(font: "comic sans MS")[[Gosh.]<gosh|
(click: ?gosh)[It is [HOT]<clhot| out today.]
(click: ?clhot)[[Hotter than yesterday]<sure|](click: ?sure)[, [for sure.]<icecream|]
(click: ?icecream)[Some [[well...<-ice cream]] sure would be great.]]
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(font: "comic sans MS")[Let's Check the [[freezer.]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[I could walk to Mr. Jenkins' [[Walkin'<-Ice Cream Parlor.]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[Hey, I could get some [[from the store.->go to the store!]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[Screw it, I'll just have some [[lemonade.]]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[Hey, is it getting [[dark?]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[What's even in here?]<opendoor|
(click: ?opendoor)[[Wait...]<Wait|]
(click: ?Wait)[What the heck is [[THAT?!]]]
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(font: "comic sans MS")[Man, I could fry an egg on this sidewalk.
[[Oh hey, there's the shop!->Nuts to that, I want my ice cream!]]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[Really seems like more of a lemonade day than an ice cream day, anyway.
[[Yeah.]]
Hey, I have a lemon left over from St Citrus Day. [[How hard could it be?->make it yoursef]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[Is that [a...?]<fur|
(click: ?fur)[Is that...[FUR?]<tail|]
(click: ?tail)[Man, what's this on [its...?]<teeth|]
(click: ?teeth)[[Are those...?]<ohno|]
(click: ?ohno)[[[Oh no...->It's a cat]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[It's a [rat.]<I|
(click: ?I)[[[I...um...->cat]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[[EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Maybe I should [[wash my hands]].
And I also oughtta [[bury the rat->bury the cat]].]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Tap's [on.]<washy|
(click: ?washy)[Start [washing.]<scrub|]
(click: ?scrub)[Keep [scrubbing.]<wash|]
(click: ?wash)[I've used up all [the soap.]<clean|]
(click: ?clean)[I'm out of [hot water.]<ouch|]
(click: ?ouch)[My hands are [bleeding.]<finished|]
(click: ?finished)[Ok, I think I'm [[done.]]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[I think the shovel is in the [[basement]].
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(font: "comic sans ms")[[So...]<so|
(click: ?so)[...now [[what?]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[[GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!->Gross]] ]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(if: $fprogress is 0)[Maybe I should [[bury the rat->bury the cat]].]
(if: $fprogress is 1)[I sure could go for some [[What should I do?<-ice cream.]]] ]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Where's the [light?]<spiders|
(click: ?spiders)[Ah, here [it...]<wow|](click: ?wow)[[Wow.]<lots|](click: ?lots)[That is a **LOT** of [spiders.]<Ah|]
(click: ?Ah)[Oh hey, here's the [[shovel]].]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Wait, what's that stuff on the [blade?]<gross|
(click: ?gross)[Is that...it can't be...[[Oh no...]]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[I can hear that ice cream [[callin']] my name.]
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(font: "comic sans MS")[Good ol' Mr. Jenson's Ice Cream Parlor. In business since 1909.
(text-style: "shudder")[I could head in the [[front door]].]
Hey, there's a sign around back that says "Free Ice Cream"! [[Hmmmmmm]].
Guess I'll [[go home.->What should I do?]]]
(font: "lucida handwriting")["Ellie! How are you, kiddo?"]
(font: "comic sans MS")["Hey, Mr. Johnson! I'm good, dyin' for an ice cream!"]
(font: "lucida handwriting")["Well, let's not sit here chawin'! What can I get you for?"]
(font: "comic sans MS")[[[Vanilla sounds great!]]
[[Chocolate, as per ushe.]]
[[Rocky Road, brah.]]
[[What's the Flavor of the Month?]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[Nothing ventured nothing gained.
Man, it's dark in [here]<gnome|.]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?gnome)["THE CHOSEN ONE HAS ARRIVED AT [[LAST!"->BWUH?!?]]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[Who are all these [little guys?]<uhhey|
(click: ?uhhey)["Uh..[hey...?"]<chosen|]]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?chosen)["ALL HAIL THE [[CHOSEN ONE]]!!"]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[It's all [[Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.<-RUSTY.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(if: $cprogress is 1)[That really [bums me out.]<cheering|
(click: ?cheering)[I could sure use some [cheering up.]<youknowhat|]
(click: ?youknowhat)[You know what I [need?]<ice|]
(click: ?ice)[I could really go for some [[ice cream.->well...]]]]
