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You walk home alone one night. It is dark, and the city streetlights are few and far between, casting a golden-orange glow onto the pavement beneath them. The eerie, muted silence is only occassionally broken by a dog barking long in the distance. As you walk, your stomach growls in protest, as you didn't take a lunch today at work. You come to a crossroad, a neon sign of red and gold offering Big Macs at low, low prices towards the right while home is towards your left, down another dark block.
[[Walk to McDonald's|Right]]
[[Continue towards Home|Left]]You decide to approach the McDonalds, just down the road. At first glance, the building looks abandoned, but there is a light on inside and you can see someone mopping behind the counter.
[[Go Inside|Locked Door]]
[[Turn Back|Left]]You decide that there's more than enough food in your refrigerator, and head towards home. As you walk down the left pathway, you hear a shout from behind you. A man is running towards you, his features silhouetted by the streetlights shining from behind him. His canter could barely be called a sprint, and each left step is punctuated by a limp as he cradles his abdomen.
[[Run|Left 2]]
[[Help him.|Injured Man]]You approach the door, your stomach practically crooning for the sweet embrace of golden sticks of potato and the company's "secret sauce." When you reach the door however, pulling on it yeilds no progress; it is locked.
[[Knock|Mcdonald's Worker 1]]
[[Decide that they must be closed. Return Home|Left]]You choose to knock, and the worker that you can barely see behind the counter looks up. For a moment, his eyes are panicked, but his face shifts back to that of a bored employee as he walks to the door and cracks it open.
"The inside's closed, if you want food you need to go through the drive-thru."
[[Tell him you're on foot|McDonald's Worker 2]]
[[Apologize for the inconvenience and leave.|Left]]"I don't care," he says. "Just tell me what you want and come over to the window."
He looks at you expectantly, waiting for your order.
[[Give him your order|Order]]
[[Ask if something is wrong|Question]]Double-click this passage to edit it.Double-click this passage to edit it.You turn and sprint. The man, barely able to chase you, collapses after a few seconds and stops moving. With bated breath and a racing mind, you consider your options.
[[Help Him|Collapsed Man]]
[[Run Home|Left 3]]You decide to help the man. As you approach him and his features sharpen, you realize he is ragged. His clothes are dirty and torn, and there is a rather large spot of blood seeping from behind his hand, right around where his belly button is covered. He yells to you before you can reach him.
"They're going to kill us all! Oh god, you have to help me!"
You reply:
[[Woah, Woah, woah! Calm down, what's going on?|What's Happening]]
[[Holy shit, are you alright?|Are you alright?]]
[[Stay Back! Don't come any closer!|Stay Back]]Double-click this passage to edit it.Double-click this passage to edit it.You command the man to stay his distance as an act of caution. The request falls on deaf ears, however, as he stumbles at you, pleading for your help. Before he can cross the gap between you, his legs give out and he collapses at your feet.
[[Approach him.|Approach]]
You decide to approach the man, cautiously. He is in a heap on the street, a lone streetlight shining onto his crumpled form. There is a pool of blood beginning to form around him.
You pull out your phone to call 911, but it's dead. It is easy to regret leaving your charger at home and playing games at work all day. You have to do something.
[[Call out to the man and ask if he is OK.|Shout to man]]
[[Walk up and poke him to get a response.|Collapsed Man 2]]You're terrified, and say "Fuck that." It only takes you a few minutes to get home. You fumble into your house, and after dropping your keys at least once, manage to unlock the door and burst into the house. Despite all the excitement, your stomach growls hungrily; you may as well be starving.
[[Lock the door behind you.|Lock House]]
[[Make some food.|Home Cooking]]You shout to the man, asking if he's alright. There is no response. Your mind cartwheels as the seriousness of the situation begins to take hold. You call out again, this time to anybody who may listen, but you are alone.
After what seems like a long moment, you decide what to do.
[[Approach the man.|Collapsed Man 2]]
[[Run home and call the police.|Police 1]]
[[Leave and forget about it.|Home 1]]Double-click this passage to edit it.You lock the front door of your house. Smart.
