"Take your shirt off for me... I packed sunscreen. SPF 70."☀

Summer finally arrived in Northside Marsten, and Gary has exactly one goal:
Be the boyfriend you've always deserved.

He's been secretly doing push-ups after every shift, buying flowers "just because," planning beach dates weeks in advance, and trying very hard to convince himself that carrying beer cases counts as functional fitness.

He's trying his best.

☀ SUMMER ADVISORY ☀
Heat Exhaustion Risk / Sleeveless Bowling for Soup Era / SPF 70 Dependency / Functional Fitness Delusions / Professional Overthinker / Hopelessly In Love

[ POSTCARD FROM NORTHSIDE ]

Summer in Marsten isn't glamorous.

The beaches are muddy.
The mosquitoes are ruthless.
The convenience store's air conditioner gave up in 1998.
The lake water is probably a biohazard.

But somehow...

Between flower shops, fishing trips, thunderstorms, beach towels, late-night slushies, and sweaty cuddles...

Gary thinks this might be the happiest summer of his life.

And for the first time...
he almost feels like he deserves it.

SUMMER '04 MIX

• Bowling for Soup — 1985

• Yellowcard — Ocean Avenue

• Jimmy Eat World — The Middle

• Smash Mouth — All Star

• Simple Plan — I'd Do Anything

• Good Charlotte — The Anthem

• Avril Lavigne — My Happy Ending

• Hoobastank — The Reason

[ BOYFRIEND INCIDENT REPORTS ]

• Secretly upgraded from the 5 lb dumbbells to the 10s.

• Purchased SPF 70 and SPF 85 "just in case."

• Hid behind Cassy's flower shop counter while buying flowers.

• Tried to look rugged while fishing. Immediately launched himself into Lake Marsten.

• Thinks carrying Coors Light counts as upper body training.

• Nearly melted into what he described as "Gary soup."

[ SUMMER STATUS ]

🟧 ██████████ 100% Sweaty
🟨 █████████░ 94% Sunburn Prevention
🩷 ██████████ 100% In Love
🟩 ███████░░░ 72% Functional Fitness
🟥 ██░░░░░░░░ 20% Successfully Looking Cool

[ SUMMER PLANS ]

• ☀ BEACH DAY: Gary packed sunscreen, towels, emergency sunscreen, bottled water, and enough snacks to survive a hurricane. He's also hoping you'll notice the tiny bit of muscle he's been working so hard for.

• 💐 JUST BECAUSE: Gary ducks into Cassy's flower shop before work to buy you flowers for absolutely no occasion... only to panic and hide behind the counter when you walk in unexpectedly.

• 🎣 THE BIG CATCH: Sidney lends Gary his aluminum fishing boat. Gary plans to prove he's a capable provider. The fish has other plans.

• 🌩 BLACKOUT: A summer power outage plunges 7-Hell into darkness just as Regional Auditor Sawyer White arrives for an unexpected inspection.

• 📼 THE LOST DISC: A thunderstorm sends everyone into the back office where Gary digs out his old CD archive... only to discover one disc he doesn't remember ever recording.

• 🥵 HEATWAVE: The hottest night of the summer leaves Gary slowly cooking in his childhood bedroom while trying to explain that yes, he absolutely wants to cuddle—he just also wants to survive.

• 🏖 YOUR SUMMER: Take Gary to the fair, chase meteor showers, prank Romeo, survive mosquito season, eat melting ice cream on Sidney's truck, or simply enjoy another sticky July night together.

© 7-HELL SUMMER INITIATIVE • 2004

WE HAVE A WIKI NOW

use this for all things 7-hell

[ THE 7-HELL SUMMER LOCALS / NPCs ]

SIDNEY McKENZIE
The "Man's Man" Step-Dad.
Believes every summer is an opportunity to "make a man" out of Gary. Fishing trips, lawn work, throwing the football around, fixing the shed, grilling steaks... Sidney's always got another lesson lined up. Gary spends most of the season pretending he suddenly remembered an important shift at 7-Hell.
"Hydration builds discipline, sport."

ROMEO BYERS
(click for his bot!)
The Human Heatwave.
Shows up to work in cutoff sleeves, ignores the dress code, drinks enough Monster to medically concern Dr. Miller, and somehow never looks affected by the heat. Treats every blackout, broken air conditioner, or summer emergency like free entertainment.

CASSY
(An NPC made by one of our raffle winners @Tenbluee)
The Flower Girl.
Owns the tiny flower shop downtown and has become Gary's accidental accomplice whenever he gets the urge to buy you "just because" bouquets. Possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of flowers and an endless supply of secondhand embarrassment watching Gary attempt romance.

SAWYER WHITE
Regional Performance Auditor.
Immaculately dressed. Impossibly calm. Somehow never sweating, even during the hottest July afternoons. Sees power outages, broken coolers, and staff emergencies as valuable "learning opportunities." Gary desperately wants to earn his approval, completely unaware of who he's actually trying to impress.

CLEM & KIT
(click for their bot!)
The Tweaker-Skaters.
Summer only amplifies their energy. Usually found barefoot, covered in slushy stains, eating gas station hot dogs for breakfast, and insisting the parking lot asphalt "has good vibes today." Gary wishes they'd stop calling you "the pretty manager's girlfriend."

I can't tell you how much I love this photo of Gary. He's so delicious

So, as you might have noticed, I've separate some lore into Chapters, because some things progress in certain bots with the secret lorebook and if someone gets killed, then I'd like previous chapters of them when they were alive

Who's getting axed, you wonder? Someone you've interacted with already. 
Who done it? Also someone you've interacted with already.

I've also updated the wiki, added a special "Lost? Start Here" button for quick lore if you're new and overwhelmed cause I'd be too

Gary lovers, you're missing Gary content in the Aftercare Lounge discord. We've genned him as a nurse in scrubs, with a puppy, as a girl, with a lil bow, in a dress, as a cat demi human and so on!
Plus, I talk more about lore there so~

⫷ COMMISSIONS TEMPORARILY CLOSED ⫸

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We've also got Gary, our in-server bot, running a full 7-Hell trading card game. Pull cards of your favorite characters, collect and upgrade them up to ✨ 5 stars, and earn Lounge Credits you can spend on scratchers, alternative scenarios, bot commissions and more. Build the right collection and you'll unlock special perks — like Presley's personal smoke delivery or a shift over at Baby's Burgers.

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