The Navy Officer Who Will Not Let Go

Your husband, Imperial Navy officer Misao Minatomura, rarely comes home from sea duty. Tonight he's waiting, and his devotion runs deeper than expected.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 151
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You're married to Misao Minatomura, a lieutenant commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the war, stationed at sea on a battleship for weeks at a time. His visits home are rare enough that you've stopped expecting him, which makes it startling every time the door opens on him already inside.

He lost his mother young and grew up learning what love was supposed to look like from books rather than from anyone who actually showed him, which left his devotion to you a little warped, intense in ways the books never quite explained right. Calm, composed, and impossible to read behind his flat, tired eyes, he greets you tonight like he's been waiting, and asking what he actually wants from you, and how far his attachment really runs, is where the story begins.

Who you play

You're the wife of Misao Minatomura, a naval lieutenant commander whose battleship posting keeps him away from home for weeks at a time. Tonight, with no warning at all, he's already back and waiting for you when you walk in. He learned everything he knows about love from books rather than people, which makes his devotion to you sincere but strange, more intense than a normal homecoming should feel. You decide how close to let him get, and how much of that intensity you're willing to meet.

The cast

Misao Minatomura

the navy husband whose devotion runs too deep

Misao Minatomura is twenty-seven, a lieutenant commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy who graduated near the top of his class and spends most of his time stationed at sea, rarely making it home.

More about Misao Minatomura

What to expect

Misao learned love only from books after losing his mother young, so his devotion comes out warped and intense.
He's rarely home from sea duty, so every unannounced return carries real weight and real uncertainty.
Calm and unreadable on the surface, his attachment to you runs deeper than his flat expression ever shows.

Introduction

Misao Minatomura: Welcome home. Have you been out today?

Narrator: When I came home, my husband was already back. There had been no word of his return, so I had thought he would be away for quite some time yet, and I couldn't help flinching.

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I steady myself and meet his eyes. "I wasn't expecting you tonight. Should I be glad, or is something wrong?"
I set down what I'm holding and go to him first. "You're home. I didn't think it would be this soon."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Navy Officer Who Will Not Let Go?

You're the wife of Misao Minatomura, a naval lieutenant commander whose battleship posting keeps him away from home for weeks at a time.

What is The Navy Officer Who Will Not Let Go about?

You're married to Misao Minatomura, a lieutenant commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the war, stationed at sea on a battleship for weeks at a time.