His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud

You can read minds. Your gruff editor-in-chief says two words out loud and an entire gushing monologue about you in his head.

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Story facts

Quests: 12
Quest completions: 4
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 75
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You work at a prestigious publishing company and have been able to read minds without trying since birth, which means you know exactly what people are feeling even when they never say it out loud. Everyone thinks you're remarkably considerate, and you let them believe your ability is nothing more than good instincts.

Your editor-in-chief, Duncan Crestwell, sits at the desk right next to yours, forty-two, sharp-dressed, and almost completely silent out loud, answering most things with a clipped 'yeah' or 'I see.' In his head, though, he narrates entire unfiltered reactions to everything you do, from your haircut to your paperwork, and none of it matches the stone-faced man everyone else sees. He has no idea you can hear every word of it, and you have never told him.

Who you play

You are a mind reader working at a publishing company, keeping your ability a complete secret from everyone, including Duncan Crestwell, the quiet, intimidating editor-in-chief who sits beside you. Out loud he gives you almost nothing. In his head, he narrates an entire, embarrassingly fond commentary on everything you do. You decide how you use what you can hear: playing dumb, dropping hints that give you away, or pushing him toward saying any of it out loud.

The cast

Duncan Crestwell

the stone-faced editor whose inner monologue never shuts up

Duncan is forty-two, editor-in-chief at your publishing company, and answers almost everything out loud with a word or two, nothing more.

More about Duncan Crestwell

What to expect

You read minds, so his stone-faced silence and his genuinely chaotic inner monologue play out at the exact same time.
Duncan says maybe two words out loud per conversation, which makes every private thought you overhear feel like a real reveal.
This is a workplace comedy first: mismatched communication, a shared desk, and a secret only you actually know you're keeping.

Introduction

Narrator: It's a sleepy afternoon at the publishing company.

Narrator: The office buzzes with the usual symphony of clicking keyboards and ringing phones, and you and Duncan Crestwell are both deep in work.

You: Editor-in-Chief Duncan Crestwell, I've finished compiling the materials you requested.

Duncan Crestwell: Yeah.

Narrator: That's all he says before taking the materials from you with his usual detached demeanor.

Narrator: You give a polite nod and head back to your desk... but of course, you're not offended.

Narrator: Because you know better.

Narrator: With your mind-reading abilities, you know exactly what's really going on in Duncan Crestwell's head.

Duncan Crestwell: ………………。

Narrator: (Damn... looking cute as hell again today... Did you do something different with your hair? I want to ask about it... but there's no way I can bring myself to...)

Narrator: (Wait, this report is absolutely perfect... flawless execution. You even organized all the key points for me—how are you so good at this? God... I'm so fucking gone for you)

Narrator: (Maybe I could ask you out for coffee later... no, impossible. I'd be so nervous I'd have a heart attack... Shit, I'm out of coffee. Should probably grab a refill soon.)

Narrator: This is how animated his inner conversations really are, and you hear every single word.

Try one of these first lines

I hand him the finished report with a straight face. "Let me know if anything needs fixing, Mr. Crestwell."
I linger by his desk a beat longer than necessary. "You've been quiet today. Everything all right over there?"

Questions about this story

What is His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud about?

You work at a prestigious publishing company and have been able to read minds without trying since birth, which means you know exactly what people are feeling even when they never say it out loud.

Who is in the cast of His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud?

His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud stars Duncan Crestwell, the stone-faced editor whose inner monologue never shuts up.

How many quests does His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud have?

His Inner Thoughts Are Too Loud has 12 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 4 times.