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[Demo last major update: 28/06/23 |Case 01, Part 01]

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It was supposed to be a "simple" missing person's case. 

You were supposed to investigate, find out and be done with it. 

All was fine until, on a sleepless and cliché full-moon night, you stumbled upon a creature you've never expected to find. A monster worth anyone's worst nightmare. 

Your life has taken an unexpected turn after this discovery, how will you manage after that ?

You are a private investigator. You were tasked, four days ago, with finding a missing person. You've successfully traced this person's whereabouts to a swamp and decided to have a look around... in the middle of a sleepless night. Yeah, not your brightness idea. Especially when you're finding yourself face to face with a walking nightmare. How will you manage life now that you've discovered the supernatural is not simply a myth, but something very real ? 

You can choose as you play :

• Gender (male, female and non-binary option)(trans-friendly option available) ; 
• Pronounces (he, she, they, or  you can personalize  your pronouns);
• Name, including aliases and nicknames ;
• Background ; 
• Appearances (including complexion, hair, eye colour, height,...);
• Reactions ;
• Fears ;

• Timed choices. You can toggle on a setting to allow you to see the timed choices ahead if you need more time to read. Toggling this on will allow you extended time.
• Font appearance : the text is available in both : sans-serif fonts (by default), serif, and Open Dyslexic.  
• Font size : 80%, 100%, 130% and 150%, to make your reading experience as comfortable as can be.
• You can toggle to read with the metric system (default) or use the imperial measurement system (feet). 
• Contains sound effect & background music (you can enable and disable the sound from the Settings, by gliding it all the way to the left).
• There is a dark mode (by default), a sepia mode and a light mode available ;
• Content for mature audiences can be toggled on and off as well. That will not remove the horror features though. 
• Trigger warnings are available at each chapter's screen. Or directly via the "Content Warning" link, from the menu; 
• Some Romantic Options are gender-selectable ;
  
• You can choose to romance, date, only be involved physically or not at all with the RO. There are seven way you can interact with the RO : friendly, enemy, neutral, shy love, true love, enemy to lover, or simply lover/physical. 
• Poly route available between Yu and Mbaya.  Officially unlockable past case 03. Don't panick before that. 
• Locked romance route—or no romance route—would be able to be selected past case 03.  To give you the chance to meet all RO.

Only the first part of Case 01 (chapter 1) is available. There will be at least 8 cases, with no definite length. 

To say Elias is a gruff person is to say the least. But you know he has some good will in him behind the non-bothered no nonsense act. He did act to save you, without asking anything in exchange. Though, if you would describe him, you would say he is more like a sulking teddy bear. Yeah, you should probably not say that to him. Elias is probably the only one you're quite certain— not certain, certain, but quite certain — is a human. You have your doubt for the rest of the team. 

"If you think a day can't go shittier than it already is, be my guest."

Appearance : Human, or you can say super-human. 1.97m/6'46. Deep blue sea/cobalt blue eyes. Long white wavy hair (past shoulders). Tanned and weathered  ivory skin. Athletic build with broad shoulders.  3 o clock shadows. 

Has a 4 years old daughter.

How could you describe Anya ? Like the mist ? Always shrouded in mystery ? This is her. She is the incarnation of mystery.  She told you she was 31 years old, but you don't really believe the woman. You think she can bewitch the whole city with her smirk, if it's not already the case. But that smirk she puts on her face makes you not trust her that much. Unless it's a question of life and death. Then, probably, you'll consider her help.

"Why work hard when you can work smart ?"

Appearance : Human... you think ? 1.63 m/5.34 ft. Hazel eyes.  Straight black hair, mid-back length. Golden skin. Build: Lithe

Miloslav [M] / Mishka [F] / Marcy [NB]

Sheppard seems to be directly in competition with Elias for the title of "Grumpy human of the year".  Though, where Elias appears mostly unbothered in and for all, Sheppard just seems really on edge about everything.  And tense. But you guess it's because of their taxing and demanding work. Or maybe they were just born edgy. It's almost as if their hackles were constantly raised.  But they can be sweet. Somehow.

"Some people are looking for the meaning of life. I'm just looking for what "vacation" means and where I can find it."

Appearance : Not human... 1.78m/5'83. Forest green eyes. Curly auburn hair, cut short. Pale skin with freckles. Athletic build. 

