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nikko004
06/27/18 9:07:03 PM
#1:


Preface: Gonna try something new.
-Instead of the usual votes system, all inputs from you guys is put in a queue
-Meaning each input is gonna be taken into consideration rather than ignoring unpopular votes (This does not mean every action will be successful)
-You can input a command for any character, not just the main character (Format is Character: Action)

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You are an average office worker. Or at least, you seem as average as your peers.

You look over to the cubicle next to you, where your co-worker Brad sits. He looks average too. You've been staring at him for about 10 seconds now, yet he remains focused on his work as the sound of his keyboard clacks go uninterrupted. Brad's gonna be a tough nut to crack.

You stare at the clock. You're only about an hour away til you can take a break, and that's about the only thing on your mind as your eyes wander towards the break room.

Oh and I guess you have some unfinished deskwork to do.

What do you do?
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fire_bolt
06/27/18 9:21:24 PM
#2:


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0AbsoluteZero0
06/27/18 9:24:06 PM
#3:


Slack off for a bit and complain about my job on Reddit

Also, Im very glad to see this topic. A little while back I was thinking it had been too long since weve had a good CYOA topic on here.
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nikko004
06/27/18 9:41:25 PM
#4:


Slack off for a bit and complain about your job on Reddit

You crack your knuckles and open up your browser (Firefox because you're an intellectual) to log into reddit.

In the span of 20 seconds, you have already posted your whining on r/myjobsucks. In another span of 40 seconds, it has already received 14 downvotes and a top comment from some schmuck user "bossman69" telling you to get back to work.

You notice something about his style of writing though. You take out your smartphone (Android because you're a poor intellectual) and look at your boss's texts.

It's nearly identical.

You fret internally (only slightly because you're not as emotionally invested in this job as you should be), but your corporate mandated panic is interrupted by the sound of Brad standing up from his chair and walking towards the restroom.

Brad's desk is now currently vacant.

What do?
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0AbsoluteZero0
06/27/18 11:22:53 PM
#5:


Bump, I dont want to monopolize all the answers
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fire_bolt
06/27/18 11:40:16 PM
#6:


Carefully shit pants in a way that said pants do not become soiled, then take and rub fecal matter all over Brad's workspace. Wash hands afterward
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skimmedmilk
06/27/18 11:41:38 PM
#7:


I masturbate while thinking about Brad and shouting his name
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nikko004
06/28/18 12:20:54 AM
#8:


Defecate carefully on Brad's stuff
Deed
Seeing Brad go to the restroom reminds you of that chunky taco you had for breakfast.
Usually, it means that the next restroom you go to will become a warzone. However, you see it this time as an opportunity to finally break Brad's stoic facade.

You attempt to let yourself go with meticulous skill that you've honed through the many years you've done it.

Unfortunately, you have an engineering degree, not a shitting degree. Your pants are forever ruined.
This might still be workable as you take off your taco-stained pants and throw it on Brad's desk.

The moment it makes contact with the desk, parts of the office wall start to get distorted in a strange way, almost like they're getting pixelated. It only lasts for a brief moment though.

You're a bit taken aback by that. You wonder if you can make it happen again. Maybe you can try deeding this time.

A distant voice in your head floods you with thoughts of Brad. If you had any thoughts of deeding, it just died along with your libido. Brad is a solid 6/10 at most. You have standards.

Brad still seems to be in the restroom, you're not wearing pants, and out of the corner of your eye, you see your boss walking into the room.

What do?
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nikko004
06/28/18 12:20:50 PM
#9:


bump
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teepan95
06/28/18 12:23:31 PM
#10:


attempt to hit on your boss
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nikko004
06/28/18 3:18:49 PM
#11:


Attempt to hit on your boss

You might just be in big trouble, but you figure you might be able to flirt your way out of this.

The boss stops in his tracks the moment he sees you with no pants.

You meet his glare with an awkward smile. "Hey boss," you say while clearing your throat a bit. "There is a very good explanation for this."

