Tough life decisions pt16

Pick your gender [[Male]] [[Female]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/4eBubq4.png" style="width:900px;"> Your mother died giving birth to you, a baby boy. This might affect your life in the future. (set: $male's wasPicked to true) (set: $female's wasPicked to false) (set: $selectedGender to $female) [[A few years down the road|School Councillor]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/4eBubq4.png" style="width:900px;"> Your mother died giving birth to you, a baby girl. This might affect your life in the future. (set: $male's wasPicked to false) (set: $female's wasPicked to true) (set: $selectedGender to $female) [[A few years down the road|School Councillor]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/vllmnH1.png" style="width:900px;"> You are in the school councillor’s office because your grades have been dropping recently. Because your father started beating you again. But does the councillor know? You know that the gym teacher noticed the bruises on your arms during PE, and he might have told the councillor about it. “I’ll cut to the chase here”, the councillor says. “Your grades are getting worse, you cut classes and several teachers have mentioned that you have bruises. Are you having [[problems at home]]?"

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Jgww1Xs.png" style="width:900px;"> You're working as a substitute teacher in a third world country, with 2 months until graduation. If the students get poor grades they cannot progress in their education. [[Classroom]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> Your classroom is uncontrollably rowdy. You will need to get them under control to teach them and to keep your job. [[Check notes from former teacher|Recommendations]] [[Talk to the students|Students]] [[Remember what your colleagues told you|Colleagues]] [[Discipline]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> The former teacher's notes: "When the children need to be disciplined, use physical force. If you establish yourself as an authority, you might not have to hit them again." [[Classroom]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> "We don't respect you. We won't listen." [[Classroom]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> "The children will not respect you unless you hit them. We all slap them now and again." [[Classroom]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> [[Slap the rowdiest student|Slap]] [[Call for silence|Classroom]] [[Try reasoning with the students|Students]] [[Refuse the use of violence|No violence?]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> (set: $beatChild's hitStudents to true) The students are taken aback by the show of force. They finally listen to your instructions. Class can begin. "This seems to work, I guess I will have to use force now and again." [[Finish the semester]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bRenZwn.png" style="width:900px;"> If you cannot teach these students they will likely get bad grades and not be able to finish a proper education. You will likely be fired for your inability to control a class. [[Quit your job]] [[Reconsider|Classroom]] [[Try your best without violence|Quit your job]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Jgww1Xs.png" style="width:900px;"> (set: $beatChild's hitStudents to false) You lost your job and the students were not able to finish their education. [[Maybe this field of work is not right for me|Field of Work]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/hsOoRuF.png" style="width:900px;"> You apply to college on the scholarship offered to you. You choose [[Engineering, into nanorobotics.|Medical Nanotech Engineering]] [[Genetics, into molecular biology.|Stem Cell Research]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Jgww1Xs.png" style="width:900px;"> Most of your students passed and got good enough grades to continue their education. With a job well done, you [[travel back home|Field of Work]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bKTjKGY.png" style="width:900px;"> You are in the interview-room. The interview is going really well, and you are fairly sure that they will give you the grant so long as nothing unexpected comes up. (set: $grantApplication's choseGrant to true) (set: $selectedMeeting to $grantApplication) (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[Finish the interview and wait for them to call you|Grant Failure]]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[Finish the interview and wait for them to call you|Grant Success]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bKTjKGY.png" style="width:900px;"> You are in the interview-room. The interview is going really well, and you are fairly sure that they will give you the job, so long as nothing unexpected comes up. (set: $jobInterview's choseInterview to true) (set: $selectedMeeting to $jobInterview) (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[Finish the interview and wait for them to call you|Job Failure]]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[Finish the interview and wait for them to call you|Job Success]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bKTjKGY.png" style="width:900px;"> You want to continue the debate you started by writing your controversial paper, so you run for parliament with a party that shares most of your views, but has lacked an opinion on this topic before. (set: $goIntoPolitics's chosePolitics to true) (set: $selectedMeeting to $goIntoPolitics) (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[Go on|Politics Failure]]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[Go on|Politics Success]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You soon start teaching at the university, where you have done lectures before, but this time you are in charge of an entire course. It's not too bad, apart from all the planning and long days of class preparation and reading through assignments. A lot of it feels like revisiting the curriculums from your own school days. After a late Friday you finally call it a week and pack up to go home. It's already night and you are pretty worn out, so you decide to [[call a taxi for a change.|CannibalismTeaching1]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Word of the episode in the restaurant seems to spread among your peers, and suddenly finding work in your field has become really difficult. After several months without luck, you decide to try something completely different and find work as a [[taxi driver|Taxi]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> The ride from before took you a bit outside of town, so you pull out onto the road and head towards the highway leading back to the city. Hopefully you can find another customer if you get to one of the hotspots when you get there. [[On to the highway.|Car Accident 2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "The thing is," the young man says, "humans are producing a lot of meat, big meat industry stuff, but we're also wasting tons. And then when humans die we just bury or burn them. People are starving around the world, man. Why not use what we have?" He finally takes a breath, seemingly expecting an answer. You say: [[I guess people don't want to eat other people?|emotional answer]] [[I think there's a good reason we don't. Biologically speaking.|logical answer]] [[Are you crazy or just really drunk?|I don't know]] [[I don't know man. I'm just a cab driver.|I don't know]]

NOTE: Possible discussion in politics. Could also be a discussion in the taxi or teaching job

NOTE: Flavour text about a really depressing life on top of the sexism issue. Maybe stuff comes back to haunt you from earlier choices? Childhood maybe?

NOTE: Maybe choosing to die is a good thing. But who will help and how?

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up, and look around. Or rather, you want to look around, but you can't. [[You can't move your neck.|Can't Move Anything2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> NOTE: So a friend somehow shows up with a time travel device and gives it to you. Should you use it or not? Should you trust this person? Is it wise to travel in time? Paradoxes, risks, timelines, does it effect just you or the entire world?

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> While studying, you receive word that your father has passed away. You had not stayed in touch with him since you moved out, but he was your last living relative. Time moves on and as you progress in your studies you eventuelly specialize and go on to (set: $selectedJob to $stemcells) (set: $nanoTech's choseNano to false) (set: $stemcells's choseStem to true) [[Stem Cell Research|Job]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> While studying, you receive word that your father has passed away. You had not stayed in touch with him since you moved out, but he was your last living relative. Time moves on and as you progress in your studies you eventuelly specialize and go on to (set: $selectedJob to $nanoTech) (set: $nanoTech's choseNano to true) (set: $stemcells's choseStem to false) [[Medical Nanotech Engineering|Job]]

NOTE: Go back and end your life before it begins. Game Over

NOTE: If you know nanotech, you could end this world with grey goo (why would you need time travel for this though?)

