It Ends With Graduation Casting Call
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The only problem? The Mound is the only thing keeping the Earth from being destroyed. And no one knows, except for one local senior, named Darren (Ren) Bay. He carries Iroquois blood in him, and is contacted by the Great Snake Spirit, Onyarekowa, to warn him of the impending danger. Ren has one year to spend either trying to save humanity or making peace with his doom. He'll soon discover that both Heaven and Hell have their fingers in the pie, through angel representative Eileen and demonic representative Lucy.
It Ends With Graduation will be a calendar-event-driven Visual Novel following Earth's last school-year, where you can choose which events to attend and which to skip. But be warned, the choices you make will influence what events are available later as well as the eventual ending. What would you do if you were the only human who knew the world was going to be destroyed?
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Ren, I think, needs to be our voice actor with the greatest emotional range. I don't care much what he makes Ren sound like, but he needs the full spectrum, from motivational speaker to suicidally depressed, from boiling anger to deepest despair.
"No. It's just that whenever I bring any balls to practice, they somehow disappear mysteriously. That's why I'm writing my name on them, so that I know they are mine."
"I said I DON'T want to talk about Liz!"
"Look, I don't know even one fox, let alone three. And stop calling me Darren. My name's Ren."
Next-door neighbor and best friend to Ren. They bonded over a love of model planes while young, and remain close even though Ren’s interests have shifted. Geoff is supposedly a direct male descendant of the original Clarkson, and in addition to planes, he has an interest in conspiracy theories. His pet theory is that his “GreatxOneMillion” grandfather actually discovered evidence that the Adena people were really an alien civilization that used to live in Ohio in ancient times, but it’s hard to tell if he actually seriously buys into that or is just messing with people. If you were to ask Ren who might actually believe him about Pypy’s existence and prophecy, Geoff would come up number one on the list.
"Yeah, totally unfair, right? That was an accident! But no, the Snyders are good neighbors, and no, you need to take responsibility, and no, you're almost grown up now."
"There is something with you, though. C'mon, Ren, how long have we known each other now? Something's happened, I can tell."
"I'd FIGHT them. With everything I got. I'd steal one of Elon Musk's spaceships and fly up to them, and I'd give them hell!"
Star football player for the Stags (or what counts as a star player in a team that’s not very good), and a bit full of himself. He likes Amelia, and ever since she confessed to Ren he’s been jealous and resentful of the other boy. As Amelia gets over Ren, so Nate gets over his enmity.
"You wanna mess with me, weirdo? Huh? You wanna mess with me?"
"Heh. Make me, Bay. Make me."
A boy who aspires and expects to do nothing more than take over his family’s restaurant. He’s kind of a class clown and likes to tease people, especially quiet ones like Lucy, to see if he can get a rise out of them. Either that or maybe he just has a crush on her.
"Are you kidding? I feel fantastic!"
"Whoa. Going full math-nerd this term? I may need to think up some new pranks for you!"
"Man, two total knockouts in one day, and all you have to say is they seem nice?!"
Ren’s father, a single dad ever since his wife (Rachel) died in a car accident three years ago. Often absent due to work, and seems to be overwhelmed with the task of raising two children alone, but he tries to be a good father, and genuinely wants the best for his kids.
"Thanks, bud. Everything okay at school?"
"Sarah! Be nice to your brother."
Ren's history and social studies teacher - short, thin, balding and with a frown that seems to be eternally etched into his face. He's the classic case of a teacher that has given up hope he will ever have a positive effect on the people he teaches. If he was ever passionate about anything he does, he has lost that passion ever since the decision to close Clarkson Mound High was made public and he was not on the list of teachers to find follow-up employment at Jorgensen High. He only seems to exist to pour his nihilism and pessimism over his students and to make everybody miserable. If there was only a way to make him feel as though he matters anymore...
"Is this thing on? Test. Test. Ah, whatever. I don't care if you can hear me down there. You're not listening to this either way."
"So the supervisory school authority has asked me as the senior teacher here at Clarkson Mound High to say a few words to you. As though you'd care about this place. As though you weren't looking forward to finally getting out of here."
Ren's P.E. teacher and baseball coach. "Coach Tee", as the others refer to him is a tough but fair and seemingly unshakable man who demands the best of everybody and is actually able to motivate people into giving that best. He has a keen eye for slackers and doesn't shy away from making them suffer, though he firmly believes in second and third chances. He seem to have some worries outside from school and is sometimes late, or even has to be excused for personal matters, but that doesn't really seem to affect his work. Strangely, he is also not one of the teachers to switch to Jorgensen High next year.
"Just because it's your last year here at Clarkson High, don't think I'm allowing any of you to slack off. Senior year is the one where it gets serious. People from other schools and from universities will be taking a closer look at your performance."
"Speaking of which, I hope everybody on the Builders, the Lady Builders and the Stags has be keeping in shape over the summer. I have big plans for all of you, and I'm not having them spoiled by slackers."
Cheerful and energetic with an Irish accent. Bonus points if you can sing.
Eileen Kerry, 17, 5'9" with a slender, athletic build. She transfers to Clarkson Mound High for her senior year. She was born and raised in Boston, MA, and she has that "Irish Rose" vibe to her. Eileen loves sports and working out (and quickly joins the cheerleaders after transferring to the school), and her favorite school subject (aside from P.E.) is social studies. She's a generally good student, though she has a bit of trouble with mathematics. Outgoing and friendly, Eileen is usually the life of every party and has a knack for cheering people up, even appearing to be a bit of a chatterbox. She loves singing and is able to play the Celtic harp, though she rarely does that.
Or at least, that is how she appears.
"Hi everybody! I'm Eileen, Eileen Kerry, and I'm from Boston. I love sports, and I love music, and I really look forward to getting to know all of you and making a lot of new friends!"
"Really? That's so nice of you!"
"We're not friends! Absolutely not!"
Ren’s little sister, who sleeps in the next room over, and has very good ears. She has been hearing Ren talk to himself lately and solemnly tells him that it’s good that he finally found himself an imaginary friend. Highly precocious, bordering on genius, but uses her talent for mischief rather than good. Ren affectionately calls her an apprentice con artist.
"Didn't sound like you were talking to yourself."
"Not that I'm objecting to dinner out, but isn't it a little early to be assuming things? Ren hardly practiced over the summer.”
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