Have you already seen in the eyes of someone some age old lost wisdom ? Flowing like crystal clear water from a time where you weren't even born. Something worth admiring. This is what you can see in their eyes.  Despite being a giant, they are a tranquil, very tranquil person. Now that you think about it, you've never seen them eat. Nor drink. This is suspicious. 

"If someone points you the moon, don't stare at the finger."

Appearance : Surely not human. 2.06m/6'76. Sky blue eyes. Long coiled hair, dyed sandy blond (braided with gold thread). Chocolate brown skin. Lithe build. Nose septum piercing. 

Yu is, like, the opposite of Mbaya, whilst being almost similar. In front of you stand something from a past long gone. But, instead of tranquility, Yu is a bubbly person. Almost too bubbly.  And you're almost sure that they own at least half the club and bar of  Stonefrey. If not more. Something about the way they move, silently, and almost feline-like, makes you doubt they are human. 

"I'm not saying I don't care. I'm just saying that, if the whole city was about to burn down, I'll still take the time to appreciate my glass of whiskey."

Appearance : Definitely not human. 1.65m/5'61. Black eyes. Dark brown hair (Yi-seo: Shoulder length hair/Yunsu : Ivy league crew cut). Olive skin. Muscular build. 

Well. If you could say a word about Owl, you would say that they are dramatic. And fanciful. And they have a flourish for snarking remarks, and seem to have an ego as big as their wardrobe probably is. But what you would say the most is that they are wearing their name well. Owl, for their knowledge. That you could use. If they were on your side, that is, and totally not a wild card. 

"Everyone is such a bore in this city. Well, so long as you owe me — I mean, pay me. And entertain me. Surely this can work, Love."

Appearance : You're not sure. 1.79m/5'9. Verdigris-colored eyes. Wavy platinium blond hair (F: Chin-length plunging square cut/M: Styled curtain hairstyle). Fair and flawless skin. 

You have met a nightmarish creature, will probably meet vampire, and werewolves — oh, you've met a witch as well. So now, here they are, an elf. Yes, an Elf. Like in Lord of the Things. In the city. With sunglasses. And their impassible way. Iolrath, child of Rivaran and Iltheruyn, they told you, as they were looking around at "mortals and their ways". Nice.

"Why must I say something ? Isn't silence acceptable in a discussion ?"

Appearance : It's very obviously an elf. 1.82m/6'0. Violet eyes. Long silver hair (reach mid-tight ). Shimmery skin. Elvish build of fairness.  Obvious pointed ears. 

Of all the group of strange poeple, Cecil is probably the most sane one. And the nicest as well, that might have helped improving your point of viem of them.  They are, what you can call, a quiet force.  Someone really polite and nice at heart but that can turn their huge frame into a weapon of mass destruction if pissed. But you really have to give your whole to piss them. Really, don't think about it. 

Why are poeple sending you to a pathologist to heal your wounds ? You don't really know. Especially when Alexander makes it clear he'd rather stay with his very much not alive patients than with whoever comes to him. At least, his heart is as cold and bleak as the mortuary, so you'll say this rather suits himself.  With that being said, you know he kind of have a soft spot for whomever takes care of his little brother. 

That boy, he is a sweet boy. Everyone says so. And it's true. He is so sweet actually, you might catch diabetes talking to him. Or just be in the same room as him. That's how heartwarming he is. A real way of sunshine. And he is usefull as well, with his "gift", though he dislikes poeple calling it such. You'll add him in your team. One day. When Alex wouldn't murder you for it.

Anna is... fiery ? Yeah, fiery is the word. And you wouldn't be surprised if you saw her one day spitting fire. You can know for sure she is in a room just by the sheer amounts of noises she can makes. Truly, it's astounding. But well, at least, with her nearby, everything is suddenly more, alive ?  

What is most important is your mental health. This story can deal with heavy themes, and the list will be updated along with the content. If you feel unwell, I'll advise you to stop reading and take a rest. Taking care of you comes first. Reach out to professional if need be.

 You can find the content warning  here and the side bar, directly in game.  

This story currently contains :

• Blood
• Body horror 
• Cannibalism (mention only)
• Death and depiction of death (yours as well as others)
• Drowning
• Gore
• Gun and use of gun
• Recreational drug and/or alcohol use 
• Partial nudity and/or nudity
• Psychological horror and disturbing content (including mental illness)
• Strong/vulgar Language
• Violence and graphic depiction of violence

The story, all names, characters, locations and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

Some passages contain animated text. (You can disable this directly from the Settings, in game).

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