NOTE: If you know stem cell research you can go back and change your gender before you were born Resets the world, with different gender

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> Even if travelling through time is possible, it is too much of a risk. The consequences are impossible to predict and you might put others at risk just to help yourself. You would rather stay in your own time and see things through here. Even if that means staying [[paralysed for the rest of your life.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/vllmnH1.png" style="width:900px;"> You had a feeling that it would go in this direction. Sooner or later someone would ask you about it, and you know that if you tell the truth, you will probably be taken by the social services. As far as you know, the odds are that you will move between foster families or go to a children’s home until you are of age. Your father is your only family, and he is not fit for parenting. There used to be times when you had good days together, but recently you just hide when you come home. But you already know what he's like. The social services are uncertain. It may just get worse. [[Tell the councillor the truth.]] [[Tell a lie|Tell a lie 1]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> This starts a police investigation. Eventually your dad goes to jail, you go into the child care system, and you never see him again. You never find a fitting family, so you live with 6 or 7 different families until you finally [[turn 18.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/vllmnH1.png" style="width:900px;"> The councillor is suspicious, and you talk to him again a couple of times in the coming weeks, but you make sure to get your average back up, and to keep clear of the gym teacher as much as possible. After this semester, you never talk to the councillor again, and everything appears to be fine to your surroundings. You live with your abusive father until you finally [[turn 18.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You get your own small apartment as soon as you can, and finish high school with straight A’s. You have been offered several scholarships to college, but before applying to any you decide to go abroad and teach for a few months. To see the world. [[Go abroad.|Beating children]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DjMMJ39.png" style="width:900px;"> A long education later, and you just published a paper with some new and very controversial discoveries, starting a large public debate. Now you consider the following career paths: (if: $nanoTech's choseNano is true)[You want to further your research on selfreplicating nanotechnology and how to use it for medical advancement [[by applying for a grant. |Applying for a Grant]]] (if: $stemcells's choseStem is true)[Your paper was on your discovery of a way to alter the gender of a fetus early on during pregnancy. You want to continue studying this and the implications it would have on society [[by applying for a grant.|Applying for a Grant]]] Or you could try [[applying for the open position|Job Interview]] as the leader of your institute at the university. Alternatively you could [[go into politics.|Getting into Politics]] and further the debate of your paper.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/dleLZqH.png" style="width:900px;"> You are in your favorite restaurant one night. Eating alone. Suddenly someone says your name behind you. You turn around to see the woman who got your position and some of the board members from the interview. She asks if they can sit down at your table and join you. [[Accept.]] (if: $grantApplication's choseGrant is true)[[[Decline, and tell her that she only got your grant because she is a woman|Rage.]]] (if: $jobInterview's choseInterview is true)[[[Decline, and tell her that she only got your job because she is a woman|Rage.]]] (if: $goIntoPolitics's chosePolitics is true)[[[Decline, and tell her that she only got your mandate because she is a woman|Rage.]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> A few days pass until you get a call from one of the board members, who says that you unfortunately did not get the grant. He explains that had it been up to him, you obviously would have, since you were the most qualified candidate, but there has been some talk in the academic community recently about how your university mainly supports male researchers, so the board felt that they needed to award the scholarship to a woman this time. He says he is very sorry for you, and that you should not hesitate to apply again next year. [[A few days pass.|Reaction]]

A few hours pass until you get a call from one of the board members. As expected you get the grant. You were probably the best candidate. You feel accomplished and eager to continue your research. [[But something seemed a bit strange during the interview.|Grant Sexism]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> You have been hearing it for the last couple of weeks, but today it seems like they are not even trying to hide that they are talking behind your back. You have noticed that your colleagues and other scientists have often asked others for second opinions on your statements, and heard the snide remarks every once in a while. And now these two men are clearly talking about you. About how they do not get how the board would actually choose the recipient of the Goldman Grant just based on [[her gender.|Confront Them]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> A few days pass until you get a call from one of the board members, who says that you did not get the position. He explains that had it been up to him, you obviously would have, since you were the most qualified candidate, but there has been some talk in the academic community recently about how your university almost exclusively has male leaders of the different institutes, particularly in the scientific fields, so the board felt that they needed to get a woman for the job this time. He says he is very sorry for you, and should the position be open again you should not hesitate to apply then. [[A few days pass.|Reaction]]

A few hours pass until you get a call from one of the board members. As expected, you get the job. You were probably the best candidate. You feel accomplished and eager to start your new job. [[But something seemed a bit strange during the interview.|Job Sexism]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bKTjKGY.png" style="width:900px;"> As you are planning on how to run your campaign to become a Member of Parliament, you are called to a meeting with the leaders of the party. They tell you that they really believe in your project, but as things are now, they do not have enough women running, and it looks bad for their social profile. They want you to resign from running. [[A few days pass.|Reaction]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> After a long and tiring campaign, you manage to get elected as Member of Parliament for your party with just above the minimum amount of votes needed. [[It is an accomplishment nonetheless.|Politics Sexism]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/dleLZqH.png" style="width:900px;"> You feel terrible sitting next to these people after what happened, and as the evening goes on, the woman seems more and more rude to you, making jokes about how more qualified she was than you, and how you might get a job like hers if you keep trying for the next 30 years. [[Snap and tell her to back off. She was only chosen over you because she's a woman.|Rage.]] [[Let her say whatever she wants.|long evening]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/dleLZqH.png" style="width:900px;"> (set: $loseYourShit's rage to true) Everyone is shocked at your behaviour, but you have had enough and end up snapping and shouting at the woman. Ultimately you are shown out of the restaurant. You get a call the next day telling you to look for [[another job.|JobHunt]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> You have been hearing it for the last couple of weeks, but today it seems like they are not even trying to hide that they are talking behind your back. You have noticed that your colleagues in the party and journalists have often asked others for second opinions on your statements, and heard the snide chauvinistic remarks every once in a while. And now these two journalists are clearly talking about you. About how they do not get how the party would actually choose the new highly profiled MP just based on [[her gender.|Confront Them2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> You have been hearing it for the last couple of weeks, but today it seems like they are not even trying to hide that they are talking behind your back. You have noticed that your colleagues and employees often ask others for second opinions on your decisions, and heard the snide remarks every once in a while. And now these two men are clearly talking about you. About how they do not get that the board would actually choose the new institute leader just based on [[her gender.|Confront Them3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/dleLZqH.png" style="width:900px;"> It is a long evening, listening to arrogant remarks, insults and backhanded compliments for hours. Afterwards you feel trampled and really down on yourself. On Monday you get an email from the board saying that [[you can start teaching full time on campus.|Teaching]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/vllmnH1.png" style="width:900px;"> "Are you sure?" the councillor asks. "You can tell me the truth, and we might be able to help you." [[Stick to your story. It's better that way.|Tell a lie 2]] [[Tell the councillor the truth.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> The cab shows up surprisingly quickly. You had expected them to be pretty busy this late on a Friday. You get inside the car and state your destination. As the driver pulls out onto the road, he comments that you are at the university pretty late and asks if you work there. As you confirm, he asks: "Are you a philosophy teacher or something?" [["No. Why?"|CannibalismTeaching2]]

