did you mean to come here?
[[yes]]
[[no]]welcome to the sewerside trail.
remember the oregon trail?
well this is nothing like that.
i just named it the sewerside trail because i thought it was a good name.
anyway...
welcome to the sewerside trail.
would you like to [[start the game]]?
[[yes]]
[[no]]you fat fingered fuck.
here's the deal, you've already embarked on the adventure.
there's no turning BACK.
unless you hit the BACK button on your browser.
which would make you a bitch.
[[hit the back button on the browser]]
[[go on the adventure->yes]]you dumb shit.
clearly you are having a hard time leaving.
thus it is my suggestion that you
(link-undo:"try again")
-or-
[[GO ON AN ADVENTURE->yes]]you awake suddenly to unfamiliar surroundings.
you are on the couch in a home you do not recognize.
the room is dark.
it smells of weed smoke.
there is a bong on the table in front of you.
[[hit the bong?]]
[[pick up the bong to examine]]interesting...
why did you click "adventure" then?
[[i did not mean to]]
[[i do seek adventure->yes]]you instinctively pick up the lighter next to the bong, flicking the bic and putting the flame to the bowl.
you inhale deeply, filling your lungs with bongsmoke.
you pull the carb and clear the chamber.
[[exhale immediately]]
[[hold it in your lungs FOR 20 seconds]]this bong is not clean. it looks disgusting.
also, looking into the bowl, it appears as though there is something other than weed packed into it...
[[hit the bong?]]
[[break the bong?]]DAMN! that was some tasty chronic. you wish you hadn't exhaled so quickly.
you notice that there is more left to smoke in the bowl.
[[smoke more?]]
[[break the bong?]]holding the smoke in, you start to get a crazy head buzz.
exhaling, you realize... oh shit... that's not weed.
what the fuck did you just smoke dude...
the room starts to spin around you and suddenly the walls start melting.
as the walls melt away, you can see outside of the unfamiliar house that you woke up in.
outside the sun is shining, and all the nature surrounding the house looks so beautiful.
it is calling you to come outside and explore, what do you do?
[[go outside and explore]]
[[stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]lighting the bowl, you inhale more bongsmoke into your lungs.
[[exhale immediately]]
[[hold it in your lungs FOR 20 seconds]] using your wise instincts, you pick up the bong and shatter it on the floor.
smart move... i don't know what was in that bowl, but it was NOT just weed...
nonetheless you are kind of fucked...
there's glass all over the floor, and you don't have a bong...
[[clean up the glass]]
[[go buy a bong]]
it's not even your bong so who cares?
[[stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]you find yourself outside in the swamplands on the outskirts of Hollow Lakes.
directly ahead you see a patch of trees.
you can tell it is not quite a forest, but it is hard to tell what is beyond the trees.
behind you is the marsh.
though the path looks wet, it can definitely be traveled on foot.
[[go into the trees]]
[[go into the marsh]]you're asleep.
[[stay asleep?->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[wake up?]][[grab a brush and put a little make-up]]
[[wake up for real?->start the game]]
[[hide the scars to fade away the shake up]]
[[wake up for real?->start the game]]
[[here you go create another fable]]
[[wake up for real?->start the game]]
[[you wanted to]]
[[wake up for real?->start the game]][[stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[trust in this self righteous sewerside->start the game]]wow you're a good dude. cleaning up the shattered glass of the bong you broke is a classy move.
but wait a minute... is this even your bong?
you start to think about it and you can't seem to remember much of anything at all...
your head starts spinning and the world around you crumbles.
the walls melt away and you can see outside.
the sun is bright and the vibrant green nature is calling to you.
what do you do?
[[stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[go outside and explore]]stepping over the glass you make your way to the front door and discover the door is locked... yet another obstacle in your way... this day is starting to become quite inconvinient for you. thus you decide to
[[go back to the couch and sleep->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[open the lock. it's locked on the inside you dumbass. this isn't an obstacle at all]]you've unlocked the door. now you are left with another choice. do you turn the knob and go outside?
