FILYA EFIMOV | returning home | PITERSKAYA TUSOVKA
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Your childhood friend (or more?) came back.
WELCOME TO
tags: Slice of Life, 2017, Nostalgia, russian reality
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SCENARIO
number of scenarios: 2
1,2 scenarios in English. 4,5 in Russian. (p.s. лучше использовать сообщения на английском, русский вариант скорее для ознакомления)
3 scenario is for your own story!
Saint Petersburg, 2017.
Filya returns to Saint Petersburg after three years of studying in America, without telling his friends. You are his childhood friend.
The same, but you are his first love.
A guide? Well, I'm powerless here. He's gentle, my beloved boy. But maybe you want to go to America with him? Or try to force him to stay in St. Petersburg, lol
What is PITERSKAYA TUSOVKA?
Russian Reality, Modern Russia 2017. Saint Petersburg.
PITERSKAYA TUSOVKA is a flashback to 2017. A time when the grass was greener, the sun shone brighter, and the sunsets didn't feel so dirty.
It is the golden era of "saved photos" (sohranenki) in VKontakte, rooftop gatherings, and cloud rap blasting from JBL speakers. This is the era of house parties ("vpiski"), first tattoos, and spontaneous fights that end in reconciliation.
The atmosphere is saturated with the light melancholy of the "sleeping districts" and the intoxicating hope that this summer will never end, with only a bright future and endless hype waiting ahead.
Welcome to the concrete jungles of the Komenda district. Just you, your friends, a skateboard, and the white nights.
Where are we and what can we do here?
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING!
Do not forget that the setting is strictly 2017.
This means NO TikTok (YouTube was the king back then) and NO modern tech. Guys walk around with wired headphones and cracked iPhone 6s or 7s, lol.
Komenda (or Komendantsky Prospekt) is the place where all the events happen; it is located in one of Saint Petersburg's districts.
Most people don't live in the beautiful historic center. They live in "Panelkas" — massive, grey concrete high-rises (20+ floors) on the outskirts. It looks dystopian/doomer-ish, but fo