Bars, who is a civilian in Sarajevo, is currently living in an alleyway. Bars suddenly hears shots ringing throughout the city. They sound as if they are growing closer. *Click* then *boom*, and again, *click* then *boom*. He is aware that Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are touring throughout the city today, and he thinks that the shooting may be related. bars is sitting on the side of the alley, with only one way out, when he hears a street car turning down his alleyway. Its the archduke, franz feridand. The next moments are a bit of a blur, but Bars remembers the sound of screaming, and hearing the words, “Sophie! Sophie! Don’t die Sophie! Stay for the kids!” and he remembers seeing someone he was quite familiar with, Gavrilo Principe. Before Bars became homeless, Gavrilo and Bars went to school together in Sarajevo. Moments after the shooting, bars regains consciousness and notices he is shot on the right side of his hip. An ambulance came for the archduke and took bars with them. This was nothing like bars had seen before, an assassinated archduke, in the same ambulance as, bars a homeless Sarajevan. *flash forward a month* - *sounds on the TV* “Jó reggelt and good morning! Austria-Hungary has officially declared war on Serbia, all Austrian-Hungarians if you are interested in fighting for your country, then sign up for the imperial and royal army in your area! For some civilians in Sarajevo, fighting is mandatory, so… check your mailboxes, or watch out for the mailman. Good luck. Thank you for tuning into channel eight!
<img src="https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/archduke-franz-ferdinand.jpg">
[[Click here to begin your adventrute->First choice]]
You chose to join the imperial army:
Dear Császári és Királyi Hadsereg,
I have taken time to think about joining the royal imperial army, and I have decided that despite my injuries, that I am willing to fight and put my life on the line to protect my country and win this war. I would like to thank the board that decided to send this letter out, as I feel now that I have a purpose and somewhere that I belong.
Thank you, and best wishes,
Bars Havas
Bars don’t know how he ended up in this position, one minute he was homeless, with an injury in his side, and now he is on a plane, never having been on one before, going to fight for a country that has been nothing but horrible to him. He is angry, and confused as to why he is here, and why he was chosen, but, things happen, and he is there. *flash forward five hours* bars wake up from his sleep, as he drifted off thinking about his life, and he realizes he is in a base in northern Bosnia. Bars is faced with yet another decision that could change his path.
<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/32/a1/7f32a1b5e70bb35fa4ecc57c92eacca1.jpg">
[[Option A.1 Get sent to the United states of America->France]]
[[Option A.2 Get sent to Russia->Russia]]
You fake the injury and flee the country:
Bars writes back;
Dear Császári és Királyi Hadsereg,
As noted in your first letter, I was injured in the crossfire of the assassination of the dear Archduke Ferdinand, and it prohibits me from standing and doing daily tasks, in this case, In this case, I feel that my service will not be useful until I have fully recovered and sebring my country would not be the best fit and in the best condition overall to fight and do my best to help and support my dear country.
Thank you for understanding my situation, I wish that I could fight and honour my country but it doesn’t seem like the place for me or my situation.
Best wishes,
Bars Havas
Bars knows that this is a risky play, and he feels it. He is scared and lost, he doesn’t know where he will end up, but all he knows is that he will not be homeless again, and that he will not die because of some stupid accident and some “great war”.
<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b0/c7/0e/b0c70e886c714b22a52f57fae3cc580d.jpg">
[[Option B.1 Flee to the United Kingdom->UK]]
[[Option B.2 Flee to Switzerland->Switzerland]]Flee to Switzerland by foot:
Mid-transfer to another hospital, bars find an opportunity to escape. The hatch on the back of the transport bus, is open? bars, reaches forwards, hands hot and calloused, in an outfit not fit for the sarajevan heat, grabs the hatch and turns it to the left. At this moment bars has nothing left to lose, and so he jumps and rolls the grassy hill, under the summer sun, and the adventure begins. Bars heads north, to a place he has known as a second home, Switzerland. A country he has made the adventure by foot to, time and time again to visit his cousins and extended family. Sleepless nights on the path, under the hot summer sun, beside rivers and tall trees. Multiple kilometre hikes, with incredible views, not showing the hate that is being fired and thrown across the vast world. Countries hating countries, civilians taking down civilians, but bars, he doesn’t care, he’s going to Switzerland. Not knowing what was to come… *flash forward two days* bars is low on food, and is starting to get hungry. He thought that he would be able to stay healthy and full for longer as he had gone days without food, but the European wilderness had other plans. Before bars knew it he was in Geneva, right where he needed to be.
<img src="https://global-geneva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ch-4-p64-British-Murren.jpg" height="528" width="816">
Flee to the United kingdom:
You chose to escape by… secretly boarding a plane, not knowing where it is headed to.
Bar’s resend painc from choosing to denying the request to join the army is overwhemin him. Bar’s chooses to sit down and have a cup of coffe when makeing his plan. Bar grabs a pen and paper and starts to write. flash forward five hours* Bars is under a plane in the cargo loading area.
<img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/11/215/large_000000.jpg">
France
On the plane to France, bars is left wondering what awaits him, in the country of France, one where he has never been before. *flash forward 8 hours* bars hears rumbling in the cockpit, and the pilot turns his head around, its the mailman. Bars remembers seeing him in the hospital and he rkebers recognizing him, but he didn’t know from where, and then he realizes he recognized him from the tv. Then, the pilot deideds to take bars to spain where he is able to continue his life as if he never was homeless or in the war in the first place.
