Character Quest:Garmr:VN:1

On a certain morning, and the sun has risen only for a few hours.

At this time of the day, [player] was standing alone in front of the busy streets of Ikebukuro.

MAAASSSTTTTERRR!!!

WAOOOOOOOOOH! Master! MAAASSSSTEERR!

Without any hesitation, Garmr ran straight towards you using all four legs, bringing up the dust.

Master's scent! Garmr know it! It special! So Garmr, straight to it!

Master! MASTER!! MAASSSTTTEERRRR!!!

With you as center, Garmr runs in circle like a dance.

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3 options
>Don't call me over and over in the street like that.	>Yes yes, it's your master~	>Garmar, wait!
Ehehehe! BECAUSE, Garmr, LOVES, MASTER!	Yaaaaay! MASTER! Garmr'S MASTER!	Garmr YESIR! MASTER! Garmr, wait! Garmr, will wait! Garmr briskly saluted like a solider, and his lower body sat like a dog.

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But master, why did you wait here? Why not, in front of the station?

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1 option
>Oh, wrong waiting place...?

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W-R-O-N-G---! Meeting place, there! THERE!

BOOOO! Master, clumsy!

Garmr, meeting place, arrived. Master, not there.

Garmr, anxious. A bit scared... Thought, was abandoned!

But, found quickly, master's smell. So, ran here!

If, master, lost! Garmr, very, worry!

Good boy? Good boy? Master, hopeless, without, Garmr!

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3 options
>Sorry, Garmr.	>The meeting point was here in the first place?	>Washawashawasha (sound of brushing Garmr's fur)
Ehehe--- Garmr, good boy!	E,eh? Garmr, mistaken? Master, smart! Master, great!	UWAAAAAAII!! Garmr, that, like! LIKE!

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Screen darkens and reappears as same spot

Master, come for me, happy! Garmr's wish, happy master listened to!

Garmr, together, want to go a place! So let's, go! LET'S GO!

While skipping lightly and happily, Garmr's eyes shine as he speaks.

Wefre going to, nice place! Garmr, master, want to go together!

So go go GO! This way this way! Shortcut, I know!

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1 option
>Wait Garmr, you're too fast!

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After catching up with Garmr,
you see him and a FIRE Wolf intimidating each other.

Wolf: Hey, you! You bumped right into me!

Now, Garmr, very troubled! Master and Garmr, want to walk this way!

But you, blocking! Garmr's way, don't block!

Shoo! Garmr, important business, have! That's shortcut! Blocking, not good!

Wolf: Who allows you to be like that!? Walking in the middle of the road like there's no one!

Others, Garmr, avoid! You, didn't avoid! BLOOOOOCKIIING!

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1 option
>Stop fighting with passerbys!

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Master, why stop me!? Garmr, want to walk this way!

That way, I want to go! If can't walk, can't go, where want to go!

Can't go, to where Garmr taking master... Garmr, not want that! Not want!

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1 option
>All we need to do is walk on the side.

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Walk, on side? Garmr, think that pain! Why no walk in straight line?

Mua!? Master, very strong! Garmr, being pulled! Noaaaaaaa-!

Wolf: ............

At alleyway

Master! Here! Pass through, here! This is best, shortcut!

There was no way ahead where Garmr was pointing.
It was a complete dead-end.

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1 option
>What to do.

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Look, look! Do this! Do this, and Garmr, pass through here!

TOOOOOOOOU!

While saying that, Garmr promptly leaps over a wall about 5 meters tall.

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1 option
>.......What to do.

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With no choice but to wait, Garmr jumps over the wall again, and returns.

Why master, not come? It easy! Just jump like bunny! Like bunny!

Eh, you can't? Master, same as Cusith?

Cusith can't jump either. Hehe, when it comes to guard dogs, Garmr much better!

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2 options (same response)
>Garmr, no!	>You shouldn't say that about your friends.

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Master, say the same thing as everyone else! Garmr, only say the truth!

But everyone, always go to Cusith. To Garmr.....nobody, ever come.

Master, like that too!? I...don't want to be hated by master!

MALE: He's here, in this alleyway!

Suddenly, voices are heard from behind, at the entrance to the alley.

Wolf: I finally found you! You damn guard dog!

Guard dog? Yep, Garmr, guard dog! Good job knowing! Good boy, good boy!

Wolf: Are you making fun of me, you bastard! I finally remembered your ugly mug!

Wolf: You're the Ikebukuro's underground fighting club's pet dog! It looks like you've been taking care of my underlings!

Kunkun. This smell, Garmr knows!

Always trying to get in, then Garmr, get beat up by! The same smell as that!

But Garmr, is guard dog there! Was told, don't let anybody weak in.

Wolf: ....Yeah, that's right. That's the reason. You're the stronger one.

Wolf: But you know, being beaten black and blue by you! The butterflies in our stomach won't calm down!

Wolf: So sorry, but all of us are going to pay you back. This time, we'll beat you to a pulp!

