label prologue: play music game_playlist fadein 2.0 scene prologue_03 with slowfade mc 1 "How long will I have to wait for her? When will she arrive? Shit, don't tell me I have to go there on foot!" mc 12 "And with these angry words begins my story. By the way, my name is..." scene prologue_03_name with dissolve label mcname: $ mcn = renpy.input("Name your character, maximum 10 characters.", allow="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", length=10) if mcn == "": jump defaultname label defaultname: "Do you want to use a default name 'Dick'" $ menu_hbox = True menu: "Yes": $ mcn = "Dick" jump mcndefault "No": jump mcname if mcn is not None: if mcn == "Dick": "This name was chosen as default." jump defaultname if mcn is not None: $ check_name = len(mcn) if check_name == 1: "Character name needs at least 2 letters" jump mcname "Are you sure you want to name your character [mcn]?" menu: "Yes": pass "No": jump mcname label mcndefault: scene prologue_03 with dissolve mc 12 "If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you. The golden rule that I shouldn't have broken. At one day, I mentioned to my father that I hadn't seen my mother and sister in a long time." mc 12 "I've been living with my father for six years now, ever since he and my mother had separated.Dad quickly took his stuff and moved out. I decided to go with him. In all these years, I didn't bother visiting the rest of my family." mc 12 "I assumed that they'd live happily without us, since, as my dad said, 'Your mom lives on a five-fuckin'-digit salary on a peninsula with way too long 'a name for yer drunk dad to remember right now...'." mc 12 "Anyway, there are several cities on the peninsula. I had to go to the largest one of them. You can't really call the cities densely populated, since only rich people can afford living here... With a few exceptions, of course." mc 12 "By the way, my parents, although they live separately, didn't officially get divorced. It seems they themselves don't know why. Either they don't want to see each other again so badly... Or they're simply too lazy or don't have time to bother with it." mc 12 "However, I don't think the stamps in their passports prevent them from enjoying the pseudo-not-married life. Especially concerning my dad. I stopped remembering the names of his girlfriends a long time ago." mc 12 "Well... One Sunday afternoon, my father became impatient and got rid of me. I really didn't want to leave, because..." $ menu_hbox = False menu: "I didn't want to break up with my girlfriend": $ mc_had_gf = True $ charisma += 9 mc 12 "I was forced to break up with my girlfriend. We were pretty close, I enjoyed spending time with her and her friends." "I didn't want to leave such a wonderful place": $ photography += 8 mc 12 "It was terribly sad to leave those magnificent landscapes, which I knew as well as the back of my hand." "I was good at school": $ intellect += 9 mc 12 "In my school I was THE prodigy... Great grades. And the teachers treated me with respect and kindness." "I was spending most of my time at the computer": $ mc_is_nerd = True $ hacking += 9 mc 12 "My room had become my fortress. I spent all of my free time at the computer and didn't want that to change." "I was taking up football": $ mc_was_sportsman = True $ strength += 9 mc 12 "I just made my way into the starting eleven of the school football team. Being forced to stop right after making so much progress was so stupid." "I knew everybody's secrets": $ sneaking += 9 mc 12 "I knew everyone in my city. By name. I knew all secrets of every single person. Who was cheating on whom and with whom, people whom I could trust with delicate matters..." mc 12 "And now all those contacts have wasted away..." scene prologue_01 with fade ev 19 "What the fuck are you talking about, you idiot?! Why should I give everything up and..." fath 2 "Evelyn! Stop yelling and listen to me! He himself reminded me that he hasn't seen you in a long time. Look, he misses both of you." ev 16 "It's all very nice and dandy, but doesn't he like living with you anymore? Oh, did he get tired of listening to your bitches' moans at night?" fath 1 "Hah, a serpent's tongue will always stay split. Enough, this is not negotiable. He is already half way there. Pick him up at the nearest stop. Ciao." ev 15 "Wait! At least tell me how long he'll be staying with us?.. Hey?! Hello!.." scene prologue_02 with dissolve mc 12 "Nothing changed, yet everything changed. The very same peninsula, but still so very different." mc 12 "I had to walk a good damn two kilometers down to their house, stopping every so often trying to remember where to go." mc 12 "As soon as I reached the doorstep of the house, the doors in front of me immediately opened and a pretty, yet apologetic, face peeked out." ev 7 "Oh, [mcn], I'm sorry... I was so busy! Wasn't free until now. I hope you can forgive me. Erm... How about an ice cream? Do you still like ice cream? The fruity one?" mc 12 "On the stairs I saw my sister, Rachel, who was sitting there giggling." scene prologue_04 with dissolve mc 12 "When I refused compensation in the form of ice