The Closing Shift

**The Closing Shift | 閉店事件** is a J-horror game about a girl working the closing shift at her local coffee store.

## Synopsis

A girl is working the night shift at a local Coffee Store. She must handle multiple customers and perform various tasks before closing up shop. However, as time progresses. She realizes that things seem to be going wrong around the coffee shop. With the recent uprising with stalking incidents. The girl is worried that she is becoming the victim too! But it's just a local coffee shop...your safe there at work...right?

## Games

### Shift #1 (Prologue Night)

The protagonist (who is unnamed) wakes up to get ready to work at her local coffee shop. It is nighttime, so she is working the night shift. However, she is unfortunately late for work and has to get going. She heads out of her apartment to the parking lot to drive to work. While walking, she finds a cellphone on the ground, before eventually coming across a man who is moving in a strange way (and hard to see) in the parking lot. She gives the man the cellphone, believing that he must have been the one who dropped it. After that, she drives off to work.

The protagonist then arrives at Chilla's Coffee. She heads inside to greet her co-worker; Funahashi Senpai in the office. Who is very annoyed with her for arriving late for work. And threatens to tell the manager if she does it again. He also complains to her about messing up on some order during previous shifts and tells her to watch some training tapes if she needs assistance. He gives one more rule to her, and that is to not use her cellphone at any point during the shift. After that, the protagonist will put her belongings into her locker and then, start her shift. (The player at any time can watch the tutorials if they are unsure on what to do. And if they need help in making a person's order, there is a whiteboard in the office that shows the ingredients of each coffee and or latte)

The first customer the protagonist meets is a man named: Takashi. Who has never been to Chilla's Coffee and claims the place makes him a little bit uncomfortable. But nonetheless, he decides to order a latte and a coffee since he's unsure what to order. After making the two drinks and placing the order sticker on them, Takashi will then leave the place and another customer will walk in. A woman, by the name of Saran, tells the protagonist that she feels worried. as stalker cases are on the rise. And that she is constantly looked at by a lot of men. She then cautions the protagonist to be careful, before placing her order: A Dark Mocha Chip Chillapucino. After making her order, she will sit down at a nearby table to enjoy her cappuccino. Then, another car pulls up to the shop, and out comes a group of friends. (Their names are Kenta, Koji, Shoki, and Taka). The four of them are having trouble agreeing what they want or not want to order, with the latter constantly getting annoyed at each other. But nonetheless, the group decides to order: 1 Matcha Chillapucino, a salted caramel mocha, and a white mocha. Along with that, they also order 1 pumpkin cake, a matcha cake, an American waffle, and an apple pie. After completing their orders, they will head out. Then, a man in a trench coat comes inside to order latte. After completing the order and giving it to him. The man (whose name is Hasaku) tells the protagonist that he's a private investigator and warns her for any suspicious behavior. As there has been a lot of reports of harassment in the area, and to notify him if there is any danger going on in the area. He also suggests closing the store early to avoid an incident like this, before finally taking his leave.

Listening to the investigator's advice, the protagonist decides to close up the store for the night. But before she heads back home, she needs to clean the floor. (5 spots are needed to be cleaned). The protagonist will then head back to the office to grab the broom and proceeds to sweep the floor. But after cleaning the 5th spot, the power all of a sudden goes out! The protagonist will quickly head to the back of the shop to the storage unit and proceeds to restore the power to the place. However, she discovers that multiple milk cartons are scattered around the floor. After picking them up and putting them back in the refrigerator (or by throwing them out), the protagonist will head back home.

### 11/15 (Shift #2)

In the beginning, we see someone laying down on the floor inside the storage unit at the coffee shop. After a few seconds, the game cuts to the protagonist getting ready for work. The protagonist heads to the parking lot and drives off to work and goes inside to greet Funahashi Senpai. He's upset with the protagonist again for arriving late again to work. He wouldn't accept her apology and makes fun of her before leaving the coffee shop. After putting away her belongings in her locker, it's time for her to start her shift.

