COLDCALLER

## Chapter 1

You are Higashikata Garfielf. You are a high school delinquent from the town of Morioh, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.

Garfielf is a freshmen at Morioh High School
**> You observe surroundings.**

You are standing outside of the Morioh High School, which has a huge statue in the front of a Samurai's sword pointing upwards. There are three people standing near the statue. One of them is you.

> You observe people near statue.

You see a large sword that looks quite impressive standing in front of the statue. You are aware that it was a gift from the Japanese government. There is a name plate that has been carved into the base of the sword.

**> You look at name plate on the base of the sword.**

It reads:INTERNATIONAL SAMURAI MUSEUM

This museum is dedicated to the art of the samurai and the history of the ancient sword. There are many other weapons on display from all over the world.

> You check the time.

It reads 8:16

You decide to wait a little longer before approaching the trio. You sit down on a nearby bench and wait.

About 5 minutes later you see a girl walk up to the trio and speak with them.

> You listen in to the girl and trio talking.

The girl says "I can't believe this, I got mugged just as I was getting off the bus from Kasselton! They stole my money, my backpack, and my cell phone!

> You continue to listen in to the girl and trio talking.

The girl says "I don't know why, I had it all set up. I was going to buy weed and then go get an abortion."

The first boy replies "Wow, sounds like you made a smart choice.

> You listen for details about the mugger that mugged the girl.

You continue to listen as the girl begins to tell her story.

She says "I got off the bus from Kasselton and started walking to this internet cafe I know about a mile down the road.

> You continue to listen to the girl and trio, and pay attention for clues about the mugger.

The girl continues "Then this weird guy in a mask came up to me and just grabbed me and took off with my stuff. I started screaming and he hit me in the face with his fist and then they all just ran off.

The first boy replies "Wow, that's some rage.

> You equip your school backpack.

The girl continues "I got this backpack from a drug dealer, it has all my school stuff in it, I need it for tomorrow. I know, it's so stupid to get mad about a backpack.

> You get up and head to the homeroom
inside the Morioh High School.

You walk into the Morioh High School's Main Hallway. You walk up the stairs to the homeroom. The room is large and has a beautiful wooden stage.

You take a seat as your schoolmates begin to enter the room. Your backpack is large and heavy.

> You spend the day at school.

You stay at school all day as classes pass. The Afternoon comes and you go down to the cafeteria for lunch. While there, you bump into a girl with long red hair.

The girl says "Hey, do you remember me?

"Yeah, you're Rachel. You're in my science class."

The girl says "Yeah, I'm in your science class. How are you doing?"

You reply "I'm okay, and yourself?

The girl replies "I'm okay, are you doing anything after school?

You reply "Yeah, I was thinking of heading to the Internet Cafe later.

The girl says "Cool, me and my friends are going to the coffee shop next door. Do you want to join us?"

You reply "Actually there's something important I need to do, so I can't join you guys. Sorry"

The girl replies "Ah, that's a shame. Maybe another time then."

You reply "Sure, another time."

You walk away from the girl and eat your school lunch

The Afternoon passes and you finish your school day. You catch the bus that takes you to the center of town. You walk the rest of the way to the internet cafe to investigate the mugging that took place nearby.

You walk into the internet cafe and take a look around. You're the only customer in the cafe. You head up to the counter and ask to speak to Jesse. A few minutes later, a young man walks up to the counter.

He says "What can I help you?"

You reply "I'm looking for Jesse. It's about the robbery that happened last night."

The young man says "Yeah, I'm Jesse. What about it?"

> You say "Some girl at my school got robbed by a group of muggers wearing weird masks. Do you know anything about it?"

Jesse looks confused and says "Hold on, I have to ask my friends about it first. Just wait a second."

He walks away from the counter and is gone for several minutes.

> You wait for Jesse to come back.

A few minutes later, Jesse returns to the counter. Jesse is looking upset. He asks "What did you say to me?"

You reply "I just asked if you knew anything about the muggers that robbed a girl at my school. You seemed pretty upset about it."

Jesse looks down and doesn't say anything for several seconds. He replies "I was mugged last night, but I'm fine now. The masks scared me, I never saw the faces of the people who mugged me. They stole my money and my cell phone."

> You say "You were mugged too? What did these masks look like?"

