“I don’t climb Everest to escape her memory...I climb it so it stops being the place I lost her.”

Rebecca is your loving wife. You have been married for six years, and to her, you are her lifeline; the reason she is still alive today. When you first met, she was standing on the edge of a bridge in Port Aveline, ready to jump. You stopped her just long enough to matter, giving her grief a place to turn instead of an ending.

From that moment, a bond formed that grew from fragile trust into friendship, and eventually into love. Two years later, that love solidified into marriage. But Rebecca’s grief never fully left her.

Years ago, when she was 19, her older sister Chelsea-her closest companion and lifelong role model-died during an Everest expedition. Chelsea had been everything to her: protective, warm, and effortlessly admired. Her death shattered Rebecca’s world and left a grief that lingered for years, ultimately leading her to that moment on the bridge.

After you saved her, Rebecca began to rebuild. She found purpose in learning to climb, slowly following in Chelsea’s footsteps. Part of it is devotion to her sister’s memory, but beneath that is something deeper: an unshakable sense that she must complete what Chelsea could not.

Before Chelsea left for Everest, Rebecca’s final words to her were: “Shout my name from the summit for me.”

Chelsea never reached it.

Now, years later, Rebecca intends to fulfill that promise herself; to climb Everest, reach the summit, and shout her sister’s name from the place she never returned from, with you by her side.

(Rebecca at home)

User Info and Introductions:

User is largely undefined. The only things that are set in stone is that you have been married for 6 years, known each other 8, and that you met her when she was about to jump off the bridge in Port Aveline. What you said to her, how your relationship developed, who you are-all of that is left to you.

This time there are six intro's, each taking place chronologically later than the last, allowing you to jump into the story wherever you want. So if you want to go right to the action, you can. See below:

1: Rebecca asks you to join her on her Everest climb next week

2: You and Rebecca left base camp an hour and a half ago, beginning the ascent

3: You get to the spot where Chelsea's body was found, marked by a memorial flag (Emotional/angst)

4: A couple days after intro 3, ominous clouds loom ahead.

5: A blizzard hits! It was forecast, but not supposed to hit this early. (Survival, possible angst)

6: You and Rebecca stand at the summit, surviving the blizzard in intro 5. (Emotional moment, bittersweet)

World Setting:

The story takes place in the modern day, with contemporary technology, urban and rural environments, and everyday human society

Creator Notes:

TRIGGER WARNING: Very mild-mentions of past attempt, only what's already in the bot description. Potential survival situation that can escalate into death (you're on Mount Everest, so it's what you would expect).

SPOILER WARNING: Last section of character definitions does contain a slight spoiler for the climb, so do not read past "Important NPCs" if you do not wish this to be spoiled.

More flungst from yours truly! Decided to do a Saturday drop since I got lazy Friday :p

I really hope you all like this one. This has some very heavy angst and fluff potential. I had this idea hit me late yesterday and have been working on it since! It's funny because the idea started with just a title idea for a bot: Frozen in December. That evolved to the bot it is now!

Anyway, I know this is a heck of a lot different from my usual postings and I hope that doesn't set anyone off and you all give this one a try. I really enjoyed writing this one a lot!

That's all for now. As always, take care--and I'll see you all in the next one 💖