Albert's Story

This page is dedicated to the story in which the player chooses to pursue Albert after meeting him in About Me.

## Chapter 1: Lost again?

The protagonist wanted to thank Albert for helping him out of the woods, so he bought some food, some cutleries, and other basic everyday items and headed back to where he had found Albert the previous time. He managed to reach Albert’s tent, but upon seeing the man was absent and the time was around noon, James made a fire and made some lunch. While waiting for Albert to be back, the main character fell asleep on the picnic table. When he woke up, he saw Albert eating the food he had made while roasting a hare. Albert shared the food with James and after James explained the reason why he was there, Albert gave him an indifferent attitude and told him he should leave before it was dark. Realizing having outstayed his welcome, James walked out of the forest by himself. But then the protagonist realized he had just forgotten his bike, so he had to go back to Albert’s tent to retrieve it. And by the time he was there, it was already dark.

Albert welcomed him with some food and recommended he stay because it was not safe for him to return. The red curly haired man asked whether James lived in Niall, and when James said he lived in a cabin at the entrance of the town, Albert emphasized that no one could build a house there unless they were extremely close to the mayor. James then asked a few questions, in which Albert answered he did not live in Niall nor was he camping. Albert then shut down the conversation and went into the tent, then returned half naked, suggesting them both take a shower before going to bed, as opposed to James’s accusation of Albert’s hygiene.

Albert led the main character to a pond, created by a hot spring, to wash up. The man lit up some candles to light up the surrounding then took all of his clothes off and got into the water, eventually told James to do so as well after seeing him staring at him wordlessly. James did so, and they shared a soap to wash up, and James felt the heat in his body from being so physically close to Albert. Albert asked again whether the cabin belonged to James, because he had seen a red-haired man in and out of the house. James answered that Alex had been helping him maintain the house before he got there. The conversation went awkward, in which Albert presented himself as a non-talkative person but wanted James to talk to him as well, and with many times Albert knew what James was thinking or heard even the smallest things James whispered to himself only.

When they returned to the tent, they agreed to share the bed. Albert was flipping through his magazine while James was watching a movie on his phone. Upon seeing Albert stealing glances at the phone, James invited Albert to watch along, and the man happily agreed, even held the phone up for both of them to watch together. There were some scenes that could make the man laugh, and when James mentioned it and commented that he was cute, Albert returned to his cold attitude. When the movie ended, Albert rolled to his side to sleep. James said it out loud that he wanted to watch another movie to get the man’s attention, to learn more about him, since James saw Albert’s phone was a very old-fashioned one. Albert even thanked the main character for showing him how to choose a movie. They shared another movie, and Albert held James close to him because it was cold, and they took turn to hold the phone until the end of the second movie. When the movie ended, Albert asked for James’s name and made sure to remember that.

The protagonist could not sleep, so he crawled over Albert to go outside. The red curly haired man pulled him in and told him that it was not safe, but James said he needed to take a piss so Albert had to take him out. Then again, while James was trying to sleep, his stomach growled, and Albert had to build a fire and made him a meal. But James was still not able to sleep, so Albert held him in his arms and hummed a lullaby, because his father used to do that when he could not sleep as a kid. Eventually, James was able to go into slumber.

When he woke up, it was 8 AM and Albert had made him breakfast. Albert gave him his bike and walked him out of the woods. Albert timidly asked if he came back, and James said he would if Albert welcomed him. The man asked James to bring food and beer and promised to pay him, but the main character insisted he would not have to. James cycled back in joy that Albert had lowered his guard for him.

There won’t be any post-chapter texting section for this episode because Albert hadn’t got James’s number.

## Chapter 2: Hi…

The protagonist brought a huge backpack packed with lots of food and necessities to the woods to meet Albert, who had been there waiting for two hours. James suggested they set a time of meeting so that Albert wouldn’t have to wait that long but the strange man said his phone could not be used. Albert carried the stuff for James and while the protagonist was a little upset that the man was still stone cold to him, Albert suggested they take a break. James said he had water and Albert opened the bottles for both of them to enjoy, during which they stole glances at each other.

When they made it to Albert’s tent, it was already noon, so Albert began cooking their lunch, skillfully. James noticed two fish in a bucket and asked Albert, and he said he had caught them himself. Albert asked if the main character liked fish, the player had two options.

