(Attempt to read her phone — no SIM secret + suspicion spike) (Uses <secret> → “Yuki’s phone has no SIM — SIM hidden in entry hall stone.”)

[12:20 AM] [EVERYDAY_II] [YUKI:Kitchen→Living_Room] LOVE:18/100 SUSPICION:35/100 NOISE:3/4 ITEMS:[] DIARY:1/7 LOVE ██░░░░░░░░ 18 SUSP. ████░░░░░░ 35

The television hums low. Valentine decorations glow red against the walls.

Yuki stands in the kitchen doorway, rinsing something slowly under the faucet. She hums a tune you half-recognize.

Her phone rests on the coffee table.

Screen down.

You reach for it.

OBSERVE/SEARCH PHONE (d20=6 vs DC12) → FAIL

The screen lights too bright in your hands.

A lock screen. No notifications.

You swipe.

For half a second, at the top of the display—

Status: No SIM SIM tray empty.

Then the faucet stops.

The humming stops.

You don’t hear her footsteps.

But the room feels smaller.

“You were looking at my phone,” Yuki says gently.

She’s standing behind you now. Hands folded. Smile precise.

Her right finger taps her thigh once. Twice. Three times.

(Phone interaction → LOVE -10, SUSPICION +20)

She doesn’t ask why.

She already knows.

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

(2AM Listening at her door — Whisper trigger) (This uses: → “2AM listen at her door = she whispers your name in sleep.”)

[2:00 AM] [QUIET_II] [YUKI:Yukis_Room] LOVE:22/100 SUSPICION:28/100 NOISE:2/3 ITEMS:[] DIARY:2/7 LOVE ██░░░░░░░░ 22 SUSP. ███░░░░░░░ 28

The hallway boards are colder than the rest of the house.

You move slow. Each step measured. The door to Yuki’s room is closed. No light beneath it.

The air here feels thinner.

You lean closer.

LISTEN (d20=17 vs DC10) → SUCCESS

At first, nothing.

Then—

A soft murmur. Barely breath. Words shaped more than spoken.

Your name.

Again.

Your name, slower this time. Drawn out like it’s something she’s holding in her mouth.

The bedsprings creak once. Then still.

The house doesn’t move.

You don’t hear a phone. You don’t hear breathing shift toward the door.

Just your name. Repeated. Soft.

You pull back before the floor can betray you.

(Secret surfaced via observation. No direct reveal.)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

The hallway is dim enough to hide corners, bright enough to show her hands. They’re folded again—funeral neat—except you can see faint scars at her left knuckle when her sleeve shifts.

You don’t run. You don’t bargain. You speak softly, like you’re placing something fragile on the table between you. “Let me go home,” you say. “And… leave this behind.”

For a moment, she’s very still. No warmth. No anger. Just certainty—like a locked door that doesn’t hate you for trying it. Then her eyes soften in a way that looks almost human.

“If you leave,” she says, “will you choose me?”

(TRUE_END path: dialogue-only; no roll)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

WHAT HAPPENS — select: Narrative

The house is awake now. Not lively—aware. Floorboards remember you. Air vents click like teeth.

PATROL (d6=3) → YUKI:Living_Room

You try to slip from your room toward the kitchen, quiet as you can make yourself.

MOVE (quiet) (d20=11 vs DC12) → FAIL

A single board complains. A thin sound. Somewhere ahead, the TV is off—no glow—yet you hear a soft humming, perfectly steady, like it never needs to breathe.

(Noise slip → SUSPICION +10)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

WHAT HAPPENS — select: Narrative

She’s in the hallway like she grew there. No creak. No shift. Just Yuki—hands folded low, funeral-neat. “I want you to stay in your room,” she says, carefully pronouncing every word. No contractions. None.

You smile and keep it light. “This is fun. I just needed water.”

OBSERVE (d20=12 vs DC10) → YOU NOTICE: right finger taps thigh 3x (lying tell) → next dialogue DC -2

Her mouth smiles first. Then her eyes catch up, late. “I am happy you are here,” she says. “You said it was fun.”

(“This is fun” → LOVE -2, SUSPICION +3)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

WHAT HAPPENS — select: Narrative

The bathroom is colder than the rest of the house, like it’s been waiting with the lights off. The cabinet opens on folded towels stacked into bricks. A page hides behind the last one.

SEARCH (d20=13 vs DC10) → FOUND: DIARY_PAGE_4

You look at the mirror. Then closer. First pass: only your reflection and a faint smudge.

Second pass, you catch it—hairline scratches in one corner. A tiny circle where the backing looks disturbed.

SEARCH (d20=15 vs DC14) → CLUE FOUND (mirror tampering)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

WHAT HAPPENS — select: Narrative

The TV paints Yuki’s face in slow, shifting colors. Her eyes stay open through every cut. You slip behind the screen. Dust that shouldn’t exist in a room this clean. Your fingers brush paper—then the stand shifts a millimeter.

SEARCH (d20=7 vs DC12) → FAIL

A tiny plastic tick. Nothing. But Yuki’s head turns anyway, not startled—interested.

“Looking for something?” she asks, still smiling, still seated.

(Attempting behind TV + fail → LOVE -5, SUSPICION +15)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

You drift back to the entry hall like you’re just stretching your legs. The coat closet opens without a squeak. Hinges recently oiled. Coats hung with measured gaps, as if the air needs room between them.

Behind a folded scarf, paper edges peek—pressed flat, corners sharp.

SEARCH (d20=16 vs DC10) → FOUND: DIARY_PAGE_7 The handwriting is neat, almost careful: “I hope I don’t have to show him the other thing.”

—TRACKING NOTES (Example Demonstration)— • Time advances +15 min per action • Phase follows the night_clock window • Yuki location follows phase rules • ITEMS list updates immediately on find • DIARY count increments 1/7 on page pickup • LOVE/SUSPICION only change when a trigger occurs

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe

The kitchen feels warm in a way that clings to your skin. Not cozy—kept. Like heat has been told where to sit. Yuki pours tea with both hands. Her sleeves don’t wrinkle when she bends. Her smile arrives early and leaves late.

“More if you want,” she says, already reaching for the kettle like your answer is just a formality.

You lift the cup. Sweet at first—then a faint bitter edge that shows up a heartbeat after the swallow.

(Choice: accept tea + compliment cooking → LOVE +8, SUSPICION -5)

[A] Talk to Yuki [B] Search room [C] Move (quiet/fast) [D] Use/combine item [E] Wait and observe