Arianus 11th (loop 8) continued

I wait silently as I see someone flag down the police. It seems that someone had walked into the store not long after she had been murdered. Samuel was sitting on the floor, rocking back and forth. He kept muttering to himself "I killed her, I can't believe I killed her, why did I kill her."

Why did you kill her Samuel? I plan to find out. Hopefully his confession brings out the truth, even if he doesn't know what it is.

As the guards drag Samuel away, Princess Sophianna and I follow after the guards, cautiously. They lead us to the dungeons. I set Princess Sophianna down and let her look around and see if she can find a different way in. A sneaky way.

I watch her sniffing and looking about. She may act like a snooty princess at times, but she is still a curious little girl. She tries to hide being excited about this little foray, but I could see right through her.

She lets out the tiniest of mews, letting me know that she found something. And indeed she had. It seems like part of the building collapsed. I feel that they will be getting around to fixing it eventually, but they haven't. If you don't look too closely, it looks as though the rubble is completely blocking the hole. However, that isn't the case.

I carefully move some of the rubble, revealing a slight gap in the wall. I am tall, but a bit on the slender side so I am able to slip inside with a bit of effort. I am a bit frightened, but I have a feeling that if I die I will be waking up at the start of the day again with no memories of my death. The no memories thing doesn't really seem convenient, but not remembering your own death? Convenient.

Hiding amongst the rubble I stay quiet, waiting to hear the sounds of talking. Luckily for me, the guards are not quiet, and neither is Samuel.

"Why did you kill her?" a guard shouts. I am just able to see them from where I am hidden. The guard is right up in Samuel's face, shouting at him.

"I can't believe I killed her. Why did I kill her?" he says in response.

"Tell me why you killed her!" the guard shouts in his face again.

"She wasn't her. That couldn't have been Aria. I don't know who that was but it couldn't have been Aria. And if it was, she deserved it. Ask anyone! She deserved it!" Samuel shouts, completely hysterical. And why wouldn't he be, there is a good chance that he will be hung soon.

"Have you lost your mind?" the guard asks, shaking his head.

"My mind? I've lost my mind?" Samuel asks the guard.

"I don't think our king really murders people that have lost their mind. He says that they might not even recognize what they have done." the guard says to another guard that is standing at his side.

"Well, that isn't up for us to decide. However, I don't think that we will be getting more out of him today. Let's leave him here for now."

"No! I want to go home. Where is Iris? She will tell you that couldn't have been Aria! I had feelings for Aria! I wouldn't have killed her." Samuel said and burst into tears.

I feel bad about seeing this last part. Tears are usually something private, personal. However, his admission of feelings might be important. Did everyone that has killed her so far been romantically interested in her? No, I don't think so.

Before leaving I take a moment to glance around the cells. I have never been in the dungeon before and hope to never be back in them.

The dark grey stone walls look wet somehow. The air was cold, and I feel as though it would smell musty and stale if not for the crack that I am standing in. The ground is made of smaller light grey stones. It doesn't look the most comfortable, but with shoes on I am unclear on if the stones are jagged.

Looking back and forth I see that the dungeon is full of cells, although not full of prisoners. Many people in this kingdom respect its rulers, so not too many commit crime. Also, the kingdom is economically prosperous. Though of course it is, this is the setting for a dating sim game after all.

Within the cells are small cots, pots and not much else. Some of the cots look more comfortable than others with thicker pillows and quilts. Is that for long term prisoners that for some reason they do not feel okay about killing? I am uncertain.

Having gotten what information I am able to get I slip out of the dungeon and make my way back to the library. I do my best to look about me. I don't want to seem like a suspicious person, because I am not. I had nothing to do with her death, and wasn't in the dungeon for any nefarious reason. I simply wasn't able to save her. I'll keep trying.

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Arianus 11th (loop 9)

Ah, the 11th again. It can only stand to reason that her death is what is causing the reset. I don't know what else it could possibly be. I know that Princess Sophianna believes that there could be something else, but I am somehow not certain. I feel like it must be Princess Aria's death.

I do the same things that I have been doing the past couple of days. I am sure that if I remembered the days they would be boring, but all I have are the details of my days in you, journal and not the experience of it.

After meeting with the little girl I make my way back to the shopping street. I get myself some treats and look in shop windows to seem less suspicious. Some people glance at me but no one seems suspicious. That is good. Luckily no one comes up to greet me either. Do I not have any friends? That... That is a little sad.

I eventually find and stalk Princess Aria. It seems other people are interested in her actions in order to stay away from her, so me watching her wasn't even the smallest bit strange, or even noticeable. Thank you Aria, for having a terrible reputation.

I get nervous as I see her going into the blacksmith's. However, as I listen to their conversation it seems that everything is fine. I still wait outside the door though, ready to run inside. I almost put my hand on the door and rush in when she turns around. However, I watch his body language and see that he is no threat. Instead of rushing in I walk back a bit and look like I am going to go into a different shop.

I next follow after her and see her go into a shop I am not sure that I recognize from the game. An Assortment of Magical Bits and Bobs huh. How is that much different from Aria and Andrew's shops? I suppose that I will have to go in and check it out myself. However, now is not the time.

I hide out behind a bush and in the shadow's and listen to her conversation. everything seems fine. And she is apparently meeting up with him again tomorrow. He doesn't seem like he wants to hurt her. He doesn't even know her. Does that make things better or worse?

