aoi route: all roads lead to doom

[sengokus]

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[gamerbrain]

The story was supposed to be a high school romance.

[ and it clearly is... not. anymore. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . ]

Okay, and now it's about...?

[he'll toss his cut up veggies into the pot for this instant ramen concoction hell yea]

[gamerbrain]

This.

[sengokus]

Sure, but how would you describe 'this'?

[gamerbrain]

Dunno. Lots of characters with varied designs, closed setting, open-ended plot... Feels like bonus content more than a real narrative.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . yea ok,]

But the - the open-ended part! Where you get to make your own choices and not get put on the rails! That's like life, right?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi wouldn't know.

[ she's never been alive before? ]

[sengokus]

Well, you can know now. 'cause you're stuck here with the rest of us - whatever that means.

[gamerbrain]

... This will teach Aoi what 'real life' is like?

[sengokus]

Not perfectly, no. It's a weird situation - there's a lot of people who are pretty crazy here.

[not even counting aoi herself]

But at least you can get an idea that it's not like - scripted?

[gamerbrain]

[ ....... hm. bad? ]

But I don't want to.

[sengokus]

[um.]

... why not?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi doesn't need to know what real life is like. Aoi is what Aoi is.

[sengokus]

[well. the ramen's done at least so he's going to put that in two bowls - it's shrimp instant ramen but with a ton of additions like egg, scallion, ginger, onion, bell pepper, etc.

he slides it over to her]

... are you happy like this, Aoi-san?

[gamerbrain]

[ she doesn't eat any yet, still focused on answering the question. ]

Yep.

[sengokus]

[ . . . ]

Would you know if you weren't?

[gamerbrain]

[ wow it's time to eat suddenly ]

[sengokus]

[well.

he's just going to have a little bit to eat but then - ]

How about we try to make you even happier then?

[gamerbrain]

Why?

[sengokus]

Well... why not?

[he slurps up some more ramen]

No harm in trying, right?

[gamerbrain]

Seems like a waste of time if you aren't trying to play Aoi's route.

[sengokus]

Oi, don't say that! It shouldn't be a waste of time for people to wanna hang out with you!

[gamerbrain]

It's only a waste if they aren't trying to fuck me.

[sengokus]

[A CHOKING NOISE]

Th-That's just your route thinking again!! It doesn't have to be like that!

[gamerbrain]

... You should really just play someone else's route, then. Aoi can help set you up with whoever you want.