Chapter 1 | Captain's Log
This chapter's log has been written by Emily from the perspective of her character, Meredith Elise Mitchell. Due to her thorough notetaking throughout the game, the entries are taken directly from her in-game journal.
The planet we are currently stationed at is Nauliac, a planet entirely filled with water. People live on large ships. We are on a ship called Tsavaye.
Tsavaye has gravitational pull that prevents us from swimming away from the area. Like the moon?
Culture is similar to Earth pirates. (note to self: ask somebody more knowledgeable about what Earth pirates were actually like. I do not believe my romance novels were an accurate reference.)
Currently ruled by a monarchy. There is a civil war going on between revolutionaries and monarchists, causing a strain on resources. The locals are too focused on the war to assist us with our broken communications system or the situation we find ourselves in.
When going out onto Tsavaye, remember to wear: 1) Helmet, to provide oxygen. 2) The outfit of neutrality provided by the local leader. Should hopefully (?) keep you out of conflict.
Mr. Sameda is now allowing us to buy 'gacha' at the shop. These seem to be items that he has taken from our personal luggage. I will keep track of all the items I obtain.
Stylophone
Apron
Camera (Mr. Kjærsgaard had a bad reaction when I mentioned this camera, but he did not claim it as his own. After 24 hours of waiting for the rightful owner, I gave it to Mx. Rios.)
Coffee
Music box
Pen
Mask designs (Returned to Mr. Koyasu)
Circus flier
First aid kit
A bent spoon
A hat identical to Nicat's
Alien plush
Heels
A book of Grimm's fairytales (Originally belonged to Mx. Rios - we now share it in our room.)
Shoes
Hummus (disposed of for safety reasons)
Journal (belongs to Mr. Uchibori, but he has bad memories associated with it and has asked me to keep it.)
Saxophone
A charitable donation from Mr. Kjærsgaard.
The LGBTQ pride flag! (placed in my dorm room with Mx. Rios to celebrate their pride and to show my allyship.)
A post card.
Soy milk, which Mr. Sameda threw at me.
A Mr. Sameda costume.
A notebook
A picture of a child named Lin Manuel Miranda
More soy milk
An old photograph (returned to Mr. Yang)
A transcript of a phone call (returned to Ms. Nagata)
A suspension notice for Mr. Koyasu
Sigmund Freud novel (Has notes in it from Ea. Ea has insisted I give it to her to destroy.)
A class photograph.
Old home video of Mx. Rios's family (returned)
- A fan letter to Mr. Kjærsgaard (returned)
A garden gnome
A seashell
An old picture of Ea.
A car accident report.
A… killing game participation ribbon?
Envelope of grocery money.
An empty capsule.
An audio recording of bullying.
A diary entry from Mallory.
A book about serial killers.
[At this point, Meredith has almost run out of space on the page. There is just just enough room for her to write 'CONT LATER.]
Mr. Yang received a romance novel from the gacha, and was kind enough to lend it to me on the condition that I provide a summary for him.
The Clown I Loved
FMC Lillian Finebaum, MMC Michael Rook. Childhood friends, Lillian's uncle was partners at a law firm with Michael's father.
Five years ago, Lillian accidentally caused the death of Michael's father. Michael tried to prosecute her in court for this, but she was acquitted. They have not spoken since.
Lillian moved away to become a clown.
""secondary MMC"" is a man named Elliott, who is also a clown, but he is never presented as a valid love option. He is in love with her, she does not love him back. He is an inventor who has his patent ideas stolen and is now broke.
Lilian's uncle died, now she and her cousin Barry have ownership of the law firm. Michael comes to town to get her to sell, she would like to sell so she could help Elliott, but Barry is holding out.
Family drama ensues, and Lilian and Michael start to fall in love.
She returns home with him, and goes to fancy dinner parties. She does a clowning performance at one of them, despite Michael's disapproval, and entertains the crowd.
They break up due to more drama - Lilian believes that Michael will never "forgive her" for accidentally killing his father.
