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As part of his investigation, Atsuki is enrolled in Kisaragi High as a transfer student, where he meets various classmates and teachers, many of whom have some connection to the mystery. Atsuki's investigation is aided by an ability known as Sigma (short for Signum-Anima) and other FORT members. Sigma allows Atsuki to read Shinen, a collection of thoughts and emotions, shown as words that flash across the screen in various colors and text effects. These thoughts allow Atsuki to gain an understanding of events and of the mental state of the people they belong to, potentially discovering a SILENT and eliminating it. (If he locates a SILENT or WORM - a lesser form of Silent - and fails to remove it, the SILENT or WORM victim's brain will be 'broken' and it's a [[Game Over]].) Other FORT members assisting Atsuki include his partner Liu Yee, a fellow Lux-Pain user whose methods are rather more ruthless than Atsuki's; Natsuki, a young girl whose Sigma power allows her to track Shinen; and Nola, Atsuki's support and an expert hacker.

 

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== Provides Examples Of: ==

* [[Bishounen]]: Atsuki, who's described in-game as having beautiful hair and a feminine face, plus a handful of other male characters.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In the Good Ending, {{spoiler|Atsuki leaves, and all but six of his friends have completely forgotten about him. Said friends didn't regain their memories of him until after Atsuki was gone, and although Rui says that it feels like she'll see Atsuki again...}}

* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Rui, as she's considered the strongest of the group.

** Akira clearly stated that no matter how hard he trains, he can't beat her or Mika. Also, since all the guys are scared of her, it might as well be true.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Yui and Mako are definitely this.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Christopher Sabat]] (Liu), [[Monica Rial]] (Natsuki and Yayoi), and [[Greg Ayres]] (Shinji).

** The original Japanese voice cast had plenty of familiar seiyuu as well, including [[Mamoru Miyano]] as Atsuki, [[Takehito Koyasu]] as Liu,[[Hikaru Midorikawa]] as Ray, [[Mamiko Noto]] as Nami, and [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] as Akira.

* [[Hollywood Atheist]]: Atsuki

* [[Iron Butt Monkey]]: Definitely Akira. He gets his ass handed to him by {{spoiler|Lt. Tanaka}} and leaves the hospital the next night. He gets shot in the shoulder by {{spoiler|Yamato}} and gets out the day after with ''MINOR WOUNDS''. And he gets infected by Silent twice, but instead of having a breakdown when it's removed (like most SILENT victims) he acts the same as usual.

** And then when he mentions that Rui and Mika kicked his butt sending him to the hospital multiple times during childhood. Archive 1 proves that Akira has more tolerance to getting owned by Rui than everyone else...

* [[Jerkass]]: Kunio, Tazaki, Katsuhisa.

* [[Journey to Find Oneself]]: For the characters Atsuki helps.

* [[Ring of Power|Jewelry Of Power]]: The Lux-Pain, which are pieces of jewelry that grant the wearer the ability to use Sigma (provided that [[Artifact of Death|they can wear it without instantly dying]]). Atsuki (Gawain, a ring), Liu (Lancelot, an earring), and Natsuki (Tristan, a pendant) all use Lux-Pain. In all, there are twelve (though only the aforementioned three are referred to in-game).

* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Yamato, definitely.

* [[Say My Name]]: {{spoiler|"MAKOOOOOO!!"}}

** Suzu supports Honoka/Hibiki, Atsuki/Hibiki, and Ryo/Hibiki. (She is such a Hibiki fangirl.)

** Razzly ships Atsuki/Mika to Mika's dismay.

*** [[Psychic Powers|Atsuki/Rui]], [[The Quiet One|Atsuki/Yayoi]], [[Like Brother and Sister|Atsuki/Mika]], [[Childhood Marriage Promise|Atsuki/Natsuki]], [[Squick|Atsuki/Tomoyo]] (as wrong as it might seem...) and Atsuki/Nami for Atsuki.

*** [[Book Dumb|Akira/Mika]], [[Vitriolic Best Buds|Akira/Rui]] and [[Supreme Chef|Akira/Yayoi]] for Akira.

*** [[Nerds Are Sexy|Ryo/Sayuri]] for Ryo.

*** [[Cool Teacher|Arthur/Honoka]] and [[Hot for Student|Honoka/Hibiki]] for Honoka.

*** There's some evidence for [[Cute and Psycho|Takuya/Sayuri]], too... {{spoiler|as long as you save them both from SILENT}}.

** For yaoi pairings:

*** [[Foe Yay|Liu Yee/Hibiki]], [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Ryo]]/[[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Hibiki]] and [[Unknown Rival|Hibiki/Shinji]] (if barely) for Hibiki.

** For yuri pairings:

*** [[Lovely Angels|Rui/Mika]] and [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Rui/Yayoi]] for Rui.

*** [[Bromantic Foil|Mika/Yayoi]] for Mika.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Nami is a cheerful, seemingly fearless girl who loves animals; her older sister Yayoi is outwardly the perfect girl, yet hides her insecurities and is deeply troubled. Even after Yayoi gets better, she's still the quiet, polite one... most of the time.

* [[Six-Student Clique]]: Atsuki's friends fall into this group

** Yayoi: The Pretty One

** Rui: The Wild One

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: {{spoiler|Honoka. Becomes apparent when Hibiki is in the hospital and she's trying her best to act like nothing is wrong, and it gets worse unless the Silent is removed. It was caused by a little girl she used to tend to when she worked at the hospital, who once told Honoka that she didn't have to keep pretending that everything would be okay; the girl died four months later.}}

** An even better example is {{spoiler|Lt. Tanaka}}, a pleasant, cheerful, smiling man, who's a total lovable klutz, and seems to try really hard at his job and ends up bumbling. However, {{spoiler|he's actually a serial killer who, infected by SILENT, attacks and terrorizes young women. He's attacked and killed for two years, attacks Sayuri, and stalks Mika. When he attacks her, Mako defends him and is fatally injured. Mika continues to investigate, and Tanaka captures her. When [[The Big Guy|Akira]] finds out, he confronts Tanaka, until Atsuki shows up. Throughout the whole thing, Tanaka is smiling, marveling that he forgot he could call for police backup on his cell phone since Akira was attacking him.}}