Playtesting - Molly's Route

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This is Molly's romance route, and you can find out more about them here: https://bernadinesweetspot.neocities.org/Molly_May They are from the upcoming visual novel "Reel Feelings!" which you can check out here: https://bernadinesweetspot.neocities.org/devlog They live in the city of Beach Town! You can learn more here: https://bernadinesweetspot.neocities.org/Beach_Town https://bernadinesweetspot.neocities.org/Beach_Town_Gazette As this is a prototype, I've left the variables visible. Any feedback from playtesters is greatly appreciated: https://users4.smartgb.com/g/g.php?a=s&i=g44-83528-1a https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7 Thanks for playing! -Berni/Jeanne ~ affection: 0 awareness: 0 trait: 0 Location The Docks Situation You arrive. Reverse mermaids are casually interacting with humans. Something feels… slightly off, but no one reacts. You meet Molly observing the water. Choices [[This place is... unique.|D2_CAFE][$awareness += 1]] • +Awareness • Depth: You acknowledge unease without rejecting it [["Seems like a normal seaside town"|D2_CAFE][$awareness -= 1]] • -Awareness • Depth: You align with social expectations [[“Are those… fish people?”|D2_CAFE][$awareness += 1, $mollyAffection -= 1]] • +Awareness • -Affection • Depth: You break the social script (too blunt) <<set $awareness = 0>> <<set $courage = 0>> <<set $mollyAffection = 0>> <<set $activeRoute = "molly">> <<set $endingType = "">>

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness: <<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Location The Cafe Situation Molly talks about her past activism. She’s tired. The café serves murky water in aesthetic glass bottles. Choices [[You still care though, right?|D3_BEACH][$awareness += 1, $mollyAffection += 1]] • +Awareness • +Affection • Depth: Encourages her buried conviction [[Maybe people just got used to things.|D3_BEACH][$awareness -= 1]] • -Awareness • Depth: You normalize the situation [[Activism doesn’t really change much anyway.|D3_BEACH][$awareness -= 1, $mollyAffection -= 1, $courage -= 1]] • -Awareness • -Affection • Depth: You reinforce her burnout

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness: <<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Location The Beach Situation Dead fish nearby. No one reacts. Tourists take photos. Molly watches silently. Choices [[Shouldn’t someone do something?|D4_DOCKS][$awareness += 1, $mollyAffection += 1, $courage += 1]] • +Awareness • +Affection • +Trait • Depth: Moral discomfort surfaces [[I guess this is normal here.|D4_DOCKS][$awareness -= 1]] • -Awareness • Depth: Passive acceptance [[Let’s just focus on our day.|D4_DOCKS][$awareness -= 1, $mollyAffection -= 1, $courage -= 1]] • -Awareness • -Affection • -Trait • Depth: Active avoidance

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Location The Docks Situation Molly challenges you directly: “Do you actually think anything is wrong here?” Choices [[Yes. People are pretending not to see it.|D5_LAB][$awareness += 1, $mollyAffection += 1]] • +Awareness • +Affection • Depth: Full alignment with truth [[I don’t know… it’s complicated.|D5_LAB][$awareness += 1]] • +Awareness • Depth: Hesitation / realism [[No. This is just how things are now.|D5_LAB][$awareness -= 1, $courage -= 1]] • -Awareness • -Affection • -Trait • Depth: Full denial

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Location The Lab Situation Scientific data confirms severe pollution. Molly waits for your reaction. Choices [[We can’t ignore this.|D6_DOCKS][$awareness += 1, $courage += 1]] • +Awareness • +Trait • Depth: Acceptance of responsibility [[This is… a lot to take in.|D6_DOCKS][$awareness += 1]] • +Awareness • Depth: Overwhelm, not denial [[This doesn’t change anything.|D6_DOCKS][$awareness -= 1, $courage -= 1]] • -Awareness • -Trait • Depth: Rejection of truth

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Location The Docks Situation Same place as the beginning. But now the player understands. Molly asks: “So what now?” Choices [[We try anyway.|END_CHECK][$courage += 1]] • +Trait [[I don’t know if anything can change.|END_CHECK]] • Neutral [[It’s easier not to think about it.|END_CHECK][$courage -= 1]] • -Trait

/* Global thematic stat */ <<set $awareness = 0>> /* Route-specific trait stats */ <<set $courage = 0>> <<set $vulnerability = 0>> <<set $authenticity = 0>> /* Romance stats */ <<set $mollyAffection = 0>> <<set $roselynAffection = 0>> <<set $mitchAffection = 0>> /* Character discovery flags */ <<set $metMolly = false>> <<set $metRoselyn = false>> <<set $metMitch = false>> /* Route tracking */ <<set $activeRoute = "">> /* Ending tracking */ <<set $endingType = "">>

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> [[Continue|ENDING_RESOLUTION]] <<if $activeRoute is "molly">> <<set _affection = $mollyAffection>> <<set _trait = $courage>> <</if>> <<if $awareness >= 4 and _affection >= 2 and _trait >= 2>> <<set $endingType = "TRUE_END">> <<elseif $awareness >= 4 and _affection >= 2 and _trait < 2>> <<set $endingType = "BITTERSWEET_END">> <<elseif _affection >= 2 and $awareness < 4>> <<set $endingType = "ESCAPE_END">> <<elseif $awareness >= 4 and _affection <= 0>> <<set $endingType = "TRUTH_END">> <<elseif $awareness >= 2 and _affection >= 1>> <<set $endingType = "NEUTRAL_END">> <<else>> <<set $endingType = "BAD_END">> <</if>>

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Molly speaks at a town meeting. This time people listen. Not everyone agrees. But they listen. Afterward she squeezes your hand. "I thought I was done fighting." You smile. "Good thing you were wrong." ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] You got TRUE_END Because of High awareness + high affection + high trait If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Molly writes speeches she never gives. Plans protests she never attends. She wants to act. Fear keeps winning. You stay beside her. Neither of you knows if that’s enough. ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] BITTERSWEET_END High awareness + high affection + low trait If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Molly joins a protest without you. You watch from afar. She fights anyway. Alone. ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] You got TRUTH_END Because of High awareness + low affection If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> You and Molly stop talking about activism entirely. Dates become distractions. The town worsens. You both look away. ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] You got ESCAPE_END Because of Low awareness + high affection If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Molly gives up completely. "It doesn’t matter." Eventually, you believe her. ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] You got BAD_END Because of Low everything / failure If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Molly sits with a stack of unfinished plans. "Maybe someday." You hope she means it. ~ Thanks for playing. [[Replay Molly Route|D1_DOCKS]] You got NEUTRAL_END Because of Mid-range fallback If you have any feedback, please submit it here: https://forms.gle/By9tF8NtFaXE7r7P7

affection: <<print $mollyAffection>> awareness<<print $awareness>> trait: <<print $courage>> Checking endings... <<if $activeRoute is "molly">> <<if $endingType is "TRUE_END">> [[Continue|Molly_ActivistEnding]] <<elseif $endingType is "BITTERSWEET_END">> [[Continue|Molly_HesitationEnding]] <<elseif $endingType is "ESCAPE_END">> [[Continue|Molly_EscapistEnding]] <<elseif $endingType is "TRUTH_END">> [[Continue|Molly_LoneActivistEnding]] <<elseif $endingType is "NEUTRAL_END">> [[Continue|Molly_UncertainEnding]] <<else>> [[Continue|Molly_DenialEnding]] <</if>> <</if>>