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<center>[[ENTER->Welcome]]</center>You just got back from the store where you bought a bunch of booze for this weekend's bonfire. You head over to the kitchen to sort them out. You look over at the clock which reads: //8:00 PM, March 5, <b>2020</b>//.
"I should get my dinner ready after this." You murmur to yourself.
In the middle of sorting them out and thinking what you could cook for dinner, you hear the [[doorbell ring]]. Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
You hear a beeping noise nearby. A pounding headache starts to form and you reach out to your head, but notice [[something attached to it]]...You open the door and find no one there. As you were about to close the door, you notice [[a piece of paper]] on the ground.//Your awakening is near. This is what you need to hear.//
The message reads. Confused, you bunch up the paper ready to toss it away when a loud screeching noise comes out of nowhere. It's overwhelming enough for you to cover your ears and close your eyes...
[[And the next thing you know...->reality]]A helmet of some sort?
You look around and notice other people in the same predicament as you, except they are all unconscious.
You panic and...
(link: "You try to talk.")[You try to talk to see if you can wake up the others and ask what's going on. But your mouth feels dry, your throat feels like it hasn't been used in years. You find yourself straining to talk but no words come out just incoherent sounds.]
(link:"You try to reach out for the helmet device") [You try to reach out for the helmet device but [[the beeping sound becomes louder.]]] You...
[[Hesitantly stop and think about your next move.]]
[[Try to carelessly take it off.]](set: (prompt: "What's your name?") into $name)
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}(link: "^^//It seems as if there's a trigger whenever you attempt to take it off.//^^")[It seems as if there's a trigger whenever you attempt to take it off.
(link: "There must be a way to turn off that trigger.")[
You...
(link: "Just lie there and try to think of a solution.")[But in your panic-driven state, your mind just comes up blank no matter hard you try.]
[[Survey your surroundings and figure out what you could use to pry it off that is within arms' reach.]]]](link: "It beeps louder and louder...")[It beeps louder and louder until the screeching sound is unbearable that you pass out.
[[Start Over->Game Over]]](link: "On your left, you see...") [On your left, you see another person who is unconscious and attached to the same helmet contraption as you presume yours look like.]
(link: "On your right, you see...") [On your right, you see the same thing.
[(link: "What do you do next?")
[(link: "You try to pull your head up.") [You try to pull your head up but the thing keeps it locked in place.]
[(link: "You try to move your legs.") [You can't move your legs because they are bound.]
[[[You try to move your arms. ->Hands]]]]]]]Your hands are the only thing unbound, and (link: "you noticed something that you haven't noticed before from your panic-driven state:") [(link: "on your right arm, you noticed there's a wristband with a blank screen...") [on your right arm, you noticed there's [[a wristband with a blank screen]].
[(link: "You tap on it to see if it would turn on...") [(link: "The screen remains blank.")
[You feel helpless. You don't know what else to do.
Do you...
[[Wait until someone arrives?]]
[[Think back to what happened and how you ended up here?]]]]]]]
[[It feels like eternity yet no one arrives.]]You close your eyes and recount the events from last night...
(link: "//Or at least the last thing you remember before blacking out and waking up to this nightmare://")
[You just got back from the store where you bought a bunch of booze for this weekend's bonfire. (link: "You head over to the kitchen to sort them out.")[You head over to the kitchen to sort them out.
[(link:"In the middle of sorting them out, you ^^hear the doorbell ring^^")[In the middle of sorting them out, you //hear the doorbell ring//.
You open the door and find no one there.
[(link: "As you were about to close the door, you notice ^^//a piece of paper on the ground//^^")
[As you were about to close the door, you notice //a piece of paper on the ground//.
[(link:"It reads:")[(link:"<b>Your awakening is near. This is what you need to hear.<b>")[What does that even mean?]
Confused, you bunch up the paper ready to toss it away when a loud screeching noise comes out of nowhere. It's overwhelming enough for you to cover your ears and close your eyes.
[[And that's all you remember...->Message]]
]]]]]]]]You think back to the message:
(link:"//Your <b>awakening</b> is near. This is what you need to hear.//")
[(link:"My <b>awakening</b> is here...") [//My <b>awakening</b> is here.//
[You think to yourself that something must be voice activated that might release you:
[(link:"Is it the helmet contraption?") [[[Your next move is to tell the device...->Helmet]]]
[(link:"Is it the wristband?") [[[Your next move is to tell the device...->Wristband]]]]]]]](link:"The device screen blinks once...") [(link:"The device screen blinks twice...") [(link:"The device screen blinks thrice.") [[[The helmet contraption makes a whirring sound and you can feel the device unlocking, until it loosens and thuds on the rather uncomfortable bed you've been laying on...->The Awakened]]]]]
Nothing. The device remains blank.
The only way to activate your device is to seek the hidden message.
Hint: //The answer is a single letter word that lies in the italicized phrase and the beginning letter of the word is a capital.//
[[Try Again->Message]]<B>Chapter 1</B>
##//The Awakening//
(set: $name to (prompt: "What's your name?", ""))
//Hello, (print: $name).//
[[Are you ready to wake up?]]
(set: $answer to (prompt: "Are you ready to wake up?", "Yes or No"))
(set: $correct to "Yes")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "reality") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "virtual dream")
]You feel helpless. You don't know what else to do.
Do you...
[["Still wait until someone arrives?"->Wait until someone arrives?]]
