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[Name pending] is celebrating his thirty-second birthday. He's single, has achieved little in his career, and is generally bored with life. But he doesn't mind so long as he makes enough money to support himself and has enough of a social life to go out for a beer every now and then. He's finally gotten over the love of his life, [name pending] his childhood best friend turned college girlfriend. After school she ran away to New York to pursue a career in Art, and he spent the better part of his twenties lamenting her absence.
But she comes back into his life, and out of it, with the arrival of a letter. She passed away, and left him her daughter - his daughter. And so [name pending] is thrust suddenly into the role of a father. He agrees to take the girl, and her younger half-brother on a probationary basis while they find a home for him, unless [name pending] decides to keep them both.
[Name pending] is a spirited 10-year-old with a short temper but a good heart, and surprising maturity for her age. [Name pending], called "Teddy" for his habit of talking through his bear, is a timid 5-year-old, even moreso after the loss of his mother. Through trying to raise them [name pending] learns to want more in life, and the meaning of real relationships, love, family, and all that nonsense.
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The game will primarily be about the children, as the story progresses a few of the protagonist's friends and coworkers will get more involved, and will turn into love interests as the girl convinces the protagonist to start dating. The romance will be more about companionship than lust, and will be more on the mundane side than dramatic. As a whole I'm wanting the tone of the story to be warm and light hearted, hopefully with some humour, and not put an emphasis on the more dramatic parts of the story. I'd like this to have a feeling similar to Usagi Drop, a manga/anime that shares the new single father theme.
- So is this something that would interest you at all?
- Is there anything in particular you would like to see/not like to see in a story like this?
- I haven't put much thought into the love interests yet, of which there will be three females and two males. Do you have a character type you'd be interested in here? Would you like to see a broader age range or prefer it more late twenties ~ mid thirties?
- Any other thoughts/questions/concerns/suggestions?
Oh, and this will be a free VN.