Post by roccoco on Oct 8, 2012 18:37:14 GMT -5
So after the meeting I took it upon myself to write out what Matt explained, as well as add my own notes and such. It's not all the way fleshed out so I'll be coming back to it periodically to tighten it up.
Noah's route post Act 1
Scene 1 Eavesdropping
Tomohiro is in his room thinking about his life and his choices when he hears singing from an adjacent room. Intrigued almost mesmerized he goes to investigate. For some reason the door to the room with the singing is thicker than the wall so he presses his ear to the door to listen better. Whether by opening it on accident or Noah doing so from inside the door opens and Tomohiro goes crashing to the floor. Noah confronts him about why he's suddenly on her floor and eventually pops the ultimate question: how much did you hear?
- option: Lie. You lie your ass off and claim you heard none/very little/ just poking around. Noah obviously gets angry that you were spying on her for no reason but lets you off easy since you're new. ((fucking up this early... shame on you((
+ option: Truth. You come clean and say you heard every line. Adding the fact you thought It was beautiful. Noah doesn't really get upset, she just laughs it off and explains she sometimes sings while she works.
Scene 2 Hallway encounter
Tomohiro has gotten much more acclimated to Hoshi life and is wandering the halls when a very harried looking Noah rounds a corner carrying a very large stack of files. She's obviously struggling. The gentleman in you springs into action. How do you gentleman for the the lady?
- option: get the door. You hold the door open to the next room and she thanks you before rushing down the hall. You express regret not offering to help her more. ((you heartless fuck((
+ option: offer to carry the files. Sympathizing her massive workload you offer to help her out this once. She is greatly appreciative and vents a little at you while you walk with her to her destination.
((maybe a scene having Noah sucker Tomohiro into helping her some more can go here??((
Scene 3 Reprimand
Tomohiro is summoned to Hiroaki's office and is just in time to overhear Noah getting her berated pretty harshly for SOMETHING. She leaves his office on the verge of tears. What do you do?
- option: Say nothing. You're a busy guy. people to see, bitches to fuck. You don't have time to field every sobbing dames tears. In short you say nothing as you pass her and go see what Hiroaki wants. ((Odds are you probably won't be able to access the next scene if you choose this option.((
+ option: Comfort her. You turn around and catch up to Noah and try to comfort her in a strictly professional and platonic manner. This is where you learn about her relationship with Hiroaki. She does her thing and thanks you for listening to her bitch and moan.
Scene 4 Confession
So at this point you've become fairly chummy with Noah helping her with her Hoshi duties, etc. At any rate you're working with Noah one day and she asks you if you ever had any big dreams of doing something with your life. Being a total loser before joining Hoshi you say not really and ask if she has. She doesn't go into detail but she says that sometimes she really wants to just straight up leave it all behind and go off and live her life. great idea or greatest idea?
- option: I'd do the same thing if I had the chance. You agree with her, saying you'd be long gone if you had the chance. She seems a little disappointed that you'd just straight up abandon you're new friends like that, esp. after Hiroaki gave you a pretty good position.
+ option: What about the girls? Since you don't know at this point that she has a very specific goal/dream in mind you approach it from a practical standpoint. "You've got a pretty sweet gig here" "The girls really seem to look up to you", etc. she agrees with you but still expresses a little doubt
Scene 5 Karaoke
I already wrote this I know what happens.
One afternoon Noah invites Tomohiro to go out with her. Despite not really wanting to go out at all, Tomhiro finds it really difficult to refuse her offer. So they head out late that evening... Karaoke. You are dragged inside sat down. She's obviously excited. She orders herself a drink and offers you one. You decline. She asks you to sing. You decline. She pouts, sad that you won't join her. How strong is your resolve?