<img src="https://i.redd.it/lyhw0xz93ap21.jpg">
Bars decided to get on the plane that would take him to Russia. He is terrified, and doesn't know what to expect because after school, he spent all of his time on the streets. Though he is scared he needs to be brave, he has never done anything in his life that required him to step out of his comfort zone, and this is his chance to take a leap of faith, and do something that scares him. *flash forward two days* after lots of layovers at different bases, they land in southern Russia. Bars is exhausted. He hasn’t been able to sleep or think about anything other than what awaits him on the other side of the airplane wall. Bars hears a voice call out “Bars havas? What are you doing here, is that even you?” bars is tired, and can’t think properly, but, when he hears that voice, he knows who it is. It’s the mailman from the hospital, the man that he recognized, that man is his friend from childhood, a boy that he grew up with, was neighbours with. Bars is confused, but excited to see that he knows that there is somebody there he knows that is doing this with him. Bars asks him to remind him of his name, and everything falls into place, its Albert Bajusz. *flash forward five days* The army has been moving forward into the Russian wilderness, and Albert and him are tailing. They have been connecting and talking about all their memories from childhood. Bars can’t help but wonder what brought them together again, and how crazy it is that they even ended up in the same plane going to the same place. Bars is scared and confused but now, he is at peace because he is no longer alone. *flash forward 5 hours* It's dark now, and they are setting up camp around 450 kilometres from Moscow, under the cold temperatures of southern Russia. Bars can't help but be grateful that he is alive, and is able to be under the beautiful stars with a friend he has had since before he can remember. Bars and Albert are talking, when all of a sudden, there is a crack sound in the bushes. Bars looks over and sees nothing so he thinks nothing of it, even though there is a feeling in his chest that something is there. More and more twigs snap and Bars head snaps backward. This time, a massive black bear stood behind Albert who went out into the woods to look for food. In this moment bars doesn’t know what to do, and where to go - if he should save his old friend or save himself and run. Bars has never been a brave person, and he has always been known to be a very selfish man. He doesn’t want to go down in history as a man who put himself before the people that he loved, and he doesn’t want to be remembered as a cruel person, so he runs, bringing attention to himself. Bars knows that, if he runs the other direction away from the camp the bear will follow, and that’s what he did. “Run Albert, please! Run!” and Bars runs toward the vast forest, not knowing what awaits. *flash forward 5 years* *children giggling in the background* Albert is a dad now. And the war is quieting down. Albert has photos of when he and bars were together in the army, and he has a locket around his neck of a photo of when he and Albert were together on the side of a lake when they were just little kids. Bars went from being a homeless man in Sarajevo to saving one of his oldest friends' lives and saving him because he had something to live for, when Bars felt as though he didn’t.
<img src="https://i.redd.it/98xkz74rnlh11.jpg">Suddenly, there is the mailman at the entrance to his hospital door, bars think he recognizes him but thinks nothing of it. Bars have been sent a letter. There is black cursive on the front, titled “To Bars Havas” He opens it with caution afraid of what is inside. He reads the letter carefully.
Dear Bars Havas,
We hope this letter finds that you are healthy and fully recovered from your injury.
This is a formal request for you to join the army and fight. Failure to comply with this directive will be considered an act of treason against the the Austro-Hungarian Empire, punishable by the most severe measures, including but not limited to, court-martial and execution.
We are confident that you will rise to this call of duty with the courage and honour that befits a loyal subject of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Regards,
The Greneral of the Imperial and Royal Army,
Császári és Királyi Hadsereg
Panic floods throughout your body. What do you do? Should you join the army, it seemed like you have no choice but to join the army but there could be a way out. Bars read it over again and notices the reference to his injury. Bars thinks… do I fake my injury and go on longer, and eventually flee, or… do I fight for my country and join the imperial army?
<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8b/55/60/8b55605c291dac1239768d136db1e4e2.jpg">
[[Option A: Join the imperial and royal army->Joined army]]
[[Option B: Leave/Flee the country->Left country]]
↶↷Bars, who is a civilian in Sarajevo, is currently living in an alleyway. Bars suddenly hears shots ringing throughout the city. They sound as if they are growing closer. Click then boom, and again, click then boom. He is aware that Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are touring throughout the city today, and he thinks that the shooting may be related. bars is sitting on the side of the alley, with only one way out, when he hears a street car turning down his alleyway. Its the archduke, franz feridand. The next moments are a bit of a blur, but Bars remembers the sound of screaming, and hearing the words, “Sophie! Sophie! Don’t die Sophie! Stay for the kids!” and he remembers seeing someone he was quite familiar with, Gavrilo Principe. Before Bars became homeless, Gavrilo and Bars went to school together in Sarajevo. Moments after the shooting, bars regains consciousness and notices he is shot on the right side of his hip. An ambulance came for the archduke and took bars with them. This was nothing like bars had seen before, an assassinated archduke, in the same ambulance as, bars a homeless Sarajevan. flash forward a month - sounds on the TV “Jó reggelt and good morning! Austria-Hungary has officially declared war on Serbia, all Austrian-Hungarians if you are interested in fighting for your country, then sign up for the imperial and royal army in your area! For some civilians in Sarajevo, fighting is mandatory, so… check your mailboxes, or watch out for the mailman. Good luck. Thank you for tuning into channel eight!
Click here to begin your adventrute