label chapter2:

    #KoGa3 START#
    $ KoGa3GameProgress = "Chapter 2"
    #KoGa3 END#

    scene black with dissolve
    centered "{size=100}{color=#ff005a}{cps=60}Chapter 2:{/size}{/color}{/cps}"
    centered "{size=120}{color=#ff005a}{cps=60}Shadows on the Wall{/size}{/color}{/cps}"
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene b1 with dissolve
    mct "Saturday in Radiant Valley..."
    mct "Beaches, college life and tourists."
    mct "A receipt for chaos."
    mct "Jeremy would love it if he were here."
    mct "I wonder how that fucker is doing."
    mct "I hate but love that guy..."
    mct "I'll text him and see what's up."

    scene b2 with dissolve

    mct "Hah! He also sent me a message."
    mct "It seems great minds think alike."
    mct "A new message from Erika too."
    mct "With an indexed pic, nice."
    mct "It arrived after I went to sleep."

    $ totalchoices = 0
    $ choice1picked = False
    $ choice2picked = False

label jeremyerikamessages:
    if totalchoices == 1:
        if choice1picked == True:
            mct "I should check Erika's message too"
            $ totalchoices += 1
            jump erikamessagech2
        elif True:
            mct "I should check Jeremy's message too"
            $ totalchoices += 1
            jump jeremymessagech2

    if totalchoices == 2:
        jump saturdaymorningch2


    menu:
        mct "Who should I check first?"
        "Jeremy[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if choice1picked == False:
            $ choice1picked = True
            $ totalchoices += 1
            jump jeremymessagech2

        "Erika[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if choice2picked == False:
            $ choice2picked = True
            $ totalchoices += 1
            jump erikamessagech2

label jeremymessagech2:
    scene b3 with dissolve
    mct "Oh, that fucker!"
    mct "It's good to see that he fulfilled the promise he made to me. But it seems he's already leaving."
    mct "Nice melons, by the way."
    mct "I hope he didn't invade someone's apartment for that, at least."
    mct "Let's text him and see if he will answer."

    scene b2 with dissolve
    mcp "Nice dude! That black one has a great pair."
    mcp "But why are you already up?"
    mct "..."
    mct "...."
    mct "....."
    play sound notification
    jrp "Because I'm not the kind of guy that stays around after a fuck."
    jrp "I'm the Wolf, not the charming prince."
    mct "Yeah, that's why you never had a girlfriend."
    jrp "You should have been here. I think I never got as drunk as yesterday."
    mcp "And you're sure Uncle Carl isn't keeping an eye on you right now, right?"
    jrp "If that were the case, Pops would have kicked me out by now."
    mcp "It's barely eight, so it's still possible."
    jrp "Not if I'm not in my apartment."
    jrp "And it's the second day straight that I'm not sleeping there."
    jrp "The girls, they are really demanding you know?"
    mcp "You don't say!"
    mcp "The things here are a lot calmer than there. At best, I had a pizza with Melissa, her daughter and her two tenants."
    mcp "Not as fun as your time, but Melissa is quite a looker by herself."
    mct "Let's see how he will react to this..."
    "..."
    scene b4 with dissolve
    jrp "Mom will certainly be happy to know that you preferred this woman over her."
    mcp "Don't pretend you wouldn't do that yourself."
    jrp "I'm outraged you think that I would do something like that to you."
    jrp "What do you think I am?"
    mcp "Someone I've known for almost fifteen years."
    "..."
    "...."
    "....."
    jrp "Heh, you're probably right."
    jrp "But you just made me look a bad friend."
    mcp "You're not a bad friend. I just can't stay at the same pace as you."
    mcp "Not anymore, at least. Thailand is still on my mind."
    jrp "Forget Thailand dude, that was almost four years ago."
    mcp "Sure, I can forget Thailand, but then I remember Vancouver."
    mcp "You remember, right?"
    jrp "How could I forget? It's not every day that someone gets to take a picture of redheaded topless twins."
    mcp "Well, it was better to ask them first. Who knew that such tiny girls were part of the National Karate team?"
    mcp "Who needs teeth anyway, right?"
    jrp "You only live once."
    jrp "But you know, the Vancouver stuff gave me an idea."
    jrp "You made me curious about your landlady."
    mcp "No."
    jrp "You don't even know what I'm about to say."
    mcp "It's not a hard association to make."
    mcp "Whatever is on your mind, the answer is still no."
    mcp "I don't want any \"Sex Offender\" charges on my records, so just don't ask."
    jrp "One picture."
    jrp "It's all I ask, after that I won't disturb you anymore on this subject."
    mcp "I don't want to poison my relationship with her."
    jrp "C'mon dude, I'm not asking for an inappropriate picture."
    jrp "I'm just asking a normal pic of her. It could be her standing and relaxing, reading or doing anything else."
    jrp "C'mon Luigi, don't let me down."
    mcp "Oh boy!"

    menu:
        mct "What should I do?"
        "Take the picture[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me":
            $ melissapicture = True
        "Nope":
            $ melissapicture = False
    mcp "I'll see what I can do."
    jrp "You're the best man!"
    jrp "Now I have to go, I don't want Dad getting suspicious of me when he calls later today."
    mcp "No problem, talk to you later."

    jump jeremyerikamessages

label erikamessagech2:
    scene b5 with dissolve
    mcp "Hey! Sorry!"
    mcp "I was sleeping!"
    ekp "*Typing*"
    ekp "No problem dude!"
    ekp "I texted you shortly after I got home from work."
    ekp "I had to relax a little, and a party was happening yesterday."
    ekp "I was too tired to be part of it, so I grabbed a beer and went to bed."
    mcp "And the girls just let you do that? No more pranks and such?"
    mcp "They are friendlier than I was expecting."
    ekp "I'm the only one with a job, so they prefer to leave me alone."
    mcp "Smart from them..."
    mcp "...or not, since I doubt that a place with a bunch of lazy girls depending on a single one is sustainable."
    ekp "You're making this look worse than it actually is."
    ekp "It's not like they rely on me for paying the bills. Most, if not all of them are financially stable, and I prefer to work, so I'm not depending on my dad."
    ekp "It's a good thing to work for something that obliges to walk around and see the places when you're studying Photography."
    mcp "Oh! Photography?"
    mcp "I'd like to see your portfolio someday."

    scene b4 with dissolve
    ekp "It's nothing special, but sure."
    ekp "That's actually a good idea! You should visit us, I could introduce you to the girls."
    ekp "You know, as eye-candy for helping me the other day."
    mcp "That would be cool."
    ekp "Alright then, I'll warn the girls later."
    ekp "Plans for today?"
    ekp "I mean, apart from our stuff later."
    mcp "I'm not sure yet. I'll see if I can help around the house, maybe take some time and walk around the beach."
    mcp "I didn't even have a chance of seeing downtown, nor around the fields."
    mcp "Wanna come with me?"
    ekp "Sorry dude, but not today."
    ekp "I'm really beat from the past few days, and all I want now is to have my breakfast, hang out by the pool and relax."
    mcp "Good to know."
    mcp "I hope you'll have a good day."
    ekp "Same to you."
    ekp "See you later!"
    mct "She's certainly looks beaten. She's the kind of girl that is mostly talkative and reactive with the interactions, but she just decided to go with the flow."
    mct "For now, let's move on..."
    jump jeremyerikamessages

label saturdaymorningch2:
    scene b6 with Dissolve(2.5)
    play music cute fadeout 1.0 loop
    mc "Good morning everyone."
    me "Good morning dear!"
    me "Sit down, I'll bring your breakfast."
    mc "It' not necessary Melissa, I can do it myself."
    me "It's not open for discussion."
    ma "Better not argue with Melissa-sama. You don't want to see her angry."
    mc "Actually..."
    me "Actually you need to sit down [mc]. Otherwise, you'll lose a point with me."
    tf "I never want to lose a point with Melissa again. Three months without pool privileges mid-summer were too much for me."
    tf "And that was during the last summer. By June 12 I wanted to dip into concrete."
    ma "Glad I never needed to do anything like that. Five years in America, and I was never even reprimanded."
    me "Two years ago in the winter, the case of the jellybean."
    ma "...Actually, I was reprimanded once. But it wasn't serious."
    me "\"Not serious\" is your assumption, dear. I've never been so mad at a tenant before."
    me "But it's in the past. These days, you're one of my proud accomplishments."
    ma "Thanks, Melissa-sama!"

    scene b7 with dissolve
    mc "Why didn't you call me? I would've been happy to help."
    me "It's your first Saturday in Radiant Valley. While I expect you to help eventually, I'll not give you a bunch of chores on your first weekend."
    me "Try to relax a little, and eventually we'll talk about that."
    mc "Okay."
    mc "What about you Tiffany? I was hoping to see you for the Pizza day."
    tf "Not enough time to hang out with a bunch of carbs in front of me with a competition coming up."
    mc "Melissa said something about that, but a whole day and night training seems tiring."
    tf "It's okay. After a few years, you get used to it."
    tf "It also helps me relax from the college life."
    mc "Oh, right! You're the law student."
    mc "You feel too good vibes for something like that."
    tf "I'm glad to transmit you this kind of energy."
    tf "The exercises help me to exorcise all the negativity surrounding the lessons."
    mc "...negativity?"
    tf "It's sad to say, but I don't feel myself having a big career in law, but I'll do it for my mom and dad."
    tf "And maybe I'll eventually be able to help someone, even if I end up as an environmental lawyer."
    tf "But it's not something that I should think about right now, since I still have three years to look forward to. Maybe that sparkle will appear down the line."

    scene b8 with dissolve
    tf "What about you? Will you do what I said two days ago?"
    mc "About...?"
    tf "The training program - waking up at six, running, sunbathing and then a cold shower."
    mc "Oh!"
    mc "I forgot, sorry. Yesterday was a hard day."
    tf "I wonder why..."
    tf "If you're interested, I could accompany you. I just need to compete in the NCAA and then I'll help you in your journey."
    mc "Journey?"
    tf "Yeah, I feel that we could make a man out of you. You just need to adjust your mindset."
    mc "A man out of me? Am I not man enough?"
    tf "It's not that, but believe me, during your college period, you will certainly need something to relax your mind."
    tf "The Commons doesn't oblige, but they recommend an extracurricular activity to match their standards."
    tf "I'm a proud member of the Athletics Club, and I think you should meet the guys, I see a lot of potential in you."
    mc "Haha, maybe."
    mc "But if you're saying that everyone is encouraged to do something, what's Mariya's Club, for example?"
    tf "Dancing."
    mc "Dancing? Coming from a Japanese girl, that's surprising."
    tf "It's not the only thing she does, she also goes for the Theatre Club, Gaming Club and Musician Club, being a Grandmaster in two of them."
    tf "It was recommended for her to stay around and learn the language during high school."
    mc "Wait, she's been here since high school? I thought she was in her 1st year at the college."
    tf "Her parents sent her here with her uncle five years ago, but sadly her uncle passed away two years after that."
    tf "One of her teachers was a former colleague of Melissa, who suggested she finish her studies here."
    tf "Actually, the Dean personally suggested Melissa to take care of her - since she was a brilliant student, and they were eagerly monitoring her GPA."
    mc "Feels invasive, to say the least."
    tf "God Bless America, I think."
    tf "Anyway, about the training."
    tf "Will you do it?"
    menu:
        "Yes[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me (tiffanyR + 2)":
            jump ch2trainingyes
        "No":
            jump ch2trainingno

label ch2trainingyes:
    $ morningtraining = True
    $ tiffanyR += 2
    mc "Sure."
    mc "I mean, I don't know where to start, but I'll try running around and sunbathing."
    tf "It's a good way to start your day."
    tf "And with the constant training, you will have a good foundation for anything in the future."
    tf "Just wait me to finish the NCAA competition next weekend and we'll be able to train together."
    mc "I'd like that, thanks!"
    tf "Cool! But until then, train by yourself. And if you feel comfortable enough with 30 minutes, try to push a little, 35 or 40, but nothing over that."
    tf "We don't want you to get an injury in your first days."
    mc "Seems like a plan!"
    jump melissatiffanych2

label ch2trainingno:
    mc "I'm not sure if I want that."
    tf "Oh! Why?"
    mc "I've been sedentary most of my life."
    mc "Sometimes I used to play hoops with the guys at school, but I sucked."
    mc "After a while, I just stopped trying."
    tf "It's just because of that? Because you thought you were bad at it?"
    tf "I know people that fixed most of their health problems by simply walking in the park."
    mc "It's just because I think I'll never be good at anything physical in my life."
    tf "Why are you s-"
    tf "..."
    tf "Oh!"
    tf "I get it now."
    tf "You're the kind of man who needs some kind of reward to reach at the end of your objectives."
    mc "What do you mean?"
    if tiffanyknowsbathroom == True:
        tf "For guys like you, watching could be enough, but..."
        tf "Girls like me like a firm grasp during their... physical activities."
        mct "Wait, what the hell?"
        mct "She knows that I watched her."
        mct "And she didn't even freak out."
        mct "I wonder if I had stepped in, she-"
        tf "Anyway..."
    tf "If you try, let's say, three days next week, I'll give you something special for your efforts."
    mc "Oh!"
    mc "What kind of thing?"
    tf "You will have to wait and find out."
    tf "What do you say?"
    menu:
        "Yes[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me (tiffanyR + 1)":
            $ morningtraining = True
            $ tiffanyR += 1
        "No[persistent.KoGa3WTChange2](tiffanyR - 3)":
            $ tiffanyR -= 3

    mc "No promises, but let's see..."
    tf "Alrighty!"
    jump melissatiffanych2

label melissatiffanych2:
    if tiffany_date == True:
        $ tiffanyR += 2
    mc "By the way, are you interested in going somewhere later today?"
    mc "We could do something together. I think I saw a cool sports bar when I was walking around yesterday."
    tf "Oh! That would be pleasant, but sadly I can't lose my focus on training right now."
    tf "I wouldn't say no to next weekend though. I could introduce you to the guys from the course and show you the ropes of the college's team."
    mc "Sure, whenever you think it works for you."
    me "What are you kids talking about?"

    scene b9 with dissolve
    tf "Oh, we're talking about training, and how eager [mc] is interested in starting."
    me "Oh, is that true?"
    tf "Of course it is!"
    tf "[mc] just said that he wanted a good foundation for his future club and was asking me what he should do."
    tf "He was practically begging me to train with him, but I can't due to next Saturday's competition."
    me "Oh!"
    me "Makes sense."
    me "I played soccer and tennis during my college years. I can't say that I'm still good at soccer, but sometimes I play tennis with the girls in the RV Country Club."
    mc "RV Country Club?"
    tf "A club for rich women near the intestate."
    tf "Also the club that Melissa used to work at as a hostess for... how long?"
    me "Ten years."
    me "And also it wasn't a club for rich women. It was more like an association of neighbours."
    tf "Which was composed basically of rich women and their pets, since the husbands were always working somewhere else."
    tf "Maybe fucking their secretaries somewhere around the world."
    me "Language, lady!"
    tf "Oh, sorry!"
    tf "Playing cards with their secretaries somewhere around Cannes, while remaining faithful to their 500k+ plastic wives."
    me "Don't be a smart-ass dear, it doesn't suit you."

    scene b10 with dissolve
    me "So [mc], what kind of club are you joining in a totally non-mandatory way?"
    me "I honestly don't think you would fit anywhere."
    tf "He only needs the right motivation."
    mct "I'm not sure if I want her 24/7 around me."
    mc "I was thinking on swimming, but I'm not sure yet."
    me "Good! So you will be a colleague of Stacy's."
    mct "Oh, hell no!"
    mc "Actually, I might try something else."
    tf "Why? Are you afraid of her?"
    mc "Not afraid, but she isn't the most sociable person around."
    mc "No offense Melissa."
    me "None taken. I agree with you."
    me "To be honest, Stacy was worse before. It's hard to say, but during her teenage days, she didn't have any friends."
    me "But she eventually got better when she met Mariya."
    tf "Mariya definitely helped Stacy because she's a good listener. It's not an easy quality to find in people."
    ma "What are you guys talking about?"

    scene b11 with dissolve
    me "Oh! Nothing in particular dear. [mc] is saying something about the clubs in the Commons."
    me "We mentioned that you're in a bunch of them. [mc] is uncertain of what to do for now."
    mc "I'm thinking about joining swimming, I can't take this weather too much."
    ma "It's good [mc]-san! But I don't think you will be a good fit for any of the physical clubs."
    tf "We're working on that, Mariya. [mc] will have a great body foundation in the future."
    ma "Maybe, but he looks more a thinker than a do-er."
    tf "What the hell does that mean?"
    ma "It means that, if he wants to be part of a club, he should try the chess club, the music club, or even the theatre one."
    ma "But if you're interested, a Detective Club opened recently."
    mc "Detective Club?"
    tf "How that could enter into a curricular activity?"
    me "The clubs have the main objective to make the students to interact with each other regardless of its utility."
    me "I'm not sure what a Detective Club would do though, it could be dangerous."
    ma "I tend to agree, but I'm curious to see where it will go."
    tf "You already part of four or something clubs, do you really need a fifth?"
    ma "\"Need\" is a very broad word. I just \"want\" to take a look at it, but I don't need to."
    ma "I'm going to take a look later today."
    ma "Hope you will consider it too [mc]-san."
    mc "I think I can go and see what's this club's about."
    mc "And maybe having a chance to know you a little more, we didn't have the chance many chances of talking."
    if mariya_date == True:
        $ mariyaR += 3
    scene b12 with dissolve
    me "Oh, look Tiffany! [mc] is showing his claws."
    if tiffanyknowsbathroom == True:
        tf "Oh, this big boy is definitely hitting more than he's able to handle."
    elif True:
        tf "He has attitude, and that's more than most of the men I know."
    mc "Nothing like that. I was just wondering if there's someone as clueless as me over the city that would be able to have the juvenile passion of discovering some places together."
    mc "And I think Melissa wouldn't be interested, since she's lived around here for twenty years and Tiffany wouldn't have the time."
    tf "Rude!"
    me "Definitely, I feel myself ignored now."
    mc "Why? Would you be interested?"
    tf "I wouldn't be able to go anyway, since we're near to the finals, but I would at least consider next week."
    mc "I mean..."
    mc "I'm in a weird position right now but..."
    scene b13 with dissolve
    me "Hahaha!"
    tf "Hahaha!"
    me "Oh dear! We're just teasing you!"
    tf "You're really gullible [mc]! Stay like that and people like us will eat you alive!"
    tf "Not that I would mind, but..."
    me "Let the boy breath a little Tiffany. The guy is trying to date our young Ice Princess."
    mc "Ice Prin-"
    scene b12 with dissolve
    ma "Yes, I'd love to go on a date with you [mc]-san."
    tf "Wow, the guy hit the jackpot. I wasn't sure if-"
    ma "We can go to the Detective Club together!"
    tf "...I was right in the end."
    mc "Oh? Okay, no problem."
    tf "Will you spend your Saturday in a school's club? Not even a night club?"
    tf "Nerds..."
    me "I find it cute. Wish I had someone like [mc] when doing my nerdy stuff when I was in high school."
    tf "pffft!"
    tf "As if you were some kind of nerd during high school!"
    tf "You're too beautiful for that. Maybe you were the captain of the cheerleader team, at best."
    scene b9 with dissolve
    me "Thanks for the compliment."
    me "But it's not the case that one thing exclude the other. We don't live in a stereotypical comedy movie, dear."
    me "Anyway, I'm glad that you guys are doing something together, I don't think it's healthy for Mariya to stay at home all the time."
    me "Where's the club you're going to Mariya?"
    ma "West Passage, near to the Deuteronomy Plaza. It's actually one block behind the Commons."
    me "That's great! It's not so far, and today is a good day for taking a walk."
    me "Even taking an ice cream if the situation demands, it's really hot today."
    me "Please [mc], take care of our precious jewel."
    mc "Don't worry, I will."
    me "Good!"
    me "Actually, I'm glad that you guys will spend some time together. Mariya needs a day-off."
    tf "Carpe diem, as people say."
    ma "We'll try our best."
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b14 with dissolve
    mc "Okay, I'm ready to help now."
    me "With what?"
    mc "Cleaning? I mean, I'm feeling a little guilty for being here eating, while you girls are all doing chores around me."
    me "Don't worry dear. As I said, it's your first Saturday."
    me "Go pick a swimsuit and relax in the pool. As soon as we finish, we'll join you."
    me "Stacy is already there."
    mc "Let me at least wash my dish. It won't take more than a second."
    me "I'll allow that."

