Your name is Bob Goodwill. You come from a wealthy lineage and is invited to dine at the family estate in the beautiful countryside by the head of the household, Roswall Goodwill. It seems that this invitation was sent out to other family members aswell, something akin to a family get together. Since you were cooped up lately doing lots of university work studying to be a chemist, you decide what better way to spend your Spring break then in the beautiful countryside.
You pack your bags, call a cab, and [[head off. -> The Manor]]
(set: $attire to false)
(set: $closet to false)
(set: $sink to false)
(set: $poison to false)
(set: $meds to false)
(set: $razor to false)
(set: $late to false)
(set: $takenrifle to false)
(set: $hiderifle to false)
(set: $info to false)
(set: $die to false)
(set: $_Dragged to false)
(set: $chase to false)
(set: $alt to false)You arrive at the family's estate, as the cab driver pulls up to the family mansion you can't help but admire how big and fancy the building looks. As you step out of the cab and pay the driver, a man wearing a tail coat greets you. It would seem he's the butler in charge of maintaing the mansion.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Welcome Bob, you are the last guest to arrive this evening."]
He gestures you to the [[front door and opens it. -> Main Hall]](if:visits is 1)[You enter the main hall with stairs leading to the second floor, two hallways that go to the East and West side of the manor, and a grand chandelier overhead. As you walk up you hear a man and a women arguing. The butler behind you apologizes for the noisy welcome and asks you to follow him to your room.
[[You decide to hear what the commotion is about. -> Argument]]
[[You follow the butler to you room. -> Bob's room]]]
You tell the butler to wait just a sec and walk up to the arguing pair. As you get closer you overhear that they are arguing over the faimly's fortune. They then turn and face your direction.
(text-colour:navy)[Unknown Man: "It seems we have a nosy guest."]
(text-colour:orange)[Unknown Women: "Yes, quite."]
(text-colour:navy)[Unknown Man: "So then, who are you suppose to be?"]
How do you respond?
[["My name's Bob nice to meet you. What are your names?" -> nice greeting]]
[["Whats it to ya? And Isn't it customary to announce your names first!?" -> snarky greeting]]
"Sorry to bother you, I didn't mean to pry." [[You then follow the butler to your room -> Bob's room]](if:$_Dragged is true)[As you are practically being dragged to your room like a misbehaving toddler, the butler ask for your forgiveness for the actions of Master James and lets go of your arm.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Should Master James or Master Jessie be the next in line I fear the safety of this mannor. Sorry I shouldn't speak ill of them."]
He then shows you your room and lightly bows before leaving.]
You enter your room and noticed how spacious it was. You see that you have a [[queen size bed]], [[a desk]], [[a closet]], [[a full body mirror]], and windows facing the backyard of the manor.
(if:visits >= 5)[As you finshed inspecting your room a knock could be heard from your door. As you open the door you are greeted by a young women.
(text-colour:magenta)[Young Women: "Hello, sorry to disturb you my name's Henrietta. The butler had ask me to come get you for dinner at the dining hall."]
How do you procced?
[[Follow Henrietta to the Dining Hall]]
[[You tell her that you'll catch up and needed to do somethings first]]
]
(text-colour:navy)[Unknown Man: "Well it seems this chap knows his manners, my name is James."]
(text-colour:orange)[Unknown Women: "You can call me Jessie."]
As you recall James and Jessie are siblings, James being the older sibling. In fact they seem to be clos-- (text-colour:cyan)[*James itterupts your thoughts*]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "So what do you want?"]
[["I wanted to know what made you two so heated?"]]
[["I just wanted to get to know my family a bit more."]](text-colour:navy)[Unknown Man: "How dare you address the heir of the family household in such a way! I can have you thrown out immediately!"]
(text-colour:orange)[Unknown Women: "Oh can it James. The heir has yet to be determined and if anyone is supposed to be the next in line it's obviously me, father's favorite daughter."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Jessie, just because your daddy's little daughter doesn't get you a free cut to the front of the line. I'm the oldest and so I am the the legitimate heir to the fortune."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "And you! (text-colour:white)[(*addressing Bob*)] Get out of my sight at once or I'll have you thrown out of the manor myself!"]
