Crap.
This seems to be a typical practice on Forever Alone Day. Eh. Despite that, this is actually how it is in reality. Believe it or not, the guy who writes about games on the internet doesn't have any female admirers. Shocking I know. However, I have the world of video games to keep me in check! Common games where you can peruse romance with characters are Visual Novels, otherwise known as Dating Sims. Yes it's a bit like reading-actually its exactly like reading, but here you can make your choices and influence your story and romance with no real-life consequences. And due to there being many free visual novel engines, there are many indie visual novels that are free! So how about we pick one and see if I can find true love in the virtual world instead. So get ready for a story. I picked one of these at random and played through it. So here is my story in Real Life: A Bishoujo Adventure, which I will refer to as Real Life for the remainder of the writing.
And though there isn't much to this game, I will be detailing the experience in it's entirety. So I'll just throw out the *SPOILER WARNING* right now.
Our story begins with a typical flashback detailing the typical young love cliche of a pinkie-promise to meet again sometime in the future when having to part ways. So basically this begins like the most basic anime you can imagine.
So I head up to the place I'm apparently staying. My friends are gone, sans one in the bathroom, so I head up to my room to drop off the luggage.
And if this isn't my kind of room, I don't know what is. Not digging the body pillow and the blanket, but I'm just fine with those posters and especially the laptop. A bit dusty though, so I set out to find the broom. Once it's in hand, I begin to head back to my room to clean up. On the way back, the bathrooms doorknob begins to turn, so I stop to ask about the strong perfume I noticed in the main room.
So as this would probably not go in real life, this girl literally tackles me and then proceeds to knock me unconscious with the broom. Amazing. So a bit later once I've regained consciousness, I learn that my friends were booted out of the place for being hardcore party-animals and nearly starting a fire. So now three female tenants are staying here, but I'm allowed to stay due to my well-organized behavior. That of which was not apparent due to the fiasco earlier, as blond Clearly-Tsundere is quick to point out. I say that that was a bit rude due to it being an accident, but a quick shriek tells me that she clearly doesn't agree. Thankfully, the others agree to let me stay, and the majority rules here.
And thanks to the incident, we can get straight to introductions. First is Sue, who is really nice, who then tells me the name of Miss Clearly-Tsundere, which is Feria. And then Feria accuses me of purposely stalking her by waiting in front of the door. I'm never gonna live that down am I? Then I notice Lucia, who immediately turns away as soon as I turn to meet her. Ah, a quiet, shy girl with glasses? Guess I know who I'm after. I head back to my room, ready to call it quits for the day when the doorbell rings, and...
Okay, now we're bringing in the little sister? And she even called me onii-chan. I guess we have three check-marks now in terms of cliche anime characters. A Tsundere, a shy quiet one with glasses, and now a little sister. Good. I try to send her off by telling her that it's not good for her to be in an all-male house, but then the other girls show up. Fate has a sense of humor you see, and then she decides to stay here with us. Thankfully, another attempt from Feria to kick me out is shot-down, and before I know it, it's time for the next episode.
Waking up early to the thoughts of the possibility of having to share this room with my step-sister isn't exactly the best way to start the day, but whatever. I head out to fill the electric kettle, and on the way back I run into Lucia. I try to start a conversation, but that doesn't work so I begin to head back to my room when...
Oh dear. With quick thinking, I decide the best course of action is to perform CPR myself. In doing this, I receive a quick whack across the head from Feria, who apparently doesn't care about the unconscious woman right in front of her. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. Not long later, Lucia has regained consciousness (at the cost of waking everyone up and a few more bruises on my end.). As I head back to my room to tend to my wounds, Lucia stops me and thanks me for the help while she was unconscious. Which is followed by another attempt to kick me out of the house by Feria. But with that out of the way, the next episode begins.
