Ye Guild Clerk Prototype

You find yourself standing in front of the Kingdom's Guild House. You've been waiting to work a job like this ever since you found out that you had absoluetly zero prowess as an adventurer. If you can't go on a quest directly, might as well help the ones who can right? [[Push the doors open. ->Welcome]]

Upon opening the door you hear a chorus of (text-style:"sway")[//Welcome!!!//] You turn and see the other guild clerks standing behind their desks with different kinds of welcome and good luck banners. One of them, a calico cat, comes out from behind the counter and shakes your paws vigorously. (text-colour:orange)[Hello! You must be the new hire! Everyone's excited to meet you! My name is Josie and I can't wait to show you the ropes newbie!] Her ear twitches and she suddenly grimaces. (text-colour:orange)[Well, there is one thing we needed to talk about before you get started.... You kind of forgot to fill out your name in the application.] You stare at her in disbelief. There's no way right? How could you have possibly forgotten your name?? She can see the worry on your face and grips your paws even tighter. (text-colour:orange)[Aw honey dont worry! Here....] She leads you over to an empty desk and beckons you to take a seat. [[Take a seat. ->Name]]

You sit down on the wooden chair and start to feel a surge of excitement build up in you. Josie laughs and pats your head. (text-colour:orange)[You look just like me on my first day. Here...] She slides a form in front of you. (text-colour:orange)[Just sign your name and animal type here and you can officially call yourself a guild clerk.] You look at the form in front of you and grab a pen from the ink pot in front of you. Name: (input-box:2bind $Name,"=XXX=",2) Animal Type: (input-box:2bind $Type,"=XXX=",2) [[That looks right. ->Book]]

You carefully write down your name, $Name, and your race, $Type, on the form. Josie claps her paws excitedly. (text-colour:orange)[Welcome to the guild, $Name the $Type! Let’s get started on your training!] She pulls a book from a shelf and sets it down on your counter. (text-colour:orange)[This is your official clerk handbook, feel free to look at it if you forget anything I tell you.] She winks at you, (text-color:orange)[Most of us look at this thing all the time so don't get self concious about it hun.] [[She points to the wall next to you. ->Board]]

(text-colour:orange)[This over to your right is one of the most important parts of your job, ''The Quest Board''.] You look at the collection of quests on the board, but quickly lose track at the seemingly dozens of requests for different things. Josie snaps her fingers right between your eyes, snapping you out of your paper induced trance. (text-colour:orange)[Yeah that board will do that to you when you're off duty. It's how we lost the last person before you. Poor Alex...] She tuts. (text-colour:orange)[Anyways the board is there to maximize your efficiency during the work day. Watch. She takes off her badge and does her best serious face. (text-style:"sway")[Hello there Clerk Person, I'm but a humble adventurer looking for a nice quest to go on. Nothing too serious if you would though, I still need to be back in time for dinner lest I upset the wife.]] She barely makes it through without laughing. Then she points to the board again. [[Look at the board again. ->Quest]]

You look back at the wall of all consuming paper expecting to get drawn back in, but balk in surprise. The wall is completely empty except for two quests. You turn back to Josie. (text-colour:orange)[Pretty cool right? The board is enchanted to automatically pick out two quests for an adventurer. Makes our lives much easier.] (text-colour:orange)[[[Next up-> Equipment]] is this.] she says, pointing to the wall to your left.

You look to your left and see a wall garnered with all sorts of weapons, materials, and various trinkets. (text-colour:orange)[That right there is the equipment wall, sometimes adventurers will ask for gear for a quest they've been assigned. But no need to worry about giving them additional equipment when you hand them a quest, they'll let you know if they need anything.] Then she points to the drawers below the counter. (text-colour:orange)[And this is where you can hand out gold to adventurers who finish their quests! Quite simple really, just count how many the contract states, put it in a pouch, then send them on their way! Sometimes the contracts will reward WAY too much gold for our simple minds to count one-by-one, but I'm sure you'll start to get the hang of it over time. On the off chance you end up miscounting...] She leans closer to you and whispers, (text-colour:orange)[(text-style:"subscript")[I'll try to cover for you, just try not to get caught..!] NOW!] She suddenly strikes a pose, one paw in the air pointing up. (text-colour:orange)[Lets put this into practice shall we! Give me one of the quests the board was suggesting as you would with an adventurer!] [[Look at the board.-> Practice]]

You take a look at the two quests and think for a bit. //One quest says...// (seq-link:"Slay the 3 goblins harassing villagers on the outskirts of town.","''Slay the 3 goblins harassing villagers on the outskirts of town.'' The local goblin gang is at it again—knocking over baskets, stealing pies, and flipping over perfectly organized laundry lines. They’ve even started yelling bad jokes at passersbys (and they're not even funny). Teach these pint-sized punks a lesson! ''Reward'': 10 Gold [[Pick this one.-> Goblins]]") //The other says...// (seq-link:"Help Farmer A. Gene harvest apples at her orchard. ","''Help Farmer A. Gene harvest apples at her orchard''. I need help harvesting this season! There's been a plentiful growth this time around, and I'm afraid I won't be able to harvest 'em all before those pesky gnats get to some of 'em. I'll bake ya cookies for anyone willing to lend a hand, and if you’re lucky, you might even hear one of my famous stories while we work! ''Reward'': 4 gold [[Pick this one.-> Apples]]")