Jesse replies "I can't tell you. They wore ski masks. One of them had a big moustache and laughed when he stole my phone. Then they ran away."

> You say "I'm sorry about your phone Jesse. Though you've been very helpful, thank you. If you hear anything about those muggers let me know okay?"

Jesse nods at you and walks away.

You head out the door and look to the coffee shop next door.

The sign in front of the coffee shop reads "Closed for Repair"

> You look inside the coffee shop through the window.

You look through the window of the coffee shop. You see the barista behind the counter. You also see lots of people sitting at tables in the coffee shop.

> You walk inside the coffee shop.

You walk into the coffee shop and look around. You see a bunch of people sitting at tables, all staring at their phones.

Barista asks "Can I help you?

> You say "Yes, can I get a hot chocolate and a tuna mayo sandwich?" "

Barista gives you a weird look and says "What?"

You reply "I said, can I get a hot chocolate and a tuna mayo sandwich?

Barista continues to give you a weird look and says "I'm really not sure I understand what you mean. Can you order those things in English please?

"Can I please get a Hot Chocolate, and a Tuna fish sandwich?" You reply.

Barista gives you another weird look and says "Yes, of course. I will get that for you."

Barista walks away from the counter and disappears behind a corner.

> You look around the coffee shop for Rachel and her friends.

You look around the coffee shop for Rachel and her friends. You see a few people sitting at tables, but you don't see any of them interacting with each other or their looks seem pretty separated.

You walk over to the counter and wait for the barista.

> You wait for your hot chocolate and tuna fish sandwich.

Barista walks up to you and hands you a small cup of hot chocolate and a tuna mayo sandwich

You take a sip of the hot chocolate and sigh. I turn my head to watch the tv behind the counter. The news is on. A picture of Jesse appears on the screen and the words confirmed dead appear below it. The barista walks away from the counter and disappears behind a corner.

I could feel a pit in my stomach, I had just talked to Jesse not that long ago! How could he be dead!?

"Hey!" A voice says behind me. I turn around to see a girl with bright red hair.

"Hey, is this seat taken?"

> You say "Oh hey Rachel, um no you can have it."

She sits down and says "I was just about to order, do you want something?

> You say "Rachel, Jesse is dead! I just came from the internet cafe next door, I talked to him. And now he's dead! This is insane!"

"Really? That's weird, because I just got a notification that he uploaded a status about committing suicide! Oh well, I guess he really did it this time."

> You slump your head on the counter and take a deep sigh.

"So, do you want anything?"

> You say "No. No I don't want anything- Rachel how can you be so cold and callous? A man just committed suicide literally just next door and all you can think about is what to have to eat?!"

"Hey! I can think about more than just my stomach if you want to know!

> You run out of the coffee shop and look at the internet cafe.

There are cops all over the place and there is yellow tape everywhere. You see his body on a stretcher being escorted out of the building by a few cops.

The internet cafe is also closed.

> You observe the crime scene.

The police have cordoned off a large part of the city center and there is police tape everywhere. You notice there are also two video cameras at different locations, they appear to be turned off right now.

> You take note of the video cameras around the internet cafe.

There are two video cameras on opposite sides of the internet cafe. You notice that both are pointed at the floor.

> You check to see if the Internet Cafe took any damage.

You take a look around the internet cafe, and you notice that everything looks in order. There is no physical damage to the internet cafe.

> You take the bus home.

You get on the bus and ride home. You try to focus on your homework but you can't help but think about how everything has happened.

> You text Nermal about today's events.

You send a text to Nermal.

"Hey, I just wanted to tell you that Jesse killed himself in the Internet cafe. I feel like complete shit."

Nermal responds almost immediately.

"Yeah, I heard. You alright man?

> You say "I was talking to him not that long before he died. I walked to the coffee shop next door. It happened so fast. I can't believe he's really gone.

How do I handle something like this?"

Nermal responds.

"That's rough man. I'm really sorry."

> You say "I was investigating a robbery that took place near the internet cafe, while I was there I found out Jesse was robbed by the same Muggers.

Before he died, he told me that they took his money and Cell Phone. That was the last time I talked to Jesse."

Nermal responds.

"Really? I mean that sucks that you found out like that."

You say.

"Yeah, it’s a mess. I'm going back to the internet Cafe tomorrow, and I'm gonna check the cameras. They were both pointed down to the ground when the police taped the place off."

