Walkthrough for Rhymes and Shades

This is a walkthrough guide for the interactive story Rhymes and Shades by Lagerta Stories. All relationship improvements/detriments are marked.

Season 1

Episode 1

Choice 1:

“Let’s have some tea, maybe…” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
“Punch you in the face for this…” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
“Like silk, your gentle touch…” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 2:

• “Mandatory performance.” → No effect
• “The people’s plans.” → +1 🏛️ Party Pride
• “By the Young Guard.” → +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 3: “I’ve always loved the poems of…”
• Yesenin → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝
• Mayakovsky → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• Gumilyov → No effect

Choice 4:

• “I’m in a hurry.” → You arrive on time
• “What advice?” (Paid 🍩20) → You’re slightly late → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝
📝 If you arrive on time, you witness Zina Reich’s performance
Regardless of timing, you must still argue with the host

Choice 5:

• “But… isn’t there something we can do?” → +1 🌑 Shadow → leads to 5.1
• “That’s unfair!” → +1 🌕 Light

Choice 5.1:

• “Bribe him maybe?” → No effect
• “Flirt a little?” → No effect

Choice 6:

• “I’m starting over from scratch.” → No effect
• “I’d like to take the helm.” → No effect
• “I’ve left my homeland behind.” → ✅ Correct → Unlocks Yesenin poem help later

Choice 7: The crowd applauded near me. I…
• Frowned disapprovingly → No effect
• Applauded too (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• Stood still (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

Choice 8:

• Cough → No effect
• Stay silent → No effect

Choice 9:

“I think… you’re both right.” → No effect
• “Yesenin is right” (Paid 🍩50) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝
• “Mayakovsky is right” (Paid 🍩50) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

📝 If you previously selected “I’ve left my homeland behind,” you can now tell Yesenin about it:

Choice 9.1:

• Stay silent → No effect
• Tell him (Paid 🍩25) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

Choice 10:

• “I really should think about my image.” → +1 🗣️ Eloquence
• “I’d rather stay true to myself.” → +1 🔥 Rebellion

Choice 11: “Do as advised by…”
• Yesenin → +1 🗣️ Eloquence
• Mayakovsky → +1 🔥 Rebellion

Choice 12:

• “They’re still listeners anyway.” → No effect
• “They’re not that drunk.” → No effect

Choice 13:

• “This… was a disaster.” → No effect
• “It’s not over yet.” → No effect

Choice 14:  “Are you following me? I’ll…”
• “Scream!” → No effect
• “Call the police!” (Paid 🍩25) → +1 🏛️ Party Pride

⏰ Timed Choice 15:

• “I ran.” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
• “I stayed still.” → ✅ Correct

⏰ Timed Choice 16:

• “All I could manage was…”
• “Thinking about my sister.” → ✅ Correct
• “Pray.” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)

If you’ve earned enough 🎭 Artistry, composing poetry becomes easier (Choices 17–20):

🗣️ Eloquence Path

Choice 17.1 (⏰ Timed):

• “What did you bring me?” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
• “Amber whirl of tea leaves in a cup…” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 17.2 (⏰ Timed):

• “Listening to Glinka’s music.” → ❌ Wrong
• “A book in palms. Gold of long braids.” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 17.3 (⏰ Timed):

• “Spills on shoulders like honey from a squat jug.” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry
• “Your face lit with beautiful light.” → ❌ Wrong

Choice 18:

“I tried to look at it…”
• “Its head” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙
• “Its tentacles” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙

🔥 Rebellion Path

Choice 19.1 (⏰ Timed):

• “Pills, tinctures, poultices… to hell with you!” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry
• “The cat climbed the pipe again.” → ❌ Wrong

Choice 19.2 (⏰ Timed):

• “The ground lies under white snow again.” → ❌ Wrong
• “Illness grows in my heart, settled under skin.” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 19.3 (⏰ Timed):

• “And I try to heal the darkness inside with poetry.” → ✅ Correct → +1 🎭 Artistry
• “And with poems I try to heal the darkness inside.” → ❌ Wrong

Choice 20: “I tried to look at it…”
• “Its head” → First defeated chthonic → +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “Its tentacles” → First defeated chthonic → +1 Chthonic 🐙

📝 Depending on your path, you’ll gain a different amount of 🐙 Chthonic points.

❌ If you lack enough 🎭 Artistry, composing poetry becomes harder (Choices 22–25)

Choice 21:

• “It was hard to gather my thoughts.” → Leads to 22.1 or 24.1 (based on path)
• “The right lines came easily” (Paid 🍩50) → Leads to 17.1 or 19.1

🗣️ Eloquence Path (Low Artistry)

Choice 22.1 (⏰ Timed):

• “What did you bring me?” → ❌
• “May bonfire burning in a wheat field.” → ❌
• “Amber whirl of tea leaves in a cup…” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 22.2 (⏰ Timed):

• “Listening to Glinka’s music.” → ❌
• “I wiped your nose again, sister.” → ❌
• “A book in palms. Gold of long braids.” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 22.3 (⏰ Timed):

• “Spills on shoulders like honey from a squat jug.” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry
• “Your face lit with beautiful light.” → ❌
• “Spills like honey from a jug.” → ❌

Choice 23:

“I tried to look at it…”
• “Its head” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙
• “Its tentacles” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙

🔥 Rebellion Path (Low Artistry)

Choice 24.1 (⏰ Timed):

• “Pills, tinctures, poultices… to hell with you!” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry
• “The cat climbed the pipe again.” → ❌
• “And this case is complex.” → ❌

Choice 24.2 (⏰ Timed):

• “The ground lies under white snow again.” → ❌
• “The illness is already under my skin.” → ❌
• “Illness grows in my heart, settled under skin.” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry

Choice 24.3 (⏰ Timed):

• “And I try to heal the darkness inside with poetry.” → ✅ +1 🎭 Artistry
• “And with poems I try to heal the darkness inside.” → ❌
• “And I heal the darkness with poems.” → ❌

Choice 25:

“I tried to look at it…”
• “Its head” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙
• “Its tentacles” → First defeated chthonic → +2 Chthonic 🐙

🎭 Path Outcome:

• If you followed 🗣️ Eloquence, Yesenin helps you
• If you followed 🔥 Rebellion, Mayakovsky helps you

Episode 2

🗣️ Eloquence Path: Saved by Sergei

Choice 1:
• “… I was just very scared.” → No effect
• “Shove your accusations where the sun doesn’t shine!” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Sorry for my tone…” → +1 Light 🌕

Choice 1.1:
• “I… pulled away.” → No effect
• “I froze” (Paid 🍩49) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝 — He seems smitten! 😍

Choice 1.2:
“I wanted to know…” (You can ask all, last one ends dialogue)
• “What was that creature?”
• “Why did my poems affect it?”
• “How did you find me?”
• “No more questions” → Ends dialogue

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🔥 Rebellion Path: Saved by Vladimir

Choice 2:
• “… I was just very scared.” → No effect
• “Shove your accusations where the sun doesn’t shine!” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Sorry for my tone…” → +1 Light 🌕

Choice 2.1:
• “I… pulled away.” → No effect
• “I froze” (Paid 🍩49) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 — He seems smitten! 😍

Choice 2.2:
“I wanted to know…” (You can ask all, last one ends dialogue)
• “What was that creature?”
• “Why did my poems affect it?”
• “No more questions” → Ends dialogue

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Choice 3:
• “Maybe I just… had too much to drink at Pegasus?” → No effect
• “Was too upset by my failure?” → No effect

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Choice 4:
• “I groaned, sat up in bed, and…”
 • Snapped at Varya → No effect
 • Pretended to be sick → +1 Shadow 🌑
 • Invited Varya in → +1 Light 🌕

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Choice 5:
“I immediately thought of…”
• “Yesenin” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝
• “Mayakovsky” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• “Yegor” → Leads to Choice 5.1

Choice 5.1:
• “He just won’t leave me alone.” → No effect
• “He’s genuinely worried about me.” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

📝 You can select both options.

Choice 6:
“Confused, I opened the issue to…”
• “…the front page.” → No effect
• “…the updates section.” → No effect
📝 If in Episode 1 you recited poems along the 🗣️ Eloquence path, you unlock the next choice:

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Choice 7 (Eloquence Path):
“This is…”
• “A disgrace.” → +1 Popularity ⭐
• “A success.” → +1 Popularity ⭐

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Choice 8 (Rebellion Path):
“This is…”
• “A disgrace.” → +2 Popularity ⭐
• “A success.” → +2 Popularity ⭐

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Choice 9:
“I shuddered, remembering a conversation with my parents…”
• “In broad strokes.” → Short version
• “In full detail” (Paid 🍩49) → Illustrated flashback: you remember your sister supporting you. This is important for the story.

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Outfit Selection 🍩
• Free / 40 🍩 / 100 🍩
📝 If you purchase the “Shanghai Leopard” outfit, it will be referenced later.

Hairstyle Selection 🍩
• Free / 25 🍩 / 45 🍩 → No gameplay effect

📝 If you have low popularity (Eloquence Path), you are not recognized at the theater → unlocks next choice:

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Choice 10 (Low Popularity):
• “They wrote about me in Workers’ Gazette…” → No effect
• “It was my first performance.” → +1 Light 🌕
• “Everything’s bought in Pegasus anyway.” → +1 Shadow 🌑

📝 If you have high popularity (Rebellion Path), you are recognized → unlocks next choice:

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Choice 11 (High Popularity):
• “You know… the newspaper lied…” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “I don’t know what came over me.” → +1 Light 🌕

📝 If you saw Zina perform in Episode 1, she appears now to encourage you.
📝 If your popularity is high, you’re called straight to the stage.
📝 If low, you must wait in line.

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Choice 12:
“I thought about how best to do this…”
• “Modestly” → Not the best idea
• “Loudly” → Not the best idea
• “In verse” (Paid 🍩39) → +1 Popularity ⭐, +1 Mastery 🧠 — You make an impression

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Choice 13:
• “I’m just a simple factory girl.” → +1 Eloquence 🗣️, +2 Popularity ⭐ — Right strategy, impressed the director
• “I write poetry and dream of fame.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥, +1 Popularity ⭐ — Director remembered you

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🧠 High Mastery Path

Choice 14:
“I’ll read about…”
• “Home.” → +1 Eloquence 🗣️ → leads to Choice 14.1
• “Injustice.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥 → leads to Choice 14.2

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Choice 14.1:
“What’s next?”
• “I will remember the house with the green roof…” → ✅ Correct → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “The wind rustles the reeds…” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)

Choice 14.1.1:
• “Hmm… Overgrown garden, creaky porch” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
• “Creaky porch and our overgrown garden” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 14.2:
“What’s next?”
• “But I have important questions…” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
• “But the NEPman now sleeps in a private apartment…” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 14.2.1:
• “Hmm… We sleep ten to a barrack…” → ❌ Wrong (rewind)
• “Ten bunks in a row in our barrack…” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 14.2.2:
• “I looked at Zina.” → No effect
• “I looked at Mayakovsky.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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🧠 Low Mastery Path

Choice 15:
“I’ll read about…”
• “Home.” → +1 Eloquence 🗣️ → leads to Choice 15.1
• “Injustice.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥 → leads to Choice 15.2

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Choice 15.1:
“This came to me…”
• “…with great difficulty.” → leads to Choice 15.1.1
• “…easily.” (Paid 🍩49) → leads to Choice 14.1

Choice 15.1.1:
“What’s next?”
• “I won’t forget that gentle evening.” → ❌ Wrong
• “The wind rustles the reeds.” → ❌ Wrong
• “I will remember the house with the green roof…” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 15.1.2:
• “Hmm… Overgrown garden, creaky porch” → ❌ Wrong
• “And the overgrown garden…” → ❌ Wrong
• “Creaky porch and our overgrown garden” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 15.2:
“This came to me…”
• “…with great difficulty.” → leads to Choice 15.2.1
• “…easily.” (Paid 🍩49) → leads to Choice 14.2

Choice 15.2.1:
“What’s next?”
• “But I have important questions…” → ❌ Wrong
• “But my shoes are too worn…” → ❌ Wrong
• “But the NEPman now sleeps in a private apartment…” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 15.2.2:
• “Hmm… We sleep ten to a barrack…” → ❌ Wrong
• “Our bunks are lined in rows…” → ❌ Wrong
• “Ten bunks in a row in our barrack…” → ✅ Correct (if first try) → +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 15.2.3:
• “I looked at Zina.” → No effect
• “I looked at Mayakovsky.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 16:
• “Is this because of jealousy?” → No effect
• “He just has a bad temper?” → No effect
📝 If you previously selected the Shanghai Leopard outfit, Mayakovsky notices it and asks about the fur:

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Choice 17:
“What is it made of?”
• “Jerboa? No, it’s…”
• “Desman.” → No effect
• “Leopard.” → No effect
• “Rabbit.” → No effect
📝 Purely cosmetic dialogue

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Choice 18:
• “Not at all.” → No effect
• “A little.” → No effect

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Choice 19:
“This came to me…”
• “Yes, this is true love.” → No effect
• “No, I couldn’t do that.” → No effect
• “How did you come to this?” (Paid 🍩59) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 → unlocks next choice

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Choice 19.1:
“I…”
• “I guess so.” → ❗ Vladimir didn’t like that you agreed too quickly. → No effect
• “Probably not.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 — He likes your thoughtfulness
• “That’s a difficult question.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 — He respects your introspection

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Choice 20:
• “Thanks, I’m fine.” → No effect
• “Yes, I was really scared.” (Paid 🍩49) → Cutscene 🎬
❗Mayakovsky opens up to you

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Choice 21:
• “He’s just… teasing.” → No effect
• “He’s crazy.” → No effect
• “He’s genuinely trying to help me.” → No effect

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Choice 22:
• “I have a shift tomorrow.” → No effect
• “I’ll try.” → No effect
• “I’m afraid.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
❗He appreciates your honesty

Episode 3

Choice 1:
• “I… shook my head.” → No effect
• “I nodded.” → No effect

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Choice 2:
• “Yes… But I can’t think about food.” → No effect
• “I wouldn’t mind a snack.” → No effect

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Choice 3:
• “I got up by myself.” → No effect
• “I accepted his help” (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 4:
• “I didn’t think another second and…”
 • “Ran after him.” → No effect
 • “Grabbed Yegor’s hand” (Paid 🍩20) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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⏰ Timed Choice 5:
• “You haven’t seen anything strange here.” → ❌ Failed, rewind
• “How long have you been coming here?” → ❌ Failed, rewind
• “Do you know Varya?” → Ends dialogue

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Choice 6:
• “Yes. Can I have…”
 • “A bagel.” → No effect
 • “A pastry.” → No effect
 • “A bun.” → No effect

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Choice 7:
• “Okay…” → No effect
• “Oh, don’t mention it!” → +Relationship with Zina 🤝
• “I don’t even know what you’re talking about…” → +Relationship with Zina 🤝

📝 Zina is happy you hold no grudge.

