Frog's Halloween Hop!

It looks like Frog and Turtle are having a dispute! {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/frogturtle.png'} Hey There! So glad you made it! We were just in the middle of a deep discussion about what it means to be Human. Now we're not human but now that you're here maybe you can shed some light on that? [[It's like being trapped->Frog in a Pot]] [[It's like tying your own noose->Tying the Knots]] [[It's all pain and suffering->Short Bread]] [[It's an endless stream of doom->Scroll for me daddy]] [[It's all a collection of memories->Spark]] [[It's painful but I'm hopeful->my arms]] [[I don't really know...->Being Human]]

You continue: "we are literally boiling alive. The ocean's are heating up and we're just sitting here waiting for the end acting like we can't do anything about it. I mean, ever since I was a kid I was warned that if I leave the water running while brushing my teeth or I don't recycle that the planet would die and it's still dying even after the guilt trip. Nobody actually blames corporations for the broad destruction of the planet and nobody seems to want to do anything about it." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "We're slowly killing ourselves. We are literally tying the knots in our own nooses. We are being crushed for profit, we are being exploited constantly for our attention, our money, our labor, our everything. We gladly tie the knots too- we let them do the things they do to us, not just because we feel helpless but because we can't see that we are more than just ourselves. We gladly give ourselves over to the almighty dollar." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "It's all pain and suffering. People are constantly dying, being exploited, starving. You would think that with all of the money in the world we would be able to fix hunger. It's so frustrating because everybody knows everything is awful but they act like this is the best of all possible worlds." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "It's an endless stream of doom and gloom media, pictures on social media of perfect people that make me feel bad about myself, and trying to keep me angry. They want me to stay on their platform as long as possible so they can make money from ads. Our attention spans have dwindled and the unlimited amount of stimuli is hurting us. It's dehumanizing our experiences with others." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "I am the collection of all of my past experiences- I am the sum of my regrets, my triumphs, I am the totality of my memories. Some of the memories are warm and fuzzy- reminded of endless summers of childhood. Others are not so great. But being human is about being here- right now in the present while somehow existing back then and in the later." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "I barely remember what being human is like. I vaguely remember being human, I mean I am human, but the bulk of my adult life is dehumanizing. It's as though everything is designed to make me feel less human. We're kept apart from each other, we rarely see each other as people anymore. Most people just look at another and think of what they can get from them, or what they want from them. We try to sell to each other. We use each other. We dehumanize each other." *** [[...->...]]

You continue: "What would happen if all of a sudden my arms were your arms? Like honestly, if my arms were yours and we had twice the strength we did before- it sounds alien because we are so limited by one being. But now imagine that our voices were one in the same- think how loud we could be. What if I told you our chains are one and the same? When we stop seeing ourselves as one person and start seeing ourselves as people it opens up a whole world of thought. Think of the fear you feel when someone is threatening your life- now expand that scope of empathy to everyone- that's powerful." *** [[...->...]]

invitation: true hord:false hasFrogKey:false poop:0 hasScissors:false hide:false song:0 frog:false auzzie:false dog:true config.style.page.font: "Iowan Old Style/Constantia/Georgia/serif 18" config.style.page.color: "white on gray-9" config.style.page.link.font: "bold" config.style.page.link.color: "green-9" config.style.page.link.lineColor: "green-8" config.style.page.link.active.color: "green-8 on green-0" config.style.page.header.font: "16" config.style.page.header.link.font: "small caps" config.style.page.footer.font: "16" config.style.page.footer.link.font: "small caps" config.style.backdrop: "green-8" -- You approach Frog's house. You can hear the lively party within. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/house.png'} {ambient sound: '/sounds/frogs.m4a'} [[Enter->Enter the Foyer]]

config.header.left: "{embed passage: 'inventory'}" -- You look around the foyer. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/foyer.png'} You could go [[upstairs->upstairs]] You could go into the [[into the living room->living room]] You could go to the [[library->library]]

You enter the upstairs hallway. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/upstairs.png'} [if dog] You see [[Frog's Bedroom->frogsbedroom]] and a staircase going up to the [[attic->attic]]. [continue] [if !dog] You see [[Frog's Bedroom->frogsbedroom]] and a staircase going up to the [[attic->attic3]]. [continue] *** You also see some other doors you could try. You could try going into the [[bathroom->bathroom]] You could try going into the [[guest bedroom->guestbedroom]] You could check the [[supply closet->supplycloset]] Or you could go back down to the [[Foyer->Enter the Foyer]].

