princess maker - sensitIV

[idolpro]

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find yourself in a humble cottage, in what seems to be the living room specifically. There are several doors, but a specific one catches your eye: simple in its decoration, the door has a cute little wooden plaque with flowers carved into it. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

A wooden cradle sits in the room beyond, which is otherwise plain. Inside, a baby sleeps peacefully. When she stirs, calling for her parent, you are there to cradle her back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby coos pleasantly, giggling jovially when you (presumably) make faces at her; she tries to pick herself up and falls over, but she does not cry; a disagreement between you and her lead to a thoughtful discussion; the young girl carries a large laundry basket to do chores; she buys a pet bird, looking so proud for having earned the money all by herself; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 10 stands, smiling at you. A bird with beautiful plumage rests on her shoulder.

This is your daughter. You tried your best to rear her, and she's been good to you. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it - even becoming a princess. But you also know it's not easy to become a princess - she'll have to work hard, and she's capable of it but you'll have to guide her hand, most certainly. Better she become a princess than go off to war, though; you could not stand to see your baby girl die on the battlefield. Whether she actually becomes a princess or not . . . well, that's up to fate, isn't it? All you can do is try your best. ]

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ROUND 0

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+3 charm.
+3 intelligence.
+3 diligence.
Moral compass: Neutral.

ROUND 1 CLASSES

[idolpro]

CURRENT STATS

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+3 charm.
+3 intelligence.
+3 diligence.
Moral compass: Neutral.

DECISION

[idolpro]

What classes do you choose to have your daughter take? Will you give her free time?

You may choose from Culture class, Martial Arts class, and Math & Science class. If you choose to give her free time, please note what that free time will be dedicated to.

You have 54 classes to schedule for. If you'd like, you may simply note "evenly divided" for 18 classes in each category, or note 50% X class and 50% Y class, etc.

If you note "evenly divided between all classes and free time", that will be taken as 16 classes each/6 sessions of free time.

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

ROUND 1 MORAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

1

[idolpro]

You find yourself in a moral dilemma. . . Your daughter seems to have found the wine cabinet, and she's enjoying herself with abandon while also cleaning your liquor supply out. While she seems to be enjoying herself in the evenings, she is also beginning to forget her own tasks.

What do you do?

2

[idolpro]

Your daughter takes to her lessons about temperance well, learning that vices are okay as long as one is reasonable and has proper supervision. The rewards system seems to work out well for her, too, except --

Well, she gets a bit too used to it, and this causes problems at school. They don't reward her for everything good she does, of course, but she seems to think they should. And she's thrown tantrums because WHY WON'T THE MEAN TEACHERS GIVE HER WHAT SHE DESERVES FOR BEING A GOOD GIRL????

Needless to say, her teachers aren't pleased. And other students have taken to making fun of her for it, which has had a negative effect on her mood. What do you do?

3

[idolpro]

Aster Hela becomes a STAR JOCK YEAHHH! A hero of the rugby field, a graceful beauty on the stage -- still, she's very quiet and withdrawn. Some see her as a doormat, or at least would if her skills didn't make her so intimidating. She doesn't get ordered around very much, but she's still more than willing to do anything for anyone without actually expecting anything in return. She's maybe a little unhappy about it, but, well...the world is just unfair like that, anyway?

She enjoys what she does, at least, and is glad to have the friends and family she does and things that she's good at to keep her busy. However, she's doing so much outside of school that her grades start to slip -- several of her classes, particularly the maths and sciences, she starts to do poorly at -- a teacher comes to you one day to inform you that she's on the brink of failure.

What do you do?

FREE WEEK 1

[idolpro]

Three weeks have passed and it's the end of the month; this week, there's a special festival: the Spring festival. It's not as big as the Winter or Summer festivals, but it's still a holiday. As an older knight of the King's guard, you're allowed this time as a vacation. Your daughter, too, is on holiday, as per the norm, though she shouldn't dilly-dally in her studies this year.

Or perhaps, you could do something else with her? Something fun, maybe? It's basically a vacation, after all.

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Basically: it's a mini-mingle. You can go to the fair and have some fun or you can do something else! You can submit in a comment OR you can thread, either way is fine. You may affect your daughter's stats here, but not her temperament or moral compass. You have until the end of the game to finish Free Weeks, which is when they'll be tallied up to the total of your princess's stat totals. This is entirely optional, and serves as a method for people who can't play during regular gamerunner hours to be able to do something fun while contributing to the game, although everyone is welcome.