- option: No. thanks. You puss out and stay sober the rest of the night. You are a huge drag on Noah's high spirits. She still gets balls drunk. and you still try and fail to get her under control. (( the next scene probably doesn't happen if you choose this((
+ option: Okay just one. You decline at first but you're resolve crumbles as You sack up take a drink and have some fun with her. You pretty drunk and she gets mega-hammered. You don't score. And you half-drag her out of the club
Scene 6 Hopes and Dreams
I wrote this too. Don't even trip, I got this on lock.
But Whatever you half-carry Noah back to HQ, despite her insistence she's fine. The two of you are walking (stumbling) on air. She tries and fails to prove herself capable of walking. Calmed down she decides to repay you for the shoulder and reveals in detail about her singing and her dreams to leave Hoshi. A drunk girl you are clearly attracted to has confided in you what do you do?
- Option: I don't see the glamor. You pretty much shit all over her dreams crushing her spirit. She agrees with you, however, in visibly lower spirits. The two of you are silent for the rest of the walk home. You get her to bed and pass out in your room.
+ Option: You could do it. You try and fail to convince her to go for her dreams. She almost sounds resigned when she expresses her doubts. The mood kind of dims slightly but you are still in good spirits. You get her in her bed, but not before she manages to plant a kiss on you cheek. You go to bed consumed with thoughts of her.
Scene 7 Morning After
After the two sleep off their walk of shame the two of them have breakfast together. Noah is mostly aware of what happened last night and you fill in the holes for her. Immediately apologetic she offers to make it up to you for going off the handle like she did thinking she ruined their evening. How do you take her apology?
- Option: Pretty much. You accept her apology and scold her a little for being careless making no indication that you'd ever want to do it again.
+ Option: Disagree. You forgive her and express that you had the time of your worthless waste of a life and want to do it again. She is excited, and sets up another date. Which doesn't happen because~
Act 3
Scene 8 Prepare for Departure
You are briefed on your mission and are given some free time before you depart. Despite being calm/cool/you get it on the outside, you've come to know her well enough by now to know somethings bothering her. You ask and apparently Noah is nervous at the prospect of their being hostile alien life.
- Option: Maybe you can sing them to death. You try to lighten the mood in the most rude and tactless way possible. as soon as the "-eath" leaves your moron gap you are instantly contrite. She is obviously offended and You apologize profusely. She smiles and accepts but holy shit you fucked up big time.
+ Option: I'll protect you. You puff out your chest and deliver the stock line as manly as your noodly frame can handle. Whether being serious or joking it has the desired effect of completely absolving Noah of worry as she laughs in your face.
Plenty of filler space scene can go here.
Zero gravity pillow fights, interstellar truth/dare, all manner of space shenanigans ((actually these could probably be applied to every route. Perhaps a chance to recover lost ground if you made some incorrect choices?.((
Scene 9 Courage
You're voyage is pretty well off until you are jumped by, guess what?, hostile aliens. ((If you fucked up on the last option maybe there could be a bit where Tomohiro tells Noah to ready her microphone or something.(( anyways one thing leads to another and Noah is caught/cornered/otherwise in imminent alien peril. Time to be a big damn hero. How do you proceed?
- Option: Shoot the bastard. Really? Shoot the psychic aliens? Okay fine. You do that. Guess what? you get your ass handed to you on a silver platter before you even know its coming. You are severely injured but before they can finish the job, Someone ((Most likely Ai(( takes them out from afar. Ai looks at you with nothing but disdain before you pass out like a big sissy.
+ Option: Cons fuse them with your invisibility. Yes! thank you. You confuse the shit out of the douche bag and drop his chump ass. with minimal injury
Scenes where she performs and gets scouted could go here.
[[To be honest there could be a neutral ending where you fail to convince her to Pursue her dreams and she remains in Hoshi. In that case it would just end here something to keep in mind.]]
Scene 10 Departure from Hoshi
Once back Noah tells you she wants to pursue her dreams. Like Actually try. She asks you to support her when she talks to Hiroaki you agree. Hiroaki is skeptical. But gives her his blessing. With that she prepares to leave Hoshi and faces her future.
