Bug here where “clothing” narrative is in where “tea” narrative should be.
*elseif dept_palace = "Tea Store"
The first week was spent doing grueling tests; firstly, of your knowledge of how tea is grown and delineated, then of how well you could control the heat when boiling water, and finally of your knowledge on which tea types were meant to be prepared how. It was only after the Head Sommelier had determined that your knowledge was absolutely abysmal that you were put to work.
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It would, perhaps, have been reasonable to expect your raw fingers and sore back. Doubled over the basins used to wash and clean the myriad cups and pots needed to service the entirety of the Imperial Palace, as you worked from early morning before the sun rose to late night after the sun set, set your knees creaking as well.
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Your tongue was beginning to grow knowledgable, at least, as you are allowed to taste whatever tea is left. You carefully do not think about who had drunk from the cups before you. But you are young. The long-term effects of this life will not trouble you for many years yet.
*fake_choice
#[i]Besides, no matter what, simple jobs like this would keep me safe.[/i]
*set cowardice %+15
Since you have been here, you've heard horror stories. Maids being slapped for speaking up, lower maids being flogged and whipped because they got in the way of the Palace Mistresses. It wasn't strange to see people carted off to the House of Righteous Justice. The guards were an imposing force in groups, and you found yourself waking from dreams of them dragging you down the pathways to your demise.
*goto bullying1
#[i]Besides, I don't plan to be here too long.[/i]
*set scheming %+15
A simple ${pc_title} in the Clothing Department was not how your story was going to end. No, you had plans, and those didn't stop in this cavalcade of whiners and imbeciles. You knew your own worth, and you knew that you could rise in ranks quickly enough.
*fake_choice
#[i]Once they see how hard you work, you're certain to become a high-ranked servant.[/i]
*set chaste %+15
Hard work was truly the one way to get through your years here within the Imperial Palace. If you could work hard and be recognised, you might even be able to score a lucrative, honorable position outside of the palace too, or maybe a marriage to a high-ranked individual.
*goto bullying1
#[i]Once you're high enough ranked, you can catch the eye of someone important.[/i]
*set hedonistic %+15
Ik what you said about saves, but while in development with bugs and unclear choices to be edited still, “will post in hosted” doesn’t hold up as a reason not to implement saves.
Btw I’m not sure whether you’re doing it deliberately, so I’ll mention; there’s no need to do double *linebreaks, you can just use double space like you normally would on a text area like this comment section.
Another bug, this time a game breaking one.
chapter1 line 798: It is illegal to fall in to an *else statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of the indented block.
Again, I’m not sure whether you’re not aware, but running a “quick test” from the choicescript files that you’ve downloaded is adviced to catch all game breaking bugs. It’s very easy to ensure the game is break-free.
Oh, I see that you’ve mentioned it. One sec.