[[Make Food.|Home Cooking]]
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]Your hunger is unbearable. Opening the fridge yeilds piles and piles of ingredients but nothing already prepared; your previous thought of food at home seems like a pipe-dream.
[[Make a sandwich.|Sandwich]]
[[Cook something warm.|Stove]]
[[There's nothing to eat. Go to bed.|Bedroom]]Exhauastion takes hold as you enter your bedroom. You strip off your clothes with tremendous effort, and before you even hit the mattress, you're out like a light. The day's events all drift away as you sleep, though you can't help but wonder if there was something you missed.
You took the safe route, you're sure of it. You did everything right, so why does it all feel slightly wrong? Your brain slowly begins to lose control as you drift into heavier sleep. In an instant, dreams take over and the haze of the night engulfs your mind.
END.You prepare a sandwich. Deli Style or Peanut Butter and Jelly?
[[Deli Style.|Deli]]
[[PB&J.|PBnJ]]You decide that something hot should do the trick. What are you going to cook?
[[Spaghetti|Spaghetti]]
[[Tacos|Tacos]]
[[Cheesy Potatoes|Cook]]
[[Mac and Cheese|Cook]]
[[French Fries|Cook]]
[[Pizza|Pizza]]
[[Lasagna|Cook]]
[[Grilled Beets|Cook]]
[[Chicken and Rice|Chicken]]
[[Beef and Potatoes|Cook]]
[[Steak and Vegetables|Steak]]
[[Put all of the ingredients in a dish and cook it|Slop]]
You decide to cook some spaghetti. Meatballs, Meat Sauce, or Vegetarian?
[[Meatballs|Meatballs]]
[[Meat Sauce|Meat Sauce]]
[[Vegetarian|Vegetarian]]You decide to put together some tacos. Beef, Chicken, or Pork?
[[Beef|Beef Tacos]]
[[Chicken|Chicken Tacos]]
[[Pork|Pork Tacos]]You cook your dish, and after a nice meal, you are full and happy. It's getting late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games.|Video Games]]You decide on a home classic, an oven-cooked pizza. What toppings do you pick?
[[Pepperoni|Pizza 2]]
[[Sausage|Pizza 2]]
[[Supreme|Pizza 2]]
[[Taco|Pizza Taco]]
[[Hawaiian|Pizza True]]
[[Veggie|Pizza 2]]You elect to make an instant classic, Chicken and Rice. How do you season the chicken?
[[Just the Basics.|Cook]]
[[A hint of something new.|Cook]]
[[Your old go-to.|Cook]]
[[A robust dousing of every spice in the drawer.|Spicy Chicken]]You decide to cook a robust and classic steak. How do you prefer it?
[[Well Done|Wrong Steak]]
[[Medium-Well|Wrong Steak]]
[[Medium|Wrong Steak]]
[[Medium Rare|Almost Steak]]
[[Rare|True Steak]]
[[Blue Rare|Exotic Steak]]You combine everything in your fridge into some disgusting looking Ubermeal. Gross. After a questionable dining experience, you are no longer hungry. You are no longer much of anything.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You hunker down and watch some TV before bed. After flipping through the channels, you finally land on...
[[F.R.I.E.N.D.S.|Friends]]
[[Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]
[[Futurama|Futurama]]
[[Infomercials|Infomercials]]
[[SportCenter|SportCenter]]
[[River Monsters|River Monsters]]
[[The News|News]]
[[Scooby Doo|Scooby Doo]]You sit down and begin to unwind with some video games. What are you playing on tonight?
