Chapter 35
The whole ga is like one giant flashback, and the players understand it.
With so doubt in his heart, Dong Zhen continued his adventure. His next hop took him to the night before River married Johnny.
The two young lovers were in formal attire, chatting beneath the lighthouse with the beautiful moon watching over them.
It was here that the lighthouse was given its na
Anya.
Johnny and River made their way into the lighthouse, and ended up on the very top. The glass windows hid their features, but the gentle moonlight cast their shadows towards the audience.
Here, Johnny taught her how to dance.
The soft and soothing lody of a piano filled the air, and the two danced slowly, deep into the night.
Dong Zhen had to wipe a tear from the corner of his eye. This damn ga, reminding him how single he was. Romance is so beautiful, I hate it, but I need more.
While the graphics of the ga were not outstanding in the market, the combination of music and atmosphere still helped paint a wonderful picture of love that warms the heart.
For now, the lingering doubts Dong Zhen had about this ga were put aside. And he imrsed himself in the mood, casually reminiscing with the chat about past relationships.
Ti progressed in the scene, and the next morning, Johnny and River stood before Anya, and were officially pronounced man and wife.
Another mory hop, the two doctors found themselves staring at a strange scene. Along the way towards their wedding venue, River stopped by the road and knelt beside a small white rabbit that had beco roadkill.
Her eyes were sad, and her behavior was odd as ever. But Johnny eventually persuaded her to move on and continue on their journey to the lighthouse.
Huh, is this the source? Is this why River kept making those origami rabbits? But it doesnt feel right, feels like this is such a minor thing. Chat, what do you think?
It was still too confusing. So Dong Zhen carried on.
At the wedding, everyone was happy. But the chat noticed sothing off, Johnnys mother kept calling him by a different na.
Nicholas, Johnnys best friend, also pointed this out and expressed his doubts.
Johnny gave a casual answer: That Joey was his grandfathers nickna and his mother used it to honor the mory of his passing.
Joey, huh There must be sothing important connected to that na! Dong Zhen stood from his chair and went offscreen, the sound of rustling was heard and he ca back wearing a fancy detective hat and fake monocle prop. It was sothing he prepared when playing through mystery gas in the past.
The mory hops continued.
And the two doctors ended up in a period of ti where Johnny and River were still just dating.
The scene took place in a tranquil forest-like area. There were people riding horses around and there was a large stable in a corner.
River, Johnny and even the two doctors had a fun ti riding the horses around the tracks.
This was apparently a form of therapy for Rivers condition, recomnded by a psychiatrist they had visited not long ago.
Now, players would finally have the na for the condition of River.
Aspergers Syndro, so my wild guesses werent that wild. But I dont actually know what its about, I only know the na and that its a bit like autism? Chat, am I right? Lets look it up right now.
The majority of chat was also confused, so having never heard of its existence till now. Dong Zhen searched it up for everyone to see.
Symptoms include difficulty in interpersonal communication, stubborn obsession in a single topic of interest, difficulty with facial expressions and craving repetition or routine.
Well damn, thats exactly what weve been seeing. This explains a lot of her behavior.
But it still didnt answer the most important questions, such as the aning behind her behaviors. Dong Zhen could now understand what she was doing, but not why she was doing it.
Dong Zhen was now fully invested in the mystery, he wanted to know more about Johnny and River. He needed to know the aning behind the origami rabbits, and their connection to the moon. Why did she give up her treatnt to have the house by the lighthouse?
He checked his clock, its been almost two hours since he started. Wow, ti was flying by.
He briefly thought back to the massive backlog of requested gas for his stream, and contemplated stopping this ga and moving on to the next.
But he didnt want to. He was in the zone, imrsed in the storyline. He glanced at his chat and realized they were in a deep discussion about Rivers condition and many were sharing personal stories about family mbers or friends afflicted by similar conditions. The vibes were good, there was no reason to stop now.
As the story progressed, the mory hops eventually brought the two doctors into Johnnys teen years.
This should be around the ti where Johnny and River first t.
Dong Zhen also noticed the platypus doll with her, the sa one that was with her near the end of her life.
So it seems River brought this doll along for a large portion of her life. It should carry great importance to her. And it was also the conversation starter between Johnny and River.
With the help of Nicholas, Johnny was pushed over to River. Who was sitting on the school stairs, reading a book.
Despite his nervousness, he still managed to strike up a conversation with her.
[ Hello ]
[ Eh Hello? ]
[ Can you hear ? ]
[ Yes ]
[ Then why didnt you never mind ]
[ Um, thats a cool platypus you got there. Whatre you reading? ]
[ A book ]
[ About platypus? ]
[ No ]
[ Oh I, er, I think thats great ]
Johnny looked embarrassed and Dr Neil was cradling his face in his palms from cringing too much. Dr Eva just looked on with interest.
Judging by this interaction, and how far away she was sitting compared to the rest of the children, it seems River was always a bit of a loner, unused to interacting with others.
One could even say this awkwardness was inhumane, radiating from the screen and affecting Dong Zhen and his chat. Countless amounts of RIP were spamd at this mont.
Although the atmosphere was cold, the people understood that she was not doing this on purpose. She was not maliciously or cruelly creating this situation, it was simply due to her condition.
[ Lighthouses ]
River, who had been silent for a long ti, spoke up, interrupting Johnny who was stumbling over his words.
[ There are exactly sixteen second-order Fresnel lens lighthouses in the country left ]
[ Nine of them are coastal. And one of them was modified from a historic kerosene lamp lighthouse ]
Johnny took a mont to gather his bearings.
[ Oh, is that what youre reading about? ]
River did not answer.
[ Um, say you wanna go catch a movie together soti? ]
[ I dont know ]
[ Thats okay, Ill give you ti to consider it ]
[ I cant ]
[ Why? ]
[ Theres no date or ti ]
[ Oh, um, how about this Saturday at eight? ]
There was another stretch of silence, and Dr Neil even suspected if the machine had so error or was frozen.
[ Yes ]
This entire interaction made Dong Zhen happy because of how wholeso it was, but also made him feel so discomfort in his heart.
If it hadnt been for the knowledge gained from the earlier portions of the ga, Dong Zhen would not have understood what was happening.
He would have been making fun of the whole thing, not knowing how much River and Johnny had to struggle just to have so basic communication.
Normal people who didnt have such knowledge would probably never understand. And Dong Zhen knew that he could only imagine how frustrating it was to have thoughts but be unable to accurately express them in words or actions.
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