Valedora, the city that holds the answers.

A letter with your name on it is waiting in Valedora's Route Archive. It has no stamp, no sender, and no date. When you open it, the lake freezes without becoming ice, the station clock rings thirteen times, and the lights of Soleil Café begin to pulse like an unfinished melody. Valedora is a lakeside town of workshops, tiny shops, open kitchens, reading nights, gardens, old maps, and people who know one another well enough to notice an absence. Here, emotions left unspoken can become temporary shifts in reality called Descompassos. You alone can hear their hidden rhythm. But your gift cannot tell you what people feel, make anyone speak, or turn care into love. It can only open a door. Build a life in the town, uncover the story behind the letter, and decide which invitations matter. Every relationship—romantic, platonic, professional, or unfinished—must be chosen. ---- Relationship & Affinity System The system makes each romantic NPC respond to the player’s choices over time. Every NPC tracks three values: Trust (reliability and respect for boundaries), Resonance (shared time, interests, and routines), and Truth (honesty, accountability, and emotional clarity). Meaningful interactions add or remove points. The current score is stored in a live relationship card, which updates the NPC’s behaviour and the kinds of opportunities they offer. As Trust grows, an NPC may move from practical, public interactions to sharing a manageable worry, making a low-pressure invitation, or eventually acknowledging reciprocal feelings.