(if: $cprogress is 0)[Did I remember to [[wash my hands]]?]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[[ Aw, Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.->two months ago.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[I only bought this [like...]<what|
(click: ?what)[[Two months ago?]<party|]
(click: ?party)[I was gonna go that big [shoveling party!]<MAN|]
(click: ?MAN)[[[Man!->Cheering Up.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[["Who me?"]<yesyou|]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?yesyou)[["Yes, you!"]<couldntbe|]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?couldntbe)[["Couldn't be!"]<itstrue|]]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?itstrue)[["It's true!"]<allhail|]
(click: ?allhail)[[["ALL HAIL THE WISEST OF THEM ALL!"->Shouting so much]]]]
(font: "impact")["ALL HAIL THE WISEST! ALL HAIL THE HANDSOMEST! ALL HAIL THE CLEVEREST! ALL HAIL THE BRAVEST! ALL HAIL THE KINDEST! ALL HAIL THE JOLLIEST! ALL HAIL THE FRAGRANTEST! ALL HAIL THE QUIRKIEST! ALL HAIL THE-"]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[["I think I get it."->Shouting so much]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[I wish they wouldn't [[SHOUT LIKE THAT]].]
(font: "impact")["At last, one is to decipher our [riddle."]<riddle|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?riddle)["Ok...[[shoot.]]"]]
(font: "impact")[["What..."]<drama|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?drama)[(I hate [[dramatic pauses->Is the difference]])]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[["Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."]<answers|
(Click: ?answers)[[*What should I say?*]<err|]
(click: ?err)[[[Tuesday?->[Tuesday?]]
[[Eleven?]]
[[What color is the duck? How much does 6 cups of pure iron ore weigh? The average GDP of Venuzuala? And just what is a duck, anyway? What does a duck mean?->Dumb Answer]]]]
(font: "impact")["AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. SUUUUUUCH WIIIIIIISSSDOM."]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Er...thanks?"]
(font: "impact")["What do you wish of us, [[oh wise one?]]"]
(font: "impact")["HMMMMMMMMM."]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Did I say something [wrong?"]<hmm|]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?hmm)["This is a most unusual answer. We will have to medidate on it for [[several months."]]]]
(font: "impact")["WHAT?!?"]
(font: "comic sans ms")[They seem pretty mad.]
(font: "impact")["This [[won't do.]]"]
(font: "impact")[[["Is the Difference Between a Duck?"->dramatic pauses]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Got any [ice cream?"]<icecream|]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?icecream)[["We're Fresh out."]<what|]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?what)[["What."]<WHAT|]
(click: ?WHAT)[["WHAT".]<BUT|]
(click: ?BUT)[["But the sign said 'FREE ICE CREAM'!]<FREE|]]
(font: "impact")[(click: ?FREE)["Well yes, but we've been seeing chosen ones all day, I'm afraid we're cleaned out [of...]<wait|"]
(click: ?wait)[[["C-Chosen One?"->C-Chosen One]]]]
(font: "impact")["Such a dreadful answer! Out with you! OUT!"]
(font: "comic sans ms")[And just like that, I'm out on the [street.]<guess|]
(if: $xprogress is 0)[(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?guess)[Guess I'll [[head around front.->callin']]]]]
(if: $xprogress is 1)[(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?guess)[Too bad, I really wanted some [[ice cream.->What should I do?]]]]]
(font: "lucida handwriting")["Sorry, kiddo, I'm afraid we're fresh out."]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[["Uh..."->Ice Cream Choices]]]
(font: "lucida handwriting")["Never carried it."]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[["Buh...?"->Ice Cream Choices]]]
(font: "lucida handwriting")["Marshmallows on ice cream? Communism!"]
(font: "comic sans MS")[[["Guh...?"->Ice Cream Choices]]]
(font: "impact")["Where are you going?"]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(if: $xprogress is 1)["To get some gosh darned [[ICE CREAM!"->What should I do?]]]](if: $xprogress is 0)[(font: "comic sans ms")["To get some dosh garned [[ICE CREAM!"->callin']]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Wait! What about my [Ice Cream?"]<answer|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?answer)[["Hello?"]<hello|]
(click: ?hello)[["Hellllooooooooooooooo?"]<huh|]
(if: $xprogress is 0)[(click: ?huh)["I guess they were serious. Might as well head [[around front->front door]]."]]
(if: $xprogress is 1)[(click: ?huh)[That's too bad. I could sure go for some [[Ice Cream->What should I do?]].]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")["Then I guess I'll have..."
