(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[//I am in a dream//](stop:)]
(live: 2.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You remember this much as you explore your "bedroom" in your dream-like state. Everything looks so real yet you know it is only a fabrication of your mind. You often lucid dream, but this time feels different. You feel like you need to do something important, but cannot remember what...](stop:)]
(live: 3.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Look around]]
[[Go to sleep]]](stop:)]You look around the (link: "room")[(text-colour:yellow)[room: blurry posters and pictures in frames lined the walls]]. Everything in the room is identical to your actual bedroom apart from some (link: "minor details")[(text-colour:yellow)[minor details; some objects on your desk are missing and the wall decorations look misplaced]].
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[A ripped piece of paper with text sribbled on it sits on your desk.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Read piece of paper]]
[[Go outside]]](stop:)]You climb into bed and try to wake up in the real world by sleeping in the dream world.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[...](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[...](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[You couldn't sleep.]
(live: 2.75s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[//Time passes//](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(link-undo: "Get out of bed")](stop:)](t8n: "dissolve")[You take a look at the [[paper->paper1]] with scribbled handwriting.]
(live: 0.5s)[(if: $run > 1)[//You scribble something on the paper//](stop:)]
(live: 1.25s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Go outside]]
[[Look for more notes]]](stop:)]You walk out the door and instead of entering another part of the house, you are in the middle of a city. You don't recognize the place, but something inside you pulls you towards a... candy store.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[The shopowner warmly greets you. He pulls out a round lollipop and hands it to you with a laugh on his face. You can't make out what he is saying as you reach for the candy, but he seems nice.](stop:)]
(live: 2.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You wave goodbye to the man and run off. In a haze, you teleport in front of an unfamiliar house.](stop:)]
(live: 3.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[
[[Enter the house]]
[[Walk away from the house]]](stop:)]Curious why your body came here, you enter the house. The walls were lined with blurry photos. The floor was littered with shoes--big, medium, and small. You hear faint muffled conversations somewhere inside, and unconsciously navigate your way into the kitchen. Two tall figures greet you, one of which lifts you off the ground and (link: "embraces you.")[(text-colour:yellow)[embraces you.
(t8n: "dissolve")[A warm, longing feeling fills inside you, causing you to cry. Worried they did something wrong, the figure carrying you consoles and soothes you until you fall]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[into](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[a](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[deep](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(text-colour:blue)[[[slumber->Sleep]]](stop:)]]]
(set: $run to it + 1)Unsure of what's inside, you decide to walk down the street. You don't recognize the neighborhood, but your subconcious tells you that you have been here before. As you walk through the neighborhood, you come across a park with a (link: "playground.")[(text-colour:yellow)[playground. You yet again feel the tug and automatically navigate to the playground.]] Just seeing the tall structures, slippery slides, and faded spring riders filled you with forgotten excitement.
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[An old lady strides over to you and smiles warmly. She talks to you and cheerfully laughs, but you cannot pick up a word she is saying; you only hear muffled sounds. You wave goodbye to her and run across the street...where a truck is speeding towards you.](stop:)]
(live: 2.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What will you do?
[[Stop yourself]]
[[Close your eyes]]](stop:)]You couldn't do a single thing as you watched the truck advance. You braced for the impact. Something hits your side and pushes you onto the other side of the street.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You open your eyes. Your vision is blurred and your head aches, but you manage to make out a dark figure behind you. Their hand was stretched in front of them, trying to reach you.](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Take their hand->Take their hand]]](stop:)](set: num-type $run to 1)
(transition: "dissolve")[(opacity: 0.5)[//Void//]]
(live: 2s)[(opacity: 0.25)[//Darkness//]]
(live: 3.5s)[(opacity: 0.15)[//Nothing//]]
(live: 5s)[//''[[Sleep]]''//]
(live: 1s)[(opacity: 0.5)[(text-style:"shudder")[//Pain//]]]
(live: 2.5s)[(opacity: 0.25)[(text-style:"shudder")[//Darkness//]]]
(live: 4s)[(opacity: 0.15)[(text-style:"sway")[//Nothing//]]]
(live: 5s)[//''[[Sleep]]''//]
(set: $run to it + 1)
(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[Reminder that I am dreaming!]
(if: $run > 1)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[I do not remember being here, but if I left this note, it means I have been here before. I wonder what I did the first time I was here? I will leave more notes everywhere I go to keep track!]]
(if: $run > 2)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[3: I think my dreams are repeating, but I don't remember!! Why am I here again?? Will I be stuck here forever?]]
(if: $run > 3)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[4: Here again?! When will I remember? How do I get out?]]
(if: $run > 4)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[#5: I'm scared I want to go home I don't want to be here anymore someone please anyone]]
(if: $run > 5)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[6: Looking at what I wrote above I don't know if I have this dream every night or if I am still asleep.]]
(if: $run > 6)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[7, is this even the 7th run?]]
(if: $run > 7)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[8, maybe i'm supposed to remember something i forgot long ago.]]