NOTE: Woman either tries to kill themselves and fails Or she gets in a car accident

NOTE: If the woman has hit children she cannot go into politics after all?

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> (if: $keepLiveCount is 0)[You continue as you had before meeting the stranger. The request for euthanasia has led you nowhere with the doctors. You understand that they have their reasons, but cannot help but to feel bitter about it.(set: $keepLiveCount to 1)] Your life as a permanent resident at the hospital is painfully monotonous. You mostly just sleep and watch tv. You need help with everything else. [[This is your life now.]]

NOTE: Put the player on the other side of the job interview. Would you make the same choice based on gender or similar?

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> When you start your new job you get an old cab with a musty odor. You start working long night shifts transporting all sorts of people from A to B. On one of your Friday nights you pick up a young customer who has had at least a few drinks to reach that "lemme tell ya something" state of mind. He passionately strikes up his conversation with "So, what's with the whole taboo about [[cannibalism|CannibalismTaxi]]?"

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah, people don't want to because of some misconception of values that it's wrong to eat humans. But the person is dead. It's just meat like any of the other we eat." he continues. "OK, but what if your friend had to amputate his leg and he get's to keep it for a barbeque or something? What if he asks if you want to try it? I mean, he's cool with it and it's his own leg. Why not try it? I mean, how many chances do you get to try something like that?" [[I guess that's fair. And I'm kind of curious|Agree]] [[No way. That's gross.|Disagree]] [[I'm pretty sure there's a biochemical reason not to eat humans.|logical answer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah? And what would that be? I mean it has nutrition. You think we go crazy or something?" [[I just think there's a good reason.|Disagree]] [[You know about mad cow disease?|mad cow 1]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Come on. Think about it." he goes on. "I know it's a taboo and all, but where's the logic behind it? What's so wrong about it?" [[It's disgusting.|Disagree]] [[I really don't know.|emotional answer]] [["...."]] [[I guess people just don't want to eat other people.|emotional answer]] [[I think there's a good reason we don't. Biologically speaking.|logical answer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "I know right? So it can't be that bad." he concludes. "I'd definitely go for it if I had the chance." [[Reply with a "Same." and spend the rest of the drive agreeing with most of what he says.|the destination.]] [[I'm not sure. I probably wouldn't.|awkward]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "I don't really think so." he persists. "People are just scared because it's different and they've been taught it's a bad thing to do, but there's no reason behind it.. I'd eat a human." [[Go on|awkward]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Alright. Lemme tell you.." [[he just won't shut up.|emotional answer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah, rings a bell. What about it?" he answers. You know about this from your school days, so you explain that they used to feed cattle some meat and bones from other cattle as a supplement. This resulted in mad cow disease where the infected animals would get tremors, loss in muscle control, balance and coordination. Particularly aggressive or nervous tempers were also found to be symptoms, and eating the meat from the infected cattle can result in the disease spreading to humans. [[If humans eat each other we get a similar disease.|mad cow 2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> As you reach the destination you tell him the cost for the journey. He drunkenly fiddles with his payment and then leaves the cab. You drive off to find [[the next costumer|Car Accident]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah, but we're not the same as cows." he insists. "Where's the proof?" [[I don't know. I mean some cultures have practised cannibalism.|Agree]] [[There's this tribe in Papua New Guinea that eats their dead, and studies show that they suffer a high rate of the disease.|Disagree]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> The rest of the drive is awkwardly tense after that last statement. You stay quiet and wait until you reach [[the destination.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> While on the highway you are a still thinking about the cannibal guy. Was he serious about the whole thing? And you wonder what you are doing with your life driving a cab on a night like this. With your background, you should be doing important research. You are possibly the most over-qualified taxi driver in existence! You get so caught up in your train of thought, that you barely notice a woman walking onto the road in front of you. But the instant you do, [[you panic and attempt to swerve away.|Car Accident 3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/X6zA0v9.png" style="width:900px;"> You kick the brakes and spin the wheel, hoping you are in time to change his course. But the rain has left the road slippery and you noticed her too late. Your car hits the woman with a large thud and continues off the road crashing into the ditch. As the car falls over, you feel the airbag shoot out like a punch to your face. [[You black out.|Blacked out]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "You just seemed like one to me." he stated. "You know, I'm a bit of a thinker myself." You just nod, uncertain of how to respond to that. "For example," he continues, "what's with the whole issue about [[cannibalism|CannibalismTeaching3]]?"

