wrong floor

(live:1s)[(transition:"dissolve")[BEEP........BEEP.........BEEP!]] (live:3s)[(transition:"dissolve")[Your thoughts are confused.. your head is fuzzy...and painful.You feel a vibration on the side of your cheek, actually across your body. Your eyes open and you are immediatly blinded, squeezing them tightly shut before trying again but slowly. As they adjust you take in your surroundings. You seem to be in a..... lift. The numbers above the door climb down slowly. You get up and look down. You're dressed in a creased shirt and a smart suit. The lift (transition:"shudder")[shudders] to a stop and the doors open. [[Floor 1 ]](stop:)]] (set: $zombiexp to 0) (set: $bitten to 0) (set: $badge to 0) (set: $FL1 to 0) (set:$zombie to 0)

(set: $inventory to 0) (if: $FL1 is 0)[You get off on floor 1. You look around. You are in some sort of hospital, or clinical company. White walls and bright fluorescent lighting sting your eyes. As your eyes adjust you hear the slight creaking of a metal trolley wheel as it's slowly pushed around. Looking left and right you don't see the source of the sound. The overall feeling of this place is clean, competent, and somewhat... disposable. Then it comes back to you, sort of... you're here, you're here... for an interview. An entry level position in... admin? [[ Investigate further ]]]{ }(if: $FL1 is 1)[You get off again, something is odd about this place. [[ Investigate further ]]]

(set: $FL1 to 1) You wait. You try some of the other buttons but no of them work. The lift refuses to move. You allow some time to pass for the guard to go on his way. [[exit->Floor 1 ]]

You look through the first window you come to along the hall. Inside rows and rows of plastic curtains hide the occupants, apart from one. An elderly woman lying under white cotton sheet... Looking closer you realise she's very sick, her skin looks aged, sores covering her face and you'd guess covering her body. She opens her eyes and stares right at you, you realise with disgust you've been just staring at her for more than a minute. You wave, embarrassed, stopping when you realise her eyes are unfocused. Her pupils aren't focused on you. If everyone behind each curtain is as sick as her... You're not sure if it's contagious but looks like the beginning of a pandemic. You hear footsteps echoing down the hall. You didn't think the place you applied to was medicine. Maybe you're in the wrong place. Suddenly you relize looking at ther serious signs and warnings that are in the room that your not supposed to be here. [[ Enter hospital Room ]] [[ Run down the corridor and try another door ]]

(if: $FL1 is 0)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Excuse me can I help you?"] A large security guard asks you. As you hesitate his eyes narrow. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can I see some I.D. please?"] [[Bluff]] [[Tell the truth]]] (if: $FL1 is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Hey you again! wait right there"] he shouts. He grabs you by the shoulder and pins you to the wall. (font: "Segoe Print")["You were supposed to leave but I can see that you'd prefer to snoop around. You’re coming with me."] You're dragged of to a plain bare room. [[interview Room->Go to the interview room]]]

You quickly enter closing the door quietly behind you. It's so quiet in the room apart from occasional wheezing from the patients. You walk along between the beds hardly any movement coming from behind the curtains. Suddenly you’re very aware of how exposed you are, you grab a spare pair of scrubs and face mask from the wall which makes you feel better but you also realise depending on how contagious this disease is you could already be infected. You shake those thoughts away, it's no help now, and maybe you should find someone and find out what’s going on? As your thinking this one of the patients starts to cough and splutter violently from behind their curtain. A doctor or a nurse comes from behind a set of swinging doors and runs behind the curtain to the bed. As the doors swing close you hear strange noises from behind them. (font: "Segoe Print")[" I could use some help over here! "] The medic cries and you realise he is talking to you. [[ Go behind curtain]] [[ Go through double doors]]

(font: "Segoe Print")[" Hand me that scalpel. Hold these swabs. We need to relieve the pressure on her lungs."] He cuts the patients open and inserts a long plastic tube. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hold pressure around the wound"] The patient coughs and gurgles as the tube goes in. Suddenly she relaxes and starts slow, wheezing breaths through tube. (font: "Segoe Print")[" Thanks"] the medic wipes his brow (font: "Segoe Print")[" I've not seen you around before are you new? You did a good job, there."] He leaves the room (font: "Segoe Print")["I'll be right back"] he calls. You pause, taking a moment calm down. The patient suddenly violently spasms. Machines around her start beeping and then sudden constant beep. ....shit! [[ Grab the defibrillator]] [[ Call out for help]]

You quickly dash through the double doors before the magnetic security lock re-engage. There is a high pitched screeching coming from... somewhere. All around the walls are cages, filled with different animals. All of them are cowering against the backs of their cages. Looking around you can't find the source of the sound. Chimpanzee’s, rat, bats, birds so many animals it makes you feel sick thinking of their poor miserable lives… then suddenly you see it an isolate cage of rats, all of them biting their cage, screeching, clawing at everything around them. looking like their trying to push through the bars to the other animals. Something about them is unsettling. here single minded determination, the festering wounds, the dripping saliva. Suddenly the double doors burst open (font: "Segoe Print")[" Hey! i said I need help in here.... wait a minute who are you what are you doing here!"] [[ "I'm cover, been sent here last minute"]] [[ "What i'm doing here!? What are you doing here what is this place!?"]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Security!"] The medic lunges at you and you twist out the way. (font: "Segoe Print")["Whoa calm down I just...."] He shoves his right knee into your stomach and as you double over your hand goes to the wall to steady yourself accidently hitting the button deactivating the door on the rat cage. They immediately scrabble out and zero in on both you and the medic... [[Warn medic]] [[Attempt to stamp the ones heading for you]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Well I said I need help in there so come on"] He drags you out behind the curtain (font: "Segoe Print")["Hand me that scalpel. Hold these swabs. We need to relieve the pressure on her lungs."] He cuts the patients open and inserts a long plastic tube. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hold pressure around the wound"] The patient coughs and gurgles as the tube goes in. Suddenly she relaxes and starts slow, wheezing breaths through tube. (font: "Segoe Print")["Thanks"] the medic wipes his brow (font: "Segoe Print")["you did a good job, there."] He leaves the room (font: "Segoe Print")["I'll be right back".] You pause, taking a moment calm down. The patient suddenly violently spasms. Machines around her start beeping and then sudden constant beep. 'Shit' [[ Grab the defibrillator]] [[ Call out for help]]

(set: $bitten to true)(set: $connormal to 1) (font: "Segoe Print")["Watch out!"] You shout He turns catching the rats under his shoes. (font: "Segoe Print")["ooww"] You feel a pain in your foot and look down at your feet. Two rats are biting and clawing at your left foot, you kick them away and then crush them underfoot. (font: "Segoe Print")["Did you get bitten?"] The medic asks concerned [["Yes"]] [["No"]]

You stamp the rats’ scurrying towards you, their spines crunching easily underfoot. (font: "Segoe Print")["0ww"] You look up and see that the medic is swatting at his leg. (font: "Segoe Print")["ahh one of them bit me". He pulls it off and puts it back in the cage. "You’re in deep shit for this"] As he says this two uniformed security guards enter the room. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please escort this... trespasser to one of the 'interview' rooms"] [[Go to the interview room]] [[Resist]]

You start throwing cages and objects from the room at the approaching guards, then suddenly a nip at your heels (font: "Segoe Print")["oww"] You look down and two of the rats are clawing at your leg in a frenzy. You pick them up and throw them at the guards too who flee in the opposite direction leaving you in the room. You realise some of the other cages are open and the remaining rats are biting the other animals who are collapsing frighteningly quickly. You feel dizzy and fall to the floor, your vision swimming and when your eyes re-focus you see some of the collapsed animals slowly getting up, frothing at the mouth. They see you and in moments are on your prone form biting and tearing. As your eyes lose focus you see an orang-utan’s blood covered mouth feasting on a finger...... [[You are dead]]

The guards pushes you into the interview room and shoves you down into the chair before attaching your hands to a solid metal ring in the centre of the table. (font: "Segoe Print")["Wait here"] ... (As if you’re going anywhere) (font: "Segoe Print")["What were you doing here?"] One of the guards demands. [[ Tell the truth - you were lost]] [[ Lie - I'm from head office]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Sorry I got off at the wrong floor"] you say, and I kept looking around, curiosity got the better of me. (font: "Segoe Print")["This is a restricted area. Are you with a paper? those Purity zelots ?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I work downstairs, please I don't want to get in trouble, I'm sorry I caused any, I'm sorry some of the animals got free and the medic got bitten"] The two security officers look at each other and nod before one of them steps outside and leans down towards his radio. His partner sighs and becomes a little less hostile. (font: "Segoe Print")["Because of the nature of what were are doing here you will now need to be quarantined for 24 hours. Can I contact anyone for you."] Although you aren't happy about it you are relieved to realise this could be all you have to suffer. You supply your bosses contact details. Before you are led to a comfortable room, what looks like a hotel room rather than a hospital room. [[Sleep]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["You expect me to believe that"] He roots through your pockets. He calls another guard in and hand it over. (font: "Segoe Print")["We'll check you out"] so don't think that lie is going to hold up. He leaves the room. Why didn't I just go back down? You ask yourself. The guard comes back in 10 minutes later. (font: "Segoe Print")["Well looks like someone’s putting his nose where he shouldn't"] (font: "Segoe Print")["Tell Dr Quinn we have another test subject"] Suddenly a bag goes over your face and you feel a needle in your arm and you lose consciousness. [[Wake up]]

(live:1s)[(transition:"dissolve")[You wake up,(stop:)]] (live:3s)[(transition:"dissolve")[groggy,(stop:)]] (live:6s)[(transition:"dissolve")[your mouth is parched.(stop:)]] (live:8s)[(transition:"dissolve")[You shamble over to the wash basin and mirror in the corner of your room.(stop:) [[Look in the mirror]] [[Have a glass of water]]]]

You reach into your pocket (font: "Segoe Print")[" Sorry it's just..."] You start to pat down your pockets. (font: "Segoe Print")["where is the damn thing...."] You look up and the guard eyes you sceptically. (font: "Segoe Print")["Sir which department are you with i'll radio through for you"] [[ "I'm with infectious diseases" ]] [[ "I'm new... ]]

(font: "Segoe Print")[“Sorry I got off at the wrong floor”] You explain. He pauses for a minute weighing up your response. (font: "Segoe Print")[“I’m going to have to escort you back to the lift this is a restricted area”] He walks with you back to the lift doors and waits outside until the doors start closing. [[Wait for 5 minutes]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Infectious diseases... I thought the inspection wasn't until Thursday?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["We’ll all I know is I’ve been sent today"] You say He relents. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'll escort you to the director"] [[The director's office]]

(font: "Segoe Print")[" Well who is your contact name?"] You can see the guard losing patience. As you struggle to think of a plausible, generic name the guard radio's reception very quietly his face impassive. (font: "Segoe Print")["I think you had better come with me"] He puts a hand on your shoulder and takes you down the hall to a nearby interview room. [[Interview Room]]

The guard motions you into the interview room and gestures to the chair before (font: "Segoe Print")["Wait here"] ... (As if you’re going anywhere) He comes back in (font: "Segoe Print")["What were you doing here?"] The guard demands. [[ Tell the truth - you were lost ]] [[ Lie - I'm from head office ]]

(set: $hardway to 0) (font: "Segoe Print")["Sorry I got off at the wrong floor"] you say, (font: "Segoe Print")["and I kept looking around, curiosity got the better of me."] (font: "Segoe Print")["This is a restricted area. Are you with a paper? Those purity zelots?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I can't remember how I got here, please I don't want to get in trouble, I'm sorry if I caused any"] He sighs and becomes a little less hostile. (font: "Segoe Print")["You expect me to believe that"] He holds out his hand (font: "Segoe Print")["wallet"] you hesitate. (font: "Segoe Print")["Come on now we can do this the easy way or the hard way"] [[Easy way]] [[Hard way]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["You expect me to believe that"] He holds out his hand (font: "Segoe Print")["wallet"] you hesitate. (font: "Segoe Print")["NOW"] he bangs his fist on the table hard. You hand over your wallet. He calls another guard in and hand it over. (font: "Segoe Print")["We'll check you out so don't think that lies are going to hold up."] He leaves the room. What's going on here? Why did I lie? You ask yourself. The guard comes back in 10 minutes later. (font: "Segoe Print")["Well, well, well"] he says sarcastically. (font: "Segoe Print")[You'll be happy to know the police are on their way, I hope you have got a good lawyer."] [[Wait for the police]]

(set: $bitten to true) (set: $connormal to 1) You reach for the defibrillator. You switch it on and it charges up telling you to shock the patient. As you shock the patient her heart rate returns. She suddenly projectile vomits over you. You rub your eyes and start spitting, uggh you nearly throw up yourself. The Medic calls from the other room back in (font: "Segoe Print")["what's happening"] (font: "Segoe Print")["She was in a bit of trouble but she's fine now"] You shout between spits (font: "Segoe Print")["Good job man, hell of a first day you're having, want to come with me to the break room get something to drink?"] [["Sure"]] [["No thanks"]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Help! Help!"] You shout. The medic rushes back in (font: "Segoe Print")["What are you waiting for? Charge the defibrillator."] He leans in checking her breathing. Suddenly she gasps and forcefully vomits all over the medic. (font: "Segoe Print")["Arghhhhhh"] he takes a step back rubbing his eyes, spitting. (font: "Segoe Print")["Jesus"]. The defibrillator beeps (font: "Segoe Print")["Clear, stand back"] The patient gasps again and suddenly the monitor beeps, the patient heart rate returns. The medic spits again. (font: "Segoe Print")["ugghh"] I need to go clean up. He says as he heads out of the room. [[Follow medic ]] [[ Leave and head down the corridor]]

You follow him into the break room which is clean but basic. The medic has his back to you making some coffee (font: "Segoe Print")["yeh I know considering the money pumped into this division you'd have thought we'd have slightly better facilities"] he sighs. (font: "Segoe Print")["You did well in there, thought on your feet, the last guy flapped and just screamed for help. Has anyone really told you what we do here?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["No"] you answer. (font: "Segoe Print")["We're working on a cure to a horrible virus, it was discovered in the Amazon along with a new tribe, from what I hear"] he smiles again (font: "Segoe Print")["slowly drains the energy of the organisms who are infected until they waste away, and it fairly contagious, but don't worry as long as there is no fluid transfer were safe"] he says reassuringly. (font: "Segoe Print")["The crazy thing about this is that in a small percentage of cases it sends people or animals berserk biting themselves and each other and clawing at anything and everything"] He shakes his head. He turns looking at you for the first time. He turns pale. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man just wait a minute."] He speaks quietly into a microphone. Within a minute a guard comes in. (font: "Segoe Print")["Sir please come with us"] You look questioningly at the medic but he looks away. (font: "Segoe Print")["Sir please come with me, because of the nature of what you came into contact with will need to be quarantined for 24 hours."] Although you aren't happy about it you realise you don't have a choice. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can I contact someone?"] You ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Soon"] he says uncertainly before you are led to a comfortable room, that looks more like a hotel room rather than a hospital room. [[Sleep]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah no worries man, take a minute"] the medic shouts from the other room You back out. You've got to get of this horrible place. [[Leave]]

You follow him into a sterile room, the medic is over at the emergency eye wash station frantically cleaning. He's removed his jacket and mask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Are you ok? "] you ask He carries on frantically cleaning and spitting, washing out his mouth. Cursing in between washes. He suddenly turns around his eye's wide. (font: "Segoe Print")["Shit, What if I've become infected? This is bad! Call one of the doctors... no wait. I’ll be fine, it was only a little bit... but that's all it takes...”] He carries on mumbling to himself a little crazed. [[ Talk to him ]] [[Back out of the room]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Excuse me can I help you?"] A large security guard asks you. As you hesitate he looks at your scrubs and stains and softens. (font: "Segoe Print")["Busy day?"] [["Something like that"->Say nothing]] [[Say nothing]]

He holds out his hand (font: "Segoe Print")["I've not seen you around, I'm Frank"] You shake his hand and it’s like shaking a brick but his smile is wide and friendly (font: "Segoe Print")["Nice to meet you frank"] you say. (font: "Segoe Print")["Want me to help show you around?" He says.] [[Thanks]] [[No, Thanks]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["you alright?"] He asks As you say nothing and he looks in your eyes. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can i see some I.D."] His voice hardens. [[look for I.D. -->Bluff]] [[Run]]

As you turn to flee you feel an explosion in your back as he barrels into you and you crash to the ground. (font: "Segoe Print")["You're going nowhere"] He grabs your arm in a vicelike grip and drags to down the hall to another room The guards pushes you into the interview and shoves you down into the chair before attaching your hands to a solid metal ring in the centre of the table. (font: "Segoe Print")["Wait here"] ... (As if you’re going anywhere) (font: "Segoe Print")["What were you doing here?"] One of the guards demands. [[ Tell the truth - you were lost2 ->Tell the truth - you were lost]] [[ Lie - I'm from head office]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Sorry I got off at the wrong floor"] you say, (font: "Segoe Print")[and I kept looking around, curiosity got the better of me.] (font: "Segoe Print")["This is a restricted area. Who do you work for?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I can't remember how I got here, please I don't want to get in trouble, I'm sorry if I caused any"] His eyes become smaller and more hostile. (font: "Segoe Print")["You’re going nowhere until you tell me the truth.] You look up and realise you'll get no help from him so say nothing. (font: "Segoe Print")["Clamming up?"] he says sarcastically.(font: "Segoe Print")["You'll be happy to know the police are on their way, I hope you got a good lawyer."] [[Wait for the police]]