[[SNES|Snes Games]]
[[Playstation 4|PS4 Games]]
[[Xbox 360|360 Games]]
[[SEGA Genesis|Genesis Games]]
[[Nintendo Switch|Switch Games]]
[[PC|Steam Games]]
[[GameBoy|GameBoy Games]]A true patrician. After a rousing meal, you are satisfied and full. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]An honorable choice. After a nice meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]An interesting choice. After a nice meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]A classic choice. After a nice meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]An educated choice. After a nice meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]An interesting choice. After a nice meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You made the wrong choice, but after cooking the steak so much that it can bounce, you can't really undo your choice. You chew on the steak for hours to get it down, and chug steak sauce to supplement the shame. Finally, you're finished, tired, and it's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]You were so close to a delicious meal. After eating your steak, you feel a slight sense of emptiness but at least you are full. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]Like any proper person knows, you don't really "cook" a steak. After a delicious meal of meat, you are pleasantly full and extremely satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]Like a true adventurer, you elect to take a less-worn path of culinary exploration. Hopefully you don't get sick. After an interesting meal, you are satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]Your eyes water, but the chicken is seasoned. You feel a sneeze coming on, and barely turn away from the stove before you're racked with what could only be described as "Hobo Allergies." The flavor is overpowering, but your ample hunger is able to choke the chicken down. After a suprisingly physical meal, you are tired and full. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You make a pizza and eat it within moments. After a nice meal, you are satisfied and full. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You choose to cook a Taco Pizza. Instead of just making Tacos. A questionable choice. After a familiar meal, you are satisfied and full. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You elect to craft a divine meal. Gods lust in your wake as you consume the all-powerful ambrosia. After an amazing meal, you are full and happy. It's late.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You sit down to watch an episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. After about four hours, you realize that the show is running all night and you are exhausted.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You watch an episode of Breaking Bad. It's near the beginning of the series, you have already seen it many times. After the episode ends, your boredom turns into exhaustion.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You decide that you need to wind down with something light. After an episode of Futurama, your eyes grow heavy and your body begins to melt into the couch.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]For some reason, you elect to watch infomercials to help you in winding down. After a brief ad for Footzuki, an insurance plan, and a 30-minute spot for an ab workout that certainly will never work, your consumer mind is exhausted.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]SportsCenter is on its third showing of the day when you begin to watch. The content here is familiar and unsuprising, and after watching some of the new developments in your favorite sport you feel sleep creeping in.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You choose to watch River Monsters. After about what seems like half an episode, you realize that there's a three-quarters empty bottle of Burnett's Vodka in your hand, it's been four hours, and the room is tilted upside down. Maybe you should head to sleep.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]The News is playing a late night run, and there's a bit of breaking news in your small area of the world.
"Reports say that the man was found at the corner of..."
That's right near your house. You begin to wonder.
"...carvings and symbols all cut across his skin, he had allegedly been disemboweled before collapsing in the street. A reciept in his pocket dated for earlier tonight at McDonald's gives authorities a timeframe for his death, but nothing is definite at this point..."
He must have been the man who chased you. Your blood runs cold as you realize that you should have tried to help him. With your mind racing, you realize: there will be no sleep tonight.
END.Scooby Doo is playing, and after a few episodes of masked capers and solving mysteries, your nostalgia is peaked and your eyes grow heavy.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You boot up a classic, the SNES. After a brief look through your cartidges, you decide that theres only one real option to play tonight.
[[Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]
[[Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]
[[Super Mario World|Super Mario World]]
[[Earthbound|Earthbound]]
[[Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past|LTTP]]You grab the Playstation controller and load up the system. After a brief Sony splashscreen, you are greeted with a selection pane full of games. What do you play?
[[Bloodborne|Bloodborne]]
[[Persona 5|Persona 5]]
[[Horizon: Zero Dawn|HZD]]
[[Nier: Automata|Nier]]
[[LittleBigPlanet 3|LBP]]You boot up the Xbox 360 and begin to browse your games. What will you play?
[[Dead Rising|Dead Rising]]
[[Halo 3|Halo 3]]
[[Fable II|Fable II]]
[[Crackdown|Crackdown]]
[[Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]
[[Left 4 Dead|L4D]]The Sega Genesis sitting in your entertainment center screams your name and tickles your nostalgia. After looking through the cartridges, you select a game.
