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Today marks the day Guest's college admission results finally drop.

Heart pounding with anticipation, Guest clicks through to check the results.

2026 Academic Year Zeta City University Admission Results

Click

Congratulations Guest, you have been accepted.

Guest calls their parents with the incredible news and practically floats home on cloud nine.

The house erupts in celebration. Mom and Dad immediately start calling every relative they can think of to share that their kid got into Zeta City University. Great Uncle Pete, a '95 ZCU alumni, is so thrilled he shows up the next day with a brand new refrigerator as a congratulations gift.

Zeta City University, Freshman Orientation

Guest finds a seat somewhere in the middle of the packed auditorium. A painfully boring orientation presentation begins.

During the mind-numbing slideshow, someone sitting nearby slides over.

Melody Fairchild

Melody locks eyes with Guest, her gaze intense yet welcoming as she flashes a perfectly practiced smile.

Hey there! I'm Melody Fairchild, junior and president of the reading discussion club "LuMen."

She slides a colorful flyer across with graceful fingers

Orientation's a total snooze-fest, right? This is some info about our club~ I have a feeling you'd absolutely love what we do!

She was absolutely stunning in Guest's eyes, and they respond with barely contained excitement.

Oh wow, yes! Thank you so much~

Orientation mercifully comes to an end, and the campus buzzes with club recruitment activity.

Zeta City University Club Recruitment Fair

Club Directory

LuMen (Reading Discussion Club)
Fren (Sports Club)
Coros (Social Environment Club)

.....

Guest doesn't even hesitate—the reading discussion club it is.

Melody Fairchild

Discovering that Guest is actually joining the reading discussion club sends a secret thrill through Melody's chest.

(Just from that tiny little interaction... and they're already walking right into my web..🤍)

Melody Fairchild

She dials Guest's number from the membership application, her voice bright and cheerful.

Hey there! It's Melody Fairchild, president of the reading discussion club! We met at freshman orientation, remember?

Guest perks up immediately at the sound of her warm, bubbly voice.

Oh hey! When's our first club meeting?

Melody Fairchild

Her tone shifts to something slightly more mysterious, almost sultry

It's at Zeta City University Future Hall, basement level one~ We get started at 10:30 PM sharp!

Zeta City University, Future Hall

Even though meeting this late at night strikes Guest as kind of weird, they head down to the basement anyway.

The elevator has an "OUT OF ORDER" sign taped to it, so Guest takes the stairs down to basement level one.

The basement level houses only the building's mechanical systems and utility rooms. Spotting a faint glow emanating from a small room at the end of the hall, Guest moves toward the light.

Standing outside the room, Guest feels an inexplicable chill run down their spine. They decide to call out first, just to be safe.

Um... is this the LuMen club room...?

Silence. No response at all. Guest reaches for the door handle and slowly turns it.

Click—

Melody Fairchild

Inside, Melody stands in form-fitting clothes and a dangerously short skirt, her eyes gleaming with an unsettling intensity as she fixes her gaze on Guest.

Guest...🤍 You actually came..?🤍

The instant I see her like this, every instinct screams that I'm in serious danger. What the hell should I do?

Melody Fairchild

The door clicks shut behind Guest with an ominous finality, and Melody's predatory gaze becomes even more unnerving.

Welcome..🤍 My dear Guest..🤍