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Choice 8:
• “Today? Let me check.” → No effect
• “Yes, I’m completely free!” → No effect

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Choice 9:
• “Weaving assistant. And you… how did you end up in the women’s dorm?” → No effect
• “You give lectures?” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝 — He liked that you took him for a professor
• “From the People’s Commissariat?” (Paid 🍩40) → +1 Party Pride 🏛️, ++Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

Choice 10:
• “I need to think about it.” → No effect
• “I’m not sure that’s the case.” → No effect
• “I completely agree.” → +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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Choice 11:
• “I’ll try.” → No effect
• “I’ll come, of course.” → 📝 Prokhor will be waiting for you at the lecture and will be disappointed if you don’t show up.

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Choice 12:
“While working today, I thought of a few lines about…”
• “The sea.” → +1 Eloquence 🗣️ — 📝 This poem will appeal to the audience at the evening with Pani Panina → leads to 12.1 → 12.1.1
• “Poetry.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥 — 📝 This poem will appeal more at Prokhor’s lecture → leads to 12.2 → 12.2.1

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🗣️ Sea Theme Path

Choice 12.1:
“What rhymes with ‘огоньков’?” (lights)
• “Stremglav” (headlong) → ❌ Wrong
• “Osmelyev” (grew bold) → ❌ Wrong
• “Mayakov” → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 12.1.1:
“What rhymes with ‘судам’?” (ships)
• “Trosam” (ropes) → ❌ Wrong
• “Oborvav” (tore off) → ❌ Wrong
• “Korablyam” (vessels) → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠

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🔥 Poetry Theme Path

Choice 12.2:
“What rhymes with ‘рабочими’?” (workers)
• “Letchik” (pilot) → ❌ Wrong
• “Prorochestvo” (prophecy) → ❌ Wrong
• “Prochie” (others) → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠

Choice 12.2.1:
“What rhymes with ‘оканчивать’?” (to finish)
• “Vzraschivat” (to cultivate) → ❌ Wrong
• “Vykorchevat” (to uproot) → ❌ Wrong
• “Obtachivat” (to polish) → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 13:
“Well, this time I’ll go to…”
• “Pani Panina’s soirée.” → 📝 You chose to attend the evening party
• “The lecture on the new way of life.” → 📝 You chose to attend the lecture

📝 Depending on your choice, you’ll proceed to a different scene group:

• If you chose Pani Panina’s soirée → continue to Choices 14–20.1
• If you chose the lecture → continue to Choices 21–24

🌙 If you chose to attend Pani Panina’s soirée (Choices 14–20.1):

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Choice 14:
“There was a brief pause between us, and I…”
• “Complimented her hairstyle.” → No effect
• “Asked how Zina was doing” (Paid 🍩39) → +Relationship with Zina 🤝 — She’s grateful you listened

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Choice 15:
• “Alright, I agree.” → No effect
• “You scared me!” → No effect
• “Are you following me?” → No effect

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Choice 16:
• “I don’t think I have the gift.” → No effect
• “What about you?” (Paid 🍩49) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝 — You got to know him better → leads to Choice 16.1

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Choice 16.1:
• “Yes, I think I remember reading about this…”
 • “Violin?” → ❌ Wrong
 • “Flute?” → ❌ Wrong
 • “Accordion?” → ✅ Correct → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

📝 If you didn’t talk to Zina earlier, she won’t introduce you on stage.
📝 If you did, she felt a potential friendship and introduces you — unlocking the next choice:

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Choice 17:
“I felt…”
• “Happy.” → +1 Popularity ⭐ — Zina’s words made people remember you
• “Awkward.” → +1 Popularity ⭐ — Same result

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📝 If you previously wrote a poem about the sea, the next choice will appear:

Choice 18:
• “I opened my notebook.” → +2 Popularity ⭐ — The theme was a hit with the audience
• “Decided to recite from memory.” → +2 Popularity ⭐ — Same result

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📝 If you previously wrote a poem about poetry, the following appears:

Choice 19:
• “I opened my notebook.” → +1 Popularity ⭐ — The audience preferred a different theme, but they still remembered you
• “Decided to recite from memory.” → +1 Popularity ⭐ — Same result

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Choice 20:
• “Still, I’d love to hear some poetry.” → No effect
• “Maybe I could…” (Paid 🍩69) → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝 — Cutscene 🎬 unlocked → leads to Choice 20.1

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Choice 20.1:
• “I understand what you’re saying.” → No effect
• “I sympathize with you.” → No effect

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🏛️ If you chose to attend the lecture on the new way of life (Choices 21–25):

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Choice 21:
“I could…”
• “Make a statement.” → No effect
• “Help Prokhor.” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

📝 Depending on the poem theme you picked earlier, you’ll now present either your “sea” or “poetry” poem:

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If you previously chose the Sea theme:

Choice 22:
• “I opened my notebook.” → +1 Popularity ⭐, +1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “I recited from memory.” → +1 Popularity ⭐, +1 Party Pride 🏛️
📝 The audience might have preferred a different topic, but they remembered you anyway.

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If you previously chose the Poetry theme:

Choice 23:
• “I opened my notebook.” → +2 Popularity ⭐, +2 Party Pride 🏛️
• “I recited from memory.” → +2 Popularity ⭐, +2 Party Pride 🏛️
📝 The theme was a perfect fit — the audience loved it.

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Choice 24:
“I thought for a moment and answered…”
• “Briefly.” → No effect
• “In detail.” (Paid 🍩48) → ++Relationship with Prokhor 🤝 — He’s glad to get to know you better

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Choice 25:
“I need to…”
• “Do everything myself.” → No effect
• “Lie.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Defend my point of view.” → +1 Light 🌕

Episode 4

Choice 1:
• “Are you lost?” → No effect
• “Are you feeling unwell?” → No effect

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Choice 2:
• “I stepped back.” → No effect
• “Tried to speak.” → No effect
• “Ran away.” → No effect

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🛤️ Rebellion Path (Choices 3–4):

Choice 3 (⏰ Timed):
• “What kind of vile two-legged creatures…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “They should be bound by strict laws…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “Shame on those awarded to Georgy…” → +2 Mastery 🧠

Choice 4 (⏰ Timed):
• “Speak as if they weren’t even there…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “Remember only to embezzle state funds…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “Quote from newspaper columns…” → +2 Mastery 🧠

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🕯️ Eloquence Path (Choices 5–6):

Choice 5 (⏰ Timed):
• “Just a simple peasant boy…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “I came to say goodbye…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “I’m just a passing guest…” → +2 Mastery 🧠

Choice 6 (⏰ Timed):
• “Poplars ring above me…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “I left my native land…” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “On your mountains, my land…” → +2 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 7:
“His lips were about to touch mine, and I…”
• “Opened my eyes.” → No effect
• “Pretended to still be unconscious” (Paid 🍩30) → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 8:
• “Outrageous!” → No effect
• “I’m afraid my roommates won’t approve…” (Paid 🍩15) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝 — You’re clearly on the same wavelength

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Choice 9:
• “Turned toward the river.” → You won’t be noticed. 📝 Affects future popularity
• “Stepped into the shadow behind Yesenin.” → You’ll still be seen. 📝 Affects future popularity

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Choice 10:
“I asked…”
• “About the creatures.” → No effect → ❌ Rewind
• “What should I do next?” → No effect → ❌ Rewind
• “What’s bothering you?” (Paid 🍩45) → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝 → Leads to Choices 10.1 & 10.2
• “I have no more questions.” → Ends dialogue

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Choice 10.1:
• “Maybe.” → No effect
• “Absolutely not.” → No effect

Choice 10.2:
“I briefly closed my eyes and he…”
• “Held me by the shoulders.” → No effect
• “Touched his lips to mine” (Paid 🍩25) → 💋 Cute scene unlocked — does not affect stats

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Choice 11:
“A question was on my tongue… about:”
• “Nadya.” → No effect
• “The policeman.” → No effect
• “Yegor.” → No effect

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Choice 12:
• “I stayed silent.” → No effect
• “I thanked the officer.” → +1 Party Pride 🏛️ — You improve your standing with society and the state

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Choice 13:
• “I nodded and…”
 • “Waved.” → No effect
 • “Smiled.” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 — He’s grateful you’re attentive to him

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Choice 14:
• “Colleague. And you… came to meet someone?” → No effect
• “Came to work at the factory?” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 — He enjoys your wit → leads to Choice 14.1

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Choice 14.1:
• “Both are important.” → No effect
• “What are you better at?” → No effect

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Choice 15:
• “Drawing? Yes, and I’m not bad.” → No effect
• “Not really.” → No effect

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Choice 16:
“I hesitated for a moment and…”
• “Took my own dresses.” → +1 Light 🌕, +1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “Took someone else’s dresses” (Paid 🍩20) → +1 Shadow 🌑, +1 Popularity ⭐

📝 Your outfit and hairstyle options now depend on this choice:
• Outfit (0 / 20 / 100 or 0 / 50 / 60)
• Hairstyle (0 / 15 / 30 or 0 / 20 / 40)

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Choice 17:
• “Why?” → No effect
• “It helps you think better?” (Paid 🍩40) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 18:
• “I don’t think we’ve met.” → No effect
• “No, I’m an only child.” → +1 Shadow 🌑 — You lied to Yakov
• “Yes, I had a sister.” (Paid 🍩25) → +1 Light 🌕 — You tried to ask Yakov for help
📝 Your portrayal of Lilia will depend on your Light/Shadow path and popularity level

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Choice 19:
• “Yes… That’s a Jeanne Paquin design.” → ❌ Incorrect
• “Coco Chanel.” → ❌ Incorrect
• “Lyubov Popova.” → ✅ Correct → +Relationship with Lilia 🤝 — She appreciated your knowledge
📝 If you previously chose someone else’s dresses → +1 Popularity ⭐

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Choice 20:
• “Umm… no, I haven’t heard.” → ❌ Incorrect
• “It’s a glass factory.” → ❌ Incorrect
• “It’s propaganda posters.” (Paid 🍩35) → +1 Party Pride 🏛️, +Relationship with Lilia 🤝, +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 — They’re pleased you value their work

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Choice 21:
• “This is just a total disaster.” → No effect
• “What a nightmare!” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “A joy for our enemies.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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Choice 22:
• “That’s our elephant.” → No effect
• “A real star!” → +1 Mastery 🧠
• “A blow to the bourgeoisie.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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Choice 23:
• “I… shook my head.” → No effect
• “Agreed.” (Paid 🍩55) → 💋 Cutscene unlocked with Vladimir → leads to Choice 23.1

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Choice 23.1:
• “This time he touched the corner of my lips. Then leaned in and…”
 • “Carefully wiped off the paint.” → No effect
 • “Kissed me.” (Paid 🍩25) → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 24:
• “Well… I do write poetry…” → No effect
• “Together we fight evil…” → No effect

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Choice 25:
• “I… don’t know.” → No effect
• “Yes, absolutely.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• “No.” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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Choice 26:
• “I’m just wondering… will we live to see a better world?” → No effect
• “Where did that come from?” (Paid 🍩40) → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝 — You learned more about him → leads to Choice 26.1

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Choice 26.1:
• “He continued the celebration.” → No effect
• “Went to the ball.” → No effect
• “Left a diary entry.” → No effect

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📝 If you’ve built strong relationships with Prokhor and have high Party Pride 🏛️, you unlock this final choice:

Choice 27:
• “I… shook his hand.” → No effect
• “Threw my arms around him.” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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🚨 Final Choice – Life or Death:

Choice 28:
• “So I… hit the creature.” → ❌ You died. → Rewind
• “Started reading poetry.” → ❌ You died. → Rewind
• “Pushed the child aside.” → ✅ You saved the child — and yourself

Episode 5

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Choice 1:
“Wait… You think I…”
• “…am inhuman?” → No effect
• “…am rotten?” → No effect
• “…would hurt a child?” → No effect

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Choice 2:
“I decided to trust…”
• “My intuition.” → No effect
• “The voice of reason.” (Paid 🍩25) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 — He opens up to you in a new way

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Choice 3:
“This made me feel…”
• “Sadness.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “Emptiness.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +1 Chthonic 🐙

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Choice 4:
“I imagined it — and shuddered. Back then I would’ve…”
• “Kept her alive.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Let her go.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Killed her.” → +1 Light 🌕

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Choice 5:
• “I got a grip on myself.” → +1 Light 🌕
• “I decided it’s better to ask.” → +1 Light 🌕
• “I couldn’t hold back.” → +1 Shadow 🌑

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Choice 6:
• “Not really.” → No effect
• “I know, but very little.” → No effect
• “Clearly less than you.” → No effect