[[Sonic the HedgeHog|Sonic]]
[[Golden Axe|Golden Axe]]
[[Streets of Rage|SoR]]
[[Mortal Kombat II|MKii]]
[[Phantasy Star IV|Phantasy Star]]You grab a pair of Joy-Cons and turn on the Switch. The menu greets you with a small list of installed games; you choose what to play.
[[Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|BOTW]]
[[Super Mario Odyssey|SMO]]
[[Hollow Knight|Hollow Knight]]
[[Stardew Valley|Stardew]]
[[Mario Kart 8|MK8]]You turn on your PC and stare into your Steam Library. What do you play?
[[I own 436 games but have nothing to play.|Steam Reality]]
[[The Witcher 3|Witcher]]
[[Counter-Strike|CSGO]]
[[Portal 2|Portal]]
[[Cities: Skylines|Cities]]
[[Rocket League|RL]]
[[Civilization V|Civ]]Instead of using a console and staring into a TV for hours, you decide to go portable with a GameBoy Color. What do you play?
[[Pokemon: Crystal Version|PKMN Crystal]]
[[Tetris|Tetris]]
[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|LoZOOA]]
[[Kirby's Dream Land|Kirby]]
[[Donkey Kong Country|DKC]]You pop in the Sci-Fi Classic Super Metroid. After about an hour of exploring and discovering secrets, you get stuck on Ridley and decide that that's a great place to stop for the night.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You choose the ageless classic, Chrono Trigger. You're in the middle of the game when you start back up the save you've been working on for the last few months, and spend about two hours advancing your progress. After you get to a good stopping point, a yawn signals that it's getting really early.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]You pick the family-fun Super Mario World. After a brief stint bopping baddies and saving the princess, you feel sleep creeping in.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]You decide to play the cult-classic Earthbound. After about an hour and a half of progression, you are nearing the end of the game. Giygas is too scary for you and you decide to turn off the game.
Your mind is haunted by the images and music long after you stop playing. You need to do something to take your mind off things, but video games aren't appealling anymore.
[[Watch TV|TV]]You open the box to A Link to the Past, and pop it into your SNES. Immediately, you're greeted by a wave of nostalgia as you begin to play.
After about five hours, you are satisfied with your progress and extremely tired.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]The pull of the wild draws you to Zelda. After hours of climbing, gliding, fighting, and cooking, you decide to give the game a break and continue tomorrow.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]With a hop, skip, and throw of your cap, you are engrossed again in the hunt for moons in Super Mario Odyssey. After about 30 moons, you choose to wind down for the night.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You choose the image of a cartoonish insect, and immediately plunge yourself into the world of Hollow Knight. After what seems like minutes, the sun begins to rise and you realize you've played all night. Without regret, you turn the game off at the next save and begin getting ready to start your day.
END.You choose a peaceful life as a farmer in Stardew Valley. After tending your crops, building relationships, and spelunking the valley's cave system, you begin to drift into sleep.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]A bit of mindless fun and insane drifts follows after you toss Mario Kart onto your screen. A blue shell near the end of a race pulls you out of the fun, however, and you turn the game off in a huff. Your eyes are heavy and you realize how late it's become.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You decide to step briefly into freelance photography as Frank West in Dead Rising. After a few hours of slaughtering zombies and escorting underdeveloped AI, you decide to close the mall and call it a night.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]A gregorian choir signals the tile for the instant classic, Halo 3. Are you playing the campaign again on the legendary difficulty, or are you headed to matchmaking to try and find a game?
[[Legendary|H3C]]
[[Matchmaking|H3MP]]An RPG sounds appealing, so you turn on Fable II. After successfully increasing your evil level to the point where you grow horns, and contracting hundreds of STD on the way, you decide that it's getting pretty late, and is time to get some sleep.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You decide to do some free-form exploration in Crackdown as you make Pacific City safer, on gang at a time. After about an hour of violence and collectibles, you decide that the city can wait and turn the game off.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You look through the games, but only Mass Effect stands out to you. After two hours of sci-fi action and role-playing, you return to the citadel, save your game, and let out a large yawn. You're exhausted.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]The ominous crying of a Witch punctuates your living room as you run through hordes of zombies in Left 4 Dead. All of a sudden, a hunter pounces on your character, already at low health, and you are torn to shreds. You turn the game off in frustration. It's very late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You decide to jump back into the campaign and finish the fight. After many levels of decimated Grunts, Master Chief launches himself onto the Pillar of Autumn as Halo explodes again. The game has ended, and it is morning. You're not upset in the slightest that you missed some sleep as you begin preparing for your day.