[[obviously]]
[[i'm not so sure...]]you step outside and are relieved to recognize the car in front of you.
this is your car, you are sure of it.
you open up the door, happy that it is not locked, and put yourself into the drivers seat.
the keys are already in the ignition.
you start the car.
[[drive forward]]
[[hit reverse]]you place your hand on the door knob but you hesitate.
suddenly the door knob melts away from your hand, and you stand there in confusion as the door disintegrates right before your eyes.
you can now see outside into the world that surrounds this mysterious home.
the sun is shining bright and the vibrant green nature is calling to you.
do you
[[go outside and explore]]
[[make your way back to the couch and go back to sleep->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]you drive directly into the house you just left, crashing through the walls and front door.
the rubble of bricks and shattered glass blows through your windshield, killing you instantly.
well, almost instantly...
just before you fade into death, you look to see the couch you had just woken on.
on it sits an old lady, knitting a sock.
in your last moment you wonder, "what the fuck is that all about?"
you have reached ENDING # 002
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
xxx xxxxx (text-colour:green)[C]x(text-colour:green)[D]x xxxxxxxxxyou back out of the drive way and embark on a new adventure.
as you drive out of the neighborhood you remember something.
"Hollow Lakes"
you are in the town of Hollow Lakes, a small city in south florida near the swamp.
you continue driving out of the neighborhood and find yourself at the intersection of Lake Dr and Roamaround Rd.
Continue on to [[Lake Dr]]
Turn onto [[Roamaround Rd]]you should never break a bong kid.
are you sure?
[[break the bong]]
[[hit the bong->hit the bong?]]
[[why'd you leave the keys upon the table?]]
[[wake up for real?->start the game]]going down Lake Dr, you see many trees on the right & a lake on the left.
as you continue driving, the trees turn into residences and businesses.
straight ahead, there is a fast food restaurant called the Joker Dog.
to your right, there is the entrance to another neighborhood.
[[stop for a hotdog]]
[[go into the neighborhood]]You are on Roamaround Rd.
[[keep driving]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[continue driving]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[drive on]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[proceed driving]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[keep going]]
[[stop and get out of the car->go outside and explore]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[drive onward]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[keep on driving]]you are still on Roamaround Rd.
[[keep driving->intersection]]
[[get out of the car]]you step out of the car and find yourself dead center in the middle of Roamaround Rd.
knowing this is geographically impossible, you turn around to find that your car is no longer behind you.
in front of you, there is a large strip mall plaza.
none of the stores are open - this is a GHOST TOWN.
you notice a bike rack with FIVE (5) rusty bicycles, 4 of which are chained down.
do you:
[[explore the plaza]]
[[ride the unchained bicycle->take the bike?]]you are at the intersection of Roamaround Rd & Lake Dr.
continue on [[Roamaround Rd->Roamaround Rd]]
turn on [[Lake Dr]]you decide to check out the plaza.
there will more to explore here soon...
(link-undo:"go back")Double-click this passage to edit it.welcome to the Joker Dog.
this is not a real restaurant, and you should not order food here.
also, it does not smell great in here.
nonetheless, your stomach growls, and you see a menu on the wall.
the menu has many items but you only see one.
CHILI CHEESE DOG
you notice that the employee who should take your order has had his back to you the entire time, and that it is just the two of you in the restaurant.
he turns around slowly, with a menacing grin on his face.
you notice he is terribly pale.
[[order the chili cheese dog]]
[[go back to the neighborhood->go into the neighborhood]]in the neighborhood, you see many houses.
these houses are hard to tell apart with how similar they look, but one house stands out to you.
at the end of the cul-de-sac, there is a large house with a yard that appears to be covered in rubbish.
you could just keep driving around the cul-de-sac and leave the neighborhood, or you could check out what is in that yard...
[[leave the neighborhood?]]
