Why does Johnny want to go to the moon? He does not know. Why?
Because his childhood memories were hidden and ignored due to medication.
Even if he had forgotten, He had already met River long ago.
And he still remembered that agreement. It was hidden within his subconscious mind.
"What if you get lost or forget?" Someone asked him which still remains in the depth of his mind.
"Then let us meet on the moon!" to that voice he answered and he still remembers it. But to whom? He forgets that.
In the days after River left Johnny, this thought came to him little by little from the depths of his memory. It turns into an obsession.
He forgot everything—how he met River in the first place. The conversation they had. But the one thing he still remembers is that he had to go to the moon because he would meet someone special there.
For the same reason, River keeps folding origami paper rabbits throughout her life.
Because of something he once said, River realizes he can't remember what he did when they first met. So, she spent her whole life folding those Origami paper rabbits, using her own way to remind him that they had already met once before.
River even offers her health to build a house, all to remind him of everything. When they first met, she opened up to him, comparing the stars to beacons watching each other. He felt that there was something special about her—something he needed, something he owed her, and some answers.
All because they had already met.
Finally, all the mysteries are revealed.
What he wants isn't to go to the moon—
What he truly wants is to be with River.
She can't express what's in her heart, but she'll spend her whole life trying to remind him, shining on him like a beacon. This is a kind of obsession, a kind of love that others don't understand.
Even though he has lost his memory of her, He has never forgotten the promise that he once made to meet up on the moon.
As Zhen looks at River, holding a platypus in her hands, gazing at the moon in the distance...
At that moment, Zhen can feel his heart breaking, and He knows that. He isn't alone.
The players watching can't hold back their hands either. As they started commenting in the live chat.
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"Man, what a game! I can't see this screen anymore!" ╥﹏╥
"+1 for not being able to see the screen either." ╥﹏╥
"Damn, my eyes are stinging! It must be from staring at the live stream for too long!" (˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ ) Cat empire commented
"The gameplay was slow before, but now all I can say is, why!? Why is this happening?" ༼ಢ_ಢ༽ Supernova replied
"Tears! I can't take it anymore!"
"It's not a crime for a man to cry, it's not! Even the boss's eyes are red!" (>﹏<) A part-time worker at Zhong Studio replied
"This is what it means to cry like a real man." ◪_◪
"I'm sorry, I just can't hold it in anymore!"
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The game uses the flashback technique, starting with the suspense of going to the moon, building up the players' curiosity and doubt. Little by little, the final secret is revealed.
With the background music playing, countless players are moved all at once. Those who were more emotional, once everything is revealed. They can't stop their tears from forming 4 or 5 more new seas in the nation, whether male or female. Everyone is touched by the story of River and Johnny.
"I never thought a game could hit me like this!" Dong Zhen says as he takes a napkin, blows his nose, and tries to hide the redness in his eyes.
But to everyone's surprise, the game isn't over yet.
With the dialogue between Neil and Eva, the two doctors, suddenly hits everyone. It was too sudden.
This is all still happening in Johnny's memory.
They also had a contract with him: To the Moon.
Neil asked "What if they do get lost? ...wait, does that mean that?"
Eva replied back with a question "Don't tell me you didn't guess?"
Neil replied with a tear in his left eye "I thought this was going to be an inspirational fairy tale..."
Eva replied in a stern voice "I should have known that some little girl was going to join in and make it a farce... I think now we know how to send him to the moon."
Neil asked as he thought of something "Wait, you wouldn't want to do that, would you? You won't!"
Eva affirmed his guess "It's our job, Neil... it's our contractual obligation."
"Damn... Eva, wait!" Neil ran after her, trying to stop her.
Along with the conversation, Eva disappeared from Johnny's childhood memories.
I, controlled Neil, in chasing after her.
Sitting before the computer, I felt a bad premonition creep in.