(text-colour:orange)[A slay quest for 10 gold huh? Sure why not. I coulda sworn I asked for an easy quest though. ] She says with a wink and moves out of sight from you, pretending to leave, then briskly moves back into your view after a few seconds. (text-colour:orange)[Anyways, now that I've totally come back from my super hard quest, it's time for me to get my reward. I feel like I put in some extra good work so why not give me a little extra gold for my hardwork.] [[Give her 10 gold. ->Just Right]] [[Give her 12 gold for her hardwork. ->Little More]]

(text-colour:orange)[A help quest for 4 gold huh? Aw this sounds delightful hun. Nice and easy just as I wanted.] She looks happy! She pretends to leave the counter by getting out of your view, but then quickly walks back in front of you. (text-colour:orange)[Anyways now that I've totally come back from my nice lil' quest I should get my reward shouldn't I?] [[Give her 4 gold. ->Just Right]] [[Give her 6 gold since she's so nice. ->Little More]]

You decide to give Josie a bit of extra gold for all her hard work. Josie checks over her shoulders then turns to you and baps your paw lightly. (text-colour:orange)[Hey hey hey $Name! I know I said I'd cover for you, if you "miscounted" but we're training here!] In a hushed tone, (text-colour:orange)[(text-style:"subscript")[You should be looking out for guild clerks—including me! You know what they say, "out of sight, out of mind"]] She clears her throat and puts on a smile. (text-colour:orange)[It's ok though, this was just a practice round after all. I'm sure you'll pick this up really quick!] She goes to pat you on the head again but is interupted by the sound of a bell ringing three times. (text-colour:orange)[Oh shoot, sounds like the day is starting now. I'll come and check on you at the end of your shift honey, I promise.] She puts her badge back on and runs back to her desk. You take a deep breath in and put on your best customer service smile. [[Start your day. -> First Day]]

You give Josie the amount of gold listed on the quest contract and nothing more. Josie smiles at this and claps her paws together excitedly. (text-colour:orange)[Yay!~ I knew you could do it $Name!] She goes to pat you on the head again but is interupted by the sound of a bell ringing three times. (text-colour:orange)[Oh shoot, sounds like the day is starting now. I'll come and check on you at the end of your shift honey, I promise.] She puts her badge back on and runs back to her desk. You take a deep breath in and put on your best customer service smile. [[Start your day. -> First Day]]

You wait at your station and see a few adventurers wander in and go to other counters where other guild clerks are stationed. (seq-link:"Wait a few minutes.","After a few minutes a green, stout, stubby tree frog walks up to your counter with a pleasant smile on his face. He's wearing a red and white spotted bandana around his neck and has an empty basket he's wearing on his back that looks hand woven. Before you get to say anything, the frog speaks up... (text-colour:lime)[Hello there! You look like a new face—you must be a new guild clerk! I'm quite fond of all of the clerks here- Oh wait. What am I blabbering about? I should be introducing myself to you! My name's Gregory, but you can call me Greg. What's your name mate?] You tell him your name, $Name, and thank him for the warm welcome. You follow up with a question asking what you can help him with today. (text-colour:lime)[Oh! Of course, of course. Today I was hoping to get a quest contract! Any quest should be fine. ] He has a warm smile on his face. [[Look at the quest board. -> Greg Quests]]")

You make your way to the quest board and before your eyes, you see all of the various quests lift from the board and shuffle in a hurried amalgamation quickly revealing 2 quests from the bunch in front of you. //One quest says...// (seq-link:"Drive away the 2 pesky kobolds terrorizing the outskirts of town","''Drive away the 2 pesky kobolds terrorizing the outskirts of town'' Those stupid kobolds are back again!! We've been havin' trouble with the goblins already, but now //these// morons are back to steal my underwear again!!! ''Reward'': 8 gold [[Pick this one. ->Kobolds]]") //The other says...// (seq-link:"Collect 4 mushrooms from the Underoot Woods (1 gold per 2 mushrooms)","''Collect 4 mushrooms from the Underoot Woods (1 gold per 2 mushrooms)'' For the life of me, I can NOT find these elusive mushrooms! It's been weeks already! IM GONNA GO CRAZY. someone please help me. ''Reward'': 2 gold [[Pick this one. ->Mushrooms]]")