[[go explore the yard]]as you leave the neighborhood, you see the Joker Dog restaurant there waiting for you, the smell of delicious chili-dogs filling your nostril.
you also see a K-Mart that is miraculously open for business.
do you
[[stop for a hotdog]]
[[go to the K-Mart]]you get out of your car to check out the yard and discover that it is surrounded by a locked fence.
the yard appears to be littered all types of mysterious items that may or may not be of interest.
the lock looks pretty flimsy.
[[break the lock and go in]]
[[return to your vehicle]]you walk into the K-Mart and immediately feel that something is off...
from outside, the K-Mart appeared to be open for business. the sign even looked to be brand new, a shining red K in the sky.
now that you are inside, it is silent, dark, and dusty.
however you notice that the shelves are all stocked with items.
the rolling racks and rounders all have clothes hanging from them.
you can even faintly smell fresh pizza and ICEE slushes.
yet, something seems wrong.
all the clothes on the shelves are neon colors.
the handbag department is filled with fanny packs.
the toy department is loaded with tamagotchi's and pogs.
you think you have died and gone to 90's heaven, when you are suddenly reminded of the hell that the 90's truly was.
the silence ends as the speakers pipe up, blaring the horrid sounds of Barbie Girl by Aqua.
you forgot this song even existed but now that it is playing, your head is filled with terrible memories.
memories of lyrics.
lyrics to the song Barbie Girl by Aqua.
you find yourself singing along uncontrollably until the song finally ends.
you breathe a sigh of relief as the comfort of silence fills the store.
the store is silent...
...but your brain is not.
inside your head, you start to notice the repeating sounds of...
...Barbie Girl by Aqua.
and it won't stop.
and you can't find the exit of the store.
and you realize that you are forever stuck in this K-Mart doomed to hear the song Barbie Girl by Aqua repeating in your head over and over for an eternity.
until one day it finally stops. your head is clear. the song has stopped playing in your head. and you think it is a miracle.
until the speakers start playing again. and you're terrified that the sound coming out of it will be Barbie Girl by Aqua.
but it's not...
this time, the song is Achey Breaky Heart.
and you realize you're in hell.
you have reached ENDING # 009
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
x(text-colour:green)[R]x x(text-colour:green)[R]xxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxyou are now inside the yard.
in front of you is the large house.
surrounding the large house are items scattered about the yard.
[[explore the yard]]
[[go to the front door]]back in your car, you keep on driving.
on your way out of the neighborhood, you see a house that looks strangely familiar.
upon further inspection, you see that the front door is wide open.
[[check out the house]]
[[leave the neighborhood->leave the neighborhood?]]Double-click this passage to edit it.welcome to the JUNK YARD.
you have entered without permission... be cautious...
you find yourself in the yard of the large house.
you look around, overwhelmed at the unbelievable amount of items surrounding you.
when you were looking at the yard from the street, it did not appear to be as large as it actually is.
mountains of trash stand in front of you, but you can see past them & that the junk yard goes deep.
[[search the mountain of trash?]]
[[continue through the junk yard]]you are at the front door of the large house.
[[knock on the door]]
[[open the door]]an old woman comes to the door.
when she sees you her eyes widen. first she expresses a look of terror. then she appears to be relieved.
"i knew you would come one day," she says with a smile.
[[ask her what she means]]
[[turn around and walk away]]you have chosen to open the front door and walk into a house that isn't yours without permission.
that's breaking and entering, pal.
you could go to jail for something like this.
but you're not getting jail time today.
no, what you are getting is far worse.
as you step into the house, the door slams behind you.
suddenly, the room fills with bright blue light and a woman appears before you.
she is old, has a long crooked nose, stringy hair, and a big ol' mole on her chin.
she is the perfect image of a clip art witch.
except, instead of a pointy witch hat and a cloak, she is wearing tight black leather.
and instead of a broomstick, she has a whip.
when you make eye contact with her, you suddenly find yourself under her command.
you feel compelled to pull your pants down, bend over, and present your buttcheeks to her.
as you anticipate the lash of the whip, something strange happens.
suddenly, something goes up your ass, and you turn around to find an old man who looks dirty and homeless with his thumb in your bum.
the witch is there with him, and so is your entire family.
they're all pointing at you and they laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and you die of embarassment right then and there.
you have reached ENDING # 004
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
xxx xxxxx xxxx x(text-colour:green)[H]xxxxxxx the old woman smiles and says "come inside, and i will explain."
