Strange Stories After Dark
Last updated 2025-11-10
Strange Stories After Dark is a Trust Commission for Yidhari Murphy in Random Play.
Steps
- Talk to Yidhari
Gameplay Notes
- This commission can only be done at midnight (12AM).
Dialogue
- (Idle)
- Yidhari: That's nice...
- (Talk to Yidhari)
- Yidhari: It's so nice to meet you on such a peaceful evening. I can feel my tired spirit coming back to life.
Yidhari?- The timing...
- Yidhari: (Pardon the intrusion, Wise. There are too many people visiting the video store during the day, and I was worried about disrupting your business, so I chose this time to visit.Pardon the intrusion, Wise. There are too many people visiting the video store during the day, and I was worried about disrupting your business, so I chose this time to visit. /
Pardon the intrusion, Belle. There are too many customers at the video store during the day, and I didn't want to disrupt your business, so I chose this time to visit.Pardon the intrusion, Belle. There are too many customers at the video store during the day, and I didn't want to disrupt your business, so I chose this time to visit.)
The following is recorded in the Partner Archive
"Strange Stories After Dark"Story Description: Yidhari comes to investigate the mysterious incidents that might be happening at the video store.
Although all the strange occurrences have logical explanations, that's when a sudden blackout plunges everything into darkness. It seems something truly weird is unfolding...
Although all the strange occurrences have logical explanations, that's when a sudden blackout plunges everything into darkness. It seems something truly weird is unfolding...
- Yidhari: I'm here tonight to gather some inspiration.
- Inspiration?
- Are you here to rent a movie?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Inspiration?Inspiration? /
Huh, inspiration?Huh, inspiration?) Are you here to rent a movie? - Yidhari: I'm not here to rent. I've already drawn plenty of inspiration from movies—this time I'm here for something closer to real-life experience.
- Yidhari: Not long ago, I came across a popular post on Spook Shack. It mentioned a video store on Sixth Street where strange things often happen, so I came to look into it.
- Video store on Sixth Street...
- Isn't that my place you're talking about?!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Video store on Sixth Street... Isn't that my place?! But... what do you mean by strange things? I don't recall ever running into anything like that.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If anything could be called strange, it'd probably be the electricity bill getting higher every month!
- Yidhari: Is that so...? Well, the post did list quite a few strange things the writer claimed to have seen. Do you want me to read some of it to you?
- I'm curious!
- I want to hear it!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'm curious, so please read it for me.
- Yidhari: Mm, here's what he wrote—"I often go to a video store on Sixth Street to rent movies, and I've run into quite a few bizarre things there..."
- Yidhari: "Two weeks ago, I went there to rent a horror movie called 'When the Lights Flicker'. As soon as I picked up the tape, the light above started flickering — just like in the movie. I was so scared I couldn't sleep with the lights off for days."
- Yidhari: "Last Wednesday, I rented a romantic movie and tried to ask my crush to watch it together, but my phone signal cut out at the crucial moment, and it got me rejected by her for the tenth time. That store must be cursed!"
- Yidhari: "Oh, and the store manager's odd too. I saw (himhim /
herher) yesterday muttering to (himselfhimself / herselfherself) in the corner, with a Bangboo beside (himhim / herher) staring around like a real person." - Yidhari: "In short, I can't shake the feeling that the store is haunted by something strange — it possesses Bangboo and messes with the power and signal."
- Yidhari: That's about it.
- Feels like our reputation has been ruined...