He stares at your underwear. Suddenly, his face gets distorted for a brief moment. "I'm listening," he says with a radio-like voice.

You blink a few times, but re-orient yourself to continue whatever kind of flirting this may be. "Uh, did it hurt when you fell from Tennessee?"

His entire body gets distorted, then becomes normal, except for the fact that he is now stuck in a T-pose. "Get back to work," he says as he glides away without moving his legs.

You're slightly freaked out now. But more importantly, you're not in trouble. But also more importantly, there are now very odd spots around the room that seem blocky and pixelated.

Brad is also still not back from the restroom. He's taking an awfully long time in there.

You look back at the clock. It's break time now. You look around and see some of your coworkers heading towards the break room, while others are taking the elevator down to step outside for a bit.

You do a double-take as you look at the elevator, since there is now a door next to it that you swear was not there before.

What do?
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0AbsoluteZero0
06/28/18 6:01:52 PM
#12:


Check on Brad to make sure hes okay
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teepan95
06/29/18 1:49:52 AM
#13:


Open the door and peer inside
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Eevee-Trainer
06/29/18 2:17:37 AM
#14:


Tagging, this is gonna be good.

@Kircheis iirc you wanted to be pinged for stuff like this
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Kircheis
06/29/18 2:24:10 AM
#15:


Tag, good lookin' out Eevee. I might contribute to this if I see a good opportunity lol.
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skimmedmilk
06/29/18 2:28:30 AM
#16:


apologize to brad for shitting on his desk and ask him to borrow $100 for that new porn movie
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nikko004
06/29/18 3:46:02 AM
#17:


Check on Brad and apologize and ask for money

You waddle over to the bathroom to check on Brad. When you get there though, you see the top half of Brad's body sticking out of the sink. Despite this, he's kept his serious face on the entire time, not moving a muscle. The day just keeps getting stranger and stranger.

Nevertheless, you figure you'd apologize to him. "Yo, Braddie boy," you say while walking up to him, "just letting you know your desk is full of shit now. Literally. Sorry 'bout that." You try to pat him on the shoulder. "Also--"

Upon touching him, he starts vibrating like crazy, then suddenly explodes. Oddly enough, it seemed purely visual as it didnt affect you or the sink.
At this point, you're not even fazed anymore. This might as well happen.

On the spot where he blew up, a glowing blue orb appears. You reach out for it, where it then gets absorbed into you.

Suddenly, your vision starts getting a bunch of floating squares, with a large one in the middle saying "Heads-Up Display acquired." It then disappears after a few seconds, and the floating squares move to the side of your peripheral vision. You're able to get a closer look at them and see the following:

HP [ 100% ] || SP [ 100% ]
Debuff: Pantsless

You blink a few times to make sure this isnt just some odd manifestation of a video game addiction, then look back at the sink. You see a floating square on it that says...well, "sink". You focus your eyes on the label, where it then expands with additional text saying "It's a sink, genius. Always wash your hands after you tinkle."

Well, might as well roll with the punches. You step outside of the bathroom with new confidence and still no pants--
You just realized that Brad is dead. You're not sure how to feel about that. You never really cared for him, but the constant sound of keyboard clacking from him was enough to mask the fact that you were slacking off.

A text prompt pops up saying "Press [F] to pay respects--" yeah we're done with this joke. You swat the prompt aside and walk back to your cubicle, then glance over at the new door again.

Open the door and peer inside

This day has already been weird; not much sanity to lose here. You walk over to the door and creak it open. So far it looks pitch black on the other side. You attempt to open it wider, but your vision suddenly blanks out for a second, then it comes back with the door suddenly gone. Well, so much for that. You turn around and--

All of your co-workers in the room now suddenly look exactly like your boss.
One of them stands up and starts walking towards you with puppet-like movement.

You back up slowly while putting your hands in front of you. "Hey, uh, Boss? Whoever? Dunno what the deal is here but--"

He throws a punch at you.

