Story Reader / Event Story / Book of Toro / Story
Darkness slowly fades away, and you find yourself inside a house of Golden Age style. Someone is knocking on the door.
Trick or treat!
What Evan? I ain't no Evan!
It's okay. My name is Tom!
My name is Tom!
Alright, trick or treat!
The kid said the same line again in a natural and childish way.
Looks like he won't easily give up if you don't give him some candy.
Okay.
What's that "Black Card" thingy? I want real money!
You feel a little strange, but right now... You can only get some candies to send the kid away.
You searched in the house, but there was no candy.
The knocking has started again. Looks like Ev... Tom is getting impatient.
You looked through every corner of the room, but still had no luck.
Before you push the door open, you suddenly hear a voice from behind.
Don't open the door.
But it's too late. The door is already open.
Outside the door is a creepy, gigantic shadow. It is so large that it can cover the entire door.
...
The shadow walks toward you, mumbling something that you cannot understand. You can't help but take a few steps back.
The shadow follows you into the room. You don't have much space left.
Your action is futile. You have no choice.
Here you are, Commandant... Wow, this costume is so cool!
Oh c'mon, I only want some candies. Why so much trouble?
Someone inside the shadow pushes its head away. You see Ev... Tom's head.
The shadow suddenly shrinks, revealing Tom's body.
So where are my candies?
After discussing with others, you end up taking Tom to a grocery store not far away, so you can buy him some candies while checking the surroundings.
Seeing that Lee just happens to have some "collection" of old notes and coins.
Here you are, licorice and twisters.
Thank you!
Hey you, young man! The one in blue!
?
You should treat your money nicely. Look at this note. It's horrible!
What...? Oh, I see.
You're lucky that you can still use it. Otherwise, Lil' Tom won't get his candies.
Hey, Lil' Tom!
What's up?
Curfew's coming soon. Go home after eating your candies! Don't let your mom worry.
If I ever see you hanging around before curfew, I'll tell your sheriff dad!
After hearing the question, the shop owner—who looks a lot like Staessen—looks at you suspiciously.
You guys... aren't local, are you? Where are you from?
Um, we are... University students from another place. We're here for Halloween... Haha...
Youngsters... Alright. The curfew in this town starts from 10pm until 6am next morning. Nobody is allowed to leave home during this time.
We just walked around the town, I thought this place was fairly safe?
Better listen to the old man. Last year, there was also a group of uni students...
The shop owner suddenly realizes something and does not finish the line.
Ok, there was a group of students last year. What happened to them?
...Well, just stay inside the house during curfew. Life is beautiful, you know what I mean?
...Are you saying that...
Thanks, we got it. We'll go back right now!
You bid farewell to Lil' Tom and left the grocery store.
We were dropped in the nearby mountain. We had to use our built-in GPS to find one another.
After gathering, we realized Commandant wasn't with us, so we searched along the road until we got here.
Let's get back to the topic...
Something isn't right with this town.
I think so too. Why don't we explore this place before the curfew starts?
Who cares about the curfew? We just need to run to the mountain, no way they can catch us!