You enter the living room to see frogs, fish, turtles and more. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/livingroom.png'} *** [if !frog] You spot Frog talking with a Turtle from across the room. Talk to [[Frog->Frog and Friend]] [continue] Listen to the [[music->music]] Go back into the [[foyer->Enter the Foyer]] [if !hord] Get some [[grub]] [continue]

[if !auzzie] You notice your friend Auzzie Jay is playing a live set tonight for the party. He's not the best but at least he's got spirit. It's been a while since he's last released anything though. You could go [[talk to Auzzie->auzzie]] [continue] [if auzzie] Auzzie is still playing music. You wonder how he got wrapped up in this and invited to Frog's party. Either way, it's nice to see a familiar face. [continue] [if song >=8] That's it. You've listened to all of Auzzie's songs. It's almost midnight and you've wasted all of your time listening to his music! [[Your head start vibrating...->shecomes]] [continue] *** [if song <=7] Continue [[listening->listening]] [[Go Back->living room]] [continue]

auzzie:true -- He looks terrible- time has not been good to him. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/auzzie.png'} He sees you and his face lights up. "Well look who it is! How have you been?" *** [[I've been great!->auzziegreat.]] [[I've been better...->auzziebetter]] [[Not too good really...->auzzienottoogood]]

song: song + 1 -- [if song === 0] This song is called "Frog in a Pot" and it's about how we're all boiling alive. {embed passage: 'song1'} [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 1] This song is called "Frog in a Pot" and it's about how we're all boiling alive. {embed passage: 'song1'} [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 2] This song is called "Tying the Knots" and it's also about how we're boiling alive. Hmm, that's a morbid theme. {embed passage: 'song2'} [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 3] This song is called "Shortin' 'em Bread" and it's about late-stage capitalism, the myth of the White Proletariat, and features a quote from SETTLERS. Instead of playing it on the piano and singing he puts his laptop up to the microphone and pushes play. {embed passage: 'song3'} Everybody groans. [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 4] This one is called "Spark". It's about nostalgia and endless summers. It's a bit more optimistic sounding than my other tracks off the new album. {embed passage: 'song4'} [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 5] He clears his throat and lifts his laptop to the microphone again. This one is called, uhh... "Scroll for me, Daddy!" It's umm, well I thought it would be interesting to combine hypersexualization, technology and doomscrolling into one song and uhh..." {embed passage: 'song5'} Most of the guests have left at this point. [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 6] Okay, okay I have another song for all of you. This one is called "Being Human" and it's about a time when I was human. {embed passage: 'song6'} A turtle coughs. [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song === 7] This one is the last track off of my new album LOOSE ENDS. This track has a lengthy name. "What If I Told You? (My Arms are Your Arms)". So I know it's kind of a weird title but the idea is that our struggles are shared struggles. When we suffer we don't suffer in a vacuum but we suffer together. Imagine if we expanded our scope of empathy to everyone the same way we feel about ourselves. It would be a powerful thing. {embed passage: 'song7'} You seem to be the only person still standing there. [[Go Back->listening]] [[Continue listening->listening]] [if song >=8] That's it. You've listened to all of Auzzie's mediocre songs. It's almost midnight and you've wasted all of your time listening to his music! Didn't you come here to play a game? [[Your head starts vibrating...->shecomes]] [continue]

Frog and Turtle make strange contorted faces. There's an awkward pause. *** [[...->...2]]

frog:true -- Then Frog blurts out, "So that's what being human is like!" They both guffaw as you make your way over to the [[live musician->music]] playing.