- I can explain all of this!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It feels like our reputation has been ruined... But I can explain all of this!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The power and signal outages were caused by the special equipment we've set up in the store — when it overloads, sudden glitches like that can happen.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (As for me talking to myself and the Bangboo's strange stare... That was just me and Belle testing the equipment! She sometimes sets up Eous in the store for trials.As for me talking to myself and the Bangboo's strange stare... That was just me and Belle testing the equipment! She sometimes sets up Eous in the store for trials. /
As for me talking to myself and the Bangboo's strange stare... That was just Wise and me testing the equipment! He sometimes sets up Eous in the store for trials.As for me talking to myself and the Bangboo's strange stare... That was just Wise and me testing the equipment! He sometimes sets up Eous in the store for trials. Tooltip for As for me talking to myself and the Bangboo's strange stare... That was just Wise and me testing the equipment! He sometimes sets up Eous in the store for trials.ⓘ) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Also, about that guyAlso, about that guy /
Oh, and about that guyOh, and about that guy) being turned down by his crush... I doubt the network disconnection was the real issue... There's no curse on the video store. He should just take a good look at himself. - Yidhari: So all those bizarre things actually can be explained.
- Too bad the inspiration hunt didn't pan out...
- But that's just the truth.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Too bad the inspiration hunt didn't pan out... but that's the truth. There really aren't any strange (things happening in the store... Uh... Huh!?things happening in the store... Uh... Huh!? /
happenings in the store... Uh... Huh!?happenings in the store... Uh... Huh!?) - All of a sudden, the store lights flicker, then snap off, and darkness swallows everything in sight.
In the midst of the panic and fumbling, a pair of soft, slender hands reach out toward you. - Yidhari: (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), hold on to my hand. - It must be Fairy...
- The power overload caused the blackout.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Sorry... It must've been the store's special equipment again, heh. The heavy power use caused the blackout.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Please wait a moment. The system needs some time to reboot.
- In the dark, you feel the warmth of Yidhari's soft hands, easing the tension in your heart. It's just darkness — no strange presence in the video store...
But as that thought crosses your mind, something slowly coils around your lower leg... - Yidhari: (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), your breathing suddenly quickened. Are you okay? - Umm...
- Did you feel that?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Um... Did you feel that?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It feels like there's something strange in the dark...
- Yidhari: Something strange?
- Slippery and cold...
- And wrapped around my leg...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Mm... (It'sIt's /
They'reThey're) slippery and cold... soft to the touch, yet very agile... Now they're wrapped around my leg... Squeezing tighter and tighter... - Yidhari: This is...
- You seem a little nervous...
- Did you feel it too?
- Yidhari: Yidhari... you seem a little nervous. Did you feel it too!? ...Maybe I was too quick to dismiss it... The video store... there really is something...
- As panic sets in, the thing around your leg suddenly shrinks back into the dark, as if startled.
The darkness is cold, yet Yidhari's touch feels oddly warm, stirring your concern. Thankfully, the lights soon come back on. - Yidhari: (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), just now... - What was that just now...
- Could the store really be haunted...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So... you felt it too. What on earth was that? It showed up out of nowhere and vanished just as suddenly... Could the store really be haunted...?
- Yidhari: I... can't say for sure right now, but I'm certain it wasn't a haunted event.
- Yidhari: Oh, that's right! I just remembered I still have an important bit of material to gather, so excuse me...
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- Yidhari: I'll head out first...
- (Talk to again, optional)
- Yidhari: I still have important research to finish... (Wise, I gotta go...Wise, I gotta go... /
Belle, I've got to go...Belle, I've got to go...) - It's a bit sudden...
- But good luck!
- Yidhari: Hmm... get some rest, and about what happened earlier... try not to think too much about it.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Strange Stories After Dark |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 夜叙奇事 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 夜敘奇事 |
| Japanese | 深夜に語る「不可解」 |
| Korean | 심야 기담 Simya Gidam |
| Spanish | Extrañas historias entrada la noche |
| French | Histoires étranges à la nuit tombée |
| Russian | Ночные истории Nochnyye istorii |
| Thai | เรื่องประหลาดยามราตรี |
| Vietnamese | Đêm Kể Chuyện Lạ |
| German | Seltsame Geschichten in der Dunkelheit |
| Indonesian | Cerita Aneh Setelah Gelap |
| Portuguese | Crônicas Noturnas |