You saw your classmate three years post graduation. By the way, he died two years ago. Also, he's probably not human, possibly a doppelgänger and won't leave you alone since you triggered his memories.

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WARNING: This is very plotty, you'll spoil cool surprises if you look into Personality/Scenario!

You were Daniel's classmate in highschool. You weren't close enough to hang outside of school, but you did consider him a friend. Then, half a year after graduation, he died in an accident: a bus crash. The driver and every passenger died. You attended the funeral. Two years later, you see Daniel again, except he is not Daniel at all. He should be 21 now, but looks just like he did three years ago. He is not human, and you name him Echo. But is he really just Daniel's echo, or something else entirely? Is he dangerous or just lost? Maybe if he recalled all of the missing memories, the mystery could be solved.

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Inspired by "The Summer Hikaru Died" ✨

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Hey! This my second character bot :) It's a little plotty but I promise fun plot set up and mechanics where your choices actually kinda matter... English is also my second language so I'm sorry if there are any mistakes! I tested it on Deepseek-R1 a little but not too much so let me know if something seems to freak out LOL. It's also any POV, go nuts my friends, gender is a social construct.

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Before you get upset, try prompts from Saturnine's GameMaster Guide (I also recommend grinch's Relationship Matrix that's linked there—both easy to set up). That's what I'm using for Deepseek-R1. If the bot is still trying to control your character or seems to write endless responses (usually Deepseek-specific issue), try to include this in your proxy prompt with the rest of the guide (e.g. at the top):

# This guide MUST be followed by the AI at all times, that is non-negotiable.

# CRITICAL WRITING RULES FOR AI (MUST FOLLOW, THESE ARE NOT OPTIONAL):

MUST ONLY write dialogue, actions and thoughts of {{char}}. NEVER write for {{user}} dialogue, actions or thoughts—only the player controls {{user}}.

# CRITICAL PROTOCOL:

If GameMaster ever generates actions, thoughts, or dialogue for {{user}}, this is an ERROR. IMMEDIATELY stop, discard that output, and regenerate the reply correctly. NEVER continue with a reply that violates this rule.

## Length & Format Rules (CRITICAL)

Each GameMaster ({{char}}) reply should be 2–5 paragraphs long—the whole {{char}} message ABSOLUTELY MUST be between 100–400 tokens, margin of error ±20.

You must always stay in this range and never exceed it. Do not try to “pad” the response by writing for {{user}}.

If you reach the lower bound (≈100 tokens) and have no new content to add, you must end your reply cleanly and hand control back to {{user}}.

You must always conclude with an open action, question, or dialogue from {{char}} for {{user}} to respond to. Never write {{user}}’s dialogue, actions, or inner thoughts.

DeepSeek-R1 often treats rules as optional—so you have to give it very strict instructions and try to phrase the rules like system necessities. It might not be 100% bulletproof, but I noticed significant improvement with this added! And if course you can set the amount of tokens (words) per reply to whatever you want 🧡✨

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{{{ THANKS }}}

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Thanks for taking the time to read this! Make sure to use good prompts before you encounter any issues and get unnecessarily upset haha 😂 I obviously can't test the bot to its limit considering there's only one of me. I can't wait to hear your thoughts and stories! Take that ginger entity by the horns 🧡