THAT'S ABSURD.
"No one else could ever be admitted here, since this gate was made only for you. I am now going to shut it." — The Trial, Franz Kafka
"I've never felt this way about anyone else before… So, so…"
"Shut up!"
She grabs me by the throat, hands wrapped around the collar I wore that day. I can't bear to look her in the eyes.
"I am so sick of you, Aiko!"
Her hands tighten around my neck and I black out.
… Except, I wake up in my room, drenched in sweat. My bedroom ceiling looks down on me.
"Haha… another one of these dreams…"
I close my eyes again.
Old-style 2000s era inspired kinetic novel. Yuri. 18+.
Greatly inspired by a certain French philosopher.
Art / Writing / Programming / GUI: kirinkoumori (麒麟蝙蝠)
CG Art: kuruma (車)
Music: uma unko (馬うんこ) , Royalty Free Music
Recommended prerequisite reading list:
- No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre
- The Stranger, Albert Camus
- No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai
- The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus
- YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story, Nitroplus
(All but the Nitroplus game are included as PDFs within the Linux, Mac, and Windows download distribution).
Content Warnings (SPOILERS):
- Depictions of self harm
- Depictions of substance abuse
- Depictions of cheating (heterosexual sex)
- Depictions of violence
- Depictions of dubious consent
- Depictions of murder
- Mentions of suicide
Still in development & may get further updates.
Current known minor bugs for Version 1.3:
- Sprites have some issues during transitioning expressions
- Not all the music has been added
- Main menu to game menu music has issues
- Not all sprites have been added
[UPDATE as of 15/07/2025]
Version 1.3.1 has new sprites at the end as well as a Mac and Linux release.
Current known bugs for Version 1.3.1 and 1.3.2:
- The Linux build hasn't been set up properly, but can run with a little elbow grease-- the .sh file in the root directory and the ones in /lib/py3-linux-x86_64/*.sh need to be given execute permissions (`chmod +x`) [courtesy of hamaonoverdrive]
[UPDATE as of 17/07/2025]
Fixed a minor writing issue for all versions except the PDF version. Also included a web version with 1.3.2. The web version is incredibly buggy, so it is still highly recommended to download the game.
layout credits: angel