[[trust her and go inside]]
[[turn around and walk away]]you turn around and walk away from her.
the old woman remains silent, as she watches you leave.
you find yourself standing in her yard, wondering who she is and what she could have meant.
[[explore the yard]]
[[return to your car->leave the neighborhood?]]
as you go in, you notice that the house has framed pictures all over the wall.
looking closely, some of the people in the pictures appear to be you.
you realize you have no recollection of who you are, or how you came to wake up in that strange house earlier.
the old woman suddenly asks if you would like some tea.
[[turn around and walk away]]
[[accept her offer for tea]]you sit patiently in a room waiting for the old woman to return with the tea.
on the side table, there is a framed picture.
[[look closely at the picture]]
[[wait for old lady to return]]you pick up the picture to examine it.
the photo appears to be quite old, aged with a yellowed tint.
it is of a happy couple.
you can't be sure but it appears that this must be the old lady, at a younger age...
[[look closer at the man in the picture]]
[[wait for old lady to return]]the old woman returns with the tea. she pours you a cup and asks,
"Would you like one lump or two?"
[[one lump]]
[[two lumps]]
[[no sugar, please]]you say to the old lady, "I would like one lump, please".
suddenly, the old lady clench's her fist and slams it into your head with incredible strength.
it knocks you out.
[[wake up?]]
[[wake up!]]you say to the old lady, "I would like two lumps, please."
the old lady reaches into her dress and pulls out a hammer.
she whacks you on the head twice, knocking you out cold.
[[wake up?]]
[[wake up.]]you decline the offer for sugar.
the old lady appears surprised, almost offended, and says,
"Oh. I must have been mistaken."
she hands you your tea.
[[sip tea quietly]]
[[turn around and walk away]]you wake up in the yard of the large house.
[[go to the front door]]
[[explore the yard]]when you wake up, you find yourself in front of an old strip mall plaza that looks like it has been closed for years. it is a GHOST TOWN.
you also notice that there is a bike rack, on which there are FIVE (5) bicycles.
all of the bicycles are chained to the rack except one.
what will you do?
[[ride the unchained bicycle->take the bike?]]
[[explore the plaza]]the man in the picture looks strangely familiar as well.
maybe it is just your mind playing tricks on you.
[[keep looking at the picture]]
[[wait for old lady to return]] you are sure you recognize the man in the picture. probably just your mind messing with you or...
[[is that you in the picture?]]
[[wait for old lady to return]] the picture looks like it is you, but much older.
perhaps you are the grandson of the couple in this picture and the man is your grandfather.
the old lady may know the answer to this, or maybe the answer is locked in your brain.
[[wait for old lady to return]]
[[search your memories]]looking at the picture you try as hard as you can to remember who it is you are looking at.
suddenly the memories rush back to you.
you remember meeting this lady, falling in love, proposing, starting a family, growing old together.
you can feel your body becoming weak as you age decades in a single moment.
suddenly you are an old man, sitting in a familiar chair in a home you've known for years.
the old lady returns with two cups of tea and a smile on her face and says,
"Welcome home."
you have reached ENDING # 010
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
(text-colour:green)[T]xx xxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxas you sip your tea quietly, the old lady suddenly speaks up.
"You know, I thought I had recognized you. I believed to have known you for many years but I believe I was quite mistaken."
this seems odd to you, especially because she is so much older than you.
[[turn around and walk away]]
[[keep listening to her]]you keep drinking your tea as the woman continues speaking.
"You see, I had a great love. We all do, I suppose. This love of mine left me. Not by his on volition, mind you. He was taken away. I dreamed of his return. That we would get married, start a family, grow old together. But this dream was taken from me. Yet I still dream. Dream, and wait."