But they make back up again, and they live HEA.
discussion points for Mr. Yang:
childhood love interests in books: why do they disappoint? show vs tell, being informed that they have a deep connection vs getting to see it
the failure of a love triangle. if there is to be one, then both candidates must be viable
lack of utilization of the clown theming. being a clown hardly mattered!
strong internal narration style. very easy to relate to lilian, when you ignore the shortcomings.
don't act ungrateful! even if the book was bad... it was a wonder to read, in a situation like this. remember to be gracious and thankful.
Ms. Haidar is hosting a formal dinner party tonight.
Find a nice dress that won't take up space, won't make you an inconvenience. Something that looks nice without drawing attention or stealing the spotlight.
Apologize for being unable to help with setting up the party at some point, but don't lead too strongly. Don't try to make things about your own failing.
… try to enjoy seeing people dance, perhaps.
Don't let yourself get wrapped up in your own delusions of romance and wonder. I feel awful, that I forgot such a basic thing - that wearing formal outfits would cause us to forgo our outfits of neutrality. How foolish can I be? I should have remembered my own advice. I should have kept us all safe. If I had done my job right, Ms. Haidar's dinner party wouldn't have been ruined.
When the royal guard invaded the party to try and arrest us for being dissidents, I allowed myself to be arrested. I thought this would be the best idea, but it clearly was not. Everybody else fought back. Nicat insisted I try and free myself, and that I should not do such a thing again.
In the future, weigh options carefully. Do not give yourself up for arrest immediately, but…
Be sure to thank Ms. Haidar, Nicat, Mr. Koyasu, and Mx. Rios tomorrow morning. They all did a wonderful job organizing the party, even if it did end on a scare. Assure them that you'd love to go to another party.
(thank Nicat for the dance)
"Motive"
Mr. Sameda has said that, if a murder does not occur in 1 week, he will blow up the Earth's moon. He then blew up an asteroid.
Ask people smarter then yourself for more information. Perhaps you are misunderstanding? Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad after all?
[Pasted into her journal is a foreign piece of paper, reading:]
August 25th, 1972 Dear Diary,
My first diary entry as a teenager! I don't feel much different yet, but surely I'll start to feel more mature soon.
Today was amazing. I woke up super early - even before Merry - because I was so excited! Mom made chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, just for me.
Then Merry woke up and wished me happy birthday, and I told her "right back at you!", but she insisted that it wasn't actually her birthday yet. Today is kinda weird for us, isn't it? She's 11 and I'm 13, but this is the only day of the year that will be true. Come tomorrow, she'll be 12, and balance will be restored.
She said that because it was my birthday, I could decide whatever we wanted to do today before our party, but… wait, hold on, I just realized something writing this.
Am I being weird, or is that kinda weird? What Merry said? I never thought about it until today, but for some reason her saying that made me realize… she's always letting me pick. Not just today.
Maybe that's the sign of maturity I've been waiting for, realizing that. And it's not like I mind, but… I kinda worry about her, sometimes. I think-
I do not know how Mr. Sameda managed to obtain this. I am selfish. I am happy to see my sisters handwriting, even though it means her privacy has been breached terribly.
I wish I knew what she was going to say. I wish I could ask. I hope she is safe.
I ought to go do something more productive. I am no use like this.
Mr. Aubeleilles has told me that if I allow people to be rude to me, I am inherently allowing them to be rude to others - showing that such behavior is okay, and encouraging them to do it again. I will need to think about this.
He is also an art thief. He told me that concerningly casually.
Plan something nice for Nicat. He is already doing far too much for you - think of a way to repay him.
CONT - There are a worrying about of items in this gacha. Mr. Sameda did not just take these from our luggage - many of these he must have obtained prior. Many people seem to think of the gacha as a game, to get items they can taunt other people with… that is why I must keep buying. So that items can be returned to their rightful owners with dignity. Here is a continued list of items I have obtained:
Parkour book
A Ronald Reagan themed bat
An odd blue doll
Fishnet gloves
A can-opener
A "baptism-to-go" ???
