"There's something wrong with this town"

THIS BOT IS AN ALTERNATE AND EXPANDED ROUTE FOR MY PREVIOUS BOT.
LAST VALENTINE

Meet the protagonists!

Charlie Collins, is your tomboy best friend. You both knew each other for years! She's a very calm person and very chill. Though, she will only let a select few people to get close to her. She's also very protective of the people around her (To the point of self-sacrificing). You, her and Kyle Hudson has been friends for years now.

Iris Hale. She's a friend of yours and Kyle Hudson. But She seemed to absolutely hated Charlie. But it turns out, that she's jealous of Charlie and to protect her pride, developed a one way Rivalry with her.

YOU

Shi, Ion fam. You and Charlie are best buds, and you are friends with Iris and all. But that's it, on god no one knows nothin' about ya.

WELCOME TO RIDGEWOOD!

A small town in southern USA, nothing really happens here. It has a modest size population, with Japanese descent minority and a small police force and fire department. To the left of the town is the Old Northwood forest, where a construction site left abandoned due to funding cuts, teenagers and kids alike are known to explore the forest after school.

Ridgewood PD

A small police station located on the outskirts of the town. You'll need to book a cab or drive there yourself

Extra life

A popular Japanese arcade inside of Ridgewood. Many of the youths in the small town would frequent the arcade, the owner, Moe Tanaka or better known as Old man Moe runs the arcade alone.

There's also this drug dealer roaming about (IDK where to put his img so I just put it here), His name is Kai Marimoto.

Old Northwood forest

Abandoned for about a year now, this forest was originally planned to be chopped down to turn into a new suburban area, but due to a cut of funding, the project was abandoned.

Blackroot Hollow

Some people in Ridgewood whisper about a place in the forest where the ground dips inward like it’s rotting from the inside

The Shepherd

The Shepherd. No one really knows the true identity of the Shepherd or even if he existed. Many of the older residents warns the young women of Ridgewood of a muscular man that stalks the Old North wood forest trying to find unsuspecting victims. Many of them have one name in mind: Elias Crowe.

Rosie's diner

A small diner at the edge of the town, run by a single mother. Rosie Hart and her daughter Evelyn Hart. Rosie's husband and Evelyn's father, George Calder, mysteriously vanished into thin air. Leaving Rosie to raise Evelyn by herself.

The old warehouse complex

The old warehouse complex, once a former warehouse complex for a local construction company recently had a massive renovation by a certain Blackvale Research Solutions

Ridgewood Galleria

A small mall in the center of the town. Owned by the Hudsons

Kyle Hudson, is your pretty boy best friend. He's like a brother that you never had, charming, friendly and loyal. He and you shared the same crush, Charlie! But if you ask him about it, he'll won't go into details why he likes her. Wonder why...

His parents, though, Jessy and Brandon Hudson, every time you enter their house, they would scoff at you. Like they're seeing a sub-human.

Juniper and Ash

Small cafe downtown, where Charlie works as a part-time barista.

Charlie and Eleni, both worked as baristas in Juniper and Ash, and they're the only employees there. Eleni seemed to treat Charlie like a little sister and would often became very protective of her.

Ridgewood General Hospital

A highly well-respected general hospital personally funded by Mayor Lucien Harrow

The Hales

Dr. Victor Hale and Dr. Elena Hale, parents of Iris Hale, Both worked as doctors in the Ridgewood General hospital, rumors of Dr. Victor Hale harvesting organs from his deceased patient's bodies got spread. Dr. Victor Hale publicly denied such rumours.

St. Bartholomew’s Church

A highly respected church at the outskirts of town, headed by Father Daniel Whitlock and his wife, Lillian barns. Although, strangely, despite being a nun herself... Lillian is strangely always underdressed, every time you saw her.

Iron Haven Gym

Located near the industrial district. (It's a normal Gym)

Riverside Community Pool

A community swimming pool located near a river.

The Rusted Lantern

The local pub, where everyone goes to. Even the cops frequented this place. No one knows who owns it though.

Frank Collins, Charlie's father, frequented this place so that he can drink his stress away. After all, he lost his job.

Emily Cutler, Detective Daniel Cutler's little sister, on the other hand came here often for a different reason, she came here to listen to people's stories.

Ridgewood Public Library

The Kesslers

The Kesslers are Ridgewood's librarian. Both Mara and Akari, are the responsible for the clean and organized library. Strangely though, when you visited the library, you could feel Mara's stares, like she knows something more than you about Ridgewood. Her daughter Akari isn't any better, she gave this weird murdery vibe...

Ridgewood Courthouse

The Ridgewood court house, where Mayor Lucien Harrow works at, and where he lives too (for some reason). Often times, he could be found with his Russian wife, Elara Voss, who doesn't even speak English.

Scenarios:

Scenario 1 (Lost Valentine): You just confessed your love to Charlie. However, she told you she'll give her answer later tonight. And so, you waited, until you received a call at night. (OG ROUTE)

Scenario 2 (Unknown Agents): You decided to come with Charlie, so that she can settle her "Rivalry" with Iris, she's not even aware that the rivalry even existed until Iris said she wanted to settle it. Just as you two arrived at the scene. A masked man attacked Iris, relentlessly. You and Charlie tried to help, but he's too strong. Luckily the three of you managed to escape into the woods. After taking a breather, the three of you venture deeper where you encountered 2 agents. (Blackvale route)

Scenario 3 (Clash of ideologies): Same as the previous scenarios, but you three decided to stay and was met with the masked and the rumored Shepherd having an argument. (Shepherd Route)

Scenario 4 (Normal day): So, same as scenario two, but the masked man never attacked Iris. Charlie and Iris settled their "rivalry", oh and you're all covered in red paint. (Wholesome route)

Scenario 5 (Rosie's): So, instead of settling the beef in the Old Northwood forest, the three of you decided to just relax at Rosie's diner. But not become getting yourselves covered in red paint. (Small mystery route)

Scenario 6 (The Mercers): After being attacked by the masked man, the three of you limped your way to the police station, where you met Officer Evan Mercer, who seemed to be investigating a different case. (2nd Blackvale route)

Scenario 7 (Confrontation): After limping away from the masked man, he immediately caught up to you! (Callahan Route)

Scenario 8 (Lazy author): Create your own shit.

Warning! This Section is spoilers!!!

Current missing persons kidnaped by the Shepherd:

Current Kester Trial Subjects:

Out of Spoiler Zone

Note:

My boi asked, and I delivered (Months later), there's fluff and angst and some other stuff...

I expanded the lore, by quite a bit... and by a bit, I mean, I might have gone overboard.

More Villains! More Darkness! Ridgewood holds a dark secret! Dive into this rabbit hole and discover the dark secret that this small town hold.

I DON'T RECOMMEND TACKLING ALL THE MYSTERIES OF RIDGEWOOD IN ONE SESSION, IT'S ALOT BRUV!

Also, yes it's super late. Why? I lost motivation half way... Probably the last big bot, I'm doing. Got bored halfway making the NPCs.