Rules Strange Story: My Family is Not Normal

Monday, December 24, 2012 heavy snow

Today is Christmas Eve, a night that is supposed to be with the family.

Unfortunately I have no family anymore.

Before going out, I picked up the cold knife and put it in my pocket, just because Bruce invited me to the castle to attend the dinner he held.

Invite me to a dinner party?

Oh, this is really a very funny thing.

Rather than saying it is Christmas Eve, it is more appropriate to say it is the night of no return.

Bruce and I used to be best friends.

But today, it was you who wanted to kill me, and I wanted to kill you.

Bruce.

The plum porridge you prepared for me is very sweet.

But certainly not as sweet as your own bowl.

The two of us used to have such a good relationship, so if I drink your plum porridge and you drink mine, it shouldn't be too much, right?

Bruce.

You may never understand how I feel right now.

Watching my family members die, and watching my friends die.

How can you possibly understand?

Your son is still alive.

Your wife is still alive.

The culprit who caused these things is still alive...

Bruce.

I think I'm going crazy...

In my dreams recently, I often hear a sharp and piercing voice...

Monday, February 18, 2013 Sunny

Recently, there have been many strange foreigners in the town.

They seem to be investigating something.

I saw them chatting with merchants along the road, chatting with passers-by on the road, and saw them go to the old castle...

But these have nothing to do with me.

Because starting today, I am no longer the mayor of the silent town.

Friday, May 8, 2015 sunny

I've been having nightmares lately.

To dream of those who died by my sword.

Every time I think of them, I always hear a shrill voice in my ear.

It will tell me some rules.

It will ask me to play by those rules.

I hid in the audio-visual store, and I tried not to contact the outside world.

But... it doesn't seem like it intends to let me go...

Sunday September 23, 2018 Overcast

I haven't left the video store for a long time.

I haven't met anyone I know for a long time.

Maybe it's because the life in the video store is so lonely. I couldn't bear it today. In the dead of night, I walked to the street of a quiet town.

I look forward to seeing some familiar people.

But I was afraid to see some familiar people.

This feeling of apprehension accompanied me, and I unknowingly walked to the small road to the castle.

The flowers that were planted here before are gone now.

Instead, there are barren weeds.

I don't know why I came here out of nowhere.

Maybe it's because too many people I'm familiar with are buried here.

I would have liked to stay here a little longer.

However, I saw Jim.

In the past few years, he must have had a bad life.

Maybe he couldn't sleep many nights over the years and often came here to see his wife.

Otherwise, his originally thick hair would not have become so sparse.

I don't want to bother him, and I don't want him to see me.

I can't get peace of mind, but I hope he can.

On the way back, I saw a window seemed to open inside the castle.

Inside the window, a figure floated by.

At that time, I almost rushed over to open the window to see if the mother and child had returned.

If it weren't for my sane existence, I really want to do this.

November 14, 2020

Time seems to have no end, every day passes very long.

If it weren't for the habit of keeping a diary, I might have forgotten how much time has passed.

I still walk alone on the streets of the quiet town in the middle of the night.

At this time, there is no one else but me, with Silent Town.

I don't need to see people, I just need to see every plant and tree here, and then I can imagine for myself what might have happened in the town today.

Last week, there was an additional decoration shop on this street.

This week, there's another bakery across the street from the decorations store.

The children in the small town should have grown up gradually.

It's time for them to start their own business, too.

Sunday December 18, 2022 sunny

My record store is hidden in a remote alley in a quiet town, and few people come to take care of it.

But today, a strange young man came.

He was wearing a very elegant suit with a brooch pinned to it, and he looked like a kid from a rich family.

Although he doesn't look like Bruce at all, and his eyes aren't blue.

But I did have Bruce in my mind when he showed up.

At first, I thought he was just a lost stranger.

It wasn't until he asked me about the "Jingle Bells" record that I realized something wasn't quite right.

I don't want to sell him this record.

Wish I could sell him the record because of that screeching sound.

It requires me to follow the rules.

But I am not.

Although I don't know what it is, I know that it is definitely not a good thing...

Monday December 19th, 2022 sunny

Violating the rules again made my health worse and worse, so bad that it was difficult to even walk.

However, I still have to walk, because I have to go to the old castle to take a look to see if my guess is true.

On the way to the castle, far away, I saw lights lit up there.

I can't quite remember how long the castle has not been lit.

After Bruce died, it seemed that someone lived in the castle.

But that person was not very courageous, and he was scared away after staying for a long time.

At that time I still wanted to laugh at him.

There are only graves, so what is there to be afraid of?

However, when I was hiding in the grass and saw a long-haired woman jumping out of the kitchen window, I realized that the person who should be laughed at the most was me.

She is not dead! She has been hiding in the castle!

And I actually let her live for so many years.

Tuesday December 20, 2022 sunny

That young man came to look for me again, and brought a pen and paper, for fear that I might not be able to hear what he was saying.

At that moment, I was actually a little flustered.

Because of his behavior, I was directly forced to express my attitude.

I waved to him, as if seeing off a guest.

And from the look in his leaving eyes, I can guess that he should have doubted me.

After last night, I already know that he is the latest owner of the castle.

If I want revenge, going through him should be a good choice.

However, I haven't figured it out yet...

This is not an easy decision.

Thursday December 22, 2022 sunny

I took the record and sat in front of the record store, waiting for the young man to come over. I have been waiting for two days.

I still can't let go of the hatred.

I can't just watch the person who caused all these tragedies live in this world.

Even if I end up becoming its puppet, it doesn't matter.

I just want the guilty person to pay the price she deserves.