"Well hey that's good to hear!" He smiles. "I uhh, Well I could definitely be doing better. I got invited to play a gig at a fictional Frog's Halloween Party that I'm fairly certain was a last minute idea cobbled together to promote... well you don't wanna hear about all of that!" You could say, "[[So you're still making music?->still making music]]"

"Well I hear you there. Hopefully thing get better for you soon." he smiles weakly. "I uhh, Well I could definitely be doing better too. I got invited to play a gig at a fictional Frog's Halloween Party that I'm fairly certain was a last minute idea cobbled together to promote... well you don't wanna hear about all of that!" You could say, "[[So you're still making music?->still making music]]"

"Man that sucks. I'm sorry. I hope everything gets better soon. I could say all sorts of worn out platitudes to try and cheer you up but we all know that won't work." he smiles weakly. "I uhh, Well I could definitely be doing better too. I got invited to play a gig at a fictional Frog's Halloween Party that I'm fairly certain was a last minute idea cobbled together to promote... well you don't wanna hear about all of that!" You could say, "[[So you're still making music?->still making music]]"

"uhh yeah! yeah still making music. It's been a struggle really. Been going through a kind of identity crisis- not like I don't know who I am but like- who I want to be. I've been reading some heavy theory and man it's really changed a lot of how I see myself and my music. Like- when I first starting making music when I was fifteen I said I wanted to make music to make people happy. What a load of shit. That's the worst reason ever! The more I thought about it the more I realized I don't want to make people feel happy- because happy usually means maintaining the status quo- and the status quo STATUS BLOWS. Huh that sounded better in my head. Anyways, [[here's a song->listening]] from my album that just came out that talks about that.

You listen to the music... {embed passage: 'playingtest'} [after 30 seconds] It's a bit odd... [[Go Back->living room]] [[Continue Listening->listening]] [continued]

[if hasFrogKey] You put the ornate key in the keyhole and it unlocks! [[Enter...->frogsbedroom2]] [continue] [if !hasFrogKey] You try to turn the knob to enter Frog's room but the door is locked. [[Go Back->upstairs]] [continue]

You turn the knob to enter the attic and see that it is unlocked! You peek your head around the corner and see a massive snarling dog! {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/dog.png'} [[Run!->upstairs]] [if hord] [[Throw your fancy bread!->attic2]] [continue]

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[if passage.name == 'inventory'] {back link, label: 'Back'} [continued] [if invitation] {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/invitation.png', alt: 'An invitation to Frogs Halloween Hop!', title: 'An invitation to Frogs Halloween Hop!'} [continue] [if hasFrogKey] {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/key.png', title: 'An ornate key'} [continue] [if hasScissors] {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/scissors.png', title: 'A pair of scissors'} [continue] [if hord] {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/bread.png', title: 'Some fancy bread'} [continue]

You enter the library. It's massive! There are so many novels here! {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/library.png'} You begin to scan the titles: *Brave New Pond, The Hoppit, The Frogfather, Lord of the Flies, Around the Pond in Eighty Leaps, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Poliwog, Fifty Shades of Green, The Frognomicon.* [if !hasScissors] *You spy another odd title: [[Game Design for Dummies: How to write branching path games without force-feeding the options to your players]]* [continue] *** You can [[go back to the foyer->Enter the Foyer]]

poop: poop + 1 -- [if poop === 0] You knock and the enter the bathroom. Did you have business here? {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/bathroom.png'} [[Go Back->upstairs]] [if poop === 1] You knock and the enter the bathroom. Did you have business here? Maybe try again later? {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/bathroom.png'} [[Go Back->upstairs]] [if poop === 2] You knock. The door is locked. "HEY I'M POOPIN' IN HERE" [[Go Back->upstairs]] [if poop === 3] You almost knock but hear the toilet flushing [[Go Back->upstairs]] [if poop === 4] You knock. The door is locked. You turn to leave but somebody slides a piece of paper under the door. [[read the paper->paper]] [if poop >=5] You knock again, don't you have anything better to do? [[Go Back->upstairs]]