cream, Rachel, apparently losing all interest, ran upstairs to her room." mc 12 "My mother and I went in the same direction as well, because she started a nostalgic excursion towards my room, which, although it was huge, was still in the attic." ev 3 "This room is huge! And it's completely yours! Come on! I would settle you in another room, but we only have two free rooms. The other one is completely empty." mc 6 "And... It turned out to be exactly my former room?" ev 25 "I just couldn't figure out how to design it. Maybe we could think something up together, huh?" scene prologue_05 with dissolve mc 12 "The attic was furnished, almost as if my mom and sister were preparing for me to visit them... But everything was way too dusty. I had to spend some time cleaning everything." mc 12 "The first thing I did, once I was done cleaning, was find a good money lender. I wanted to buy a camera." mc 12 "Recently, I've become very interested in photographing. Unfortunately, father didn't agree with my newfound passion and decided against buying a camera for me. Apparently, it was too expensive." mc 12 "I was lucky, tough! I quickly found a guy and he agreed to give me a camera for practically nothing!" scene prologue_06 with fade mc 12 "The money lender turned out to be an oldie named Mr. Roberts. The old man really gave me his camera, however..." mrrob 1 "Do you like it, sonny? Yes, it's a little bit on the older side, but in capable hands, even a stick may very well turn out to be a magic wand!" mrrob 3 "You will be like Beethoven, writing music without hearing! Or like Hitler! Creating great atrocities, while being a bit of a retarded weirdo." mrrob 2 "Well, pick the path you like the most... Or maybe some newer role model! I don’t know what role models are popular among younger people nowadays..." mrrob 1 "Oh, my beloved Stalin... People just aren't as serious and hardworking as you anymore..." mrrob 2 "Anyway, let us return to the magic thing in your hands, if you don't mind..." mc 12 "...What he demanded in return as payment slightly surprised me. He asked me to take a couple of shots in the school locker room. Girls' locker room, of course." mc 12 "A trifling matter, I thought. It's better this way than paying the full amount for the camera." mc 12 "When I asked why he needed photos of schoolgirls, he only stared at me as if I were a feeble-minded person, with all the pity that old, wrinkled face could muster." scene prologue_07 with slowfade "KYAAAAA!!!" mc 12 "The next day, I was transferred to my new school... I decided not to delay Mr. Roberts's request. During PE, I hid in the girls locker room. My plan was fool-proof!" mc 12 "Everything was going well. I waited for the right moment, took out my thing - definitely my camera and not anything else -, turned it towards the girls and... I had never heard such a screech. Almost as if somewhere near me was a shoe sale at a super low price." scene prologue_08 with dissolve mc 12 "Immediately, the headmistress, Miss Monica Ross, called my mom. The two of them were shouting at me for so long that I even began thinking they liked it." ev 5 "It's all his father! So many years, living with such a pervert! Not rubbing onto him would be unthinkable." mon 13 "Do you have any idea how much the school’s reputation could degrade because of you?! No, not only the school, but the entirety of our wonderful city would, if this situation got outside of these four walls!" mon 13 "The first day in school and... and... you do THAT!" ev 11 "Right! Do you even know how big the bribe I had to give was so that you could accepted here so quickly?" mon 2 "Ahem... Extra tuition, you wanted to say." ev 11 "Yes! That too!" scene prologue_09 with dissolve mc 12 "And it wasn't over... Mom said that she would stop giving me pocket money until I settled down." mc 12 "Rachel just gave me a scornful look and ran back to her room. She didn't leave it until it was night. Apparently she went to the toilet. Ha, the bladder doesn't give a piss about your grudge." mc 12 "I was sitting in my room for a long time, buried in thoughts. Mr. Roberts called me to find out where his pictures were. Naturally, he wasn't happy to hear that the plan failed..." mc 12 "He threatened me with percentages. \"It’s a matter of honour! And a high interest rate, if you fail!\" he said." mc 12 "The sum I needed to repay was terrifying. I had two choices: either stay humbler than a monk and take a beating from the old money lender's enforcers... or take everything into my own hands." mc 12 "I chose the second option. On the Internet, I found a site for lovers of naturalism, where you can sell photos of nature and wildlife for a bit of money." mc 12 "Also, I found a job in a storehouse on the morning shift, where they pay little... But at least they pay consistently." mc 12 "It was a start." scene prologue_10 with slowfade #смена музыки? mc 12 "Every man dreams of waking up, seeing the face of a beautiful, young girl in front of him..." mc 12 "But only if it's not distorted by anger and the owner of said face isn't telling you what an asshole you are." rach 21 "You don't even know what