[LP CYOA] Spiral

[oscar]

B

I'm not liking how this book is beginning to do our thinking for us

 

[Kipeci]

C > B.

The book has never dicked us over while Uehara's had no problem with that. I'm OK with going to talk to Uehara, but I fear she might have something planned... anyway, staying is bad. The book's given some decent advice.

 

[Nevill]

The book has never dicked us over

Of course not. She is with us for the whooping two updates.

Don't talk to anyone but me, don't trust anyone but me, and don't forget to feed me because I won't lift a finger for you otherwise. I am sure this is a basis for a healthy relationship and is in no way reminiscing of Gollum and his Precious.

while Uehara's had no problem with that.

You still have no idea what that was about or if it even harmed us in any way.

The book's given some decent advice.

Yes, especially the part in which she advices you to wander into the hospital by yourself while also telling you she won't be able to do much unless you feed her. I am sure she does not have an ulterior motive and does not want to put you in a situation where you have no choice but to listen to her.

 

[Azira]

B

 

[Kz3r0]

B.

 

[Kz3r0]

The book has never dicked us over

Of course not. She is with us for the whooping two updates.

Only completely paralized us and tried too took control of us in the first encounter.

 

[Nevill]

Only completely paralized us and tried too took control of us in the first encounter.

I don't think that one is entirely on her, though.

The book text referred to us in 3rd person, while Ei always spoke to us directly.

Besides, if she paralyzed us and gave us to the shadow, she would have remained stuck in that room. That is definitely not something Ei would want.

It's not fair to accuse Ei of anything but trying to manipulate us into empowering her just yet.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

A

 

[Tigranes]

It isn't going to end well with Kayano. I suspect we'll have to kill her.

B.

 

[Grimgravy]

B

 

[Kz3r0]

Only completely paralized us and tried too took control of us in the first encounter.

I don't think that one is entirely on her, though.

The book text referred to us in 3rd person, while Ei always spoke to us directly.

Besides, if she paralyzed us and gave us to the shadow, she would have remained stuck in that room. That is definitely not something Ei would want.

It's not fair to accuse Ei of anything but trying to manipulate us into empowering her just yet.

She tried to control us but was too weack, this why she resortted to loli diplomacy.

 

[Rex Feral]

B

 

[Jester]

C

 

[Baltika9]

B
Great, we have a female Smeagol on our hands.

 

[Rex Feral]

I don't trust Uehara. But I trust Kayano less and the book, not at all.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

B>C

I really don't trust uehara, but I'd rather deal with her alone than be questioned about the book. There may still be a chance for us to find out more about what is going on here and to form a pseudo alliance - I say "pseudo" because regardless of what she says, I trust her less than the book. She will undoubtedly try to use us again, but we we need to try to use her first. That is if you guys can control your white knighting compulsions for a chapter or two.

Reasons to trust the book:
Evil and not shy about it.
Pretty friendly.
Helpful.
Useful.
Loli

Reasons not to trust the book:
All of the above

Reasons to trust Uehara:
Human - for all we know anyway
Knows more than us
At least apologized the first time she dicked us over

Reasons not to trust Uehara:
Dicked us over at least twice
Regularly pulls the whole batting of the eyes manipulating thing
"BITCHBbiiitChKIiLLHEEEeER!!!!!"

Reasons to trust Kayano:
None

Reasons not to trust Kayano:
The last two chapters

 

[Rex Feral]

Trust nobody...not even your book.

 

[GreyViper]

treave Can we ask the book if it ever took the persona of Mitsuki or if it can feel something strange from other "survivors".

There appears to be a picture on the other side of the page, but it is stuck fast. There are dark brown patches that have leaked through to both sides. It could be blood, but you are unwilling to jump to that conclusion so soon. With some difficulty, you manage to peel the two pages apart, but not without casualty. Part of the adjacent page remains steadfastly stuck to the picture, ruining a good part of it. You can still make out that it is an old photograph of the baron and his family, standing in front of their mansion. It is the same mansion depicted in the photograph on the wall. They are dressed all in Western clothing. The baron’s face is obscured by the torn page, but you can see the other members of his family. Sitting in front of him are two girls in white dresses – twins, from the looks of it – while his wife is standing demurely by his side.

Tendou Shizune.

She looks younger than you expected, a beautiful woman with neatly tied up black hair and piercing eyes. You get a sense of maturity and gentleness that seems to leap off the page when you gaze at her face. Something about her seems familiar to you…

Uehara.