Frank walks next to you whilst you go through the complex. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm just a security guard but the work I see going on around here is... something else, and from talking to some of the other guards it’s the same in other departments. Your department - bioengineering is working on some brilliant things from what the other technicians and biologists say."] You pass similar hospital rooms to the one you saw, operating theatres. One of the rooms has children playing and laughing. (font: "Segoe Print")["Ah these are the crème de la crème of the department, these kids would have otherwise died at the hand of genetic diseases, or have been struck down by deadly viruses but due to work here they have been saved."] He cracks a smile. [[stay and watch]] [[move on]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Thanks for the offer but I better get to my supervisor"] You walk off, the guard shrugs his shoulders and carries on. You get disorientated in the maze of white corridors and fluorescent lighting. Eventually finding the exit. [[go home ]]

He turns from concerned to fearful (font: "Segoe Print")["because of the nature of what were are doing here you will now need to be quarantined for 24 hours."] Although you aren't happy about it you realise you don't have a choice. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can I contact someone?"] You ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Soon"] he says uncertainly before you are led to a comfortable room, that looks more like a hotel room rather than a hospital room. Your foot throbs as you lie down. [[Sleep]]

He looks at the dead rats. (font: "Segoe Print")["These were valuable specimens"] he looks back at you and softens. (font: "Segoe Print")["Look thanks for the warning, just leave, I'll deal with security. Now get out of here I’m already changing my mind"] [[Leave]]

(if: $bitten is false)[It's not late but you're drained.] You head home feeling shattered, (if: $bitten is true)[a mild ache throughout your body. You take some paracetamol] and crash onto your bed falling into a deep sleep. [[ZzzzZ]]

You stay watching the children play and laugh. It warms you to think that there is good in the world. You see a little girl suddenly stop and demand a toy of a small boy. You see the fear in the little boys eyes as he instantly hands over the toy. Somethings not quite right. As you watch she concentrates on the little doll. staring intently at it, the boy cowers away in fear and the girl giggles and then goes back to playing. No one takes notice of the cowering boy in the corner. You turn to Frank (font: "Segoe Print")["did you see that?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["see what"] he smiles benignly at you. You turn back and the little boy has rejoined the group. (font: "Segoe Print")["Nothing"] you comment. Maybe just kids being kids... Frank knock on the opposite window and a woman opens the door. (font: "Segoe Print")["Dr Grant, this is one of the newbies, i'm giving them the tour. Been showing them your survivours."] she turns to you. (font: "Segoe Print")["wonderful aren't they"] she smiles (font: "Segoe Print")["helps remind me why i do what I do"] suddenly a beeping goes off in her lab. (font: "Segoe Print")["Ah good timing you can help me out now." looking at Frank "never hurts to throw them in at the deep end"] [[Follow Dr Grant]]

Frank takes you down a couple of flights of stairs and through a set of security doors. (font: "Segoe Print")["Down here is the engineering crew. Whilst work goes on up there to save people form horrible diseases. Some of the guys here are helping people who are already damaged."] Frank says. Through a window you watch a man using an artificial arm to delicately hold a wine glass. A doctor watches giving advice. The patient puts down the glass and then pick up a brick and crushes it into dust (font: "Segoe Print")["The amount the precision and control these things can offer is amazing."] (font: "Segoe Print")["what the...."] you look in astonishment. (font: "Segoe Print")["I know. Originally it started off trying to help amputees with missing limbs but it's gone beyond that. Their now working to improve what we already have."] You watch another uniformed man calibrating an artificial eye. He then pulls out a pistol and then shoots a target across the room in the heat and then head with every bullet. [[Talk to Doctor]] [[talk to uniformed man]]

He knocks on the door. No one answers. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please take a seat"] the security guard asks kindly. He speaks quietly into his radio. (font: "Segoe Print")["She'll be with you shortly..."] suddenly his radio squeals in alarm. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm sorry but I have to go"] he heads of down one of the identical corridors leaving you alone. You wonder what you've got yourself into. Tapping your foot as the seconds drag into minutes. After 10 minutes you wonder if the director's going to appear. You look and notice the door to her office is ajar... [[ Wait ]] [[ Have a look inside ]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Hey calm down it's going to be alright."] Your words seem to break him out of his relentless babbling he looks at you and then snarls, (font: "Segoe Print")["Why did this happen to me? It's your fault!"] He starts pacing toward you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Is everything ok here John?"] A security guard appears The medic stops and his angry face quickly becomes scared (font: "Segoe Print")["It's fine Frank, no problems"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I heard you shouting. Was there an incident?"] He looks at John then at you. [["John has been contaminated"]] [["It's fine"]]

You back out of the room leaving the medic talking to himself and decontaminating. Hearing echoing voices you find the lift and leave. It’s been a crazy day time to go home. [[Go home->Leave]]

(set: $badge to 0) The security guard murmurs into his walkie-talkie (font: "Segoe Print")["Frank, its fine just a little bit of vomit" John says " don't make this out to be a big deal."] (font: "Segoe Print")["You know the rules John. Come with me and well get it sorted out"] John looks pleadingly at Frank but is met with a stony gaze (font: "Segoe Print")["Please......"] Another guard arrives and puts a firm hand on john's shoulder and guides him out of the room. You are left alone wondering about the implications of what just happened you realise now is your best chance to go home but your also alone again. [[Move further into the lab]] [[Hang around the room]]

Frank looks between you (font: "Segoe Print")["ok... as long as everyone's alright"] He steps back outside. You can hear his footsteps disappearing down the hall. You look back over at John. (font: "Segoe Print")["you alright?"] You ask. His face is white as a sheet and he looks terrified. (font: "Segoe Print")["Look man I've just got to get out of here, just for a breather"] as he steps away from the cleaning station he loses his balance. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm ok, just a bit dizzy"] you put his arm over your shoulder and help him down the hallway until you find a fire exit and open it up. You put him down in one of the plastic chairs used by employees for smoking breaks. (font: "Segoe Print")["John are you really alright?"] You ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah just need a moment."] He shuts his eyes. After a minute or so he's asleep in the chair. [[go home->Leave]] [[Wake him up]]

You wait for another 5 minutes before a tall brunette strides towards you and holds her hand out. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm Dr McCarren nice to meet you..."] (font: "Segoe Print")["Dr.... Smith"] you know it’s stupid but it's the only thing you can think of. (font: "Segoe Print")["We'll your earlier than we were expecting but not a problem” she smiles “Did Frank offer you anything to drink? "] You shake your head (font: "Segoe Print")["please would you like to come into my office. I'm sure I can rustle up a tea or coffee"] [[Follow into office]]

You look inside the office. It looks very... ordinary, you’re not sure what you expected to see. It's very neat and tidy. So precise it look practically unused except for the coffee and tea set in the corner. There are lots of book on bioengineering and stem cell research lining the back of the wall and whilst you have think they are more for show than anything it is another clue to figure out what actually is going on her. You look on the desk and there is a single piece of paper on desk from infectious control department. The header address is local their head office is actually just on the other side of the city. You've been in a while and sneak back out taking a seat outside and shutting the door. [[ Wait ]]

As Dr McCarren goes over to a small kettle and coffee maker in the corner you take a closer look. She’s not your average doctor, her suit isn't just smart but designer and she has a figure that pulls it off... (font: "Segoe Print")["... estions?"] You realise she has been talking but you have no idea what she has been saying. You stare blankly at her for a moment and she burst out laughing. (font: "Segoe Print")["Ha ha sorry here I am chatting your head off when you must have be at the end of a very long day"] her eyes narrow slightly (font: "Segoe Print")["You flew in this morning right?"] As she sits behind her desk and hands you a coffee you get a chance to look at her more closely and realise she is actually quite attractive. She has large brown eyes, wide genuine smile and an infectious laugh. [["Yeah something like that" ]] [[ Tell me about the work you do here? ]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["How was the flight?"] She asks kindly. [["Comfortable"->Flight]] [["long and tiring"->Flight]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["oh really"] she says with a glint in her eye. (font: "Segoe Print")["Let me get Frank to take you on a tour, doctor"] (font: "Segoe Print")["You’re not coming?"] You ask (font: "Segoe Print")["No sorry, doctor, you see I don't have time to waste with fraudsters"] Her smile immediately disappears. A large heavy hand falls on your shoulder gripping it painfully. (font: "Segoe Print")["Come right this way"] a deep voice growls. [[Interview Room]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["I'm afraid I can't with most of it. The legal team has a whole host of reasons why I can't but don't worry our infectious controls are superb. We have decontamination rooms, our own in house controls manager who keeps up to date with the latest protocols and procedures. I'll take you down"] She walks you out of the office and you head for the elevators. She slips a special key into bottom of the panel and presses another floor. The elevator descends. As you descend you suddenly feel a slight prick in your arm. You suddenly feel light headed before everything goes black. [[Wake up]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["John.....John"] you gently shake him, failing to wake him. You look around not sure what you should do. You try again and his eyes snap open! "Hey John, you ok? You feeling better?" You ask. He launches himself off his chair knocking you to the floor with him on top of you. His mouth is snapping at your face! What the hell is this! You use your arm to fend him off but he is strong, as if he's using every muscle in his body to try and bite you! [[Push him off and run]] [[Push him off and fight]]

You follow Dr Grant. (font: "Segoe Print")["You're probably wondering what that beeping was for. It's easier if I show you."] Dr Grant says. You look through a window and see the little girl from earlier. She is having a tantrum. She is crying out, wailing. You notice some building block and a teddy bear appear to be floating around her! (font: "Segoe Print")["We have not only helped these children overcome degenerative disease's we have managed to improve them."] You notice a gleam to the doctor's eye as she says this. (font: "Segoe Print")["but don't worry we have contingency plans for when this happens."] She activates a small device in front of her. The girl immediately spasms and drops to the floor shaking. (font: "Segoe Print")["Don't worry she'll be fine"] Dr Grant smiles. [["I'm glad you have this under control"]] [["Are these kids trapped here?"]]

(font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? what would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Support on patreon: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You groggily come round. You try to move but you find that you can't. As things come into focus you realise that you’re strapped tight with leather straps to a metal table. As you take in the room around you see that one whole wall is see through and is filled with trees, soil, and a whole forest environment. Looking into the forest environment you realise that the enclosure is bigger than you thought, what you can see is a small window compared to the size of the enclosure. Towards the back it is dense but it's what's at the front that is interesting. A group of bears! You feel very exposed immobile on the table, but your concern (at least regarding the bears) dissipates as you realise their not acting like normal animals. They are sat in a circle pawing at the dirt on the floor. What's fascinating is that they appear to be... drawing. You can see an amazing variety of geometric shapes and figures scratched into the ground. A bear turns and looks up at you and meets your gaze. You can see the intelligence behind those eyes. Not animal cunning but a wisdom. You break the stare and look away. What's going on here? You struggle against your bonds but they hardly flex. You're about to shout when a voice behind you says. (font: "Percolator Expert")["So you're finally awake..."] [[?!??!?]]

(If: $bitten is false)[ (set: $knife to false) You wake up refreshed, looking a little bleary eyed but a splash of cold water takes care of that. You look and see a small table and chair and realise there is a tray with some food on it and suddenly realise you're famished. You sit down, pick up your [knife]<c1| (click: ?c1)[(you pocket the knife)] and fork and tuck in. Steak, eggs, toast... this is better any breakfast you make for yourself at home! As you eat, the eggs taste perfect, scrambled just how you like them and the toast is fresh! The steak is a lot rarer than you would have normally and as you bite into it, it oozes blood. You're appetite fades as the metallic taste hit your mouth and you gulp down some hot coffee to try and get rid of the taste. A little queasy you get up. (click: ?c1)[(As you get up you pocket the knife) (set: $knife to true)]] (If: $bitten is true)[Wow you did not have a good night. The eyes staring back at your seem unfocused. Your skin is dry and flaky. You wash your face and it goes a little way to making you feel a bit better. You look at the small table and chair and realise there is a tray with some food on it and suddenly realise your famished. You sit down, steak, eggs with some toast, this is better any breakfast you make for yourself at home! As you eat, the eggs taste rubbery and the toast dry and tasteless. The steak is a lot rarer than you would have normally but it tastes better than expected. You wolf it down taking the edge of your hunger and your thirst seems to have abated although you haven’t touched your coffee. Still unsatisfied you get up.] [[Go back to sleep]] [[Wander round the room]]

(If: $bitten is false)[You drink a glass and your thirst is quenched and your throat feels better] (If: $bitten is true)[You get a drink of water and your thirst lessens a little but it's still there. You refill another glass but still it doesn't seem to quench it. Damn your mouth is so dry!] [[Look in the mirror]]

(If: $bitten is false)[You feel bored but after your breakfast you still feel a little queasy and decide to sleep it off. You slowly drift off....] (If: $bitten is true)[You feel tired, your mind feels stuffy and god damn, just wish there was something to help get rid of this thirst and hunger. You lie down and try to sleep. You must be coming down with something you feel very weak. You feel like your burning up You drift off...] [[Zzzzzzz]]

(If: $bitten is false)[You wander around the room feeling bored. The room is clean and comfortable but with no windows feels a little claustrophobic. A voice speak to you through the speaker. "Morning Mr ...... I hope you slept well. How are you feeling this morning?" "I feel fine, can I go home yet?" "I'm afraid not until you've been in quarantine 24hr, we will run some test soon and you wil be free to go in a few hours." [[go back to bed->Zzzzzzz]]] (If: $bitten is true)[You get up and wander around the room. You still feel weak... and bit dizzy but you steady yourself against the wall. Suddenly a voice speaks to you through what a speaker. "Morning Mr ...... I hope you slept well. How are you feeling this morning?" [[Tell the truth - tired]] [[Lie - feel fine]]]

You are left in the room with your thoughts, time ticking slowly with no distractions. Finally two police officers arrive and introduce themselves. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm Detective Glendale and this is Officer White"] the Detective motions to his partner (font: "Segoe Print")["Please uncuff Mr Smith".] The security guards do and you rub you wrists as you get up trying to get the blood flowing back into your hands. (font: "Segoe Print")["If you please Mr Smith now we'll take you down to the station"] A hand gently but firmly takes your elbow and pulls you back through the door as the police officers march you out into the afternoon sun. The take you over to their police car and put you in the back seat. (font: "Segoe Print")["At the moment we're just taking you down to the station, you’re not strictly under arrest as the company did not take kindly to your trespassing but has not decided to press charges... yet"] You nod, your stomach hollow as your realise things have just gotten worse. ... Later you wait in an interview room with the two officers. (font: "Segoe Print")["So Mr Smith, please tell me what were you doing, trespassing in that building?"] [[Truth - I have no idea]] [[Lie - "I am a reporter, I'm sorry for lying"]]

(If: $bitten is false)[(font: "Segoe Print")[".... sir, sir we need to do a few tests"] you come round to a short nurse in a face mask shaking you awake. You rub your eyes and yawn. You follow the medic outside of your cell and down a corridor. Suddenly you’re bathed in red light. 'Containment breach' blares through the corridor. You look to the medic who looks around frightened. (font: "Segoe Print")["Follow me!"] She yells sprinting forwards and turning left. [[Follow the medic]] [[Turn right->Go back up the hallway]]] (If: $bitten is true)[Groggily you come round. Smacking your lips together. A taste of iron in your mouth... odd. You rub your eyes. You remember being so hungry last night, so thirsty or did you. Was it a dream? As you stretch you hear your bones crack. Wow you are stiff. You look down and jump up terrified. Your top is covered in blood. You quickly take it off, examining your body looking for wounds but finding none. Then suddenly it all comes together, and you retch. That taste in your mouth is blood what the hell is going on! Suddenly you notice a body in the corner.... [[Examine the body]] [[Shout for help]]]

(if: $ETBText is 0)[(set: $badge to false)You look at the body. From the rags it looks like a nurse but it is a mess. Her skin is ripped and torn in a dozen places, like he'd been set upon by animals. As you look around you notice chunks of flesh littering the room, blood splattering the walls. What happened here...? You look down at your hands, covered in blood. You notice under your fingernails, stringy white flesh and you realise that whatever happened you were involved and from the looks of it you could be losing you mind. You rack your brains trying to remember... it's only after some time that you realise that the lights are out with only a dim light shining through a window. You see a security [[badge->Take the badge]] on what’s left of the rags.] (else:)[ You blink your eyes adjusting to the dim lighting, time to get out of this horrifying room] [[Try the door]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Help, Help!"] Your voice echoes around, you wait for a response. (font: "Segoe Print")["Help is there anyone there?"] You yell. A muffled cry comes from outside the room. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please if there's anyone there, please help me"] you repeat. The door handle turns and you hear a male voice shout (font: "Segoe Print")["are you ok? Are you hurt?"] He enters the room, a pistol held tightly in his hand (font: "Segoe Print")["didn't realise there was......"] He looks up and his eyes go wide with fear. (font: "Segoe Print")["You...."] he raises his pistol and fires before you can say anything. You feel the first shot hit you in the shoulder. At least you can feel it but there is no pain. Then one enters your right eye socket and the world goes black. [[You are dead]]

You try the handle to your room. It's unlocked. You open the door and peer out. The corridor is deserted. The power seems out here to apart from one flashing light in the corridor. Looking around you notice there has been some commotion. Waste bins are upturned, potted plants are tipped over, soil covering the floor. I's a far cry from the sterile, ordered office you were in yesterday. You hear a noise coming from one of the rooms down the hall. You pull your door shut making more noise than you intended. The noise in the other room stops abruptly. [[ Go to the other room]] [[Head away from the noise->Go back up the hallway]]

(set: $connormal to 1) (set:$dead to true) (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Alarm clock.....")]

