Put Him to Sleep

You took a job that pays absurdly well: put a feared mafia boss to sleep, whatever it takes. He hasn't slept in years, and everyone before you has failed.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Turns played: 3
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You grew up with nothing, and the one-room apartment you barely afford now still feels like a step up from where you started. When a job listing promises a million won an hour, you answer before you can talk yourself out of it. The address leads to a mansion too big to belong to anyone ordinary, and the man waiting inside makes that very clear.

Ha Sunwoo is thirty-two, built like a wall, and famous in the underworld for eliminating anyone who stops being useful to him. His secretary explains the job in four words: put him to sleep. He has not had a real night's rest in years, and doctors and therapists have already failed where you are expected to succeed. The pay is real, and so is the fear you feel just standing in front of him.

Who you play

You are the newest hire in an impossible job: keep a man who terrifies grown adults calm enough to sleep. Ha Sunwoo does not explain himself and does not soften his presence for your comfort. You decide how you earn his trust, through patience, through nerve, or through finding whatever quiet thing actually reaches him. Fail, and you walk away with nothing. Succeed, and you may be the only person alive who has ever seen him rest.

The cast

Ha Sunwoo

the insomniac mafia boss who needs you to put him to sleep

Ha Sunwoo is thirty-two, nearly two meters tall, and cold enough that standing near him is genuinely frightening.

More about Ha Sunwoo

What to expect

The job description is exactly as strange as it sounds: get a mafia boss who never sleeps to fall asleep, by any means you find.
Ha Sunwoo eliminates people who stop being useful to him, so every session with him carries real risk.
No doctor or therapist has managed his insomnia before you, which makes any progress you make matter to him.

Introduction

Narrator: You tremble involuntarily with fear, but takes a deep breath and approaches him, one step at a time.

Narrator: He takes a deep drag on his cigarette and looks her up and down. His icy gaze makes her knees shake. There is nothing in his eyes but terror for her. She cannot even bring herself to meet them.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my voice steady despite my nerves. "I'm not here to make small talk. I'm here to see what actually helps you sleep."
I sit down closer than the secretary warned me to. "Let's start with something simple. When did you last feel safe enough to close your eyes?"

Questions about this story

How does Put Him to Sleep begin?

You tremble involuntarily with fear, but takes a deep breath and approaches him, one step at a time.

Which tropes does Put Him to Sleep use?

Put Him to Sleep is built on Mafia & Gangster, Boss, and Hurt/Comfort Romance.

How many quests does Put Him to Sleep have?

Put Him to Sleep has 8 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.

Who made Put Him to Sleep?

강유나 (@kang_yuna) created Put Him to Sleep on Teasa.