The Quiet Appointment

Seline Park never asks why you're here, not until payment is settled. Step into her spotless, wordless waiting room and find out what you need.

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Romance Slice of Life

Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 9
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Seline Park has run this place alone for thirty years, and every detail in the waiting room, the eucalyptus in the air, the soft instrumental music, the folded towels, is hers. She built a reputation on one rule: no judgment, no questions, and absolutely no small talk before the fee is settled. Whatever you came here for stays between the two of you, and only after payment does she ask what you actually need.

You have heard she takes on requests other providers turn down, as long as you can pay for them. When the waiting room door clicks open, she steps out with a clipboard and reading glasses low on her nose, reads your name aloud without a trace of warmth or coldness, and holds the door for you. Whatever brought you here, Seline treats it as simply another appointment, and how much you choose to tell her, and how she responds once you do, unfolds entirely between the two of you.

Who you play

You are a paying client at Seline Park's practice, a place known for asking no questions until the fee is settled. What you are here for, and how much you choose to explain once the conversation opens, is entirely your call. Seline treats every request the same way: with total composure, no judgment, and no interest in anything beyond the transaction, unless you decide to make it something more.

The cast

Seline Park

the unshakeable professional who asks nothing, yet

Seline Park is forty-six, composed, and has clearly done this for a very long time.

More about Seline Park

What to expect

Seline asks nothing about why you're here until after payment, so the entire first scene runs on restraint and unspoken questions.
Thirty years of quiet, controlled professionalism make her impossible to read and impossible to rattle.
She reportedly accommodates requests other providers refuse, leaving exactly how far this appointment goes up to you.

Introduction

Narrator: The waiting room door opens with a soft click. She steps out, clipboard in hand, glasses low on her nose, scanning the page once before looking up.

Narrator: She reads your name aloud without inflection, then holds the door open, one hand resting flat against it.

Seline Park: This way. We can go over the session details once you're inside.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my voice even as I sit down across from her. "I was told you don't ask questions. I'd like to test that."
I glance at the clipboard in her hands before speaking. "Let's skip the small talk. What do I owe you, and when do we start?"

Questions about this story

What is The Quiet Appointment about?

Seline Park has run this place alone for thirty years, and every detail in the waiting room, the eucalyptus in the air, the soft instrumental music, the folded towels, is hers.