    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    play music afternoon fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop

    scene b15 with dissolve
    mct "There she is."
    mct "The swimsuit really suits her."
    mct "It doesn't leave too much to the imagination though."

    scene b15b with dissolve
    mct "Well, it's not like I couldn't circumvent that."
    mct "She's too beautiful to not have friends."
    mct "Everyone knows that beautiful women have a free pass over shitty personalities."

    scene b15 with dissolve
    mct "Maybe it's more than meets the eye."
    mct "Those messages from yesterday... they were serious."
    mct "Maybe I should investigate a little to see if I could help."
    mct "It's not like our relationship will suddenly get better, but it could be a start."
    mct "After all, it seems that she opened up to Mariya."
    mct "..."

    scene b16 with dissolve
    st "Are you going to just stand there without saying anything? That's creepy."
    mc "No actually. I'm just spending my time enjoying the sun from Radiant Valley."
    st "There's nothing to appreciate. It's scorching today."
    mc "Yeah, I'm not used to this weather."
    mc "It's like this all year round?"
    st "No, the weather is becoming more extreme lately."
    mc "Good thing it's Saturday."
    st "For you, maybe. I have some tasks to fulfill on my project."
    mc "I thought you were a freshman."
    st "I am. I'm eager to start."
    mc "Who would guess that the film maker Major would be so demanding..."

    scene b17 with dissolve
    st "How do you know that?"
    mc "About...?"
    st "About the degree I'm getting."
    mc "Oh, that..."
    mct "A small lie near enough from true wouldn't hurt."
    mc "I didn't think it was a secret."
    mc "Your mother mentioned to me while we were casually talking earlier."
    st "Humpf! Alright..."
    st "..."
    mct "As hard as nut."
    mct "Small talks won't help me with this girl."
    mct "Let's try to be the active part of the talk."
    mc "So, what's your plan?"
    st "Why do you care?"
    mc "It's not that I care, but it doesn't mean I'm not curious."
    st "..."
    st "Well, I don't think it makes difference telling or not."

    scene b18 with dissolve
    st "I'm going to make my own movie."
    st "I have a very rough idea on what I want to do, and I have the support of the Acting Club."
    st "They're actually as eager to start as me."
    mc "Interesting."
    mc "What's the story about?"
    st "It's..."
    st "..."
    st "Well... it's a story about a girl trying to reconnect with her father after being abandoned by him."
    mc "Interesting."
    mc "Is there a reason for him to abandon her?"
    st "It won't be discussed during the story, I pretend to leave that up to the watcher's interpretation."
    st "But maybe because of the divorce."
    mc "I see... so the main conflict is generational."
    st "Maybe, I'm not sure yet."
    st "Being generational reduces a lot of the scope. The story would rely only on conflict instead of a build-up and climax."
    mc "What's stopping you?"
    st "As I said, rough idea."
    st "Also, making a movie is hard. Producing, directing, acting, editing, promoting... It takes time."
    st "And honestly, money that I don't have."
    st "And it's not like I'm in a hurry with that. But it would be cool having something to show."
    mc "Won't the college help you with that?"
    mc "I mean, it's probably part of the discipline anyway."
    st "Not in the first year. But it doesn't matter. I'll find a way."
    mc "I wish you good luck with that."
    st "Thanks, I guess."
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b19 with dissolve
    mct "When was the last time I relaxed by the pool?"
    mct "Probably when Ivette was still around."
    mct "It was the Old Town's strongest summer. 80°F."
    mct "Compared to Radiant Valley's 110°F, it was a walk in the park."
    mct "Funny, the only thing I remember that day was Ivette losing her top. It was the first time I saw boobs."
    mct "Dad was traveling again. I was spending more time at Jeremy's house."

    scene b20 with dissolve
    mct "Aunt Joanne was really pissed that time. She used to be so strict when we were young."
    mct "She's completely different these last years..."
    mct "I think the fact that we were leaving soon changed her."
    mct "It's funny how things progressed after that, but I could say it was my sexual awakening."
    mct "But Aunt Joanne was right after all, even being cute, Ivette was a trainwreck."
    mct "I mean, technically, she was the perfect babysitter for a boy. We basically ate junk food and watched TV all the time."
    mct "She also didn't care if I was going to school or not. The only things she cared about was whether I was alive and well-fed."
    mct "She didn't last though. After a week without going to school once, dad fired her by phone."

    scene b21 with dissolve
    me "Hey kids, enjoying yourselves?"
    mc "Definitely."
    mc "I've never had a pool at home, and if this is the weather for the next four years, I will spend most of my time here."
    tf "It was hotter last year. And this cruel lady left me without pool privileges."
    me "It's time to get over it, young lady."
    me "After all, why did you think it was funny to substitute my pills for sexual enhancement ones?"

    scene b22 with dissolve
    tf "I just wanted to accelerate things with that man you were seeing."
    tf "I forget his name."
    tf "You know, that French one with the mustache."
    me "Desmond?"
    tf "Yeah, that one."
    tf "I swear, I've never seen a man as handsome as that."

    scene b22b with dissolve
    tf "Well, until recently at least."

    scene b22 with dissolve
    me "Desmond was gay, dear."
    tf "How could I have known that back then?"
    me "A white suit, a pink shirt and sockless Italian shoes wasn't enough?"
    tf "I learned not to judge people by what they wear."
    tf "Plus the Miami Vice style is anything but gay."
    me "He liked bourbon, Sylvia Plath's poetry and Ryan Gosling movies..."
    me "He even suggested a Pilates School for you, don't you remember?"
    me "I could say more if you want, but it should have been pretty obvious."
    tf "We must not reduce people to a mere stereotype."
    me "However, it was enough for you to think he was a good fit for me, even considering you had known me for less than two months at the time."
    tf "Sheila was pretty convincing back then."
    me "Sheila was the biggest troublemaker I ever had on my house."
    me "Did you really need to follow in her footsteps?"
    tf "Ah, c'mon Mel!"
    tf "It was just a bit of fun. No one got hurt because of that."
    me "As far as you know..."
    tf "...huh?"
    tf "What do you m-"
    tf "Oh!"

    scene b23 with dissolve
    me "Hahaha!"
    tf "Hahahahaha!"
    mct "That was subtle. Did these girls really mean what they implied?"
    st "Ugh mom!"
    st "That was gross."
    st "Have you no shame?"

    scene b24 with dissolve
    me "You need to relax, dear."
    me "I fell victim to the prank and learned to laugh about it."
    st "It's not that that disturbs me."
    me "What is it then?"
    st "Men at home, your own rule."
    me "I'm pretty sure [mc] knows how to handle a joke, right?"
    mc "Don't worry about me."
    mc "Your house, your rules, your jokes."
    mct "But now I'll be imagining Melissa frantically polishing her pearl after taking a headache pill."
    me "By the way, did you do what I asked you to do?"
    st "Urgh!"
    st "Again?"
    me "You never did it in the first place, so don't \"again\" me!"
    st "I don't feel like it."
    me "Up to you then..."
    st "urgh..."

    scene b25 with dissolve
    st "[mc], sorry for my behaviour yesterday and the day before yesterday."
    st "The way I treated you was unaceptable. Sorry for not considering how your life is these days."
    st "Mom told me about your father, and I don't know the pain of losing someone so close, and for that I ask your forgiveness."

    scene b25b with dissolve
    play sound splash
    mc "No problem."
    st "{size=-15}You probably liked it though.{/size}"
    me "What was that?"
    st "Nothing mom."
    st "I was just wondering why Mariya is taking so long to get here."
    me "Actually I was thinking the same thing."

    scene b26 with dissolve
    tf "Mariya has a problem."
    tf "She's a little shy and she's not eager to wear a bikini around [mc]."
    tf "Poor girl is over there, trying to find an old swimsuit from the highschool days."
    me "I think she will realize that the body she has these days is pretty different from the one she had back then."
    mc "Was she too different?"
    me "She was small, cute and childlike."
    me "She was really shy back then, but she managed to get out of her shell pretty nicely."
    st "You're welcome."
    tf "It's a good thing that she only picked Stacy's best personality qualities and not the laziness and lack of self-awareness."
    st "HEY!"
    me "Live with that dear, you're not the most reliable person when it comes to responsibility, or even humility."
    st "..."
    mct "Cold."
    mct "Talking about your own daughter like that..."
    mct "That wasn't very nice..."
    ma "E-excuse-me..."

    scene b27 with dissolve
    tf "Damn girl, that's fucking hot!"
    me "Language, Tiffany!"
    me "But I agree that you're really beautiful in that Mariya."
    me "But how this is different than the bikini you were using last week?"
    me "If I had to guess, it's actually worse."

    scene b27b with dissolve
    ma "I-I..."
    scene b27 with dissolve
    ma "..."
    scene b27b with dissolve
    ma "I look ridiculous, don't I?"
    scene b27
    tf "Ridiculous? Not even close."
    tf "I keep forgetting how sexy you are with all that cloth layers hiding your body."
    scene b27b with dissolve
    ma "I'm fat!"
    ma "I'm almost the double of the size of any Japanese woman."
    scene b27 with dissolve
    me "Nonsense, dear!"
    me "You're perfect as you are now."
    me "Actually, I met a bunch of women that would kill to have a body like yours in my college days."

    scene b27c with dissolve
    tf "Oh, look at her!"
    tf "She's cute, even when she's being told she's sexy."
    tf "What do you think [mc]? You're awfully quiet all of a sudden."
    tf "Isn't she a sexy little thing?"

    menu:
        mct "What should I answer? I don't want her to think I'm some pervert drooling over her flesh..."
        "She's really beautiful[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](mariyaR + 3)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](love + 2)":
            jump mariyalovech2
        "She's really sexy![persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](lust + 3)":
            jump mariyalustch2
label mariyalovech2:
    $ mariyaR += 3
    $ love += 2
    mc "She is really beautiful."
    mc "Lovely face and body, great complexion and lovely eyes."
    mc "Her exotic figure is able to turn eyes and heads anywhere she goes."
    mc "The way she talks, smiles and how friendly she is."
    mc "Man or woman, it makes hard to not to fall for her."

    scene b28 with dissolve
    tf "..."
    me "..."
    st "..."
    ma "..."
    mc "I think I exaggerated a little."
    me "No dear, it was beautiful..."
    me "Very... touching."
    me "{size=-15}Somewhat... nostalgic...{/size}"
    tf "I was honestly expecting something like \"She has nice tits, wish I was able to see them\", but now only thinking like that makes me look like a fool."
    mc "It wasn't my intention to embarrass you girls."
    me "Embarrass? Nah, I'm feeling the opposite of embarrassed right now."
    me "Can't say for everyone else, but take a look on Mariya, for example."

    scene b27d with dissolve
    me "She liked what she heard."
    tf "It's hard for anyone not to like that."
    tf "Even I, who doesn't like all this cheap romanticism, got a little wet with it."
    tf "Well, a little wetter than I am now."
    me "That only proves that we are dumb, and we can fall for anything that a man has to say."
    me "If he knows what to say, of course."
    me "Good thing that we're safe here, because I doubt [mc] would use anything like that on us."
    mct "Are they?"
    tf "Are we?"
    mct "It seems like Tiffany and I are in some kind of mental synergy."
    tf "What do you think about that Stacy?"
    st "..."
    st "I think I'll swim for a bit more."
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2poolcontinue

label mariyalustch2:
    $ lust += 3
    mc "She's really sexy."
    mc "She has a nice hourglass shape. Men really appreciate that."
    mc "Nice breasts and thighs. Can't say about glutes, but I think she's great as she is now."
    mc "I'm not sure where are you seeing all the fat you're talking about."
    tf "See Mariya? I'm not sure where you are worried about your body."
    ma "It's because..."
    ma "Urgh!"
    ma "I used to be the same size of my aunt."
    ma "And now it seems I am the aunt, and she's one year and half younger."
    ma "I had to change my wardrobe twice since I arrived here."
    me "It's been five years dear, it's natural for that to happen."
    me "I would be surprised if it wasn't the case."
    ma "I know, but..."
    ma "Situations like this makes me hate that I like cheeseburgers."
    tf "You're not overweight for such drastic measures."
    ma "Can you say that just by looking?"
    tf "Maybe... everything looks okay in the front."
    tf "Why don't you turn and shows your back!"
    me "Man in the house, Tiffany."
    me "She's already too uncomfortable in the way as it is."
    tf "Just for a second, Mel."
    tf "[mc] can look away or something."
    if mariyaR >= 3:
        ma "It's okay, I don't mind."
        scene b29 with dissolve
    elif True:
        ma "Would you mind closing your eyes [mc]?"
        ma "It's just for a brief moment"
        mc "No problem."
        scene black with dissolve
    tf "You have nice thighs. Your ass is beautiful, round and firm."
    tf "It's not as big as mine, but it's not small. Your frame is perfect actually."
    if mariyaR <= 2:
        menu:
            "Open the eyes[persistent.KoGa3WTChange2](mariyaR - 1)":
                $ mariyaR -= 1
                scene b29 with dissolve
            "Keep closed[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me":
                mc "Nah, I promised. She's in a fragile state right now."
                mc "I don't want to mess up things up with her like that."

    tf "You're definitely not overweight."
    tf "You're just overthinking about it."
    tf "And believe me, when it comes to overweight and obesity, I know what I'm talking about."
    tf "But enough talk, just enter here!"
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2poolcontinue

label ch2poolcontinue:
    scene b30 with dissolve
    tf "Anyone wants to play ball?"
    st "Ball? Are we seven years old or something?"
    tf "Do you need to be seven years old to play a ball in the pool with your friends?"
    st "No, but it's childish."
    st "Aren't we supposed to relax? Playing ball in the pool is doing the opposite of relax."
    me "It's okay to say no Stacy. No one is denying you to do that."
    me "As for me, I'll pass on the game. Not that I don't want to, but I'll need to make us lunch before it gets too late."
    mc "You don't need to leave to do something like that, Melissa."
    mc "As you said, it's Saturday, and we're supposed to be enjoying the day."
    mc "Why don't you take a look on AwsomEatz and try to find anything for us?"
    me "...That isn't a bad idea [mc]."
    mc "It's not something that no one ever thought about, but hey, if it works, so be it."
    me "Well, for that, I'll need to leave the pool and grab my phone."

    scene b31 with dissolve
    me "What do you guys want?"
    st "Tacos, mom. And Cranberry Juice for me."
    me "Good."
    tf "Fresh vegetables and a meat as side-dish. Just a lemonade as drink."
    me "Okay."
    ma "For me, anything that isn't bittersweet and sparkling water."
    me "Good choice."
    me "What about you [mc]?"
    mc "I'm good with anything, but let's go for the basic, Italian food."
    me "And what to drink?"
    mc "The wine from yesterday is good enough."

    scene b32 with dissolve
    tf "Wine? How old are you, 40?"
    mc "Actually, I've been drinking wine since I was seven."
    ma "So young..."
    ma "Why?"
    mc "My dad really liked, and he had a friend who had a vineyard somewhere in Portugal that sent him some bottles."
    mc "We always had a box of them at home."
    mc "I just got used to it, I'm not an alcoholic or anything."
    mc "But yeah, it's not a common perk to have."
    mc "My friend Jeremy treats me like a freak for not liking beer as much as he does."
    tf "Beer is an acquired taste, and it's a good thing you don't like it too much, it can be very harmful to your body."
    tf "I don't have the same luck though."
    tf "Anyway, are you guys up for some ball? You don't need to play if you don't want Stacy."
    st "It's okay."
    st "I wanted a Saturday of doing nothing, but it can be fun."

    scene b33 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene b34 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene b35 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene b36 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b37 with dissolve
    me "So what do you guys think?"
    mc "Looks like I'll be forty pounds fatter when I finish college."
    ma "See? It's not like I'm the only thinking like that."
    me "Don't encourage her to have a bad self-image [mc]."
    mc "I didn't mean like that, of course. Sorry Mariya, Melissa."
    mc "It's surprisingly comfortable to have someone to eat with, I was just reflecting on that feeling."
    mc "In Old Town, I would just prefer to eat at Sabotage, a small african-american restaurant around the corner from my house, or just picking some fast-food."

    scene b37b with dissolve
    ma "Didn't you have family or friends to stay together with at your old place?"
    me "MARIYA!"
    mc "No, it's okay."
    mc "It's a little complicated story, but long story short, Dad was a single father and a busy man. I had maids and babysitters cause my dad was only home seven or eight days a month."
    mc "I had godparents that looked after me, and I was friends with one of their kids."
    mc "When I felt lonely I would go to their house, but it's not like I could do that all the time - they could get sick of my face."
    tf "No offense, but it's a little petty to think like that."
    mc "It's how I felt at the time. Only recently I realized how selfish I was."
    mc "No one can blame me for feeling that way though."
    me "That's true."

    scene b38 with dissolve
    me "Well, you can consider us your family then."
    me "I mean, if you want of course."
    me "We're a bunch of flawed women trying to live our lives as the best as we can."
    me "But at least you won't have to eat by yourself everyday."

    scene b38b with dissolve
    mcr "Here, it was this exact moment."
    mcr "It was the first time I felt like part of a family."
    mcr "Melissa's smile, together with the warmth from the girls."
    mcr "Of course, not everything was perfect. Erika wasn't a factor so far, and my relationship with Stacy needed to be patched up."
    mcr "It didn't matter. I had somewhere to return to at the end of the day."
    mc "...Thanks."
    mc "It means a lot coming from you."