You put your ear to the door listening but no further noises are coming from this room. You look at the sign on the door. 'Dr .......' You slowly pull the handle slowly down. [[Enter]]

You open the door. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hello is the....."] (font: "Segoe Print")["Identify yourself!"] Someone barks. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please... I’m not sure what's going on here. I'm not even sure how I got here."] (if: $badge is 0)[You hold both your palms up high to show you are unarmed. A man appears and his eyes go wide with fear. (font: "Segoe Print")["You...."] he raises his pistol and fires before you can say anything. You feel the first shot hit you in the shoulder. At least you can feel it but there is no pain. You dive back out of the room slamming the door shut. What the hell is going on! You think to yourself. More shots come through the door burying themselves in the wall opposite and your leg. A man bursts out of the room. (font: "Segoe Print")["You killed my friends!"] As you clutch your leg on the floor he uses his boot to pin you to the wall slowly reloading his gun. He levels it at your head, his eyes narrow and everything goes black. [[You are dead]]] (else:)[You think for a moment and unclip the badge you took of the corpse and hold it through the crack. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please I work here don't shoot!"] There is a pause. (font: "Segoe Print")["Did they bite you?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["er... no"] you reply (font: "Segoe Print")["please I don't know what’s going on" "I can't trust you, don't come in but I won't kill you. Here."] You hear a clink and a [[metal pipe->Take the metal pipe]] rolls into view through the small opening. (font: "Segoe Print")["Good luck"] you get the feeling that’s the most you'll get from this man without getting hurt. [[Go back up the hallway]]]

(if:(history:) contains "Examine the body")[You pick up the badge and clip it onto your jacket. (set: $ETBText to 1) (set: $badge to true) (set: $nothing to 1) [[Done->Examine the body]]] (if:(history:) contains "Search medic")[ You take the badge from her hand and put it in your pocket. (set: $badge to true) (set: $nothing to 1) (set: $SMText to 1) [[Done->Search medic]]]

You pick up the [pipe]<c1|. (click: ?c1)[(font: "Arial Narrow")['A long steel pipe. It's not too heavy but weighs enough to do some damage']] (set: $pipe to true) (set: $nothing to 1) [[Go back up the hallway]]

You head down the hallway way from the strange noises. As you turn the corner you see a man in a security guard outfit slumped sitting on the floor covered in blood. Your about to carry on past him when his eyes flicker open. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please..."] he gasps (font: "Segoe Print")["please help me".] He seems weak and depending how much of that blood is his, beyond your help. You look around and see a door a few feet away. (font: "Segoe Print")["please..."]. He seems weak and depending how much of that blood is his, beyond your help. You look around and see a door a few feet away. You could help him but the moans coming from down the hall are getting louder... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(font: "Segoe Print")["... very tired, I ache all over. I think I'm burning up. When am I getting out of here?" "Soon Mr Smith"] You hear a small click and a barely perceptible hiss. You're eyes suddenly feel really heavy and the world goes black... [[You are dead]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Feeling fine thanks"] (font: "Segoe Print")["Are you sure? You seem sluggish? And your core temperature is elevated"] the voice says. (font: "Segoe Print")["No I’m fine"] you smile looking round realising you can't see a camera. An electronic buzzing sounds and the door opens. A small woman walks in wearing a pair of blue scrubs. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm just going to do a quick medical and once you've got the all clear you can be on your way"] the strong Scottish accent mismatched with her small delicate features. (font: "Segoe Print")["Say ahh...."] You open your mouth as she places a depressor into your mouth and peers inside. Thud, thud, thud. Why is your heart beating so fast? You see the side of her neck, see her soft skin and realise the heart beat you can hear is not your own. What’s happened to you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please sit"] You snap out of your own thoughts and sit down. You inhale slowly, she smells enchanting, like nothing you've ever smelt before. Exotic...... delicious. You exhale trying to calm yourself as she checks your pulse and heartbeat. God you’re very hot. You just need something something to drink anything... [[So thirsty]]

(set:$zombie += 1) You follow the medic down the corridor. (font: "Segoe Print")["What’s going on!"] You yell. The medic ignores you. She fiddles with her lanyard grasping her I.D. card and pushing it against the magnetic door lock. The door opens and as she steps through a security runs up to her. (font: "Segoe Print")["Frank are you....."] 'Frank' rips out her throat in a single gory bite before tearing her lower jaw off of her head. A horrible gurgling comes from the medic, her eyes opened in shock as Frank proceeds to chew her jaw in front of her still living eyes. You back away slowly... [[Attack Frank]] [[Run back down the corridor]]

You ask for a drink (font: "Segoe Print")["In a minute, I just need to finish, I’ll be as quick as I can"] the nurse says. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can you open your mouth again please? Say ahhh again"] You open wide. You feel dizzy, you sway and then everything goes black.... [[Zzzzzzz]]

You run at 'Frank' whilst he's distracted eating the medic who horrifically still seems conscious. (if: $knife is true)[You pull your breakfast knife out of your pocket as you run at Frank and bring it down on his head as hard as you can. The knife sinks in up to the handle and Frank drops to the floor.(set: $knife to 0) It's only now that you can see that although he has on a security guard uniform what you’re looking at doesn't seem human. He has a face but his skin is grey and covered in blood with bits of flesh still in his teeth. You attempt to retrieve the knife but it’s stuck fast. You look over at the medic but you’re too late and she has finally died and from looking at her wounds this is a blessing. (set: $zombiexp += 1) [[Search medic]] [[Search Frank]]] (if: $knife is false)[You sprint at Frank and take him by surprise tackling him to the ground. You repeatedly punch him in the side of the head but it doesn't seem to faze him. Suddenly he opens his mouth and started trying to bite you! You push his heads with your hand but he's strong. Really strong. His suddenly slips out of your hand and his teeth sink into your shoulder. You scream out in agony and push Frank off and he takes a chunk of your shoulder with him. He falls into the medic who thankfully seems to have passed out or died and immediately falls back to eating her. You take this moment to flee down the corridor applying pressure to your shoulder. (set: $bitten to 1) [[Run back down the corridor]]]

(set:$zombie += 1) You turn and run. Frank chases after you but you making good headway until you turn a corner and meet another... abomination. As you try to decide how to handle it 'Frank' jumps on you and sinks his teeth into you. The pain is unbelievable as they both devour you. You feel muscle and fat being torn off before 5 minutes in you finally thankfully die. [[You are dead]]

(if: $SMText is 0)[You look down at the gory scene. What the hell happened here? You bend down and examine the medic. Poor woman had a brutal last few minutes. As horrible as it seems you search through her pockets. You’re disorientated and lost and you need all the help you can get. You feel in her pockets but there's nothing but some scraps of [paper]<c1| (click: ?c1)[(font: "Lucida Handwriting")[0758]] and a pen. You look down at her hands and see her key card. [[Take the badge]]] (if: $SMText is 1)[As you turn to search 'Frank's' corpse you hear some movement up ahead. [[Run ]] [[Investigate]]]

(if: $SFText is 0)[You look down at the gory scene. What the hell happened here? You bend down and examine 'Frank's' corpse. Even dead he looks terrifying, his face smeared with blood eyes wide and angry. As horrible as it seems you search through his pockets. You’re disorientated and lost and you need anything that will help at all. You feel in his pockets and find nothing much but see a torch on his belt. You also see the knife in Frank's head. [[Take torch]] [[Pull out knife]]] (if: $SFText is 1)[As you turn to search the medic's corpse you hear some movement up ahead. [[Run ]] [[Investigate]]]

You turn on your heel and run. You're still alive so far but these... these monsters are something else. As you head away for the moaning noises you pass a room and hear a strange noise. A Bark!, there it is again but clearer. The dog sounds distressed and given the circumstances you can blame it. However there's no window into the room and as the dog's barking gets more frantic you realise if you go in to investigate you’ll be going in blind to who... or what might be in there... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set:$zombie += 1) You walk tentatively forwards until you reach a corner. With your back to the wall you slowly but careful look round the corner. Quickly you move back. You saw a man in a suit. Not particularly threatening until you saw the red blood smeared around his mouth. He's just stood there in the hallway slowly shambling around. You have the element of surprise (if: $torch is true)[or could use your torch to distract and sneak past him, but it's risky.] [[Fight]] (if: $torch is true)[ [[Distract with torch]] ]

You take the torch and unclip it from Frank's belt and clip it onto your own. It's pretty weighty. {(set: $torch to true) (set: $nothing to 1) (set: $SFText to 1)} [[Done->Search Frank]]

You attempt to pull out the knife from Frank's head. Damn! It’s wedged hard. You pull harder and it feels like it gives a little... Suddenly you hear some movement up ahead. [[Run ]] [[Keep pulling]]

(set: $knife to (either: 0,1)) You keep tugging at the knife but it won't budge further. Suddenly from around the corner a man in a suit walks into view. As they turn there head to you though you see their mouth splattered with dried blood. You pull on the knife one last time in mounting fear. (if:$knife is 1)[the knife comes free (set: $nothing to 1)] (if:$knife is 0)[the knife won't budge] [[Run ]] [[Fight]]

(if:$knife is 1)[You turn and see a man in a suit heading your way, leaving a trail of blood drops from his open mouth. As he runs at you, you take your knife and run at him as you meet you swing the knife up with all your might. You drive it up to the hilt through the bottom of his jaw straight up into his brain. His body goes limp and he collapses to the floor... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]] (if:$torch is 1)[You turn and see a man in a suit heading your way, leaving a trail of blood drops from his open mouth. As he runs at you, you take a step back and then swing the heavy torch with all your strength straight at the creatures head. It connects with a satisfying 'thunk' and knocks him straight into the wall. He slides down it and lands with a thud, brain caking your torch and the wall... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]] (else:)[You turn and see a man in a suit heading your way, leaving a trail of blood drops from his open mouth. You turn to face him and as he jumps on you, you punch him in the head. You hit him again and again raining blows down on his head. Unfortunately these seem to have little impact and you feel his teeth sink into your neck. The last thing you feel is a squirming hand in your intestines grabbing at your organs... [[You are dead]]]

(set: $sq to (either:0,1)) You switch Frank's torch on and shine it on the floor down the corridor. The man in the suit slowly turns around and moves towards it. You move the light further and further away until he is quite a way down the corridor. Then you quietly walk across the corridor. (if:$sq is 1)[(live:5s)[(transition:"dissolve")[ Your foot squeaks on the floor... the man in the suit turns round... fast. His eyes lock on your and suddenly he's sprinting. You didn't think he could move this fast. As you back away down the corridor you bump into someone. Turning around you see the medic. She's Alive! Then suddenly her teeth are in your neck. The pain is intense. You scream. Another set of teeth have just eaten your ear and fingers just enter your eye socket..... [[You are dead]](stop:)]]] (if:$sq is 0)[(live:5s)[(transition:"dissolve")[You reach the other end without a sound. Continuing down until you reach a security door. It's locked but suddenly the power goes out. You hear the magnetised locks disengage. This is your lucky day. You open the door. [[Enter the room]](stop:)]]]

As you enter the room you see a plate on the side of the room that says armoury. You flick a switch and the lights come on, on racks and racks or guns.... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set: $purityinc to 0) (if: $hardway is 0)[You tell them the truth - that you have no idea, you just woke up in that lift this morning and have no idea how you got there or even where here is. The officers look at each other (font: "Segoe Print")["look Mr Smith I'm not sure what the company is going to do but you need to be straight with us, if they do decide to press charges we won't be able to help if you don't tell the truth."] [[Truth - I have no idea ]] [[Lie - "I am a reporter, I'm sorry for lying"]]] (if: $hardway is 1)[You tell them the truth - that you have no idea, you just woke up in that lift this morning and have no idea how you got there or even where here is. The officers look at each other (font: "Segoe Print")["look Mr Smith I'm not sure what the company is going to do but it also doesn't really matter. They advised us that you have quite a record."] Your mind is racing, you've never committed a crime in your life. (font: "Segoe Print")["Seems you have a hard-on for these guys. Activist plots, arson, endangering lives, reckless endangerment, conspiracy... it goes on and on. Care to tell us again what you were doing trespassing?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I have no idea what you’re saying"] you look around breathing fast, panicking. What are they talking about (font: "Segoe Print")["please there must be some mistake."] (font: "Segoe Print")[“I can assure you there isn't, Mr Smith. Not only that but a few of those offences are still outstanding. I'm afraid with or without the company pressing charges you are under arrest."] He moves around the table and moves around behind you cuffing your hands. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please, I don't understand..."] you feel like you’re going to pass out. (font: "Segoe Print")["We’re not going to get anything more from him right now. Take him down to one of the processing cells..."] as you hear this your vision suddenly goes dark. [[1 hour later]]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Please I'm telling the truth. I know it's not helpful and I'm sorry for that but please you have to believe me"] you plead. The questioning goes round and round for what seems like hours. Half way through detective Glendale leaves whilst Officer White continue asking the same questions. [[Ask to leave]] [[Keep answering questions]]

You take the initiative whilst only one policeman is in the room. (font: "Segoe Print")["Look!"] You cut off officer White midway through asking a question for the fourth time. (font: "Segoe Print")["Am I under arrest or not?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["Er...”] he hesitates for the first time since meeting you (font: "Segoe Print")[" well the company hasn't officially decided to press charges at this current time but...."] (font: "Segoe Print")["Because if that’s the case"] you interrupt again. (font: "Segoe Print")["If I’m 'technically' not under arrest you can't hold me here and I'm leaving."] Officer white looks uncertain and seems to change tack (font: "Segoe Print")["please Mr Smith if you can just be a bit more patient we can get this all straightened out"] (font: "Segoe Print")["No I've tried to help you and you just keep asking me the same questions. I have nothing more to add!"] You say hoping your voice sounds firmer than you fell. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'll process you out"] says officer white reluctantly. [[Leave the station]]

You keep answering officer White's questions. This goes round and round again until Detective Glendale comes back into the room. He sits down and whispers in his colleague's ear. Then looks at you stonily. (font: "Segoe Print")["You've not been entirely honest with us Mr Smith"] he then lets silence fill the room for a moment (font: "Segoe Print")["We've just run you through the system and you have a rap sheet that is a lengthy read"] Your mind is racing, you've never committed a crime in your life. (font: "Segoe Print")["Seems you have a hard-on for these guys. Activist plots, arson, endangering lives, reckless endangerment, conspiracy... it goes on and on. Care to tell us again what you were doing trespassing?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I have no idea what you’re saying"] you look around breathing fast, panicking. What are they talking about (font: "Segoe Print")["please there must be some mistake."] (font: "Segoe Print")[“I can assure you there isn't, Mr Smith. Not only that but a few of those offences are still outstanding. I'm afraid with or without the company pressing charges you are under arrest."] He moves around the table and moves around behind you cuffing your hands. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please, I don't understand..."] you feel like you’re going to pass out. (font: "Segoe Print")["We’re not going to get anything more from him right now. Take him down to one of the processing cells..."] as you hear this your vision suddenly goes dark. [[1 hour later]]

(set:$chris to 0) As you leave the station you suddenly breathe a sigh of relief. You're not quite sure how today has spiralled so far out of control. It's getting dark as you walk down the station steps. You turn down the street as you start thinking of calling a taxi someone approaches you from the left. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man, I heard you've been looking into the company?"] You whirl around to look in the direction of the voice. It's a young guy, maybe late 20s in some casual jeans and a long wool jacket. He hold out his empty hands. (font: "Segoe Print")["Woah not looking to cause any trouble"] he hold out his hand (font: "Segoe Print")["Name's Chris"] [[Shake hand]] [[Say nothing->say nothing2]]

(set: $purityinc to 1) (font: "Segoe Print")["I am a reporter, I'm sorry for lying"] The two policemen look at each other. (font: "Segoe Print")["Which paper?"] Glendale asks You say the first paper you can think of(font: "Segoe Print")["The Observer".] They sigh, (font: "Segoe Print")["look, we know you guys have it in for this company and from what you’re saying they do if it's true I really sympathise... but you have to stop how you go about trying to get your evidence."] His reaction surprises you. He looks at his partner who is shaking his head. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm going to cut you a break here. You've not been formally charged and the company hasn't pressed charges yet so we'll get you on your way but tell your buddies that sympathy or no the patient of this station is wearing thin"] [[Leave the station]]

(if: $bitten is 1)[You toss and turn throughout the night, slipping in and out of consciousness, your temperature running high. You wake up in the morning feeling more tired than when you went to sleep, and your hunger is ravenous! You slouch your way across to your fridge and open it. Ugghhh you’re not sure if the vegetables or the milk or something has gone off but it all smells disgusting! You unwrap half a kilogram of mince and light the hobs. As you wait for the pan to heat up though you smell the raw meat and start salivating. Mmmmm! You think. Christ I must be hungry. You cook half the mince impatiently and tuck into it on a plate on its own. Something has changed though. It's tasteless and bland. You smell the raw mince again. Mmmm it smells amazing! One bite won't hurt. You take a small one, then a slightly larger one and before you know it you’re devouring the rest of the mince raw. (font: "Segoe Print")["Dave? Is that you?"] You turn around to see your flatmate Katie standing there... [[Laugh it off]]] (else:)[You sleep like a rock after your odd day. You wake up in the morning feeling tired but refreshed. You yawn and wander your way across to your fridge and open it. Collecting a few items together you decide to make an omelette. As you wait for the pan to heat up you chop a little bacon and grate some cheese. Mmmmm! You think. You're hungrier than you realise. You quickly fry up the bacon and whisk the eggs. (font: "Segoe Print")["Dave? Is that you?"] You turn around to see your flatmate Katie standing there (font: "Segoe Print")["fancy making me some?"] [["Sure, no problem"->Laugh it off]]]