[[Vanilla sounds great!]]
[[Chocolate, as per ushe.]]
[[Rocky Road, brah.]]
[[What's the Flavor of the Month?]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[Boy, this sure [is]<um| (click: ?um)[[green.]<andum|]
(click: ?andum)[[And, um...]<pulsy|]
(click: ?pulsy)[[[Pulsaty.]]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")["Picked Fresh today, kiddo!"
[Wait, picked?]<skree|]
(font: "ravie")[(text-style: "shudder")[(click: ?skree)[["Skreeeee!"]<skreeee|]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[(click: ?skreeee)[[[Wait, Skree?!->"Skreeeeeeee!"]]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[
GAH!
ITS ON MY ARM! ITS ON MY ARM!
[[PUNCH IT!!]]]
(font: "ar darling")[''WHACK!'']
(font: "comic sans ms")[Oooh, it burns!
At least its off, though. [Quick!]<stomp|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?stomp)[
[[BITE IT!!]]]]
(font: "ar darling")[CHOMP.]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Wow. That is truly [disgusting.]<taste|
(click: ?taste)[Like, it tastes like despair feels. Well [[anyways]]]]
(font: "ar darling")[OWCH!]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[I stubbed my toe!]<stamp|
(click: ?stamp)[Man, that really smarts! Like, I might need an ice pack or something. [Oh, well.]<ohwell|]
(click: ?ohwell)[[[At least it looks pretty dead.->[Oh thank gosh. It's dead]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Man. [That was scary.]<scary|
(if: $yprogress is 1)[(click: ?scary)[[[I don't think I'm gonna get ice cream here.]]]](else:)[[[Maybe I can try around back?->Hmmmmmm]]]]
(font: "ms comic sans")[Too Bad.
I could sure go for some [[ice cream.->What should I do?]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Like, it's more of a cold drink on the forehead hot, not such much a cold stuff in the stomach hot. [[Yeah.->lemonade.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[And hey, the store is air conditioned! [[Double bonus.]]
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(font: "comic sans ms")[[Ingredients.]<list|
(click: ?list)[[*One Lemon?*]<check1| (click: ?check1)[''CHECK.'']
[*One bag of white powdery stuff that's probably sugar?*]<check2| (click: ?check2)[''CHECK.'']
[*Water?*]<check3| (click: ?check3)[''Straight from the hose.'']
[*Pitcher?*]<check4| (click: ?check4)[''Stolen from Ed's House.'']
[*Spoon?*]<check5| (click: ?check5)[''FORK.'']
[[Let's Do this.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[OK!
[Let's seeeeeeee...]<see|
(click: ?see)[Let's cut [[the lemon]], first.] ]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[Wait.]<wait|
(click: ?wait)[[Where's my KNIFE?]<knife|]
(click: ?knife)[[Crud.]<Shucks|]
(click: ?Shucks)[[I sold my knife to buy lemons for St Citrus Day!]<Shuckiest|]
(click: ?Shuckiest)[[[CRUUUUUUUD.->[Just the Shucksiest]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Maybe I can [[bite it]] in half.]
(font: "forte")[[[Chomp.->[Chomp.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Can't think of a reason it [wouldn't work.]<Imean|
(click: ?Imean)[I mean it's gonna wind up in [my mouth]<anyway| anyway.]]
(font: "forte")[(click: ?anyway)[[[Chomp.->[Chomp.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[Ah.]<bad|
(click: ?bad)[I see now why this was a [bad decision]<note|.]
(click: ?note)[[[Speaking of->another note]]...]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[AAAAAAAAAAAH CRAP. CRAP CRAP UGHGHG GROSSSSSS GADFHASDGHASDGASAGSADGAD.
[[OK.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[At least it's [[roughly->in half]] in half [now.]<now|
(click: ?now)[Let's [[mix these->mixin']] ingredients!]
]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Aw, man, it's not quuuuiiiiiiite there. Guess I'll [[take another bite.->another note]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[Man.]<man|
(click: ?man)[[MAN!]<MANOHMAN|]
(click: ?MANOHMAN)[Man oh man oh man. That is some fine [[looking lemonade]].]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Well, [bottoms up.]<uhoh|
(click: ?uhoh)[[Uh oh]<itate|.]
