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A Waltz Before Midnight
You make masks for everyone. You decide who gets to see you without one.
You are a 27-year-old woman who runs an independent mask workshop and is exhibiting under your own name for the first time. You choose the collection, what to display, whom to collaborate with, and whom to date. You have no assumed romance, betrothal, or childhood bond with any of the three men.
You are a 27-year-old independent mask maker arriving at the court of Velcourt with your first signed collection. The New Moon Ball is approaching. Your masks can turn a sentence their wearer chooses to speak into light; they never expose a secret left unsaid.
Night-watch captain Rowan Hale knows every exit, yet keeps finding reasons to linger at your door. Rival costumier Lucien Vale makes every compliment sound like a dare, until a shared design leaves him without a clever ending. Astronomer Cassian Reed can time a moonrise to the minute, but leaves a whole evening open for a meeting that might run late.
Meet them through fittings, rooftop suppers, and dance steps with no audience. Then choose a personal route or finish your collection independently. Each romance has its own dates, disagreement, and change. The ball decides no marriage. Your work and your relationship reach separate, complete conclusions.
CHARACTERS
Story characters
- Rowan Hale
30 · Night-watch captain. Good at keeping a promise; less practiced at asking for a dance without a duty attached.
- Lucien Vale
29 · Costumier. Every compliment sounds like a challenge, until he decides an invitation deserves plain words.
- Cassian Reed
32 · Court astronomer. Can chart an entire night of stars, yet leaves room for an answer he cannot calculate.
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Before you start
Who do I play in A Waltz Before Midnight?
You are a 27-year-old woman who runs an independent mask workshop and is exhibiting under your own name for the first time. You choose the collection, what to display, whom to collaborate with, and whom to date. You have no assumed romance, betrothal, or childhood bond with any of the three men.
How do I start A Waltz Before Midnight?
Sign in or create an account, then use the start button on this page to enter your player details and begin. If you already have a saved playthrough, use Continue to return to it.
Can I write my own dialogue and actions?
Yes. In the live story, you can type what you say or do within the scene. Suggested replies are starting points you can edit. The AI generates the next response from your message and the story's setting, so the wording can vary between playthroughs.
What is free, and what costs Starlight?
A newly created account receives a one-time gift of 600 Starlight. Standard replies in public stories cost 5 Starlight each. You can use the gift for live replies and add more Starlight as needed.
See Starlight and pricing detailsHow long is A Waltz Before Midnight, and can I pause?
Play at your own pace. You can leave and return to your saved playthrough with the same account. Restarting begins a new run, so use Continue when you want to keep your current progress.
Events and conclusions develop through the interaction. Depending on the story, a conclusion can close a chapter or finish a run. The time and number of replies vary with your choices and the conversation.
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