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "That won't be neccessary Master James, I was just on my way to show Bob here to his room."]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Bob? The one who's last in line of succession and the one that nobody gives a hoot about?"]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Well he doesn't even deserve my breath, take this simpleton away.]"
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Yes, Master James right away."]
(set: $_Dragged to true)
As you were about to interject the butler grabbed you by the arm and gestures you to be quiet. He then leads you to [[your room -> Bob's room]] (text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "It's the matter of the family fortune and deciding who best should have it."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Yes, and I believe I am the one to inherit it."]
(text-colour:purple)[You now recall that James and Jessie are direct decendents of Roswall.]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Since I'm the oldest and the son to father I should be the one to inherit it."]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "I disagree, if that were the case why gather all the closely related family members at this little get together. Besides everyone knows I'm father's favorite."]
James and Jessie started to argue again. Do you continue listening in to the argument or follow the butler to your room.
[[For whatever reason I would like to listen to two siblings arguing -> continue listening]]
[[Let these two duke out. I've made the butler wait long enough. -> Bob's room]](text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "If you think this is just a casual get together, think again. It looks like father brought all the cloest living realitives to announce who gets what once he passes."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Yea, and the one who he's going to annouce to get the Roswall family fortune is me!"]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "In your dreams--" (text-colour:cyan)[*They continue to argue*]]
It looks like James and Jessie started to argue again. What do you do?
[[Interject and ask If you could have a shot at the fortune.]]
[[Let these two duke it out. I'm heading to my room. *Follow butler to your room* -> Bob's room]](if: $takenrifle is true)[As you walk into the dining hall with rifle in hand you see the rest of family members raising a toast.
Everyone stops, turn towards you, and gasps at the sight of you bringing a loaded rifle.
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Dear God, what-why did yo--"] (Roswall collapses to the ground his drink in hand)
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Father? Father!?"] (James quickly rushes over to his father's side)
As James takes hold of Roswall's body and takes his pulse he cries and yells in sadness and anger. He then turns his fustration towards you.
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You murderer, You knew he was old and fragile and you spook him by bringing MY RIFLE!?"]
How do you respond:
[[Bob: "I didn't mean to I-I just thought--"]]
[[Bob: "Oh you don't need to worry about dear old Roswall for much longer"]] ((text-colour:red)[You start seeing red])
]
(if: ($poison is true)and $hiderifle is true)[You walk in the dining hall late as it seems everyone in the dining hall is having a toast.
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Your late, You just missed the important news that I'm going to be the next family head."]
(if: $attire is true)[(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Well atleast your fashionably late. You look dapper.]]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Father how could you let her be the next head? She's irresponsible!"]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now, Now, Although Jessie might not be the perfect daughter she is my favorite daughter."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Tha-Thats not fair!"]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Life's not fair anybody can die any moment. Anyways I like to thank Bob in joing with us to celebrate the new family heir."]
As the family celebrates you find it odd that the Butler isn't there with everyone. And you can't help but notice that Henrietta seemed a little down for this celebration.
As the dinner and celbration wraps up everyone [[went to bed]].
]
(if: ($poison is false)and ($hiderifle is false)and ($takenrifle is false))[As you walk into the dining hall you were seated at the far end of the table from where Roswall is sitting. Next to Roswall is Jessie and James. Sitting across from you is Henrietta. Though the Butler is no where to be found.
(if: $info is true)[It would seem everyone is seated based on the line of succession.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now I'm sure your all wondering why I invited you all here. It's about the family succession and whos going to be the new head of the family. As you know I'm old and I'm ill and so tonight I will announce the person who shall take my place.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "But before that let's make a toast for the family's health and fortune."]
Everyone raises their glass and takes a sip of their drinks.
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now the moment we're all here for, the next family-- (Roswall coughs). Sorry the drink went down the wrong pipe. The ne--next family hea-- head is Jes--" ](Roswall collapses)
(set: $die to true)
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Father? Father?!"] (James rushes to his father side and tries to take his pulse)
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You can't die on us!"]
(set: $alt to true)
You then hear Jessie [[scream out load.->Head back]]
]
(if: ($poison is true) and ($hiderifle is false) and ($takerifle is false))[As you walk into the dining hall you were seated at the far end of the table from where Roswall is sitting. Next to Roswall is Jessie and James. Sitting across from you is Henrietta. Though the Butler is no where to be found.