((scouting scenes could potentially go here too It'll depend I guess. In addition to any number of love confession scenes I could shoehorn into it.((
Endings
Good:
A couple Years later you're wandering through the city and on one of the big screens you see a familiar face. Yup, its Noah. Of course you kept up with her news. A single here, an announcement there. Apparently, its the kick off to her world tour. You watch awestruck. She give a small speech to commemorate the occasion and give thanks to the person who is the reason why she is on stage right now: You. the music starts up as she dedicates the her opening song to you.
ALTERNATIVELY and hear me out:
Hiroaki calls Tomohiro to send him out on some assignment. He obviously abides and is taken out into the city. The van/car/whatever parks outside of a massive stadium. Confused he gets out and approaches the ticket counter. He gives his name and is given a ticket and a backstage pass. Dense to the point of gravitational collapse he enters the arena. Your ViP status gets you close to the stage. And pretty much the same thing happens in the original version except you're actually there in person.
After the show he's taken backstage and left in a room. Fraught with anxiety he begins panicking over what he should do. Does she still feel the same way as when they last met or has she found someone else oh god what should I say. All of that goes out the window when she enters. Both of them are overcome with joy as they have a touching reunion.
Bad:
Same scenario, years later. wandering. You're browsing magazines and on the cover of one. Yeah, Noah. you never really kept tabs on her and her career once she left Hoshi so you check it out. "Fallen Idol Found Dead" Former idol Noah Shimizu was found dead at wherever only a few days ago. While the cause of death was unknown at the time it appeared to be drug overdose. Yeah you sure set her up for failure, didn't you?
OR
same thing years later you're going about your life yadda yadda yadda. You decide to go out one night and as you pass by a nightclub someone is getting thrown out. Its none other than Noah herself, looking incredibly run down. This is the bad end so you're a bit of a smug, callous bastard and she ends up running off either out of shame/embarrassment or because you were a power douche made her cry.
None the less days later you see the magazine/newspaper detailing her suicide. You immediately feel incredibly guilty.
~~~
But yeah... That like the basic idea.
Noah's route post Act 1
Scene 1 Eavesdropping
Tomohiro is in his room thinking about his life and his choices when he hears singing from an adjacent room. Intrigued almost mesmerized he goes to investigate. For some reason the door to the room with the singing is thicker than the wall so he presses his ear to the door to listen better. Whether by opening it on accident or Noah doing so from inside the door opens and Tomohiro goes crashing to the floor. Noah confronts him about why he's suddenly on her floor and eventually pops the ultimate question: how much did you hear?
- option: Lie. You lie your ass off and claim you heard none/very little/ just poking around. Noah obviously gets angry that you were spying on her for no reason but lets you off easy since you're new. ((fucking up this early... shame on you((
+ option: Truth. You come clean and say you heard every line. Adding the fact you thought It was beautiful. Noah doesn't really get upset, she just laughs it off and explains she sometimes sings while she works.
Scene 2 Hallway encounter
Tomohiro has gotten much more acclimated to Hoshi life and is wandering the halls when a very harried looking Noah rounds a corner carrying a very large stack of files. She's obviously struggling. The gentleman in you springs into action. How do you gentleman for the the lady?
- option: get the door. You hold the door open to the next room and she thanks you before rushing down the hall. You express regret not offering to help her more. ((you heartless fuck((
+ option: offer to carry the files. Sympathizing her massive workload you offer to help her out this once. She is greatly appreciative and vents a little at you while you walk with her to her destination.
((maybe a scene having Noah sucker Tomohiro into helping her some more can go here??((
Scene 3 Reprimand
Tomohiro is summoned to Hiroaki's office and is just in time to overhear Noah getting her berated pretty harshly for SOMETHING. She leaves his office on the verge of tears. What do you do?