You peak into the guest bedroom and see nothing of note. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/guestbed.png'} [[Go Back->upstairs]]

[if !hide] You enter the supply closet. It's full of useless items, but would be a great place for hide and seek. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/supplycloset.png'} [[Go Back->upstairs]] [continue] [if hide] You hide in the supply closet... [[wait]] [continue]

hord:false dog:false -- The dog is happily chewing away at the appetizer! You continue up into the attic. [[continue...->attic3]]

The attic doesn't look nearly as nice as the rest of Frog's house... {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/attic.png'} [if !hasFrogKey] You turn your head to check in one of the attic's alcoves and you can't believe what you see! [[continue...->attic4]] [continue] [if hasFrogKey] The ghost is gone and you don't see anything useful up here. [[Go Back->upstairs]]

hasFrogKey: true -- You see a **GHOST!** {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/ghost.png'} It speaks to you. ~~*"Don't be afraid! I'm here to help you. You need to leave as soon as possible. Once the clock hits midnight you'll be stuck here forever. Frog might seem kind and benevolent but it's all an act!"*~~ ~~*"Take this and all will be revealed..."*~~ You get an ornate key... what's it for? You climb back [[down the stairs ->upstairs]]

You enter Frog's bedroom. It's unsettling and spooky. It's nothing like the rest of the house. Why did the ghost want you to come in here? {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/frogsroom.png'} You spend a few minutes looking through his things until you find his [[diary->diary]]

You begin reading his diary and see a bonechilling passage: ~~`Upon the fateful eve of Friday, numbered the 13th in our mortal reckoning, the celestial spheres, both planets and stars of eldritch significance, shall converge in a foreboding alignment. All the labours I've clandestinely toiled upon, bathed in the gloom of many a night, shall come to fruition. As the clock chimes the witching hour, every soul in attendance shall inevitably reap their dread reward! And lo, SHE, the unspeakable entity, shall be unveiled to our puny, ephemeral world! Exalted be HER ineffable name!`~~ You [[continue reading...->diary2]]

~~`Within this dwelling, an uncanny force doth reside. Yet, 'tis not merely a house, but a vessel of ancient energies. Brimming with the vigor of many souls, the unsuspecting revelers shall be engulfed, paving the path for her majestic and malevolent emergence.`~~ ~~`Her will, I have heeded to the letter. To beckon her from the abyss, we are compelled to:`~~ ~~`Host a grand soirée, ensuring the abode is saturated with the essence of life; procure the cacophonous melodies of a fledgling and inept musician; and extend an invitation to one interloper of inquisitive nature.`~~ ~~`'Tis this last guest, the curious wanderer, that stirs unease within me. Yet, should the fates align and the night unfold as ordained, it shall be an evening forever etched in the annals of infamy!`~~ You [[close the diary->close the diary and put it in your backpack]]

hasDiary:true -- You mutter to yourself: *"Frog really isn't what he seems. Does he really think he can summon an interdimensional being into our realm? Maybe he's just off his rocker but... he needs three things to summon this being... He needs a party, he needs an "inept musician", and he needs... "me?".* You hear a [[a noise behind you->diary4]]