A worried looking fox
An empty soda can
Handwritten coupons for a free haircut from Mr. Yang (he has confirmed their authenticity, and has allowed me to keep them.)
More soy milk.
ETHICS - Something that is bad because it is illegal. MORALS - Something that is bad because you personally believe it is bad.
EX: On this ship, killing somebody would be "ethical", but it may not be "moral".
All of this is a bit too confusing for me, but Ea was very kind in explaining it. I will try to understand.
Mr. Koyasu and Mx. Lukashevich are dead.
Explosion heard at 10:40PM. We all rushed to the source - the fighting pit in Tsavaye - but there was a whirlpool. Many of us struggled to make it through.
When it all subsided, the body of Mx. Lukashevich lay there, and Mr. Koyasu was buried beneath the rubble. We could only make out his hand.
Mr. Torres confirmed that both of them were dead.
Mr. Koyasu's hand is scorched.
Mx. Lukashevich has many broken bones. Their helmet is broken. She looks peaceful. (Ask others for their thoughts. Perhaps you are just being foolish?)
Explosive instructions are in the room, as well as a pile of TNT.
There are two sets of footprints leading into the pit.
The library has been searched through. Some of the books are stacked neatly, some are stacked haphazardly.
There is a white button up on Mr. Koyasu's bed, as well as motivational post-it notes.
The handwriting on this does not match Nicats, Mr. Koyasu's, or what I remember Ea's handwriting looking like. Nor does it match any of the other handwritten things I have received from the gacha.
There are parts missing from the submarine's. The workers were too distracted to notice anything.
Please remember this. If you ever feel as though you should take a break. You cannot. If you allow yourself to be remiss in your duties, you could miss something just as important. You must always be alert.
There are three plates of slop at the Deadlights Diner.
There is a book called Psychology of Consciousness next to one of the plates.
Mr. Koyasu is not dead. Mr. Minami is.
Mr. Minami masterminded this whole idea. He wanted to prevent the explosion of the moon. He enlisted Mx. Lukashevich and Mr. Koyasu for help.
Mr. Koyasu created the plans for the bomb, and Mr. Minami created the actual bomb itself, which killed himself and Mx. Lukashevich.
Before that, though, he and Mr. Koyasu swapped places. Mr. Koyasu wore Mr. Minami's clothing and mask, and Mr. Minami made his hand look as if it were Mr. Koyasu's.
The purpose of this was to test Mr. Sameda, to see if he would be able to figure it out. To see if they could outsmart him. The notes were from Mr. Minami, giving Mr. Koyasu advice on how to act like him.
I was the one who kept pushing those notes. I knew they couldn't be from Mr. Koyasu. I knew it, and so I kept asking everybody for their handwriting, even though I knew it was circumstantial. I was the one who had the sample of Mr. Koyasu's handwriting. When he wrote in my journal, I was the first to realize he had to be Mr. Koyasu and not Mr. Minami. I was the first to recognize that writing.
Is it my fault? Nobody was being evil, after all. Everybody who participated agreed to be involved. They all did this for the greater good. Lives sacrificed for lives saved. Should I have figured it out sooner? Should I have kept their cover?
I don't understand. I don't understand why Mr. Minami and Mr. Koyasu would do this. I don't understand why they'd try to go against Mr. Sameda, when he clearly is willing to harm us.
He did. He did not kill Mr. Koyasu, but it was a near thing. We are now departing Nauliac to try and find better medical care.
Why play these games? The rules have changed now, because of this. Mr. Sameda now states he is willing to kill us if we "slight him".
TO DO:
Organize a memorial for Mr. Minami and Mx. Lukashevich.
Ask Nicat for advice.
Ask Mr. Koyasu if he'd like breakfast in bed.
Ask Mr. Torres to teach you first aid.