- option: Say nothing. You're a busy guy. people to see, bitches to fuck. You don't have time to field every sobbing dames tears. In short you say nothing as you pass her and go see what Hiroaki wants. ((Odds are you probably won't be able to access the next scene if you choose this option.((
+ option: Comfort her. You turn around and catch up to Noah and try to comfort her in a strictly professional and platonic manner. This is where you learn about her relationship with Hiroaki. She does her thing and thanks you for listening to her bitch and moan.
Scene 4 Confession
So at this point you've become fairly chummy with Noah helping her with her Hoshi duties, etc. At any rate you're working with Noah one day and she asks you if you ever had any big dreams of doing something with your life. Being a total loser before joining Hoshi you say not really and ask if she has. She doesn't go into detail but she says that sometimes she really wants to just straight up leave it all behind and go off and live her life. great idea or greatest idea?
- option: I'd do the same thing if I had the chance. You agree with her, saying you'd be long gone if you had the chance. She seems a little disappointed that you'd just straight up abandon you're new friends like that, esp. after Hiroaki gave you a pretty good position.
+ option: What about the girls? Since you don't know at this point that she has a very specific goal/dream in mind you approach it from a practical standpoint. "You've got a pretty sweet gig here" "The girls really seem to look up to you", etc. she agrees with you but still expresses a little doubt
Scene 5 Karaoke
I already wrote this I know what happens.
One afternoon Noah invites Tomohiro to go out with her. Despite not really wanting to go out at all, Tomhiro finds it really difficult to refuse her offer. So they head out late that evening... Karaoke. You are dragged inside sat down. She's obviously excited. She orders herself a drink and offers you one. You decline. She asks you to sing. You decline. She pouts, sad that you won't join her. How strong is your resolve?
- option: No. thanks. You puss out and stay sober the rest of the night. You are a huge drag on Noah's high spirits. She still gets balls drunk. and you still try and fail to get her under control. (( the next scene probably doesn't happen if you choose this((
+ option: Okay just one. You decline at first but you're resolve crumbles as You sack up take a drink and have some fun with her. You pretty drunk and she gets mega-hammered. You don't score. And you half-drag her out of the club
Scene 6 Hopes and Dreams
I wrote this too. Don't even trip, I got this on lock.
But Whatever you half-carry Noah back to HQ, despite her insistence she's fine. The two of you are walking (stumbling) on air. She tries and fails to prove herself capable of walking. Calmed down she decides to repay you for the shoulder and reveals in detail about her singing and her dreams to leave Hoshi. A drunk girl you are clearly attracted to has confided in you what do you do?
- Option: I don't see the glamor. You pretty much shit all over her dreams crushing her spirit. She agrees with you, however, in visibly lower spirits. The two of you are silent for the rest of the walk home. You get her to bed and pass out in your room.
+ Option: You could do it. You try and fail to convince her to go for her dreams. She almost sounds resigned when she expresses her doubts. The mood kind of dims slightly but you are still in good spirits. You get her in her bed, but not before she manages to plant a kiss on you cheek. You go to bed consumed with thoughts of her.
Scene 7 Morning After
After the two sleep off their walk of shame the two of them have breakfast together. Noah is mostly aware of what happened last night and you fill in the holes for her. Immediately apologetic she offers to make it up to you for going off the handle like she did thinking she ruined their evening. How do you take her apology?
- Option: Pretty much. You accept her apology and scold her a little for being careless making no indication that you'd ever want to do it again.
+ Option: Disagree. You forgive her and express that you had the time of your worthless waste of a life and want to do it again. She is excited, and sets up another date. Which doesn't happen because~
Act 3
Scene 8 Prepare for Departure
You are briefed on your mission and are given some free time before you depart. Despite being calm/cool/you get it on the outside, you've come to know her well enough by now to know somethings bothering her. You ask and apparently Noah is nervous at the prospect of their being hostile alien life.
- Option: Maybe you can sing them to death. You try to lighten the mood in the most rude and tactless way possible. as soon as the "-eath" leaves your moron gap you are instantly contrite. She is obviously offended and You apologize profusely. She smiles and accepts but holy shit you fucked up big time.
