Dementophobia

You awaken on your living room couch. You notice a knocked over bottle of pills on the coffee table in front of you. The digital clock to your left reads, "Friday 1:12pm". You start to remember. [[Clean yourself up before heading to work]] [[Head straight to work]]

You decide that you need to clean yourself up before work. While brushing your teeth, you take a look at the clock and realize you are late. You put on your work clothes and start running to "Necessity Motors", a gas station you have been working at for 3 years now. [[Arrive at work]]

You decide that you are clean enough. You put on your work clothes and start your walk to "Necessity Motors", a gas station you have worked at for 3 years now. [[Arrive at work]]

You finish your 8 hour shift. It was a busy day, and you are tired. All you want to do right now is lay down on your couch and watch some T.V. [[Cough up a few bucks and ride the bus home]] [[Suck it up and walk home]]

The bus is empty, other than a couple in their mid-twenties sitting a few seats in front of you. You overhear them arguing, so you start to eavesdrop. The man threatens to hit the woman when they get home if she keeps acting out. Your interest is now peaked. You decide to get off at the same stop they do. [[Get off the bus with the couple]]

You save your hard earned money and begin the walk home. During your walk home, you notice one of the cars on the street next to you is swerving in and out of their lane. The car begins to speed up towards a red light. You know this won't end well. The car runs the red light and t-bones into another car in the intersection. [[Run towards the accident]]

You follow the couple from a distance. The man is holding the woman's arm in a very aggressive manner, tugging her closer when she tries to separate from him. They arrive at what looks to be like their house. You can hear the woman crying, saying she is sorry to the man. He responds by slapping her across the face as they enter their house. You hear a voice next to you. It says, "This one is acceptable." You look around, but see no-one. [[Go home]] [[Camp outside the house and wait]]

You arrive home and sit on your living room couch. The voice now grows louder, "That one was acceptable, consider your options more carefully next time." You begin to worry. You take a few pills from the bottle on the coffee table and dismiss the voice, claiming it's only because you are tired. You turn on the T.V. A few hours pass. Suddenly, you hear a gunshot, followed by a loud and abrupt howl coming from a nearby alleyway. It sounded like an animal in pain. You decide to investigate. [[Investigate the sound]]

2 hours go by. You hear the door slam shut. The woman is fleeing the house. You notice a black eye, and bruises all over her body. The man comes out to follow her, but the woman is already too far. The man goes back inside the house. [[Walk towards the house]]

You grab your knife and rush to the alleyway, making sure to be quiet once you got close. Upon investigation, you notice a human-like figure crouching down behind a dumpster. He gets up and walks away. You creep up to where the man was once crouching. You hear slight whimpers. You start walking faster towards the dumpster and realize that the man had shot a dog. The dog is in a lot of pain and you realize that there is only one option. You comfort the dog and end its suffering. The voice returns, "This one is acceptable." [[Follow the man]] [[Go back home]]

You follow the man to the end of the alleyway. Approaching him quickly, you tap the back of his shoulder. As the man turns around, you take out your knife. Seeing the look in your eyes, the man draws his gun from his coat jacket, but he's too slow. Your knife is already in motion towards his neck. Right when your knife is about to puncture the mans skin, you... [[Wake up]]

You return home and clean your knife. The voice grows even louder, "Do not deny me any longer, or I will grant you anguish for eternity." You begin to panic, threatening the voice with your recently washed knife. As you begin to calm down, you attempt to sleep the night away. However, the voice returns, "You must feed my needs tonight, else you will be consumed." You become scared. You put on a jacket and grab your knife. [[Go outside]]

In a frightened state, you walk around your neighboorhood, trying to find some clarity. You notice a female in the distance, wearing a pink beanie and pink jacket. She looks to be in her early thirties. The voice returns so loud you have no choice but to listen, "She is acceptable." [[Listen to the voice]] [[Attempt to resist the voice]]

You rush towards the female, knife out. As you approach closer she starts to look frightened. She attempts to run. You are faster. You tackle her to the ground and raise the knife above your head, gripping it with both hands. You thrust your arms downward and just before the blade reaches the female, you... [[Wake up]]

You do your best to resist the voice, knowing full well what would happen if you gave in to its temptations. Your head begins to ring louder and louder until it hurts so much you scream out in pain. The voice says, "I warned you of what was to come." Seeming to have no control of your own body anymore, you flip open the knife and hold it in front of your face. You turn the blade towards your heart. You begin to thrust your arms towards yourself with all of your strength, but just as the blade begins to tear through your jacket, you... [[Wake up...]]

