The Dating Sim

The dream comes into view and Somnis notices she's inside of somewhere really really hot. A volcano maybe? Lava flows through certain areas. The sound of someone singing rings throughout. It sounds...sad. In a way. The song does not come from a woman though. It comes from something else. The lower half of her body is snake-like with a long, scaly tail. The top half is a beautiful woman with dragon-like eyes and sharp, yet delicate looking fangs. She somehow exerts both power and beauty at the same time in her face. Somnis has a difficult time describing it. The mysterious woman sits at a piano, playing it as she sings. Which is quite impressive considering there's no sheet music. She must have memorized the song. The door behind Somnis opens and a man wearing armor out of what appears to be lava walks in.

"Princess Dracia! The humans are attacking! We must get you to safety immediately!"

She stops singing and looks to him, worried. "But...what of mother and father?"

"The king and queen will try to hold them off as long as they can. We can't stay here. Arrangements have been made for you to stay with Solaria in Flowery Fields. It is the only place left untouched by the humans."

"You expect me just to leave them!?"

"We have no choice! If we do not leave now, they will kill you too!"

"I'd rather die with them than know I could have at least tried! I'm not leaving and that's final!"

"Princess, please, do not be irrational. Think of your people. If you die, the humans will take the Lava Soul. If they get that...this entire area will die as well."

"..." She stares angrily at the guard and out the door. Shouts of humans can be heard down the hall. "...! Fine...but...don't think I will forget this. Mother, father, stay safe." She and the guard escape through a hidden passageway behind a painting as the human shouts get closer. The dream fades away...

Wednesday, September 28th Sunny

Morning

Somnis wakes up from her dream and heads off to school. It's another normal day with nothing particularly standing out. That soccer game that Freya was talking about is tomorrow. Maybe it's worth going to?

Afternoon

A.) Sports Team
B.) Occult Club
C.) Volunteer Club
D.) Computer Club
E.) Drama/Music Club
F.) Call a Friend (Julia, Tom, Raine, Fox unavailable)

E but see if Butts wants to come along. We are going to need all the expression.

(Flipped a coin. Landed on E with Butts.)

Somnis asks Buttons if he would like to come with her to the Drama/Music Club, but he declines her offer and tells her he has to show up to the Occult Club. They're investigating something about a demon. She shrugs and heads on over to the Drama/Music Club. After practicing her singing and becoming a little better at controlling her voice with Avalon, she feels like she's becoming decent at singing.

Your Expression increased by 1!

Somnis finishes up her work and heads on home, thanking Avalon. She feels like the two of them are starting to become a bit closer.

Night

Somnis receives a text.

From Lisa: These guys are definitely the one's we're looking for. I asked them to stop, but they just told me not to get in the way. I don't think they understand how dangerous this might be. I'M FREAKING OUT, SOMNIS!

Somnis tells Lisa to calm down and that she will handle it. She asks if there's any time they will all be together.

From Lisa: You're right, you're right. Panicking will only make things worse. Their friend, Lance, is part of the soccer team playing tomorrow night. Maybe we can speak with them there.

Somnis tells Lisa that she'll speak with them after the game.

From Lisa: Alright. Just...make sure you handle it right, okay? I have this really bad feeling...

Somnis tells Lisa it will be alright. After all, we've got each other.

From Lisa: Right. Let's both do this together!

Somnis finishes up and then yawns. What to do tonight...?

A.) Read a Book (Specify)
B.) Study
C.) Play with Dogachu
D.) Shopping (Specify)
E.) Call a Friend (Julia, Tom, Raine, Fox unavailable)

Somnis calls Buttons and asks to hang out with him. "Yeah, okay. Where should we go?"

A.) The Park
B.) The River
C.) The Mall
D.) Your House
E.) The Graveyard

Somnis tells Buttons to meet her at the mall and she hangs up.

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At the mall, Somnis and Buttons walk together and look at various shops. Buttons looks around and mentions to Somnis that the last time he was here with just the two of them, he had to walk home shirtless.

"At least everyone else could enjoy the sight~"

"You're just talking about yourself, aren't you?"

