label riley_sandbox_1:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_1 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    scene bg 1_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    "{i}You find Riley exercising alone in the gymnasium.{/i}"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    p "What set are you on?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    rb "Third. Grab it for me, will you?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    play sound "audio/effects/weight_plates.ogg"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    p "Got it."

    rb "Thanks. Just set it down."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand4_1 with fade

    rb "Haaahh..."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    rb "What brings you in here?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    p "Just feeling a little restless. Wanted to stretch my legs."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand5_3

    rb "I see. Excess energy to burn?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand5_4

    p "Something like that."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand5_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 1_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "Then you should lift with me!"

    rb "I could use some help keeping the dust off the barbell. It would also be good training for your powers."

    rb "You know, since one of them is {b}mine{/b}."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    p "You make a good point..."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    p "...I guess I've been a little gun-shy since the injury. I mostly stick to dumbbells."

    rb "Well, Valentina did say you tore something. Without your powers, that damage should have put you out for double digit months."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    rb "But, hey, don't worry about it. I've been doing strength training for {b}years{/b}. I'll be able to tell when you're pushing too hard."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    rb "Plus, I'm also the best damn spotter you could ask for! We could make this a whole thing."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_2

    p "A whole thing? You and me lifting weights in the gym?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_3

    rb "Yeah! Think about it. I've wanted to push harder, but I also need a spotter. Between the two of us, we can make some serious gains!"

    rb "That also means our powers will improve faster. It's a win-win."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve

    rb "Come on, [p], please?"

    rb "I can't ask any of the others for help. Valentina only does bodyweight exercises, Harper is worried that lifting will make her look less feminine, and Chrys only uses the barbell for squats!"

    rb "I've needed a gym buddy for {b}ages{/b} in the Academy!"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve

    p "What about Missus Powell? You never lifted with her?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_6 with dissolve

    rb "Ellie could lift {b}trucks{/b}."

    rb "She was wonderful, but she wasn't a gym buddy. She just handed me the weights. Sometimes with one hand while she was doing something else."

    rb "I need a {b}partner{/b} that I can push the limits with!"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve

    "{i}You rarely see Riley so fired up about something.{/i}"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_7a

    p "All right, yeah. What do I do? Are we starting with the bench press today? Is it chest day?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand8_8 with dissolve

    rb "I'm glad you asked!"

    rb "Let's set up a plan. Here, I'll go over my routine. Take a seat."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You sit down with Riley as she goes over her workout schedule.{/i}"

    "{i}It's quite robust.{/i}"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    rb "So, we're going to work our way down from compound exercises to targeted exercises. We start with the bench press on chest day, and we will finish with tricep extensions by the end. Make sense?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand9_3 with dissolve

    p "Got it, got it. What should I do with the yoga?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    rb "You'll want to keep doing yoga. It's good for flexibility, but also hitting the smaller stabilizing muscles that will keep you safe when you move up in weight."

    rb "Normally, I'd also recommend some protein powder for your diet, but since you'll probably have Ellie's muscle retention, it might not be as important."

    rb "You've gotten pretty built from just the cereal we have in the cupboard."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    p "Jealous?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve

    rb "I'm strength training, [p], not bodybuilding."

    rb "My goal isn't to get {b}big{/b}, it's to get {b}strong{/b}. You'll see the difference soon."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, one more thing."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_5a

    rb "Keep the shirt on."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_6 with dissolve

    p "...why?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_7 with dissolve

    rb "I don't want to get distracted."

    rb "Quality training of any kind is about knowing your limits. I know mine."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand10_8 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 1_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    rb "Okay. I've got some stuff to take care of tonight and the next few days."

    rb "Meet here same time next week to start?"

    scene bg 1_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    p "Sounds like a plan."

    scene bg 1_rb_sand11_3 with dissolve

    p "And I'll see what I can do about the shirt."

    "{i}After arranging the next meet-up, you and Riley go separate ways.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    p "{i}Next week, same time...{/i}"

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_2:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_2 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    scene bg 2_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    p "{i}She's already got the weights out.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    rb "Hey, [p]. Excited for our first day?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand1_2

    p "You make it sound like we've never worked out together before."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    rb "Not like this!"

    rb "Come on, I'm raring to go."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    p "Okay, okay. How do we-"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    rb "You're up first! On the bench, Mister!"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    p "Riley? How are you going to spot me from over there?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, I'm just going to have a look at your form first."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_3

    p "Riley! It's a barbell! Really!?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_4 with dissolve

    rb "Sorry, a force of habit, I guess."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_5 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley takes up a position behind you.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    "{i}And you prove that you can lift a barbell straight up without tearing something.{/i}"

    p "{i}...I'll just do a quick warm-up. Riley's itching for her turn.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Your set passes quickly.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    "{i}And, just as quickly, Riley is on the bench.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    p "Quite an upgrade."

    p "You go it?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand7_2

    rb "Yeah, I got it! I couldn't properly max out before, so I was doing a lot of repetitions instead of using big weights."

    rb "You can let go."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    "{i}Slowly, you release your grip on the barbell.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_3 with dissolve #Riley lifts the bar.

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_4 with dissolve

    rb "See?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_5

    p "One."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_7 with dissolve

    p "Two."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_8

    rb "I can keep a count, [p]."

    rb "Talk to me instead. Did you do any sports in high school?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_9 with dissolve

    menu:
        "Yes":
            $ p_sports = 10
            p "Yeah, for a few years."
            jump riley_sandbox_2_a

        "No":
            $ p_sports = 0
            p "Not really. I had other interests at the time."
            jump riley_sandbox_2_a

label riley_sandbox_2_a:

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_10 with dissolve

    p "How about you?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_11 with dissolve #four

    rb "Track and field."

    rb "My mom made me do it. She said that if I didn't burn up all of my excess energy I'd get into trouble."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_12 with dissolve

    rb "She wasn't wrong. Once I started college, I was partying almost every night."

    rb "I was a real disaster."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_13 with dissolve

    p "That bad?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_14 with dissolve

    rb "Worse than whatever you're thinking."

    if rb_event_36 >= 1:
        rb "You saw the mullet."

    else:

        rb "I had a mullet."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_15 with dissolve

    p "That {b}is{/b} bad."

    p "Is that why Missus Powell recruited you? Because your hair was a cry for help?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_16 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_17 with dissolve

    rb "No, thankfully. I started straightening out after I discovered my powers."

    rb "I felt like I had to be more... responsible."

    rb "{b}Then{/b} I bumped into Ellie. Or rather, she scouted me out. The rest is history."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_18 with dissolve #six

    p "So, she didn't see the mullet?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_19 with dissolve

    rb "No comment."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_20 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_18 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand6_21 with dissolve

    "{i}You grab the bar as Riley finishes her final repetition of the set.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_1 with fade

    rb "Haahh..."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve

    p "Feeling good?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve

    rb "Better than good. Relieved that it will be my {b}upper body{/b} that's sore tonight."

    rb "You good to go again soon? I need to crank out two more."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_4

    p "Yeah. How long do you wait between sets?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve

    rb "We've got a minute or so to kill."

    rb "Something on your mind?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_6

    rb "Aside from my questionable fashion sense back in college."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve

    p "{i}Damn{/i}."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    p "Just one thing, then."

    p "You said you used to do track back in high school? Does that have something to do with the hat?"

    p "Valentina and Harper tie their hair up."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    rb "Yes, actually. We were allowed to wear one during gym class to help avoid sunburn. Ever since..."

    rb "...it's like a pre-workout ritual. It helps get me in the right mindset."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand9_3 with dissolve

    rb "Anyway. You ready to go, my spotter-extraordinaire?"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand9_4 with dissolve

    p "Right behind you."

    "{i}Your weightlifting session with Riley continues uneventfully.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Your small talk dies down as she tries to push new limits for the next couple of hours.{/i}"

    "{i}You work up a decent sweat by the end, but you're far from winded. Still, you pretend to be for Riley's sake.{/i}"

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_3:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_3 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    "{i}It's chest day again.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/pleasant_porridge.ogg" fadein 10.0

    scene bg 3_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    rb "Not bad..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve

    p "Feeling all right?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve

    rb "A little tight, but otherwise {b}great{/b}."

    rb "How about you? Ready for your next set?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand0_4 with dissolve

    p "Sure. Let's slap on the plates."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}She's quite the spotter.{/i}"

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_5 with dissolve

    p "One..."

    scene bg 2_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 2_rb_sand4_5 with dissolve

    p "Two..."

    rb "[p]."

    "{i}And knowledgeable enough to know that you're not pushing to your limit.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley makes her way back to the front.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    rb "We're past your warm-up set, right? Are you okay?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand1_1

    p "I'm feeling fine, why?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand1_3 with dissolve

    rb "Just... Here, let me help you. Let's put the weights down."

    scene black with fade

    play sound "audio/effects/weight_plates.ogg"

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_1 with fade

    rb "What's going on?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_2

    p "What do you mean?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve

    rb "I get the sense that you're holding back. Not just a little bit, either."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_4 with dissolve

    rb "Are you okay?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_5 with dissolve

    p "I'm fine, Riley. Really. I'm sorry for worrying you."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_6

    p "I didn't want our exercise sessions to drag on because of my powers. That's all."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_7

    rb "Our exercise together? The time we set aside specifically for exercise? You didn't want to exercise as much as you could because you thought you'd be exercising for hours with your super strength?"

    rb "When our goal is to exercise for several consecutive hours?"

    rb "You know how that sounds, right?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_8

    p "Well, when you say it out loud..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_9 with dissolve

    rb "[p]. Hey."

    rb "I'm being serious. Maybe you're not okay? You got hurt really badly the last time you hopped on the bench press."

    rb "You could be favoring lighter weights because of that."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand2_10 with dissolve

    p "That's-"

    p "Riley, it's not like that. I'm not having a mental block with the bench press. It's..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You had never considered it before.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    p "Let's throw on the heavier plates."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    rb "Okay, but we'll take it slow."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You set back up on the bench.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "How does it feel?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    p "Good."

    "{i}On Riley's recommendation, the barbell is a plate lighter than when your super strength first gave out.{/i}"

    "{i}Despite the weight, it feels only as heavy as a broomstick.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "We'll do a set with these first."

    rb "Sometimes the weight shifting around causes my powers to fail on different muscles. That's probably what happened last time. Your pectorals could hold it up, but one of your smaller muscles tore."

    rb "We just need to find where that roughly is and then add maybe five pounds on top of that. We then keep going up five pounds until we find your limit."

    rb "Got all that?"

    p "Got it."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    rb "How's it feeling?"

    p "Fine so far. Still light."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    "{i}There is a slight twitch in your arm.{/i}"

    "{i}Minor, only noticeable because you're feeling overly conscious of your movement.{/i}"

    "{i}Then, rapidly, the barbell's weight seems to increase. You can feel it digging into your palms and pressing your back against the bench with renewed pressure.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand9_1 with vpunch

    "{i}Riley grabs the bar.{/i}"

    rb "There."

    p "What was that?"

    rb "A muscle gave out. Once it did, another muscle tried to compensate and then it gave out. This keeps going until you drop the bar. Trust me. I know."

    rb "Ideally, we should be at a weight where the whole movement causes fatigue to the muscle group. We're still a couple of pounds over."

    rb "How are you feeling?"

    p "No pain. Maybe... warm? My shoulder feels warm."

    p "Other than that, I feel fine."

    rb "Good. Let's switch out some plates and try again. I can hold this. Can you slide out?"

    p "Yeah."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}After a slight adjustment, your repetitions continue without further incident.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand8_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Although, Riley has to keep a verbal count of each one.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    "{i}By the end, you're too exhausted to do anything other than breathe.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand10_1 with fade

    rb "Nice and sore?"

    p "My arms feel like jelly."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You sit up on the bench.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    rb "Close enough."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Arms leaning forward on your thighs for support, your shirt is soaked in sweat.{/i}"

    "{i}And so is the bench.{/i}"

    p "Where's the cleaning rag?"

    rb "Whatever, we'll wipe it down in a bit. Scoot back for me."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve

    rb "See what I mean about pushing your limits?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_3 with dissolve

    p "See it? I can {b}feel{/b} it!"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_4

    p "Here, let me take this off."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_5 with dissolve

    rb "You need help with your top?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand13_6 with dissolve

    p "My arms have been reduced to a pair of rubber hoses."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve

    rb "Okay, okay. I'll grab the hem."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}With some effort, Riley helps peel your sweat-covered tank top over your head.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve

    rb "Have I ever told you how good you look after a workout?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve

    p "...right now?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah. You know, they look..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand16_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    stop music fadeout 20.0

    scene bg 3_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve

    rb "...nice."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand16_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand16_5 with dissolve

    "{i}You know that look.{/i}"

    p "Riley, I can't even hold onto you."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve

    rb "That's okay."

    rb "I've got an idea. Just lay down on the bench for me."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand17_2 with dissolve

    p "Lay down...?"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}In a few seconds, Riley introduces you to her plan.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 30.0

    p "Whoa-"

    rb "Just grab right there. Don't be afraid to squeeze."

    show riley_animation_sandbox3_1 with fade

    p "Riley!?"

    "{i}Riley's wet lips and tongue glide over your wakening shaft, with the warmth of her breath tickling over your balls.{/i}"

    rb "Easy down there. She's a sensitive girl."

    "{i}In front of you, her naked, glistening pussy waits for your oral attention.{/i}"

    rb "You can just relax if you want. I'd understand if you're {b}too tired{/b} for a round."

    "{i}You can feel each word spoken across your cock before hearing it fly through the air. Her tone is light and flirtatious, and you can hear her goading you into a little contest.{/i}"

    "{i}A contest you intend to {b}win{/b}.{/i}"

    "{i}Riley giggles as you get serious.{/i}"

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox3_2 with fade

    "{i}Not a word is spoken.{/i}"

    "{i}And yet, it's the noisiest the gymnasium has been in weeks.{/i}"

    "{i}You feel her bumping the tip against the back of her throat, working herself up as she drools down your shaft.{/i}"

    "{i}She doesn't let the occasional gag stop her, hands rubbing your thighs as she drags her sucking lips up and down in an unbroken rhythm.{/i}"

    "{i}Not to be outdone, you drive your tongue into the eager, leaking hole Riley has between her legs. The pink folds clench as they feel you, and a shudder runs from her shoulders to her spine.{/i}"

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox3_3 with fade

    "{i}Her breathing is labored. She's picked up the pace to try and push you over the finish line, but you've done the same and the effect on Riley can be heard through moans muffled around your cock.{/i}"

    "{i}You feel yourself getting close.{/i}"

    "{i}And then the way Riley is running her tongue against your frenulum tells you that she won't last much longer either.{/i}"

    "{i}Craning your neck forwards, you search with your lips for the hyper-sensitive nerve button that will seal your victory!{/i}"

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    scene bg 3_rb_sand18_1 with vpunch

    "{i}You find it.{/i}"

    "{i}And as a startled Riley begins quaking atop your body...{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_1 with hpunch

    "{i}You orgasm.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_2 with dissolve

    "{i}She winces as she tries to manage both the load you're shooting into her throat and the shaking that's traveling up her legs.{/i}"

    "{i}While your arms are jelly, your hands aren't, and you grab onto her toned ass to keep her from falling off of you as you send an orgasm running up her pelvis.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_3 with dissolve

    "{i}She nearly gags.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_4 with dissolve

    "{i}But swallows instead.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_6 with dissolve

    rb "Fuck..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand19_7 with dissolve

    rb "[p]! What the hell? I nearly drowned."

    "{i}You can hear the smile in her voice, even if you can't quite see it.{/i}"

    p "You?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand20_1 with dissolve

    p "{b}You{/b} nearly drowned?"

    "{i}In your current position and jelly-armed condition, you can't quite reach far enough to wipe your face.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand20_2 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, shit. Hang on. Let me get the towel!"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand20_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Despite the intense heat of the moment, you feel refreshingly cool.{/i}"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_1 with dissolve

    rb "Sorry about that..."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_2 with dissolve

    p "Don't be. Let's just call it my victory shower. Before I take a real shower."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_3

    rb "Victory? Says who?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_5 with dissolve

    rb "Okay, fine, but I want a rematch next week!"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_6 with dissolve

    p "Next week?"

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_7 with dissolve

    rb "Hell yeah. Think of it as our cool down for chest day."

    rb "You'd better be ready. I'm not going easy on you now that I know what you can do."

    scene bg 3_rb_sand21_8 with dissolve

    p "Since when have you ever?"

    "{i}Your exercise with Riley concludes for the day.{/i}"

    "{i}After wiping down the bench, you depart for the showers while Riley heads upstairs to the Academy's bathroom.{/i}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene black with fade

    "{i}As the cool water runs over your skin, you can't say that you're too surprised at how things have turned out, but it does leave you with a question.{/i}"

    p "{i}Wait, what's our cool down going to be for leg day?{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 60.0

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_4:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_4 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    scene bg 4_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 4_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve

    p "I can't believe we got this all done in a single day."