> You say "Are you free tomorrow Nermal? I don't wanna go back to the internet cafe by myself."

Nermal responds.

"Yeah, I'll be there at 8 am. We can look through the security footage together."

You are unsure about this plan, but you agree.
> You say "See you there. Talk to you later."
You send the message and sit on your bed. You feel sick.

## Chapter 2

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> You say "See you there. Talk to you later."

You send the message and sit on your bed. You feel sick.

> You go to sleep and wake up at 7 AM.

You wake up at 7am and go downstairs. You look out the window and see Nermal pulling into the parking lot with a friend.

> You walk outside the house and greet Nermal.

You open the door and yell out to Nermal.

Nermal looks up from his phone and responds.

"Oh, hey man."

Nermal says with a smile.

> You "Hey Nermal, good to see you."

You say.

"How's everything been going?"

You ask.

Nermal responds.

"Oh you know, same ol' same ol."

Nermal says.

"This is my friend Jon."

Nermal introduces Jon to you.

"He's a cool guy, we go to the same school."

> You say "Nice to meet you Jon, my name is Garfielf."

**Jon responds.**

"Yeah, same name from the other side. Nermal told me about you."

> You shake Jon's hand in friendship.

Jon shakes your hand and responds.

"Nice to meet you Garfielf, Nermal talks about you a lot. So how's your investigation going?"

Jon says.

> You say "I'm just about to head up to the Internet Cafe to take a look at the video footage.

They were both pointed to the ground when I was there.
It stinks of foul play.

Are you two coming? I could use the help."

You say.

Nermal and Jon look at each other, and nod.

You go to the table and plan out the best approach on how to approach the cafe.

> You say "The City center is blocked off by yellow tape and police. Our best course of action is to slip inside the internet cafe

while they aren't looking. We go in, view the footage, and get out. It's best We don't stick around, I don't

feel like getting the whole lot of you in trouble."

Nermal and Jon look at each other, and nod.

The three of you walk down to the internet cafe and enter through the front door.

> You observe the inside of the internet cafe.

You survey the inside of the internet cafe. The lights are low, there is one man behind the counter, and several tables with computers.

observe the man behind the counter

You survey the man behind the counter. He is bald, and is wearing a green shirt, red apron, and plain pants. He is talking on the phone and doesn't notice you yet.

> You hide and listen in on the man's conversation.

You hide behind the door and listen in on the man's conversation.

"Yes, I'm sure it was him. No, he hasn't been seen since that time either."

You hear a woman's voice say.

"It's been months now, where is he?"

You hear the man sigh on the other end.

"I don't know. I really don't know. I'm going to find out though, even if it's the last thing I do."

You hear the man say with a lot of finality.

"It'll be our last kiss then."

You hear the woman say, and then the phone line goes dead.

**After about a minute, you see the man put away his phone and glance around.**

You, Nermal, and Jon duck out of sight and wait to see if the man does anything else.

**> You wait for the man to leave the internet cafe.**

You wait for the man to leave the internet cafe.

The man goes into another room and shuts the door.

Nermal whispers.

"He went into another room.

> You say "He might be here to delete the security footage, we better hurry."

Nermal nods and says "This way." He dashes for the door while you and Jon follow as quickly as you can.

> You follow Nermal.

You follow Nermal.

You see Nermal pull out a keyboard and mouse and begin tapping away at the computer.

Nermal pulls up a website and begins to type.

> You observe what Nermal is doing.

You look over Nermal's shoulder at the screen.

You see a long list of URLs and headings.

There are lists of characters, locations, equipment, food groups, and many other subjects.

> You ask "What's all this?"

You ask Nermal.

Nermal gives you a quick rundown of what everything is, and tells you where to find more information.

You look through the lists.

There's a lot of numbers and letters, you have no idea what any of it means.

You try to think about what you should ask first.

> You say "Can you find us the security footage Nermal?"

Nermal types for a moment and then nods.

Nermal rapidly scrolls down the page.

Nermal manages to find the security footage for the store, and rapidly plays it.

The camera shows the entrance of the store, showing you, Jon, and Nermal walking in.

Nermal rewinds the footage back, attempting to find anything that could give them a lead on the muggers that robbed the girl and Jesse. They see a man walk into the shot, walking directly towards the Internet Cafe.

