Second Chapter

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## Sypnosis

It's his childhood best friend Tessa, he realizes. For whatever reason, she changed her name to Tonya. He decided to carry on mentioning it because it would be awkward. The main character mentions how she used to be so shy, but that she has completely changed today (in his mind). Tonya apologizes to Celina and the Main Character, explaining that she needs to hurry since she has a client to see; we can choose between "You're worth waiting for." and "Punctuality is a very admirable trait."; regardless of the option, they say their goodbyes and Tonya leaves. However, before they do so, they exchange phone numbers and agree to meet later (evening, dinner.)

After Celina jokingly mentions that he has a new crush, we have the option of responding to her with either "You're Still My Favourite" or "You're Right." Minor changes occur once more. Celina ruffles our hair and explains that she, too, must go. The Main Character leaves as well, sprinting to school in the hopes of not being late. The Main Character gets into the class swiftly without being noticed somehow by anyone. During class, the Main Character expresses his difficulty to concentrate on anything because he is thinking about Tonya. "You're thinking about your new girlfriend, aren't you?" Matthew pokes his shoulder and teases him. We can answer "Yes" or "No" to this question. Minor changes occur regardless of our choices. If we respond "Yes," Matthew expresses his desire to be thinking about only one girl at the same time..

After class, The Main Character immediately leaves and returns to his apartment, where he checks to see if his mother is in the kitchen, which she isn't. He comes in and lies down on his bed, complaining about how lonely he is. He decides to call or text his mother. If we call her, she will not answer and will text "Hello baby. All is well. Sorry about that. But you know how it is during peak season! But I'll see you soon. Love you loads." after the third try. If we choose text, the message he will send is "Hey mom. Haven't seen in you in a while. Everything okay?" to which she'll reply, "Hello baby. Yes all is well. Sorry about that. But you know how it is during peak season! But I'll see you soon. Love you loads." He then sighs and leaves the messaging app  After that, we have another option to talk to Tessa : The Main Character can either "Call Her (Costs x 21 Rubies)" or "Text Her "  If we call her, she will answer right away; he then mentions how it would be better if they got to know each other better before the date, which he hesitates to say; Tonya calls it out and asks why he hesitated, to which he responds that it feels strange to say because she is a rental girlfriend. She begs him not to think that way because she is doing something she enjoys and wants to do. Tonya suggests that they meet right now because she isn't far away from the Main Character, and he agrees.

*If we text :* he will say "Hey Tessa just wanted to confirm - we are meeting tomorrow for evening for dinner, right?" as he hits send he realized he accidentally called her "Tessa" instead of "Tonya.", she asks him why would he call her that and so he has to explain himself, he then proceeds to go to sleep and the even where they meet at the duck pond **never happens**.

*if we call :* The Main Character hurriedly dressed a jacket and heads to the agreed-upon location, which is the duck pond where they used to go every day as children. When they first meet, Tonya reveals that she is Tessa, his childhood best friend. He describes how he knew the instant he saw her. He confesses his want to learn what happened to her while she is away, but she responds that this is a topic for another time because it is long. They then decide to return to their homes. Following that, he falls asleep.

The next day, the Main Character wakes up, he declares how he isn't looking forward to school, not at all since he has a date waiting for him in the evening. He sits through his classes not paying attention whatsoever and as he is about to leave the school, he gets caught by Matthew and Joe, they ask him where does he think he is going, where again we can choose, between "I have a date." and "I have lots of schoolwork.", no matter the choice they give him strange looks and eventually let him go. He proceeds to go home after telling them goodbyes, he makes sure to put on his best outfit and to brush his hair. After he is done he leaves his house and starts heading towards the restaurant they arranged the meeting at. He awkwardly sits down, waiting for Tonya. Just as he sits down, Tonya arrives, in the same casual outfit that she wears to work. As she sits down, he asks her "What made you want to be a rental girlfriend?", she asks him whether he is surprised or not, rather dodging his question than answering, he tells her yes as he pegged she wasn't the type to. She says how that was one of the reasons why, she mentions she has intense social anxiety in her early years and she would often get bullied due to her quiet personality. Around when she got older, the time she was about to move away, she decided it was time to change. She calls it a type of self-therapy that she got the chance to do this. To which we can respond with "I'm proud of you." or "Doesn't it make things worse?." *If we choose the first option she will say thanks. If we choose the second option* she explains how it makes her feel better to be with strangers as their do not even know her real name, she says it makes her feel rather confident. Once again we are able to choose a choice, as she asks the Main Character "Do you have any issues with that[her job]?", the choices are "I am fine with it." and "I don't feel too good about it.", if we choose the first one, she will once again thank him for supporting her so much, and if the second she will say it's okay. She later on begins to complain about the bad customers she gets, and how they often don't respect her boundaries whatsoever and she begins to cry. We then have the option to comfort her by either "Put my hand around her. (Costs x 22 rubies)" or "Soothe her."

*If we soothe her,* he comfort her by saying she shouldn't be equipped to handle such things as they shouldn't happen at all. She then thanks him for being there for her especially in line of work. She then starts complaining about a customer that she has a meeting with later on in the day and she asks him... (END OF CHAPTER 2 SEASON 1)

## Characters

2. Tessa (Tonya)
3. Mother
4. Matthew
5. Joe