(if: $run > 8)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[(for: each _i, (range: 9, $run))[(print: _i)]]]
(link-undo: "Finish reading")You decide to search the house for more notes, but the moment you step out the door, you find yourself in the middle of a bustling city.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You don't recognize the place. A [candy store]<d| catches your eye.](stop:)](click: ?d)[(text-colour:yellow)[ You are immediately pulled over to it by an invisible force.]]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[The shopowner warmly greets you. He pulls out a round lollipop and hands it to you with a laugh on his face. You can't make out what he is saying, but he seems nice. You look around and find a note attached to the candy store...much like the one on your desk.](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You read the [[paper->paper2]] on the window of the candy store.](stop:)]
(live: 3.5s)[(if: $run is 2)[//You scribble something on the paper//](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Continue looking for more notes]]
[[Talk to the shopowner]]](stop:)]
(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[This is the candy store. The shopowner is nice. He probably knows me since he is so kind to me. I can't understand him though...]
(if: $run > 1)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[I don't think I have met the shopowner before... Maybe I forgot? He talks to me like he has known me for a very long time...]]
(link-undo: "Finish reading")You opted to look for more clues about your current situation and walk out of the store. All of a sudden, you are teleported in front of an unfamiliar (link: "house.")[(text-colour:yellow)[house.
The house was big and tall from your perspective. It was a comfortable single-story house. The front yard was filled with colorful flowers and animal figurines. The door was open, as if inviting you to go inside.]]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Enter the house->Enter the house2]]
[[Walk away from the house->Walk away from the house2]]](stop:)]Talking to theshopowner was no use...all you could make out were muffled sounds as if you were underwater.
(live: 0.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You decide to leave the shop.](stop:)]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Continue looking for more notes]]
[[Wander the streets]]](stop:)]You decide to observe the city life and try to remember if you've visited this place before.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Before you get far, a tall figure scoops you up in their arms and speaks to you in a high pitched voice, like they were telling you off.](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[All of a sudden you are in a house. The tall blurry figure carries you to the kitchen, where a second tall figure greets and [kisses]<d| both you and the figure carrying you.](stop:)](click: ?d)[(text-colour:yellow)[
(t8n: "dissolve")[A warm, longing feeling fills inside you, causing you to cry. Worried they did something wrong, the figure carrying you consoles and soothes you until you fall]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[into](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[a](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[deep](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(text-colour:blue)[[[slumber->Sleep]]](stop:)]]]
(set: $run to it + 1)You enter the (link: "house.")[(text-colour:yellow)[house and see big, medium, and small shoes littered all over the floor. The walls were lined with blurry photos.]]
(live: 0.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You hear laughter and muffled voices coming from one of the rooms in the house...](stop:)]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Follow the voices]]
[[Look for notes]]](stop:)]Wary of what's inside, you decide to walk down the street. You don't recognize the neighborhood, but your subconcious tells you that you have been here before. As you walk through the neighborhood, you come across a park with a playground.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You see kids playing on swings and chasing each other. You are itching to join them.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Play with them]]
[[Look around the playground for clues]]](stop:)]You unconsciously navigate through the house to the kitchen. Two tall figures greet you and one of them lifts you off the ground to (link: "embrace you.")[(text-colour:yellow)[embrace you.
(t8n: "dissolve")[A warm, longing feeling fills inside you, causing you to cry. Worried they did something wrong, the figure carrying you consoles and soothes you until you fall]
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[into](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[a](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[deep](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(text-colour:blue)[[[slumber->Sleep]]](stop:)]]]
(set: $run to it + 1)You look around the house and find a [[ripped piece of paper->paper3]] sitting on a coffee table in the living room.
(live: 0.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Still confused about your situation and why you seem to be revisiting the same area, you hurry out of the house and into a nearby park.](stop:)]
(live: 0.95s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[There is a playground in the park and some kids playing tag.](stop:)]
(live: 1.25s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Look around the playground for clues]]
[[Play on the playground->Play with them]]](stop:)]You run to the kids on the playground and join in on their game of tag.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[But the moment you approach them, they disappear and are replaced with a bustling street. You couldn't stop your momentum and end up running across a street. A truck can be heard honking and speeding towards you.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What will you do?
[[Run across]]
[[Try to stop]]](stop:)]You look around the playground and find a [[piece of paper->paper4]] wedged in one of the playground structures.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Shortly after reading the paper, an old lady strides over to you and smiles warmly. She talks to you and cheerfully laughs, but you cannot pick up a word she is saying; you only hear muffled sounds. she then waves goodbye and walks away.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What will you do?
[[Follow the old lady]]
[[Look for more clues]]](stop:)]
(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[This is a playground. I want to play on the swings but I should explore more first!]
(if: $run > 1)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[Why do I feel happy when I see this playground? I feel like I have been here so many times but I can't remember when... Maybe when I was small?]]
(link-undo: "Finish reading")
(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[This is a big house! It looks familliar but I don't remember seeing the house before. I would like to live here though!]
