//You receive this suspicious link on your phone, it looks like it leads to a live stream, what will you do?//
[[click on link]]
[[ignore]]Streamer: “Welcome to my livestream! We'll be playing a game today! Isn’t this exciting!”
[[next->1. cont. 1]]//Suddenly you vision started to darken//
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You manage to open your eyes again and clear your vision.
You see the white ceiling of your room above you.
The alarm you set on your phone for 7am Monday morning was going off.
“Uhh, my head feels heavy, I thought something was going on in my dream..."
Ah well, time to get up.“If you all can see here behind me…. Tada! It’s a corpse!”
//Wait, this school uniform seems familiar… //
[[next->1. cont. 2]]
“Now, for all the detectives out there,
you have until this stream reaches 10k viewers to find the cause of death of this corpse."
"I will be giving out hints at each 2000 viewer count, so tune in and don’t miss out!”
[[I wonder what happens if we don’t find out in time]]
[[check viewer count]]
“Now some of you might be wondering what happens when the stream reaches 1k viewers”
//Drumroll affects..//
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“Surprise! If that happens, we will have another victim joining us in this stream today!”
//The streamer takes a look back at the corpse.//
“Poor little guy, he would have been enjoying his time at school if he hadn’t been invited here.”
//The streamer raises the corners of his mouth, making a distorted smile…//
[[quite stream]]
[[continue watching]]//There are currently 23 viewers, there still seems to be some time…//
[[I wonder what happens if we don’t find out in time]] //You went to bed and lived happily ever after...//
[[next->1. pov change 1]]//This was a shock to me… I never imagined I would need to do this
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Well, why not? Let’s start the stream…//
[[Scene 1 end]]
//Scene 2 //
[[proceed->Scene 2 Start]]“Wow, we’ve got some viewers already, let’s take a look... 4020..."
"Hmm..."
"That’s already past our second checkpoint, you guys sure like this.”
[[keep watching->2. stream 1]]
“ I apologize for missing our first checkpoint, I’ll definitely make it up to you all!”
//The streamer still had that seemingly distorted grin on his face, what is this I’m feelin...determination?//
“This will be our first and second hint combined then, don’t miss out!”
[[look closely->hint 1&2]]//The streamer moved the camera closer to the corpse, giving close up view of the school uniform...//
[[next-> hint 1&2 cont.]]//You were able to make out the name of the victim sewed on the uniform.
DMD
You also recognized this uniform, no wonder it looked familiar.
It was the uniform of School B, a highschool just two blocks away from where you live!//
[[call the police]]
[[head to school->Scene 2 end]]//You call the police and report what you are seeing,
but the police who answered said they can’t do anything without usable evidence.
Plus, the corpse in the video is probably just some well painted figure...//
[[next->Scene 2 end]]
//Scene 3//
[[proceed->Scene 3 Start]]//You rush out towards the school.
It was almost mid noon but the sun was behind the clouds so it wasn't really hot. //
[[continue towards the school]]
[[check stream ->3. check stream]]
//The streamer was folding origami,
he still had that weird smile on his face.
It was kind of irritating...//
[[check viewer count->3. viewer count]]//5320
There’s still some time before the next hint...//
[[continue towards the school]]//You reached the school and found a teacher that was stasdning to guard the entrance of the school.
You approached her about the stream, hoping she might be willing to help with the investigation...//
[[next->ask teacher]]//Unfortunately, the teacher rejected your request.
She thinks the stream is just a prank and drove you away...
The only way for more information is continue watching the stream.//
[[go back and watch the live stream->Scene 3 end]]
//Scene 4//
[[proceed->Scene 4 start]]Streamer: “That’s over 6000 viewers and here comes the next hint”
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"Here we have a clear view of the body, how great!”
//The streamer pulls the camra towards the vicim.//
[[view->hint 3]]//There are three clear wounds by sharp objects on the back of the body.
Along with that, countless bruises and smaller cuts were everywhere//
[[continue watching->4.stream]]//The countless bruises and wounds reminds you of the probability of school violence.
You couldn't just do nothing, What will you do?//
[[try again to approach school officials]]
[[head directly to the classroom]]This time you reach the office of the school officials.
But like the teachers, they refuse to cooperate.
[[head directly to the classroom]]
Knowing the name of the student and where the school was, you managed to sneak pass the gate of the school and find the victim's classroom.