A prompt appears in front of his fist showing an arrow pointing downwards. You focus on it, then suddenly your body yanks itself into a crouch, dodging his punch. You take this opening to stand back up with an uppercut, knocking him down.
The rest of the Boss-looking workers get up and start moving towards you like zombies.
Looks like you're in some shit now.

Simu-scuffle: Bossman69
What do?
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teepan95
06/29/18 4:10:24 AM
#18:


assume the position
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Eevee-Trainer
06/29/18 4:48:08 PM
#19:


What teep said
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nikko004
06/29/18 4:58:05 PM
#20:


Assume the position

You assume the position.
...Er, you're not sure what position exactly.

While trying to think of a position to assume, a boss-zombie decks you in the face, staggering you into the elevator doors behind you. Your elbow hits the arrow going down.

You hear a ding, then the elevator opens up and you fall inside. Your eyes face the ceiling, as well as a looming figure frantically closing the doors.

One of the boss-zombies nearly get their arm through the doors, but the figure pushes it back with a mop.

The doors close and you're faced with a mop-handle pointed at your face. You look at it's wielder--the only company's janitor, Ed.

"You there," he says, "...you ain't wearin' pants. What in the hell are you?"

What do/what say?
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teepan95
06/30/18 4:08:00 AM
#21:


"my name is Norbert No-pants. You spilled my coffee that one time. Prepare to die."
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nikko004
07/01/18 12:58:44 AM
#22:


"My name is Norbert No-pants. You spilled my coffee that one time. Prepare to die."

Ed just stares at you for a few seconds. He then flips his mop around and jabs you in the groin with wet bristles. "Well, Mr. No-pants, dunno how you're getting paid more than me when you smell like shit." He puts the mop back in his bucket. "Regardless, you at least seem sane. Dunno what the hell's going on here with these boss-impersonators, but I don't like it."

The elevator rings out a ding and opens the doors to what looks like the first floor.

Ed starts walking out. "C'mon son, let's get you spruced up at the janitor closet."

You get up and follow behind Ed as the two of you walk down the eerily empty corridor. "Hey Ed," you tap him on the shoulder, "we're not closed, are we?"

He looks side-to-side for a bit. "Nope. But it sure feels like it." He smirks a bit. "Makes my job easier."

A few more steps and you two arrive at the janitor closet.

Here, you see standard cleaning equipment such as a broom, a pair of squeegees, some buckets, and a handheld dustpan.

Out of curiosity, you try to walk over to the shelf stocked with bottles of cleaning solution, but trip on a wet floor sign.

Ed smirks again. "There's irony to be found there, son," he says while walking over to a locker. After a bit of rummaging, he throws a janitor's uniform at your body. "Change into that. Better than smelling like shit, I'd say."

You try to get up, but trip again on a pipe.

He shakes his head and turns back to the locker to rummage more. "Oh, and feel free to take a tool. Might wanna keep it to two things or so. The real boss would have my head if he had to buy more supplies."

How do you proceed from here?
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teepan95
07/01/18 1:58:08 AM
#23:


Pipe for offense

Dustpan for defence

Maybe combat training with Ed?
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nikko004
07/01/18 4:04:21 PM
#24:


Pipe for offense. Dustpan for defense.

You need a weapon. You reach your hand towards the pipe, but the moment you make contact, a floating square appears in the center of your vision.

[ Inventory Module activated. Mode: STACK ]

The pipe starts disintegrating into a bunch of pixel-like particles, and then they all spiral around your right arm.

[ Pipe acquired. Equipped to MAINHAND ]

It doesn't seem like Ed saw any of that since he's still rummaging through the locker.

You get up and walk over to the dustpan, thinking of using it as a shield. Upon grabbing it, it also gets pixelized and gathered around your left arm.

[ Dustpan acquired. Equipped to OFFHAND ]

You now see something new on your HUD under HP and SP--a flashing yellow caution symbol with the words "Low memory." Sounds important, but you're not really sure what it means.
You figure you might as well try these things out. "Hey Ed, you think you can show me a few pointers on fighting?"