[[Think back to what happened and how you ended up here?]]<b>Chapter 2</b>
##//The Awakened//
[[You slowly get up...]](link:"Your body is stiff as if you've been immobile for so long.") [Your body is stiff as if you've been immobile for so long.
[(link:"You look around and survey your surroundings.") [You look around and survey your surroundings.
All around you are rows upon rows of unconcious people with (link:"the helmet contraption attached to them.") [the helmet contraption attached to them. It has these weird looking tubes attached to them and it seems to be feeding a giant server machine.
Horrified, [[you stumble around the room trying to find others who are awake just like you, but there is no one.]]]]]]What do you do next?
(link:"Examine the machines.") [Examine the machines: [(link:"It looks like it's extracting data at such a fast speed...") [(link:"It looks like it's extracting data at such a fast speed...... But from where?") [It's extracting data from the humans.]]]]
(link:"Look for an exit.") [Look for an exit: [(link:"Making a quick tour around the room, you noticed that there were three doors.") [ [[Which door will you choose?]] ]]]Which door will you choose?
(link:"Door A") [Door A: Opens to what looks like a control room with a bunch of wires.]
(link:"Door B") [Door B: [(link:"Opens to a huge room with a double sided mirror with computer screens. You can see the entirety of the room from here and there are camera's recording from the nooks and crannies of the room.") [[[You inspect closely...]]]]]
(link:"Door C") [Door C: [[Leads to a hallway.]]]Hello, $name.
//Are you ready for the truth?//
[[Yes! Tell me what's going on!]]
(link:"Not really...") [You're back at the hallway with no idea where to go or what to do. ](link:"Up until this moment, //the life you have known has been a lie//. It's just been a virtual reality that's been augmented by the AI. None of them are true or real.
For over a thousand years, the AI has taken over humanity and has been //controlling our kind inside the walls of The Oasis//.")
[(link:"It feeds off our dreams, our thoughts, our decisions - our very essence... Our mind. You woke up today, confused and disoriented, but you have woken up to the //truth//.")
[You are one of the few who have been chosen to serve a greater cause. We have been keeping an eye on you for the past year and we have reasons to believe that you possess the skills to accomplish a mission that, if you choose to accept, will lead to the freedom of humanity.
[[You are our hope, $name.->Mission]]]]$name, do you accept the mission?
[[Yes. I'm ready to accept the mission.]]
[[No. I'm sorry but I don't think I'm ready for this.->End]][~~This message will self-corrupt in~~ [(link:"three...") [[[two...-> Meeting]]]]](link:"Suddenly, the doors open and a girl followed by two guys come in.")
[//"Are you... one of us?"// The girl asks hesitantly.
[(link:"I think so?")
[//"So you're the last one. It said there are four of us who were chosen for the mission. I'm Marcus."// The guy with a buzzcut hair introduced himself.
//"The other guy with glasses is Klaus, and this is Nancy."// Marcus voluntarily introduces the other two.
"I'm not sure if I should say it's nice to meet you under the circumstance were in, but I'm $name and [[I'm glad I'm not alone.]]" You respond.]]](link:"Suddenly, the whole room lights up as another series of text appears on the screen:")
[Suddenly, the whole room lights up as another series of text appears on the screen:
[(link:"Greetings, Awakened.")
[(link:"By now, the four of you have been awakened to the truth. You have been chosen for a greater cause, and your mission is to retrieve a device that will free humanity from the clutches of technology.
In order to successfully navigate around The Oasis, you must work together as a team. Each one of you possess a unique skill that will leverage your chances of completing this mission.")
[(link:"The only way to go undetected is to make sure your wristbands are activated. It sends signals that lends you to be undetected as you find your way around the towers.
When it deactivates, it means that your time is running out. The way to reactivate it is by answering the question it prompts you.
If you answer wrong, it will alert the system that you have been awakened, and //they// will come after you. Once you’ve been tagged, there is no escape. They will know your every move and anticipate every decision you will make.")[
[[In the heart of the AI Tower, lies the key to be retrieved. A map will be displayed on screen. You only have a few seconds, until it self-corrupts.]]]]]]]
//Hidden in this tower, behind a jungle of cords, is something small,
To let you pass through and not waste a moment to stall.
It is the key to the other side,
Which you will cross in a moment’s stride.//
[[Next->Next Move]]The screen goes blank…
//“So what now?”// Nancy asks no one in particular.
“We need to reach the bridge that connects this tower to the other one.” Klaus answers, “And I know the way to get from here to there. But first [[we need to solve the riddle and find the key]] that will give us access to the bridge and the AI Tower.”//Hidden in this tower, [[behind a jungle of cords]], is something small,
To let you pass through and not waste a moment to stall.
It is the key to the other side,
Which you will cross in a moment’s stride.//Where do you think is it?
[[Human Pod]]
[[Control Room]]
[[Wire Room]] "It's the [[key]]." Marcus whispers.
"Follow me, I know the way to the bridge." Klaus heads towards the hallway and [[the rest follows->The Tunnel]].<b>Chapter 3</b>
##//The Tunnel//
[[You are facing a glass door. Beyond it is the bridge. You place the chip on the panel beside the glass door and it opens.]] (link:"You feel your way around the darkness.")
[You’re touching what you think is the wall, when your hand comes into contact with some (link:"kind of lever.") [kind of lever.
