You're in Rocky's room. Rocky is your one and only pet and you've been playing with him all night. He's not very good at catch or knows any tricks. In fact, he's not really that skilled at anything because... well he's actually a rock. However, he is great at posing for pictures as he sits on the ground looking cute while you snap countless photos. You can't imagine how this quarantine would be like if you didn't have your beloved best friend Rocky.
It's getting late so you give him a fistbump (which always hurts) and help him onto his bed and tuck him in.
You go back to your room. You hop on your bed, put the blankets over yourself, and pull out your phone. Looking at your pictures of you and Rocky, you start to smile as your [[eyes start to droop]].You're in the kitchen. It's awfully quiet in the house.
Standing next to the countertop your stomach growls and echoes the room like that one time in 10th grade during the chemistry final when everyone was quiet. Hopefully Rocky the rock didn't hear your stomach growling, that would be quite embarrassing.
You swallow and realize your throat is also dry.
[[>Go to the pantry.<|pantry]]
[[//Go to your front door//|front door]]
{
(set: $eatdrink to false)
(set: $essayfirst to false)
(set: $lettersseen to false)
(set: $tasksdone to 0)
(set: $task2 to false)
(set: $task3 to false)
(set: $task4 to false)
(set: $task5 to false)
(set: $essaysecond to false)
(set: $essaydone to false)
(set: $bed to false)
}You're at the sink. You grab a cup, fill it with water, and drink it all at once.
You have finished your cursed brunch and want to see what it looks like outside.
[[Head to your front door.|front door]]You're in the pantry. Nothing seems yummy except cereal. There's so many to choose from.
[[Grab the Lucky Charms.|LuckyCharms]]
[[Grab the Raisin Bran.|RaisinBran]]
[[Grab the Corn Flakes.|CornFlakes]]You're at the front door. Looking out the window, you don't see a single soul.
Nobody has taken in the mail yet. Rocky never takes in the mail...
(if: $eatdrink is not true)[We doubt there's fried chicken or a smoothie in the mail... Your body feels terrible, you have to eat and drink something before you even think about doing anything else.
[[//Go back to kitchen.//|kitchen]]]
(if: $eatdrink is true)[[Take a walk to the mailbox.|mailbox]]
You're at your mailbox. There's a small box inside with your name on it. Maybe your fake Louis Vuitton wallet finally came in!
[[Walk back to your room.|room]]You're in your room. You put the box down and realize it doesn't say where it's from.
(if: $essaydone is not true)[You look up at your computer screen and see your almost-completed essay.
[[//Go complete your essay.//|essay]]]
I can't wait any longer to see what's inside this mysterious box! You look at the other side of your table and see your boxcutter.
[[//Open the box.//|openbox]]
(if: $sleep is not true)[Your bed is looking extremely comfortable. I'm feeling way too lazy to do anything productive! Your fifth nap of the day sounds pretty nice.
[[//Tuck yourself into bed.//|bed]]]You go to your computer. You continue working on your essay. It is taking longer than you think. Eventually, you finish and you submit your essay at 11:00PM with an hour to spare. You're exhausted.
[[Jump on your bed.|bedessay]]
(set: $essayfirst = true)You have the box in your hands. You take the boxcutter from across the table and rip the box open.
There is no fake Louis Vuitton wallet like you expected. Instead, there are different colored pieces of papers folded up. Each one is numbered.
[[Open the first paper with the #1.|numberone]]You're in your bed. Your eyes start to droop.
All of a sudden, you find yourself waking up to the sun rays in your face.
[[Get out of bed.|morning]]
Heading to the fridge, you grab some orange juice and pour it into the bowl with the cereal instead of milk. You're weird, but it's okay, nobody is watching.
You eat the bowl clean. The cereal-orange-juice concoction has made you even more thirsty.
(set: $eatdrink = true)
[[Go to sink.|sink]]You pour your bowl of Lucky Charms. Marshmallows are a vital part of this cereal.
[[I absolutely hate marshmallows, though.|NoMarsh]]
[[Meh, marshmallows are cool with me.|NormalMarsh]]
[[I LOVE marshmallows!|AllMarsh]]You grab the Raisin Bran. Mmmmm... raisins.
[[Wait... I hate raisins!|NoRaisin]]
[[Ain't no complaints!|Raisin]]You pour your bowl of Corn Flakes. How can you go wrong with Corn Flakes? Basic, but beautiful.
(display: "cereal")You pour your bowl of Raisin Bran. However, you hate raisins. WHO LIKES RAISINS?
You take the raisins out.
(display: "cereal")You pour your bowl of Raisin Bran, the most underrated cereal.
(display: "cereal")You pour your bowl of Lucky Charms.
(display: "cereal")You pour your bowl of Lucky Charms. Marshmallows are your favorite part of the cereal! You take your time to pick out all of the grains and now you have just a bowl of marshmallows.
(display: "cereal")You pour your bowl of Lucky Charms. The marshmallows are way too sweet.
You take the time to take out all of the marshmallows, leaving just the grains.