    "{i}You squeeze one of your biceps and feel no lingering sense of soreness.{/i}"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve

    p "Well, if this superhero thing doesn't work out, then I can make it as a one-man moving company."

    play sound "audio/effects/door_close_soft.ogg"

    rb "One man? You're not taking me?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand1_1 with fade

    p "Hey, Riley."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    p "What are you doing here?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    rb "Same as you, I think. I'm admiring our handiwork."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve

    rb "That, and I want to double-check that my massage oils haven't expired."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand2_4 with dissolve

    p "They expire?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand2_5 with dissolve

    rb "Don't even get me started."

    rb "I can't tell you the number of times one of the new hires at the massage place I used to work at forgot to put their oils back in the fridge."

    rb "At room temperature, the average shelf life is only around six months."

    rb "That's not a lot of time if you bought a big jug."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    p "I never knew."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand4_1 with fade

    p "You store the oil in the table?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah, there's an insulating lining."

    rb "It's not as good as a proper fridge, but I didn't want my ex confusing my massage oils for cooking oils. So, in the table they went."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    rb "See the knob? The side panel slides open."

    p "Huh."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You watch as Riley spends the next few minutes squinting at labels.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/massage_oil_move.ogg"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_3 with dissolve

    "{i}She sighs.{/i}"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_4 with dissolve

    p "Bad news?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_5

    rb "Yeah. They're fucked."

    rb "The storage place I had them at didn't have air conditioning, so they spoiled faster than usual."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 4_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    rb "Gods, that's annoying."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    p "Are they expensive?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    rb "Not really. Well, not with the amount I'll be buying now."

    rb "One small bottle will be more than enough for everyone in the Academy."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand7_4

    rb "It's just irritating because now I need to run to the store."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    p "You're planning on putting this table to use soon, huh?"

    rb "It helps to keep my skills sharp."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    rb "Who knows? If this superhero thing doesn't work out, I could always open my own massage parlor."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    p "Your own? You're not taking {b}me{/b}?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand9_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 4_rb_sand9_4 with dissolve

    rb "Well, [p], you've got the right hands for the job."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand9_5 with dissolve

    rb "But there is no way I'm going to stand around all day watching you use them on somebody else."

    rb "Application denied."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    rb "And, as for my hands, they're not massaging anything until I grab a fresh bottle of oil."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    p "Are you taking volunteers for this new bottle of oil?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    rb "I thought you'd never ask."

    rb "I also owe you {b}at least{/b} one massage."

    rb "I'll drive down to the store today. Let's plan for a test run here tomorrow morning?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    p "That sounds good to me!"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve

    rb "I bet it does. Still have that problem with your back?"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand12_2 with dissolve

    p "Actually, it's doing a lot better."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand12_3 with dissolve

    rb "Oh. Well, good!"

    scene bg 4_rb_sand12_4 with dissolve

    rb "That means I can focus on other areas."

    rb "Don't worry about bringing a towel with you. I've brought plenty."

    scene bg 4_rb_sand12_5 with dissolve

    p "Got it."

    "{i}With plans set for tomorrow morning, you depart the recreation room and leave Riley to head into town.{/i}"

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_5:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_5 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene bg 5_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    "{i}You enter and find Riley already busy behind the massage table.{/i}"

    p "Riley?"

    play music "audio/music/pleasant_porridge.ogg" fadein 30.0

    scene bg 5_rb_sand0_2

    rb "Hey, [p]. One second."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    rb "I'm just replacing one of the candles and lighting the others."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    "{i}As you get nearer to the massage table, the scent of coconut fills your nose.{/i}"

    p "They're scented?"

    rb "Yep! We used to get dozens of these at the massage parlor I worked at from the management. Think of them as our equivalent to a corporate pizza party."

    p "Smells nicer."

    rb "I think so, too."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand2_1 with fade

    rb "Okay, so are you ready?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    p "We're starting right away?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand2_3

    rb "Of course, we are! Hurry up and take off those clothes."

    rb "Towels are behind me, and, yes, you need to wear a towel. Otherwise, I'm going to get oil all over the table and it will take half an hour to clean."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand2_4 with dissolve

    p "All right, one second."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You begin reaching for your shirt.{/i}"

    p "...Uh, Riley?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve

    rb "Yes?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    p "Isn't this sort of thing the reason you brought the divider with you?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand4_3 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, right."

    rb "It's been a while."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You smirk as Riley steps behind the paper screen divider.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    "{i}And you get changed into your towel.{/i}"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand6_1 with fade

    p "Are we starting on the front or back?"

    rb "I'll start on your back. I know where all of those knots should be."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    p "Ready!"

    rb "Perfect."

    "{i}You hear Riley step around the massage table and slide open the compartment at its base."

    rb "This bottle will do nicely."

    p "Is the oil also scented?"

    rb "No, but you'll still want to clean it off in the shower afterward. It will be better for your skin. Speaking of which..."

    "{i}You feel Riley's hands pressed against your lower back.{/i}"

    "{i}They're surprisingly warm, and accompanied by the slick sensation of the massage oil gliding across your back muscles.{/i}"

    rb "...damn."

    p "Hmm?"

    rb "Nothing."

    rb "Well, these muscles are a lot harder to press into than I remember. It's like trying to dig into a lump of clay."

    rb "I might need to use my elbows. Are you okay with that?"

    p "Yeah, I'll holler if it's too much."

    rb "Good."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You close your eyes as Riley continues to push and pull with her hands.{/i}"

    "{i}Despite what she says about your muscles, her technique doesn't seem affected. You can feel the stress in your joints squeezed out by each purposeful movement.{/i}"

    rb "The last time was... in my bedroom, right? The last massage?"

    p "Yeah."

    if rb_sand_5 >= 1:
        rb "I guess our weightlifting in the gym has been paying off."

        rb "I don't remember you being this built."

    else:
        rb "Have you been working out more?"

        rb "It feels like it."

    rb "Oh. I just noticed, but your hair is looking kind of long."

    p "It is? I haven't had a haircut since I moved into the Academy."

    rb "Doesn't it get in the way of that helmet?"

    p "I just comb it back with my fingers. Honestly, I don't remember it being this thick."

    rb "Maybe Ellie's powers are rubbing off on you again? If it works on your muscles, it might as well work on your hair."

    rb "That, or your diet here is better."

    p "Chrys' cooking has been a great change of pace. The stuff I used to eat in my old apartment doesn't come close."

    rb "I'll say. That girl is a wonder in the kitchen."

    p "Have you thought about giving it a try again?"

    rb "Hell no. I hated cooking. If I get married again, I'll just make sure the guy can cook."

    p "Oh? And what if you already knew a guy who could make a mean plate of scrambled eggs?"

    "{i}Riley giggles.{/i}"

    rb "A true super strong {b}chef{/b}?!"

    rb "Well, I'd probably give him a nice, long massage..."

    p "...yes?"

    rb "...and tell him that it's time to turn over. Because I'm hoping his chest will be easier to work on."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    rb "Seriously. I'm out of practice."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    p "Really? But it feels great."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve

    rb "Good. It's not that I've forgotten what to do. My fingers are getting tired, especially my thumbs."

    rb "I'm just not used to doing this for hours a day anymore, and it's not like the bench press makes me a better masseuse."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    p "Does that mean the dream of our super strong massage parlor is dead?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand10_6 with dissolve

    rb "It means I need more practice, clay-man."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    p "I volunteer. How much practice are we talking about?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    rb "Once a week. More than that, and a massage can cause tissue damage."

    rb "Not that I think it will damage {b}your{/b} tissues, but I want to play it safe."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_3 with dissolve

    p "I'll free up my schedule. What day were you thinking?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_4 with dissolve

    rb "Hmm..."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_6 with dissolve

    rb "Well, I think we both have Sunday mornings free."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_7 with dissolve

    p "That works for me."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_8 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand11_9 with dissolve

    rb "Lay your head back, [p]."

    rb "It's not a massage if you don't relax."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve

    p "Fair point."

    "{i}You lay your head back on the massage table.{/i}"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand12_2 with dissolve

    "{i}After another minute of Riley's diligent hands, you sluggishly close your eyes.{/i}"

    "{i}You make a quiet promise to yourself not to snore.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    pause 2.0

    rb "[p]?"

    rb "We're all set."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve

    rb "How are you feeling?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve

    p "I feel great."

    p "Also a little slimy from the oil."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_2

    rb "It will do that."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_3

    p "Your turn?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_4

    rb "What? No, no, no. The {b}last{/b} thing you should do after getting a massage is give one. Just take it easy for the rest of the day. Let the muscles wake up slowly."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_5

    p "Are you sure? I don't want our Sundays to turn into a one-sided thing."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_6 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_7 with dissolve

    rb "It's not one-sided. I love working on that body of yours."

    rb "Think of it as {b}my{/b} way of giving back. You do... handle quite a few things for me."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_8 with dissolve

    p "I don't mind that either."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_9 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_10 with dissolve

    rb "Tempting, very tempting."

    rb "But I've got a table to clean, and {b}you{/b} are dripping that slippery oil on the floor. You should wash up, [p]."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_11 with dissolve

    p "You're sure?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_12 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah... for today."

    rb "Now that I've got a practice run in, next time I might want to work on a few other areas."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_13 with dissolve

    rb "If you're still up for that?"

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_14 with dissolve

    p "I’ll be here bright and early for our next appointment."

    scene bg 5_rb_sand14_14 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley sees you off with a devious smile.{/i}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene black with fade

    "{i}That smile remains with you as you head up the stairs and freshen up.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 60.0

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_6:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_6 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    scene black with fade

    "{i}It's time for your weekly scheduled massage with Riley.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/door_open_close.ogg"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve

    rb "Oh."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    rb "Good morning, Mister [pl]. I'm glad you could make it on time for your appointment."

    rb "Please disrobe by the massage table. A towel has been provided for you on the nearest shelf."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    p "...Riley?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_3 with dissolve

    rb "Yes, Mister [pl]? Would you like to request anything special for your massage today?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_5 with dissolve

    p "Oh, uhm..."

    p "I'll take the usual?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_6 with dissolve

    rb "Splendid."

    rb "I'll wait for you to change behind the divider. Do get comfortable. We will start on your back today, so please position accordingly."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand1_7 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley giggles before giving you some space to change.{/i}"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You play along and disrobe.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand3_1 with fade

    "{i}You're already lying flat on the table when you hear Riley come around to your side.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/massage_drawer.ogg"

    rb "So, any changes since our last visit? Shoulder stiffness? Sore legs? Kink in the neck?"

    p "No real changes."

    play sound "audio/effects/massage_oil_shake.ogg"

    rb "A blank canvas. Perfect. Allow me to show you what I can do."

    "{i}Warm oil accompanied by the touch of Riley's fingers slide their way over your lower back.{/i}"

    rb "Why, {b}Sir{/b}, what strong muscles you have!"

    rb "Do you workout?"

    p "Oh, yes. Frequently."

    "{i}Her hands slide up your back, pushing away the stress and tension and dissipating it in long, firm strokes.{/i}"

    rb "Those weights must be awfully heavy..."

    p "No, not especially."

    rb "Really? You don't think they're heavy? Just how much are you lifting, Sir?"

    p "Every week? About one redhead. She's not heavy at all."

    "{i}Riley lightly swats your thigh, giggling.{/i}"

    rb "[p]!"

    p "I couldn't resist."

    p "What's with the whole business routine?"

    rb "Oh, you know. I wanted to freshen up on some old skills, so I tried doing it right from the start with the massage parlor greeting and everything."

    p "Did it work?"

    rb "Surprisingly, yes. It's for the best that you stopped me before we got to the end, or I might have asked you for your credit card."

    p "Don't take cash?"

    rb "Not where I worked. We had a rule against cash transactions due to... well, services unlisted. It looked more professional that way."

    p "Are those services still unlisted?"

    rb "Shush. I'm going to work your hamstrings."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You close your eyes and relax at Riley's touch.{/i}"

    rb "It's hard to tell if your muscles are tight, or if your powers are making them feel more dense."

    p "Is it that bad?"

    rb "Just a little confusing. You still get knots like anyone else, though. You get some pretty fast, too."

    rb "Maybe a therapeutic massage should be part of your training regime."

    p "Finally, a regime I can stick to."

    rb "Uh-huh. My heart bleeds for your sacrifice."

    rb "Let me get your calves, too."

    p "You're the expert. I leave it in your capable hands."

    "{i}You let out a content sigh.{/i}"

    "{i}And the minutes pass.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    rb "[p]?"

    rb "I need you to turn onto your back."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_1 with fade

    rb "There we go."

    rb "My favorite lump of clay."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    p "Don't you mean {b}hunk{/b} of clay?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_4 with dissolve

    rb "I'm not saying that out loud."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_5

    rb "Oh, before I forget, I need your phone number again."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand5_6

    p "Is something wrong with your phone?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "Not the phone."

    rb "I got a new number and deleted my old contacts. The phone itself is fine."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    p "No problem. You want to exchange numbers right now? I can run upstairs real quick and grab my phone."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_3 with dissolve

    rb "After the massage."

    rb "No point in having you get up while you're all oily and traipse around the Academy in a towel."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_4

    rb "The other girls might get a nosebleed."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_5 with dissolve

    p "But not you?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve

    rb "Nope."

    rb "I'm dry from the neck up."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_7 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_8 with dissolve

    rb "Let me get to your legs again. There were some areas I couldn't access while you were on your stomach."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand6_9 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    rb "You're not going to lay down?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    p "The view is better if I sit up."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    rb "Charmer."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_4 with dissolve

    rb "You know, I don't spend enough time on your calves."

    rb "They've developed nicely, too, but..."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_5 with dissolve

    rb "...when I'm down here, I guess you could say I get distracted."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_6 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley runs her hand along the inside of your leg. It travels just past your knee and strays less than a foot away from your...{/i}"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_7 with dissolve

    rb "Oops."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_8 with dissolve

    "{i}If the twinkle in her eyes wasn't obvious enough, it's complemented by the smirk on her face.{/i}"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand7_9 with dissolve

    "{i}Her smirk changes.{/i}"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve

    p "Why, {b}Miss Bohannon{/b}, are those the lingering glances of a consummate professional?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve

    rb "I {b}was{/b} a professional."

    rb "Technically, this is now just the passion project of a massage {b}enthusiast{/b}."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve

    p "What's the difference between a professional massage and one given by an enthusiast?"

    stop music fadeout 10.0

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve

    rb "Hopefully?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_6 with dissolve

    rb "A happy ending for everyone involved."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_8 with dissolve

    rb "How about we move the towel?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand8_9 with dissolve

    p "Off to the side?"

    play music "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 20.0

    scene bg 6_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    rb "I was thinking more on the floor."

    rb "There's an area I'd like to reach. You know, to complete the full body experience."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    "{i}It appears, for you, those unlisted services are back on the menu.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_rubbing.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    rb "Lift up your legs a little for me..."

    rb "Perfect."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand10_1 with fade

    "{i}Riley giggles.{/i}"

    rb "Oh, yes. Very tense. Surely in need of a proper massage."

    rb "It's not even fully hard..."

    p "The whole full body relaxation method was very effective."

    rb "It must have been to slow down this beast."

    rb "Come on, big guy..."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    rb "Wake up for your masseuse."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve

    rb "There we go. Rise and shine."

    rb "Just a little bit of encouragement and he's all ready for some tender love and care."

    rb "Hey."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    rb "Slide your butt to the end of the table."

    rb "It'll make it easier for me to reach everything."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    p "What about you?"

    p "Since I lost the towel..."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand11_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand11_4 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, don't worry Mister [pl]. We here at Bohannon TLC have an adaptive dress code."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand11_5 with dissolve

    "{i}You both get into position for the next stage of your {b}massage{/b}.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    pause 1.0

    rb "Let's just get this all oiled up..."

    show riley_animation_sandbox6_1 with fade

    rb "How does the pressure feel, Sir?"

    rb "Do let me know if you have any complaints."

    p "None so far."

    "{i}It's always a little surprising. The contrast between how soft Riley's fingers are and how strong her grip is.{/i}"

    "{i}She takes her time stroking your cock fully awake, the oil adding some extra stimulation each time she reaches the glans.{/i}"

    rb "Good."

    "{i}Her other fingers roll your balls back and forth between themselves, her nails gently scratching at the loose folds.{/i}"

    "{i}The combination sends a shiver from your cock right down to your hips.{/i}"

    rb "Is everything all right?"

    "{i}She giggles.{/i}"

    p "Oh, yeah. Just... feeling really {b}relaxed{/b}."

    rb "Are you? Well, then I hope this next technique doesn't make you pass out."