You attempt to use the doorknob and to your surprise, the door was left unlocked. Upon your entry, the door created a loud squeak. The man in the house, still not in vision, shouts out "You've already come back for more?" The man then turns the corner, baseball bat in hand. He readies his stance once he sees you at the door. [[Fight him]] [[Run away]]

The man charges towards you. He swings his bat in your direction. You dodge the swing, and push him to the floor. The man drops the bat during his fall. You rush towards the bat and pick it up. The man swings at you and hits you in the gut. You return the favor with the bat. The man falls to his knees. [[Finish him off]] [[Spare him]]

You get frightened and run away. You run all the way back home. [[Go home]]

The man tries to get back up, but you swing into him again. He's down for good this time. You cock back your bat as far as you can, and begin to swing into the mans head as hard as your body will allow, but right before the bat is able to swing through the man's head, you... [[Wake up]]

You believe the man has learned his lesson. You back off. As you exit the house, you hear police sirens in the near distance. Once out on the street, you see a cop car coming towards you. The cop car stops in front of the house you were just in. One of the cops steps out of his vehicle and asks you to vacate the area, as there has been a domestic violence call about the man in this house. [[Go home]]

As you get near the crash the driver responsible for the addicent opens their door. Empty beer bottles fall to the floor as the woman gets out. You look at the other car involved in the crash. The man in this car is not moving. You hear a voice whisper in your ear, "This one is acceptable." Frightened, you look around, but nobody is close enough to whisper. [[Run to the victims car to see if he's ok]] [[Don't get involved]]

You look inside the car from the driver's side window. The man in the car is badly hurt, but you can see that he is breathing. You look up at the drunk driver's car and realize the woman is attempting to flee. [[Follow the drunk driver]] [[Get the injured man help and go home]]

You decide it's best if you don't get involved. You continue the walk home [[Head home]]

You grab one of the empty beer bottles that fell out of the woman's car and follow the drunk driver as she stumbles away from the scene. You wait until she gets to a less populated area. You break the bottom half of the beer bottle on a nearby wall, and walk faster to catch up to the woman. You shout at her to grab her attention. She turns around and looks at you. [[Make sure she can't hurt anyone else]] [[Hold her down until the police can take her in]]

You call an ambulance for the man and wait with him until they arrive. After they take him to the hospital, you head home. [[Head home]]

Closing the gap between you and her, you ready your half broken beer bottle. As you get closer to her you cock the bottle back getting ready to strike. You jab your hand forward, but right when the jagged edges of the bottle make contact with the woman's clothes, you... [[Wake up]]

The police arrive and take the woman in. You can finally head home. [[Head home]]

After getting home, you hear the voice again. This time, it wasn't a whisper, "You dissapoint me, my needs WILL be satisfied." you become terrified, and take some of the pills on your coffee table. You turn your attention away from the voice and try to clear your head. [[Take a shower and eat]] [[Try to sleep]]

After eating, you sit on the couch and turn on the T.V. A few hours pass, and the voice comes back. This time louder than the last, "You will satisfy my hunger one way or another." In a panic you grap your knife off the counter and hold it out in front of you. In an attempt to escape the voices, you grab your jacket and head outside for a walk. [[Go outside]]

You lay down on your living room couch and try to get some rest. A few hours pass, and the voice comes back. This time louder than the last, "You will satisfy my hunger one way or another." In a panic you grap your knife off the counter and hold it out in front of you. In an attempt to escape the voices, you grab your jacket and head outside for a walk. [[Go outside]]

''Dementophobia'' //a type of phobia that involves the fear of madness or insanity.// [[Wake up]]

You wake up on your living room couch. With eyes wide open you sit up and drop your head into your hands. You look at your jacket and notice there are no tears. The digital alarm clock to your left reads, "Saturday 12:49pm". //What just happened?// [[End]]

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