[[turn around and walk away]]
[[keep listening to the old lady]]"You see, when I saw you, I thought you looked just like him. But now I see that you are much younger. You could be his grandson. Are you his grandson?"
[[say you are his grandson]]
[[say you are not his grandson]]you tell the old lady that you are her lost love's grandson.
this infuriates her. her face goes red as she yells,
"That son of a bitch!"
she slaps you in the face and tells to never come back.
[[turn around and walk away]]
[[say you are not his grandson]]you tell her that you are not his grandson.
"Well then you must be him," she says.
"Think I'm crazy?"
[[yes, she's crazy]]
[[no, she's not crazy]]you tell her she must be crazy, to which she smiles and replies,
"Crazy, am I? Take a hard look at the picture on the table next to you."
[[look at the photo]]
[[turn around and walk away]]you tell her she's not crazy and she smiles.
"Oh, listen to me ramble on. You've been such a dear, spending time with an old lady like me. I'd like to give you a treat."
[[ask her about the treat]]
[[turn around and walk away]] you ask her what she means about the treat. she replies,
"My yard is filled with many special items. Antiques, trinkets, trash, treasures. Some items are worthless. Some items are priceless. I would like to offer you a single item of your choice from my yard."
[[accept her offer]]
[[turn around and walk away]]you accept her offer and she smiles.
"Please, help yourself then. Take one item of your choice. You may be tempted to take more, but I will warn you. Do not take more than one item."
[[turn around and walk away]]
[[thank her and go to her yard->explore the yard allowed]]looking at the photo, you recognize the old lady although she appears to be much younger.
there is also a man next to her. you recognize him as well.
"I can see that you recognize the man. Think hard, try to remember who he is."
[[search your memories]]
[[turn around and walk away]] with the old lady's permission, you have entered into her yard.
WELCOME TO THE JUNK YARD
surrounding you are so many items, you are overwhelmed and unable to focus on just one.
some items are too big to carry.
some items are shiny and are likely to be worth a fortune.
some items are old pieces of trash.
literally.
like a fuckin rotten apple core stuffed in an empty doritos bag with two used napkins.
clearly that was somebody's lunch garbage.
still you keep walking until you reach what appears to be the end of the junkyard...
before you are two items.
one is an item that you desperately NEED.
another is an item that you hopelessly WANT.
[[take the item that you NEED]]
[[take the item that you WANT]]
[[take both items]]you have become entranced by the mountain of trash that stands before you, completely distracting you from the rest of the junk yard.
crumbled up pieces of paper, old apple cores, empty plastic cups, and wrappers from candy bars molded together to form a towering behemoth of junk.
suddenly you notice what appears to be an old grafix bong lodged in the trash mountain.
[[take the bong?->junkyard theft]]
[[continue through the junk yard]] after making your way through the mountains of trash, you stumble upon a pile of rubbish.
as you look around, you realize that you are in fact surrounded by rubbish.
you have entred the rubbish layer of the junk yard.
[[search the pile of rubbish?]]
[[onward through the junk yard]]you hastily pocket the item and move on throughout the junkyard.
however, as you keep walking you get the sense of deja vu.
it becomes clear that you are seeing the same items over and over again, and suddenly you realize that they all look exactly like the one in your hand.
you begin to panic, just like jennifer connelly did in the beginning of labyrinth.
do you remember the scene i'm talking about?
ok it's like right in the beginning after she talks with jareth the goblin king and he's taken her brother.
well he tells her, "if you can make it through the labryinth then you can have your brother back".
so she starts running circles around the labyrinth but cant find an entrance to get in. and she starts freaking out.
that's when she runs into a talking worm that sort of helps her.
well, kind of. you see if he had asked her a few extra questions he could have pointed her in the right direction and saved us all 85 minutes.
but i'm straying from the point.
anyway that scene from labyrinth is very similar to what you're going through right now.
except instead of a helpful friendly worm, what appears before your eyes is an evil looking old woman.
"You have taken what does not belong to you, and now you belong to me!"
you try to give her the item back but she will not take it.