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox6_2 with fade

    "{i}It's like electricity buzzing around the head of your cock.{/i}"

    "{i}The feeling is more than just intense as Riley's palm rubs over the sensitive tip.{/i}"

    rb "How is that?"

    p "Are you sure you haven't done this before?"

    rb "Never."

    rb "But that doesn't mean I never thought about it. Especially recently, given how many, {b}many{/b} massages I owe a certain guy who helped move my stuff in here. A man with super strength and a super heart."

    rb "I want that guy to feel good. So, {b}very good{/b}, which is why I made sure to get some practice in with your last two appointments."

    p "Practice?"

    rb "Uh-huh. I wanted to get back into form. Your back, your quads, your calves, shaping all this heavy clay so that I could shake the rust off."

    rb "And now..."

    rb "...I can make my hands feel like a tight..."

    rb "...wet..."

    rb "...pussy."

    rb "So just relax, handsome..."

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox6_3 with fade

    rb "Let me work all of that built-up stress out of you properly."

    rb "Relieve you of that heavy load."

    rb "Right onto my hands."

    rb "Do it, [p]."

    rb "Make a mess out of my fingers."

    rb "I'll clean it up."

    rb "Just let go."

    rb "Let go."

    rb "Go."

    window hide

    pause

    window auto

    scene bg 6_rb_sand12_1 with hpunch

    rb "There."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand13_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve

    rb "Come on, come on, come on. Let it out."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand13_3 with dissolve

    rb "That's it, [p]."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve

    rb "Perfect."

    rb "Thank you for choosing Bohannon TLC. I do hope you'll request my services again soon."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve

    "{i}A little out of breath, you reply.{/i}"

    p "Yeah... I'd like to book my next Sunday appointment in advance."

    "{i}A moment later, Riley helps you clean up your new mess of oil and other liquids with the towel.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve

    rb "How do you feel?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve

    p "Would it be cliché if I said refreshed?"

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve

    rb "Not at all."

    rb "So, did I hear correctly that you’ll be signing up for another session next weekend? I'll have an open table for you."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_4 with dissolve

    p "I'll find the time."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_5

    p "Oh, and I'll go grab my phone."

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_6

    rb "I almost forgot!"

    stop music fadeout 4.0

    scene bg 6_rb_sand15_7 with dissolve

    "{i}You exchange numbers with Riley for the second time.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Afterward, you help her wipe down the table before doing your separate ways.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 30.0

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_7:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_7 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    scene black with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    "{i}You find Riley laying down on the mat while browsing through her phone.{/i}"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve #she looks up at him

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    rb "Hey, [p]. Come to workout? I'm about ready to shuffle out of here. Just waiting for my core to recover."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    p "Ab day?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand1_3 with dissolve

    rb "Ab day."

    rb "I'm worried if I sit up right now my belly will just explode."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve # he sits down with her

    p "That tight, huh?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    rb "A strong core is important, especially for those of us with cleavage."

    play sound "audio/effects/cellphone_notification.ogg"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_4 with dissolve

    p "Texting?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_5 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah, my old roommate from college."

    rb "She got married recently and is moving in with her new husband. She's trying to get rid of some stuff."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_6 with dissolve

    p "What kind of stuff?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand2_7 with dissolve #she sits up and turns around

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    rb "You know, {b}stuff{/b}. She's selling her old textbooks, her old car, her old high heels..."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve

    p "Her high heels?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_3 with dissolve #she smirks

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_4 with dissolve

    rb "Don't get any ideas. She's a shoe size bigger than me."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_5 with dissolve

    p "So, she's texting you to sell you a car and her too-big-for-you heels?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_6 with dissolve

    rb "No, not that. She wants to know if I want her old box of DVDs."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand3_7 with dissolve

    p "DVDs?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve #zoom in

    rb "Yeah. She and I had a communal box of trashy B-movies back in college. We used to host movie nights in our dorm room when the RA wasn't around."

    rb "That was my favorite part of college, to be honest."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "I wasn't, uh..."

    rb "The most studious back in the day."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand4_3 with dissolve

    p "What? No way. I'm shocked!"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand4_4 with dissolve

    p "And here I was thinking that the mullet was to keep the hair out of your eyes so you could pay better attention in class."

    play sound "audio/effects/smack_playful.ogg"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand5_1 with hpunch

    "{i}She playfully slaps your knee.{/i}"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand5_2

    rb "Oh, shut {b}up{/b} about the mullet! You're never going to let me live that down."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    p "Sorry, sorry."

    p "What made you such a cinephile for trashy movies? Did you have a favorite?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_2a with dissolve

    rb "Favorite? I don't even remember any of the titles."

    rb "It was more of an... experience. Okay, so, picture this: your brain is mush after a day of classes, exams, quizzes, and the last thing you want to do is go back to your cramped dorm to microwave a stale baked burrito and start your essay, yeah?"

    rb "So, instead, you grab your roommate and invite everyone you know for a movie night in the dorm! They bring the soda, alcohol, and popcorn, you provide the pillows and blankets, and you spend the night watching the {b}worst{/b} bargain bin movies you can find."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_2a

    rb "No one {b}cares{/b} about the movie itself, you're just there to hang out with people, cuddle up with people, and get some junk food that will destroy their waistlines!"

    rb "Also, the worse the movie is, the less people care about you trash-talking it, chatting with your friends, and... other stuff."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_3 with dissolve

    p "What about those essays?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_4 with dissolve

    rb "Eh, you flunk."

    rb "But you've made memories!"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve #she looks sad for a moment here.

    pause 0.5

    p "Are you going to get the box?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_7 with dissolve

    rb "What? No... That was a long time ago."

    rb "That's not the person I am anymore."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_8 with dissolve

    p "It sounds like you miss it."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand6_9 with dissolve

    rb "...we've got so many other things to do. We need to train to take down whoever is after Lovestruck, there's patrols to consider..."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve #zoom in

    p "Riley, are you going to do ab day again tomorrow?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    rb "What's your point?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    p "{b}Relaxation{/b} is part of growth. Come on, you just brought in a big screen T.V. into the Academy and you don't want to watch movies on it? Wasn't that the whole part of getting the T.V.?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_4 with dissolve

    rb "I... Okay, you've got me there."

    rb "But who's going to want to watch these?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_5 with dissolve

    p "{b}Me{/b}, obviously. I need to see what kind of media inspired that leather outfit."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand7_6 with dissolve #she stands up

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    rb "Fine. I'll text her and tell her I want the box."

    rb "Don't be shocked if she's-"

    play sound "audio/effects/cellphone_notification.ogg"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_2

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve #she squints at her phone

    rb "She says I can pick it up Sunday morning."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve

    p "Great!"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley stifles a chuckle.{/i}"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_6 with dissolve

    rb "Well, she lives pretty far from here, so it's going to be a drive."

    rb "I'll try and get the boxes and everything sorted in the rec room by Sunday afternoon."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve

    rb "Care to help me shift through it and see which ones still work?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_8 with dissolve

    p "I'll be there."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_9 with dissolve #she smiles

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_10 with dissolve

    rb "Good. It's a decent sized box. Be prepared to squint at tiny, blurry font with years of beer stains."

    rb "Or, maybe I'll just have you web search which ones are in English."

    rb "Booze is mandatory for international language films."

    rb "In fact, I'll go make a trip today."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_11 with dissolve

    p "Right now?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand8_12 with dissolve

    rb "Might as well. I'm done with my workout."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve #she begins walking away

    rb "I'll see you Sunday, okay?"

    scene bg 7_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    p "Sunday it is."

    scene bg 7_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley departs for the garage.{/i}"

    "{i}As you follow her out, you make a mental note to bring some disposable gloves for Sunday.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}If she wasn't joking about the beer stains, who knows how sticky that box will be.{/i}"

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_8:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_8 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    $ rb_lust = 11 #this value is for testing purposes

    stop music fadeout 4.0

    scene black with fade

    "{i}It's Sunday afternoon, and time to meet up with Riley.{/i}"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand0_1 with fade #Riley is in the corner of his periphery

    pause 0.5

    play music "audio/music/pleasant_porridge.ogg" fadein 20.0

    scene bg 8_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve #he looks to Riley

    p "Hey! Is that the box with all the DVDs?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    rb "Yep! Good timing, [p]. Come grab a seat."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand2_1 with fade

    rb "Okay, so, good news and bad news."

    rb "The good news is that she gave me the box and more or less everything we had is in there."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    rb "The bad news is that the inside of the box is {b}horribly{/b} sticky with old beer and, while the discs are fine, the alcohol has wrecked a lot of the covers."

    rb "So, we need to pop a couple open and make a list of what's actually there."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve #she looks down at her hands.

    rb "Not looking forward to that part, but..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand2_4 with dissolve

    p "Here."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    play sound "audio/effects/pocket.ogg"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 8_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "Why do you have disposable gloves?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand4_3 with dissolve

    p "I worked in retail."

    p "I've been wanting a sturdier pair, but I haven't had the time to go and pick them up."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah? With your powers that makes sense."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    rb "Oh! I'm also happy to report that the alcohol run went well and we're stocked up on liquor."

    rb "I've got it chilling in the fridge."

    rb "I'd recommend we each grab one before this..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "...but the smell from this thing is kind of killing my desire."

    rb "It doesn't help that she just let it ferment in her old apartment. We're definitely packing this stuff in something else afterward."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    p "Agreed. Ready to start?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_3 with dissolve

    rb "Yep!"

    rb "You know, this has me kind of nostalgic. Like the last time we went sorting through a whole bunch of boxes."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_4 with dissolve

    p "You mean our first date?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_5 with dissolve

    rb "Please don't call it that."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_7 with dissolve

    rb "...even if it is true."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand6_8 with dissolve

    "{i}You begin the arduous task of shuffling through nearly a hundred cheap, plastic DVD covers with Riley.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Your foresight to bring gloves pays off several times over the next couple of hours.{/i}"

    rb "Okay..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand7_1 with fade #Riley laying down on the couch with the clipboard

    rb "So, we have {b}Final Frontier Fight Night: Shadow of an Old Despair Rising{/b}..."

    rb "...{b}Final Frontier Fight Night: Fragments of a Future Dystopia Calamity Resurgence{/b}, and {b}Final Frontier Fight Night: Terror of the Void Malevolent Rapture{/b}..."

    rb "...is that all of them? Was it a trilogy?"

    if animeLove >= 1:
        p "No, we're missing the finale: {b}Final Frontier Fight Night: Avarice's Last Reward Fatal Fulfillment{/b}. That's where the Fists of Justice follow Commander Fist Fight after General Greed."

        p "It's the movie with the flying, laser megalodons that attack their spaceship? And they have to jump outside of the hull and fight them with jet-packs."

        play sound "audio/effects/leather_couch.ogg"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

        pause 0.5

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

        rb "Have you seen this?"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_4 with dissolve

        p "Yes! Come on, it was a cheesy show, but it had its moments!"

        p "And who could forget General Greed? The Greediest Being in the Galaxy! He had that special technique that he used to turn an entire world's population into zombies! Remember? It was called..."

        p "{b}Life Insurance!{/b}"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_5 with dissolve

        "{i}Riley cups her hand over her mouth to stifle her giggling.{/i}"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_6 with dissolve #she turns slightly away

        p "What about all the one liners? Commander Fist Fight and, {b}Now, Roar! My Fists of Justice!{/b}"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_7 with dissolve

        rb "Okay, okay, you've sold me. Maybe I should pick that one up. We might as well finish the collection."

        jump riley_sandbox_8a

    else:


        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_8 with dissolve

        p "I think we're missing the last one..."

        p "And what is going on with these names? Are these animated films?"

        scene bg 8_rb_sand7_9 with dissolve

        rb "Hey, I said they were bargain bin DVDs. We've still got some stuff with real people, though. There's the whole collection of {b}Swordsmen from Mars{/b}."


label riley_sandbox_8a:

    play sound "audio/effects/leather_couch.ogg"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand7_10 with fade

    rb "Okay, what about {b}Shounen High: A Bittersweet Sixteen's Defiant Rhapsody{/b}?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand7_11 with dissolve

    p "Just the first movie. Who knows if they even localized the rest of it..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand7_12 with dissolve

    rb "Got it! That should just about do it."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand7_13 with dissolve

    p "Really? There's still more in the box."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve #looks to box

    rb "Is there?"

    p "Yeah, at the very bottom."

    rb "Well, if they're at the bottom, they must have sucked. Just tell me what you can make out."

    p "Uhh..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve

    p "There looks like a few blanks along with... {b}Girthquake: 3{/b}?"

    rb "What?"

    p "{b}Dracula Sucks: The Oral Chapter{/b}?"

    p "And..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand8_3 with hpunch

    rb "I told her to throw those out!"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    p "What are they? Porn?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 8_rb_sand9_3 with dissolve

    rb "Softcore porn..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand9_4 with dissolve

    p "What kind of cuddling was going on there, Riley?"

    p "Were these movie nights or orgies?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    rb "They were {b}not{/b} orgies!"

    rb "So, my roommate and the guy she just married, he was her boyfriend back in college. Back then, the two of them would sometimes organize a Couple's Night."

    rb "Only couples were invited, and they'd still badmouth the movie, but it would be movies like... that."

    rb "And then they'd go back to their place afterward. No orgies. No sex parties."

    rb "Trashy B-movies have a lot of nudity in them to begin with, so it wasn't as big of a jump as you'd think."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    "{i}You crack a smile.{/i}"

    p "Right..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    rb "Ugh, don't look at me like that, [p]."

    rb "It's bad enough you've seen the mullet and now you're going to think I was some kind of crazed nymphomaniac back in college."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    play sound "audio/effects/cardboard_slide.ogg"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 8_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve

    p "So, the softcore pornography was for couples and all the other movies were for friends and everything in between, right?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand13_3 with dissolve

    p "Then, which one do you think we should watch?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand13_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 8_rb_sand13_5 with dissolve

    rb "You'll find out Tuesday night."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve

    rb "For now, though, just leave the box."

    rb "I'm going to call Natalie and let her know that she left the... behind. She might have forgotten."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve

    p "Would she really want this stuff back?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_3 with dissolve

    rb "Uhh... I'm pretty sure her boyfriend proposed after one of those nights..."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_4 with dissolve

    p "Ah."

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_5 with dissolve

    rb "Yeah, I'll call her right now."

    rb "But, next Tuesday night? You, me, and some movies?"

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_6 with dissolve

    p "It's a date."

    stop music fadeout 3.0

    scene bg 8_rb_sand14_7 with dissolve

    "{i}You leave Riley to make her phone call.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}And also decide to take a shower to get rid of any lingering smell from that box-shaped bio-weapon.{/i}"

    jump academy_bedroom_hallway_trans

label riley_sandbox_9:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_9 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    stop music_2 fadeout 2.0

    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You hear the clinking of glass as you enter the room.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/smooth_lovin_edit.ogg" fadein 10.0

    scene bg 9_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    p "Results of the beer run?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    rb "[p]!"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    rb "You know it is!"

    rb "Ready for movie night? I've already got the DVD picked out!"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    "{i}You can smell the faint trace of alcohol on Riley's breath.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/leather_couch.ogg"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    rb "Come on, grab a seat!"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You sit down next to Riley.{/i}"

    p "What have you got picked out? Romantic-comedy? Adventure film? The softcore-"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    rb "Horror! I picked out an international horror film, I'll have you know."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand5_3 with dissolve

    "{i}She nudges you with the base of her foot.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand5_4 with dissolve

    rb "Well, it belongs in the horror genre. I'll let you find out what else it qualifies for."

    rb "Now, what will be your poison for the evening?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve #focus on coffee table

    rb "We've got beer in a can, beer in a bottle, beer in a larger bottle, and water in the kitchen."

    p "Not a big fan of wine?"

    rb "Nope! That was more Ellie's thing. I'm in it for the buzz, but a slow buzz. No wine, no hard liquor for this girl."

    rb "So, what do you say?"

    menu:
        "I'll have a beer":
            $ p_alcohol = 10
            $ rb_affection += 1

            rb "Atta-boy! Go on and grab one."