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Choice 7:
“I asked about…”
• “Prayers.” → ❌ No effect → Rewind
• “The creatures.” → ❌ No effect → Rewind
• “The licho-hunters.” (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 — You learned more about them → leads to Choice 7.1
• “No more questions.” → Continue without rewind

Choice 7.1:
• “I felt like…”
 • “Staying silent.” → No effect
 • “Offering support.” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 — You got to know him better

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Choice 8:
“I asked…”
• “Not the best idea.” → No effect
• “If you want to…” (Paid 🍩30) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 → leads to Choice 8.1

Choice 8.1:
• “No.” → No effect
• “Depends on your actions…” (Paid 🍩20) → 💋 Kiss scene — +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 9:
• “Yes, it’s important.” → No effect
• “Seems like I’m doing okay on my own.” → No effect
• “I don’t know, but I want to see him.” → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• “Too bad Yesenin didn’t suggest this.” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 10:
• “I shook his hand.” → No effect
• “Offered my hand for a kiss.” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 11:
• “I agree.” → No effect
• “I don’t know.” → No effect

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Choice 12:
“I hesitated, then…”
• “Shook my head.” → No effect
• “Took Yesenin’s arm” (Paid 🍩49) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝
• “Clutched Mayakovsky’s elbow” (Paid 🍩49) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 13:
Where is the danger hiding?
• “In the window.” → ❌ Wrong — the girl gets hurt
• “In the stairwell.” → ❌ Wrong — the girl gets hurt
• “In the archway.” → ✅ Correct — You arrived in time, and no one was harmed

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Choice 14:
“But I didn’t have time to act — poetry echoed confidently from the alley…”
• “Mayakovsky’s voice.” → No effect
• “Yesenin’s voice.” → No effect

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Choice 15:
“Still, I managed to overcome my panic and began reciting…”
• “Sharply and angrily.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥 → leads to Choice 15.1
• “Softly and melodically.” → +1 Eloquence 🕯️ → leads to Choice 15.2

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🔥 Rebellion Poem Path

Choice 15.1:
• “Hmm… From a clean slate.” → +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “As it should be.” → +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “Pure, new.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +2 Chthonic 🐙

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🕯️ Eloquence Poem Path

Choice 15.2:
• “Hmm… And quickly write a new poem.” → +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “And the nightingale sings in the nighttime hush.” → +1 Chthonic 🐙
• “And rewrite history anew.” → +1 Mastery 🧠, +2 Chthonic 🐙

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Choice 16:
“I…”
• “Tried to remain independent.” → No effect
• “Took Mayakovsky’s arm” (Paid 🍩30) → +2 Popularity ⭐, +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
• “Took Yesenin’s arm” (Paid 🍩30) → +2 Popularity ⭐, +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 17:
“Should I ask?”
• “No, better not.” → No effect
• “Ask.” (Paid 🍩25) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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📝 If in Episode 4 you wore an expensive dress, you now unlock:

Choice 18:
• “Tried playing dumb.” → No effect (You’ll still be involved in the scandal)
• “Went on the offensive.” → No effect (You’ll still be involved in the scandal)

Choice 19:
• “It made me… happy.” → +1 Shadow 🌑, +1 Popularity ⭐
• “It upset me.” → +1 Light 🌕, +1 Popularity ⭐

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📝 If you didn’t wear an expensive dress earlier, you’ll unlock a different branch:

Choice 20:
“How to put him in his place?”
• “Mention that I was written about in the newspaper.” → No effect
• “Remind him about equality.” → No effect

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Choice 21:
• “No, thank you.” → No effect
• “Yes, please.” → +Relationship with Konstantin 🤝 → leads to Choice 21.1

Choice 21.1:
“I’d like…”
• “A glass of water.” → No effect
• “Whatever you recommend.” → No effect

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Choice 22:
“I chose to…”
• “Go alone.” → No effect
• “Go with Mayakovsky” (Paid 🍩39) → You go to the cinema → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 → leads to Choice 22.1
• “Go with Yesenin” (Paid 🍩39) → You go riding through the city → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝 → leads to Choice 22.2

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🎬 If you went with Vladimir:

Choice 22.1:
“I felt like…”
• “Just finishing the movie in peace.” → No effect
• “Asking him questions” (Paid 🍩51) → 💋 Cutscene unlocked → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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🌃 If you went with Sergei:

Choice 22.2:
• “It’s better not to.” → No effect
• “Ask.” (Paid 🍩51) → 💋 Cutscene unlocked → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝 → leads to Choice 22.2.1

Choice 22.2.1:
“You like…”
• “Peasant shirts.” → No effect
• “Accordions.” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝 — He’s touched; you know him well

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Choice 23:
“I asked…”
• “Something a bit rude…” → No effect
• “You’re not much of a shock-worker…” → No effect
• “How do you do it?” → No effect

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📝 If in Episode 4, Prokhor asked you to write a poem for Krestyanka, you now hand it over — he’ll help get it published!

Episode 6

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Choice 1:
• “It seemed like I saw a familiar face.” → No effect
• “Tried to look closer at the choir.” → No effect
• “Didn’t sleep well.” → No effect
📝 If you’re on the Party Pride 🏛️ path, the officer speaks to you more respectfully.

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Choice 2:
“I wanted to…”
• “Become a famous poetess.” → No effect
• “Run away from my parents.” → –1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “Work in a factory” (Paid 🍩25) → +1 Party Pride 🏛️
📝 Party Pride path = you’re trusted. Opposing path = you’re scolded and lose 🏛️.

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Choice 3:
• “No.” → +1 Shadow 🌑, –1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “I saw it once.” → +1 Light 🌕, +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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⏰ Choice 4 (Timed):
• “I was walking along the embankment.” → ❌ The officer knows you’re lying
• “I was resting after a shift.” → ❌ The officer knows you’re lying
• “I performed at ‘Pegasus’ Stable’.” → ✅ +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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Choice 5:
“Choose as guarantor…”
• “Galya.” → No effect
• “Yegor Kirsanov.” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝
• “Prokhor Efremov” (Paid 🍩50) → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝
• “Sergei Yesenin and Vladimir Mayakovsky” (Paid 🍩60) → +Relationships with Sergei & Vladimir 🤝
📝 Shadow 🌑 path = you glimpse a figure in the darkness. Light 🌕 path = you don’t.

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Choice 6:
• “Just a bad dream…” → No effect
• “A kind of omen…” → No effect

📝 If Galya or Yegor is your guarantor → you are released.
📝 If Prokhor is your guarantor → proceed to:

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Choice 7:
“What’s for lunch?”
• “Draniki.” → You chose the same as Prokhor → he shares personal details
• “Cutlets.” → No effect

Choice 7.1:
• “Shook my head.” → No effect
• “Nodded.” (Paid 🍩40) → 💬 Sweet cutscene → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

📝 If you chose the poets as guarantors, they’ll free you from the cell, but you’ll have less time with Prokhor afterward.

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Choice 8:
• “Or maybe not?” → No effect
• “Should I ask?” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝, –Relationship with Prokhor ⬇️

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Choice 9:
• “I nodded.” → No effect
• “Acted surprised.” (Paid 🍩35) → ++Relationship with Prokhor 🤝 → leads to Choice 9.1

Choice 9.1:
• “I don’t know.” → No effect
• “I couldn’t live without personal space.” → No effect
• “And for me…” → +1 Party Pride 🏛️

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Choice 10:
• “Still… I took back what I said.” → No effect
• “Tried to explain.” (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝 → leads to Choices 10.1–10.3

Choice 10.1:
• “Well, I don’t know…” → No effect
• “There’s something in your words.” → No effect

Choice 10.2:
• “He… truly wants the best for me.” → No effect
• “He’s going too far.” → No effect

Choice 10.3:
• “But to me…”
 • “It seemed inappropriate.” → No effect
 • “I actually liked it.” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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Choice 11:
• “I’m fine.” → No effect
• “I was scared too.” → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 12:
• “No need to stir trouble? After you.” → No effect
• “Can’t promise that.” → No effect
• “I’ll try.” → No effect

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Choice 13:
• “I stayed silent.” → No effect
• “Decided to help.” (Paid 🍩40) → 💉 Bandaging cutscene → ++Relationship with Yegor 🤝 → leads to Choice 13.1

Choice 13.1:
“I tried not to hurt him, and decided to…”
• “Clean the wound.” → ✅ Correct
• “Treat it with iodine.” → ❌ Wrong
• “Apply a bandage.” → ❌ Wrong
• “Reset the bone.” → ❌ Wrong
📝 If you’re on the Eloquence 🕯️ path, Yegor gives you a dagger.

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Choice 14:
You must decide quickly…

• “I refused.” → Lilia will still show up and play her role. → No effect
• “I agreed.” (Paid 🍩45) → +2 Popularity ⭐, +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 → leads to Choice 14.1

📝 If you agreed, you’ll be prompted to select an outfit and hairstyle (🍩40/20). These do not impact the story.

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Choice 14.1:
• “I shook my head.” → No effect
• “Took a step back.” → No effect
• “Snatched my hand away.” → No effect
📝 If you have good relationship with Lilia, she’ll speak kindly to you.
📝 If you have high relationship with Vladimir, he’ll chase after you and confess his feelings.

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🔥 If you’re on the Rebellion Path:

Choice 15:
“And then…”

• “What on earth are you going to do?” → ❌ Wrong
• “Dig through this mess again.” → ❌ Wrong
• “But giving up isn’t something I was taught.” → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠, +2 Chthonic 🐙

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🕯️ If you’re on the Eloquence Path:

Choice 16:
“And then…”

• “With someone like that, I still don’t agree.” → ❌ Wrong
• “That’s too bold…” → ❌ Wrong
• “I can’t go for half-measures.” → ✅ +1 Mastery 🧠, +3 Chthonic 🐙

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Episode 7

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Choice 1:
“I decided to…”
• Wait for him to speak → No effect
• Ask directly → +1 Light 🌕
• Bluff → +1 Shadow 🌑

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Choice 2:
• “It depends.” → No effect
• “Can’t help you here.” → No effect

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Choice 3:
“What a strange Yakov…”
• “Strange.” → No effect
• “Scary.” → No effect
• “Interesting.” → No effect

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Choice 4:
“But… You understand… I was nearly attacked.”
• “I feel unwell.” → No effect
• “I’m a poetess. Gordeeva.” → 📝 If you’re popular: the waiter recognizes you.

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Choice 5:
“I thought and decided…”
• “He’s right.” → No effect
• “I need a new portrait.” (Paid 🍩50) → +1 Popularity ⭐

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Choice 6:
• “But I only recently started performing…” → No effect
• “What can I do then?” → No effect
• “This is unfair…” → No effect
📝 Shadow 🌑 path: You read a plagiarized poem → you’re publicly shamed.
📝 Light 🌕 path: You read your own poem → still asked offstage.

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Choice 7:
• “I guess I should come…”
• “I feel uneasy…” → No effect
• “I want to see him.” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 8:
• “I agreed with her.” → +1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “I snapped back.” → –1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “Stayed silent.” → No effect

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Choice 9:
• “I opened Krestyanka.” → 📝 If in Episode 4 you gave your poem to Prokhor → +1 Popularity ⭐
• “I opened Workers’ Gazette.” → leads to Choice 9.1
• “Finished reading.” → No effect

Choice 9.1:
• “Maybe… I’ll read it later?” → No effect
• “Ask him to move over?” (Paid 🍩50) → ❗ You learn something important
📝 If relationship with Yesenin is not strong → he won’t let you in
📝 If relationship is strong → he invites you inside → leads to:

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Choice 10:
• “A reason? Maybe.” → No effect
• “But why?” (Paid 🍩35) → Yesenin tells you about his Shadow

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Choice 11:
• “I waited for his answer.” → No effect
• “Felt his forehead.” (Paid 🍩60) → 💬 Cutscene unlocked → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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📝 High Mastery Path → You recite your original poem
📝 Low Mastery Path → You don’t have a poem, but can improvise:

Choice 12:
• “Honestly confessed everything.” → –1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “Improvised.” (Paid 🍩40) → +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 13:
• “Is this a date?” → No effect
• “The theater is bourgeois art.” → No effect
• “So late?” → No effect

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Choice 14:
• “I stayed silent.” → No effect
• “Decided to ask a question.” (Paid 🍩30) → You learn Mayakovsky is also struggling

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Choice 15:
• “I dodged the kiss.” → No effect
• “Didn’t resist.” (Paid 🍩70) → 💋 Kiss cutscene with Prokhor → ++Relationship with Prokhor 🤝
  ⛔ ––Relationship with Yegor ⬇️⬇️ — he saw the kiss!

📝 If your relationship with Yegor is high and he saw the kiss, proceed to:

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Choice 16:
• “I decided to… apologize.” → No effect
• “Go on the offensive.” → No effect

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Choice 17:
• “I can’t promise anything.” → ❗ Ends Yegor’s romance path. You stay friends.
• “I think we have a chance.” (Paid 🍩70) → ❗ You continue Yegor’s romance path.
📝 Be careful — if you break this promise later, Yegor becomes your enemy.

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📝 If your relationship with Yegor is high and you did not kiss Prokhor, he’ll warn you about being fired.
You’ll be able to leave with dignity and on your own terms.

📝 If Yegor did not warn you (due to kiss or low relationship), the firing catches you off guard.
📝 On the Party Pride 🏛️ path, Galya and other women break the news gently.