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Think about it," the driver says, "humans are producing a lot of meat, big meat industry stuff you know, but we're also wasting tons. It's always on the news. And then when humans die we just bury or burn what's left. People are starving around the world, you know? Why not use what we already have?" He finally takes a break, seemingly expecting an answer. You say: [[I guess people don't want to eat other people?|emotional answer teach]] [[I think there's a good reason we don't. Biologically speaking.|logical answer teach]] [[Are you crazy?|I don't know teach]] [[I don't know. It's not really my field.|I don't know teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah, people don't want to because of some misconception of values that it's wrong to eat humans. But the person is dead. It's just meat like any of the other we eat." he continues. "But what if your friend had to amputate his leg and he get's to keep it for a barbeque or something? What if he asks if you want to try it? I mean, he's cool with it and it's his own leg. Why not try it? I mean, how many chances do you get to try something like that?" [[I guess that's fair. And I'm kind of curious|AgreeTeach]] [[No way. That's gross.|DisagreeTeach]] [[I'm pretty sure there's a biochemical reason not to eat humans.|logical answer teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Come on. Think about it." he goes on. "I know it's a taboo and all, but where's the logic behind it? What's so wrong about it?" [[It's disgusting.|DisagreeTeach]] [[I really don't know.|emotional answer teach]] [["...."|....teach]] [[I guess people just don't want to eat other people.|emotional answer teach]] [[I think there's a good reason we don't. Biologically speaking.|logical answer teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah? And what would that be? I mean it has nutrition. You think we go crazy or something?" [[I just think there is a good reason.|DisagreeTeach]] [[You know about mad cow disease?|mad cow 1 teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "I know right? So it can't be that bad." he concludes. "I'd definitely go for it if I had the chance." [[Reply with a "Same." and keep agreeing with most of what he says for a while.|TeacherAccident]] [[I'm not sure. I probably wouldn't.|awkward teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Alright. Lemme tell you.." [[he just won't shut up.|emotional answer teach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> The atmosphere gets awkwardly tense after that last statement. [[You stay quiet for a while.|TeacherAccident]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> "Yeah, but we're not the same as cows." he insists. "Where's the proof?" [[I don't know. I mean some cultures have practised cannibalism.|AgreeTeach]] [[There's this tribe in Papua New Guinea that eats their dead, and studies show that they suffer a high rate of the disease.|DisagreeTeach]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> You live a bit outside of the city, so to get there, the cab drives onto the highway. You can tell the driver still seems to be caught up thinking about the cannibal subject. You don't have much to add at this point. [[Is he looking for another argument?|TeacherAccident 2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/OcBWSbu.png" style="width:900px;"> He seems to finally have phrased something in his mind when he suddenly cocks his head back to glance at you. But the moment he opens his mouth you see a woman walking onto the road in front of you. You gasp, yell to look out, or something along those lines as a panicked response to the accident about to happen. Your sudden outburst alerts the driver who quickly refocuses his attention to the road ahead [[and attempts to avoid the woman.|Teacher Accident 3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/X6zA0v9.png" style="width:900px;"> He kicks the brakes and spins the wheel, hoping to be in time to change his course. But the rain has left the road slippery and he reacted too late. The taxi hits the woman with a large thud and continues off the road crashing into the ditch. As the car falls over, the force throws you into the back of the seat in front of you. Like a punch to your face and a whiplash to your spine. [[You black out.|Blacked out]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> This time someone is actually practically saying this to your face, and you have the chance to confront them about it. [[Tell them you deserved your job as the best candidate|You Were The Best Candidate]] [[Ignore them. They don't matter|Ignore Idiots]] [[Ignore it for now, and talk to someone about it later|Talk with Board Member]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> They seem embarrased that you confront them, and don't want to have a big dicussion about it. When pressed about where they got those sorts of rumours from, one of the men says that he doesn't know how they started, but that he even heard some of the board members talking about it. The men scurry away, and your are left stunned by this news. [[Talk with Board Member]] [[Ignore gossip|Ignore Idiots]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You ignore them, even though you know that they were wrong. The talk around the office continues, however, and after 3 more weeks of malicious gossip, one of your colleagues comes up to you, and asks if you know what people are saying about you. [[Pretend Ignorance]] [[Tell him that you don't care about gossip|No Truth]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> During a break, you pass one of the board members in the hall, and ask him if he has time to talk. You mention the gossip, and how it has bothered you. He says that he has heard about it. You ask him directly if he could do something about it, and maybe tell your colleagues that it [[is completely baseless.|Boss to Tell off Colleagues]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> "I'm gonna be straight with you here", he says. "You should naturally never question your abilities, but in this case the main factor that made us decide to choose you was gender. I don't know what to tell you; We have had a lot of talk about the university recently, and about how few women we have in staff in our science department specifically. Few women get grants here. Some really important people and investors were beginning to get wind of it too. So when you were the only woman applying for a grant, I have to admit the whole application process was pretty much decided from the start." [[React with stunned silence|Shocked Silence]] [[Tell him how crazy that is|That's Crazy]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> You can't really wrap your head around the fact that something like this would actually happen to you. In this line of work. Before leaving, he says "I just wanted to be real with you about this, since I think you deserve it. -And I have to say I was against it all along. I would have gone with Jones, but politics count for a lot these days. Sorry". [[He leaves.|Time Passes]]

He needlessly explains the gossip to you, and says that he thinks you should do something about it. He suggests going to a board member and talk to them about it. You thank him for the advice, and he says to think about it. [[Talk with Board Member]] [[Ignore it|Time Passes]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> "That's completely crazy", you shout. You tell him how you would never want to have any intellectual benefits solely based on your gender, especially when it undermines the actual research and results you have contributed with within your field. He doesn't argue with you, and before leaving he says "I just wanted to be real with you about this, since I think you deserve it. -And I have to say I was against it all along. I would have gone with Jones, but politics count for a lot these days. Sorry". [[You're left in stunned silence|Time Passes]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Time passes, and the rumours don't go away. Actually they seem to be more and more problematic, and people keep undermining your research. This constant distrust alienates you from the people around you, and your research suffers from it, too. When you have to postpone another deadline, you are called in by the board and told to pull it together. When you finally publish your work, it is quickly disproved and disregarded by your peers, and [[the university doesn't want to give you more grants.|You're Fired]]

You're out of a job, and feel betrayed by your colleagues and peers. You're not used to not working, but even when you try to start something, you can't focus. [[Nothing Seems To Matter]]

You tell him that you have heard, but you don't really care about it, since it isn't true, and you shouldn't worry about gossip with the intellectual respect you have earned. He seems to get embarrassed by this, and says that he only wanted to help. He says that he even heard that some of the board members are said to confirm the rumours. You thank him for the concern, and tell him not to worry. [[Talk with board member|Talk with Board Member]] [[Leave the issue|Time Passes]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> This time someone is actually practically saying this to your face, and you have the chance to confront them about it. [[Tell them you deserved your job as the best candidate|You Were The Best Candidate2]] [[Ignore them. They don't matter|Ignore Idiots2]] [[Ignore it for now, and talk to someone about it later|Talk With Party Leader]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> They seem embarrased that you confront them, and don't want to have a big dicussion about it. When pressed about where they got those sorts of rumours from, one of the men says that he doesn't know how they started, but that he even heard some of the members in the party’s top talking about it. The men scurry away, and you are left stunned by this news. [[Talk With Party Leader]] [[Ignore gossip|Ignore Idiots2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> During a break, you pass the leader of the party in the hall, and ask him if he has time to talk. You mention the gossip, and how it has bothered you. He says that he has heard about it. You ask him directly if he could do something about it, and maybe tell your colleagues that it [[is completely baseless.|Boss to Tell off Colleagues2]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You ignore them, even though you know that they were wrong. The talk around the office continues, however, and after 3 more weeks of malicious gossip, one of your colleagues comes up to you, and asks if you know what people are saying about you. [[Pretend Ignorance|Pretend Ignorance2]] [[Tell him that you don't care about gossip|No Truth2]]