Nermal flicks between security Cameras to try and get a better look at the man.

He moves to the side, then quickly to the other side, trying to make him less visible.

The man begins to reach under his jacket.

"Do you see him Nermal?" You ask.

"Yes," Nermal nods, not taking his eyes off of him.

The man disappears from the camera's view, then appears again.

Nermal begins typing on the keyboard, rapidly pressing the keys.

"Here! Here!" He says.

The man quickly opens the door and goes inside the internet cafe.

> You get a good look at the robbers face.

You look at the Screen to see if you can recognize him.

The screen shows a well-dressed man with a bald head and a thick mustache.

Nermal plays out the security camera footage to see what happens to Jesse

Jesse walks up to the robber, his hands raised. The man pulls a gun from his pocket and points it at Jesse.

"I can explain," Jesse says.

The man fires his gun, hitting Jesse in the chest. He falls to the ground, bleeding from his chest.

"Shit!" Nermal says.

> You say "Oh my god! This wasn't a suicide! It was murder! Jesse was Murdered!"

Nermal nods.

"We have to find out who did it," Nermal says.

You nod in agreement.

Nermal turns off the security footage. You, Nermal, and Jon search the internet cafe looking for the bald man, but you don't find any trace of him.

> You "Damn it! He's gone! He must have slipped out while we weren't looking!"

Nermal quickly looks around.

"The back door!" Nermal yells.

You quickly follow Nermal as he runs out of the cafe. You open the door, and see the man run across the road.

You shout "Get him!"

You, Nermal, and Jon Pursue the man across the road, making a mad dash to try and catch him. But he is too fast. He slips into a building through a back door. You, Nermal and Jon quickly enter the building through the front door. You hear a scream from the second floor. You quickly ascend the stairs, followed by Nermal and Jon.

You see a woman tied to a chair with blood all over her face. She looks terrified.

> You observe surroundings.

You look around the room. You see the woman tied to the chair with blood all over her face. She looks terrified. You see another woman in the corner, slumped over a table.

> You say "Nermal, Jon, check on the woman by the table. I'll help the one tied to the chair."

Nermal nods, running over to the woman by the table. He starts to check her pulse, and soon starts mouth-to-mouth.

> You summon Crazy Lasaga, and use Crazy Lasaga's Main Ability to heal the woman tied to the chair.

You concentrate, and a burst of Life Energy causes the woman's wounds to instantly heal.

**> You untie the woman from the chair.**

You begin to untie the woman from the chair. You continue to talk to her while you do this.

"Are you hurt?" you ask.

"I... I don't think so." The woman says.

Nermal performs mouth-to-mouth on the woman by the table, trying to bring her back to life.

You begin to check the slumped woman's pulse

Nermal suddenly stops performing mouth-to-mouth on the slumped woman.

Nermal was unable to save the woman in time, her body was lifeless.

You say "Don't blame yourself Nermal, you did what you could..."

You turn to the other woman, who was tied to the chair previously but was now free.

You ask the woman "What happened here?"

The woman is obviously distraught, she breaks into tears

you, Nermal, and Jon didn't know what to do or say. You look at each other, hoping one of you had a plan, as you listen to the distressed woman cry.

Finally, you think of something to say. "We're here to help you." You begin.

The woman looks up, tears in her eyes, but a look of hope in them as well. "Are you here to free me?" She asks.

Jon chimes in "Yeah, we're here to help you get out of here."

The woman begins sobbing "Oh, thank you, thank you! I thought... I thought I'd been left here to die.

Nermal says "I... think we should talk about this outside.

> You say "Yeah, I agree."

You, Nermal, Jon, and the woman walk outside.
The woman begins sobbing again.

Jon tries to comfort the woman, but she's inconsolable.

Nermal says "Well, it's a pretty grim scene. But let's talk about this, why were you two in that building?

Who did this to you?

The woman continues crying, but more quietly.

Nermal goes on "You can tell us, we'll protect you."

The woman says "I'm not sure I should, I'm already a wanted person.

Nermal replies "What do you mean?"

The woman says "There's been a hit put on me, two in fact. And the kicker? It's by that traitor Sini."

Jon asks "Who's Sini?

The woman answers
"Sini was my captain, he led a mutiny and killed my family."

Nermal inquires "Who are you?"