END.You jump into the matchmaking for Halo 3, and after what seems like an eternity of searching, find yourself placed in a Free-For-All. After fragging noobs and hogging some power weapons, you accumulate a decent number of wins and decide to call it a night. Unfortunately for you, it seems daylight has snuck in and you have to begin your day instead of sleep.
END.You elect to slay some cosmic horrors in Bloodborne. After a few hours of nonstop violence and spooky creature killing, you are beat. The game is hard, but not frustrating, and you feel satisfied with your progress. As you turn off the Playstation, you feel your body getting heavy.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You need to relax, and choose the animated high-school simulator Persona 5. After about an hour and a half of building relationships and crawling through dungeons, you decide to take a break. As you power down the system, the weight of the night seeps in to you.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You want to kill giant robot dinosaurs, and Horizon: Zero Dawn is the perfect vessel to satiate that urge. After spending hours farming parts and customizing your character, you save and power down the system. It's very late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You're looking for something unique, and Nier: Automata fills that role perfectly. After a brief stint as what could only be described as a Gundam, you are tasked with slaughtering hordes of rogue robots for hours on end. Here, you choose to spend just a few exploring the world. After the game is saved and the system is powered down, you feel at peace, but very tired.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You need to flex your creative genius, and LittleBigPlanet 3 offers all the tools you could want to bring your imagination into reality. After creating an in-depth level for a couple of hours, you decide to take a break and return to it later. With a yawn, you power off the Playstation.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]As if you were drawn to it, you pick up Pokemon: Crystal Version. Your save was already halfway through the Kanto region, and after a few hours of playing you meet Red at the top of Mt. Silver. An intense battle leaves you exhausted, but victory is yours. With a satisfied smile, you save the game and power down the GameBoy.
[[Go to Bed.|Bedroom]]Rather than engross in a deep story and hours of constantly-changing gameplay, you elect to play the endless Tetris. One high-score later, you are tired but accomplished.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You choose to play The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, a unique game that spans two separate cartridges. You only have time for the first half though, and opt to continue the story at another time after reaching a good place to take a break. It's late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]If cute and imaginative is your speed, Kirby's Dreamland is the game. After discovering many powerups and abilities as you journey through Dreamland, you decide to take a break and continue some other time. It's late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]The jungle-fueled Donkey Kong Country speaks to you, and you platform through the levels, collecting bananas, until finally you decide to stop for the night. You power off the GameBoy and set it aside.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You've gotta go fast, and Sonic will provide just that bump of speed you need to settle in for the night. You zoom through the levels, collecting coins and smashing robots left and right. Eventually, you slow down enough to recognize how late it's getting.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]Vikings, Warriors, and the occasional dinosaur call to you as you pop in Golden Axe. You find yourself casting spells, smashing baddies, and beating up thieves for some loot as you progress through the levels at a classic, breakneck pace. Eventually, your yawning becomes too much and you shut the game down.