"Now, you will be doomed to roam this labyrinth i mean junk yard for ETERNITYY!!!"
you have reached ENDING 012
is this the end?
or are you sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
xxx xxxxx xxxx xxx(text-colour:green)[W]xxxxxyou become bewildered and distracted by the sheer amount of rubbish that surrounds you.
as you try to focus on the many items that are before you, things become more clear.
would you like to take one of these items?
[[a broken pair of glasses->junkyard theft]]
[[an old newspaper->junkyard theft]]
[[a tea kettle->junkyard theft]]
[[a wallet that may still have money in it->junkyard theft]]
no thanks... [[onward through the junk yard]]as you make your way through the piles of rubbish, you enter a new layer of the junk yard.
you find yourself surrounded by different trinkets.
a thought enters your head.
"this is trinket town".
then you think, "that was stupid, why did i just think that?"
[[enter trinket town?]]
[[make your way through the junk yard]]welcome to trinket town, the section of the junk yard filled with... trinkets.
what kind of trinkets you ask?
mostly novelty items that you can find in airports and downtown strips.
your sweaty palms are hopeful to grab one of the items that stands before you...
[[a shotglass from orlando, fl->junkyard theft]]
[[a license plate that says I<3NY->junkyard theft]]
[[a shirt that says "fuck you you fuckin' fuck"->junkyard theft]]
[[a snowglobe with tony montana in it->junkyard theft]]
[[a plastic alien-shaped bong->junkyard theft]]
[[14 unsigned post cards from various european countries->junkyard theft]]
[[a zoobooks magazine (the panda issue)->junkyard theft]]
on second thought, you'd rather just [[make your way through the junk yard]] as you continue past trinket town, you stumble into what appears to be the last section of the junkyard.
looking around, you realize you are surrounded by very fancy antiques, all of which are still in great condition.
[[look through antique alley?]]
[[explore the rest of the junkyard]]you have decided to stop and look at the fancy antiques.
the urge to touch the items before you is overwhelming.
it is almost a shame that all these beautiful antiques are sitting here, going to waste.
wouldn't you like to take one of these?
[[a golden pocket watch->junkyard theft]]
[[silver jewelry box->junkyard theft]]
[[a lovely handcarved wooden bench->junkyard theft]]
[[a ruby encrusted dagger->junkyard theft]]
[[a unique music box->junkyard theft]]
instead, would you rather [[explore the rest of the junkyard]]?as you make your way out of the antiques layer of the junkyard, you seem to have found yourself in a loop.
looking around, you don't see the gate that you entered from, but ahead of you is the mountain of trash where you began.
suddenly, you hear a cackling laugh from behind you.
you turn around, startled, to find an old woman before you.
"Leaving so soon?" she asks.
"You were so desperate to break in to my yard of wonders, I'm surprised to see you leaving empty handed."
the woman refuses to let you leave her yard empty handed, and points you back toward the junkyard
[[search the mountain of trash?]]
[[search the pile of rubbish?]]
[[enter trinket town?]]
[[look through antique alley?]]at what seems to be the end of the junkard, you stumble across FIVE (5) rusty old bikes.
four of these bikes are missing essential items, like tires, chains, handle bars, etc...
however one bike seems to be in, at the very least, rideable condition.
[[take the bike?]]
[[leave the junkyard]]when you touch the bike, something strange happens.
a gust of wind blows past you, and it suddenly gets dark.
you hear the howling cry of someone in the distance say, "we're ghosts".
when you look around, you realize you are no longer in the junkyard at all.
you now find yourself on a narrow road, with large trees on either side.
behind you, you hear it again... "we're ghoooosts."
you turn around. in the distance, it is not clear, but you can faintly see four figures coming towards you.
hearing the cling of metal chains, you realize they are riding bicycles towards you.