I make sure that she gets back to the palace okay and return to my home.

Arianus 12th

It seems that I have made it past the 11th. Interesting. This is just seeming to prove my theory that Aria has something to do with the reason things are resetting. Why would that be the case though? What makes her so special? Isn't she the villain? I need to know more. I need to know so much more about her. How can I get her attention though? How can I get her to pay attention to me. If she is always with me then I never have to worry about her dying. And if she isn't dying maybe I can figure out how to save this world.

Yes, me wanting to be around her all the time is simply to understand why she is so important. That is all. There is no other reason. I don't know her so there can be no other reason. Everyone hates her and kills her so she must be an awful person. But, I want to make that determination for myself. What if we are all missing something?

I follow her around a bit, but it seems as though her and the shop owner of that new store are working on a new project. So she is either with him, or in her shop. I suppose I will do some work in the library. I do need to make sure that I am still here often. What if she needs my help with something here? I don't want to be rushing in right before her, or at the same time. That will eventually become obvious.

I am finishing putting some books away when someone comes into the library that I wasn't expecting. I am able to meet the Princess and this Alexander Ludus. It seems that he doesn't know that she is the Princess. Maybe this will help her be safer with him. I suppose I shouldn't be around so much. That would be too obvious. Maybe I will only follow her around every other day?

They only come in to buy things from our... Unique stock of items. Well, the item that they are creating does seem interesting. I wonder if it is going to work the way that it is intended. I suppose I am also simply curious about anything that the Princess makes.

I go about my tasks as the head librarian when I get another surprise. The Princess has come in again. She is doing research for her totems. Interesting. You would think someone that was raised in this world would find things such as this obvious. And water proofing? It is also interesting that she doesn't already know how to do that. Curious.

I stop in and check on her on occasion, seeing how her progress is going. I have fun with her too. I flirt and tease, but in a way that I doubt she really notices. She is so breathtaking in person. I wondered if I would be disappointed meeting her face to face. It's easy to idolize something in a game, and feel differently in real life. I don't. I really don't feel different. And she smells so nice. I want to smell her up close again. I hope that I just get interested in her and not completely obsessed. Unless it is already too late.

When it is time for her to leave something happens that I cannot explain. It makes things make so much more sense, and so much less sense at the same time. When I am calling Princess Sophianna Sugar she responds with Bunny. She uses the same inflection, the same intonation and the same hand placement as Sugar Bunny. There can be no coincidence. Sugar Bunny has been pulled into this game as well.

Does she have the same quest that I do? Is this the reason that I have to keep her from dying? That would make sense. I wonder what tools she is given to help her in this world. Is it the same? Is it also a magical journal? Somehow I don't think it is. I don't know why I have that feeling, aside from the fact that gods get bored. And doing the same thing with the both of us would be boring. And most likely not as useful for saving the world.

I want to talk with her about it but she rushes outside. As soon as she is outside I see a dark shadow chase after her. Seeing it both froze my insides and made me immediately sick. I was horrified when it somehow produced a knife...sword thing and stabbed her clear through with it. She died almost instantly. I felt my world going dark. I somehow manage to make it to the nap room. I have just barely managed to write these words before... (smudges)

Arianus 12th (loop 10)

I am startled by reading this last entry. Sugar Bunny is in this world? That doesn't seem right. But this is me writing these entries, and I trust myself. What was that at the end though. I find out who she is and shadows attack her? Is it safe to talk with her about our world? I don't want to be the cause of her death. Maybe I can subtly drop hints about myself and see if she picks up the crumbs. Maybe she would remember me from the outside world. Would I want her to? I don't want to be the cause of her death though. Maybe it is best if I just follow her around and don't comment on anything. Simply try to keep her safe.

I am excited to replay this day however if I get to be close to her again. It seems that I said she smells good? I want to repeat all of my actions, but not say Sugar. I think that up to that point everything sounds good.

I have replayed everything the same way, but this time she didn't mention Princess Sophianna. Does that mean that she is aware? Is she aware of her actions that are causing her deaths? Is that even possible?

What a conclusion to jump to after just one interaction. However, this is something that I want to keep a close eye, and ear on.

Arianus 13th

It appears that Princess Aria has not died since leaving my library last night. That is good at least. I am glad that she made it safely home. I believed that she would have noticed if I had followed her last night. I am hoping that she is more aware of me now. It might be harder to stalk her, but I want her to see me as a man.

Aria is seen as the villainess of this story, hating Iris for some reason that really wasn't explained in the games. It seemed as though she was always interested in whatever guy Iris was going after. It was odd. Was she simply trying to stop Iris from becoming happy? That doesn't feel right. I have never thought that felt right.

If she was interested in all of the men, than she was interested in none of the men. If I can get her to fall for me, then no one will believe that she is trying to keep Iris from being happy. She won't have to be chasing after someone, as she will have someone. In the games it seems she was hated because of her treatment of Iris. It is possible there were others, but that was who was highlighted. If she is with someone already, she should stop tormenting Iris. And people may see her differently and stop killing her.

Ah, I hope I am able to read this and make sense of my thoughts. I can't erase poor wording after all as this is written in ink.

Aria was with Alexander Ludus and in her shop all day again. Not much else to comment on.