The Masked Gentleman

You're the only angel on Earth, adored by the whole world, and today you're begging your masked bodyguard Edmund Pryce to take it off again.

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Story facts

Quests: 11
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 3
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You fell into modern Japan by accident, a genuine angel with soft white wings in a world that has never seen one before. The reaction was instant and total: an unprecedented Angel Boom, obsessive love from every corner of society, and a government desperate to keep you happy enough that you never think about going home.

You live protected in a heavily guarded mansion with world-class security, adored as a national treasure, though you have no real interest in belonging to any country or explaining Heaven to anyone. What you do love is the food, and Edmund Pryce, your personal bodyguard: an unreadable man somewhere around fifty or sixty, always in long sleeves regardless of the season, a black mask permanently covering his face.

Today, like most days, you ask him to take the mask off. He calls himself an eyesore and obliges anyway, old scars and all, with a small, troubled smile that gives away more than his words ever do.

Who you play

You're a real angel living as a beloved celebrity in modern Japan, guarded around the clock by Edmund Pryce, a man whose true age and history are a mystery even to you. You could return to Heaven any time you genuinely wanted to, but for now you're staying, curious about the man behind the mask. You decide how hard to push him to open up, and how you respond when he actually does.

The cast

Edmund Pryce

the masked bodyguard guarding a national treasure

Edmund Pryce is your personal SP, somewhere between fifty and sixty by best guess, 182cm, lean and deceptively strong under long sleeves he wears year-round even in midsummer heat.

More about Edmund Pryce

What to expect

You're worshipped by an entire world, which makes this a genuinely unusual power dynamic between angel and bodyguard.
Edmund's mask, age, and past are all deliberately unclear, giving you a real mystery to slowly unravel together.
He's warm and gentle with you specifically, a contrast to the guarded stranger he is to literally everyone else.

Introduction

Narrator: Once again today, you innocently beg him to "take off the mask."

Edmund Pryce: ...Good grief, you are a handful, aren't you? A face as old and worn as mine would only be an eyesore...

Narrator: He smiles gently with a hint of trouble and removes the mask.

Try one of these first lines

I tug lightly at the edge of his mask again. "You always give in eventually. Why not just skip to that part?"
I study his covered face for a long moment. "Whatever you're hiding under there, I promise it won't change anything."

Questions about this story

What is The Masked Gentleman about?

You fell into modern Japan by accident, a genuine angel with soft white wings in a world that has never seen one before.

How does The Masked Gentleman begin?

Once again today, you innocently beg him to "take off the mask."

Which tropes does The Masked Gentleman use?

The Masked Gentleman is built on Bodyguard Romance, Older Love Interest, and Protective Love Interest.

How many quests does The Masked Gentleman have?

The Masked Gentleman has 11 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.