        "I'm not much of a drinker":
            $ p_alcohol = 0
            $ rb_obedience += 1

            rb "Hmm? Not a cheap date, huh?"

            p "I'm afraid not."

    rb "Well, let's clear off the rest."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand7_1 with fade

    "{i}You are Riley place the rest of the alcohol on the floor and, notable, within reach of her.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    p "So, what's this horror movie about? You've seen it before, yeah?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve

    rb "Seen it? Well, it was on in the background. I think it's about witches or ghosts or something."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve

    p "You don't know?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve

    rb "It doesn't have subtitles."

    rb "Bargain bin."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve

    p "Right."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_6 with dissolve

    rb "Are you ready?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve

    "{i}After a nod, Riley reaches down to grab both the remote control and another bottle of beer.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    "{i}The television screen flickers on and a narrator speaking in a language you don't understand begins a monologue you have no chance of comprehending.{/i}"

    "{i}But, Riley seems excited.{/i}"

    "{i}You give it a fair chance.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "..."

    play sound "audio/effects/alien_scream.ogg"

    p "...is that..."

    p "That's the costume?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_1a with dissolve

    "{i}As far as you're concerned, it's not about witches or ghosts.{/i}"

    p "Are those supposed to be aliens?"

    rb "I know, right!? They just painted them blue!"

    p "Is that blue paint? I think they just adjusted the hue in post-production. Everything looks like it's a slightly different color when they're on screen."

    rb "No way... I think you're right!"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley is cuddled up next to you on the couch. She's at least three additional bottles in, possibly more since the terrible special effects kept you distracted.{/i}"

    p "What in the world made you think this was about ghosts?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    rb "Well, they're blue! Blue is a ghostly color."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve

    p "Riley, they arrived on a spaceship."

    p "Granted, I think the spaceship was a car they put a cardboard shell on, but it's not like they've gone to a cemetery."

    p "All they seem to do is hang out at the beach."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley leans her head against you.{/i}"

    rb "There's beach ghosts."

    rb "You're right, though. Beach ghosts would have eye patches."

    rb "But you can't blame me! There were so many red herrings!"

    stop music fadeout 1.0

    rb "For example, why do aliens have human-shaped cocks?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    "{i}Your brain momentarily stutters as you try to recall a scene you've never seen.{/i}"

    p "What!?"

    rb "Oh, we're not at that part yet."

    p "What part!?"

    rb "The ghost-alien orgy part. Because of all the blue coloring mixing together, it looks like a bag of blueberries rolling down a hill, but you can definitely see dicks."

    rb "Oh, sorry! I spoiled you."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    p "Riley, I couldn't care less about a spoiler for this film. I thought you said it was horror!"

    play music "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 30.0

    scene bg 9_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    rb "It {b}is{/b} a horror film, [p]."

    rb "A horror that none of those dicks looks like this big ol' meaty-beaty bat."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand12_1 with vpunch

    "{i}Riley's drapes her hand over your shaft through the fabric of your pants. The smell of cheap alcohol on her breath, now intensified, signals to you that she's crossed over the threshold of tipsy.{/i}"

    p "{i}...a what bat?{/i}"

    show riley_animation_sandbox9_1 with fade

    rb "Hey..."

    rb "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I've got an idea."

    rb "Probe me."

    p "Riley, you're drunk."

    rb "How can you tell!? You'd need some kind of {b}instrument{/b} to know that. You can't just rush to the conclusion! You need to administer the test..."

    "{i}Warm breath cascades down over your right ear, after which you can feel the barest scratches of her teeth nibble at its contours.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/zipper_slow.ogg"

    "{i}You can hear her undoing the zipper of her jeans.{/i}"

    rb "Here."

    rb "Let me help you with that..."

    "{i}You make a mental note that Riley is a very, {b}very{/b} affectionate drunk.{/i}"

    p "Hang on. I'll get the zipper myself. I don't want any metal marks on this tool."

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}With Riley's intentions far more predictable than the plot of the movie you're watching, you take the time to slip the rest off as well.{/i}"

    p "Riley!?"

    show riley_animation_sandbox9_2 with fade

    "{i}Wordlessly, and without missing a beat, the moment you're free of your jeans Riley's warm mouth descends greedily over your shaft.{/i}"

    "{i}She bobs her head up and down, tongue licking sloppily over the glans as the wet noise joins the B-movie dialogue and amateur soundtrack playing on the television screen.{/i}"

    "{i}Part of you wonders if the cinematic side dish has reached its alien orgy, but you find the sight of Riley's red hair flowing like a gentle wave over your waist a more entertaining visual spectacle.{/i}"

    "{i}You recline into the leather sofa cushions and your hands grip the sewn upholstery as she sucks on the head with a mission in mind.{/i}"

    rb "{b}Ghurlk, gluck, guurrgh{/b}?"

    p "...what?"

    "{i}She decides to show you.{/i}"

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox9_3 with fade

    rb "Yes, this is it!"

    rb "Covered, slick, and ready for me. You love this pussy, don't you?"

    "{i}She slurs her words ever so slightly as she shakes her firm, round ass down along the length of your cock.{/i}"

    "{i}She's teasing you. The added wiggle for emphasis as she pulls back up before letting you the welcoming tightness of her pussy.{/i}"

    "{i}Briefly, you wonder how much of this is the alcohol and how much of it is Riley's naturally high sex drive.{/i}"

    rb "There! It rubs right up against my little special spot. Right there. You like how it twitches?"

    rb "Don't worry, [p]. I'm going to let you get {b}all the way{/b} in there. I just want to savor this, and all of that cream is going to make it slip right in..."

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox9_4 with fade

    "{i}All of those squats culminate in Riley's perfect bubble butt sinking in front of you as inch after inch of your cock disappears inside of womanhood.{/i}"

    "{i}Her delicate walls suckle at your shaft, gripping you with a wanton suction not unlike her mouth as you slide in and out of her.{/i}"

    "{i}The slightest tremor accompanies her motions, and you find your toes curling over the carpet. You try your best to control your voice as you speak.{/i}"

    p "So, this is a couple's night?"

    rb "Of course... this is a {b}fucking{/b} couples night! Don't make me say it out loud, [p]. Just make me cum, please."

    rb "Please."

    rb "Oh, fuck, I'm going to cum so hard. I can feel it all the way to my fingertips."

    rb "Catch-"

    p "I'll catch you."

    "{i}A sealed moan escapes as a whimper as Riley reaches her peak, her spasming hole coiling around you in erratic, frenzied patterns that pull and press at your sensitive cock head.{/i}"

    rb "[p]-"

    rb "[p]!"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand13_1 with vpunch

    "{i}Riley falls into your lap, but rather than slow down her orgasm, the sudden, fleshy impalement causes her to scream and her whole body to shudder!{/i}"

    "{i}Unable to hold back any longer, you empty yourself inside of Riley.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve

    "{i}The additional sensation has her writhing on your lap, all the pleasure centers in her brain firing off in sequence as she rides an orgasm that saps the strength from her limbs.{/i}"

    "{i}As well as your limbs, as the feeling of her heightened climax can be felt most strongly deep within her core where her pussy is trying to hardest to milk every ounce of seed from your balls.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve

    "{i}By the end, the two of you sit sweaty and panting on the sofa trying to catch your breath.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve #she looks at the T.V.

    "{i}Riley begins to giggle.{/i}"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve

    rb "The movie's over..."

    rb "Shit."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve

    p "Well..."

    p "There's always next week."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand16_1 with fade #she turns to look at him.

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand16_1a with dissolve

    rb "Yeah. Next week."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand16_2 with dissolve #she looks down.

    rb "Here, let me get off of you. We're going to stain the leather."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve

    p "It stains?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand16_4 with dissolve

    rb "I don't know. I've never fucked on my couch before."

    rb "Better safe than sorry."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve

    "{i}With some reluctance, you help Riley off you and commit to a quick cleanup.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    pause 0.5

    stop music fadeout 60.0

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve

    rb "There we go."

    rb "Spotless. Mostly."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_2 with dissolve

    rb "Thoughts?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_3 with dissolve

    p "You're a very cuddly drunk."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_5 with dissolve

    rb "I meant on the couch, you dork."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_6 with dissolve

    p "Well, it looks fine now. If it discolors, we could always just flip over the cushion."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_7 with dissolve

    rb "Practical. I like it."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand18_8 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve

    rb "You know, [p]... Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like if I had met you in college."

    rb "Would I have taken Ellie's offer and tried to become a superhero?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_2 with dissolve

    rb "Or, would I have eloped with you and spent my undergraduate years getting railed in some cozy apartment downtown?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_3 with dissolve

    p "We still have your post-graduate years."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_4 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_5 with dissolve

    rb "I'm going to go grab a shower. You should know by now that it’s going to take me a while."

    rb "I’ll talk to you soon?"

    scene bg 9_rb_sand19_6 with dissolve

    p "I'll be here."

    scene bg 9_rb_sand20_1 with dissolve

    "{i}With a smile, you and Riley depart the recreation room.{/i}"

    "{i}As for the first movie night?{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}A complete success.{/i}"

    jump academy_entrance_trans

label riley_sandbox_10:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_10 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    stop music fadeout 30.0
    stop music_2 fadeout 30.0

    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    p "Oh."

    p "Hey, Riley..."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve

    p "She's out cold."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    p "That can't be a comfortable sleeping position."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You kneel down next to Riley.{/i}"

    p "Riley?"

    p "Riley..."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_3 with dissolve

    p "Hey there, good looking."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_4 with dissolve

    rb "...[p]?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_5 with dissolve

    p "That's me."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_6 with dissolve

    rb "Where's your swimsuit?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_7 with dissolve

    p "...my what?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand3_8 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    rb "What time is it?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "Is there a red mark on my forehead?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_3 with dissolve

    p "No."

    p "Also, it's a little past eleven. What were you doing down here? I don't see a book."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_4 with dissolve

    rb "I... I don't remember. I did my workout, grabbed something cold to drink out of the fridge, and then decided to chill in here for a while. I must have passed out."

    rb "I didn't sleep that well last night. Someone was making a lot of racket in the bathroom. Probably Chyrs."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_5 with dissolve

    p "Probably."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand4_6 with dissolve #smiles then stands

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    rb "What about you? Why are you down here?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    p "I heard the snoring."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_3 #shocked

    p "Kidding, I'm kidding!"

    p "I was just a little restless."

    p "And what's this about a swimsuit?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_4 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, uh..."

    rb "Nothing, really. Just a dream I had."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_5

    p "And it involved me in a swimsuit? I'm hoping you had shorts in mind."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_6

    rb "We were at the beach! It was {b}topical{/b}."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_7 with dissolve

    p "The beach? You never talk about the beach."

    p "Have you been wanting to go? Is it a favorite spot or something?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_8 with dissolve

    rb "Well, no... I burn easily."

    rb "I'm also not a big fan of swimming, but that's not the point! It was- I was dreaming of, you know..."

    rb "...a vacation."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand5_9 with dissolve

    rb "I haven't gone on one since my last Spring Break at college. I was just..."

    rb "Look, forget about it. We need to rescue Ellie."

    rb "It was just a silly dream."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "I'm going to head upstairs and try and get some sleep."

    rb "Night, [p]."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    p "We could always go after."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    rb "Hmm?"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    p "To the beach. We could always go after we rescue Missus Powell."

    p "I'll take you."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 10_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve

    rb "I'll hold you to that."

    rb "By then, both you and me will need that vacation."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve

    p "It's a date."

    scene bg 10_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley heads off to bed.{/i}"

    scene bg 10_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    p "A beach..."

    "{i}Taking time off to splash around in the water while Harper's mother is missing would cross more than a few lines right now.{/i}"

    "{i}But, maybe...{/i}"

    p "...hmm."

    "{i}An nascent idea brewing in the back of your mind, you decide to also turn in for the night.{/i}"

    p "It's a little late for measurements."

    scene black with fade

    p "I'll drop by the library tomorrow evening."

    jump academy_corridor_trans

label riley_sandbox_11:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_11 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    stop music_2 fadeout 2.0

    scene black with fade

    rb "Fuck."

    play music "audio/music/funk_edit.ogg" fadein 2.0

    scene bg 11_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    rb "I..."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve

    p "..."

    rb "..."

    p "..."

    rb "..."

    p "Riley?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve

    rb "Just close the door."

    play sound "audio/effects/door_close_soft.ogg"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand1_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 11_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve

    rb "I went shopping."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve #look towards box

    rb "And... Well, it was on sale and we were just talking about going to the beach one day."

    rb "I went through my closet the other night, you see, and my old swimsuits were pretty torn up from being shuffled around in storage for so long, so..."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    rb "...I bought this. Ordered it online, actually. Artemisia just delivered it, and I wanted to try it on now in case I needed to send it back."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    p "I don't think that will be a problem. It fits you really well."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Riley giggles.{/i}"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve

    rb "Thanks."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand5_3 with dissolve

    rb "Take a good look because it's going straight into storage. It'll be underneath my bed in its own box."

    rb "Hopefully it will still fit me."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    p "...call me crazy, but I get the feeling it will."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    p "Are you sure you just want to pack it away, though?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    rb "I have to. Unless the trail of vague clues somehow leads us to a tropical resort, I don't have a reason to wear this."

    rb "Rescuing Ellie has to come first. Even one day goofing off like that would feel wrong..."

    rb "And, it's not like I'm working myself into the ground. I still go into the city to do my laundry, and I watch movies on my tablet in my bedroom, but a vacation is different."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    rb "The whole point of being on a vacation is not having to worry about what you need to do next."

    rb "Right now, I need to train, and rest is a part of training, but..."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_4 with dissolve

    rb "...sunshine and cool waves just feels too indulgent right now."

    rb "Between the drive and everything, we'd be gone for almost three days. We can't afford that."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_5 with dissolve

    p "That would be a lot of time..."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand7_6 with dissolve

    rb "Exactly! So, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to put this away!"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand8_1 with fade

    "{i}Hurriedly, Riley grabs the box, her other clothes, and half-jogs out of the library.{/i}"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    p "Now..."

    "{i}You spend the next hour or so taking measurements of the library.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Afterward, you make your way downstairs to the garage.{/i}"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve

    ar "This is an unusual shopping list."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve

    p "It's for team building."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve

    ar "I see."

    ar "May I recommend one change?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    p "What?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_6 with dissolve

    ar "You should increase the size of your swimwear."

    ar "The one you have selected will not fit."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    p "Not fit!? It's the same as my jeans!"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_6 with dissolve

    ar "Your waistline is not the issue. Your {b}other{/b} anatomy will not fit. The length of the legs will be insufficient."

    ar "I also have doubts regarding the thinness of the fabric, but I understand a loose, water-resistant material is desired."

    ar "Do you not have any issues with your existing swimwear?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_5 with dissolve

    p "I don't own any. I haven't been to the beach in ages. My most recent pair is probably from high school."

    p "I'll go with what you think is best."

    p "Also, when is the next time you'll be performing maintenance on the car?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_6

    ar "The upcoming Thursday. Should I reschedule?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_5

    p "No! No, no, Thursday is perfect."

    p "I'll just need the stuff before then. Can you do that?"

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_6 with dissolve

    ar "I will send the shell out tonight and have it picked up as soon as the stores open."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_7 with dissolve

    ar "I wish you luck with your team building operation, [p]."

    scene bg 11_rb_sand10_8 with dissolve

    p "Thanks, Artemisia."

    stop music fadeout 5.0

    scene bg 11_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You begin to make your way back.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}As you do, you send a quick text message to Riley telling her to meet you in the library Thursday evening.{/i}"

    "{i}She agrees.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 60.0

    jump academy_corridor_trans

label riley_sandbox_12:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_12 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    #the background is a cutout of the actual Nierhaven beach? Or just a local beach.

    stop music fadeout 6.0
    stop music_2 fadeout 6.0

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You have been preparing for your meet-up with Riley for a little over an hour.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/bump_tree.ogg"

    p "And... down!"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand0_1 with fade

    p "Fits like a glove."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve

    "{i}You check to make sure that your super strength hasn't put a dent into the wall and, once satisfied, you check the time on your phone.{/i}"

    p "And in record time, too."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve

    p "Since I'm a little early, I'll just go and get Riley now."

    p "I don't want her stumbling into this place while I'm in the bathroom or something."

    play music "audio/music/pleasant_porridge.ogg" fadein 30.0

    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You make your way up the elevator and to Riley's room.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand1_1 with fade

    rb "[p]?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You find Riley midway through a stretch.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve

    rb "I was just about to head down to meet you. What's up?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve

    p "Nothing much. I just wanted to see if you were ready."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_3 with dissolve

    rb "Ready for what? You haven't told me anything. All you sent was a vague text message."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_4 with dissolve

    p "It's a surprise!"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_5 with dissolve

    rb "A surprise? And does this surprise have anything to do with all of the bumping and slamming I've been hearing for the past hour?"

    rb "You haven't been preparing something to leap out at me, have you?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_6 with dissolve

    p "I can neither confirm nor deny this. I can only show you."

    p "Shall we?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_7 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_8 with dissolve

    rb "All right, but if a clown or something jumps out at me from around any corners I'm throwing him through the hole in the wall I'm making with {b}you{/b}."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand3_9 with dissolve

    p "No clowns. I promise."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}The two of you take the elevator back to the ground floor.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve

    p "See? No clowns."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve

    rb "Uh-huh. None yet..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve

    rb "...why is the table out here?"

    p "You'll see, you'll see."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve

    rb "Is that a towel on the..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand6_2 with vpunch

    "{i}You hear Riley break into a fit of laughter.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve

    rb "[p]!?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve

    rb "What the fuck is this!?"

    p "What do you mean? It's the beach."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve

    "{i}Still giggling, Riley tries to right herself.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand7_4 with dissolve

    rb "Beach? How is this..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand7_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    play sound "audio/effects/bump_tree.ogg"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand8_1 with vpunch

    rb "{b}[p]{/b}!? Is that a billboard?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve

    p "You mean our scenic view of the ocean?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve

    rb "[p], please."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand11_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand11_2 with dissolve

    rb "You're insane, you know that? Completely bonkers."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand11_3 with dissolve

    p "Does that mean you don't like it?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand11_4 with dissolve

    rb "I never said that."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand11_5 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_1 with fade #she gets up

    rb "What's the deal with all of this?"

    rb "I can't imagine it was easy lugging all of it up from the garage."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_2

    rb "And where the hell did you find a giant poster of a beach?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_3 with dissolve

    p "You'll have to ask Artemisia about the poster. She found everything."

    p "As for bringing it upstairs, I do have super strength, you know. It wasn't a big deal."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_4

    rb "Not what I meant."

    rb "I just- why do all of this? This is more elaborate than most dates I've been on."

    rb "You didn't do all of this just to make me laugh, did you?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_5 with dissolve

    p "Well..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_6 with dissolve

    rb "...well?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_7 with dissolve

    p "Artemisia is performing maintenance tonight."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand12_8

    rb "So, to kill boredom?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve

    p "No!"

    p "She's performing maintenance tonight so {b}we{/b} can't go anywhere. Right now, the only place that you and I could be is the Academy."

    p "That or the wilderness, but, realistically, the Academy."

    p "So, I was thinking that... It's late. You've already finished your workout, and we're both here, so..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand16_2 with dissolve

    p "...maybe we could have a mini-vacation?"

    p "You and me. No exercise. No routines. No mission."

    p "From now until sunrise, no one expects anything from us."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand16_4 with dissolve #she looks behind herself

    rb "The beach..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve #she refocuses on him

    rb "A mini-vacation, huh?"

    rb "Could you wait here a second?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand17_2 with dissolve

    p "Sure, why?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand17_3 with dissolve

    rb "Since you spent all of this time bringing the beach to {b}me{/b}, I might as well dress the part."

    rb "Say, you wouldn't happen to have a pair of swimming trunks, would you?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand17_4 with dissolve #smile

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand17_5 with dissolve

    p "You know what? I think I've got a spare pair lying around somewhere."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You and Riley temporarily depart to change into the appropriate attire.{/i}"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}And, as you two settle back in...{/i}"

    rb "Ah, nothing like the great blue sea."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand14_1 with fade

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve

    p "Enjoying the view?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve

    rb "I am! Our personal private beach. Among other things."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve

    p "Other things?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand15_4 with dissolve

    rb "Oh, yeah. You're not cutting a bad figure over there."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve

    p "You think so?"

    p "I don't know if yellow is really my color..."

    rb "I wasn't talking about the trunks."

    rb "Hang on, if you weren't sure about the color, then why did you buy them?"

    p "Uh..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve

    p "It was on sale."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand19_2

    rb "Makes sense."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand19_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand20_1 with dissolve

    rb "Hey, [p]?"

    rb "What do you think of the beach? Or, maybe you're more of a snowboarding guy? Hot or cold? Wet or warm?"

    rb "Do you have an ideal vacation?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand20_2 with dissolve

    "{i}A vacation.{/i}"

    "{i}When was the last time you even entertained the idea?{/i}"

    "{i}Where would you go? Why would you go when there is so much to do? Especially when you feel like you're never doing enough.{/i}"

    "{i}Still, one thought rings clear.{/i}"

    p "I haven't considered it, but, to me, the more important thing would be who I'm going with."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand20_3 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand20_4 with dissolve

    rb "Is that so?"

    rb "Well, in that case, I would make for a {b}terrible{/b} vacation buddy. The worst."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand20_5 with dissolve

    p "Oh, really?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand21_1 with dissolve

    rb "Mhm."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand21_2 with dissolve

    rb "I'd never let you sleep."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand21_3 with dissolve

    p "Is that so?"

    play sound "audio/effects/fabric_slide.ogg"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand22_1 with fade

    rb "Oh, yes. No matter how relaxing those ocean waves will be."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand22_2 with dissolve

    rb "Although..."

    rb "...I'm not sure if this beach umbrella is going to be enough to keep all of these {b}harmful rays{/b} off of my skin."

    rb "It's just such a blisteringly hot day."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand23_1 with dissolve

    p "Oh, yeah. Not a cloud in the sky."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand22_3 with dissolve

    rb "How would you feel about applying some sunblock on me?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand24_1 with dissolve

    rb "I see you brought a bottle with you."

    p "You did say that you burned easily."

    rb "How attentive!"

    rb "So...?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand25_1 with dissolve #he stands over her

    p "Leave it to me."

    play sound "audio/effects/lotion_open.ogg"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand26_1 with dissolve

    "{i}You pop open the sunblock bottle and begin spreading the creamy liquid between your palms.{/i}"

    play sound "audio/effects/lotion_rub.ogg"

    p "Any problem areas I should concentrate on?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand27_1 with dissolve

    rb "Could you start with my thighs?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand28_1 with dissolve

    p "Not a problem."

    "{i}Riley giggles.{/i}"

    rb "You started quite high up there."

    p "I'm making sure that the coverage is total."

    rb "Mhm."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand28_2 with dissolve

    rb "It feels total."

    rb "Say, give me a second."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand29_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand29_2 with dissolve

    rb "There we go. Can you do my back, please?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand30_1 with dissolve

    p "Don't want any tan lines?"

    rb "I don't get tan lines. I get firebreaks."

    p "I'll be sure to keep that in mind on our next beach trip. Should I bring a parasol, too?"

    rb "If you're carrying it, I won't say no."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand31_1 with dissolve

    p "Not going to lay down and relax?"

    rb "On this chair? With these boobs? Not a chance."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand32_1 with dissolve

    p "Oh. I should have given you the other one."

    rb "It's fine. I was thinking about changing positions anyway."

    p "To what?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand32_2 with dissolve

    rb "Well..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand33_1 with fade

    rb "How about this?"

    rb "Think you can rub some sunblock over these?"

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    play sound "audio/effects/fabric_rip.ogg"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand33_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand33_3 with dissolve

    rb "What was-"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand34_1 with hpunch

    rb "Pffffkhhkrkk- Ahahahaha!"

    rb "You {b}tore{/b} through it!?"

    p "{i}...I should have listened to the Artemisia about the materials.{/i}"

    p "Uh... This usually doesn't happen."

    rb "I hope not!"

    rb "Hurry up and take that thing off before you trip."

    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You step out of your torn swimming trunks, making a mental note to purchase a more durable pair later on.{/i}"

    rb "What a trouble-maker this thing is."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand35_1 with dissolve

    rb "I hope it doesn't spring up like this during our next trip. I'd hate to be hauled off the beach."

    play music "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 10.0

    scene bg 12_rb_sand35_2 with dissolve

    rb "...or hauled off of {b}it{/b}."

    show riley_animation_sandbox12_1 with fade

    rb "Just look at this..."

    rb "How are you always raring to go? Or is it just the swimsuit?"

    "{i}You inhale sharply as Riley traces her finger along the underside of your shaft.{/i}"

    p "The swimsuit may have contributed a little."

    rb "A {b}little{/b}?"

    rb "Well... I can see that. Your partner here always seems to jump at me. Do you have a thing for redheads, I wonder?"

    p "No comment."

    rb "Not going to talk?"

    rb "Then, maybe, neither will I..."

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox12_2 with fade

    "{i}Riley engulfs the head of your cock, her warm tongue sliding underneath the glans as she suckles at the tip.{/i}"

    "{i}Her movements are slow and teasing, but the sound of her lips pulling back across your sensitive head is anything but.{/i}"

    "{i}You reach behind you and grab at the beach umbrella stand for support.{/i}"

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox12_3 with fade

    "{i}She pulls back and grips the base of your shaft, adding those tight strokes to the tongue lashing she's lavishing over your manhood.{/i}"

    p "This is the beach experience?"

    "{i}Your hold on the umbrella tightens, and you can feel the material denting beneath your fingers.{/i}"

    rb "Don't be silly. You think if we go all the way to the beach I'm going to end it with one little blowjob? You betcha I'm going to ride this thing like a wave."

    rb "Right now, what we're doing is an appetizer, [p]."

    rb "A promise."

    p "A promise?"

    rb "Oh, yeah, and you're going to seal it by dropping a nice, creamy load right onto my tongue."

    "{i}The wooden core of the umbrella cracks.{/i}"

    rb "You can do it, Big Boy. Here. Let me help."

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    show riley_animation_sandbox12_4 with fade #blowjob

    p "Riley!"

    "{i}With a purposeful rhythm, Riley bobs her head on the head of your cock, drawing out bolts of pleasure as her tongue continues its work.{/i}"

    "{i}You dig your toes into the beach towel below, your breathing picking up as you feel yourself building towards a climax!{/i}"

    p "Riley! I'm..."

    "{i}You suck in a breath and try to hold it in, prolonging the sensation right up until the edge...{/i}"

    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    scene bg 12_rb_sand36_1 with vpunch

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand37_1 with dissolve

    "{i}She gags, her throat spasming around your hard shaft as you pipe load after load of onto the back of her tongue.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand38_1 with dissolve

    "{i}Her hands latch onto your thighs, fingernails digging into your skin as she funnels your orgasm straight into her stomach.{/i}"

    "{i}You grit your teeth and she sucks down every last drop.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand39_1 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand39_2 with dissolve

    rb "Not bad, but when we get there, you're carrying a cooler so I can wash this down with a beer."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand39_3 with dissolve

    p "...deal."

    scene black with fade

    "{i}You help Riley get to her feet.{/i}"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand40_1 with dissolve

    rb "How's it look?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand41_1 with dissolve

    p "Good from my angle."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_1 with dissolve

    rb "Mhm."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_2 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_3 with dissolve

    rb "This was really sweet, [p]. The strangest almost-date I've been on, but really sweet."

    rb "Thanks."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_4 with dissolve

    p "No problem. Thanks for the... uh..."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_5 with dissolve

    rb "Amazing head?"

    rb "Don't mention it."

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_6 with dissolve

    pause 0.5

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_7 with dissolve

    rb "Maybe we should do something like this to blow off steam more often?"

    scene bg 12_rb_sand42_8 with dissolve

    p "I'll keep the beach supplies nearby."

    "{i}Riley helps you clean up the library's new decorations.{/i}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene black with fade

    "{i}Afterwards, you both head to sleep.{/i}"

    jump academy_corridor_trans

label riley_sandbox_13:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_13 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    
    #Starts any time of day in the kitchen after Riley Event 37 and protagonist Event 26
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You find Riley quietly glaring at the oven.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You approach.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Cautiously.{/i}"
    
    p "Hey..."
    
    p "How's it going?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve
    
    "{i}She parts her lips for a moment, but says nothing.{/i}"
    
    p "Okay, then."
    
    p "Well, you look pretty busy, so I'll be on my way..."

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    play sound "audio/effects/oven_open_short.ogg"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve #the oven opens
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve
    
    p "..."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You make for the exit.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}But you're too slow.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/funk_edit.ogg"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand8_1 with hpunch
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand8_2
    
    rb "Help me."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand8_3
    
    p "I refuse."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand8_4 
    
    rb "Come on, [p]!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand9_1
    
    p "Why don't you ask Chrys to help you!?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand9_2
    
    rb "I {b}did{/b}! She wrote down a recipe for me and everything! I follow it and... it glows!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand10_1
    
    p "How did you get {b}that{/b} from one of her recipes!?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand10_2
    
    rb "I don't know!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand11_1 
    
    p "I thought you gave up on cooking!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand11_2
    
    rb "I did."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand11_3
    
    p "Then why are you using the oven?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand11_4
    
    rb "Because I was forced to give up on giving up!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve #she lets go of his face
    
    rb "Listen, a friend of mine is having a baby shower. She already has a crib, blankets, children's books, and all this other stuff from her family."
    
    rb "So..."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand12_2 with dissolve
    
    p "You offered to cook?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand12_3
    
    rb "Hell no! She asked me to bake a cake! Directly! A cake! Can you believe that? I went to college with her! She knew I couldn't cook!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand13_1 with hpunch #zoom
    
    p "Then why did she ask!?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve #riley looks away
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand13_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "...when I got married, I told her I was working on it."
    
    rb "It wasn't lying. I just didn't tell her that the progress has been less than ideal."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand13_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "So, I was wondering if you could help me... iron out the details?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand13_5 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You visibly blanch.{/i}"
    
    p "Riley, you don't know what you're asking me to do."
        
    scene bg 13_rb_sand14_1 with hpunch #she pleads, hands clapped together?
    
    rb "Please, [p]! Please, please, please, please, please!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand14_2
    
    p "Why can't you try your own food!?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand14_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "Because... if I need to recover from food poisoning, I might not get it right before it's time for the baby shower."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand14_4 with hpunch
    
    p "Then you {b}do{/b} know what you're asking!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "I'll do anything! What do you want? Your laundry done? Room cleaned? Full body massage?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "...some head?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand15_4 
    
    p "Riley!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Please, [p], I'm {b}desperate{/b}!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand16_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You exhale slowly.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Sometimes, being a hero is more than just getting the bad guy...{/i}"
    
    "{i}...it's about protecting a newborn from ingesting a sugary bio-weapon.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve
    
    p "...just promise me you'll serve small portions. That's all I want. {b}Small{/b}. I am having one spoonful per attempt."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand17_1 with hpunch
    
    rb "Yes!"
    
    rb "Not a problem! Small portions. Got it."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand17_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve
    
    p "...I guess I should..."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_1 
    
    rb "No! That's okay. I know that one is a failure."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_2 with dissolve
    
    p "{i}Thank goodness.{/i}"
    
    p "Well, making it glow is impressive in its own way. I don't think Chrys could get sugar to do that."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_3 with dissolve #small smile
    
    p "If we're doing this today, then let me run upstairs and grab my phone."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_4 
    
    rb "Oh. Uh..."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_5 #shy
    
    rb "Not today. I... kind of..."
    
    rb "...ran out of ingredients. I've been at this for a couple of days."
    
    rb "Artemisia is going to take me to the store Thursday, so can we pick this up Friday morning?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand19_6 with dissolve
    
    p "I'll be here. Do you need me to bring anything?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand20_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "A hearty appetite!"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand20_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand20_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "...or maybe something for indigestion."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand20_4 with dissolve #she's looking down, sad
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand21_1 with dissolve
    
    p "How about I bring both?"
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand21_2 with dissolve #she smiles
    
    rb "Deal."
    
    rb "I'll see you Friday, [p]."
    
    scene bg 13_rb_sand21_3 with dissolve
    
    "{i}With plans made, you depart from the kitchen.{/i}"

    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}Normally, you'd assist with the clean up.{/i}"
    
    "{i}But part of you is afraid that, if you see exactly what Riley has made in that stove, you'll lose your nerve before Friday.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 20.0
    
    jump academy_corridor_trans

label riley_sandbox_14:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_14 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}It's time.{/i}"
    
    "{i}There are no other preparations to make. You've mentally and physically prepared yourself for this day to the best of your abilities.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You only hope it will be enough...{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/chimera.ogg" fadein 2.0
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    "{i}...to survive.{/i}"
    
    rb "And... yep! It looks done."
    
    rb "I think..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve #he looks down at the table
    
    "{i}You breath deeply.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    play sound "audio/effects/plate_down.ogg"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve #cake is placed. It is the focus. Should look burned.
    
    rb "Here you go!"
    
    rb "It's... uh..."
    
    rb "It's not glowing! That's an improvement, right?"
    
    p "How much chocolate did you put into this thing?"
    
    rb "Oh! That's actually not a chocolate cake."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve #zoom in on cake
    
    p "Then why is it that color?"
    
    rb "...do you mean, why is it cake colored?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve #look up at a distraught Riley
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "I might have left it in there a little long. I wasn't sure if it was going to turn out well, so I started working on the next one while it was still in the oven."
    
    rb "It could be... a little burnt."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand4_3 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand4_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "Good luck?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand4_5 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You could never have guessed that death would have such a pretty smile.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve 
    
    "{i}Spoon in hand, you prepare to take your first bite of Riley's most recent crime against the culinary arts.{/i}"
    
    p "{i}Sugar caramelizes when it burns...{/i}"
    
    p "{i}That's all this is. That's all this is...{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}Without really knowing why, you close your eyes before the first bite.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Your spoon slides into the irregular texture of the cake with uncomfortable ease. Your scoop is tiny, the smallest you can manage...{/i}"
    
    "{i}...and then...{/i}"
    
    scene black with hpunch 
    
    play sound "audio/effects/chew_crunchy.ogg"
    
    p "Hrrrurulll..."
    
