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Rhodes Island Landship

Common Rest Area Passageway

Hrmm... Annie's off playing somewhere again...

And she didn't even bring me. Hrmph.

I'll sort her out in short order.

Oh, a fork in the road.

This way? Or that way?

Oh, forget it. Let's go with the old standby.

(Brings out a Victorian coin)

Bena, Bena, oh lost Miss Prim♪ Where to go? Just listen to♪ him♪

Here comes Sir Barkeley♪ The way is his whim♪

Here!

(Tosses coin)

(Picks up coin)

This way, all the way, then. Hm-hm, very well.

*sigh*—I can't believe there were spots this wonderful, and Iris never once mentioned them to me.

She clearly doesn't know Rhodes Island as well as she says, does she?

Aha! Found you!

Annie, you little—

(Urging Bena to whisper)

Hm?

(Pointing at the person in front of the TV)

(Whisper) Psst, what's she up to?

Playing a game.

A game? Aren't games supposed to be like chess, and swings, and building sandcastles, and other such things? Is this a game too?

Mm.

Oh—

*shriek*! Did you just see a shadow pull someone off the screen into an alleyway?!

Mm.

My word, Grandmother would be furious if she knew we were watching this sort of thing!

Mm.

Hmm, now...

I do slightly want to play.

Mm.

Aha, I knew it!

No wonder I couldn't find you.

Why don't you put a word in with the nice lady, then?

That'll scare her.

Will it?

It will.

Then you'll just have to allow me.

After all, my play is your play.

Yes.

More power to you.

Oh, Annie, do you think I ought to put on a bit of a 'show' here?

Yes.

Very well, as you wish.

(Almost at the final part. Still don't know if I can manage the true end.)

(I've gotten every collectible and every route, according to the guides.)

(Last step: beat the forced-loss fight.)

(I tried it while I was getting all the ending medals earlier, and couldn't pull it off.)

(I heard there was another phase transition to it, but I don't know if I can make it...)

Hm?

(Takes off headphones)

H-Hello, did you need something?

(Uh oh, I'm not good with kids. This won't end well.)

What are you doing, Miss?

P... Playing a game.

A game? I love games too!

Can I play with you?

(Are all little kids so pushy these days?! Crap, what do I even do?)

(Can she actually play? Even if, I'm way into the endgame right now, and every enemy sucks to beat. I'm gonna feel terrible if she has a bad time and just drops the controller.)

Uh, um, er, this...

Do you not like to play with others...?

(I—I-I-I-Is she about to cry?)

No—no, no!

We can play!

Thank you, Miss, you're the best!

That's alright, heheh.

(Haven't I seen this kinda now-we're-friends scene in a dating sim before?)

(Whatever... I can just start a fresh run in a bit, since I've got the whole route down. Why not let her have a go—)

(No, wait!)

(This is an action-horror suspense game with @@, and ## and **! What was the rating, D or Z?!)

(I can't be letting a kid play this!)

Miss?

Why don't we swap to another game, then? This one might be a little—

I want to play this one.

Can I?

(Please, please, pick up what I'm putting out!)

If you're 100% sure, then it's not—like you technically can't. But...

Really?! Thanks, Miss!

Um?

F—For what?

Do you use this control gadget to play?

Um, huh? That's—I meant—

And you press on these buttons.

Wow! A monster appeared!

What an impressively gaping mouth! How fearsome!

Uh...

Just let me have the controller a sec!

(Pause menu, Settings, Game Options, turn off Blood SFX—)

(—and most importantly, 'Disturbing Content': off!)

Hrm? Why's the wide-mouthed fiend become so hazy?

Don't worry about it! Here's the controller.

Alright. Thank you, miss~

(This kid seems alright, aside from being so, um, forward. She talks sense, and she's sweet.)

(If all my friends were that polite when I was young, I wonder if maybe I'd be riajuu material now, like Utage?)

(Don't get carried away, Kirara. Like heck.)

Hrmph, hah, hey!

(She's almost to the final set piece battle.)