(if: $run > 1)[(font:'Gloria Hallelujah')[Just like the candy store... It all looks so familiar... But I don't remember anything.]]
(link-undo: "Finish reading")You run to catch up with the old lady but before you caught up to her, she disappears and your environment is replaced with a butling street. A truck can be heard honking and speeding towards you.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What will you do?
[[Try to stop]]
[[Run across]]](stop:)]You loiter around the playground in hopes of more clues about your situation, but nothing else stood out.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[As you were about to leave, you were teleported to a street in which you felt a strong urge to cross. Curious what may await you on the other side, you cross the street, only to hear the honking of a truck speeding towards you.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What do you do?
[[Close your eyes and hope for the best]]
[[Make a run for it]]](stop:)]You make a run for it and managed to scrape past the truck to the other side. Immediatley after, you hear a loud (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:red)[''THUD'']] and a screech as the truck slid to a stop.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You whisk your head around and see a blury figure lying in the middle of the road. They were reaching towards you and muttering quietly as a pool of blood began to form below them.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Take their hand->Take their hand4]]
[[Run away]]](stop:)]You reach out and take their hand. In the blink of an eye, the figure unblurs and take the form of a young woman with short black hair. She smiles sadly at you and mumbles (text-colour:magenta)["I love you"] before closing her eyes.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Looking up, you see the other tall figure running towards you, and as it got closer, the features of a young man appear to you. He kneels next to the woman and pleads for her to wake up. He starts crying and pulls you close to him, protecting you from the world.](stop:)]
(live: 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[In the distance, sirens can be heard and the crowd around you shuffles about. Your vision and the world around you blurs until](stop:)]
(live: 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(opacity: 0.7)[//[[Nothing]]//]](stop:)](live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You wake up with tears in you eyes.](stop:)]
(live: 2.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[The dream you just had...it felt so real...](stop:)]
(live: 3.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Maybe it wasn't a dream at all, but a memory you forgot long ago.](stop:)]
(live: 4.25s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Maybe...](stop:)]
(opacity: 0.5)[(text-style:"shudder")[//Why//]]
(live: 0.75s)[(opacity: 0.6)[(text-style:"shudder")[//did//]]]
(live: 1.25s)[(opacity: 0.7)[(text-style:"shudder")[//you//]]]
(live: 2s)[(opacity: 0.8)[(text-style:"shudder")[//run//]]]
(live: 2.75s)[(opacity: 0.9)[(text-style:"shudder")[//away?//]]]
(live: 4s)[//''[[Sleep]]''//]
(set: $run to it + 1)You braced for the impact. Something hits your side and pushes you onto the other side of the street.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You open your eyes. Your vision is blurred and your head aches, but you manage to make out a dark figure behind you. Their hand was stretched in front of them, as if they were trying to reach you.](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Take their hand->Take their hand]]](stop:)]Adrenaline courses through your body and you push past the truck, managing to escape death by a few centimeters. Before you could relax, a loud (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:red)[''THUD'']] came from behind you.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You look behind and see a dark figure lying on the ground in front of the truck. Their [[hand->Take their hand2]] was stretched in front of them, trying to reach you.](stop:)]Not willing to take the risky route, you try to stop your momentum and turn back. But you couldn't break your speed and ended up slowing down in the truck's path. You brace for the impact, but a sideways force pushes you onto the sidewalk and a loud (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:red)[''THUD'']] came from behind you.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You look behind and see a dark figure lying on the ground in front of the truck. Their [[hand->Take their hand2]] was stretched in front of them, trying to reach you.](stop:)]
(opacity: 0.5)[(text-style:"shudder")[//You//]]
(live: 0.75s)[(opacity: 0.46)[(text-style:"shudder")[//still//]]]
(live: 1.25s)[(opacity: 0.42)[(text-style:"shudder")[//don't//]]]
(live: 2s)[(opacity: 0.38)[(text-style:"shudder")[//remember//]]]
(live: 2.75s)[(opacity: 0.34)[(text-style:"shudder")[//everything//]]]
(live: 4s)[//''[[Sleep]]''//]
(set: $run to it + 1)You braced for the impact. Something hits your side and pushes you onto the sidewalk. A loud (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:red)[''THUD'']] came from behind you.
(live: 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You open your eyes. Your vision is blurred and your head aches, but you manage to make out a dark figure behind you. Their hand was stretched in front of them, as if they were trying to reach you.](stop:)]
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Take their hand->Take their hand3]]](stop:)]
(opacity: 0.5)[(text-style:"shudder")[//Is//]]
(live: 0.75s)[(opacity: 0.46)[(text-style:"shudder")[//this//]]]
(live: 1.25s)[(opacity: 0.42)[(text-style:"shudder")[//what//]]]
(live: 2s)[(opacity: 0.38)[(text-style:"shudder")[//really//]]]
(live: 2.75s)[(opacity: 0.34)[(text-style:"shudder")[//happened?//]]]
(live: 4s)[//''[[Sleep]]''//]
(set: $run to it + 1)
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