That’s right. She looks like she could be Uehara’s older sister… or even Uehara herself, in perhaps ten years or so. Could they be related?

Then, you realize that there is another woman standing at the baron’s side, opposite Tendou Shizune. She seems to be attired similarly, but the entire upper half of her body has been obscured just like the baron’s head. You had not noticed her before, thanks to the poor quality of the photograph and the brownish scrap of paper still plastered across the picture, but…

I cant help to think this is important clue to dealing with Uehara.
Also for this night we probably should go with Uehara, Amanozaki, the girl with fake cat ears and Maeda if shes around. We have a empathic connection with 3 of em so maybe something has carried over from previous nights.

B

 

[Rex Feral]

Also for this night we probably should go with Uehara, Amanozaki, the girl with fake cat ears and Maeda if shes around. We have a empathic connection with 3 of em so maybe something has carried over from previous nights.

"empathic connection", suure

I agree, we should stick with harem choices.

 

[Kz3r0]

Trust nobody...not even yourSELF.

 

[treave]

treave Can we ask the book if it ever took the persona of Mitsuki or if it can feel something strange from other "survivors".

When you have the time to think about it, sure. Not in the next update, most likely.

 

[Rex Feral]

Trust nobody...not even yourSELF.

Trust nobody...not even nobody.

 

[treave]

Darkness of the Mind

“Hey, where are the two of you going?” Sakimura, plainly concerned over Uehara’s actions, hurries over to you. “I’ll come along.”

“No, you can’t. It won’t take long. This is very important to me, so please…” When he hears her sincere plea, Sakimura is unable to do anything except nod awkwardly. Grabbing your hand, Uehara pulls you away. You see Kayano eyeing your exit from the room suspiciously, although ultimately she does not lift a finger to stop you from leaving.

***

Uehara leads you further and further into the hospital. Her hand is clammy and dry, and she does not speak a word. She seems to be rather nervous for some reason.

Acchan, are you going to let her lead you around like a little puppy?

Ei complains.

You speak up. “How far are we going, Uehara-san?”

“O-Oh. Here… here should do it,” she says absent-mindedly. Her feet come to a halt. Letting go of your hand, she turns and enters the nearest room.

You walk in after her. The room is dark; the only source of light is a small window at the opposite end from the door. Squinting your eyes, you can make out a couch, a coffee table, and some magazine racks. They don’t seem to have been used in ages. This appears to be a lounge of some sort: perhaps one for medical personnel in between shifts. You do not see Uehara…

Behind me.

track: hospitality

At the same time, you hear the door close behind you, and the click of the bolt locking it in place.

“You definitely remember everything, right? You wouldn’t have agreed to come with me otherwise.” Uehara’s voice is tremulous, wavering. The pitch hints at a brittleness that feels like it could shatter at any moment. “And if you remember everything…”

You hear footsteps. Before you can turn fully, Uehara smashes into your back. The force of the collision almost knocks you to the ground – she must have thrown her entire body weight into that lunge. “If you remember everything… that means that this is the last night for you, Shinohara Seiji,” Clinging close to you, she whispers, madly and rapidly, “No more nights a hundred is too much let alone a thousand let alone ten thousand if I sacrifice you here first I will take your eyes then your voice and then your mind and when I drain your blood then it will end it will end it will end it will end it will end it end it end it everything will end and I will be able to free Seika-nee from your clutches!”

Above her fingers you glimpse a glint of dull, rusting metal. It is a small kitchen knife, a five-inch long blade meant to eviscerate fish and poultry alike. Breathing heavily, she tightens her grip on the knife and twists, trying to push it further in. Somehow, you feel only a slight prick, even though the blade has been plunged in almost to the hilt.

Ow ow ow… please be more careful, Acchan! You owe me for this, okay?

It looks like the stab went through Ei; the pages of the book physically stopped the blade before it could tear open your guts. The voices begin to rise in your mind, floating to the surface of your consciousness like rotting bodies from the depths.

Kill her.

Kill the bitch.

She’s in your way.

“You want to kill me… so there’ll be no complaints if I do the same to you, right?” you ask coldly.