* **Yes.**
* **No.**

Should the player choose the first option, Albert would just mutter the word “oh.” Should the player choose the second option, James would say he did not like the little bones in fish, and Albert would say he’d pick those bones out for him.

Albert then asked if the protagonist was staying the night, and embarrassedly said he would not force James to stay if he didn’t want to, to which James answered he would love to. The main character noticed the worn-out dog tag around Albert’s neck, and then all the military stuff around Albert’s place, and asked if the man was a soldier, to which he answered yes, but put up his walls and said James would not have to ask so many questions. Albert passed James the grilled fish, and got happy when James complimented his cooking. James then threatened to leave if Albert didn’t want to open up to James. Albert then asked if James really wanted to know about him. The player had two options.

* **Saying it was just for chatting.**
* **Saying yes.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would say he would got bored if Albert refused to talk to him, but Albert would remain silent. Should the player choose the second option, James would say he’d love to get to know the man as a friend, to which Albert would claim they were not friends, but then would be unable to answer when James asked what their relationship was.

Either option, James thought it was hopeless to get Albert to open up to him. Albert then promised to take James to a special place after they finished lunch. Then the soldier took James to a very big tree, he said the place made him feel peaceful. Then the red curly haired man came to touch the tree and plucked its leaf to smell, for which James said he was a weirdo but Albert said he heard that. Albert gave the leaf to James, and the protagonist realized the leaf smelled really good. Albert said he could keep the leaf in the book so that his book would smell good. Albert then proceeded to tell James to ask any question he wanted. The player had three options.

* **Asking if he was a soldier.**
* **Asking about his purpose for staying there.**
* **Asking about his family.**

Should the player ask the first question, Albert would simply say yes. Should the player ask the second option, Albert would remain silent, then to answer James’s question about his past of living in the woods and making a living, Albert would say he had been living in the woods for two years and he’d hunt hares to exchange for food. Should the player ask the third question, Albert would just answer “not really.” After each question, the player could choose to ask the other two, or the player could choose the stop asking.

After that, Albert said James asked too much, but then asked if James was scared of him, because of the scars on his face and his unfriendliness. James answered he had been a little afraid of Albert at first, but his intuition told him that Albert was a good person, so he let down his guard. Albert got mused by James’s compliment, then switched the subject to his phone, asking whether they could watch a movie at night. James said yes and let Albert know he could choose the movie. The main character then asked about his phone, and Albert said that phone had fallen into water and got broken a long time ago, and he had no money to get a new one. James asked about his age, and Albert said he was 39 and flat out said James was only 26. James got shocked by how Albert could know what he was thinking, then asked if he was a secret agent, but Albert said he was just an ordinary soldier, who had fought in the war a long time ago, but he did not want to recall the details.

They went back to the tent, and James noticed Albert’s mood had gotten better, he even initiated a conversation, asking about James’s job and family. He got avoidant after both topics, telling James to switch the subject when James asked why he could not get a job, and staring at the protagonist in silence when James said he was living on his own. James then asked what the future looked like to Albert and he simply answered he didn’t know. James got upset that he always said “I don’t know.” And he got angry and kicked James out, threatening him with a dagger. The protagonist walked away and after a while, he heard gunshot, so he rushed back to the tent to find a gun by a weeping Albert, and a bullet hole on a tree trunk. Albert told him to get lost again, and threatened to kill James if he didn’t leave. Should the player fail to achieve 5 hearts, James would flee from the forest and never want to see Albert again. The player had successfully unlocked Albert's **bad ending**.

After the player had successfully managed to achieve 5 hearts, James got shocked and extremely upset, but managed to safely secure the gun so that Albert couldn’t do anything stupid, then walked away again in total disappointment. Then, the protagonist realized he had got lost. The player came to Albert’s **first minigame**. The player had to find a way out of the forest while avoiding bears.

After the player had successfully finished the minigame. James got tripped and fell down a hill, and in his daze, he saw Albert carrying him back to the tent. At the tent, Albert bandaged James’s injured thigh and tended to his wounds, but then broke down in tears and started slapping himself when James got hesitant toward him. James jumped out of bed to stop him but hugging him, and noticing that James should not be out of bed, Albert carried him back to bed. But as the soldier was about to walk away, James grabbed him by his hand and insisted they watch a movie together.