(if: $bitten is true)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Hi, just having a snack"] you look around (font: "Segoe Print")["got a little out of hand"] She looks at you suspiciously (font: "Segoe Print")["I can see, are you eating.... are you feeling ok? How did the interview go?"] The interview! That makes sense, since the beginning of the day you've been unsure of why you were at the lab in the first place. (font: "Segoe Print")["It went a little differently than I expected. I don't think I’ll be going back"] you slump back again the cupboard door. (font: "Segoe Print")["its ok man let me help you up"] She holds out a hand and you take it. Feeling his pulse through the skin contact. Wow. That’s new. As you inhale you catch something. It smells like a neighbour having a BBQ, delicious. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can you smell that? Making my stomach growl"] Your flatmate sniffs, (font: "Segoe Print")["Can't smell anything, but I hope it's not me"] she laughs (font: "Segoe Print")["I've just got back from the gym".] As she helps you up you notice her breathing, her toned body, her soft skin. You shake your head. What the fuck is up with you? (font: "Segoe Print")["Anyway I’m going for a shower"] [[Stay]] [[Leave the flat]]] (else:)[You quickly cut up some more bacon and crack a few more eggs. Katie looks at the pan with a big grin on her face (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm soo hungry, as soon as I smelled the bacon! Oh sorry I forgot, how did the interview go?"] The interview! That makes sense, since the beginning of the day you've been unsure of why you were at the lab in the first place, must of hit your head hard in the lift. (font: "Segoe Print")["It went a little differently than I expected. I don't think I’ll be going back"] you shrug nonchalantly. (font: "Segoe Print")["Its ok man, you'll get plenty of other offers"] She puts her hand on your shoulder. (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah was a bit of an unsettling place. Odd people, better for me that I don't go back"] you say. Your flatmate sniffs, (font: "Segoe Print")["Smells ready to me"] she laughs (font: "Segoe Print")["I've just got back from a run, I’m ravenous".] Looks like its ready. You cut it down the middle and slide it onto two plates. You chat about what your next move should be in looking for work. [[Stay and look online->Stay]] [[Leave the flat]]]

(if: $bitten is true)[As you hear the shower start up. You bend down and clear some of the mess you've made on the floor. What has gotten into you today? You seem to be feeling better from yesterday although your head still feels foggy. You breathe in again. That smell still lingers on your periphery. Your stomach growls and pangs. You immediately feel hungry... no starving, even though you just ate over a kilogram of raw meat. You start following the smell walking around your flat and realise that it smells strongest in your flatmates room. You start opening her drawers looking around her room but its fainter here. (font: "Segoe Print")["Dave.... what are you doing?"] She stands there in a towel, looking around at the open drawers she gets angry "Dave were you going through my stuff!" Your head clears for a minute (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. I just smelled the most amazing food, I thought it was coming from...."] you sniff the air and realise its coming from her! (font: "Segoe Print")["Here"] Her face softens a bit and she smiles a little. As you look at her the room starts to disappear, the edges of your vision going blurry and all you can see is her standing there. You take a step towards her. Her smell fills your nose making your head cloudy again, almost intoxicating... [[Move closer]]] (else:)[You open up your computer and browse through a few job websites trying to find jobs that don't suck but also that pay actual money. Whilst doing this you get a few notifications popping up about an odd attack where someone was attacked and bitten. You click the link and see that it's in your local area! Probably the media sensationalising everything but still... gives you the creeps. You turn on your PlayStation for a bit and play some games trying to take your mind off your joblessness. Katie comes back in and joins you in a co-op game and you while away the afternoon. [[A few days pass->Move closer]]]

(if: $bitten is true)[You're not sure whats got into you but you think it might be best if you're not around people you know. You get out of the flat and get outside. The fresh air will do you good you hope. You walk out and head in no particular direction. You wish you could remember more about yesterday but your memories seem hazy. God your hungry. You reach into your pockets. Damn! you don't have your wallet on you. You could go back to your flat DAMN! no feeling your pockets again you realise you forgot your keys,and your pretty sure Katie said she was going out later! Temporarily homeless, with no money feeling like shit. Could this day get any worse. It's at this moment that you strike lucky. A small sign says they're having a blood drive round the corner. £40. with no money and a lot of time on your hands you decide this might be a small blessing. YOu feel like shit but they don't need to know that. After you can treat yourself to a slap up meal. Things are looking up.... [[To the blood drive]]] (else:)[You decide to get out of that flat and spend some time in the city. Looking for work the old fashioned way. Your optimism starts hight but quickly drains, rejection after rejection without anyone even hearing you out dampens your spirits. As you sit on a park bench to decide what to do as your next move you see someone staggering to meet you. He looks pretty drunk swaying and muttering. You move over and he collapses onto the bench next to you. He looks pretty pale and also pretty homeless. You feel bad and even though your broke you ask if you can get him something to eat. He's sweating quite a bit but looks up with a smile and nods in thanks. You jog over to a local sandwich place and get one for both of you with some colds drinks for both of you. You head back over and sit next to him and as your handing him a sandwich he grabs your arm in a vicelike grip. You try to pull free but the grip is stronger than anything you've ever felt. YOu look in horror as you see only the whites of his eyes and his open mouth biting into your arm taking out a chunk. YOu scream as his other hand gouges out an eye. A man responds to your screams and comes to help but by the time he gets there there is no saving you, most of your head is missing as the homless man continues to eat you... [[You are dead]]]

(if: $bitten is true)[Your flatmate looks at you quizzically. (font: "Segoe Print")["Are you running a temperature, you're acting really strange".] (font: "Segoe Print")["You smell amazing Katie, I thought it was food but it's you"] She blushes then chuckles (font: "Segoe Print")["well i'll take that as a compliment, I don't know whether I should accept your weird-ass compliment or hit you then take another shower."] She smells herself (font: "Segoe Print")["do I really smell that strongly".] You put your hands on her shoulders, electricity running through you as you feel the blood rushing through her veins, feeling a connection different than you've felt with anyone before. You realise that you've closed your eyes, you open them to see her staring up at you, her breathing shallow. You guess she must feel the connection do. (font: "Segoe Print")["You seem different Dave"] she says softly. You lean in and your lips meet hers. It is her, that taste! It’s amazing! Your tongues touch and caress becoming more urgent and frantic. [[Keep going]] [[Break away]]] (else:)[You're woken up a couple of days later by sirens. Christ! It’s like 8:30 in the morning, some of us are sleeping! You try and roll over and go back to sleep but to no avail. You get up grumbling and switch on the TV while you pour some cereal. "... more attacks reported... another assault leaving the victim with bites.." The news has been full of stories like this the last couple of days. They think someone dangerous is on the loose, now they thinks there are some copy cats. Seems to have caught the local media anyway. You shake your head at the state of local news these days. After you grab some milk from the fridge you realise your fridge is looking a bit bare. Suddenly Katie comes out of her room stretching. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey want to join me on a run? You’ve been cooped up here you need to exercise more."] she says as she carries on stretching. You're caught a little off guard, seeing her stretching like that your mind wanders, your mind wanders... then she looks up a you and you look away embarrassed. [[Go to the shops->Keep going]] [[Go for a run with Katie->Break away]]]

(set: $firstaidkit to 0) (set: $crowbar to 0) (set:$zombie to 0) (if: $bitten is 1)[You pull her closer. Embracing her in your arms, your hands feeling the contours of her back. You breathe in deeply and your mind is now in a dense fog of lust and ... something else. You can't place it yet but your temperature comes back, your feeling odd. You bite her lip playfully. (font: "Segoe Print")["Ouch"] She breaks away (font: "Segoe Print")["careful Dave"] she smirks then pulls you close again. You can taste a slight metallic hint. Did you draw blood? Did you bite her that hard? Could... All thoughts leave your head. This is the smell, it’s delicious. You kiss her harder, fervently. You can feel her heart quickening. You need more, you must have more, you bite again and your mouth floods with the delicious taste. She gently puts her hand on your chest but you barely feel it as darkness descends on your mind. [[Black out]]] (else:)["Nah, we’re running low on food, I think I would better serve us if I head down to the shops and stock up. I know what your like if you come back from a run to no food - owww" you cry out as you get a punch in the arm. "You're lucky I don't kick you" Katie smirks "I notice you’re not denying it" you smirk back "To the shops with you go go go!" Katie practically chases you out and locks up the flat waving goodbye as she runs off. You head off in the opposite direction to the local supermarket a few blocks away. When you get there you already notice a few shelves are sparsely filled. Christ! Already people are stocking up on things as if it was the end of the world. You go round the aisles collecting some food and bits and pieces. You see other shoppers piling things into their trolleys, ridiculously overstocking on toilet paper and cans of any food they can think of. It starts making you on edge though. After a quick tot up you have £5 left and see two items you could buy: [[First Aid Kit->First Aid Kit2]] [[Crowbar]]]

(if: $bitten is true)[Using all your willpower you break away, (font: "Segoe Print")["sorry Katie, I'm still feeling under the weather, I'm having a strange day."] She looks a little confused and momentarily hurt but she smiles and laughs. "Not sure what came over me(font: "Segoe Print")[" she readjusts her towel "Glad we didn't let that mistake happen. Erm I’m meeting Nat so I’ll ... um... see you later"] She quickly leaves. What was that? As her smell lingers and it takes all your strength not to go after her. You suddenly feel tired, as if that momentary burst of energy has drained you. You collapse back onto your bed. [[Uggghhhh]]] (else:)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Sure why not"] you say. You go into your room and change, doing a few stretches too. You both lock up the flat and set out. After 5 minutes it becomes quite apparent that you're not as fit as you thought you were, you’re pretty embarrassed and panting quite hard but Katie is kind and slows down and allows you to catch your breath. As you lean against a wall listening to Katie whilst your heart calms down you see someone coming up behind her. (font: "Segoe Print")["Watch out!"] you yell and pull her to the side just as he tries to grab her. The man, at least you think it’s a man is wearing a hoodie and babbling to himself, at least that’s what you think it is, it comes out as a gurgling nonsense kind of sound. You push him away but he keeps coming back grabbing and... clawing. You catch a glimpse of the face under the hood and it's extremely unsettling. (font: "Segoe Print")["Katie quick let’s get out of here"] you say. You both leg it running fast, heading back home. [[arrive home->Uggghhhh]]]

(set:$zombie += 1) You come back to... what happened? You’re in your bed, you turn over and see Katie's back. Hazy memories come back. You smile, yesterday was crazy. Not wanting to wake her you tip-toe out of the room and start making some breakfast although for the first time in days you’re not hungry. You cook up an omelette, Her favourite breakfast although the smell of eggs is making your feel a little nauseous, maybe you're not as recovered as you thought. You brew some coffee and pick up the tray and back into the room. (font: "Segoe Print")["Katie, I've got some....."] The tray clatters to the floor and your drop it in shock. The sheets are soaked red with blood. Katie's eyes are open, blankly staring in front of her. At least what's left of Katie, One of her arms is torn off, she is missing an ear, her nose. Her intestines are spilling out over the side of the bed. Suddenly memories come flooding back. You did this. You are responsible. You slump back against the wall. Running your hands through your hair. Your mind running 100 miles an hour, paralysing you, what have you done? Why? (font: "Segoe Print")["uhhhhhhhhhhh"] You look up to see Katie rising from the bed. [[.........]]

You star in disbelief at what's in front of you. Only minutes ago you were making breakfast for your new lover, and now you’re staring at her half eaten corpse that you killed... murdered standing up like nothing is wrong. "uuggghhh" she turns slowly to face you, her features slack, her eyes unfocused. You feel a mounting terror. You want to scream but nothing comes out. She moves towards you... [[Run out of the room]] [[Defend yourself]]

You run out of the bedroom slamming the door shut. You hear her groaning on the other side of the door. Jesus fucking Christ what the hell! You have to get out of here! You burst out of your front door sprinting down the stairs of your building, past neighbours, delivery men, out into the streets. You don’t stop running until your half way across town and stop in a park. You’re not unfit but you've just run 10 miles and not even broken a sweat. Your breathing isn't laboured. You lie down anyway, your mind spinning with the thoughts of the events of the last 24 hours, and why you seem to be in the best shape of your life. You decide to test it a bit more. After 30 laps of the park you’re still not even panting or sweating but your suddenly very hungry. [[Get something to eat]] [[Go back to the flat]]

You slowly get up, you’re back against the wall. This nightmarish situation is your fault you have to face up to this. This is some karma bullshit or divine intervention or something. As you ready to defend yourself 'Katie' tilts her head to the side slightly then shambles straight past you. You look after her confused. Although you know you should bolt for the door (walking corpses being a good reason to not stick around) there's something about her. You don't feel threatened and you’re thrown off by the heavenly smell permeating the air that you've only just noticed. You follow her to the living room where she stumbles around without direction or purpose. Suddenly the doorbell goes... [[Answer]] [[Ignore]]

(set:$zombie += 1) You shut the door to the living room and quickly go to the door to get rid of whoever is there. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hi mate, got a delivery for you. Please sign hear"] a UPS delivery man is standing in front of you with 4 large boxes stacked on a trolley. As you sign to get rid of him. He wheels the trolley past you into your corridor. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hang on a min..."] The words die on your lips. The delivery man is pulling the trolley out from under the boxes and directly behind him 'Katie' is framed in the now open door to the living room. With speed you didn't think possible she runs at the delivery man who turns in time to stare slack jawed as a naked half eaten corpse sinks her teeth into his throat. He gurgles, chocking on a scream before being abruptly cut off as Katie plunges her remaining hand into his belly and reaches in scooping guts and blood into her mouth. As you cover your mouth in shock, you fall to your knees but instead of vomiting, you instinctually reach in and scoop some of blood into your hands cupping them and swallowing it. It tastes better than the finest champagne you've ever had. [[Keep eating]] [[The horror, the horror]]

It goes again. Then a few knocks. Then you hear footsteps walking away. You let out a deep breath, you hadn't even realised you were holding it in. You listen at the door for a few minutes hearing a few people leaving their flats. 20 minutes later you can't hear anything. All Katie's done is stumble round the flat groaning. Every time you look at her guilt washes over you. You need to get out of here, at least until you can think what to do. You open the door and peer out. 2 large boxes are stacked in front of your door. You close your door behind you and take a closer look. They have your name on so they're definitely for you but you havn't ordered anything and their looks to be quite a bit of stuff. You don't want to draw attention to your flat right now so you pick up the first box - Wow! - That is heavy! You then bring in the second which thankfully is lighter than the first. You take them into your living room one by one, your curiosity distracting you from your guilt. [[Open the box]]

(set:$zombie += 1) You keep scooping out handfuls of blood and guts, every taste lessening your hunger but only slightly. (font: "Segoe Print")["Aaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"] You turn around quickly in the direction of the scream. The front door isn't closed. A neighbour stands in their doorway. A blur runs past you as Katie launches herself across the hallway. Your neighbour attempts to shut the door but she isn't quick enough and Katie’s arm is through. She is ferocious, scrabbling and after a few moments forcing the door open and tackling your neighbour to the floor. Her screams are terrible but cut off quickly as her jaw is torn off. Worried and unsure what to do, you close the door to your neighbour flat and return to your own closing the door as well. Things are moving out of your control... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You back away from the body pressing your back against you door pushing it shut and sliding down until your sat legs stretched out in front of you watching you flatmate crack open the delivery man's skull. Jesus you think, how fucked up has my life become in the last few hours. You close your eyes disgusted at yourself. Hearing her munching you let out a sigh "please... stop" you say, more to yourself than anything. Katie stops and look up at you and puts down the brain matter she was eating, then looking blankly at you she tilts her head again, looking back at her meal, then back at you. She... She listened to you! You can see her looking between you and the cooling guts on the floor and she actually looks in a little bit of distress but not eating. You assumed she was a mindless...well...zombie. As you see her face scrunch up unhappily you say “ok go on." her face relaxes and she sets upon the corpse with renewed enthusiasm. You forget about the horror you've seen today as you ponder the implications.... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You grab some scissors and cut the packing tape on the lighter box. You open it and remove the extra padding. Inside is a smaller metal box. Releasing the clasps you discover what looks to be a pen drive... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(if: $bitten is true)[You don't know whats up with yourself but you do know that you are really not feeling well. You start to wonder whether it had something to do with the lab. What if you don't get better? You hear the doorbell go but you're too weak to get up right now. You eventually drift back into a sleep. ... You wake up feeling fractionally better but still horrible. You decide you need to see a doctor, as much as you don't want to. [[Head to the doctors]]] (else:)[You arrive back home both breathing hard. (font: "Segoe Print")["What the... fuck was... with that... guy!"] Katie wheezes between breaths. (font: "Segoe Print")["I don't know... but I caught a glimpse... of his face... just before we got... away... there was blood around his mouth!"] you gasp. You both take a minute to catch your breath and process what happened. Katie walks over to you and hugs you. (font: "Segoe Print")["You saved me, I won't forget that"] she presses tighter and you feel her body press against you. You stand there surprised. (font: "Segoe Print")["Forget about it, just glad you're safe."] you say. Katie smiles. (font: "Segoe Print")["I was thinking"] you say (font: "Segoe Print")["that could have been the guy they've been going on about in the news"] (font: "Segoe Print")["You think so?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["He was sort of... trying to bite you, fits what they're saying about the guy on TV."] you say. Katie shivers "uuuhhhh" that gives me the creeps. [[A day later]]]

You can't face going back to the flat. Not just yet, you still have to think what to do with what's waiting back there. You head to the local steak house and order the rarest steak you can find. Devouring it whilst you try to decide what to do. [[Go to the police]] [[Handle this yourself]]

You run back to the flat. As you ascend the stairs you hear a moaning on your floor. You cautiously approach but see nothing. Then you notice your door is still open and some boxes are inside you flat. You approach them and... Mmmm that smells so good. You forgot how hungry you were. You look on the other side of the boxes and stare in horror. The disembowelled corpse of a UPS man is propped up next to the boxes, sitting in a pool of his own blood. Oh god, oh god oh god! You look up and see Katie standing there blood dribbling from her mouth. Before you can process this a shout comes from the doorway. (font: "Segoe Print")["Police don't move!"] You turn to see a policeman in the doorway pistol drawn. He looks at you, the body, the Katie (font: "Segoe Print")["What the fu....."] Katie sprints past you straight at the officer. Although she is quick the officer is quicker and shoots her three time in the chest. She slows momentarily swaying against the wall. Then her head snaps up and she start to move towards the officer again. [[Help the officer]] [[Help katie get rid of the officer]]