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Frog takes you on to the staircase landing to watch the end. He shouts some uncomprehensible phrases that sound like nothing any frog has ever uttered before. F̶̡̫͉͍̈̓̐̈̈́͑ŕ̸̠̗̯̜̈̅̀̋̍͝ǫ̵̝͖̺͍̦̐́̋͘͜͠ĝ̵̩̤̟͉̋̿ ̶̢͙͎͐͆̿͗̌̒͝͠ͅi̶̗̤̱͍͆͒͆̋͘͘͝͝ņ̸̢͖̞̼̪̻̀͌̔ ̸̨̢̛̱͉̊͐͌͝a̷̼͒ ̶̨̢̱̤̘̯̿̎͘͜p̷̧̧̢̯͉̳̻̻͖̈͂́̓̏͋͒͗u̶̱̘̔̎̐̎̑̈́͆͝ẗ̷̜͔̰̻͎́ ̴̫̻̟̙̳͓͒̃̓̅̈́̕ả̶͈̦͕͈͉̑n̷̨̛̙̫̜͓̼̮̍͒́̀̄̀̔d̴̨̐̆̊͘ͅ ̵̨̹̭̥͚̻̥̀̏̐̆͝i̶̧̡̛̮͚̅̿͝t̸̠̜̎͛̂̿͝'̵̹͙̦͙̑̔̎̃̑̔̅͘s̴̪̞̦̱̲͚̒̍̌͒͆͌̾ ̵̢͎͉͚̲̃̑̈́̈͂̑͗̑͝ḇ̴̛̰̽ö̴̢̧̬̠͙̆͌̽͑̈́͆̒̉ȋ̵̢͈̹̟̙̻͙ͅl̶̜̦͚̈͌̔̽į̸̯͙̮͚̞͔̱̎̄̀̍͛̀̐̓ǹ̷̛͓̉͂ǵ̴͕ ̴̖̬͍̠̰̱̻̖̆͗̅͗̿h̷̛̜̖͂̂ơ̸̦͖̺̮̈́́͗̒̊t̶̨̲̼͍̲͆̉,̷͎̊̈̃͋́̆ ̵̧̗̠̊̂̂͗͋̚͝Y̸͇̰͚͚͈̜͙͚̗͂̌͝ö̴̯͔̹̝̣́̆͊͑̚͜͝͝ų̵̨̯͚̮̺̝̣̂̓̎͠ ̶̨̪͖̼̪͔̽͗̔͗̈́̀̓́̃ḋ̶͚̼͑͒́͒͌ó̴̘̪͊́̓̀̑ṇ̸̬̦͙͙̝͋̈̀͛̽̆͜'̷͈̖̀t̶͔͇̳̾́̍͊̇͐̒͐͠ ̸̧̛̣͔͓̩̇̀̂̅͗̉̊j̷̡͖͊͆͝ų̴͖͖̹̉̒̔͐̈́͜͝͠͝m̴͙̫͇̜̪͚̰̭͛͋p̵̛̹̳̘̗̮̈́͛̄̑̋͐̊ ̴̛̙̭̟̙̮̖̂́̓͘͜͝ö̸̭̥̺̩̗̞̠̜͙̌̽̃u̴̘̰̝̩̇͐̀͂t̷͇̫͙͈̺͔̻̄͂̈͐͗ ̸͈͖̗̰̼͎͆̒̆̚͜ͅţ̸͍̞̼͉̮͔̬͌͋̃̑̑̑h̴͕̣̅̚ͅo̷̡͍̹̼̲̰͊̅͠u̵̜̫̳̦͎̦͂̆̔͗̆g̴̢̯̣̺͎̦̟̲͇̓̑͂͋͘h̸̢͈̻̲̰͉̲̤̗͆͐̋̂͝ ̴̛̣̮̟̭̱̌̐y̴̢̟̩͍̙͋̉̈́͆̓̃̿̓͘ͅo̵̼͓͛̎̔͒̅̀͋ͅu̷̪̹̩̲̮̰͛̇̆̈́́̓͠͝ ̴̩͈͚̠̫̠͖͍̅͊́̈́ŗ̷͈̋̆̒ḙ̵̝̜͕͉̙̮́́͑̊͋ä̵͚͇̮̖̘̭̱̰͈́ḽ̵̨̭͚͇̞̎̀̔̀̍̍́͂̈́l̵̬̮̘̜̙̄y̶̛̱̱̤͂̇͐̿̄͠͠ ̶͕̼̦̞̘̑̀'̷̫̳̖̲̰̎̅̋͆̊̽̃̓̀ȃ̶̢̧͓͓͙̺͑͊́͗̑͑̈u̵̡̡͖̪̝͍̝̯̫͝g̷̥̩̞̳̳͇̺̈͒̍͌̂̚h̶͖̮̑͂̇͊͐̉̚ţ̴̡̬͔͒͛̈́ͅ,̷̣͔͙̙̟̤̟͕̣̇̈̒͛̃͋͘ ̷̡͉̝̥͓̯̖̳̑͌͒͌̿͘ͅ ̴̼̪̞͓͇͂̄̈́́̄̉͛̚s̷̢̳̟̞̖̱̠̻̓̾͊̓̑͝i̶͖͠l̵̗̺͎̣̀̿̾̾̇̇̾̚͜l̷̮̯̩̭͈̬̩͕̈͛͜y̴̖̟͎̥͕̩̪̫̔̓͘ͅ ̷̢̳͒͒̎̽f̸̛̛̣̩̭̱̭̰͆͌̂́͐̂͜ͅr̷̡̹̰̻̳̊̏̉̈̿̀͆̑ǒ̴̙͗͋͆͑͆̚͝g̷̮̓̈̅͋̐̈ ̴̭̞̰̙̥̋̓̀̀̄̇̈̐͝y̵̡̚͝o̴̡͓͉̹̒͊͛͝u̷̧̢͖̳̿̌̆̅́̈́͝͝ͅ'̷͔̳͇̤̬̜̎̈́̃̇̔̅̉̓͝r̷̗͔̠̗͙͙̮̦̂̅͒̇͠͝e̴̙̊ ̵̛͎̖̳̾̀̍̋b̴͓̜͉̍̃̈ư̴͎̟̗̻̻͈̋͆́́́̍͂͘ͅr̸͈̮̈́͊̎̂̕̕n̶͔̥͈͇͎̙̫͍̊̌͘ỉ̵̛̭̬͔̖̮̆͗̋́̉̏͐ͅn̷̙̝̭͆̋͗̃́̏͠͠͝g̸̡̹̦̟͓͇̫̳̔ ̵̘̲̩͔̭̬̺̗͓̀͋̿͑̃̾̉̾͒b̵̡̾ư̴̗̥̏̌͊͂͋̑̄̕ṫ̴̳̅̎̏̎ ̴̧̱̰̃̅̔̈͘͘y̷̝͓̽̒̓̏͊͘̚o̶̪͌͑̈̈́͌͆͐̔̚ụ̷̳̆͆̎̃͆̈́ͅ ̴̼͚̼͖̳̳͉̘̅̇͋d̷̢͇͖͇͍̺̹͌̐̄o̸͇̻͉̖̜͙̹͎͐͌͛̂̈́̈n̶̨̫̎̄̈́'̴̻̹̥͠t̴͙̟̲̣͎̜́̋̑̽̐͌͝ ̸̼͕̺̰͉̫̺̦̣͛̒̈́͑̃̐̽͗͝k̴̹̫͚̟̺̍̐̈́̽͆ͅn̷̡̹͎͎̍̔ȯ̸͕͔̼̹̒̿̅̒͝w̴̥̮̙̻̯̥̭͔̿̎̃͊̚͜͝,̶̞̐ ̴̠̦̰͖̻̐͊͐͂̈̑̈w̴̨̯̄̒͑̓͜h̷̤̯̘̗̙͋͂̿̽̏ö̶̧̼̇̅͆ ̷̺͙̏̎̊ċ̴̡̞͔̣̳͔̹̳̓̂̂͌̂́̐͝o̷͉̱̪̘͚̗̔̓͌͊̈͌̈́́́ȗ̴̲̺̬̬̝̅̆̈́̍̿̄̃̕ļ̸̛̬̘̖̈͆͒̈́̀͠d̷̡̬̲̼̘͋̈̈̇̚̚͜ ̶̤̮̥̖͉̤̓̍͘b̸̲͙̳͙̳̼͔̝̹̈͆́ȇ̵̗̮͉̝̽͊̆͝ ̵̡̡̫̗̗̟̜̺̩̅̇͘̚s̵̡̢͙̝̯͇͖̎̉̓õ̶̯͛ ̷̧̺̖̮̙͖̎̽̑̈́͝d̶̡̻͓̰̥̘͚̫̉̐͗̎͑̑̚ử̸̛͓̜̟̓̑͒͛͠m̸̪̗̑b̸͎̩̖͉̝͍̟̽͋ ̶̢̭̩̲̟̝͍̰̍̌̈́͌t̵̞̘͍̍͆͒̀õ̴̡̜̓̈́̊͛̐͘ ̵̢̻̬̣̰̪̪̜́̽̿̐͑̋ḅ̸̢̲͇͚͙̖͔̿̈́͠o̵̧̲͓̳̬͚͋̈́́̐̈́̚i̵̫̻͈̞̞͗̓l̶͔̬̇̾͊̇̓̐ ̴̹̘̳̏͑ͅy̶̦̝̭̪͎̾̑̉ǒ̴̱̙̿͌͐̈͆͘͠͠ͅṳ̷̊͑̈́̌͘͠ ̶̛͓̲̘͙̯͆̀̎͌̈͗k̵̻̺̬̬̒͠n̶͓̒̚ͅo̷̖̮̗̖̳͆͜ͅẃ̸̘̺͔͉̥̲̳̉͛̋̾̆͋̃̔?̸̠͉̞̩͇̍̈́̒̇͝ [[...->shecomes]]