You hand Greg the kobold quest. (text-colour:lime)[Oh, I’ve never really tried out these kinds of quests before, but there’s always a first for everything! Should be easy enough, there’s only two to worry about. Thanks, I look forward to actually trying this one out!] (text-colour:lime)[Well, it was nice meetin' ya! I'll cya later $Name.] Greg walks away from the counter and leaves the guild house. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Finch]] (set: $gaveGregHarvest to False) (set: $gaveGregHunt to True)

You hand Greg the fetch quest. (text-colour:lime)[Oh I love mushroom quests! and it’s in the Underoot Woods too! Gotta love those woods. It may not be much gold, but it’s honest work.] Greg seems delighted. (text-colour:lime)[Well, it was nice meetin' ya! I'll cya later $Name!] Greg walks away from the counter and leaves the guild house. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Finch]] (set: $gaveGregHarvest to true) (set: $gaveGregHunt to False)

A few moments after you see Greg off, a twitchy, disheveled crow scrambles up to your counter, waiting for you to say something. (link:"Ask the crow what you can help them with today.")[You begin to ask the crow your question but even before you can get a single syllable out, the crow exclaims- (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[GOLD? FINCH QUEST DONE PLEASE GIVE. FINCH NEED.]] The crow... whose name is Finch..? reaches for something in their cloak, shuffling between what seems to be many miscellaneous knick knacks with every movement producing a different sound of clincking and clacking. Finch slams a quest contract onto the counter. [[Pick it up. ->Finch's Reward]]]

You pick up the quest contract and see the reward states 5 gold upon completion. [[Give Finch 5 gold. ->Finch gold]]

You place 5 gold onto the counter and Finch swipes all of the gold in the blink of an eye. Finch stares at you. (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[NEED MORE… GIVE MORE?]] You think to yourself and question if this crow has a few loose screws in their head. You feel like whether you give them more gold or not, they won't be pleased with what you decide to do. [[Give Finch more gold. ->The Beginning]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold. ->Refusal]]

You place a few more pieces of gold onto the counter, and in a flash, the gold is swiped by Finch. (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[LORD MORT WILL BE PLEASED. GIVE MORE.]] Lord Mort?? Finch? Who even is this crow? Is anyone else hearing this? [[Give Finch more gold. -> Enabling]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->Befalling]]

(text-colour:#8a6c99)[(text-style:"shudder")[GIVE, GIVE. LORD MORT MUST BE SATISFIED ELSE FINCH...] (text-style:"subscript")[(text-style:"buoy")[//go sky...//]]] Finch insists you give them more gold. [[Give Finch more gold. ->Insist]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->Not the Last]]

(text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[GIVE MORE?]] [[Give Finch more gold. -> Pleasing]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->Befalling]]

You refuse to give Finch more gold and cutting you off mid-sentence Finch exclaims- (text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[LORD MORT WILL BEFALL YOU.]] You watch as Finch briskly leaves the guild house as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

A few minutes go by as you wait for the next adventurer to walk up to your counter and you decide to familiarize yourself with the equipment and trinkets lined up on the shelves next to you. As you are observing each of these items you hear- (text-style:"blink")[(text-colour:#f24e07)[AHEM]] You look back and see a mouse-folk standing on the counter. It's an adventurer. You fumble your way towards the front counter putting aside whatever you were holding in your hands. [[Ask the mouse what you can help him with today. ->Andy]]

(text-style:"rumble")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[AGAIN.]] [[Give Finch more gold. -> Pleased]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->Unhappy]]

(text-style:"fidget")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[LORD MORT IS UNHAPPY. BUT LORD MORT FORGIVES.]] You watch as Finch leave the guild house abruptly as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"fidget")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[LORD MORT IS PLEASED. WE WILL BE BACK.]] You watch as Finch briskly leaves the guild house as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"rumble")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[AGAIN.]] [[Give Finch more gold. ->We?]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->...]]

(text-style:"rumble")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[YOU MUST GIVE.]] [[Give Finch more gold. ->Fool]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->Not the Last]]

(text-style:"sway")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[...]] Without a word, you watch as Finch slowly backs away from the counter, keeping their eyes on you as they leave the guild house. You rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[WE WILL BE BACK.]] You watch as Finch briskly leaves the guild house as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"rumble")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[HA! YOU FOOL.]] You watch as Finch leave the guild house abruptly as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"rumble")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST WE MEET!]] You watch as Finch leave the guild house abruptly as you rethink about your job here as a guild clerk. [[Wait for the next adventurer. ->Waiting for Andy]]

(text-style:"shudder")[(text-colour:#8a6c99)[GIVE MORE?]] [[Give Finch more gold. ->Pleasing 2]] [[Refuse to give Finch more gold ->You Must]]