"Wait, what does this female doctor want to do?" Zhen thought. (ΘLΘ)
Through the memory, I found Eva in Johnny's high school days. At the same time, the game's music became tense, and the screen turned into a dark yellow, old photo-style filter.
Neil said in annoyance and anger "I know what you're going to do!"
Eva replied, "Listen, the requirement of our contract is to send him to the moon, and the only way to do it is to make Johnny interested in the lunar drive."
Neil reveals the truth "So it means that River has to be removed, but if you do that, what's the point of going to the moon? The real reason he wanted to go to the moon was because River left him."
Eva replied back "I understand, but we are contractually bound by law, especially..."
"Whatever %¥# contract! Don't make it worse! Eva rosalene! I don't know about you, but the reason I do this job is to help these old folks leave this world with happiness! What about you?"
As the conversation played out, the bad feeling I had earlier solidified.
This female doctor, Eva Rosalene, wants to remove River!
Although her reasons seem valid—because neither the law nor the contract specifically forbids it—I couldn't accept it. After hours of experiencing the game and learning about Johnny and River's story, the thought of this was unbearable.
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"Why are you ladies so cruel?"
"Why are you ladies so rigid?" (⩺_⩹)
"Damn it... I can't take it anymore!" (ง •̀_•́)ง
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I was moved by Johnny and River's story earlier. I would be livid with rage now.
In my frustration, I hammered the table during the live broadcast. The chat was blowing up in a rage, too.
None of us could accept it.
What the hell!
What kind of contract, what kind of law!
Johnny doesn't want to go to the moon—he wants River!
And now, Eva was actually trying to erase River? How could I stand for that?
But no matter how I felt or how much the viewers in my live broadcast fumed, neither I nor Neil seemed to be able to stop it.
Eva, who had higher control over the machine, was systematically erasing and modifying River from every corner of Johnny's memory. And through the process, she created numerous traps to block Neil from stopping her.
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The background music in the game shifted from pure instrumental to a song with lyrics for the first time: "Everything's Alright." It was as if the song echoed the emotions in my heart, or rather, River's heart.
A sad melody played as River was erased from Johnny's life.
Johnny stood on the steps of the school building, where some thought he was meeting River for the first time. But now, the platypus and River, who once sat there, had disappeared. Only a book about the lighthouse remained, blowing and turning in the wind, making a soft clattering sound.
Johnny picked up the book and found it interesting. He felt a connection with the book and took it with him.
At this point, Johnny's best friend Nicholas crossed the hallway. In memory management, River was no longer there, and Joey had taken her place. The two brothers talked about shapeshifting warriors and spaceflight as if nothing had changed.
The copy of The Emperor's New Clothes, which River had loved, was now collecting dust, long forgotten in some hidden corner.
Outside the movie theater where Johnny and River once watched films together, Johnny and Joey now walked in laughing, seemingly without a care. They had watched a Space Opera movie.
Yes, River had been removed. But Eva had altered Johnny's memories, replacing River with Joey.
As time passed, constant hints and pathways guided Johnny's dreams and goals toward becoming an astronaut.
Now, with Joey by his side instead of River, Johnny's future had taken a different path.
The racecourse where Johnny and River once galloped their horses together was now desolate, empty.
In front of the lighthouse named Anya, the one that held so much significance for Johnny and River, only overgrown weeds remained. No trace of the two of them.
Even the rabbit that had been a symbol of their wedding day was gone.
In Johnny's altered memory, his entire future had shifted. He practiced tirelessly, working relentlessly toward his new goal.
Finally, Johnny received a job offer from NASA. His dream was now within reach.
"Going to the moon" no longer seemed like a distant wish. It was just a matter of time.
Everything Eva did seemed to be working.
But as it continued to play on, and the other viewer and the audience watched, an uncomfortable silence hung in the air.
Yes, Johnny would soon reach the moon. Eva and Neil had fulfilled their contract obligation. But what about River? Was this the memories that Johnny wanted?
Going to the moon, without River—did it really mean anything?
