5dollars

You're a 30 year old programmer for a local ride-sharing app called Zoomi. Your boss told you as you headed out of the office today that you're going to be promoted to CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at the beginning of next year. With that pay raise, you'll be making six figures. You could move into those lofts across the street. Your girlfriend might stop nagging you about not being ambitious enough. As you walk through the parking garage to your BMW, you see a five dollar bill on the ground. It looks crisp and new. You already have plenty of cash in your wallet, but who would turn down free money? [[Pick up the five dollars|trans1]] [[Leave the five dollars|end1]]

You pick up the money and put it in your wallet. Traffic is worse than usual. You see a hobo at the intersection ahead. You've seen him a few times before. He's coughing heavily and bracing against the cold winter wind. Every car ahead passes him by. One driver honks and speeds off as he extends his hand toward their open window. You get caught at the red light with the hobo inches away from your window. You can hear him mumbling something. Seeing him reminds you of your cousin. He moved to New York City with almost no money and a month later, he was on the streets begging for money. Your aunt asked you to visit him and convince him to move back home. After a day of driving up and down Manhattan streets, you finally found him digging through a dumpster in a dark alleyway. You begged him to come back home with you, but he refused. You said something judgmental and he pushed you away, started throwing punches. That was the last time you saw him. Your aunt blamed you for failing to get him home and he's presumed dead. This guy needs the money. You certainly don't. [[Give him five dollars|trans2]] [[Keep the five dollars|end2]]

You chose not to transmit the money. [[Go back|Start]] [[Credits|credits]]

You're surprised to see the window of the black BMW open. A hand reaches out and offers 5 dollars. You grab the money and cling onto it as the wind pushes you back. You say thank you as the car pulls away. There's a guy called "Fat Mike" who gives hobos a place to stay at night if they give him half of their daily earnings. Staying in a warm room sounds nice on a cold night like this, but you hate giving your money to that greedy asshole. If you got some cheap gin from the 7/11, you could keep warm til morning and save some money. The cars are gone; rush hour is over. Better head to 7/11. Or maybe you should stay at Fat Mike's place. You haven't earned much today, so you wouldn't be losing much. [[Go to Fat Mike's place|trans3]] [[Go to 7/11|trans2.1]] [[Save the money for tomorrow|end3]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans1]] [[Credits|credits]]

You get a dirty look from the store clerk as you enter. You have just enough money for a bottle of gin. The gin's price has gone up. You'd be using almost all of your money on it--or you could steal it. This spot isn't visible on security cameras and the clerk is distracted with a customer. [[Buy the gin|trans2.2]] [[Steal the gin|end4]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans2]] [[Credits|credits]]

As you're about to lock up for the night, you see Sam shuffling toward you. You extend your hand as he reaches the door. He puts five dollars in your hand and walks inside. You smile and lock the door behind you. All the beds are taken. Sam grabs a blanket and curls up on the floor. You stuff the 5 dollars into an envelope marked "Mob." You're paying an unreasonable amount of money to the Russian mob to keep this place running, but you'd hate to shut down now, especially when these people have nowhere else to go. The next morning, one of their cronies shows up demanding money. [[Give him the money|trans3.11]] [[Keep the money|end5]]

You sigh as the hobo passes you crumpled up bills. He grins and walks out the store with the gin. Your till is about 10 dollars over, so you could keep this money and the boss would never know. The security camera facing the register has been broken for weeks. As long as the count at the end of the night looks correct, the boss wouldn't care. You might be able to score some weed on the way home. Your son has been nagging you about a fee he needs to pay for a field trip to the zoo. Maybe you should save the money for that. Your wife has been complaining about you not being a father figure. But this week has been stressful, and if you do get into an argument with her, at least the weed would help you calm down after she goes to sleep. As you drive home, you see your dealer's house. It wouldn't take long to pull over and get some weed. [[Get weed|trans2.3]] [[Give the money to your son|trans3.1]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans2.1]] [[Credits|credits]]

A knock at the door. You look through the peephole and see it's Max. You invite him in. He tells you how much needs and passes you the money. You unlock your closet, grab the weed, and toss it to him. He thanks you and leaves. You relock the closet and the door. A few minutes later, another knock. You check who it is. Fuck--it's that DEA narc. You let him in. He tells you he still has footage of you doing drug deals downtown and will turn it over the DEA if you don't pay him. You already paid him over 200 this month. This guy is getting greedy. He says if you don't pay him 300 right now, he's sending all the footage to the DEA. [[Give him the money|trans2.4]] [[Refuse to give the money|end6]]

You hear the sound of the garage door opening. Dad's home! You run to the garage door as he walks in. You hear your mom yelling at him. He looks annoyed. He takes something out of his pocket and hands it to you. Ten dollars! He says it's for the field trip. You're so excited. You thought you weren't going to be able to go. Your mom walks over and hugs your dad. This is the first time you've seen them hug in a long time. At school the next day, you walk toward the teacher to hand the money to her. Your friend sees the money and says you guys should combine it with his lunch money to buy Pokemon cards after school. [[Give to to your teacher|trans3.2]] [[Save up for Pokemon cards|end11]]

