Queen Corttest

🎵 The café feels still again—like the world itself is waiting for your next question.

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You chose: Ask why only half of Kiri’s code exists 💾

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🧍‍♂️ SCENE CONTINUES

NCbloc (quietly):

“…What do you mean, only half her code exists?”

Air Mata (flat, calm):

“Kiri was a tester, when the creators finally realised there was so much wrong with this game they made or started making Kiri, she was ment to be their eyes and ears on the inside, a way for them to take a closer look at this world to find the mistakes and patch them up, to try and see inside of the file like VR instead of just staring at a flat screen because they thought a better perspective gives them a better look inside to find what wrong and patch them, they created a code that would allow them to see and hear all that Kiri hears and sees. But the code worked little better than they expected and pulled them into the game the same as it did for you, they were killed by and Entity, an Error in their own game. That’s why only half of Kiri exists, they died before they had the chance to finish making her.”

Kiri lowers her head, staring at the floor.

Kiri (soft):

“That’s why I forget things. The memory code...”

NCbloc:

“So the reason I’m here, and why I can’t leave is because of a strong code in Kiris design?”

Ari:

“Essentially yes”

Kiri looks guilty, even though it’s not even her fault.

Turun finally asking a question she’s been meaning to ask for a while:

“How did you even find the file? How did you get it?”

NCbloc:

“It was emailed to me, no message just the file.”

Ari (for once shows a hint of emotion, confusion):

“Emailed? By who?”

NCbloc:

“I don’t know, the email address was terlukasurat27@gma-”

Kiri cutting you off:

“Terluka!?”

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[Text on screen]

Choose what to do next:

1. Who is Terluka? 🤷

2. Leave cafe and explore. 🚪

3. Ask about the creators. 💾

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🎮 DO NOT RUN.EXE – PART 15

🎵 A low hum creeps back under the floor.

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You chose: Ask what Turun whispered to Ari 👂

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🧍‍♂️ SCENE CONTINUES

NCbloc (curious):

“…What did you say to her?”

Turun freezes, then holds her arm while looking toward the ground.

Kiri fidgets, feeling guilty.

Turun:

“Kiri, can I—”

Kiri doesn’t answer for a moment, then nods.

Turun:

“Kiri’s best friend became an Entity when an errored character—one of the ones that turned into Entities—feels overwhelmed by any emotion, positive or negative. That’s when the transformation happens. Kanan was arguably the smartest character in this game—”

Ari forces a cough.

Turun:

“One of the smartest! He taught me most of the coding and loopholes I know. He came up with the idea of the clown faces. He was always calm. We never suspected he was errored… neither did he. No one ever thought we needed to apply the clown face to Kanan, but if only we did.”

Kiri (soft, teary voice):

“He was like a brother to me. Before—when the ‘they bite’ warning appeared—I was trying to release Kanan from Hold, where we trap Entities that we manage to catch—”

Ari:

“Which is only possible with a code that works inside this café.”

Kiri, now in tears:

“I thought… I thought maybe I could calm him, and—and—”

NCbloc (piecing everything together):

“So that’s why you didn’t want to come to the café. You thought it was Kanan chasing us, and you wanted to corner him to talk to him.”

Kiri nods. Turun hugs her tightly.

The lights flicker violently. The Entity slams against the barrier again.

Ari pulls out the same device from the flashback and types:

HOLD-DELIVERY SEND [ENTITY:BLACK]

NCbloc:

“Wait, so if the clown face patch thing didn’t exist then Kiri would be”

You look at the black entity

Kiri:

“I was overwhelmed in the fear of failing to bring back Kanan.”

Ari:

“Which you did.”

Kiri:

“Hey! I tried ok!”

Air Mata’s expression doesn’t change, but her voice sharpens:

“Unfortunately, not only is Kiri errored—half of her code is missing. The part that holds memories. She’s not too good at remembering things unless it’s something she cares about, like the memory of me ‘dying’ or her memories of Kanan. Which doesn’t make her the best at remembering codes. She’s probably the only character who doesn’t even remember the simplest ones.”

Turun, annoyed at Ari’s bluntness:

“That’s not her fault!”

Ari:

“But still her responsibility.”

DELIVERY SUCCESSFUL

Entity Black fades away—probably sent into the Hold.

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Choose what to do next:

1. Take everyone out of the café to explore 🚪

2. Stay quiet and let Air Mata handle everything 😶