(if: $info is true)[It would seem everyone is seated based on the line of succession.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now I'm sure your all wondering why I invited you all here. It's about the family succession and whos going to be the new head of the family. As you know I'm old and I'm ill and so tonight I will announce the person who shall take my place.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "But before that let's make a toast for the family's health and fortune."]
Everyone raises their glass and takes a sip of their drinks.
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now the moment we're all here for, the next family head shall be Jessie!"]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Father how could you let her be the next head? She's irresponsible!"]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Tha-Thats not fair!"]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Life's not fair anybody can die any moment. Anyways I like to thank Bob in joing with us to celebrate the new family heir."]
As the family celebrates you find it odd that the Butler isn't there with everyone. And you can't help but notice that Henrietta seemed a little down for this celebration.
But as the celebration was about to ramp up the dining hall door swung open and a load *Bam* could be heard.
A few seonds later Roswall collapses to the floor.
*Bam* Another shot rung out and James fell to the ground
*Bam* Jessie falls onto the dining table
As you look towards the shooter *Bam*
(text-colour:red)[You Died!]
]
(if: ($poison is false) and ($hiderifle is true) and ($takerifle is false))[As you walk into the dining hall you were seated at the far end of the table from where Roswall is sitting. Next to Roswall is Jessie and James. Sitting across from you is Henrietta. Though the Butler is no where to be found.
(if: $info is true)[It would seem everyone is seated based on the line of succession.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now I'm sure your all wondering why I invited you all here. It's about the family succession and whos going to be the new head of the family. As you know I'm old and I'm ill and so tonight I will announce the person who shall take my place.]
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "But before that let's make a toast for the family's health and fortune."]
Everyone raises their glass and takes a sip of their drinks.
(text-colour:green)[Roswall: "Now the moment we're all here for, the next family-- (Roswall coughs). Sorry the drink went down the wrong pipe. The ne--next family hea-- head is Jes--" ](Roswall collapses)
(set: $die to true)
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Father? Father?!"] (James rushes to his father side and tries to take his pulse)
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You can't die on us!"]
As you watch the events unfold you found how Roswall die pretty odd. For him to die at this time and place, it's too coincidental. Since your an aspiring chemist you decide to check on Roswall's drink as he collapsed right after he drank from his cup.
With your chemist know how you determined that his drink was laced with rat poison. You share your finding [[with the others.]]
]You decided to hold off going to the dining hall for a moment.
[[You decided to freshen up a bit before meeting everyone at the dining hall -> bathroom]]
[[You decided to admire your view from your bedroom window.]]
[[You on second thought, had nothing better to do and just head to the dining hall -> dining hall]] You check how soft the bed was and see it was just perfect in terms of comfort. And it's big enough to sprawl out your entire body and still have enough room for another person.
[[Back -> Bob's room]]You check your desk and it looks ordinary except with the fancy engravings. A telephone seems to be sitting at the cornor of it.
[[Back -> Bob's room]]You check yourself in the full body mirror. You note that your clothes don't fit with the formal attire that everyone else seems to be wearing.
(if:$closet is true)[[You decide to borrow the formal attire in the closet]<clothes|
(click: ?clothes )[You look dapper.(set: $attire to true)]]
[[Back -> Bob's room]]You inspect the bathroom and is taken aback by how clean and prestine it is. You think to yourself that this mannor has one hell of a Butler.
You see a (if:$sink is false)[[sink & mirror]](if:$sink is true)[sink & mirror], [[toilet]], and [[bathtub]].
(if:visits is 4)[As you finish looking over the bathroom and washing yourself up you promptly head over to [[main hall]].]As the two simblings continue to argue for a good five minutes. The butler seemingly a bit irritated steps in and annouces to all theree of you to head to the [[dining hall -> dining hall]] as dinner is about to be ready.
Although most of the argument is petty brother-sister squabble, you did learn however James does have a legitimate line of succession and after James would be Jessie. You've also overheard that Roswall is quite ill (probably due to his old age).