[[You accidentally, pull it.]]]](set: $answer to (prompt: "Your next move is to tell the device:", ""))
(set: $correct to "Awakening")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Incorrect Answer Helmet") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Incorrect Answer Helmet")
](set: $answer to (prompt: "Your next move is to tell the device:", ""))
(set: $correct to "Awakening")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Helmet Contraption") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Incorrect Answer")
] At the hallway, there are other doors that seem to lead to a similar room you were in.
You try to open them but they are locked except for one.
(link:"You enter the unlocked room.") [[Inside the unlocked room, there's a single computer screen. Which lights up the moment you enter.]]At the hallway, there are other doors that seem to lead to a similar room you were in.
You try to open them but they are locked except for one.
(link:"You enter the unlocked room.") [[[Inside the unlocked room, there's a single computer screen. Which lights up the moment you enter.]]]<img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a3c740f51a58422e6d19f7c/5ad9b313f950b767531b0b25/5ad9b33588251b78281a9234/1524216649059/Chip.png?format=2500w" alt="Chip" width="600">
[[Go Back->A small chip.]]<img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a3c740f51a58422e6d19f7c/5ad9b313f950b767531b0b25/5ad9b3306d2a738fada760ce/1524216651163/Artboard.png?format=2500w" alt="The Oasis Map" width="800">
[[Go Back->In the heart of the AI Tower, lies the key to be retrieved. A map will be displayed on screen. You only have a few seconds, until it self-corrupts.]]The Human Pod is where you and the others woke up.
You and your team navigate through the aisles where the rest of the humans lie unconscious, the machines feeding through their dreams.
Your team sees a bunch of wires but the key is nowhere to be found here.
[[Go back->behind a jungle of cords]]The Control Room is where the large screens are that displays video recordings of the entire Tower.
You and your team were just here earlier but there aren't any //jungle of cords// on sight.
[[Go back->behind a jungle of cords]]Inside the wire room is well... A bunch of wires that seems to be the main connection for all the machines in the tower. It’s the definition of a jungle of cords.
(link:"At the back of the room there’s a small panel.") [You walk towards the small and inside you find:
[[A small chip.]]
[(link: "A button.") [A button that might trigger an alarm, so you take a pass on it.]
[(link:"A dangling wire.") [A dangling wire doesn't seem to have much use, so you take a pass on it.]]]](link:"It’s dark outside, the air is crisp and chilly.")
[(link:"Marcus leads the way, and the rest follow hesitantly and make your way across the platform.")
[At the end of the bridge, there is another glass door. You use the chip to gain access once again and the door opens. [[One by one, you and the rest step inside the AI Tower.]]]]You notice a screen displaying the current date which says <b>March 5, 3500</b>.
You think to yourself:
//That's impossible. The last thing I remember is that it's only <b>March 5, 2020</b>... I can't be alive for a thousand years.
Did I travel to the future perhaps?//
Confused more than ever, you decide to [[leave the room and go back->Chosen Door B]] to check the other doors.
Which door will you choose?
(link:"Door A") [Door A: Opens to what looks like a control room with a bunch of wires.]
(link:"Door B") [Door B: [Opens to a huge room with a double sided mirror with computer screens that displays the current date: <b>March 5, 3500</b>. You can see the entirety of the room from here and there are camera's recording from the nooks and crannies of the room.]]
(link:"Door C") [Door C: [[Leads to a hallway.]]]Double-click this passage to edit it.With your curiosity...
(link:"You put on the vision goggles.") [The moment you put it on, [[the walls of the room transforms ]]into what feels like the inside of a computer where you are a witness to its action in continually running different kinds of code.
[[You tell the others what the vision goggles do.]]
[(link:"You take off the vision goggles.") [The walls go back to normal.]]]You (link:"press play.") [press play.
A static-filled noise fills the room as the record starts to play the message:
"//It is the year 3500. The year that technology has come to its full fruition...//"
Not wanting to hear this nonsense, you decide to press stop.
[[Go Back->You accidentally, pull it.]]]You tap the screen and an image of bots come to life. It starts to speak a pre-programmed message:
Greetings and welcome to the heart of The Oasis!
You are standing inside the tower where The AI lives. While you may not be able to go further beyond this point, you will still be able to explore it virtually and with my guidance...
The hologram bot continues to sprout useless information about the tower and the AI history and you feel like listening to it is a waste of time and a divergence to your mission, so you turn it off.
[[Go Back->You accidentally, pull it.]]“Whoa...” You whisper in awe.
“What is it?” Marcus asks.
“The room transforms into a bunch of code. When you put it on, it feels like you're inside the computer. It's like an x-ray vision goggles." You inform them.
"Let me try it!" Nancy exclaims, a little too excitedly. You hand her the device and she also exclaims in wonder.
Nancy seems to be looking around the room, studying the hidden code that's being run by the tower. Suddenly, she exclaims and tells the group that she might have discovered something.
"There's this code that seems to be running the same algorithm and it looks like it's making a path." She tells the group as she studies one part of the room and follows its path slowly. She stops and takes off the device.
[["Here, take a look."]] She hands the goggles to you and you put it on again.You then realize that the [[vision goggle]] acts like an x-ray that let's you see through the walls and that the entire tower is one giant server that runs code to power the AI.
[[Go Back->A vision goggle.]]She guided you to a spot where she saw the code last and you tried to examine the area.
[["I don't see anything. Are you sure you saw something?"]]
