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
Amnesia
A door. It is the only thing that blocks the path toward freedom, but nothing can make it budge, for it seems possessed by a will of its own. How to cross it is beyond your knowledge, for the past is blurry at best.
Scratching your head, you sit on the ground near it, trying to figure out what happened so you would be trapped in such a place. Was the will of someone hiding in the shadows, an individual that was orchestrating a plot that would unfold step by step? Or was it simple misfortune that had trapped you in an abandoned building, in the middle of nowhere?
For the moment, all you can do is to try to fight the darkness that enveloped your thoughts; it is strange that you were unable to remember what happened before you ended up here, but perhaps thinking about it could jog your memory a bit.
Passing your hand on your head, you felt a small bump on the back of it; this could be the cause of the temporary amnesia that is striking you at the moment, although there is a chance that it isn't the real cause of it. It is a mystery that is necessary to solve, so you can comprehend the situation that you were trapped in.
Looking around, you wonder if it is the best thing to waste your time on searching for an answer that may not exist; with the time at your disposal, there was a chance that you could escape this wretched place and embrace sweet freedom, although it seems unlikely as you continue to observe the environment.
Written by zanian on 03 October 2015
Explore the room
The door is the first thing you notice; massive, impressive, it stands there, a guardian that is standing in your way, unbreakable, unwilling to bend to your desire. It's duty is to guard the path to freedom, a simple task that it is going to fulfill until the end of time, even if nothing remains to make sure that it would still stand to do so.
What is such a barrier composed of? By simply looking at it, you are unable to determine what sort of material it is composed of, making you wonder what kind of great minds must have gathered to have assembled it in the first place. Or could it be the offspring of an artificial intelligence; either way, there is no chance to remove it from the path unless you figure out how to open it, but there are no keypad or anything of the sort that would be useful.
However, it isn't the only thing that stands out; the walls are white, as if this was some sort of medical facility, or a futuristic complex. Perhaps it is both; you are unsure what sort of purpose it is supposed to fulfil, but you have the impression that you will soon learn about it.
It seems pretty empty for the moment, but this is only a small portion of the room; having not explored the rest of it, it is normal that you are unable to determine if there is something else awaiting you in the depths of the shadows. Perhaps there is a hideous beast hiding in the dark, waiting for you to approach, craving the tenderness of the flesh for whatever obscure and alien motives it could be motivated by.
It is a terrifying thought, but you can't let such a theory stop you in your investigation. If such a case were to happen, then a solution would present itself; being afraid of a potential future was pointless, for it was also possible that nothing of the sort would happen. Such a fear would be harmful in the long run, for it would stop any possible exploration by encouraging phobias.
Written by zanian on 10 October 2015
Move away from the door
Braving your fears, you move away from the door, leaving the stalwart figure to its contemplative role, while exploration will be your new quest. Will it be a success? Will it just end in a dead end, forcing you to rethink your entire purpose in this facility, leaving you baffled and confused? Everything is possible, but you have to move to see what is awaiting you further ahead, beyond the sterile corridor, beyond the tunnel that reeks of artificial cleaners.
For a moment, you have the impression that you are wandering in the corridors of a hospital; sure, they are clean, bright, but something was off, as if you can sense that it is hiding a side that no one wants to see. Although disturbing, there is something soothing in the uniform color and the general cleanliness, as if it is enough to put your mind at ease for a short moment, just enough to make you forget that you are trapped in a building that is lost in the middle of nowhere.
A larger room greets you as you walk away from the corridor, not regretting leaving it; the smell of chemicals and the white dye were too not to your own taste to make it a comfortable experience, although you had to acknowledge that the design is superb, beyond those that you saw before.
However, this isn't the time to waste thoughts in mere contemplation when there is something to uncover; if you will only stay in the corridor, the mystery that presented itself in the new room would remain untouched, begging to be discovered by someone.
Throwing a quick glance at the room, you check the surroundings, making sure that nothing dangerous is awaiting you; it would be quite a shame that you would fall into a trap or an ambush, when you are so close to some sort of truth. Safety is the word to follow, but at what cost? Will you lose your sanity, your conscience to be safe, or would you dare advance in the unknown, braving the dangers so your mind would be at peace, until it finds something else to wander on?
Written by zanian on 17 October 2015