Things have been spiralling out of control since yesterday and you know that you can no longer handle things yourself you need to alert the proper authorities. Even though it will be tough to explain you need to do the right thing. You head over to the police station and go over to the desk sergeant. He looks at you with the bored stare of someone who has been doing this job for a long time. ... You realise he isn't going to acknowledge you. (font: "Segoe Print")["erm I need to report a crime."] you say. He says nothing and just looks at you. You launch into your story and start telling him your story form the beginning. He looks at you worried at first moving you to an interview room and taking notes. As you get further into your story though he starts to ask odd questions (font: "Segoe Print")["Are you on any medication?" "Is Katie here with us now?"] He leaves and soon returns with two heavyset men in white scrubs. Its at this moment you realise his intention. He doesn't believe you. He thinks you’re crazy! You start to fight one of the orderlies and they start to restrain you. You then bite one of them on the hand as he tries to restrain you. This does not help your pleas of I'm not crazy! You’re soon loaded into the back of an ambulance...... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You go back to the flat but as you near you hear sirens! The flashing lights are right outside your flat. The police have the whole are cordoned off. A small crowd has gathered including a few local news crews. You nudge your way to the front asking an old lady near you what's going on. "One of the tenants attacked a delivery man" she says "but didn't just punch him, apparently she took a bite out of him too, might have killed him. She's apparently armed. They sent a police team in a moment ago." You turn back to your building in time to see the police team emerge. They signal a couple of paramedics to go in. As you look on you see a few of the policemen going over to one of the remaining paramedics with what look like bites on their arms and necks... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You have to stop this abomination, you jump on her back crushing her to the floor. She squirms under you, writhing, trying to escape. (font: "Segoe Print")["My God, how is she still alive."] The policeman says shocked. Katie manages to push you back and your thrown off her. The policeman quickly recovers and put 2 bullets in her head and she finally collapses onto the floor. His partner arrives gasping at the entrance and is quickly turned on by the first Officer. (font: "Segoe Print")["Where were you White? I had a fucking situation here and you were nowhere to be seen! If it hadn't been for this guy I’m not sure what would have happened"] (font: "Segoe Print")"but sir it was just..."] he pleads (font: "Segoe Print")["Just nothing a minute ago this woman as some sort of crazed, off her head druggy."] He turns back to you. (font: "Segoe Print")["That said, whilst I appreciate your help we've got a lot of questions for you......"] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

Katie launches herself latching onto the police officer and biting him in his neck then tearing into his face. You get up and walk towards the scuffle in time to see another officer aiming his gun at Katie’s head. You don't even know what she is but you're not thinking straight thinking about jail or worse you run and push the officer causing him to miss Katie by an inch. He turns and fires at you.... You feel the bullets entering your body but no pain, then it suddenly goes black [[You are dead]]

You arrive at the doctors and check in. About 30 minutes later your called throgh by a young man. (font: "Segoe Print")["How are you today Mr Smith?"] he asks (font: "Segoe Print")["Pretty awful"] you reply (font: "Segoe Print")["I was going to try and wait it out but I’ve been feeling worse over the last few days."] you say. Well let’s see... open wide. You open your mouth. (font: "Segoe Print")["hhhmmmmm you do seem pale. Tired you say"] He looks at your records. You feel yourself becoming light headed, even sitting down. You're weak, too weak. You need meat. You reach out to the doctor then sway and collapse onto the floor. Later the coroner declares that the cause of death was a dangerously low iron count. As to what caused such a significant drop in a matter of days he has no explanation for. [[You are dead]]

Arriving down some small steps at the clinic your idea still seems good even if the clinic, doesn't. It's not terrible but it's not exactly state of the art. You approach the front desk and get a questionnaire to fill out and a ticket while you wait to be called. You look to your left and right and there is an interesting sample of the city here. Homeless and poor people mixed with optimistic, young, students. An interesting mix. But there seems to be a real positive vibe. To your right there seems to be an older man with white hair who has had better days. He's wearing a miliary coat that could use a wash. On your left is a younger woman, probably a student, dressed in a red jack and jeans. You wait feeling abit dizzy but ok. You get called through and lie down while the nurse takes your blood. (font: "Segoe Print")["hmmm thats interesting your blood is very dark"] she mentions. You smile not sure really what to make of it. As you are lining up to get your paycheck you notice many of the full blood bags getting wheeled into a room marked staff only. The door starts closing. [[Go into room]] [[Wait for paycheck]]

You move further into the lab through a set of double doors into a decontamination chamber of sorts. The next door opens with a hiss and you realise this room has a controlled environment. In it are many different cages or rather environments. All made from glass, or more likely a hardened composite you guess each of the cubicles has a completely different landscape and atmosphere. You see a dry desert, a jungle canopy, a temperate forest. [[Look into the desert]] [[Look into the jungle]]

(set: $nothing to 1) You have quick look around the room. Mostly just a boring generic office break room, albeit with an emergency eye wash station. You also notice John's [coat]<c2| on the hanger next to the station.(click: ?c2)[You search the pockets and take his badge and keys, the badge is attached to a long lanyard that had 'black industries' printed on it. (set: $badge to true)] You hear footsteps down the hall, you’re not sure if it's the guards coming back but it would be probably better if you could avoid talking to them again. [[through the double doors->Move further into the lab]]

(set: $cube to 0) You look into the small desert environment. At first you don't see anything and the box is not that big, in fact as you move around it you realise that you’re actually looking through a magnified image and you’re actually looking at an even smaller [cube]<c3| about the size of a paper weight. You adjust the magnification and what you see takes your breath away. There is a small ecosystem in the cube and you don't mean full of ants, it has... Camels... and elephants, antelope.... all minute in size. Even as you watch you see a small lioness stalks an even smaller antelope. You blink. That was incredible. (click: ?c3)[[[Pop the cube into your coat pocket->"Excuse me?"]](set: $cube to true)] [[Look into the jungle]]

Looking into the jungle environment there is little sound. It takes you a while to figure out what’s off about this place and then you realise there are no animals in this place. The fauna thought is breath-taking, incredible colours and flowers everywhere you look. You look to your left and can see a potted plant that looks like it’s being investigated. It is captivating. Multiple different flowers with colours that seem to change as you look at them. You suddenly get a strong impulse that you need this plant. [[Take the plant]] [[Look into the desert]]

You whirl around to see an older Indian scientist looking at you. He seemed questioning but not menacing. Then you remembered that you’re dressed in medical scrubs, you look like you belong. (font: "Segoe Print")["er...sorry I didn't mean to disturb you I've just never been down this end of the building."] You say pathetically. The other man doesn't seem that perturbed he looks you up and down. (if:$badge is true)[(font: "Segoe Print")["don't worry about it"] he takes a quick look at your badge. (font: "Segoe Print")["medical division, I hear you guys are looking into all sorts of nasty bugs, to help cure I hope?"] You laugh in what you hope is a natural way. Quickly trying to change the subject you motion back to the jungle. "This looks incredible!" Yes the work that we're doing here is amazing. The level of technology and funding we have is astounding. For once we can pursure science in it's purest form. You see a glint of something uncomfortable in his eyes. [[Leave - head home]]] (else:)[(font: "Segoe Print")["that's ok"] he moves closer and looks at your scrubs (font: "Segoe Print")["where's your security badge"] as you hesitate his eyes narrow (font: "Segoe Print")["what department are you from?"]] (if:$cube is true)[(font: "Segoe Print")["er..."] he notices you being shifty (font: "Segoe Print")["I don't think your meant to be here please go before I call security"] he says curtly. [[Leave - head home]]]

You quickly walk out of the lab. Following the corridors you can hear footsteps behind you, the scientist must have called security to make sure you leave but you don't mind. You found something amazing. As soon as you get home your pull out the small cube and realise that without the magnifying equipment it really does look like a paperweight. Luckily you have the solution. A telescope you've had for a long time when you first started looking into the sky. You quickly move it from your window and point it at the cube. [[Look through the telescope]]

You grab the plant and joy fills you. You quickly exit running past an indian scientist who calls after you but his voice soon disappears and you turn left and right looking for an exit. Eventually you come to a fire door, setting off alarms as you open it but not caring you just need to get this beautiful plant home. Home! You remember, you live in a flat on the other side of town! [[Arrive home]]

You look through the end of the scope you survey this minature world. It's a lot more vast than you even thought before. There are whole continents with different enviroments. What you were seeing before was just the largest of the continents, a desert environment but there are other, smaller landmasses with different ecosystems. As you quickly look around you see jungles, forest, and artic environments as well as the large central desert mass. Looking away from the telescope you examine the box itself, whilst on first glance it looks like a normal paperweight on closer inspection you see a thin metal base with a two buttons each engraved with a different symbol. One with ᵹ and the other ᴥ. Also a slight vibration runs through your finger when you touch the base. You are curious about the buttons but you also wonder whether in more ways than one this could develope into Pandora's box. [[Press ᵹ]] [[Press ᴥ]]

You arrive home at your flat. You immediately take the plant out of your bag and put it on your table. Every time you look at it you’re filled with pleasure just at seeing it. You're flatmate Katie walks in. (font: "Segoe Print")["Whoa, who’s the lucky lady?"] She says. [["Just got it for the flat. Though we could brighten up the place"]] [["None of your business"]]

As you press the button you see a brief flash of light and a hologram display appears in front of you. You stare dumbfounded at the display. Slowly moving your hand through the edges. It's like nothing you've ever seen before. Decades ahead of what is around currently, or so you thought. As you start to take in the display you see that it seems to be concentrated on the central desert landmass with lots of fact and figures in a side panel showing humidity, rainfall, temperature variation, local flora and fauna. You swipe with you finger and realise that that list of information is massive. Everything you could ever want to know and more about the part of the micro world the screen is focused on. As you look through the reams of data you’re being given about this one particular place you see that some of the sliders allow you to actual increase or decrease the particular variable. You look through the scope at the desertscape and decide to experiment. You increase the slider for rainfall by a fifth. Excitedly you look back through the scope and see... Nothing. No difference at all. You go back to the slider and increase it again and check back. Again no difference. Confused you look back and adjust the flora slider. Again nothing. Frustrated you take a break. The holographic interface disappears after a few minute of you not activating it. You shouldn't be surprised, you don't really know what your doing and this is a highly advanced piece of technology. You leave the cube be and decide you need to clear your mind and go for a walk. [[Take a walk]]

As you press the button the vibration coming from the cube increased, shaking in your hand. It builds and builds until you are forced to drop the cube. It is frantically moving around the room now shaking from wall to wall, knocking over books, electronics until the whole room vibrates violently. You crawl under your bed, not knowing what else to do. You feel like you've caused an earthquake. As the intensity increases though you realise you didn't know what the cube was. You stole it from a highly advanced laboratory without an knowledge about it's purpose or how it works. You realise you could have just activated a very advanced weapon, a bomb even! [[A bright light]]

All you see is white. Are you blind? What happened? Slowly blurred colours appear, then shapes, then you vision sharpens. But your hearing hasn't. Your still in your room. It a complete mess. YOur not sure what happened but it looks like it has been though an earchquake, or turned upside down. You look around for the cube but you can't see it anywhere, not that it would be easy to find in this mess. One thing you realise as you shuffle throught the debris of your room though is that you can hear. What you can't hear is any noises from the outside world. No cars, no roadworks, the train, no people... it's completely silent. At least your building is still standing you think. You suddenly realise the implication of what happened. Others could be hurt, your neighbours passers by. You don't know how far reaching this could have gone. You should see what its like outside, people might need urgent help! But then what use are you at the moment. You don't even know what really happened yourself. Maybe you should collect a few things first? [[People need help!]] [[I'm no use right now I need to collect some things]]

You take a breather and walk around the block picking up some milk and groceries from the corner shop. You arrive back at your flat feeling better and make an omelette. It's been quite a while since you ate. Once your omelette is done you decide to have another look at the cube. You look through your telescope and you see a verdant landscape, you make slight adjustments to your scope looking around. Had it moved while you were out? You catch a glimpse of desert and suddenly the pieces fall into place. You change the magnification settings on your telescope and realise that your changes on the sliders had worked! You've created an oasis in the middle of the desert! As you go back to the lusher, greener terrain you see animals gathering from around the desert to feed and drink in the very hospitable land. You laugh and chuckle to yourself. You’re like a benevolent god to these tiny beings! You move your telescope and look in at a snowier environment. It is a pretty desolate landscape but you can make out small what looks to be deer, bears and foxes, with a few evergreen trees. What slider would you like to adjust? [[Increase temperature]] [[Decrease fauna]]

You open your door and are hit with a wall of heat and blinded. You close your eyes tight and then shade them with your hand. As they adjust you look out in disbelief. In front of you are massive dunes! Going for as far as the eye can see. You blink a few times. Is it some kind of trick? You must have hit your head. You turn around and look back and see your room, like someone has just cut it out of your flat and placed it in the middle of the Sahara! You look back out across the ocean of sand and see some hazy shapes in the distance. You shake your head 'damn it’s hot' you think. The heat is unrelenting, in only 30 seconds you've sweated through your t-shirt. You turn to go back into your flat and... You can't get back in! You push hard against the door! Suddenly patting your pockets down you realise you don't have your keys on you and the latch must have shut behind you. You kick the door but it doesn't make it move at all, in fact as you try again it feels almost completely unreactive to any impact. You quickly move around to your window and attempt to smash it but nothing not even a scratch! Your mouth tastes dry and you realise your dehydrating. (if:$water is 0)[What are you going to do!] (if:$water is 1)[You take some water out of your bag and have a drink. At least you've quenched your thirst.] [[Keep trying to get back in your flat]] [[Start walking towards the shapes in the distance]]

{(set: $water to 0) (set: $firstaidkit to 0) (set: $blanket to 0)} You look around your room. Even your shocked state a few things immediatly jump out in your mind that were in your flat and would be useful in a crisis situation. Your aware though that people could be trapped and you've already wasting precious time, you're only going to have time to search for one: [[Water]] [[First aid kit]] [[Foil emergency blanket]]

Pushing the temperature slider up you quickly see the effects on the terrain as a lot more greenery becomes visible. On the control panel you notice that there looks like a fast forward button. You press it and look through your telescope and see everything moving extremely fast! You see the herd of deer expanding greatly as plentiful food is available. You hit the 'play' button to return the speed to normal. Not only has the herd increased but also the population of bears has too as more deer is available. You hit the fast forward button again. [[Fast forward]]

You decrease the fauna slider. Within minute a lot of the greenery withers and dies. The power you have over this small little world is incredible! On the control panel you notice that there looks like a fast forward button. You press it and look through your telescope and see everything moving extremely fast! You see the herd of deer migrating across the land shrinking dramatically as it moves. You hit the 'play' button to return the speed to normal. Looking back at the herd you realise that it's about a quarter of its original size and looking quite thin. You've taken away a lot of their food and they've hand to move further for less causing a lot of the older and younger deer to die. You move the scope. With a reduced deer population the bears are struggling too, now out of hibernation there are hardly any deer to eat and you see a mother bear searching far and wide for food for her cubs. In a few minutes you dramatically changed the lives of these surviving micro creatures and ended the lives of hundreds... [[Fast forward ]]

You futilely try to keep getting into your flat but all you manage to achieve is tiring yourself out. You move back around to the side of the building that offers a bit of shade although the temperature is only slightly cooler there. You could head out into the desert but you have no idea where you are and you wouldn't last an hour out there. You have no supplies, local knowledge, and shelter. You’re woefully unprepared. But prepared for what? You still don’t know what happened. You touched the cube and somehow it transported you... and you’re flat, here. You’re out of your depth. Your eyes start to close you feel drained. Hopefully it's all just a bad dream. Hopefully when you wake up this nightmare will be over.... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You set off. It's your only chance. As you make your way down the dune you take of your shirt and wrap it around your head just to give you some reprieve from the sun. Within 10 minutes you are more tired than you've ever been. You look back at your flat and it already seems an impossible distance away. You keep moving forwards towards the shapes you saw in the distance. (if:$water is 0)[Within 30 minutes you stumble and fall. You’re so thirsty! There’s no way you can get up, you’re just going to rest hear a minute. As you lay there you’re slowly covered in sand..... [[You are dead]]] (if:$water is 1)[You keep sipping the water. It's so hot out here. You are going through your water very quickly, without it you don't think you could have survived. After a full day in the dessert you are badly burnt and have lost the hazy shape in the distance. You're exhausted and fall down in the sand. You black out. [[Come around]]]

(set: $water to true)(set: $nothing to 1) You head to the kitchen. All the cupboard are open and food is littered on the floor. The fridge has fallen on its door. You heave and tip it onto its side opening it up and loading some water into a bakpack. You check your watch, it's already been 10 minutes since everything shook. You sling the backback full of water over your shoulder. [[Step out fo your flat->People need help!]]

(set: $firstaidkit to true) (set: $nothing to 1) You search around your room. Your bookcase has fallen over leaning against your bed. Everything is scattered all over the floor, you look through clothes and book and bits and bobs you'v hoarded in your room. Finally under a stack of socks your find the green box. You check your watch, it's already been 10 minutes since everything shook. You put the first aid kit into a backpack your found whilest searching and sling it over your shoulder. [[Step out fo your flat->People need help!]]

(set: $blanket to true)(set: $nothing to 1) You head to your flamates room. You pretty sure you remember her running marathons and ending with one of these blankets. You look through the debris of her room. YOu find it at the back of her cupboard with a musty towel. You check your watch, it's already been 10 minutes since everything shook. You put the blanket into a backpack you found and sling it over your shoulder. [[Step out fo your flat->People need help!]]

