Momoko

The Hero

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What this is

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A sLory game ls game whereln Lhe players collaboraLe Lo creaLe a new sLory
LogeLher. Much llke long-form LheaLre lmprovlsaLlon, Lhe players come up
wlLh Lhe sLory as Lhey go along uslng Lhe premlse and sLrucLure provlded
by Lhe lndlvldual game. ulfferenL games encourage Lhe creaLlon of
dlfferenL Lypes of sLory. A 'replay' ls a LranscrlpL of a sesslon of play.
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! # $ ls a sLory game whlch focuses on creaLlng 'Leenage daLlng' sLorles. lL
has a very slmple sLrucLure: Momoko ls Lhe new glrl aL school and she's
caughL Lhe aLLenLlon of Lhree sulLors. 1he characLers are pre-seL and each
player Lakes one characLer. Cne of Lhe sulLors asks her ouL, Lhey go ouL on
a daLe (wlLh Lhe oLher players noL lnvolved porLraylng Lhe world and oLher
characLers around Momoko and Lhe sulLor).
uurlng Lhe daLe, Momoko's player glves her sulLor's player regular playlng
cards whenever Lhey do someLhlng she llkes. AL Lhe end of Lhe Lhree daLes,
Lhe sulLors look aL Lhelr playlng cards and whoever has Lhe mosL number of
cards from Lhe hearL sulL wlns.
%& 1hls denoLes a player (blue ln Lhls case) speaklng as a player.
1hey may reference Lhelr characLer, buL generally ln Lhe Lhlrd
person.
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1hls denoLes a player (blue agaln) narraLlng whaL Lhelr
characLer ls dolng (ln Lhls case 8lsa Lhe class presldenL, Lhough
players wlll also speak for mlnor characLers as well). layers
generally refer Lo whaLever characLer Lhey're playlng ln Lhe flrsL
person.
! # $ Lhe game was wrlLLen by !ake 8lchmond and PeaLher ApllngLon and
ls publlshed by ALarashl Cames.

Momoko
the Hero

A ! # $ 8eplay


lnLroducLlons
Cne uaLlng 8lsa
1wo uaLlng 1akemlchl
1hree uaLlng lchlgo
Momoko's Cholce


WlLh Lhanks Lo Lhe layers:
'( (8ed) llona 1W
%& (8lue) uave
)* (WhlLe) LplsLolary 8lchard
+% (?ellow 8lack) Sarah

'Momoko Lhe Pero' cover maln lmage vla ShuLLersLock.

Introductions

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)* LeL's go around and lnLroduce our characLers.
+% l'll sLarL. My name's lchlgo. 1all and lnLlmldaLlng. l hardly ever
smlle. l'm very dangerous. ?ou can Lell because Lhere's a band-
ald on my cheek here. l goL lnLo an accldenL. noL 'cos l made a
mlsLake. 8ecause l wanLed Lo. 1haL's all.
%& l'm 8lsa. l'm Lhe class presldenL. l'm always well-dressed and
have sLyllsh cloLhes. l llke shopplng and golng Lo nlce places llke
PoLel ChocolaL wlLh my frlends and l hope we'll be frlends Loo.
)* Pl, l'm 1akemlchl. Some people say l'm smarL, l'm [usL lucky l
guess. l geL good grades, buL l don'L Lhlnk l'm speclal. noL as
speclal as oLher people Lhlnk l am aL leasL. l llke arL, muslc, a loL
of dlfferenL klnds of muslc. And readlng, l'm a real blg fan of
readlng. l help ouL oLher klds as well. Some of Lhe Leachers ask
me Lo LuLor oLher klds, whlch ls greaL because l geL Lo help
Lhem along and geL Lo know Lhem beLLer.
'( Pl, l'm Momoko.
1
l [usL moved here because my dad goL a new
[ob. l really llked my old school, l had a few frlends Lhere and
we were really close, buL l had Lo leave Lhem behlnd. 8uL l sLlll
Lalk Lo Lhem on Skype and sLuff, whlch ls really cool. l'm hoplng
l'll do well aL Lhls school. Seems llke Lhere's nlce people here,
so l'm sure lL wlll be greaL and l'll make loLs of new frlends.

1
(WhlLe) Cx8 provldes a loL of creaLlve supporL. lL glves you a clear genre, speclflc
characLers and a sLrucLure LhaL Lakes you from Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe sLory Lo Lhe
end. 1he characLer of Momoko ls ldeal for new gamers or Lhose unsure of
Lhemselves as she ls boLh aL Lhe cenLre of Lhe acLlon, buL also able Lo be largely
reacLlve raLher Lhan carrylng a heavy creaLlve burden. When Momoko and a sulLor
are on a daLe, Lhe oLher players are responslble for 'playlng' Lhe world around
Lhem, so everyone ls engaged ln Lhe sLory all Lhe Llme.

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)* LeL's Lalk abouL Lhe dlfferenL acLlvlLles we have planned so LhaL
Momoko can choose whose daLe Lo go on flrsL. l'll sLarL.
)* "&5.-$3#$
We'll sLarL by meeLlng aL Lhe naLural PlsLory museum and have
a look around some of Lhe exhlblLs Lhere, Lhen we'll go lce
skaLlng, and flnally we'll have a long walk down by Lhe rlver.
2

%& /$%&
l was Lhlnklng LhaL we mlghL go geL our halr done aL my sLyllsL.
1hen we'll go shopplng-uaddy leLs me use hls Parrods card-
and Lhen we'll wlnd up aL PoLel ChocolaL. 1haL would be qulLe
nlce.
3

+% 63#$2)
Anyway, lf you're done hanglng ouL wlLh all Lhese losers, you
can hop on Lhe back of my moLorcycle and we can Lake a rlde
across a couple of brldges, see Lhe clLy from a dlfferenL
perspecLlve, you know? l was Lhlnklng LhaL we could go Lo one
of Lhose holLy-LolLy rlch-people cafes llke ln Chelsea or
someLhlng and, llke, order some really expenslve sLuff and Lhen
dlne and dash. SLlck lL Lo all Lhose rlch people, yeah? And Lhen
we can go, l don'L know lf you've ever done one of Lhose 8lver

2
(WhlLe) lrom a prevlous game, 1akemlchl's player-laLchlng onLo Lhe 'smarL kld'
aspecL-suggesLed golng Lo Lhe llbrary LogeLher Lo sLudy and Lhen seelng an
educaLlonal fllm, Lo whlch Momoko's player sald LhaL LhaL sounded llke a horrlble
daLe and LhaL Lhey dldn'L even wanL Lo say yes Lo lL. lnsLead, l Lrled Lo suggesL some
acLlvlLles LhaL would leverage knowledge, buL sLlll be a 'daLe', plus l had a blL of
'lnslder' knowledge of whaL 8ed llkes on daLes.
(8ed) ?eah, buL LhaL was never golng Lo work because l'm noL Momoko. l'm
playlng Momoko!

3
(8lue) 1he card says LhaL 8lsa ls Lhe mosL popular glrl ln school and l LhoughL LhaL,
as popularlLy ofLen correlaLes wlLh wealLh, so l LhoughL as someone wlLh wealLh,
whaL would you do? Where would you go shopplng? robably more Parrods Lhan
Camden MarkeL. And glrls are always golng ouL Lo geL Lhelr halr done.

1hames rafLlng excurslons? 1hey're preLLy bad-ass, llke really
exclLlng, so we can end Lhe nlghL wlLh an adrenallne boosL.
4

)* So, Momoko, who would you llke Lo go ouL wlLh flrsL?
'( 7)-)5)
l Lhlnk, obvlously, l wanL Lo go and geL my halr done flrsL.

4
(?ellow 8lack) l plcked my acLlvlLles based on lchlgo's descrlpLlon as belng
'dangerous'. l goL a real feellng of anLl-esLabllshmenL from hlm hence Lhe
moLorblke and Lhe dlne-and-dash. lor my lasL acLlvlLy, l [usL wanLed someLhlng
exLreme.

Dating Risa

)* So would you approach 8lsa or would 8lsa approach Momoko?
'( 7)-)5)
lL says LhaL l'm shy and unsure of myself.
%& 8lsa ls Lhe mosL popular glrl aL school, more of Lhe predaLor
really.
)* So leL's have a really qulck scene where 8lsa approaches
Momoko abouL spendlng some Llme LogeLher.
%& lL'd be afLer class.
'( 7)-)5)
MaLhs.
%& /$%&
CeomeLry.
'( 7)-)5)
l'm sLlll slLLlng Lhere afLer Lhe class has flnlshed, Lrylng Lo flgure
ouL Lhe lasL problem. l'm Lrylng hard, buL l'm a blL behlnd.
%& /$%&
Pl, Momoko. lL's Lhe square of Lhe obLuse ls acuLe."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, lL ls Loo! l would have goL Lhere, buL Lhank you!"
%& /$%&
?ou're very welcome. ?ou're new here and you seem Lo be a
fasclnaLlng person. l'd llke Lo lnvlLe you ouL Lo geL Lo know you
beLLer, lf LhaL's alrlghL?"
'( 7)-)5)
?eah, LhaL sounds cool."