The first customer is an old man, who orders a coffee, an American Scone Caramel Toffee, an American Apple Pie, and a American Waffle. After preparing his order, the man thanks her for the service. He then comments how the protagonist is impressed seeing how he is able to speak fluent Japanese. (Due to him looking like a foreigner). But assures her that she doesn't have to "nihongo jouzu" (compliment his ability to speak Japanese well) him. But he does tell her that there is a guy outside who seems to be watching their every move. But when the protagonist looks outside the window, no one is there. (But if the player looks closely while preparing the order, a person can be seen outside). He believes that he must be imagining things and leaves the place. That's when another customer in a hoodie walks in the place. He doesn't say anything to her, but he does want a Vanilla Chillapucino, and two cups of milk. The protagonist gives the said items to the man and proceeds to go over to a table to sit down. (But leaves a few moments later). Finally, a young man by the name of Shoya enters the shop. He proceeds to start flirting with the protagonist and wants her to give him her phone number. To which the protagonist can choose whether to give him a Double Chocolate Chillapucino (based off a recommendation by the protagonist), or a fake number.

* If the player decides to not give the fake number, Shoya will get upset with the protagonist. He tells her that she'll regret this, and then leaves the shop.
* If the player decides to give him the fake number, Shoya will be happy and tells her he will call her at some point. Finally, he decides to order a Caramel Macchiatto. After preparing his order, he will sit down to drink his drink and then leaves the shop.

After that, the protagonist is tasked with taking out the trash and to buss some tables. (3 trash bags to throw out and three tables to buss. To clean the tables, the player has to grab a rag from the cleaning locker inside the office), However, while cleaning the tables, the protagonist finds a photograph (where the man with the hoodie was sitting at) of her, that was taken right outside of the coffee shop! Leaving the protagonist to now have the feeling that she's being stalked.

### 11/27 (Shift #3)

The protagonist is seen back at her apartment getting ready for work. Though this time, the player can hear a quiet and undistinguishable noise coming from somewhere. As the protagonist walks out of her apartment to head to work, she is stopped by a mother and her baby who appears within a flash! Despite the mother's fault for almost bumping into the protagonist, she instead blames her for the mistake and makes fun of her. Luckily, the protagonist is able to head to her car and drive off to work, without further incident. Or so she thinks...because as she starts driving to Chilla's Coffee. We see the perspective of someone watching her from the distance from a nearby van. (Which was actually seen driving around the coffee store the previous shift).

The protagonist arrives at Chilla's Coffee and heads inside to talk with Funahashi Senpai. He tells the protagonist that it's her first closing shift. But before he can say anything else, the protagonist asks him if he ever gets strange customers. To which Funahashi claims he does but brushes it off. But when the protagonist tells him she has the feeling someone is stalking her. Funahashi replies back with snark, thinking no one would do such thing to her and sarcastically comments that "he will help" in the future. After that, he proceeds to walk out of the coffee shop. And after the protagonist puts away her belongings into her locker, she then starts her shift.

The first customers are a trio of sisters. One of them (Mari) heads to the bathroom while the others (Mayumi and Remi) will order. Mayumi and Remi proceed to complain to one with Remi complaining on Mayumi for ordering too much and Mayumi complaining that Remi is ordering that is cold while its cold outside. After their mini argument, they ended placing an order consisting of a Matcha Chillappucino, a strawberry and cream roll, a strawberry churro, one coffee with whipped cream, and one Caramel Machiatto. After preparing their order and giving it to them, the three of them settle down at a table to eat and talk with one another. (However, if the player looks closely at their dialogue, they mention about a man who has been stalking them and are worried that he may do something to them.) Just then, a young man by the name of Akira walks in to look at some packaged coffee beans on display nearby. Next a homeless man by the name of Kaiya wants to order a Latte but doesn't have enough money to pay for it. That's when Akira overhears his conversation with the protagonist and decides to help pay for his latte. Kaiya thanks the young man for his kindness, and heads over to the other side of the counter for his order. But before he does, he asks the protagonist if she has seen any "ghosts" lately. To which the protagonist denies. Akira then walks to the counter and questions the homeless man's question. But nonetheless, he brushes it off and asks for a vanilla latte. The protagonist makes both of their orders, and the two head off.