(set: $info to true)As you walk up to the bedroom window you see that the sun is just about to set and become dark. A light then flickers on and off at the garden's maze. As you focus on the light you see a figure too dark to identify in the maze garden holding a flashlight. In fact it seems that the dark figure is trying to signal you with the flashlight.
What do you do?
[[You attempt to head towards the dark figure in the garden.]]
[You decide to call the cops with the telephone on your desk.]<dgs|
(click: ?dgs)[You hear annoying beeps. It would seem the phone line is cut. You check the phone cable, but it seems to be in order. You could only guess that it was cut from the outside.]
James and Jessie both laugh at the same time.
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You, getting the family fortune"] (text-colour:cyan)[*pfft continues to laugh...*]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Honey don't you know your last in line..."] (text-colour:cyan)[*starts cackling*]
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "It seems it just about dinner time, everyone please move to the] [[dining hall.-> dining hall]]"
James and Jessie seemed to calm down from their argument. The butler seems pretty agitated (probably from waiting for you so long). You decide to just follow the butler before he gets even more irritated.
(set: $info to true)You rush downstairs and into the garden. The sky became darker and hard to see, but luckly you remembered the basic layout of the maze when looking out your window. As you traverse throught the maze you can hear screams coming from the mannor.
(set: $chase to true)
Do you -
[[Head back]]
[[Continue on]](if: $chase is true)[You decide to investigate the screams instead and head back to the manor. What you find is Roswal dead in the dining hall. You overhear Jessie screaming at everyone.]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "You all heard that right? He was about to annouce I was to inherit the fortune."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You can't be serious our father just died and your talking about inherting the family fortune?!"]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Your just jealous that I get to have it--"] (text-colour:cyan)[*Henrietta inturrupts*]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Guys! It's not the time for you two to be arguing. We need to phone the police!"]
Without awknowledging you, James, Jessie, and Henrietta all head towards the closest telephone which is in the main hall.
(text-colour:navy)[James: "I can't get through, the phone is just beeping."]
You then hear someone come up from behind you:
(text-colour:grey)[????: "Don't worry everything is taken care of Master James."]
(text-colour:red)[*BAM*] You heard a rifle being fired off and James' body falls limp.
(text-colour:red)[*BAM*] You heard another shot and Jessie falls limp.
Do you:
[[Run for it]]
(if: $alt is false)[[alt]](if: $alt is true)[(color: Purple)[(link: "Block the shot for Henrietta")[(go-to: "alt")]]]
[[Turn around and try to fight the armed assailant]]
As you reach the spot where the figure stood, there was nobody to be seen. Instead there lies a flashlight and wire cutters on the ground. You decide to pick the flashlight up to help get back to the [[mannor]] and the wire cutters to find out who they belong to.While heading back to the manor you spot the butler and James holding a sporting rifle inspeating a damaged wire near the back entrance. It would seem that they spot you as well with the flashlight. As they approach you they see you holding the wire cutters.
(text-colour:navy)[James: "That's the murderer! He cut the phone lines so we can't call for help!"]
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Bob you should surrender now we have caught you in the act."]
Bob: "Wait no I saw someone at the maze garden holding these--*interupted by James*"
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Oh how convient a mysterious figure was the one who killed father huh. We all know it was you! Your the one with the know how to poison father. Surrender now and nobody gets hurt."]
Do you:
[[Surrender]]
[[Run into the maze]]
[[Charge at James with the wire cutters]]You drop the flashlight and the wire cutters and held up your hands. Your hands were then tied with rope and was locked in the manor's cellar. You stayed there until the authorities arrived. When the authorities did arrive and ulocked the cellar for you everyone else except Henrietta was dead.
(align:"=><=")[(text-colour:red)[Bad End!]]You try to blind them with the flashlight by turning it on and off in their eyes and try to run off back to the maze. A shot was fired and hit your leg but you still managed to get into the maze. As they ran in the maze with you, you were able to escape them as you knew where the exit was. As you run off to the beautiful countryside you thought to your self that civilization is miles away. You slowly lose consciousness due to the blood loss.
(text-colour:red)[You Died!]You didn't make even up 2 feet before James shot you.
(text-colour:red)[You Died!]You try to run towards the East wing of the manor leaving Henrietta in the main hall. As your halfway towards the end of the hallway--
(text-colour:red)[*Bam*] You we shot in your left Kneecap. You fall face first to the ground.