You ask the mouse what you could help him with today, and with an irritated, yet determined, look on his face he cries out- (text-colour:#f24e07)[You've gotta help me out! They’re always sending me on these fetch quests! I was just talkin' to another guild clerk for a quest, and guess what?] (link:"What?")[(text-colour:#f24e07)[They gave me another (text-style:"rumble")[STINKING] fetch quest!](link:"...")[ (text-colour:#f24e07)[I never get to see any battle! I wanna see blood, guts, and decapitation! I won’t ever see a lick of it—if all I do is collect herbs and go looking for wandering grandmas!](link:"..")[ (text-colour:#f24e07)[I know I’m small, but I can fight! Please, if you got a quest with some action, could you let me take it, just this once?] [[Lets see what the board has for you then. ->Andy Quests]]] ]]

As usual, two quests pop up in front of you. You take a look at the two quests and think for a bit. //One quest says...// (link-reveal: "''Slay 60 Goblins in the Deep Rune Mines!''")[(show:?DeepGobbies)] |DeepGobbies)[To any capable adventurer, The Deep Rune Mines have become overrun with goblins—three, to be precise, but they’re more trouble than a whole horde. They’ve been stealing tools, wrecking equipment, and making work impossible for the miners. We’ve tried chasing them off, but they always come back bolder than before. If you’ve got a guts and a sharp blade, we need your help. Find these pests and deal with them however you see fit. The mines won’t be safe until they’re gone. You’ll be compensated for your trouble, and you’ll have the gratitude of an entire workforce who just want to do their jobs without goblins gnawing on their boots. ''Reward:'' 240 Gold (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Andy Hunt")]] //The other says...// (link-reveal: "''Collect 10 Tulips from the nearby meadows''")[(show:?Tulips)] |Tulips)[The children at the local orphanage are feeling a bit down and I want to make them feel special. I want to teach them how to make some flower crowns and for that I'm going to need some nice flowers. ''Reward:'' 2 gold (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Andy Help")]]

You hesitate, but decide to fufill the young mouse's wishes and hand him the quest. He looks at the paper, then back at you, then back at the paper again. He repeats this a solid 4 more times before he finally speaks. (text-colour:#f24e07)[Si...Sixty Goblins] He starts trembling uncontrollably and you fear you might have upset him. You go to grab the paper when he suddenly raises his head up to the roof with a mighty roar. [(text-colour:#f24e07)+(text-style:"rumble")[AAAANDDDYYYYYY CHEEEEESSSINGTOOOOON]] He then proceeds to jump off the counter and scurries away before you can say anything else. [[He'll be ok...right? -> Waiting for Lorne]] (set: $gaveAndyHelp to False) (set: $gaveAndyHunt to True)

You figure this should be safe enough for the lil' guy. You hand Andy the quest. He looks at the paper and his whole demenour gets gloomy. (text-colour:#f24e07)[Oh. I thought for a second maybe you’d be different.] He sighs, (text-colour:#f24e07)[Alright I'll leave and get those flowers... (text-style:"subscript")[seems thats all I'm good for I guess.]] He hops off the counter and drags his tiny little feet against the ground with every step towards and out the door. [[It's probably for the best -> Waiting for Lorne]] (set: $gaveAndyHelp to true) (set: $gaveAndyHunt to False)

You suddenly feel a chill, raising the hairs on the back of your neck. You look around hastily trying to figure out just what's causing it, til' you see a dark, hooded figure. Their head, barely peeks over the counter. They look up at you, slowly slinking upwards until their gleaming, radiant green eyes meet yours. Whiskers, snout, and lustrous green eyes are all that is visible under the hood. (text-style:"shudder")[[Wh..What can I do for you?]] You barely choke out the fear-soaked words.

(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[There is a package here addressed to me.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[It is necessary for my quest.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[''Retrieve it.''] [[Do as they say.]] ]]

You bite down your fear and turn to the equipment wall, looking for what the scary cat has requested. You can see two packages, black and purple, but neither of them have any markings to indicate this is what the cat has requested and you're certainaly not going to risk asking his name. Give him the [[Black Package->Wrong One]] Give him the [[Purple Package->Wrong One]]

(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[Thank you.] He leaves, darkness and smoke trailing on his cloak. You're just happy to be alive honestly. [[Suddenly a sound rings out.->First Day End]]

It's the sound of the bell ringing four times. Adventurers grumble and filter out of the Guild. You wipe the sweat off your forehead and sigh. It was definitely a busy first day to say the least. You go to stand up when a flash of orange and black seemingly spawns from thin air right in front of you. (text-colour:orange)[$Name!!!] Josie pulls you in for a hug. Her fur is so soft you could fall asleep then and there, if it wasn't for her jostling you around like a cocktail mixer. (text-colour:orange)[Tell me all about your first day! Did you get that giant Jaune? What about the dreamy lil' rabbit girl Elka? Ooooooh did you see that handsome fellow whos only known as.... (text-style:"sway")[The Ultimate Slime Slayer???]] You pack your things while Josie lists all kinds of characters. A smile tugs at your lips. Yeah that might have been stressful, but honestly speaking... it was kind of fun in an odd, scary way. You sling your bag over your shoulder and walk out with Josie and start telling her about some of the people you met today. [[You have a feeling the next day is going to be just as fun.->Second Day Start]]