    "{i}Dry. Very dry.{/i}"
    
    "{i}If you could muster up a compliment, it would be that it's the tastiest piece of charcoal you've ever had the misfortune to put in your mouth.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You want to spit it out, but it's absorbed all of your saliva.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You try pushing it out with your tongue, but it's congealed onto it!{/i}"
    
    rb "[p]? [p]!?"
    
    p "Wah..."
    
    rb "Wah!? Water!?"
    
    "{i}You nod frantically.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/kitchen_faucet.ogg"
    
    rb "On it!"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand6_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve
    
    p "{i}How did she manage to burn a cake this thoroughly without setting off the fire alarm?{/i}"
    
    p "{i}Did she burn the smoke, too?{/i}"
    
    p "{i}This has to be some kind of superpower.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/glass_down.ogg"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand8_1 with vpunch #water glass in front
    
    rb "Here!"

    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve #blurry background as he tilts his head up and drinks
    
    "{i}Cold water rushes past your teeth and over the dark-colored material currently coating your tongue. Part of you fears that it won't separate, that its solidifying lollipop texture is just something you'll have to live with.{/i}"
    
    "{i}By the second gulp, however, it's breaking down piece by piece until it's thoroughly flushed away.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Into your stomach.{/i}"
    
    p "{i}...a problem for another time.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/glass_down.ogg"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand10_1 with fade #refocus on the table, then look up at Riley
    
    pause 0.5

    play music "audio/music/late_night_radio.ogg" fadein 2.0
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve
    
    p "...a little dry."
    
    p "What's next?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand11_2
    
    rb "You want to keep going?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand11_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley, if we stop every time I have an emergency, then you'll never meet your deadline."
    
    p "What. Is. Next."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand11_4 with dissolve #shock, then smile
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand11_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "I'll go pop the next one into the oven."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve #riley walks toward the oven
    
    pause 0.5
    
    play sound "audio/effects/oven_open_short.ogg" 
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Your stomach wants to raise a complaint.{/i}"
    
    "{i}But you'll have to listen to it tonight anyway. Why bother hearing its demands right now?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}As you recline into the backrest, you see Riley already gathering ingredients for a third attempt.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Her lack of confidence in the second cake diminishes your own.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Okay, flour... eggs..."
    
    rb "Wait, cake flour? No, baking powder! I need the power and-"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand14_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "Where's the mixing bowl?"
    
    p "Uh..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley, you might want to check the oven."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Huh."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand17_1 with vpunch
    
    rb "Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck fuck!"
    
    rb "It's not even my bowl!"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You hear her sigh.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand18_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "We're good. I forgot to preheat the oven..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Let me transfer this to a different pan and then let's see if I made something edible..."
    
    scene black with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand20_1 with fade
    
    rb "Okay, so preheat the pan... Got it."
    
    rb "Then, butter, sugar, and the eggs in the mixing bowl..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand20_2
    
    rb "No, wait, the butter and sugar get mixed, and then the eggs..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand20_3 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    p "...Riley?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand20_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "I hate this."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand21_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand22_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Riley deposits the mixing bowl into the sink.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/washing_dishes.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}She doesn't reply to you and remains quiet until the next taste test.{/i}"
    
    "{i}During the silence, you can't tell if the feeling of unease in your stomach is from the food or something else.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/plate_down.ogg"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand23_1 with fade
    
    rb "Here it is..."
    
    rb "It's... heavy."
    
    p "Heavy... right."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand24_1 with dissolve #zoom
    
    "{i}There's a bumpy, irregular texture to this cake and it still looks dry.{/i}"
    
    "{i}More than that, you can't help but shake the feeling you've seen something like this before.{/i}"
    
    "{i}It seems so familiar.{/i}"
    
    p "Did you add anything special to this?"
    
    rb "I... don't think so?"
    
    rb "Why?"
    
    p "It's nothing."
    
    
    "{i}You prepare to lean forward and dig your spoon in.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand25_1 with dissolve
    
    play sound "audio/effects/rocks_crumble.ogg"
    
    "{i}That {b}sound{/b}. The texture. The resistance as you push into the questionable block of material.{/i}"
    
    "{i}It reminds you of...{/i}"
    
    p "{i}... ah.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You look up at Riley who is wincing from hearing the same noise.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "That didn't sound good."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley, I'm not sure how you managed it, but..."
    
    p "...it feels like plaster."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_4 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "Great."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_6 with dissolve 
    
    p "I'll give it a try..."
    
    p "...maybe it will taste better? We can work from there."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand26_7 with dissolve
    
    rb "Don't bother."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand27_1 with dissolve #she's walking away from the table
    
    rb "Just throw it in the sink! Or, out the window so it doesn't clog the piping."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand28_1 with dissolve #she's looking for the whipped cream
    
    "{i}You quickly scoot out from your seat.{/i}"
    
    rb "Where's that stupid can!?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/whipped_cream.ogg"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand29_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand30_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "There..."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand30_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Whipped cream and raw cake batter! Not even a complete {b}idiot{/b} could fuck that one up!"
    
    rb "I'd ask you to try this one, [p], but it's probably halfway through a chemical reaction that will melt a hole through your stomach!"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand30_3 with dissolve #her shoulders slump
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand31_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley... hey."
    
    p "Let's just keep at it, okay? You'll get better. You just need some practice."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand31_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "I don't {b}want{/b} to get better, [p]. I hate cooking. I just... I don't have the right temperament for it or something. It's boring. It's complicated."
    
    rb "I just want to get good enough so that I can finally stop."
    
    rb "Every time I look at a kitchen I can just... feel him getting annoyed at me."
    
    rb "Looking at all of this junk is making me nauseous."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand32_1 with dissolve #she slumps down to the floor and he follows her
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand33_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You put an arm around Riley's waist."
    
    rb "I'm fine."
    
    p "I know."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_1 with dissolve #she turns to speak to him
    
    rb "I'm sorry about this."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_2 with dissolve
    
    p "Don't worry about it. I've only had to try one so far."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_3 with dissolve #she smiles
    
    pause 0.5
    
    p "Hey, I've got an idea."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_4 with dissolve #she looks up at him
    
    p "Would you like to crack some eggs for me?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "[p], it's getting late. If I make another attempt I'm going to explode."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_5a with dissolve
    
    p "I got that feeling."
    
    p "That's why you're going to give {b}me{/b} the recipe and you're going to gather the ingredients, crack the eggs, and stir the mixture."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_6 with dissolve #brow furrows and looks away
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_7 with dissolve
    
    rb "I guess I could tell her I had someone help me make it."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_8 with dissolve
    
    p "Oh?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_9 with dissolve
    
    p "Just {b}someone{/b}?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_10 with dissolve #shock
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_11 with dissolve
    
    rb "I see what you're getting at. Yeah, that would work."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand34_12 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You help Riley to her feet.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand35_1 with dissolve
    
    p "We'll pick this up tomorrow morning?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand35_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Yeah. I can do that."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand35_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Also... you know if you wanted to get back at him, I wouldn't mind you sending a picture of us. You know."

    scene bg 14_rb_sand35_4

    p "Going at it."

    play sound "audio/effects/smack_playful.ogg"

    scene bg 14_rb_sand36_1 with hpunch
    
    "{i}Riley playfully swats at your arm!{/i}"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand38_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "[p]! I can't do that..."
    
    rb "Look, I complain a lot, but... It wasn't all my ex's fault. He wanted something very specific in our marriage and I thought I wanted that too."
    
    rb "I didn't, it turns out."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand38_2 with dissolve
    
    p "You keep saying stuff like that, but, Riley, if the man couldn't see how much you hate cooking, then he must have been blind."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand38_3 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand38_4 with dissolve #sly smile
    
    rb "You wouldn't mind?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand38_5 with dissolve
    
    menu:
        "Encourage her":
        
            $ rb_revenge_text = 10
            
            p "Go for it. Show him that nobody messes around with Riley Bohannon."
        
        "Leave it up to her":
        
            p "Send whatever you think will put it behind you."
        
            $ rb_revenge_text = 0
            
            
    scene bg 14_rb_sand39_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "I'll think about it."
    
    rb "In the meantime, I'll shove all this stuff back into the cupboards."
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand39_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "See you tomorrow?"
    
    scene bg 14_rb_sand39_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Bright and early."
    
    "{i}You leave Riley to clean up.{/i}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}Normally, you would help out.{/i}"
    
    "{i}But as soon as you leave the kitchen, you power walk your way to the elevator and make a beeline towards the bathroom.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 30.0
    
    jump academy_bedroom_hallway_trans

label riley_sandbox_15:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_15 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1

    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}It begins now.{/i}"
    "{i}All other options have been exhausted. No other avenues lay before you.{/i}"
    "{i}In Riley's time of need, one cake must rise.{/i}"
    "{i}And by your hands must it not fall.{/i}"
    
    p "{i}How bad could it be?{/i}"
    play sound "audio/effects/classic_thunder.ogg"
    scene black with hpunch

    rb "[p]! [p]! What do we do?"
    
    p "Stay calm. We're not going to lose this one!"
    
    p "Prepare the pan."
    
    rb "The pan? But that's never worked before!"
    
    p "Dammit, Riley! We're out of options! Sometimes, you have to take life into your own hands."
    
    play music "audio/music/villainous_treachery.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    p "I have the oven preheating. Do you have the vat ready?"
    
    rb "Yes, Doctor."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Are you sure this will work?"
    
    p "All we can do is try. Failing and giving up lead to the same outcome."
    
    p "Scalpel?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Ready, Doctor."
    
    p "Then..."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand2_1 with hpunch
    
    p "Butter the pan!"
    
    rb "Yes, Doctor!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand3_1
    
    p "I'll start mixing the wet ingredients!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand4_1 
    
    rb "Doctor? What should I do after I butter the pan?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand5_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Butter it again, my Dear!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand6_1 
    
    rb "Genius!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand7_1 with fade
    
    p "Now, let's see... I think the wet ingredients are ready!"
    
    rb "Excellent! I shall begin gathering the dry ingredients!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand8_1 with hpunch
    
    p "Stop!"
    
    p "You must not use a measuring cup to scoop out the flour! You must spoon the flour into the cup, or the flour will become compact and the end product will be..."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/classic_thunder.ogg"
    scene bg 15_rb_sand8_1 with hpunch
    
    p "{b}...dry!{/b}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand9_1
    
    rb "Such foolishness on my behalf! What disaster have I nearly wrought between my fingers..."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve
    
    p "It is an easy miscalculation to make!"
    
    p "Now, fetch for me the remaining ingredients on the parchment! The penultimate moment is nearly upon us!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand11_1
    
    rb "You mean-!?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand12_1
    
    p "Yes. It is nearly time for the oven!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand13_1
    
    rb "I'll begin right away!"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/oven_open_short.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand14_1 with fade
    
    p "Patience..."
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}Your faithful assistant gathers the final materials for the operation.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand15_1 with fade
    
    "{i}Now, all there is left to do is wait.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    play sound "audio/effects/oven_timer.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand20_1
    
    rb "Is it done!?"
    
    p "Almost! Almost! Grab it out of the oven and set it on the stove to cool! I'll grab the frosting and knife!"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/oven_open_short.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand21_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene black with fade
    
    p "I'll put this stuff away while it cools!"
    
    rb "I'll get the dishes!"
    scene bg 15_rb_sand22_1 with fade #Looking at Riley
    
    "{i}The moment of truth.{/i}"
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand22_2 with dissolve #she looks down
    
    rb "It's..."

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand23_1 with dissolve #looking down at cake
    
    p "It's..."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand23_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5

    play music "audio/music/pleasant_porridge.ogg" fadein 2.0
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_1 with hpunch
    
    rb "It's {b}perfect{/b}!"
    
    rb "The color! The texture! It looks like it even still has some moisture on it!"
    
    rb "Most importantly: it smells like cake!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_2
    
    p "That's the most important part? Not that it tastes like cake?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_3 
    
    rb "I don't want to get my hopes up."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_4 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley! Come on. You have to taste this one!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_5 
    
    rb "I do?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_6
    
    "{i}You understand her apprehension, but as someone who has had to consume far more questionable-looking baked goods, you find yourself in an unforgiving mood.{/i}"
    
    p "{b}Yes!{/b}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand24_7 with dissolve
    
    rb "Well... that's fair. Here."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand25_1 with dissolve #she reaches for cake, and the next transition is her chewing
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand26_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You don't hear any loud crunching as Riley chews, which you take as a good sign.{/i}"
    
    p "How is it?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand27_1 with dissolve #head raised toward the ceiling in pained happiness.
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand28_1 with hpunch
    
    p "Mmrrrph!?"
    
    "{i}You find out firsthand has Riley's tongue suddenly, and forcibly, enters your mouth.{/i}"
    
    "{i}With the familiar taste of Riley's coconut lip balm occupying your taste buds, it's difficult to tell what exactly the cake tastes like.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You can detect the sugary taste of the frosting, and just a hint of vanilla. It's not the most flavorful sweet you've ever had.{/i}"
    
    "{i}But it's far from bad.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand28_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You decide that you like it, even though the taste of Riley's lips has biased your decision.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand29_1 with dissolve #angle down toward Riley hugging the protagonist
    
    rb "It's over... It's finally over..."
    
    rb "I hope I never touch another baking pan again."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand29_2 with dissolve
    
    p "...I hear you."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_1 with dissolve # they separate and she looks at him with a smile and then the cake
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "All right. I'm going to take this thing over to her right now."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Now? Is the baby shower today?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "Nope!"
    
    rb "But I'm not doing this all over again in case someone in the house gets the munchies."
    
    rb "She can keep it in {b}her{/b} fridge."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "Call the elevator for me?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand30_6 with dissolve
    
    p "Got it."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand31_1 with dissolve # he turns toward the kitchen door
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene black with fade
    
    play sound "audio/effects/elevator_open.ogg"
    
    "{i}You rush down the hallway to press the call button for the elevator.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Riley swiftly makes her way inside and down to the garage floor.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Relieved that you've helped Riley, and possibly saved a newborn baby from certain intestinal distress, you make your way to the recreation room for well-deserved relaxation.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand32_1 with fade #rec room and then focus on the TV
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand33_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand34_1 with dissolve
    
    p "{i}...stomach seems fine so far.{/i}"
    
    p "{i}I'll know for sure after a movie.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand35_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You reach for the remote.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand36_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Stifling a yawn with your other hand, you prepare to kill some time until Riley gets back.{/i}"
    "{i}You'd like to know how it went.{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade 
    
    p "{i}Let's see what's on...{/i}"
    
    pause 1.0
    
    "{i}... ...{/i}"
    
    "{i}...{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/cellphone_vibrate.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand37_1 with fade #protagonist laying down on the couch
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand38_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Must have dozed off..."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/cellphone_vibrate.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand39_1 with dissolve #looking down toward his body
    
    "{i}You grope around for your cell phone.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/leather_couch.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand40_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Hello?"
    
    rb "[p]! I'm almost home. Artemisia and I are in the tunnel right now. We should be pulling up any minute."
    
    p "Yeah? How did it go? Did your friend like it?"
    
    rb "{b}Yes{/b}, thank you! You should have seen the look on her face! That bitch, I knew she was setting me up to fail."
    
    "{i}You hear Riley giggling on the other end of the line.{/i}"
    
    rb "She had loads of questions, too, but none of them were about the cake."
    
    p "What were they about?"
    
    rb "Let's just say I forgot to tell her I got divorced."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/elevator_open_muffled.ogg"
    
    p "Ah."
    
    rb "Yep! Anyway, this recent baking excursion has inspired me!"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand41_1 with dissolve #he gets up
    
    p "Inspired? Inspired how?"
    
    rb "So, while I was heading home, I had this idea for another cake..."
    
    "{i}Your previously content stomach twists suddenly in your gut.{/i}"
    
    p "I thought you said that you didn't want to touch another baking pan! Today! You said that today!"
    
    rb "I {b}know{/b}, I know! But, I've got a really special cake in mind and I need your help!"
    
    rb "Pretty, please? I'm already in the kitchen."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand42_1 with dissolve #he turns to look toward the door
    
    "{i}You were already prepared to surrender your bowels today.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Better now than later.{/i}"
    
    p "Okay... I'll make my way over."
    
    rb "I'll be waiting!"
    
    "{i}Riley hangs up.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand43_1 with dissolve #he walks toward the door
    
    p "Let's go see what kind of cake she has in mind..."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand44_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}...you just hope she hasn't started mixing the ingredients yet.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg" 
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand45_1 with fade
    
    rb "There you are."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand46_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Are you ready?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand47_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Are you sure you want to make another one today?"
    
    p "At the very least, I thought that you'd want to take a break from baking for a while."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand47_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "You're right about that, but I have something special for this one planned."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand47_3 with dissolve
    
    p "All right. Where's the recipe?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand48_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Do you want me to get the flour or..."
    
    rb "Actually, I have something for you on the sofa cushions. Would you mind?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand49_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Over there?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand50_1 with dissolve
    
    p "I don't see anything."
    
    rb "Oh, it's over there! You can consider it kind of like dressing for this cake."
    
    p "Riley, cakes don't use dressing."
    