[[ride away from them]]
[[ride toward them]]you ride away from the 4 figures that seem to be coming toward you.
as you're riding you can still hear them calling to you, "weeee're ghoooooosts!"
even though you are pedalling as fast as you can, you can hear them even louder, as if they are getting closer.
you turn to look behind and realize that they are directly behind you, gaining on you, and now riding beside you.
you are in the middle, as the five of you ride off into the distance.
you suddenly realize that you too are chanting "weeeee're ghhooooostts" as you ride your bicycle unbeknowingly into a graveyard.
looking right and left, you see that the four ghostly bicyclists are now gone and you are alone in the graveyard.
ahead of you are rows of graves, tombs, and mausoleums to explore.
nearby, you notice a stone bench that looks strikingly similar to a couch you once knew and you realize that you are extremely tired.
though made of stone, the couch looks surprisingly comfortable.
[[take a nap on the stone couch->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[explore the graveyard]]you decide to ride towards the figures that are coming at you and face this danger head on.
as you begin pedaling towards them, a sharp feeling of dread comes over you and you know that you have made a mistake.
you realize that the riders coming towards you are the four bicyclists of the apocalypse.
you try to turn around but you can't.
you try to stop but you can't.
you ride faster and faster into your own doom.
as you collide with the four hooded bicyclists, you feel no pain, you simply fade into darkness.
you have reached ENDING # 007
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
xxx xxx(text-colour:green)[M]x xxxx xxxxxxx(text-colour:green)[n]x
though you are tempted by the item you want, you wisely take the item you need.
it is the answer to all of your life's questions.
holding it, you know that you will never need anything else again.
completely entranced by this marvelous item that solves all your needs, you lose all desire to continue onward.
you no longer feel a need to eat.
you no longer get thirsty.
you have long since forgotten about the broken bong and the weed you wanted to smoke.
you slowly grow old, losing your hair, completely unaware that your clothes have withered and torn, leaving you practically naked.
yet you do not die.
you simply spend an eternity in this junk yard, clutching this precious needed item.
you have reached ENDING # 006
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
xxx xxxxx xxxx xx(text-colour:green)[L]x(text-colour:green)[L]x(text-colour:green)[K]xxthough you really need the pother item, you have chosen the item that you want.
you take the BONG, a pristine glass bong with a packed bowl.
you have the item you want, but there is still so much more of the junk yard to explore.
do you:
[[leave the junk yard]]
[[explore the yard]]
[[hit the bong?]]you look around to see if you are being watched, and the coast is clear.
you take the first item, holding it in your hand, making it pretty obvious that you will be taking it.
you put it into the FANNY PACK that you suddenly realize you are wearing for some reason.
zipping the FANNY PACK closed, you fake a cough and quickly swipe the second item.
quick as a ninja, you slide the second item into your pocket.
you turn around and start to walk away when you hear a laugh behind you.
a shrill cackling laugh that chills you to the bone.
you are too scared to turn around, but you suddenly hear the voice of the old woman.
"I was generous enough to allow you to take one item from my yard, but you chose to be selfish and take two."
you try to give her an item back but she will not take it.
"Now, you will be doomed to roam this junk yard forever!"
though you dare not turn around, you can sense that the old woman has disappeared.
before you stands a maze of rubbish, trash, trinkets, antiques, and rusted out bikes.
you begin walking, sure that the old woman was bluffing.
surely there has to be a way out of here?
but night falls, and the next morning comes, leading into the next night.
you don't feel hungry, thirsty, or any pain as you wander hopelessly and endlessly through the JUNK YARD.
you have reached ENDING 008
is this the end?
or are you sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
xxx (text-colour:green)[P]x(text-colour:green)[O]x(text-colour:green)[O] x(text-colour:green)[O]xx xxxxxxxxxyou leave the junk yard with the BONG.
you find yourself back in the neighborhood.
but your car is not in sight.
you will have to travel on foot.
however, you are extremely tired..
you notice a beaten old couch on the outside of the junkyard fence, right there on the sidewalk..
you are tempted to just take a quick rest and forget about exploring the neighborhood.
