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}}'''Act 1 - Life Expectancy''' is the first "gameplay scenario" of Katawa Shoujo. While Hisao adjusts to his new school and new health condition, he meets the various students at Yamaku, including the five girls he can have a relationship with: Shizune, Lilly, Hanako, Emi, and Rin. The entire act takes place over the course of a week -- Monday to Sunday -- ending on the school festival, when Hisao realizes he has feelings for whichever girl the player has favored.

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'''Act 1 - Life Expectancy''' is the first "gameplay scenario" of Katawa Shoujo. While Hisao adjusts to his new school and new health condition, he meets the various students at Yamaku, including the five girls he can have a relationship with: Shizune, Lilly, Hanako, Emi, and Rin. The entire act takes place over the course of a week -- Monday to Sunday -- ending on the school festival, when Hisao realizes he has feelings for whichever girl the player has favored.

Unlike Acts Two through Four, which stay fairly linear on the character's path, Act 1 can vary widely depending on which choices the player makes. In some cases, the entire Saturday is spent with one girl at a tea shop. In others, Hisao can meet each girl in a single day. The available choices and paths are entirely dependent on Hisao's choices, which influence variables within the code representing his interest in each girl at any given time. However, there are certain constants, and certain scenes which always show up, no matter which choice is taken.

== Characters ==

*[[Hisao Nakai]]

*[[Mutou|Akio Mutou]] (''debut'')

*[[Shiina Mikado|Shiina "Misha" Mikado]] (''debut'')

*[[Shizune Hakamichi]] (''debut'')

*[[Nurse]] (''debut'')

*[[Kenji Setou]] (''debut'')

*[[Lilly Satou]] (''debut'')

*[[Yuuko Shirakawa]] (''debut'')

*[[Hanako Ikezawa]] (''debut'')

*[[Emi Ibarazaki]] (''debut'')

*[[Rin Tezuka]] (''debut'')

*[[Nomiya|Shinichi Nomiya]]<ref>Only if Hisao shows interest in Rin on Saturday</ref> (''debut; varies based on choices'')

*[[Akira|Akira Satou]]<ref>If Hisao goes to the library, Akira is not introduced until [[Act 2 - Past]] (assuming the player goes on [[Lilly's route]]).</ref> (''debut; varies based on choices'')

== Scenes ==

===Monday===

#[[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]]

#[[Enter Stage Left/Transcript|Enter Stage Left]]

#[[In the Nursery/Transcript|In the Nursery]]

#[[Nobody's Room/Transcript|Nobody's Room]]

===Tuesday===

#[[Smalltalk/Transcript|Smalltalk]]

#[[Risk vs. Reward/Transcript|Risk vs. Reward]]

#[[Pseudo Tea Cosy/Transcript|Psuedo Tea Cosy]]

#[[Shared Library/Transcript|Shared Library]]

#[[Bizarre and Surreal/Transcript|Bizarre and Surreal]]

===Wednesday===

#[[Lunch Evolution Theory/Transcript|Lunch Evolution Theory]]

#[[Short Sharp Shock/Transcript|Short Sharp Shock]]

#[[Meet Cute/Transcript|Meet Cute]]

#[[Detour Ahead/Transcript|Detour Ahead]]

#[[Sip (Part 1)/Transcript|Sip (Part 1)]]

#[[It Builds Character/Transcript|It Builds Character]]

#[[A Private Lunch/Transcript|A Private Lunch]]

#[[Waylay/Transcript|Waylay]]

#[[The Other Green/Transcript|The Other Green]]

===Thursday===

#[[The Running Girl/Transcript|The Running Girl]]

#[[Soap/Transcript|Soap]]

#[[Cold War/Transcript|Cold War]]

#[[Proof of Competency/Transcript|Proof of Competency]]

#[[Event Horizon/Transcript|Event Horizon]]

#[[Above and Beyond/Transcript|Above and Beyond]]

#[[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]]

#[[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]]

===Friday===

#[[Exercise/Transcript|Exercise]]

#[[Invisible Hat/Transcript|Invisible Hat]]

#[[Home Field Advantage/Transcript|Home Field Advantage]]

#[[Slow Recovery/Transcript|Slow Recovery]]

#[[No Recovery/Transcript|No Recovery]]

#[[No Free Lunch/Transcript|No Free Lunch]]

#[[Foot and Mouth/Transcript|Foot and Mouth]]

#[[Mind Your Step/Transcript|Mind Your Step]]

===Saturday===

#[[Support/Transcript|Support]]

#[[An Aesthetics/Transcript|An Aesthetics]]

#[[Creative Pain/Transcript|Creative Pain]]

