tw for: animal death, murder, and the meat industry
[[continue|crosswalk]]{
(set: $time to 0)
(set: $redPos to (random: 1, 5))
(set: $yellowPos to (random: 1, 5))
(set: $bluePos to (random: 1, 5))
(set: $playerPos to "")
(set: $b5 to false)
(set: $rby2 to true)
(set: $by1 to true)
(set: $rb4 to true)
(set: $ry3 to true)
(set: $taco to false)
(set: $zagoz to "what")
(set: $collateral to false)
(set: $mysteryMeat to false)
(set: $license to false)
}(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "r1")
a
there is a bus stop here.
go back [[across|crosswalk]]
or
(if: $redPos is 1)[get on [[the red bus|red line]]]
(if: $redPos is 1)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop a]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "rby2")
c
there is a bus stop here.
[[somebody]] is standing by it
(if: $redPos is 2)[get on [[the red bus|red line]]]
(if: $redPos is 2)[or]
(if: $yellowPos is 2)[get on [[the yellow bus|yellow line]]]
(if: $yellowPos is 2)[or]
(if: $bluePos is 2)[get on [[the blue bus|blue line]]]
(if: $bluePos is 2)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop c]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "ry3")
d
there is a bus stop here.
you can [[overhear]] a nearby group of teens conversing.
(if: $redPos is 3)[get on [[the red bus|red line]]]
(if: $redPos is 3)[or]
(if: $yellowPos is 3)[get on [[the yellow bus|yellow line]]]
(if: $yellowPos is 3)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop d]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "rb4")
f
there is a bus stop here.
someone left a [[newspaper]] on the ground.
(if: $redPos is 4)[get on [[the red bus|red line]]]
(if: $redPos is 4)[or]
(if: $bluePos is 4)[get on [[the blue bus|blue line]]]
(if: $bluePos is 4)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop f]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "r5")
h
there is a bus stop here.
behind it there is a small building with an open sign in [[the door]].
(if: $redPos is 0)[get on [[the red bus|red line]].]
(if: $redPos is 0)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop h]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "yellow line")
you are on the yellow line.
get off at
(if: $yellowPos is 1)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $yellowPos is 1)[[[stop b]]?]
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(if: $yellowPos is 2)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $yellowPos is 2)[[[stop c]]?]
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(if: $yellowPos is 3)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $yellowPos is 3)[[[stop d]]?]
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(if: $yellowPos is 4)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $yellowPos is 4)[[[stop g]]?]
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(if: $yellowPos is 0)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $yellowPos is 0)[[[stop j]]?]
or stay on [[the bus|yellow line]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "blue line")
you are on the blue line.
get off at
(if: $bluePos is 1)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $bluePos is 1)[[[stop b]]?]
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(if: $bluePos is 2)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $bluePos is 2)[[[stop c]]?]
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(if: $bluePos is 3)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $bluePos is 3)[[[stop e]]?]
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(if: $bluePos is 4)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $bluePos is 4)[[[stop f]]?]
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(if: $bluePos is 0 and $b5 is true)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $bluePos is 0 and $b5 is true)[[[this stop|stop i]]?]
or stay on [[the bus|blue line]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "by1")
b
there is a bus stop here.
there is a [[torn newspaper]] on the ground.
(if: $bluePos is 1)[get on [[the blue bus|blue line]]]
(if: $bluePos is 1)[or]
(if: $yellowPos is 1)[get on [[the yellow bus|yellow line]]]
(if: $yellowPos is 1)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop b]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "y4")
a [[shadowy figure]] hovers nearby.
g
there is a bus stop here.
(if: $yellowPos is 4)[get on [[the yellow bus|yellow line]]]
(if: $yellowPos is 4)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop g]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "y5")
j
there is a bus stop here.
pinned to it is a sign reading:
diy farm! [[this way]]
(if: $yellowPos is 0)[get on [[the yellow bus|yellow line]]]
(if: $yellowPos is 0)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop j]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "b5")
you see your [[house]]
i
there is a bus stop here.