The look of unhinged satisfaction on Uehara’s face vanishes as she realizes that you are still alive and well, swiftly replaced by a stare of abject, fearful horror. Her hands strain as she tries to pull the knife out – she cries out desperately, but it does not give way. She only succeeds in tugging the book out of your clothes. Suddenly, Uehara winces, shaking her head. You feel it too, a brief, high-pitched keening in your head. The babbling in your head increases in volume, and you become suddenly aware of your urge to smash her face in. Distracted, Uehara’s fingers fumble and the knife, along with the book, clatters to the ground. She goes to retrieve her weapon, stretching out with desperate hope…

She has left herself open. Grabbing her wrists, you pin her to the floor swiftly. She struggles beneath you, screaming with pure rage. Her face is flushed and her hair in disarray. As she bucks and kicks underneath you, her buttons come loose, and you catch a glimpse of pale, enticing flesh, glistening with sweat from her exertions.

Your grip on her wrists tighten, and you stare.

Oh, how you stare. Life is no more exquisite than when it is near its end, like a candle burning at the final lengths of its wick. A pinch to snuff it out. A pinch.

Straddling her, you savor her struggles. Gently, with the touch of a caressing lover, you walk your hands up her smooth arms, circling them over her chest, and finally rest them around her neck. Her slim, soft, pliable, fragile little neck.

Then, you pinch.

You squeeze.

She chokes, gasping for breath.

She flails at you with her fists, but you only stare back at her.

There is madness and fear and desperation in her beautiful eyes, but there is also unyielding defiance and determination.

The sort of bitch you enjoy having your way with the most. You will bring her to the edge of death, where both you and her would be most aroused, and do it, and repeat it over and over until she is bored and broken.

You look at your callused hands, tightening around her young neck, and the worn, fraying ends of the uniform you wear, and suddenly realize that her hateful gaze is directed not at you

but behind you

and you sense another person in the room with you

behind you

you look up, at the young man standing behind you, an inscrutable expression on his face. He is holding a black book in one hand.

It is open.

***

You look down at the pale shade of the orderly who had risen from the ground and attacked Uehara while you were distracted, fighting off the murderous thoughts surfacing within your mind. The blank, leering eyes of the dead man look at you in benign puzzlement, but he soon turns his lustful attentions back to his prize.

If you let him break her mind first, she will be much easier to work with, Acchan. No matter how you decide to dispose of her later.

Even though she has given the pragmatic suggestion, Ei’s usual exuberance seems to be missing, and there is a sense of discomfort and reluctance to her tone.

“I will decide, Ei."

***

A. You don’t want to deal with any of this. Saving Uehara doesn’t mean she is going to be grateful to you. She has demonstrated her hostile intentions fairly well, and might even be too far gone for you to reason with. You flee the room, letting the ghost have its way with her. She can hardly complain, can she? After all, she tried to kill you.

B. You let the ghost do the work of breaking Uehara’s body and mind, but destroy it before it actually kills her. It will be much easier to bend her to your will when she is utterly shattered, and from the weariness in her eyes, you are sure that this experience will be enough to break her psyche entirely. Then, she will be yours, to do with as you wish.

C. You will spare her the torment that the ghost will put her through, but you will not spare her. She is your enemy, and that has been clearly demonstrated. The voices are right on that part, even if they may be a bit aggressive about it. You destroy the ghost, and then kill Uehara yourself. After you ask her a few questions, you’ll at least give her a quick death.

D. You destroy the ghost quickly and save Uehara. With the loss of your memory, you cannot be certain that you didn’t do anything that deserves a stabbing. She might yet be in the right. You are not confident that saving her life will be enough to win her favour, but perhaps it can be the start of a truce, even though you think that you will probably regret such naivety later...

 

[ERYFKRAD]

C>D

 

[Nevill]

Ah, the tasteful choices are back.

The voices are no more sane than she is. To compare:

"BITCHBbiiitChKIiLLHEEEeER!!!!!"

“No more nights a hundred is too much let alone a thousand let alone ten thousand if I sacrifice you here first I will take your eyes then your voice and then your mind and when I drain your blood then it will end it will end it will end it will end it will end it end it end it everything will end and I will be able to free Seika-nee from your clutches!”

The difference being that she gave in to her madness (momentarily?) and we still haven't.

Don't know how much of her mind is still intact, and she may well be beyond salvation, but I'll take the chance.

D.

If anyone has any ideas why she waited for us to remember before she went crazy, even though apparently she remembered everything long before us, please come forward with your suggestions. Did she want to feel justified in her actions or something?

Even though she has given the pragmatic suggestion, Ei’s usual exuberance seems to be missing, and there is a sense of discomfort and reluctance to her tone.

This is also interesting. I wonder what it is about.