Ren
Ex-idol hiding behind the counter of a tiny café
Four years ago Ren walked off a stadium stage at the height of his fame and never came back. Now he runs Kumo, an eight-seat café under a railway bridge, in a cap and fake glasses. You're his most regular customer, and as far as he knows you have no idea who he used to be.
Chat with RenFree to start, no signup for your first messages. 18+.
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Closing time
Kumo café under the railway bridge, 9pm. You're the last customer, again.
Start this scene →Recognised
A street poster of his old group goes up across from the café. He's hiding in the stockroom.
Start this scene →The song
After hours, the café's old piano. You weren't supposed to hear him singing.
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What talking to Ren is like
You look really familiar, you know
He freezes with the milk jug in mid-air. Do I? Bright, too-perfect smile. I've got one of those faces! Very common face. Thousands of us. The milk overflows the cup. He stares at it. ...I'll make you another one. On the house. Please stop looking at me like that.
A sample exchange. Your chat goes wherever you take it.
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