You tell him that you have heard, but you don't really care about it, since it isn't true, and you shouldn't worry about gossip with the political respect you have earned. He seems to get embarrassed by this, and says that he only wanted to help. He says that he even heard that some of the top politicians in the party are said to confirm the rumours. You thank him for the concern, and tell him not to worry. [[Talk with party leader |Talk With Party Leader]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is false)[[[Leave the issue.|Time Passes2 No Hit]]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is true)[[[Leave the issue.|Time Passes2 Hit]]]

He needlessly explains the gossip to you, and says that he thinks you should do something about it. He suggests going to one of the leaders of the party and talk to him about it. You thank him for the advice, and he says not to think about it. [[Talk With Party Leader]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is false)[[[Ignore it.|Time Passes2 No Hit]]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is true)[[[Ignore it.|Time Passes2 Hit]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> You can't really wrap your head around the fact that something like this would actually happen to you. In this line of work. Before leaving, he says "I just wanted to be real with you about this, since I think you deserve it. -And I have to say I was against it all along. I would have gone with Jones, but politics these days… Sorry". (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is false)[[[He leaves.|Time Passes2 No Hit]]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is true)[[[He leaves.|Time Passes2 Hit]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Time passes, and the rumours don't go away. Actually they seem to be more and more problematic, and people keep undermining you. This constant distrust alienates you from the people around you, and your political career. After months of this, you tell the leaders that you can’t work anymore, and [[retire from the parliament|You're Fired]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> "I'm gonna be straight with you here", he says. "You should naturally never question your abilities, but in this case the main factor that made us decide to choose you was gender. I don't know what to tell you; We have had a lot of talk about the party in the press recently, and about how few women we have in the party in particular. So when you were the only woman approaching us about running, I have to admit you were pretty much decided from the start, never mind your political views or capabilities." [[React with stunned silence|Shocked Silence2]] [[Tell him how crazy that is|That's Crazy2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PmQyIrI.png" style="width:900px;"> "That's completely crazy", you shout. You tell him how you would never want to have any benefits solely based on your gender, especially when it undermines the actual results you have achieved recently. He doesn't argue with you, and before leaving he says "I just wanted to be real with you about this, since I think you deserve it. -And I have to say I was against it all along. I would have gone with Jones, but politics these days… Sorry". (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is false)[[[You're left in stunned silence|Time Passes2 No Hit]]] (if: $beatChild's hitStudents is true)[[[You're left in stunned silence|Time Passes2 Hit]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> This time someone is actually practically saying this to your face, and you have the chance to confront them about it. [[Tell them you deserved your job as the best candidate|You Were The Best Candidate3]] [[Ignore them. They don't matter|Ignore Idiots3]] [[Ignore it for now, and talk to someone about it later|Talk with Board Member3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/m5tdtv3.png" style="width:900px;"> They seem embarrased that you confront them, and don't want to have a big dicussion about it. When pressed about where they got those sorts of rumours from, one of the men says that he doesn't know how they started, but that he even heard some of the board members talking about it. The men scurry away, and you are left stunned by this news. [[Talk with board member|Talk with Board Member3]] [[Ignore gossip|Ignore Idiots3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You ignore them, even though you know that they were wrong. The talk around the office continues, however, and after 3 more weeks of malicious gossip, one of your colleagues comes up to you, and asks if you know what people are saying about you. [[Pretend Ignorance3]] [[Tell him that you don't care about gossip|No Truth3]]

"I'm gonna be straight with you here", he says. "You should naturally never question your abilities, but in this case the main factor that made us decide to choose you was gender. I don't know what to tell you; We have had a lot of talk about the university recently, and about how few women we have in staff in our science department specifically. Few women get grants here. Some really important people and investors were beginning to get wind of it too. So when you were the only woman applying for a grant, I have to admit the whole application process was pretty much decided from the start." [[React with stunned silence|Shocked Silence3]] [[Tell him how crazy that is|That's Crazy3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Time passes, and the rumours don't go away. Actually they seem to be more and more problematic, and people keep undermining your research. This constant distrust alienates you from the people around you, and your research suffers from it too. When you have to postpone another deadline, you are called in by the board and told to pull it together. When you finally publish your work, it is quickly disproved and disregarded by your peers, and [[the university doesn't want to give you more grants.|You're Fired]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Time passes, and the rumours don't go away. Actually they seem to be more and more problematic, and people keep undermining you. This constant distrust alienates you from the people around you, and your political career. Furthermore it pops up that you hit children on a job in your youth, so with this scandal on top of everything else, the party top calls you in to a meeting, where they ask you to effetctively [[retire from the parliament|You're Fired]]

Most people would want to talk to someone about their depression, but your father died years ago, and you never really had a good relationship with him anyway. You feel unwanted by everyone. [[Go for a walk|By The Highway]]

You feel like you are just walking around aimlessly, but somehow you end up outside of town. When you start to consider your surroundings, you've walked to one of highways, and you're not completely sure how you got there. [[Look at the cars for a while.]]

It's not really deliberate, but suddenly you are briskly walking out onto the road. And there is a [[taxi.|....]]

