What this means, of course, is that Act 1 is extremely complex in terms of choices (and the computer variables and flags associated with them). Act 2 (through the end of the game) will be different for each story arc, or 'route'. You will encounter each of these girls several times in the course of Act 1, and depending on your choices, the game will select a route for you to take. Katawa Shoujo is divided into five story arcs (one for each of the central characters), or 'routes': Katawa Shoujo is the story of a boy, force-transferred to a school for disabled kids, and his special friends who open his eyes to what life is truly about. Upon waking, Hisao is informed that he has a heart arrhythmia: a condition which will require major lifestyle changes if he wants to stay healthy. A senior in High School, things seem to be going his way until, in the middle of a love confession, his heart seizes up and he collapses. Hisao Nakai is a normal kid living a normal life.
