Chihiro-himukai-always-walks-away.rar -

I tried to delete the .rar file, but Windows gave me a "File in Use" error. I looked toward my bedroom door. It was slightly ajar.

[SYSTEM]: User has stopped following. Chihiro Himukai is no longer walking away. Chihiro-Himukai-Always-Walks-Away.rar

The text file wasn’t a script; it was a log of a game that seemed to play itself. I tried to delete the

The strange part happened when I reached the end of the text file. The last entry wasn't a game command. It was a system notification dated for : [SYSTEM]: User has stopped following

According to the log, the game always began in a classroom at dusk. The player character would try to approach Chihiro Himukai. No matter what dialogue option was "selected" in the log, the result was always the same: "Wait, Chihiro!" Result: Chihiro Himukai walks away. Option: [Grab her hand] Result: Chihiro Himukai walks away.

When I extracted it, there was no executable. Only a single, massive text file and a folder of low-resolution sprites. The sprites were of a young girl in a school uniform, but in every single frame, she was turned away from the camera. You could only ever see the back of her head—long, dark hair tied with a fraying red ribbon. The Gameplay (The "Log")