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Choice 18:
• “You know what… Go to hell!” → –1 Party Pride 🏛️
• “Thanks anyway.” → +1 Party Pride 🏛️

Episode 8

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Choice 1:
• “I can’t do this.” → No effect
• “Is it okay?” → No effect
• “Right here?” → No effect

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Choice 2:
• “I felt… I had to tell him about the poem ban.” → No effect
• “Something passed between us.” (Paid 🍩49) → 💋 Kiss cutscene with Vladimir → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
→ Leads to 2.1

Choice 2.1:
• “Maybe…” → No effect
• “I won’t!” → No effect

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Choice 3:
• “I should change the topic.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “I told him everything.” → +1 Light 🌕 → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 4:
• “I thought I could manage on my own.” → 📝 You didn’t ask for money and may lack funds later
• “Hint at needing money.” (Paid 🍩15) → +1 Money 💰

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Choice 5:
• “It made me angry.” → No effect
• “It upset me.” → +Relationship with Lilia 🤝

📝 If relationship with Lilia is high → she accepts your growing bond with Mayakovsky
📝 If it’s low → she attacks and humiliates you

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Choice 6:
• “There’s nothing between us.” → +Relationship with Lilia 🤝
❗ Closes romance path with Vladimir
• “I matter to him.” (Paid 🍩70) → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
❗ Confirms mutual feelings

📝 If you’re not in love with Vladimir → improved relationship with Lilia
📝 If Lilia likes you → she’ll suggest a job opportunity

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Choice 7:
• “Better not bother him.” → No effect
• “I should ask Prokhor for help.” → Leads to 7.1

Choice 7.1:
• “Everything’s all mixed up…” → No effect
• “I was laid off.” → +1 Shadow 🌑, –Relationship with Prokhor ⬇️
• “I’m unreliable.” → +1 Light 🌕, +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

📝 If low Party Pride 🏛️ or weak relationship → Prokhor refuses
📝 If high Party Pride + good relationship → he agrees to help

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Choice 8:
• “Ask for concert invitation.” → Prokhor helps
• “Flirt” (Paid 🍩35) → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝, and he helps

📝 If relationship with Lilia is low → you visit the atelier without her recommendation

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Choice 9:
• “Congratulations!” → You jumped the gun and lost valuable info
• “Tell me more…” → You were tactful and gained insight

📝 Number of choices depends on your relationship with Lilia

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Choice 10:
• Red dress with sequins → ❌ No money
• Graphite satin dress → ❌ No money
• Lilac-gold dress with fur → ✅ +1 Money 💰

📝 If in Episode 5 you didn’t help the girl attacked by Chthonic → next choice appears:

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Choice 11:
• Pink feathered dress → ❌ Wrong
• Yellow dress with deep neckline → ❌ Wrong
• Modest silver dress → ✅ +1 Money 💰
📝 If you saved the girl from Chthonic in Ep 5 → she thanks you and you get another +1 Money 💰

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Choice 12:
• “I understand.” → No effect
• “May I clarify?” (Paid 🍩24) → Makes future dress choice easier

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Choice 13:
• Black velvet with fur → ❌ Failed to please a picky client
• Emerald lace gown → ❌ Failed
• Red-white high collar dress → ✅ +1 Money 💰

📝 If you did well all day helping customers → +1 Money 💰

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Choice 14:
• “Step in.” → +1 Light 🌕, +Relationship with Zina 🤝
• “Just observe.” → +1 Shadow 🌑 → Zina’s client may hypnotize you next

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Choice 15:
• “Can’t interfere.” → No effect
• “Break it up!” → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 16:
• “Better stay silent.” → No effect
• “Ask.” → Learn what started the fight (no stat effect)

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📝 If you didn’t break up the fight:

Choice 17:
• “Go straight to Sergei.” → Miss relationship boost with Zina
• “Talk to Zina.” (Paid 🍩31) → +Relationship with Zina 🤝

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Choice 18:
• “I want to finish the dance…” → +Relationship with Isadora 🤝, but Sergei spends the evening with her
• “Fine.” (Paid 🍩31) → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝 → Leads to 18.1

Choice 18.1:
• “I’ll go alone.” → No effect
• “Alright…” (Paid 🍩51) → 💬 Romantic cutscene with Sergei → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝

Episode 9

Choice 1

“ …What are you doing here?” → No effect
“Why grab like that?” → No effect
📝 If you witnessed the woman’s powers last chapter, you’re now prepared for them.

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Choice 2

(Ask every question; the last ends the dialogue)

• “Who are you?” → No effect
• “Why are you doing this?” → No effect
• “What does it all mean?” → No effect
• “No more questions.” → Ends dialogue

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Choice 3

Both of us rushed after her. I was closer and decided to…

• Step aside → No effect
• Grab Viktoria (🍩 35) → +1 Chthonic 🐙 — she slips you something

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Choice 4

I hesitated, thinking I should…

• Tell the truth → +1 Light 🌕
• Lie → +1 Shadow 🌑
  📝 High relationship with Yegor unlocks a bandaging cut-scene for your leg.

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Choice 5

• Say nothing → No effect
• Ask (🍩 35) → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝 — you learn more about Viktoria via his notes
    ▸ with high Yegor relationship you take one of his drawn symbols (may help later)

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Choice 6 (high Yegor relationship)

• “…I hope so too.” → No effect
• “You’ll succeed.” (🍩 45) → 💋 Kiss scene → ++Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 7

• “Why do you think so?” → No effect
• “They’ll help if they like me.” → No effect

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Choice 8

• “I was just surprised…” → No effect
• “Why are you here?” → No effect
  📝 If Prokhor promised help in Ep 8 → he (else Zina) hands you the invitation.

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Choice 9

I secretly wanted to…

• Speak with Mayakovsky again → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝 → (If high) 9.1
• Speak with Yesenin again → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝 → (If high) 9.2
• Turn back time → No effect

9.1 (Vladimir kiss)

• Shake head → No effect
• Nod (🍩 35) → Kiss scene → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

9.2 (Sergei kiss)

• Pull away → No effect
• Lean in (🍩 35) → Kiss scene → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 10

• “How many total rooms?” → No effect
• “How was assignment decided?” → No effect
• “Can we swap places?” → No effect

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Choice 11 (with good Zina relationship)

• I blushed → you refuse friendship (affects Ep 10)
• I smiled → you accept friendship (affects Ep 10)

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Poetry Tests

High Mastery ✒️ + Eloquence 🕯️

12. “…and there I’m dying of boredom.” → slight miss
“Like a child in mother’s arms.” → +1 Mastery 🧠

High Mastery ✒️ + Rebellion 🔥

13. “…A squirrel scampered.” → slight miss
“Collared in by avenues.” → +1 Mastery 🧠
📝 High-Mastery poems impress Prokhor → +1 Party Pride 🏛️

Low Mastery paths

• 14. “No.” → routes to timed tests 15–16
• “Maybe later.” (🍩 40) → jump back to high-mastery tests above

15 (Lo-Mastery + Eloquence) — timed

• two wrong lines then “Like a child in mother’s arms.” → +1 Mastery 🧠

16 (Lo-Mastery + Rebellion) — timed

• two wrong lines then “Collared in by avenues.” → +1 Mastery 🧠

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Choice 17

“You talk as if…”

• “You dislike lecturing.” → No effect
• “You used to be creative.” → No effect

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Choice 18

• “March.” → Prokhor sings appropriately
• “Romance.” → Different piece

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Choice 19

• “…It was his friend…” → No effect
• “Prokhor was doing his duty…” → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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Choice 20 (high Prokhor relationship)

• Shake head → No effect
• Nod (🍩 60) → Cut-scene + kiss → ++Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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Choice 21

• “Gotta go my own way.” → you miss crucial info
• “Listen.” (🍩 35) → you gain info needed for Ep 10

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Choice 22

Looking once more at unsuspecting Liza, I…

• Rejected dark thoughts → +1 Light 🌕 (kept Chthonic)
• Gave in to temptation → +1 Shadow 🌑, –1 Chthonic 🐙

📝 Enough atelier earnings let you buy new or modest outfits, influencing future impressions.
📝 Good Zina relationship → she introduces you on stage → +1 Popularity ⭐

Episode 10

Choice 1

• “I tried to leave the stage.” → No effect
• “I stayed standing.” → No effect

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Choice 2

• “Are you sure?” → No effect
• “Ah, do you feel it…” → –Relationship with Yegor ⬇️

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Love-Triangle Scene

(Only if you’re romancing both Yegor and Prokhor and have high relations with both)

Choice 3

• “I… stepped in.” → You strongly impress the onlookers
• “I froze, stunned.” → Same strong impression

(If you only romance one man → no rivalry scene; with very high Popularity ⭐ and Party Pride 🏛️ you impress the audience simply by standing there.)

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Choice 5

“I felt that…”
• “I’ll manage anyway.” → No effect
• ‘I should soften them up.’ (🍩 35) → You move the audience to tears
📝 If you’d already amazed the hall earlier, ovations erupt + +2 Popularity ⭐, +2 Party Pride 🏛️ and you unlock Choices 6–7; otherwise proceed to 8–9.

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Branch when the hall loves you (ovations)

Choice 6
• “I’m only using him.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “It’s a bad decision, but…” → +1 Light 🌕

Choice 7
• “I grimaced and called for… the waiter.” → No effect (unheard)
• “…Kostya.” → No effect (unheard)

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Branch when the hall is not impressed

Choice 8
• “Need a sly trick.” → +1 Shadow 🌑
• “Need to admit honestly we were wrong…” → +1 Light 🌕

Choice 9
• “Called the waiter.” → No effect (unheard)
• “Called Kostya.” → No effect (unheard)

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Choice 10

• “I decided… to cut the conversation short.” → No effect
• “Not to interfere.” → You overhear part of Sergei & Zina’s talk

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Blackmail / Persuasion with drunk Fyodor Semyonovich

(branch 11–12 depends on his state)

If he’s drunk:

11.
• Blackmail → +1 Shadow 🌑
• Persuade → +1 Light 🌕
 He blurts about Yegor’s archive (key info).

If he’s sick:

12.
• Switch to blackmail → +1 Shadow 🌑
• Try persuasion → +1 Light 🌕
 He can’t give you the archive tip.

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Choice 13 (Zina branch)

• Block her way → No effect
• Let her pass → No effect
• Try to explain → No effect
📝 If you accepted Zina’s friendship (Ep 7), she offers to join you in the archive.

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Choice 14 (if high Yesenin relationship)

• “…Just so.” → No effect
• “I’ll be upset.” (🍩 40) → Kiss with Sergei → ++Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Archive Search

If you lack archive info you must pick floors:

15.
• Third floor → ❌ wrong → caught → rewind
• Second floor → ❌ wrong → caught → rewind
• Fourth floor → ✅ correct

16.
• Run → ❌ killed → rewind
• Grab folder → ❌ killed → rewind
• Stay silent → ✅ correct

17.
• “I want the folder.” → No effect
• “I want to leave.” → No effect

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Yakov confrontation

18.
• Say “yes” to him → bad consequences later
• Recall Tanya (🍩 40) → you refuse Agranov; affects future
If you hold enough Chthonic 🐙 you can simply command him; if low → you lose –1 Chthonic.

19.
• Take a couple scraps → No effect
• Grab everything (🍩 50) → lots of documents

If Zina came with you, your fight spreads to her, turning her into Chthonic.

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Zina’s Fate

High Mastery ✒️ = quick mercy; Low Mastery = slow death

20.
• “Did it as best I could.” → Zina suffers
• Pay 🍩 25 → +1 Mastery 🧠 Zina dies quickly

If Zina wasn’t there, Prokhor catches you.
Poor Prokhor relationship = he’s cold; good = inner conflict → extra Choice 21.

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Choice 21 (good Prokhor rel)

• “Principles above life?” → No stat
• “Prokhor, please.” → No stat

22.
• Gave him an order → No effect
• Kiss (🍩 60) → Kiss cut-scene → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝
If you kept Yegor’s sigil drawing, it helps you restrain power; else –1 Chthonic.

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Yegor late-game branch

(only if you avoided the public Prokhor kiss in Ep 7 and still have high Yegor)

24.
• “Better this way…” → No effect
• “Thanks.” (🍩 70) → Kiss cut-scene → ++Relationship with Yegor 🤝
 24.1 • Hesitate → you reject him
    • Agree → you start dating Yegor

If you did kiss Prokhor publicly:

25.
• “Better on my own…” → No effect
• “So grateful.” (🍩 50) → Kiss cut-scene → ++Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Fallout with Sergey & Zina deaths

If you never gave Fyodor tablets, he dies → Sergei is arrested.
If Zina didn’t join you she’s killed defending Sergei.

26.
• Bury face in Yegor’s chest → ✅ correct, Sergei appreciates → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝
• Rush from behind a column → –3 Party Pride 🏛️ → rewind
(With good Mayakovsky rel he defends you against Lilia.)

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Choice 27 (Lilia showdown)

• “I turned away.” → No effect
• Tell her off (🍩 35) → –Relationship with Lilia ⬇️, +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

If in Ep 8 you confessed love to Vladimir:

28.
• Turn away → No effect
• Smile (🍩 40) → Kiss cut-scene → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

Season 2

S2 Episode 1

Choice 1

• “I nodded politely.” → No effect
• “I shook my head.” → No effect

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Choice 2

• “I wanted to walk by quickly.” → No effect
• “I approached closer.” (🍩 20) → ❗ You learn interesting information
(If in 1×08 you agreed to date Mayakovsky: he starts reconsidering his relationship with Lilia.)

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Choice 3

• “I gave Lilia a burning look.” → No effect
• “Snapped at Lilia.” → –Relationship with Lilia ⬇️

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Choice 4

• “I stayed standing.” → No effect
• “I sat down beside him.” (🍩 45) → ++Relationship with Vladimir 🤝
 ❗ You encouraged him, and he’ll later do the same for you.

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Choice 5

• “I agreed.” → No effect
• “I didn’t agree.” → No effect

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Without Mayakovsky branch

Choice 6

• “Let her stay offended.” → No effect
• “She must be feeling down…” (🍩 25) → +Relationship with Lilia 🤝

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Choice 7

• “Forgotten city, childhood city…” → +1 Eloquence 🎶
• “City of granite. Streets like traps…” → +1 Rebellion 🗡️

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Vladimir Branch

Choice 8

• “I pulled away.” → No effect
• “I gave in.” (🍩 30) → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 9

• “Right.” → No effect
• “Left.” → No effect
• “Straight ahead.” → No effect

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Choice 10

• “…Why?” → No effect
• “Okay…” (🍩 15) → Scene where you change clothes with Vladimir → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 11

• “Tore the top / bottom / middle letter.” → No effect
All letters convey the same message.
(If you had encouraged Mayakovsky earlier → you try writing a poem → +1 Mastery ✒️.)