(text-colour:grey)[????: "Oh poor Bob we only got to know you in such short time."] (if: $alt is false)["If you had just followed me into the maze. I wouldn't have to do this."]
You try to crawl away but-
(text-colour:red)[*Bam*] (text-colour:red)[You died!]You didn't have time to think. You thought the only right thing to do is block the shot for Henrietta. As you run towards Henrietta you tried to make your body as big as possible.
(text-colour:red)[*BAM*] You are shot in the chest and fall to the ground.
You then see Henrietta in shock and fall to her knees. In your final you only hear Henrietta ask:
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Why are you doing this. WHY Dickkie! We trusted you. I trus--"] (text-colour:red)[*Bam*]
You were shot dead before hearing Henrietta final words.
(text-colour:red)[You Died!]As you turn and face the assailant you see a man wearing what seems to be a tail coat with a sporting rifle. As you were about to grab the gun from the assailant.
(text-colour:red)[*Bam*] You have searing pain on your left shoulder and fall to the ground.
(text-colour:red)[*Bam*] You were shot in the head.
(text-colour:red)[You Died!]
It seems you have a pretty good guess as to whodunit but whydunit? As you walk with Henrietta to the dining hall she explains a bit about herself.
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "What do you think of the mannor, I hope Jessie and James didn't cause too much trouble."]
(if: $_Dragged is true)[Bob: "Well I did get threatened to leave by James and got dragged to my room by the Butler."
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Oh how awfull I hope you don't hold a grudge against Dickkie, he probably was trying to protect you from James."]
[Bob: "Dickkie? Who's he?"]<blah|
(click: ?blah)[(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Oh he's our Butler. He'd always been kind to me."]]]
(if: $_Dragged is false)[Bob: "Oh no everything was fine the Butler was even kind enough to wait for me while I was talking to Jessie and James."
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Is that so? He'd always been very kind to me, the Butler I mean."]]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "He was the only person who truly cared about me after my parents died. You see my mother was Master Roswall's sister and so after my parent's car accident Master Roswall was kind enough to adopt me.Though Master Roswall didn't quite show as much affection to me then say Jessie or James. But the mannor's Butler who isn't even related to me and still cared for me as if I were his own daughter."]
Henrietta starts to tear up.(if:$info is true)[(text-colour:purple)[You figured if you follow the line of succession that would mean Henrietta is third in line.]]
[[Bob: "Are you okay? Do you need a moment?"]]
[[Bob: "Did Jessie and James cause trouble to you?]]
[[Walk to the dining hall in silence-> dining hall]]
(if:$attire is false)[You check inside the closet to see a pair of nice formal attire.]
(set: $closet to true)
(if: ($attire is true)and $hiderifle is false)[There is nothing in the closet.]
[[Back -> Bob's room]] Just an ordinary toilet.
[[Back -> bathroom]] A bathtub with a showerhead and curtain.
[[Back -> bathroom]] Just as you open the bathroom door to leave you see the Butler was about to enter.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Oh sorry, I was just about to head in there to clean."]
How do you respond?
[[Bob: "Sure go right ahead."]]
[[Bob: "Clean? It looks prestine to me.]]As you head over to the sink and decide to wash yourself up a bit. You notice theres [cabinet]<cabnit| by the sink.
(set: $sink to true)
(click: ?cabnit)[You decided to check inside the cabinet and discover some medicine, a straight edge razor, and a can of (text-colour:purple)[rat posion].
Do you:
(link: "Take the Rat Poison.")[\ (set: $poison to true)\(go-to: " bathroom")\]
(link: "Take the medicine.")[\ (set: $meds to true)\(go-to: " bathroom")\]
(link: "Take straight edge the razor.")[\ (set: $razor to true)\(go-to: " bathroom")\]
[[Leave everything as is. -> bathroom]]]You let the Butler do his job and move along the hallway towards the dining hall. As you make your way towards the dining hall you pass by a room with the door slightly open.
Do you:
[[Enter the room]]
[[Head to the Dining Hall -> dining hall]]
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Sorry I meant get Master Roswall's medicine."]