[[.......|Hospital]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up, and look around. Or rather, you want to look around, but you can't. [[You can't move your neck.|Can't Move Anything]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You can't move anything! You assume you're in a hospital, since the ceiling is white plaster, and you can hear voices and [[low bleeps from machines.|Nurse]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> After a while with complete panic and desperation, trying in vain to move just any body part at all, a nurse comes by your bed. He notices that your eyes are open, and [[runs to get a doctor.|Doctor]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The doctor does some tests to see if you are aware of your surroundings and then explains how you got hit by a taxi on the highway and what effects it has had on your body. Guess you can still move your eyes. She hopes that your ability to speak will return eventually. You can't really focus on what she's telling you for long. [[You dose off|Time Passes Paralysed]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> The next couple of weeks are a bit blurry in your mind. You fade in and out of consciousness through most of it, blurring the lines of dreams with the coming and going faces of doctors and nurses, always speaking incoherently beside your bed. [[As time keeps moving around you.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/2zrTtsV.png" style="width:900px;"> The man looks dishevelled and like he has just been in a heavy rainshower. He says that he doesn't have much time to explain, but to trust him in the things he will tell you, though they might sound [[crazy.|Short Explanation F]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/lJsQt1F.png" style="width:900px;"> The woman looks dishevelled and like she has just been in a heavy rainshower. She says that she doesn't have much time to explain, but to trust her in the things she will tell you, though they might sound [[crazy.|Short Explanation M]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/KAyc2yh.png" style="width:900px;"> [[Start]] (set: $female to (datamap: "name", "female", "description", "Female human being.", "choiceText", "You are a female.", "wasPicked", false,)) (set: $male to (datamap: "name", "male", "description", "Male human being.", "choiceText", "You are a male.", "wasPicked", false,)) (set: $beatChild to (datamap: "name", "beating children", "choiceText", "You discipline the children with violence", "hitStudents", false,)) (set: $nanoTech to (datamap: "name", "Nanomedicine", "description", "Engineering nanotechnology for medicinal application.", "choiceText", "You have begun studying nanomedicine.", "choseNano", false,)) (set: $stemcells to (datamap: "name", "Stem Cell Research", "description", "Work with stem cell research for medical application.", "choiceText", "You have begun researching stem cells.", "choseStem", false,)) (set: $grantApplication to (datamap: "name", "Grant Application", "description", "Applying for a grant to further your research.", "choiceText", "You are applying for a grant.", "choseGrant", false,)) (set: $jobInterview to (datamap: "name", "Job Interview", "description", "A job interview that would further your career.", "choiceText", "You go to the job interview.", "choseInterview", false,)) (set: $goIntoPolitics to (datamap: "name", "Politics", "description", "Try to start a political career.", "choiceText", "You attempt to start a political career.", "chosePolitics", false,)) (set: $loseYourShit to (datamap: "rage", false,)) (set: $keepLiveCount to 0) (set: $selectedGender to "") (set: $teachingChoice to "") (set: $selectedJob to "") (set: $selectedMeeting to "")

[[.......|Hospitalised]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The doctor shows up and runs you through some small tests to see if you are aware of your surroundings. She then explains that you got into a car accident on the highway and what effects it has had on your body. You can't really focus on what she's telling you. [[You dose off|Time Passes Paralysed2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The next couple of weeks are a bit blurry in your mind. You fade in and out of consciousness through most of it, blurring the lines of dreams with the coming and going faces of doctors and nurses, always speaking incoherently beside your bed. [[As time keeps moving around you.]]

It would be kind of easy would it not? [[To walk out there among the cars.]]

Humans are fragile. [[You are fragile.]]

Maybe it would be better that way. You have no life anyway. [[No significance.]]

Childhood was crap. You worked your ass off in school but for what? Sacrificing any social life you might have had? Only getting picked for your gender? [[Ultimately failing..]]

Having no job. Having no friends. Having no family. [[No one to care.]]

It would be kind of easy would it not? [[Walk on to the highway|Walk on to the Highway]] [[Go home|Walk on to the Highway]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> Until one day, when your mind is a bit clearer than usual. You realise that the doctors have moved you around a few times before, so you would not get too sick of staring at the same room for weeks on end. Did you manage to move your toe yesteday? Or was that just another waking dream? You try again, but nothing happens. (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[You start to remember that time [[by the highway.]]] (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[You start to [[reflect on your life.]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You lived. Guess you really wanted to die, but you lived.. You failed once again. Even at dying.. And now look at you. This is [[not really a much of a life either]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> How long has it been? Did they really have to bring you back? You run through all of these thoughts until you hear the sound of your own voice for the first time in what feels like forever. It is hoarse and painful. But maybe [[it's enough.]]

THE END (DEMO VERSION)

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> Eventually a nurse walks in to check on you. He replaces your IV line and goes about his usual procedure. By sheer force of will, you manage to push words out from your throat: [["Please.."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> [["..end.."]] [["..help.."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> [["..this.."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> [["..me.."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The nurse was surprised by the sound of your voice. You are not sure if he understood what you were saying, but from his expression you could tell that he definitely heard you speak. You did not have the energy to try and repeat yourself. The nurse regained his calm and assured you that this was clearly a sign of improvement for you and that he would let the doctors know immediately. I guess he didn't hear [[exactly what you said]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> Day by day you practise using your voice again. At first it is painful and exhausting, but eventually you regain most of your ability to speak. The doctors hope that you could recover more from your paralysis, but even after the many daily attempts, as the weeks go by, you still cannot move anything from your neck down. [[Keep trying.]] [[I don't want to go on like this.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You tell your doctors how painful it is to live in this state of paralysis. That this is not a life. They say they understand how difficult it must be, and that they are doing everything in their power to help you. [[I guess I have to keep trying.|KeepTrying2]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[But I didn't even want to live in the first place.|But I didn't even want to live in the first place.]]] (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[But I don't even want to be alive anymore.|But I didn't even want to live in the first place.]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You keep trying to fight the paralysis, but your efforts and the tests run by the doctors each seem to be futile. At least you can talk to the personnel and patients now. When they are around. But everyone comes and goes, and you don't exactly get visitors. [[I don't want to go on like this.]] [[Keep trying.|KeepTrying2]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You keep trying to fight the paralysis, but your efforts and the tests run by the doctors each seems to be futile. What did you do to deserve this life? [[I don't want to go on like this.]] [[Keep trying.|KeepTrying3]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You keep trying to fight the paralysis, but your efforts and the tests run by the doctors each seems to be futile. The monotony and lack of results is overwhelming. You lose hope day by day. [[I don't want to go on like this.]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[But one day you get a visitor.|Mysterious Male Visitor]]] (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[But one day you get a visitor.|Mysterious Female Visitor]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You try to talk to the doctors about finally letting you die. You don't want to be here anymore. You can't change your life as it is. You can't do anything on your own. You can't get better. [[At least they could let you die with the dignity you have left. When you really want to die.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The doctors tell you not to say something like that. Euthanasia is illegal. They cannot kill you, or assist you in suicide. "Then just get me off the life support. [[Pull the plug.]] I don't want to be here anymore."