%& /$%&
l was golng Lo Serglo, my halrdresser, Lo geL some hlghllghLs. l
acLually have a 1wo-for-Cne lf you wanLed Lo come wlLh me?"
'( 7)-)5)
1haL would be brllllanL. l was [usL Lalklng Lo my mum and we
don'L know anywhere Lo go for all of Lhose Lhlngs. She doesn'L
have a halrdresser here, and nelLher do l, and l was saylng we
should, buL l dldn'L know who Lo go Lo, so yeah LhaL would be
really cool."
%& /$%&
Well, Serge ls very reasonable. Pe does a loL of celebrlLles llke
8lllle lper."
'( 7)-)5)
8eally? Wow, she was ln uocLor Who! l love uocLor Who
because Lhey always have such preLLy ouLflLs."
%& /$%&
And Lhey can change Lhem all Lhe Llme, [usL llke me."
'( 7)-)5)
And Lhey go everywhere ln Llme and Lhey can [usL wear
whaLever Lhey wanL when Lhey go Lhere. lL's awesome."
%& /$%&
LeL's meeL afLer school Loday."
'( 7)-)5)
Ckay!"
)* So, we'll sklp ahead Lo Lhe daLe lLself.
"#. 8)9($:9.
)* ?ou've gone Lo Serglo's. ?ou walk ln and lL's a very, very up-
markeL excluslve halr bouLlque.
+% lL's very soclal. ?ou're here Lo be seen, so lL's very open-plan,
loLs of space.

)* 1here are wonderfully, Lremendously effemlnaLe men all over
Lhe place wlLh varlous lnsLrumenLs: curllng lrons and so forLh.
%& /$%&
Come Lhls way, Momoko. ?ou [usL puL your hand on Lhe
reader here Lo geL access."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch! uoes lL know LhaL lL's me already?"
%& /$%&
lL knows you're wlLh me. lL'll Lake your prlnL so lL'll know you
ln Lhe fuLure."
+% '.*2$)
Pola, 8lsa!"
%& /$%&
Serge!"
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?ou look well. 8uL lL's Llme for you Lo see me, yes lL ls."
%& /$%&
?es, and l broughL a frlend for Lhe bargaln LhaL you menLloned
lasL Llme..."
+% '.*2$)
?es, yes, you 8ee Cne Cee Cne, yes?"
%& /$%&
LxacLly. 1hls ls Momoko. Momoko, Lhls ls Serge."
+% '.*2$)
Pola. Pola. ?our halr ls Loo long. We glve you nlce llLLle bob for
you. Cood for your cheek bones."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, l've always had long halr."

%& /$%&
lL's whaLever you wanL really, Momoko."
+% '.*2$)
Serglo knows besL."
%& /$%&
?es, he's goL greaL suggesLlons. l'm [usL golng Lo geL some
hlghllghLs done, maybe purple or mauve?"
+% '.*2$)
Ah, no, no, no, sweeLle. l say auberglne for you."
%& /$%&
Ch, auberglne?"
'( 7)-)5)
Can you do hlghllghLs for me Loo?"
+% '.*2$)
?es, anyLhlng for a beauLlful woman llke yourself."
'( l llke Serglo, so l'll glve 8lsa a card.
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)* AL Lhls polnL, one of Lhe mosL [unlor asslsLanLs appears Lo Lake
your drlnk order. Per halr and make-up ls perfecLly, almosL
cllnlcally, correcL, buL she approaches exLremely deferenLlally.
)* ;%%$%(&<(
Mademolselle, whaL can l can geL for you?"
%& /$%&
l wlll have some of Lhe aal berry squash."

3
(8ed) l llked Lhe card-glvlng. A loL of Lhe Llme you mlghL llke someLhlng ln a scene,
buL lL doesn'L make sense Lo have your characLer acLually verballse lL. ?ou can be
acLlve wlLhouL havlng Lo say a loL.

)* ;%%$%(&<(
LxcellenL cholce. And for your frlend?"
%& /$%&
WhaL would you llke, Momoko? ?ou can have anyLhlng."
'( 7)-)5)
l've never had a kal berry squash, or whaLever lL was LhaL you
[usL sald. Can l have one of Lhose?"
%& /$%&
Cf course. Would you llke shaved lce as well?"
'( 7)-)5)
1haL would be wonderful!"
)* ;%%$%(&<(
Aal berry squash pour deux, blen sr."
'( 7)-)5)
Wow, you geL LreaLed llke royalLy here. lL's so lovely."
%& /$%&
uon'L worry, lL's all expensed Lo daddy's accounL. l love lL
here. l could spend all day here."
)* ?ou move Lhrough and slL down ln your bouLlque loungers.
1hey're very much hers-and-hers, nexL Lo each oLher, Lo allow
you Lo chaL wlLh one anoLher. ?ou noLlce LhaL, unllke ln a
regular halrdresser, you don'L face a mlrror. AsslsLanLs run
around wlLh smaller porLable mlrrors, buL Lhere's noLhlng blg
enough for you Lo see Lhe work ln progress. A couple of
mlnlons come around and puL Lowels on you, lL's all very
seamless.
+% Serglo ls dlrecLor of Lhe salon so he won'L cuL Lhe halr hlmself.
Cne of hls hlghly quallfled asslsLanLs wlll Lake care of Lhem.
%& /$%&
l love Serglo's suggesLlon of a shorLer cuL for you, buL lL's
enLlrely up Lo you, lf you [usL wanL hlghllghLs..."

'( 7)-)5)
l've had long halr for a long Llme."
%& /$%&
And lL sulLs you. lL really does."
'( 7)-)5)
Maybe somewhere ln beLween?"
%& /$%&
8uL someLlmes lL's good Lo be a llLLle advenLurous. l llke belng
advenLurous."
)* 1he asslsLanL sashays back lnLo Lhe room, carrylng Lhe Lwo aal
berry squashes. She lays one down nexL Lo Momoko, buL as she
goes Lo puL Lhe oLher beslde 8lsa Lhere's a sudden exclamaLlon
from a woman a few chalrs over, a cry of exulLaLlon, and lL
shocks Lhe asslsLanL and she knocks Lhe squash rlghL lnLo 8lsa's
lap.
%& /$%&
Ch my god. Ch my god! WhaL have you done?"
)* ;%%$%(&<(
Mademolselle! Mademolselle! l am so sorry. lease, please...
allow me..."
+% '.*2$)
Mlnlon! WhaL are you dolng, mlnlon? ?ou spllled Lhe aal
berry squashees on my favourlLe cusLomer."
%& /$%&
Ah, l [usL goL Lhls dress!"
+% '.*2$)
1ake lL off! l glve you nlce robe and we run lL Lo Lhe dry
cleaner and we geL Lhe sLaln ouL and Lhere wlll be noLhlng
wrong and everyLhlng wlll be okay ln forLy-flve mlnuLes or less.
lree manlcure and pedlcure for you Loday."

'( 7)-)5)
Wlll you be okay, 8lsa?"
%& /$%&
Ah... ah... l'll be flne. We're sLlll here Lo geL our halr done,
Serge."
+% '.*2$)
?es, your halr, your face, your nalls, your Loes, whaLever you
wanL."
'( 7)-)5)
?ou can have some of my drlnk lf you wanL."
)* ;%%$%(&<(
no, please! l wlll geL anoLher."
+% '.*2$)
Mlnlon! Mlnlon, geL anoLher!"
%& /$%&
l Lhlnk someone else wlll be brlnglng a loL more drlnks before
Lhls ls done. Serge, glve me LhaL robe." l sashay off Lo change
and come back ln Lhe robe and hand Serglo my dress.
+% '.*2$)
1hank you. Mlnlon! ?ou go Lo dry cleaner, you geL lL flxed.
uon'L puL lL on!"
)* ;%%$%(&<(
l'm sure lL would be Loo baggy on me."
'( 7)-)5)
Are Lhey normally Lhls clumsy here?"
%& /$%&
no, no, Lhls ls Lhe flrsL Llme lL has ever happened."

'( 7)-)5)
?ou were very paLlenL, you dldn'L geL very angry.
6
8ecause lL
was [usL an accldenL, buL some people would reacL really badly
and yell and scream. 8uL you were very sweeL and nlce Lo her."
)* ls Lhere anyLhlng more for Lhls acLlvlLy or should we move Lo
Lhe dlalogue cholce?
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)* LeL's make lL abouL Lhe halrcuL. ?ou've flnlshed wlLh your
LreaLmenL, your herbal wraps and so forLh. As Serglo sald, your
halr's cuL shorL. ?ou can llke lL and say Lo 8lsa: Serge was
compleLely rlghL abouL Lhls. ?ou have such good [udgmenL."
+% Cr Lhe alLernaLlve ls LhaL you haLe lL. lL's Loo shorL, Loo edgy:
1hls was a Lerrlble ldea. lL's golng Lo Lake me ages Lo grow lL
ouL agaln. 1hls [usL lsn'L me."
%& /$%&
Ch my god, l'm sLunned by LhaL cuL."
'( 7)-)5)
8eally? uo you really Lhlnk lL sulLs me?"
%& /$%&
?ou look amazlng."
)* 1he asslsLanL comes wlLh a mlrror because you've noL been
allowed Lo see lL whlle Lhe dlrecLor was aL work. She holds Lhe
mlrror up and you see lL for Lhe flrsL Llme.

