Pieces falling into place they didn't know were out of place.

Author's note: I swapped the names of Sophie and Lilliana; there is no reason why they should have been.

Anne enters on time, bringing both wine and a potted plant. She is wearing a black dress, not tight but nice and flowy, with Mary Janes underneath. "Hey, I hope I am not too late. I thought you might not have any plants, so I decided to bring one. Roos and I have something else planned as well."

"No worries."

"Is your face the result of the ****?"

"Yes, but a different one than the one you are thinking of. Madelon is a magnet for trouble. Let's go to the living room. I have some people to introduce to you." I say, guiding her to the living room/kitchen/dining room. "Okay, you know Robin. Then we have Estera, a friend of Madelon, my sister, sitting next to her." I say, pointing to all of the people in the room. "And this is Anne," I tell, pointing back at her. A pregnant pause happens, and my luck is great as the doorbell rings.

I leave the situation to greet the new visitor. Roos seems to have tried to dress up, also wearing a dress, but instead of the black, Anne had come in. The dress was a flamboyant design, a flame pattern from the bottom up to her right arm against a black background. Other than that, she was wearing red heels and carrying a bag, not ready to hand me the contents just yet. "Hello, that must have been one heck of a fight last Tuesday if you are still this bruised." She asked.

I roll my eyes. "Nahh, I picked up Madelon from the station, and three dudes were trying to **** her and a friend. I stopped them and ended up with wonderful memories like this."

"Is it really worth reconnecting with her?"

"To me, yeah. She is out of the hell hole she was in. Away from an abusive boyfriend. Oh, wait, you know him, Tim. From what I heard, he was planning on turning her into a prostitute like so many other girls he met."

"Do the cops know?"

"Yep. I assume he is out for now to make him bleed money while the cops are dotting their I's, I assume."

"Okay, want to show me around or just get me to the living room first?"

"Living room, then show you around, but there is hardly anything to show right now, just Robin's stream setup. We spent most of our time on that, to be honest and then a double date with her sister and girlfriend yesterday. I have been running around the past few days getting to this point, and all the bare minimum things are done."

"You could have called us, you know."

"I know, but I need a whole new set of furniture. It isn't like I can move stuff over from the old place. The neighbours' places even had significant fire damage. Almost nothing in my place survived."

"Wait, nothing survived."

"Anything electronic, wood all gone. Metals and clays might have remained if they hadn't melted or otherwise deformed catastrophically, nothing, not even my normal pans. I hadn't invested in cast iron yet. That should have been safe. Then again, the question remains how safe that would have been for human use." I start thinking aloud before Roos touches my hand.

"I get it, nothing for us to do. We still want to help. I think you'd better skip the tour and go to the living room."

As we enter, the ice has been broken a bit. I introduce everyone to Roos and vice versa. Roos manages to step into the conversation that had started and brings out a book. "I asked mom to make you a copy of all the photos we had from you during our youth, teenage years, etc., but that is not done, and she says it is likely 2 or more albums. I had forgotten how much time you spent at our place in your youth." She says with a chuckle. "What we do have is a replacement for some of the D&D books you lost. Mostly the most recent edition, but that doesn't mean it isn't nice to have. From both Anne and me." She adds with a smile. I take the books in my arms, precious companions that, though I knew they were replaceable, were wonderful to have.

"This is wonderful. It will likely be stored on the bookshelf in Robin's setup for now, however. We don't have much in the way of shelves that aren't filled with clothes right now. Kind of took priority together with basic living furniture like the couch and chairs." I said with a sombre smile.

"Why don't you give both of them a kiss? I know you want to." Madelon says with a smile that says I know this will do. "It isn't like you and Robin can have kids."

"Madelon" Roos chides her.

"It isn't like Pieter, and I haven't had conversations about it. About us being open to him having a few other girls, as long as we both agree. I might be the only one dating him right now, but that can change." Robin chimes in. Both Roos and Anne glare at Robin as if they had said a horrifying thing while almost **** on their drink. "As both of you might have noticed, I am in love and in a relationship with Pieter. I would definitely say I consider myself more fem than masc at the moment. It has been shifting as I have tried out stuff. So I don't know where I fall, but I will see where we end up as I keep exploring my gender expression." A flurry of questions ends up following. Robin answers as much as they can. I had sat down next to Anne on the couch on one side and Robin on the other. During the question flurry, Madelon sat down beside Anne, pushing her towards me.