(if: $bluePos is 0)[get on [[the blue bus|blue line]]]
(if: $bluePos is 0)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop i]]the end! you win!(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "red line")
you are on the red line.
get off at
(if: $redPos is 1)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $redPos is 1)[[[stop a]]?]
|
(if: $redPos is 2)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $redPos is 2)[[[stop c]]?]
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(if: $redPos is 3)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $redPos is 3)[[[stop d]]?]
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(if: $redPos is 4)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $redPos is 4)[[[stop f]]?]
|
(if: $redPos is 0)[X ](else:)[O ](if: $redPos is 0)[[[stop h]]?]
or stay on [[the bus|red line]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $playerPos to "b3")
e
there is a bus stop here.
a [[tall person]] in a mask waits...
(if: $bluePos is 3)[get on [[the blue bus|blue line]]]
(if: $bluePos is 3)[or]
wait for [[the bus|stop e]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"are you having trouble finding where you're going?"
[[say yes]]
or
[[don't|stop c]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
go [[back|stop i]]
or
go [[home]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
welcome to the world's best roadside taco shack
buy [[a taco]]
or
buy [[a special taco]]
or
[[leave|stop h]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you have a taco now. you think it's beef. you put it in your [[pocket|stop h]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"it is i, z̹̖̬̭̼̰̥͈̲͉͠͠ạ̶̵̛̬̗͕̣̕͡g̷̦̙̗̜͠͞ǫ̶͏̨̧̞̫̳̞̺͉̣̳̦̟̤̜̝͕͔z̴̵̛̲͉͖̪̲̩̱̜̀ the u̴̴̧͈̝̬̠̭͈͢͞n҉̡̨͓͚̻̰̝̤̤̜̞̕r̢̡͙̦̟͖̪̺͔̠̠͙é̶̙͎̟̖͕̮̗̝̙̹̹͖͔̠͢͜ͅa̰͓̗̩͈̪͍̗̬̰̪͞ş̛̕͞͏̙̫̮̩͚̫ớ̷̞̲̪͖̜̦͕̖̦͠͠n̸̮̩̙͖͚̰͘͘͞á͎̗̮͖̗͚͇̠̺͈̫͇̙̹̼̞̹͚̰b̡͖̤̺̜͎̮́̀͢͡ļ̱̥͔̖̣̻̹̻͍̘̣̦̬͕̣̤̖́͢͜͞é̥̩͍͉̘̪͍̬̪̤̝̭̳̟̹̮̼̕͠͡"
its voice gives you a headache, and it is hard to look at.
{(if: $zagoz is "what")[ask [[what]] it is]
(if: $zagoz is "doing" or $zagoz is "why" )[ask what its [[doing]] here]
(if: $zagoz is "taco")[offer it the [[taco]].]}
(if: $zagoz is "why")[ask [[why]] its called unreasonable]
(if: $zagoz is "what" or $zagoz is "doing" or $zagoz is "taco" )[or]
leave it [[alone|stop g]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $zagoz to "doing")
"i am a being far beyond your kind's comprehension. so really, congrats on being able to see me"
[[you kind of wish you couldn't see it|shadowy figure]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $zagoz to "why")
"i feed on the souls of the innocent, but it turns out everyone round these parts is too messed up to be considered edible. if you can find me an acceptable substitute lunch i will do literally anything you want"
[[you ponder this offer|shadowy figure]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"cool. what do you want?"
[[...]]
[[to go home]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
it begins to emanate vaguely offended energy.
"it is because your kind's reasoning is unable to fully grasp me."
[[you don't think that's what that word means|shadowy figure]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
after following the sign, you wind up facing a small, dusty lot with an [[incredibly narrow building]] in the middle
[[leave while you still can|stop j]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(if: $mysteryMeat)[there is nothing in here except a lot of blood
[[go back|this way]]
]
(else:)[you step inside. it is very dark.
a young woman in tinted glasses sits behind a counter. "hello." she says. "welcome to the farm. you get to pick everything so we don't have to, and then we charge you extra. what would you like?"
[[strawberries]]
[[apples]]
[[meat]]
](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
the taco shack employee you're currently interacting with asks if you're verified to order that.
(if: $collateral)[you flash your newspaper clipping. the employee immediately apologizes and goes back to [[the kitchen]].]