6
(WhlLe) Aslde from Lhe colour narraLlon, seLLlng Lhe scene for Lhe daLe, a loL of
whaL Lhe oLher players do ls Lry Lo mess wlLh Lhe daLe. l had Lhe asslsLanL drop Lhe
[ulce ln order Lo Lry and geL a sLrong reacLlon from 8lsa LhaL would Lhen Lurn
Momoko off from her. 8ased on Momoko's response, l clearly falled!

'( 7)-)5)
Wow! lL's llke l'm a dlfferenL person. 8uL l guess l've come Lo a
dlfferenL Lown and l'm growlng up so... yeah! l look so much
older and more maLure. ?ou know, 8lsa, you have such greaL
LasLe ln brlnglng me here.
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1hank you so much!"
)* We move onLo Lhe nexL acLlvlLy.
'#)00$<2
%& /$%&
We've goL Lo show you off now, we're LoLally golng shopplng.
lL's [usL down Lhe road here. We need Lo accessorlze."
'( 7)-)5)
Accessorlze? l love accessorles. 1hey do make Lhe ouLflL, don'L
Lhey!"
%& /$%&
AbsoluLely, so down Lo Parrods?"
'( 7)-)5)
?eah. l've heard so much abouL lL!"
)* So you go around Parrods and plck up some Lhlngs. Lveryone ls
very aLLenLlve Lo you, you're LreaLed a llLLle blL llke royalLy.
%& /$%&
lf you don'L mlnd, l'll [usL call my personal shopper."
'( 7)-)5)
Wow, you have a personal shopper?"
+% And Lhen a Lhug comes up and yanks Lhe phone ouL of 8lsa's
hand. ?ou [usL goL mugged.
%& /$%&
l can'L belleve l [usL goL phone-[acked!"

7
(8ed) l declded on Lhe poslLlve cholce for Lhls one because l felL as Lhough
Momoko wanLed Lo flL ln. Cn my card lL says LhaL she always Lrles Lo do Lhe besL
she can, so l Lhlnk she probably also Lrles Lo see Lhe besL ln Lhlngs as well. And Lhe
facL LhaL everybody raved abouL lL, okay, lL musL be greaL.

'( 7)-)5)
Are you okay? l've heard LhaL London can be so bruLal and
vlolenL wlLh crlmlnals everywhere."
%& /$%&
Pe [usL grabbed Lhe phone and ran off. l Lhlnk l saw hls face.
Pe looked a llLLle famlllar somehow."
'( 7)-)5)
uld you recognlse hlm?"
)* l wonder whaL plcLures you had on Lhe phone.
%& /$%&
!usL a fleeLlng gllmpse. lL's okay, he'll never geL Lhe code."
'( 7)-)5)
8uL l LhoughL you were [usL dlallng your personal shopper."
%& /$%&
llngerprlnL acLlvaLed. 8uL l had so many Lhlngs on Lhere."
'( 7)-)5)
Ah, was lL an lphone Lhough? 8ecause Lhen lL wlll all be saved
up Lo Lhe Cloud. So we [usL need Lo geL you a new phone and
download lL all agaln."
%& /$%&
1here ls an Apple sLore ln Parrods, we can go Lo LhaL lf you
don'L mlnd redlrecLlng. We can Lalk Lo lan."
'( 7)-)5)
Who's lan?"
%& /$%&
lan's my phone asslsLanL."
'( 7)-)5)
?our personal phoner?"
%& /$%&
8uL Lhere were some Lhlngs on Lhere LhaL l don'L Lhlnk were

backed up. Some calendar changes, some mlnuLes from Lhe lasL
SLudenL LxecuLlve Councll meeLlng..."
'( 7)-)5)
And lL probably dldn'L save my number ln Lhere because you
only goL lL Loday, buL l can glve lL Lo you agaln."
%& /$%&
l'll geL a pen."
)* l Lhlnk Lhere's a dlalogue cholce here. 8lsa ls Laklng your
number agaln. ?ou can encourage Lhe lnLlmacy by Laklng her
pen and wrlLlng lL on her hand.
+% AlLernaLlvely, you can [usL say LhaL you'll LexL lL Lo her laLer.
%& /$%&
So, l can [usL Lake lL down now. Where's some paper?"
'( 7)-)5)
1haL's flne. l'll [usL LexL lL Lo you laLer.
8
Cnce you've goL your
new phone. l'm geLLlng hungry, can we geL someLhlng Lo eaL?"
=)(.1 >#)3)1&(
%& /$%&
lf you're hungry, leL's breeze on down Lo PoLel ChocolaL."
'( 7)-)5)
Cool. uoes lL have chocolaLe?"
%& /$%&
AcLually, aL Lhls one Lhey have my own personal blend."
'( 7)-)5)
So you hang ouL around here a loL Lhen?"
%& /$%&
1hls ls klnd of my nelghbourhood."

8
(8ed) l sald 'no' Lo Lhls one. l felL klnd of welrd abouL Lhe whole scene and felL llke
l was almosL woolng 8lsa wlLh all Lhe comforLlng l was dolng. lL felL as Lhough lL was
Lhe reverse of whaL lL should be and so re[ecLed Lhe exLra lnLlmacy.

'( 7)-)5)
uo you llve here as well?"
%& /$%&
noL Loo far from here. ln kenslngLon."
)* ?ou walk down Lo PoLel ChocolaL and head lnslde.
%& /$%&
So whaL's your pleasure. uo you llke lL splcy?"
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, l llke lL sweeL."
)* 8uL Lhere's a really, really long queue ln fronL of you.
'( 7)-)5)
uo you know long Lhls wlll Lake? Are Lhey fasL aL servlng
here?"
%& /$%&
normally, yes, especlally lf Allce noLlces."
+% ;1$3.
uld someone say my name?"
%& /$%&
Pey, Allce."
+% ;1$3.
1hanks for sLopplng by. Are you here Lo pay off your credlL?
We appreclaLe your buslness and everyLhlng, buL you've racked
up qulLe a blll."
%& /$%&
1he blll [usL normally goes Lo dad. ?ou have Lhe rlghL address
don'L you?"
)* Allce acLually has a very succlncL emall from 8lsa's faLher
cuLLlng her llne of credlL Lo PoLel ChocolaL.

+% ;1$3.
l'm sorry, unless you have cash, sweeLpea, we won'L be able
Lo serve you Loday. We'll have Lo cuL you off."
%& /$%&
We could geL a couple of Lruffles."
+% ;1$3.
1ruffles are 4 each."
%& /$%&
We can geL one Lruffle and spllL lL."
+% ;1$3.
2 charge for sharlng."
%& /$%&
WhaL klnd would you llke?"
'( 7)-)5)
Cne LhaL's really sweeL? WlLh a blL of sparkle Lo lL?"
+% ;1$3.
Pow abouL Lhe champagne Lruffle for you and your lady?"
%& /$%&
A champagne Lruffle wlLh Lhe gllLLer-doLs."
+% ;1$3.
LeL me see Lhe cash flrsL. Ckay, we'll walve Lhe sharlng fee for
you, honey. 1hank you, and here's your Lruffle."
%& /$%&
Momoko, you can have Lhe flrsL blLe."
+% l Lhlnk we're aL Lhe dlalogue cholce here. Momoko can offer
8lsa LhaL Lhey blLe lL LogeLher.

)* And Lhe negaLlve ls LhaL, as you're Laklng a blLe, 8lsa leans ln
9

and you back away, Ch, l'm sorry, l dldn'L reallse whaL Lhls
was."
'( Coo, l'm noL sure whlch one l'll choose.
%& /$%&
Pere you go, Momoko, champagne wlLh sparkles."
'( 7)-)5)
1hank you." As 8lsa leans ln, Momoko backs away.
10
Ch, l'm
sorry, dld you wanL Lo go flrsL?"
%& /$%&
no, you go ahead."
'( 7)-)5)
Are you sure?"
%& /$%&
1haL's flne."
'( lL was all golng well unLll Lhey sLarLed meddllng.
M04. /*. (2/.A- 57.'> /*. -8,/5' 4580/- /*. 089%.' 5C *.2'/- /*.+ *27. ,0
/*. 42'(- /*.+A7. %..0 3,7.0 20( 92<.- 2 05/. 5C ,/=
)* Who would you llke Lo go ouL wlLh nexL?
'( l'd llke Lo go on Lhe hlsLory daLe.
11


9
(WhlLe) We erred a blL here by lncludlng an acLlon from 8lsa ln Lhe cholce as well
as Momoko's. uesplLe LhaL, l really llked Lhls dlalogue cholce, where accepLlng lL
does leave Momoko a llLLle blL open, a blL vulnerable, and re[ecLlng lL ls more abouL
self-proLecLlon, buL lL does creaLe some dlsLance.