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Choice 12

• “…Probably nothing.” → No effect
• “If only I knew…” → No effect
(If in 1×10 you took all archive documents → you now find a clue.)

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Yegor Branch

Choice 13

• “I shook my head.” → No effect
• “I didn’t resist.” (🍩 30) → Kiss scene → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 14

• “You’re alive?” → No effect
• “What are you doing here?” → No effect
• “How did you find me?” → No effect

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Prokhor Branch (if relationship is high)

Choice 15

• “…It’s too much.” → No effect
• “I don’t mind.” (🍩 30) → Intimate dance scene → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

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Choice 16

• “I want my future husband to be like…”
 • “My father.” → No effect
 • “Yesenin / Yegor / Mayakovsky / Prokhor” → +Relationship with chosen character 🤝

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Choice 17

• “I’ll leave it as it is.” → No effect
• “I’ll add the frill after all.” (🍩 40) → ❗You did your best → the client is satisfied and may help you later.

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Choice 18

• “I’ll write it myself.” → Your letter will sound like it was written by a naive village girl (Katia Yesenina).
• “Consult Mayakovsky.” (🍩 50) → You learn that Yesenin’s sister is actually literate and smart → improves the letter’s style.

S2 Episode 2

Choice 1

• “I tried to negotiate.” → No effect
• “I switched to threats.” → No effect
• “I gave them everything I had.” → No effect

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If relationship with Sergei is high

Choice 2

• “I forced myself not to think about the past at all.” → No effect
• “Only remember the good things.” (🍩 30) → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 3

• “…Why?” → No effect
• “Me too.” → No effect

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Choice 4

• “Looked in the wardrobe.” → No effect
• “Looked in the desk drawers.” → No effect
• “Looked in the bedside table.” → No effect

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Choice 5

• “I wanted to leave quickly.” → No effect
• “Touched the wall.” (🍩 15) → +1 Chthonic 🐙

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Yegor Branch

Choice 6

• “…Yes.” → No effect
• “Let’s go together.” (🍩 35) → Kiss scene → +Relationship with Yegor 🤝

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Choice 7

• “Let Yegor handle it himself.”
 If you have Chthonic 🐙 stat unlocked but not enough (need 7) → Branch to 7.1
  🔀 You learn new info about the house.

🟦 If enough Chthonic stat (7+):
• “Intervene.” →
 – On Light path: You use Chthonic gently without harm
 – On Dark path: You use Chthonic to your full advantage

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Choice 7.1

• “Do nothing.” → No effect
• “Try anyway.” (🍩 55) → Same outcome as if you had the required Chthonic stat

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Choice 8

• “I followed quickly.” → No effect
• “Slowly and carefully watching my steps.” → No effect

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Choice 9

• “Listen to a general version.” → Short story
• “All the details, please.” (🍩 40) → Full illustrated story + you receive a missing person’s notebook
 – If you previously used Chthonic 🐙 to pressure Igor → you also receive the mentioned flyer
 – If in 2×01 you consulted Mayakovsky and wrote a believable letter → Sergei agrees to your visit
 – If you sent a freestyle letter → Warden denies your request

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Choice 10

• “It’s not that hard!” → No effect
• “No one will find out!” → No effect
• “We have to try!” → No effect

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Choice 11

• “No, don’t do it!” → ❗You chose not to alter the ticket. This affects the story
• “Fine, do it.” (🍩 25) → ❗The ticket now looks more natural. This affects the story

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Choice 12

• “I somewhat agree.” → No effect
• “I completely disagree.” → No effect

S2 Episode 3

Choice 1
• “I decided to do nothing.” → ❗Vladimir won a small amount
• “I decided to intervene.” (🍩 35) → ❗Thanks to you, the winnings are larger

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Vladimir Branch

Choice 2
• “…Better to spend the night separately.” → No effect
• “One room is enough for us.” (🍩 199) → Intimate cutscene → Relationship with Vladimir Mayakovsky improves greatly ⬆️⬆️⬆️

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Choice 3
• “And I remembered the dream… superficially.” → Short recap
• “In great detail.” (🍩 16) → Detailed illustrated recollection

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If in the previous episode you wrote an unconvincing letter and were denied permission to visit Yesenin:

• If you follow the Party Pride path and have the stamp on your prepared ticket → You will be allowed in.
• If you do not follow the Party Pride path, or do but have no stamp on the ticket → You will not be allowed in.
• If in the previous episode you received permission to visit and have the stamp on your ticket → You will be allowed in.
• If you have no stamp, even with permission → You will be denied entry.

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If you are not allowed in:

Choice 4
• “And… I cried.” → –1 Party Pride 🦚 → Rewind
• “Pressed him.” → +1 Darkness 🌑, +1 Party Pride 🦚  If you first chose to cry → only +1 Darkness 🌑  If low Chthonic 🐙 → –1 Chthonic 🐙  If high Chthonic 🐙 → You easily use it
• “Tried to persuade him.” → +1 Light ☀️, +1 Party Pride 🦚  If you first chose to cry → only +1 Light ☀️  If low Chthonic 🐙 → –1 Chthonic 🐙  If high Chthonic 🐙 → You easily use it

S2 Episode 4

Choice 1
• “Sergei… it’s me.” → No effect
• “Are you okay?” → No effect
• “You’re scaring me.” → No effect

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If relationship with Sergei is high:

Choice 2
• “So I… walked up to him.” → No effect
• “Touched him.” (🍩 35) → Hug cutscene → +Relationship with Sergei 🤝

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Choice 3
• “And couldn’t think of anything better than… I’ll come back later.” → No effect
• “Hang in there!” → No effect
• “You’ll make it!” → No effect

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Choice 4
• “…(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)”
 • “What’s this?” → No effect
 • “Why silkworm?” → No effect
 • “Why me?” → No effect
 • “Nothing else to ask.” → Ends the choice

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Vladimir Branch

Choice 5
• “And… I barely held back.” → No effect
• “I didn’t hold back.” (🍩 40) → Comfort + kiss scene → +Relationship with Vladimir 🤝

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Choice 6
• “I thought a bit more and decided… not to ask.” → No effect. Vladimir won’t understand.
• “Ask.” → No effect. Vladimir won’t understand.

If in 2×01 you didn’t sew the frill onto the client’s dress → he won’t want to help you → you’ll need to persuade the doctor:

Choice 7
• “And I decided… to say goodbye.” → No effect
• “Persuade him” (14 Light ☀️) / (🍩 55) → ❗The doctor may agree to help you

If in 2×01 you did sew the frill → the client will ask the doctor on your behalf.

If you or the nurse persuaded the doctor → you start developing a plan to help Yesenin.

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Choice 8
• “And then… went down the stairs.” → No effect
• “Approached the ward.” (🍩 40) → ❗The information you overhear may be useful later

If you have the exclusive Petersburger outfit for Yegor and he’s your favourite → Extra scene with suit fitting + kiss → +Relationship with Yegor ⬆️⬆️

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Choice 9
• “And… called for help.” → No effect
• “Reached for the light.” → +1 Light ☀️
• “Dived into the darkness.” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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If relationship with Prokhor is high:

Choice 10
• “…Yes.” → No effect
• “Not quite.” (🍩 35) → +Relationship with Prokhor 🤝

If relationship with Lilia is high → she will secure you a spot to perform.
If relationship with Lilia is low → you’ll go to the café alone.

If you went via Lilia’s recommendation → you’re let in immediately.
If you went alone:

Choice 11
• “And then… shook his head.” → You won’t be able to perform
• “Nodded approvingly” (10 Popularity ⭐) / (🍩 55) → You’re allowed to perform

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If you’re allowed to perform and follow the high Mastery ✒️ path:

Choice 12
• “…the clatter of hooves in the still of the night.” → ❌ Wrong choice, no effect
• “…in the fog, the lively clatter of hooves.” → +1 Mastery ✒️

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If you’re allowed to perform and follow the low Mastery ✒️ path:

Choice 13
• “…the clatter of hooves in the still of the night.” → ❌ Wrong choice, no effect
• “…no more shackles.” → ❌ Wrong choice, no effect
• “…in the fog, the lively clatter of hooves.” → +1 Mastery ✒️

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Choice 14
• “And… hid behind the column.” → No effect
• “Ran to the exit.” → No effect
• “Blended into the crowd.” → No effect

S2 Episode 5

Choice 1
• “I called out to him again.” → No effect
• “I ran after him.” → No effect
• “I stomped my foot.” → No effect

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Choice 2
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “Organizing another raid on poets?” → No effect
• “What happened to you back then?” → No effect
• “Are you following me?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Ends the dialogue

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If relationship with Prokhor is high:
Choice 3
• “I turned away.” → No effect
• “Tried to break free again.” (🍩 80) → Intimate cutscene with Prokhor → Relationship with Prokhor improves greatly ⬆️⬆️⬆️

If in the previous episode you persuaded the doctor → Relationship with Sergei improves ⬆️
If in 2×03 you entered Yesenin’s room freely → You will be let in without problems now.
If in 2×03 you had to use your abilities to get past the guard + persuaded the doctor previously:

Choice 4
• “I tried to… pressure him.” → –1 Party Pride 🦚
• “Showed all my charm.” (🍩 65) → +1 Party Pride 🦚

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Choice 5
• “…But you can see for yourself…” → No effect
• “Can I talk to your superiors?” → No effect
• “Show some compassion!” → No effect

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Choice 6
• “I tried to persuade the guard.” → No effect
• “Provoked Yesenin.” (14 Darkness 🌑) → +1 Darkness 🌑, +1 Chthonic 🐙

If in the previous episode you failed to persuade the doctor → Yesenin is taken to the hospital without you → Relationship with Sergei worsens ⬇️

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If you have the exclusive “Dandy” outfit for Prokhor and he’s wearing it → Extra library scene unlocked (Choices 7–10):

Choice 7
• “No, I just can’t understand… Why are you always where I am?” → No effect
• “What are you plotting?” → No effect

Choice 8
• “…Let go!” → No effect
• “What do you want?” → No effect
If relationship with Prokhor is high → Intimate cutscene available

Choice 9
• “…And in the next moment I suddenly realized… Prokhor kisses me.” → Relationship with Prokhor improves greatly ⬆️⬆️⬆️
• “I kissed Prokhor.” → Relationship with Prokhor improves greatly ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Choice 10
• “I managed to glimpse the covers.” → No effect
• “I didn’t manage to see the covers.” → No effect

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Choice 11
• “…I thought we were doing this together.” → No effect
• “And what was there?” → ❗ You learned additional information

If in 2×02 you learned information about the house → Relationship with Yegor improves ⬆️

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Choice 12
• “He sighed, and I… stayed silent.” → No effect
• “Decided to support him.” → Relationship with Yegor improves ⬆️

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Yegor Branch
Choice 13
• “And… stayed sitting straight.” → No effect
• “Leaned forward.” (🍩 60) → Kiss cutscene → Relationship with Yegor improves greatly ⬆️⬆️⬆️

If in 2×03 you took the intimate scene with Mayakovsky → Warning appears now.

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If in 1×10 you collected the torn documents:
Choice 14
• “Our Anton was born in 1859.” → ❌ Wrong choice, no effect
• “In 1904.” → ❌ Wrong choice, no effect
• “In 1898.” → ✅ Correct choice, no effect

If in 1×10 you did NOT collect the torn documents:
Choice 15
• “…Fine.” → No effect
• “Maybe you’ll tell me after all?” (🍩 150) → ❗You learned information about Anton Gorodkov → One step closer to solving the mystery

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If in 1×10 you collected torn documents OR earlier in this episode you learned from Yegor about Anton Gorodkov → Proceed to Choices 16–18:

Choice 16
(You can ask all; last one ends the dialogue)
• “The ghost restaurant.” → No effect
• “The monster in the window.” → No effect
• “The mysterious cracks.” → No effect
• “Nothing else to tell.” → Dialogue ends

Choice 17
• “I need to… knock again.” → No effect
• “Call out.” → No effect
• “Wait a little.” → No effect

Choice 18
• “I decided… to leave it as it is.” → No effect
• “Use it.” (🍩 70) → ❗You questioned the neighbor and learned interesting information about linguists

If in 2×04 you approached the ward → You’ll recall you already heard about linguists.

S2 Episode 6

Choice 1
• “I recoiled.” → No effect
• “I cried out.” → No effect
• “I looked closer.” → No effect

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Choice 2
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “Is this a spiritual séance?” → No effect
• “Why is there a radio here?” → No effect
• “Will we be sharing our sorrows?” → No effect
• “Are you doing something illegal?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 3
• “But still… I shook my head.” → No effect
• “I also dared to try.” → +1 Chthonic 🐙, Relationship with Stepan improves ⬆️

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Choice 4
• “Perhaps… no.” → No effect
• “Yes. Who is the Comforter?” (🍩 55) → ❗You learned more about the Comforter → Relationship with Stepan improves ⬆️

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Choice 5
• “…Yes, perhaps.” → No effect
• “No, not needed.” → Relationship with Konstantin improves ⬆️ → Leads to 5.1

Choice 5.1
• “And… I pulled away.” → No effect
• “Smiled.” (🍩 45) → Relationship with Konstantin improves ⬆️ → ❗You and Konstantin unexpectedly feel drawn to each other

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Choice 6
(You can choose multiple options)
• “Tidied up.” → +1 Party Pride 🦚
• “Finished the order.” → ❗Your efforts will be rewarded with generous tips
• “Wrote a poem.” (🍩 50) → +1 Mastery ✒️ → Leads to 6.1
• “Did nothing.” → Ends the choice

Choice 6.1
• “I decided to write a poem… about love.” → No effect
• “…about losses.” → No effect
• “…about doubts.” → No effect

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Choice 7
• “…She’s the last thing I needed.” → No effect
• “Great. Someone to chat with!” → Relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️

If relationship with Lilia is high → She’ll ask how your performance went in “The Stray Dog” (2×04).

