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You awake in a silent room. Nothing is visible. [[Conjure a light]] [[Make sure it's not silent by screaming]]

You scream at the top of your lungs. Temporarily, the room was not silent.You begin to feel a pain in your throat. Are you proud of yourself? [[Yes]] [[No]]

Good. Now... what do you want to do? [[Try to conjure a light because it's still dark and I don't like it->Conjure a light]] [[Try to figure out why I'm in this room->Try to figure out why you're in this room]]

Then what was the point? [[Who needs reasons anyway]] [[To end the auditory deprivation]]

You. You need reasons. Or else you're not figuring out why you're in this room. [[Try to figure out why you're in this room]]

Congradulations. [[Thanks]] [[Yeah]]

Yeah, of course. [[:D]]

Okay, where do you last remember being before here? [[My home]] [[Work]] [[College]] [[A hospital->WhyForest]] [[A forest->WhyForest]]

:D [[Yeah]]

Almost forgot. You still have no clue why you're in this room. [[Try to figure out why you're in this room]]

Nothing happens. [[Try to let your eyes adjust to the dark]]

You attempt to let your eyes adjust to the dark. It's too dark. [[That can't be right]] [[Give up on seeing for now]]

No, I assure you, it is. [[Actually, I disagree]] [[Got it.->Give up on seeing for now]]

Okay, your vision is unimportant for now. But what is this room? [[Try to figure out why you're in this room]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Honk shew. [[Honk shew indeed.]]

Mhm. [[Continue sleeping or whatever]] [[Wake up->Awake]]

... [[Continue sleeping still->Continue sleeping or whatever]] [[Wake up->Awake]]

You can't, I'm afraid. It's against the rules. [[Says who?]] [[Why would I follow the rules? I'm in some weird room. Now isn't the time.]]

Me. [[Give up on seeing for now]]

When is now ever not the time? "now" as a word refers exclusively to the present moment in time, whether in reference to the exact current time or some specific period which is presently occurring. "the" time, with no other description, exclusively refers to the present time. [[Oh, you're right!]]

Yeah. [[Give up on seeing for now]]

That must be it, you were at your house. [[Definitely]] [[Actually, I'm not so sure]]

Yes, that makes sense. You were at college. Wait- you haven't been in college in decades. Whatever. So you were at college. [[Yeah, I think so]] [[Actually, I'm not so sure]]]

Ah, that's right, you were at work. [[Yep, I'm sure of it]] [[Actually, I'm not so sure]]]

What were you doing at work? [[Working]] [[I was about to leave]]

Not allowed. You must be sure. [[Oh, you're right, I'm actually sure I was at my job->Work]] [[I suddenly remember I was definitely at college->College]] [[Okay, then I was certainly at my home.->My home]]

Ok, so at college, what were you doing? [[I was about to head back to my dorm]] [[Passing between classes.]]

Ok, so at your house, what were you doing? [[Making Christmas presents for my family]] [[Building in Minecraft]] [[Playing guitar]] [[Getting ready for bed]]

And then what? [[I think I got kidnapped...?]]

That's definitely it. You were making Christmas presents. But what were you making...? Wait, that's not important. [[It is important]] [[And...?]]

Wait, but you don't play games- whatever. Okay, and then what happened? [[I died D:]] [[I went to bed]] [[I made Christmas presents for my family->Making Christmas presents for my family]]

That's definitely it. You were playing guitar. And then what happened? [[I stopped and started getting ready for bed->Getting ready for bed]] [[I started making Christmas presents->Making Christmas presents for my family]]

Ah, that's it. You were getting ready for bed. And then what happened? [[I think I got kidnapped...?]] [[I went to bed]] [[I collapsed]]

You somehow fail to mentally manifest a light. You do, however, get a headache. [[Conjure medicine for the headache]] [[Try to let your eyes adjust to the dark]]

That's not good. [[Agreed]] [[Depends on how you look at it]]

Right, you went to bed. Did anything happen before you slept? [[No->Nothing]] [[I think someone put a bag over my head->I think I got kidnapped...?]]