Now with everyone's orders taken care of, it is time for the protagonist to close up shop for the night. She heads back to the office to get the cleaning rag and proceeds to clean up the mess off the tables. (5 spots have to be cleaned up). However, once she finishes, a loud humming noise is heard. The protagonist looks at the CCTV and finds a man standing by the drive-through! But when the protagonist goes outside to check out who he is...the man disappears! With the only thing left is a note that was placed on the drive-through menu. The note reads:

After reading the note, the night shift ends.

### 12/5 (Shift #4)

In the beginning, the game shows another cutscene. This time showing a room, with a blanket, several food items which include a coffee cup, a milk carton, an apple, and a sausage. On the blanket are several photographs with a knife stabbing one of them. Meaning this is taking place in the perspective of the stalker. After a few seconds, the game cuts to the protagonist getting ready for work. However, she finds another note next to her front door. It reads:

After reading this note, it is now revealed that the man from the beginning of the game, in which the protagonist returned his lost cellphone. Is now stalking her. And has a strong belief that she's in love with him. But even though the protagonist is now in danger, she decides to continue going to work. However, when she tries to start her car, the car wouldn't start! Upon further inspection, it seems that the engine is broken. With no other choice, the protagonist decides to take the bus instead. But during the bus ride, she notices a man who gets onboard...but he seems to be looking at the protagonist in an uncomfortable manner before turning his head back around. After getting off the bus, the protagonist then sees the man from the parking lot on the bus staring at her. But she is able to head to the coffee store without further incident.

She goes inside to speak to Funahashi Senpai, but he is nowhere in sight. After putting away her belongings in her locker, she decides to look for her co-worker. She ends up finding him inside the bathroom, who jumps in surprise. He angerly tells her not to do that ever again and to get to work. As he leaves, the protagonist hears a car coming by. Turns out that a customer is ordering through the drive-through. He orders two Caramel Macchiatos and two American scones caramel coffee. But after taking his order, another customer walks into the shop. That customer is none other than the deranged man from the parking lot at her apartment complex. He stares at her before sitting at a table, while continuing to stare at her. But ends up leaving when another customer walks in. A young woman by the name of Yoko, who decides to order her usual: One green tea latte, and an American waffle. She also takes notice that the protagonist is all alone and decides to give her a rosary bracelet to ward off evil things. After serving her, another car pulls up and out comes an idol. She starts complimenting her appearance and asks her to join her to become a model or an idol. To which the protagonist declines the offer. The idol doesn't mind the response and decides to order a Salted Caramel Mocha. After preparing her order, another customer walks in. But this customer is a bit...interesting. The customer is a man, with no shirt on, and he proceeds to dance in front of the counter! The man (Mametaro) decides to order a Caramel Chillapucino, because he claims its "hot" outside. The protagonist tells the man to put a shirt on and not make a scene. But Mametaro ignores the request and claims he will be fine. Then the player is given some options:

### Option A:

* If the protagonist tells him, it's against the law to do so. Mametaro scoffs the idea of him getting in trouble since he's a man.
	+ If the protagonist then chooses to tell him the entire Penal Code Article 174 to him, and how much trouble he will be in. Mametaro will simply leave the store.
	+ If the protagonist instead tells him that she will call the police if he doesn't leave. Mametaro will tell her he will head back home if that's what she wants. But warns her that he will be back. Both responses afterwards will lead to the man leaving the coffee shop.

### Option B:

* If the protagonist tells him that he will catch a cold in this kind of weather. Mametaro will thank her for her concern but insists on it being hot outside.
	+ If the protagonist, then decides to tell him that he should respect the other customers. Mametaro will tell her that no one else is around.
		- Then if the protagonist tells him that she's the one feeling uncomfortable, Mametaro will get annoyed with the protagonist for saying that. After that, both options will lead to the man leaving the coffee shop.
	+ If the protagonist instead chooses to tell him that its 8 degrees celsius outside. Mametaro will be surprised that it's really cold.
		- Then if the protagonist ends up telling him that the weather will get colder and colder. Mametaro will tell the protagonist that he doesn't have any other clothes other than what he has on him. After that, both responses will lead to the man leaving the coffee shop.
		- Or if the protagonist ends up telling him that she's surprised he didn't take notice. Mametaro will claim that he didn't realize how different people's senses are and asks if he should head home. After that, both responses will lead to the man leaving the coffee shop.

