HeartStuck (Still PG, Sorry)

[Askia]

This is amazing on all levels

>Get to know jade better on your way to the principals office

[Beelzebibble]

> Kanaya: Ask Jade if she's already met Principal Scratch.

[rje]

oh shiiiiiiii bookmarked
bookmarked twice

>Get the lowdown on the major players in the school from Jade. It's always good to know the social hierarchy before you start.

[lovecraftianParadox]

Yep, Jade's playable. Anyone's playable. This is a pretty sandbox-esque Dating Sim.

Thanks for the heads up (again) on the typo (again).

And thanks to all people who are reading this now! That's really cool. I hope I can make this entertaining.

Aaand finally to Aipom, I made the sprites, actually! It's really flattering that you would compare them to Gaia, because I am not a pixel artist at all. I never would have thought the quality was anywhere near that.

Working on the next update.

[Archaeopteryx]

This is hilarious. Subscribed!

readers++;

[Ianflow]

Go to principal's office and then PLATONICALLY thank Jade for being a wonderful guide.

((EQ AND NEP SHIPPING?! OHHHHHMYYYY))

[risingzenith]

Kanaya : She's strong; you're not. Find a way to make her carry you.

[lovecraftianParadox]

> Kanaya: Go unpack your walking aid.
No way! Your mother keeps getting on you about your low STRENGTH stat, so she bought you that stupid thing when you were 13. It's so embarrassing. You refuse to take it out in front of Jade.


> Kanaya: She's strong; you're not. Find a way to make her carry you.
> Kanaya: Use GIRL TECH LEVEL NINE: FAKE FAINTING to get Jade to carry you the rest of the way.

You try your best to pull off a classy swoon. "Oh, if only some big strong weeaboo could carry me~!"

> Jade: Do something adorable

You bravely step forward to escort the young damsel in distress more efficiently!




> Kanaya: Proceed to principal's office.
This will be much faster. And much easier on those soggy strings you call 'muscles'. As an added bonus, you gain 1 more RELATIONSHIP POINT with Harley.





> Kanaya: talk to Jade about the school as she walks to the principal's office.
> Get to know Jade better on your way to the principals office.

> Kanaya: "What can you tell me about yourself?"

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Jade: Welll, I was being homeschooled, at first. My Grandpa is a scientist, so I got to learn at a faster pace than a lot of people.
Jade: But this creepy guy was following me around, so Grandpa sent me here.
Kanaya: Creepy guy?
Jade: Bete Noir.

This is the most information you can extract at this relationship level.





> Kanaya: Ask Jade if she's already met Principal Scratch.
> Kanaya: "What can you tell me about Principal Scratch?"

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Jade: You mean Doctor S. Kracht?
Jade: Yeah, I've met him. He usually only talks to students with a CHARM STAT of at least 8.
Jade: He kind of creeps me out, personally! And the VICE PRINCIPAL, Miss Numan, seems kind of harsh sometimes.
Jade: They're both really obsessed with impressing SUPERINTENDENT ENGLISH.

> Kanaya: Get the lowdown on the major players in the school from Jade. It's always good to know the social hierarchy before you start.
> Kanaya: "What can you tell me about the other students?"

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Jade: Oh, right, I should warn you! Be careful if you ever wander into the BLUE WING.
Jade: The girls there can be kind of mean. Especially Vriska and Terezi!
Jade: They like to mess with people who come from less prestigious families a lot.

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Jade: Some students aren't really as fortunate as us, you know?
Jade: Aradia, for example, is here on a scholarship.
Jade: She has this, uh, burn on her face. It kind of makes the bullying worse. I heard her house burnt down a while ago or something.

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Jade: Prestige and lineage are kind of really big deals with some of the other girls.
Jade: Even the principals can get kind of biased sometimes.
Jade: There are a few other girls who are super high on the SOCIAL STRATA, but you probably won't run into them.
Jade: Your CHARM or INTELLIGENCE would have to be crazy high!

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Jade: That's about it. Here you are!