(if:$meds is true)[You remember that you just got the medicine from the cabinet. Though the Butler's action seems a bit suspicious.
Do you;
[[Give the medicine to the Butler]]
[[Keep it and move on->Bob: "Sure go right ahead."]]]
(if:$meds is false)[You think the Butler seems off but continue on towards the [[dining hall->Bob: "Sure go right ahead."]]]You decided dinner can wait a little longer... As you enter the room you notice a [[sporting rifle]] hanging on one of the walls. Just below it a trophy on top of a table reading 'Number 1 Hunter "James"'. You figured this must be James' room. The room is enormous and has many decorations on the walls.
(set: $late to true)
[[You decide to just head to the dining hall without distubing anything-> dining hall]](text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Why do you have Master Roswall's medicine in the first place?"]
(set: $meds to false)
[(Lie) Bob: "Master Roswall asked me to fetched it for him]<lie|
(click: ?lie)[(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "Oh? Really, he asked you?"]
[[Bob: "Yea, I suppose he's forgetful if he asked you as well."]]]
[[Bob: "Are you questioning me aren't you a bit suspicious yourself?]]Butler: "I see well I'll be taking this to Roswall If you don't mind."
You then go towards the [[dining hall ->Bob: "Sure go right ahead."]] But as you look back the Butler still went inside the bathroom...You found the Butler suspicious on the account that he switched up his motive for coming to the bathroom. You continue to crack down on him.
Bob: "I don't appreciate your tone, and espicially when you switched up your motives to being here in the bathroom in the first place. Don't you have to prepare for dinner?"
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "How dare you! I-I... don't have to explain myself to you! I can throw you out on the suspicion of trying kill Rowswall by taking away his medication!"]
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "In fact I'll thow you out] [[right now!]](text-colour:grey)["]
You seem to have angered the Butler greatly. Since you have no authority inside the mannor, the Butler forcibly escorted you outside the mannor.
You are barred out of the mannor and unable to return. Couple of days later you heard Henrietta became the new head of the family and an unfortunate event happened when you left something to do with rat poisoning.
(text-colour:red)[Bad End!]You focus on the rifle. Your no gun enthusiast and can't figure out what gun it is. But you find it fascinating none the less that there would be such a weapon inside the mannor. A thought had cross your mind to even take it [off the wall]<off|, but would anyone notice?
(click: ?off)[You thought to yourself, "Well a quick inspection wouldn't hurt right?" As you take the weapon off the wall you were suprised to see that the rifle is loaded and contains 5 shots.
Do you:
[[Take the rifle]]
[[Thinking it's too dangerous. You decide to hide the rifle.]]
[[Put it back and head to the dining hall your already late as is. -> dining hall]]]
[[Back ->Enter the room]] For some weird reason you decide to take the rifle on your person. Of course people will find it alarming your carring a loaded rifle... But you thought what could be the harm.
[[On second thought you decide to put it back on the wall and head towards the dining hall -> dining hall]]
(link: "You decide to head towards the dining hall with the rifle")[\ (set: $takenrifle to true)\(go-to: " dining hall")\] who knows you might need some protection.
You decide it's too dangerious to leave a loaded rifle out in the open espicially if someone like you can easly walk up to it. You decide to hide in you bedroom closet and head straight to the[[ dining hall]].
(set: $hiderifle to true)(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Yes, sorry I-I don't know what came over me. I'm sure you weren't expecting a sob story. Sorry for ruining the mood."]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "I just hope he isn't working too hard for me."]
You and Henrietta make your way towards the[[ dining hall]].(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Oh- they were awful... They teased and made fun of me the whole time I got here when I was a child-- Sorry I didn't mean to speak ill of Master James and Jessie."]
(if: $_Dragged is true)[Henrietta: "It's just the Dickkie has been there for me."]
You both walk towards the[[ dining hall]] in silence.You start to regret bringing the rifle.
James: "You thought? You thought!? Thought we needed you to take my rifle for what? protection?"
James furious with anger runs at you holding his fist out.
Do you:
[[Drop the weapon and let him punch you.]]
[[Shoot him. It's self defense right?]]
[[Hit him with the back of the rifle.]]
Something took hold of you. Maybe it was the power of holding a rifle or that you inadvertently killed Roswall. But you started seeing (text-colour:red)[RED].