Ed pauses his rummaging to look at you with a raised eyebrow. "Son, I'm a janitor, not a martial artist." He turns back to the locker. "Besides, even a pantsless dumbass can figure out that swinging a stick at someone hurts."

You scratch your head in defeated agreement to Ed. You also remember the clothes he threw at you just lying on the floor. You're not really sure about wearing it, but you might as well take it with you just in case. You crouch down to grab it, but it becomes pixelized.

[ Janitor's clothes acquired. ]

The yellow caution symbol on your HUD now turns red, with the new words "Memory full."

Just then, you feel the ground shake a little alongside the sounds of thundering footsteps.

Ed clicks his tongue. "Guess looking for this is gonna have to wait." He stands up tall and starts running out the door. "C'mon son, I don't know what that was just now, but it's probably trouble--"

The moment Ed steps foot out the closet, he gets tackled away by a giant figure. You run out to see what just happened, only to see a colossal Wet-floor sign ramming Ed against the wall at the end of the corridor.

It senses you and hops around to face you, then starts hopping at you at top speed, leaving cracks on the floor and shaking the ground with every hop.

If you didn't shit your pants back at the cubicles, you sure would have right here.

Simu-scuffle: Ironic Wet-floor Sign

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teepan95
07/01/18 4:18:24 PM
#25:


Use the attack consecutive normal stick swings
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nikko004
07/02/18 8:22:23 AM
#26:


Use the attack consecutive normal stick swings

You flare out your hand and think about the pipe. Pixels swarm your hand and form into the pipe you know and love. It's time to unleash your special move: consecutive--

The giant wet-floor anomaly gives zero shits and bulldozes you over. The floor screetches as it stops and turns around to charge at you again.

HP [ 82% ] || SP [ 100% ]

You slowly get back and wiggle your head to reorient yourself. Okay, this time around, consecutive--

The wet-floor sign bulldozes you once more.

HP [ 63% ] || SP [ 100% ]

This is going great. In the distance, you can see Ed straightening himself up.

What is your plan B?
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teepan95
07/02/18 2:33:19 PM
#27:


attempt to dodge and counter-attack
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nikko004
07/02/18 9:22:14 PM
#28:


Attempt to dodge and counter-attack

Alright, this time, maybe a good idea would be to not get hit, and then maybe you could hit it back.

The sign charges at you once again.

You frantically jump out of its way successfully, but you couldn't get a hit in since it was going too fast. Maybe second time's a charm. You see it coming at you head on as it always does.
This time around, you prepare your attack before dodging, winding up your pipe like a baseball bat.

The sign draws closer at a rapid rate. You strengthen your stance by crouching slightly. A prompt appears from the sign, which means its in range now.

Quick on your feet, you spring to the side while swinging at the sign. The metallic sound of your pipe rings out as you see the sign fly away towards Ed.

He reacts quickly with his mop winded up for a swing, then bats it into the janitor's closet.

The sign doesn't seem to be down for the count, however. It starts to get up and leave the closet, but Ed quickly shuts the door and tries to keep it barred with his body. "I'll keep this thing locked! Get outta here, Nopants!"

You hesitate with gritted teeth, but decide to run while saluting Ed. He truly was not getting paid enough for this shit.

You make your way outside of the corporate building, only things...don't look like the outside. You're stopped dead in your tracks from, uh, a lack of tracks. The floor ahead is gone. In fact, the entire ground around the building is gone. You peek out to where the ground should be and instead see an endless void. It's as though the entire building is now on a floating island.

More surprises come to you as you look straight up into a sky, where you see a giant green vortex looming just over the building roof. A square appears on your HUD, denoting the words "Next Stage" on the vortex.

You gulp. No where else to go but up, it seems.
What do you do?
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nikko004
07/03/18 7:05:27 PM
#29:


bump
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teepan95
07/04/18 12:03:55 AM
#30:


I forgot to reply <_< sorry!

