Phubbing

It's 4:30 pm. You just finished your work and ready to go back to your[ apartment]<d|.(click:?d)[ You get to the last block, and the apartment is only five minutes [away]<m|.(click:?m)[ You try to constantly look up from your phone to check the road, although you basiclly staring at your phone while you are [walking.]<n|(click:?n)[ You are so familiar with the direction that sometimes you think you don't even need to look up anymore. You keep walking immersing yourself in your [[phone|Exposition2]].]]]

Five minutes later, you sense that fewer people have passed by you. The street becomes quieter and quieter, and you are still streaming your [[phone]].

Something weird is happening. You find that the ground under your feet has changed. You can feel the small stones under your feet you are stepping on. Finally, you look [up]<b| from your phone. (click:?b)[You are shocked by the [view]<d| in front of you: (click:?d)[ It is a meadow. The meadow is lushed with grass and wild flowers. Those wild flowers dye the green grass: yellow mariposa lilies, pink cornflowers, and purple asters... Three feet tall grass far away wave in the soft breeze. You feel like you step on the page of a picture book. The sky is so blue with only a few wisps of cloud. This sunshine filled moment slow down your brain a little[ bit].<f|(click:?f)[ You think [[It is just because you feel dizzy.|dizzy]] [[You entered somewhere else.|enter]]]]]

You calm down and blink your eyes several times. But it's still the [[meadow]].

Yes. You definitely entered somewhere else. It is too beautiful to be the real world. But [where]<d| are you?(click:?d) [ Will you choose to [[explore]] [[shout for help]]]

You look at this endless field. It is enormous. But this is not the time to admire nature. You look around, and you can tell one way is darker, and there is huge bridge leading to that side. You start walking to the [[bridge|pre-bridge]].

Your phone restart, and show you a map. The map looks weird. It's divided into two parts by a bridge. The side you are on right now looks flat, but the other side of the bridge looks rugged. The map tries to direct you to somewhere on the other side of the bridge. go to the [[bridge|pre-bridge]]

You shouted [ "Is anyone here?"]<d|(click:?d)[ no response[...]<m|(click:?m)[ Clearly, no one's here, you guess. [[explore]] ]]

No one's [here.]<d|(click:?d)[ [[explore]] [[look back at your phone]] ]

Choose your Name: (link: "Andrew")[(set: $gender to false)(set: $name to "Andrew")(goto: "Exposition")] (link: "Michael")[(set: $gender to false)(set: $name to "Michael")(goto: "Exposition")] (link: "Ryan")[(set: $gender to false)(set: $name to "Ryan")(goto: "Exposition")] (link: "Jessica")[(set: $gender to true)(set: $name to "Jessica")(goto: "Exposition")] (link: "Emma")[(set: $gender to true)(set: $name to "Emma")(goto: "Exposition")] (link: "Sophia")[(set: $gender to true)(set: $name to "Sophia")(goto: "Exposition")] (set: $clickMom to 'no') (set: $clickDad to 'no') (set: $clickFriend to 'no') (set: $num to 0) (set: $numFailed to 0) (set: $numFixed to 0)

(if: $numFixed is 3)[You fixed all three memories! Good job!] (if: $numFixed is 2)[Great! You fixed two memories] (if: $numFixed is 1)[Nice! You fixed one memory] (if: $numFixed is 0)[Unfortunately, you didn't fix any of those memories.]

"You" were lying on your bed. Your dad knocked on the door and asked if you wanna play tennis together. "You" were texting your friend, so "you" just muttered and ignored you dad. Your dad walked away... Your friend sent a new text "Which movie do you wanna watch?" Now, you have a chance to transfer your consciousness into the past "you" [[stop your dad]] [[reply the text|keep texting2]]

You can't wait to tell your friend you want to watch Avengers. You hear your dad sigh and he looks disappointed. you[[failed to fix memory]]

"You" were lying on the bed in your room and texting your friend. Your mom's voice came from kitchen "$name, time for dinner". You headed to the living room and sat down at the table, but you were still laughing at the text your friend sent you. Your mom finished cooking and brought the last dish to the table. But you didn't even look up to see how good the dishes are. Your mom seemed disappointed. "You" were still looking at your phone. Your friend text you "Do you wanna go to movies this Friday?" Now, you have a chance to transfer your consciousness into the past "you" [[talk to your mom]] [[reply the text]]

You put down your phone and start to enjoy the meal [["They all look so good!"|Mom"Do you like it"]] [["You made my favorite lasagna!"|Mom"Do you like it"]]

