Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm
Character	Isabelle
Prerequisites	Complete Hide and Seek and wait a day after completing Buried Truths.
Start	Talk to Isabelle
Location	Isabelle's current location
Season	Season 1
Released	v1.15 December 15, 2021

Quest Progression
Previous Quest	Next Quest
Twisted Fate	Twisted Desire

Overview

The calm before it really hits.

After a brief conversation with Isabelle about her stolen locker and some investigating/theorizing, you will eventually end up at the Clubroom with Maxine, who confesses that she knows the locker's location, but won't reveal it. After returning to Isabelle with the news, she becomes angry, convinced she's being targeted on all sides by Kate, Lindsey, and now Maxine. You promise her that you'll get even with Maxine by stealing her cat, Spinach. To use as bait, you can request Isabelle's glasses or her panties (if Isabelle's lust is 10 or more).

Once Maxine is lured out of the clubroom with a story to investigate, you use the borrowed item to lure Detective Spinach to Isabelle. You'll need to avoid Maxine by not visiting a location where both she and Spinach are. Maxine's location is determined by your current energy level; she'll be in the Admin Wing between 67-100 energy, the Entrance Hall between 34-66 energy, and the First Hall between 0-33 energy. Interact with items to lower energy if you need Maxine to move. If the cat gets caught, Maxine will return her to the clubroom and you'll have to start again.

Eventually, you'll follow Spinach outside into Isabelle's arms, and you hide her at your house due to Isabelle still staying in a hotel with her family. Once in your room, an email is sent to Maxine, requesting she return the locker in exchange for the cat. After an hour, she simply replies, "No", prompting Isabelle to become very angry and suggest teaching Maxine a lesson by sending her Spinach's severed head to get even. Regardless of whether you choose to calm Isabelle down or encourage her anger, Spinach will be spared and will live in your room temporarily.

Now you've done it. Finally done it.

Story Changing Choices

• Isabelle will become very angry at Maxine's reply to the email and suggest sending her Spinach's severed head.
  • Calming her down will open her love path, along with leading to you two having sex on the bed in the moment.
  • Encouraging her anger will open her lust path, along with the Hurricane Isabelle quest.
• If you sniff Isabelle's panties and don't have the 10 Charisma points to explain yourself, the quest will fail and romance with Isabelle will be disabled.

Characters

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  Isabelle

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  Lindsey

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  Jo

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  Kate

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  Flora

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  Mrs. L

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  Maxine

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  Spinach

Scenes

• Isabelle's Judgement

Missable Items

• You can request one of two personal items from Isabelle to use for luring Spinach outside.
  • If she has 10 Lust Points, you can ask for her panties.
  • Otherwise, you will receive her glasses.

Missable Interactions

• You can go around the school asking Kate, Lindsey, Mrs. L, Jo, and Flora about the locker's whereabouts.
  • If you have 6 Charisma points, you'll directly reference Sherlock Holmes, which will reward you with 1 Love point for Isabelle.
  • Jo will reveal that the permit found at the scene is legitimate.
  • Mrs. L seems nervous at the mention of the missing locker, but not in a way that feels like guilt.

• When Maxine asks you who told you her plans:
  • If you say nobody, she will ask you if you're unaware of your role.
  • If you blame Spinach she'll catch you lying by asking Spinach directly with cat language and lose 1 Love Point.
  • If you say it's The Inconspicuous Group, she'll just laugh and convince you that the group does not exist.

• When you ask about Isabelle's Locker to Maxine:
  • You can pay $50 for the information.
  • If you have 8 or more Intellect Points you'll outsmart her and she'll tell you about the locker if you'll stop talking about the group.

• Putting on Isabelle's glasses will prompt a joke about seeing a pixie that turns out to be Flora.

• Interacting with Isabelle's Panties in the inventory will have you consider sniffing them.
  • Controlling yourself awards 1 Love point.
  • Sniffing the panties grants 1 Lust point, but Isabelle will be shocked and question you.
    • If you have 10 Charisma points, you can convince her that it's not what it looks like and you're just testing the effectiveness of the aroma. This awards 2 Isabelle Lust points, but removes 1 Love point as she reminds you of the task at hand.
    • If not, she will be upset with you and lose 3 Lust points and 5 Love points, as well as disable romance, reflecting a great loss of trust after your actions during her prior 2 quests.

• If Spinach is in the Clubroom with Maxine, you can distract her with something to investigate.
  • If you ask about the new art teacher, she'll answer that she's fertile. You'll then tell her that she might actually be dabbling.
  • If you completed The Missing Tapes, you can ask her if she ever works out. You'll tell her that Mrs. L used to sell workout videos.
  • If you helped the Nurse in Search & Rescue, you can tell her that there are 2 rare herbs that grows on school grounds.

• If your room is not cleaned prior to bringing Isabelle to your house, she will lose 1 Love point.

• You will receive different stats depending on the burner email name you choose.
  • If you name it "BeachBodSunKing01", you'll gain 1 Strength Point.
  • If you name it "NietzschesBitches666", you'll gain 1 Intellect Point.
  • If you name it "AtomicSexBomb1945", you'll gain 1 Charisma Point.

• If you write the email to Maxine, Isabelle will receive 1 Lust point. If you let her write it, she'll receive 1 Love point.

Achievements

• If you smooth talk your way out of getting caught sniffing Isabelle's panties, you'll earn the "Cat Whisperer" achievement.