Go up, but be prepared for a rough landing
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nikko004
07/04/18 12:18:09 AM
#31:


It's okay teeps lol no obligations, highly appreciate your consistent replies; theyre moving the story forward

Go up, but be prepared for a rough landing

Well the answer is simple: just go up!

...You jump up. Landing was a bit rough since you haven't jumped in forever--being cooped up on a chair for 8 hours a day and all.

Sadly, your brave effort has led you miraculously to the same spot you started. Looks like either you're gonna have to be more determined about this. Or creative. Maybe even stupid.

What do you do?
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Eevee-Trainer
07/04/18 1:46:32 AM
#32:


Attempt to scale the building's outside if at all possible. If this fails, attempt to go to the top floor of the building from the inside.
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nikko004
07/05/18 1:43:23 AM
#33:


Attempt to scale the building's outside

You pull up your pants like the old cartoons and prepare yourself mentally to climb this bitch.
Walking over to the corner of the building, you grab it with your arms and try to get a grip, only to keep sliding down.
Maybe it's better to try parkouring than to brute-force it like this. You take a few steps back and attempt a wall jump.
Unsurprisingly, you land on your face. You couldn't even jump normally, much less off a wall. Guess you'll have to try something else.

Attempt to go to the top floor of the building from the inside.

You head back inside and walk through the corridor once again. You pass by the janitor's closet.
No sign of Ed. Nor the janitor closet door. You can only wonder what happened.
You reach the end of the corridor where the elevator resides, then hit the "up" button.
The elevator dings, and you step inside.
The elevator music soothes you as you smoothly make your way to the top floor--the 50th.
Except it comes to a grinding halt once you hit the 14th floor.
You hit all the buttons, especially the open button, but nothing happens. Looks like you're stuck.
You sit in a corner and look around for what you can do.
On the side, there's a small screen with a button underneath it, but you can't make out the text on it. Looking above you, there's a square outline etched on the ceiling, though you won't be able to reach it even on your tiptoes. You might be able to do something to the doors as well.

What do you do?

Inventory: Pipe, Dustpan, Janitor's Clothes
HP [ 63% ] || SP [ 100% ]
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Eevee-Trainer
07/05/18 1:55:20 AM
#34:


Press the button :D
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teepan95
07/05/18 1:56:23 AM
#35:


Examine the doors and the outline
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nikko004
07/05/18 5:41:15 PM
#36:


Press the button :D

You are a simple person; you see button, you push.
Suddenly, the screen turns on, and you see...AOL messenger??? Rather, something similar to it.
You're not really sure what's going on, and you also can't use this thing considering how you dont have a keyboard--
A HUD panel appears; it looks like a VR keyboard. You reach your arms out to it and type out the word "pants".
You accidentally hit enter. You have just sent the word "pants" on this mystery message panel. Hopefully that won't be a mistake.
You see a reply.

sattelyte is online.
satellyte: pants?
satellyte: oh i can finally talk to you
satellyte: i cant believe you ran through the tutorial without any pants


You raise an eyebrow and type your reply.

nopants: Who are you?
satellyte: uh, duh, im the second player in this party
nopants: ???
satellyte: your eyes?
satellyte: oh wait i guess you havent finished the tutorial
nopants: tutorial?
satellyte: dont worry about it
satellyte: just focus on getting out of the elevator
satellyte: ill give you a hint though
satellyte: try picking up the rock in the corner
satellyte: ttyl, if you need me just find a screen
satellyte is offline.


Well, that was something.

Examine the doors and the outline

You look at the doors. They look metallic. Knocking on them, they definitely feel metallic.
You punch it. It metallically hurts your hand. Doesn't seem like you'll be busting through this normally.
You look at the outline again. You still need to find something to reach it since it is too high above you. Even on your tiptoes, you're still about 5 feet too short to get to it.