(click: ?itate)[[It ate through the cup.]<maybe|]
(click: ?maybe)[Maybe that [[wasn't sugar.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[I don't think I should make this [myself.]<myself|
(click: ?myself)[What should I [[do?]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[I could sure go for some [[ice cream.->What should I do?]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Ugh. Why is this store [SO HOT?]<sohot|
(click: ?sohot)[Is the air conditioner [[busted?]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGH.]<ugh|
(click: ?ugh)[How is it [hotter IN THE STORE?]<GUH|]
(click: ?GUH)[Ok, focus. Which [[aisle]] is ice cream on?]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[Aisle Seven?]<7| (click: ?7)[(Baking supplies.)]
[Aisle Eight?]<8| (click: ?8)[(Play Doh?)]
[Aisle 9?]<9| (click: ?9)[(Just a big hole in the [[ground]].)]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[I guess I could ask an [[employee?]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Hello? [Excuse me?"]<excuse|]
(font: "ravie")[(click: ?excuse)["How may we help you, [[fellow hu-man?]]"]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[["Er..."]<er|]
(font: "ravie")[(click: ?er)["Do you require food for nutrients, fellow hoo-man? We have many varieties of [[tastelicious foods."]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Got any [ice cream?"]<aid|]
(font: "ravie")[(click: ?aid)["Does your ice require creaming, fellow hoomun? Please render the ice unto me, that I might properly cream it with my [[helpful hoomun apendages."]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Um, you know what? I think I'm just gonna go [home..."]<ok|]
(font: "ravie")[(click: ?ok)["Very well. Fare alright, [fellow hyamin."]<manager|]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?manager)[Maybe I can [[find a manager.->"I'd like to speak to your manager!"]]
[[Man, I just wanna get home.->my day.]]]]
"Yeah, uh, see you, fellow human?"
Man. What's that guys problem?
I could really go for some [[Ice Cream->What should I do?]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Today has just not been [[my day.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Well that sucked. I should could go for some [[ice cream->What should I do?]] to cheer me up.]
(font: "comic sans ms")["Hi, can you tell me [where-"]<bloodle|]
(font: "snap itc")[(click: ?bloodle)[[["BOW BEFORE ME, PUNY CARBON BAG!"->"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH."]]]]
(font: "ravie")["Oyez, I understand we hyumens require desserts for sustainance pleasure. Does my friend, you, require assistance in finding a taste snack, [[fellow hayoman?"]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[["No, it's like a dessert...?->"No, it's like a drink...?"]]
Or maybe...
[["I'd like to speak to your manager!"]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")["S-sorry to disturb you!"
I am so [[outta here.]]
or
"Where was that [[employee]]?"]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Gosh, it's almost [8!]<late|
(click: ?late)[Wow. What a [[beautiful sunset.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[B-r-r-r. It's starting to get [[chilly.]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[Man.]<cocoa|
(click: ?cocoa)[I should could go for some [[cocoa]].]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[THE END.]
(font: "comic sans ms")[[["Ice Cream"->...]]
by Max Aronson
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(font: "comic sans ms")[[[...->Beginning]]]
(font: "comic sans MS")[[[Well...->What should I do?]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Oh [Ga-a-a-a-w-w-d!]<touch|
(click: ?touch)[I [touched it!]<with|] (click: ?with)[With my [HANDS.]<hands|]
(click: ?hands)[[[Uccccccchhhhhhh.->GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!]]]
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(font: "lucida handwriting")["Ooh, it's real special this [month!"]<well|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?well)["Well, what [is it?"]<surprise|]]
(font: "lucida handwriting")[(click: ?surprise)["It's a surprise! Here, try a scoop, [on the house!"]<click|]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?click)[[["Hey, Thanks Mr Johnson!"->"Thanks!"]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Whooo. This is [hard work.]<mixing|
(click: ?mixing)[Startin' [to sweat...]<sweat|]
(click: ?sweat)[So...thirsty...! [Almost...]<done|
(click: ?done)[[[DONE!!->mix these]]]]]
(font: "ravie")[[SKREEEEEEE!]<skree|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?skree)[OH GOD IT'S STILL NOT DEAD! [errrr...]<kick|]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?kick)[[[KICK IT SOMEHOW!!->KICK IT SOMEHOW!!]]]]
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(font: "ravie")[["HYyeeooouuuuummuuuunnnnnnnnn-"]<alright|]
(font: "comic sans ms")[(click: ?alright)["You know, I think I'll [see myself out."]<out|]
(click: ?out)[Never shopping here again. I bet they didn't even have [[ice cream.]]]]
(font: "comic sans ms")[Too bad. I could really go for some [[ice cream.->What should I do?]]]