{ambient sound: '/sounds/drone.wav'} {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/shecomes.png'} The very fabric of existence quivers and contorts, strained by the weight of her intrusion into our realm. Your consciousness trembles, reels, and resonates in a desperate effort to comprehend her vastness. In your final moments, ensnared in her overwhelming embrace, a profound serenity envelops you as you resonate with a profound satisfaction. THE END [if song >=8] You lost! But uhh, at the edge of time Auzzie has one more song for you. It's unreleased and it's a demo... {embed passage: 'demo song'} [continue]

`"Looking for the best pancakes in town? Visit Marge's Diner. Ask for the 'Secret Stack'. You're welcome!"` [[...->upstairs]]

hasScissors:true -- You open the book and find a pair of scissors! That's not weird right? [[Go Back->library]]

hide:true -- You stab Frog with the scissors and he lets out a terrible croak! "GAH!" You escape the bedroom and go out into the [[hallway->upstairshide]]

You run from Frog's bedroom back to the upstairs hallway and need to find somewhere to hide! Hide in the [[bathroom->bathroomhide]] You could try going into the [[guest bedroom->guestbedroomhide]] You could check the [[supply closet->supplycloset]]

You try to open the bathroom door but it's locked! [[You hear a rumbling sound...->shecomes]]

You leap into the guest bedroom and hide under the bed. You stay silent as you can hear Frog turn the door knob. He slinks around the room. [[You hold you breath]]

He appears behind you and grabs your leg. You let out a scream but it doesn't matter. He [[pulls you out to the landing->accept your fate]]

You hear Frog hopping down the hall checking all of the door knobs. He opens the supply closet. You see his face. You got him in the eye with the scissors. He looks around but can't find you. He shuts the door and continues down the hall. [[wait->wait2]] [[Run!]]

You wait a little bit longer. You hear the clock strike midnight... [[Your head starts to pound->shecomes]]

You run down the stairs. Frog was checking the Guest bedroom and he hops after you. You push a few guests out of the way as you attempt to get out of the house before the stroke of midnight. You [[slide down the railing]]

You slide down the railing and end up in the busy foyer. You swing open the doors and leap into the swamp. You can hear Frog croaking loudly outside. The house vibrates and shakes and slowly sinks into the swamp. You stand up in the waist-high water and sigh a sense of relief washes over you. [[...->goodending]]

Frog, the horror within, the guests and Auzzie Jay all sink to the bottom of the pond. You're lucky to be alive. You start making your way out of the swamp wondering if the horror really is gone for good. THE END

hord:true -- You stop a dapper young frog and grab a piece of fancy bread. {embed image: 'https://auzziejay.com/loose_ends/images/grub.png'} [[Go Back->living room]]

https://freesound.org/people/Moulaythami/sounds/546360/ https://freesound.org/people/ez2000d/sounds/424356/

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