After Mametaro leaves the place, the protagonist is now tasked with cleaning the toilet, restocking the toilet paper, and to take the trash before closing up for the night. But after finishing up, the power goes out again! However, red lights will emit in the store, and a giant clock will appear outside of the store! That's when multiple black figures appear right in front of her and proceed to place their orders for the protagonist to make. The timer will run out after a minute and 47 seconds. Regardless how many "customers" the protagonist serves, the place will get dark again. The black figures will also disappear, and the sound of an alarm going off can be heard. The protagonist then goes to the back to restore the power, but none of the switches seems to be working. But when she tries to leave, the storage room door is locked! When the protagonist contemplates on what to do, she turns around...only to find another black figure standing in front of her. The figure quickly rushes at her and tackles her.

But it's revealed that everything she encountered was nothing more than a horrible nightmare.

### 12/17 (Shift #5)

Another cutscene is shown, in which the man from the parking lot is once again, shown stalking the main protagonist at her workplace. Afterwards, the protagonist then heads off to Chilla's Coffee once more. As she leaves her apartment, she hears the sound of footsteps coming from somewhere. However, it turns out the noises were coming from a little kid playing on the balcony in the snow. Feeling relieved, the protagonist gets in her car, and drives off to work.

The protagonist enters the shop and notices that Funahashi Senpai is not at the shop again. (But this time, for real). In fact, she doesn't need to put away her belongings since they somehow ended up inside her locker! After going behind the counter, Hasaku (the private investigator) arrives at the shop and thanks the protagonist for calling him. He will look around the place for any clues or any suspicious activity. He also tells her it's good she didn't go to the police since they will brush it off. After their small conversation, the protagonist will now have to handle the customers. The first customers are two colleagues named Sumika and Nana. The two decide to order one salted caramel mocha and one chocolate chip chillapucino. After they finish ordering, they mention to the protagonist that they noticed someone taking pictures of the coffee shop, and even the protagonist outside of the building! However, they believe that its nothing more than a photoshoot for a news article that will be written. After making their orders, the two will leave then leave the place. Then, the mother with her baby from the third night comes in! (Though her baby is missing). She decides to order a salted caramel mocha. After that, she leaves without saying a word. Finally, another customer named Machiko who comes in asking for her usual order. (1 Salted caramel mocha, 1 Caramel Macchiato, and 1 Sweet Red Beans and Butter Bread). After giving her items, Machiko will ask the protagonist if someone was fixing the store's antenna. This is because she noticed someone on top of the roof but believes it could have been her imagination. After she leaves...the protagonist will now have to investigate what's going on.

The protagonist grabs a ladder from the storage closet and climbs to the top of the roof. She discovers that the hatch is opened and decides to climb down to investigate. In the storage room, she discovers the same room that was seen in the second cutscene. The protagonist now realizes that the man from the parking lot is not only stalking her but has also been living here to stay "closer" to her! She decides that enough is enough, and that she has to close the store immediately. After unlocking the door to the secondary storage area, she has to handle the following tasks: She has to grab the product scanner and scan the sandwiches on display, she has to throw out all the pastries, and finally grab the money from the cash register and put it in the cash counting machine. After all that, the protagonist can flip the front door sign to close. But then...the stalker quickly rushes up to the front door, jump scaring the protagonist!

Now knowing that she is completely in danger, she has to find a way to get out of here. But now, it's up to the player, to decide on what she should do to get out of the store.

## Endings

### Ending #1

If the player decides to make a run for it by leaving through the storage area. The stalker will quickly rush up to her and attack her with a metal pipe. Most likely killing her.

### Ending #2

If the player decides to escape through the vents. She finds a screwdriver lying on the blanket where the stalker is living and uses it to unscrew the vent cover to escape. After climbing through the vents, she eventually gets outside and finds the corpse of Hasaku lying in the snow. She also proceeds to grab her car keys which was lying on the ground and quickly rushes to her car and drives back home. But after she parks her car, she turns around to find that the stalker was inside her car! He quickly lunges at her, leaving her fate unknown.