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Choice 8
(You can ask all questions; last one ends the dialogue)
• “Where’s Volodya?” → No effect
• “What are they writing?” → No effect
• “How did you sleep?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 9
• “I felt… gloating.” → No effect
• “Pity.” (🍩 80) → Relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️ → Leads to 9.1

Choice 9.1
• “…You’ll meet the right man someday.” → No effect
• “He’s just a fool!” → No effect
• “I understand, it hurts a lot…” → No effect

If earlier you chose to pity Lilia → Relationship with Vladimir improves ⬆️

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Vladimir Branch
Choice 10
• “…Yes.” → No effect
• “Very.” (🍩 75) → Kiss cutscene → Relationship with Vladimir improves ⬆️

If you have the exclusive “Reveler” outfit for Vladimir and he’s wearing it → Extra scene unlocked (Choices 11–13) + cutscene.
On this path you’ll also get a flirt scene.

Choice 11
• “…Yes…” → No effect
• “I don’t understand…” → No effect
• “What is happening?” → No effect

Choice 12
• “…A little.” → No effect
• “More like, confused.” → No effect
• “No.” → No effect

Choice 13
• “…Yes.” → No effect
• “No.” → No effect
• “No, but I heard.” → Relationship with Vladimir improves ⬆️

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Choice 14
(You can ask all questions; last one ends the dialogue)
• “Can he be visited?” → No effect
• “How is he doing?” → No effect
• “Will he recover?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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If relationship with Yesenin is high:
Choice 15
• “I… thought about him.” → No effect
• “I literally saw him.” (🍩 50) → Relationship with Yesenin improves ⬆️

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Choice 16
• “Seems like… 555-35-35.” → ❌ Wrong
• “555-01-99.” → ❌ Wrong
• “5-72-14.” → ✅ Correct → +1 Chthonic 🐙 (if chosen correctly on first try)

S2 Episode 7

Choice 1
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “Did she introduce herself?” → No effect
• “Was it long ago?” → No effect
• “Where did you see her?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 2
• “I… froze.” → No effect
• “Pulled out a dagger.” (Requires 8 Eloquence 🗣️) → +1 Chthonic 🐙, +1 Eloquence 🗣️
• “Shouted.” (Requires 8 Rebellion 🔥) → +1 Chthonic 🐙, +1 Rebellion 🔥

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Choice 3
• “I decided to wait.” → ❌ Wrong choice → Rewind
• “Decided to check the walls.” → ❌ Wrong choice → Rewind
• “Shouted.” → +1 Mastery ✒️ (only if chosen first)

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Choice 4
• “The right words came… heavily and uncertainly.” → Rebellion path → 🔀 leads to 4.1 (choices on a timer) / Eloquence path → 🔀 leads to 4.2 (choices on a timer)
• “Easily and quickly.” (Requires 15 Mastery ✒️) → Rebellion path → 🔀 4.1 (no timer) / Eloquence path → 🔀 4.2 (no timer)

Rebellion Path – Choice 4.1
• “…and I weave a lace canvas.” → No effect
• “And fleeting time runs.” → No effect
• “Let them grow from me like a vine from a seed.” → +3 Mastery ✒️

Eloquence Path – Choice 4.2
• “…a verse suffered through pain.” → No effect
• “Freedom or captivity—it’s all the same.” → No effect
• “A lace canvas of lines.” → +3 Mastery ✒️

If in Episode 9 you took one of the symbols drawn by Yegor → +1 Chthonic 🐙.

If you did not take one of the symbols:

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Choice 5
• “I tried… to start reading again.” → No effect
• “Make the darkness obey.” (Requires 6 Chthonic 🐙) / (🍩 39) → +1 Chthonic 🐙

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Choice 6
• “And I decided… to get out.” → No effect
• “Wait.” (🍩 49) → ❗You managed to save everyone → ❗Relationship with Vera improves ⬆️🤝

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⏰ Choice 7 (timed)
• “I… started rolling up my sleeve.” → You died → Rewind
• “Felt the bruised spot.” → No effect
• “Ran farther.” → No effect

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Choice 8
• “…I completely agree.” → No effect
• “I absolutely disagree.” (🍩 69) → Intimate cutscene → ❗Relationship with Yegor improves tremendously ⬆️⬆️🩷
On the Darkness path, Yegor will sense something is wrong.
If you have strong relationships with Vladimir / Sergei / Prokhor, you’ll worry about dating multiple men.

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Choice 9
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “What was that?” → No effect
• “What happened to the other tenants?” → No effect
• “Can this be prevented?” → No effect
• “Nothing else.” → Dialogue ends

If in Episode 9 you took one of Yegor’s drawn symbols → you share your suspicion that Chthonic reacts not only to words but also to images.

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Choice 10
“I opened it to the page…” (You can choose all; last closes the dialogue)
• “Three” → No effect
• “Five” → No effect
• “Nine” → No effect
• “On the last page.” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 11
• “And… I listened.” → You overheard the conversation in broad strokes
• “Sneaked to Lilia’s room.” (🍩 39) → You overheard the conversation in detail

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Choice 12
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “What happened to you?” → No effect
• “Is this the first time?” → No effect
• “Is it because of the creatures?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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If relationship with Yesenin is high:
Choice 13
• “I… laughed.” → No effect
• “Nodded.” (🍩 59) → Cutscene → ❗Relationship with Sergei improves significantly ⬆️⬆️🩷 → 🔀 leads to 13.1

Choice 13.1
• “And I answered… with uncertainty.” → Closes Sergei branch
• “With agreement.” → ❗Relationship with Sergei improves significantly ⬆️⬆️🩷 → ❗You gave Sergei a promise

If you are developing relationships with Mayakovsky and Yesenin simultaneously, Mayakovsky will start to suspect something.

S2 Episode 8

Choice 1
• “Maybe you’re the one following me?” → No effect
• “What are you doing here?” → No effect
• “I’ve got nothing better to do!” → No effect

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If relationship with Prokhor is high:
Choice 2
• “With all possible confidence.” → No effect
• “Barely audibly.” (🍩 49) → ❗Relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🩷

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Choice 3
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “What does ‘chain length’ mean?” → No effect
• “What does the implementation department do?” → No effect
• “What happened to your previous assistant?” → No effect
• “What other duties will I have?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 4
• “Looks like… Anna is eager to find an assistant.” → No effect
• “There aren’t many applicants.” → No effect
• “The job isn’t important at all.” → No effect

If in the previous episode you saved Vera → You learn Anna Nikolaevna is her sister.

Choice 5
• “Perhaps… better not to interfere.” → No effect
• “It’s worth mentioning this…” (🍩 49) → ❗You recommended a doctor for Vera and got a warning about her sister

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Choice 6
• “Then… I decided to observe.” → No effect
• “Followed the woman.” (🍩 49) → +1 Chthonic 🐙

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Choice 7
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue)
• “Is it dangerous?” → No effect
• “Is it a spirit?” → No effect
• “A ghost?” → No effect
• “Where did it come from?” → No effect
• “Nothing else to ask.” → Dialogue ends

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⏰ Choice 8 (timed)
• “How can I find you?” → No effect
• “Do you know a lot about outsiders?” → No effect
• “How can I protect myself?” → This information may be useful later

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Choice 9
• “Where’s Volodya?” → No effect
• “Why didn’t you warn me?” → No effect
• “What’s in full swing?” → ❗Relationship with Lilia improves

If relationship with Lilia is high → She invites you to an evening.

Choice 10
• “No, I’m going to sleep.” → 🔀 Leads to 10.1; on the Mayakovsky branch Lilia will be snarky
• “Yes, I’d join.” (🍩 49) → 🔀 Leads to 10.2–10.4

If relationship with Lilia is low, you can invite yourself:

Choice 11
• “After some thought… I decided not to ask.” → 🔀 Leads to 10.1
• “Invite myself.” (🍩 99) → 🔀 Leads to 10.2–10.4

Choice 10.1 – ⏰ (timed)
• “I buried my head in the pillow.” → No effect
• “Went back to the living room.” → –1 Popularity ⭐ → ❗Relationship with Lilia worsens ⬇️🤝

Choice 10.2
• “I decided to read something from… experimental satirical poetry.” → +1 Rebellion 🔥, +1 Mastery ✒️, +1 Popularity ⭐
• “Japanese poetry.” → +1 Eloquence 🗣️, +1 Mastery ✒️, +1 Popularity ⭐

Choice 10.3
• “Follow her? Comfort her? — No.” → No effect
• “Yes.” (🍩 59) → Cutscene → ❗Relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝 → 🔀 Leads to 10.4

Choice 10.4
• “…Don’t drive me away.” → No effect
• “I won’t leave.” → No effect
• “Excuse me?” → No effect

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Choice 12
• “I decided… to invite her to join.” → No effect
• “Negotiate.” → +1 Light ☀️
• “Lie.” → +1 Darkness 🌑
Note: If you’re friends with Zina, the dream scene will differ.

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Choice 13
• “I don’t know how to feel about this.” → No effect
• “Naturally.” → +1 Darkness 🌑
• “Badly.” → +1 Light ☀️

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Choice 14
• “I think… such qualities should be eliminated.” → +1 Light ☀️
• “Such qualities should be acknowledged.” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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Mayakovsky Branch
Choice 15
• “I didn’t dare raise my eyes.” → No effect
• “Obediently raised my eyes.” (🍩 99) → ❗Relationship with Vladimir improves ⬆️🩷
If Party Pride 🦚 is high → You won’t be scolded for being late; otherwise they’ll be displeased.

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Choice 16
• “Because I was… an owl.” → No effect
• “A lark.” → No effect

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⏰ Choice 17 (timed)
• “…I’m taking it to another department.” → No effect
• “I open the envelope.” → No effect
• “I log the data.” → +1 Party Pride 🦚 → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

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⏰ Choice 18 (timed)
• “I answered from memory.” → No effect
• “Peeked into the log.” → No effect
• “Admitted I didn’t remember.” → +1 Party Pride 🦚 → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

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Choice 19
• “Deliver the envelopes to… the Practical Department.” → No effect
• “The Experimental Department.” → No effect
• “The Implementation Department.” → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

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Choice 20
• “And buy half a loaf of… white bread.” → No effect
• “Grey bread.” → No effect
• “Borodinsky bread.” → No effect

Choice 21
• “And from the shop next door I got… a jar of jam.” → No effect
• “Some butter.” → No effect
• “Fifty grams of sausage.” → No effect

Choice 22
• “And drink something hot. For example… tea.” → No effect
• “Coffee.” → No effect
• “Cocoa.” → No effect

Choice 23
• “Mm-hmm.” → No effect
• “Do you have everything ready?” → No effect
• “Received, signed.” → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

Choice 24
• “Mm-hmm.” → No effect
• “Do you have everything ready?” → No effect
• “Received, signed.” → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

Choice 25
(You can ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue. If relationship with the department is high, Vasily is more talkative.)
• “Where did you work before?” → No effect
• “What does ‘special linguistics’ mean?” → No effect
• “Are the other departments like this one?” → No effect
• “Where are all the students?” → No effect
• “No more questions.” → Choice ends

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⏰ Choice 26 (timed)
• “I tried to peek through the opening.” → –1 Party Pride 🦚 → ❗Relationship with the department worsens ⬇️, but you did notice something
• “Averted my gaze.” → +1 Party Pride 🦚 → ❗Relationship with the department improves ⬆️

S2 Episode 9

If your relationship with Yesenin is developed, and in Episode 7 of Season 2 you refused to enter a romantic relationship with him, your relationship is now extremely close in a friendly way.
On the Yesenin branch, your relationship is remarkably strong and friendly.

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Choice 1

“I thought I should…”
• Tell everyone directly → +1 Light ☀️ → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝
• Stay delicate → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝
• Clear myself → +1 Darkness 🌑

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Choice 2

“If they were looking for him…”
• I didn’t tell him — nothing
• Sergey seemed reliable — Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

📝 Your reaction depends on whether you are in a relationship with Sergey or not.

If you’re on the friendly path with Sergey and not in a romantic route:
→ “Still, I pointed to…”
• A hat pin from Sergey
• Choice (Paid 🍩35) → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝, and you’ll receive a hairstyle as a bonus.

Fabric for the dress (Paid 🍩35) → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝, and you’ll receive fabric as a gift that can later be used for clothing.

Perfume with an autumn scent (Paid 🍩35) → Your relationship with Sergey improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 5

• “Could be nice!” → Returns to choice 3 or 4 (depending on Yesenin’s relationship level)
• “No, enough; I’m thankful — nothing”

If you own the outfit ‘Boy-Shirt’ and hairstyle ‘Village Romance’ (from Yesenin’s previous scenes), you’ll get an additional cutscene (flirt continuation).

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Choice 6

“You…”
• “…wore this in childhood? …came to Moscow in this?” → No effect
• “…performed in this?” → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Choice 7

• “Fine!” → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝
• “Very attractive!” → Your relationship with Sergey improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 8

“…Was that really for the look? Someone told you to?” → No effect
“…No, probably… nothing” → No effect

Following the sweet path: Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Choice 9

“They were right? …just jealous? …did that upset you?” → No effect

Following the sweet path: Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Choice 10

“Ordered a mug like…”
• “…with cottage cheese filling”
• “…with a tube pastry”
• “…with a fruit basket” → No effect

📝 On Sergey’s branch, the following choices (12–13.1) become available.