10
(8ed) l felL as Lhough Lhls hadn'L been a romanLlc daLe. lL was a frlend daLe.
1here'd been no romance leadlng up Lo lL, lL klnd of came ouL of Lhe blue. Lven lf
laLer l mlghL have been lnLeresLed, lL [usL came ouL of nowhere.

11
(8ed) l plcked 1akemlchl's daLe second because l had Lhe ldea of where we would
meeL: afLer hlsLory class.

Dating Takemichi

)* So, how would we sLarL? uo you wanL Lo ask 1akemlchl ouL or
do you Lhlnk LhaL he would ask Momoko ouL?
'( ?eah, l geL asked ouL all Lhe Llme. Pe can ask me ouL afLer
hlsLory class.
)* erfecL. lL's Lhe end of hlsLory class, Momoko ls aL her desk
worklng hard. 1akemlchl geLs hls LesL resulLs back and lL's an A
double-sLar. WhaL's your resulL?
'( Say an A mlnus.
)* "&5.-$3#$
l lean over and look aL some of your answers. Ch yes, LhaL one
was a really Lrlcky quesLlon."
'( 7)-)5)
l dldn'L reallse you had so many monarchs here. And so many
of Lhem have Lhe same name."
)* "&5.-$3#$
?eah, lL's LradlLlon."
'( 7)-)5)
And whaL's wlLh Lhls !ames guy? Pe's Lhe SlxLh ln ScoLland buL
he's an enLlrely dlfferenL number ln anoLher counLry. Pow does
LhaL work?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
l can Lell you all abouL lL, buL how abouL we Lake Lhls up afLer
school? 1here's a speclal vlewlng aL Lhe naLural PlsLory
museum. Would you be lnLeresLed ln comlng? l'm a member
Lhere. A [unlor member."
'( 7)-)5)
Wow, LhaL would be greaL. l do wanL Lo flnd ouL more abouL
here."

)* "&5.-$3#$
CreaL, so l'll see you afLer school and we'll go along."
'( 7)-)5)
Ckay! Sounds fun! Peeheehee."
'( Sorry, l felL Lhe need Lo add LhaL.
"#. 79%.9-
)* We meeL aL Lhe naLural PlsLory museum afLer school. !usL
lnslde Lhe maln doors... so blg dlnosaur skeleLon.
+% 1he naLural PlsLory museum ls absoluLely packed Loday.
1here's a speclal dlnosaur exhlblL, Lhere's a dlnosaur maglclan,
Lhere are chlldren everywhere, crylng, screamlng, wlLh grubby
llLLle hands and moms vlolenLly pushlng people ouL of Lhe way
wlLh Lhelr prams. 1akemlchl's walLlng aL Lhe enLrance.
)* "&5.-$3#$
Momoko, oh!"
'( 7)-)5)
l've been Lrylng Lo flnd you for ages."
)* "&5.-$3#$
?es, lL's really crowded. lsn'L lL greaL? So many people
lnLeresLed ln learnlng. Lspeclally Lhe chlldren. 1he chlldren are
our fuLure you know."
%& ?$4
1haL's my dlnosaur balloon! AAAA8CP"
)* "&5.-$3#$
1hey're so preclous."
+% '$35@?$4
8LLuuu8CP!
'( 7)-)5)
l dldn'L reallse LhaL London was as busy and packed wlLh
people as 1okyo ls."

)* "&5.-$3#$
SLep over here, away from Lhe vomlL."
)* "&5.-$3#$
1he dlnosaur secLlon ls packed. 1here's a new fossll LhaL's
come over from nevada LhaL's belng unvelled Loday, LhaL's why
Lhere are so many people."
'( 7)-)5)
Well, l'm noL so lnLeresLed ln Lhe dlnosaurs as much as
people."
)* "&5.-$3#$
LxacLly. l'll Lell you whaL, leL me Lake you upsLalrs and Lhere's
a balcony and we can waLch everybody go back and forLh."
'( 7)-)5)
Ckay, LhaL sounds cool. lL's llke someLhlng ouL of PogwarLs
Lhls bulldlng."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Ch, do you llke Parry oLLer?"
'( 7)-)5)
Well, um, l wlsh l could do maglc, buL LhaL's noL real buL lL
would be fun."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Pave you read Lhe books?"
'( 7)-)5)
?eah, yeah. 1hey goL blgger."
)* "&5.-$3#$
1haL's Lrue. AnyLhlng LhaL helps klds readlng Lhough. !k
8owllng deserves a medal."
'( 7)-)5)
lL dld sLarL my broLher readlng. Pe dldn'L read much before.
Pe dld llke Parry oLLer. uo you llke Parry oLLer?"

)* "&5.-$3#$
Cf course. lL's all abouL belng speclal, and noL belng afrald of
belng speclal. l Lhlnk LhaL everybody ls speclal ln some way. uo
you Lhlnk LhaL Momoko?"
'( 7)-)5)
?eah, l [usL Lhlnk LhaL some people are a blL shy and Lhey don'L
wanL Lo sLand ouL.
12
?ou don'L always wanL Lo be ln Lhe
llmellghL. 1haL can be scary."
)* "&5.-$3#$
8uL l Lhlnk every person ls llke a flower."
'( 7)-)5)
WhaL sorL of flower?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
Any klnd of phoLosynLheslzlng vegeLaLlon wlll work for Lhls
analogy. lL's because Lhey all need llghL Lo grow. !usL llke
people need Lo show why Lhey're speclal."
'( 7)-)5)
uo you have a favourlLe flower?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
l do."
'( 7)-)5)
WhaL's LhaL?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
lL's Lhe daffodll."
'( 7)-)5)
Why?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
lL's because l'm parLly Welsh and Lhe daffodll ls Lhe Welsh

12
(8ed) l found 1akemlchl Loo lnLense. lf l wenL on a daLe wlLh a guy who was
asklng Lhose sorL of quesLlons l'd be llke 'uude, back off.' WhlLe's quleL, calm
dellvery added Lo Lhe creeplness!

flower. And l'm very proud of my herlLage, my full name ls
1akemlchl uafydd ap Lewellyn."
'( 7)-)5)
l LhoughL Lhey were leeks."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Ch, you're so funny, Momoko!"
+% ;<<)9<3.-.<(
1he naLural PlsLory Museum wlll be closlng ln LwenLy
mlnuLes."
)* "&5.-$3#$
So, leL me ask you: whaL's speclal abouL you?"
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, Lhere's noLhlng LhaL speclal abouL me."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Lveryone has someLhlng speclal abouL Lhem, Momoko. WhaL
do you love Lo do?"
+% ulalogue cholce. l would say LhaL uafydd here ls belng Loo
lnLlmaLe and maklng her feel uncomforLable so she says LeL's
[usL head ouL of here."
%& 1he alLernaLlve ls LhaL Momoko admlLs LhaL one of her speclal
LalenLs ls playlng Lhe nose-fluLe.
)* "&5.-$3#$
WhaL speclal glfL do you have, Momoko?"
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, well, l don'L know. lL's really busy ln here and l Lhlnk
Lhey're closlng soon.
13
l don'L wanL us Lo be shuL ln, LhaL would
be bad."

13
(8ed) 1hls [usL felL awkward. lL was prylng Loo much Loo early. lf Lhls had been aL
Lhe end of Lhe daLe l probably would have gone wlLh lL.

)* "&5.-$3#$
l suppose lL would be. 8uL wouldn'L lL be greaL Lo geL Lo spend
Lhe whole nlghL ln Lhe naLural PlsLory Museum and geL Lo run
around and see everyLhlng?"
'( 7)-)5)
l guess so, LhaL would be fun."
)* "&5.-$3#$
8uL you're rlghL, lL wouldn'L do Lo upseL people. 1here's an
lce-rlnk ouLslde, would you llke Lo go lce-skaLlng?"
63. %5&($<2
'( 7)-)5)
l've never been lce-skaLlng before. uo you know how?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
l know a llLLle."
'( Cf course you do.
%& Momoko and 1akemlchl arrlve aL Lhe lce-skaLlng rlnk and Lhere
are noL so many people ouL lce-skaLlng Loday. ?ou can geL
some prlvaLe momenLs. 1here are a couple of people who are
amazlng skaLers dolng some speed-skaLlng and some sLunLs on
Lhe lce. 1here's a free speclal on Lhe pengulns Lo help you geL
sLarLed.
)* WhaL are Lhese pengulns?
+% 1hey're for klds.
%& ?es, buL here Lhey have adulL pengulns Loo.
+% 1hey're a blL llke sLablllsers. ?ou hold Lhem ouL ln fronL of you,
llke you're rldlng a scooLer, and lL helps you sLay up. lf you do
fall over Lhough, a penguln wlll fall on your head.
)* "&5.-$3#$
Ckay, so we're geLLlng Lhe skaLes on and l see Momoko's