You come around slowly, strong animal smells immediately assault your nostrils. You’re too weak to move but you can hear animal noises. Suddenly a face pops into view. A young man! He puts some water from a flask to your lips and you greedily sip before exhaustion sweeps over you again... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You see the herd grow even bigger and start to migrate stripping the local area of plants and moving onto the next. The increased temperature has caused flooding as all the snow melts causing rivers to burst their banks and flood for miles. This forces the deer more inland competing with other animals like rabbit and sheep. As the deer populations is large they soon cause the numbers of these animals to dwindle as they can't compete for resources leaving the deer at the dominant herbivore. The new mega herds move south and its ad this point that you suddenly take note as you watch you see a small ape like being with a spear start to try and hunt the deer... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? what would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Support on patreon: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(font: "Segoe Print")["What's going on here?"] you ask trying to keep the fear out of your voice. Then with a hiss you here... (font: "Percolator Expert")["What's going on here? What's going on here is that you were found to be trespassing on private property, into business and science that you had no reason to be looking at. A quick run of your I.D. showed a family far away with no connections here. You will not be missed."] Fear grips your heart. [["My flatmate, she'll notice I'm gone, she knows where I went and when I don't come back she'll call the police!"]] [["What are you going to do to me?"]]

{(set:$mutated to false)} (font: "Segoe Print")["What are you going to do to me?"] You ask. (if:$sacrifice is 1)[(font: "Percolator Expert")[I'm going to give you a gift."] The voice hisses (font: "Percolator Expert")["Don't forget this was your decision, you wanted this"] He chuckles] (else:)[(font: "Percolator Expert")["I'm going to give you a gift"] he says cryptically (font: "Percolator Expert")["it's up to you to accept or reject my gift but a few words of advice... those who reject my gift usually have short painful lives"]] You try and move your head around to catch a glimpse of the person behind the voice but you can't turn your head far enough. Suddenly you feel a pinprick in your forehead. (font: "Segoe Print")["What...what was that?"] You stammer. (font: "Percolator Expert")["Oh nothing to worry about, just some local anaesthetic."] The voice pauses. (font: "Percolator Expert")["To numb the area I’ll be working on. I'm not cruel."] A deep chuckle emanates from behind you and is unsettling to the extreme. (if:$sacrifice is 1)[(font: "Percolator Expert")["As a reward for your valiant and courageous sacrifice I’ll spare you some pain. We all have to make sacrifices..."]] (else:)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Please, please don't"] you plead (font: "Percolator Expert")["We’ll if you’re not going to be quiet"]] You feel a mask put over your mouth and your eyes become heavy. You’re so tired. [[come around->come around2]]

(set:$sacrifice to 0) (font: "Percolator Expert")["You mean Katie? She will not miss you for days and even then if she directs the police here, you never turned up."] A cold feeling drifts over your body. (font: "Percolator Expert")["On second thoughts though, I could always use another test subject. She has no family either in the near vicinity, I'll send some men to pick her up"] What have you done, you've now put Katie in danger! (font: "Segoe Print")["Please don't hurt her she didn't trespass, she doesn't know anything. She doesn't even know where I am. Please don't"] you plead. (font: "Percolator Expert")["Don't worry I won't... hurt her"] The menace dripping from the voice leads you to believe anything but. (font: "Percolator Expert")["Tell you what, I’ll give you a choice. I need a test subject but I’m not greedy, I have sympathy for you I really do. How about this, I’ll let you go but I will need Katie as a replacement for my experiments. Or I can leave her out of this and use you, you're choice."] [[Choose freedom]] [[Protect Katie (set:$sacrifice to 1)->"What are you going to do to me?"]]

#Wrong Floor (font: "AR CENA")[by Andrew Stone write to me at: [email protected] or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Support on patreon: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone] ##(live:2s)[(transition:"pulse")[[[Start->Alarm clock...]]]] (set: $inventory to 1)

You fast forward again and within 10 minutes the entire deer population has gone, unable to survive the next winter with so little grazing. With the deer gone the bear population follows suit. This land once teeming with animals has become desolate and lifeless. As you look around the continent you realise your impact has been bigger than you thought. There are still some small mammals but they are very few in number. It will take this land a while to recover from your ministrations. You realise you have a phenomenal influence over this micro world. You might need to be more careful... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? what would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Support on patreon: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set: $cf to (either:0,1)) (font: "Segoe Print")["Do you like it?"] you ask (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah it's really beautiful, where did you get it from?"] she says. (font: "Segoe Print")["Just a place i know"] you answer evasively. (font: "Segoe Print")["Well you have good taste"] she says (font: "Segoe Print")["Just make sure to water it".] You take a cup and water it right there and then, positioning it by the window so it gets the afternoon sun. After that you go about the rest of your day. You go out and do some grocery shopping and run some errands. (if: $cf is 0)[You arrive back at flat and find Katie sitting at the table admiring the new plant. It seems to have sprouted a beautiful purple flower. The scent it gives off is fresh with a hint of... something, you both can't quite place. As the night progresses the smell penetrates the flat. You and katie both sit on the sofa. Your eyes feel tired. You yawn closely followed by Katie, you just need to close your eyes for a moment. So sleepy... [[Unfortunately you never wake up->You are dead]]] (if: $cf is 1)[You arrive back at flat and find Katie sitting at the table admiring the new plant. It seems to have sprouted a beautiful orange flower. The petals have a strange mesmerising property, it really is something to behold. You take a picture but it doesn't do it justice. As the night progresses the smell penetrates the flat. You hear Katie in the shower. Your start to feel tired and start yawning but the night is still young! [[Get a coffee]]]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Whoa! alright Touchy"] Katie says. You pick up the plant and take it into your room. You can't share it with Katie, this is a stolen specimen from a science lab! It's only now that you realise as beautiful as this plant is you don't know anything to do with it. You don't even know what kind of plant it is. You open your laptop and are starting at google until you realise you really don't even know where to start. You know nothing. You decide the best place you can think of is to take it down to your local garden centre and see what they have to say, maybe they'll be able to identify it for you? [[Go to the Garden Centre]]

You try to wake yourself up and make a coffee. As you sit down at the table to notice that the plant has grown a few more flowers since you brought it back. Now sporting an array of orange flowers it looks even better. After giving it another water you then decide to watch some TV. Sitting down you watch a few different shows on netflix. Katie comes back out in a stunning dress. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey I’m going over to a friend's house warming... I know it's cheeky but would you mind if I cut off a few of the flowers off your plant and put them in some water? I forgot to pick anything up and I know she'd love it"] (set:$givbf to 0) [["Yeah sure"]] [["No"->No2]]

You head down to your local garden centre and take in your plant. After having a quick look round to approach one of the staff working there about your plant. She quickly tells you that she doesn't know much about the actually plants and points you in the direction of an older staff member outside moving some pots around. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hi, sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you could take a quick look at this plant I have?"] you ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["One moment"] the lady puts on some glasses (font: "Segoe Print")["hmmmmmm"] she examines the plant turning it around in her hand. (font: "Segoe Print")["A very unusual plant I think, not something I've seen before but looks like it belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. Follow me, I'll show you how to take care of it."] You follow her round as she shows you different fertilisers, explaining what kind of light the plant needs, how often to water it, and what to look out for in the case of pests. You thank her after purchasing a bigger pot and some fertilizer and head home. Putting some of the new fertiliser in the pot you transfer the plant into it just like you were told and put it on your window sill. Admiring your handiwork you carry on with your day, running a few more errands and watching some T.V. before going out for the night and meeting up with some friends. One drink lends to another and then its gets blurrrrryyy..... [[Uhhh what.. wherr .. am I?]]

(set:$oplantpos to 0) You wake up very groggy. How much did you have to drink last night? Your memory gets hazy around the 8-9 drink mark. With you pounding headache you head to the kitchen. You boil some water and make a coffee. Two spoonfuls of coffee, three spoonfuls of sugar, very necessary with the fragile state your head is in. You sit down at your table clearing away some of the vines to set your coffee down. Christ where did you go last night? First 'The pudding and pig' pub then 'McNeils' then.... you scratch your bare feet as they keep brushing up against leaves. Then you think you went on to 'holes' a dive pool club. ... Wait, leaves? You massage your head and rub your eyes and then open them. You’re greeted with an astounding sight. The plant you re-potted yesterday has practically taken over your entire table. There are vines covering 3/4 of the surface of the table trailing off the edges. Two dozen beautiful orange flowers cover various vines. Even as you look you sweat you can see a vine slowly reaching around the table leg. You think about the bag of fertilizer. What the hell was in that stuff? Whatever it is, it's working, perhaps a little too well. [[Trim plant back]] [[Water plant]]

(set:$givbf to 1) (font: "Segoe Print")["Yey, thanks!"] She hugs you and then goes into the kitchen, returning with a sharp pair of scissors and a clear vase. She puts them down on the table. Part of you doesn't want to take the scissors to such a beautiful specimen but flowers are there to be enjoyed and it also seems like a waste to keep it all to yourself. The plant now seems to have a few more flowers more than it did only a few hours ago! Over half a dozen flowers, it seems to be growing quickly! Oddly the flowers all seem to be facing away from Katie. She cuts three off at the stem an before your eyes the orange petals seem to change to a pitch black colour. You both look at each other in surprise. (font: "Segoe Print")["I didn't know that could happen to plants"] Katie says as she pops them in the vase with a little water. She holds it up to the light though and the petals sparkle subtly like the night sky. (font: "Segoe Print")["Still looks beautiful"] she smiles (font: "Segoe Print")["and goes with my outfit"] she winks. [["I'm not up to much mind if I come along?"]] [["Have a good one"]]

"Sorry Katie but it's too newly planted, at this early stage you would kill it by taking any of the flowers" you lie. You don't want her to deface your beautiful plant. She seems a little put out. Katie start putting on a coat. You realise you not been out in a while. You turn to Katie and say... [["I'm not up to much mind if I come along?"]] [["Have a good one"]]

(if:$givbf is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Sure! The more the merrier, plus least I can do after you saved me with this nice housewarming gift"] You go into your room and put on a shirt and some cologne. Hopping out of your room putting on some leather shoes, you’re ready. (font: "Segoe Print")["Just in time taxi's here".] Katie says. You both hop in and within 10 minutes are at her friend’s house. You both walk to the front door and Katie rings the bell. I girl answers 'Fiona'... you think. (font: "Segoe Print")["Katie!"] She greets her excitedly (font: "Segoe Print")["you made it, excellent" she looks over her shoulder "oww you brought... Dave is it?"] Her enthusiasm taking a severe drop. (font: "Segoe Print")["It’s....."] You begin to say. (font: "Segoe Print")["Woooooo what a lovely house warming present"] Fiona interrupts as she takes it from Katie (font: "Segoe Print")["this is the best present by far, isn't it lovely"] she says to noone in particular and walks back into the flat. [[Follow into party]]] (if:$givbf is 0)[(font: "Segoe Print")["I don't think it's really your scene"] she says before giving you a quick goodbye. She must be pissed because you wouldn't give her some of the flowers! Ah well another night alone. You stay up watching TV before finally heading to bed. [[The next morning]]]

(if:$givbf is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["I will, thanks again for the save"] she closes the door leaving you alone. After watching a few more hours of TV you finally succumb to tiredness and fall asleep on the couch.] (if:$givbf is 0)[(font: "Segoe Print")["I will"] she walks out slightly disappointed. After watching a few more hours of TV you finally succumb to tiredness and fall asleep on the couch.] [[The next morning]]

You wake up and sleepily head into the kitchen, grabbing a bowl of cereal and sitting down at your table. (if:$givbf is 1)[You do a quick double take at the plant. Then a recount. A dozen flowers. You took 3 away and they've already grown back!] You reach out and touch a leaf, then a petal and... You’re not quite sure but you feel an odd sensation. Almost as if the leaf is touching you back... You stare at the plant for a moment seeing it still then shake your head chuckling to yourself. You go back into the kitchen and get a large glass of water. Gulping 3/4 of it down you then pour the rest into the plant pot. You go open a window. As a breeze rolls in you hear, or rather feel a whisper. "Thanks"... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You follow Fiona into the house and see that it's pretty full. You turn around to say something to Katie but she's not there. No doubt Fiona has quickly spirited her away somewhere. Oh well, you think and head to the kitchen looking for a drink. Picking up a beer you start chatting to a few of the people there. They seem alright, bit pretentious but doing no one any harm. After about half an hour you decide to have a look around for Katie and Fiona. You struggle and are about to give up when you get a tap on your shoulder. (font: "Segoe Print")["What do you think?"] You turn around and Katie is there turning her head this way and that showing off the black flower she has in her hair. (font: "Segoe Print")["It really does go with my dress"] she smiles and then in a moment Fiona is back by her side also sporting a black flower in her hair. (font: "Segoe Print")["Told you it looks good"] Fiona says (font: "Segoe Print")["look there's Derek"] and then takes Katie by the arm into another room. Looking around you realise that coming out tonight probably wasn't that great an idea. It's good to get out but you don't know any of the people here and without Katie there's not really much point in hanging around. You have a quick look around to tell her you’re going but she's busy with Fiona and a group of others. You call a taxi and head home. [[The next morning]]

(set:$chris to 1) You firmly shake Chris's hand. (font: "Segoe Print")["Look our organization would be very interested to meet with you."] He pauses. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'd be grateful if you could come down. You've actually been inside the company. You've seen the enemy"] [[Go with Chris]] [[No thanks->say nothing2]]

(if:$chris is 0)[You say nothing.] (if:$chris is 1)["Look, thanks but no thanks" you say] (font: "Segoe Print")["Look man I just want to talk, I'm with a group of people, like-minded people, who want to strike back against the company."] (font: "Segoe Print")["Look I'm not interested in the company, or whatever you’re talking about, since yesterday morning I've been in the wrong place at the wrong time."] You look for a way away from this guy. (font: "Segoe Print")["What you working for them now?"] Chris says getting agitated (font: "Segoe Print")["Did you not listen to me?"] to shout back (font: "Segoe Print")["I don't know them, I don't know you, I've no idea what your problem with them is but it doesn't involve me. I was only there for an interview."] (font: "Segoe Print")["You want to work for those evil bastards! You make me sick!"] He waves his hand and a white van screeches up, its side door opening. Two pair of hands grab you and pull you inside. (font: "Segoe Print")["You're coming with us..."] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah sure"] you say. You don't know whether you think this guy is crazy or whether your just feeling good about being out of the police station but you're going to see where this leads. Chris claps you on the shoulder hard (font: "Segoe Print")["excellent man, I knew there was something about you"] he beams (font: "Segoe Print")["It's not far just 5 minute walk. You’re going to fit right in, everyone at purity are really great passionate people. They’re going to want to hear first-hand what you saw in there..."] You look at Chris and there is a slightly unsettling look in his eye. What did the detective say....? 'Zealots'.... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set:$oplantpos to 1) You go to trim the plant back but as you go to the kitchen and return with a pair of sturdy kitchen scissors the plant seems to shrink away. As you watch it slowly recoils from them. What the... You place the scissors down and stand there as the plant responds moving back to where it originally was. You stand there in shock. [[Try and communicate with... 'it']] [[Destroy the abomination!]]

Your plant has centainly grown but it is looking dry. Even though its taken over the table you have to admit it is a fine specimin. Maybe you could sell the flowers? at the rate its growing you could sele dozens every day. You nip into the kitchen and bring out a pint of water and pour it into the pot at the centre. Almost immediatly you see the vines creep futher down the table legs and almost... shiver. The tip of one of the vines moves up into the air and a flower blooms, right there, on it's tip. Wow this is too much you need to get some air. You open a window and a breeze flows into the flat russeling the leaves. They brush together and you can't explain it but it almost sounds like you hear or rather feel "thanks". This is getting crazier by the minute! [[leave->leave2]] [[Try and communicate with... 'it']]

(set:$called to 0) What the hell is going on. You have to admit your freaking out a little. You have to get out of here and have some time to think! You look back as the vines of the plant grow slowly over more of the table. YOu shut the door to the living room and head out locking the door behind you. YOu walk the streets your mind racing. What is it, is it bioengineered? and alien species? have ou gone mad? Evr since yesterday things have been slipping and getting odder and odder. You sit down on a bench and move your hand through your hair. You could destroy it? but it is beautiful... you shake your head. When did you become such a green fingered plant lover! it's almost like every time you think about those flowers your mind wanders... they are really pretty though.... dammit! at least it's contained there's no way it could... Katie! Christ you left her in the flat with that thing! YOu don't really know if it's dangerous or not [[Call her]] [[Run back to the flat]]

{(set:$australia to 0) (set: $connormal to 1) (set:$mutated to true)} You come around again. You put your hand in front of your eyes to shield them from the bright light. Your head is killing you. Like a small man has a drill and is using it to crave intricate designs on the inside of your skull. Wait, you hold your hands in front of your face, you're not restrained! You massage your wrists which are a little sore but compared to your head it's a mild irritant. Your eyes start to adjust and you see that you're in what looks to be a hotel room. Your head is throbbing, you put your hands up to it and feel... bandages. Suddenly it comes back to you. Oh god what did that sick person do to you? You gingerly touch your bandages a few more times but each time it sends a stab of pain through your skull. [[Examine room]]

(if: $hardway is 0)[You hand over your wallet. He calls another guard in and hand it over. (font: "Segoe Print")["We'll check you out"] He leaves the room.] (if: $hardway is 1)[You nod and get up. The side of your head is quite tender. You sit down across form the guard who has a poker face.] The other guard comes back in 10 minutes later. (font: "Segoe Print")["Well, well, well"] he says sarcastically. (font: "Segoe Print")["You'll be happy to know the police are on their way, I hope you have got a good lawyer."] (if: $hardway is 0)[(font: "Segoe Print")["What? Why?"] what the hell? sure you probably should have exited the building instead of looking around but still, the Police! That seems a bit drastic. Without answering your question both guards step outside fo a few minutes before one re-enters. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can't you just throw me out?"] you ask. He looks at you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Look, this is company policy and you're shit out of luck."]] (if: $hardway is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["What? Why?"] what the hell? sure you probably should have exited the building instead of looking around, but you got the crap beat out of you for it, isn't that enough? THe police seems a bit drastic. Without answering your question both guards step outside fo a few minutes before one re-enters. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can't you just throw me out?"] you ask. He looks at you.(font: "Segoe Print")["With a sheet like yours no way. No sit down and shut up."] [[Wait for the police]]]