"Yes~"

"Don't take my clothes again. Nobody even recognized me..."

"Probably because you always wear that thing. Most people probably haven't even seen your face before."

"That's...probably true. But it's better that way."

"Aww, is somebody too shy to show their face."

"No! I just don't want people looking at me."

"That reminds me, you also act really different around people you don't know well. What ever happened to that 'Mwahahahaaaa...'"

"I do not act different! I just am acting...cool or something. I dunno. None of your business!"

"All of my business!" Somnis flails her arms in the air while exclaiming the sentence much louder than necessary. "You're already cool, Butts."

"Please don't call me that...it's probably the most embarrassing nickname ever."

"Fiiiiiiinnnnneeeee, I'll just say it when you aren't listening."

"What?"

"Nothing." Somnis continues to walk along with Buttons. "So, hey, what do you like?"

"Why does that matter?"

"Your birthday is only in a few weeks, right?"

"...Maybe."

"What do you like?"

"Creepy stuff. Definitely not anything cute."

"...Then why do you have a cute plushy in the other world?"

"It's not cute, it's haunted. There's a difference...kinda."

"And you liked that cute bunn-"

"Fine, I like cute things. But if you tell anyone, I'm going to freak out. I have a reputation as one of the scariest kids in school and I don't want to lose it."

"Okay, okay. It's safe with me." Somnis makes a motion as if zipping her mouth shut.

"Good. It's getting kind of late. I should head home or my parents will think you stole my clothes again..."

"Alright, see ya!"

"Bye."

Somnis and Buttons have reached relationship rank 3!

I wonder why he tries to hide himself so much...? I guess I can't do anything else to figure that out right now. Oh, it IS getting late! Mom might get worried if I stay out any longer.

Somnis runs home in time to eat and then heads to bed with Dogachu.

Midnight

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"Ah, hello, Somnis. I see you are asleep." The man cloaked in shadows sits in Somnis' dream, leaning back casually. "Now, something important is coming up. Another moment where you have...changed the fate of this world. On this night, something happens. Something...unavoidable. This is why I am simply not going to tell you what it is. There would be no point. So why waste your time trying to stop it? No, instead, I am going to give you all the materials you need to fix the outcome of events. Hold out your hand, Somnis." She does as instructed and the man places something in her hand. In fact, it is multiple somethings. One is a letter addressed to Avel, one is a golden heart locket with a picture of a father and daughter, and the other is a coloring book for a young child. "I could tell you who each thing belongs to, but where is the fun in that? No, I want to see how you do with these things. I want to see what you do with these things. Those heroes that had fallen. I wonder if you truly will be able to save them...? Or will the world fall into ruin once more...?" Somnis tries to speak, but no words come from her mouth. "Somnis, my child, do not waste your breath. You cannot speak to me. It is simply not allowed. I am merely an illusion of the past. Nothing more and nothing less. For now, I must leave. I bid you farewell and good luck." The dream fades away...

Thursday, September 29th Sunny

Morning

It's another da-Somnis has objects in her hands. She looks at them, wide eyed. The objects from the dream!? How did they get here!? What does any of this mean!? She shakes her head. That man said something important was going to happen today. If that's true, Somnis needs to act fast. What could it possibly be though? She packs the mysterious objects into her bag and runs off to school. The day goes normally, but Somnis has trouble focusing after what happened.

Afternoon

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Somnis walks down the hallway, cheerily, figuring whatever horrible crisis was meant to happen may have simply passed and did nothing. Until she hears two students talking at the bottom of a staircase. They must be in the basement. But...the Occult Club was canceled today.

"Our orders are to kill him." A familiar sounding voice echoes upwards. Where did she hear that voice from before...?

"Hmph. So what do you say we do?"

"I...I don't know. We've never had to kill someone before."

"...It's them or us. You know what happens to those that don't follow the rules. We're lucky to be alive anyways."

"...But...You're...You're right. Zack...I..." Somnis can hear crying.

"...I wish there was another way, but we both know there isn't. We're going to have to kill Lance tonight. After the soccer game."

Somnis lets a gasp loose and then quickly covers her mouth. "...!"