As we continued through Johnny's imaginary future, we arrived at NASA. And here, as Dong Zhen, along with all of us who had played up to this point, We felt like just a mechanical part of the game, pushing Johnny forward.
There was only one emotion left: unease.
Eva and Neil explored NASA alongside Johnny, but something felt off.
"Not here either..." Eva said.
"What are you talking about?" Neil asked.
"Let's keep going," Eva replied.
But something shifted. Dong Zhen, through Eva's actions, realized something wasn't right.
"Wait! Old ladies!" [I think it is meant for Eva.]
"The Old ladies seem to be looking for something!"
In the waiting room, as Zhen pieced together Eva's words, a bold and desperate thought crept into my mind. Could it be? Could this hope be real?
But he didn't wait for Eva to say it in the live broadcast room.
The originally sad game background music suddenly fell into silence, replaced by a heartbeat.
Cheerful background music played.
A girl with an orange-red single ponytail appeared at the door.
"What! Is this our new recruit too, River? It's nice of you to come," said the unnamed NASA administrator.
"Hi, I'm Johnny," Johnny came up and greeted her enthusiastically, just like before.
At the same time, the last piece of memory was finally pieced together.
I, standing by the computer screen, sighed in relief.
"Phew! I almost thought she was gone." Eva took a long sigh.
"What? But you... deleted her!" Neil said in disbelief, an astonished expression on his face.
"No, I told you, I just moved her away. How she plans her life still depends on... her." Eva replied in a paramagnetic manner.
"This new world... is based on public data and Johnny's personal beliefs, and since River is also an individual, her data must be recorded in public data." Eva continued explaining
With her explanation, Neil finally understood: "So... it's all from Johnny..."
Yes, River is still here!
Although life has changed, even though Johnny and River had no connection before.
But in this fictional world, Johnny still remembers that promise.
"What if I get lost? Then we'll meet on the moon, fool!"
Yes, they will meet again on the moon eventually.
The tears I had held back before were meant to come out again.
In the space agency, that song is no longer "To River."
It has a brand new name: "To the Moon."
In the hall, looking at Johnny playing, River murmured, "I like that name."
In Johnny's fictitious memory, the two went with years of training and preparation.
Finally, the rocket was ready to be launched.
Neil and I also invited the nanny Lily, who had taken care of Johnny, to witness this moment with her doctor and others.
In the setting sun, countless people stood on the bridge across the river, looking at the rocket launch base in the distance.
With a booming sound, the rocket lifted off.
At the same time, a heartbeat sounded.
A very dull heartbeat.
This was Johnny's heartbeat, who was seriously ill in reality.
He was about to leave this world.
In the piano piece titled "To the Moon," the rocket lifted off.
Ahead was their destination—the moon.
Inside the rocket, Johnny and River looked at each other in unison.
Then their hands clasped together gently.
"Then we'll always meet on the moon, fool!"
With the appearance of the moon, the picture fell into darkness.
In the next moment, Johnny's memories appeared like a revolving lantern.
Looking at these memories, Dong Zhen recalled the story of Johnny and River in the game.
Finally, he couldn't hold back anymore, covering his face with his hands, reached for a napkin beside him.
It wasn't for his nose but for his eyes.
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"Damn! A macho man cries for the second time!"
"Nah, I burst into tears again!" ૮₍。´ᴖ ˔ ᴖ`。₎ა
"Can't see the screen through tears!"
"What if you do get lost? Then we'll meet on the moon, fool!" ૮₍´˶• . • ⑅ ₎ა
"What if you do get lost? Then we'll meet on the moon, fool!" ૮ ꈍﻌ ꈍა♥(˘ ε˘ U)
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As the final production crew list of the game appeared, the live broadcast room was flooded with the same sentence in the chat.
At this moment, we were all moved by the plot of the game.
We had all forgotten that this was supposed to be a sci-fi expedition.
No one cared anymore if this was a science fiction game.
We were all completely immersed in the story of Johnny and River.
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