you did wrong, do you? You disgraced not only yourself, but also me! ME!.. I am now the sister of the pervert! That's disgusting!" rach 21 "I have been seeking recognition for so long and you destroyed everything with your presence alone! Asshole..." rach 16 "Let's go to the kitchen, mom cooked breakfast. Asshole..." scene prologue_11 with fade rach 14 "Mom! Punish him more severely! Not giving him any money is a baby punishment! It won't teach him anything!" ev 4 "The lack of pocket money is enough. Moreover, your evil face itself is way more cruel than my darkest ideas on how to punish [mcn]." ev 12 "I remember that I had to buy you an expensive phone and an even more expensive dress, just for you to stop sulking at me! Otherwise... I assume you would still be angry at me to this very day." rach 6 "But mo-om! He put an end to all of my school life!" ev 13 "Stop it. Let's eat already. Wash everything after eating by yourselves. I'm already getting late for work and if I’m late, that bi... sorry, almost said it... will be very happy about it, which I can’t allow." ev 4 "By the way, [mcn], I thought that it would be nice if you cooked breakfast for us from time to time. I don't have time to cook for everyone now. Do not consider this a punishment, I just need some extra help." scene prologue_12 with fade mc 12 "Just after the breakfast someone knocked on the door. I was so lucky that mom had already gone to work. The stranger appeared to be one of Mr. Roberts' pals." mc 12 "He introduced himself as Liam. Surprisingly, he was a calm dude and seemed like he actually cared about my problem." liam 5 "Listen, man. I get you, I really get you. You know, I made a similar mistake in the past, but Mr.Roberts helped me. You do know how hard it is to find a good job as an ordinary guy in this city, right? I owe him, man." liam 4 "So anyway, my point is, you need to pay him. He told me to take money from you every two weeks. Sorry, man. Maybe I'll talk with the old man at one point, but I'll still need to collect money from you for a while." liam 4 "The amount is... 135 dollars. Every two weeks. What's your name, by the way?" mc 6 "[mcn]." liam 4 "[mcn], man, don't let me down. Because if you don't have the sum, I'll have to kick your ass. That won't give me any pleasure, believe me. Stay cool, man!" scene prologue_13 with fade gr 1 "Ugh, don't get any closer to me, photomaniac!" mc 12 "It's time to get used to this attitude... At least that's what I thought at first, but then immediately pulled myself back together. Hell no, I won't take it like a wuss! Soon, everything will change!" mc 12 "Still... People have changed, along with the school. I recognize some faces, but many memories are still blurry. I still can't believe that so many things have changed." mc 12 "Passing by the headmistress's office, I heard yelling." scene prologue_14 with dissolve mon 9 "Twenty three cases of truancy in only three weeks! You managed to ditch more times than there were lessons! How is that even possibl..." mon 9 "Actually, never mind. Do you understand that your situation is worse than ever?" lin 6 "Well, yeah... But it's not my fault! It's just that... There are so few PE lessons!" mon 6 "And so you decided to run more on the treadmill instead of studying about the great authors of the Romantic era, right? You are a shame and a disgrace, young lady!" mon 1 "Lina, I give you one last chance. Get ready for an oral test on all the missed topics." mon 1 "If you pass, I will inform Mrs. Clarence that you are not hopeless. But if you don't... Then you are going back home on the very first flight!" mon 1 "And yes, I know that you haven't yet finished the paper on Shakespeare. Everyone has already done that and handed it in. Even the most inveterate F students!" mon 2 "And stop dressing like... Ugh! You expose everything! Where is your cultural code? Why not wear a beautiful traditional dress, if you don’t want to dress in the girls' uniform." scene prologue_15 with dissolve mc 12 "A hot asian girl came out of the office. She was barely holding back her tears." lin 13 "Wh-what are you doing here? Eavesdropping?" mc 6 "It was an accident, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, really." lin 17 "This is all her fault! She just had to increase the number of physical education classes from three to twelve per week and everything would have been fine. I didn't ask her for much!" mc 5 "Listen, I can help you with literature. Give you a couple of lessons, you know." mc 12 "I don't know how that idea got into my head. I probably just love making the lovely ladies around me happy." lin 4 "Seriously? That... that would be great! And how well do you know literature? Is it your thing or what?" if intellect >= 10: mc 8 "Good enough to know the difference between Dickens and Byron." lin 3 "Wooow, my sensei! I'll be waiting for you in my classroom after school." mc 12 "Well, apparently, I'll have to visit the library and get prepared to teach her..." else: mc 24 "We-e-ell... not bad. For example, I know that Victor Hugo's colonial style was full of pompous wit." lin 24 "Holy-moly! That was