[THE DATING SIM MEME (since we're getting so many visual novel characters)]

[tsunderrorism]

This is a very old idea and has been done so many times that credit for the original is impossible to give


The Scenario:

You're infiltrating a Fay'lia experimental training facility disguised as a high school. You may or may not have been the victim of ~mysterious magitech~ that's caused you to forget that you ever were anything but a high school student with weirdo powers.

The Rules:

1: Post with your characters.

2: Other characters respond as if you were in a dating sim. That is, give them a couple options to select.

3: The original poster selects an option. This process is repeated ad infinitum or until you get the good/bad end.

4: Romance is optional.

5: There is no profit. We are from great glorious people's junkstation collective.

Comments

[birdhousesoul]

[He rubs his stubbly chin. You can almost hear the scraping.]

"That idea might be a good start. But it's not enough. We really need to make an impact."

>> How about the furniture idea PLUS smoke in his office and set off the sprinkler system?
>> Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb!
>> Ummm ... this is getting a little disturbing.

[questionablewit]

>> Ummm ... this is getting a little disturbing.

"Hmm, no, too destructive...we can make an impact without getting arrested, after all, and if we get arrested we can't make any more impacts. But if the furniture was out of his office, you'd be free to occupy his office. And re-wallpaper the room with your manifesto."

[birdhousesoul]

[The soles of Anders' vegan Doc Martens squeak against the linoleum as he takes a step back and takes a long hard look at you.]

"That's a pretty radical notion. Re-wallpapering would be an act of vandalism, you know. If you helped me, it would go down on your permanent record. Are you being straight with me, or are you a poser from the Student Council, trying to infiltrate the movement?"

>> Shrug and leave. It's no skin off your nose if he doesn't like your awesome idea
>> Tell him you have always had a thing for scrappy underdogs
>> Sarcastically declare you are THE MOLE

[questionablewit]

>> Tell him you have always had a thing for scrappy underdogs

"A permanent record is mostly a lot of paper, and I suffer from a compulsion that requires me to help cute guys in Che Guevera t-shirts. It's a sad affliction. The doctors haven't yet found a cure."

[birdhousesoul]

[The suspicious look is replaced by a different picture a thoughtful smirk.]

"If we broke into his office ... I could also get something back from him, that he confiscated from Occupy the Quad. It's my bust of Marx. The more I think about your plan, the more I really want to do it, but I can't go alone. It takes two people to move furniture. So ... what do you say? Will you help me break into the school tonight and rescue Karl?"

>> Tell Anders he's welcome to your idea but he is on his own.
>> Promise to meet him outside the school tonight at midnight.
>> You need more information. Ask him what Karl means to him was Karl his first? Revolutionary author crush, that is!

[questionablewit]

>> Promise to meet him outside the school tonight at midnight.

"You're on. I'll meet you back here at midnight for some seditious skulking. You wear your slinkiest black outfit for hiding in shadows and I'll wear mine."

[birdhousesoul]

[You saunter away casually to the parking lot. By the way, you have your own car, you cool kid, you. Good thing your mom's an Amell. You aren't a spoiled rich girl or anything, though. It took years of wrangling through the probate courts, pretty much your entire childhood, before Uncle Gamlen ran out of lawyers willing to represent him and your mom finally received her parents' estate.

Your car is:]

>> a used Volvo station wagon, because your mother is protective and insisted you get the super-safest car
>> a used Volvo station wagon, because you're unpretentious
>> a used Volvo station wagon, because the cops never pull over old Volvo wagons for speeding

[Regardless of your choice, the next screen reads:

Later, at night:

You're well rested from a long nap, and it's almost time to leave for your date seditious mission! You're looking good and dressing practical. You're definitely not going to carry a purse, so your space for accessories is limited. You have to bring your wallet, your cell phone, your car keys, and your Swiss army knife. That's a lot of stuff, distributed between the pockets of your jeans and of your jacket. You have room for one more accessory only! What do you pick?]

>> Your lucky lip gloss. You want your lips to be smooth and moisturized, just in case.
>> A copy of the Little Red Book. Anders is sure to be impressed.
>> A cigarette lighter. You might need to set something on fire.
>> A can of pepper spray. In case Anders attacks your face with his face.

[questionablewit]

>> A cigarette lighter. You might need to set something on fire.

"Never know when one of these might come in handy..."