#[[Proper Exercise/Transcript|Proper Exercise]]

#[[Sip (Part 2)/Transcript|Sip (Part 2)]]

#[[Shanghaied/Transcript|Shanghaied]]

#[[Quiet/Transcript|Quiet]]

===Sunday===

#[[Don't Panic/Transcript|Don't Panic]]

==== Possible Routes After "Don't Panic"====

#[[Is Carnival!/Transcript|Is Carnival!]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Form]]''' ([[Emi's route|Emi's Route]])

#[[Nc5xb3/Transcript|Nc5xb3]] or [[Movement/Transcript|Movement]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Hide and Seek]]''' ([[Hanako's route|Hanako's Route]])

#[[Promise of Time/Transcript|Promise of Time]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Past]]''' ([[Lilly's route|Lilly's Route]])

#[[Clouds in My Head/Transcript|Clouds in My Head]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Disconnect]]''' ([[Rin's route|Rin's Route]])

#[[Throwing Balls/Transcript|Throwing Balls]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Learning to Read]]''' ([[Shizune's route|Shizune's Route]])

#[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]] (Kenji's Ending)

==Synopsis==

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On the day of the festival, Hisao wakes up late, almost at noon. Depending on which girl Hisao favors, he will spend the festival day with one of them. If Emi, he spends the festival day with her trying to eat fried food without her noticing. If Rin, he spends all the festival day by the mural, saying nothing. If Lilly, he finds her at her working at her food stall, then the two of them go to the library to get Hanako. If Shizune, Hisao spends most of the festival trying to win a stuffed cat for her. If Hanako, they go to the tea room and spend the festival in its solitary environment, playing chess. In any case, Hisao realizes that he may be falling for his chosen girl.

If Hisao did not demonstrate interest in any of the girls, Kenji invites him to go to the roof for a "manly" picnic. They spend the festival passing a whiskey bottle between each other. Hours pass while Kenji continuously rants and Hisao drunkenly listens, lamenting that he should have asked a girl out and that he squandered all his opportunities. He ends up accidentally falling off the roof to his death (this is a joke ending).v

If Hisao did not demonstrate interest in any of the girls, Kenji invites him to go to the roof for a "manly" picnic. They spend the festival passing a whiskey bottle between each other. Hours pass while Kenji continuously rants and Hisao drunkenly listens, lamenting that he should have asked a girl out and that he squandered all his opportunities. He ends up accidentally falling off the roof to his death (this is a joke ending).

~~== Characters ==~~

*[[Hisao Nakai]]

*[[Mutou|Akio Mutou]]

*[[Shiina Mikado|Shiina "Misha" Mikado]]

*[[Shizune Hakamichi]]

*[[Nurse]]

*[[Kenji Setou]]

*[[Lilly Satou]]

*[[Yuuko Shirakawa]]

*[[Hanako Ikezawa]]

*[[Emi Ibarazaki]]

*[[Rin Tezuka]]

*[[Nomiya|Shinichi Nomiya]]<ref>Only if Hisao shows interest in Rin on Saturday</ref>

*[[Akira|Akira Satou]]<ref>If Hisao goes to the library, Akira is not introduced until [[Act 2 - Past]] (assuming the player goes on [[Lilly's route]]).</ref>

~~== Scenes ==~~

~~===Monday===~~

*[[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]]

*[[Enter Stage Left/Transcript|Enter Stage Left]]

*[[In the Nursery/Transcript|In the Nursery]]

*[[Nobody's Room/Transcript|Nobody's Room]]

~~===Tuesday===~~

*[[Smalltalk/Transcript|Smalltalk]]

*[[Risk vs. Reward/Transcript|Risk vs. Reward]]

*[[Pseudo Tea Cosy/Transcript|Psuedo Tea Cosy]]

*[[Shared Library/Transcript|Shared Library]]

*[[Bizarre and Surreal/Transcript|Bizarre and Surreal]]

~~===Wednesday===~~

*[[Lunch Evolution Theory/Transcript|Lunch Evolution Theory]]

*[[Short Sharp Shock/Transcript|Short Sharp Shock]]

*[[Meet Cute/Transcript|Meet Cute]]

*[[Detour Ahead/Transcript|Detour Ahead]]

*[[Sip (Part 1)/Transcript|Sip (Part 1)]]

*[[It Builds Character/Transcript|It Builds Character]]

*[[A Private Lunch/Transcript|A Private Lunch]]

*[[Waylay/Transcript|Waylay]]

*[[The Other Green/Transcript|The Other Green]]

~~===Thursday===~~

*[[The Running Girl/Transcript|The Running Girl]]