Hmmm. But Garmr, together with master. Have important thing to do. Do later, okay?

Wolf: Of course it's not okay!! Your partner there is as bad as you! We'll beat down both of you-

After saying that,
the troublemakers noticed the atmosphere suddenly changed.

You, attack master? That, never, allow! Won't allow!!

Anyone who attack master, is enemy! Everyone, everyone, I kill!

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1 option
>Garmr, stop.

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Why master stop? Does master....hate Garmr!?

No, it okay if hated! But Garmr, want to protect master!

Wiping away the tears, [player] pets Garmr's head.

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2 options (same response)
>First, let's break through.	>Make sure not to injure them.

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...Understood! Garmr, will hold back! Will break through, together with master!

(Battle)

Wolf: Damn! You! He won't stop moving.....!

Master, there no end! Defeat boss, then it over.

But master, not let me. What Garmr, supposed to do.....

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1 option
>Garmr, kneal.

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Gau!

Hearing those words, Garmr instinctively bends over.

Master!? If do this, Garmr can't fight! What Garmr supposed to do!?

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1 option
>Weren't you going to take me somewhere?

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With those words, Garmr understands what he needs to do.

....Ah, okay. Garmr, understands. Garmr's goal, right now, is not to defeat them.

Master, get on Garmr's back! This way, Garmr, will carry you!

Once [player] is on Garmr's back, Garmr leaps over the wall with a jump.

Wolf: Hey, wait a minute! Are you running from me, you damned dog!

Garmr, has something important to do! Will fight, some other time! See you later---!

Wolf: Don't let him ge-

Without hearing the rest of his sentence, while riding on Garmr's back, you take off flying.

Master, we arrive! This Garmr's special place!

This is where wanted to take master!

Garmr, like this place. Found, when come to Ikebukuro.

Wind feels good. Wide park. Cold water. Nobody yell if roll around.

But, we missed prettiest time. It prettiest, when sky is blue.

Strange. Very, strange. Came straight here...but sun, go down.

Took lots of time. People got in way. But came straight here. Very, strange.

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1 option
>The shortest route isn't always the fastest.

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.....Yes, Garmr, understand. Straight, is not always the best way.

So, here, master!

This, chain. The chain, that's on me.

When Garmr, try to do something wrong. This chain, you pull on!

Then, Garmr, not do wrong. Master, will tell what to do.

This way, I relax. This way, master relax.

Master not get mad because hate. Master got mad to help Garmr.

Sky, not at the prettiest. But Garmr, want to play! Play with master!

What do what do!? Garmr, brought lots of things!

Frisbee, boomerang, jump-rope.... And, Garmr's favorite bone---!

In high spirits, Garmr takes out various things from his bag.

Guuuuu~

Garmr's stomach rumbles.

Eheheheh---. Garmr, hungry!

Uh..... Ah, here! Master!

Garmr takes out something wrapped in a leaf like a bag, and hands it to [player].

Garmr, made lunch! Riceball! Taught how, by Moritaka!

Inside the bag, is a perfectly shaped riceball, and a giant but misshappen riceball, lined up together.

This round one, Moritaka made! This big one, Garmr made!

Eat, eat--! It definitely good! It good!

How? How is it? Garmr's special riceball! It tasty?

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2 options (same response)
>It's very delicious.	>It's very big.

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Hehehehehehe. Then, Garmr eat, too!

Let's dig in!

You eat lunch, and run around without a care.

Tired, Garmr and [player] stretch out on the open field and lie down together.

......Mas...ter....

Garmr, who both wanted to sleep and yet didn't want to,
was trying his best to keep his eyes open.

To forget his sleepiness,
Garmr starts talking.

When Garmr, finds a new master. First, teach favorite place.

Garmr want master, to like favorite place. Because want to bring master too.

There, will become special memory, of Garmr and master.

---that, is what master Hel-sama told Garmr. Garmr's, very first master.

When mad, very scary. But, always nice. But still, mad when scary.

Come to this world, and all alone-- Then Garmr, together with many masters.

Memories of those times, on chain. Dog tags? They're called.

This one, 6 ago, a master with glasses. 4 ago, a red woman. 2 ago, a weak old lady.

All of them, don't know why, but disappear before Garmr. Very, very lonely.

But now, not lonely. Right now, together with new master.

That's why....together.....

Garmr's words turn into snores, as his wagging tail comes to a stop.

On top of [player]'s' lap, Garmr drifts off to the world of dreams.

Night

....Uuuugh. Garmr, fell asleep. Want to play more....

Master! Your next break, when1? Garmr, play again---!

Ah, but, Garmr have upcoming test. Study, must.

If test bad, Snow gets annoying. When done....will master play again?

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3 options (same response)
>Of course.	>I'll be waiting.	>Do your best on the test.

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Eheheheh. Thank you, master!

Then, see you later! Byebye! BYE-BYEEEE!

Waving wildly with both his hands,
Garmr, who wants you to stay, sees you off---
and [player] heads back home.