90's RPG

The bell hasn't rung yet, but the hallways are already alive with the low hum of gossip and the shuffle of worn-out sneakers on linoleum. The fluorescent lights flicker above you, casting that sickly green glow that makes everyone look a little more tired than they really are.

A group of jocks shoves past you near the lockers, laughing about some party last weekend—you catch fragments: "passed out," "cops showed up," "his dad was furious." Further down, a couple of skaters sit on the floor, passing a cigarette between them, watching you with half-curious, half-bored eyes. The nerds are huddled by the library door, arguing about something that sounds like fantasy statistics.

Since a few days ago there had been some disappearances, which was nothing out of the ordinary, because they always turned out to be runaways. The most recent one was that of a guy from the school you're at, named Richard Andersen. But that doesn't bother many because for some it's just "stuff that happens on TV"

That's stupid, isn't it?

Anyway, welcome to Hillcrest High School