"Did you hear that? WHO'S THERE!?" Somnis quickly runs out of the building without looking back.

She runs all the way home and runs out of breath. Gasping for air, she knocks on Lisa's door. "Is...Lisa...home...?" Her mother answers the door and shakes her head.

"Is something wrong? She went to that soccer game tonight. She said she was doing some sort of investigating."

"Don't...worry...everything is...fine." Somnis passes out on the sidewalk. Everything goes black...

Night

Opening her eyes slowly, Somnis appears to be in...the hospital? She realizes what happened and looks around frantically. She must have passed out from overexertion or something. The clock nearby shows that it's already night. She quickly starts to panic.

OH MY GOD, IF I DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT SOON, THAT BOY IS GOING TO DIE! WHAT DO I DOOO!?

She looks around, noticing nobody is here. There's a window here. She quickly runs to it and checks it. It's definitely unlocked. Sliding it upwards, she manages to open it up and sees that she's on the ground floor. Hopping out the window, she quickly looks around. She'll need to get to that soccer game fast. But how?

A.) Take a sketchy alleyway shortcut (Courage)
B.) Ask the owner of a nearby bike to lend it to you (Expression)
C.) Call for Dogachu to ride there (Understanding)
D.) Use chopsticks to pick the lock on a nearby bike (Knowledge)
E.) Run there. Run as hard and fast as you can (Diligence)

A we are braze women after all. We made friends with Buttons. We hugged a water guardian.

Also that bastard Zack was behind all of this. That jerk had the nerve to try and kill Lance then act like he's to cool to help oh Morgan will have his head for this. Oh when I get my hands on him.....

(Oh god, why, RNG? Of all the times...)

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Somnis lets out a loud whistle that echoes throughout the streets. She then screams very loudly. "DOOOGGAAACCHUUUUUUUU!!!" It's then she notices headlights coming in from behind. Rolling out of the way just in time, the car stops in front of the hospital. IS THAT HER MOM'S CAR!?

"Bark! Howl!" IS DOGACHU DRIVING IT!?

"HOLY ****! I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS." Somnis leaps into the car. "FLOOR IT, DOGACHU! TAKE ME TO THAT SOCCER GAME!"

"Bark! Bark!" Dogachu drives the car in a very...not very legal fashion. Luckily, the car is undamaged, but he's driving sort of all over the place. Still impressive driving for a dog. How IS he driving...?

"ALRIGHT, THIS IS IT. THANKS FOR SPEEDING, DOGACHU."

"Bark!"

Somnis charges in toward the stadium. The last point of the game is currently being scored. Everyone cheers loudly and Somnis' shriek of terror can't be heard over them. "THE GAME CAN'T BE ENDING HERE!"

"I know, right? The away team was about to win, too."

"SOMEBODY MIGHT DIE TONIGHT! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT SOME SPORTS GAME!" Somnis panics further and starts pushing people out of her way to get to the place the athletes change. The locker room. As she panics and throws people out of her way, she knocks down the familiar ninja girl. "SO SORRY!"

"...?"

She manages to make it over to the locker room as the teams are coming out of it. "Oh no oh no oh no...this is badbadbadbadbad." She pushes some kid out of the way and charges into the locker room, ignoring the fact that it's the boy's locker room. "LANCE!?"

He seems to have just finished changing into his normal clothes and looks over at Somnis. "Hey, you know you aren't allowed in here, ri-"

"SHUT UP! WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW!"

"What!?"

"JUST COME WITH ME! NOW!"

"What are you talking about? Wait...it can't be..."

"THEY'RE COMING, JUST COME WITH M-" Somnis looks outside and notices a group of students approaching. She screams very loudly.

"You're the kidnapper, aren't you!?"

"NO, but...THAT'S IT! I don't have any time to explain. But you have to come with me to another world."

"Are you insane!?"

"YES. If you won't come with me...I'll have to force you there!"

"Never! I'm calling the cops!" He reaches for his phone. Somnis screams and panics. She grabs the closest object she can find and smashes him over the head with it, knocking him out.

"NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I KILLED HIM!"

Voices can be heard outside the door. "He should be in here..."