*[[Soap/Transcript|Soap]]

*[[Cold War/Transcript|Cold War]]

*[[Proof of Competency/Transcript|Proof of Competency]]

*[[Event Horizon/Transcript|Event Horizon]]

*[[Above and Beyond/Transcript|Above and Beyond]]

*[[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]]

*[[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]]

~~===Friday===~~

*[[Exercise/Transcript|Exercise]]

*[[Invisible Hat/Transcript|Invisible Hat]]

*[[Home Field Advantage/Transcript|Home Field Advantage]]

*[[Slow Recovery/Transcript|Slow Recovery]]

*[[No Recovery/Transcript|No Recovery]]

*[[No Free Lunch/Transcript|No Free Lunch]]

*[[Foot and Mouth/Transcript|Foot and Mouth]]

*[[Mind Your Step/Transcript|Mind Your Step]]

~~===Saturday===~~

*[[Support/Transcript|Support]]

*[[An Aesthetics/Transcript|An Aesthetics]]

*[[Creative Pain/Transcript|Creative Pain]]

*[[Proper Exercise/Transcript|Proper Exercise]]

*[[Sip (Part 2)/Transcript|Sip (Part 2)]]

*[[Shanghaied/Transcript|Shanghaied]]

*[[Quiet/Transcript|Quiet]]

~~===Sunday===~~

*[[Don't Panic/Transcript|Don't Panic]]

~~==== Possible Routes After "Don't Panic"====~~

*[[Is Carnival!/Transcript|Is Carnival!]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Form]]''' ([[Emi's route|Emi's Route]])

*[[Nc5xb3/Transcript|Nc5xb3]] / [[Movement/Transcript|Movement]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Hide and Seek]]''' ([[Hanako's route|Hanako's Route]])

*[[Promise of Time/Transcript|Promise of Time]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Past]]''' ([[Lilly's route|Lilly's Route]])

*[[Clouds in My Head/Transcript|Clouds in My Head]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Disconnect]]''' ([[Rin's route|Rin's Route]])

*[[Throwing Balls/Transcript|Throwing Balls]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Learning to Read]]''' ([[Shizune's route|Shizune's Route]])

*[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]] (Kenji's Ending)

