,,*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
You struggle to open your eyes and glance at the alarm clock by your bedside.
9:30 AM
A reasonable time to wake up, but your bed is so ~cozy~. A couple more minutes couldn't hurt could it? But maybe it's better to wake up now rather than prolong the inevitable.
[[Hit that snooze button.->Snooze 1]]
[[Get out of bed.->Got out of bed]]
Yeah, no way you're getting up. Your body and your blanket have hit the optimal temperature of comfort, you can't let this go to waste.
You smash that snooze button and blissfully drift back to sleep.
[[...->Wake up? 2]]Summoning the entirety of your willpower, you sit up and stretch your arms.
That feels good.
After browsing on your phone for a couple minutes, you clean up, get dressed, and make some breakfast.
You peer out the window and notice how pleasant the weather is. The sky is a brilliant blue without a cloud in the sky.
Perfect weather for a day to go fishing at the [[beach.->Drive to beach]]*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
You struggle to open your eyes and glance at the alarm clock by your bedside.
10:00 AM
Man, it felt like you just feel back asleep. Oh well, time to [[get up...->Got out of bed]]
.
.
.
[[Unless?->Snooze Ending]]Could a little more sleep really hurt?
You stop the alarm and, once again, drift back off to [[sleep...->Overslept]]You sit up and glace at your clock.
4:00 PM
Oh dear you've done it again. You glance out your window and the sun has already begun to set. The day is on its way out and what have you done? Nothing. Worse yet, you don't even feel well rested, you feel lethargic and unenergetic.
I hope you're happy with yourself, you didn't even get to the title screen.
(END)No better time than now.
You pack some food, fishing equipment, apply some sunscreen, and head out.
After an uneventful 15 minutes drive, you arrive at the beach. As one might expect, the weather resulted in a rather large crowd of beach-goers.
You grab a [[rental boat->Set off]]You set off to sea.
You cast your line and wait, basking in the sunlight.
You [[wait...->Wait for fish 1]]And you [[wait...->Wait for fish 2]]
(Wow it's really comfortable out here)*You close your eyes*
And you[[...->Fall asleep]][[...->wake up in sea]]You open your eyes. The pleasant weather seemed to have lulled you to sleep. You survey your surroundings and a feeling of dread settles in. There isn't land in sight.
[[Uh oh.->Title Screen]]''(text-style:"bold","smear","expand","buoy")[ADRIFT]''
(live:2s)[[[Continue->Take inventory]]](set: $counter to 12)
You're still trying to process your situation, but before you can fully gather yourself, you notice a large fin poking out of the water, circling your boat. This can't be happening.
You have to think quick!
Should you [[stay still->Stay still]] or [[scare it off with your oar?->Oar 1]](set: $food to 1)(set: $oar to true)
(live: 1s)[
(set: $counter to it - 1)
(if: $counter is 0)[(go-to: "Shark END")]
(replace: ?amount)[$counter]
]You crouch down and stay absolutely still. The pounding of your heart is the only sound you can hear as you await your fate.
.
.
.
How long has it been? 5 minutes? 5 hours? You can't tell, but at this point, if the shark has waited this long, they deserved to eat you.
[[Check the waters->Safe 1]]You grab your oar and splash the water as furiously as you can, hoping to scare off the shark. Unfortunately, it seemed to have the opposite effect and aggravates the shark. Your oar is ripped out of your hands by the sharks mighty jaws.
You have no other choice but to [[wait->Stay still]].(set: $oar to false)(set: $attempts to 2)
(set: $drift to 0)
(set: $paddle to 0)
(if:$oar is true)[
Nope, not a fin in sight. Looks like the shark decided you weren't worth the wait. This solves getting eaten problem, but what about your stranded problem? You could paddle in a random direction, hoping to find some land, but there's no guarantee you'll find anything. But is doing nothing better?
[[Paddle in some direction->Paddle 1]]
[[Drift->Drift 1]]]
(if:$oar is false)[
Nope, not a fin in sight. Looks like the shark decided you weren't worth the wait. This solves getting eaten problem, but what about your stranded problem? You could've paddled in some direction in hopes of finding land, but the shark made quick work of that option. I guess you have no option, but to
~~Paddle in some direction~~
[[Drift->Drift 1]]
](set: $paddle to $paddle + 1)
Doing something is better than doing nothing.
You paddle as long as you can until you get tired. And hungry...
You still have the food you brought with you, but you're so hungry, you eat all of it.
(set: $food to 0)
You could [[paddle->Paddle 2 END]] longer, but you're worried what might happen since you don't have food. Maybe you could try [[fishing->fishing game]]?(set: $drift to $drift + 1)
Nah, better not to waste any more energy. You decide to wait for a boat to passby and rescue you. You can't be that far from shore right?