havlng a blL of Lrouble wlLh her skaLe and so l kneel down ln
fronL of her ln order Lo help wlLh Lhe blndlngs.
'( 7)-)5)
Aw, Lhank you. l don'L know how Lhese work, Lhere's loLs of
welrd cllppy Lhlngs and sLuff."
)* "&5.-$3#$
lf you en[oy lL, Lhen you should Lhlnk abouL geLLlng your own
palr. lL ls so much beLLer wlLh your own skaLes. 1hey're so
much more comforLable."
'( 7)-)5)
Llke Lhe ones you have."
)* "&5.-$3#$
?eah, l saved up my money so l could buy Lhem. l'm noL very
good, buL lL ls a passlon of mlne. l love Lhe ldea of [usL flylng
across Lhe lce."
%& 1he llghL caLches Lhe edge of Lhe blade and Lhere's a *Llng*
)* "&5.-$3#$
Are you ready? Can you sLand up?"
'( 7)-)5)
Ch wow, l'm so much Laller!"
)* "&5.-$3#$
l reach my arm ouL Lo Momoko so she can sLeady herself as we
go ouL onLo Lhe lce.
'( 7)-)5)
WhaL are Lhose pengulns over Lhere?"
)* "&5.-$3#$
1he pengulns? 1hey're for chlldren."
'( 7)-)5)
1hey look so cuLe! 1hey look a blL blg for klds. uo you Lhlnk l
mlghL need Lo have one or are you golng Lo help me lnsLead?"

)* "&5.-$3#$
l Lhlnk Lhey're only Lhere for when you have a loL of people all
learnlng aL Lhe same Llme. 8uL l'll help you, you don'L need a
penguln."
+% A.<29$<@;((.<4&<(
Ma'am, ls Lhls your flrsL Llme skaLlng? lree penguln lf lL's your
flrsL Llme."
'( 7)-)5)
1he pengulns seem so cuLe, should l noL geL one?"
+% A.<29$<@;((.<4&<(
1hls penguln's name ls 8orls!"
'( 7)-)5)
Ah, llke Lhe Mayor?"
%& 1hls ls a naLural dlalogue cholce. Cn Lhe one hand, Momoko
can accepL Lhe proffered elbow and learn aL Lhe arm of
1akemlchl. Cr alLernaLlvely she can Lake 8orls Lhe penguln.
)* erfecL.
'( Ckay.
)* Ckay you're Laklng Lhe penguln, or okay you're Laklng my arm?
'( 7)-)5)
1he pengulns are very cuLe. 8uL you promlse noL Lo leL me fall
over?"
14

)* "&5.-$3#$
l'll never leL you go."
'( Awwwww.

14
(8ed) 1hls one was hard because l LhoughL Momoko would really llke Lhe novelLy
of Lhe penguln, buL aL Lhe same Llme l wanLed Lo move Lhe daLe forward.
1akemlchl had been qulLe sweeL and aLLenLlve. LeL's Lake Lhls rlsk and see lf he'll
Lake care of me.

'( 7)-)5)
As long as you Lake a plcLure of me and Lhe penguln because
lL's so cuLe."
)* 1akemlchl sLlll has hls phone.
+% lor now.
)* So we'll move onLo Lhe lasL acLlvlLy, walklng by Lhe rlver.
B&15$<2 C+ (#. *$D.*
%& Whlch ls frozen as lL's wlnLer.
+% 1he LemperaLure ls cool, buL lL's noL very wlndy so lL's a
pleasanL evenlng. 1he sun's seLLlng over Lhe rlver as Londoners,
some [oggers, some wlLh pupples and dogs, some wlLh sLrollers,
sLroll along Lhls 1hames rlver paLh. 1here are varlous lce cream
and hoL chocolaLe vendors along Lhls parL of Lhe rlver.
'( Pey, Lhe hoL chocolaLe l dldn'L geL on my flrsL daLe!
+% 1hey also sell aal berry sprlLzers and...
)* "&5.-$3#$
Would you llke a hoL chocolaLe, Momoko."
'( 7)-)5)
?es, please."
)* "&5.-$3#$
WaLch ouL, lL'll be hoL. Would you llke some marshmallows
wlLh lL?"
'( 7)-)5)
AbsoluLely, l llke sweeL Lhlngs."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Me Loo. LxLra marshmallows lf LhaL's alrlghL. 1hank you."
%& E.<4)*
G$&8. 2(5;/- 2 ;,'2/. 244.0/H Pere yar, young mlsLer."

)* "&5.-$3#$
1hank you, capLaln."
%& E.<4)*
?arrrr."
)* "&5.-$3#$
We sLarL walklng down alongslde Lhe rlver. lL ls so beauLlful
belng able Lo llve near waLer. l hope LhaL l'll always be able Lo
llve near a rlver or Lhe sea."
'( 7)-)5)
Well, waLer ls very refreshlng and cleanslng. lL's good for Lhe
soul and Lhe splrlL."
)* "&5.-$3#$
lL helps you remember LhaL llfe ls always ln moLlon. 1haL Lhe
world ls always changlng around you. ?ou can never cross Lhe
same brldge Lwlce, LhaL's whaL Lhey say."
'( 7)-)5)
?es, you can."
)* AL Lhls polnL, 1akemlchl goes Pmmmm."
)* "&5.-$3#$
AL Lhe end of every slngle day, l llke Lo Lhlnk of whaL l'll be
dolng ln my days ahead."
'( We're geLLlng all deep agaln. 1hls doesn'L go well, 1akemlchl!
%& Cff ln Lhe dlsLance, 1akemlchl sees hls chess nemesls approach
slowly.
)* "&5.-$3#$
Crugu-san!"
%& Crugu has hls drlbbllng, droollng plL-bull on a leash beslde hlm.
)* "&5.-$3#$
Momoko, walk on Lhe oLher slde of me for a whlle."

'( 7)-)5)
Ch, why's Lhls? Ch, l don'L llke Lhose."
+% 1here's a plle of dog poo on Lhe oLher slde of hlm LhaL he's
guldlng her rlghL lnLo. And she sLeps rlghL ln Lhe poo.
13

'( 7)-)5)
Leeeeuw. Leeeeeeeuw!"
)* "&5.-$3#$
Momoko! l'm sorry."
'( 7)-)5)
Leuuuuuw! WhaL dld you do LhaL for?"
%& F*929
8ook Lo A3, 1akemlchl!"
)* "&5.-$3#$
Crugu-san, l LhoughL lL musL be you! Cnly you would use poo
llke a weapon!"
'( 7)-)5)
1here's poo on my shoooe! l only boughL Lhese shoes
yesLerday!"
%& F*929
l use poo llke no weapon. l merely drlve Lhose who deserve lL
Lhere."
'( 7)-)5)
uo you have any Llssues or anyLhlng?"

13
(8ed) 1akemlchl goL a double-whammy here, flrsL wlLh Lhe chess nemesls wlLh
Lhe plLbull and Lhen, when he Lrled Lo move Momoko away from Lhe dog, he ended
up sLeerlng her sLralghL lnLo Lhe poo. When your characLer lsn'L on Lhe daLe, you
have a loL of narraLlve conLrol over how Lhlngs go, buL you always have Lo
remember LhaL only Lhe sulLor can make Lhemselves look bad. lf you [am Lhlngs
onLo Lhe sulLor Loo hard, Lhen all Lhey'll do ls geL Momoko's sympaLhy. 1he real
focus for Lhe guldes ls noL Lo Lry Lo force a bad slLuaLlon on Lhe sulLor, buL Lo creaLe
a slLuaLlon where Lhe sulLor wlll lose focus on Momoko and perhaps reveal a less
appeallng slde Lo Lhelr naLure.

)* "&5.-$3#$
?es, of course."
+% Can my characLer be ln Lhls?
)* ?eah, so long as lL's parL of Lhe overall creaLlon of Lhe scene
around Lhem. ?ou can'L geL any cards Lhough.
+% So Lhen lchlgo [usL happens Lo be walklng by and says Mlss, l
see you're ln need of my handkerchlef. ?ou can keep lL."
'( 7)-)5)
1hank you."
+% 63#$2)
Sorry you're daLe's noL golng so well. 1alk Lo me Lomorrow aL
school."
)* "&5.-$3#$
Crugu-san, l wlll besL you on Lhe chequered board as l always
go."
+% ?our daLe seems Lo be lgnorlng you.
'( 1haL ls Lrue. So am l Lo clean my shoe off all by myself?
)* "&5.-$3#$
no, no, please leL me do LhaL." l reach down and go Lo Lake
Lhe shoe off Lo clean lL.
%& Ckay, dlalogue cholce. uo you allow Lhe lnLlmacy of Lhe ''shoe
Laklng off' or do you Lhlnk beLLer of lL and declde Lo clean your
own shoe ln Lhe grass?
'( 7)-)5)
l leL hlm Lake Lhe shoe off!
16

)* Ckay, glve me cards!