    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand51_1 with dissolve
    
    p "They..."
    
    rb "Really? Then, would it surprise you if, after all this, I still don't know a single thing about baking a cake?"
    
    play music "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 5.0
    
    rb "But I know how to use the one I have."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_off.ogg"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand52_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You feel Riley press up against your back, her body warm, soft, and undeniably naked from behind you.{/i}"
    
    p "Would you be upset if I said it wouldn't?"
    
    rb "Not even a little. The last thing I want is for you to ask me to cook."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand52_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "I would try to do it well, but I think it's a waste of our time..."
    
    rb "Kind of like this shirt."
    
    p "And baking put you in this mood?"
    
    rb "No. It was something else you said the other day."
    
    p "Which was?"
    
    rb "Clothes first."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/clothes_rustle.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}It's hard to argue with a deal like that.{/i}"
    
    rb "Now, we're going to need plenty of oil..."
    
    p "What kind?"
    
    rb "The best kind."
    
    show riley_animation_sandbox15_1 with fade
    
    rb "The kind that you don't cook with."
    
    rb "Let me just smear this on..."
    
    p "That's more than usual."
    
    rb "It needs to be. Like I said, I'm giving you some cake today."
    
    p "Some-"
    
    p "Oh."
    
    rb "Mhm."
    
    p "And this has something to do with something I said the other day?"
    
    rb "It does..."
    
    "{i}Riley draws out each word. You feel the puff of every syllable against your collarbone.{/i}"
    
    rb "...this is something that only you can have, and you're the only one to get it."
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto 
    
    rb "Ready for your cake?"
    
    p "Famished."
    
    show riley_animation_sandbox15_2 with fade
    
    rb "Take it slow..."
    
    p "I always take it slow."
    
    rb "I {b}mean{/b} slower than normal. Please."
    
    rb "Gods. Fuck!"
    
    rb "Okay. Okay, okay, okay. It's feeling better."
    
    rb "Enjoying yourself?"
    
    "{i}There's a mix of several different emotions and sensations as you keep prodding her open. The head of your cock slides into Riley with far more ease than it did when you first tried anal.{/i}"
    
    "{i}The feeling is more than just tight or warm, her holes are reshaping to fit you after all of your encounters. There's an erotic thrill running from the base of your spine to your scalp; a primal feeling of triumph as you lay claim to her.{/i}"
    
    "{i}On the other hand, you're not sure you should mention to Riley that her butt is adapting to become a dick-draining toy.{/i}"
    
    p "Yeah."
    
    "{i}Sometimes, simple is best.{/i}"
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto 
    
    show riley_animation_sandbox15_3 with fade
    
    rb "Jeez... you really reach everything."
    
    p "Should I stop?"
    
    rb "No, don't stop... it's just tingling up the back of my head."
    
    "{i}Gasps and squeals escape from Riley as her passage begins to relax, your cock sliding in deeper and faster as you scrap against her inner walls.{/i}"
    
    "{i}The table legs rattle within their joints as Riley braces herself against the surface, her breath quickening with each thrust."
    
    rb "Okay... Do it."
    
    p "Do it?"
    
    rb "Yeah, do it! Do me!"
    
    p "Isn't that what I'm doing!?"
    
    rb "{b}Fuck{/b} me! I can handle it now."
    
    "{i}The way she squeezes around your shaft after her declaration has you doubtful.{/i}"
    
    p "You're sure?"
    
    rb "For the last time, [p], {b}pound this cake{/b}!"
    
    p "You don't have to tell me twice."
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto 
    
    show riley_animation_sandbox15_4 with fade
    
    rb "{b}Fuck{/b}!"
    
    "{i}Riley can't hold her voice in, the quiet cries of surprised pleasure have turned into rapid, throaty moans as each collision of your hips drives the air from her lungs!{/i}"
    
    rb "Shit! Fuck! You're actually doing it!"
    
    p "You told me to do it! Did you-"
    
    rb "No! Don't stop now! Just hurry up before I cum!"
    
    p "What are you even saying!?"
    
    rb "I said cum before I do-"
    
    "{i}Riley swallows her voice halfway through speaking with her mouth agape as she shivers from her shoulders down to her thighs.{/i}"
    
    rb "{b}Hurry{/b}!"
    
    p "Why!?"
    
    rb "Because I need you to! [p], I swear, if you turn me into some anal-freak, I'm-"
    
    "{i}It happens again, and you tighten your grip on her wrists as the spams reach all the way down to her wrists.{/i}"
    
    p "My dick doesn't work like that! I can't just make it cum on demand!"
    
    rb "Oh... fuck... Oh..."
    
    rb "Forget it, it's too late."
    
    "{i}Her words come through gritted teeth as the walls enveloping your shaft continue to tremble and coil around you.{/i}"
    
    rb "I get it... I get why you like this now."
    
    "{i}The space between each word is punctuated by sharp, lustful cries.{/i}"
    
    rb "Turning. My. O. Ring. Into. Your. Wedding. Ring."
    
    rb "Trying. To. Mark. Me."
    
    rb "So. Bold."
    
    "{i}You feel your own orgasm beginning to crest the hill.{/i}"
    
    p "If you had started with that, you might have gotten your wish!"
    
    rb "Go on then. Fill me up like a-"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand53_1 with hpunch
    
    "{i}Riley's back arches sharply as you thrust down to the hilt inside of her. The raw, lascivious sound she emits from her throat rattles the windows as you pump rope after rope of your warmth into her guts.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You hold onto her as you come down from it. As if sensing how sensitive you are, her anal passage tightens all around you, milking every drop you have to give beyond your sight.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Holy fuck... holy fuck..."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_3 with dissolve
    
    "{i}She's gasping for breath.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_4 with dissolve #she tries to look at him
    
    rb "...you cut off my last cake pun."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_5 with dissolve
    
    p "On purpose."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_6 with dissolve
    
    "{i}She giggles.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand54_7 with dissolve
    
    rb "Probably for the best."
    
    rb "You can let go now. I won't fall over."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_1 with fade #arrange to first person
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "I came... three times? Fuck. That was so good it was almost worth baking that stupid thing."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Does that mean we need to wait for a baby shower every time we want to do something like this?"
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_4 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_5 with dissolve #arched brow and smile
    
    rb "Once a week. At {b}most{/b}, okay? I need time to recover. A lot of time."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_6 with dissolve
    
    p "I can live with that."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand55_7 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand56_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Uh-huh."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand56_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Hey, you mind wiping down the table? I need to run upstairs to clean up."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand56_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Yeah, I can do that."
    
    p "Should I order more baking paper for next time, too?"

    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand56_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "Next time, let's just skip to the good part."
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand57_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 15_rb_sand58_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Riley departs.{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}After a quick spray and paper towel, you also make your way out of the kitchen.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 20.0
    
    jump academy_corridor_trans

label riley_sandbox_16:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_16 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    
    #triggers after riley event 37
    #triggers in the evening in the elevator corridor
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0
    stop music_2 fadeout 4.0
    
    scene black with fade
    
    p "Huh..."
    
    play music "audio/effects/rain_interior_loop.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    p "It's raining today..."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve #he looks out the window
    
    "{i}Rain is infrequent in Nierhaven City, but the surrounding mountains receive regular showers. It's even known to snow in the Winter.{/i}"
    
    "{i}It's been an unusually warm year.{/i}"
    
    p "That fog rolls in real thick..."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/cellphone_vibrate.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve #he looks down
    
    p "Huh..."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_4 with dissolve #picks up cellphone_vibrate
    
    p "Hello?"
    
    rb "[p]!"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_5 with dissolve #he looks toward her door
    
    p "Riley!?"
    
    rb "Hey! I need you to pick me up!"
    
    p "Pick you up? Where are you? I thought you were still in the Academy!"
    
    rb "I went for a laundry run and I got caught out here! It's fucking {b}pouring{/b}, [p]! Swing by with Artemisia and get me out of this city!"
    
    p "All right, all right. I'm on my way."
    
    rb "Thanks!"
    
    "{i}Riley hangs up.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand0_6 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You make your way toward the elevator.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/elevator_open.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand1_1 with fade
    
    p "Artemisia! We need to go!"
    
    ar "[p]? I apologize, but I have a prior engagement with Miss Bohannon. Is the matter urgent or can I reschedule you?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve
    
    p "That's... that's what I mean. We need to pick up Riley. She called me just now."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_door_lock.ogg"
    
    "{i}Artemisia pops open the locks on her doors.{/i}"
 
    scene bg 16_rb_sand2_1 with fade #inside car_door_close
    play sound "audio/effects/car_door_close.ogg"
    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    ar "Strange..."
    
    p "Hmm?"
    
    ar "I have never been tardy in retrieving a team member. Why would she contact you? Did she think I was incapable of getting there on time?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/weather_thunder.ogg"
    
    p "Maybe it's the rain?"
    
    ar "The weather has never impaired me."
    
    p "Then, maybe she needs extra help hauling in the laundry?"
    
    ar "She has tactile acceleration."
    
    p "I don't know! Has this happened before? Did she ever call Missus Powell to pick her up when it rained?"
     
    ar "No. Although... there was a pattern. She and Queen Unbreakable would always travel into town together when it rained."
    
    ar "Curious. Noted for further investigation. Departing now."
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You head into the city with Artemisia.{/i}"
    
    play music "audio/effects/rain_interior_loop.ogg" fadein 20.0
    
    "{i}You dial Riley to tell her when you've arrived.{/i}"
    
    p "She said that we should meet her around here..."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand3_1 with fade
    
    p "Do you see her?"
    
    ar "I am tracking the last known location of her cellphone."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve
    
    ar "She is nearby."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand3_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Don't you have infrared vision on your cameras or something?"
    
    ar "Humans look remarkably similar when reduced to heat signatures."
    
    ar "The issue is that my cameras do not extend skyward, and it is likely that she will..."
    
    p "...she will?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_window_knock.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand3_4 with hpunch
    
    p "Gah!"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand4_1 with fade
    
    rb "{b}Open the door!{/b}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_door_lock.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_door_close.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand5_1 with fade
    
    rb "Fuck! I'm soaked! Artemisia! Blast the heater for me, please?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve
    
    ar "Of course."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Why didn't you wait in the laundromat? We were coming by to pick you up."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "I wasn't at the laundromat. It's an hour for those ancient machines to dry clothes, so I went to do some light shopping and it started to pour!"
    
    rb "Trust me, if I knew this was going to happen, I would have worn more than my laundry day pajamas."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve
    
    p "I was wondering about that. Honestly, I'm more surprised that those pants aren't green."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Green plaid is an underappreciated pajama color."
    
    rb "Hey, do you think you could grab my clothes and load them into the trunk? They're in a dryer at the back wall. You'll notice some of the outfits."
    
    rb "I want to warm up here."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_2
    
    p "Yeah, I go."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "Thanks, [p]. Here."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Riley hands you a key.{/i}"
    
    p "You want me to just stuff it all in the trunk?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_distant.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_5 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_6 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_7 with dissolve
    
    rb "Huh? Yeah. Just shove everything into the laundry bag and toss it in there. I'll sort and fold it when I get back."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand8_8 with dissolve
    
    p "On it."
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}The laundromat is half a block away.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_trunk.ogg"

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    
    "{i}Once you've recovered her clothes, you make your way back to the Academy.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/late_night_radio.ogg" fadein 10.0

    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_1 with fade
    
    "{i}Riley is still trying to warm up as Artemisia pulls into the tunnel.{/i}"
    
    "{i}The heater is on full blast and you're starting to feel the prickles of sweat beneath the collar of your shirt.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_2
    
    p "Did you run a towel through the dryer? We could pull over and grab it."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_3
    
    rb "Are you kidding? I just washed that!"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_4
    
    p "It's better than catching a cold."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_5
    
    rb "I'll take my chances."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_6 with dissolve
    
    p "...all right. I didn't want to do this, but you've left me no choice."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand9_7
    
    p "Artemisia."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley has put her flip-flops on your seat."
    
    rb "Hey!"
    
    ar "We have thirty minutes until we reach the Academy. Miss Bohannon, please do something about your wet clothes."
    
    ar "And footwear."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "My wet clothes, huh?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/fabric_drop.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand12_1 with vpunch
    
    rb "There! How about that!?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand12_2
    
    "{i}You can't help but chuckle.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand12_3 with dissolve
    
    p "You must have been fun at a wet T-shirt contest."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand12_4 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand12_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "You think so? Would you like to see what they did?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/wet_slap.ogg"
    
    scene black with hpunch
    
    "{i}The watery rag of Riley's tank top smacks right into your face like a wet wad of paper.{/i}"
    
    rb "That's right! Nothing! Because I'll be six feet into the ground before I let someone spray me with a hose without buying me a drink first!"
    
    ar "Why am I detecting moisture on the steering wheel?"
    
    p "Mpphmpph!"
    
    ar "Turning on interior cameras."
    
    rb "You might not want to!"
    
    ar "Bohannon. Do not hang your pants outside my window. You'll get water spots on the exterior."
    
    ar "Shutting off interior lighting."
    
    rb "Hey!"
    
    "{i}By the time you've unwrapped her top from your head, it's pitch black anyway. As your eyes begin to adjust, you feel a pull on your stomach as Artemisia decelerates.{/i}"
    
    rb "That's not fun."
    
    ar "We are pulling over."
    
    "{i}And you do.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_trunk.ogg"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand13_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "All unloaded."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "I can handle things from here. It's not like I need your big muscles to take this up the elevator."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "And then I'll be back to wipe off the seats, Artemisia."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_3
    
    ar "Understood."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "How about you? How are you going to spend this dreadful day?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_5 with dissolve
    
    if p_reader >= 1:
        p "I was planning on reading a book."
     
    else:
        p "Probably flip through something on the television."
     
    p "Also, dreadful? It's not that bad outside."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_6 with dissolve
    
    rb "If you say so. I {b}hate{/b} the rain."
    
    rb "Can't go for a jog, can't walk around the city, can't fly."
    
    rb "It's just the worst."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand15_7
    
    p "You can't fly in the rain?"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "It's not like it shuts off my powers, but it's pretty dangerous."
    
    rb "I don't know about you, but I've had enough close encounters of the lightning variety to last me a lifetime."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand16_2
    
    rb "Honestly, the best thing about living in Nierhaven is that it almost never rains."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve
    
    ar "The weather forecast predicts infrequent showers this week."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand17_1 with hpunch
    
    rb "Fuck!"
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand18_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Okay, I'm going to haul this upstairs and change out of these wet pants since {b}someone{/b} didn't want me to take them off in the car."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand18_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Thanks again, [p]. I'll talk to you soon."
    
    scene bg 16_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Riley departs to put away her clothes and make amends to Artemisia.{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0

    "{i}With no such obligations, you make your way back to your room.{/i}"

    play music "audio/music/on_my_way_edit.ogg" fadein 20.0
    
    jump academy_bedroom_hallway_trans
    

label riley_sandbox_17:
    hide screen calendar
    $ timeofday = 4
    $ rb_sand_17 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    
    scene black with fade

    play sound "audio/effects/elevator_open.ogg"
    
    "{i}You make your way down to the garage.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    ar "[p]? Excellent timing. I require your assistance."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve
    
    p "With what?"
    
    ar "This shell requires routine maintenance, but I am otherwise engaged with some work further into the tunnels. I would like you to perform it for me."
    
    ar "It should only take a couple of hours and I can guide you through the process with the cameras installed in the garage."
    
    p "Yeah, that's no problem. Do I need any tools? Should I grab a wrench?"
    
    ar "A wrench is a force multiplier. Your super strength and fingers will suffice."
    
    p "...right. Still not used to that."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand1_2 with dissolve
    
    ar "It is the mundane activities that will drill familiarity into you. Are you ready to begin?"
    
    p "Where do I start?"
    
    ar "Please get underneath me."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand1_3 with dissolve
    
    p "...you don't exactly have a lot of space down there. I don't think I'll fit."
    
    ar "Start in the back and work your way from there."
    
    p "Right."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand2_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand2_2 with dissolve
    
    p "Okay, what's the first step?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/car_door_lock.ogg"
    
    ar "You can begin by accessing the relevant internals through the trunk."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand2_3 with dissolve
    
    p "...what?"
    
