SHOCKING SUMMARY OF SKIN SURGERIES

SHOCKING SUMMARY OF SKIN SURGERIES

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Page 1: A new beauty parlor has opened in Shiokawa.##Ladies young and old come over to have regenerative treatments and simple surgeries to make their faces beautiful.
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Page 2: Meanwhile, the wave of sick criminal acts at the seaside continues.##A psycho stalks and peels off faces of young women after midnight.
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Page 3: Are these two connected in any way??
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SIDEQUEST:
TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Investigate Seaside x2:
"You find a bloodied knife in one of the alleys. There are letters on the handle: 'H.K'" //gain Skinning Knife

SKINNING KNIFE
[ONE-HANDED][SHARP][DEX]
DMG: 4
SPEED: 90
CHANCE TO HIT: 75
'a very sharp tool'
investigate: "There are letters on the handle: 'H.K'"

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Start blurb:
"A new beauty parlor has been opened in town. // Apparently, the man working there is a 'miracle worker'"
INVESTIGATE DOWNTOWN

"You ask about the beauty parlor that was recently opened...  butstrangely, no one seems inclined to help you. // Maybe some teenage girls will be more forthcoming?"
INVESTIGATE SCHOOL

"Seniors at school gush over the treatments available at the parlor. Is it really _that_ good?"
INVESTIGATE SCHOOL

"You overhear a story of a young girl who was assaulted at the seaside. // Some psycho has peeled her face off, and she has been admitted to intensive care unit at the hospital."
INVESTIGATE HOSPITAL

"You find with the girl who survived the assault. // She cries when you ask about it. 'I begged him not to do it, but he just... it-it was terrible.'"
INVESTIGATE HOSPITAL

"The girl recalls, with disgust, the details of the attack. // As she speaks, it dawns on you the man must be very skilled with knives and precise with his hands."
INVESTIGATE HOSPITAL

"At the end, she mentions that the assault happened the very next day after she had a birthmark removed at the parlor you've heard about. // She gives you the parlor's address, and you leave to let her rest."
INVESTIGATE DOWNTOWN

"You find the name of the plastic surgeon, 'Katsu Hirayama', from a taxi driver. // 'The girls are crazy about the guy.' he says 'They babble about him to everyone.'"
INVESTIGATE DOWNTOWN

"Finally, you arrive at the beauty parlor... and find a long line of ladies waiting for their turn."
INVESTIGATE DOWNTOWN

"Much to your chagrin, the ladies in front get very angry when you try to step in, and none lets you go first. // You will have to wait until the closing hours."
INVESTIGATE DOWNTOWN

After the event, go to BEAUTY PARLOR (I)

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BEAUTY PARLOR (I):

Few minutes after 8pm, you step into the almost abandoned beauty parlor and quickly find the plastic surgeon who works here.

'Sorry, but we're closed for today.' He says, glaring at you.

>CONFRONT THE SURGEON ##default option in Timeline A leads to BEAUTY PARLOR (II):

You quickly put two and two together and accuse the man of committing face-stealing crimes at seaside. He chuckles.

'You are a crazy person! And where's your proof?"

>INVESTIGATE THE PARLOR ##available in Timeline B only, leads to FACIAL MASKS (I):

BEAUTY PARLOR (II):

>>CALL THE POLICE ##default option in Timeline A

You don't have to prove anything. You call the police, much to the anger of the plastic surgeon... //ENDING B

>>SHOW THE KNIFE ##only if Skinning Knife item is in inventory/equipped, leads to KNIFE NUT:

KNIFE NUT:

You pull out the knife and read the initials on the handle out loud.

Suddenly, the man grabs your hand and seizes the knife! //remove SKINNING KNIFE

'Ah, thank you for finding my knife... I thought I have lost it.' His lips widen in an ugly smile 'You know, I was content with letting you go... you understand why this is no longer an option, right?'

>>>PREPARE FOR COMBAT:

Name: KATSU HIRAYAMA
Subtitle: plastic surgeon

HP: 21
DMG: -3 STA
PWR: 25

drops SKINNING KNIFE
defeat leads to ENDING A

FACIAL MASKS (I):

The surgeon grumbles but lets you look around the beauty parlor for a while.

You can't help but notice the displayed facial masks. They are so smooth and pretty...

Without thinking, you reach for one of them. It feels so soft under your fingertips...

'Go on.' You hear the surgeon's whisper behind you. 'Try it out. Put it on, you won't regret it.'

>>>>>PUT THE MASK ON ##leads to FACIAL MASKS (II):

You put the mask on. It fits perfectly on your face.

Suddenly, you feel tendrils latching and digging into your skin! You scream, trying to pry the mask away, without success!

The surgeon grins widely as you run out through the door...

>>>>>>THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING ##leads to ENDING C

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LIST OF ENDINGS:

ENDING A: KNIFE NUT

The crazy surgeon pushes you away and flees through the back door!

You run after him, but once you enter the alleys, all you find is a trail of blood leading towards the main streets.

Not long afterwards, you hear a TV report about the police finding and apprehending the wounded surgeon, who in his amok admitted peeling off faces of young women.

You will sleep better, knowing that this knife nut won't hurt any more girls...

ENDING B: HONEST SURGEON

You call the police, but without a proof, you can't convince them of your story.

The debacle is cut short when the surgeon threatens to report you to the police on the account of forced entry.

For a brief moment, you start to believe that he is indeed a honest surgeon... but the same night, another girl at the seaside is found, her face peeled off...

ENDING C: PERFECT FACE

Screaming in horror, you run out of the beauty parlor.

Few minutes later, you look at your reflection in the window of the nearby electronics store.

The mask has completely fused itself into your face. The feeling of dread and terror slowly passes away... and you smile.

'I do look beautiful now.' You whisper to yourself, gently caressing your face.

Your new, beautiful, perfect face. //gain PERFECT FACE status.

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PERFECT FACE:
Curse (Mutation)

+2 Charisma
-30% Max Stamina

'simply beautiful'
//not visible to player: increases ASPIRING MODEL's damage by 1
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