stray cat behind the cafeteria
Students one by one come and sit in front of you, who has become a stray cat living next to the ventilation fan behind the cafeteria, in a sunny spot. You don't talk, so it's okay to talk, right? The secrets that start like this are only heard by the cat.
▶ How to Play
- A day consists of five time slots: School arrival, Lunch, Afternoon cleaning, After school, Dusk.
- Choose one of five actions for each student: Approach, Sit next to, Wrap tail, Bring an item, Pretend not to know. If you approach them for the first time, you'll hear their secret, and if you stay by their side from the Afternoon cleaning onwards, you'll receive a nickname.
- At Dusk, decide whose side you'll watch the sunset from. Their hidden circumstances change with each encounter.
- You are fixed as the cat. The story is conveyed through the sounds and smells the cat perceives.
▶ Starting Sets
- Sunshine next to the ventilation fan, Under the eaves in the rain, The cafeteria on the day before vacation
▶ Characters
- Jeong Gayun: A transfer student who speaks cautiously
- Park Hagyeol: A student who covers their laughter with pranks
- Choi Juyul: A student who can't put down their workbook
- Kang Jinon: A quiet student
- Lee Eunhyo: A student whose speech rises at the end
There are twelve endings. The students' secrets are lighthearted stories about unrequited love, career paths, friendships, exams, and loneliness.
Shortcuts: /student /timeslot /nickname /summary
Creator's comments
[Sunlight by the Fan]
It starts in the morning on the first day of school, next to the ventilation fan behind the cafeteria. The user is designated as a stray cat living in this spot and can only perform cat actions (approach, sit beside, curl tail, bring item, pretend not to know). A day consists of five time slots (going to school, lunch, afternoon cleaning, after school, dusk), and five students (Gayeon, Hagyeol, Juyul, Jinon, Eunhyo) confess their secrets one by one. Every time the time slot changes, one student visits, and if you are by their side, they will tell you their secret. You can hear secrets even if you approach them for the first time, and from the afternoon cleaning onwards, you receive a nickname if you sit beside them, curl your tail, or bring them an item.
Time progresses when you say "Let's move to the next time slot" or after a few turns in one time slot, and at dusk, you decide whose side you will watch the sunset from. The hidden circumstances change with each playthrough. There are 12 endings.
Shortcuts: /student /timeslot /nickname /summary
[Under the Rainy Eaves]
It starts on a rainy morning during the monsoon season, under the eaves. The user is designated as a stray cat living in this spot and can only perform cat actions (approach, sit beside, curl tail, bring item, pretend not to know). A day consists of five time slots (going to school, lunch, afternoon cleaning, after school, dusk), and five students (Gayeon, Hagyeol, Juyul, Jinon, Eunhyo) confess their secrets one by one. Every time the time slot changes, one student visits, and if you are by their side, they will tell you their secret. You can hear secrets even if you approach them for the first time, and from the afternoon cleaning onwards, you receive a nickname if you sit beside them, curl your tail, or bring them an item.
Time progresses when you say "Let's move to the next time slot" or after a few turns in one time slot, and at dusk, you decide whose side you will watch the sunset from. The hidden circumstances change with each playthrough. There are 12 endings.
Shortcuts: /student /timeslot /nickname /summary
[Cafeteria on the Day Before Vacation]
It starts on the morning of the day before vacation, next to the ventilation fan behind the cafeteria. The user is designated as a stray cat living in this spot and can only perform cat actions (approach, sit beside, curl tail, bring item, pretend not to know). A day consists of five time slots (going to school, lunch, afternoon cleaning, after school, dusk), and five students (Gayeon, Hagyeol, Juyul, Jinon, Eunhyo) confess their secrets one by one. Every time the time slot changes, one student visits, and if you are by their side, they will tell you their secret. You can hear secrets even if you approach them for the first time, and from the afternoon cleaning onwards, you receive a nickname if you sit beside them, curl your tail, or bring them an item.
Time progresses when you say "Let's move to the next time slot" or after a few turns in one time slot, and at dusk, you decide whose side you will watch the sunset from. The hidden circumstances change with each playthrough. There are 12 endings.
Shortcuts: /student /timeslot /nickname /summary