You awake to your mother telling you to fetch a pail of water from the stream across town. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[* Tell her yes and get ready for the day?->S1]]
* (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell her no and go back to bed?->First fail]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/d0THNFbZHEV4k" width="480" height="354" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/waking-up-d0THNFbZHEV4k">via GIPHY</a></p>You are dressed in the only clothes you have and are ready for the day. You mother hands you an empty pail for water, gives you a kiss on your dirty forehead for "good luck", and you head out the door. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head through town?->S1 town]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Make your way through the forest?->S1 forest]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/8lQyyys3SGBoUUxrUp" width="480" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/andrea-8lQyyys3SGBoUUxrUp">via GIPHY</a></p>You go back to sleep for an hour or so, when there's a knock on the door. It is you mother's friend from two houses down. She tells you that your mother has been killed by muggers. You have no weapons, no money and soon your house will be taken by someone stronger. You were unabel to fetch a pail of water.
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You head towards town. You family is dirt poor, and after your father died you have been living mainly off the kindness of others living on the outskirts of Fallwood. In the city, however, things can get tricky. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep going->The Town]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back->S1]]You head towards the forest that surround the town of Fallwood. The sun has started to rise, but beneath the thick trees of the forest it is still dark and hard to see the footpath. You hear different sounds all around you as the forest animals are all starting their day. You know that bears and wolves aren't the only enemies you may come across here. Do you
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep going->forest 1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back->S1]]You dig deeper into the treeline and find a footpath. It is muddy and you struggle to find you footing. Up ahead you see smoke, and a flicker of a flame. The townsfolk would tell you that "outsiders" are not to be trusted; but you yourself are now one, since the death of your father. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep going?->beggar]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back?->S1]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/F6ZGtDS1o9KG4" width="480" height="370" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/forest-black-and-white-vintage-F6ZGtDS1o9KG4">via GIPHY</a></p>You come across an old man still sleeping under the root of a giant tree. He has very few supplies (a hatchet, a tin cup and some food). Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Sneak by quietly?->BSS1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Take a risk and steal?->BS1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back and go through the town?->S1]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/Ta0WKhJcZ7skPJ1JbP" width="480" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/InnoGames-sleeping-forge-of-empires-innogames-Ta0WKhJcZ7skPJ1JbP">via GIPHY</a></p>You slowly and very carefully sneak past the man, each moment feels like a life time as you quietly make your way around him. You are almost in the clear when *snap!* you step on a branch and the forest turns to chaos all around you. The old man awakes! Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run deeper into the forest?->FF1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back and go through town?->S1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and expain yourself to the old man?->BSS2]]The old man jumps to his feet and grabs his hatchet. He doesn't see you at first, but when he does he jumps on you and presses you into the mud. "You theif! You're trying to steal my treasures! I'll kill you, I swear" You try to reason with him, but he is not convinced. You dodge two potentially fatal blows and manage to get to your feet. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run deeper into the forest?->FF1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back and go through town?->S1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Stand up for yourself and fight?->BSS3]]You grab one of the burning logs from the fire and swing as hard as you can. You manage to miss, but you managed to temporarily blind the old man with ashes and coals from the fire. He drops the hatchet and runs into the forest. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head deeper into the forest?->FF1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Take his things? (hatchet, tin cup, food)->BSS3a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Follow him and finish the fight?->BSS3b]]You gather up his things (hatchet, tin cup, food), wrap them in the blanket he was using. You hear him in the distance screaming in pain. No doubt, if anyone was near, they will be here soon. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head deeper into the forest?->FF1A]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Hide?->Fail]]You decide to chase after the old man. You find him rubbing wet mud all over his face in a despreate attempt to ease his pain. His screams can be heard all throughout the forest. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Kill him?->Fail2]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Let him live?->BSS4]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/l2JdTvLs1hqKq65y0" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/season-13-the-simpsons-13x5-l2JdTvLs1hqKq65y0">via GIPHY</a></p>You swing you burning log and hit him several times in the head. You hear his skull break and he falls lifeless to the floor. When you get back to his makeshift camp, two other people have gathered. They overtake you, find the dead body. Later that day you are beheaded in town. The local higher-ups decide to ban all "outsiders" from coming into town ever again. Your mother is labeled "less than" and eventually is killed by a drunk who tried to "marry" her. You were unable to fetch a pail of water.