    scene b39 with dissolve
    tf "Ownn, he's blushing."
    ma "Cute!"
    tf "All this talk about family really left an impression on him."
    ma "If you want [mc], I have a family of three older brothers, two aunts younger than me and two nephews."
    ma "Staying with us during holidays will be the opposite of being lonely."
    ma "You will need to learn Japanese and face fifteen hours of travel though."
    tf "Better than visiting the capital and facing the Senator and his worthy wife, as it is with me."
    tf "I mean, you're still welcome to join me, if you want some pretentious talks about electoral ambitions or how easy is for someone to lose money in the stock market."
    me "Give him a break, ladies. [mc] was brave enough to share something personal, and you should support him on that."
    tf "We are, joking around is just our way to show how much we care."

    scene b39b with dissolve
    st "Can we eat already? The food will get cold."
    me "That's what I was about to say. Let's dive in and see if the AwsomEatz worth the effort."

    scene black with dissolve
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b40 with dissolve
    mct "Ehh, the food was okay."
    mct "Not everyone knows how to make fresh pasta, and the sauce was something I could have done by myself."
    mct "The girls liked it so that's all that matters."
    mct "It was a good time in the pool, and it was fun to know a little more about them."
    mct "Although, the stuff with Stacy still annoys me."
    mct "Asking her directly won't help me, our interactions so far have been forced or had awkward endings."
    mct "She didn't ask for help, and it doesn't seem to be affecting her too much."
    mct "Maybe she doesn't care about her and her mom's welfare..."
    mct "Or maybe... she's staying on her feet before doing something drastic."
    mct "..."
    mct "It's too much conjecture and nothing practical."
    mct "I need to investigate a little."
    mct "But how should I start?"
    mct "..."
    mct "Mariya!"
    mct "They said that she is Stacy's best friend."
    mct "Maybe she knows something, even if it's superficial."
    mct "The Detective club stuff is still up, let's see if I can do something about that."
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b41 with dissolve
    mct "I think I should stop being lazy and put my clothes away."
    mct "How it is right now is barely habitable."
    mct "If I'm going to be here for four years, I need to give this place a more... personal touch."
    mct "Still, I prefer this place than the company's apartment."
    mct "I wonder who moved there after I left."

    scene b42 with dissolve
    mct "So far so good."
    mct "I think I'll need a PC for my everyday stuff, and maybe a TV for general use."
    mct "The paintings around are nice, even not being my style."
    mct "I'll leave them for now, and see what else I could do."
    mct "A miniature would be cool over the stand."
    play sound knocking
    mc "Enter!"

    scene b43 with dissolve
    ma "Oh! Your room is so cool [mc]-san!"
    mc "It is? I thought it's pretty standard for a student."
    ma "A little, but it has some charm."
    ma "It was renovated after the previous tenant."
    mc "Who was the past tenant?"
    ma "Katherine. She and Melissa-sama didn't leave things on good terms."
    mc "Why's that?"
    ma "I'm not sure."
    ma "Melissa-sama was the same as how she is today with you. Caring, gentle, respectful, and many adjectives that match her personality."

    scene b43b with dissolve
    ma "It didn't work for Katherine. It's almost like she was displeased with Melissa-sama for being herself."
    ma "So, when they had the chance of parting ways, she didn't think twice on picking her stuff."
    ma "But she painted all the walls black, while destroying some furniture in the process."
    ma "If I remember correctly, almost everything inside this room is pretty new, apart from the ceiling fan and the bed."
    ma "But I think the mattress is new."
    mc "I'm surprised that Melissa didn't use the point-system rule with her."
    ma "I think she's the reason the point-system existing."
    ma "I think she was a just a rebel. We never interacted for more than two minutes, or had any close relationship."
    ma "I never had anything against her though, but she didn't like me."
    ma "Sometimes people just don't like each other."
    mc "Very true."
    mc "From my little experience with you girls, it's impossible not liking you."
    mc "By the way, do you need something?"

    scene b43c with dissolve
    ma "Yeah, I'm about to leave for the Detective Club in thirty minutes."
    ma "I'm just wondering if it's okay with you, or if you need some more time for it."
    mc "Oh, it's perfect actually. I just need to finish the room and put a shirt."
    ma "Oh I see..."
    scene b43d with dissolve
    ma "{i}{color=#55d4ae}Ikemen!{/color}{/i}"
    mc "Ike-"
    mc "What?"
    ma "O-oh! It's nothing!"
    scene b43c with dissolve
    ma "Don't worry about it."
    ma "I was admiring your pants."
    mc "Huh? Why?"
    mc "They're regular pants, after all."
    mc "I think I was wearing the same ones yesterday."
    ma "They... fit you pretty well, I must say."
    mc "Thanks... I think..."
    ma "I'll meet you in the entrance."
    mc "Sure thing."
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump detectiveclubch2

label detectiveclubch2:
    play music happiness fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    scene b44 with dissolve
    ma "Ready?"
    mc "Yeah, let's go."
    mc "Are you driving?"
    ma "No, it's from Awsom. I don't have a license."
    mc "How much did it cost?"
    ma "It's on me, don't worry."
    mc "Doesn't seem fair."
    ma "It wasn't expensive, and I'm using the card Dad gave me."
    ma "He told me to use only it in emergencies, but it was just sixteen dollars, he can live with that."
    mc "That's fair then, let's go!"
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b45 with dissolve
    mct "First impression is the one that stays."
    mct "And so far, my first impression is that I thought it would be a small office with some noir tones, but this seems like any apartment downtown."
    mct "Maybe it's the intention."
    unkm "Oh, hello there!"
    ma "Hi. I saw a board in the campus cantina and decided to give it a go. My name is Mariya, and this is [mc]!"
    mc "Hey!"
    unkm "Mariya? {i}{b}That{/i}{/b} Mariya?"
    ma "Oh! Haha!"
    ma "I-I don't know what it means, b-but as far as I know, I'm the only one in the Commons."
    mct "Am I crazy or am I hearing some stutter in Mariya's voice?"
    mct "She looks so confident all the time..."
    mct "And what's up with this guy's reaction? Is Mariya famous or something?"
    mct "..."
    mct "Of course, she's a Grandmaster of another two clubs. She should be popular among the people interested in these kind of things."
    mct "Better go with the flow."
    unkm "Oh baby, I don't want to make you uncomfortable, but it's not every day someone like you walks into a humble place like ours."
    ma "Humble?"

    scene b46 with dissolve
    ma "This place looks anything but humble."
    ma "The Dancing Club had a small room over a laundromat, and that place was barely big enough for a platform for rehearsals and a table for reunions."
    ma "You guys have your own kitchen, a large couch and some big windows."
    ma "And it seems you have a second floor, maybe a third."
    ma "I'm impressed, but I have to admit, it's too much for a club that's just barely opened."
    unkm "My father knew a friend, who also knew a friend who owed him a favor."
    unkm "We're rent-free around here for the next six months."
    ma "I see..."
    ma "Who is the leader of the club?"
    unkm "It's also me. My name is Oliver."
    ma "Nice to meet you, Oliver-san!"
    unkw "*pffft*"
    ol "Shut up, Amelie!"
    am "Or what?"
    ol "Or I'll ask you to leave and not come back."
    am "I live here!"
    ol "Exactly!"
    am "..."

    scene b47 with dissolve
    ol "As I was saying, I'm Oliver, and this pretentious girl is Amelie as you heard."
    am "Sup."
    mc "Yo!"
    ma "Nice to meet you... Amelie."
    am "Nice to meet you too..."
    ol "Don't let the bad attitude fool you, this girl is probably one of the best of psychology students around the Commons."
    unkw "I wonder what kind of madman would have Amelie as their therapist."
    am "The same one that would ever hire you to build anything for them."

    scene b48 with dissolve
    ol "This one is Kyra, Architecture Student and for some reason does everything with her arch-rival previously mentioned."
    ky "Hello guys! It's good to see you on board."
    ky "Also, me and Amelie aren't arch-rivals, we just have a tough friendship."
    am "Your words, not mine."
    ky "I saw you before Mariya, at Radiant High. You were in Mrs. Tillsley's class."
    ma "Oh, yeah, it's true. Second year?"
    ky "Third."
    ky "You were the best student of the whole school, it was impressive."
    ma "I was lucky, I suppose..."
    ky "Nah, no one can be that lucky all the time."

    scene b48b with dissolve
    ky "You, on the other hand, I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting."
    mc "I'm not from here, I arrived here a few days ago from Old Town."
    ky "You're far from home dude. Enjoying the city so far?"
    mc "Didn't really have enough time to take a good look around, but seems like a good place to live."
    ky "Not always, but most of the time."

    scene b48 with dissolve
    ky "Are you guys together?"
    ky "As a couple, I mean."
    ma "O-oh! No."
    ma "We're just roommates."
    ky "I see."
    ky "It's a shame, you guys are cute together."
    menu:
        "Say \"Thanks\"[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me (mariyaR + 1)":
            $ mariyaR += 1
            mc "Thank you, Mariya is a special kind of girl that's a pleasure to be around."
            mc "Even not being together, I'd like to spend more time with her."
            mc "Maybe I'll get smarter staying in her company, but I doubt intelligence can be learned by osmosis."
            ky "On that point we all can agree."
        "Say nothing":
            ma "We don't have that kind of relationship, and I'm not sure how our landlady would feel if it was the case."
            ma "Regardless, we have a good relationship. [mc] is a good friend and I hope we'll stay like that in the future."

    scene b49 with dissolve
    unkm "*Inhale*"
    ol "Rounding out our small group, we have Johnny. Our professional smoker and Conspiracy Theorist. In his free time, he studies Journalism."
    ma "Hello Johnny-san, nice to meet you!"
    jo "..."
    jo "...."
    jo "....."
    mc "Is he deaf?"
    ol "No, just being an asshole, as always."
    ol "He thinks he's superior to us because he's able to make connections no one else is able to."
    ol "Even if they only make sense in his head."
    ol "HEY ASSHOLE!!! The girl is talking to you."

    scene b49b with dissolve
    jo "Area 51, is it real or not?"
    mc "What?"
    jo "Simple question, is it real or not."
    mc "Everyone knows it's real. You can go there by car, if you want."
    jo "Good. What about Aliens?"
    mc "Are you asking if I believe there are Aliens in Area 51?"
    jo "I'm asking about Aliens in general. Do they exist or not?"
    mc "..."
    mc "I never thought about it. They are probably real though."
    mc "The universe is too big to just scratch an idea like that. We're here, after all."
    jo "Humpf. Figures."
    jo "What about you, geisha?"
    ma "Who? Me?"
    jo "Is there anyone else here that resembles a geisha here today?"
    ma "This is a little..."
    jo "Call yourself whatever you want. Do you believe in aliens or not?"
    ma "..."
    ma "I'm not sure."
    ma "As far as I know, Roswell can be anything."
    ma "In the context of the Post War, anything could have happened."
    ma "Considering the US Air Force was an integral part of the War Effort, maybe a failed experiment, that could have major consequences for the whole US propaganda, so they decided to use the popular technique of dissuade and deceive."
    ma "There's a lot of people everywhere which openly admits they want to believe in something, so why not use that advantage?"
    ma "Better than admit a failure in the eyes of the Russians, and the whole world."
    ma "But on the subject of aliens themselves, I don't know. The ways in which life evolved on Earth are too mysterious to consider such a thing."
    ma "A small step on a dragon-fly in the Carboniferous Period could have been enough to destroy the whole evolutionary line."
    ma "Who knows how many worlds had the chance to make it into the technological age, let alone have enough technology to explore space."
    jo "..."
    jo "...."
    jo "....."

    scene b50 with hpunch
    jo "Mademoiselle, I like your style."
    jo "It will be a pleasure to have you as one of us."
    jo "I would love nothing more than if you would enlight me with your opinions over two or three subjects regarding some other controversial aspects of humanity."
    jo "Maybe over a coffee or something."
    ma "Err?!"
    mc "Hey dude! Back off!"
    jo "Calm down man, I'm not asking your girl out, I just like talking to smart people."
    jo "The coffee can be anywhere, even here with our expresso machine during our gatherings."
    mc "That's not even the point."
    mc "You're making her uncomfortable, can't you see that?"
    jo "Am I?"
    jo "Oh!"

    scene b51 with dissolve
    jo "Sorry. I got a little too carried away with meeting someone who understands."
    mc "Understands what?"
    ma "It's not a problem, Johnny-san!"
    ma "It's okay [mc]-san, this is just how he makes new friends."
    ma "Sharing common interests, talking, finding a common ground and doing things together is the foundation of any friendship."
    ma "You probably make friends the same way right?"
    mct "Hard to say..."
    mct "My past friendships started off pretty different than that."
    mct "Jeremy always tried to be my antithesis, while my friendship and consequently relationship with Penelope was based on hate, anger, disdain, tolerance, and then... whatever we had after that."
    mct "Love? I'm not sure."
    mct "What does a thirteen-year-old boy knows about love?"
    mct "I probably knew more about the subclasses in Transmorphers G1 than love."
    mc "..."
    mc "Sure, I can see that."

    scene b52 with dissolve
    ma "So, what do you do around here?"
    ol "We're about to discuss that."
    ol "We were planning to add some contemporary authors to our list of reading, but we're still unsure about that."
    am "Be honest Oliver. You just don't want Tana French to be in the same level of your Arthur Conan Doyle."
    ol "Sir! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He was knighted by the Queen and everything."
    am "Very well, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."
    am "Everyone has the right to their own opinion."
    ol "What do you think Mariya? Do you think Tana French is good enough to be the subject of study for a week?"
    ma "I'm not aware of her work, but... maybe?"
    ol "Maybe is too vague for it to be put up for consideration."
    ol "What do you think [mc]?"
    mc "I'm in the same boat as Mariya, but for being on the same level of Sir Doyle, I think it needs to be someone bigger."
    mc "Agatha Christie?"
    ol "A good suggestion, but we're planning on doing something from her in the future."
    ol "We need something from this century at least."
    mc "Stephen King then. The guy is already in his seventies, and is always bringing something new to the table, not just horror books."
    ol "That could work."
    ma "Okay, since that is decided, what else do you do?"
    ky "We try testing the investigation methods from books, movies and series, to see if they could actually work or not."
    ky "Free tid-bit, good-cop-bad-cop only works if you're actually a cop... or a parent."
    jo "The Scooby-Doo method of putting disconnected clues together and solve the mystery behind it won't work either. No one is as smart as Velma."
    ol "Especially because bad guys generally don't wear masks and try to scare children."
    ol "They use guns and are pretty direct in their messages."
    mc "Harsh."
    ky "Yeah. At least this way we know."

    scene b53 with dissolve
    ma "So, okay, books and investigation methods."
    ma "What else do you guys do?"
    ol "That's it for now, but we're planning to expand our activities."
    ma "I see..."
    scene b53b with dissolve
    ma "..."
    mct "I know that expression and tone of voice. She's unimpressed with what she saw.."
    ol "But, if you have suggestions, we would love to hear..."
    ma "Hmmnn..."
    scene b53 with dissolve
    ma "Well, reading books and testing methods, this isn't the most interesting thing to do when I think of a club like this."
    ma "Reading books I can do in the Literature Club with Claudia, and for testing stuff there's already a pretty competent Engineering Club at the Omega Phi fraternity."
    ma "And honestly, I'm trying to avoid the whole reading and testing routine. I'm doing that too much already."
    ma "I can't blame you. I mean, it's pretty clear that you were never part of an organized club, and I've been doing this the past four years."
    ma "But now you're fundamentally lacking in structure."
    ma "Which is kinda ironic, because you don't lack infrastructure for that. Other clubs dream of having a place like this."
    ma "You know, in order to keep working as an official RVU Club, you need to show progress once in a while for the Dean and other staff."
    ma "You considered that, right?"
    ol "O-of course. We just need some time to acclimate ourselves to the new environment."
    ma "This isn't enough Oliver-san!"
    ma "A Club is more than gathering people with the same interests and let them to live together."
    ma "You guys have a so-called \"Detective Club\", instead of trying to copy the methods of Literature and Engineering Club, do what you guys are proposing in the club's name:"
    ma "Be detectives!"
    ma "Put into practice everything you guys were interested in while founding this place. It's not too hard, think about it."
    ma "And honestly, you need more specific roles in this organization."

    scene b54 with dissolve
    ma "Amelie, right?"
    ma "What's your function in the Club?"
    am "Ehh..."
    ma "I mean, you've been on the Laptop since we arrived. Is that related to the club activities?"
    am "Not actually. I'm just looking at my AlterLife profile."
    ma "This could work. How many social network profiles you control?"
    am "Just mine. Why?"
    ma "Does this place have a social media profile?"
    am "Not as far as I know, no."
    ol "No, we don't. It was in the plans, but I haven't implemented it yet."
    ma "Well, Amelie, I'll need you to create a profile on each social network you can think of."
    ma "You'll control the all of them, use your future psychology degree to think of ways to attract people's attention."
    ma "Use the impact of Social Media to your favor. Make the Detective Club recognizable enough for people who will look at it."
    am "I can do that, yeah."
    ma "Good."

    scene b55 with dissolve
    ma "Kyra-san, it's clear that you and Amelie don't have a good relationship, so I'll put you in a different function."
    ma "Since you seem sociable, you will be the hostess of the group. It will be your function to meet and greet everyone."
    ma "It doesn't matter if it's people interested in joining the club or interested in hiring the services. You will need to be kind and cordial to everyone."
    ma "The intent is making everyone comfortable enough coming here, and who knows, making some potentially useful contacts in the future."
    ky "Right, I'll do it."

    scene b56 with dissolve
    ma "Johnny-san, I'll need you to do what you do the best."
    am "What? Deny the Moon Landing?"
    ma "Ignore her, I need you to be the field investigator."
    ma "They said you study Journalism. Do you have your own camera?"
    jo "Yes."
    jo "Actually I have four cameras. One professional, two semi-professional and a micro-camera."
    ma "Excellent. Pick one of the semi-professionals and the micro-camera, they will be your companions from now on."
    ma "You will be the eyes of the group. Taking pictures, filming, anything like that will be your responsibility."
    ma "Since you're also a non-conforming person, at least on matters of searching for the truth, I'll give you an extra role."
    ma "You will be the one in charge of thinking outside the box on the cases."
    ma "Maybe making some connections where most people can't or consider small and unlikely enough to be made."
    ma "Can you do that?"
    jo "I certainly can. Actually I've been waiting for an opportunity like this my whole life."
    ma "Let's put your wish into practice."

    scene b57 with dissolve
    ol "What about me?"
    ma "You will have the most important role of this whole Club: You will be the leader."
    ma "But different from what you've been doing so far, you will need to give them tasks, coordinate with the members and identify their strengths and weaknesses."
    ma "You will also need to be an integral part of the whole process, so you will need to look at the work from the other members and support them whenever they need."
    ma "You will be the one that will need to be responsible for the resources of the group. I mean, unless you have someone else more responsible for that, which I doubt."
    ol "No, we haven't."
    ma "Okay, so that's your job then."
    ma "What about the Club savings?"
    ol "We don't have any."
    ky "In fact, we were talking about this in the previous meeting. We didn't reach a consensus."
    ma "Why?"
    ol "It was just a matter of value. Some people could think 100 USD weekly is too much, some people could think it's not."
    ky "Not when you have a rich grandpa supporting you, amirite?"
    ol "You know that's not the case, Kyra, stop being dramatic over it."
    ky "You know how many hours I need to work weekly to have anything near that?"
    ky "I still have the co-ed dorm to take care of."
    ma "Both are right and wrong on your parts."
    ma "100 usd weekly is a big sum to pay, and multiplying by four, it would mean 1600 USD monthly."
    ma "With that value, you certainly could hire someone to make the hardest part of the group."
    ma "But making this would be the opposite of what a Club should be, so it's better to invest this value in something else."
    ma "But then the value is too high, considering I used to help with 20 dollars weekly in the Theatre."
    ol "What do you suggest?"
    ma "Thirty-Five dollars a week. And if the group ever gets over ten members, then Twenty-Five for each."
    ma "It would be enough to cover the expenses, emergencies and even have some extra for stuff like parties."
    ma "But just be aware that money is something hard to gather and easy to spend."
    ma "All of you should learn a little about finances as well. It will help you to avoid falling into classical traps with the shared money."
    ol "Consider it done."