Do you:
[Shoot James]<1st|
(click: ?1st)[You shot (text-colour:navy)[James] and he falls right next to his father.
[Shoot Jessie]<2nd|]
(click: ?2nd)[You shot (text-colour:orange)[Jessie] as she tried to take the gun away from you. She falls to the ground.
[Shoot Henrietta]<3rd|]
(click: ?3rd)[You shot (text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta] as she tries to flee to the exit.
As you finished with shooting everyone in the dining hall the Butler comes in and drops to his knees.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "No-No-not my Henrietta"]
[[Shoot the Butler]]]You striken with guilt accept James' attack as a small punishment of what you've done. You drop the rifle on the floor and was hit squarely on your nose. You start bleeding.
James: "I want you OUT! I don't ever want to see your face ever again!"
You were exiled from the mannor and wasn't ever able to see your family members again. You did however hear James was the next head of the family.
(text-colour:red)[Bad End!]You shot James and he falls to the ground. Henrietta and Jessie are in shock.
Henrietta and Jessie in fear of you decided to rush you and try to restrain you.
Do you:
[[Let them and accept whatever punishment comes your way]]
[[Shoot them.]] (You thought it's already too far to go back now.(text-colour:red)[You start seeing RED])You decided not to get hit by James. You thought even if you were wrong to bring a rifle to the dining hall you wearn't going to let James hit you for it.
You successfully defended against James on coming punch and knock him to the floor with the back of the rifle. In fact you hit him so hard he fell unconcious.
Henrietta and Jessie in fear of you decided to rush you and try to restrain you.
Do you:
[[Let them and accept whatever punishment comes your way]]
[[Shoot them.->Bob: "Oh you don't need to worry about dear old Roswall for much longer"]] ((text-colour:red)[You start seeing RED])Henrietta and Jessie restrains you and takes the rifle. They contacted authorities after they fixed the damaged phone lines. Jessie becomes the next head of the family.
(text-colour:red)[Bad End!]You shot the (text-colour:grey)[Butler] as he grieves for (text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta].
You have killed everyone in the mannor. It seems you were the murderer all along... Atleast your the new head of family right?
(text-colour:red)[Evil End!]Something took hold of you. Maybe it was the power of holding a rifle or that you inadvertently killed Roswall. But you started seeing (text-colour:red)[RED].
Do you:
[Shoot Jessie]<2nd|
(click: ?2nd)[You shot (text-colour:orange)[Jessie] as she tried to take the gun away from you. She falls to the ground.
[Shoot Henrietta]<3rd|]
(click: ?3rd)[You shot (text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta] as she tries to flee to the exit.
As you finished with shooting everyone in the dining hall the Butler comes in and drops to his knees.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "No-No-not my Henrietta"]
[[Shoot the Butler]]As you go back to your room you double check that the gun was still in your closet and relieved that it's still there. You worry that James might find out his rifle was missing but figured he's too drunk from the celebration to even notice it's gone.
You then head to bed contempt that [[nothing went wrong.]]When you wake up you heard crying near the entrance of the mannor. You head to investigate and found that Jessie being new heir of the family decided to fire the Butler.
Henrietta is crying and begging Jessie not to fire him.
(text-colour:grey)[Butler: "May I ask why your firing me?"]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "I never liked you. You only treated Henrietta like she was special."]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta directing towards Jessie: "I hate you! You've always despised me and now your taking away the only person in the world that cares for me!"] (Henrietta continues to cry)
(text-colour:grey)[Butler directing towards Henrietta: "Listen Henrietta sweet princess, I'm sorry, I tried to find a way to make you happy but I've failed."] (The Butler coldy glanced at you)
You find it wrong that the Butler is fired because Jessie wants Henrietta to suffer but what can you do? Your about to leave the mannor yourself and head back to [[university.]] You packed your bags and head downstairs to the cab thats waiting for you. Everyone but Henrietta is at the entrance saying goodbye to you. You had a wonderful time at the beautiful country side mannor. You managed to prevent everyone from dying.
(text-colour:lime)[Good End?]The gun started to point at you but then stopped.