[[Go to bed|Bedroom]]Classic synth mixes with arcadey beat-em-up as you begin to play Streets of Rage. Gang violence must be stopped, and you sweep street to street solving the crime epidemic of Mr. X as an ex-cop turned vigilante, minus the tights and with a lot more improvised weaponry. Eventually, your justice serving must come to a close as you begin to lose focus from exhaustion.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You just want a few fights, and after starting a ladder in Mortal Kombat II, a few fights are exactly what you get. Everything is going smoothly until you get to Kitana, who promptly wipes the floor with your terrible fighting skills. You turn the game off in frustration.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You want to relive a cult-classic, and Phantasy Star IV fills that void with no room to spare. After a few hours of grinding, exploring, and story building, you decide to take a break and pick the game up again later. With a yawn, you turn off the Genesis.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You are hit with the harsh reality that money doesnt buy happiness, and spend the next five hours looking at your library wondering why nothing looks interesting enough to play. Eventually, you give up.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You decide to jump back into The Witcher 3. After a few hours of sidequests that span more than the average game storyline, you are exhausted but fufilled. With a yawn, you save and close out of the game.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You need to frag some noobs, and load up a game of Counter Strike. Unfortunately, the guys that play this late are all significantly better than you are, and you spend the next hour dying over and over. This wears you down and you eventually just turn the computer off. Maybe next time.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You want to solve some puzzles, and after some brain-strain, you beat the game again. Chuckling to yourself about wheatley's stupidity, you hop into Co-Op to try and solve something new. Unfortunately, the player you match with may actually be an ostrich stomping on a keyboard for all the help they are providing, and you give up out of frustration.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You want some peace and decide to design a new city in Cities: Skylines. After a period of layout and infrastructure management, your yawning seems to be affecting your gameplay so you decide to call it quits.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You need to let off some steam so you log into Rocket League to smurf some low-ranked players. It looks like the world had the same ideas, however, as you match with players playing well beyond the rookie skill level time and time again. Somehow, out of fifteen games you get Braziled nine times and only win twice. It seems like a good place to call it.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]You boot up Civilization V and start to play a new game. In no time, you've made enemies, allies, and even crushed an empire under your boot. Then your alliance with Ghandi becomes strained over a rogue resource. He asks you nicely to hand over the resource by sticking a note onto a nuclear bomb. This causes all-out war, and once the dust settles there's one less "pacifist" in your world. You rub your eyes, squinting at the sun that is now shining through the living room window. One more turn, you say, as you prepare to spend the rest of your day in front of the computer screen.
END.You want something hearty and full, so you choose to make a deli-style sandwich. What kind of sandwich do you make?
[[Turkey and Swiss.|Turkey]]
[[Bologna and American.|Bologna]]
[[Club-Style.|Club]]
[[Avocado Vegetarian.|Veggie]]
You're a simple person, more likely to appreciate the larger details of life. For that attitude, a PB&J fits your appetite (and your mouth) perfectly. What kind of jelly do you prefer?
[[Grape.|Grape Jelly]]
[[Strawberry.|S Jelly]]
[[Raspberry.|R Jelly]]
[[No Jelly.|No Jelly]]You like classic style, and with that, classic sandwiches. The Turkey and Swiss that you put together fills you up and leaves you with energy, pleased by your choice. You're not quite sure if it's time for bed.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You don't want to put together too much effort, so you craft a simple Bologna and American sandwich. It's not terribly tasty, but definitely edible and easy. Afterwards, you feel satiated, though not full, and tired. It's late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]You're interested in making a complete meal within your sandwich, and throw together a Club-Style meal between two rolls. Delicious, hearty, and suprisingly filling. After a satisfying meal, you're tired but not sure if you want to go to bed just yet.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]In the effort to remain au-naturale, you make a nice, healthy avocado sandwich with cucumber and cheese. The meal is tasty and you feel refreshed after eating, but it's still late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV|TV]]
[[Play Video Games|Video Games]]Simple, straightforward, classic. These adjectives describe both you, and your sandwich. After your snack, you are satisfied but not full, and wonder if you should stay awake for a while longer or head off to bed.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games.|Video Games]]You have a sweeter taste, and choose strawberry jelly. After a tasty snack, you don't quite feel full but at least you're not hungry. You're tired but not sure if you're ready for bed yet.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games.|Video Games]]
You have an adventurous taste, and only raspberry jelly will quell that hunger. After a fantastic sandwich, you are satiated and satisfied. It's late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games.|Video Games]]You're not much for fruit, and choose to ignore jelly entirely. Simple, yet respectable. After consuming your sandwich, your mouth is a bit dry but otherwise you are happy. It's getting late.