[[next->Scene 4 end]]//Instead of asking the teachers and admission officers, you decided to directly head to the classroom to see what information you can find.
As soon as you take your first step into the classroom, you feel a strange atmosphere.
Something seemed to be looming over the students, yet nothing in the classroom seems abnormal.
You feel the vision of someone looking at you, but didn't know who it was.//
[[look around the classroom]]
//Scene 5//
[[proceed->Scene 5 start]]//There were only some students in the classroom during break between classes.
You wonder where the other students are?
Maybe hanging out in other classrooms?
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After observing the classroom without finding any helpful information, you decide to ask some students in hopes of finding any useful evidence.//
[[student with glasses in the corner->student1]]
[[student reading in the seat near the window->student2]]
[[two students playing poker->student3]]Student with glasses: “Yeah, I’m not sure what you are asking for... I never spoke to DMD in person."
"The guy by the window may know about him.”
[[student reading in the seat near the window->student2]]
[[two students playing poker->student3]]Student reading: “Sorry, I need to study for the test… Go ask someone else.”
[[student with glasses in the corner->student1]]
[[two students playing poker->student3]]Students playing poker: “Who’s DMD? Why don’t you go ask the guy with glasses.”
[[student with glasses in the corner->student1]]
[[student reading in the seat near the window->student2]]
[[keep looking->Keep looking]] //None of the students seemed to be willing to help, but listening to their replies, you get the feeling something is definitely going on.
Suddenly, you feel a gaze from behind you...//
[[look back]]
[[walk away]]//There was a girl that was looking at you, her gaze was wavering.
You caught her vision when you looked back.
She tried to look away, but you ignored it and stared back.
She had a very standard appearance, one that easily blends in to the background with no features standing out.
She seemed to be the owner of the vision you felt the moment you set foot in the classroom. //
[[approach the girl->end of scene 5]]
//You wandered around the campus finding no useful evidence. Maybe you should come back in the afternoon.//
[[come back later->look around the classroom]]
//Scene 6//
[[proceed->Scene 6 start]]Girl: “wha...what do you... want from me…?”
//As you step towards the girl, her wavering becomes more apparent. She also tries to take her step back...
You continue to press forward as the girl backs up...//
[[next->6.povchang1]]
//The stranger suddenly turned around.
I quickly shifted my vision away but it was too late.
The person's eyes caught on to mine and stared back, continuing to step towards me.
What does he(she) want?
I was just looking at him(her)!
Why is he(she) still here?
He(she) should be happy with whatever the other students told him and get out of here!
He(she) has no business here!
...//
[[step back->6.girlpov2]]
//My back hit the blackboard in the back of the classroom.
Huh, I was standing near the second last row, since when did I get back here?
I looked forward, the person was standing where I was just a few seconds ago, looking at me...
Suddenly, I realized my hands were quivering.
I quickly pulled them back and hid them between my back and the blackboard. //
[[speak->6.girlpov3]]
“Wha...what do you...want from me…?”
//I failed to convey any of the anger and scorn I felt earlier towards the stranger.
All that I was able to let out was this weak, shaky inquiry...//
[[stare back->6.povchange2]]
//The girl backed up shakily.
After having backed up against the wall, she stared back with a strong gaze.
The gaze was one that seemed to condemn my existence in this space.
That unfitting contrast between her tone and gaze confirms my feeling that the students here knew something was going on...//
[[interrogate->Interrogate]]
[[next->6.originalpov]]
[[next->6.girlpov1]] //The girl answered the questions in an uneasy manner.
It took some time for her to muster up courage to overcome the guilt and fear of consequence she had for what she decided to tell me. //
[[listen->6.testimony1]]//The girl was the class representative.
Her job was to overlook students in the class and report any improper behavior and lead them to the teacher if any attention was needed.//
[[next->6.testimony2]]
//There's this group of students in school that have been bullying DMD for quite a while...
DMD once reach out to her and begged for help.
Trying to avoid trouble, she ignored the request and left the situation unattended.
Ofcourse then the teachers had no idea either.//
[[next->6.testimony3]]//From then on, hopelessness continued to pile in DMD’s mind, and he sought ways to escape his status quo...//
[[next->6.testimony4]]"Thats all I've got to say"
//The girl seemed to have calmed down and stoped shivering after pouring out what she had been hiding.//
[[continue asking the girl]]
[[look around some more]]//The girl stared back with that strong glare she gave me before and yelled back:// “I told you everything I know already! Now get out of here and leave me alone!!..."