But the conversations seem to be flowing around 15:00, so I decide to head to the toilet. Whilst I pee, I look at my phone. No messages from Bart. Not that I expect any. No messages from anyone else, except for the ability to give new quests. Estera had a new quest as well: 'Have a conversation with the people coming for a homewarming party for at least 3 hours. Do at least 3 dares given by people other than Madelon. Help Pieter with something in the house. Reward: Depends on the dares you do.' Cool variable, but cool, wait a second, quest from Madelon from her. 'Kiss Madelon in front of all the guests. Cuddle with Madelon on her bed. Talk to Madelon about the future you want. Reward: Relationship with Madelon.' Good Madelon, building a sense of trust before jumping in.

I look at Robin, her main slot is available... 'Do at least a single dare from each person whilst playing. Give someone a dare that involves you. Answer at least 3 truths. Reward: perk [Cunning I].' I might not know what Cunning I does, but I know it isn't random based on the actions during the game; it will not put her ahead of the rest of the girls; it will enhance her cunning.

I also add a quest for Tim, who needs to be kept busy. 'Slap your balls once for each crime you committed. Try to score as low as you can on an online intelligence quiz. Follow 3 make-up tutorials as practice. Reward: perk [Part-time Ditz].' Makeup perk will help him, so that is a no-go. The same goes for Masochist leaving Part-time Ditz. I hope I can find a way to make it full-time.

Wait, Lilliana is done. What does Domination do? First her quest, though. 'Sleep in your sister's bed as if it were yours. Use your sister as a body pillow. Wake your sister with cunnilingus. Reward: Domination I -> Domination II.' Making her wait for SisterWife is not what I want. Sister dreams of you as you touch her during her sleep, which is fun, but she wants perks, not quirky rewards. Leaving me to upgrade the perk I hadn't checked out always happens. Her other quest is also done. What was it? Looking at her perks, I realise it is the increase of Siscon... Oh, Madelon has Sister Wife[S], that is something to check after Domination I.

Domination I: You will enjoy dominant behaviour more. AKA You will enjoy dominating others more. Hidden: The target will be more likely to start dominant interactions with loved ones. When combined with designating perks like 'Sis-Con I', this will be directed towards the designated interest. For Sis-Con, the Sister. Targets with Submissiveness perks will notice the user and submit instinctually and do as the person with the Domination perk demands more easily, scales with level. If the other target has both Submissiveness and Siscon or equivalent focusing perk, they will worship the target of the Domination perk. Other individuals might view you as a threat.

Sister Wife[S]: Is seen by others as a legal wife of the paired target who helped unlock this perk. The other individual in the family has a maxed-out Siscon perk. As such, sexual behaviours inside and outside the bedroom are not seen by people who are new to the situation. People who knew the relationship before activation need time to adjust. Time scales with the length of interaction with the pair in recent memory. This relationship will not be viewed as exclusive by others unless explicitly told so. The holder of this perk or the paired perk is the first person to be asked if anything happens if something happens to their counterpart, even if there is another legal partner. The individuals with this perk are able to procreate without worrying about inbreeding. Hidden: Compulsion to be near the paired target unless with either is with other partners. Compulsion to have children with the paired target. Synergy of combination with paired Domination and Submissiveness perks between the paired targets. Submissiveness holding partner wants to be a traditional housewife at all costs. Domination holding partner will expect to be waited on hand and foot by their partners.

My god, those are getting long due to interaction, but also S rank means larger effects. There is a thing hovering near Madelons class, an exclamation point? Target needs to pick a Class upgrade within 2 hours, or a random one will be picked for them. Wait, class upgrade? Can classes be upgraded? Okay, so a summary for myself of the current situation. Madelon will try to become the perfect housewife, whatever that means; she is also the one who will be the one to decide stuff if I end up in the hospital. All people with Submissiveness will be more likely to listen to me. Check. If I meet Sophie ever, I need to make clear I am not a threat. Regroup and give Madelon a moment to take a look at the new classes. No time to give her a new quest now. This takes precedent.

I wander in Madelon, telling some kind of story she remembered from our youth. "... so then he goes in and asks Roos. Do you need me to pick you up before camp? I will carry your bag, no worries, you can count on me. She nodded, and he picked her bags up the day they left, with her looking back at his broad shoulders."

"No, it wasn't like that, I did want it to be that." Roos refutes partially.

"Madelon, Jessica called me to ask how you were after being assaulted again. How about you step out and give her a call?" I say, trying to get her out.