+ Option: I'll protect you. You puff out your chest and deliver the stock line as manly as your noodly frame can handle. Whether being serious or joking it has the desired effect of completely absolving Noah of worry as she laughs in your face.
Plenty of filler space scene can go here.
Zero gravity pillow fights, interstellar truth/dare, all manner of space shenanigans ((actually these could probably be applied to every route. Perhaps a chance to recover lost ground if you made some incorrect choices?.((
Scene 9 Courage
You're voyage is pretty well off until you are jumped by, guess what?, hostile aliens. ((If you fucked up on the last option maybe there could be a bit where Tomohiro tells Noah to ready her microphone or something.(( anyways one thing leads to another and Noah is caught/cornered/otherwise in imminent alien peril. Time to be a big damn hero. How do you proceed?
- Option: Shoot the bastard. Really? Shoot the psychic aliens? Okay fine. You do that. Guess what? you get your ass handed to you on a silver platter before you even know its coming. You are severely injured but before they can finish the job, Someone ((Most likely Ai(( takes them out from afar. Ai looks at you with nothing but disdain before you pass out like a big sissy.
+ Option: Cons fuse them with your invisibility. Yes! thank you. You confuse the shit out of the douche bag and drop his chump ass. with minimal injury
Scenes where she performs and gets scouted could go here.
[[To be honest there could be a neutral ending where you fail to convince her to Pursue her dreams and she remains in Hoshi. In that case it would just end here something to keep in mind.]]
Scene 10 Departure from Hoshi
Once back Noah tells you she wants to pursue her dreams. Like Actually try. She asks you to support her when she talks to Hiroaki you agree. Hiroaki is skeptical. But gives her his blessing. With that she prepares to leave Hoshi and faces her future.
((scouting scenes could potentially go here too It'll depend I guess. In addition to any number of love confession scenes I could shoehorn into it.((
Endings
Good:
A couple Years later you're wandering through the city and on one of the big screens you see a familiar face. Yup, its Noah. Of course you kept up with her news. A single here, an announcement there. Apparently, its the kick off to her world tour. You watch awestruck. She give a small speech to commemorate the occasion and give thanks to the person who is the reason why she is on stage right now: You. the music starts up as she dedicates the her opening song to you.
ALTERNATIVELY and hear me out:
Hiroaki calls Tomohiro to send him out on some assignment. He obviously abides and is taken out into the city. The van/car/whatever parks outside of a massive stadium. Confused he gets out and approaches the ticket counter. He gives his name and is given a ticket and a backstage pass. Dense to the point of gravitational collapse he enters the arena. Your ViP status gets you close to the stage. And pretty much the same thing happens in the original version except you're actually there in person.
After the show he's taken backstage and left in a room. Fraught with anxiety he begins panicking over what he should do. Does she still feel the same way as when they last met or has she found someone else oh god what should I say. All of that goes out the window when she enters. Both of them are overcome with joy as they have a touching reunion.
Bad:
Same scenario, years later. wandering. You're browsing magazines and on the cover of one. Yeah, Noah. you never really kept tabs on her and her career once she left Hoshi so you check it out. "Fallen Idol Found Dead" Former idol Noah Shimizu was found dead at wherever only a few days ago. While the cause of death was unknown at the time it appeared to be drug overdose. Yeah you sure set her up for failure, didn't you?
OR
same thing years later you're going about your life yadda yadda yadda. You decide to go out one night and as you pass by a nightclub someone is getting thrown out. Its none other than Noah herself, looking incredibly run down. This is the bad end so you're a bit of a smug, callous bastard and she ends up running off either out of shame/embarrassment or because you were a power douche made her cry.
None the less days later you see the magazine/newspaper detailing her suicide. You immediately feel incredibly guilty.
~~~
But yeah... That like the basic idea.