But then Albert said he wanted to take a bath, and went to the hot spring pond, with James following him. James was soaking his feet when Albert came to give him a foot massage, saying he was sorry for James’s pain, but James said it was okay and it hurt James to see Albert beating himself up like that. After that, the man carried the protagonist back to his tent and they watched a gay romance movie. James was afraid Albert would hate it, especially there were some adult scenes, but the man watched very attentively throughout the movie. And in that process, they got really close together, almost kissing each other. But Albert pulled back and they went to sleep, but the man hugged James from behind in his sleep. James was pleased.

There won’t be any post-chapter texting section for this episode because Albert’s phone was broken.

## Chapter 3: Chat

In the morning after, Albert woke up early and prepared breakfast for the both of them. He insisted he take James back to his house and to a doctor. And despite the protagonist’s protest, he successfully forced James to agree, and even took James back to his home on his bicycle, which James had thought that he had lost. The player came to Albert’s **second minigame**. The player had to click boxes of underwear to read the chat between the two while cycling.

Albert brought James back to his cabin and immediately walked away. Upon seeing so, the main character tried to call him back, but to no avail. While limping towards Albert’s direction, James fell, and the other man rushed towards him. In order to persuade the red-curly-haired man to stay, James said he needed assistance throughout the day because of his injuries. Albert agreed, carried James into the house, made a delicious lunch, and brought the food to James as well. While having lunch, Albert slipped it out that he liked James. Upon realizing so, he brought the food back to the kitchen and ate alone, and then did the dishes. He even carried James upstairs, changed his bandages, and even did the laundry for him, during which the military man sniffed at James’s underwear. James told him to get rest with him and to watch some TV, he agreed and turned on the football channel, saying he liked it and he had even been a striker back at school.

After the game, Albert made a heartfelt confession to James about his backstory. His Irish mother died after he was born, so he and his father moved to the US. He joined the army but during a mission, his four other teammates were killed because the backups were not able to arrive on time. He got promoted after that, but he refused when he learned that they were just used as pawns. The higher power also told his father that he had sacrificed in the battle, which was responsible for his father’s death. Albert found out the man behind all that and confronted him with violence, so that man revenged by burning down his house. Albert only managed to take some military stuff and some money and fled to the forest, living there since. He also said that his father was a councilor, so he learned from him to guess what people were thinking.

After the story, they went back to watching TV. Albert managed to guess what James was about to do when the main character wanted to have some snacks and coffee. Impressed, James said he wanted to know more about Albert’s mind-reading ability, but the military man told him he would answer him later that night, also implying that he was going to stay for the night, which excited James. Later that night, while watching TV, the only thing Albert took interest in despite James’s attempt to introduce videogames to him, Albert noticed James’s desire to know and so the conversation began. The player had three options.

* **When will I get rich?**
* **What do I hate?**
* **Is there someone I have feelings for?**

Should the player choose the first question, Albert would quote a saying to James, and tell him to figure it out by himself. Should the player choose the second question, Albert would say that James hated betrayal, and while James would think that was true, he would also note that everyone hated betrayal. Should the player choose the third question, Albert would say yes but James could figure it out by himself.

After that, James asked again if Albert knew whom the protagonist had feelings for, and Albert casually answered it was him. He managed to even list that ever since they met, James had secretly peeked at him 342 times, smelled his clothes 14 times, and kissed him three times while he was sleeping. To James’s surprise, the red-curly-haired man also confessed he had stolen glances at James 247 times, smelled his hair 3 times, snuggled him twice while he was sleeping, and even touched his private part once, and even smelled his underwear. Finally, he said the feelings were mutual.

Upon realizing that they both liked each other, Albert picked James up and carried him to bed, about to have sex with him. But James insisted he just wanted to ask the man about his future. Albert put on his clothes again, and answered he did not know. James asked if Albert wanted to be his boyfriend, and even though the other man had refused at first, saying that he did not deserve James, James made him turn around, and they became lovers. In bed, they talked, and Albert revealed he’d never had a boyfriend before. He’d had feelings for a fellow soldier whom he had sex with, and who died in the battle, in his arms, without a chance to confess his feelings to the man. James teared up, but the military man he was over that. And they had sex.

There won’t be any post-chapter texting section because Albert hasn’t had a phone yet.