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"dissolve")[[Start over and make better choices?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You decide he is no longer a threat to you and head back to his camp. When you arrive, however, the hatchet has disappeared, along with the tin cup and the bit of food he had left. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head further into the forest?->FF1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back and go through town?->S1]]You stay hidden, but not forever... The old man, eventually comes back with others. They find you and call you a thief and want to cut off one of your hands... They do.. Unable to stop the bleeding, you fail to fetch a pail of water...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>The town of Fallwood is sleepy in apperance, but beyond it's looks it is as dangerous as any walled city outside the capital. As you pass the sign into town you come across a man whose cart has lost a wheel. "Could you spare a moment? I have to get these cabbages into town before the market opens up or I'll be ruined." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Turn up your nose and carry on->Fail4]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Stop and lend a hand->Cart]]You stop and ask what you can do to help. The farmer smiles and hands you the wheel that had fallen off and a hammer. "I'll lift and you set the wheel on the axel? Okay? Thanks a lot kid!" He lifts the cart and looks down at you smiling. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Set the wheel?->Cart+]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run off with his hammer in hopes to sell it in town for some food?->Cart-]]The wheel is quickly set and manages to hold the weight of the cabbages. The farmer gives it a couple test pushes and then throws you a couple of copper coins. "Thanks for the help, be sure not to spend all that in one place!" You continue into town and spot a tavern. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Go to the tavern for a bite to eat?->Tavern]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep heading through town?->M1]]With the farmer unable to chase you without breaking his cart further, you run quickly into town. You manage to get away with hammer, but now you've made an enemy; and you have to pass the market in order to get to the stream. You see a blacksmith lighting his forge. Your stomach begins to rumble. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Go to sell the hammer so you can buy some food?->C-1]]
Try and get to the market before the farmer?The tavern is warm, and the patrons have just started to be served breakfast. They all stare and talk under their breath as you take a seat towards the back. In trying to assess the room, you neglect to see the woman approach you. "I said 'Do you have any money, outsider?'. No free meals in 'The Splintered Pine'." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run away with your empty pail?->Tavern escape]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Throw down your coppers and order?->T2]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/gnLOUM0S93JU4" width="480" height="258" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/billy-crystal-gnLOUM0S93JU4">via GIPHY</a></p>Troubled by the feel of the room, you hastily run out of the room to jeers of "BEGGAR", "ORPHEN", and the ever popular "OUTSIDERS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE". (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[You head down the main street->M1]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/Stl1BnsWSOerK" width="480" height="355" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/woman-witchcraft-Stl1BnsWSOerK">via GIPHY</a></p>You throw down the money that the farmer gave you and the woman laughs, "That'll get you a slice bread and an egg." You ask if you can have some milk, she responds, "Water". You nod. As you are waiting for your light breakfast, there is a young lady that getting hassled at the bar. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Mind your business?->T2a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Interfere on her behalf?->T2b]]You mind your business, but keep an eye on the young lady. As your food arrives, you see her slyly steal a pouch off her assailant's hip. She makes her way out the back door while you are just finishing your meal. You pick up your pail and head to the door. Just then, the handsy man at the bar realizes that he's been robbed. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Lower your head and get to the market?->M1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell the man it was the girl?->t2e]]You get up and make it known that the man's behavior is wrong. He pulls the girl closer, to the point where her arms are pressed firmly against his body; she's unable to move. You attempt to strike the man, but before you are able to, both you and the girl are thrown out of the tavern for "causeing trouble". You now have no copper, no food, and the young lady chastises you for ruining her pick pocketing scheme. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and help her?->T2c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Apologize and make your way to the market?