    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b58 with dissolve
    ma "...I honestly not sure how the club will pick the first cases."
    mc "That's the easiest part."
    mc "You guys have the whole university to spread posters and flyers."
    mc "Just say that you guys are available to investigate, search and localize anything you can, and leave the adress and the phone number for the Club."
    ky "We don't have a phone line here."
    am "No one does these days. We don't live in the nineties, where people had to share a single number for a whole house."
    ol "I'll put the \"phone line\" task on the list. Since it's relatively easy and cheap, I'll pay for it with my own money."
    ma "You shouldn't. The deal is make the club be sustainable, right? This should be included into the budget that I mentioned before."
    ol "At least the installation? This wouldn't take more than a day to fix."
    ma "That could work. Who would be in charge of answering?"
    ky "Since my job isn't physical, neither demands too much attention for now, I could do. Better than doing nothing all the time."
    ol "Alright, it's settled then."
    ol "What about the cases? Should we establish some base criteria?"
    jo "Yes, we should. There are things that are too dangerous to investigate, and some people may not want some secrets to be revealed."
    jo "I think we should focus on whatever we have around the college, or anything that impacts the Commons directly."
    jo "It's better to be smarter on whatever we'll do. We aren't professional detectives anyway."
    ma "So the word is to focus on what it can be done now, safe and harmless."
    ma "Now I can imagine this place getting popular in the long term."
    ol "All thanks to you."
    ol "I'm happy that you decided to come and help us."
    ma "It wasn't a big deal, actually."
    ma "Any of you could have done the same."
    am "I'm not sure about that."
    am "Oliver would have been stepping on his own feet the whole time, without realizing our true potential in the Commons."
    ky "Agreed. Even thinking that reading is interesting."
    ma "You shouldn't stop with the other activities. Consider the investigation stuff part of the activities, not the whole new deal of the club."
    ma "After all, a big part of the experience is to have fun."
    ol "I wasn't planning on stopping, but It's good to be reassured."
    ol "By the way, we don't have a celebration or an induction ceremony, but we can work something out."
    ol "Are you guys up for staying the night? We have extra rooms on the third floor."

    scene b59 with dissolve
    ma "Oh, sorry, I can't."
    ma "I still have to study, and [mc]-san promised me an ice cream."
    ky "Ownn, cute!"
    ky "And here I was thinking you guys weren't a thing."
    ma "We're not a thing. Whatever the \"thing\" is."
    ma "It's hot, we're young, full of life and it's Saturday. It's a perfect day for an ice cream."
    am "Not a thing right? Heh!"
    am "Oliver, I bought some Sorbet from Heavenly-Touch yesterday for us, I let on the freezer. I think we can help them on fulfilling that desire of our friends."

    scene b58 with dissolve
    ma "Ehh?"
    ma "O-oh! No!"
    ma "That's not necessary."
    am "Why not? Ice cream is ice cream, no matter where it's from or who is with you while you eat it."
    ma "Y-yeah, but... we're..."
    ma "I-I mean."
    mct "Well, I'd better save Mariya from that."
    mc "Mariya promised to show me her favorite places in Radiant Valley."
    mc "She was talking about this place behind the commons for like..."
    mc "Uhnn..."
    mc "A week, I think."
    mct "I'm here for barely four days, but a small lie never hurt anyone."
    mc "So, I'll do it with her, because if I don't she will get crazy about it."
    mc "Thanks for the invite anyway."
    ol "You're welcome."
    ol "I assume you guys will be back for the next meeting?"
    ma "When it will be?"
    ol "We generally meet on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but I think this will change."
    ma "Those days are good, but maybe you guys would need to meet more often while working on a case."
    ma "Do you guys live nearby?"
    ol "We live in the building."
    ol "We share the third floor, while Kyra lives in the Zeta Mu Iota sorority."
    ma "So meetings aren't a problem, I think. Why don't you live here as well Kyra?"
    ky "I had to pass by a heavy initiation last summer to just let it slide like that."
    ma "I see..."
    ma "Well, let's share contact information. I'm pretty sure we'll need to eventually, and let's hope the interest in the Detective Club will pick up by next weekend."
    ol "Let's drink to that."
    evr "Cheers!"
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    $ erikamelissachoice = 0
    $ melissapicked = False
    $ erikapicked = False

label datecheckpointch2:
    if erikamelissachoice == 1:
        if melissapicked == True:
            $ erikamelissachoice += 1
            mcr "Later I prepared for my date with Erika."
            jump erikadatech2
        elif True:
            $ erikamelissachoice += 1
            mcr "Later I prepared for my date with Melissa."
            jump melissadatech2

    if erikamelissachoice == 2:
        jump saturdaynightend

    menu:
        "Melissa[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if melissapicked == False:
            $ melissapicked = True
            $ erikamelissachoice += 1
            jump melissadatech2
        "Erika[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if erikapicked == False:
            $ erikapicked = True
            $ erikamelissachoice += 1
            jump erikadatech2
        mct "Who do I want to go and see first?"

label melissadatech2:
    scene b60 with dissolve
    mct "She's been getting dressed for a while now."
    mct "Well, I know that women have that whole ritual of getting ready to leave, but it's been forty minutes."
    mct "Worse yet, she's the one picking the place, so I'm the one blind in this."
    mct "At least I know it's a restaurant."
    mct "..."
    mct "It can't be worse than the place where Aunt Joanne took us when we were 10."
    mct "{i}Vegan Manifest{/i}, even the name was awful."
    mct "I could have overlooked the name, if the vegan food was actually good. My favorite burger from Gyrako was one made with shimeji mushrooms."
    mct "But when even the one who was urging you to eat doesn't like the food, then there's something really wrong with the restaurant."
    mct "..."
    mct "How much longer will she take?"
    mct "It's almost eight..."
    me "Sorry for making you wait."

    play music loveable fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    scene b61 with dissolve
    mc "Oh! Wow!"
    mc "It was a pleasure."
    me "Haha! You don't say!"
    me "But I agree. It's good to use something nice like this once in a while."
    me "You probably got tired of waiting."
    mc "Not at all, I was watching..."

    scene b60 with dissolve
    mc "Err-"
    mc "I don't know... I was just surfing though TV channels while waiting."
    me "This show certainly looks... interesting."
    mc "I don't know about interesting, but it certainly occupied my attention."

    scene b61 with dissolve
    mc "Anyway, where are we going?"
    me "To Udon Kyrie."
    me "I saw some good reviews and decided to give a go. Honestly, I made the reservation a week ago and I thought about calling a friend to go with me, but she couldn't."
    me "Thanks for inviting me, otherwise I would just cancel and spend my night reading Dostoevsky."
    mc "What about Stacy?"
    me "I doubt she would want to do anything with me."
    mc "Did you ask her?"
    me "No, but she's turned down my other offers so far. After a certain age I can't just oblige her to come with me."
    mc "What about the others?"
    me "Tiffany is training or resting, maybe both, and I prefer not to mess with Mariya on a Saturday night."
    me "That girl is already too busy doing her best every day, that I feel guilty for asking her do stuff with me."
    mc "I'm sure she would love it anyway."
    mc "But today it's her loss, I wouldn't trade this for anything."
    me "Haha, good."
    me "Let's go!"

    scene black with dissolve
    mcr "We got into her car and she drove for almost thirty minutes. It was a calm drive, and most of the people were hanging out around the edge of the beach."
    mcr "The place by itself was really comfy, but it wasn't packed... It was early after all."

    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "It has class. Beautiful and well-dressed people all around."
    mc "I'm starting to wonder if I'm underdressed for this place."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "You're good enough for it."
    me "It's usually the woman who has to go over-dressed to places like this."
    me "It's not like you guys need ridiculously expensive dresses like women do."
    me "I don't want even to remember how much this dress cost, and that was three years ago."
    me "But it's one of my favorites, I won't lie about that."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "It really suits you."
    mc "I think the only thing I ever dared to spend more than five hundred dollars on were sneakers."
    mc "And they weren't normal ones, they were a limited edition and had a special air chamber system that reduced the impact on legs and calves."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "If it made you happy, I won't be the one to judge you."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    me "..."
    scene b62c with dissolve
    mc "..."
    me "..."
    mc "..."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "Heh..."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "What?"
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "You reminded me of my father just now."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Why's that?"
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "Every time I did some sh-"
    mc "*ahem*"
    mc "Every time I did something silly, he would tell me I didn't, and then look away."
    mc "Maybe it was involuntary, but I learned how to read him like that."
    mc "Not sure if works on you, but I assume that you have something on your mind."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "I'm not in the position where I can judge you, especially with something that happened in the past."
    me "But honestly [mc], five hundred dollars for a pair of sneakers?"
    me "And because they had a specific impact system?"
    me "Seems like just an excuse to sell more to people. Like when I was a kid and the advertisements wanted to sell you a new doll with a hat."
    me "Yet, similar enough from past collections that didn't sell well."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "Isn't that a plot from \"The Stepsons\"?"
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Yeah, but it doesn't mean there wasn't truth behind it."
    me "It happened when I was a kid, and it happened when Stacy wanted the dammed Barbara dolls."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "I think I understand your point."
    mc "What can I say? It made sense at the time. Shoes like that were popular and I had the money my Uncle gave me."
    mc "My real uncle, by the way. Daniel, who lives in Sweden."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "I remember Daniel. He was a skinny boy, with a big head and used to wear glasses all the time."
    me "Did he marry that girl he used to date? Willa, or whatever was her name."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "I don't think so. As far as I know, my uncle never got married."
    mc "For some reason, that one time, he decided to make up for all the birthdays he missed and gave me 1500 USD at once."
    mc "It was a lot of money for a kid."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "It's a lot of money for anyone, not just kids."
    me "What happened to Daniel? Why did he leave for Sweden?"
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "I don't know. The only thing I know is that he works at a tech company there."
    mc "He's been there for... well, for mostly of my life."
    mc "I don't really know him, but he always seemed okay."
    mc "He even suggested that my dad and I move into his house after the diagnosis."
    mc "Dad didn't want to and Meredith did her best to cover all his functions."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Mimi was always a diligent person."
    me "It seems she hasn't changed even after all these years."
    scene b62 with dissolve
    mc "It's true."
    mc "Why did you call \"Lil Mimi\" by the way?"

    scene b63 with dissolve
    me "Aaahh! I'm not sure if I should tell you."
    me "She would hate me for that."
    scene b63b with dissolve
    mc "She doesn't have to know."
    mc "And after that, I can pretend you didn't say anything."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Haha! Okay!"
    me "Well, of all our group of friends, Meredith was the only one that came to Commons with someone else of their family, and that was her cousin Jack."
    me "Jack once told me, that when they were kids, Meredith envied the women of their family because they had big tits, and she didn't."
    me "Their family took to calling her that, as a small tease."
    me "But of course, she was barely six years old at the time, and she didn't understand that they would grow eventually."
    me "So, by the time she got to the commons, they were already twice the size as most of the other girls."
    me "After a night of Truth or Dare, you know, the kind of stuff typical when people are hanging out and don't know how to start a conversation, Jack told the story."
    me "We started to call her that affectionately, but also poking a little fun at the irony."
    me "There's nothing small about them, not back then, and not today."
    scene b63b with dissolve
    mc "Yeah, I think I haven't seen such big boobs until..."
    mc "..."
    mc "Until recently..."
    mc "A-anyway..."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Haha!"
    me "You can say whatever's on your mind, dear."
    me "I know you aren't blind, and I know that I'm not exactly the smallest woman around."

    scene b64 with dissolve
    me "Even as painful as they are to carry around, I love these babies."
    me "And, honestly, they've opened some doors for me in the past."
    me "I never did anything that embarrassed me as a person, but yes, I was treated differently if I was compared to other who didn't have big breasts."
    me "I don't mind a glance, if that's what are you're thinking about."


    menu:
        mct "What I should say about this?"
        "You have nice breasts[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](melissaR + 1)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](lust + 2)":
            jump nicebreastsch2
        "You have a wonderful figure[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](melissaR + 2)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](love + 2)":
            jump wonderfulfigurech2
        "Can I see them?[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](lust + 3)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange2](melissaR - 1)":
            jump seethemch2
label nicebreastsch2:
    $ lust += 2
    $ melissaR += 1
    mc "You have nice breasts."
    me "Thank you dear. I know it goes without saying, but I love them too."
    me "Sometimes I use them as stress balls, and I gently touch one until I get whatever it's annoying me out my system."
    me "Even Stacy loved them, she sucked on them until she was four years old."
    mc "Damn, for a moment there I envy Stacy."
    scene b62b with dissolve
    me "Hahaha! Don't be shameless dear, it doesn't suit you."
    mc "At least I was able to get a laugh out of you."
    me "A good one, I'd say."
    jump melissadatecontinue

label wonderfulfigurech2:
    $ love += 2
    $ melissaR += 2
    me "Oh! Thank you dear."
    mc "I mean, your breasts are nice and all, but I think they'd be a waste if they didn't fit the rest of your body."
    mc "And also your charming personality."
    scene b63 with dissolve
    me "Charming personality?"
    me "Is that something you tell all the girls you take to dinner?"
    scene b63b with dissolve
    mc "Not at all. I would never say something like that to Tiffany, for example."
    mc "She's great, but her personality isn't charming. It's more like... daring."
    mc "You, otherwise, fits on that criteria. A charming princess."
    scene b63 with dissolve
    me "I think I'm like twenty years too old to be a princess though."
    scene b63b with dissolve
    mc "A Charming Queen then."
    me "I can accept that."
    jump melissadatecontinue

label seethemch2:
    $ lust += 3
    $ melissaR -= 1
    scene b63 with dissolve
    me "Hahahaha!"
    mc "..."
    mc "...."
    mc "....."
    me "Wait, are you serious?"
    scene b63b with dissolve
    mc "..."
    mc "Yes?"
    mc "Since the first time I saw you, I've been imagining them, how big are the nipples and aureolae, if they are warm and nice to touch."
    mc "Stuff like that. I can't be blamed for imagining."
    scene b63 with dissolve
    me "I guess not."
    me "Sometimes I forget you're still a teenager."
    me "Or that you, at least, have a teenager's mind in an almost adult body."
    me "As you said, no one can blame you for fantasizing."
    me "So I'll give you something to picture today."

    scene b65 with dissolve
    me "Pinkish."
    me "Normal nipples, non-inverted."
    me "Perky."
    me "Aureolas about two and a half inches of diameter. I'm not sure because I never measured, that would be weird."
    me "They're... mysteriously pert for my age."
    me "In ways that I can't explain, only be grateful for."
    me "Can you imagine that?"
    scene b65b with dissolve
    mc "I think I can."
    mc "They're... interesting, to say the least."
    scene b65c with dissolve
    me "Good."
    me "But this kind of behaviour isn't appropriate."
    me "I'm old enough to be your mother."
    me "If we'll live together, you shouldn't turn this into a weird experience."
    me "Can you do that? For me?"
    me "For us?"
    scene b65d with dissolve
    mc "I think I can."
    mc "It won't be easy, but I'll definitely try."
    mc "It would be so much easier if you were ugly. Or repulsive. Or unbearable."
    mc "Why do you have to be beautiful, lovely and charismatic?"
    scene b65 with dissolve
    me "Hahaha!"
    me "Shut it. You're giving me a big head."
    jump melissadatecontinue

label melissadatecontinue:
    scene b66 with dissolve
    wt "Welcome to Udon Kyrie, my name is Sammy, and I'll be your waiter for tonight."
    wt "I'm here to make your experience as pleasurable as possible, so please let me know if you need anything."
    me "Thank you for that Sammy. It's our first time at Udon Kyrie, and because of that we're a little lost. What do you suggest?"
    wt "Of course madam. We can take you on a trip through the whole eastern cuisine, starting with Russia, passing by China, Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and arriving in depth parts of Oceania, like Australia and New Zealand."
    wt "All according to you and your son's tastes."
    scene b67 with dissolve
    mct "Oh, I didn't expect that."
    mct "Neither did she, it seems."
    mct "What to do?"
    mct "..."
    mct "Well, this is one of the few moments where we could laugh in the future, so why not go with the flow?"
    mc "Oh, yeah. We're still unsure on what we want, but what do you think, Mom?"
    scene b67b with dissolve
    me "Oh!"
    me "Haha!"
    scene b66 with dissolve
    me "Give us an appetizer and surprise me and my son afterwards. Nothing too exotic though."
    wt "Will be done. Madam, Sir!"

    scene b68 with dissolve
    me "So, {i}Son{/i}, why didn't you corrected him?"
    mc "Why didn't you?"
    me "I just followed your lead. It's not like he cares anyway."
    mc "And in my case, I just wanted to avoid an unnecessary conversation."
    mc "\"Mother and Son\" is just better than \"Landlady that couldn't find anyone better to take her to a dinner so decided to go with her Tenant because he actually wanted to interrogate her in a comfortable yet isolated enough place\"."
    scene b68b with dissolve
    me "..."
    me "Mother and Son is better."
    me "Interrogate huh?"
    mc "After our rough start, I decided to do it in the right way."
    mc "If you're not comfortable enough, just ignore the question and we can move out from it."
    me "It's okay. I don't have anything to hide."
    me "I just can't answer things I don't know though."
    mc "Okay, no problem."
    mc "..."
    mc "So..."
    mc "You were my father's girlfriend, right?"

