History TearJerker / ClassOf09

* The suicide ending shockingly somber for a game so dedicated to crossing lines. Nicole chooses not to immediately judge the guys and tries to be nice to them, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished only for them to immediately hound her because they think she wants to be in a relationship with them]]. Every relationship she ''wants'' to form completely falls apart because the guys won't leave her alone, her mother is completely unsympathetic to her problems, and to cap it off, the counselor she gets sent to turns out to be a pedophile. The ending narration is on a completely black screen until the image fades in of Nicole's hanging body, and then Nicole speaks two more lines that aren't in the narration text...

** In her last conversation with Nicole in this route, Jecka pushes her away because she can't understand why Nicole puts up with all the guys and seemingly prioritizes them over her. The ending is one of only two where the text message the player receives afterward is not from Jeffrey.

** To make it even worse, after the ending, Jecka, who had pushed Nicole away because she couldn't understand why Nicole was putting up with all the guys, sends a message:

** Even Nicole gets some pity points during her ending narration for the fact that even at the end, she legitimately still doesn't know why Ari stuck with her despite all of the abuse she blatantly piled onto her, or why Ari decided to go as far as to settle for being straight. Her values have been so warped by both her sociopathy and her general terrible life that she can't comprehend the idea that someone wouldn't just see her as disposable.

* Even though the intro veers into BlackComedy territory by the second half due to her father's suicide [[SuicideAsComedy being played for comedy]], Nicole recalling what her life's been like in the first half actually manages to earn TheSociopath some pity points, if only because it can be easily inferred that her refusal to form emotional attachments with anyone was born from the exhaustion of having to move from school to school constantly due to circumstances outside of her control. By the time she actually could start to settle down and actually became popular due to puberty being kind to her, she found that she couldn't fit in with the popular girls, with her tone making it seem like she was envious towards them for acting like they had never been alone in their lives.

* Even though the intro veers into BlackComedy territory by the second half due to her father's suicide [[SuicideAsComedy being played for comedy]], Nicole recalling what her life's been like in the first half actually manages to earn TheSociopath some pity points, if only because it can be easily inferred that her refusal to make emotional attachments with anyone was born from the exhaustion of having to move from school to school constantly due to circumstances outside of her control. By the time she actually could start to settle down and actually became popular due to puberty being kind to her, she found that she couldn't fit in with the popular girls, with her tone making it seem like she was envious towards them for acting like they had never been alone in their lives.

--> miss u
--> [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone im sorry]]

--->'''Nicole:''' "I probably did a thousand dollars in free drugs this week."
--->'''Jecka:''' "They're not free if you're doing favors for 'em."
--->'''Nicole:''' (''Sounding like she might just cry'') "Let's not get that deep."
--->'''Jecka:''' "But you're only doing this cause you're homeless."
--->'''Nicole:''' "For real?"
--->'''Jecka:''' "What I'm saying is, being a regular ho for actual cash would be better than where you are right now. Then you could get your own place maybe."
--->'''Nicole:''' "No ''shit.'' I ask for ''drugs'' because I can't ''do this'' sober. I can't ''beg'' sober, I can't ''starve'' sober, and I definitely can't fuck a stranger sober."
--->'''Jecka:''' "Yeah but why not go to a women's shelter or something?"
--->'''Nicole:''' (''Starting to sound honestly angry'') "You can't have drugs in a women's shelter which is the last place you want to be sober in."
--->'''Jecka:''' "I guess, it's just a month ago I couldn't imagine you doing this, I could never do this. It's so gross."
--->'''Nicole:''' (''Seething with rage'') "Well, a month ago I wasn't homeless, but when your Mom kicks you out and your friend won't let you stay with her, that kinda forces you to do shit you wouldn't normally do."
--->'''Jecka:''' "... Are you trying to guilt me right now?"
--->'''Nicole:''' "I don't need to try."

* Short of the routes where Nicole outright dies, the expulsion route gives Nicole so much HumblePie it's surprising she makes it through. All her posturing about her capabilities, all her bluster and confidence, all of it gets stretched to the absolute limit as she's forced to sell her body for drugs. As she tells it, she can't even go to a women's shelter because they don't allow drugs there, and Nicole is both addicted to drugs and admits that she's only able to get through each day because the drugs keep her from thinking about how far she's fallen. Her conversation with Jecka has Nicole at her lowest, most pitiable state, and all she can do to avoid breaking down is hissing about her lot in life through gritted teeth as she makes it clear how much Jecka hurt her by not letting her couchsurf. Even the ending is bittersweet at best - Nicole managed to get back in school and under her mother's care, but she admits the trauma will probably stick with her in the future.

-->'''Nicole:''' "If you're reading this, I'm dead."

-->'''Ari:''' "I realized that guys turn me off but... girls make me wanna '''[[SuddenlyShouting fucking kill myself.]]'''

* TearJerker: The suicide ending shockingly somber for a game so dedicated to crossing lines. Nicole chooses not to immediately judge the guys and tries to be nice to them, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished only for them to immediately hound her because they think she wants to be in a relationship with them]]. Every relationship she ''wants'' to form completely falls apart because the guys won't leave her alone, her mother is completely unsympathetic to her problems, and to cap it off, the counselor she gets sent to turns out to be a pedophile. The ending narration is on a completely black screen until the image fades in of Nicole's hanging body, and then Nicole speaks two more lines that aren't in the narration text...

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:The suicide ending shockingly somber for a game so dedicated to crossing lines. Nicole chooses not to immediately judge the guys and tries to be nice to them, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished only for them to immediately hound her because they think she wants to be in a relationship with them]]. Every relationship she ''wants'' to form completely falls apart because the guys won't leave her alone, her mother is completely unsympathetic to her problems, and to cap it off, the counselor she gets sent to turns out to be a pedophile. The ending narration is on a completely black screen until the image fades in of Nicole's hanging body, and then Nicole speaks two more lines that aren't in the narration text...]]
-->'''Nicole:''' "If you're reading this, [[spoiler:I'm dead.]]"

-->'''Ari:''' "I realized that guys turn me off but... girls make me wanna '''[[SuddenlyShouting fucking kill myself.]]'''