Being the night owl that I am, I'm over here working in the dead of night when I hear a girl. Presumably this is Sue, hard at work to make sure breakfast is made for tomorrow. That is, until a loud "KYAHH!" breaks the peaceful night. Priorities set, I rush down to the kitchen to figure out the problem. Which happens to be a cockroach. Typical. One fell swoop with a rolled up newspaper and the problem is gone. And Feria shows up and begins accusing me again. This is already becoming typical. Of course, justice is served when a huge black rat comes out and rushes under Feria. Which warrants a "KYAHH!" from her too. The next morning, our team is prepped and ready for battle against the rat. With pesticide in one hand and a broom in the other, we begin our attack. Or rather, I begin my attack. When the rat comes out, I attempt to strike it. My first swing misses, but the next two hit dead on. Before it's finished off however, it reaches the guest room and...
Oh. Alrighty then. So, after that happened the rat ran back.into the kitchen, where a few more strikes knock the rat down. Victoly! The girls begin to enter and we begin to discuss what to do about it. I suggest boiling the thing, but I'm shot down quickly. So the rat is charged with banishment from the establishment. As I head back in, Feria begins to brag about our victory, but the appearance of another rat tells us that our fight is not yet over. With one more "KYAHH!" from Feria, it's onto the next episode.
Oh see. Even the protagonist agrees.
And if this isn't my kind of room, I don't know what is. Not digging the body pillow and the blanket, but I'm just fine with those posters and especially the laptop. A bit dusty though, so I set out to find the broom. Once it's in hand, I begin to head back to my room to clean up. On the way back, the bathrooms doorknob begins to turn, so I stop to ask about the strong perfume I noticed in the main room.
Ah. Well isn't that a typical thing to happen in these anime-type games.
So as this would probably not go in real life, this girl literally tackles me and then proceeds to knock me unconscious with the broom. Amazing. So a bit later once I've regained consciousness, I learn that my friends were booted out of the place for being hardcore party-animals and nearly starting a fire. So now three female tenants are staying here, but I'm allowed to stay due to my well-organized behavior. That of which was not apparent due to the fiasco earlier, as blond Clearly-Tsundere is quick to point out. I say that that was a bit rude due to it being an accident, but a quick shriek tells me that she clearly doesn't agree. Thankfully, the others agree to let me stay, and the majority rules here.
And thanks to the incident, we can get straight to introductions. First is Sue, who is really nice, who then tells me the name of Miss Clearly-Tsundere, which is Feria. And then Feria accuses me of purposely stalking her by waiting in front of the door. I'm never gonna live that down am I? Then I notice Lucia, who immediately turns away as soon as I turn to meet her. Ah, a quiet, shy girl with glasses? Guess I know who I'm after. I head back to my room, ready to call it quits for the day when the doorbell rings, and...
Okay, now we're bringing in the little sister? And she even called me onii-chan. I guess we have three check-marks now in terms of cliche anime characters. A Tsundere, a shy quiet one with glasses, and now a little sister. Good. I try to send her off by telling her that it's not good for her to be in an all-male house, but then the other girls show up. Fate has a sense of humor you see, and then she decides to stay here with us. Thankfully, another attempt from Feria to kick me out is shot-down, and before I know it, it's time for the next episode.
Wait, what?
Waking up early to the thoughts of the possibility of having to share this room with my step-sister isn't exactly the best way to start the day, but whatever. I head out to fill the electric kettle, and on the way back I run into Lucia. I try to start a conversation, but that doesn't work so I begin to head back to my room when...
Oh dear. With quick thinking, I decide the best course of action is to perform CPR myself. In doing this, I receive a quick whack across the head from Feria, who apparently doesn't care about the unconscious woman right in front of her. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. Not long later, Lucia has regained consciousness (at the cost of waking everyone up and a few more bruises on my end.). As I head back to my room to tend to my wounds, Lucia stops me and thanks me for the help while she was unconscious. Which is followed by another attempt to kick me out of the house by Feria. But with that out of the way, the next episode begins.
Being the night owl that I am, I'm over here working in the dead of night when I hear a girl. Presumably this is Sue, hard at work to make sure breakfast is made for tomorrow. That is, until a loud "KYAHH!" breaks the peaceful night. Priorities set, I rush down to the kitchen to figure out the problem. Which happens to be a cockroach. Typical. One fell swoop with a rolled up newspaper and the problem is gone. And Feria shows up and begins accusing me again. This is already becoming typical. Of course, justice is served when a huge black rat comes out and rushes under Feria. Which warrants a "KYAHH!" from her too. The next morning, our team is prepped and ready for battle against the rat. With pesticide in one hand and a broom in the other, we begin our attack. Or rather, I begin my attack. When the rat comes out, I attempt to strike it. My first swing misses, but the next two hit dead on. Before it's finished off however, it reaches the guest room and...