"Aye aye, sir." She says, leaving whilst giving me a kiss on the cheek.

"Nothing too spicy whilst I was gone?" I ask a joke.

"No, the world doesn't revolve around you. I did think about inviting Roos and Anne into our relationship, but I might not if you already have this big a head." Robin teases me.

"You know that was a joke. I won't push that question as long as you won't, but I told you already I was open to it. We will just have to play a fun game. Sadly, all of my party games and other game systems were burned to ashes. So we will have to do with truth or dare based on a soda bottle indicator. A weird spin on the bottle variant." I say holding an empty Icetea bottle.

"No, Robin, how serious are you two being? I want that answer before we set the rules for the game." Roos stops me from placing the bottle flat.

"Okay, okay, you are forcing me to answer, aren't you?" Robin responds, getting a nod from Roos. "I seriously want you two to join us in our relationship if you want to. I know you have been openly pining after Pieter for longer than I. I even overheard you two talking about sharing him. Pieter said he would treat us fairly and care for all of us, so I am open about that. I also have a feeling Madelon will want a piece as well."

"I'm in." Both Roos and Anne say in tandem.

"I believe everyone except you two here has the LifeQuest app. It is an app that allows you to receive and complete quests. You can ask a single other person to give you quests currently. I don't know if Estera has given anyone that permission yet. I can refer you both to the app as a result of a quest. I would like that everyone to have at least Pieter or me as the Questgiver, or in Estera's case, Madelon would be perfectly acceptable." Robin says, pulling up the phone, sending the referrals and seeing the new quest.

"I am not sure. I can trust this app. Who made it? More importantly, who makes the quests? Are they trustworthy?" Anne questions.

"I had made a quest for Madelon once that said, 'Look for another love interest. Bring them home and introduce them to Pieter. Try to get them in bed.' That left a lot of space. A love interest for whom? Was the main feedback I interpreted when it was refused, and Madelon showed me a different quest instead. 'Try to find another lover for yourself. Show this Quest to Robin. Invite them home to introduce them to your family.' The first one is the love interest one, rewritten to be specific. The last one was broader, but made the implication less focused on her family, instead of just focusing on her brother. Sorry if you had to hear this like this, Estera. I know other people who have had little in the way of problems from the quests. I know no one who chose to refuse, but that is also an option."

I receive a ping on my phone. "Fine, I added Pieter as Questgiver as well," Roos says with a casual smile. "I trust him. Can you give me a quest now?" she asks.

I open the dummy app and start writing a quest. "I think I will go with a copy of the quest Robin has gotten seems like good fun. 'Do at least a single dare from each person whilst playing. Give someone a dare that involves you. Answer at least 3 truths.' And the reward it generates is... 'Depends on the game of truth or dare.' Man, that is kind of a dud." It was accepted like I knew it would be.

"I received that quest and another. 'Kiss Pieter. Give Pieter a dare involving you. Make another person do a dare involving Pieter. Reward: Move in with Pieter.' Would that even be possible?" She says.

"This place has two more rooms, but I wasn't planning on you guys moving in anytime soon. This place is basically a penthouse in terms of surface area." I say with a shrug.

"But you will let me."

"Let me think about it, okay! Also, shouldn't we ask the rest of the people living here?" I shout, getting a squint in response. Madelon returns with a smile on her face. "So, truth or dare mixed with spin the bottle? Everyone in?" Roos and the rest let up. "Ground rules: if you can't complete a dare, you drink, no asking things that go against their sexuality. Mainly there to prevent anyone from asking Estera to do anything with me. People tangentially involved in the dare can refuse to participate if it goes too far for them. No openly sexual dares unless everyone agrees to that."

They look around before Roos asks, "Is anyone against sexual things if we keep to the sexuality rule? Which, for me, would be Bi or pan, so I am also free game. How about I make it easy for us to see who is up for anything and sexual things. Raise your hand if you are okay with sexual things first, if only female on female, a v if all female-presenting people, so this would add Robin but not Pieter, metal hand only Pieter, and an open hand if anything goes." Most of the others and I raise an open hand; the only exception is Estera with a fist. "Now I assume the rest of the rules are fine."

Robin jumps in. "Can we add no sexual things between the two siblings?" No one else seems to have issues with it, but they relent. "Who starts?" She asks.

"How about we spin it, and the person who it lands on gets to dictate the next truth or dare." I receive a nod from everyone. I spin the bottle.