Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm
Prerequisites	Wait a day after completing "Buried Truths".
Start	Talk to Isabelle
Location	Isabelle's current location
Rewards	Spinach in your room
Season	Season 1

Quest Progression
Previous Quest	Next Quest
Twisted Fate	Twisted Desire

Overview

The calm before it really hits.

It seems that stealing the chocolates wasn't enough; now Isabelle's entire locker is gone! After a brief conversation with her 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.

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 and a future relationship, 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

• Isabelle
• Lindsey
• Jo
• Kate
• Flora
• Mrs. L
• Maxine
• 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 Isabelle's Panties.
  • Otherwise, you will receive Isabelle's 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.
• Putting on Isabelle's glasses will prompt a joke about seeing a pixie that turns out to be Flora.
• It is possible to sniff Isabelle's panties.
  • Containing yourself awards a single Love stat increase.
  • 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 3 Lust points and 5 Love points will be subtracted, as well as disabled romance, reflecting a great loss of trust after your actions during her prior 2 quests.
• If your room is not cleaned prior to bringing Isabelle to your house, she will lose 1 Love point.
• If you write the email to Maxine, Isabelle will receive 1 Lust point. If you have 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.