//Her tone seemed like a whole different person.
Maybe her fear and guilt had made her so quiet and mannered…//
[[look around some more]]
You couldn't completely trust what the girl had told you.
You wonder if there will be any more evidences amoung DMD's possessions in the classroom
[[check his locker->Check his locker]]
[[check his seat->Check his seat]]
Along with some jackets and indoor shoes, you found some of DMD's personal belongings...
[[iPod]]
[[notebook->Notebook]]
There is a novel on the seat of his desk...
[[novel->Scene 6 end]]Lemon by Kenshi Yonezu… DMD has good taste!
[[notebook->Notebook]]
[[check his seat->Check his seat]] It's clear that there were pages that have been torn off the notebook...
[[iPod]]
//Scene 7//
[[proceed->Scene 7 start]]//It seems like this one chapter was bookmarked...//
[[go to the bookmarked chapter->Go to the bookmarked chapter]]
!!!
[[bookmarked Chapter on Suicide->Bookmarked Chapter on Suicide]] “Used papier mache, a knife owned by the someone else with their finger print, and other two knives also stuffed in the papier mache... sharp end pointing out ofcourse.”
//You suddenly remembered the three knife wounds on DMD’s body.
Clearly, this is a connection. //
[[next page->Next page]]
“As the three knives that were stuffed in the paper mache stabbed into his body, the wounds were so deep it almost came across his body.
His apparent death came after a few minutes...”
//This character in this novel has three wounds in his back, it's just like DMD!
Or should it be the other way around... //
[[next->Scene 7 end]]
//Scene 8//
[[proceed->Scene 8 start]]"The cause of death was exsanguination.”
//You see this on the news a few days later.
That's the forensics term to explain the cause of death for DMD.
However, while that might be the case biologically, you are sure that the actual reason of death is bullying, and that group of students who had been bullying DMD is surely at fault to a good extent.//
[[next->news]]//Considering all DMD had gone through, a conclusion was finally reached.
DMD was actually the one who killed himself.//
[[next->news2]]//Just like how the plot of the novel went, three knives were found at the crime scene a distance from the body. Finger prints of the group leader was also identified on a knife as expected.
With knives attached to the paper mash and then tied on to a rope hanging from a high place, DMD was able create an illusion where he was stabbed and murdered rather than suicide.//
[[next->news3]]//Although you've already read about how DMD faked his own murder, something else was bothering you more.
You remembered the "game" the streamer wanted to play for the stream.
He was clearly at the crime scene with DMD's body.
What could his purpose have been streaming by the body and setting up that game? Who could be his relationship to DMD?//
[[one of the bullies]]
[[DMD’s friend]]//One of the bullies must have found out about the suicide and decided to pull this prank, making fun of DMD even after his death.
This is unacceptable.
You wonder what happened to the streamer?
You didn't watch the stream till the end for some reason.//
[[reach out to your phone to look up the news again->endingpt1]] //You thought only someone who's DMD’s friend would be able to have come in contact with the body, and so you wonder what happened later to the person streaming.//
[[reach out to your phone to look the news up again->endingpt1]]//Suddenly, you hear your ringtone, when you reach over to pick up the phone, a wave of darkness washed over your vision...//
[[next->endingstart]]You manage to open your eyes again and clear your vision.
But what you see is the white ceiling of your room above you.
The alarm you set on your phone for 7am Monday morning was going off.
“Uhh, my head feels heavy, I thought something was urgent in my dream..."
"Oh well, it's time to get up.”
[[get ready for school]]This is the end of the game.
The story of this game is inspired by ab episodes from the TV series "Unnatural".
Thank you for playing till the end.
We hope you enjoyed the story.
:)
[[next->realending1]]In between classes, while preparing for the next class you overheard some students gossiping…
[[Listen->edListen]]
[[Ignore->edIgnore]] “Hey, did you hear about it?"
"One of the students from the grade below us went missing."
"I heard he had been bullied for a while, I wonder if he couldn't bare it anymore and decided to not come to school?"
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The carefree commnents made by some students in you class about some other studet made you feel uneasy for somereason.You finished packing and continue to your next class.
None of that is your business.
You’ve got plenty to worry about yourself already...
//Ending//
[[next->endingpt2]]