clothes inside out?"
They are not inside out. Perhaps you could offer to ask Janet about her staring, since Betty seems hesitant to suggest the idea herself.
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In that case, I ask Janet why she is staring at Betty so much. Seeing as Betty is so unwilling to do so.
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Janet's curiosity at your sudden approach, as well as Betty's hand jumping to try and stop you, is dispelled with that inquiry.
"I-I'm not!" She squeaks, eyes darting back to her laptop screen. She has appointments and scheduling up, so it isn't very interesting. "Don't you have better things to do than bother me, newbie?"
Hm.
Janet is clearly flustered. She wants you to leave her alone, and Betty is trying to coax you back with hurried whispers, but are you really going to leave this be?
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It's clearly too suspicious not to. And no, I don't have better things to do. If something is concerning her, she can tell me quietly without Betty listening.
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Janet gives you a look that's somewhat pained, before she sighs and motions you closer, so computer screen is blocking any would-be lip-readers.
"Okay, look, I'll tell you -- but not a word to her, got it? I... don't really want her knowing." She's fairly shy at the end, but she doesn't wait for a promise of silence before she blurts out her issue, a hurried whisper. "I think she's really pretty and I want to see a movie with her."
Ah, office romance.
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... I've never really considered this, but is asking someone out that difficult? If you remain silent and do nothing, then nothing will change. Whether that's a good or a bad thing, I suppose depends on the person in question, but still.
[ yUSUKE. ]
Oh, my apologies. But I suppose I would pose a similar question to her: what is holding her back from assessing how Betty feels, or asking her to see a movie in a more general context and going from there?