<<set $romantic = "a">>So, you're aromantic. Good to know, my friend.\n\nI apologise sincerely for having to ask this, but were you assigned <<button [[female|AFAB]]>> at birth, assigned <<button [[male|AMAB]]>> at birth, or would you rather <<button [[not say|OtherAGAB]]>>?

<<silently>>\n<<set $agab = "amab">>\n<<endsilently>>I see. For the purposes of this story, if you are trans/are planning to undergo HRT/surgery/etc., then you haven't started your transition yet. I apologise sincerely for this. Your assignment at birth will come up only rarely, if at all, I assure you.\n\nTime to pick pronouns!\n\n<<button [[Goodie|Pronouns]].>>

<<set $proType = "p">>A plural pronoun, eh? It's pretty nice to mee'cha, <<$name>>. Or, as I'd say to someone else, <<$subPro>>'re the bomb.\n\nSo <<button [[time to put it together|Biography confirmation]]>>.

<<silently>>\n<<set $agab = "other">>\n<<endsilently>>I see. For the purposes of this story, if you are trans/are planning to undergo HRT/surgery/etc., then you haven't started your transition yet. I apologise sincerely for this. Your assignment at birth will come up only rarely, if at all, I assure you.\n\nTime to pick pronouns!\n\n<<button [[Goodie|Pronouns]].>>

<<set $proType = "s">>A singular pronoun, eh? It's pretty nice to mee'cha, <<$name>>. Or, as I'd say to someone else, <<$subPro>>'s the bomb.\n\nSo <<button [[time to put it together|Biography confirmation]]>>.

<<silently>>\n<<set $agab = "afab">>\n<<endsilently>>I see. For the purposes of this story, if you are trans/are planning to undergo HRT/surgery/etc., then you haven't started your transition yet. I apologise sincerely for this. Your assignment at birth will come up only rarely, if at all, I assure you.\n\nTime to pick pronouns!\n\n<<button [[Goodie|Pronouns]].>>

So, to make sure I've got this correctly, please take a look at the following:\n\n<<print $capPossPro>> name is <<print $name>> <<print $familyname>>, although some unsavory people might attempt to refer to <<print $obPro>> by <<print $givenname>><<if $agab eq "amab">> (the same type of people who would find significance in the fact that <<print $subPro>>'<<if $proType eq "s">>s<<endif>><<if $proType eq "p">>re<<endif>> AMAB)<<endif>><<if $agab eq "afab">> (the same type of people who would find significance in the fact that <<print $subPro>>'<<if $proType eq "s">>s<<endif>><<if $proType eq "p">>re<<endif>> AFAB)<<endif>><<if $agab eq "other">> (the same type of people who would find significance in <<print $possPro>> genitals)<<endif>>. <<print $capSubPro>>'<<if $proType eq "s">>s<<endif>><<if $proType eq "p">>re<<endif>> one of the most ingenious people you'll ever meet, what with <<print $possPro>> ability to get <<print $refPro>> into and out of trouble like the kickass <<print $origin>> <<print $romantic>>romantic <<print $gender>> <<print $subPro>> <<if $proType eq "s">>is<<endif>><<if $proType eq "p">>are<<endif>>. The world is <<print $predPro>> for the taking.\n\nYep, everything checks out. [[Let's get on with the story already|Beginning]].\n\nHang on, [[there's gotta be some mistake!|Biography]]

<<silently>>\n<<set $name = "">>\n<<set $givenname = "">>\n<<set $familyname = "">>\n<<set $girlORnb = "">>\n<<set $gender = "">>\n<<set $origin = "">>\n<<set $subPro = "">>\n<<set $obPro = "">>\n<<set $refPro = "">>\n<<set $possPro = "">>\n<<set $predPro = "">>\n<<set $capSubPro = "">>\n<<set $capObPro = "">>\n<<set $capRefPro = "">>\n<<set $capPossPro = "">>\n<<set $capPredPro = "">>\n<<set $proType = "">>\n<<set $romantic = "">>\n<<set $agab = "">>\n<<set $trust = 0>>\n<<set $safety = 30>>\n<<set $trustCheck1 = 5>>\n<<set $trustCheck2 = 7>>\n<<set $trustCheck3 = 9>>\n<<set $safetyCheck1 = 25>>\n<<set $safetyCheck2 = 18>>\n<<set $safetyCheck1 = 9>>\n<<endsilently>>Welcome to //asylum: a gay roadtrip//. This is GC fiendswithbenefits's submission to NaNoWriMo 2014.\n\nTriggers for //asylum// include mention/discussion of suicide, depression, mental illness, abuse, self-harm, dysphoria, transphobia/transmisogyny, and more. Stay safe and know your limits.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding //asylum//, feel free to contact me on tumblr (fiendswithbenefits.tumblr.com) or twitter (@queereva).\n\nThis is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead; locations; or events is purely coincidental, which includes places visited during the titular road trip.\n\nWell, what are we waiting for? [[Let's go|Biography]].

<<silently>>\n<<set $girlORnb = "nb">>\n<<endsilently>>Hey, kid. Nice to meet a fellow nonbinary individual. And, you're a <<textinput $gender>>, hm?\n\n(Note: I'm aware that "a ____" doesn't exactly cover every gender, but do the best you can. Thank you!)\n\nSo, are you <<button [[aromantic|Aromantic]]>> or <<button [[alloromantic|Alloromantic]]>>? If you're unsure, select "aromantic" if you'd rather have a quasiplatonic (queerplatonic) partner and "alloromantic" if you'd rather have a romantic partner.

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Moving on to brighter things, what are your preferred pronouns? You may enter any pronoun; examples are offered in parentheses.\n\nPlease enter the pronoun in ALL LOWERCASE on the LEFT, and with the FIRST LETTER CAPITLISED on the RIGHT. Thank you.\n\nSubject pronoun (she, they): <<textinput $subPro>> <<textinput $capSubPro>>\nObject pronoun (her, them): <<textinput $obPro>> <<textinput $capObPro>>\nReflexive pronoun (herself, themself): <<textinput $refPro>> <<textinput $capRefPro>>\nPossessive pronoun (her, their): <<textinput $possPro>> <<textinput $capPossPro>>\nThat other possessive pronoun (hers, theirs): <<textinput $predPro>> <<textinput $capsPredPro>>\n\nAlso, are your pronouns <<button [[singular|Singular]]>> or <<button [[plural|Plural]]>>?

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<<silently>>\n<<set $girlORnb = "girl">>\n<<set $gender = "girl">>\n<<endsilently>>Hey, girl. So, are you <<button [[aromantic|Aromantic]]>> or <<button [[alloromantic|Alloromantic]]>>? If you're unsure, select "aromantic" if you'd rather have a quasiplatonic (queerplatonic) partner and "alloromantic" if you'd rather have a romantic partner.

Before we begin, I'd like to get to know you.\n\nYour name - //your name// - is <<textinput $name>>. Well, you suppose that your, ugh, not-//you// name, which you don't quite like, is <<textinput $givenname>>, and your family name is <<textinput $familyname>>.\n\nEthnically, you're of <<textinput $origin>> origin. Are you a <<button [[girl|Girl]]>> or are you <<button [[nonbinary|Nonbinary]]>>?

<<set $romantic = "allo">>So, you're allomantic. Good to know, my friend.\n\nI apologise sincerely for having to ask this, but were you assigned <<button [[female|AFAB]]>> at birth, assigned <<button [[male|AMAB]]>> at birth, or would you rather <<button [[not say|OtherAGAB]]>>?