(set: $hardway to 1) (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm not giving you anything"] you say defiantly. The guard shakes his head before coming at you. He reaches out and Grabs you by the neck. You hit at his chest but he's built like a brick wall. Not a mall cop. He whirls you around and slams you into the wall. You lash out with your foot but he deftly moves to the side and then pins your leg to the wall with his foot. You’re trapped. He presses down on your crushing the breath out of your lungs. He shift a hand and extract your wallet from your back pocket. (font: "Segoe Print")["Should have taken the easy way, a lot less painful"] He finally releases you just as you start gasping for air. You collapse to your knees and suck lungfuls of air in. (font: "Segoe Print")["Now are you going to be good?"] He asks. [[Nod->Easy way]] [[Spit in his face]]

You spit in the guards face. He looks back. There is no change in his expression but with one hand he grabs you by the throat chocking you. You claw at his hand but it's like a vice grip. You lungs are struggling to breath, your arms are getting weaker. Surely he's going to let go surely... [[You black out->Wake up]]

You’re not sure what this 'thing' is but you know it's not normal and realising how quickly it grows you know it's not safe. You pick back up the scissors again and even though the plant recoils you start to cut vines. Suddenly a high pitched whine pierces your ears, like it’s screaming but more intense. You clap your hands to your ears trying to block out the noise, dropping the scissors. A thorn shoots out from the plant and hits you in the neck and you suddenly feel very numb. You collapse onto the floor. Over the next 5 minutes you watch the plants grow over the scissors entwining them. You not sure if you could get them back even if you wanted to. You have more immediate concerns though as you can move your body. You can still breathe... luckily but that’s it. Your strength slowly starts to come back to you and you can talk, slurred at first but looks like the poison is wearing off. [[Try and communicate with... 'it']] [[Stay quiet so as to not alert it to your growing strength]]

(if:$oplantpos is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["wwwwwwhhatt arrreee youuuu?"] you slur. Nothing happens. You see some of the vines slowly edging towards you. (font: "Segoe Print")["pwwweeeaasee... i'm swooorry, can yoou unndasttannd mee?] you plead.] (if:$oplantpos is 0)[(font: "Segoe Print")["What are you?"] you ask in amazment. Vines grow out of the plant towards you. They twist and curl and you realise that they are making the symbol for peace over and over again. It's beautiful. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can you understand me?"] you ask in wonder.] The vines stop moving towards you, one single one lifts off the ground and sits like a cobra ready to strike. Instead however it slowly moves up and down. ...it's... nodding... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!] Thanks for reading!]

You stay quiet, slowly regaining your strength. The feeling slowly coming back into your fingers, then your hands... Suddenly you feel a prick on your finger and turn your neck to see a vine resting on your finger. Immediately you go numb again, except your breathing is starting to become laboured. Another prick and you see a vine on your thigh. Your lungs and heart stop moving. You panic but your eyes can't go wide, you can't scream you are trapped in your own paralysed body. Your brain slowly shuts down. Vines slowly creep over you covering your body... [[You are dead]]

(set:$called to 1) You call her number. It rings ... And rings ... "Hi this is Katie please leave a message" "Katie I don't want to alarm you but you need to stay out of the living room. Better yet leave the flat" Damn you have to go back. You start sprinting back to your building. [[Run back to the flat]]

You make it back to your building and take the stairs two at a time. You fumble with your keys at the lock. You unlock it and rush inside yelling "Katie, Katie!" (if:$called is 0)[Her room door swings open. "I'm here, I'm here what going on?" she looks at you worriedly. You breathe a sigh of relief. "You alright" you're panting still catching your breath "Have you seen the plant?" She looks confused. "Err yes, what's got you all worked up?" "I mean since yesterday?" "No but...” You cut her off "just quickly look in the living room". She looks at you concerned but humours you and opens the door "oh my god..."] (if:$called is 1)[Nothing. No answer at all. You’re growing more concerned by the second. "Katie, Katie? You there?" Again no answer. You knock on her door. No answer. You open it slowly, she's not there. Maybe she didn't come back last night you think relieved. You creep over to the living room door and open it slowly peeking around the corner. The plant has taken over the table completely now and part of a chair. You start, Katie's there on the floor. Not moving...] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Please"] you cry (font: "Segoe Print")["don't make me choose."] (font: "Percolator Expert")["Oh come on, at least you're getting a choice most of my test subjects don't, I mean have you asked the bears?"] The voice whispers. (font: "Segoe Print")["...let me go"] you whisper. (font: "Percolator Expert")["Sorry I didn't quite get that"] He feigns. (font: "Segoe Print")["Let me go."] You say more forcefully (font: "Segoe Print")["let me go, let me go, let me GO!"] You yell. (font: "Percolator Expert")["Calm down"] the voice says as a mask is placed over your face. Your eyes get heavy and you fall asleep... [[Come around ->come around3]]

(if:$australia is 0)[You look at the room around you. It looks like a normal hotel room, quite stylish with warm lighting and furnishings. A flat screen TV at the end of the bed, an ensuite. There's a newspaper on the desk, a chocolate on the pillow and a small fridge in the corner with soft drinks in. [[Try the door ]] [[Open the curtains]]] (else:)[You look back to your room and notice that the picture on the wall is of a surfer riding a wave. Your heart start beating faster. You need to find out where you are! [[Try the door ]]]

You come around again. You rub your eyes with your hand. Your head is really cloudy you. Like your thoughts are stuck in mud but it slowly start clearing and you begin to remember recent events. Wait, you hold your hands in front of your face, you're not restrained! You massage your wrists which are a little sore but you're free! Your eyes clear and you appear to be in... Your room. With a sick feeling you remember what the voice said. (font: "Segoe Print")["Katie, KATIE!"] you yell. You leap out of bed and slam open her door but she's not in her room. There's just a single sheet of A4 paper on her bed. [[Pick up A4]]

'In a selfish move you passed up on the chance of a gift and instead sacrificed another for your freedom. There will be pain lots of pain, but don’t worry not for you, however you’re not free yet, if you want to ever see Katie again you will need to do exactly as I say...’ (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set:$australia to 1) You open your curtains and find that you're looking out over a city that you don't recognise, it's big though but you have no idea where you are. It looks modern, a lot more high rises than back home. As you take a look beyond the buildings you realise... is that the sea! Where the hell are you? Your hometown is hundreds of miles away from the ocean. All this thinking is making your head hurt. [[Go back into the room->Examine room]]

(set:$clothes to 0) You try the door and find... Its open! Now you realise that you’re dressed in pyjamas and have a bandage around your head, but your also not sure how long you'll be left alone, or whether that creepy person will come back? [[Leave while the going's good]] [[Go back in the room and change]]

You peek outside the door and as the coast is clear you make your way down the corridor. You turn left and carry down the corridor. You make it the stairwell and take the stairs down two at a time and make it to the ground floor. Now comes the difficult part... [[Try and find a back way out]] [[Be confident and exit through the front door]]

{(set:$clothes to 1)} You decide that to go out as you are no will arouse suspicion and just create more trouble. You quickly go into your room and look around. A chest of drawers, you open the top drawer and find a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, and a pair of shoes. You try them on and find their in your size which is worrying but best not to question for now. [[Leave the room]]

(if:$australia is 1)[As you're about to exit the door a man walks in (font: "Segoe Print")["Glad to see you're awake, sir"] he's dressed in an expensive suit. His hair is styled and groomed with not a hair out of place. (font: "Segoe Print")["Ah I see you found you're clothes, excellent, that speeds things up. If you please accompany me we will be on our way to get your head checked out, make sure everything went ok with the surgery."] [[I'm going nowhere with you! where am I?]] [[Stay silent and follow him out]]] (else:)[You peek outside the door and as the coast is clear you make your way down the corridor. You're about to turn left when you hear footsteps coming down the corridor. You quickly duck into the first door you see that slightly open. The cleaner inside is surprised and looks worried but you quickly calm her down thinking on your feet and just saying that you forgot something in the bathroom and you'll only be a moment. As soon as you here the footsteps pass you quickly exit and turn left walking quickly but trying not to arouse suspicion. You make it the stairwell and take the stairs two at a time and make it to the ground floor. Now comes the difficult part... [[Try and find a back way out]] [[Be confident and exit through the front door]]]

You avoid the front and try to find a way out the back. You hover around a staff only door waiting for the opportune moment. (if:$clothes is 0)[It comes straight away as someone emerges and you manage to slip in behind them] (else:)[After 2 agonising minutes a member of staff comes out and walks straight on ignoring you. You still your hand between the door and the frame just before it clicks shut.] As you hastily make your way through the utility part of the building you bypass the kitchen and storage rooms until you find what you’re looking for...a fire escape. (if:$clothes is 0)[You look around and no-one is around but you start to hear activity from one of the other rooms. You take your chance and push the door running to freedom, the fire alarm wailing in the background...](if:$clothes is 1)[Just as your about to push through a hand lands on your shoulder. (font: "Segoe Print")["Excuse me but you’re not supposed to be back here..."]] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You decide the best way is confidence. You take a few deep breaths to calm yourself and then start walking for the front doors. Your feet feel like lead with eat step and you feel everyone watching you. (if:$clothes is 0)[Then you realise that even with confidence this was a mistake, you’re too conspicuous in your pyjamas. You look around and see one of the receptionists speaking quietly and quickly into a phone. Security guards emerge from a side door head towards you. You break into a run for the front door but you’re too slow. The first one barrels into you like a rugby player. He quickly steadies you but has your arm in a vice like grip. (font: "Segoe Print")["Please come with me sir..."]] (if:$clothes is 1)[As you put your hand on the door a hand lands on your shoulder. (font: "Segoe Print")["Sir..."] your body goes tense. You turn around slowly dreading what is to come. In front of you is... An attractive receptionist holding a leather satchel. (font: "Segoe Print")["Sorry sir, but you nearly forgot this."] she smiles politely and you take the satchel from her mumbling (font: "Segoe Print")["Thanks"]. Only now looking around do you realise that no one is looking at you or giving you a second glance. In fact everyone seems to be actively avoiding your gave. A young man at the front desk looks up and you and quickly looks away nervously. You decide you don't have time for this, you turn and push through the glass door escaping into the city...] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(font: "Segoe Print")["Sir please calm down. Answers to your questions await you downstairs now if you just..."] (font: "Segoe Print")["Look I've been operated on, kidnapped and threatened. I refuse to go anywhere or trust anything you say"] you interrupt. (font: "Segoe Print")["And has this attitude got you very far?"] He eyes goes through a barely perceptible change but you recognise that he is not really asking (font: "Segoe Print")["I would advise you come with me, it will happen whether you like it or not. We can do this like gentlemen or..."] He lets the sentence hang in the air. You realise you don't have much going for you. This man s an unknown quantity, as is the layout of the building or even where the hell you are. [[ok let's go->Stay silent and follow him out]]

You him out and down the corridor to a bank of lifts. You consider making a break for it but although he is dressed very well you get the feeling there is more to your companion than meets the eye. The lift arrives and when you get in he takes a key out of his jacket and inserts it into a slot that you wouldn't have known was there if your attention hadn't been drawn to it. The door shut and you feel the lift start to move up. It opens to a private reception with smartly dressed medical personnel moving around. (font: "Segoe Print")["Through here"] your companion motions for you to follow him into one of the side rooms. (font: "Segoe Print")["We'll hello"] an attractive middle aged woman walks in looking at tablet computer (font: "Segoe Print")["ah yes....Mr Smith... let me see what we have here..... She looks up. Ah yes the one with the enhanced nervous system and brain matter."] She start to undress your bandages. Enhanced brain what is she... what did that guy do to me... (font: "Segoe Print")["Is it painful"] she asked (font: "Segoe Print")["yes"] you reply, (font: "Segoe Print")["quite tender"] (font: "Segoe Print")["hmmmmm, swelling can be dangerous in this case just as well we got your checked out before it got worse."] She produces a long needle from a drawer. (font: "Segoe Print")["Now just sit still and don't worry it won't hurt a bit..."] (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You summon your strength and push him off. You get to your feet and run. You make it 2 meters before John launches into you back, knocking you back to the floor. Within seconds you feel teeth clamping down on the back of your neck. The pain is excruciating. You flip over and a hand claws out your eyes. Blind you feel more and more pain as your nose and ears are bitten off and your jaw broken. You gratefully embrace oblivion. [[You are dead]]

You summon your strength and push him off. You get to your feet and clench your fists. John runs at you, his face twisting in a horrific snarl. You're afraid but you steel yourself and run to meet him. You duck under his first swipe and then use your fist to punch him in the throat. Rather than going down clutching his throat his savage assault continues and you have to quickly back up to avoid a claw at your chest. Before his assault can continue you push forward running as fast as you can pushing him backwards. He stumbles and falls. You kick down on his head, hard. Again, And again. You stop. Suddenly his hand claws your leg and you scream out in pain. You stamp finally hearing his skull crack and he finally stops moving. Your leg is bleeding a little but nothing too badly. Your mind is racing. What the hell happened to John? It must have been the virus! You look down at the dead body in the car park. You’ve no idea what people are going to make of this. It's your word against... a dead body. (set: $bitten to true)(set: $connormal to 1) [[Run home->Leave]]

Another day later and things have got worse still. YOu and Katie have been following the news on TV and the number of attacks have increase tenfold. Reports are coming in from all over of unprovoked attacks and the police department are being stretched petty thin. The general advice is to not go out unless you have to and not to go out alone. Unfortunatly the stocks of food in your flat are really low so you need to leave. There is a corner shop just down the road or you can stay isolated? [[Corner shop]] [[Stay isolated]]

(set: $Katie to 0) Katie is still a little shaken from yesterday's attack but the news says not to go out alone? [[Take Katie]] [[Leave Katie]]

(if: $Katie is 0)[Afraid of another attacker like in the park you sneak out the back of the shop without paying whilst the owner is distracted. You feel bad but you're also scared and just want to get back to the safety of your flat as quick as possible. You make your way quickly back to the flat and immediately notice that the door is open. You run inside shouting Katie's name. You see blood smeared on the walls in the corridor. You run into the living room and there’s someone crouched down on the floor making grunting noises. He's crouched over something.... Katie. You see her lying there on the floor. Deathly pale. You run at her attacker and wrestle him off her. He tries to claw at you and is biting at you. It's the first time you've really considered how fucked up things have got. This... 'thing' is really strong. You push him back and then as he runs at you, you step aside and trip him onto the floor. You grab the nearest chair and bring it down on him again and again and again until his head is pulp on the floor. You don't feel guilty at what you've done. Whatever it was it wasn't human. You go over to Katie, and then stop noticing the viscous wounds all over her abdomen and the blood slowly leaking out all over the floor. You fall to your knees and in your grief don't notice the sound of someone else entering you flat until they're already on top of you taking bites out of your skull... [[You are dead]]] (if: $Katie is 1)[Afraid of another attacker like in the park you sneak out the back of the shop without paying whilst the owner is distracted. You feel bad but you're both scared and just want to get back to the safety of your flat as quick as possible. You make your way quickly back to the flat and immediately notice that your door is open. You both slowly walk inside. You see a little blood smear on the walls in the corridor. You peek into the living room and see someone shambling around making grunting noises. You look at Katie and she looks nervous but nods her head. You quietly approach the person from behind. You grab him in a head lock and he starts struggling against you. This... 'thing' is really strong. You push him back and then as he runs at you, you step aside and trip him onto the floor. Katie grabs the nearest chair and bring it down on him again and again. As she catches her breath 'it' claws at her and bites her leg. She kicks it off and goes at it again with the chair until its head is pulp on the floor. You look at each other but don't feel guilty at what you've done. Whatever it was it wasn't human. You go over to Katie and hug her, both of you glad you have each other. She runs back to the front door and locks it. A few minutes later you hear banging on it but neither of you answers. You call the police but the line in engaged. What the hell is going on... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]]

