The Dating Sim

I tried to look up what it was called, but didn't find anything. However, it did occur to me that Chrono Trigger is one of the very few RPGs where I reached max level. I don't even remember grinding that much. I think I just played it a lot.

He does...? I don't... remember that at all. Well, forget the Happy Hound armor, then.

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Lance stands and looks around at everyone. "Alright, it seems like we're ready. Everyone get into positions." The team nods and everyone splits up, heading to their stations.

Somnis leads her group over to wait by the volcano's entrance with Fox, Tom, and Raine.

A small holo cube made from Lisa allows you to communicate with the other teams.

Mattea's voice comes through. "We've only got one chance! Don't mess this up, alright?"

Avel responds. "Don't worry. We've got this."

Fox's voice then comes through. "I'm so excited! I'm all fired up! It feels like we're really thieves stealing something from a palace or something!"

Lisa's voice then comes in. "Alright, we've arrived at the main power source. It looks heavily guarded. We'll have to find away around those guards."

Avel then responds. "There might be another way in..."

Do you want to...?

Can we control Karl in combat so he doesn't get the others killed?

Well you can only control NPCs from here. But usually when Somnis isn't involved, I just control them myself. It's your choice what you want to do, but I normally don't post for it here because it's not part of Somnis' story.

While Somnis waits around, Lisa's voice comes in on the holo cube. "WE BROKE THE CRYSTAL! GO, GO! THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE, SO DON'T WASTE ANY TIME!"

She looks to the others and they all nod. Fox then leaps in first, running down the halls and jumping from one shadow to the next, having the others follow after him. "There sure are a lot of guards here. I'm glad we took out the power so they can't see us..."

Fox jumps up on top of a statue and kicks open what looks like some sort of air vent. Somnis looks up and questions him. "What are you doing...?"

"We're right underneath the throne room. We can crawl right in there this way. Follow me." He heads into the vent with the others following after.

As the group crawls through the vents they hear a conversation over the holo cube. It sounds like Julia is talking. "Laura! Do you need support?"

Laura responds. "Probably at this point! With one of us having to keep protecting Karl it's almost like there's only two people fighting!"

Tom seems concerned. "It sounds like Laura's in trouble..."

Raine shakes her head. "There's nothing we can do about it. We have to focus on our mission in here. We won't get another chance to steal the soul."

The group gets out of the vent and finds themselves in a room just outside of the throne room. Fox scratches his head a bit and seems embarrassed. "U-Uh...Oops. It lead just outside..."

"Did you hear something?"

"Yikes...! Behind that statue...!" Fox jumps behind a statue with the party following after him. A guard walks over and looks around a bit.

"Uhh...I don't see anything. You're getting paranoid..." The guard then walks away.

Fox whispers to Somnis. "We're going to need to find a way into that throne room. That's where the soul is."

A. Fight the guards and go in the front door
B. Look for another way (Diligence)
C. Pretend to be monsters (Expression)
D. Have someone distract the guards while everyone else runs in
E. Set up a trap to take out the guards (Knowledge)

Somnis quickly looks around the area, thinking a moment. She then pauses and stares at the statue as if a lightbulb had gone off inside her head. "That's it..." She turns to her allies. "I have an idea. Fox, do you think you can get the guards to walk over here somehow? Tom, Raine, when I give you the signal, I'm gonna need you to push on the statue as hard as you can. Try to knock it over, okay?" The group agrees and Somnis steps back while Tom and Raine get into position. Fox runs out from behind the statue and calls out to the guards.

"HEY! LOOKING FOR ME? I'M GONNA GET THE SOULLLL! YOU BETTER CATCH ME!" He wags his tail around at them.

"It's the intruder! Get him!" The guards start to chase after Fox.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He runs from them, down the hall.

Somnis watches carefully until the enemies are just about in place. "Alright, NOW!"

Tom and Raine push the statue as hard as they can, moving it slowly. Somnis shakes her head.

They won't make it in time.

She runs over to them and jumps through the air, taking out her staff and smashing it into the top of the statue with a heavy bash. The statue then falls over and tumbles down onto the guards, smashing them. Fox turns and looks surprised. "Whoa...it worked..."

"Thank god, we found them." Tab speaks into the holo cube. "We've got eyes on Zack AND Alice. Pulling through with the rescue."

Raine smiles. "It sounds like our friends are safe."

Avel speaks into the holo cube. "We're surrounded!"

She then frowns. "...Or maybe not..."

Lisa comes through after. "This is bad. There's no way out of here."

Lance then speaks. "Support has arrived."

Buttons' voice then comes through the cube. "Sorry, Somnis. Looks like you're taking the soul without us. We have to help these idiots instead."

Somnis responds. "Don't worry, we've got this!"

Tom comes in after. "The guards are taken out. We're heading in for the soul." He then looks up at Somnis. "Let's get going. We've already wasted too much time out here." He shoots the lock off the door and kicks it open.

The party then runs inside, finding an empty room. Raine looks around. "Where's the soul...? It was supposed to be in here."

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The sound of a piano being played then fills the room. Everyone quickly turns, to look behind them. A beautiful, red haired woman plays a golden and red piano with beautiful designs on it. She wears a golden crown on her head and nothing else. Somnis notices that while the top half is a gorgeous woman, the bottom half is actually a snake tail. She then stops about halfway through her song, leaving the room empty in silence for a moment.

"...So you came, human." She doesn't look toward the party, keeping her eyes on the sheet music on the piano. "You know, my parents died by the hands of humans when I was just a little girl. I've always held a deep hatred for them." She turns to look at Somnis in the eyes. Her's are bright red, as if flames themselves were contained within. "You came to save your friends, didn't you? I'm sure you've already succeeded. I was planning on giving them a public execution, but I think I much prefer this outcome." She leans backward, slightly, closer to Somnis' group. "Now I can kill all of you at once."

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She quickly turns back to the piano, playing a different song as it changes form. The piano quickly spins around and two flaming eyes can be seen on the front of it. Two large arms come out of the piano, each holding a giant sword covered in flames. The guardian looks up from the piano, no longer reading her music sheets to play it. Her face is simply a cold stare directed toward Somnis. "I will have my revenge today."

Dracia, Merciless Musician
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