### Ending #3

If the player decides to escape through the storage area by climbing to the rooftop. She discovers the corpse of Hasaku lying in the snow. She grabs a cinder block and drops it on top of the stalker's head.

The protagonist believes that she had successfully killed her attacker and quickly rush over to the nearest police station to report everything. But when they arrive back at the coffee shop, both the stalker, and the corpse of Hasaku were gone! The police unfortunately believes that she must be imagining things or pranking them and decides to drop her back home. Telling her that they will handle the rest. Even though she couldn't get justice, she feels relieved that everything is over.

Later on, the protagonist is watching the news one night. But the TV starts acting up and decides to call the owner for assistance. But she can't seem to find her phone. She heads outside to a cellphone ringing and finds her phone outside next to her car. She heads back to her apartment to call the owner. But what she doesn't know, is that the stalker managed to get into her apartment when she wasn't looking. And after a brief cutscene, we see the stalker opening the closet door, before ambushing the protagonist. Leaving her fate unknown.

## Controls

* WASD - Move the protagonist around.
* Mouse - Look Around.
* Left Mouse Click - Interact.
* Tab - Inventory
* Shift - Run
* C button - Crouch

## Characters

### Main Characters

* The Protagonist - A young female (name unknown) who goes to work the night shift at her local coffee shop. As time goes on, she eventually finds out that someone is stalking her. Her fate remains unknown.
* Funahashi Senpai a.k.a Funahashi - A co-worker of the main protagonist. He gets heavily annoyed with the protagonist for either being late, messing up orders, or the way she acts around the place. He also has a snarky personality, as he completely dismisses the dangers the protagonist is in when she starts being stalked. His fate remains unknown.
* Hasaku - A private investigator who warns the protagonist of the uprising incidents of stalkers and harassment. He later comes over to help the protagonist on the final night to help find the stalker. Unfortunately, he was killed by the stalker at some point while the protagonist was still working.

### Antagonists

* Stalker - A young man (name unknown) who becomes madly obsessed with the main protagonist after giving him back his cellphone which he dropped near her apartment. He proceeds to follow her everywhere she goes. He starts taking pictures of the place, (including her), writing creepy letters to her, and living inside the coffee store in order to be "closer" to her. On the final night, he decides to take action and tries to either kill or kidnap the main protagonist on the final night. Regardless on what route the player decides to choose to escape, the stalker will still succeed in attacking the protagonist.
* Shadowy Figures - After the protagonist finished serving the last few customers on the fourth night and cleans up the place, she has a nightmare about the fact she is getting stalked. Black figures appear right in front of her (most likely as hallucinations) and the protagonist must complete their orders. After the timer ends, they all disappear except for one. Who appears behind her in the storage room and attacks her.

### Minor Characters

#### First Night Characters

* Takashi - A middle aged man who comes into the coffee shop on the first night. He has never been to the place so he asks the protagonist to give him what she recommends.
* Saran - A woman who asks the main protagonist about the rising stalker cases around town.
* Kenta, Koji, Shoki, and Taka - A group of four friends who constantly bickered with one another on what should they order. They seem to make jokes or make fun of each other based off what they decided to order.

#### Second Night Characters

* Old Man - A man who has been living in Japan for 15 years. The protagonist is surprised by his ability to speak Japanese fluently but he assures her that she doesn't have to say anything. But he does warn her about a guy who may be watching her from outside.
* Man with Hoodie - A man who does not say anything to the protagonist while ordering. Their maybe a possibility that he's the same stalker who has been stalking the protagonist. Because when she was cleaning the place for the night, she discovers a photo that was taken of her outside of the shop where he was sitting at. But his physical appearance doesn't resemble to that of the stalker.
* Shoya - A young teenager and a minor semi-antagonist who flirts with the protagonist and wants her to give him her cellphone number. The player can choose whether or not to give him a fake number. If she does, he will be happy and also places an order before leaving. If not, he will get angry and leaves the store. Despite liking the protagonist for her looks, he doesn't stalk her at any point in the game.