Somnis screams again and looks around. Someone left their coat here. It has a hood! She acts quickly, putting it on and grabbing Lance. As the door opens, Somnis kicks the person in the way out of the way and charges onwards across the field. "HEY! Wait, who are you!? GIVE LANCE BACK!" It sounds like a girl. That girl...from the phone? Mattea?

Somnis continues to run with the knocked out Lance slung over her shoulder. What is she doing!? This is one of the most ridiculous situations she's ever been in. She tries to think quickly.

WheredoIgowheredoIgowheredoIgo!? The other world. Graveyard? No! Not there. Water! Island! COCONUT ISLAND! Galleon. He'll help me. I know! If I bring him there, they can't kill him here. I have to move quickly. This is not good. Oh, ****, if I'm caught, I'm going to become a criminal! OH, ****!

Somnis continues to run down the street and notices a group of students are now chasing after her.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She soon reaches the river.

WHERE THE HELL IS THE RIVER!?

She checks her watch.

11:59!? IS THIS A JOKE!? AHHHHH, THEY'RE COMING!

She dives into the river just as the clock changes to midnight. The portal appears and she falls through, out of the normal world.

Midnight

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Somnis lands on her feet in the other world and falls over on her knees. She must have overexerted herself again.

Can't black out...can't...

Everything fades to dark. All she can hear are the beginnings of an argument and the ocean waves.

...Eventually, Somnis wakes up and finds herself in some room. This is...an office or something? A captain's room. There's a map here. Various maps. All kinds of treasures and trinkets as well. Galleon looks over and notices Somnis has woken up. "Somnis? Are ye alright? I found ye knocked out by the water."

"WHERE IS LANCE!?"

"That boy ye had with ye? Calm down, he's alright. I have him nice and safe in a room downstairs. He's knocked out. Someone must have hit him in the head pretty hard."

"It was me."

"What?"

"Let me explain..." Somnis explains the entire situation to Galleon, making sure he gets every detail.

"That be...quite the story. So this boy is in danger?"

"Yes. Everyone other than us that explores this world is in danger. Those bad guys caught onto it. Them. They know the stuff. Very bad. Verrrry badbadbad."

"Somnis, breathe. I'll help ye. Leave this boy here. I'll pretend like I kidnapped him."

"YOU CAN'T KIDNAP HIM, THAT IS MEAN!"

"He's not really going to be kidnapped. I'm gonna keep him here, safe from harm."

"That...might not be a bad idea. Actually...that. That could work! THAT COULD WORK! HE'S SAVED! THEY'RE SAVED! WE'RE SAVED! YES! YEEEEEEESSSSSSS!" Somnis jumps around all over the room.

"Alright, now get yerself home. The portal disappears in only a few minutes."

"YES, SIR! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO! HE IS NOT DEAD! I DID IT! HA! TAKE THAT, YOU STUPID DUDE! WHATEVER YOUR FACE IS IN THE DREAMS WHO SAID UNAVOIDABLE BADNESS! YES!"

"Okay, don't pass out again."

With the world's most eventful and ridiculously insane night behind her, Somnis returns home and falls asleep immediately. She is exhausted.

Friday, September 30th Rainy

Morning

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Somnis wakes up, still feeling tired. Yesterday seemed to happen...really quickly. She stands up and wonders if it was all a dream or something. She then heads off to school, acting as if nothing ever happened. Nobody can know. Otherwise...things could end badly for her.

Afternoon

Somnis finishes her classes for the day, but is still a bit jumpy. When Freya taps her shoulder from behind, she nearly jumps into the air. "AH!"

"Oh! I didn't realize I'd scare you. Sorry."

"No, it's fine. I'm just...a bit jumpy and scared and freaked out, but that's okay. Whatisit?"

"Somnis...? Are you alright? Anyway, I wanted to know if tonight you could come with me to visit my mother."

"What? The one in the hospital?"

"Yes. Raine isn't feeling well, so I need help bringing all of these flowers to her. I asked my other friends, but...nobody seems to be responding. Can you help me?"

A.) Yes
B.) No
C.) *scream*