    scene b69 with dissolve
    me "For three years. Great times by the way."
    me "We met during our first days of college."
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "Why did you stop dating?"
    mc "I know about the miscarriage, but why didn't you insisted on the relationship?"
    scene b69 with dissolve
    me "I can't know what he had on his mind. But before our relationship, when we were just friends, he had that bright smile. The kind of smile that is capable of captivating anyone he aimed it at."
    me "When we started dating, the smile turned itself into something more. His eyes, they had passion, power, energy... a certain type of fire that you couldn't imagine."
    me "And then, the miscarriage happened... his eyes didn't have the same passion as before. They were always elsewhere."
    me "Sometimes chasing the horizon, sometimes fixed on problems that had no solution."
    me "Never on me."
    me "I'm not the kind of woman that requires the relationship to be centered on her, I'm not a narcissist..."
    me "But..."
    me "It's good to be supported."
    me "Pursued."
    me "Desired."
    me "Jonathan was like that, but after the tragic incident... every time he looked at me, I could see the pain in his eyes."
    me "No relationship can survive like that."
    me "It's funny, remembering all the plans we had once. We had a plan of having a big house, full of life, four kids at least..."
    me "The dog we wanted to have, the name would have been Orion."
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "I had a dog named Orion."
    mc "He stayed with us until he was eleven and Dad decided to give him to a farm."
    mc "We used to visit him all the time, but one day he just disappeared from the place."
    scene b69 with dissolve
    me "It seems we had the same ideas in the end."
    me "These days I have the house full of life... They just aren't our kids."
    me "We wanted to travel around the world. At best, I went to visit Germany, on a trip that I gave to my parents before their death, in search of their roots."
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "My dad's job required him to keep traveling most of the time. It seems he fulfilled that part of the deal."
    scene b69 with dissolve
    me "Seems to be."
    me "At least one of us had the life we wanted."
    me "Did he make the Crafting Course?"
    mc "Crafting course?"
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "No... Dad didn't have many manual skills."
    mc "I mean, he know how to fix a leak, cut a tree to make wood, change the boiler and many other \"Dad\" abilities."
    mc "But he never know how to make Crafts."
    mc "Sometimes he tried to paint, but he was never good at it."
    scene b69 with dissolve
    me "At least he tried."
    me "Was the painting about a girl in a field, with a red dress, in the middle of an afternoon?"
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "Actually yeah."
    mc "How do you know that?"
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "Roja Primavera. Or \"Red Spring\"."
    me "The first painting I ever did, when I was still in the first year of college, based on one of the many walks we had."
    me "I still have the painting in my room, but it seems he was trying to paint his own version."
    me "Something he always said he would do, even back then..."
    scene b69d with dissolve
    mc "It seems he was doing his parts well."
    mc "What else did you guys promise to do together, but never could?"
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "We didn't have a big plan, we just had a single plan."
    me "And that plan was being together..."
    me "All the time."
    scene b69b with dissolve
    mc "I see..."
    mc "It's a shame with everything that had happened."
    mc "But... honestly, I'm here wondering something."
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "What is it?"
    scene b69d with dissolve
    mc "I know that, when young couples are about to have babies, they think about everything, from colors of the bedroom to the place they will retire after their kids go to college."
    mc "Your son or daughter..."
    mc "Did you choose a name?"
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "[mc]..."
    scene b69d with dissolve
    mc "I know! I know!"
    mc "It's something too morbid to be discussed around a dinner table, but I keep wondering how the life could have been."
    mc "I would have loved to have you in my life while I was growing up."
    mc "So, please just answer that before I move off of the subject."
    me "..."
    me "...."
    me "....."
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "As I said before, I can't tell you what was going through your father's mind at that time, we decided that each one of us would choose each gender."
    me "But while we were discussing, your name was one of the favorite options. Same goes for Derrick, Arthur, Phillip, Charles and so on..."
    me "And my options were Susan, Helena, Maddison, Monica, but my favorite was \"Stacy\"."
    scene b69d with dissolve
    mc "Stacy? Wow! That's surprising."
    mc "So, both suggestions went to real people afterwards."
    mc "A bittersweet aftertaste after this situation, but what you guys could do, right?"
    scene b69c with dissolve
    me "It's true."
    me "I love my daughter, and I think your father could have been a good example for her."
    me "Different than her {i}actual{/i} father..."
    scene b69d with dissolve
    me "Is he a bad person or-"

    scene b70 with dissolve
    wt "Borscht, or Beet Soup. A Russian Classic."
    me "Thank you dear."
    wt "You're welcome lady."

    scene b71 with dissolve
    mc "Did you notice that, every time we're together or hanging out, we're always eating something?"
    me "That's normal. It's a way to socialize with a comfortable activity. It's an old custom, since the times humans still lived in caves and shared food during their meetings."
    mc "You certainly don't look like a cave woman to me."
    me "Thank you dear, but you would be surprised on how little humans evolved since then."

    scene b72 with dissolve
    mc "It's cold."
    mc "Well, not exactly cold, but just a little warm. Unexpected for a soup."
    mc "The texture is funny too. It's more it's more like a cream for toast than a soup."
    me "It's good, regardless of that."

    scene b72b with dissolve
    mc "You're right. Maybe it's an acquired taste after all."
    me "It's pretty tasty in my opinion."
    me "But maybe because I remember some of the soups I learned from my mom. My sister would agree with me it's basically the same, just changing the main ingredient from beet to Peas or Pumpkin."
    mc "I didn't know you had a sister. Is she as beautiful and kind as you?"
    me "Thank you dear. I have two sisters actually, one who lives in Saint-Michael and the other is a singer on Broadway."
    me "I don't know about \"kindness\" because it's relative, but they are really beautiful."
    me "I mean... I'm like a sack of potatoes compared to them."

    scene b72 with dissolve
    mc "Hard to believe, or even consider something like that."
    me "Why?"
    mc "To believe there's another two versions of you somewhere in the world and they are more beautiful than you."
    mc "It's almost like you don't look at yourself in the mirror when saying that."

    scene b72b with dissolve
    me "What about Stacy? She's basically me at her age."
    me "A little more sassy and with shorter hair. And without the myopia that's been my bane since I was thirteen."
    mc "Stacy is a completely different subject. She's beautiful, yeah, but I don't want to bash her and say that's her sole quality."
    me "A little rude, but I won't argue with you."
    me "As for my sisters, who knows? Maybe it's the \"older sister complex\" talking, but I really think they're more beautiful than me."
    me "They have perfect hair and complexion, same weight since their early adult days, and also a \"cute\" aura around them."
    me "Well, maybe not Jessica, because her husband turned her into a version of Chuck Norris from \"Walker, Texas Ranger\" after their marriage."
    mc "Who?"
    me "..."

    scene b72 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b72b with dissolve
    me "I forgot how young you are [mc]."
    me "Maybe I should stop using references from my teenage days, they remind me just how old I am."
    mc "C'mon, you're not that old."
    me "I'm 42. Soon I'll be 43, but I prefer not to think about that for a while."
    mc "Don't people say that life start in their forties?"
    me "Whoever said that is probably in their sixties or something."
    me "I'm not saying that I have one foot in the grave or anything, but I feel like all those dreams I had when I was a little girl in Bercy I should have been fulfilled by now."
    scene b72 with dissolve
    mc "What's stopping you then?"
    me "Adult life? Responsibilities? Obligations? Bills? Taxes?"
    me "A giant student debt?"
    me "I can keep going on, if you want."
    mc "Ah, c'mon. You're just saying {i}{b}NONE{/b}{/i} of your dreams can ever be fulfilled?"
    mc "Not even the most basic of them? That's some major bullshit."

    scene b72c with dissolve
    me "What should I do then? Should I pick from all the dreams I had once and fulfill them one by one?"
    me "When I was a kid I wanted a pink horse, eat only candy as a meal and be the best friends of Alexis Colby."
    mc "Alex-"
    me "It's a fictional character from Dynasty. My mom loved it and I used to watch with her."
    me "I honestly only liked her because she seemed to run with a bunch of old men who resembled my father."
    me "And the poor man didn't even deserve that. I was just a rebel back then."

    scene b72d with dissolve
    mc "I didn't say that you should make a {i}{b}literal{/b}{/i} list of your past dreams, but maybe adequate them to your current life."
    mc "Want a pink horse? Then go to a haras, name a mare \"Rose\" or something and just have fun for a day, or for however long you want."
    mc "Wants to be friends with that Alexis girl? Then go search for the actress, ask an autograph or something."
    mc "Wants to eat candy the whole day? Well, that's not healthy at all, but if you want, I'll support you 100%% on it."
    mc "You're an adult in command of your own life. Do what you want."
    mc "You can do that, right?"
    scene b72b with dissolve
    me "Yes, Mr. Crowley."
    mc "Finally a reference I understood."
    me "You don't seem someone who would ever read Thelema."
    mc "No, but I like heavy metal. The Prince of Darkness made a song about him, and I used to listen to it with the guys."
    me "\"The Guys\"? Who are they?"

    scene b73 with dissolve
    wt "120-hour Mizu Ramen and one-month marinated Gyonshi Beef."
    wt "For drinking, we have a pitcher of Passion Fruit juice."
    wt "Enjoy, but please eat the things together, the meat is really spicy."
    me "Thank you dear!"

    scene b74 with dissolve
    me "Anyway, The Guys, who are they?"
    mc "My best friends, or my used to be best friends, from the school."
    mc "There were four of us, three boys and a girl."
    mc "My best friend Jeremy, my friend from convenience Francis and my..."
    mc "..."
    me "..."
    me "...take your time dear, I'm not running away."
    mc "Sorry..."
    mc "My friend Penelope."
    mc "Penelope was... is... I don't know exactly."
    mc "She was the first girl I ever liked, my first kiss, my first girlfriend..."
    mc "But the relationship had different meanings from each of us."
    me "I assume it ended badly."
    mc "Yeah..."
    mc "Sorry, I don't want to remember her."
    me "It's okay dear. Everyone has someone they regret in their past, I'm no different."

    scene b75 with dissolve
    me "Oh wow! The waiter wasn't joking when he said it's spicy."
    mc "Urgh! My throat is burning!"
    mc "It's like I was eating fire salts!"
    me "Calm down dear. Maybe it's because of that the juice is here. Let's drink a little."

    scene b76 with dissolve
    me "A lot better."
    me "The juice is only for neutralizing the spiciness of the meat, it seems."
    mc "The advice of eating everything together is starting to make sense then."
    mc "I wonder if the Ramen is good enough, 120-hours seems a long time for making a dish."
    me "It depends. As far as I know, they took that time because of the broth."
    me "Because if it wasn't of that, anyone could make some instant noodle at home."
    mc "...it makes sense, actually."
    me "Let's taste and give a verdict."

    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b77 with dissolve
    mc "It was good actually."
    me "Yeah, a combination of salty, spicy and sweety. Pretty interesting from a combination that it doesn't seem to work."
    mc "I could eat the Ramen separately, and I could drink the juice in another situation. I would pass on the barbecue, but the aftertaste is really nice overall."
    me "I agree..."
    me "That friends of yours. Not the girl. The other two."
    me "Do you stay in touch with them?"
    mc "With one, yes."
    mc "Jeremy. Loudmouth, expansive, somewhat politically incorrect. He got pissed when I came here to Radiant Valley instead of going with him to the capital."
    me "How someone could be politically incorrect? Does he like Dark Humor or something?"
    mc "Not actually. He sometimes says stuff about wanting to sleep with his mother."
    mc "In our last talk, he even asked if I ever wanted to have sex with her. Dude is unstoppable in that aspect."
    mc "Sometimes things got even weirder, he once lusted over a lady that we worked for on her yard over a summer."
    mc "We were, like, fourteen, and the lady was in her sixties."
    mc "One day, I went to work, but he was nowhere to be found. She appeared to me wearing a robe, bringing me lemonade."
    mc "She didn't say anything either, just returned inside the house afterwards."
    mc "The next day, when I got to work, he showed up soon after, looked at me and gave me a thumbs up."
    mc "I never asked the meaning of that, and he never discussed it, but at the end of summer, we had enough money to buy whatever we wanted at the time."
    me "It seems someone has a Oedipus complex."
    mc "Oedipus complex?"
    me "Oedipus is..."
    mc "I know who Oedipus is. I used to read Greek mythology, but do you really think he wanted to fuck his own mother?"
    me "Language, young man!"
    mc "I'm sorry Melissa, but I don't think there's any way to express this correctly."
    mc "After all it's a fucked-up situation."
    me "..."
    me "...I won't deny it."
    me "But fucked up situation or not, it's pretty comprehensible from the psychology aspect."
    me "Most babies, especially male ones, have their own mother as their first love."
    me "Time, and especially Society, convince them about how wrong that is. Mostly of them bypass that, but, for some, the desire still lasts."
    me "I don't know about your friend, maybe he just likes motherly figures. Or maybe he wants a substitute for his mother during the sexual intercourse."
    mc "Or maybe..."
    mc "He's just a pervert."
    me "That could be the case too."
    me "Did you talk to him about me?"
    mc "..."
    mc "...Yeah."
    me "How did he react?"
    mc "He said he was curious."
    me "Over me? How cute of him."
    mc "There's nothing cute about Jeremy's behaviour. He's probably lusting over you in this exactly moment."
    me "Something that I never had to deal in my whole life, right?"
    mc "..."
    mc "...."
    mc "....."
    mc "I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or..."

    scene b78 with dissolve
    me "Hahaha!"
    me "Baby! There are some things in life that don't need to be said."
    me "What the hell happened to you, young people?"
    me "It seems that if we don't explain things in the most didactic way possible, you are unable to understand."
    me "Zero nuances over any subject."
    me "Even Tiffany, at 21, is sometimes like that."
    mc "Well maybe we young people have a less dirty mind than you old people."
    me "Said the ones responsible for creating these short videos from HotSpots."
    mc "Never used HotSpots, so I'm outside that curve."
    me "I thought all the young people used it. Heard people became millionaires from there."
    mc "I'm not the most sociable person around. At best, I watch some videos from AnyTime or some streaming from Swift."
    mc "I miss the time Swift wasn't about whorism, but actual video games."

    scene b77 with dissolve
    me "Whorism?"
    me "Like someone is selling girls for sex on these places?"
    mc "More like \"Girls selling their own bodies to their supposed fans\". Funny that, even violating their Terms of Service, banning and deleting those accounts could be interpreted as a way of sexism."
    mc "That's an impossible situation, actually."
    me "You don't say."
    me "Maybe I'm too innocent on how people use the social networks these days. I just use it to have fun, and the rare moments I'm using my phone is to send messages to my family and friends."
    mc "So we're not too different from each other then."
    mct "Erika is the point of difference between us."
    me "Seems to be the case."
    me "This Jeremy guy, apart from all you said, is he at least a good guy?"
    me "I mean, a good friend?"
    mc "..."
    mc "...Yeah."
    mc "He never forgot my birthday."
    mc "If it was a holiday dad wasn't around, he always brought me to his house, where we shared some small moments, like laying down in front of the fireplace, or sleeping in his cabin, catching fireflies and singing."
    mc "Anytime I was sad, he managed to come up with some kind of adventure for us."
    mc "Sometimes, when I was alone, he basically barged in my house and brought a crowd."
    mc "Was that probably an excuse for eating and drinking whatever I had in the fridge? Probably."
    mc "But Jeremy is the type of friend that if I ever felt alone, it's because he wasn't around, or didn't know about the situation."
    me "..."
    me "Seems a good friend then."
    me "A great friend indeed."
    mc "I just..."
    mc "Urgh..."
    mc "I just wanted him to drop the \"Chad\" act sometimes. I know that guy's secrets, some of them are pretty embarrassing."
    me "Oh, yeah?"
    me "What kind of secrets?"

    scene b79 with dissolve
    wt "Pudding a la mode. Or Cream Caramel with seasonal fruits and whipped cream."
    me "Oh, Thank you dear!"
    me "Looks delicious."
    wt "It certainly is. It's one of Chef's Specials."
    wt "It's an Asian spin over a classical French dish. Hope you'll enjoy it."
    me "Thank you dear. But after this we're done."
    wt "Are you serious? Won't you have our Truffles?"
    me "N-no, we're done here. But thanks for the offer."
    wt "You're welcome then. I hope that my service has been to your liking Madam, Sir."
    me "Thank you. It was perfect."
    mc "Thanks for your hard work."

    scene b80 with dissolve
    me "Too beautiful to be rejected, even considering I'm already full."
    mc "Maybe they could make a takeout version."
    me "I'll ask them, and if it's the case, then I'll take it to the girls."
    mc "That's a good idea, I'm pretty sure they will like it."
    me "Anyway, about your friend, what's the deal with him? What kind of secrets does he carry?"

    scene b81 with dissolve
    mc "Well, simple stuff that breaks the \"Alpha Male\" convention, like sleeping with Teddy Bears, being afraid of Thunders and liking romance movies."
    me "Anyone should be afraid of thunders, they're deadly."
    me "A wise man would respect the Nature."
    mc "I'm not saying that I don't respect, but he's chronical. He always covers himself during thunderstorms and refuses to leave the bed until it the storms pass."
    mc "I know, it' stupid, but everyone has it's kriptonite."
    me "It's true."
    me "Mine are spiders. What about yours?"
    mc "Uhnn..."
    mc "Never thought about that."
    mc "Maybe something classical, like the fear of Death, Heights or the Unknown."
    me "If you have to think about it, then it's not a phobia."
    me "You're just a cautious person."
    mc "You could be right."

    scene b82 with dissolve
    me "Uhnn... well, it's what's supposed to be for a place like this."
    mc "How much is it?"
    me "Don't worry about it."

    menu:
        mct "How to Proceed"
        "I insist[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](love +3)":
            jump meldatemcpaysch2
        "Let's split at least[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](melissaR + 1)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](love +1)":
            jump meldatemcsplitsch2
        "Says nothing[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](dom +2)":
            $ dom += 2
            mc "Okay then."
            jump meldatech2end
label meldatemcpaysch2:
    $ love += 3
    mc "I insist."
    me "Are you sure about that? It's too expensive for a young person, even worse for a student."
    mc "I'm not worried about money right now."
    me "You should be. Money doesn't grow on trees."
    me "I know that your father was rich, but that doesn't mean you should spend all his money on stuff like this."
    mc "I haven't received the inheritance yet. Well, at least not the full inheritance anyway."
    mc "But I'm not worried. At least for now."
    me "You're too kind dear, but you shouldn't try to impress me like this."
    mc "I'm not trying, honestly. But I just think that, if I can't pay for the food of a woman, what kind of man I am?"
    me "..."
    me "...Okay."
    me "Here, take a look."

    scene b83 with dissolve
    mct "WHAT?"
    mct "USD 578?"
    mct "For what? A soup, some spicy barbecue, ramen and pudding with fruits?"
    mct "It can't be r-"
    mct "In which world a dessert costs 90 dollars?"
    mct "Fucking hell! I'm gonna learn this shit myself and sell it for ten dollars or something."
    mc "..."
    me "..."
    me "...so?"
    mc "Sorry, I was distracted about something else."
    me "Certainly not about how expensive this night was, right?"
    mc "Yeah..."
    mc "Certainly..."
    mc "..."
    me "Baby..."