## Chapter 4: Good feeling…

In the morning, Albert said he had to go back in order to not let trouble get around the protagonist. James agreed, and gave Albert a new cellphone and a power bank, insisting he take it since they were boyfriends, which Albert was worried about, but James made him feel better about himself. James also promised to get Albert an ID.

After riding back to the edge of the forest with Albert, James went to Uncle Freda to ask him for advice. He told Albert’s story to Freda, and confessed he would do that same as Albert, but less recklessly, which Freda noted that sounded very much like James’s father. Freda promised to help James. And upon leaving, the main character met Alex, who was coming over to hand money donated to the orphanage for to Freda.

Alex dragged the protagonist to a private place and asked him about what he said to uncle Freda. James refused to answer so Alex threatened to ask Freda himself. James said the redhead was a bastard, Alex told him he got the personality from his dad, who James said was not a good man either, but Alex told him his dad would beat him up if he knew what James said about him.

James reluctantly told Albert’s story to Alex, then the punk teased him by faking a police call. The protagonist yanked the phone from the redhead’s hand and saw it was Benson’s number instead. Alex promised to help him and made a call to ask for a favor, then told James to go home and wait. Alex got curious, and told James about a time Albert had gone to his bar to have a drink without paying, but had come back the day later to pay with two hares. But then the punk found out Albert and James was dating, even sleeping together, so he cried out in desperation and disappointment.

James came home and got a call frorm Albert, who called to say he missed him. James got excited, then proceeded to clean up to prepare the house for another person to move in. Later, he got a call from Albert again to say he needed to come over because he had spent all the battery, including the power bank, on watching adult movies. James said he could watch them later on his computer in the future, then took his bike to the woods to pick up his boyfriend.

When they got back to James’s cabin, Alex rang the bell and came in to give James a hug. The punk came over to inform the protagonist that his ID would take a few days. Alex was joking around, eventually, Albert said he could give Alex what he wanted. Alex asked if Albert actually knew what he wanted, then the soldier whispered in the punk’s ear, which made him freeze in shock. Alex then left, and James asked what Albert had said to him. The curly-red-haired man just said it was a joke, then proceeded to ask a few questions about the relationship between James and Alex, then got changed. They cuddled while watching TV, but James still lingered over what Albert had said to Alex.

A week later, while Albert was back at his tent. Alex came over to hand James the ID, and informed that he asked Benson to ask his father, the mayor, to help him. Before leaving, Alex got asked by James again about what Albert had said to him, but the redhead managed to escape. Later, the main character gave the ID to Albert and told him to thank Alex properly. The soldier got excited and decided they would move in the day later, then they had sex.

The day after, James borrowed the pickup truck from Baron to help Albert pack. The army guy got emotional a little for leaving a place he had grown attached to, but James promised they could come back to even build a cabin there. Albert also revealed Gene knew about his whereabouts because he used to trade hunted animals with the farmer for everyday tools.

After they were done packing, James took a photo of Albert, and then found out a drawing of him made by Albert, who revealed he had done it as a thank-you for the first time he had come in and brought a lot of food. Then they left. The player came to Albert **third minigame**. The player had to find a way out of the woods without being killed.

In the post-chapter texting section, Albert texted James while the main character was downstairs making lunch. The two got lovey-dovey, then Albert asked if there was any celery in the food because he hated celery. Then James told him to get downstairs to eat.

## Chapter 5: Used to it?

The main character noticed Albert would wake up at night to wash his only clothes, which were his tank top and his cargo pants, and then put them on the next day. Therefore, he ordered some new fashionable clothes for his boyfriend. It looked good on him.

They went out and strolled the town with the hope of finding a job for Albert. They thought of many ideas, including being art teacher, but none worked. So, James suggested going for lunch first. Albert was hesitant, but the protagonist told him to treat himself, so he ordered a portion large enough for two, for him. Then they met Giles, who snuck out of his training again because a key player in his team got injured from an accident. Luckily, he saw Albert, who used to play football in the past, and they all agreed that Giles should introduce Albert to his coach as a substitute. They treated Giles with a burger, which he quickly made disappear, and waved him goodbye.

Later that night, James got a call from Giles, informing that there were both good news and bad news. The player got to choose which news he wanted to hear first.