so... erm, clever... I think?. Find me after school, I'll be in the classroom." mc 12 "I've never came up with bullshit like this before... Okay, I need to take this seriously now that I got into this. I need to visit the library and prepare to teach her." scene prologue_16 with fade mc 12 "During the break, I went to the bathroom where two guys approached me, dancing around stupidly like in those 70's musical films." adr 8 "Bobby! Just look who's here! It's our local legend!" bob 1 "It's a walking myth, man!" adr 5 "Walking m... Since when has he become a myth, Bobby? He didn't die, did he? A person becomes a myth after death! A person can still become a legend during their lifetime." bob 7 "I don'know, myth sounds cooler." adr 3 "Oh, Bobby... So, [mcn], isn't it? You are killing it up here, dude! Doin' some crazy shit right on your first day at school!" bob 8 "Yeah! Yeah! And aimed right for the chick on the hotlist... You obviously have an eagle's eye." mc 6 "What is the hotlist?" adr 10 "Ah! Didn't you see the flyers? Eh,... I guess they've already been thrown out. Bastards!" adr 10 "Anyway: we created the list, a goliath consisting of the lustful desires of all the guys at this school." bob 1 "A capitol of our wet fantasies!" adr 12 "Enough already, Robert. So, I know you can’t wait to find out more about this list. So..." scene prologue_17 with fade adr 14 "Let's begin with the last place, that being the fifth place. Jennifer, flat-chested brownie. An excellent student. It seems like she is the number one girl's best friend." adr 14 "Perhaps that is why we included her on the hotlist after all... Since, you know, she doesn't have a big bust and she's got some skin problems. And she's tall as fuck." adr 14 "But... Just sometimes, she has that look in her eyes... Well, never mind. Let's go on to number four!" scene prologue_18 with dissolve adr 12 "At number four we have THE pain in the ass for all the teachers and students alike: Fiona! She is one hell of a girl, I tell you. Good luck keeping your balls if you mess with her." adr 5 "Once, I said that she had an awesome ass... But instead of thanking me, she punched me right between the eyes!" bob 6 "Though she shouldn't have been offended since it's the truth!" adr 10 "That's right, Bob! Also, there are unconfirmed reports that Fiona might be... a whore!" bob 6 "But how she can be a whore if she beats the shit out of everyone?" adr 12 "Good question, Bob! So, [mcn], don't try getting into her pants. Erm... we tried." adr 14 "Well, roll over to her best friend - sexy Skylar. She is number two." adr 1 "To be honest, I don’t know what words I need to use to describe her, so I’ll just put it simply: it's her style - roads, salve, leaf and crab cabinet." scene prologue_19 with dissolve adr 8 "Number three is L-l-l-lina-a-a! Came here last year. She is an exchange student from Japan. Sport addict. Seems like everything else is irrelevant to her." adr 10 "Unfortunately, she recently broke her wrist. Sad, but it happens to all athletes at one point or another." scene prologue_20 with dissolve adr 12 "And-and-and number one is... drum roll... Robert, give me the fucking drum roll!" bob 1 "Trr-rr-rr-rr!.." adr 10 "And number one is her grace... Grace! What a hot beast! In her ever so arrogant gaze, you can drown and even die! And just look at her sexy body!" adr 10 "An absolutely unattainable dream for us mere mortals." bob 4 "But a man can dream..." adr 3 "Clever thinking, Bob!" scene prologue_16 with fade mc 2 "Informative, but... Why are you telling me all this so detailed?" adr 12 "Because we are not fools. I see a fire in your eyes, brother. Put this fire into your camera and direct the lens where it should be directed. No! Where it must be directed." adr 15 "For each photo... er... an interesting photo, you know, we will pay you." adr 15 "May the gods bless you! Our country needs you, bruh! We will be waiting for you here." scene prologue_21 with fade mc 12 "After school, I went to the park to find places to practice taking pictures and came across an interesting sight: a girl hugging a tree. Well, at least she was trying to." mc 4 "Um... do you any need help?" scene prologue_22 with dissolve sky 1 "No one can help me... But do not cover yourself with grief! I'm drawing strength from the Earth!" sky 2 "By the way, have you seen Shirley?" scene bg loc9_day with dissolve mc 12 "I ended up walking through the park for an hour, but I think it was worth it. \nAfter that I went home. I decided that I needed to test my determination..." mc 12 "So I decided to test myself on the most convenient target... my mom." scene prologue_24 with fade mc 12 "I snuck into her room at night. Apparently, after work, she gets very tired. She was fast asleep, so there weren't any problems approaching her." scene prologue_25 with dissolve mc 12 "However, I do have to practice taking pictures more silently. The slightest noise and I would be exposed. Let's see if those two jerks were lying - I'll try selling them this photo." mc 12 "Rubicon has now been crossed. I wonder what will happen next?" $ ev_photos += 1 show screen date_info jump loc1