This week is the turn of the last character, Darren Beville, who is the typical shy guy. However I think he looks cute:

In the game, Nicole’s outgoing personality will help him to become more open about his problems and who knows, maybe he might help you solve the mystery, in a way or in another 😉

The first encounter with him is definitely not the best, and Chandra warns you about some rumors she heard (excerpt from the game):

    “I let out a sigh as I gathered all of my math books and shoved them into my bag. I looked over to the boy at the desk beside mine, who remained silent but looked equally tired.”
Nicole “Hey there. That any of that crap make sense to you?”
“I asked the question casually with a weary smile, but he only glanced at me for a moment before shaking his head and looking away.”
Nicole “I always did all my homework back in high school, but this is all pretty confusing. It’s such a big step up from what I studied in my last math class…even the notes look like a foreign language.”
“The young man shrugged as he finished putting his books away and stood up.”
“What’s up with this guy?”
“Even when I was younger, I didn’t meet guys who acted this quiet…”
Nicole “Uh…are you going to say anything to me? I was only trying to be friendly.”
“He only glanced at me again before his gaze fell to the floor.”
Nicole “Hey, did the cat get your tongue or something?”
“I smiled jovially while asking the question, but he still wouldn’t look up at me.”
Darren “That’s a rather old fashioned phrase.”
Nicole “It got you to speak up though! Old doesn’t necessarily mean useless.”
“He smiled slightly as he stood up from his desk.”
Darren “Just study extra, you’ll do fine in the class.”
Nicole “Why, thank you for imparting such profound and rare advice. I don’t think I ever would have thought of that in all my years of experience.”
“He didn’t laugh or frown at my sarcasm and simply walked away.”
“…Maybe I came off sounding rude?”
“Or he’s not the type to take a joke…”
“Either way, he seems kinda unfriendly…”
“After the class ended, I hurried to catch up with Chandra on the way back to my dorm.”
Nicole “Hey, Chandra!”
“She looked up and smiled cheerfully when she saw me.”
Chandra “What’s up?”
Nicole “I wanted to know if you knew anything about that guy who sits behind me in our math class…he’s so quiet, he seemed kinda unfriendly. I tried talking to him, but he barely said a thing to me then didn’t even bother saying goodbye.”
Chandra “Ah…I think I know who you’re talking about.”
Nicole “He’s pretty cute, just so…standoffish.”
Chandra “Yeah, that’s Darren. I don’t really know him since he’s so shy, but he doesn’t really talk to anyone.”
Nicole “That’s strange…especially for someone his age.”
Chandra “It is. Some people think he’s hiding something.”
Nicole “I suppose that’s possible…what kind of rumors are drifting around about him?”
“Chandra shrugged.”
Chandra “There aren’t a lot with facts behind them since he doesn’t really have any friends that I’ve seen. Some people think he was raised abroad or something and that English is his second language.”
Nicole “And what kind of factuality is behind that…?”
Chandra “None that I know of, it’s just a guess at why he’s so quiet. You should probably be careful around him though, you never know what someone like that is thinking about.”
Nicole “Yeah, you’re right…he seemed harmless enough though.”
Chandra “Still, there’s a line between shy and suspicious. I wouldn’t want to try finding it.”
Nicole “Mmm…”
Chandra “Anyway, I have to go get to cheerleading practice. I’ll see you tonight though.”
Nicole “’Kay, see you then!”

That’s it for this week, can’t reveal more about this character since would be spoilers 😉 The cast review for Nicole is now complete. Next week hope to give good news about Loren’s expansion and other stuff going on…!

It’s the turn of another character introduction from my upcoming otome/mystery dating sim Nicole. His name is Kurt Madry and is a very popular player of the college football team.

You can see a few images of him below:

About his personality, he’s quite arrogant and spoiled, and very successful with women.

Unfortunately for him, his grades at school aren’t as good as his skills on the other fields. But for that, Nicole will be able to help him 😉 An excerpt from the game story:

    “All the students in the classroom were getting ready to go when I heard someone sigh heavily. I looked over to see who it was and spotted Kurt.”
“I wonder what’s wrong…”
“We did get our test scores back today though.”
“Maybe it has something to do with that.”
“I gathered up my supplies before walking over to his seat.”
Nicole “Hey there! Is something wrong?”
“He glanced up to see me as he irritably shoved his books and supplies into his bag.”
Kurt “Everything sucks today.”
Nicole “Aw, I’m sure it’s not so bad. What happened?”
Kurt “I failed the damn math test.”
“He cast the paper another dark look before roughly tossing it into his bag.”
Nicole “Ouch…I’m sorry to hear that.”
“I suppose it’s better not to mention that I thought it was the easiest one we’ve had so far…”
Kurt “You don’t know how bad it really is.”
Nicole “They won’t make you repeat the class, will they?”
Kurt “It’s even worse than that!”
“He slung his bag over his shoulder and started stomping over to the door. I followed him quickly.”
Nicole “But what other repercussions are there?”
Kurt “I can get suspended or even kicked off of the football team if I don’t keep my grades at an acceptable level.”
Nicole “That’s so extreme…”
Kurt “It is! They don’t give a crap about how important I am to the team if my grades start to slip.”
Nicole “It’s not too late to get things turned around though, right?”
Kurt “That’s a hell of a lot easier said than done.”
Nicole “Not necessarily…”
Kurt “If you have a point you’re trying to get to, then spit it out.”
Nicole “Maybe I could help you out and tutor you in math.”
“He was already angry but looked at me skeptically.”
Kurt “I don’t really want to get a tutor.”
Nicole “It could help a lot though! Sometimes having someone other than the professor to explain everything is really beneficial. Their explanations practically need translations.”
Kurt “I don’t know…”
Nicole “I’m sure I can help you.”
Kurt “But you’re so new.”
Nicole “So what? We’re in the same math class.”
Kurt “Are you really the best tutor I can get? If I’m going to deal with having a tutor, I need the absolute best.”
“He certainly sounds spoiled…

Later in the game, Nicole will also discover some traits of his personality that will seriously make her think… but you’ll have to play the game to discover what I’m talking about 😉

That’s all for this week! Progresses on all the other games (including Loren’s expansion) are being made but I want first to finish Nicole’s characters introduction before talking about something else 🙂

Who is Nicole? is the main character of my new mystery otome game that will be out… “soon” (probably after the summer though).

I know that during the past… 6 months? Loren has monopolized my blog and forums, and even if I wasn’t able to advance the other projects as I hoped, some of them made good progresses, such as Nicole (the game will be very likely called just that “Nicole”).

How Nicole looks like? she’s pretty cute I think, check below:

As you can see, this time I decided to have lots of options, both in hair style and clothes. She has more clothes and hair styles than those showed above.

She is friendly, and she’s one of the best cheerleader. Her goal is to dual major in education and athletics so she can become a cheer leading coach. But perhaps she’s hiding something…

Lastly, there are 3 more male characters that you can meet and date. However for now I’ll introduce only Ted:

He works in a convenience store near the campus. His father is a police officer, and wanted him to major in law, but he is also working to raise money for his studies. Later in the game, thanks to Chandra you’ll discover some rumours about him and his father…

Being a mystery game, I cannot go too much in details, so will keep the characters introductions quite short, since there are many hidden secrets beyond the surface 😉