The Dating Sim: Remastered

...I think you'd need to know. Unless you just...chase him down the hallway.

...Ummm. I'll let Digi decide since this includes me and I feel I'd be biased. While Kiran's on my list, I'm not gonna meta game force him to see Levi. If both of you want to go see him, that's fine, but I'm not gonna push you into it.

Kiran walks over to Natsumi.  She's busy patting the girl with the brown ponytail's head.  That's very... Natsumi.  "Hey, Natty.  You want to study together tonight?"

"Oh?  The Cassanova-person is going to spend his Friday night studying at home?"  Natsumi teases him with a wide grin.  "But of course he would at least want a cute girl around.  OK, I will help you out.  Goodbye, Soon-to-be-artist-person.  I will see you Monday."  She gives her one last pat and heads out with Kiran.

Kiran heads home with Natsumi in tow.  Natsumi leaves her shoes by the door in a very prim-and-proper manner.  Kiran wonders why she always does that - he knows she was born in America, but maybe her dad drilled it into her?  Dogachu walks up to greet Natsumi, giving a few happy wags and a "woof."  He likes her - he likes pretty much everyone - but it's nothing like what he does when Somnis comes over...

"Hungry? What do you want for dinner?"  Kiran offers.

"...Are you going to cook it?"  Natsumi looks scared.  "N-no, thank you... Um...  Here.  Let's... work on preparation together, then get busy while it cooks.  Take this potato.  Dice it up and we'll toss it in the pot."

Natsumi prepares several vegetables and tosses them in a pot to boil.  She was planning to finish up and get the soup started before he could finish, but Kiran actually manages to do it.  Competently.  "Ha!  How's that?"

"Oh?  Good work, Kiran-person!  You didn't even cut yourself!"  She seems legitimately proud as she pats him on the head.

The two of them crack open some books while the soup cooks.  They mostly study quietly apart from each other, but occasionally stop to work out a problem together.  Once the soup's done, they take a break to eat.  Simple, but good.  Then it's back to work.  Natsumi seems to have no problem staying focused, but...

...This is boring...

(A) (Double down and focus harder!)
(B) Why don't we take a break?
(C) Why don't we make a game of this?
(D) Maybe we could take turns reading together?
(E) So... tell me about when you were missing.  You really don't remember anything?

C seems like the Natty thing to do

Kiran groans.  "This is kinda dull...  Hey, Nat.  Why don't we make this a bit more interesting?"

Natsumi closes her book.  "Hm?"

"We could turn it into a game or something?"

Natsumi looks thoughtful.  "What sort of a game?"

"Uh...  Oh!  We could... make a quiz for each other, I guess?" Kiran suggests.

"Hmmm.  And?"

"...Winner gets to make the loser do something!"

Natsumi twirls her pencil.  "Well...  I'm not very confident I can win, but it probably would help motivate us to study...  And I doubt you'd make me do anything too bad...  Alright.  You're on, Soon-to-be-loser-person!"

...

The extra pressure motivates Kiran to really concentrate.  He's not gonna lose to Natsumi!

Kiran gains 1 Knowledge.

...In the end, they both do equally well.

"Hmph...  It's a draw," Kiran says.  "So...  Tiebreaker?"

"No.  We both win and both lose." Natsumi nods.  "So, what will you have me do?  Please be gentle with me."

(A) Make me one of your good luck charms!
(B) How about a ki... er... hug?
(C) Treat me to a nice ice cream sundae.
(D) Call me a cute nickname for the week!
(E) I want you to... tell me about the otherworld, Mercia!
(F) You first!
(G) ...I don't think that's how draws works...

"Make me one of your good luck charms!" Kiran suggests.

"You could make me do anything, and you ask me to make sure a charm?"  Natsumi grins.  "I would do that anytime if you asked!  No take backs, though!"  She produces a charm and slides to towards him.

"No, I mean I want you to make me a special one!  One that's just for me."

"Aw, how sweet!"  Natsumi gives a genuine smile.  "Alright.  I'll get started on it after our trip tomorrow.  By the way, we'll leave in the evening.  We're meeting at my house.  Give me a call if you need to cancel or anything."

"Alright, will do.  So...  What are you making me do?"

"Oh, right!  Mmm...  I know.  Take me out for some ice cream next week!"

"What, like a date?"

Natsumi rests her head in her hand.  She grins and giggles without giving a proper answer.

...

Natsumi leaves and Kiran cleans up the kitchen.  Dogachu sits at the door, whining, so Kiran lets him out.  He kind of does his own thing sometimes, but Kiran knows he'll be back in the morning.  Kiran doesn't question it.  A lot of people think they have the smartest dog in the world, but Kiran's convinced Dogachu's in the top 10.  He even managed to start Dad's car once.  Nearly pulled out before Kiran managed to stop him...

...

Kiran heads to bed.

(A) Mercia
(B) Death
(C) Phenandran
(D) Nova
(E) Dragon
(F) Hinoh
(G) Shacegroth
(H) Vega
(I) Fionn
(J) Inbrimmer
(K) Lamia
(L) Nirver
(M) Vaazim

Sure. Cool name.

I wanted A so we could ask her more questions...

Kiran finds himself in some kind of nice room.  It's kind of small, and strangely rectangular.  And has some weird windows...  Oh.  This is a train car.  The dining car, specifically.  The handful of tables are loaded with some nice-looking food.  Kiran tries to take some, but his hand goes right through it.  It's not fair.  That turkey looks delicious...

He looks out the window and sees that it's just starting to pull out from a station. "All abo-o-o-oard!" a conductor standing outside calls out as he hops on the train.  "Next stop... wherever we please!"

The conductor wanders into the car.  He's grinning with half-closed eyes, wearing a nice, powder-blue uniform with a fancy cap with gold wheel-shaped emblems.  There's a monocle and a pocketwatch hanging on his coat.  "Tickets!  Tickets, please!"  He looks around the room and sees no one is here, then walks through to the next car.  "Tickets...!"