* **Good news.**
* **Bad news.**

Either choice, the good news was that Albert was chosen and he would come to the physical test the day after, while the bad news was that James had to buy Giles dinner.

The day after, they came to the test to see an impossible obstacle court. The player came to Albert’s **fourth minigame**. The player had five lives, and had to use the arrow keys and the spacebar to overcome the obstacle court. If the player failed, Albert died.

After the game, they celebrated with a dinner at James’s house, along with Giles, who said that the pay would be good if Albert could become an official player in the future. Albert was confident that he would win, which was taken very favorably by Giles.

Later that night, in bed, James said that Albert had become noticeably happier, which Albert attributed to James. They cuddled and had sex.

In the post-chapter texting section, Albert texted James during his half time to ask what the protagonist was doing, to which he made the ginger-haired man guess, and the right answer was talking to him. James asked what he wanted for dinner, and his boyfriend agreed to everything as long as it was James’s cooking, even a little celery.

## Chapter 6: Change

The protagonist was reflecting on the previous two months since Albert’s moving in. Albert got more cheerful every day as he aced in his practice. Giles said he Albert got flirted with a lot but he always said he was already married. Albert caught James smiling as he got back, bringing James a flower he had spotted on the field as a gift, along with his wages as a thank-you for all of James’s kindness. James refused to take the money so he promised to help Albert open a saving accont.

Albert told him that training was wonderful, and complimented on Giles as a good team leader and a skillful athletes, who could have actually led the team without Albert’s participation. James suggested going to the bar to see Alex and thanking him, and his boyfriend agreed, before volunteering to make dinner.

Later that night, the couple went to see Alex at his bar and thank him. The punk told the two to dig in first because he still had some business to attend to. Then they met Baron, who said that on an empty-handed hunt with Gene, he met Albert who had given them two hares. Baron got impressed by Albert’s physique and asked if he wanted to join the Bear Club, to which Albert said no. Then the blond mechanic asked about Albert’s relationship with James, and he unabashedly said they were dating. Baron then changed to topic to the next week’s football game, and wondered who the newcomer would be, then got totally surprised to learn it was Albert.

Then Giles appeared, and Baron playfully scolded the athlete for not letting him know Albert was his new striker. The athlete and the mechanic was talking about how difficult the game and how awesome the prizes would be, but Albert was indifferent to the debated hardship, even claimed they would take the first prize. Then Giles had to get back, reminding them the previous time his mother had gone to the bar and accused his friends of kidnapping him and reported to the police about child trafficking. And Baron excused himself to go to the bathroom.

Alex appeared and figured out Albert was the next striker as well, and gave them his blessings, and offered them free beer. Baron appeared and joined the chat, while James was thinking why Alex had been acting restrained around Albert. Then the punk excused himself out, despite James’s invitation.

Baron said he envied he couple, and the main character told him to get a boyfriend. After Baron said he could not get a boyfriend, Albert brought up his sexual intercouse with Gene in the woods, but Baron said both of them were just friends with benefits.

After Baron’s departure, James asked about his boyfriend’s strange attitude. Albert said every man around him loved him but hid their true feelings from him, and he thanked James for choosing him. Then he suddenly mentioned about a mysterious, invisible man behind James, which was no one as James saw, then he started rambling about the parallel universes, and many other incomprehensible cryptic messages. James got confused and convinced himself that Albert was intoxicated, because he then got surprised by James’s look, answering that he hadn’t said anything.

Then the two walked home. Albert picked up James’s uneasiness, and told him his secret line for Alex, which was just “I know all your secrets”, and James got confused. Albert asked if he loved Alex, but James just said he got curious about Alex’s change in attitude. And then the protagonist changed the subject to what Giles had said, but Albert assured him that he was confident that he would win, and asked if James wanted him to win the best player prize. The player had two options.

* **Saying “It’s up to you.”**
* **Saying “Yes.”**

Should the player choose the first option, Albert would say he knew he would win. Should the player choose the second option, Albert would say he must win it.

Either option, James suggested going home to finish a series. Albert said he wanted to see adult movies, because he wanted to learn more sex positions, and confessed having snuck off every night to the living room with his phone to do so. Then Albert demanded James see the film with him, with no skipping. Then he offered to carry James on his shoulders like a kid, and James agreed.