What do you do?
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Eevee-Trainer
07/05/18 6:56:16 PM
#37:


Look for the rock in some corner, and prod the outline with your pipe (if it'll reach)
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teepan95
07/06/18 1:44:51 AM
#38:


^that
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nikko004
07/06/18 9:30:11 PM
#39:


Look for the rock in some corner

You figure you'd take the hint and check out this rock that has evaded your sight. Looking at the corner opposite of you, you can faintly see a really small pebble. You're not really sure what this is supposed to do, but you walk over and grab it anyway.
It does absolutely nothing. You scratch your head and figure you'll just keep it for later, since it might be important enough if it warranted a hint.
As the thought of keeping it ran through your mind, the pebble pixelizes and flies into you. However, the "Memory full" sign shakes violently on your HUD.

[ Small Pebble acquired. ]

Suddenly, you feel pixels shoot out of you at lightning speed which carve a hole through the elevator door. The hole is shaped like...a headless person? You peek through the hole and see your Janitor's Clothes laying a few feet away from you on the floor. Besides your clothes, the long corridor beyond the elevator looks empty.

Prod the outline with your pipe

Might as well see what's up with the outline while you're here. You tiptoe and try to hit the outline while extending your pipe as far as you can, but you're still just a tad bit too short to get it. You jump up with your pipe still point up, which allows you to finally strike the outline. It nudges slightly upwards, indicating that it might just be removable. It could be an alternative path.

What do you do?
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Eevee-Trainer
07/06/18 10:26:29 PM
#41:


Beyond the hole you carved out, is there floor? If so, follow it, see what you can find
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nikko004
07/07/18 4:00:32 PM
#42:


Go beyond the hole

Surprisingly, the elevator stopped perfectly on the 14th floor.
You wiggle your way through the hole and walk through the corridor, leaving the Janitor's clothes behind.
Since the elevator's dead, you'll have to look for another way up.

The corridor goes on without a single turn or intersection. You don't remember the building being laid out like this.
A long walk finally leads you to the end, where you see stairs illuminated by green light. That doesn't look right.
You climb it and expect to see the next floor, but instead all you see is...the next floor. As in, just floor. The entire building beyond the 14th floor has disappeared, and you're faced with the endless void and the green vortex far above you. You can only stare in awe as the HUD displays giant text in the center of your vision.

[ WELCOME TO ICARUS. ]

Just then, you hear a ding near you. You look on the ground and see a laptop a few feet from you. The HUD shows a [!] above it.

You approach it and turn it on. The messenger appears again.

satellyte is online.
satellyte: haha, looks like you made it
satellyte: youre almost ready to begin the game
nopants: The game?
satellyte: Icarus
satellyte: that green thing in the sky is the Sun
satellyte: and youre gonna have to fly to it


Your jaw drops as you look back up.

nopants: How in the hell am I supposed to fly exactly?!
satellyte: who knows
satellyte: guess youll have to find your own wings
satellyte: maybe even steal or make them
satellyte: ill leave you with another hint and a gift
satellyte: check out the ground below
sattelyte is offline.


You walk to the edge of the building and see that what was once an endless void below you is now a sprawling grassland sloping downwards, as well a dirt path extending to the horizon. It's too foggy to see what lies in the distance.

Suddenly, stairs going downwards materialize before you. Your HUD also changes its [ Memory full ] message to [ Low memory ].
Inventory: Pipe, Dustpan

You're a bit skeptical, but you follow it down.
You reach the ground, just by the beginning of the dirt path. Guess it's time for a lot of walking.

A lengthy amount of time passes. You've walked seeing nothing but the dirt path and grass. You're not even sure if this is a game or a walking simulator anymore, but all that goes away when you finally reach a small town that looks awfully fantasy-like. All the buildings look like they're made of straw, wood, and rocks. However, all the townsfolk--though theyre not a lot in number--contrast the image with their modern-looking attire, ranging from jorts to three-piece suits.

Your HUD flashes a message: [ Initium Village ]
It also highlights a few locations with floating panels above the buildings. You can see the following:
[ Equipment Shop ]
[ Item Shop ]
[ Pub/Inn ]

You also see floating panels on most houses, though they're each only marked as [ Generic House ].