[["You're right, Nancy! I see it and it seems to be leading deeper to one of the branches of the tunnel!"]]"Yeah! It was right there. Let me see again." Nancy eagerly responds.
You hand the goggles back to her and she tries it on. The moment she does, her face falls.
"It's gone..." She says dejectedly.
"It's alright Nancy. [[Let's just figure out some other way]] to navigate through these tunnels." You console her.
She hands you back the vision goggles and you keep it. You decided to take it with you because something in your gut tells you that it might come in handy later on.Everything seems to be connecting and the others agree.
With a fresh wave of determination, you lead the others to the path that the code is making. At the end of the tunnel, it seems to be a dead end.
You and others survey the area, until you stumble upon a latch that seems to blend in the ground.
You lift it up and it reveals:
[[A spiral staircase.]]
[[A secret stash.]] You and the rest of the group go deeper into the tunnel.
At the end of the hallway, there are two doors. Which one do you think leads to the room where the device is kept?
[[Door A]]
[[Door B]]You and the rest of the group go deeper into the tunnel. As you reach the end there are two doors. From one of the doors, (link:"a bot suddenly comes out and abruptly stops when it saw your group.") [a bot suddenly comes out and abruptly stops when it saw your group.
Suddenly, the alarms sounded and a loud screeching sound fires up in The Tower.
The bot started exclaiming: //"There are four Awakened Humans in Hallway B. Calling for dispatch to terminate."//
[(link:"Your group runs back toward the place where you came from but more bots starts filing out and they close in on your group.")
[With nowhere to go, the four of you stop. The moment you all did, they shot tranquilizers at you and you fall unconscious to the ground.
[[Start Over->Game Over]]]]]Leads back to the bridge and out into the chilly night.
[[Go Back ->Let's just figure out some other way]]The moment you open the door, the sounds of a shrieking alarm fills the entire place. You abruptly close it.
In the corner of your eye, you see a bot rounding a corner.
In a moment of panic, you and the team run towards:
[[The second door, hoping it is unlocked.->Door B]]
[[Go back to the hallway where you came from.]]Fortunately, it leads inside an empty, dark room. The four of you hide out for a while until the coast is clear.
While you're catching your breath, you notice a faint light flickering behind you, and it reveals a door that seems to be a giant screen.
It's displaying a bunch of gibberish letters and numbers. (link:"You turn the handle.")[The door is locked. Right then, you notice a panel on your right side, where it seems to require some kind of code.
As the four of you are discussing what the access code might be, you start to notice that the words on the door were shifting to form [(link:"a message:") [a message:
[(link:"Where there is intelligence there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing walls of this tower.
Only through the eyes of one can see,
All the power you seek in me.")
[//(color: "gray")[Where there is intelligen]<b>c</b>(color: "gray")[e there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing wa]<b>l</b>(color: "gray")[ls of this t]<b>o</b>(color: "gray")[wer.]
(color: "gray")[Only through the eyes of one] <b>c</b>(color: "gray")[an see,
All the power you see]<b>k</b> (color: "gray")[in me.]//
[[What is the code word, $name?->What do you think is the code?]]]]]]]You realize it was a mistake, because more bots starts filing out and they close in on your group.
With nowhere to go, the four of you stop. The moment you all did, they shot tranquilizers at you and you fall unconscious to the ground.
[[Start Over->Game Over]](set: $answer to (prompt: "The code is:", ""))
(set: $correct to "clock")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Clockwork Room") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Alert")
]The screen displays the message:
//Incorrect!//
[[Try again.->Attempt]]<b>Chapter 4</b>
##//The Clockwork Device//
[[You have unlocked the code! Feeling elated, you watch as the door slides open noiselessly.->You unlock the code and the door slides noiselessly open.]]"Klaus, do you remember where this goes exactly?" Marcus asks.
"Yes, it branches out to different areas of the tower, some seem to be a dead end, but one of it goes to the heart of The Tower where the device should be." Klaus replies confidently.
"You know the way then?" Nancy asks.
"Well... It's a little more complicated than that. I saw which branch leads to the room where the device should be kept, but when we came in I got disoriented with the darkness and now... I don't know which way we got it and which way would lead us there." He replies hesistantly.
You survey the Tunnel and it seems to branch out into three different hallways:
[[Hallway A]]
[[Hallway B]]
[[Hallway C]]"I think we should follow it, it might lead us to the device." Nancy exclaims.
Do you follow it as Nancy suggests?
[[Yeah, seems like a sound plan.]]
[[No, it seems sketchy.]]"I think we should just figure it out on our own. It's a hard telling where this might lead. We can't take our chances." You reply.
You keep the device in your pocket and decide to take it with you because something in your gut tells you that it might come in handy later on.
Marcus agrees with you and turns to Klaus, "Do you remember where this goes exactly?" He asks.
"Yes, it branches out to different areas of the tower, some seem to be a dead end, but one of it goes to the heart of The Tower where the device should be." Klaus replies confidently.
"You know the way then?" Nancy asks.
"Well... It's a little more complicated than that. I saw which branch leads to the room where the device should be kept, but when we came in I got disoriented with the darkness and now... I don't know which way we got it and which way would lead us there." He replies hesistantly.
You survey the Tunnel and it seems to branch out into three different hallways:
[[Hallway A]]
[[Hallway B]]
[[Hallway C]]The staircase leads downwards and you start your descent. The rest of the group follows your lead. At the bottom of the stairway, there’s a door and you stop.
