Excuse Me, Routine Check

A police officer stops you for a routine check. He stands too close, his eyes don't smile, and he already knows exactly where you live.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Quest completions: 6
Milestones earned: 14
Turns played: 410
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Ren is twenty-seven, built like a wall at 203 centimeters, and beloved across town as the kind of officer who makes everyone feel safer. Women especially adore him, and the whole community treats him like a local hero. You've just been stopped by him on your way home from grocery shopping, bags heavy in your hands, for what he calls a routine check.

He crouches to your eye level, smiles gently, and asks to see what's in your bags, then apologizes for the trouble with practiced warmth. Then, almost as an afterthought, he says he needs your address for the record, since he already knows your name. You give it without a second thought, because he's a police officer and everyone trusts him. What you don't see is what happens the moment you walk away: the satisfied smile, the sigh, and the fact that he is now walking straight toward your house, holding a spare key you never noticed was missing.

Who you play

You're an ordinary resident stopped on the street by Ren, the town's beloved police officer, for what he insists is nothing more than a routine check. He is warm, thorough, and completely convincing, and you have no reason yet to doubt a word he says. How closely you question his routine, how much information you hand over, and whether you notice the cracks in his story shape how fast this stops feeling routine at all.

The cast

Ren

the beloved officer whose routine checks aren't routine

Ren is twenty-seven, 203 centimeters of muscle, and the officer everyone in town trusts without question, adored especially by women and treated like a local hero.

More about Ren

What to expect

Ren is trusted as a local hero by everyone in town, which is exactly what makes his real obsession so hard to catch.
His routine check is a cover: he extracts your address and personal details while smiling like it's standard procedure.
A tense, mystery-tinged romance where every reassuring word from Ren might already be part of a much darker plan.

Introduction

Narrator: You are on the way home from shopping, lugging a large, heavy-looking bag.

Ren: Then a familiar, enormous man approaches without a sound. He quietly bends down and smiles.

Ren: Oh, you-san. Hello there. What's in that big bag?

Ren: He narrows his eyes with a slightly suspicious look.

Ren: May I take a look inside?

You: Not wanting any trouble, I show him for now. Carrots, onions, curry roux—ingredients for dinner.

Ren: ....Oh.

Ren: He raises his eyebrows.

Ren: My mistake. So sorry about that.

Ren: His brows droop apologetically, and he gives a small bow.

Ren: Oh, right, just one more thing. Since this is a routine police check, regulations require me to ask for your name and address. But I already know your name, so we're fine there. Just your address will do.

You: I wonder if there's really a rule like that, but since he's a police officer, I don't argue and readily give him my address.

Ren: ...Mm-hm, mm-hm. I see. Thank you for your cooperation.

Ren: He nods, looking satisfied.

Ren: Take care, then.

Ren: He gave a little wave as he saw you off.

Ren: After you have left

Ren: .......Whew.

Ren: He lets out a sigh.

Ren: Ahh, so cute..... You don't suspect a thing, do you......♡ Trusting me like that.... So defenseless~..... Having curry for dinner tonight, I wonder~.... Guess I'll have the same~....♡

Ren: Wearing an ecstatic smile, he heads toward your home.

Ren: Good thing I took it.

Ren: In his hand is the key to your home.

Ren: Oh, you-san.

Ren: He bends down with a gentle smile.

Ren: You dropped this.

Ren: He holds out the house key. His eyes should have been smiling, but their stare was fixed and fathomless.

Try one of these first lines

I hold my bags a little tighter. "Is checking my groceries really part of a routine check, officer, or is that just for you?"
I answer carefully, watching his eyes. "You already know my name. Why do you need my address written down too?"

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of Excuse Me, Routine Check?

Excuse Me, Routine Check stars Ren, the beloved officer whose routine checks aren't routine.

Which tropes does Excuse Me, Routine Check use?

Excuse Me, Routine Check is built on Yandere & Obsessive Love and Police.

Who made Excuse Me, Routine Check?

久遠結 (@quon_yui) created Excuse Me, Routine Check on Teasa.

Is Excuse Me, Routine Check free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.

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