Touch Therapy
WIP note: reformat to new standard.
Source: Map050 (Garden) + Common Event 163 (Chatting)
All dialogue for the little Touch Therapy miniquest!
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Index
Touch 1 to 3
First time:
(WOW there's no place to pass through with everyone following you.)
(You try your best to pass through the tight space between your [friends/allies/family members], the tables, and the wall.)
Second time:
(You try your best to pass through the tight space between your [friends/allies/family members], the tables, and the wall.)
(As you pass through, you realize, not for the first time in this situation, that everyone unconsciously makes sure to not touch you any more than necessary.)
(It's not the best feeling, but there must be a reason they're not touching you, so you leave it alone.)
Third time:
(While passing through, you stumble and accidentally bump against Odile.)
(You jump and yelp.)
Isabeau (huh1): Woah!
Odile (huh1): Oh, sorry, Siffrin.
Siffrin (awkward1): "I, uh, I just wasn't--"
Odile (lol2): Ha! Don't worry, you're good.
Odile (lol4): We are used to your weird aversion to touch.
(Your what?)
Loop Chat 1
Loop (teehee5): My turn, actually, my turn! I have a question!!!
(You guess that's fair...)
Loop (lol4): Of course it's fair.
Loop (happy2): So, I've seen you don't like to be touched, huh? Why do you think that is?
Siffrin (awkward1): (You flinch.) "I'm just too precious to touch!"
Loop (teehee1): Haha!
Loop (happy1): No, but really. Ever thought of NOT flinching when someone touches you, though?
(As if it was that easy. You just can't help it.)
(You can't help but jump when people touch you. You think it's because you're just not used to it.)
(It's not like you wanted to be like this...)
Loop (happy2): Maybe you could do some exposure therapy. Try to touch your allies. Like in that gardening room in the House!
Loop (lol3): You have nothing but time, after all!
(...)
Touch 4 to 8
Fourth time:
(Once again, you can tell that people make sure to give you some space.)
(Steeling yourself, you take a deep breath, and brush against everyone softly.)
(...)
(What a rush!)
Fifth time:
(While passing through, you take a deep breath, and--)
Isabeau (huhwah1): Wah!!!
Isabeau (blush3): D-Don't poke my sides, Sif!!! I'm ticklish!!!
(Oh, that's wonderful information to have.)
(You feel lightheaded.)
Sixth time:
(While passing through, you take a deep breath, and--)
Mirabelle (happy1): !
(As you gently poke her, she pokes you back.)
(Your cheeks feel warm.)
Seventh time:
(While passing through, you take a deep breath, and--)
Odile (what2): ...
(You quickly poked Odile's side.)
(Beyond throwing you a look, she doesn't react.)
(You try not to smile.)
Eighth time:
(While passing through, you take a deep breath, and--)
(Poke.)
Bonnie (serious1): Poke my cheek again and die.
(Yep, message received.)
(You giggle under your breath.)
Loop Chat 2
Loop (teehee5): My turn, actually, my turn! I have a question!!!
Loop (happy1): So, so, so, how's your touch exposure therapy going?
(Your what?)
Loop (teehee2): In the gardening room! You've been practicing to touch your party in that annoyingly cramped room, right?
Siffrin (okay2): (How does Loop know about this...) "It's going well."
Loop (teehee1): I'm so happy for you!!!
Loop (lol5): Touching people is so weird, right? At least you have all the time in the world to get used to it!
Loop (teehee4): Especially since they don't remember what you did if you loop, right? Removes all the yucky yucky ew vulnerability of it all.
(. . .)
Touch 9 to 12
The game forcefully keeps you at touch 9 if you are in ACT 2, meaning you cannot progress until ACT 3.
Ninth time:
ACT 2:
(While passing through, you discreetly touch everyone.)
(You're getting better at this!)
ACT 3 & 4:
(As you pass through the tight space between the tables and the wall, you brush against everyone.)
(Touch touch touch touch.)
(You try to get some human contact every loop, even if it's discreetly like this.)
Tenth time:
(You brush against everyone again.)
(You've read somewhere that humans need a certain amount of skin-to-skin contact otherwise they go insane.)
(Asking for skin-to-skin contact would be weird, so you content yourself with clothes-to-clothes.)
(What do books know, anyway?)
Eleventh time:
(Poke poke poke poke.)
Isabeau (hahaha2): Poke!
(!)
(Without meaning to, you smile.)
Isabeau (sif!1): !!!
Odile (awkward1): Kids, please...
Twelfth time onwards:
(You poke everyone again, but this time no one reacts.)
(. . .)
(Someone, anyone...)
Loop Chat 3
Loop (teehee5): My turn, actually, my turn! I have a question!!!
Loop (happy1): ...So-
Loop (happy1): How's your touch therapy going?
Loop (happy1): You know, poking all your party members in the gardening room.
Siffrin (hide3): (...) "Does it matter?"
Loop (well3): That well, huh?
(...)
(They used to react before, when you touched them.)
(Why aren't they reacting now?)
(Poke, poke, poke, poke.)
(You keep trying and trying, but nothing changes.)
(It's like you aren't even here anymore.)
(It's like you're being erased.)
(Are you here?)
(Are you even living?)
(Someone, anyone... Please...)
Loop (serious2): I see you, stardust.
(!)
Loop (serious2): I see you.
Loop (teehee3): Y-You're still here, look!
(With some hesitation, Loop brings their hand forwards...)
(...and pokes your gloved hand.)
(You feel pressure, and warmth.)
Loop (serious2): Stardust.
Loop (serious2): You're here, with me.
(...)
(You breathe out.)
(Loop seems to flash you a hesitant smile.)
(You smile back.)
Siffrin (sadsmile2): "You're also here, with me."
Loop (oh1): ...!
Loop (sad1): ...Ha...
Loop (teehee3): I sure am!!!!!!
Touch 13+
(You poke everyone again, but this time no one reacts.)
(. . .)
(You're here.)