16
(8ed) 1hls was an easy declslon polnL, llke, duh!
(8lue) We should have pushed Lhls a blL more. l dld have a LhoughL abouL
Momoko havlng horrlble fooL odour, buL lL was Loo laLe.

'( 7)-)5)
l'm noL golng Lo clean Lhe poo off. l'm wllllng Lo Lake Lhe
embarrassmenL LhaL l mlghL have a hole ln my sock.
)* "&5.-$3#$
l Lake Lhe shoe off and l always have a boLLle of waLer wlLh me
because lL's lmporLanL Lo keep properly hydraLed and l use LhaL
Lo wash off Lhe sole. 1hen l kneel back down ln fronL of her, llke
rlnce Charmlng puLLlng her shoe back on Clnderella.
%& lL flLs!
)* LasL daLe.


Dating Ichigo

)* So how does Lhls one geL sLarLed?
'( uon'L worry, we've already seL lL up.
'( 7)-)5)
Pey, lchlgo. 1hank you so much for your handkerchlef
yesLerday, you really came Lhrough for me. l can'L glve lL back
Lo you because lL's all pooey, buL l goL you anoLher one."
+% 63#$2)
1hanks, glrl, LhaL's really sweeL of you. Sorry you had such a
shlLLy daLe."
'( 7)-)5)
Peeheehee."
+% 63#$2)
Some people don'L know how Lo show a glrl a good Llme.
WhaL are you dolng laLer?"
'( 7)-)5)
l have no plans for Lhls evenlng."
+% 63#$2)
?eah? Well, why don'L you meeL me ouL fronL aL Lhe end of
school?"
'( 7)-)5)
SweeL."
+% 63#$2)
l'll plck you up on my moLorblke. uon'L worry, l have an exLra
helmeL."
'( 7)-)5)
Are Lhey safe?"


+% 63#$2)
?eah, wlLh me rldlng, l promlse, no harm's golng Lo come Lo
you."
'( 7)-)5)
8uL Lhey're fun, aren'L Lhey?"
+% 63#$2)
More fun rldlng around Lhan anyLhlng else. ?ou geL Lo
experlence everyLhlng around you. 1here's no beLLer way Lo
see Lhe clLy."
'( 7)-)5)
l'll see you afLer school Lhen, heeheehee."
+% 63#$2)
Word."
8$5$<2
)* So you're meeLlng ouLslde Lhe school.
+% l'm wearlng Lhe handkerchlef llke a favour, llke knlghLs aL a
[ousL. GF$ ;&24.- ,/ (5)0 /*. C'50/ 5C /*.,' -*,'/H ls Lhls where
Lhey wear Lhem?
'( normally lL's wrapped around Lhelr arm.
+% Ckay.
%& 1here's a roundabouL up ln fronL of school where cars can
come and drop off and plck up people, and LhaL's Lhe naLural
place for lchlgo Lo plck up Momoko. lL's Lhe end of school so
Lhere's loL of people mllllng abouL. lL Lurns ouL LhaL lchlgo was
held back afLer hls lasL class because he hadn'L flnlshed hls
homework.
'( 7)-)5)
l'm walLlng and waLchlng everybody leave.
+% 63#$2)
l arrlve, flnally, on my blke. Pey, glrl, sorry l'm laLe. 1hese


Leachers, Lhey keep messlng wlLh me. l've goL my exLra helmeL
here."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, lL's preLLy plnk Loo!"
+% 63#$2)
?eah, l heard you llke sparkles."
'( 7)-)5)
l do love sparkles."
+% 63#$2)
l bedazzled Lhe slde of lL for you wlLh an M."
)* AL Lhls polnL, a kld called eLe comes up Lo lchlgo. Pe's goL a
huge black eye, lL's swollen shuL. Pe's goL a flve pound noLe ln
hls hand and he says 1here's Lhe money, lchlgo. l'm sorry lL
was a day laLe."
+% 63#$2)
AlrlghL, lL's flne. ?ou know whaL you're golng Lo do nexL, rlghL?
?ou're golng Lo glve 8lsa back Lhe phone you sLole from her."
+% 63#$2)
G/5 E595<5H l [usL haLe assholes llke Lhls. lL's so un[usL. ?ou
dldn'L know LhaL? 1haL eLe LoLally mugged 8lsa."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch my god, l was Lhere!"
+% 63#$2)
no way, poor glrl, she musL have been real upseL."
'( 7)-)5)
She was, buL l Lhlnk she's goL a loL of money so she can geL
anoLher one."
+% 63#$2)
Cood. Well, when l confronLed hlm abouL lL, he knocked my
sunglasses off and so l sald '?ou're golng Lo pay for Lhose'. 1hey
were cheap, buL lL's Lhe prlnclple of Lhe Lhlng, you know?"


'( 7)-)5)
?eah!"
17

+% 63#$2)
?ou know whaL, Lhls helmeL's golng Lo look real preLLy on you.
LeL's see lf lL flLs. Pow does lL feel?"
'( 7)-)5)
(mlmlng LhaL she can'L hear Lhrough Lhe helmeL) Sorry?!"
+% 63#$2)
Pow does lL feel?!"
'( 7)-)5)
lL's okay!"
+% 63#$2)
Cool, all you goLLa do, you're golng Lo be very safe, ls make
sure you hold LlghL."
'( 7)-)5)
Pold LlghL Lo whaL? 1o Lhe seaL?"
+% 63#$2)
Could do, buL you mlghL feel more secure lf you hold on
around my walsL."
)* ulalogue cholce. Momoko can wrap her arms LlghLly around
lchlgo.
'( ls he wearlng a leaLher [ackeL?

17
(WhlLe) l really llked how ?8 dealL wlLh Lhls. ln my LhoughLs, lchlgo ls Lhe
characLer mosL open Lo belng messed wlLh on Lhe daLe. My lnLenLlon wlLh eLe was
Lo convey LhaL he was Lhere Lo pay lchlgo proLecLlon money, buL ?8 compleLely
Lurned lL around.
(8ed) 1haL was a greaL blL of relncorporaLlon from 8lsa's daLe.
(?ellow 8lack) l found lL easlesL Lo go lasL because you can make all Lhese
callbacks Lo whaL's gone before.
(WhlLe) 8uL equally, by Lhe lasL daLe, Lhe gloves are off because you don'L
have an opporLunlLy for payback now maLLer how badly we mess wlLh you.
?8 dld really well wlLh all Lhe flak Lhey were glven, Lurnlng lL around and
always maklng lchlgo look noble.


+% ?ep. Well, fake leaLher. l don'L klll anlmals.
)* Cr alLernaLlvely, Momoko can hold onLo Lhe seaL.
'( She's golng Lo hold on Lo lchlgo for dear llfe because she's
scared.
18

)* Ckay, nexL acLlvlLy.
'( Wow, we dldn'L even geL Lo rlde anywhere.
)* 1rue, buL for Lhe purposes of Lhe daLe LhaL was Lhe slgnlflcanL
momenL.
+% ?eah, we're golng rldlng now around Lhe clLy and end up aL a
holLy-LolLy brasserle.
G$<. &<4 4&%#
%& 1he brasserle ls called Chez Llmo. 1hey have lovely crysLal
chandellers. 1hey have walLers wearlng Lles and walsLcoaLs and
Lhose apron Lhlngs. 1he speclal of Lhe evenlng ls fole gras.
'( uo l know ahead of Llme LhaL we're golng Lo sklp ouL wlLhouL
paylng Lhe blll?
+% no, l don'L Lhlnk so.
'( Ckay, 'cos l'm noL sure LhaL l would have agreed ln advance.
+% 63#$2)
So, fole gras ls Lhe speclal-"
'( 7)-)5)
WhaL ls fole gras? l've heard lL's really speclal, buL l don'L
know whaL lL's made ouL of."
+% 63#$2)
?eah, l don'L know elLher."

18
(8ed) l plcked Lhls because lchlgo hadn'L sald LhaL l had Lo hang on, he lefL lL up
Lo me.


)* A walLer appears and says Monsleur, Mademolselle."
+% 63#$2)
Pello."
'( 7)-)5)
8on[our!"
+% 63#$2)
very good. ?ou [usL made me smlle, l never smlle."
)* B&$(.*
arlez-vous franals?"
'( 7)-)5)
G-*+ %.428-. -*.A- (5.-0A/ *27. 984* N'.04*H un peu."
+% 63#$2)
uon'L lnsulL her llke LhaL."
)* B&$(.*
l assure you, slr, l meanL no offence."
+% 63#$2)
AlrlghL, whaLevvs. loy grass?"
)* B&$(.*
lole gras?"
+% 63#$2)
Cul."
)* B&$(.*
our deux?"
+% 63#$2)
Cu'esL-ce que c'esL?"
)* B&$(.*
l shall brlng some sLralghL away."