    "{i}You are once again reminded that nothing about Artemisia is off an assembly line.{/i}"
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0

    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You require more than a little guidance, but you can compensate for a lack of understanding with a few more hours out of the day.{/i}"
    
    p "...and..."
    
    play music "audio/effects/rain_window_loop.ogg" fadein 30.0
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_1 with fade
    
    p "How does that... feel?"
    
    ar "Running diagnostic."
    
    ar "Wheel alignment is good. Thank you, [p]. With this, I can upload a systems report to Shiro showing him that I do not require maintenance in the near future."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve
    
    p "Good. That will buy us some more time."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_distant.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_3 with dissolve
    
    p "...it's already dark outside."
    
    ar "The weather has also changed. I predict heavy rainfall tonight and until the next morning."
    
    ar "Nierhaven City has already issued flash flood warnings and closed off the highway leading into the mountains."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_4 with dissolve #he stands
    
    p "That bad?"
    
    ar "The city is ill-prepared for flooding. I will send out a notice to all Academy members that trips into the city are postponed until tomorrow."
    
    p "Is anyone already out?"
    
    ar "No."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_close.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_5 with hpunch #lights out
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_6 with dissolve
    
    p "Artemisia!?"
    
    ar "Scanning."
    
    ar "We have lost power. I am switching to the backup generators and initiating an Academy lock-down."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_7
    
    p "Lock-down!? Are we under attack?"
    
    ar "I do not believe so. The most likely scenario is that the combination of the high winds, heavy rain, and lightning has impacted one of the utility poles connecting the Academy to Nierhaven's power grid."
    
    ar "In the event of a power outage, I utilize the back-up generators to seal all security gates, doors, and windows. Afterward, we will be on power saving mode with only enough energy to maintain the ventilation."
    
    ar "I will temporarily reactivate the elevator to allow you to return to the first floor."
    
    ar "Please make your way upstairs. In the morning, I will investigate the issue and handle the necessary repairs."
    
    p "All right, come get me if you need help."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_8 with dissolve
    
    p "Good night, Artemisia!"
    
    ar "Good night, [p]."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand3_9 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    play sound "audio/effects/elevator_open.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You make your way to the first floor.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand4_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Don't worry, guys..."
    
    p "The hero with darkvision is here."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_distant.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand4_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}For the other members of the Academy, you're sure a power outage would cast the Academy in an eerie or mysterious light.{/i}"
    
    "{i}For you, however, it feels like you've put on a pair of sunglasses that you can't remove. It's just a little dimmer.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand4_3 with hpunch #lights
    
    "{i}A sudden shriek snaps your attention toward the kitchen.{/i}"
    
    p "Hello!?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You rush inside.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand5_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand5_2 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley!?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand5_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "[p]!?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand5_4
    
    rb "I was in the kitchen when the lights went out and I can't see a thing! I've been bumping into everything from the chairs to the walls!"
    
    rb "Help me out?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand5_5 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "I don't trust myself to find the stairs."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_2 with dissolve
    
    p "It must be dark. Yeah, I can take you up. Do you want me to lead you or..."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_3
    
    p "...carry you?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "Just because I can barely see doesn't mean I won't know who's copping a feel. The man-hands give you away."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_5
    
    p "Damn."
    
    p "Also, over here."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand6_6 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You extend one of those hands toward Riley, your fingers brushing against hers, which she quickly seizes on.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}She breathes a sigh of relief.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "Get me out of here."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_4
    
    p "One late-night rescue coming up."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_5
    
    p "Hey, what made you yelp like that?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_6 with dissolve
    
    rb "Oh, I, uh... I stubbed my toe."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_7
    
    rb "Something that I guess you don't worry about anymore."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand7_8 with dissolve
    
    p "I'd just dent the furniture."
    
    "{i}With Riley in hand, you begin leading her up the stairs.{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}With how often you traverse the Academy, you could probably do this blindfolded.{/i}"
    
    p "{i}...come to think of it, why couldn't Riley?{/i}"
    
    play music "audio/effects/rain_interior_loop.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand8_1 with fade
    
    p "We're almost there."
    
    "{i}She giggles.{/i}"
    
    rb "Oh, really? You sure it wasn't down one of the other hallways?"
    
    "{i}Rather than just hold hands, Riley has an arm wrapped around your side as you walk down the familiar carpet-covered pathways of the Academy.{/i}"
    
    "{i}It feels like she's leaning on you, but whatever foot pain she acquired from stubbing her toe hasn't so much as given her a limp.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Thanks to the large windows and the small scattering of moonlight making it through the clouds, this hallway is brighter than the rest of the Academy.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Can you see the door?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve #she walks ahead
    
    rb "Ye-"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_long_1.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand10_1 with hpunch #she stumbles back into him.
    
    rb "No! It's still too dark."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve #he looks down at her, she's facing away from him
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve #he looks back at the door
    
    p "...oh, well, it's just right in front of you."
    
    rb "Right!"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand12_2 with dissolve #one step forward and then she turns around to face him.
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Actually, I forgot my phone in the kitchen. Would you mind coming down with me to get it?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_2 with dissolve
    
    p "I can run down quickly and get it."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_3
    
    rb "Right! Right..."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_4
    
    p "Riley, what's going on?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_5 with dissolve
    
    rb "Nothing!"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_long_2.ogg"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_6 with dissolve #wince
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_7 with dissolve
    
    p "Riley, are you... scared of lightning?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand13_8 with dissolve #eyes wide, and then she stands confident
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand14_1 with hpunch
    
    rb "[p], that is ridiculous! Remember Lovestruck? We literally beat someone who used the budget magician's version of a thunderstorm!"
    
    rb "{b}Kids{/b} are scared of lightning! We're not even outside! The Academy is totally safe. I would know, I checked with Ellie!"
    
    rb "Honestly, just because I get a little jumpy in the dark, which is perfectly reasonable, you assume that I've got astraphobia!"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand14_2
    
    p "Astra-what?"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand14_3
    
    rb "Listen, [p], I am a grown-ass woman and I am not scared of lightning."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_close.ogg"
    
    scene white with hpunch
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand15_1 with fade #she is hugging him
    
    p "..."

    p "...you know, it's a fairly ordinary fear. I get scared of lightning from time to time."
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand15_2
    
    rb "I told you, I'm not scared."
    
    "{i}Her voice is slightly muffled from speaking into your shirt.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand16_1 with dissolve #he looks away
    
    "{i}You close your arms around Riley.{/i}"
    
    p "My mistake."
    
    "{i}You stand in the hallway with Riley for several long minutes. The rain and thunder continue, and each time the night sky lights up, you can feel her fingers bunching into your shirt.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Eventually, she collects herself...{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}...takes a step back...{/i}"
    
    scene bg 17_rb_sand18_1 with fade
    
    "{i}...and disappears into her room without saying a word.{/i}"
    
    "{i}The Academy has taught you many things about superheroes.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Not to sting a woman's wounded pride is something you picked up on your own.{/i}"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You make your way back to your room to get some sleep.{/i}"
    
    jump academy_bedroom_hallway_trans

label riley_sandbox_18:
    hide screen calendar
    #$ timeofday += 1
    $ rb_sand_18 = 10
    $ rb_sandbox_value += 1
    
    scene black with fade
    
    stop music fadeout 4.0
    stop music_2 fadeout 4.0
    
    "{i}You settle in for the night, covers tucked around yourself as an unusual chill tickles your cheeks and chin.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You've not tested if your superpowered durability gives you any resistance to extreme temperatures, but it doesn't feel like it.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You wish you'd put on socks.{/i}"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_long_1.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand0_1 with fade
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand0_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}The rumble of thunder brings you out of sleep.{/i}"
    
    play music "audio/effects/rain_interior_loop.ogg" fadein 8.0
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand0_3 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand0_4 with dissolve
    
    p "...I'm already up. I might as well get some socks."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/door_open_close.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand0_5 with dissolve
    
    "{i}The sound of the door opening catches your attention.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand1_1 with dissolve
    
    p "...Riley?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand2_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand3_1 with dissolve
    
    p "What's going on? Are you okay?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand3_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Riley exhales slowly through her nose.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand3_3
    
    rb "I am a grown-ass woman..."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand3_4 with dissolve #she looks up at him
    
    rb "...who is a little bit scared of thunderstorms."
    
    rb "I would like company. Think you can help me out, [p]?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand3_5 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You give Riley a smile.{/i}"
    
    p "My place or yours?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand4_1
    
    rb "Mine! You never spend the night in my room and the sheets are freshly laundered."
    
    rb "I can also promise that it'll be a lot warmer under my covers. So warm that you won't need socks."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand4_2
    
    p "Deal."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/door_knob.ogg"
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You head out with Riley.{/i}"
    
    p "How come you never invite me over here this late?"
    
    rb "Well, for one, your bed is bigger."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/bed_sheet_movement_2.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand5_1 with fade #Riley is crawling on the sheets
    
    rb "And, secondly, I don't want to wash my sheets every night."
    
    p "What is that supposed to mean?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand6_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "You know exactly what it's supposed to mean. Now get over here. It's freezing."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand7_1 with dissolve
    
    p "I'm coming."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/bed_sheet_sit.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand7_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Closer."
    
    "{i}Riley lays and arm across your chest.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}And you're slowly pulled down to the mattress.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "There. I promised you warmth without socks."
    
    rb "We might still need the blanket."
    
    play sound "audio/effects/thunder_long_2.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_3 with dissolve #squint, then looking down
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_4 with dissolve
    
    "{i}The distant roar of thunder steals her smile away.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_5 #she looks at him
    
    p "Do you want me to get my phone? I can throw on some background noise."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_6 #she looks away
    
    rb "Maybe. I don't know. I don't think it will help."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand8_7
    
    p "We can try. Do you know why it has got you so worked up? Were you scared of storms as a kid?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/bed_sheet_2.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand9_1 with dissolve
    
    rb "Gods! I wish I had that excuse. No. I actually handled thunderstorms fine as a kid. I would stay in and watch T.V. until it passed."
    
    rb "It was after I got my powers. It took me so long to learn how to fly and I didn't like the idea of a few clouds telling me that I couldn't do it."
    
    rb "You know me."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand9_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "One day, I was picking up... something for Ellie. I think it was clothes. This was before Nierhaven and before the Academy."
    
    rb "It was pouring for almost two weeks and the traffic was so bad. Flooding cut off roads and she was always out helping with rescues and I was stuck. Grounded."
    
    rb "I flew out wearing a pair of swimming goggles, got a couple hundred feet into the air, and got blasted."
    
    rb "It didn't hit me directly. It got a building right next to me, but it knocked me right out."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand9_3 with dissolve
    
    rb "Ellie was livid... or, she tried to be. She gave me that stern teacher look when I woke up in the hospital."
    
    rb "Harper told me later that she'd been crying the whole night prior."
    
    rb "She's a smart kid. That straightened me out better than any lecture."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand9_4 with dissolve
    
    p "I had no idea. How did you manage to go up against Lovestruck? That didn't bring up any bad memories?"
    
    play sound "audio/effects/bed_sheet_movement.ogg"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand10_1 with dissolve #she rolls onto her back
    
    rb "Huh, no! People are terrified of the ocean, but they still take baths, right?"
    
    rb "Lighting is just one part of it. It's the blindness, the noise everywhere, the unpredictability of it. The rain is just one big curtain weighing me down and blocking out the world for me."
    
    rb "I feel like a bug about to be swatted in a thunderstorm."
    
    rb "Lovestruck might as well be one of those electroshock weapons that fire out little, metal probes. I know where she's aiming and she's a terrible shot."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand10_2 with dissolve #she looks at him
    
    rb "And, if I ran off, who was going to watch your back?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand10_3 with dissolve
    
    p "Someone much worse at it."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand10_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "You know, being able to fly is my favorite thing about my powers. Lifting heavy stuff with one hand is cool and all, but there's always been someone better at that than me. First, it was Ellie and now it's you."
    
    rb "I will admit, I've been a little anxious that you might one day be able to use my powers to fly. You might even be able to do it in the rain because of that metal suit of yours."
    
    rb "But, if there was anyone else in the world that I could share it with..."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand10_5
     
    rb "...you wouldn't be my last choice."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Oh, I'm flattered."
    
    p "Hey."
    label RileyScene018:
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_2
    
    p "Is it always going to take a thunderstorm for me to spend the night here?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_3
    
    rb "Yep."
    
    rb "Because, like I said, I don't want to wash my sheets every night."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand12_1 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "What look is that?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_5
    
    p "What look is what?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand11_6
    
    rb "The look you gave my tits. The lights are still on in here, [p]. I can see your face just fine."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand13_1 with dissolve
    
    p "Oh, yeah... My greatest power undone by modern electricity."
    
    rb "It worked great during the power outage."
    
    p "Yeah. I really saved us a lot of money on candles."
    
    rb "You also got me out of a situation."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand14_1 with dissolve
 
    rb "And, speaking of situations, you still didn't answer my question."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand14_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "That's fine, though. I can just ask him."
    
    play music_2 "audio/music/your_call.ogg" fadein 30.0

    scene riley_animation_sandbox18_1 with fade
    
    rb "Just as I thought."
    
    p "You're not going to do your sheets any favors."
    
    rb "I can think of a few ways to keep them clean, or is it too cold to get this guy to perform?"
    
    p "You're goading me."
    
    rb "Is it working?"
    
    p "Yes."
    
    "{i}Riley giggles.{/i}"
    
    rb "Sit on the edge of the bed."
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto
    
    play sound "audio/effects/bed_sheet_movement_2.ogg"
 
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You adjust accordingly.{/i}"
    
    scene riley_animation_sandbox18_2 with fade
    
    p "You had this in mind when you invited me over, didn't you?"
    
    rb "I did not. I thought you would take my mind off the weather, and you did."
    
    rb "I can't help if my mind wandered somewhere else. Somewhere familiar. Pleasant. Almost safe."
    
    p "Almost?"
    
    rb "I don't think any girl would feel a hundred percent safe around this cock. Take it as a compliment."
    
    rb "Gods, and these always feel so full."
    
    rb "I'd ask if you were pent up, but I can't see how that could be the case in the Academy. Is this another side effect of your powers? Super semen production?"
    
    p "Don't label my powers like that."
    
    rb "Fine, I'll do something else with my mouth."
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto
    
    scene riley_animation_sandbox18_3 with fade
    
    "{i}All of that pent-up nervous energy in Riley is channeled suddenly into a frenzied oral technique you've not experienced with her before.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Her soft hand squeezes your shaft while her plush lips suck along the head of your cock, each bob of her head drawing back her lips and lightly hollowing her cheeks.{/i}"
    
    "{i}The act has her entire focus, the curling of your fingers into the edge of the mattress unnoticed.{/i}"
    
    p "Starting off... a little fast, aren't we?"
    
    p "Riley?"
    
    "{i}She neither replies nor slows down, her tongue occupied in rolling against the sensitive glans as she tries to empty you in record time.{/i}"
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto

    stop music fadeout 4.0
    
    scene riley_animation_sandbox18_4 with fade
    
    "{i}Your own words fall away as you try to hold on. Not just to extend the pleasure, but there is something primal in you that hates the idea of giving in too soon.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Not that it bothers the Academy's resident redhead. She's happy to work for her reward, her determination evident as the head of your cock slides up against the entrance to her throat.{/i}"
    
    "{i}Hands behind her back, Riley leans forward with her entire body as she swallows inches of you, her tongue now acting as soft padding for the underside, a wet welcome mat as she brings you inside over and over again.{/i}"
    
    "{i}You feel your whole abdomen tense up from the pleasure.{/i}"
    
    "{i}If there is thunder outside, you can't hear it.{/i}"
    
    p "Riley..."
    
    window hide
    pause
    window auto
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_1 with hpunch
    
    "{i}Riley's eyes fly open as she feels your orgasm shooting into her mouth.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_2 with dissolve #expression softens and then she pulls back
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_3 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Despite her serene expression, Riley's tongue hasn't stopped moving, sliding around and over your sensitive crown that makes you grit your teeth.{/i}"
    
    "{i}She stretches the moment for what feels like minutes.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_4 with dissolve #she pulls off, then balloon cheeks
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_5 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You feel out of breath.{/i}"
    
    p "Did you want me to get you..."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand15_6 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand16_1 with fade
    
    p "...never mind."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand16_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Hey, I said no mess. Now, back to cuddling for warmth?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand16_3 with dissolve
    
    p "That depends. How many rounds were you planning in this bed?"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand16_4 with dissolve
    
    rb "Just the one, I promise. Now, scoot over. I want to grab a breath mint from that nightstand before we pass out."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand17_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You move aside to let Riley back onto the bed.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand18_1 with fade
    
    p "Good night, Riley."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand18_2 with dissolve
    
    rb "Night, [p]."
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand19_1 with dissolve
    
    "{i}You sidle up to Riley as she drifts off to sleep.{/i}"
    
    if _in_replay:
        jump Rep_End   
    scene bg 18_rb_sand19_2 with dissolve
    
    "{i}Her anxieties long forgotten.{/i}"
    
    scene bg 18_rb_sand19_3 with dissolve
    
    pause 0.5
    
    scene black with fade
    
    "{i}You're awake just long enough to realize the rain outside has stopped before you're swept off to dreamland along with her.{/i}"
    
    jump academy_elevator_hallway_morning_trans
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    


    


    
    
    
    
    



    