Later in bed, James asked about Albert’s thought on the people in the bar, with his mind-reading tricks. Albert said Baron was a simple man, who cared a lot about his parents. Albert also confessed accidentally seeing Gile’s huge dick in the toilet. And he also said Alex was an extraordinary man who was capable of many things and got a lot of connections, which he had read even before James. The army guy also said Alex would even risk his life for James, which James got confused of because they barely knew each other. But Albert said he would do so, and James asked if it was love, and his boyfriend said yes. Then the two had sex.

In the post-chapter texting section, Albert texted James to say his boyfriend was talking in the middle of the night, shouting “Give me back my underwear”, while undressing his wet underwear for no reasons. Albert also promised to keep that a secret.

## Chapter 7: Small town stars!

On the game day, the protagonist woke up and got dressed and headed downstairs, only to find a sandwich and a glass of milk, prepared by Albert before he had left earlier to prepare for the game. The main character went to the stadium and found Baron, Quinn, Gene there, along with Alex, who said he came with a friend, Ivy from the bar (James was startled a little to hear that Alex was accompanied by a woman). Baron said he had seen Ivy with another girl. So Alex decided to join them, insisting that he sit next to James. Alex demanded some snacks from Quinn and gave them all to James. But when James mentioned Albert, his boyfriend, Alex got jealous and scurried away. Everyone found his actions weird.

Upon seeing Albert and Giles on the field, Baron asked Quinn to hand him the megaphone, and started shouting toward the two players’ direction, telling Albert that James, his boyfriend, who was covering his face in embarrassment, was there. Alex appeared again and squeezed into the space next to the protagonist. The game started, and the player came to Albert’s **fifth minigame**. The player had to use the arrows to move and the button “X” to destroy all the other players on the field. If Albert ran out of XP, he’d die.

After the game, Albert’s team won, and he also won the prize of the best player. Baron shouted he won, which confused James, then it turned out that Baron had won a bet over Quinn and Gene, who had bet that Giles would win the best player prize.

Albert timidly accepted an interview from the emcee. After thanking his teammates, Albert thanked his boyfriend, and directed everyone’s attention to James. James was panicking, while Baron, Alex, Gene, and Quinn sitting around him were chaotic. Albert was shy too when the emcee asked if he was going to propose. Then, the interview ended and there came the ending ceremony.

When everyone had left, and James had even said goodbye to Giles, he couldn’t find Albert anywhere. Then his boyfriend suddenly ran over, and suggested they go home. At home, Albert gave him a ring, but without the romance of an actual proposal. He said he was inspired by the emcee’s words so he had rushed to buy a ring with the prize money, but knew that it was too quick for either of them to accept. James asked how Albert could be so special, Albert said he was his guardian.

2 months later, the main character surprised Albert by showing him a cabin in the woods where Albert used to stay. James had built it while Albert was out for training. Then, the man proposed to James.

In the post-chapter texting section, Albert just simply texted James, saying “thank you”.

## First special date: Companionship

James went to Albert’s tent to give him a stuffed teddy bear so that he wouldn’t feel lonely at night, and ended up staying overnight again. Albert confiscated his phone and insisted they could watch a movie together, James agreed. But James did not like the war movie Albert had picked, so the ex-soldier chose another, accidentally opened a porn site James had watched at home. Albert got intrigued, and managed to stop any effort from James to prevent Albert from seeing it. Upon seeing James was horny, Albert initiated sex and they had sex.

## Second special date: Humble gift

One day, Albert asked if James had an awl, and after receiving a yes, the red-curly-haired spent all day working on something in the backyard, he did not even want to watch his favorite football game or go shopping with James, only took a break to prepare lunch.

Upon arriving home, James received a gift from his boyfriend, which was a bullet, carved with his face on it. Later in bed, Albert tried on some new undergarments bought by James, and they both marvelled at them, so they had sex.

## Third special date: Competition event

Prior to the day of the game, James took Albert to a bowling game to relax, even though his boyfriend did not feel worried at all. They placed a bet, and if Albert lost, he would wear a Japanese schoolgirl uniform. James lost, but Albert wanted to honor the bet anyway, asking if that was what James wanted. The player had two options.

* **Saying no.**
* **Saying yes.**

Either option, they would buy the uniform and go home. At home, James laughed at Albert, so the man decided to punish the protagonist by initiating sex with him.