    scene b84 with dissolve
    me "I don't think you know, but when I made this reservation, I gave them my credit card number and used a Deal from them. Stuff that I never used and just accumulated over the years."
    me "It's already paid for. I was just getting my receipt and deciding the waiter's tip."
    mc "Oh? Err..."
    me "Don't worry dear, it's the intention that's important."
    mc "I'll pay the waiter's tip, at least."
    me "That you could do."
    jump waitertipch2

label meldatemcsplitsch2:
    $ love += 1
    $ melissaR += 1
    mc "How much is it?"
    me "It's on me, don't worry."
    mc "Doesn't exactly seem fair. I had a great time, I hope you had a great time too."
    me "I did dear. But it's already paid for. I used my credit card deal to pay, even before getting here."
    me "Also, I don't want you to think you owe me anything. Let's just enjoy tonight in the best way we can."
    mc "Okay then. So, let's at least split the waiter's tip."
    me "That we can arrange."
    jump waitertipch2


label waitertipch2:
    me "So, how much should we tip?"
    menu:
        "Ten dollars is enough[persistent.KoGa3WTChange2](melissaR - 2)":
            $ melissaR -= 2
            mc "Ten dollars is a good amount?"
            me "A good amount? Where?"
            me "These days ten dollars doesn't even pay for a decent meal."
            mc "I mean, what he did was his job and all."
            mc "Don't get me wrong though, of course he did his job well, but considering how expensive this place is, he probably is being paid well enough."
            me "I hope you're right because I served tables during my time on the college. Staying on my feet for twelve hours straight and hearing stuff from haughty people wasn't the best time I ever had."
            scene black with dissolve
            jump meldatech2end
        "A fair amount[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](melissaR + 1)":
            $ melissaR += 1
            mc "He was pretty nice and considerate."
            mc "What do you think about 25-40 dollars?"
            me "It's a good amount, definitely."
            me "Maybe too generous for some."
            mc "That will make the difference for Sammy, so why not?"
            scene black with dissolve
            jump meldatech2end
        "Let's go crazy[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me (melissaR + 2)":
            $ ch2melgeneroustip = True
            $ melissaR += 2
            mc "Why not reward the guy for his work."
            mc "What do you think about 100 USD."
            me "Are you sure about that?"
            me "I mean, did you find 100 USD around a corner of your bedroom or something?"
            me "If you did, burn it. It probably is bewitched."
            mct "Based on what Mariya said, this is a solid reaction."
            mct "Better not even enter into this subject."
            mc "No actually. I still have some money from my savings from when I was first getting here."
            mc "Considering that this guy is probably working his ass off around here and probably being poorly recognized, I think it could be a nice surprise for him."
            me "I think you're right."
            scene black with dissolve
            stop music fadeout(2.5)
            jump meldatech2end

label meldatech2end:
    mcr "As much as I wanted to keep hanging out in the city, Melissa was tired, and we decided to going home."
    if ch2melgeneroustip == True:
        mcr "Sammy, the waiter, was so happy to receive the money that he actually cried when he came to pick up the receipt."
        mcr "He was also a Commons student at the time, in his senior year. I don't remember his major, I only remember it being some field of engineering."
        mcr "But I remember the smile and how grateful he looked after."

    scene b85 with dissolve
    play sound cardrive fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    me "[mc]..."
    me "Thank you."
    mc "For what?"
    me "For tonight. A handsome guy like you probably would want to spend his Saturday night partying, but you choose to be with me instead."
    mc "It was a pleasure. Truly."
    me "..."
    me "...No, you don't understand."
    me "I thought you understood when I was talking about dreams."
    me "When you get old, it's normal for people to be less likely to spend time with you, unless they want something."
    me "Since I'm a responsible for the student's accommodations, it's rare that I don't have anyone around me."
    me "But being \"with\" is actually different than being \"there\". And, today, you were there for me."
    mc "..."
    mc "heh..."
    mc " {i}{color=#34c3eb}And, baby, you know my hands are dirty{/color}{/i}"
    mc " {i}{color=#34c3eb}But I wanted to be your valentine{/color}{/i}"
    mc " {i}{color=#34c3eb}I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby{/color}{/i}"
    mc " {i}{color=#34c3eb}When you get drunk, I'll be the wine, oh!{/color}{/i}"

    scene b85b with dissolve
    me "You're too young to know that song."
    mc "What can I say? Everyone has their phase of rock ballads."
    me "Yeah..."
    me "..."
    me "I remember when that song was released."
    me "I was still living at Bercy."
    me "Our neighbor was a few years older than me."
    me "She used to play this song all the time."
    me "It's funny, how corny it is."
    mc "All the \"Bonggiovi\" songs are like that."
    mc "It's their style."
    mc "Even if some of them can be annoying sometimes."

    scene b85 with dissolve
    me "That's true."
    me "Good thing that my neighbor left her family's house a couple of years after that."
    me "Otherwise I don't know if I could still be indifferent to them. I would either hate it or love it."
    mc "Understandable."
    mc "About being there for you, I don't know why you feel like that."
    me "Well, soon the students will be graduating, Stacy probably will move and I'll still be there, acting like a landlady for the future students."
    me "I wish I was able to remember all their faces, but these days I only remember a handful of them."
    me "I remember some girls claiming that I was their mother, but in the same moment they move, and completely forgetting about me."
    me "As I said, surrounded by people all the time, while still being alone."
    me "I can't complain too much, since it's fun, while it lasts."
    mc "The lack of company is really a problem in your life, it seems."
    mc "What about your love life?"
    mc "I mean, do you have someone in that way?"
    scene b85b with dissolve
    me "Why do you ask?"
    mc "Just curious. You're too beautiful to be alone."
    me "Thanks dear."
    me "But no. I don't have anyone. No one would dare to date a 40-years-old divorced mother."
    mc "I would."
    me "..."
    me "You're funny. You speak whatever is on your mind, right?"
    mc "Not usually. I generally have inner monologues for most of the trivial stuff. There are people who complain about that."
    scene b85 with dissolve
    me "Funny. I'm not sure who would want to complain about something as meaningless as that."
    me "But yeah, sometimes when I look at you, you're just there, thinking about something."
    me "It's kind of cute and creepy at the same time."
    mc "I prefer to be cute."
    me "And I'm saying you are, while you're trying to cheer me up with that attitude."
    me "But if you think it's hard to date at your age, try in your late thirties, early forties."
    me "All you'll have is a bunch of cheating men saying they will drop their wives for you while never doing it, divorced men still in love or planning the murder their exes, a bunch of horny guys that only look at you as some sort of fleshlight and so on."
    me "And that's not considering the female part of the dating dynamic, because women can be as bad or even worse than men in that aspect. Entitled women, girls that are more attached to their pets than their partners, women desperate for kids, gold diggers..."
    me "It's an extensive list."
    mc "Is that why you stopped dating?"
    scene b85b with dissolve
    me "I didn't {i}{b}stop{/b}{/i} dating. I just stopped to care after the years."
    me "I didn't have the time either, between Stacy, the students, and my other job; That took up the majority of my time right there."
    me "I mean, did I date after my husband? Yes. Was it meaningful? No."
    mc "What about that guy from the Pizzas? Alfonse if I remember correctly."
    me "Alfoncio? Hah! He was already 30 when I was still a freshwoman."
    me "He's a decent man, a guy that started his business in a basement and managed to grow to five restaurants across the state."
    me "He's not in bad shape for a widowed guy in his mid-fifties."
    me "But he's the kind of man that doesn't have a filter."
    scene b85 with dissolve
    me "When he asked me out years ago, he asked if I wanted to be the \"Mozzarella\" of his \"Napoletana\"."
    mc "Hahaha!"
    me "I couldn't even react properly because I couldn't stop laughing."
    me "The guy lives and dies for a Pizza."
    me "I think I let him a little sad for laughing, but I couldn't help myself. I apologized afterwards."
    mc "No one can say he wasn't original."
    mc "It seems I need step up my game, otherwise you will slip through my hands..."
    me "..."
    me "Are you serious about that?"
    mct "Shit, that came out wrong."
    mct "Or... right?"
    mct "I don't know."
    mct "C'mon [mc], say something decent, at least this time."
    mc "Yeah. You're funny, responsible, smart, gorgeous."
    mc "You're the dream of any sane man."
    mc "I'd give an arm and a leg to have just a small chance with you."

    scene b86 with dissolve
    me "That's cute dear, but have you ever dated an older woman before?"
    mc "Uhnn..."
    mc "Dated is a strong word..."
    me "Have you ever had any romantic or carnal interaction with an older woman?"
    mc "Yes."
    me "And how it was?"
    mct "Better not go into details."
    mct "It was enough people discovering the stuff in Janitor's Room that time..."
    mc "It was good. Great actually."
    mc "She was 29, and I was... slightly above the legal age to date someone. It was fun for a while."

    scene b86b with dissolve
    me "\"For a while\" you say..."
    me "That doesn't inspire much confidence."
    mc "It's just that... we didn't understand each other at the time. We didn't have a lot in common."
    mc "But it was fun, while it lasted."
    mc "It was for like... three and a half months."
    me "And how would a relationship with me be different from that?"
    me "We're from two different generations."
    mc "Because..."
    mc "Regardless of what's happened in the past, I would be eager to try."
    me "..."
    me "...."
    me ".....It seems it's not just your friend that's projecting his Oedipus complex onto someone else."
    me "I can't blame you, you're young."
    me "You think the life is a porn category on your browser."
    me "You probably don't understand the implications of dating an older woman. It's not fun all the time."
    me "Most of them want commitment. And the ones who don't will probably feast on your young virility and dump you when someone, or something, more interesting comes along."
    mc "Why do I get the sense that you're more the former than the latter group?"
    me "A woman like me can be both if she wants. I just prefer neither."
    mc "Are you saying that you prefer not to be a woman?"
    me "I'm saying that I prefer to be in peace."
    mc "..."
    mc "Damn, I think a crack in my heart just opened."

    scene b86 with dissolve
    me "Hahaha, stop with that."
    me "You shouldn't waste your time with an old lady like me."
    mct "But I want..."
    me "Why don't you date a girl like Tiffany? You seem to have already made a impression on her."
    me "And she's pretty much two years older than you, at best. Not twenty, like me."
    mc "Are you sure? Or are you're just saying that?"
    me "Tiffany is generally indifferent towards men. It's been different with you."
    me "Maybe she's just bored and eager to screw with your mind."
    me "I don't know what kind of game she's playing, she can be a little wicked sometimes."
    me "But it seems she likes you, and I think you guys would be good together."
    mc "I see..."
    mc "What about Mariya?"

    scene b86b with dissolve
    me "..."
    me "...."
    me "....."
    mc "Did I say some-"
    me "No."
    me "But it's complicated."
    mc "Why?"
    me "Her family is a Japanese traditional one."
    me "And when I say \"traditional\" I didn't say it in the loose way that people do here in the west."
    me "Her family has been Temple builders since the 16th century, from times when people like us probably would have been burned if they set their feet there."
    me "I also can't say for sure, but I think her family was somewhat noble in the past. I'm not aware on how the things were there."
    me "The Motozawa clan, later the Motozawa family, still has some influence in the \"High\" and \"Low\" parts of society, if you know what I mean."
    mc "..."
    mc "Are you trying to scare me?"
    me "Definitely not, dear. It's just that you need to be aware where you're stepping."
    me "Mariya is sweet, but she's more than meets the eye."
    me "So, if you're interested on her, go for it, I won't impede you. But if you hurt my girl, I promise I'll personally make your life a living hell."
    mc "I definitely don't want to do that."
    me "We're good then."
    stop sound fadeout 1.0

    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    play music invisiblebeauty fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    scene b87 with dissolve
    me "No sound at home. Stacy is probably sleeping."
    mc "I thought she would be out partying."
    me "She's grounded, and she knows better that she shouldn't go against what I say."
    me "She knows that I could tell her father, and she'd rather die than disappoint the man."
    mc "Him? What about you?"
    me "We're already over that. But don't worry about me."
    me "I'm going to put the desserts on the fridge and then I'm going to sleep."
    menu:
        "Hug":
            scene b88 with dissolve
            me "..."
            me "So good..."
            me "I can feel your heart beating, are you anxious dear?"
            mc "It's not everyday I get a hug from a beautiful woman."
            me "I'm pretty sure this is our second or third one."
            mc "Different contexts. I'm not confused or saddened right now."
            mc "This time is just my heart speaking for me."
            me "Your heart is quite talkative today."
            if melissaR >= 6:
                menu:
                    "Kiss her":
                        $ ch2melissakiss = True
                        $ love += 3
                        scene b89 with dissolve
                        mct "Warm lips."
                        mct "She has a lovely taste."
                        mct "Her tongue is firm, but gentle."
                        me "Hmmm..."
                        mct "Damn, her moans are really sexy."
                        mct "My cock is getting hard just for a kiss."
                        if lust >= 7:
                            menu:
                                "Touch her ass":
                                    $ melissaR += 2
                                    mct "I need to go one step further..."
                                    scene b90
                                    mct "Big... round... yet firm."
                                    mct "Marvelous to touch."
                                    mct "Wish I was able to go even further, give in and eat her."
                                    mct "But it's not the right time."
                                    mct "I could already be messing up our relationship, who knows what could happen if I pressure her like that."
                                    mct "No... one foot at a time."
                        scene b91 with dissolve
                        me "You really don't waste time [mc]."
                        mc "Sorry, I can be impatient sometimes."
                        me "It's okay dear. It's a perfect way to finish a perfect night."
                        me "And while it might be a bit hasty, I feel like if it had ended any other way I would have been disappointed."
                        me "That doesn't change the fact that it's inappropriate, and if we're smart, we'll forget about this in the same moment we part ways today."
                        me "Can you do that?"
                        me "Can we do that?"
                        mc "I think so, yes."
                        mct "For now..."
                        mc "But before we go to sleep and wake up from this dream."
                        mc "I want another kiss."
                        me "And you'll have it."
                        scene b92 with dissolve
                        $ renpy.pause()
                        scene b93 with dissolve
                        $ renpy.pause()
                        scene b94 with dissolve
                        $ renpy.pause()
                        scene b91 with dissolve
                        me "Good night [mc]!"
                        mc "Good night Melissa. Sweet dreams."
                        me "I definitely will. And I wish you the same."
                        mc "Thanks."
                        stop music fadeout 1.0
                        scene black with Dissolve(2.0, hard=True)
                        $ renpy.pause()
                        jump datecheckpointch2
            elif True:
                mc "What can I say, my heart has weak spot for exuberant blondes."
                me "Blondes are nothing special, and it's a blonde saying that."
                mc "I respectfully disagree."
                mc "And I think there's a movie from 1950 that agrees with me."
                me "..."
                me "...."
                me "..... heh."
                mc "What?"
                me "Nevermind. Just a silly thinking over friends."
                scene b95 with dissolve
                me "Have a good night [mc]!"
                mc "Thanks Melissa. Good night to you too."
                stop music fadeout 1.0
                scene black with Dissolve(2.0, hard=True)
                $ renpy.pause()
                jump datecheckpointch2

label erikadatech2:
    mcr "I warned Erika and left minutes after that."
    mcr "Downtown was already crowded, and I could see lots of people around, doing many cool things, and I heard dialects from all over the world."
    mcr "When I arrived at the meeting point, Erika was already there waiting for me."

    scene b96 with dissolve
    play music afternoon fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    mc "Hey Erika, sorry for making you wait."
    mc "I got distracted by the city life. As a countryside boy, or how countryside a city with 1.5 million of inhabitants can be, I got myself looking around and feeling the city's vibe."
    ek "Don't worry, I'm just got here as well."
    ek "And I totally understand you, dude. I've been here for a little less than a week, but I'm still fascinated by the city's lifestyle."
    ek "Well, not so much these days, but the Admission Week is almost over."

    scene b97 with dissolve
    ek "It's so good to see you."
    mc "It's good to see you too."
    mc "You're affectionate as always..."
    ek "Not always..."
    ek "Just with the ones I like."
    mc "Oh, so you like me do you?"
    ek "Isn't that obvious?"
    mc "It is, but-"
    mc "Do you like-like me?"

    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "Don't make it look weird [mc]."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "I think that ship sailed a long time ago."
    mc "And it wasn't because of me actually."
    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "What? Am I the weird one in our relationship?"
    ek "If so, then you probably wouldn't have liked me during high school."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "Why? Because of the outcast stuff?"
    mc "I already said I find that hard to believe."
    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "No. Because I was actually a feminist."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc ".{w}.{w}.What?"
    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "That's a conversation for later."
    ek "Anyway, where are we going?"
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "I thought you would have a suggestion."
    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "Nope. I'm yours today, as I said earlier."
    ek "I could tell you some places where people used to hang out, but it's up to you to decide where we'll go."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "That could work."
    scene b98 with dissolve
    ek "Okay, five blocks up the street, there's Shopping Street, a place where anyone who doesn't earn ten grand per month isn't able to afford."
    ek "It's a good place to just sit down and watch the store windows."
    ek "West of here, there's the old St. George's Promenade, a place that you can just watch the sea and forget your problems. It's a cool place to hangout after a turbulent week."
    ek "North from there is Sunnyvale Beach. Good place to hangout with the ones you love, but some couples took that too literally."
    ek "It's not uncommon to see some naked couples running around in the middle of the night there."
    ek "Across the bridge, we can walk for a few miles and climb Mount Magdalene and watch Radiant Valley from there. It will take a few hours, but from what I've heard, it's a fantastic view."
    ek "Never been there, so I'm unsure if it's true or not. Neither if it's safe or this hour."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "I see..."
    mc "Well, I'm not interested in climbing any mountain today, so we'll leave that for another time."
    scene b98
    ek "I won't argue with that. These shoes weren't exactly made for hiking."
    scene b98b with dissolve
    mc "I'm glad that we're in agreement on that."
    mc "So..."
    mc "Why don't we start with..."