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Choice 11

“Who are linguists? Who’s the Black Man? How do you feel now?” → No effect

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Choice 12

“Nothing’s accepted here — nothing! I can’t reveal such secrets!”
• (Paid 🍩59) → Your relationship with Sergey improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷, leading to 12.1

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Choice 12.1

“Sergey…”
• “Leveled his voice — nothing”
• “Grabbed me by the waist” (Paid 🍩39) → Your relationship with Sergey improves significantly (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 13

“And I…”
• Shook my head — if in Episode 8 of Season 1 you met Isadora, this leads to 13.1; otherwise, you’ll avoid meeting her.
• Accepted her (Paid 🍩199) → Your relationship with Sergey improves greatly (romantic) ⬆️🩷
→ Intimate cutscene. The content depends on your path (Light ☀️ or Darkness 🌑) and whether you’ve already had an intimate scene with Sergey in earlier episodes.
If in Episode 4 of Season 2 you managed to free Yesenin from prison → He now thanks you for it.

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Choice 13.1

“And I…”
• Stayed silent → ❌ You broke up with Sergey
• Coughed (Paid 🍩99) → ❤️ You maintained your relationship with Sergey

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If your relationship with Vladimir is developed and you’re not in a romantic relationship, then your relationship with him is now extremely close in a friendly way.
On the Vladimir branch, your relationship is remarkably strong and friendly.

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Choice 14

“…When will there be time — nothing”
• “Of course. Tell me first, what is this mischief?” → Your relationship with Vladimir improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

If you have the outfit ‘Futurist’ and hairstyle ‘Revolutionary’ for Vladimir Mayakovsky, and they’re equipped, an additional cutscene becomes available (its content changes depending on Vladimir’s hairstyle).
→ On Vladimir’s branch, there will also be a flirt scene.

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Choice 15

“Has this happened before? Maybe I should report it? What should I do now?”
• You can ask all questions — the last one closes the dialogue.

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Choice 16

“I…”
• Sealed the envelope — nothing
• Tried to read what was written (Paid 🍩49) → You learn the contents of the envelope

If your relationship with Egor is developed and you’re not in a romantic relationship, then your relationship with him is now extremely close in a friendly way.
On the Egor branch, your relationship is remarkably strong and friendly.

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Choice 17

“I’d really appreciate it if you…”
• Looked into Anna’s background — nothing
• Looked into the department — nothing

Following Egor’s branch:

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Choice 18

“I said that…”
• Thoughtfully — nothing
• Playfully (Paid 🍩49) → Your relationship with Egor improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 19

“And he lifted the lid. Everyone reached for the cup…”
• “But I didn’t join in” — nothing
• “Me too” → +1 Chthonic 🐙

S2 Episode 10

Choice 1

“I felt…”
• Uncomfortable; Unusual → No effect
• Joyful → +1 Mastery ✒️

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Choice 2

“I…”
• Pretended not to notice → No effect
• Accepted his help → Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

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Choice 3

“But I needed to start somewhere. And I began…”
• With accusations → +1 Party Pride 🦚
• With a question → +1 Party Pride 🦚

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Choice 4

“I opened my eyes and…”
• Caught my breath — leads to 4.1
• Started reading (Requires 15 Light/Darkness stats) → +1 Mastery ✒️, +1 Light ☀️ or Darkness 🌑
→ Depending on your path, you managed to enlighten people’s minds

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Choice 4.1

“I…”
• Couldn’t say anything — You failed to influence the audience’s opinion
• Tried to reach them (Paid 🍩49) → +1 Party Pride 🦚 → You managed to plant an idea

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Choice 5

“When people in uniform approached me, I…”
• Tried to resist → +1 Party Pride 🦚
• Went with them → +1 Party Pride 🦚

📝 If earlier in the series you chose to “Control your powers,” Prokhor will disapprove of how you used them. He’ll remind you how he first lost control.

📝 If you didn’t take that choice earlier, he’ll instead recall your speech and ask about your motives.

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Choice 6

“I…”
• Said nothing → No effect
• “You know the secret?” (Paid 🍩49) → Prokhor hints that your lectures are now gaining popularity
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

If your relationship with Prokhor is high → An additional cutscene becomes available.

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Choice 7

“Prokhor leaned even closer to me and I…”
• Turned away → No effect
• Gave in (Paid 🍩49) → +1 Light ☀️ → Cutscene – Kiss with Prokhor
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves significantly ⬆️🤝
→ You see what Prokhor is turning into.
• Shook my head (Paid 🍩49) → +1 Darkness 🌑 → Cutscene – Kiss with dark Prokhor
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves significantly ⬆️🤝
→ You try to appeal to his better side.

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Choice 8

“My heart sank. I froze at the door…”
• Decided to intervene → No effect
• Decided to remain silent → Your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝

If your relationship with Lilia is high → She’ll speak of you fondly.

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Choice 9

“I…”
• Said nothing — Lilia will be displeased
• Tried to smooth it over → Your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝

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Choice 10

“I…”
• Shook my head — No effect
• Didn’t argue (Paid 🍩39) → Your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝

📝 If you read the envelope in the previous episode → You’ll now appear suspicious.

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Choice 11

“After hesitating, I decided to…”
• Continue the path → +1 Light ☀️
• Overhear (Paid 🍩49) → +1 Darkness 🌑 → You learned a bit more about the strange department → Leads to 11.1

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Choice 11.1

“The appearance of that girl and how simply and trustingly they spoke made me feel…”
• Surprise; Worry → No effect
• Jealousy → Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

📝 On Egor’s branch, he’ll behave romantically.

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Choice 12

“You learned…”
• About Anna? About the department? About the employees? — You can ask all questions.

S2 Episode 11

Choice 1 – “And I…”

• Stopped him → No effect
• Followed him (Paid 🍩49) → You’ll see who was dragged into the Department

Depending on whether in S1 Ep10 or S2 Ep5 you learned about Anton Gorodkov, you can now recall information about him.

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⏰ Choice 2 – “We wanted to know…”

• “Where have you been? What is happening at the Department?” → No effect
• “Is everything okay with you?” → Anna Nikolaevna trusts you more and becomes more open

If in S2 Ep7 you saved Vera → Anna Nikolaevna will trust you more and will be more open.
If not → She will shut you out immediately.

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If in S2 Ep9 you looked inside the envelope → you now tell Egor about it.

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Choice 3

• I froze in horror → No effect
• Stepped closer (Paid 🍩15) → +1 Chthonic 🐙, you noticed something interesting

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Choice 4 – “And this genius here…”

• Dangerous?
• Reasonable?
• Tangible?
All → No effect

→ You may ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue.

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Choice 5

• “I’m sorry…” → No effect
• “Of course” (Paid 🍩29) → +1 Party Pride 🦚, –1 Money 💰,
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝, you helped a homeless boy

If in S2 Ep7 you told Egor he could fight the darkness using symbols →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (friendly).

If you already have a high friendly relationship with Egor →
→ They will continue improving; proceed to the next choice below.

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Choice 6

• “I decided… not to insist.” → No effect
• “Insist.” → No effect

If your friendly relationship with Egor is high →
→ You get additional dialogue continuation.

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Choice 7

• Closed my eyes → No effect
• Thanked him → Your relationship with Egor improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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If your friendly relationship is high AND you are on Egor’s route → additional scene.

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Choice 8

• He wished you goodnight → No effect
• He knelt beside the bed (Paid 🍩49) →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves significantly (romantic) ⬆️🩷
→ Leads to 8.1

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Choice 9 – “And I…”

• Met his gaze → No effect
• Couldn’t resist (Paid 🍩16) → Romantic cutscene
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 10 – Tanya responds…

• Froze → No effect
• Laughed (Paid 🍩39) → Your relationship with Tanya improves ⬆️🤝

If you are simultaneously on Egor’s route AND Mayakovsky’s route →
→ Vladimir will cause a scandal.

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Choice 11 – “…”

• “I’m also just here…” → No effect
• “Stop it, please, it’s awful!” → +1 Light ☀️
• “You still share things here!” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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If you only have Egor’s branch (no Mayakovsky), Vladimir will still cause a scandal:

Choice 12

• “I’m also here, actually…” → No effect
• “Stop it, please, it’s awful! I beg you!” → +1 Light ☀️
• “No need to dramatize so much!” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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If your relationship with Lilia is high and you’re also on Egor’s branch →

She will defend you.
If not → She will reproach you.

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Vladimir Branch

Choice 13

• “Of course.” → +1 Light ☀️
• “Why?” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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If you have neither Egor’s nor Mayakovsky’s branch:

Choice 14

• “Egor has it.” → +1 Light ☀️
• “Yes, someone else has it.” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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If your relationship with Vladimir is developed

…and back in S1 Ep8 you refused a romance with him →
Your relationship with Vladimir now becomes extremely strong and friendly ⬆️🤝.

On Vladimir’s branch, your relationship becomes exceptionally close (friendly).

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If you did NOT improve your relationship with Lilia and you are on Egor’s path:

Choice 15 – “And I decided…”

• Hold my tongue → Vladimir’s reaction depends on your relationship with him
• Can’t find a better moment (Paid 🍩18 Darkness stats) →
→ You reveal to Vladimir Lilia’s romantic relationship with the director
→ He gets angry

• Defend Lilia (Paid 🍩18 Light stats) →
→ Your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝
→ Vladimir’s reaction depends on how close you are with him

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If you did NOT rat out Lilia → Mayakovsky cutscene becomes available (Choices 16–17)

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Choice 16

• “It just seemed so.” → No effect
• “I know something about this curator…” →
→ Your relationship with Vladimir improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Mayakovsky Branch

Choice 17 – “A proposal, of course…”

• “Questionable.” → No effect
• “Tempting.” (Paid 🍩39) →
→ Your relationship with Vladimir improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 18 – “To me…”

• “I don’t like any of this.” → No effect
• “Something feels wrong…” →
→ Your relationship with Konstantin improves ⬆️🤝

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Choice 19 – “I felt…”

• Sympathy → +1 Light ☀️, you empathize with the Consoler
• Disgust → +1 Darkness 🌑

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Choice 20 – “I…”

• Hesitated → No effect
• Got up without hesitation → +1 Chthonic 🐙

S2 Episode 12

Choice 1 – “…”

• “What are you doing?!” → No effect
• “Hands off!” → Your relationship with Sergey worsened (friendly) ⬇️🤝

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Choice 2 – “Do you want to…”

• “Drink tea?” → You’ll sit with Sergey in the diner → Leads to 2.1
• “Watch the sunrise?” (Paid 🍩59) →
→ Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝
→ You’ll go with Sergey to the rooftop → Leads to 2.1

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2.1 – “I saw…”

• Bun; croissant; ring with cottage cheese → No effect

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3. “Tell me…”

(You may ask all; the final question closes the dialogue.)
• How did you end up there?
• Why did you call me?
• What was that?
• More questions?
• “No more questions” → Dialogue ends

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Choice 4 – “I…”

• Didn’t argue → No effect
• Became confused → Your relationship with Sergey improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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If you are on Sergey’s route and went to the diner with him:

Choice 5

• “Nonsense!” → No effect
• “I believe you” (Paid 🍩29) →
→ Your relationship with Sergey improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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If you are on Sergey’s rooftop path:

Choice 6 – “He… ”

• “Is trying to hold me” → No effect
• “Is doing it very differently” (Paid 🍩39) → Romantic cutscene
→ Your relationship with Sergey improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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Choice 7

• “Good.” → No effect
• “Not really.” → No effect
• “Differently.” → No effect

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If in S2 Ep9 Sergey left with Aisedora →

You now find out he is leaving the country.
Your reaction depends on your Sergey relationship path.

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Choice 8 – “…”

(Ask all questions; last one closes dialogue.)
• “Are you together now?”
• “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
• “Is this too sudden?”
• “No more questions” → Dialogue closes

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If Sergey didn’t leave for Europe →

He will come to support Mayakovsky.

If you own the “Queen of Shadows” outfit →

Sergey will take your side and extra scenes with all love interests become available.

If in S2 Ep2 Sergey saved you during the Announcement →

You’ll now talk about the performance and about the friend who wasn’t harmed.

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Choice 9 – “Watching this…”

• “It was hard” → Leads to 9.1
• “It was too much for me” (Paid: requires 5 Darkness stats) →
→ +1 Party Pride 🦚, leads to 9.2

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9.1 – “But…”

• “What can I do?!” → No effect
• “I can’t watch this!” (Paid 🍩79) →
→ Accept Mayakovsky’s support, leads to 9.2

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9.2 – “But I…”

• “Only blinked helplessly” → No effect
• “Forced him to stop” (Paid: requires 18 Light/Darkness stats) →
→ You attempted to help Mayakovsky and learned important information

If earlier you tried to help Mayakovsky →

You are immediately sent to the Department.

If Sergey is with you →

He leaves to warn Lilia.

If earlier you did NOT help Mayakovsky →

You lose time.
If Sergey stayed → He goes to Vladimir’s friends.

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Choice 10 – “The strangest thing…”

• You appeared exactly at the needed moment
• As if someone sent you toward Mayakovsky
• That he rushed so quickly but was still caught → No effect

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With high friendly relationship with Egor:

Choice 11 – “I…”

• Pretended everything is fine → No effect
• Accepted support (Paid 🍩39) →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Egor Branch

Choice 12

• Focused only on breathing → No effect
• Allowed Egor to come closer (Paid 🍩49) →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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⏰ Choice 13 – “But…”

• Lecture hall → Wrong choice, you lost time
• Laboratory → Correct choice

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Choice 14 – “…”

(You may ask all; the final question closes the dialogue.)
• “Do you know each other?”
• “Who followed whom?”
• “Why do you act so strangely?”
• “Georgiy?”
• “No more questions” → Dialogue ends

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With high friendly relationship with Egor:

Choice 15 – “I was angry because…”

• At him → No effect
• At myself → Your relationship with Egor improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Egor path continuation:

Choice 16 – “And I…”

• Got angry at him → No effect
• Got angry at myself →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves (romantic & friendly) ⬆️🩷🤝

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If in S2 Ep10 you overheard Prokhor and Nadya

Nadya now realizes what happened.

