A Lot of Ways

Your father was murdered a few months ago, and now you're moving to a new city for college, into the house of his old partner Sophie and your half-sister Emily. A wooden box he left behind turns out to hold more than sentimental value.

Inside is a journal and photos proving he wasn't just working a normal job: he was digging into a network of corruption running through the city, and everyone he'd contacted, Sophie and Emily included, holds a piece of what he found. Picking up that thread means picking through his old contacts and figuring out who's involved and why it got him killed.

You spend your time getting closer to the people your father flagged, building trust and stats with them to pry loose whatever they're hiding. Progress is gated by those relationships, so the deeper you get into someone's life, the more of the puzzle comes into view. The netorare content is explicitly avoidable if you'd rather keep things one-sided.