After a full nights rest, you start your walk towards the Guild House before it opens. The walk is blissful and you recognize a few faces of other guild clerks on their way to the Guild House, but you decide to hold yourself back from walking to them to say hi out of fear of embarassing yourself. As you walk into the Guild House, you see a few guild clerks already here—just chatting with one another before the day starts. You walk to your station, tidy up your counter, and begin waiting for the bell to ring three times. [[Wait for the bell. ->Maggie]]

You realize you don't see Josie this time around but you figure she must be busy attending to something. As you ponder to yourself the bell begins ringing, three times as usual. Immediately, a golden blur zooms straight past your counter then suddenly boomerangs back. You see a golden furred dog with floppy ears and a big smile before you. (link:"Say hello.")[(text-colour:yellow)[OH HI! YOU MUST BE NEW! I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOUR SCENT SO I CAME STRAIGHT HERE, MY NAME IS MAGGIE—IT'S VERY VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.] Maggie reaches for your paws to give a very eager pawshake. She clears her throat, (text-colour:yellow)[*AHEM*, I apologize for being too excited or overbearing if I've overwhelmed you and such—I just REALLY REALLY enjoy meeting people! I was hoping to get a quest today! Would you be able to help me out with that?] [[You flash her a nice smile and look at the board. ->Maggie Quests]]]

As usual, two quests pop up in front of you. You take a look at the two quests and think for a bit. //One quest says...// (link-reveal: "''Deliver baked goods to the neighboring eastern village''")[(show:?PastryDelivery)] |PastryDelivery)[Hoping a capable adventurer would be able to deliver my pastries to the neighboring village! I know they're struggling with this season's harvest so I want to help them out! Please send your fastest adventurer and tell them to meet me at my Bakery on Pawn Street! ''Reward:'' 50 Gold (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Maggie Delivery")]] //The other says...// (link-reveal: "''URGENT! Help the western small village with slaying goblins, amount unknown''")[(show:?GobbieInfestation)] |GobbieInfestation)[The western village has been facing issues with a goblin infestation recently and requested extra help from the Guild as the village guards are soon to be outnumbered by the sheer amount of goblins. The reward will be handed out per adventurer. ''Reward:'' 80 gold (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Maggie Help")]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Oh a village! I will do my best to help them. Thank you guild clerk! I hope to you see you again when I return!] [[Wave to Maggie goodbye!-> Waiting for Jolene]] (set: $gaveReggieHelp to False) (set: $gaveReggieHunt to True)

(text-colour:yellow)[OOH I LOVE FOOD! I will be great at this. Thank you guild clerk! I hope to you see you again when I return!] [[Wave to Maggie goodbye!-> Waiting for Jolene]] (set: $gaveReggieHelp to True) (set: $gaveReggieHunt to False)

You wave Maggie goodbye as she rushes out the Guild House doors, when an irked voice speaks up, (text-colour:magenta)[Uhm... Excuse me...? I need a quest, can you just like, give me whatever gives the most gold? And hurry it up, I've been waiting for too long now.] It's only been a few seconds. You stare at this bat-folk for a sec in disbelief of her impatience and think to yourself... Forcing a smile for this one is going to be difficult isn't it? (text-colour:magenta)[Hellooo..? Earth to clerk? You're not all there are you?] She snaps her fingers in front of your face. [[You apoligize and look at the quest board. -> Jolene Quests]]

As usual two quests pop up in front of you. You take a look at the two quests and think for a bit. //One quest says...// (link-reveal: "''Fetch 5 apples for Grandma Nessy''")[(show:?ApplePie)] |ApplePie)[Grandma Nessy has been planning to make an apple pie, but needs help getting apples from Auber Gene's Farm, she just can't make the trek anymore to and from the farm. ''Reward:'' 2 Gold (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Jolene Apples")]] //The other says...// (link-reveal: "''Slay the Giant Spider that has been hunting miners at the entrance of the Deep Rune Mines''")[(show:?CaveSpider)] |CaveSpider)[To any capable adventurer, The Deep Rune Mines is yet again undergoing trouble, but this time with a pesky Giant Spider that will attack anybody that tries to enter or exit the mines. So far there have been precisely 9 incidents, resulting in 8 fatalities when sending out our troops of miners to post this quest for help. Please send your most competent adventurers. Unfortunately we've put most of our gold deposit into another quest we requested, however we will reward any adventurer who gets this done with what we are able to collect after we resume our mining operations, but we promise at least 25 gold. ''Reward:'' ??? (link: "Pick this one")[(go-to: "Jolene Cave")]]