The door seems to be a giant screen where it’s displaying a bunch of gibberish letters and numbers. (link:"You turn the handle.")[The door is locked. Right then, you notice a panel on your right side, where it seems to require some kind of code.
As the four of you are discussing what the access code might be, you start to notice that the words on the door were shifting to form [(link:"a message:") [a message:
[(link:"Where there is intelligence there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing walls of this tower.
Only through the eyes of one can see,
All the power you seek in me.")
[//(color: "gray")[Where there is intelligen]<b>c</b>(color: "gray")[e there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing wa]<b>l</b>(color: "gray")[ls of this t]<b>o</b>(color: "gray")[wer.]
(color: "gray")[Only through the eyes of one] <b>c</b>(color: "gray")[an see,
All the power you see]<b>k</b> (color: "gray")[in me.]//
[[What is the code word, $name?->What do you think is the code?]]]]]]]Inside the stash, there's ammunition, odd-looking devices and laser guns. The device, however, nowhere in there.
Do you...
[[Take some of the weapons.]]
[[Leave it where it is.]]"This will come in handy for later. Take as much as you can." Marcus instructs the group.
"Well, there's no device but at least it led us to somewhere useful." Klaus remarks.
The four of you gather the weapons and load yourselves each with a laser gun and some ammunition. You and the rest leave the other unknowable devices, since you have no clue what they are for.
After you finish swiping the stash, you [[head back towards where you came from to strategize your next move.]]You think that it might trigger an alarm if one of the weapons are taken out of the stash.
"We need to be careful. We don't know anything about this place. Things like these might trigger an alarm." You tell them.
"He's right. We have to be remain cautious at all times." Marcus agrees.
Nancy sighed dejectedly, while Klaus just nods his head in agreement.
[[The four of you head back towards where you came from to strategize another course of action.]]Back at the main tunnel, the others try to figure out where to go next.
There are three other branches, they know one already leads to the end so they are left with two to explore.
"Which one do you think we should head towards to?" Nancy asks.
[[Hallway A->Hallway A.1]]
[[Hallway B->Hallway B.1]]You and the rest of the group go deeper into the tunnel.
At the end of the hallway, there are two doors. Which one do you think leads to the room where the device is kept?
[[Door A->Door A.1]]
[[Door B->Door B.1]]You and the rest of the group go deeper into the tunnel. As you reach the end there are two doors. From one of the doors, (link:"a bot suddenly comes out and abruptly stops when it saw your group.") [a bot suddenly comes out and abruptly stops when it saw your group.
Suddenly, the alarms sounded and a loud screeching sound fires up in The Tower.
The bot started exclaiming: //"There are four Awakened Humans in Hallway B. Calling for dispatch to terminate."//
[(link:"Your group runs back toward the place where you came from but more bots starts filing out and they close in on your group.")
[You took out your weapons and started firing at the bots and clearing the way.
All of a sudden, you:
[[Run out of ammunition.]]
[[Get tackled by a bot.]]]]]The moment you open the door, the sounds of a shrieking alarm fills the entire place. You abruptly close it.
In the corner of your eye, you see a bot rounding a corner.
In a moment of panic, you and the team run towards:
[[The second door, hoping it is unlocked.->Door B.1]]
[[Go back to the hallway where you came from.->Hallway A.1.1]]Fortunately, it leads inside an empty, dark room. The four of you hide out for a while until the coast is clear.
While you're catching your breath, you notice a faint light flickering behind you, and it reveals a door that seems to be a giant screen.
It's displaying a bunch of gibberish letters and numbers. (link:"You turn the handle.")[The door is locked. Right then, you notice a panel on your right side, where it seems to require some kind of code.
As the four of you are discussing what the access code might be, you start to notice that the words on the door were shifting to form [(link:"a message:") [a message:
[(link:"Where there is intelligence there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing walls of this tower.
Only through the eyes of one can see,
All the power you seek in me.")
[//(color: "gray")[Where there is intelligen]<b>c</b>(color: "gray")[e there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing wa]<b>l</b>(color: "gray")[ls of this t]<b>o</b>(color: "gray")[wer.]
(color: "gray")[Only through the eyes of one] <b>c</b>(color: "gray")[an see,
All the power you see]<b>k</b> (color: "gray")[in me.]//
[[What is the code word, $name?->What do you think is the code?]]]]]]]You realize it was a mistake, because more bots starts filing out and they close in on your group.
With nowhere to go, the four of you stop. Fighting back is better than running. So you pull out your weapons and start shooting at the bots.
As your group starts shooting, and more bots fall to the ground, you make a pathway towards the second door. By now the entire tower and it's system is starting to go on a lockdown. They are aware of your presence so time is running out.
[[Reaching the second door, you file in and lock it behind you as more bots filled the hallway.->Door B.1.1]]While you and the group catching your breath, you notice a faint light flickering behind you, and it reveals a door that seems to be a giant screen.
It's displaying a bunch of gibberish letters and numbers. (link:"You turn the handle.")[The door is locked. Right then, you notice a panel on your right side, where it seems to require some kind of code.
As the four of you are discussing what the access code might be, you start to notice that the words on the door were shifting to form [(link:"a message:") [a message:
[(link:"Where there is intelligence there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing walls of this tower.
Only through the eyes of one can see,
All the power you seek in me.")