[[take a quick nap->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[explore the neighborhood]]surrounded by trees, the sunlight above is blocked out but it is not too dark to see the path.
you make your way through the woodsy area, hearing the sound of insects and birds around you.
you don't see many animals, but you do see a large amount of spiders.
banana spiders, i think they're called.
idk, but we always called them banana spiders.
go ahead, leave the game and google banana spider.
fuck up your progress just to see if i'm wrong about the name of a stupid fucking spider, do it.
anyhow, you're walking and you start to notice the sound of running water.
as you keep walking the water gets louder, but you can tell it is in another direction from the path you are on...
[[check out the water]]
[[stay on the path]]you have entered the marsh.
there will more to explore here soon...
(link-undo:"go back")you have decided to check out the neighborhood.
there will more to explore here soon...
(link-undo:"go back")following the sound of running water, you suddenly find yourself at the bank of a lake.
the water is calm, and judging by how fucking hot it is in this florida swampland, it is likely a nice temperature for a swim.
the lake is calling to you, and as you look deeper into the water you can see something shimmering down there...
it seems shallow enough and there doesn't seem to be any lakeweed to get caught in.
[[go for a swim and see what's down there]]
[[go back to the path->stay on the path]]you continue on the path through the trees.
as you walk, there are less and less trees, and suddenly you find yourself outside of this woodsy area.
looking around, you can see that you have landed in a suburban neighborhood.
ahead of you, there is a straight road, with houses only on the left side, opposite more trees.
to your left, there is an old house with a yard filled with trash that is surrounded by a fence.
outside of the fence and on the sidewalk, you see a dusty old couch that looks beaten up, but comfortable enough.
you suddenly realize that you are tired as fuck.
[[take a nap on the couch->stay on the couch and go back to sleep]]
[[explore the neighborhood]] you dive into the lake and instantly know something is wrong.
the water is far colder than you expected, ice cold.
freezing and shocked, you immediately try to swim back to the surface.
you are stopped before breaking the surface by a thick layer of ice.
somehow, you have found yourself drowing in a frozen lake.
you know this is impossible, no lake in south florida has even been below like 60 degrees, but here you are.
knowing that you cannot escape and are going to drown, you figure "fuck it" might as well go check what was shimmering at the bottom of the lake.
you swim down and find that it is a green glass bottle.
are you seeing things due to lack of oxygen, or is there a note in that bottle?
you open the bottle and pull out a note.
you are about to pass out and drown but not before reading the note to find that
IT'S FROM YOU! the note says,
"don't jump in the lake, it's a trap. love, me"
ENDINGS
you have reached ENDING # 003
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
xxx xxxxx xxx(text-colour:green)[E] xxxxxxxxxyou order the CHILI CHEESE DOG from the strange employee.
he laughs, and says "are you sure?" but before you have a chance to answer, the room goes dark and he disappears.
suddenly you find yourself seated at a table.
a giant spotlight shines down upon you and the table, which has a pristine CHILI CHEESE DOG atop a fancy plate.
the CHILI CHEESE DOG is so perfectly plated and delicately topped, it is almost an oxymoron of itself.
there is a faint noise that starts getting louder and louder.
as the noise becomes audible, you realize that it is a group of people chanting "eat it".
it gets so loud that your ears are in pain, but the CHILI CHEESE DOG is just too perfect, you'd almost feel bad biting into it.
it would be ruining a piece of art to eat this CHILI CHEESE DOG, but the chanting has become overwhelming.
"ALRIGHT" you scream as you pick up the CHILI CHEESE DOG and take a giant bite.
but it's not a CHILI CHEESE DOG. it is plastic. it's been a fake the whole time.
and now you are choking on a plastic hot dog lodged in your throat.
you panic, holding your hands to your throat, looking around wildly to see if someone can help you.
but you are alone, just you, this table, and a half eaten plastic chili cheese dog.
the spotlight turns off and the chanting stops as you fall to the floor.
you have reached ENDING #005
is this the end?
or are you just sleeping?
[[wake up?]]
xxx xxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx(text-colour:green)[I]you have entered the graveyard.
there will more to explore here soon...
(link-undo:"go back")