Oh. Alrighty then. So, after that happened the rat ran back.into the kitchen, where a few more strikes knock the rat down. Victoly! The girls begin to enter and we begin to discuss what to do about it. I suggest boiling the thing, but I'm shot down quickly. So the rat is charged with banishment from the establishment. As I head back in, Feria begins to brag about our victory, but the appearance of another rat tells us that our fight is not yet over. With one more "KYAHH!" from Feria, it's onto the next episode.
Which begins with the shuffling of a ladder. Man, these girls aren't good at keeping quiet are they? Said girl is Feria, who is set on bringing the ladder to the kitchen. Based on the time, the day will be over at this rate, so I opt to help her. Turns out that she blew a light out, and needed the ladder to reach up and change the bulb. She begins to climb up and fix it, while I grab onto the ladder to keep it stable. My efforts are rewarded with a quick kick to the head courtesy of Feria and an accusation of trying to look up her skirt. As to please her, I head out and wait around the corner, because using a ladder without anyone keeping it stable is just asking for trouble. And sure enough, the sounds of her beginning to fall rushes me back into the kitchen ready to help. Of course, I'm a bit too late to stop the fall, but I try my best to catch her. The result:
Something that's bloody typical. Oh and look at that. Everyone else comes in here to check what's wrong. I wonder what this looks like to everyone else. Actually Ferias on top, so not as bad as I think, but still not the desired effect. Let's see how long it takes for Feria to let me live this down. But with that, let's head to the next episode and see how the little-sister arc goes.
And what a way to start the morning. With a pair of panties waiting in the bathroom sink. Of course, I can't just ignore this and risk the chance of anymore false rumors spreading about because of this, so I head out to find the owner.
First, I talk to Rena, because I suppose we're on the best terms out of anyone else in this house. And she denies that these are hers and runs out. Y'know, that only makes you more suspicious. So lets just keep that in mind if this isn't the other girls.
Then I talk to Lucia to ask if these are hers. And I'm told no. Or rather, she gestures that they're not hers. OK then. At least this was quick.
Next is Sue, who immediately begins to assume that this is a part of my panty collection. Which sounds like something Rena would do to spread rumors, but I digress. She says that they aren't hers and that she doesn't know who they belong to.
Just what I thought. Anyways, she mentions that her panties are striped, so they can't be hers. Did I just hear something I shouldn't have. A few more whacks later and I have to guess the owner. Based on suspicions, I decide that it is Rena, and wait around the bathroom for her to retrieve them. And sure enough, I was right. I won't tell her, but I'm very content with being right. And with that, the final episode starts.
School begins soon. This is my final weekend. It's decided. I'm heading out. Going alone would be pointless however, so I have to choose who I want to tag along with me. I made my decision earlier to peruse Lucia, so I head out to ask her. Finally. This is the moment the whole game was leading up to. I knock on the door and wait for the response. I then notice the note on the ground and-
The Silent Protagonist can't even find love in a video game. *Sigh*
Happy Forever Alone/ Singles Awareness/ Valentine's Day!
All images are the property of their original owners. Trust me, I can't draw.
Oh shut up.
Well this is gonna suck.
Just what I thought. Anyways, she mentions that her panties are striped, so they can't be hers. Did I just hear something I shouldn't have. A few more whacks later and I have to guess the owner. Based on suspicions, I decide that it is Rena, and wait around the bathroom for her to retrieve them. And sure enough, I was right. I won't tell her, but I'm very content with being right. And with that, the final episode starts.
School begins soon. This is my final weekend. It's decided. I'm heading out. Going alone would be pointless however, so I have to choose who I want to tag along with me. I made my decision earlier to peruse Lucia, so I head out to ask her. Finally. This is the moment the whole game was leading up to. I knock on the door and wait for the response. I then notice the note on the ground and-
Happy Forever Alone/ Singles Awareness/ Valentine's Day!
All images are the property of their original owners. Trust me, I can't draw.
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