#### Third Night Characters

* Mother - A minor semi-antagonist who almost bumps into the protagonist while she is getting ready for work. Instead of blaming herself for almost raming into the protagonist, she blames her for not being careful. She is later seen on the final night at Chilla's Coffee where she is visibly upset, and her baby is missing.
* Mari, Mayumi, and Remi - A trio of sisters (or best friends) who similarly joke around or make fun of each other for how much they want to order or what they want to order. When the three of them settled down on a nearby table, they talk about a man who was watching them on a bus.
* Kaiya - A homeless man who comes in to order a latte, but sadly doesn't have any money. Luckily for him, a teenager named Akira overhears his issues and decides to help him pay for his order.
* Akira - A teenager who comes in the shop at first to look at some coffee beans. He ends up helping a homeless man named Kaiya when he couldn't pay for his latte. He was raised by his parents to be kind-hearted and to be a gentleman too.

#### Fourth Night Characters

* Bus Driver - He drives the protagonist to Chilla's Coffee when her car breaks down.
* Passenger - He looks at the protagonist after he sits down on the bus. However, he may have been looking at the stalker instead of the protagonist as he was sitting at the back of the bus.
* Drive-Through Customer - An old man who orders at the drive-through.
* Yoko - A lady who visits Chilla's Coffee regularly. She gives the protagonist a rosary braclet to ward off any dangerous threats around her.
* Idol - A young lady who most likely works as a agent for a modeling company. She compliment the protagonist for her looks and asks her to join her. She doesn't get upset when the protagonist declines.
* Mametaro - A man and a minor semi-antagonist who enters Chilla's Coffee on the fourth night and starts dancing in front of the counter. After the protagonist admits that she feels uncomfortable with him being here, he ends up leaving. He is shown to mostly disobey a lot of rules and could hardly care less about what he does in front of others unless if someone tells him to the extreme measures.

#### Fifth Night Characters

* Little kid - A kid who is seen playing outside when the protagonist is heading off to work.
* Sumika and Nana - Two colleagues who noticed that the stalker was taking pictures of the main protagonist outside of the building.
* Machiko - A woman who notices the stalker climbing on top of the roof of the coffee shop and questions the protagonist if someone is fixing the antenna of the place.

## Trivia

* The game share its similarities to that of The Convenience Store.
	+ Both protagonists are females.
	+ Both protagonists are working the night shift where they work.
	+ Both protagonists greets their co-worker before they start their shift.
	+ Both games require the protagonist to handle customers and certain tasks during their shifts.
	+ Both games have the main protagonist dealing with someone (or something) dangerous.
		- The protagonist in The Closing Shift is dealing with a stalker.
		- The protagonist in The Convenience Store is dealing with the supernatural.
	+ Both of the protagonists are given a good luck charm from a customer to help protect them.
		- With the protagonist in The Convenience Store being given a protection charm. And the protagonist in this game being given a rosary bracelet.
	+ Both of their co-workers disappear on the final night, with no known explanation on what happened to them.
* Throughout the game, you can find references to Chilla's Art:
	+ In the protagonist home, a plushie of a chinchilla can be seen next to the TV.
	+ The coffee shop is named "Chilla's Coffee".
	+ Another chinchilla plushie is seen next to the computer at the coffee shop's office.
* Chilla's Coffee is a parody of Starbucks. With the logo, color scheme, and the interior of the coffee shop being a reference to the real life coffee franchise.
* The protagonist's car is seen at Chilla's Coffee on the 4th shift (12/5), despite the fact she never drove it to the place.
	+ This might have been an oversight by the developers.
* This is one of the few games where it doesn't end well for the protagonist, regardless of what ending the player receives.
* The third ending where the stalker ambushes the protagonist in her apartment was inspired by the Japanese TV series: Horror Accidental. Specifically from the episode: Beneath the Wheel.
	+ Chilla's Art compared the ending to the actual episode on their YouTube channel:

## Download

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843090/Chillas\_Art\_The\_Closing\_Shift/

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