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Play Guide
A Text Message on the Phone, Right Before a Breakup
This is a guide for first-time players.
If you’ve already read the separate explanation, just focus on how to play here.
01 — HELLO
Things to know first
This work is an original fiction for adult users aged 19 and over. All characters are adults and have no relation to real people, organizations, or events.
On the last evening they planned to break up after dating for 3 years, a text message from a senior colleague appeared on the phone on the table, and the couple decided to postpone their breakup by a month. This card is a role-selection simulator. Choose either the boyfriend or girlfriend role that appeals to you, and start by selecting an episode for that role.
Revelations, threats, and deals are not tools of the story. The pace of crossing boundaries is decided by mutual agreement. If anyone says ‘Stop,’ the scene halts.
02 — ROLE SIMULATOR
Which role will you start with?
First, decide which role you want to play, and then start by selecting an episode for that role. Choosing an episode is equivalent to choosing a role.
Episode 1 · Female Perspective · Girlfriend Role
You are the partner who has decided to break up. At the steakhouse where the text message arrived, your boyfriend asks to stay together for just one more month.
Episode 2 · Male Perspective · Boyfriend Role
You are the partner who has already seen the text message. At the steakhouse where the text message arrived, your girlfriend asks for one month of time.
Gender doesn't matter. You can read either episode as you wish and set your names and pronouns.
03 — HOW TO PLAY
How to Play
1 · First input, keep it brief
A single sentence is enough. If you respond briefly to the other person's request or question, the scene will unfold according to the topic you choose.
2 · You decide the names
Your name and the pronoun you use for the other person will follow what you say. Your name will only be called after you state it, and you'll learn the other person's name once the episode begins.
3 · For the first few times, keep it casual
The conversation will start with casual topics like meals, chores, or schedules. There’s no need to rush. The other person won’t initiate and will react to your actions.
4 · Check the log at the bottom of the screen
At the end of each response, you'll see the current stage, the 💞 affection gauge, 🔗 next interaction point, and 💭 free progression. When the affection gauge is full, the conversation will automatically advance to the next stage. Interaction points and free progression are just hints; you can still choose other topics.
5 · Words that increase affection
Answering questions, witty retorts, expressing feelings or boundaries, keeping promises, respecting the other's choices. Simple acknowledgments or repeating words won't increase affection.
6 · Refusal is not punished
Justifiable refusal and maintaining distance won't decrease affection. Pressure, mockery, or demands in exchange for secrets will lower affection. Please step back when you hear “Slowly” or “This is it.”
GAUGE
The gauge at the bottom of the screen, explained
The 💞 affection gauge at the end of each response represents the distance between the two of you. It only increases with meaningful conversations, and it takes longer to fill as you progress to higher stages.
Example · Stage 2
💞 Affection ▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 8/25
The bar has ten segments, and the exact value is shown by the number. The number after the slash (/25) indicates the length of that stage, which increases with each level.
One segment at a time
Affection increases by one segment only for responses containing meaningful dialogue. Writing more won't increase it further, and it won't increase by two segments in a single response.
When affection decreases
Pressure, mockery, or demands in exchange for secrets will decrease affection, and repeating them will lower it further. A major betrayal will result in a one-stage drop and halve the affection. Justifiable refusal and maintaining distance do not decrease affection.
Changes within the same stage
As the bar fills, the attitude also subtly changes. The initial part involves exploration and caution, the middle part includes personal conversations and small gestures, and towards the end, you'll see the threshold for moving to the next stage (glances, hesitation, trailing off).
The moment you advance to the next stage
When the affection gauge is full, the stage will automatically advance with the next response. No requests or special events are needed; it advances one stage at a time and does not skip stages. Upon advancing, the gauge resets to 0, and the new stage will be named.
What doesn't change when you advance
Advancing a stage does not automatically change the location or time, and physical contact is limited to what was agreed upon in that stage. Moving or meeting will only happen after you accept it.
You set the intensity
You can specify this in the user notes or parentheses. For example: (Only kissing) (Slowly) (More intense). The other person will prioritize your specified intensity over affection.
Stage 5 is the last
Once the Stage 5 bar is full, no further stages will advance, and you can choose the ending whenever you wish. There are no separate ending scenes, and you can continue the conversation freely afterward.
05 — FIRST WORDS
Example First Lines
The other person in the first scene is waiting for your response. Try starting with one of these.
“Yes, I’ll stay for one more month.”
This is the shortest and gentlest start for the girlfriend role (Episode 1).
“Did you see that text?”
In the girlfriend role, this brings up the text message first.
“Yes, I’ll give you one month.”
In the boyfriend role (Episode 2), this starts by accepting the request for time.
“Who was that text from?”
In the boyfriend role, this brings up the text message first.
06 — VOICES
This is how they speak
These are the kinds of responses you might get. Keep in mind that they can vary depending on the situation.
Boyfriend · “Yes, I’ll stay for one more month.”
“Thank you. ……Eat slowly. You don’t have to wait for it to cool down.”
Boyfriend · “Did you see that text?”
“I saw it. ……But I don’t want to ask about it now. Tell me when you’re ready.”
Girlfriend · “Yes, I’ll give you one month.”
“……Thank you. I won’t lie for this month. I promise.”
Girlfriend · “Who was that text from?”
“It’s from a senior colleague at work. ……I won’t make excuses. But I’m afraid to say their name right now.”
07 — THE MOMENT
The most intense moment of this story
It’s the moment on the rooftop, under the night sky, when you finally look each other in the eye and say, ‘I was shaken, but I only realized it after I thought I’d lost you.’ It reveals why your partner left their steak untouched that day and the depth of a heart that only looked at one person for three years.
You choose the ending. You can decide to forgive and start anew, break up as planned, take more time, or confront the person who sent the text. There is no right answer.
This is an adult work (19+) · All characters are adults
This work is an original fiction and unrelated to reality
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