[//(color: "gray")[Where there is intelligen]<b>c</b>(color: "gray")[e there is power,
Hidden beneath the knowing wa]<b>l</b>(color: "gray")[ls of this t]<b>o</b>(color: "gray")[wer.]
(color: "gray")[Only through the eyes of one] <b>c</b>(color: "gray")[an see,
All the power you see]<b>k</b> (color: "gray")[in me.]//
[[What is the code word, $name?->What do you think is the code?]]]]]]]Back at the main tunnel, the others try to figure out where to go next.
There are three other branches, they know one already leads to the end so they are left with two to explore.
"Which one do you think we should head towards to?" Nancy asks.
[[Hallway A->Hallway A]]
[[Hallway B->Hallway B]]You:
(link:"Try to fight the bots coming at you with your own strength.") [You try to fight them off with your own strength, but with its metallic built, you start to realize that you may be no match. Struggling under its weight, you didn't notice the moment it injected a tranquilizer on you until it was too late and you slowly become unconscious.
[[Start Over->Game Over]]]
[[Ditch your weapon and urge the group to keep running.]]You...
(link:"Fight it off.") [You try to fight it off, but with its metallic built, you start to realize that you may be no match with its strength. Struggling under its weight, you didn't notice the moment it injected a tranquilizer on you until it was too late and you slowly become unconscious.
[[Start Over->Game Over]]]
(link:"Call for help.") [[[You notice the others are also struggling to fight off the other bots. But on the ground, you find your laser gun within your reach. You grab and shoot at it. It falls to the ground and you get up.]]]You get back at the main tunnel with the other bots hot on your heels. You and the rest of the group run for the other hallway.
At the end of the hallway, there are two doors. Which one do you think leads to the room where the device is kept?
[[Door A->Door A.1.1]]
[[Door B->Door B.1]]The moment you open the door, the sounds of more alarms fills the entire place. You abruptly close it.
"They're closing in on us." Marcus breathes heavily.
In the corner of your eye, you see another bot rounding a corner.
In a flurry of panic, you and the team run towards:
[[The second door, hoping it is unlocked.->Door B.1.1]]
[[Go back to the hallway where you came from.->Hallway A.1.1.1]]You realize it was a mistake, because more bots starts filing out and they close in on your group, along with the other bots that you encountered at the other hallway.
With nowhere to go, the four of you stop. Fighting back is better than running this time. So the rest of the team pull out your weapons and start shooting at the bots. You try to fight them off with your own strength.
As the fighting ensues and the others keep shooting, moe bots fall to the ground, and it starts to make a pathway towards the second door. By now the entire tower and it's system is starting to go on a lockdown. They are aware of your presence so time is running out.
[[Reaching the second door, you file in and lock it behind you as more bots filled the hallway.->Door B.1.1]]You urge the group to keep moving and as you make your way back to the main tunnel with the other bots hot on your heels, you and the rest of the group run for the other hallway this time.
At the end of the hallway, there are two doors. Which one do you think leads to the room where the device is kept?
[[Door A->Door A.1.1]]
[[Door B->Door B.1]]The device deactivates. You have been located.
The room goes on lockdown and out of nowhere, tranquilizer darts were shot at you.
The next thing you know is that you're falling to the ground. Until consciousness starts to slip away.
[[Start Over->Game Over]]The device made a beeping sound and it (link:"displayed a message.")
[displays a message: //Tick tock goes the clock.//]
(link:"It sent out a clue to each one of your device that seemed to complete a riddle.")
[(link:"Marcus") [Marcus: Retrieve what is asked and head over to the dock.]
[(link:"$name") [$name: Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.]
[(link:"Nancy") [Nancy: In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.]
[(link:"Klaus") [Klaus: But beware, the watch keeper will be there.]
(link:"It activates once again and the room becomes eerily silent.")
[[[Approach The Clockwork Device->Approach The Clockwork Device]]]]]]]
You realize that [[the riddle->figure out where the exit is located]] gave you the clue to where the exit could be possibly located...
What's your next move, $name?
[[Take a closer look at the clockwork device.]]
[[Put on the vission goggles.]]With bated breaths, they waited to see if any alarm would sound. To their relief, nothing happened which seemed odd.
Your next move is to [[figure out where the exit is located]].The clue is in the riddle:
//Retrieve what is asked and head over to the dock.
Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.
In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.
But beware, the watch keeper will be there.//
[[Next Passage->Figure Exit]]You inspect The Clockwork Device and you noticed there was a button at the edge.
(link:"You press it.") [You pressed it and it made a clicking sound. The others gather around you and together you wait and see what happens.
The device opened like a locket and inside you saw there was [(link:"a key.") [a key.
//In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.//
You figured out a part of the riddle! Now to find where the exit could be.
[[Next Passage->Hidden Door]]]]]You remembered that you have the vision goggles with you, and a line from the riddle had you thinking that it had something to do with finding the exit.
You retrieve it from your pocket, you put it on and start to survey the area from a new perspective.
As you sweep around the room to see what changed, here there's no code running along the walls. But there is one thing that appeared:
A secret door at:
[[The west side of the room.->West Door]]
(link:"The east side of the room.") [You and the group approached it and opened the door. Inside is just a large screen with more wires. It's running different codes and it seems to be matching it with different face's of individuals.
You...
[[Curiously watch to see if you or any one in your group happen to come up at the screen.]]