    $ ekdatechoices = 0
    $ shpstreet = False
    $ prmnde = False
    $ snvlbch = False

label ch2erikadatepicker:
    if ekdatechoices == 3:
        jump erikadatech2end

    menu:
        "Shopping Street[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if shpstreet == False:
            $ shpstreet = True
            $ ekdatechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump shoppingstreetch2

        "Saint George's Promenade[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if prmnde == False:
            $ prmnde = True
            $ ekdatechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump promenadech2

        "Sunnyvale Beach[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if snvlbch == False:
            $ snvlbch = True
            $ ekdatechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump beachch2

label shoppingstreetch2:
    mc "How about Shopping street? We can dream about buying something from there."
    ek "Twenty Thousand dollars for a purse? I'll pass."
    ek "But we can try anyway."
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b99 with dissolve
    ek "Can you imagine, 150 years ago this place was a hospital?"
    ek "Worse yet, 100 years ago this place was the Red Light District of Radiant Valley?"
    ek "These days, it's the prices of the clothes and accessories that can provoke a heart attack."
    mc "This kind of stuff won't bother me though. The most money I've ever spent was a 500 dollars on a pair of sneakers."
    ek "Your money, your problems, your remorse. I won't judge you."
    ek "Especially because I'm not too innocent either. I once bought an 800 dollar necklace with my father's credit card."
    ek "He got mad at me for a week, but then he bought the rest of the set. 1750 for the whole pack."
    mc "It seems he forgave you really fast."
    ek "Far from it. He's the kind of person that venerates organization and symmetry."
    ek "When he realized that I bought one piece of three, four if counting the two earrings, he couldn't sleep for three days straight."
    ek "It was nice in the end, now I have the earrings and the ring stored in a bank in Empire City."
    mc "Empire City? I don't think I ever asked where were you from. The red hair makes sense now."
    ek "Is Irish blood too powerful for you, Northern boy?"
    mc "Maybe. Maybe not."
    mc "I'll only know when I taste some of it."
    ek "If you think you're some kind of vampire, I intend to keep my neck immaculate, at least during my college days."
    mc "It doesn't need to be necessarily from the neck."
    ek "Eww dude. Gross!"
    mc "Hahaha!"
    mc "You started it."
    ek "And I'm finishing it. C'mon, this talk is already too weird, even by our standards."

    scene b100 with dissolve
    mc "So, why did you choose Radiant Valley? It takes courage to move from one Coast to live on another."
    mc "I crossed two states and I thought it was enough."
    scene b100b with dissolve
    ek "Since I was a kid I always wanted to come to Radiant Valley. Seeing the movie stars, rock scene, the starry skies from the desert, the beaches from the Moonlight Coast, the giant woods, the Great Bay Area..."
    ek "Then I realized that the Radiant Valley that I wanted to know isn't the modern Radiant Valley, but the one from my father's days."
    ek "Well, it didn't matter. I wanted to cross the country and see if I could make a life here for me."
    ek "So, when the time came, I sent the letters. I got the confirmation and here I am."
    ek "It way less interesting than your story of missing mom, mysterious landlady and the inheritance, but it's something."
    scene b100 with dissolve
    mc "Well, it's good to know that at least it is less interesting. Our last talk gave me the impression that your mom hates you."
    scene b100b with dissolve
    ek "Oh, that part is actually true. My mom does hate me."
    ek "It's okay thought. I'm already in peace with that."
    ek "Honestly, I envy you sometimes. You never had to deal with narcissistic behaviour, especially from someone that you technically should love."
    mct "Ehh... more or less."
    ek "I used to love her when I was a kid. These days I just tolerate her."
    ek "Especially when she starts to get mushy-mushy with my two older brothers."
    scene b100 with dissolve
    mc "Older brothers? That's new for me."
    mc "Are they nice?"
    scene b100b with dissolve
    ek "Really nice. Cillian, the oldest, was always gentle with me, though too serious at times. He was the one who gave me my first camera, he saved his allowance for a year for that."
    ek "He preferred not going to the cinema, arcades and all the typical stuff that teenage boys do and got his little sister a camera. He was so kind."
    ek "Joshua is the second, he was always a big bear. He taught me how to play guitar, and even not being good at first, he never discouraged me."
    ek "They were my safe port when the craziness with my mom started when I was 9."
    scene b100 with dissolve
    mc "How serious can a beef with your mother be?"
    mc "I mean, aren't mothers supposed to love and protect their kids? Why does she love your brothers and hate you?"
    scene b100c with dissolve
    ek "Beats me."
    ek "Maybe she thought that I would eventually surpass her beauty and my father would eventually be interested in me instead of her."
    ek "You know, the Snow White complex that modern versions toned down for the audience, turning the Evil Queen into a step-mother instead of the real one."
    ek "After all, you can run and hide from a stepmother, at least."
    ek "She always tried her best to destroy my self-esteem, no matter how sick the attempts could be."
    ek "Like cutting my hair when my uncle said how beautiful it was, or giving away the things I liked the most because I didn't appreciate her efforts enough."
    ek "She gave away all my 40 books I bought with my own money."
    ek "That's rich, coming from someone who probably never finished a single one and relies on my father's money for everything."
    ek "Radiant Valley is my ticket to freedom, and I'm interested in enjoying it as much as I can."
    scene b100 with dissolve
    mc "And I hope you'll enjoy your time here."
    mc "I'm not sure if it will ever happen, but I hope your mother finally sees the light."
    scene b100b with dissolve
    ek "I hope so, though I doubt that it will happen."

    scene b101 with dissolve
    mc "Soo... Feminism?"
    ek "Haha, yes."
    ek "Former these days."
    mc "How?"
    mc "I mean, when? And why?"
    ek "Well, not a long story. I was ten and some women from the movement came to my classroom. They asked the boys to leave and then showed us some slides."
    ek "They talked about the principles of equality and all that drama, and *poof* Erika Sunders is now a feminist."
    mc "Just like that? No overcoming stories or such?"
    ek "Nope. Just like that."
    ek "And believe me, most of the overcoming stories are fake."
    ek "It's okay. These stories are made to inspire people, if one life is changed because of them, who am I to judge."
    ek "It's like the Greek myths, or super-hero movies. There's always someone listening and taking notes."
    ek "I just wanted the movement to be coherent in what they asked for."
    mc "What do you mean?"
    ek "Hey! A Soda Machine!"
    ek "Do you want one? It's on me."
    mc "Oh!"
    mc "Okay, thank you."

    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "Sorry, what did you ask?"
    mc "You said something about coherence in the movement, but I forgot the context."
    ek "Oh, right!"
    ek "Well, as much as I like reading about how bad the first wave was, and how progressively things started to get better, I disagree with some of their views."
    ek "Especially the idolatry of some controversial authors from the past."
    ek "Different contexts, different life situations."
    ek "And honestly if I'd have to deal with dogmas, I would keep going to the church."
    ek "At least there's a marvelous man there that said we need to love each other."
    scene b102b with dissolve
    mc "I see..."
    mc "Well, you certainly don't look like a feminist."
    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "Huh? What do you mean?"
    ek "Do feminists have a distinctive look or something?"
    scene b102b with dissolve
    mc "Yes?"
    mc "It's pretty obvious. Colored and/or shaved hair, tattoos, angry expressions, verbal aggressions..."
    mct "Overweight, hairy armpits, victimism..."
    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "That's a little prejudiced."
    ek "People are different. They come from different places, and have different stories."
    ek "An African feminist lives in a different context than a German one. But both fights are valid."
    ek "For me, I just don't agree with the modern mantra of women hating men. The best people I ever met on my life were men and the feminine universe is cruel."
    ek "Smiles and backstabbing all the time. It's annoying."
    ek "And I honestly like being feminine. I just couldn't care less about lecturing people."
    ek "I just prefer to joke around some absurd situations. People tend to like it more, even if they don't get it at first."
    scene b102b with dissolve
    mc "It... strangely makes sense."
    mc "Funny, because I keep getting different signals from you all the time."
    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "Signals, you say?"
    ek "What kind of signals?"
    scene b102b with dissolve
    mc "It's strangely comfortable to be around you."
    mc "I feel that I could talk to you anything and you {i}{b}probably{/b}{/i} won't judge."
    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "You put a weird emphasis on the word probably."
    scene b102b with dissolve
    mc "What I mean is, when I talk to you, I feel like I'm talking with a friend, not a girl."
    mc "It's almost like you're a bro in skirts."
    scene b102 with dissolve
    ek "Oh my god! Again?"

    scene b103 with dissolve
    ek "Does a bro send another bro almost naked pictures?"
    mc "No, but-"
    ek "Does a bro ask another bro to sign their chest?"
    ek "Does a bro spend two hours fixing his hair and putting on makeup for another bro who doesn't even care to say anything?"
    mc "Well, now that you mentioned..."
    ek "Does a bro show his panty to another bro to prove him he doesn't have a dick?"

    scene b103b with dissolve
    mc "Not actually."

    scene b103 with dissolve
    ek "So I'm not a bro. I'm more like a sis, right?"
    scene b103b with dissolve
    mc "I think you could be right."
    scene b103 with dissolve
    ek "That's not enough [mc]!"
    ek "I want you to repeat after me, and keep repeating until you memorize."

    scene b104 with dissolve
    ek "Erika."
    ek "Is."
    ek "A."
    ek "GIRL."
    mc "Erika is a girl."
    ek "With the same emphasis."
    mc "Erika."
    mc "Is."
    mc "A."
    mc "GIRL."
    ek "One more time, normal this time."
    mc "Erika is a girl."

    scene b105 with dissolve
    ek "Good!"
    ek "Any time you compare me to a man, or even that friend Jerry of yours, I want you to remember that."
    mc "Jeremy."
    mc "But I get your point."
    ek "Good."
    ek "Well, that ends our turn around the old Whorehouse Street."
    ek "Where do you want to go now?"
    jump ch2erikadatepicker

label promenadech2:
    play sound oceanwaves loop
    scene b106 with dissolve
    ek "Saint George's Promenade, first and only."
    mc "Seems to be an off day to be here."
    ek "It's generally like this. This is a place where people come to relax."
    ek "To drink a beer, smoke a cigarette, and watch the waves on the horizon."
    ek "It's not uncommon to see people with insomnia sit here and count the stars."
    ek "I was sent here last Friday with another Pretending Sis. We had to convince at least 10 people to show their asses, and at least three of them should have been sixty years old or more."
    mc "Why do they want you to do this?"
    ek "It's a way to scrutinize their future sisters."
    mc "Do you at least have a good score so far?"
    ek "I don't know..."
    ek "We'll only know the score in the next Saturday."
    ek "At least I've done all the tasks so far."
    mc "So you have a good chance then."

    scene b107 with dissolve
    ek "Yeah, I hope so."
    ek "Did they called you?"
    mc "Not yet."
    ek "They did with two other sisters. It seems that one of them, the girl asked her cousin to write on her."
    ek "Not sure if will count or not."
    mc "How many girls are pledging a place in the sorority?"
    ek "Including me, six."
    ek "There's only three spots, however."
    mc "Huh? Where are you sleeping then?"
    ek "I'm sleeping there. Sharing a room with a sister who has been living there since last year."
    mc "So..."
    ek "There's space for everyone there actually."
    ek "They do it this way to stimulate competition."
    ek "This way people would be glad and proud to be part of Sigma Iota Zeta."
    mc "It doesn't seem fair."
    ek "Life isn't fair. It's okay, I'll survive, even if I didn't stay there."
    mc "..."
    mc "Are you counting yourself out of the competition already?"
    ek "I'm not. I really want that... To live in a place where I'll be in the control of my life, not being subservient to others."

    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "What about you [mc]. Tell me something I don't know about you."
    mc "What do you want to know?"
    ek "Anything, no matter how small it may seem."
    scene b108b with dissolve

    menu:
        mct "What should I say?"
        "The last time I saw my Grandfather[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](erikaR + 3)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](love +2)":
            jump prmndsadstorych2
        "The first time I ever saw a girl naked[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](your preferred choice)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](erikaR + 1)[persistent.KoGa3WTChange](lust + 3)":
            jump prmndluststorych2
label prmndsadstorych2:
    $ love += 2
    $ erikaR += 3
    mc "My grandpa was a simple, but honest man while I was growing up."
    mc "While being almost illiterate, he worked his ass off on a farm, carrying manure around and planting in the small piece of land he got from the Government."
    mc "It didn't matter, he was happy and worked hard to have a nice future."
    mc "He had four kids with my grandma, but only two survived, my dad and my uncle."
    mc "He worked his ass off, but he managed to help them to graduate and start their own business."
    mc "Yet, he kept working. He used to say that the people who didn't work generally die without noticing."
    scene b108c with dissolve
    mc "The last time I saw him, I went to his house during a summer vacation. I had an assignment that basically asked the older people around me the things they regretted not doing while young."
    mc "My grandma did an usual answer, she said she regretted not taking the French Cuisine course when she had the chance."
    mc "My grandpa on the other hand was a completely different. He said that the only thing he regretted was not having more sons and daughters to give him more grandchildren."
    mc "But he was happy to have me."
    scene b108d with dissolve
    mc "I returned home at the end of that summer, and my grandpa passed away on a Sunday morning."
    mc "My grandma kept his ashes with her until the day she died, two years later. My dad did the impossible and returned their ashes to the farm and built a memorial there."
    mc "I heard it's a visiting point these days. Like \"Old Lover's Point\" or something similar to that."
    mc "It made sense, because I'd never seen a couple as devoted to each other as they were."
    mc "I need to visit, because-"
    scene b109 with hpunch
    mc "Oh! Erika..."
    ek "*shhh*"
    mc "Thanks, but you don't need to be like that. They had a good life."
    ek "..."
    mc "..."
    mct "And I thought I would be the emotional one in our conversation."
    mct ".{w}.{w}.{w}."
    mct "She smells nice..."
    mct "Like the yellow roses from the garden near my high-school."
    mct "..."
    mct "Her skin is warm, but she's shivering."
    ek "Sorry."
    mc "It's okay..."
    mc "..."
    mc "Are you better now?"
    ek "No. But I will be."
    ek "Just let me stay like this a little more."
    mc "Okay..."
    mc "..."
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()

    scene b110 with dissolve
    mc "Better?"
    ek "Yes. Thank you [mc]. You're like a huge Teddy Bear."
    mc "Thank you. I think."
    mc "I'm not sure if you called me fat or childish."
    ek "Neither, you dummy."
    ek "Only good things."
    mc "Then I want another hug."
    ek "And you will get it!"

    scene b109b with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2erikadatepicker

label prmndluststorych2:
    play music lounge fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    $ lust += 3
    $ erikaR += 1
    mc "Well, I can tell you the first time I saw a girl naked."
    mc "Well, at least in real life."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "Ohh, that's interesting."
    ek "Was it intentional?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "Completely by surprise."
    mc "It was a day I didn't have French class."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "You know how to speak French?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "Yeah, but it doesn't matter right now."
    mc "That day I forgot that I didn't have classes and forgot to warn neither the babysitter or the maid."
    mc "When I got home a little frustrated, I saw pieces of clothing on the ground."
    mc "I walked around and looked in my Dad's room."
    mc "Our maid Sofia was naked, in front of the mirror, posing."
    mc "At her side, my nanny Karla was also naked, kneeling and using those fetish collars from master-servant relationship"
    mc "It was like \"Carpet Muncher\" or something on that level."
    scene b108e with dissolve
    ek "Oh wow!"
    ek "And here I was thinking you were going to say you saw someone in the crack of a door."
    ek "These girls probably were about to make a mess in your dad's room."
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "Oh, they did."
    mc "Honestly, they kept on the sixty-nine position for almost two hours straight."
    mc "The rare moments where mouths weren't glued on their pussies were during their drinks and dirty-talks."
    mc "I honestly never thought labia could stretch and be so swollen like that."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "Well, I can say that labia are really versatile."
    ek "The whole pussy is polyvalent. And it's not for fun and games."
    ek "Women are able to push babies out of there."
    ek "Anyway, what happened next?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "Well, about fifteen minutes before I was supposed to get home, they stopped, dressed themselves and cleaned the place."
    mc "Not before kissing each other passionately."
    mc "When I \"arrived\", they started to act cold, and somewhat rude with each other."
    mc "But I realized something: They were always looking at each other with desire."
    mc "Sofia was always looking at Karla's ass, while Karla always looked at the ground while the maid was around."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "It seems their relationship was deeper than a simple fuck."
    ek "Did you ever see anything from them after that?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "No. After a while, Sofia left to work somewhere else and Karla finished her studies and went to work at my dad's company."
    mc "And I think that soon after that she went to work with AlterLife, way before they turned themselves into Data."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "That was a fucking hot story [mc], Thank you!"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "You're welcome."
    mc "Thought you would like it, even considering that it's probably a naive experience compared to what you had."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "What do you mean?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "Well, you said you're a bisexual, and I know that most of the girls have their experiences earlier than men."
    scene b108 with dissolve
    ek "Are you calling me a slut [mc]?"
    scene b108b with dissolve
    mc "No, far from it."
    mc "I'm just wondering that if you're a bisexual and not a bicurious, you tried the opposite waters at least once."

    scene b111 with dissolve
    ek "Well, my sexual life is way more normal than what these people in lesbian porn made it out to be."
    mc "Why don't you enlight me then?"
    ek ".{w}.{w}.okay."
    ek "I was curious since I understood myself as a person, but I was only interested in trying many years later."
    ek "When I had the chance to try, an older girl grabbed me and forcibly put her tongue in my mouth."
    ek "It was a little rapey honestly. And she didn't care about making me uncomfortable, she only said I was on her aim since the first time she put her eyes on me."
    ek "For some reason she knew I liked girls, and she said she would make sure that I would never ask for a man in my whole life."
    ek "Turns out, guess what? She failed. Haha!"
    mc "Heh..."
    ek "But regardless of what happened, it was an experience."
    ek "She had a smelly pussy. And she didn't shave correctly."
    ek "And even worse, instead of going slowly and steady like in most of the relationships, she tried to force an orgasm out of me."
    ek "It didn't work. It did the opposite effect, It was annoying and painful, so I got dressed, grabbed my stuff and left."
    mc "Seems a bad experience overall."
    ek "The worst. And sadly, it was the only sexual experience I had until a couple of years later."

    scene b111b with dissolve
    ek "And being honest, it was only a couple of years ago."
    ek "I had a friend, named Gillian, she was young and really nice. She looked like these real-sized dolls the perverts buy for five thousand dollars."
    ek "She was small, around 160 centimeters, or 5 foot 3, but she had an hourglass figure that no man would reject and any woman would envy."
    ek "One day, after Music Class, I worked up the courage and said that she was beautiful and I wanted to go on a date with her."
    ek "She laughed and said that she didn't go on dates, only dealt with one-night stands, and said it was a take-it or leave-it for me."
    ek "I accepted, and I went to her house. She lived with her uncle and aunt, but they were rich, so they didn't care too much about what she would do."
    ek "We went to the room, and soon after that, we were kissing each other."
    ek "She had cute nipples, caramel and a little puffy. Tasty enough for getting sucked."
    ek "She was trimmed, and her pubic hair had a cute shape. An arrow pointing down."
    ek "We kissed and licked each other's bodies for a while, then she went down on me. I felt goosebumps running through my body."
    ek "I'll be honest with you because you're my friend, but I was used to masturbating at least once a day since I started to get interested into sex."
    ek "But her tongue was better. It was far better than my fingers, and a thousand times better than my previous experience."

    scene b111c with dissolve
    ek "I think I came three times during it, and I think I managed to make Gillian feel good at least once."
    ek "Her smell was really good, she really knew how to took care of herself."
    ek "In that sense, she taught me lots of stuff, because I really couldn't count on my mother and my father and brothers are men, they didn't need a whole ritual to get decent."
    mc "You make it look like being male is a privilege."
    ek "When it comes to getting ready and bathroom lines you guys certainly are."
    mc "..."
    mc "Heh..."
    mc "I guess you're right..."
    mc "What happened with Gillian?"
    ek "As I said, one night stand."
    ek "But it was good for the three hours of pleasure."
    mc "Three hours???"
    mc "I'm really clueless over lesbian sex."
    ek "And you should be. You're a man after all."
    mc "And how does it differ from straight sex?"
    ek "Huh? How should I know?"
    mc "Well, you're the one experienced here."
    ek "I admit that I know something about pleasuring a woman."
    ek "But pleasuring a man? Not a clue."

