The Dating Sim

Oh, ****.
A. Tell her she's right and most humans are objectively terrible but we can talk about that later it's time to go. Ask for help. If anyone knows the best way out, it's her. And she needs a chance to get her people out, too.

(Ahhhh the Mafia Ferrets killed the creepy piano from Mario 64.)

As the group runs outside, they notice the palace crumbled in the distance. It looks like they took an underground passage that lead outside not far from the entrance. The others should be waiting there. As the party comes across the others, Somnis notices a lot of them look really sad. Actually, Lisa herself is...crying.

"Huh? Lisa, why are you crying?" The group turns and sees Somnis standing there.

Lisa gets to her feet. "Somnis...? Somnis!? SOMNIS!" She leaps into Somnis, giving her a hug. "I thought you were dead...!"

"Me, dead? Ha, no way! I can't leave you like that. I promised to stick around with you. We were going to take life on together, remember?"

Buttons walks over to Somnis and throws a plush at her. "You...You idiot...! I was worried about you..." Buttons has tears coming from his eyes. "Don't do that again!"

Mattea looks over at the others. "Why didn't you guys answer the holo cube?"

Fox looks around. "Oh. Heheh...whoops. Looks like I lost it."

"Typical Fox move. When are you gonna learn, kid?" Zack laughs a bit, but then falls down on one knee, seemingly in pain.

Raine runs over to him and makes sure he's alright. "He's still pretty badly hurt from before..."

Lance looks around at everyone. "Let's return home for now. I'm sure we could all use plenty of rest. Let's all meet up again tomorrow and talk. It seems like a lot has happened." There's a general nod of agreement among the party.

Somnis looks over to Dracia in concern. "Are you going to be alright? Your entire home is...I'm sorry there wasn't anything I could do for it."

Dracia shakes her head. "There was nothing you could do. But I'm glad you were able to snap me out of it in time to escape. It seems everyone else made it out alright as well. I might not have a palace any longer, but I am still the queen of this place. I will work with my people to rebuild what we have lost."

"But...your painting...and the piano..."

"It's alright. It's true that they were all I had left of my parents, but...I believe this is a strange way of moving forward for me. It's time I help the world change. I want a world where humans and monsters can finally get along without war. Nobody should have to suffer like I did..."

"...Alright. I wish you the best of luck with that then." The group begins to walk off when Dracia calls out to them.

"Remember that you are always welcome back here."

E. Like a good Somnis.

Did we not...? I could have sworn we did. If we didn't and I'm wrong, then D.

Everyone gathers together at Julia's house, ready to talk about the other world. Sitting in their usual places, Alice and Zack fill in a few empty spots. Alice sits next to Fox with her legs crossed, writing things down on her clipboard while listening carefully on the conversation. Zack places both hands on the table and leans over it slightly, looking around at everyone. Since Alice is in her old seat, Raine instead stands behind Tab's chair, keeping her hands placed on the back of it as she watches everyone. While you all speak for a bit, Karl eventually walks in, carrying what looks like a board with a bunch of information all over it. Various writings and photos are placed on the board with little arrows drawn to show connections between them all. Some kind of...evidence board?

Lance looks over at him from his position at the head of the table. "Um...you brought something with you Karl?"

Mattea sighs and tilts her head slightly. "It looks like I wasn't the only one gathering information. So what did you find?"

"Wait what Karl was actually gathering actual evidence. Wow now I seen everything. Well one thing we defiantly discovered was the existence of a second group of people. Unlike us they aren't as respectful to the residents of the other world and are willing to use any means necessary. As evident by there willingness to blow up the Fire Guardians palace with everyone in it. Second and this is what's really scary. They seem to know who we are. They were able to lure us into a trap by pretending to be Alice. Then while we were fighting fake Alice she transformed into varouis other members of our group like she knew who exactly to transform into. We did catch a name before she disappered and we got the name Mimi. These people somehow know who we are and we don't know anything about them. How about everyone else did you guys encounter anything on your end?"

Tab nearly forgets about the meeting as everyone chatters, staring contently at the bouquet once more, before noticing the large board Karl brought in and eyeing it down, securely placing the bouquet below his chair. "...This better not be misleading or pointless conjecture you're presenting, Karl."

"Now, I believe that there is a member of another group in our midst. And that person is Alice."

Karl brings out a pop-tart and points to a picture of a text message.

"Look at evidence piece one, a conversation taken between me and Alice after school ended. In this conversation, she disclosed that she had left her phone in her room."

Karl then follows a red arrow to a police report.

"This report is what happened when I broke into Alice's house. I stole several pieces of technology, and most importantly looked thoroughly through her room. I did not find a cell phone or phone of any kind whatsoever."

Karl then points to another piece of paper, a list.

"So, since Alice said that she left her phone in her room, yet I searched through her room thoroughly, that means that she is lying about where she left her phone. As soon as I came to this conclusion, I had several other questions that came to mind. What kind of teenage girl just leaves her phone? Why didn't she use her parent's phone to text us, especially since she knows we were on the edge with kidnappings and such? Also, her parents never were there for her. Why would they suddenly take her on a vacation? And, this other group, wouldn't it make sense for them to make a spy to predict what happens to us, therefore gaining the advantage by knowing our plans after a session of deep discussion? So, I hypothesize that Alice is a spy..."

Karl flips the table with the graphs and papers over, to reveal a picture of a ferret.

"FOR THE FERRET MAFIA! SHE'S JUST 3 FERRETS STACKED ON TOP OF EACHOTHER, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE RECIPE FOR POP-TARTS RIGHT UNDER OUR HANDS! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY, ALICE, OR SHOULD I SAY FERALICE!"

Karl brings out his nun-chucks and prepares in a battle position.

A. "What? Stop making crazy accusations!"
B. "Really? How can we believe any of this when you're literally insane?"
C. "That's a lot of jumps from one text message..."
D. "I'm not sure we can decide who it is yet..."
E. "I was suspecting Alice as well..."
F. "It all makes sense now...she's the murderer!"
G. "It all makes sense now...she's a ferret!" *clubs Alice with stick*
H. "Careful. Making accusations like that could get you punched in the face."