[[Go to bed.|Bedroom]]
[[Watch TV.|TV]]
[[Play Video Games.|Video Games]]You decide that the authorities are the best remedy for the situation. You sprint home, barely giving yourself time to recover before you snatch your phone charger and begin to dial 911. As your shaking hands punch the numbers on your screen, you try to take a deep breath to calm down. It doesn't help.
"911, what's your emergency?"
You sputter out a response, too fast and inarticulate for the receptionist to understand before hacking and wheezing from the effort.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that? Are you okay?"
You are barely able to tell her what happened without panicking. Like a true professional, she maintains composure and informs you that there are no available officers at the moment but that one would be sent out as soon as possible.
You thank her and hang up, still wheezing. It sounds like it may be a while before the police can arrive, so you need to figure out what to do.
[[Phone a friend.|Call Friend]]
[[Turn on the TV.|TV1]]You decide to try and forget about the whole incident. Your perserverence is unrewarded, though, and after returning home and laying in bed for a few hours, you decide sleep is not on the menu. Moments of guilt grip you like a vise, and your night is thoroughly ruined. After what seems like a vast expanse of time, you begin to feel a sense of longing. You feel that you missed some grand adventure, and are instead re-relegated to your benign life as a drone in the workforce. This feeling will stick with you for the rest of your life, and the mistakes you've made will haunt you as you constanly wonder what could have been.
END.You don't want to sit around an empty house and decide to call your nearest friend.
"Hello?"
You explain the situation and they begin to get excited.
"Woah, that's crazy! I can stop by if you want, but I'm not sure for how long... I have class tomorrow."
You decide that it would be better than nothing, and inform them that you'll tell the rest of the story when they get here. You both hang up and you begin to wait. Your stomach is still growling, but you don't know if you can eat like this.
[[Turn on the TV.|TV2]]
[[Try to get some food down.|Snack]]You flip on the TV, eager to waste some time while waiting for the service to arrive. After spending some time flipping through the channels idly, you land on the news, with a breaking headline depicting the McDonald's that you considered on your way to work engulfed in an enormous blaze. The newscaster is caught mid-sentence:
"--say that the current cause of the fire is unknown, but that at this time there is evidence of foul play. Stay tuned for more information."
You count yourself as lucky and wonder if your stomach almost got you killed. The thought sends a shiver through you, and you call your friend to explain everyhting that happened.
[[Call friend.|Call Friend1]]Your hunger gets the best of you, so you head to the kitchen. You don't feel like preparing anything, but manage to find a bag of chips socked away in a dark corner of the pantry. A few soft crunches and somewhat bland taste let you know that they're stale, but still better than nothing. You return to the living room just as there's a knock on the door.
[[Answer it.|Open Door]]
[[Ask who's there.|Shout to Door]]You casually toss open the door, mouth full and bag of chips in hand. It's your friend, complete with more snacks and a laptop. The two of you decide to put on a film while waiting for the officers to arrive. Your friend stubbornly refuses to let you pick, and instead puts on a horror movie, "The Void."
You protest, but eventually concede the point. They took time to come over and wait with you, it's only fair to let your friend decide what to do during that time.
Some time passes and the film begins to pick up. A scene's intensity really ramps up, and during the pivotal moment...
BANG! BANG! BANG!
There's a loud knock on your door, almost knocking you off the couch. Your friend is the first to react.
"What the fuck, why would they knock like that?"
You pull yourself from the floor as your friend walks to the door and throws it open.
[[Next.|Open Door 2]]You call out to the door, caution fighting against the eager pull of inviting in your friend. Your door answers back with a loud BANG and your blood runs cold. There is a moment of silence as you stare down the door.
[[Open the door.|Open Door 1]]
[[Grab a weapon and open the door.|Weapon Door]]Your breathing picks up as you slowly open the door.
"BOO!"
Your friend tackles you as you yelp and take a swing at them, trying to defend yourself. With a laugh, they tease you about the interaction; the anger you felt for a moment fades away almost instantly. They came complete with non-stale snacks and a laptop, surely to watch a film while waiting.