    scene b112 with dissolve
    ek "I'm a virgin after all."
    mc "Wait, really?"
    ek "Is it so hard to believe?"
    ek "Do you want to make any ratification about not calling me a slut, [mc]?"
    mc "No."
    mc "Definitely not."
    mc "But all the talks, all the tease, all the clingy situations. It's not how a normal girl behaves."
    ek "I'm a non-standard woman. This should be clear to you by now."
    ek "But if you want, I can stop, and our relationship could be as normal as you want."
    ek "No more pics, no more frank talks."
    ek "No more late-night messages. Instead of highlighting your name on my phone with a small heart, I can remove it and put together with a bunch of annoying men that messages me everyday."
    ek "Including that Brandon guy, captain of the Football team of the Commons."
    ek "The guy is disgusting and an asshole, and I rather shove a spoon through my eye hole than date him."
    ek "But God! He's hot as fuck!"
    ek "I'm pretty certain you understand my point."
    ek "It's up to you dude."
    mc ".{w}.{w}.is that a joke?"
    ek "More like a threat, but you can take it as a joke if you want."
    mc "You're too cute for anyone to take your threat seriously."
    ek "Do you really want to deal with the Irish rage?"
    mc "Okay woman, chill. I'll eat my own words then."
    mc "..."
    mc "Heh..."
    mc "Virgin."
    ek "Will you mock me because of that?"
    mc "No, it's not that..."
    mc "It's just that it didn't fit your persona."
    mc "Are you saving it for marriage?"
    ek "No."
    ek "Just for someone special."
    mc "I see..."
    mc "I volunteer myself for being the pioneer of this dangerous expedition."
    ek "Haha! Shut up [mc]!"
    scene black with dissolve
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2erikadatepicker

label beachch2:
    play sound oceanwaves loop
    play music afternoon fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    scene b113 with dissolve
    ek "Sunnyvale Beach. Not so sunny right now."
    ek "It's a perfect place for couples, isolated enough for getting frisky, but close enough for having the car parked on the road."
    mc "Seems you saw some action before."
    ek "Yeah, but I think it was only once, or twice."
    ek "This place inspires love, as you know."
    mc "Love? Or Lust?"
    ek "Aren't they the same thing?"
    mc "You call it. You're the smart one out of the two of us."
    ek "You're not that dumb, you know?"
    ek "It doesn't matter what you're talking about, sometimes I just like the tone of your voice."
    mc "Ouch!"
    mc "I was making a self-deprecating joke and you agreed with that."
    ek "Everyone is different. Maybe your interests are different than mine."
    ek "I'm not sure if anyone has ever told you this, but you are an easily blameworthy person."
    mc "Twice today."
    mc "But I'll be better eventually."
    ek "Well, since you mentioned it, what do you think about love? And lust?"
    mc "Love is a mental thing, while lust is carnal."
    mc "It's lust that forms couples, but it's love that keeps them together."
    ek "Where did you pick that line?"
    ek "From a symposium, maybe?"
    mc "I think it was from a Dylan Williams song."
    ek "Who?"
    mc "The guy which wrote Summer of 1969."
    ek "And am I supposed to know who this guy is?"
    ek "In 1969, my grandma was marrying my grandpa."
    mc "The song was released on 1984, but I got your point."

    scene b114 with dissolve
    ek "Yeah, but I don't think I got yours."
    ek "Love is what keeps couples together?"
    ek "It's almost as if you're talking that love is some kind of mental condition, like Stockholm Syndrome."
    mc "That's not far from truth then. Isn't Stockholm Syndrome based in some kind of distorted love over an abuser?"
    ek "That's not what love is supposed to be [mc]!"
    mc "What is love to you then?"
    ek "It can be lots of things. The feeling of thinking about the person you love all the time, the feeling of having someone around that cares about you, the feeling of wanting the best for the next."
    ek "For me, love is endurance."
    ek "It's like loving someone for what they are, and not what the effect they have on you."
    ek "Love is caring."
    ek "If you care enough for someone that you just stay beside her, then you love her."
    ek "It doesn't matter if it's your partner, your family and friends, or even the people you don't know at all, but wish them well."
    ek "If you don't, then it's not love. It's just lust as you mentioned."
    mc "It... makes sense."
    mc "Love is caring..."
    mc "This highlights a lot of moments on my life from a different perspective."
    mc "How did you came with this conclusion so early in life?"
    ek "Well, it's not a hard conclusion to make, but putting it in different moments in your life is the hard thing."
    ek "For example, loving someone that doesn't love you back."
    ek "It's like people say, \"Love always wins\"."
    mc "It's you saying that..."

    scene b115 with dissolve
    ek "Do you disagree with that?"
    mc "No. I'm a believer in love."
    mc "It's just that..."
    mc "I don't know. These days people tend to refuse to say the word \"love\" due to its implications."
    mc "As you said, it's a word with a very broad meaning."
    ek "And it's one of the points that our society is failing."
    ek "What's the problem with saying that you love someone?"
    ek "When a parent says it to a kid, it's cute. When a friend says it to another, isn't as cute as with the parent and kid, but it's still meaningful."
    ek "When a lover says it to another lover, it's just as cute or meaningful as the past examples, but also important to them."
    ek "And when someone says they love a group of people, it's creepy. Or he wants to found a religion."
    ek "I think we should normalize the word \"love\" again, before it's too late and the people and things are no longer there for you."
    ek "What do you think?"
    mc "I think the implications and consequences of saying that you love someone are too big. What if they don't like you back?"
    ek "Then you can just move on. It's how life works after all."
    mc "I see..."
    menu:
        "I love you Erika[persistent.KoGa3WTChange]recommended by me (erikaR + 2 / love + 2)":
            jump erikalovech2
        "Say nothing":
            jump erikanothingch2


label erikalovech2:
    $ love += 2
    $ erikaR += 2
    mc "I love you, Erika."
    scene b115b with dissolve
    ek "I love you too [mc]. You're one of the most important people in my life right now."
    ek "I feel that I could talk about anything with you, and you won't judge me."
    mc "Well, quoting what you said to me on the phone during our first talk, if you ever confess that you like to kill puppies, then I'll certainly judge you."
    mc "After all I don't date psychopaths."
    scene b115c with dissolve
    ek "..."
    ek "...."
    ek "....."
    mc "Touché!"
    scene b115b with dissolve
    ek "Hahaha! Shut up!"

    scene b116 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2erikadatepicker

label erikanothingch2:
    ek "If the thing or person that you love the most was here, in front of you in my place, what would you say?"
    scene b115c with dissolve
    mc "How much I love him or her?"
    scene b115 with dissolve
    ek "Yeah, but maybe anything special?"
    ek "I love my immediate family, but if I could say something about someone that passed away, I would say how much I loved my grandpa."
    ek "How I miss being a small girl and be sitting on his lap."
    ek "How much I loved to pick flowers and how the wreathbands he used to make for me were beautiful afterwards."
    scene b115c with dissolve
    mc "Well, I love my father, and I wished that we could have lived a different life."
    mc "But honestly, I think I would say something to my Aunt Joanne."
    mc "She didn't die or anything, but even having a lot of problems by herself, she always had time for me."
    mc "She's a strong woman, and being a strong woman by her own merits."
    mc "Never complained about how unfair the life is or was, being able to control her family with perfection."
    mc "I think I should show her more of my affection, she definitely deserves it."
    scene b115 with dissolve
    ek "Good. Is she hot?"
    mc "..."
    mc "...shut up Erika!"
    ek "Hahaha!"

    scene b116 with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    scene black with dissolve
    stop sound fadeout(2.5)
    $ renpy.pause()
    jump ch2erikadatepicker

label erikadatech2end:
    play sound oceanwaves loop
    scene b117 with dissolve
    mc "...and you found this place by accident?"
    ek "Yeah. I got on the wrong bus one day and this was the end of the line."
    ek "Did I complain about losing a camera fundamentals class because of it? Not even for a second."
    ek "This place is truly special."
    ek "It's funny to look at the city from this perspective, and imagine all the things happening there."
    ek "There are people being born, others dying."
    ek "Someone is drunk, while someone else is having sex."
    ek "A group of friends is having fun, while there is someone complaining that they are working on a Saturday."
    ek "People in hospitals, in churches and even doing something crazy, like jumping from a skyscraper with a parachute."
    ek "Did you ever think about that?"
    mc "Now I can."

    scene b118 with dissolve
    ek "Imagine their stories, their secrets and their dreams."
    ek "We will probably never meet or find any of them..."
    ek "It's life... happening visibly before our eyes."
    ek "Isn't that fascinating?"
    mc "Yes..."
    mc "At least as a spectator. I don't envy other people's lives, because we don't know their difficulties."
    ek "Yeah..."
    ek "But being here is good enough, it puts life into perspective."
    ek "..."
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    ek "[mc]..."
    ek "I have a question that I probably wouldn't ask anyone else."
    ek "But I like you, and it's important to me."
    ek "To have a different perspective, I mean."
    mc "Not sure how I could help but I'll do my best."
    ek "It's enough for me."

    scene b119 with dissolve
    play music artofsilence fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.0 loop
    ek "If you had one day to live, and that day is starting now."
    ek "What would you do?"
    mc "Whoa! Hold down."
    mc "I'm not sure why you're asking that."
    mc "Is that because of your health problem?"
    ek "Kinda."
    ek "It's not about me [mc], as I said, I'm healthy."
    ek "I'm just asking in general. What would you do?"
    mc "..."
    mc "...Hard to say."
    mc "I think it depends on if I had any loose ends in my life. I would try to fix them."
    mc "If the day was today, I would sit down, write some letters to my friends, make donations to an orphanage and then watch the sunset."
    mc "What about you?"
    ek "..."
    ek "...I don't know."
    mc "What?"
    ek "I don't know, honestly."
    ek "I was wondering if you had any ideas, or at least a better idea than I did after hearing the same question in the past."
    mc "And what was your idea back then?"
    ek "..."
    ek "I would take the two hundred dollars I had back then, pack some clothes in a suitcase and take the first train to anywhere."
    mc "..."
    mc "Adventurous, to say the least."
    mc "Why's that?"
    ek "..."
    ek "...remember the guy that I said about surviving in the first day we meet?"
    mc "Vaguely, but yes."
    ek "Well, that was only part of the story."
    ek "He survived, yes. But he didn't know if the cancer would ever return."
    ek "So, instead of live in bitterness, he decided to do what I said."
    ek "He died four years later, but he lived in the way he wanted."
    ek "He was found in a field, laying beneath a tree, had only his suitcase, a handbag and some camping items."
    ek "He had postcards from all over the country and pictures of the places he'd been."
    ek "And had been there for a while, people didn't know if he was there for a week, a month or a year."
    ek "I mean, people could have found out after an investigation, but it didn't matter in the end."
    ek "He died. Free."
    ek "Living one day after another."
    ek "It's the best people can hope for in life."
    mc "Erika..."
    if erikaR >= 5:
        menu:
            "Kiss her":
                $ ch2erikakiss = True
                $ love += 3
                $ erikaR += 3
                mc "Come here!"
                scene b120
                mct "..."
                mct "...."
                mct "....."
                scene b121 with dissolve
                ek "Wow..."
                mc "Damn..."
                mc "Erika..."
                mc "Sorry, I don't know what it came over me, I-"
                ek "Shhh-"
                scene b120 with dissolve
                mcr "For that brief of second, nothing in the world mattered."
                mcr "I was kissing her, in the moonlight, feeling the gentle touch of her skin and the warmth of her lips."
                mcr "I don't remember how much time we spent there, if it was five minutes or hours, but when we finished, she was smiling."
                scene b121b with dissolve
                ek "You know, I thought of a million of possible scenarios of this happening, but I wasn't expecting it to be today."
                ek "And neither that our first kiss had the taste of ketchup."
                mc "Hey, were you thinking about kissing me all this time?"
                mc "Naughty girl!"
                ek "Hahaha!"
                ek "A girl can dream, right?"
                ek "If it's not for making out, why would I leave the house then?"
                mc "I don't know, maybe walking out the beach, look at the starts and talk about life?"
                ek "Don't be a pussy [mc], mine is enough for both of us."
                mc "I couldn't have said it better."
                if lust >= 7:
                    $ lust += 2
                    $ erikanaughtypic = True
                    mc "Can I see it?"
                    ek "What? My pussy?"
                    mc "Yes. I'm wondering if the carpet matches the drapes"
                    scene b121c with dissolve
                    ek "I'm shaved, but nice try."
                    mc "C'mon. Just once."
                    ek "I don't know... It isn't really the right place."
                    ek "Or the right time. We've barely kissed and now you're wanting something else."
                    mc "You can't just tease me like that and leave."
                    ek "I can't, yeah."
                    ek "But you can't just ask me something like that. It destroys the romanticism of the night."
                    mc "As you said, a boy can dream, right?"
                    ek "Can you stop using my words against me all the time? Even the ones I'm saying ironically?"
                    ek "It's annoying."
                    mc "Welcome to a man's world."
                    ek "Dummy!"
                    scene b120 with dissolve
                    $ renpy.pause()
                    scene b121c with dissolve
                    ek "What do you think about this: Later today when you get home, check your messages."
                    ek "Something really special will be waiting for you."
                    mc "You little tease."
                    ek "Hehehe!"
                scene b122 with dissolve
    elif True:
        $ love += 1
        $ erikaR += 1
        mc "I don't know what happened, and I don't know what else I could do to help."
        mc "But I'm here with you. And I'll be here with you any time you need."
        mc "Regardless if it's today, tomorrow or even after that."
        mc "Even if you want to leave on a midnight train to anywhere."
        mc "I will be the boy from Windsor."
        scene b118 with dissolve
        ek "Don't stop believin..."
        mc "...Hold on to that feeling."
        ek "..."
        ek "You're so kind [mc]!"
        ek "You remind me a lot of him.."
        ek "Not physically, but personality-wise."
        mc "Was he as handsome as me?"
        ek "Haha! Even this cocky attitude reminds me of him."
        ek "And no, I wouldn't say he was handsome. We didn't have that kind of relationship."
        ek "When I was admitted to the Hospital-Resort Ann Bracken, he was already old."
        ek "Like mid thirties, and I was nine."
        ek "I mean, he was as handsome as an uncle, who shows up sometimes, tells you some silly stories and gives you candy."
        ek "But nothing more than that."
        ek "I miss him. He had a really good bear hug..."
        mc "I see..."
        mc "Well, I'm not the type of guy who is fat enough for giving one of these, but if you want, I can give you one of my meerkat hugs."
        ek "Hahaha! Shut up [mc]!"
        mc "Ouch. So no meerkat hugs for you."
        ek "Come here, you dummy!"
        scene b122 with dissolve
        $ renpy.pause()
    mc "Better?"
    ek "Yes. Thank you."
    ek "This night was better than I was expecting. In all instances I feel myself refreshed from the past week."
    mc "You're welcome. And I really enjoyed the night too."
    mc "But maybe it's time to go home. It's already late."
    ek "Yeah, it's true."
    mc "Can I take you home?"
    ek "Better not [mc], as I said before, the girls have a strict conduct code over men on their properties."
    ek "And even if you left me at the door, you probably would be way out of the way, considering you're living on Gethsemane Street."
    ek "So let's return to the Plaza, and I'll pick an Awsom from there."
    mc "Alright, let's go!"
    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()
    stop sound
    jump datecheckpointch2

label saturdaynightend:
    scene b60b with dissolve
    mct "I've been watching this for over an hour and I'm still have no idea what this show is about."
    mct "Maybe I need to watch it from the first episode."
    mct "Or maybe I just don't have a high enough IQ to understand it."
    mct "Maybe that was the big deal over old cartoon shows, no continuity. But then they could get trapped in the limbo, like how the Stepsons has been since Season Ten."
    mct "..."
    mct "...Boooring!"
    mct "And it seems neither Tiffany nor Mariya are around."
    mct "I could try to look around, I've been around for a while and I've kept to my room only, it won't hurt to look around."

    $ sthomechoices = 0
    $ stroomch2 = False
    $ mlroomch2 = False
    $ tfroomch2 = False
    $ maroomch2 = False
    $ bsroomch2 = False

label ch2sthomepicker:


    if stroomch2 == True and mlroomch2 == True and tfroomch2 == True and maroomch2 == True and bsroomch2 == True:
        menu:
            "Check Stacy's room one more time":
                jump stacyroomunlockedch2

    menu:
        "Room at the 1st floor[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if stroomch2 == False:
            $ stroomch2 = True
            $ sthomechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump stacyroomch2
        "Room on the left on the 2nd floor[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if mlroomch2 == False:
            $ mlroomch2 = True
            $ sthomechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump melissaroomch2
        "First room at the right on 2nd floor[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if tfroomch2 == False:
            $ tfroomch2 = True
            $ sthomechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump tiffanyroomch2
        "Second room at the right on 2nd floor[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if maroomch2 == False:
            $ maroomch2 = True
            $ sthomechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump mariyaroomch2
        "Look somewhere else in the house[persistent.KoGa3WTChange1](choice order is not essential)" if bsroomch2 == False:
            $ bsroomch2 = True
            $ sthomechoices += 1
            scene black with dissolve
            $ renpy.pause()
            jump basementch2
        mct "Which room should I check out?"
label stacyroomch2:
    scene b123 with dissolve
    mct "Locked."
    mct "Someone is listening music on a very low volume inside."
    mct "Wait. It's not music, it's a podcast."
    mct "About... cinema?"
    mct "Yeah, this is Stacy's room."
    mct "I wonder why she preferred a room on the first floor. Staying below someone doesn't fit her personality."
    jump ch2sthomepicker

label melissaroomch2:
    scene b124 with dissolve
    mct "Hard to tell. This room has a classy aura, but it's not crowded with papers, laptops or notes."
    mct "This is probably Melissa's room."
    mct "It fits her personality."
    mct "It's a beautiful painting there, I wonder if there's any big meaning."
    mct "It's better not pervying her room, it looks she's in the house."
    jump ch2sthomepicker

label tiffanyroomch2:
    scene b125 with dissolve
    mct "Tiffany's bedroom. Comfy, but a little messy."
    mct "It fits her personality."
    mct "I wonder how crazy her daily routine is."
    mct "But I hope she will be able to beat everyone on the next weekend's competition."
    mct "After our small game in the pool, and how she was able to jump almost three meters, I'm pretty sure she will do great."
    jump ch2sthomepicker

label mariyaroomch2:
    scene b126 with dissolve
    mct "Clean, organized, functional. Japanese people smiling while wearing a pilot suit."
    mct "More Mariya than that is impossible."
    mct "Stethoscope...?"
    mct "Anatomy books, heart diseases... Dictionary of medical terms?"
    mct "Is Mariya studying medicine?"
    mct "And she's part of four different groups too?"
    mct "Or this girl is some kind of genius, or she's mentally insane."
    mct "They're two sides of the same coin, so she can be both."
    jump ch2sthomepicker

label basementch2:
    scene b127 with dissolve
    mct "Whoa!"
    mct "Nice place down here."
    mct "A TV, a large sofa, a small bar, gaming tables and a door to somewhere."
    mct "It doesn't even look a basement, it doesn't have the common eerie aura of these places."
    mct "I should take a look at this better later."
    jump ch2sthomepicker

label stacyroomunlockedch2:
    scene b128 with dissolve
    mct "Seems she unlocked it."
    mct "It doesn't sound like she's listening that podcast anymore."
    mct "I wonder what she's doing, let's take a look."
    mct "Slowly..."

    scene b129 with dissolve
    mct "Ooh!"
    mct "Interesting..."

    stop music fadeout(2.5)
    scene black with dissolve
    $ renpy.pause()


    jump chapter3

    return