[[Patience is key...->Drift 2]](if: $food is 0)[
You're desperate to find land and you paddle until you can't anymore. With no food, you are unable to restrengthen yourself. Your vision blacks out and you succumb to exhaustion.
(END)
]
(if: $food > 0)[
(set: $paddle to $paddle + 1)
You paddle as long as you can, but you quickly become hungry again. It tastes horrible, but you eat the fish raw and are reinvigorated. What now?
[[Keep paddling->Paddle 3 END]] or [[wait->Drift 1]]
]You cast your line, in hopes of getting some fish.
(Wait for it to say PULL!)
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{(live: 0.5s)[
(either: "[[WAIT->FAILURE]]", "[[PULL!->SUCCESS]]", "[[WAIT->FAILURE]]", "[[WAIT->FAILURE]]")
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(if: $attempts is 1)[
(text-colour:#2b8a3e)[Gotcha! I've still got one more bait, let's ][[cast again->fishing game]].
(set: $food to $food + 1)
]
(if: $attempts is 0)[
(if: $food is 1)[
(text-colour:#2b8a3e)[Two for two! You're satisfied with the fact that you got the most out of what you had.]]
(if: $food is 0)[
Second time's the charm!]
(set:$food to $food + 1)
(if: $paddle > 0)[
[[Continue->Paddle 2 END]]]
(if: $drift > 0)[
[[Continue->Drift 3]]]
]
(set: $attempts to $attempts -1)
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(if:$attempts is 1)[
(text-colour:red)[Darn! You pulled a boot, really? Doesn't this only happen in games?]
[[Try again->fishing game]]]
(if:$attempts is 0)[
(if: $paddle > 0)[
[[No way...->Paddle 2 END]]
]
(if: $drift > 0)[
[[No way...->Drift 3]]
]
]
(set: $drift to $drift + 1)
(set: $food to $food - 1)
(if: $paddle < 1)[
But so is food! After what seems like an eternity, the hunger pangs become too much to bear. You devour your leftover pizza, but now you have no food. From what you can gather, you have three options.
1. [[Keep waiting->Drift 3]]
2. [[Start paddling->Paddle 2 END]]
3. [[Fish for food->fishing game]]
]
(if: $paddle > 1)[
You wait as long as your hunger allows you to before you have to eat a fish. You're starting to panic, should you [[keep waiting->Drift 3]] or [[start paddling again->Paddle 3 END]]?
](set: $drift to $drift + 1)
(set: $food to $food - 1)
(if: $food < 0)[
With nothing to eat, hunger quickly robs you of your strength and you black out.
(END)
]
(if: $food >= 0)[
You wait and you wait, but nothing appears. You quickly get hungry again and eat a fish. Help better come quickly, you don't know how much longer you can hold on. Should you [[keep waiting->Drift 4]] or [[try paddling->Paddle 1 alt.]]?
](set: $food to $food - 1)
(if: $food > 0)[
You eat your last fish and put your everything into paddling. Your arms are overworked and nearly useless, but...
It can't be!
You see the beach far in the distance. The sheer relief is enough for you somehow power through and make it to shore. Your exhaustion quickly reaches up to you and you [[black out...->GOOD END]]
]
(if: $food <= 0)[
You paddle as hard as you can, but without food, you can't go for much longer. Your body eventually refuses to cooperate and you collapse under exhaustion and hunger
(END)]*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
You struggle to open your eyes. The busyness, the smell of weird chemicals in the air. Yep, you're in a hospital bed. You can't remember what happened after blacked out, but who cares? You're alive and comfortable. You go back to sleep.
(END)(set: $food to $food - 1)
(if: $food is -1)[
You commit to waiting, but nothing comes.
With nothing to eat, hunger quickly robs you of your strength and you black out.
(END)
]
(if: $food is 0)
[
You commit to waiting, but nothing comes.
Hunger returns yet again and you consume your final fish. [[This is it->Drift 5 END]].
](set: $paddle to $paddle + 1)
(set: $food to $food - 1)
Doing something is better than doing nothing.
You paddle as long as you can until you get tired. And hungry...
(if: $food < 0)[
You're desperate to find land and you paddle until you can't anymore. With no food, you are unable to restrengthen yourself. Your vision blacks out and you succumb to exhaustion.
(END)
]
(if: $food is 0)[
But you eat your last fish. This isn't looking good. Should you continue [[paddling->Paddle 2 END]] or [[wait->Drift 4]]?
]
(if: $food > 0)[
You eat a fish to sate your hunger. You still have a fish left, the question is should you keep [[paddling->Paddle 2 END]] or [[wait->Drift 4]]?
]Your consciousness begins fade just as a light in the dark creeps its way into your vision! It's a yacht!
You yell with what little you have left[[...->GOOD END]]The shark waits for no one. Before you're able to make a decision, the shark rams into your boat, flipping it over, leaving you easy prey.
You can imagine what happens next.
(END)