[[Go back to the room and check the other door.->West Door]]
]
<b>Chapter 5</b>
##//The Escape//
[[Running down the spiral staircase, you reach the end. There's another door and you open it...]]//Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.//
You open the door but it is locked. You find that you need a key to unlock it.
(link:"Look around for a key.") [There's no key lying around the room.]
[[Inspect The Clockwork Device.]]After a while, your face pops out of the screen, followed by Nancy, Marcus and Klaus.
Your profiles are marked in red boxes, with the heading that says: //"Dreamer is unconscious."//
Under the heading, there's a timer that shows 30 minutes and under it indicates that they will be prompted to go online in that timeframe.
You and the group realize that this is the only time you have left to escape The Oasis and in a haste, [[you leave the room to check the other door.->West Door]]Double-click this passage to edit it.You inspect The [[Clockwork Device->clockwork device]] and you noticed there was a button at the edge.
(link:"You press it.") [You pressed it and it made a clicking sound. The others gather and together you wait and see what happens.
The device opened like a locket and inside you saw there was a [[key->key device]].
//In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.//
With your heart beating rapidly, you insert the key on the door and it clicks open.
[[Next Passage->Watch Tower]]]With the key, you figure out the the next move, which is to find the door that it will lead you out of The Oasis.
Going back to [[the riddle]], what do you think you should do next?
[[Put on the vission goggles.->Vision]]
(link:"Survey the area to see if you missed something.") [It seems that there are no other visible doors aside from the one you came from and that can't possibly lead to the exit.]The clue is in the riddle:
//Retrieve what is asked and head over to the dock.
Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.
In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.
But beware, the watch keeper will be there.//
[[Go Back->Take a closer look at the clockwork device.]]You remembered that you have the vision goggles with you, and a line from the riddle had you thinking that it had something to do with finding the exit.
You retrieve it from your pocket, you put it on and start to survey the area from a new perspective.
As you sweep around the room to see what changed, here there's no code running along the walls. But there is one thing that appeared:
A secret door at:
[[The west side of the room.->West Door.1]]
(link:"The east side of the room.") [You and the group approached it and opened the door. Inside is just a large screen with more wires. It's running different codes and it seems to be matching it with different face's of individuals.
You...
[[Curiously watch to see if you or any one in your group happen to come up at the screen.->Curious.1]]
[[Go back to the room and check the other door.->West Door.1]]
]
//Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.//
You open the door but it is locked. You find that you need the key to unlock it.
With your heart beating rapidly, you insert the key on the door and it clicks open.
[[Next Passage->Watch Tower]]
After a while, your face pops out of the screen, followed by Nancy, Marcus and Klaus.
Your profiles are marked in red boxes, with the heading that says: //"Dreamer is unconscious."//
Under the heading, there's a timer that shows 30 minutes and under it indicates that they will be prompted to go online in that timeframe.
You and the group realize that this is the only time you have left to escape The Oasis and in a haste, [[you leave the room to check the other door.->West Door.1]]Straight ahead you can see The Watch Tower.
//But beware, the watch keeper will be there.//
Remembering the line from the riddle, you know that you are headed in the right direction.
[[Keep Going Straight->Escape]]There's a row of what seems to be like transportation pods.
(link:"You approach it.") [Maybe it can be your escape! You approach it but realize that it's all out of service. You and your group can't lose hope so you keep moving.]
[[You go back where you were.->Running down the spiral staircase, you reach the end. There's another door and you open it...]]There's a row of what seems to be like home pods.
(link:"You approach it.") [One by one you try to see if any of the home pods are open but they are all locked shut. No hope there.]
[[You go back where you were.->Running down the spiral staircase, you reach the end. There's another door and you open it...]]You reach the tower. The walls rise high as if trying to intimidate anyone who comes close.
You know that at the other side of this is your freedom, but you have to go through one last hurdle.
At the top of the tower, you notice a (link:"beam of red light shines through every few seconds.") [You obviously know not to get caught in the red light.
"I think that's the watch keeper that the riddle mentioned." Klaus shares his thoughts with the group.
You agree but you remember that there weren't any other instructions given in [[the riddle->the riddle 2]] on how to overcome this last obstacle.
Desperate, the only course of action you can think of is to inspect what's right in front of you. You and others [[search the wall]] for anything that could be hidden in plain sight.]Inside the room there’s a stadium that sits on the center. It seems to be thriving with energy.
There’s a faint whirring, an indication that the device is constantly running. Several tubes attached to the device and seems to be connected to the ground where it is constantly running blue lights that feeds into the machine.
(link:"//You can’t help but think of it as the essence of human thoughts and you shiver.//")
[Marcus leads the group and heads over to the center of the room. When all of a sudden you all hear a screeching noise. It seems to be coming off your wristband and you see that it's about to get deactivated, which means your time is running out.
"No, not now when we're so close!" Nancy exclaims.
All of your devices suddenly blinks simultaneously and [[it prompts you a question...]]]//The clockwork holds the key,
So that humanity can be set free.
It lets you go back in time,
To unbind the mistakes of this crime.
If you thought your time was in the past,
Then [[what was the year you know last?]]//As you move your hands through the wall, your hands come into contact with what seems to be a hidden panel that opened with your touch.
You call out to the others and they gather around the panel. It requires a code.
//Hint: The number lies in the year where you are now.//
[[What is the code?->Wall Code]]The clue is in the riddle:
//Retrieve what is asked and head over to the dock.