> Kanaya: Go to principal's office and then PLATONICALLY thank Jade for being a wonderful guide.
She most certainly deserves a thankyou! You give her a PLATONIC hug. You even go as far as a PLATONIC kiss on the CHEEK.

Mission Accomplished!

"Find the Principal's Office"
"Rewards:"

- +15 RELATIONSHIP POINTS with JADE!
- New RELATIONSHIP LEVEL with JADE: New Friend
- 15 more SKILL POINTS, to spend however you would like!
- Access to new area: SCRATCH'S OFFICE
- Access to new area: GIRL'S RESTROOM.
-Access to new area: LIBRARY

You have completed the tutorial mission!
New mission: LAIR OF THE SCRATCH DOCTOR.

>Continue?

[Beelzebibble]

> Kanaya: Muster a delicate and ladylike knock on the door. Oh god your knuckles, sweet mother Mary whyyyy

[Archaeopteryx]

> Spend a few skill points in STRENGTH. Relationship points are all very well, but it would be nice to be somewhat functional. +4 to STRENGTH.

[OrangeAipom]

New Stats
Charm: 21
Intelligence: 11
Strength: 4

Intelligence is for losers that are too stupid to get along with others.

[Cyros]

>Better save your game first. No telling when the glitches will strike you down.

[Gimeurcookie]

+ 5 in strength +7 in charm and the rest in intelligence then head in.

[Archaeopteryx]

+ 5 in strength +7 in charm and the rest in intelligence then head in.

I motion for even distribution; +5 to all stats.

[Aranfan]

+ 5 in strength +7 in charm and the rest in intelligence then head in.

I motion for even distribution; +5 to all stats.

I second the motion.

[ArmsAreLoud]

I motion that we make it a goal to keep Kanaya's strength stat at zero for the entire game.

10 charm, 5 intelligence. Let's go.

[lovecraftianParadox]

Stats:
Charm: 15
Intelligence: 16
Strength: 5

You still wouldn't be able to throw a ball into a basket, but you can now operate functionally without worrying that your limbs will snap like twigs.

You're out of skill points for now.

>Better save your game first. No telling when the glitches will strike you down.
Game saved! Good thinking.

[ArmsAreLoud]

Aww.

>Use new found strength to knock on the principal's door.

[lovecraftianParadox]

> Kanaya: Muster a delicate and ladylike knock on the door.
>Use new found strength to knock on the principal's door.

You knock on that door. You OWN that door.



He wants to know how you've been. He says you have potential. He loves potential. He says you're just what this school needs.
He asks what your electives are. He asks if you've joined a club.



Oh god. You've forgotten what your electives are. You haven't even thought about clubs yet.
What were the three electives you picked, again? What club are you most interested in joining?

[ArmsAreLoud]

Doctor Kracht: Put on the smolder.

Kanaya: Be curiously unfazed. Report that your chosen electives are Culinary Arts, Music History, and Badminton (a fashionable sport for the desirable woman that requires virtually no physical strength to succeed in).

Also you want to join the sewing club, obviously. Teach those fools how it's done.

[BackgroundGuy]

Kanaya: Choose Botany, Creative Writing, and Drama as your electives.
Seconding Sewing club, or swap sewing club and drama as needed. Canon Kanaya cultivated an oasis, remember? (doesn't necessarily mean anything here, means we could spend time with Jade though. C.Writing also means running into Rose)

EDIT: Ask the good Doctor how many students attend this prestigious academy. (obviously there are only going to be 10 dateable characters or so, possibly a few more, but how large is the school for flavor reasons?)

[PsychoKitty]

Shit man, join the sewing club.

[lostWanderer]

I'm too fond of silly dating sims to not want to follow this.

Electives: Botany, Instrumental Music and Field Hockey. The latter wasn't your choice, your mom made you, saying something about getting some exercise...

Club: Theater. So that you can design the costumes.

[Varkarrus]

SCREW IT, REASSIGN ALL POINTS TO STRENGTH. BEAT THE EVERLOVING CRAP OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT DARES SIGHT YOU.

no don't do that

[Beelzebibble]

Gotta be theater/drama club. Gotta work those costumes for the QUEEN OF THE STAGE, Vriska Serket.