->M1]]You run deeper into the forest. When you are certain you are no longer being chased, you catch your breath behind a tree. You spot a near by bush and are delighted to see that is full of fresh berries. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Pick the berries and put them in you pail to snack on?->FF1a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head further down the trail?->FF2]]You approach the bush and take one... two... three berries, when a large bear rises from behind the bush. It growls horribly at you and lands on the bush. Unarmed, you are left defenseless against the bear. You (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[leave->FF2]], empty handed except for your empty pail. You run deeper into the forest. When you are certain you are no longer being chased, you catch your breath behind a tree. You spot a near by bush and are delighted to see that is full of fresh berries. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Pick the berries and have some of the old man's food?->FF1A2]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head further down the trail?->FF2]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/12tRlBD5znA796" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/nap-12tRlBD5znA796">via GIPHY</a></p>You approach the bush and take one... two... three berries, when a large bear rises from behind the bush. It growls horribly at you and lands on the bush. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Bury the hatchet between the eyes of the bear?->FF1A3]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run deeper into the forest?->FF2A]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/IQ9KefLJHfJPq" width="480" height="309" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/bear-forest-water-IQ9KefLJHfJPq">via GIPHY</a></p>The hatchet finds a home in the eye of the bear, luckily you missed to the left and the bear falls dead after a couple of moments of bleeding. You jump back ready to attack if it moves, and it's young cub crawls from behind the body; pushing at it's mother to wake back up. You quickly gather some berries and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[head deeper->FF2A]] into the forest. As the sun begins to dry our the leaves of the trees and the dew on the ground, the pathway becomes clearer. No longer are you finding your way on game tracks, you have found the highway that leads around town. After a couple of minutes, you spot a column of smoke and a tent just ahead. Do you..
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Sneak around for a place to spy?->FF2a]]
Walk right past it?You decide that after your last encounter with a campfire, it's best to be cautious. You creep behind the underbrush and peak through a sapling to see what appears to be a knight, sword and all. Above the fire is a pot, steaming with some type of stew. You can smell beef shanks, carrots, potatos and a variety of different herbs and spices. Before you know what is happening, you have found yourself standing in front of a dumbfound knight. He says, "You know, normally it is polite to ask permission to step into someones camp." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try to get away?->FF2a2]]
[[Beg for some food?->FF2b]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QYECbEHYafe9O" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/knight-QYECbEHYafe9O">via GIPHY</a></p>You decide that after your last encounter with a campfire, it's best to be cautious. You creep behind the underbrush and peak through a sapling to see what appears to be a knight, sword and all. Above the fire is a pot, steaming with some type of stew. You can smell beef shanks, carrots, potatos and a variety of different herbs and spices. Before you know what is happening, you have found yourself standing in front of a dumbfound knight. He says, "You know, normally it is polite to ask permission to step into someones camp." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try to get away?->FF2a2]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Offer him some of the old man's bread in exchange for some stew?->FF2A2]]As the sun begins to dry our the leaves of the trees and the dew on the ground, the pathway becomes clearer. No longer are you finding your way on game tracks, you have found the highway that leads around town. After a couple of minutes, you spot a column of smoke and a tent just ahead. Do you..
Sneak around for a place to spy?
Walk right past it?(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Sneak around for a place to spy?->FF2A1]]You beg for some stew, but you have nothing to eat it in and the knight doesn't have an extra bowl. He tells you that if you get his horse saddled and ready, after he eats he will let you use his bowl. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Saddle the horse?->FF2c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep moving further down the trail?->FF3]]You attempt to run away, but are quickly stopped by the knight. He tells you, "There is no reason to be afraid. If you are hungry, please sit down and eat something." He smiles and hands you a bowl of stew. It is the best thing that you have eaten in as far back as you can remember. Afterwards, he hands you a couple of silver coins, and sends you on (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[your way->FF3]].
