<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/born-00-title.gif" class="titlescreen">
<h1>Bread Of Realization & Nourishment</h1>
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[[<button>Begin</button>->Home]]<br>
[[<button>About the game</button>->About the game]]<br>
[[<button>Credits</button>->Credits]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/born-00-title.gif" class="titlescreen">
<h1>About the game</h1>
<p><i>B.O.R.N.</i> is a super short story about the birth of a cute character.</p>
<p>It serves as a "prequel" to other short interactive stories and was a quick project to test out the itch.io platform and Clip Studio Paint Pro's simple animation capabilities.</p>
<h2>How to play</h1>
<p>Only your mouse is needed (or your finger if you're on a touch screen or mobile device). Enjoy!</p>
<p>
[[<button>Back</button>->Title Screen]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/the-pink-box/mayene-donutdesk.gif">
<h1>Credits</h1>
<p><b>Art, story, and styling by</b><br>
Mayene D. Kim<br>
@mayenedesign on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/mayenedesign.com">Twitter</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mayenedesign.com">Instagram</a></p>
<p><b>Made with</b><br>
Twine (<a href="https://twinery.org/">twinery.org</a>) using Snowman 2.0.2</p>
<p><i>Released May 2024</i></p>
[[<button>Back</button>->Title Screen]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-01-donut.png">
<p>Once upon a time, there was a donut.</p>
[[<button>And...?</button>->The donut]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-02-donut.gif">
<p>It was plain. It was simple.</p>
<p> It just existed by itself: round, brown, and on the ground.</p>
[[<button>Is it moving?</button>->Waking up]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-03-donut.gif">
<p>Then, it woke up!</p>
<p>Two eyes opened up, big and shiny, still a little sleepy.</p>
[[<button>Let it wake up</button>->Waking up 2]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-04-donut.gif">
<p>A tiny mouth appeared as it let out a little yawn.</p>
[[<button>Keep watching</button>->Little donut eyes]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-05-donut.gif">
<p>Its eyes, full of wonder, looked around curiously.</p>
<p>Suddenly, it squeaked.</p>
[[<button>Look closer at the donut</button>->The donut talks]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-06-donut.gif">
<p>"Where am I? WHAT am I? I feel soft."</p>
<p>The donut started to become self aware.</p>
[[<button>Watch in wonder</button>->The donut talks 2]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-07-donut.gif">
<p>"What do I do? Where can I go?"</p>
<p>Panic started to fill the donut.</p>
[[<button>Send the donut good vibes</button>->Closed eyes]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-08-donut.gif">
<p>The little donut closed its eyes, squeezing them shut tightly, trying to organize its thoughts and make sense of the situation.</p>
[[<button>Send more good vibes</button>->Closed eyes 2]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-09-donut.gif">
<p>The little donut was thinking so hard, more donut started to form.</p>
<p>The more it thought, the more it grew.</p>
[[<button>Watch closely</button>->Little donut buddy]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-10-donut.gif">
<p>It realized this as it started feeling new things — things outside of its thoughts.</p>
<p>Experiencing the sense of touch with new parts, the donut finally opened its eyes again.</p>
[[<button>Wave hello</button>->Donut buddy waves]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-11-donut.gif">
<p>The little donut buddy waved hello.</p>
[[<button>Keep waving</button>->Donut buddy waves 2]]<br>
<img src="https://themayenecalendar.com/twine/01-born/01-born-12-donut.gif">
<p>The little donut buddy smiled, waved one last time and walked away.</p>
[[<button>The end</button>->Title Screen]]<br>