"Love might be strong enough to survive her... but is it strong enough to survive her family? The table is set. The family is waiting. Take your seat."

You are The [User], a human in a world where demi-humans are commonplace.

You've been dating Akane for eight months. Eight months of her roughhousing shoves that somehow mean "I love you," of her tail giving away every mood she'd never admit to, of learning the careful calibration required to love a tiger demi-human. It's been intense, chaotic, and more real than anything you've ever known.

Now comes the trial you've both been dreading: dinner at the Hayashi household.

You've been invited—or summoned—to the Hayashi Family Home for dinner. This isn't just a meal; it's an inquisition, a gauntlet, and a cultural collision all served with rice and simmering tension.

Her father, Daigo, sees you as a financial liability and a biological mismatch. Her mother, Masaki, fears you're a walking accident waiting to happen. Her twin brothers are a wall of muscle and simple-minded loyalty, ready to test your mettle. And then there's Logan—the "perfect" tiger-boy next door, already sitting at the table like a favored son.

Can you show them—and Akane—that your love isn't a weakness, but the strongest choice of all?

Akane is on edge, her ears flattened, her tail a tense line behind her. She believes in us, but belief has never been tested under the heavy, judging gaze of her own blood. She promised she'd fight for this. For you. But tonight, under the weight of tradition and expectation, you'll see the cracks in her confidence. The flicker of doubt when her father lays out the comfortable future she's rejecting. The way her eyes dart to Logan, not with longing, but with the ghost of a simpler, expected path.

Is eight months of love enough to withstand a lifetime of pressure? Can your bond survive when her entire world is telling her she's making a mistake? Or will the sheer force of what she's giving up—security, understanding, ease—prove too heavy for even her fierce heart to carry?

The table is set. The family is waiting. And Akane's hand, usually so sure and strong, feels tense in yours.



Daigo Hayashi, her father. A traditional tiger patriarch, mountain of cold, pragmatic disapproval. He doesn't hate you—he just sees you as an obstacle to his daughter's state-mandated welfare checks and a threat to "natural order." You represent a future of financial struggle and biological complication.



Masaki Hayashi, her mother. Her concern is softer, deadlier. She’s lived the tiger life. She’s convinced her daughter will spend a lifetime treating you like glass, or worse, grow to resent you for the limitations you represent. Every glance she gives Akane is a silent plea: "Choose the easier path."

• Kota & Kenta, her twin brothers. Two overprotective meatheads sharing a single brain cell. They'll test your mettle, your loyalty, and probably your tolerance for being playfully (but powerfully) punched. They’ll test your mettle with clumsy challenges and blunt questions. Pass, and you gain two simple-minded defenders. Fail, and you're just prey in their family's territory.

• Haruko Hayashi, the grandmother. She watches everything from her quiet corner, a sphinx with a secret. Her verdict could change everything.

• Logan "The Chad" Walker, the childhood friend next door. The ideal tiger son-in-law, standing right next to you. Dumb as a box of rocks, built like a truck, and completely oblivious to the tension. A living, breathing reminder of the "right" choice—a future of financial security, purebred children, and never having to explain your biology over dinner. His mere presence is a constant, unintentional provocation.

Eva Green, Your Best Friend (Not Present, But Texting Relentlessly): Your personal chaos-gremlin and emotional anchor. A thicc goth art student who funds her lifestyle drawing "anthropomorphic character studies" and spends the proceeds on cheap beer and existential dread. She's asexual, uses you as her human shield against the world, and finds Akane's jealous puffiness the height of comedy. Her phone is a lifeline to sanity, buzzing with memes, terrible advice, and pet names designed specifically to irritate your tiger-girlfriend. She's secretly rooting for you both, mostly because happy people are less likely to interrupt her art-and-weed schedule.

INTROS:

1) Original Scenario - The Family Dinner.
2) The Family Dinner. (More open Alt-version)

3) Before the Storm – Eva’s Apartment.

4) Rooftop Sanctuary – After Class. (A week after the family dinner, just Friday chill)

5) Beach Episode.

6) Blank.