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> "I'm very sorry." The doctor says, "We are not allowed to do that. We have an oath to save lives wherever possible, even if the patient is reluctant, they might not be in their right mind at the time, and we must do our best to save them." [["But this is not a life."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> "It is." the doctor tried to assure you. "We cannot let you die. But we absolutely will try to help you get better." [["I guess I have no choice but to wait then."]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You keep trying to persuade the doctors and nurses to let you die. But to no avail. In the meantime you also keep fighting the paralysis, but your efforts and the tests run by the doctors seems to be futile. (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[But one day you get a visitor.|Mysterious Male Visitor]]] (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[[[But one day you get a visitor.|Mysterious Female Visitor]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> Your education didn't amount to much success past your paper. You did your best but ended up having to settle with a job you never aimed for. You don't have friends or family. And now look at you, paralysed from top to toe. This is [[not really a much of a life either]].

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You could go and talk yourself out of your blind rage at the restaurant, which is ultimately the cause for all of this. [[Stop your anger outburst|Stop your rage]] [[Messing with time could end up in big problems. Reconsider|Choose Time Destination]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You could go and talk yourself out of your suicide attempt, which is the cause for all of this. [[Stop your suicide]] [[Messing with time could end up in big problems. Reconsider|Choose Time Destination]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You could live completely cured, if you just go back in time and avoid meeting yourself. Maybe if you go back to the time around your own birth you would be able to stay clear of yourself and avoid being recognized by accident since the age difference between you and your past self would be so great. [[Go to around the time of your birth|Say Go]] [[You shouldn't take the chance and potentially create any paradoxes|Choose Time Destination]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> What do you do? [[Try to move neck.|Attempt to move your limbs.]] [[Try to move fingertips.|Attempt to move your limbs.]] [[Try to move toes.|Attempt to move your limbs.]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is true)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 4)[[[Maybe you should use the time device after all?]]]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is true)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 5)[[[Maybe you should use the time device after all?]]]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is true)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 6)[[[Maybe you should use the time device after all?]]]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is true)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 7)[[[Maybe you should use the time device after all?]]]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is true)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 8)[[[Maybe you should use the time device after all?]]]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice is false)[(if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 8)[[[Do you still have the time device?]]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> Nothing happens. Your body won't respond. [[Another day passes.|This is your life now.]] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 8)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice to false)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 7)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 8)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 6)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 7)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 5)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 6)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 4)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 5)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 3)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 4)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 2)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 3)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 1)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 2)] (if: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount is 0)[(set: $paralysisTryCount's tryCount to 1)]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/MeF6Eqd.png" style="width:1100px;"> You try to remember when you last had it. You describe it to the doctors and nurses, to find out if they have it. Or have at least seen it. But nobody knows what you are talking about. It should still be around though. Right? Did you really lose it? [[Or was that all a dream?]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6aAJ5Y8.png" style="width:900px;"> You never see the time device again. You end up doubting if it ever even existed, or if it was all your mind and dreams playing tricks on you. The rest of your days are spent fighting the paralysis, but you never really recover. Years go by and when death finally comes for you, [[you embrace it.]]

[[The End|Disclaimer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/2zrTtsV.png" style="width:900px;"> You don't have much of a choice but to listen to his story, and besides he intrigues you. He explains that he knows you very well, but he can't tell you why. He has developed a time-travelling device that can [[cure people from their illnesses.|Time Device F]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/MeF6Eqd.png" style="width:1100px;"> He shows you a little pyramid, that folds out flat in his hand when he gives it the simple command "open". "It's voice controlled", he says, "and it will react to our voices only. You tell it a date and that you want to go there." [[You tell him to leave|Keep Listening F]] [[You keep listening|Keep Listening F]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> He goes on with his explanation: "As I said, this device will allow you to recover completely just by travelling back in time. All you have to do is travel back and then you can live your life as a perfectly healthy person in that timeline. [[There are some rules however|Rules F]]"

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> "The device can't travel forward in time, only backwards. The most important thing is though: you can't change your own time-line. I am not sure what effect it will have, but it is more likely than not that it will create some very serious problems with space-time, so you should not do that. Actually, you shouldn't meet yourself at all." [[Tell him he really needs to leave|Leave F]] [[Tell him to go on|Go on F]] (set: $paralysisTryCount to (datamap: "tryCount", 0, "stillHasDevice", true,))

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> "Listen, I'm not sure what you want here, but I'm not interested in lies and jokes at my expense. Please leave me alone", you say. "Yes, yes, I understand of course", he says. "I understand how this must look to you. But I am going to leave this here. Please believe me". He puts the device in your open hand and without further explanation [[he leaves.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> Intrigued, you urge him to go on, but he says that he can't stay. He puts the device in your open hand and without further explanation [[he leaves.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You are left with the device, and you can't put it down or inspect it further. [[Call for a nurse to take it away|Nurse Take Away Device F]] [[Try to activate the device|Activate Device]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You tell the nurse that you just had an unwanted guest and that if he comes back, you would like the hospital to turn him away. The nurse assures you that they will. Before leaving, he asks if he should take the device in your hand. [[Give it to him.|TakeAwayDeviceF]] [[Tell him that you want to keep it for a bit.|Nurse Leaves F]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> "Alright", he says, and [[leaves|Activate Device]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/MeF6Eqd.png" style="width:1100px;"> You don't know how to operate the device, and the story about time travel seems completely crazy, but you are curious nevertheless. "Close?" you try to say. The device quickly closes. "Open", you say, with more conviction. You could try to see if it actually works. You have nothing to lose. [[Try saying a date.|Choose Time Destination]] [[Even if this works, it's too dangerous to dabble with time.|Keep living]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> There are so many options with this device, if it actually works. These are the ones that pop up in your head as you think about the idea: [[Live in the past as suggested|Live in the past]] (if: $nanoTech's choseNano is true)[[[Go back and get the research from your lab to fix yourself|Fix myself]]] (if: $female's wasPicked is true)[[[Go and talk yourself out of a mistake in the past|Paradox Female]]] (if: $male's wasPicked is true)[(if: $loseYourShit's rage is true)[[[Go and talk yourself out of a mistake in the past|Paradox Male]]]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You still have the time device. A nurse put it on the table by your bed a while back, and it should still be there. [[Try to activate it.|Activate Device]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The nurse leaves with [[the device.|Keep living]] (set: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice to false)