(display: "cereal")You jump on your bed. After watching Youtube for a little bit, you pass out.
You wake up multiple times throughout the night. No matter what position you sleep in, your mind just feel weird, as if something is off. After a long night, you check your phone - Sunday, 11:38AM. It's time to get out of bed. You brush your teeth, wash your face and head back to the room. You remember about the package as you see it sitting on the table.
You look at the other side of your table and see your boxcutter.
[[//Open the box.//|openbox]]You get up from your bed. Your computer is still on. Then you remember...THE ESSAY. You never finished it or turned it in. Your professor doesn't accept late credit, but maybe you can try to email them.
You have to finish the essay first. You sit down in your chair and start typing.
[[Type away. |morningessay]]You have completed your essay. You need write an email to your professor, who was been known to not be lenient. You finish within ten minutes.
[[Send email.|email]]You open up letter #1.
It reads:
//Hello there. If you are reading this, it is too late. Do not even try to call the police. We have invaded your house and kidnapped your pet rock that you love dearly. If you want him back, you are going to have to complete TWO of the several tasks that we have offered to you. Don't even try to cheat, we know your every move. You have until Sunday afternoon, 2:00PM to complete these tasks or it's bye bye Rocky. Good luck. We know you miss Rocky.//
(if: $essayfirst is true)[Wait, it's already noon! You need to finish these tasks quickly.]
[[Lay out all of the letters on the table.|chooseletter]]
You open up the blue Letter #2.
It reads:
//Welcome to Letter 2.
Your task:
I hope you're willing to part with a huge part of your bank account in order to save your dear Rocky. That's right, you will have to send ransom money. The cashapp account is $realboiboi39. Send exactly 250 to this account. Yes, 250 indian rupees, sorry to make you broke.//
[[Pull out your phone.| complete2]]
[[Take a look at the other tasks.|chooseletter]]
(set: $lettersseen = true)You open up the red Letter #3.
It reads:
//Welcome to Letter 3.
Your task:
I hope you don't hate Fortnite. You're going to have to learn every single Fortnite dance from this website:
123superfortnitedancetutorials.edu
You have to record you dancing every single dance and send it to this number - 408-777-777. Have fun dancing, you superstar.//
[[Start typing in the website URL on your computer.| complete3]]
[[Take a look at the other tasks.|chooseletter]]
(set: $lettersseen = true) You open up the purple Letter #4.
It reads:
//Welcome to Letter 4.
Your task:
Take out your phone. This one is tough. Open up the App Store and download Candy Crush. You need to complete up to LEVEL 25 and once you complete it (if you even make it), send a screenshot to 408-777-777. Best of luck.//
[[Pick up your phone.| complete4]]
[[Take a look at the other tasks.|chooseletter]]
(set: $lettersseen = true)You're eyes start to droop and next thing you know, you're awake the next morning with the sun shining into the room.
It is a typical quarantined Saturday day. You are cycling between your laptop and your phone as usual. There's a final paper due at midnight, but you're close to done, you just need some finshing touches. You need to make sure you're wary about your time, or you may not get this important essay turned in.
You haven't eaten all day.
Walk out your room to the [[kitchen]].(if: $lettersseen is not true)[You lay out the three letters on your table]
(if: $lettersseen is true)[Back to the letters.]
(if: $task2 is not true)[[Open up Letter #2|numbertwo]]
(if: $task3 is not true)[[Open up Letter #3|numberthree]]
(if: $task4 is not true)[[Open up Letter #4|numberfour]]To complete Letter #4 you take out your phone.
You open up the App Store and download Candy Crush. After opening up the app, you remember that you had an account in the game years ago. After logging in, you realize that you were at level 412!! 412. 4/12, Rocky's birthday...you miss him so much. You swipe your screen to level 100 and take a screenshot. You send the picture to the number given on the letter.
Two minutes later, a text is sent back.
//Task #4 completed.//
(set: $task4 = true)
(set: $tasksdone = $tasksdone + 1)
(if: $tasksdone < 2)[[Back to the letters.|chooseletter]]
(if: $tasksdone is 2)[[You've completed two tasks.| tasksdone]]You've completed two of the tasks, just as the letter has said to do. You wait ten minutes - still no text or anything. Was this a scam? Have you lost Rocky AND 250 rupees??
(if: $essayfirst is true)[You look at the last text.
//sent 2:03 PM.//
Shoot! Will the kidnapper be lenient enough to dismiss the three extra minutes?]
[[You pace around the room.|pace]]To complete Letter #3 you type the Fortnite dance URL on your computer.
You scroll through the website and count 20 total dances that you have to learn. You learn each one and record each one indivually. After five dances you start to feel tired as well as ridiculous. You power through and finish the twenty dances after what seemed like forever. You send all the videos to the number given on the letter.
Ten minutes later, a text is sent back.
//Task #3 completed.//
(set: $task3 = true)
(set: $tasksdone = $tasksdone + 1)
(if: $tasksdone < 2)[[Back to the letters.|chooseletter]]
(if: $tasksdone > 1)[[You've completed two tasks.| tasksdone]]
To complete Letter #2 you pull out your phone and open Cashapp.