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QYECbEHYafe9O" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/knight-QYECbEHYafe9O">via GIPHY</a></p>You saddle the horse, and get his things ready for his journey. Exhuasted, you approach the knight and ask him for the bowl of stew he promised. "Unfortunately," he says, "I was more hungry than I thought I was. Tell you what though, here's a nice slice of bread." He pats you on the head and sends you on your way. The bread settles your stomach, but it doesn't warm your soul like the stew would have. You (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[make your way->FF3]] further down the trail. You offer him some of you bread, but he refuses. He sees that you have a nice tin cup. "Just hold out your cup there, I've got plenty to share." You sit with the knight and eat the best meal you've had in years. After telling him your story, he hands you a couple of copper coins and wishes you luck. You (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[make your way->FF3]] down the trail.
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QYECbEHYafe9O" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/knight-QYECbEHYafe9O">via GIPHY</a></p>You slowly and very carefully sneak past the man, each moment feels like a life time as you quietly make your way around him. You gather up his food, and tin cup... You are almost in the clear when *snap!* you step on a branch and the forest turns to chaos all around you. The old man awakes! Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run deeper into the forest?->FF1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Head back and go through town?->S1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and expain yourself to the old man?->BSS2]]You can just barely hear the water ahead of you, but there is a large crowd gathered around a stump just outside the trail that lead towards the town of Fallwood. There is a man that is very passoniately giving a speech. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Stop and listen?->FF3a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Make you way past, quietly, towards the stream?->2]]You move closer into the crowd. Everyone starts to turn up their nose at you, point and stare. Once you are close enough to hear, you realize why everyone is so put off by you being there. "These bums living on the outskirts of our town bring nothing but trouble," you hear the man say. "They have nothing to offer the town of Fallwood but crime, disease, and poverty to our happy little town. We have no use for them. None!" The people start to cheer. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Back out slowly and carry on? ->FF4]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Speak up?->FF3b]]"That's not true!" you shout over the crowd. The people part, shocked to hear any different point of view. "My mother and I live on the outskirts, but we used to live in town. After my father was killed, by another person in town, by the way, we lost everything! We don't beg, we don't steal, we certainly don't spread disease!" Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Move closer?->FF3c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Having made you point, leave?->FF4]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/3otPoH9h4OYmECDuIU" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/chris-rock-head-of-state-movie-speak-yo-mind-3otPoH9h4OYmECDuIU">via GIPHY</a></p>The speaker adresses the crowd, laughing, he says, "This child is right, those of us who were born in the city aren't the problem." He steps down and moves closer to you. "This child and his mother should be welcomed in this town, safe from the criminals that live on the outskirts." He wraps his arm around you. "I promise child you are safe here with us." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Except his offer?->FF3d]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Decline his offer?->FF3fY]]You accept, however, the man bends down so only you can hear. He tells you, "If I ever see you in town, I'll make sure you never see the light of day again." He shakes your hand smiling and another man pulls you out the crowd and shoves you back on the path. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell the people what he said?->Fail3]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Live to fight another day, and fetch the pail of water?->FF3e]]
<div style="width:100%"><div style="height:0;padding-bottom:75%;position:relative;width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/u6oFfFZdorg6mo6xSB/video" style="left:0;position:absolute;top:0" width="100%"></iframe></div></div>You tell the crowd that the man is lying, and that he just threatened you. He responds quickly, "I'd never say such a thing! This child must be starving; I'm certain of it! Will anyone take in this child for a meal?" The man who just threw you out volunteers, and takes you away. He takes you to prision where you will spend the next several years. Your mother is killed, and you were unable to fetch the pail of water.