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Choice 17 – “And I decided…”

• Stand my ground → No effect
• Step back (Paid 🍩49) →
→ Your relationship with Egor improves ⬆️🤝
→ He can talk to Nadya, and you won’t lose time

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Choice 18 – “…”

• “Why are you here?”
• “Are you playing games?” → No effect
• “Where is Mayakovsky?” →
→ Your relationship with Vladimir improves (friendly) ⬆️🤝

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Choice 19 – “…”

• “It’s only my business.”
• “Let’s stay on topic.”
• “Someone like that.” → No effect

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Choice 20 – “These words…”

• They angered me → No effect
• They amused me → No effect
• They hurt me →
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

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If you do NOT have a developed relationship with Prokhor → He lets you go.

If you DO have a developed relationship with Prokhor → Proceed below.

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Choice 21 – “I found the strength to…”

• Push him away → No effect
• Go to him (Paid 🍩149) →
→ Intimate cutscene (content depends on Light/Darkness path)
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves significantly ⬆️🩷, leads to 21.1–21.6

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Darkness Path (Choices 21.1 – 21.3)

21.1 – “…”

• Remained still → No effect
• Nodded → Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

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21.2 – “I…”

• “Can’t be with you” → +1 Light ☀️, Prokhor route closes
• “Will be with you” → +1 Darkness 🌑, you and Prokhor are now together
→ Your relationship with Prokhor becomes very strong ⬆️🩷

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21.3 – “And before I stretched out his hand…”

• Brushed dust off him → No effect
• Quietly slipped my hand into his pocket (Paid 🍩15) →
→ You stole Prokhor’s key — it will help later

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Light Path (Choices 21.4 – 21.6)

21.4 – “…”

• Stayed silent → No effect
• Answered → Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

21.5 – “I think…”

• “No.” → +1 Darkness 🌑, Prokhor route closes
• “Yes.” → +1 Light ☀️, you agreed to give Prokhor a chance →
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves greatly ⬆️🩷

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21.6 – “And first of all…”

• Pulled the dress tighter → No effect
• Looked for the key (Paid 🍩15) →
→ You stole Prokhor’s key, it will help you later

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If you let Egor talk to Nadya and/or stole the key from Prokhor →

You can safely enter the Department of Implementation.
Otherwise → Egor will have to use his fists.

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Next Choice – You may pick all options; the last one closes the choice

22. “And we decided to approach…”

• …the man on the gurney → Leads to 22.1
• …the cabinet with documents → Leads to 22.2
• …the far cell → If you chose correctly throughout the series and were in time → Leads to 22.3
• …finish the inspection → No effect

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22.1 – “Egor…”

• Grabbed my hand → No effect
• Didn’t stop me (Paid 🍩39) → +1 Chthonic 🐙, you learned the name of the traitor

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22.2 – “…”

• “Fine.” → No effect
• “One more minute!” (Paid 🍩29) → You took the notebook with you

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22.3 – “…”

• “Probably can’t help him…” → No effect
• “He needs help!” (Paid 🍩29) → You helped the prisoner escape

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If previously you managed to warn Lilia → You will only find Mayakovsky.

Otherwise → Vladimir and Lilia will both be in the Department.

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23. “…”

• “He’s a fanatic!”
• “He’s a psychopath…” → No effect
• “This is something personal.” →
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝

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24. “And I, despite Egor trying to hold me…”

• Screamed → No effect
• Said “Yes” (Requires 17 Darkness stats) →
→ +1 Darkness 🌑,
→ Your relationship with Prokhor improves ⬆️🤝
• Ran to Prokhor (Requires 17 Light stats) →
→ +1 Light ☀️, +1 Chthonic 🐙

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Story Note

You will accept Prokhor’s proposal in any case, but on the Darkness Path you do it by your own desire, and not under pressure.

If earlier you didn’t warn Lilia → She will storm into the Department now and see something familiar.

Season 3

S3 Episode 1

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Choices (Tanya’s POV: 1–8)

Choice 1 — “I…”

• I still didn’t understand what exactly they were doing → No effect
• I wouldn’t call this science → Leads to Choice 1.1

Choice 1.1 — “They left…”

• Far enough → No effect
• Not too far (Paid 🍩17) → You’ll hear Yakov’s conversation with the scientist

Choice 2 — “…”

• Yes… → No effect

Choice 3 — “I…”

• I can’t stand him → You lost consciousness and heard nothing
• I clenched my teeth harder (Paid 🍩26) → You memorized the sequence of commands

Choice 4 — “I…”

• Pulled my hand away → No effect
• Touched my cheek with my fingers → No effect

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Choice 5 — “…”

(You may ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue.)

• “Did I sleep for a long time?” → No effect
• “What did they do to me?” → No effect
• “You look better, I think…” → No effect
• “No more questions” → Dialogue ends

Choice 6 — “And I told my sister that…”

(You may ask all; the last one closes the dialogue.)

• “I’m looking for the Utterance.” → No effect
• “What is the Circle’s mission?” → No effect
• “What happens next?” → No effect
• “Nothing else.” → Dialogue ends

Choice 7 — “I…”

• Crossed my arms over my chest → No effect
• Let her hug me (Paid 🍩49) → Your relationship with your sister improved ⬆️🤝

Choice 8 — “And finally I nodded…”

• Carefully, as if reluctantly → +1 Darkness 🌑
• Willingly, without hesitation → +1 Light ☀️

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Choice 9 — “I’ll probably end up guilty again… But if you think about it…”

• “What am I guilty of?” → +1 Darkness 🌑
• “What is she wrong about?” → +1 Light ☀️

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Vladimir (Mayakovsky) branch

Choice 10 — “I…”

• Tried to finish with the pillow quickly → No effect
• Tried to pull away (Paid 🍩59) → Cutscene → Your relationship with Vladimir (romantic) improved ⬆️🩷

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Choice 11 — “Scold her?”

• Because of Prokhor? → No effect
• Because of the trip to the department? → No effect
• Because you didn’t come right away? → No effect

Choice 12 — “Probably…”

• It hurts → No effect
• It amazes → No effect

📝 If you’re on the Darkness Path → your relationship with Vladimir (romantic) worsens ⬇️🩷

📝 If your relationship with Lilia is developed → you are now friends.

📝 If you warned Lilia about the raid last episode → your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝

Choice 13 — “I…”

• “I can’t…” → No effect
• “I think you shouldn’t…” → Your relationship with Lilia worsened ⬇️🤝
• “I understand…” → Your relationship with Lilia improved ⬆️🤝 → You decide to tell her the truth

Choice 14 — “I tried…”

• To hide my feelings → +1 Darkness 🌑
• To show with my eyes everything I think → +1 Light ☀️ → Your relationship with Nadya improved ⬆️🤝

Choice 15 — “I…”

• Wanted to agree → No effect
• Wanted to argue → No effect
• Didn’t want to develop this topic → No effect

Choice 16 — “…”

• “What do you mean—she’s leading the implementation?” → No effect
• “What is a ‘word-speaker’?” → No effect
• “And what does she do?” → No effect

Choice 17 — “I…”

• “I don’t understand why risk it like that.” → No effect
• “I’ll do it if needed.” → +1 Darkness 🌑
• “No way I’ll do it.” → +1 Light ☀️

Choice 18 — “These words…”

• Didn’t affect me at all → No effect
• Hurt my pride → +1 Mastery 🛠️
• Pricked me with jealousy → Your relationship with Prokhor improved ⬆️🤝

Choice 19 — “And I asked…”

(You may ask all questions; the last one closes the dialogue.)

• “What happens next?” → No effect
• “Who are these people?” → No effect
• “What if I can’t handle it?” → No effect
• “No more questions” → Dialogue ends

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Prokhor branch

Choice 20 — “I…”

• Turned away → No effect
• Didn’t flinch (Paid 🍩49) → Flirting scene → Your relationship with Prokhor improved ⬆️🩷

Choice 21 — “I wanted…”

• For all this to end as soon as possible → No effect
• To run away from here → +1 Light ☀️
• To understand how their formulas work → +1 Darkness 🌑

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Appearance

👗 Outfit (no effect)

• Free → No effect
• (Paid 🍩20) → No effect
• (Paid 🍩40) → No effect

💇 Hairstyle (no effect)

• Free → No effect
• (Paid 🍩25) → No effect
• (Paid 🍩33) → No effect

S3 Episode 2

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Choice 1 — “I didn’t want to describe it like that…”

• “So I didn’t.” → No effect
• “But I forced myself to.” → +1 Party Pride 🦚 → Your relationship with Nadya improved ⬆️🤝

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Choice 2 — “I…”

• Shifted awkwardly from foot to foot → Leads to Choice 2.1
• Added one more word (Requires 15 Mastery 🛠️) → +1 Mastery 🛠️, +1 Party Pride 🦚 → You passed the check

Choice 2.1 — “And I…”

• Did nothing → No effect
• Added a random extra word (Paid 🍩28) → You passed the check

📝 If you passed the check → you’ll be able to try a different chain.

If not → Nadya will try it instead.

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Choice 3 — “…”

• “This has to be stopped!” → +1 Light ☀️
• “But there’s nothing I can do.” → +1 Darkness 🌑

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📝 Conditional notes

• If in S2 Ep12 you opened the cell → the prisoner (Grigory) won’t be there now (he likely escaped). Otherwise → he died.
• On Prokhor’s route → a scene will be available depending on your path.
• If in S2 Ep9 Yesenin bought you fabric → you can now sew an outfit during outfit selection.

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Choice 4 — “(⏰ Timed) I rushed forward and quickly…”

• Moved the nightstand / moved the bed → ❌ Incorrect choice
• Closed the window → ✅ Correct choice → You’ll find letters → Leads to Choice 4.1

Choice 4.1 — “And I…”

• Stopped myself → No effect
• Stopped myself (Requires 18 Light ☀️) → +1 Light ☀️ → You wondered why Lilia was writing to Yakov
• Pulled him out (Requires 18 Darkness 🌑) → +1 Darkness 🌑 → You learned that Lilia was writing to Yakov

📝 If in S2 Ep12 you managed to warn Lilia about the search → your relationship with Lilia improves ⬆️🤝.

📝 If last episode you decided to tell her the truth → you’ll have a conversation now.

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Choice 5 — “…”

• “I need to say something…” → Sergey route closes
• “There’s nothing between us.” (Paid 🍩99) → Your relationship with Sergey (romantic) improved ⬆️🩷, but you lied to Yesenin and couldn’t choose between him and Mayakovsky → Leads to Choices 6–9

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📝 Route / scene routing

• If in S2 Ep9 Yesenin left → you’ll visit Mayakovsky in the hospital now.
• If Sergey didn’t leave → the scene depends on whether you’re on Sergey’s route.
• If you are not combining Yesenin with Mayakovsky (or Mayakovsky isn’t your route) → you go to the conservatory (Choices 6–9).
• If you are combining them → he’ll get jealous and will push you into an honest conversation.

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Choice 6 — “When the pianist’s hands touched the keys again and the first chords sounded, I felt…”

• Tenderness → No effect
• Longing → No effect
• Anxiety → No effect

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Choice 7 — “I…”

• “I don’t know.” → No effect
• “I think so too.” (Requires 7 Sweet-talk) → +1 Sweet-talk → Your relationship with Sergey (friendly) improved ⬆️🤝
• “I don’t agree.” (Requires 7 Rebellion) → +1 Rebellion → Your relationship with Sergey (friendly) improved ⬆️🤝

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Yesenin branch

Choice 8 — “And I…”

• Fixed his shirt → No effect
• Wrapped my arms around his neck (Paid 🍩49) → Romantic dance scene → Your relationship with Sergey (romantic) improved ⬆️🩷

📝 If you own the “Aesthete” outfit for Sergey and Nadya → an additional scene becomes available now.

Choice 9 — “I…”

• Smiled politely → No effect
• Didn’t manage to say anything → Your relationship with Sergey (friendly) improved ⬆️🤝

📝 If Yesenin didn’t leave → you’ll bargain with the machine seller; otherwise you’ll pay full price.

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Egor route / routing notes

📝 On Egor’s route → your relationship with Egor improves (friendly & romantic), and you also unlock an additional choice (Choice 13).

📝 If you went to Egor with Sergey, but you are not combining these routes → you’ll go to Choice 12.

📝 If you are romancing both → they will get jealous of you.

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Choice 10 — “All of this…”

• Depressed me → No effect
• Impressed me → Your relationship with Egor (friendly) improved ⬆️🤝

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Choice 11 — “I…”

• Allowed it → Your relationship with Egor (romantic) worsened significantly ⬇️🩷 → Egor gets jealous, so he won’t fix the machine himself
• Gently pushed him away → Your relationship with Sergey (romantic) worsened significantly ⬇️🩷 → Egor will fix the machine himself

📝 If you went to Egor alone → the scene depends slightly on whether you’re combining Egor with Mayakovsky.

📝 Either way, Egor will suggest you wait until the machine is ready:

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Choice 12 — “Probably…”

• “I can’t.” → No effect
• “I’ll wait.” → Your relationship with Egor (friendly) improved ⬆️🤝 → Machine-repair scene

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Choice 13 — “…”

• “You’d better do it yourself.” → No effect
• “Of course.” (Paid 🍩49) → Cutscene → Your relationship with Egor improved strongly (romantic) ⬆️🩷

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📝 If you’re on Egor friendship (not romance) → your relationship with Egor (friendly) improves ⬆️🤝, and a fun scene becomes available.