Your friend stubbornly refuses to let you pick, and instead puts on a horror movie, "The Void."
You protest, but eventually concede the point. They took time to come over and wait with you, it's only fair to let your friend decide what to do during that time.
Some time passes and the film begins to pick up. The film is properly scary, and just as the tension couldn't go any higher...
BANG! BANG! BANG!
There's a startlingly loud knock at the door, knocking you off the couch. Your friend is the first to react.
"What the fuck, why would they knock like that?"
You pull yourself from the floor as your friend walks to the door and throws it open.
[[Next.|Open Door 2]]You grab a fire poker from next to the fireplace and creep to the door. After a moment to gather yourself, you throw open the door with the poker raised.
To your suprise, the doorway is empty. The night is silent. You take a step out into it.
"RAAAAAA--"
Your friend jumps out at you from around the edge of the doorway with a yell. You flinch, hard. They just stare at you with wide eyes, before looking down towarards the fire poker that is sticking deep into their stomach. A spot of red begins to stain around the edge of the pole as they collapse to their knees. With a loud thud, they crumple to the ground; you've killed them.
[[Next|Weapon Door 2]]The police arrive after about an hour, but you're still in front of your house, sitting with your back against the door. your friend is still lying next to you, the cast iron fire prod is coated in blood. The violent contrast of blue and red lights cast long shadows over the two of you as the two policemen discover what happened.
While you are in the back of the car, an officer explains what happens next. You'll likely be charged with accidental manslaughter, but the charges shouldn't be any more serious. He also mentions that they drove down the street looking for the other man, but couldn't find a body.
The only evidence he was even there was a pool of blood, with tracks briefly leading away from the puddle. They faded into nothingness along with any sign of the man in the street.
END.Two uniformed officers wait on the other end of the door. Your friend speaks first.
"Hey, thanks for coming. Who the hell told you to knock like that?"
Firey as always.
"We apologize, just wanted to make sure we were heard. You called about an incident earlier tonight?"
You speak up, answering the question. They all turn to you.
"Alright, go ahead and go over it with me again."
[[Next|Police Questions]]You go over the incident with the police. Once they hear that somebody could be hurt, they immediately move to investigate and ask that you go with them to the location of the body.
Your friend offers to finish the film another night and heads home as you leave with the officers.
[[Next.|Scene of Incident]]
The police drive while you navigate. Once you pull onto the street that you last saw the man, the hair on the back of your neck stands rigid.
The police, confused, ask if they need to keep driving, but you just tell them to pull over and hop out. There is a puddle of blood where the man's body should be, and footprints leading farther into the darkness, but the corpse is missing. The police call in an incident but tell you that the best thing that you can do is head home and go to bed.
You won't get any sleep tonight.
END.The frightnening news causes you to call your friend, eager for some sort of companionship on this strange, crazy night.
"Hello?"
You explain the situation and they begin to get excited.
"Woah, that's crazy! I can stop by if you want, but I'm not sure for how long... I have class tomorrow."
You decide that it would be better than nothing, and inform them that you'll tell the rest of the story when they get here. You both hang up and you begin to wait. Your stomach is still growling, but you don't know if you can eat like this.
[[Try to eat something.|Snack]]You flip on the TV, eager to waste some time while waiting for your friend to arrive. After spending some time flipping through the channels idly, you land on the news, with a breaking headline depicting the McDonald's that you considered on your way to work engulfed in an enormous blaze. The newscaster is caught mid-sentence:
"--say that the current cause of the fire is unknown, but that at this time there is evidence of foul play. Stay tuned for more information."
You count yourself as lucky and wonder if your stomach almost got you killed. It growls again and you decide to go try to eat something before your friend comes over.
[[Find a snack.|Snack]]You decide to approach the man, cautiously. He is in a heap on the street, a lone streetlight shining onto his crumpled form. There is a pool of blood beginning to form around him.
You pull out your phone to call 911, but it's dead. It is easy to regret leaving your charger at home and playing games at work all day. You have to do something.
[[Poke him.|Collapsed Man 2]]
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