[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You pick yourself up, take a deep breath and vow to get your revenge; but for now, your mother is still waiting on that water. As you move towards the stream, the forest gets calmer and more serene. You hear the whistle of a fisherman above the bubbling of the water. You take no chances this time, you wait for ten or twenty minutes trying to see if they can be trusted. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Approach the stream?->FF4a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Find somewhere else to get the water?->ST1]]As you move towards the stream, the forest gets calmer and more serene. You hear the whistle of a fisherman above the bubbling of the water. You take no chances this time, you wait for ten or twenty minutes trying to see if they can be trusted. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Approach the stream?->FF4a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Find somewhere else to get the water?->ST1]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/bc7Ae3mL7ZAEo" width="361" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/sad-water-bc7Ae3mL7ZAEo">via GIPHY</a></p>You decline his offer. You know that anything to good to be true, never is. He says, "The child refuses, clearly this on has been lost to the outsiders. It just goes to show how rotten of a people they are." He kicks you into the mud and goes back to his stump. Everyone gives you a look, then turns away. You stay focused on your (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[task->FF3e]].You approach the bank of the stream and dip you pail in the water. The fisherman, notices you and quietly nods. Then he presses his index finger to his lips and points to his line. He appears to be older man, around your mother's age. You slowly pull the pail out of the water and are shocked to see that you have caught a fish! Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Dump it out on the bank?->FF4b]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[quietly release it back in the water?->FF4e]]Unsure what yo do, but not waiting to lose the fish, you dump the water out on the shore line. The fisherman says, "Well now all the fish are gone for sure!" You tell him that you apologize and that you just didn't know what to do. He laughs it off and tells you, "I probably would have done the same thing." He reaches out his hand and introduces himself as Bailen. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Shake his hand?->FF4c]]
Refuse?You shake Bailen's hand and he tells you that he was going to wrap things up soon anyway. "Hey", he asks, "you want to try to catch a fish with an actual pole? I promise it's easier than a pail!" You both laugh, and get to know each other. After a half an hour, you remember that your mother is still waiting on the water. You apologize to Bailen and say that you have to leave. He asks, "Where do you live? I'll walk back with you." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell him the that you live on the outskirts?->FF4d]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell him you live in Fallwood?->ST5]]
<iframe src='https://gfycat.com/ifr/TenderSaneArmadillo' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' allowfullscreen width='640' height='412'></iframe><p> <a href="https://gfycat.com/tendersanearmadillo">via Gfycat</a></p>You make sure not to look at him, and ready your feet to run. You tell him you live on the outskirts and brace yourself... "I could tell that, one outsider can always tell another. I meant where on the outskirts?" You look up and see him smiling, "Never seen you there before." You tell him and make your way back. Do you...
Go back through the town?
Go back through the forest?Not really wanting to trust anyone, you head further up stream... The only spot that is clear enough to get to the water is high up on a bank. You have to hang off a tree inorder to get low enough to the stream to dip in your pail. The tree's roots are barely hanging on to the bank, and it sags a little further. You fill your pail, but when you try to pull yourself up... the tree gives way, sending you falling (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[into the stream->ST2]]. The current carries you down the stream. You are unable to grab ahold of anything to pull yourself in, until the fisherman grabs you by the arm and rips you out of the water. He appears to be an older man, about your mother's age. Your pail is full; and in it, a good sized fish just so happens to be swimming (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[around->ST3]]. The fisherman says, "Well now all the fish are gone for sure!" You tell him that you apologize and that you just didn't know what to do. He laughs it off and tells you, "I probably would have done the same thing." He reaches out his hand and introduces himself as Bailen. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Shake his hand?->FF4c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Refuse?->ST4]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o7TKpYD3v8taFZatG" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fishing-trutv-jon-glaser-3o7TKpYD3v8taFZatG">via GIPHY</a></p>You refuse and start to turn the other way. "Hey don't be like that kid! Us outsiders got to stick together. Come on, [[shake my hand->FF4c]]."You tell him you live in Fallwood, but he knows it's a lie. "Yeah right kid, you and me both. Come one, lets head back. Already lost a lot of the morning already." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Go back through the town?->BT]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Go back through the forest?->BF]]You ask if you can help in any way. Annoyed, she responds, "Fine, I'll make it real simple for you. You see the pottery shop," she points across the road, towards a small open air shop. The owner appears to be half awake as he dusts off his product. "Just behind the counter is a bag of coins. Grab that, and we will be square." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Help her by robbing the store?->T2d]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Decline and head towards the market.->M1]]You decide to help. You grab hold of your pail and confidently make your way across the street. You sneak just outside of the store, and wait for her signal. She ties her hair up in a bun, and you sneak around the corner to find the bag waiting for you. Quickly you throw it into your empty pail and calmly walk away. After ten steps or so, you look down at the pail and it's empty again. There is no sign of the girl. You shrug and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[make your way to the market->M1]].