(text-colour:magenta)[Ugh... really??? A 2 gold quest was the best you had?] She scoffs, (text-colour:magenta)[Whatever... it's easy enough for me to get it done then go to a clerk with a //real// quest. Thanks for nothing, bye.] Jolene storms off from the counter with an iritated look on her face. You roll your eyes and start re-arranging the stuff on the equipment wall to pass the time. [[Wait for the next adventurer.-> Gregs Return]] (set: $gaveJoleneHelp to True) (set: $gaveJoleneHunt to False)

(text-colour:magenta)[Really?? A quest with not even a posted gold amount on it...? Whatever, this should be a piece of cake anyways. I've had my runs in the Deep Rune Mines before, this will be easy money... If I do this faster than the previous quest that was mentioned maybe they'll give me the reward posted for that quest instead, and if they're not handing it over, I'll get them to give it to me anyway and have them apologize and grovel at their knees for inconveniencing me. I bet the spider isn't even that big, they must be exaggerating. Oh... and I guess it wouldn't even be whoever posted this quest who'll be giving me my reward—it would be you, huh? Now I look even more forward to completing this quest. Byee~] Wow she was really mean... [[Wait for the next adventurer.-> Gregs Return]] (set: $gaveJoleneHelp to False) (set: $gaveJoleneHunt to True)

As you wait for another adventurer, you think back to that first guy you helped. The frog... Greg was it? You start hearing hushed whispers and start to look around. People are staring at someone who's just entered the door, but with the sun behind them all you can make out is a stubby, stout figure. (if: $gaveGregHunt is true)[(link: "You squint your eyes at the figure...")[(goto: "Arrow Greg")]] (else:)[(link: "You squint your eyes at the figure...")[(goto: "Mushroom Greg")]]

Code Blocks (set: $gaveReggieHelp to True) (set: $gaveReggieHunt to False) Flip between true or false depending on what quest you give them (if: $gaveNameQuest is true)[(link: "Continue")[(goto: "Block")]] (else:)[(link: "Continue")[(goto: "Block2")]]

The shape starts to de-blur and become more focused... (t8n:"zoom")+(link:"You recognize them...")[It's Greg! (link:"You start to say hello....")[And thats when you notice the arrow sticking out of his head. Oh my god there's no way that doesn't hurt. You wince at the sight of it. (link-reveal:"''H-Hey Greg... How ya feelin..?''")[ (link:"...")[(text-colour:lime)[please.](link:"..")[ (text-colour:lime)[let's just make this quick..](link:"...")[ (text-colour:lime)[it hurts...](link:"..")[ You quickly grab your supply of gold and a pouch, filling it with... [[12 gold -> Regular Gold]] [[22 gold -> Extra Gold]]]] ]]]]]

The shape starts to de-blur and become more focused... (t8n:"zoom")+(link:"You recognize them...")[ It's Greg! (link:"You start to say hello....")[He takes off his basket from his back that is filled to the brim with mushrooms. He grabs one of them and takes a bite, smiling at the taste of a colorful snack. (link-reveal:"''Hey Greg... How were the woods?''")[ (text-colour:lime)[I’d lost track of time out there, but it was time well spent! I just love the Underoot Woods this time of year.] He places his basket onto the counter. (text-colour:lime)[After collecting the intial four, I couldn't help it and kept lookin' for more! I just get so much joy in the satisfaction of findin' these guys—they're just so fun to pick! I figured I could lump them in with the rest, just tell whoever posted this quest the extra is a gift from me to them!] You grab the basket and begin counting how many mushrooms he collected. There are 44 mushrooms total rather than the expected 4 that was requested... You take a look at the quest contract you gave Greg and see that the contract says 1 gold per 2 mushrooms, so you grab a pouch and fill it with... [[2 gold. -> Regular Gold (Healthy)]] [[22 gold. -> Extra Gold (Healthy)]]]] ]

You quickly put all 12 gold into the pouch and slide it over to the poor frog. He gently grabs it, nods his skewered head curtly, and limps his way out of the guild. [[You hope he can make it to the hospital.-> Meet Lotest]]

You put some extra coins in his pouch for his... troubles. You slide the pouch over the counter to him. He picks it up and starts to slowly limp away before stopping. He turns back around and opens the pouch, removing 10 coins and sliding them back over to you. (text-color:lime)[no, no… i can’t take this. please take this back...] He then slowly staggers out of the guild... and hopefully goes to a hospital. [[You collect the coins and put them back into the supply.-> Meet Lotest]]

As you put the coins back, you hear the clanking of metal. You look back up and see a rather tall man in a full suit of armor, with a long red cape waving behind him despite the lack of wind in the building. He takes off his helmet, his ears swaying in what almost seems like slow motion. This is clearly a noble. He reaches into into his pocket and slams down a quest. [[He opens his mouth.-> Lotest]]