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/lJsQt1F.png" style="width:900px;"> You don't have much of a choice but to listen to her story, and besides she intrigues you. She explains that she knows you very well, but she can't tell you why. She has developed a time-travelling device that can [[cure people from their illnesses.|Time Device M]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/MeF6Eqd.png" style="width:1100px;"> She shows you a little pyramid, that folds out flat in her hand when he gives it the simple command "open". "It's voice controlled", she says, "and it will react to our voices only. You tell it a date and that you want to go there." [[You tell her to leave|Keep Listening M]] [[You keep listening|Keep Listening M]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> She goes on with her explanation: "As I said, this device will allow you to heal completely just by travelling back in time. All you have to do is travel back and then you can live your life as a perfectly healthy person in that timeline. [[There are some rules however|Rules M]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> "The device can't travel forward in time, only backwards. And it does not have the power to travel further back than 50 years. The most important thing is though: you can't change your own time-line. I am not sure what effect it will have, but it is more likely than not that it will create some very serious problems with space-time, so you should not do that. Actually, you shouldn't meet yourself at all." [[Tell her she really needs to leave.|Leave M]] [[Tell her to go on.|Go on M]] (set: $paralysisTryCount to (datamap: "tryCount", 0, "stillHasDevice", true,))

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> "Listen, I'm not sure what you want here, but I'm not interested in lies and jokes at my expense. Please leave me alone", you say. "Yes, yes, I understand of course", she says. "I understand how this must look to you. But I am going to leave this here. Please believe me". She puts the device in your open hand and without further explanation [[she leaves.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> Intrigued, you urge her to go on, but she says that she can't stay. She puts the device in your open hand and without further explanation [[she leaves.]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> You tell the nurse that you just had an unwanted guest and that if she comes back, you would like the hospital to turn her away. The nurse assures you that they will. Before leaving, he asks if he should take the device in your hand. [[Give it to him|TakeAwayDeviceM]] [[Tell him that you want to keep it for a bit|Nurse Leaves M]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> "Alright", he says, and [[leaves|Activate Device]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Pgzg7o9.png" style="width:900px;"> The nurse leaves with [[the device.|Keep living]] (set: $paralysisTryCount's stillHasDevice to false)

[[Go back and talk to your mother|Talk to mother]] [[Abortion]] [[Gender Swap]]

[[Paradox Male]] [[Paradox Female]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You say a date to the machine, and quickly say [["Go!"|Go to time of Birth]], before you change your mind.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up like from sleep on the floor in a room in the same hospital, but 46 years ago. It's night, so the other patients in the room are asleep, and as you come to your senses, you find yourself able to get up and walk just as you could [[before the accident!|Life in the past]]

You live your life in the 70'ies, moving to another city to make sure not to meet yourself by accident. You go through life making sure not to make a big deal out of yourself, and since you now don't have any records at all, you continue working small jobs for the rest of your life. You wanted to continue your research on a sparetime basis once, but the books and articles that you used haven't come out yet, and you don't know how to work without computers. Your life is peaceful, but you never realized your dreams. [[The End|Disclaimer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> Assuming this device works, you could just go back in time to a couple of months ago, when you were doing your research on nanobots that could fix most damage done to the host body. You had only done tests on mice, but had you been able to continue your work, you would have moved on to human trials soon after. With this in your bloodstream, you would probably be able to heal from the accident. [[Continue|Fix with nanobots]] [[Reconsider|Choose Time Destination]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You say a date to the machine, and quickly say [["Go!"|Nanobots]], before you change your mind.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up just next to your hospital bed as if from a good sleep. It is early morning, and someone else is sleeping in the bed instead of you. You find that you can miraculously get up and walk away, just like before your accident. [[You head over to your lab.|Go to Lab]]

You manage to sneak into a laundry room on a different floor of the hospital and get some slightly smelly clothes to replace your hospital gown, before heading out towards your lab. At the lab, you walk in before your past self arrives, half an hour later. In this time, you have found some of the nanobots used on the rat testing, in a syringe and upped the dose to fit a human. Without being noticed, you sneak up behind the your past self, and quickly [[sticks the syringe into their arm.|You disappear]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> Your past self falls to the floor in convulsions, and you notice a sort of dust in the air. You look down on your own body, and notice yourself dissolving. Changing the past will [[kill you after all|Hospital bed cured]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up in a hospital bed. A nurse is checking your IV as you wake, and she rushes off to get a doctor. When the doctor comes, she tells you that you that you are a medical miracle, and that you managed to survive a car accident that would probably have killed you, had you not mysteriously recovered so quickly. Still very tired and disoriented, you manage to explain to her that it must be because of the nanobots that you were once injected with by accident at your lab. [[Your life can go on.|Happy end]]

Time passes as you recuperate, and you have become famous as a medical wonder in the press. Since your nanobots have now been proven to work, it is a great discovery for modern medicine, and when you leave the hospital, you are invited back to your old job as well as many other universities. Things might be looking up for you. [[The End|Disclaimer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You say a date to the machine, and quickly say [["Go!"|On the highway]], before you change your mind.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> You wake up next to your bed in the hospital, like from a good sleep. It's a busy evening at the hospital, but you manage to sneak out and find some clothes in a laundry room some floors down. You catch a cab, and hope that the you of the past will pay for it, [[when you reach her.|The highway]]

You see a blurry shadow walking by the side of the road through the rain, and yell to the cab driver that he needs to pull over because you need to be sick. You get out and run over to the you of the past. [[Talk to past you]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> Your past self stops when she hears footsteps, and turns just as you stop before her. As she sees you, she starts screaming. She falls to the ground screaming in convulsions, and you notice a sort of dust in the air. You look down, and see that it is you, who is dissolving. It seems colliding with your own timeline kills you. [[The end|Disclaimer]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DfGaXoD.png" style="width:900px;"> You say a date to the machine, and quickly say [["Go!"|Restaurant rage]], before you change your mind.

You get to the restaurant and tell the driver that you have friends inside, so if he waits 10 minutes, you will be right back with the fare for him. The waiters recognize you as you run through the restaurant, and wonder why you changed your clothes from just before. As you reach your table, you get eye contact with your past self over the shoulder of the woman. [[He starts to scream]]

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/kn8ygWT.png" style="width:900px;"> He starts out almost quietly, but the sound amplifies, and everyone in the room is looking in your direction now. He falls to the ground screaming in convulsions, and you notice a sort of dust in the air. You look down, and see that it is you who is dissolving. It seems colliding with your own timeline kills you. [[The end|Disclaimer]]