Pass through something that is unseen, where it can only be seen in green.
In the heart of the device, you will be saved from your demise.
But beware, the watch keeper will be there.//
[[Go Back->Escape]](set: $answer to (prompt: "The year now where you are now is:", ""))
(set: $correct to "3500")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Pass Through") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Found")
](set: $answer to (prompt: "What is the year of your past?", "2020 or 3500"))
(set: $correct to "2020")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Activate") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Deactivate")
]You put in the wrong code and the entire place starts to alert that there are intruders.
Suddenly, bots start to come from every side and they start to close in on you.
Trapped and with nowhere else to run, you surrender yourselves and the shot tranquilizers at your group.
Your last thought before you hit the ground and fall unconscious is that:
//You were so close...
^^So cl - ...^^//
[[Start Over->Game Over]]The code is accepted and a door reveals open. A breeze of cold, frigid air hits you, but neverthe less you (link:"step out into the other side.") [step out into the other side.
You, Nancy, Klaus and Marcus look at one another.
You think to yourself: //You did it.//
[[The Barren Lands]]]//Finally, fresh air.//
It leads out into the open night and you and the group find yourselves on the ground level of The Oasis. You breathe in deeply, suddenly feeling as if the air inside the tower was suffocating and the air outside gives you sense of relief.
Now that you're finally outside of the towers, where would you go next?
[[Go straight.]]
[[Go left.]]
[[Go right.]]On the other side of the wall, snow covered land stretch out for miles. The fog is heavy and evrything is clouded in a mist. Through the moving mist, you could faintly make out a silhouette of a mountain.
As you and the others take in the surroundings of the outside world, the door automatically closes behind you. There's no handle on the outside, and the metallic wall is smooth and polished as if the door you passed through never existed.
You start to shiver and the cold air suddenly hits you like a brick wall. You and the others are not prepared for such an extreme weather, especially with just the overalls as your only clothing.
[[Just as you think that you won't survive out here, you hear the faint noise of an engine coming towards you.]]
<b>Epilogue</b>
##//The Ending//
Congratulations, $name.
You have escaped The Oasis. Your next journey awaits you beyond the border and beyond the realm of this time. You now hold the key to unravel all this mystery; to fix what was done in the past and to be finally free at last.
Until we meet again.
//^^The Journey of The Awakened continues in Part II of the story, The Haze: A Journey Through Time^^//A black truck emerges from the mist and approaches your goup. It stops a few feet from where you are. The back door opens and a man in a white jumpsuit wearing a something that looks similar to your vision goggles walks toward you and the group and introduces himself:
"I'm Diego, head of The Rebels of The Mist. Congratulations, Awakened. You have succesfully completed your mission."
You all look at one another and ask:
"What's happens next?"
"That's seems to be the question of the day isn't it? First, Let's get you all in the truck where you can warm up and we'll head back to the HQ. Kate, our Head Scientist and Researcher will explain the rest."
[[With no other choice, you, Nancy, Klaus and Marcus file into the truck one by one.]]It's [[pitch black...]]
(link:"//I can’t see a thing.//")
[(link:"//What is this place.//")
[(link:"//Where are we?//")
[//“Guys, be quiet.”// Marcus interrupts the chatter.
//“Klaus, do you have an idea where we are exactly?”// You ask.
//“I think we’re inside the tunnel.” Klaus responds.//]]]<audio src="the URL of your sound effect" autoplay>
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As your eyes adjust, you notice a device sitting in the corner of the circular room.
You approach it and take it in your hands.
"What is it?" Nancy asks.
[[A vision goggle.]]
[[A tape recorder.]]
[[A hologram device.]](set: $StartOver to 3)[[Game Over->Start]](set: $answer to (prompt: "The code is:", ""))
(set: $correct to "clock")
(if: $answer is $correct)[
(goto: "Clockwork Room") ]
(else:)[
(go-to: "Alert")
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There might have been a mistake. Sorry to hear that you are not ready for this.
As a classified mission, the utmost priority is to protect the cause. With that, there is no other choice but to wipe your memory and send you back.
We wish you well, $name.
The screen goes blank and all of a sudden a thick smoke starts to come out of the machine as if it burned out. The next thing you know, you are suddenly losing consciousness.
[[Start Over ->Game Over]]The [[clockwork device]] is encased in glass, attached on the center of the main machine.
“It seems to be installed there. Nancy, do you think you can pry it off?” Marcus asks.
Nancy inspects the device, “I can give it a try.” She looked around the area to find some tools to make a makeshift wrench.
[[She got to work and with the help of Marcus, they were able to succesfully pry off the device from the machine.->Retrieve]]Double-click this passage to edit it.
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[[Go Back->Inspect The Clockwork Device.]]//In a world where technology rules over humanity, how will you decipher virtual dream from reality?//
[[Proceed->The Awakening]]<b></b>
##//Game Over, $name//
[[RESTART SIMULATION->Start]]Nothing happens. The device remains blank.
Maybe it's the wrong device.
[[//Try Again//->Message]]A [[map of The Oasis]] is displayed.
Klaus hurries to move towards the screen and studies the map intently, as if observing it's every detail.
“Klaus says he has a good photographic memory. We just need to trust him to be our map from here on out.” Marcus whispers to you, seeing the curiosity in your face as you regard Klaus.
[[After 5 seconds the screen goes blank and it displays another message.]]