You put some extra coins in his pouch for his all his hard work and slide it across the table. He catches it in his fingers and swiftly returns it back. (text-colour:lime)[I appreciate the gesture, but like I said—a gift from me to them. Y’know what, here’s a gift from me to you!] He then pulls a mushroom from his pocket and places it on your counter as you remove the extra coins and lightly toss the bag back at him. (text-colour:lime)[Alright now $Name the $Type, I gotta head home and cook some good grub. Have a good day!] [[You collect the coins and put them back into the supply with a smile.-> Meet Lotest]]

You slide the pouch back across the counter and Greg catches it in his fingers. (text-colour:lime)[Alright now $Name the $Type, I gotta head home and cook some good grub. Have a good day!] You wave bye to the jolly frog as he leaves the guild with a hop in his step. [[//What a nice guy// you think to yourself.-> Meet Lotest]]

(text-colour:#ea5353)[Let us make this as swift as possible—I have more important matters to attend to than lingering in this, erm, charmingly rustic establishment.] You open your mouth in confusion but he cuts you off.(link:"..")[ (text-colour:#ea5353)[My name?] (link:"You did not ask him his name.")[(text-colour:#ea5353)[Surely you’ve already heard of me. But fine, if you insist... I am Lotest Altall, 3rd heir to the illustrious House Altall. I’ve been sent here by my father, a visionary man with...unorthodox ideas, to "//better acquaint myself with the common folk//."] (link:"Oh geez he has more to say...")[ [He continues... (text-colour:#ea5353)[Honestly, the very notion is laughable, but here I am, fulfilling my obligation since now I have to help this farmer till her fields. But somehow the farmer "ran out" of the necessary seeds, hence why I’m back here.] (link:"You open your mouth to try and ask him more...")[But once again he cuts you off once again. (text-colour:#ea5353)[Now come on, chop-chop! Give me your best seeds... Let’s get this over with before this wretched place saps what little cleanliness I have left.] (link:"Ugh...")[[[You grumble to yourself and look the available equipment ->Lotest Quests]]]] ]]]]

You look at the shelves and spot two bags, a shabby-looking green bundle and a nicer, plump-looking velvet bundle that is soft to the touch. When you look inside both have beans, but the ones in the velvet bundle looks more red, though both look "plantable enough" to you nonetheless. [[Pick the Green bundle.]] [[Pick the Velvet bundle.]]

You pass him the Green bag. He picks it up and inspects it with a scowl. (text-colour:#ea5353)[Really? This drab thing is full of your “best” seeds. No matter, I’ll just pass these along to Ms. Auber Gene then.] He ties the bag to his belt and puts his helmet back on, and swiftly walks out of the guild. What a jerk.(link:"...")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[All of a sudden, smoke and shadow begin to fill the guild hall.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)[[[Uh.. What...?->Lorne Returns]]]]

You pass him the Velvet bag. He picks it up and observes it with a proper smile. (text-colour:#ea5353)[Now these are some seeds with class! Thank you, I shall pass these along to Ms. Auber Gene.] He ties the bag to his belt and puts his helmet back on, and swiftly walks out of the guild. Just wait til' he finds out they are fileld with beans instead of seeds. Ha!(link:"...")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[All of a sudden, smoke and shadow begin to fill the guild hall.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)[[[Uh.. What...?->Lorne Returns]]]]

You feel a familiar sense of fear cover your body. He's back. You look down at the counter and see a pair of piercing green eyes looking deep into you. (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"He speaks.")[(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[ I received the wrong package.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[And my quest has been failed.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[But it matters not, for I have found a solution.] [[Wh-what is it?]]] ]]

He leans into the counter, shadowy whisps dancing along the edges of his cloak. (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"His eyes shine.")[(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[ I know this is unorthodox, but I need a ball of yarn.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"You blink in confusion.")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[I will give you back the package if you supply me this.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"The shadows grow darker.")[ (text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[There will be consequences for us both if you do not. Retrieve a ball of yarn for me.] [[Look at the shelves.]]] ]]

You look at the shelves and find a singular ball of yarn. There's a tag attached to it, so you flip the tag to see if there's a name. It reads //Josie//. Oh god... Can you do that? Can you give this yarn that belongs to the only guild clerk in this establishment who has shown you genuine kindness to this mystious figure?? [[Without a doubt.]] [[If it belongs to Josie I shouldn't.]]