'( 7)-)5)
?ou speak lrench Loo?"
+% 63#$2)
Cul, [e suls parle franals. un peLlL peu."
'( 7)-)5)
Mol aussl!"
+% 63#$2)
Cu'esL-ce Lous au bee[ou?"
)* 1he walLer's rolllng hls eyes aL Lhls polnL.
+% 63#$2)
l'll Lell you whaL LhaL means laLer." G/5 /*. )2,/.'H Can you
[usL Lell us whaL LhaL ls?"
)* B&$(.*
lL ls goose."
+% 63#$2)
Coose? Shall we be advenLurous and Lry lL?"
'( 7)-)5)
l've never had goose before."
+% 63#$2)
?eah, alrlghL. We'll have LhaL as a sLarLer."
)* B&$(.*
Le du fole gras. And for your malns?"
+% 63#$2)
uo you wanL a mlnuLe Lo look lL over?"
'( 7)-)5)
l don'L know, whaL do you Lhlnk we should have?"
)* B&$(.*
l suggesL Lhe lobsLer."


+% 63#$2)
AlrlghL, you llke lobsLer? 1wo lobsLers."
%& As you're looklng aL Lhe menu card, you noLlce Lhe dlsLlncL
absence of any prlces, whlch ls lLself lndlcaLlve of a cerLaln klnd
of resLauranL.
)* B&$(.*
lole gras and lobsLers. LxcellenL. lf you would care Lo go over
Lo Lhe Lank and choose your lobsLers, Lhey'll be prepared for
you."
)* 1he walLer exlLs.
+% 63#$2)
We walk over Lo Lhe Lank.
'( 7)-)5)
l'm a blL scared of plcklng my food. l'm Lhlnklng of becomlng a
vegeLarlan."
+% 63#$2)
AlrlghL."
'( 7)-)5)
1hey look so cuLe! 1hey have llLLle LenLacles."
%& Cne of Lhe lobsLers waves.
'( 7)-)5)
Ah look, he's wavlng! We can'L have hlm dle. We can'L klll
Lhem."
+% 63#$2)
?ou know whaL? ?ou're rlghL. LeL's seL Lhem all free."
'( 7)-)5)
?eah."
+% 63#$2)
?ou wanL Lo do lL?"


'( 7)-)5)
?eah!"
+% 63#$2)
Ckay, here's Lhe Lhlng. ?ou've goL Lo dlsLracL Lhe conclerge
guy."
'( 7)-)5)
l don'L Lhlnk l can. Pow do l do LhaL?"
+% 63#$2)
When Lhe fole gras comes, [usL scream really loud. Llke,
'Lhere's a fly ln my fole gras'."
'( 7)-)5)
8uL Lhere won'L be one. WhaL do l do when Lhey say Lhere
lsn'L one?"
+% 63#$2)
?ou [usL keep screamlng. !usL say, yes Lhere ls, Lhere's one
rlghL Lhere."
'( 7)-)5)
uo l puL a halr ln lL? uo we Lry and flnd a fly?"
+% 63#$2)
LeL's see. uo you sLlll have Lhe handkerchlef wlLh Lhe poo on
lL?"
'( 7)-)5)
no."
+% 63#$2)
Aw, damn. LeL's [usL puL some halr ln lL and Lhen you can
polnL, and lf Lhey Lry and argue wlLh you, [usL say LhaL 'Lhls ls
Lerrlble cusLomer servlce'. Whlle you're dolng LhaL, l'm golng Lo
go snlp-you know LhaL Lhey have Lhese rubber bands around
Lhelr claws?"
'( 7)-)5)
?eah."


+% 63#$2)
So l'll snlp Lhose and Lhen-"
'( 7)-)5)
uo you have sclssors wlLh you?"
+% 63#$2)
l've goL a pockeL knlfe."
'( 7)-)5)
?ou're always so prepared."
+% 63#$2)
?ou never know whaL's golng Lo happen. So, whaL l'll do ls snlp
Lhe rubber bands and Lhen l'll puL Lhem ln my duffel bag here-
l don'L need Lhls sclence book-Lhen you and l wlll go Lo Lhe
rlver and seL Lhem free."
'( 7)-)5)
?ou're golng Lo puL Lhem ln your bag? Are Lhey golng Lo
survlve ln Lhere?"
+% 63#$2)
lor a llLLle blL. LobsLers don'L need Lo be underwaLer all Lhe
Llme."
%& Lveryone's ln poslLlon and we reach Lhe dlalogue cholce of
wheLher Momoko wlll acLually scream when Lhe fole gras
comes-
+% A llLLle lobsLer waves Moh-moh-koooohhh".
%& LlLher Lhe scream, embarrasslng buL drawlng you closer, or you
[usL can'L go Lhrough wlLh Lhe horrlble lle.
)* So, lchlgo's ln poslLlon by Lhe lobsLer Lank, Momoko's back aL
Lhe Lable. lole gras pour vous. l see your companlon ls sLlll
chooslng hls lobsLer. Pere's anoLher for hlm. Can l geL you
anoLher drlnk?"
'( 7)-)5)
?es, Lhank you."


)* B&$(.*
LxcellenL, and ls everyLhlng Lo your llklng?"
'( 7)-)5)
Maybe.... oh, AAAAAAAAAP! lL's sLlll allve! 1here's sLlll
feaLhers!"
)* B&$(.*
8uL, mademolselle, whaL's wrong?"
+% 63#$2)
AlrlghL, leL's geL ouL of here. 1hls place ls a dump!"
'( And we're gone.
19

+% ?ay, we seL Lhe lobsLers free!
)* So we move onLo Lhe flnal acLlvlLy.
+% AcLually, can l change LhaL? 8lver rafLlng down Lhe 1hames, ls
LhaL acLually a Lhlng?
)* no.
+% Pow abouL lnsLead we go Lo Lhe Lop of Lhe Shard.
)* Cn Lhe lnslde or Lhe ouLslde?
+% 1he ouLslde?
)* lL depends how dangerous you wanL Lo be. Cr Lhere's Lhe Alr
Llne.
+% WhaL's LhaL?
'( 1he LmlraLes Alr Llne. lL's a cable car LhaL runs over Lhe rlver,
down near Lhe mlllennlum dome.
+% Ckay, leL's do LhaL.

19
(8ed) l felL LhaL lL was my ldea abouL Lhe lobsLers so l had Lo commlL Lo playlng
my parL ln Lhelr escape!


"#. ;$* H$<.
)* So you've dropped Lhe lobsLers off aL Lhe rlver.
%& lrom a helghL.
)* 1hey've goL shells, Lhey're flne.
+% 8yeeeee, Mohhhh-mohhhh-kohhhh!
'( l'm noL sure Lhey'd survlve ln Lhe 1hames.
%& 1hey'll muLaLe and evenLually Lake over Lhe clLy.
)* Cockney lobsLers, greaL.
+% Ckay, so seL Lhe scene.
)* 8lghL, you're aL Lhe cable car, Lhere are some oLher people as
well ln Lhe gondola. 1hey're sLrangers, so you have some
prlvacy, buL noL compleLe.
+% 63#$2)
When l geL lnLo Lhe cable car, l make a really blg farLlng nolse
so LhaL everybody else leaves. lL's [usL Lhe Lwo of us.
)* Coookay.
+% 63#$2)
l dldn'L really farL. l [usL made a nolse. ?ou don'L smell
anyLhlng, see? l [usL wanLed us Lo have Lhe place Lo ourselves."
'( 7)-)5)
Ckay, buL lL means LhaL Lhe nexL one wlll be really crowded. lL
wlll have all of Lhose people ln lL. lL's a blL unfalr."
+% 63#$2)
1hey'll [usL sLagger. 1hey won'L shove everyone lnLo Lhe nexL
one."


'( 7)-)5)
uoes LhaL mean LhaL some people wlll mlss ouL aL Lhe end of
Lhe nlghL."
+% 63#$2)
l don'L Lhlnk so, no."
)* 1he gondola sLarLs, lL rlses up and you geL a greaL vlew of
London aL sunseL.
'( Ch, sunseL agaln.
+% 63#$2)
So, l know you're new Lo Lown so l LhoughL LhaL Lhls would be
a greaL way Lo acqualnL you wlLh Lhe clLy."
'( 7)-)5)
WhaL's LhaL over Lhere?"
+% 63#$2)
1haL's WesLmlnsLer Abbey."
'( 7)-)5)
And whaL's LhaL?"
+% 63#$2)
1haL's 8lg 8en rlghL nexL Lo lL, and Lhen you have Lhe London
Lye and Lhen lf you look real close, you can see rlghL behlnd Lhe
London Lye Lhe SouLhbank CenLre and Lhe 8fl lMAx. lL shows
some really cool movles, l don'L know lf maybe you'd wanL Lo
go wlLh me Lo one of Lhe movles some Llme?"
'( 7)-)5)
Are Lhey Lhe ones ln 3u or are Lhey Lhe really glanL ones?"
+% 63#$2)
A llLLle blL of boLh, lL's Lhe blggesL screen ln 8rlLaln. ?ou don'L
wanL Lo slL close. 1here a couple of nlce seaLs ln Lhe back row."
'( 7)-)5)
Cooh."