And then you woke up... [[Here->I woke up here]]

Is it really? [[No, you're right, I changed my mind->And...?]] [[Yes->It is important]]

Right, and then what did you do after that? [[I think I got kidnapped...?]] [[I went to bed]] [[I collapsed]]

And then after that... [[I woke up here]]

Right. So now what? [[Let me think for a minute]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Okay, good that we're in agreement on that. [[Sure is]] [[Yeah->Sure is]]

How so? [[Maybe I wanted to get kidnapped. How would you know?]] [[Nevermind->Agreed]]

Sure...? Anyway, now what? [[Let me think for a minute]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Yup. So now what? [[Let me think for a minute]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]] [[I've actually decided I disagree with you because, according to dialectical materialism, opposing forces drive change in history]]

... [[...]]

You think being kidnapped was good now? [[Yeah, sure]] [[Actually, nevermind, I agree.]]

Okay. Now what? [[Let me think for a minute]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Okay, still, now what? [[Let me think for a minute]] [[I give up, can I just sleep?]]

I don't care. What happened next? [[But you asked me what happened...]] [[I went to bed]] [[I think I got kidnapped...?]]

Still. I don't care. What happened next? [[That's awfully rude]] [[I went to bed]] [[I think I got kidnapped...?]]

Okay. But what happened next...? [[I went to bed]] [[I think I got kidnapped...?]]

Okay, and then what happened? [[I collapsed]]

And then when you left? [[I think I got kidnapped...?]] [[I collapsed]]

... [[...]] [[Okay, I've got it]]

Got what? [[I know what to do]] [[It.]]

And what are you going to do? [[Stop trying to come up with something to do]] [[Sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Okay. Do you know what to do yet? [[Yeah->I know what to do]]

You're right, that's what you should do. [[Mhm->Thing]]

Okay, so now what? [[Now I sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]] [[I don't know]]

Well, that's not very helpful, is it? [[I guess so]]

Okay. So... [[I'm tired, I'm gonna try to sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]]

Silence. [[->->Awake]]

So how's it going? [[Good]] [[Bad]] [[Okay]]

Good to hear. [[Yeah->YeahK]] [[How can you say hear when all I've done is click options on an HTML page?]]

I'm sorry to hear that. [[Doesn't matter]]

Well, that's better than bad. [[Yup]]

Unimportant. [[Sure->YeahK]]

Okay. [[Moving on...->Doesn't matter]]

Where will this story take place? [[A forest]] [[A hospital]] [[A room->Silence]]

Yeah. [[Anyway...->Doesn't matter]]

Why a forest? [[I felt like it->FIdk]] [[I don't know->FIdk]]

Why a hospital? [[Felt like it->HIdk]] [[I don't know->HIdk]]

Huh. [[->->HospitalStart]]

Huh. [[->->ForestStart]]

You find yourself in a blood-stained hospital room. You're not sure why you're here, [[What a weird room]] [[Okay, cool, I'm gonna leave]]

You awake in a forest. Trees surround you. There appear to be two viable paths to take. The first, an open length of land without any trees. The second, a road stretching far yet appearing to start - or end - near you. [[Take path #1]] [[Take path #2]]

You continue into the open length of land, trying to figure out anything you can about where you are. Along the path, you find a wrapped gift. [[Pick up and unwrap the gift]] [[Ignore the gift]]

You walk along the road for a few minutes before you suddenly reach a sharp turn in the road. As you follow along the turn, a tall hospital building comes into view. [[Try to find an entrance]] [[Turn back]]

You grab the gift and begin to unwrap it. There's nothing in it. [[Continue ->Ignore the gift]]

As you continue forward, you see a tall hospital building in the middle of a circular patch of land, sitting alone among the flowers and trees. [[Try to find an entrance]] [[Try to find an entrance]]

You walk around the perimeter of the hospital in search of an entrance. You come across a wide-open door. [[Why is it wide open?]] [[Go inside]]

You decide to turn back. You head to where you started. [[Go back to the road->Take path #2]] [[Go along the other path->Take path #1]]

I'm not allowed to tell you that because that's not how stories work. [[That's unfair]] [[Fine. I'll go inside->Go inside]]

You head inside the hospital. Immediately you see bloody walls and empty desks. Every instinct within you tells you to not go further in. [[Go further in]]

Life isn't always fair. [[Fine, I'll go inside->Go inside]]

You betray your instincts and head further in. As you start looking around, you suddenly are greeted by a sentient bass guitar. Yeah, that makes sense. "Hello!" [["Hi"]] [["Why am I being greeted by a sentient bass guitar?"->"Narrator, how do I know this bass guitar is sentient?"]] [["Narrator, how do I know this bass guitar is sentient?"]]