== Notes ==

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-}}'''Act 1 - Life Expectancy''' is the first "gameplay scenario" of Katawa Shoujo. While Hisao adjusts to his new school and new health condition, he meets the various students at Yamaku, including the five girls he can have a relationship with: Shizune, Lilly, Hanako, Emi, and Rin. The entire act takes place over the course of a week -- Monday to Sunday -- ending on the school festival, when Hisao realizes he has feelings for whichever girl the player has favored.
+}}
+'''Act 1 - Life Expectancy''' is the first "gameplay scenario" of Katawa Shoujo. While Hisao adjusts to his new school and new health condition, he meets the various students at Yamaku, including the five girls he can have a relationship with: Shizune, Lilly, Hanako, Emi, and Rin. The entire act takes place over the course of a week -- Monday to Sunday -- ending on the school festival, when Hisao realizes he has feelings for whichever girl the player has favored.
 Unlike Acts Two through Four, which stay fairly linear on the character's path, Act 1 can vary widely depending on which choices the player makes. In some cases, the entire Saturday is spent with one girl at a tea shop. In others, Hisao can meet each girl in a single day. The available choices and paths are entirely dependent on Hisao's choices, which influence variables within the code representing his interest in each girl at any given time. However, there are certain constants, and certain scenes which always show up, no matter which choice is taken.
+== Characters ==
+*[[Hisao Nakai]]
+*[[Mutou|Akio Mutou]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Shiina Mikado|Shiina "Misha" Mikado]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Shizune Hakamichi]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Nurse]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Kenji Setou]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Lilly Satou]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Yuuko Shirakawa]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Hanako Ikezawa]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Emi Ibarazaki]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Rin Tezuka]] <small>(''debut'')</small>
+*[[Nomiya|Shinichi Nomiya]]<ref>Only if Hisao shows interest in Rin on Saturday</ref> <small>(''debut; varies based on choices'')</small>
+*[[Akira|Akira Satou]]<ref>If Hisao goes to the library, Akira is not introduced until [[Act 2 - Past]] (assuming the player goes on [[Lilly's route]]).</ref> <small>(''debut; varies based on choices'')</small>
+== Scenes ==
+===Monday===
+#[[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]]
+#[[Enter Stage Left/Transcript|Enter Stage Left]]
+#[[In the Nursery/Transcript|In the Nursery]]
+#[[Nobody's Room/Transcript|Nobody's Room]]
+===Tuesday===
+#[[Smalltalk/Transcript|Smalltalk]]
+#[[Risk vs. Reward/Transcript|Risk vs. Reward]]
+#[[Pseudo Tea Cosy/Transcript|Psuedo Tea Cosy]]
+#[[Shared Library/Transcript|Shared Library]]
+#[[Bizarre and Surreal/Transcript|Bizarre and Surreal]]
+===Wednesday===
+#[[Lunch Evolution Theory/Transcript|Lunch Evolution Theory]]
+#[[Short Sharp Shock/Transcript|Short Sharp Shock]]
+#[[Meet Cute/Transcript|Meet Cute]]
+#[[Detour Ahead/Transcript|Detour Ahead]]
+#[[Sip (Part 1)/Transcript|Sip (Part 1)]]
+#[[It Builds Character/Transcript|It Builds Character]]
+#[[A Private Lunch/Transcript|A Private Lunch]]
+#[[Waylay/Transcript|Waylay]]
+#[[The Other Green/Transcript|The Other Green]]
+===Thursday===
+#[[The Running Girl/Transcript|The Running Girl]]
+#[[Soap/Transcript|Soap]]
+#[[Cold War/Transcript|Cold War]]
+#[[Proof of Competency/Transcript|Proof of Competency]]
+#[[Event Horizon/Transcript|Event Horizon]]
+#[[Above and Beyond/Transcript|Above and Beyond]]
+#[[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]]
+#[[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]]
+===Friday===
+#[[Exercise/Transcript|Exercise]]
+#[[Invisible Hat/Transcript|Invisible Hat]]
+#[[Home Field Advantage/Transcript|Home Field Advantage]]
+#[[Slow Recovery/Transcript|Slow Recovery]]
+#[[No Recovery/Transcript|No Recovery]]
+#[[No Free Lunch/Transcript|No Free Lunch]]
+#[[Foot and Mouth/Transcript|Foot and Mouth]]
+#[[Mind Your Step/Transcript|Mind Your Step]]
+===Saturday===
+#[[Support/Transcript|Support]]
+#[[An Aesthetics/Transcript|An Aesthetics]]
+#[[Creative Pain/Transcript|Creative Pain]]
+#[[Proper Exercise/Transcript|Proper Exercise]]
+#[[Sip (Part 2)/Transcript|Sip (Part 2)]]
+#[[Shanghaied/Transcript|Shanghaied]]
+#[[Quiet/Transcript|Quiet]]
+===Sunday===
+#[[Don't Panic/Transcript|Don't Panic]]
+==== Possible Routes After "Don't Panic"====
+#[[Is Carnival!/Transcript|Is Carnival!]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Form]]''' <small>([[Emi's route|Emi's Route]])</small>
+#[[Nc5xb3/Transcript|Nc5xb3]] or [[Movement/Transcript|Movement]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Hide and Seek]]''' <small>([[Hanako's route|Hanako's Route]])</small>
+#[[Promise of Time/Transcript|Promise of Time]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Past]]''' <small>([[Lilly's route|Lilly's Route]])</small>
+#[[Clouds in My Head/Transcript|Clouds in My Head]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Disconnect]]''' <small>([[Rin's route|Rin's Route]])</small>