(text-colour:grey)[????: "HaHaHa. Do you think I would shoot Henrietta? She is my pride and joy."]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Wha-Why are you doing this? I trusted you Dickkie"]
(text-colour:grey)[????: "No No No, you miss understand I didn't do this to upset you. I did this for your happiness. I knew how Jessie and James were treating you and Roswall well he didn't care. Now with this you can have the family fortune and do whatever you want!"]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Thats insane! --"] (Coversation continues...)
Your back is facing towards the the assailant and so you can't see who he is, but you figure he wouldn't shoot Henrietta given the conversation their having.
Do you:
[[Make a run for it->Run for it]]
(if: $razor is true)[You remembered that you acquired a straight edged razor. [[You can possibly attack him with the razor while he's distrated talking to Henrietta.]]](*Hidden Choice*)You decided to attack him with the razor blade. You quickly ducked, turned around, and leaped at the assailant. The assailant caught off guard took a wild shoot at your direction and hit your left shoulder. But that wasen't enough to deter you.
You with the razor blade in your right hand did a horizontal swipe motion on the assialant's neck when you got close enough.
As you take a closer look at the assailant you recognize him as the Butler.
The Butler quickly droped the rifle and use both hands clutching at his neck where he've been cut, but to no avail. He gurgles out blood and collapses.
Henrietta then quickly runs over to the Butler and cries. You having been injurded and the rush of adrenaline wearing off you [[faint yourself.]]You wake up in an unfamiliar room. You look around and it seems to be a hospital. Henrietta was sitting beside you and starts to explain what happened.
As it turns out the Butler was trying make Henrietta the head of the household for her happiness. Everyone else besides you and Henrietta died in the mannor.
In the end the Butler managed to accomplish his goal as Henrietta is the head of the household of Goodwill.
(text-colour:grey)[Bitter End!](text-colour:navy)[James: "Poison? Why would anyone want to murder our father?"]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Oh I could think of a few reasons."]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "Whats that suppose to mean."]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie "Well isn't it convenient that when our father was about to name me as heir he dies!?"]
(text-colour:navy)[James: "You can't be serious our father just died and your talking about inherting the family fortune?!"]
(text-colour:orange)[Jessie: "Yes I am because now your going to get the family fortune and I inherit nothing! For all I know you could be the one that poisoned out father"]
(text-colour:magenta)[Henrietta: "Guys! It's not the time for you two to be arguing. We need to phone the police!"]
Without awknowledging you, James, Jessie, and Henrietta all head towards the closest telephone which is in the main hall.
(text-colour:navy)[James: "I can't get through, the phone is just beeping."]
As you all gather around the phone everyone thought of one thing and that is the killer is one of them.
Do You:
[[Accuse James]]
[[Accuse Jessie-> fail]]
[[Accuse Henerietta-> fail]]
[[Accuse The Butler]]You decided to accuse James as he had most to gain from Roswall's death. You believe that he killed Roswall to secure his line of succession as unless Roswalls specifies otherwise James would be the default heir.
Everyone else in the room agreed and thus you all place him in the mannor's cellar and lock him up until authorities arrive.
Though James had the motive, but what about the means, and when to do it.
Jessie became the new head as James became a criminal charged with killing his own father. But soon after Jessie also miraculously dies due to 'heart failure.' Henrietta then took her place.
(text-colour:red)[
Wrong End!]Everyone thought your accusation was faulty as she doesn't have any motive into killing Roswall.In fact they disagreed with you so much so they discredit you and believe Roswall simply died of a heart attack rather than poison.
James became the family head. Nothing else happened after Roswall's death. You return home feeling more down then rejuvinated after spending time in the beautiful country side.
(text-colour:red)[Wrong End!]You accuse the Butler. You told them that you saw the Butler head into the bathroom where there was rat poison right before dinner started. You also explained to them that he has the means to lace Roswall's cup as he's the one who set up the table and dinner. And explained how he was absent the whole entire dinner.
Henrietta vocally disagrees while James and Jessie fully agreee. Henrietta argues that he has no motive to kill Roswall. Although there is no motive to be found, majority ruled so you, James, and Jessie brought the Butler into the cellar and locked him in there until authorities arrived.
James became the family head afterward.
(text-colour:lime)[Normal End!]