You can't believe you're going to have to give 250 rupees to get Rocky back, but it's all worth it in the end. You go to Google and realize 250 rupees is equivalent to $3.30USD. That's a relief, but that's still a whole order of large french fries you're losing. You send the $3.30.
Two minutes later, a text is sent back.
//Task #2 completed.//
(set: $task2 = true)
(set: $tasksdone = $tasksdone + 1)
(if: $tasksdone < 2)[[Back to the letters.|chooseletter]]
(if: $tasksdone > 1)[[You've completed two tasks.| tasksdone]]You pace around the room. Suddenly, a ding from your phone. You pick it up...
It's a notification from Candy Crush...
You pace around again. Another ding.
(if: $essayfirst is true)[Hey!! It's a notification from Canvas. You got an A on the paper! Go you.]
(if: $essayfirst is not true)[It's a notification from Canvas. This would be a good time to finish your essay while waiting for a text back.
[[Go to your computer.|taskdoneessay]]]
(if: $essayfirst is true)[Another ding!
It's from the kidnapper! You read the message.]
(if: $essayfirst is true)[//You're lucky I am nice. I'll let the three extra minutes slide because you sent 252 rupees instead of 250. Check your front door.//]
(if: $essayfirst is true)[//Check your front door.//
[[Go to your front door.|endfrontdoor]]]Your hands are shaking as you walk to your front door. You look through the peephole in case anyone is there. Nobody.
[[You open the door.|opendoor]]You open the door.
ROCKY! He's sitting on the welcome mat, unscathed. You pick him up and hug him harder than you've ever done before. As you're closing the door, you see a CD on the mat where Rocky was sitting.
[[Bring the CD and Rocky to your room.|finalroom]]You're in the room with this mysterious CD and most importantly, Rocky. You put the CD into your computer and after a minute of loading, you play it. It's a black screen.
Suddenly, a robotic voice starts to speak.
//Congratulations, you have completed the set of tasks. I know it was not easy for you, but you were able to push through. This was a test for you and your love and loyalty towards Rocky. Now I know how much you truly care for me. I know the pain you would go through for me. Rocky.//
Wait... these tasks were set up by ROCKY HIMSELF??
(if: $essaysecond is true)[A ding from your phone..........Oh, it's just Canvas. Hey at least you got a B+ on your paper!]You go to your computer. While writing your paper, you keep thinking about Rocky. You tell yourself he will be okay, and you take a couple deep breaths. Eventually, you finish your essay before the 11:59PM deadline. It wasn't your best work, but it definitely was good.
A little later, a ding from your phone.
It's from the kidnapper! You read the message.
//Check your front door.//
[[Go to your front door.|endfrontdoor]]
(set: $essaysecond to true)You send the email to your professor. You hope everything does well. When you look to your right, you see the box that you got from the mail the day before.
You look at the other side of your table and see your boxcutter.
[[//Open the box.//|sleepopenbox]]You have the box in your hands. You take the boxcutter from across the table and rip the box open.
There is no fake Louis Vuitton wallet like you expected. Instead, there are different colored pieces of papers folded up. Each one is numbered.
[[Open the first paper with the #1.|sleepnumberone]]You open up letter #1.
It reads:
//Hello there. If you are reading this, it is too late. Do not even try to call the police. We have invaded your house and kidnapped your pet rock that you love dearly. If you want him back, you are going to have to complete TWO of the several tasks that we have offered to you. Don't even try to cheat, we know your every move. You have until Sunday afternoon, 2:00PM to complete these tasks or it's bye bye Rocky. Good luck. We know you miss Rocky.//
You check the time, and it's already 3:00PM! Did you sleeping in just get Rocky kidnapped forever??
[[You go to Rocky's room.|rockyroom]]You're in Rocky's room. Wait.
Rocky is sitting there. There's a CD next to him. You pick it up along with Rocky. You bring them into your room. You put the CD into your computer and after a minute of loading, you play it. It's a black screen.
Suddenly, a robotic voice starts to speak.
//Hello. This is Rocky. You have failed to complete my tasks. These tasks were a test of your love and loyalty towards me, but you were unable to prove to me either of those things. Consequently, I will have to leave this house. I am sorry, but I have no choice. Only if you could just replay everything and try again...//
Also, a ding from your phone. It's from Canvas. You received a D on your paper... This day could not get any worse.
[[Try again? |Begin]]
↶↷You're in Rocky's room. Rocky is your one and only pet and you've been playing with him all night. He's not very good at catch or knows any tricks. In fact, he's not really that skilled at anything because... well he's actually a rock. However, he is great at posing for pictures as he sits on the ground looking cute while you snap countless photos. You can't imagine how this quarantine would be like if you didn't have your beloved best friend Rocky.
It's getting late so you give him a fistbump (which always hurts) and help him onto his bed and tuck him in.
You go back to your room. You hop on your bed, put the blankets over yourself, and pull out your phone. Looking at your pictures of you and Rocky, you start to smile as your eyes start to droop.