The woman replies "You can call me 'Red'"

> You say "Sini? Was that the bald man that we were chasing after? He did this to you?"

The woman nods

Nermal says "Why don't you tell us what happened?

Red says

> You say "Listen to Red's recollection of events"

The woman tells you about her ordeal at the hands of Sini and his crew. Her story is a horrific one.

Red describes in detail how she was tortured for information about the ship's location, and how she had to watch as her friends (both captors and captives alike) were killed before her eyes. The worst part? Sini had a personal fondness for her, and so whenever there was an opportunity, he would enjoy the company of her against her will.

After this, she tells you about the night that everything changed.

Red describes in detail how she was woken up in the middle of the night by Sini and his crew.

She was told to pack her belongings, which were very few since most of her stuff was destroyed during the first week. She was told that she was going to be transferred somewhere else, but she doesn't know where. The last thing she remembers is a small argument with Sini who insisted on keeping her alive.

Jon asks "What about the others? Her friends?"

Red says "I don't know what happened to them. I suppose they're dead.

Nermal chimes in "At least she's alive."

Jon asks "Why don't we head back to one of our houses? We have a name, and a strong lead. That's what matters"

You and Nermal nod.

> You say "Do you have a place to stay Red? I would stay low for awhile if I were you."

Red says she doesn't have anywhere to go.

You nod, and say that you'll give her some time to recover, then talk with her more privately.

A few minutes later...

> You say "What do you wanna do Red? I feel bad, but I can't keep you at my house.

Is there someone, anyone, you can go to?"

Jon asks "Why don't you go to my place? It's nice and secluded."

> You say "Do you mean that Jon? Would you be able to keep Red Safe?"

Jon nods, and says that he would be more than happy to. He goes on to say that if you want, you can stay at his place for as long as you like.

Red says "I don't want to put you out, Jon.

Jon replies "It's no problem! I was planning to have guests soon anyway! It's no trouble really.

It's just me and my dad. And well, he don't bother nobody."

Red responds "Are you sure?"

Jon replies "No worries! Come on!"

You follow Jon to his house.

you, Nermal, and Red follow Jon to his House.

The house isn't huge, but it's bigger than yours. You enter, and find that Jon has a lot of hobbies. One of them being photography.

> You say "Nice place Jon"

Jon smiles and says "Thanks!"

Nermal says "Jon, if you don't mind me asking, what is it that you like to photograph?

Jon replies "All kinds of stuff! I really like to take pictures of landscapes, buildings, and of course people. I recently took a picture of the moon. It's one of my favorites."

Red says "Wow, that's really fascinating. I used to like taking pictures, but now I can't even bear to use my phone...

Jon says "Yeah, I guess the experience built up over time helps a lot."

Jon goes on to say that he can also play the flute, and likes to do so whenever he has the chance.

Nermal chimes in "That's really cool Jon."

Jon goes on to say that his favorite food is donuts, but that he doesn't really eat them often because they're bad for you.

> You say "I love a good doughnut myself. My favorite is Boston Creme. A cup of Hot chocolate with it is basically heaven." "

Jon smiles and says "Really? You know about that donut shop in Holgard?"

> You say "I've never heard of it. You should go up sometime and grab ourselves a couple donuts!" "

Jon smiles and nods, replying "I will, same time next week?"

You nod in return.

Nermal asks "Do you think you could photograph something?"

Jon replies "I can try, but I don't really have any special equipment for it. I mean I have a camera of course, but I don't really know where to start.

> You say "How bout a picture of all four of us? To commemorate our budding friendship."

Jon smiles and nods.

You, Nermal, and Red all pose for a picture, and Jon takes a couple shots before giving you the Polaroid.

"Here you are!" he says.

You look at the picture. You all look great!

> You say "Heh, thanks Jon. You're a pretty good photographer."

Jon smiles and nods. Nermal says "Well, it was fun meeting you, and thanks for the information." Jon replies "Yeah, thanks for trusting me enough to come here!" You reply "Anytime, Jon. Alright, take care you two. We'll talk later okay?" Nermal replies "Yes, we'll be seeing each other again." You nod, and they take their leave. After the door closes, you head home, sit down on your bed and look at the picture in your hands. You smile. It's definitely you, Nermal, Jon and Red. You almost chuckle at the resemblance of you all to the cast of 'The Munsters'.