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EPONA + JACK PANTHER.

[ When you enter the TV, the room surrounding you is notably blank - appearing something like this. Which may seem odd, until words appear out of thin air in front of you: ]

Today, we're going to go through an interactive story of sorts!

You're a college student who's just transferred to a new university, and you have a week to make new friends and potentially find that ~special someone~ people always worry about having.

Luckily for you, your college has a club fair for transfer students just like you! You're headed off there to meet some of your fellow students and get a better lay of the land.

But before we begin, there's just one important thing I need to get down...who are you?

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Who are you?

> Tachibana Hitomi (♀)
> Tachibana Yasuhiro (♂)

[ if you need! ]

[ please submit the choice you wish to pick whenever you are ready. ]

.....It's a simulation?

Hitomi!

...You wake up, unusually, without an alarm ringing. Maybe it's the excitement of starting a new day of classes - or, as you realize with a quick glance to your phone, it's just because you slept through the ringing.

It's your first day at your new school, and you're already late.

Cursing under your breath, you rush to get dressed. Thankfully, classes don't start for another week - but today is more important. Today is the club fair, the chance for you to make some new friends and find a place to fit in here at the school.

You cram a bagel into your mouth, grab your keys, and head off for your first day.

--

The club fair is a hustling, bustling mess.

Suddenly, a girl with dyed-red hair approaches you. “Hey, Cutie,” she says with a wink. "Don't think I've seen you around here before. You must be new, huh?"

You nod.

???: "Well, let me get you oriented, then! To your left is the booth for the ballet company - that's the star dancer, Mizushima Manami, running it - and to your right is the science club's booth. Kurosawa Hayato runs that one...but he's also the only member, so you could probably get a leadership position there quick! Assuming he doesn't glare you to death, I mean."

As if on cue, the lone boy at the table shoots her a glare, to which she responds with a peace sign.

???: "Across the way is the student government table, but you probably won't want to bother with that. The student body president is a real dick—"

????: "Aah, Kiyoko-chan, are you talking about me already? Wishing I'd let you grace my bed, for once?"

A tall, slender boy approaches, exuding an air of confidence.

KIYOKO: "I still have both my pinkies, so I don't think that's happening anytime soon."

She turns back to face you.

KIYOKO: "This is Fukui Tarou, student body president and all around douchebag. Trust me, he's the last guy you want to spend time with."

Fukui turns to look at you, as if sharing a secret.

TAROU: Take my advice, new kid - you don't want to get stuck being pals with nutjobs like these. Come join the student government and hang out with a higher caliber of student.

He walks off, while "Kiyoko-chan" flips him off.

KIYOKO: ...Anyway, where was I before that asshole interrupted? Oh, yeah. And then there's my booth - the track team. I'm Takahashi Kiyoko, the girls' team captain. Come run with us sometime, yeah?

As if on cue, a girl comes running over from the booth in question, waving Takahashi over.

KIYOKO: ...Oh, looks like I've got to get back. It was nice to meet you, uh...?

You tell her your name.

KIYOKO: Hitomi-chan, then. Hope I'll see you around later!

She waves, and then disappears into the crowd. You decide to spend the rest of the fair wandering through the crowds of students and visiting booths, to see if there's any more information you can get.

The next day, in between buying things for classes and watching TV, you decide to go visit someone in the hopes of maybe getting a head start on that friend-thing.

Where do you choose to go?

> The dance studio
> The library
> The track field
> The student council room

This is pretty weird.... I guess I have to romance people or something, huh?

Science club!

You head over to the library, which is unsurprisingly empty considering that classes haven't started. Even the librarian isn't invested in her job, listening to some sort of music through headphones.

You notice a familiar face sitting by his lonesome, and so you decide to strike up a conversation.

HITOMI: Kurosawa, right? Head of the science club?

HAYATO: ...Do I know you?

HITOMI: Oh, no. I'm Tachibana Hitomi, a new student this year. I was just interested in maybe joining the science club, if you're looking for new members?

HAYATO: ...Funny. Leave me alone.

He turns away. Annoyed, you clamp a hand on his shoulder and turn him back around.

HITOMI: This isn't a joke! You can't have a club with only one member, and I want to join. What's the problem here?

HAYATO: What's the problem....heh, fine. Just tell me one thing: what field of science are you interested in?

> Psychology.
> Chemistry.
> Astrology.

Um... Psychology? [SHE MOSTLY JUST WANTED TO BOTHER THE GRUMPY GUY...]

HITOMI: I'm super interested in psychology - I like learning all about the mind.

HAYATO: Psychology's a social science, not really what I meant. Still respectable, but outside the scope of this club. You might want to look into one of the other ones.

He looks at his watch, and then starts collecting his things.

HAYATO: I have to leave. I trust our conversation is over?

You wave him off, realizing that Kurosawa still sees you as a stranger, and then return home.

The next day, you wake up refreshed and ready to have a good day. Maybe today you'll be able to cultivate the friendships you've started.

Where do you choose to go?

> The dance studio
> The track field
> The science lab
> The student council room

[HUFFFF!!!!!]

What a jerk! Fine, I'm going back to the science lab!

When you enter the science lab, you see Kurosawa already there, with a number of chemicals set-up on the lab benches.

HAYATO: Stop right there.

HITOMI: ...Is something wrong?

HAYATO: You're not wearing safety equipment. I'm not getting in trouble because you burn yourself with acid.

You sigh, and put on the proper protective equipment.

HITOMI: Am I good now?

He looks at you, and eventually nods.

HAYATO: Good enough. You can stand next to me now and watch as I do the experiment.

HITOMI: Wait, I don't get to do anything? That's no fair.

HAYATO: Do you really think I'd let some newbie start out doing experiments?

HITOMI: I put on all of the proper gear, I'm good to go.

He sighs.

HAYATO: If you seriously expect me to let you handle chemicals, you’ll have to prove you know what you’re talking about first. Which one of the following is an acid?

> H2O.
> CH2MgBr.
> HCl.

[WOW SHE HAS NO IDEA......]

[time to guess at random]

H...CL?

[H20 is made of carbon dioxide!!!]

HITOMI: Hydrochloric acid is obviously acidic. With a pKa of -7 or so?

HAYATO: ...Maybe you know more than I thought. Fine, you can help out, as long as you don't fuck it up.

You help Kurosawa, whom you feel a bit closer to, conduct an experiment, and then you head home.

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EPONA + JACK PANTHER.

A CHOICE.

DISCUSSION.

TURN-IN.

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DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION.

DAY 2 - A CHOICE.

DISCUSSION.

TURN-IN.

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HAYATO - EVENT #1.

DISCUSSION.

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> psychology.

DAY 3 - A CHOICE.

DISCUSSION.

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HAYATO - EVENT #2.

DISCUSSION.

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> hcl