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/gnLOUM0S93JU4" width="480" height="258" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/billy-crystal-gnLOUM0S93JU4">via GIPHY</a></p>The market is just getting ready to open. Many of the vendors are putting the final touchs on their stands as the sun finally breaks over the trees surrounding Fallwood. As you approach, you notice that the vendors are keeping a steady eye on you as you approach. You hear whispers of "Thief" and "Outsider". Then you hear a friendly "Hello again!" Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Turn to see who it is?->M1a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run and make your way through the market?->M1c]]You turn to see the friendly cabbage farmer who you helped earlier. He hands you a sack with a cabbage and some fresh herbs he picked that morning. You thank him, and carry on your way through the market. One of the local guardsmen stops you, "Hey, outsider! Where did you get that sack?" Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run away?->M1e]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Explain that they were a gift?->M1b]]You stay focused on your task and head towards the town of Fallwood. The cabbage farmer shouts a couple curses at you as you pass him by. You hear him say, "Just like an outsider, never wants to help and only wants to take." As you pass the sign for Fallwood, you are jumped by two older kids. They try to rob you, but quickly realize that you have nothing. Frustrated, they break your empty pail. You were unable to fetch the pail of water.
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You tell the man it was the girl, and he grabs you by the collar, "And you didn't say anything!" He slams you down roughly, "Where'd she go!" he screams at you. You point the way, and he runs after her. Knowing she probably got away, you pick yourself up and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[head to the market->M1]].You explain to the guard that you helped the cabbage farmer this morning and that he gave them to you as a gift. "Likely story outsider," he rips the bag away from you, "I know how crafty you theives are with words. I'll be taking that." You start to speak, but before you can say a word he tells you to get moving. He grabs the hilt of his sword. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and take back the gift?->M1d]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Make your way towards the exit of town?->M2]]You decide to run away, but before you make it throught the market you are stopped by a guardsmen. "Where are you off to in such a hurry?" He grabs you by the back of the shirt and starts to search you. Having not found anything, he says, "You might not have anything on you now outsider, but I have my eye on you." You (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[make your way to the exit of town.->M2]]You smell the coals of the forge starting to catch flame and follow your nose to the local blacksmith. Hes rugged and even though it is the beginning of his day, he is already covered in soot. He looks over the hammer, and then gives you a good look. "Well, it's stolen; that's for certain." He thinks about it, then says, "I'll give you two copper for it." You accept his payment and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[head to the tavern->C-1a]] for some food.The tavern is warm, and the patrons have just started to be served breakfast. They all stare and talk under their breath as you take a seat towards the back. In trying to assess the room, you neglect to see the woman approach you. "I said 'Do you have any money, outsider?'. No free meals in 'The Splintered Pine'." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Run away with your empty pail?->C-1c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Throw down your coppers and order?->C-1b]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/gnLOUM0S93JU4" width="480" height="258" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/billy-crystal-gnLOUM0S93JU4">via GIPHY</a></p>You throw down the money that the farmer gave you and the woman laughs, "That'll get you a slice bread and an egg." You ask if you can have some milk, she responds, "Water". You nod. As you are waiting for your light breakfast, there is a young lady that getting hassled at the bar. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Mind your business?->T2a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Interfere on her behalf?->C-2]]Troubled by the feel of the room, you hastily run out of the room to jeers of "BEGGAR", "ORPHEN", and the ever popular "OUTSIDERS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE". (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[You head towards the market.->C-2c]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/Stl1BnsWSOerK" width="480" height="355" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/woman-witchcraft-Stl1BnsWSOerK">via GIPHY</a></p>You get up and make it known that the man's behavior is wrong. He pulls the girl closer, to the point where her arms are pressed firmly against his body; she's unable to move. You attempt to strike the man, but before you are able to, both you and the girl are thrown out of the tavern for "causeing trouble". You now have no copper, no food, and the young lady chastises you for ruining her pick pocketing scheme. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and help her?->C-2a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Apologize and make you way to the market?->C-2c]]You already robbed one person today, so you diecide to help. You grab hold of your pail and confidently make your way across the street. You sneak just outside of the store, and wait for her signal. She ties her hair up in a bun, and you sneak around the corner to find the bag waiting for you. Quickly you throw it into your empty pail and calmly walk away. After ten steps or so, you look down at the pail and it's empty again. There is no sign of the girl. (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[You make your way to the market.->C-2c]]You ask if you can help in any way. Annoyed, she responds, "Fine, I'll make it real simple for you. You see the pottery shop," she points across the road, towards a small open air shop. The owner appears to be half awake as he dusts off his product. "Just behind the counter is a bag of coins. Grab that, and we will be square." Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Help her by robbing the store?->C-2b]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Decline and head to the market?->C-2c]]You stroll along, happy as can be, when all of the sudden you hear someone screaming. "There they are! They robbed me of my hammer this morning! Guard! Catch that theif!" You try to run away, but are soon tackled to the ground. You empty pail has been shattered and you are thrown in jail. You have failed to fetch a pail of water.
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You mind your business, but keep an eye on the young lady. As your food arrives, you see her slyly steal a pouch off her assailant's hip. She makes her way out the back door while you are just finishing your meal. You pick up your pail and head to the door. Just then, the handsy man at the bar realizes that he's been robbed. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Lower your head and head to market?->C-2c]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Tell the man it was the girl?->C-1e]]You tell the man it was the girl, and he grabs you by the collar, "And you didn't say anything!" He slams you down roughly, "Where'd she go!" he screams at you. You point the way, and he runs after her. Knowing she probably got away, you pick yourself up and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[head to the market->C-2c]].You try to take back the gift from the cabbage farmer, but are taken down instantly, "Now you really are a thief," the guard says. He breaks your pail, and takes you to jail. You were unable to fetch a pail of water.
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")
[[Start over?->Start]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/li0dswKqIZNpm" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fail-black-and-white-bob-dylan-li0dswKqIZNpm">via GIPHY</a></p>You make it out of the market, and to the town's exit. You feel like you are in the clear, but you know that surely something else is bound to happen. As you make your way out of town and towards the path that leads to the stream, you see a gathering of people. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Get a closer look?->FF3a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Carry on towards the stream?->FF4]]You decide to run away, but before you make it throught the market you are stopped by a guardsmen. You explain to the guard that you helped the cabbage farmer this morning and that he gave them to you as a gift. "Likely story outsider," he rips the bag away from you, "I know how crafty you theives are with words. I'll be taking that." You start to speak, but before you can say a word he tells you to get moving. He grabs the hilt of his sword. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Try and take back the gift?->M1d]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Make your way towards the exit of town?->M2]]Quietly, you release the fish back into the water. The fisherman thanks you for being so quiet, then says, "You didn't have to be, I'm about done here today anyway. My name's Bailen." He looks older, about your mothers age, he holds out his hand for you to shake it. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Shake his hand?->FF4c]]