"You" and your best friend were having lunch together. He attemps to talk to "you" several times, but "you" were focusing on your phone. "You" are watching Youtube, the trailer of the new Avengers just came out. Now, you have a chance to transfer your consciousness into the past "you" [[watch the trailer]] [[save it to watch later, and talk to you friend]]

You walk to the bridge, that seems like your only choice. As you walk over, you find that it becomes darker and darker. The beautiful flowers disappear. You step onto the bridge. Walking on the bridge, you can't really see what is under the bridge, because there is thick fog under it. A blank sign caught your attention. You turn around, the other side of the sign says "No Phone Allowed", facing the way you are heading to. [[dark]]

Going through the bridge, you reach the other side. The grass is short, no flowers, no grass, no lives. [[go back]] [[keep exploring]]

You go back to the bridge and head to the sunny side. You pass the "No Phone Allowed" sign, but you run too fast and didn't notice. The bridge start to collapse. You fall [[time back|dark]] [[end the story]]

You look [around]<d|,(click:?d)[ There are dead oak [trees]<m| with big hollows, which are big enough that you think you can fit into them. (click:?m)[You look into one of the tree hollows. Unlike you expected, it is not completely dark, you can see dots of light sparkling. You take a closer look, and you find that there are [[words]] carved on each tree.]]

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You shift back your consciousness and go back to the window. You just fixed a bad memory causing by attaching to your smartphone. The room disappears from the timeline You come out of the hollow and you find that the tree has grown some leaves [[go fix another memory|words]] (set: $numFixed to $numFixed + 1)

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to fix this memory. [[fix another memory|words]] (set: $numFailed to $numFailed + 1)

You bend over and try to touch the bottom, but there is no bottom. You slip and start to fall. You keep falling, your glasses almost fly away from you. As you fall, it is not completely dark. You can see the sparkled timeline with numbers along the path. The further you go down, the smaller the number gets. Finally, you stop at the age when you were 17. Light shine into the dark. There is a window in front of you. You find this is your old house. You look into the (link: "window")[(if: $character is "mom")[(goto: "memory with mom")](elseif: $character is "dad")[(goto: "memory with dad")](elseif: $character is "friend")[(goto: "memory with friend")]]

You enter another hollow. You (link: "fall") [(if: $character is "mom")[(goto: "memory with mom")](elseif: $character is "dad")[(goto: "memory with dad")](elseif: $character is "friend")[(goto: "memory with friend")]] down again.

You jump into the last tree hollow and start to (link:"fall"). [(if: $character is "mom")[(goto: "memory with mom")](elseif: $character is "dad")[(goto: "memory with dad")](elseif: $character is "friend")[(goto: "memory with friend")]]

"Yeah, I made your favorite lasagna. Do you like it?"-Mom [["Sure, the lasagna you make is always my favorite."|great dinner together]] [["I love it, I just can't get tired of your lasagna"|great dinner together]]

It has been a long time since the last time you spent time with your dad, you could tell how enthusiastic he was. [[you fixed the memory]]

You keep texting your friend and ignore your mom introducing the new dish she learned last night. Your mom doesn't show upset, because she has got used to it, but you know she looked forward for you to compliment her dishes You [[failed to fix memory]]

You have a great dinner together, you didn't realize that you have so much to talk with your mom [[you fixed the memory]]

You stopped your dad, and told him, [["That's great!"|dad"Let's play"]] [["Sure, I wanna play!"|dad"Let's play"]]

You just can't wait to watch the trailer. It's your favorite movie. Your friend looks upset and it looks like he is worried about something.. you[[failed to fix memory]]

Choose from trees carved with following words: (if: $clickMom is 'no')[(link: "Memory with mom")[(set: $clickMom to 'yes')(set: $character to "mom")(set: $num to $num + 1) (if: $num is 1)[(goto: "first tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 2)[(goto: "second tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 3)[(goto: "third tree hollow")]]] (if: $clickDad is 'no')[(link: "Memory with dad")[(set: $clickDad to 'yes')(set: $character to "dad")(set: $num to $num + 1) (if: $num is 1)[(goto: "first tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 2)[(goto: "second tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 3)[(goto: "third tree hollow")]]] (if: $clickFriend is 'no')[(link: "Memory with friend")[(set: $clickFriend to 'yes')(set: $character to "friend")(set: $num to $num + 1) (if: $num is 1)[(goto: "first tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 2)[(goto: "second tree hollow")] (elseif: $num is 3)[(goto: "third tree hollow")]]] (if: $num is 3)[[continue]]

You put down your phone and begin talking to your friend. He asks you which college he should apply at the end of the year. You give him some pretty good suggestion. [[you fixed the memory]]