Chapter 4 - Story Synopsis (Patreon)

Hey guys, Vanis here. By popular demand, I’ve written up a synopsis about what’s coming in the first half of Chapter 4. The story is going to be reaching its climax either at the end of this chapter, or the beginning of Chapter 5. It all depends on how many little details we include and how we pace things in order to have proper flow in character dialogues. 

This post is going to have MASSIVE spoilers so if you want to actually play through the Chapter yourself, I’d recommend not reading this. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya! Key story details are still subject to change if necessary! 

Chapter 4 - The Spider’s Web

As you can imagine, Chapter 4 has a huge focus on Mira and the fact that Colette’s charm failed to banish her. That’s not to say that it was completely useless! Mira is currently in a state where she is unable to maintain a physical form for long and she’s been forced into hiding. 

Now it’s extremely unlikely that I’ll be able to fit all of Chapter 4 in this build but I aim to at least put a good portion of Sophie and Colette’s main routes. 

Sophie’s Route

This route will play out if you took Sophie with you to Berry Springs to find Cerise. Upon your return to the Resting Bean, you find out that the cafe has been closed the entire time you were gone. Cerise senses something unusual in the cafe and is unsettled by the odd aura that the place has. Shortly after an exchange between Sophie and Cerise, the three of you spot Colette, unconscious by a wall. Mira has attacked her while you were gone and Cerise realizes that she’s being affected by some kind of magic.

The three of you then take her to an inn room in an effort to wake her up. The player is tasked with either pairing up with Sophie to search the cafe for clues, or staying with Cerise. 

Going with Sophie will allow you to learn a bit more about what went down and get your hands on a special book from the storage room that will come into play later on. Details about this book are revealed earlier in Colette’s route since it actually pertains to her.

Staying with Cerise while she researches what’s affecting Colette will lead to her telling you a bit about her background, primarily about her sister Clementine and how she’s well versed in dark arts. (Please zip up your pants because Clementine won’t be in this game, she may be in a future title instead!)

When the three of you regroup, Cerise has come to the conclusion that Colette is being affected by Somnus, which is what dream magic is called in the Cappuccino universe. Something has her trapped in a nightmare and the group quickly realizes that this is likely Mira’s doing.

Cerise then comes up with the risky idea of trying to enter Colette’s dream herself. She decides to try projecting her consciousness into Colette’s dream and finds herself wandering through a warped corridor. I won’t give all the details of what happens in here, but once she reaches the end of the hallway, she finds Colette in a bind.

“Colette is on her knees with her ankles bound to her wrists in arcane looking cuffs. Blindfolded and mouth gagged. Her nipples clamped and a length of twine pulling at them from the ceiling. You can tell that she’s been like this for a while by her exhausted breathing.”

This segment will absolutely have some CG’s made to go with it as Doku continues to chip away at the list of pending CGs!

Cerise will immediately rush at Colette in an effort to break her out of her binds. As she steps forward, Mira will begin talking to this mysterious purple haired girl that has interrupted her feast. Mira knows absolutely nothing about who Cerise is or what she is capable of, so being the cocky succubus that she is, she simply taunts her as she tries to undo Colette’s bindings.

“Shouldn’t I be asking who you are? After all, you barged into here without even knocking first. Don’t you have any manners?”

Cerise is quick witted and ignores the succubus’ attempts to dissuade her. Mira hates it when she isn’t the center of attention so she decides to make Cerise panic a little more.

“The bindings on Colette grow visibly tighter. No. Hotter? The clamps on her breasts pull tighter, forcing her to arc her back in order to reduce the strain on them.”

The CG’s will end when Cerise has broken Colette’s cuffs and Mira shows herself. She causes an intense pressure to fill the room and Cerise falls to her knees with Colette. Mira is furious and begins to attack her, using her claws to slash at her body. It is at this point that the Player and Sophie pull her out of the dream by splashing her with ice cold water.

And that is where we’ll likely be leaving this route for now. Colette regains her consciousness and now comes the part where the group will need to come up with a plan for finally getting rid of Mira.

Colette’s Route

Colette’s route will continue if you took her along with you to Berry Springs. I won’t waste too much time with talking about this route since it’s similar the one above, except it’s Sophie that’s ended up unconscious because of Mira. Cerise will take this a little more personal in this route and Colette will reveal what the strange book actually is when the three of you regroup after searching the cafe. This book is what enabled Mira to enter this realm and the details around that will come to light near the milddle/end of Chapter 4.

Sophie’s predicament in the dream will be a bit different than Colette’s was and we’ll likely go with some kind of suspension bondage for her. Still need to decide on the pose but Doku has doodled up some ideas that seem promising for the CGs.

" Sophie struggles as her body is suspended several feet in the air. Limbs held in place by arcane bindings, digging into her soft flesh. Her breathing is rapid as she appears to be exhausted. You’re not sure how long she’s been like this and it doesn’t seem like she has noticed your arrival. "

Now let’s talk about an alternative route that can be triggered if Sophie really dislikes you…

Sophie’s Route - Pact Accepted

Some of you may have seen the spoiler artwork of Sophie in a succubus form and the time is drawing near for her to make an appearance in game. 

If Sophie dislikes you and you leave her alone in the cafe with Mira, the opportunist succubus will take advantage of this. She’ll form a pact with Sophie, converting her into a succubus and having her serve as a minion for her true goal. (More info on this in Mira’s route below.) 

Sophie will pretend as if nothing is wrong when you return from Berry Springs and instead start approaching you in dreams in an effort to drain energy for Mira.

This route is similar to the one in which the player accepts Mira’s pact, except that Sophie will be trying her hardest to keep you in the dark about what’s really going on. Players will need to read deep into her dialogue in order to see who she’ll be targeting and expose her secret.

Mira’s Route - Player Accepted Pact

The first portion of this route is already in game but here’s what I’ve got in mind for this. Mira teaches you about the powers you’ve developed as a succubus/incubus and she requests your aid in restoring her power. Mira’s goal is to remain in the human world permanently without having to constantly feed. She’s grown tired of being nothing more than a plaything to the lords of the underworld. One way of accomplishing this is to offer two human tributes in exchange for her freedom. I’m not quite ready to reveal how she will be doing this because I’m still working out some details, but the player will be tasked with entering dreams and acting out the girls fantasies.

Sophie for example loves being an exhibitionist, so in the dream, you will play on this by convincing her to give in to her desires in an ideal situation. Public nudity most likely.

Throughout this route, you will need to avoid having the girls catch on to what you’re doing. Mira will give you information that you shouldn’t know, such as the fact that Colette summoned her. If you accidentally reveal this to Colette, it’ll raise a red flag and lead to a bad ending where they banish you along with Mira. Careful dialogue choices will be important!

That’s about all I’ve got for now! There’s more of the script drafted up but I feel that it’s too rough to properly talk about just yet.

Please take this information with a grain of salt as some important details may still be changed to make the story flow better. I hope you guys are as hyped about the coming chapter as I am!

-Vanis