You are standing by a tree
There are 3 paths.
One appears to go to a jungle,
one appears to go to a cave,
one appears to go to a beach,
you could try and climb the tree,
there is a nearby shop you could go in,
or you could do something else.
So what's its going to be?
Written by catprog on 01 April 2003
You sit under the tree
You sit under the tree.
Suddenly...
Written by catprog on 21 May 2003
See? Keep moving or you get tranked. That's how the game is played.
Your relaxing moment under the tree is rudely interrupted by an abrupt transformation. You are hit by a tranquilizer dart, which turns you into a person with a tranquilizer dart stuck in their neck. It's an easy change. Of course, your train of thought gets about as far as "Oh good heavens, a dart of some kind. I'd betteeerrgmphqq," at which point the dart takes effect, and you slump under the tree like a drugged-up rag doll. A half-hearted twitch is all the moving you do for quite some time. Eventually, you wake up. When you do, you are...
Written by Zodiac on 27 January 2007
The Institute
Whatever was in the tranquilizer, it's not very eager to wear off. In the vague fog between awake and asleep, you learn that you are in a sitting position, in a mildly comfortable chair, and there is a nice-sounding voice welcoming you to the Transformational Institute.
Your mind clears. You are in what appears to be some sort of lobbey. The walls are covered with mirror tiles (probably one-way mirrors hiding cameras, you note), as are the ceiling and floor. There is also a plain white desk, with an attractive woman in a labcoat sitting behind it.
On the wall behind her you see an elevator, and a frightening-looking black double door marked "Main Lab." On the wall to your right, there is a far friendlier door with a smiley face on it and a large orange "Welcome" painted on it. The woman in the labcoat smiles at you.
"Just pick a door and you'll be on your way."
So, which door do you pick?
Written by Zodiac on 27 January 2007
The Main Lab
Feeling brave, you pass through the imposing double doors and find yourself in a seemingly endless hallway. On either side are doors. The door behind you is locked, so your only option is to pick a new door. Where do you go from here?
Written by Zodiac on 28 February 2007
This is Botany?
You go through the door marked "Botany Lab." Plants seem very non-creepy.
Unfortunately, you're greeted only by another long hallway. After a few twists and turns, you find more doors. Which one do you go through now?
Written by Zodiac on 08 April 2007
The Dirt Room
On the other side of the door, you find a large, empty room. Well, it's mostly empty. The floor, aside from a small platform you're standing on, is made of wet mud. The walls are still all mirrors, but the very high ceiling is covered with what look like sun lamps. There's something vaguely calming about the room. You see something else. A few feet away is an odd site for a botany lab--a robot.
It's carrying a beaker of bright green liquid, and appears to be looking at you.
"Come here please," the robot tells you, and you oblige. There's something about the room that makes you very laid back. Nothing could bother you right now. "Drink this," the robot says, handing you the beaker. You swallow the contents quickly, finding them to be unfamiliar yet delicious. Meanwhile, you're sinking slowly into the mud until you're about waist-deep.
The robot continues, "Thank you for testing our plant growth system. The Convertigrow process (patent pending)allows us to transform any organic life form into a plant using only specially treated soil, fertilizer," he shakes the now-empty beaker, "and water." Suddenly you snap out of your stupor and realize what's happening, but it's too late to stop it now. A moment after the robot says, "water," an overhead sprinkler system activates, drenching you in an artificial downpour. The robot walks off nonchalantly, obviously with other work to do. You can't pull yourself out of the mud, and so you just sit and sulk, resigned to your fate.
Soon, Convertigrow (patent pending) takes effect.
You first feel stiffer than normal, and that your skin doesn't bend as easily as it should. Your hair, too, has turned green and is reshaping into leaves. Then the changes start to become dramatic, and nearly instantaneous. Your arms involuntarily raise themselves over your
head. Your skin turns into dark, wrinkled bark. Your torso expands and extends wildly, branches shooting out at intervals. Your skull splits and your face vanishes, as that too becomes more leafy branches. Your legs, meanwhile, have split and gnarled into a root system. It's odd, though. You've lost every sensory organ, but you seem more in-tune with the world than ever before. Your roots can sense soil moisture, the chemicals in the dirt, and the fertilizer they've tested on you. You can feel your leaves absorb life-giving light from the lamps above you. And you don't have to do a thing, just stand there and enjoy it. Of all the things that could have happened to you here at the Transformation Institute, this isn't such a terrible fate.
Written by Zodiac on 09 April 2007
The end (for now)