+#[[Throwing Balls/Transcript|Throwing Balls]] - Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Learning to Read]]''' <small>([[Shizune's route|Shizune's Route]])</small>
+#[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]] <small>(Kenji's Ending)</small>
 ==Synopsis==
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 On the day of the festival, Hisao wakes up late, almost at noon. Depending on which girl Hisao favors, he will spend the festival day with one of them. If Emi, he spends the festival day with her trying to eat fried food without her noticing. If Rin, he spends all the festival day by the mural, saying nothing. If Lilly, he finds her at her working at her food stall, then the two of them go to the library to get Hanako. If Shizune, Hisao spends most of the festival trying to win a stuffed cat for her. If Hanako, they go to the tea room and spend the festival in its solitary environment, playing chess. In any case, Hisao realizes that he may be falling for his chosen girl.
-If Hisao did not demonstrate interest in any of the girls, Kenji invites him to go to the roof for a "manly" picnic. They spend the festival passing a whiskey bottle between each other. Hours pass while Kenji continuously rants and Hisao drunkenly listens, lamenting that he should have asked a girl out and that he squandered all his opportunities. He ends up accidentally falling off the roof to his death (this is a joke ending).v
+If Hisao did not demonstrate interest in any of the girls, Kenji invites him to go to the roof for a "manly" picnic. They spend the festival passing a whiskey bottle between each other. Hours pass while Kenji continuously rants and Hisao drunkenly listens, lamenting that he should have asked a girl out and that he squandered all his opportunities. He ends up accidentally falling off the roof to his death (this is a joke ending).
-== Characters ==
-*[[Hisao Nakai]]
-*[[Mutou|Akio Mutou]]
-*[[Shiina Mikado|Shiina "Misha" Mikado]]
-*[[Shizune Hakamichi]]
-*[[Nurse]]
-*[[Kenji Setou]]
-*[[Lilly Satou]]
-*[[Yuuko Shirakawa]]
-*[[Hanako Ikezawa]]
-*[[Emi Ibarazaki]]
-*[[Rin Tezuka]]
-*[[Nomiya|Shinichi Nomiya]]<ref>Only if Hisao shows interest in Rin on Saturday</ref>
-*[[Akira|Akira Satou]]<ref>If Hisao goes to the library, Akira is not introduced until [[Act 2 - Past]] (assuming the player goes on [[Lilly's route]]).</ref>
-== Scenes ==
-===Monday===
-*[[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]]
-*[[Enter Stage Left/Transcript|Enter Stage Left]]
-*[[In the Nursery/Transcript|In the Nursery]]
-*[[Nobody's Room/Transcript|Nobody's Room]]
-===Tuesday===
-*[[Smalltalk/Transcript|Smalltalk]]
-*[[Risk vs. Reward/Transcript|Risk vs. Reward]]
-*[[Pseudo Tea Cosy/Transcript|Psuedo Tea Cosy]]
-*[[Shared Library/Transcript|Shared Library]]
-*[[Bizarre and Surreal/Transcript|Bizarre and Surreal]]
-===Wednesday===
-*[[Lunch Evolution Theory/Transcript|Lunch Evolution Theory]]
-*[[Short Sharp Shock/Transcript|Short Sharp Shock]]
-*[[Meet Cute/Transcript|Meet Cute]]
-*[[Detour Ahead/Transcript|Detour Ahead]]
-*[[Sip (Part 1)/Transcript|Sip (Part 1)]]
-*[[It Builds Character/Transcript|It Builds Character]]
-*[[A Private Lunch/Transcript|A Private Lunch]]
-*[[Waylay/Transcript|Waylay]]
-*[[The Other Green/Transcript|The Other Green]]
-===Thursday===
-*[[The Running Girl/Transcript|The Running Girl]]
-*[[Soap/Transcript|Soap]]
-*[[Cold War/Transcript|Cold War]]
-*[[Proof of Competency/Transcript|Proof of Competency]]
-*[[Event Horizon/Transcript|Event Horizon]]
-*[[Above and Beyond/Transcript|Above and Beyond]]
-*[[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]]
-*[[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]]
-===Friday===
-*[[Exercise/Transcript|Exercise]]
-*[[Invisible Hat/Transcript|Invisible Hat]]
-*[[Home Field Advantage/Transcript|Home Field Advantage]]
-*[[Slow Recovery/Transcript|Slow Recovery]]
-*[[No Recovery/Transcript|No Recovery]]
-*[[No Free Lunch/Transcript|No Free Lunch]]
-*[[Foot and Mouth/Transcript|Foot and Mouth]]
-*[[Mind Your Step/Transcript|Mind Your Step]]
-===Saturday===
-*[[Support/Transcript|Support]]
-*[[An Aesthetics/Transcript|An Aesthetics]]
-*[[Creative Pain/Transcript|Creative Pain]]
-*[[Proper Exercise/Transcript|Proper Exercise]]
-*[[Sip (Part 2)/Transcript|Sip (Part 2)]]
-*[[Shanghaied/Transcript|Shanghaied]]
-*[[Quiet/Transcript|Quiet]]
-===Sunday===
-*[[Don't Panic/Transcript|Don't Panic]]
-==== Possible Routes After "Don't Panic"====
-*[[Is Carnival!/Transcript|Is Carnival!]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Form]]''' ([[Emi's route|Emi's Route]])
-*[[Nc5xb3/Transcript|Nc5xb3]] / [[Movement/Transcript|Movement]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Hide and Seek]]''' ([[Hanako's route|Hanako's Route]])
-*[[Promise of Time/Transcript|Promise of Time]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Past]]''' ([[Lilly's route|Lilly's Route]])
-*[[Clouds in My Head/Transcript|Clouds in My Head]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Disconnect]]''' ([[Rin's route|Rin's Route]])
-*[[Throwing Balls/Transcript|Throwing Balls]] -- Leads to '''[[Act 2 - Learning to Read]]''' ([[Shizune's route|Shizune's Route]])
-*[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]] (Kenji's Ending)
 == Notes ==