Re: FREE WEEK 1

[artificialinelegance]

She's gotta learn how t'live on th' skreets.

Re: FREE WEEK 1

[idolpro]

You teach your daughter self defense and instill a healthy dose of paranoia!

She also gains thrifty food sense. Wow!

+54 diligence!
+54 intelligence!

ROUND 2 CLASSES

[idolpro]

CURRENT STATS

[idolpro]

Snobby temperament.
+51 charm.
+61 intelligence.
+71 diligence.
Moral compass: neutral-good.

DECISION

[idolpro]

What classes do you choose to have your daughter take? Will you give her free time?

You may choose from Culture class, Martial Arts class, and Math & Science class. If you choose to give her free time, please note what that free time will be dedicated to.

You have 54 classes to schedule for. If you'd like, you may simply note "evenly divided" for 18 classes in each category, or note 50% X class and 50% Y class, etc.

If you note "evenly divided between all classes and free time", that will be taken as 16 classes each/6 sessions of free time.

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

ROUND 2 MORAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

1

[idolpro]

Aster Hela's become quite popular, and it seems she's developed a bit of a complex owing to her desperate attempts to convince herself that she deserves to be as confident in herself as she is. The result is that she's become a bit of a bully -- she pushes other kids around and challenges them to stupid contests of strength and skill whenever she's even slightly questioned. Usually they back down, but when they don't...well, she makes them hurt.

You know, emotionally. Right in the self-worth.

Anyways! After sending one too many kids home crying, you get a few complaints from their parents, asking you to please shut your child up before they get the school to shut her up for them. What do you do?

2

[idolpro]

You find yourself in a moral dilemma. . . your daughter has found an older friend that she likes. That in itself is not a problem, but she is beginning to spend more time outside without letting you know—just the other day she did not come home until midnight. And it's sort of a strange relationship -- she seems to have taken the idea of knightly virtue to heart, and found herself someone to fight for.

She's broken more than a few hearts in the course of 'defending honour'. But this is fine, isn't it? Just another thing to keep herself occupied with.

What do you do?

3

[idolpro]

You find yourself in a moral dilemma. . . your daughter confides in you there is a bully in her class who is giving a hard time to a few of her classmates. She is unaffiliated with her bullied classmates, however it seems the teacher is not taking any action. She is thinking about taking on the bully herself, but the bully is also twice her size and much, much stronger than she is.

What do you do?

FREE WEEK 2

[idolpro]

You've been invited to a week long excursion by your neighbors; a trip out to a lake house in the mountain range separating your realm from the continent to the north. Of course such a vacation isn't very knightly, but who doesn't need to take time off every once in awhile?

It'll be fun, and there's plenty of opportunities to spend quality time with your daughter. If you choose to go, you should plan for what you'll be doing!

Re: FREE WEEK 2

[bevoted]

[ hm... ]

A lake house in the mountains.... we could go boating or fishing, probably. [ does our daughter know how to swim actually do we know ]

ROUND 3 CLASSES

[idolpro]

CURRENT STATS

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+91 charm.
+76 intelligence.
+102 diligence.
Moral compass: neutral

ROUND 3 MORAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

1

[idolpro]

As time goes on, it seems that Hela's lady has developed a cruel disposition. Her army is directed towards those who only dubiously disturb it, mostly people who have offended her or her family in some way -- and not necessarily by having done anything wrong.

Of course, dear Aster Hela is still at her side through all of this, but it seems she's torn between duty and doing the right thing. It might not be a problem you need to intervene in, but...some of the higher nobles are starting to become unhappy with the influence Hela's lady has amongst their children, and by extension, are unhappy with Hela herseslf. What do you do?

FREE WEEK 3

[idolpro]

Regardless of what you choose to do in the above scenarios, the Summer Festival is nearly upon us! You'll have to do some preparations! What do you plan to do this week? Get a dress for Aster Hela? Have her do some last minute studying? Enjoy your last week together?

You have a feeling that this week will be the last week you ever see Aster Hela again. After all, after this - after this, you'll have to go back to your life as idols.

For your last week together with her, what will you do . . . ?

Re: FREE WEEK 3

[kimaris]

Let's go climb some trees.

END

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+248 charm.
+285 intelligence.
+263 diligence.
Moral compass: Neutral.

The door opens one final time, and your daughter watches you leave, holding Sophia's hand.

"I know you have to go now. Don't worry about me—Sophia's here. I'm happy."

You may proceed to endgame.