Refuse?You refuse, but Bailen will have none of it. He tells you that he's jsut trying to be friendly. " I know how hard it is for outsiders once they get closer to the city. I understand, you've got no need to worry anymore. Not when you're with me." He holds out his hand again, and (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[you shake it->FF4c]]...You decide it would be best to keep away from the city. In the forest, there's less of a chance of getting in trouble; at least with the townsfolk. Bailen shows you a shortcut through the forest. As he showing you the way, you keep asking him questions. You ask how he stays so happy, when everyone hates the outsiders?You decide to head back through town, but are detirmined to keep close to Bailen. Being as young as you are, you know that the people in town view you as a thief. As you enter town, however, everyone seems to be waving and smiling at you... or is it at Bailen? Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Ask why everyone is so friendly?->BT1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Keep your head down and carry on?->BT1a]]You ask why everyone is so friendly. He tells you, "Well it wasn't always that way. For a long time the people in town didn't trust me and would call me names. I got arrested, mugged and ran out of town before. Then one day, I caught a whole bunch of fish, more than I could carry. So I handed them out to people on my way back home. Eventually people started to change their mind about me." He handed over a couple fish to a vendor in the market, who payed him a couple silver.(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[ He continued...->BT1c]]You keep your head down as you both make your way to the market. Bailen hands a small fish to the guard, who hands him a couple copper. Then he sold a couple more to the vendors in the market. You ask him (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[why he is so liked in town...->BT1b]]He tells you, "Well it wasn't always that way. For a long time the people in town didn't trust me and would call me names. I got arrested, mugged and ran out of town before. Then one day, I caught a whole bunch of fish, more than I could carry. So I handed them out to people on my way back home. Eventually people started to change their mind about me." (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[He continues...->BT1d]]"People will always be untrusting of people that they are unfirmilar with. They can be horrible, awful people, but if you show them some kindness, one day it might start to rub off on them. These folks don't like outsiders, because they don't know any of them. The ones that they do know are on the wanted signs, or starving people just trying to survive. You seem like a good kid, just keep your eyes and heart open and you will make it out okay." He smiles as you both make the turn towards your mother's house. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Invite him in?->End1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Say goodbye?->End2]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QmYosM4PO08FO" width="480" height="223" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/black-girl-girls-rock-natural-chic-QmYosM4PO08FO">via GIPHY</a></p>"People will always be untrusting of people that they are unfirmilar with. They can be horrible, awful people, but if you show them some kindness, one day it might start to rub off on them. These folks don't like outsiders, because they don't know any of them. The ones that they do know are on the wanted signs, or starving people just trying to survive. You seem like a good kid, just keep your eyes and heart open and you will make it out okay." He smiles as you both make the turn towards your mother's house. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Invite him in?->End1]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Say goodbye?->End2]]
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QmYosM4PO08FO" width="480" height="223" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/black-girl-girls-rock-natural-chic-QmYosM4PO08FO">via GIPHY</a></p>"Well it wasn't always that way for me. For a long time the people in town didn't trust me and would call me names. I got arrested, mugged and ran out of town before. Then one day, I caught a whole bunch of fish, more than I could carry. So I handed them out to people on my way back home. Eventually people started to change their mind about me." (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[He continues...->BT1d]]You say goodbye, and head through the door with a new outlook on what you and your mother's future could be. You say, "Hey Mom, I got that pail of water you asked for."
Congratulations! You have successfully fetched a pail of water!<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/26DOoDwdNGKAg6UKI" width="480" height="384" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/alexanderirl-alexander-irl-26DOoDwdNGKAg6UKI">via GIPHY</a></p>Invite Bailen in and introduce him to your mother. He offers her a fish and she starts to get it ready for a nice lunch. You place the pail of water on the table as Bailen and her get to know each other. You step back outside with a new way of looking at the world and hopeful for you and your mother's future.
COngratulations! You have successfully fetched a pail of water!
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/26DOoDwdNGKAg6UKI" width="480" height="384" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/alexanderirl-alexander-irl-26DOoDwdNGKAg6UKI">via GIPHY</a></p>As you move towards the stream, the forest gets calmer and more serene. You hear the whistle of a fisherman above the bubbling of the water. You take no chances this time, you wait for ten or twenty minutes trying to see if they can be trusted. Do you...
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Approach the stream?->FF4a]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"pulse")[[Find somewhere else to get the water?->ST1]]