(else:)[you're not, so you go [[back out|stop h]] to look for validation.](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(if: $mysterMeat)["ah, you've [[returned]].]
"hm. do you seek [[the meats]], traveler?"
[[ignore the meat dealer|stop e]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $license to true)
"fantastic! unfortunately, i'm all sold out. if you want, you can borrow my license and go pick some up yourself. i'll have to hold something of yours as collateral, of course, so be sure to give it back when you're done!"
(if: $collateral)["excellent! i'll just take that newspaper, and here you go :)" now you have a meat handler's license]
(else:)["ah, well if you have nothing to give me, i can't give you my license..."]
(if: $collateral)[(set: $collateral to false)]
[[turn around|stop e]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you walk out to the strawberry field. you find some cool bugs.
you got (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) strawberries!
[[leave now|this way]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
You walk out to the apple orchard.
You got (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) apples!
[[leave now|this way]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
a guard asks for your meat handling license.
(if: $license)["[[uh]]"]
(else:)["[[mm-mm|kicked out]]"](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
the guard leads you down a spiraling staircase that leads somewhere [[iron-smelling]].(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
unfortunately, you've been kicked out of [[the farm|this way]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
several pens filled with a variety of animals surround you.
what type of meat would you like?
[[fish]]
[[pork]]
[[beef]]
[[chicken]]
[[????]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you go to the pond. the guard hands you a pole and some bait.
you caught (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) fish!
go to [[the grinder]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you enter a fenced in area full of pigs. the guard hands you a bolt gun.
you got (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) pigs!
go to [[the grinder]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you enter a fenced in area full of cows. the guard hands you a bolt gun.
you got (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) cows!
go to [[the grinder]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you enter a chicken coop. the guard hands you an electric rod.
you got (either: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) chickens!
go to [[the grinder]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
the guard gives you a weird smile and injects you with a blue serum.
everything around you turns [[black]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(if: $mysteryMeat)[you come to your senses in the grinder room. there's blood everywhere. you venture to guess you are the only thing left alive in this facility. you run the grinder, and out comes nicely processed packages of meat.]
(else:)[once the grinder is loaded, out come nicely processed packages of meat.]
[[you may leave|this way]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $mysteryMeat to true)
[[...|the grinder]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"ah, have you rode the blue line all the way through? if so, you probably noticed [[something odd]] about that stop you're trying to get to."(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"not to worry! a good friend of mine might be able to help you. he likes to hang out right before the yellow line ends..."
[[cool|stop c]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you quickly realize the only part of the paper that hasn't been ruined beyond legibility is the local restaurant critiques.
read about [[good food]]
read about [[really good food]]
read about [[nothing|stop f]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
the paper says "if you're looking for something special, you can't go wrong with the world's best taco shack, located at the end of the red line. i mean, it has 'world's best' in the name!"
[[put down|stop f]] the paper(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $collateral to true)
there's something printed super small. if you squint, you can see that it reads "for an experience to rival that of eating a human soul, ask for something 'special' at the taco shack. be sure to bring this clipping so that they know you know what you're talking about."
[[put down|stop f]] the paper(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
she comes back out.
"we're out of mystery meat. if you get me some i can finish the tacos."
(if: $mysteryMeat and not $taco)[you hand her the [[mystery meat]]...]
(else:)["i always get my meats halfway down the blue line. [[good luck|the door]]."](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you find yourself standing before a street.
there is [[a crosswalk|stop a]].(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(set: $taco to true)
"oh good."
she goes back into the kitchen, and after several minutes returns with a brown paper bag. she hands it to you.
"[[enjoy|the door]]!"(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
"...go to the farm at the end of yellow sometime?"
"nah, that place freaks me out. i hear you can collect your own meat!"
you should [[stop eavesdropping|stop d]](set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
(if: $collateral)["i already gave you that paper back. now [[scram|stop]]!]Double-click this passage to edit it.(set: $redPos to ($redPos+1) % 5)
(set: $bluePos to ($bluePos+1) % 5)
(set: $yellowPos to ($yellowPos+1) % 5)
you can make out what it's supposed to say. apparently this paper does occassional promotions for local restaraunts. not in this issue though. try finding [[another one|stop b]]