(if: $Katie is 0) You creep to the front of the shop and see the owner grappling with a stranger. The image of the guy who attacked you and Katie the day before flashes into your head. The blood coated mouth, dead eyes... "Look old man, just give me the money in the register!" a higher than expected voice comes from the assailant. You now notice what the owner is grappling with him over... a knife. As the old man struggles you move quietly behind the stranger and quickly wrap your arm around his throat getting him in a lock around his throat. His eye bulge and he wrenches the knife free from the owner and stabs you in your arm. You release him holding your am in pain. "Trying to be a hero eh?" before the owner can do anything your assailant stabs you quickly 4 times in the chest. You fall to the floor bleeding out, your vision goes black... [[You are dead]] (if: $Katie is 1) You creep to the front of the shop and see the owner grappling with a stranger. The image of the guy who attacked you and Katie the day before flashes into your head. The blood coated mouth, dead eyes... (font: "Segoe Print")["Look old man, just give me the money in the register!"] a higher than expected voice comes from the assailant. You now notice what the owner is grappling with him over... a knife. As the old man struggles you move quietly behind the stranger and quickly wrap your arm around his throat getting him in a lock around his throat. His eye bulge and he wrenches the knife free from the owner. As he goes to use it on your arm Katie grabs his wrist restraining him and making him drop the knife {(set: $knife to 1) (set: $nothing to 1)}. You clench tighter whilst moving him to the front of the shop. You release him and then kick him out the front door shutting it as he coughs on the ground, he looks up shouts an obscenity and runs off. (font: "Segoe Print")["Thanks for the help"] the owner shakes your hand. (font: "Segoe Print")["I know it’s not much but please take this".] He hands you some more food supplies. (font: "Segoe Print")["After this I’m shutting up shop for a couple of days, it's not worth it."] He lets you out and locks up. You make your way quickly back to the flat and immediately notice that your door is open. You both slowly walk inside. You see a little blood smear on the walls in the corridor. You peek into the living room and see someone shambling around making grunting noises. You look at Katie before you approach and she hands you the knife from the assailant at the shop, she looks nervous but nods her head. You nod back. You quietly approach the person from behind. You grab him by the head and try and restrain him but he's not like the assailant. He's not even human. This... 'thing' is really strong. You stab him repeatedly in the head and he falls to the floor. Katie grabs the nearest chair and bring it down on him again and again and again until his head is pulp on the floor. You look at each other but don't feel guilty at what you've done. Whatever it was it wasn't human. You go over to Katie and hug her, both of you glad you have each other. She runs back to the front door and locks it. A few minutes later you hear banging on it but neither of you answers. You call the police but the line in engaged. What the hell is going on... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(set: $Katie to 1) (set: $knife to 0) Katie is still pretty shaken up but she is happy coming along so you can look out for each other. You convince her you're only going down the road and you'll be back in a minute. She thanks you for the reassurance and you set out. The streets are eerily quiet. People and the usual hustle and bustle of people is absent although traffic is still around albeit reduced. You both go down the road and enter the corner shop. The owner is looking a bit more grim than usual but is happy to see you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Christ business has been pretty bad the last few days. These attacks are killing me. I've had less and less people come in every day, you're the first customers today and it's 12:30!"] he complains. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hopefully it will calm down in a few days and return to normal"] you say supportively (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah, plus we'll make up for it buying most of your stock"] Katie jokes. The owner smiles and you both continue down the aisles collecting bits and pieces is your basket. Suddenly you hear a scuffle back at the counter. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey what are you...."] [[Investigate ]] [[Sneak out the back]]

(set: $Katie to 0) Katie is worried about you but is still pretty shaken up. You convince her you're only going down the road and you'll be back in a minute. She thanks you for looking out for her and you set out. The streets are eerily quite. People and the usual hustle and bustle of people is absent although traffic is still around albeit reduced. You go down the road and enter the corner shop. The owner is looking a bit more grim than usual but is happy to see you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Christ business has been pretty bad the last few days. These attacks are killing me. I've had less and less people come in every day, you're the first customer today and it's 12:30!"] he complains. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hopefully it will calm down in a few days and return to normal"] you say supportively. He smiles and you continue down the aisles collecting bits and pieces is your basket. Suddenly you hear a scuffle back at the counter. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey what are you...."] [[Investigate ]] [[Sneak out the back]]

You stay isolated, both of you happy to wait it out until it's over. A week passes and things have only got worse. You're both starving now and the flat is now completely devoid of all food. In addition strange noises have been coming from outside the flat. You decide you have to go out in search of some supplies. You lock your door behind you and set out. You only make it down the street before you’re chased by some 'biters' as the media have been calling them the last few days. The lack of food takes its toll however and you tire quickly. You make it to the door of the corner shop and burst inside. You stop short. The owner so cheerful a few weeks ago is lying over the counter in a pool of blood. Dry blood, he's been like that for a while. Whilst you’re distracted the biters catch up to you and you haven’t the energy to run again. You fall under the weight of three of them and feel your flesh being torn from your body... [[You are dead]]

You sneak away from the line and stick your foot in the gap between the door and the frame before heading inside and closing it. You're not really sure why you just did what you did but seeing so much blood made you... hungry. You feel drawn to it. You quickly duck into another little office while the nurse you originally followed in leaves leaving the blood bags. All those juicy blood bags. Before you know what you’re doing you've ripped one open and spilled its contents over your face and into your mouth. You suddenly feel energised like… well like you never had before. You hunger disappears and you feel... powerful. At this moment though you just realise what you've done and drop the bag in horror what are you doing? What is wrong with you? You manage to sneak out and re-join the queue for you pay check. You suddenly feel a tap on your shoulder... [[Turn around]]

You stay in the queue resisting the urge to follow the blood... What are you even saying! You shake your head. (font: "Segoe Print")["You alright son?"] You turn around and see the older man behind you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah"] you shiver (font: "Segoe Print")["just not feeling the best."] You collect your pay cheaque and leave. As you're walking out and going down the street, the world starts shifting fading to black... [[come too]]

"Well you look better" you turn to see the girl in the red jacket behind you in the queue. "Erm yeah, giving blood makes me a little queasy" you say. "I'm Rachel" She say holding out her hand. "Dave" You shake it. "You look different" her eyes study you “not sure if it's your posture but you… have more presence that you did before, you seemed... unwell" "I'm not good in hospitals" you mention "Well you look good to me" she says "I mean you look better...not as ill." She blushes profusely. "After we get the cheaque do you fancy going for a walk?" "sure why not" you agree [[ Go for walk]]

After you pick up your pay cheaque you go to the park (font: "Segoe Print")["What brought you to the blood drive?"] you ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Same thing I hope everyone was there for..."] she says smirking as she guesses you were there just for the money (font: "Segoe Print")["Blood drives are always a good idea but this one is close to my heart. Most of the blood given here today is actually going straight over to the Children's hospital. My little sister is there at the moment..."] she stops for a moment her eyes glistening (font: "Segoe Print")["sorry, I'm not usually like this but she's only 13 and she needs daily blood transfusions at the moment."] She wipes her eye and a smile comes back on her face (font: "Segoe Print")["look at me already laying it on heavy, we hardly know each other."] You spend the next hour chatting about everything from TV to life to recent political events. After you finish a few laps of the park you exchange numbers and are about to go your separate ways when she looks at you with a sly look (font: "Segoe Print")["Do you want to get a drink?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I don't think you’re meant to drink after donating blood?"] you say smiling (font: "Segoe Print")["I saw you back at the hospital, sneaking into that staff room so don't play Boy Scout with me, 1 drink?"] she asks. [[Sure ]] [[I need to get back]]

"Sure" you say. You head over to a pub and carry on chatting as you bring drinks to the table. You spend the next 30 minutes carrying on chatting about her family and sister. After the 5th round of drinks, you're both feeling pretty merry when she leans in and whispers in your ear "Want to come back to my place?" Like you need to be asked twice! You leave the pub and find out that she lives a few streets away. As you sit on her couch you start to get a bit dizzy. Whoa those drinks must have been stronger than you thought... you black out. ... "Wakey wakey" You come to and try to mover but can't. With mounting alarm you realise your arms and legs are bound to the bed. Suddenly Rachel comes into view. Maybe not so bad... until you see a knife in her hand... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(if: $cole is 1)[You head home feeling a little better but still not a bit weak. When you enter the flat Katie is there making herself a drink. There is a delicious smell in the air. (font: "Segoe Print")["What are you looking so happy about?"] she asks. You explain about the blood drive and extra cash... then you encounter with Cole. (font: "Segoe Print")["owww are you O.K.?"] she asks concerned. (font: "Segoe Print")["Yeah I feel better now, what is that gorgeous smell?" you ask moving around the room smelling the air"] [[Move closer]]] (else:)[(font: "Segoe Print")["No worries just give me a text whenever"] she says (font: "Segoe Print")["you won't regret it".] You walk back to your flat pondering your unexpected afternoon with Rachel. When you enter your kitchen Katie's making herself a drink. (font: "Segoe Print")["What are you looking so chirpy about?"] she asks. You explain about the blood drive and extra cash... then you encounter with Rachel. (font: "Segoe Print")["owww you met a girl no wonder"] she teases (font: "Segoe Print")["did she bat her eyelids? Did her smile light up your day?"] You blush, (font: "Segoe Print")["ha ha just teasing"] she says smacking you on the shoulder. (font: "Segoe Print")[“Did you get her number?"] You hold up your phone displaying her number (font: "Segoe Print")["Nice"] she says (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm kind of jealous, not had any luck recently, so how long you going to leave it before you text her?"] Just then your phone vibrates, its Rachel it reads: I know what you are, what you need. You read this to Katie. (font: "Segoe Print")["She sounds keen"] she laughs. Your phone vibrates again. On it is a picture taken at the hospital of you pouring the blood into your mouth and over your face... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

You come too sat up against a wall in an alleyway. (font: "Segoe Print")["I though you didn't look so good"] a voice echoes. As your eyes focus you make out the older man from the clinic. (font: "Segoe Print")["Here"] he hands you a drink. You take a sip and start spluttering. (font: "Segoe Print")["he he strong stuff I know but good to wake you up"] you’re not sure what it was but it tasted like pure ethanol. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man you want me to get us something to eat?" he asks.] [[Accept]] [[No thanks]]

(set: $cole to 1) (font: "Segoe Print")["Thanks, really"] you say weakly. (font: "Segoe Print")["No Problem son, I’ll be back in a minute. I'm Cole by the way"] He says over his shoulder as he walks off but you're too weak to even move your head to respond or see where he goes. He comes back a few minutes later and hand you a large steak sandwich. (font: "Segoe Print")["You're pale, I figured a hearty bit of meat is what you need."] You look at the meat and it's pretty rare but as soon as you take a bite it's like heaven. You devour the sandwich in less than a second and you feel a small bit of strength returning to you. (font: "Segoe Print")["Whoa, when was the last time you ate son?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm alright I just haven’t been feeling well at all for a few days..."] you explain the last few days, about waking up in the elevator not remembering how you got in and what happened since then. Cole's eyes darken when you mention the company. (font: "Segoe Print")["Wouldn't surprise me if it's something that happened to you there causing you to be sick"] The venom he says this with surprises you (font: "Segoe Print")["A few of my friends, homeless folk have gone in there and come out only to get sick a few days or weeks later."] (font: "Segoe Print")["What happened to them"] you ask. (font: "Segoe Print")["Some died, a few went crazy... and some didn't some back at all"] Cole says. (font: "Segoe Print")["That’s crazy! How come the police don't do anything?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["Police? Ha they don't care about homeless folk, expect us to die or go crazy or disappear. Prefer us to"] he shakes his head (font: "Segoe Print")["If I were you I'd get yourself checked out"] he starts to walk off. You get up a little unsteadily to your feet. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey Cole, how much do I owe you for the sandwich?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["Don't worry about it"] he says as he disappears down an alleyway. [[head home->I need to get back]]

"No thanks... I just need.. to get home" you say. "Suit yourself son but I'd recommend you need to see someone, you don't look good at all" He walks off. You try and rise but your collapse under you and you fall back down. You've never felt so weak, you just need a quick rest... your eyes close as your body starts to shut down... [[You are dead]]

(set: $firstaidkit to 1)(set: $nothing to 1) You put the first aid kit in your basket. It might not be the end of the world but with all the crazyness going on you never know it might be useful. You go to the check out and are leaving just as you see a man grab a few items out of a woman trolley. Suddenly another man you take to be her husband grabs the items back and then the first man punches him in the face. Within seconds their brawling and this starts setting off some of the other customers fighting and some just taking the chance to just take some items. You see a man topple to the ground hard after getting hit hard in the head. [[Help him]] [[Make a quick exit]]

(set: $crowbar to 1) (set: $nothing to 1) You put the crowbar in your basket. It might not be the end of the world but with all the crazyness going on you never know it might be useful. You go to the check out and are leaving just as you see a man grab a few items out of a woman trolley. Suddenly another man you take to be her husband grabs the items back and then the first man punches him in the face. Within seconds their brawling and this start setting off some of the other customers fighting and some just taking the chance to just take some items. You see a man topple to the ground hard after getting hit hard in the head. [[Help him]] [[Make a quick exit]]

(if: $firstaidkit is 1)[You run over to the hurt man and kneel beside him. (font: "Segoe Print")["Can you hear me?"] You ask. His eyes open but he looks a bit unfocused and dazed. You see blood coming from his head. You open your med kit and take out a bandage. Wrapping it firmly around the man’s head you keep talking to him and he seems to be coming round. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm ok, I’m ok. Thanks I'll just rest and then I'll get out of here, don’t worry about me."] he tells you. You close the first aid kit and the rest of your bags and move to the exit. As you exit the shop two men coming in smile at each other and then look directly at you as you pass. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man let us do you a favour, take those heavy bags off your hands and let you run along so you don't get hurt."] There is screaming coming from inside the shop as it descends into more chaos. As you're deciding to handle the situation one of the men collapses closely followed by the second. Your bandaged stranger is there with a crowbar. He nods and you both head off away from the descending chaos. [[ Back at the flat]]] (if:$crowbar is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["Can you hear me?"] You ask. His eyes open but he looks a bit unfocused and dazed. You see blood coming from his head. You rip the bottom of your t-shirt wrapping it firmly around the man’s head you keep talking to him and he seems to be coming round. (font: "Segoe Print")["I'm ok, I’m ok. Thanks I'll just rest and then I'll get out of here, don’t worry about me."] he tells you. You pick up the rest of your bags and move to the exit. As you exit the shop two men coming in smile at each other and then look directly at you as you pass. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man let us do you a favour, take those heavy bags off your hands and let you run along so you don't get hurt."] There is screaming coming from inside the shop as it descends into more chaos. You put down your bags and hold your crowbar. As you approach your bandaged stranger sets on one of the men trying to even the odds however before you get in to help they have a knife at his throat. (font: "Segoe Print")["Give us the crowbar"] the say menacingly. You comply and hand it over. They laugh and then kill the stranger anyway! They then set on you beating you with your own crowbar, again, and again... [[You are dead]]]

(if: $firstaidkit is 1)[You ignore the man and quickly go to exit the shop. As you exit the shop two men coming in smile at each other and then look directly at you as you pass. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man let us do you a favour, take those heavy bags off your hands and let you run along so you don't get hurt."] There is screaming coming from inside the shop as it descends into more chaos. You can't run as they would catch you easily with these bags and you’re not about to drop them. Whilst you're trying to decide what to do the men have closed the gap between you and rip one of the bag out of your hand. (font: "Segoe Print")["We try'd to be nice"] A knife appears from out of nowhere and before you know it your bleeding... a lot. You sit down in shock. What just happened? Over a few supplies. They took the first aid kit too... [[You are dead]]] (if: $crowbar is 1)[You ignore the man and quickly go to exit the shop. As you exit the shop two men coming in smile at each other and then look directly at you as you pass. (font: "Segoe Print")["Hey man let us do you a favour, take those heavy bags off your hands and let you run along so you don't get hurt."] There is screaming coming from inside the shop as it descends into more chaos. You drop your bags and pull out the crowbar. The pair seem a little less cocky now. One pulls out a knife and then they come at you. You swipe your crowbar at one assailant but he jumps back and tries grabs your arm. You smash him in the ribs with the end of your crowbar and dodge left just as the knifeman comes at you. As the first man is coughing and moaning on the floor the knife man comes at you again. As he tries to stab you, you grab his wrist and hit him in the face with the crowbar. He drops straight to the ground. You grab your bags and head home. Taking one last look over your shoulder you see one of the men writhing around on the floor and the other is horribly still... [[ Back at the flat]]]

You arrive back at the flat breathing hard. What the fuck is going on in the world! You back away the food supplies you collected in the fridge and cupboard and leave the (if:$crowbar is 1)[crowbar] (else:)[first aid kit] on the table. You make some lunch pondering as you do that things are worse than you thought they were. These increasing attacks have really got out of control. You hear Katie come back in and see that she's holding her arm. (font: "Segoe Print")["You ok?"] you ask. She looks a little tearful and you realise she hasn't just sprained her ankle. (font: "Segoe Print")["What happened Katie?"] (font: "Segoe Print")["I was attacked, some guy from an underpass came out at me and attacked me, luckily I got away being a runner and all ha"] she half sobs half laughs. (font: "Segoe Print")["Fucker bit me though, bit me! Who the fuck does that?"] She flops down on the couch nursing her arm. (if:$firstaidkit is 1)[(font: "Segoe Print")["We'll look what I picked up from the store. She looks up and laughs. Already helped one stranger on the way home, now you, I’m a regular old paramedic"] as you bandage up her arm you explain what happened at the store, how things escalated quickly and how you’re lucky to have not been hurt yourself.] (else:)[You show her the crowbar on the table. She looks at it worriedly whilst you tell her about what happened at the supermarket] (font: "Segoe Print")["Things have really deteriorated quickly, where the fuck are the police?"] She sighs deeply. You see beads of sweat on her forehead. (font: "Segoe Print")["I think the run in with that guy has taken more out of me than I though. I'm just going to lie down for a bit"] She gets up and slowly wanders into her room closing the door behind her. [[A little while later]]

A little while later Katie hasn't resurfaced and you’re starting to worry about her. You knock on her door. ... You try again, and hear a groan... (font: "AR CENA")[This story is ongoing. What do you think? What did you like? What would you like to see more of? Please leave feedback at: [email protected] Or @AndrewJWStone on twitter Feel free to support on: www.patreon.com/AndrewJWStone Start again? (link:"Start Over")[(goto:"Wrong Floor")] Thanks for reading!]

(if: $inventory is 0)[ (font: "Century Gothic")[**Inventory** {(if: $badge is true)[*Security Badge] (if: $torch is true)[*Torch] (if: $knife is true)[*Knife] (if: $pipe is true)[*Pipe] (if: $blanket is true)[*Foil Blanket] (if: $water is true)[*Bottle of water] (if: $firstaidkit is true)[*First Aid Kit] (if: $crowbar is true)[*Crowbar] (if: $nothing is 0)[You have nothing]} **Condition** {(if: $bitten is true)[You are infected] (if: $mutated is true)[You are altered] (if: $connormal is 0)[You are normal] (if: $dead is true)[Deceased]} (if: $bitten is true)[There are $zombie Zombies!]]]

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