'( lL's Lough because Lhere's no one here for us Lo lnLeracL wlLh.
)* uon'L worry, we're worklng on lL. As you reach Lhe Lop, lchlgo
sees flashlng blue llghLs aL Lhe Lermlnus.
+% Can we [ump ouL and sllde down Lhe mlllennlum dome?
)* noL really. 8uL Lhere's Llme for you Lo geL your sLorles sLralghL.
+% 63#$2)
uo you llke Lo exerclse?"
'( 7)-)5)
l used Lo play Lable Lennls aL home."
+% 63#$2)
l [usL LhoughL LhaL, afLer Lhls, we could go for a run. AlrlghL,
you're really smarL, l'm noL golng Lo lle Lo you. 1here are a
bunch of cop cars down Lhere. l Lhlnk Lhey're golng Lo quesLlon
me abouL Lhe lobsLers. ?ou're noL golng Lo be ln Lrouble, okay?
So, whaL we're golng Lo do ls, when we geL Lo Lhe boLLom-"
%& 1he cable car sLarLs Lo speed up.
+% 63#$2)
l [usL wanL you Lo, very calmly, preLend LhaL you don'L know
me and [usL walL ouLslde. lf l don'L come ouL, here's 60, geL a
cab Lo Lake you home."
'( 7)-)5)
Ch, you're proLecLlng me."
+% 63#$2)
l'll Lalk Lo Lhe cops and l'll sorL lL ouL."
'( 7)-)5)
8uL we only dld Lhe rlghL Lhlng. We saved Lhem."
+% 63#$2)
l Lhlnk so Loo. We should rule Lhe world."


)* 1he gondola sLops aL Lhe Lermlnus. 1here are pollcemen
walLlng ouLslde and Lhey look sLralghL aL lchlgo and hold up
your sclence book from Lhe brasserle. 1hey open Lo Lhe flrsL
page where lL's goL your name wrlLLen ln lL.
'( nlce one.
)* FII$3.*@J
We've goL you bang Lo rlghLs, lchlgo. ?ou're golng down.
?oung lady, do you know Lhls man?"
%& And Lhere's your dlalogue cholce, do you acknowledge your
frlendshlp wlLh lchlgo and LhaL you were ln on lL as well or do
you proLecL yourself and preLend noL Lo know hlm?
%& FII$3.*@K
So, young lady, do you know Lhls... genLleman?"
+% 63#$2)
She dldn'L do noLhlng. She was [usL ln here when l goL ln."
)* FII$3.*@J
?ou sLay quleL, lchlgo." We grab hlm, Lurn hlm around and puL
Lhe cuffs on hlm.
+% 63#$2)
When Lhe cops aren'L looklng, l Lurn and mouLh SLay sLrong,
Momoko."
'( 7)-)5)
l don'L say anyLhlng, l [usL shake my head.
20

)* FII$3.*@J
AlrlghL, you have a good evenlng, mlss. lchlgo, Lhls has been
comlng a long Llme."

20
(8ed) 1hls one was really hard. l wenL back Lo LhaL she always Lrles Lo do Lhe besL
LhaL she can, aL Lhe same Llme lchlgo had speclflcally sald LhaL she should proLecL
herself and noL Lo assoclaLe wlLh her. 8uL l dldn'L wanL Lo leave hlm hanglng as l
felL as Lhough we'd developed a rapporL. 1he dlfference wlLh Lhls daLe Lo Lhe
oLhers ls LhaL lL muLaLed as Lhlngs happened. 8ased on how l reacLed Lo Lhlngs, he
changed whaL happened on Lhe daLe. lL had a real shared experlence. Pe was really
supporLlve of whaL you wanLed Lo do. lL felL more collaboraLlve.


+% 63#$2)
?eah, l'll shuL up."
%& WhaL an advenLurous love-llfe you have, Momoko.


Momokos Choice

1/ /*. .0( 5C /*. (2/.-> /*. -8,/5'- '.7.2& /*.,' 42'(- /*. 50. ),/* /*. 95-/
*.2'/- ),0- E595<5A- &57.=
)* l have Lwo.
%& 1hree.
+% 1hree.
'( 1haL lasL card you losL ln LhaL lasL dlalogue cholce was a hearL
as well.
+% Awww.
'( So lL's now down Lo a daLe-off.
)* WhaL l'd suggesL ls: leL's [usL have a qulck scene Lhe nexL day-
or Lhe nexL week lf lchlgo's spendlng some Llme ln lelLham.
21

+% WhaL evvs.
)* 8oLh of Lhe Lled sulLors geL one lasL chance Lo wln Momoko's
affecLlon and Lhey can also say someLhlng horrlble abouL Lhe
oLher sulLor. 1hen Momoko, you can choose who you make
your declaraLlon of love Lo and Lhen Lhey can choose wheLher
Lhey accepL lL.
%& /$%&
Pey Momoko, so sorry LhaL we dldn'L geL Lo Lhe hoL chocolaLe,
buL l dld have an amazlng Llme, and l musL say LhaL Lhe halrdo
really sulLs you. l'd love Lo go ouL agaln someLlme. Are you
okay, by Lhe way, l heard LhaL Lhere was an lncldenL. When l
wenL back home l used Lhe 'locaLe my phone' CS and Lhe
pollce say lL was acLually (volce drops Lo a whlsper) aL lchlgo's
house."

"#
$%&'()* +, ) -./01 .22%03%4, +0,'+'/'+.05


+% 63#$2)
Pey glrl, how're you dolng? ?ou look really nlce. l [usL wanL Lo
say LhaL l'm sorry for all Lhe Lrouble. uld you geL home okay? l
[usL wanL Lo leL you know LhaL l'm really proud of whaL we dld
LogeLher. l'd really llke Lo have some more advenLures wlLh
you. 8uL you dld Lhe rlghL Lhlng. AL Lhe end of Lhe day, Lhere
was no reason for you Lo geL ln Lrouble. Pey, dld you hear
abouL 8lsa? l hear she's under, llke, house arresL? She's goL an
addlcLlon, llke a shopahollc, she's been sLeallng her faLher's
credlL cards wlLhouL hls permlsslon and [usL racklng up Lhese
crazy bllls. Some people, llke, money ls Lhe only Lhlng Lhey care
abouL. WhaLever. 8esL Lo her. l hope she flgures ouL her
demons. Anyway, l'm golng Lo keep LhaL bedazzled helmeL ln
case you ever wanL Lo use lL agaln."
)* So now leL's frame a scene and you can make your cholce.
%& lL's Lhe end of Lhe school day. lL's a beauLlful sprlng afLernoon,
almosL summer-llke weaLher. Momoko ls walklng ouL of Lhe
school bulldlng and noLlces, ln Lhe parklng loL, ls lchlgo and
walklng Lowards Lhe llbrary, ls 8lsa. She has a cholce Lo make.
'( 7)-)5)
l've had an lnLeresLlng few daLes, buL l reallse LhaL Lhere's
someone aL Lhls school LhaL l really wanL Lo spend more Llme
wlLh and who ls sLarLlng Lo make my hearL race. l have Lo know
lf Lhey feel Lhe same. l head off Lowards... Lhe parklng loL.
'( 7)-)5)
lor a change, lchlgo's ouL of school on Llme, he's noL been held
back aL all.
+% 63#$2)
l've been shooLlng sLralghL laLely.
%& Momoko hears Lhe roar of hls blke's englne as he squeezes Lhe
LhroLLle.
'( 7)-)5)
And lL makes my hearL beaL fasLer. l sldle up.


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Ch hey, Momoko."
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Pey, lchlgo. Pow are you dolng? Are you okay now?"
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?eah, yeah, everyLhlng's greaL."
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l'm really sorry l dldn'L say anyLhlng Lo Lhe pollce. l really
should of because lL was my ldea. 8ecause Lhey shouldn'L have
dled. 8uL Lhen you ended up geLLlng ln Lrouble abouL lL when
you really shouldn'L be geLLlng lnLo Lrouble-" And l reallse LhaL
l've been babbllng and should really sLop Lalklng. She cuLs
herself off mld-senLence and freezes for a second.
%& 1here's Lhe sound of Lhe blrds chlrplng over Lhe englne Llcklng
over.
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ls everyLhlng alrlghL, Momoko?"
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?eah, yeah, so um... l know LhaL Lhe lasL daLe ended a llLLle
abrupLly, buL l was hoplng-l was really hoplng-LhaL...
heeheehee, we could go ouL agaln someLlme."
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l LhoughL you'd never ask. l'd love Lo. ?ou've changed me,
Momoko. l've been sLaylng ouL of Lrouble. Paven'L had
deLenLlon slnce l've been Lhlnklng of you-"
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?ou've made me have a blL more fun and Lake a few more
rlsks." And on LhaL noLe, l launch myself aL hlm and planL a blg
klss.
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And l dlp her over Lhe moLorcycle and klss her unLll she's
dazzled.


'( 1haL gooey enough for you?
)* Cood endlng, Lhank you all.