"Nice to meet you!" [["Yeah... sure..."]]

You aren't allowed to ask the narrator questions. That's not how stories work. [[Got it]]

"Follow me," says the somehow sentient bass guitar. [[Follow it]] [[Leave]]

The sentient bass guitar speaks. "Nice to meet you!" [["Yeah... sure..."]]

You follow the weird sentient bass guitar throguh the hospital. [[Continue->HospitalStart]]

You exit the hospital because, for some reason, meeting a sentient bass guitar has weired you out. Minor issue, the only previously present path away from the hospital is gone. You glance back into the hospital and see the bass guitar still waiting around. [[Give up]] [[Follow the guitar->Follow it]]

Then where does the story go from here? [[Nowhere]] [[Fine, I'll follow the weird sentient bass guitar->Follow it]]]

Sure.

That's awfully rude. Imagine if the room could hear you. [[But it can't...]] [[It's literally a room->But it can't...]] [[Whatever]]

You decide to leave the hospital room. [[Explore the hospital]] [[Exit the hospital]]

You explore around the hospital, trying to not throw up as you pass various bloodied rooms and areas. You come across a wrapped gift on the ground. [[Pick it up and unwrap it]] [[Ignore it]] [[Pick it up and ignore it]]

You leave the hospital. On the outside, you find yourself surrounded by ridiculously tall trees. There is a road leading to who-knows-where. [[I should consult Who as to where that road leads]] [[Go on the road]]

Regardless. [[Ok->Whatever]]

Cool. [[Explore the hospital]] [[Exit the hospital]]

You ignore the gift and continue walking around the hospital. There's nothing to note that you haven't seen before. [[Now what?]]

You pick up the gift and then drop it on the ground for no apparent reason. [[Why did I do that]]

Who knows. [[You]]

No, I just said Who knows. I don't. [[Is Who on first?]] [[Okay, whatever]]

No. [[Got it->Okay, whatever]]

You continue looking around the hospital. You find a piece of paper on the ground. It reads: "If you're reading this it's too early." [[What does that even mean]] [[Okay, I really don't care->Now what?]]

You pick up the gift and unwrap it. Inside you find a note. It reads: "This piece of writing serves no purpose except to waste your time." [[Wow, what a great gift!]] [[Okay, cool->Okay, whatever]]

I know. It must've taken so long to come up with and write such a heartfelt note. Whoever was intended to read it must've meant a lot to the writer. [[Truly]] [[Anyway...->Okay, whatever]]

Indeed. [[Moving on->Okay, whatever]]

Who's Who? [[Who...?]] [[Whatever->WhoWhatever]]

What do you want to do? [[Leave the hospital->Exit the hospital]] [[Sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]]

The meaning is up to your interpetation. [[Sure, I guess->Now what?]]

You head out onto the road. There's nothing particularly interesting about it. [[Continue along the road]] [[Go back]]

Who. [[Whatever->WhoWhatever]]

Anyway, now what? [[Go on the road]] [[I don't know->WhoIdk]]

Well, you should know what to do. [[You're right, I'll go on the road->Go on the road]] [[You're right, I'll just sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]]

You continue along the road. Still nothing of interest. [[Continue->Continue along the road]]

You head back to the hospital. Now what? [[I guess I'll sleep->I give up, can I just sleep?]]

No, that's not right. [[But it is...]]

I assure you, it's not right. [[Okay, then where was i?]]

Why would I know? You tell me. [[Right, I was at college->College]] [[Right, I was at my home->My home]] [[Right, I was at work->Work]] [[Right, I was at a hospital->WhyForest]] [[Right, I was in a forest->WhyForest]]