What do you do?
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teepan95
07/07/18 4:38:37 PM
#43:


Enter each and every house and talk to each and every NP-...er, Resident of the town
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Kircheis
07/07/18 5:09:24 PM
#44:


Go to the pub and try to get shitfaced.
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Muffinz0rz
07/07/18 5:15:26 PM
#45:


Rest at the inn

EDIT: I mean, get shitfaced first and then rest after exploring the town and speaking to every NP-...er, Resident of the town
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Eevee-Trainer
07/07/18 5:58:49 PM
#46:


Check out the shops as well.
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nikko004
07/08/18 4:55:32 PM
#47:


Enter each and every house and talk to each and every NP-...er, Resident of the town

You crack your knuckles and get your customer service aura on as you approach a casually dressed passerby.
A HUD panel appears above him as he turns away from you: [ ]

Hm. That's odd. You try to talk to another person, this time a woman in a business suit.

[ ] appears as she walks faster in an effort to distance herself.

You throw your arms up in defeat.
A random teenager skateboards past you and pats you in the back on his way. "Dude, put some pants on!" he says.

Oh yeah, you totally forgot about that. Nevertheless, it would be unbecoming of your character and your family name to put pants on, even if you did get reprimanded numerous times in the past for pantsless company incidents.

You might as well check out some of the generic houses since they're highlighted on your HUD.
An hour passes of door-to-door visits, only for each one to be locked. You figure this house on a hill's gonna be the last one you visit.

Before your hand even reaches the doorknob, the door opens itself. That's slightly unsettling, but you roll with it anyway.

You walk in, but you're only met with darkness. In the middle stands a chest. You open it.

[ 500 Icas get! ]

You're not too sure what an Ica is, but you roll with it. There's another smaller chest inside here, but your HUD highlights it with [ !! ].

What do you do?
(The other commands are still queued and will be executed after this event)
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0AbsoluteZero0
07/08/18 5:18:20 PM
#48:


Examine the second chest and cautiously open it, of course
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Muffinz0rz
07/08/18 9:30:57 PM
#49:


0AbsoluteZero0 posted...
Examine the second chest and cautiously open it, of course

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nikko004
07/09/18 1:42:29 AM
#50:


Examine the second chest and cautiously open it

You focus in on the highlight panel on the chest, which expands it with a description.

[ Chest in a chest: Made of old wood and tarnished gold accents. About the size of a microwave. Clearly the owner has too much free time and money if they own two chests to hold something. ]

You shrug and open it.
Regrettably, the [ !! ] starts to make sense as the chest extends a long tongue and barres sharp teeth at you.

You immediately back away, but it slaps your cheek with its tongue before closing back up.

[ 400 Icas lost! ]

The moment it shuts its mouth, the entire chest implodes into itself and disappears.
Strange indeed. But you roll with it.

You look around the room once more, but there's nothing left here.

Go to the pub and try to get shitfaced

Welp, time to forget this ever happened with a large dose of booze.
A few minutes of walking leads you to the Pub Inn. It's a relatively large structure compared to the surrounding houses, complete with two doors corresponding to the Pub and Inn parts. You walk in through the Pub doors.

Immediately, you're met with a glare from the bartender. He glances at your lower region, then back at your eyes. "Dear patron, I think you're already drunk."

You put a hand behind your head. "Yeah, but I'm not sad enough."

He shrugs. "Fair enough. You got an ID? We don't serve anyone under 3 here."

Crap. You left your ID in your wallet, which you left in your pants.

In the corner of your eye, you see someone seated on a barstool staring at you from under their hood.
Maybe they could help you? Then again you might be able to bullshit your way into drunk victory.

What do you do?
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HotLap
07/09/18 1:54:19 AM
#51:


Take a seat next to the hooded figure and ask them to buy you one alcohol.

If it fails, slump over onto the bar counter in a puddle of tears. Finally stop repressing your emotions and take the time you need to properly mourn your dear friend Brad.
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