Without even a second wasted you rip the tag off the ball of yarn and toss it behind you. You turn back around to the mysterious figure and place the yarn on the counter. He grabs it and spins it around in his hands for a brief second. (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[Thank you.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[I will return this tomorrow.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(link:"...")[The figure's green eyes disappear, and the shadows leave with them, returning light to the guild hall. The package previously given to him has been left on the counter. [[You shudder as you put the box back on the shelf. -> Andy's Quest cont.]] ]]

No... You can't do that to Josie. You put the yarn back down onto the shelf and turn back to the cat. (link-reveal:"''I-I'm sorry but we don't have any yarn.''")[ The cat's pupils dialate.(link: "..")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[I can see it right there Clerk] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:2.5s)[You shake your head, trying your best to look as serious as you are afraid.](link: "...")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[The yarn will be mine.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:2.5s)[They slink back into the shadows.](link: "...")[ (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:1.5s)+(text-colour:#495057)+(text-style:"emboss")[You’ll see… or you won’t.] (t8n:"dissolve")+(t8n-time:2.5s)[The figure's green eyes disappear, and the shadows leave with them, returning light to the guild hall.] [[You shudder and try to move on with your day. -> Andy's Quest cont.]]] ]]]

Some time passes, in the meantime you clean up your station a bit. You're in the middle of dusting off some items on the equipment shelf when you hear the the doors to the Guild slam open. (if: $gaveAndyHunt is true)[(link: "Look to see who's causing the commotion.")[(goto: "Mama Cheeseington")]] (else:)[(link: "Continue")[(goto: "Andy Tulips")]]

(text-style:"rumble")+(text-colour:#e67700)[WHERE IS THAT DARN CLERK.] A small mouse lady with a cute pink apron on storms up to you, slamming her hand down on the counter. It's the quest you gave that small mouse, Andy. (text-style:"rumble")+(text-colour:#e67700)+(text-style:"expand")[''YOU!''] Tears well up in her eyes.(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#e67700)[How could you give my boy this quest! Are you crazy? Or worse, did you want him to die? Did you have something against him? Huh? This was all that was left of him, this lousy contract and his blood splayed out in front of a goblin mine!] She pulls a small hankerchief out and starts dabbing at her tears.(link:"...")[ (text-colour:#e67700)[Mice are tiny creatures, we’re feeble and weak! We don’t belong in caves, fighting monsters! He was good at what he did, being a humble gatherer, it was good for him! Where he oughta be… But now he’s gone… thanks to you. I won’t forget you... I won't forget what you did..!] The poor old lady walks off sobbing. You look at the contract on your desk. [[How could this happen? -> End of Day 2]] ]]

You look over the counter and see Andy standing there with a basket of tulips. He looks... really disheartened. (link-reveal:"Hey Andy, how was the quest?")[ (text-colour:#f24e07)[How’d it go? You sent me to go pick flowers—not even a quarter mile outside the town! How do you think it went? It was //easy//. //Boring//. (text-style:"subscript")[Run of the mill mice stuff.] Just give me my gold.” ] You hand him his gold, but before he leaves he coughs to get your attention. [[Yes?]]]

The sound of the bell ringing four times echos though the guild. Adventurers grumble and filter out of the Guild. You wipe the sweat off your forehead and sigh. Today was rough, but you made it through just fine. You pack up your stuff, and head out. You can't wait to take a niiiiice long bath to relax before tomorrow. //Current End of Prototype//

(text-colour:#f24e07)[Listen... I really want to go on an actual quest. I'm so tired of hearing from everyone that just because I'm a mouse I... I'm not meant to be an adventurer. I don't even want to prove them wrong anymore I just want to prove it to myself that I can do this. That I can be more than what people see me as.] (link-reveal:"He takes off his hat and holds it in front of his chest.")[ (text-colour:#f24e07)[Please... Can you please just give me a slay quest... I promise if it's too much I'll head back home without a second thought. Just give me a chance.] You look at this tiny mouse about to burst into tears. With a sigh you look back at the board and see the same slay quest from earlier still there, as well as another fetch quest. You pick up the.... [[Deep Mines Quest. ->Andy Slay]] [[Fetch Quest. ->Andy Quit]] ]

You place the quest in front of Andy. He picks it up and starts to tear up. (text-style:"subscript")+(text-colour:#f24e07)[oh... i see...] He pushs the paper back, his head hanging from his shoulders. (text-style:"subscript")+(text-colour:#f24e07)[I can't do this anymore. This... This isn't what I thought being an adventurer would be like. Surrounded by people who just judge me by my size and won't let me have any chances.] He looks up at you, tears are flowing in full force. (text-style:"subscript")+(text-colour:#f24e07)[Thank you I guess. You showed me that there really isn't any place for me here. So I'll go.] He puts his hat back on and trudges out the guild door, sniffling and hiccuping every step of the way there. You almost feel bad for the guy but... What were you supposed to do? Send him out to die? No this was the right call, you can feel it. [[Doesn't help make you feel better though. -> End of Day 2]]

You place the quest in front of Andy. He picks it up and starts to tear up. (text-colour:#f24e07)[OH THANK YOU!] He folds the quest up and puts it in his hat. (text-colour:#f24e07)[I promise you wont regret this! I'll come back safe and sound after taking out those stinky goblins.] His smile is infectous. You can't help but feel happy for the little guy. He sccurries off while waving at you, and you wave back. [[You hope he'll stay safe. -> End of Day 2]] (set: $gaveAndyHelp to False) (set: $gaveAndyHunt to True)