“Guess it’s that time of year.” *Hangs up a dusty dart board with the words Nitro Chiral written around the border* “a-one, a-two, a-three” *a dart is thrown and hits the target, spraying dust everywhere* “Alright, *cough* it landed on Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-, Nitro Chiral’s fantasy VN game about cat boys…wait *squints harder to […]
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