He hands you the money. That was easy. You laugh and walk out. He slams the door behind you. You've gathered about five thousand dollars from drug dealers so far. You've always dreamed of taking a trip to Mexico. Five grand would last a while down there. Maybe you'd come back; maybe you'd stay. Or you could pay the rent on your apartment and keep applying for jobs. This blackmail grift isn't going to last forever. Maybe it's better to stop for now. [[Go to Mexico|trans2.5]] [[Save the money|credits]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans2.3]] [[Credits|credits]]

You arrive in Cancun with a little less than five thousand dollars. You meet an old high school friend and get drinks. At the bar, your friend says he recently started a sushi restaurant and needs a sous chef. It's in the perfect location and has already received some positive reviews. You've never worked in a kitchen, but you love cooking and you've always wanted to pursue that career. He tells you the pay won't be great at first, but he offers to let you stay at his place until you can find a place. The one caveat is that he needs a thousand dollars to cover the restauraunt's rent this month. He promises to pay the money back once the business takes off. [[Loan him one thousand dollars and accept the job|credits]] [[Refuse the loan and decline the job offer|end10]]

Trevor hands you two five dollar bills. He runs off to his desk. You had to submit the fees to the principal yesterday, and you paid ten dollars out of pocket to cover Trevor's fee. He's been asking questions about it and drawing pictures of zoo animals every day since you told the class about the trip. Perhaps it was unethical to pay the fee for him, but you were worried his parents wouldn't give him the money. You suddenly get an urge to buy a bottle of wine after school with this extra money. You've been going to AA meetings for five months. You haven't had a craving like this in weeks. As you walk to your car after school, you remember the 10 dollars is in your purse. You stop near your car. You know you'll be tempted to buy the wine if you keep that money. You take the money out of your purse and throw it onto the parking lot asphalt. You get into your car and drive away. [[Credits|credits]]

<big><center>5 Dollars</center></big> <center>Made by</center> <center>Greg Klein and Brooks Walch</center> <center>A Global Game Jam 2018 game</center> <center><a href="https://www.globalgamejam.org/">Global Game Jam website</a></center> <center><a href="https://agdg.co">Albuquerque Game Developers Guild</a></center>

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans3]] [[Credits|credits]]

Fat Mike takes a thick envelope from his jacket and hands it to you. You quickly count it. He overpaid, but that's his problem. You walk out the door. Boss said this money is gonna be used for taxes. Since when does the mob pay taxes! He said somethin about laundering money. You try not to think about that stuff too much. The less you know, the better. You get in your car and head back to the Green Lounge, the biggest moneymaker and headquarters for the mob. You start thinking about the money. He paid two thousand, but we only asked for 1800. Maybe you could keep that 200. Boss trusts you. Even if he did start askin questions, he'd probably get mad at Fat Mike, not you. Your kid has been sick for a few days. You don't have insurance, but that money could cover a doctor visit and medication. Then again, the last guy who stole from the boss got thrown off the Emerson skyscraper. [[Give all the money to the boss|trans3.12]] [[Keep 200 dollars|end7]]

Alexei enters your office and drops the envelope on the table. You nod and ask him to leave. He looks annoyed as he walks away. You walk to your accountant's office and give the money to him. He stops you as you leave and says he knows a guy at the IRS who will cover our tracks if we avoid paying taxes. He claims the Italian mob has been working with this guy for years. You have been struggling to pay your men enough recently, and that extra money would help keep them loyal. But you've seen a lot of mobs get busted for tax evasion. It might not be worth the risk. [[Pay taxes|trans3.13]] [[Keep the money|end8]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans3.11]] [[Credits|credits]]

Viktor tells you to pay the taxes and leaves your office. What an idiot. We're having a hard enough time keeping our guys. We need that money. You need that money. You worked your ass off getting that contact, and now it'll go to waste. You met with an Italian mob member yesterday. He said their accountant was stealing from them and they needed someone they could trust. They've seen how much money we can rake in and they want a piece of it. You told them you would consider the offer. You could do it. As long as they were protecting me, you'd be safe. You could take this money, too. It would feel so good to screw Viktor over. After years of him belittling and doubting you. But the Russian mob is all about loyalty, and the last guy who defected to another mob was stabbed right in front of his family as they were walking to church. [[Pay the taxes|trans3.14]] [[Join the Italian mob|end9]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans3.12]] [[Credits|credits]]

You get a call from Nikolay. He says he appreciates your offer, but the mob intends to pay their taxes. You hang up the call and get a nod from the assistant next to you; he logged and traced the call. Did he not even bother to check if you actually worked for the IRS? Apparently not. You're part of an FBI task force designed to locate and convict members of the Russian mob. It took you almost six months to befriend Nikolay, but he's already given you more than enough evidence. The call was from the Green Lounge, their suspected headquarters. Along with the initial call, the video surveillance of their meeting last week, and the documents he provided showing their previous tax returns, that should be enough to arrest him. He claims to be loyal, but after a few days of interrogations, almost every mob member will start to crack. [[Credits|credits]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans3.13]] [[Credits|credits]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans2.5]] [[Credits|credits]]

You chose not to transmit the money to another person. [[Go back|trans3.1]] [[Credits|credits]]