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Piamo

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<<link "Endings">> <<script>> Dialog.create("Endings"); Dialog.wikiPassage("Endings"); Dialog.open(); <</script>> <</link>>

<<set $cycle = "">> <<set $secret_message = false>> /*FREE*/ <<set $ending_sea_salt = recall('ending_sea_salt')>> <<set $ending_green_grape = recall('ending_green_grape')>> <<set $ending_toffee = recall('ending_toffee')>> <<set $ending_loyalty = recall('ending_loyalty')>> <<set $ending_happiness = recall('ending_happiness')>> <<set $ending_hope = recall('ending_hope')>> <<set $ending_love = recall('ending_love')>> <<set $ending_luck = recall('ending_luck')>> <<set $ending_secret_id = recall('ending_secret_id')>>

<<set $ending_sea_salt = recall('ending_sea_salt')>> <<set $ending_green_grape = recall('ending_green_grape')>> <<set $ending_toffee = recall('ending_toffee')>> <<set $ending_loyalty = recall('ending_loyalty')>> <<set $ending_happiness = recall('ending_happiness')>> <<set $ending_hope = recall('ending_hope')>> <<set $ending_love = recall('ending_love')>> <<set $ending_luck = recall('ending_luck')>> <<set $ending_secret_id = recall('ending_secret_id')>> <div class="container"> <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/_COVER.png' alt='HELL'> <h1>[[>> Begin|Apartment 1.1]]</h1> </div>

<h1></h1> <p>This game is intended for adult audiences. By playing, you confirm you are 18+.</p> <p>In addition to violence and death, scenes may feature sexual happenings of a coercive and not expressly agreed upon nature, which may be disturbing for some. Player discretion is advised.</p> <p><strong>Please additionally note that this game contains flashing text and moving text.</strong></p> <p>[[>>|Apartment 1.2]]</p>

<<run _line1 = "<p class='center'> Congratulations! You have unboxed (1) B-tier item! 🎉\n Item description: Bad Kid Joggers</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p class='center'>Congratulations! You have unboxed (1) B-tier item! 🎉\n Item description: Sweet Vanilla Skirt</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p class='center'>Congratulations! You have unboxed (1) C-tier item! 🎉\n Item description: Silly Sunday Dress</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p class='center'>Congratulations! You have unboxed (1) D-tier item! 🎉 \n Item description: Basic Tee (Green)</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p class='center'>Congratulations! You have unboxed (1) B-tier item! 🎉 \n Item description: Candy Dandy Knapsack</p>">> <<run _err1 = "<<type 17ms start 1s element p class 'errortext'>>Error! No funds remaining.<</type>>">> <<run _err2 = "<<type 17ms element p class 'errortext'>>Would you like to top off your account to continue shopping online at PLOP MART? <</type>>">> <<run _err3 = "<<timed 2.5s t8n>><p>[[>> Yes.|Apartment 1.3]]</p><</timed>>">> <div class="container"> <<linkappend "_line1" t8n>> <<linkappend "_line2" t8n>> <<linkappend "_line3" t8n>> <<linkappend "_line4" t8n>> <<linkappend "_line5" t8n>> _err1 _err2 _err3 <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> </div>

<<run _line1= "<<type 17ms element p class 'errortext'>>Error. Credit card declined. Please try a different payment method.<</type>>">> <<run _line2= "<<timed 1.5s t8n>><p>[[>> Try again.|Apartment 1.4]]</p><</timed>>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Your brain isn’t quite processing the word “declined.” Declined is, like, the opposite of reclined, right? You press the payment button a third, a fourth, a fifth time, until the website locks you out. You then open your bank account and come face-to-face with three fat zeros.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p class='center errortext'>Balance: $0.00</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The remainder of your life’s savings. All four hundred and fifty-three dollars of it. Gone. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4p1\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4p1 = "<p>Cue the vine boom SFX, followed by your phone clattering to the floor in slow-mo. In the darkness of the living room, the stench of _line4p2 becomes a full-blown olfactory assault. You gag, also probably not helped by the fact that you haven’t eaten anything but strawberry Pop-Tarts ever _line4p3. You should probably shower. </p>">> <<run _line4p2 = "<<linkappend 'unwashed dishes' t8n>> _line4p2p1<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4p2p1 = "<<linkappend 'and dirty laundry' t8n>> and ball sweat<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4p3 = "<<linkappend 'since this nightmare started' t8n>> twenty-four hours ago<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Imma barf.|Apartment 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You vomit (1) Pop-Tart into the toilet. Now you’re dehydrated, too. Swell.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>[[>> I feel dizzy.|Apartment 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>In the living room, you take a step, slip on a piece of cardboard, and <s>swoon</s> fall.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Nobody’s around to catch you. You live alone.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Maybe your tailbone collides against the floor painfully. Or maybe not. You’re honestly too numb to tell. Lying on your back amid a graveyard of empty boxes, you splay out like a _line3p1 Something plastic covered in polyester fuzz is lying next to your head. You pick it up and cradle it to your chest. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_img1\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3p1 = "<<linkappend 'snow angel.' t8n>> Only, replace the snow with crusty, crumb-flecked carpet. Have we mentioned you’re living in a pigsty? Eugh.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>The room is pitch black, but you don’t need to see it to know what it is. It—and the fifty-plus others like it—surround you now like a bed of roses, which might as well be your final resting place.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/roses.png' alt='placeholder'>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Apartment 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p class='errortext center'>$453 - $453 = ?</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You were never good at _line2p1</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkappend 'math.' t8n>> That was the whole reason why you went to school to become a dental hygienist, and not an architect like your parents wanted. You are good at cleaning teeth. People don’t expect you to socialize much when you have your hands in their _line2p2<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2p2 = "<<linkappend 'mouth.' t8n>><p>Speaking of teeth, that’s how forensic dentists identify bodies. Teeth are remarkably resilient. More resilient than, say, a person’s psyche when they realize they are unequivocally cooked.</p><</linkappend>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Two-hundredths of a chance hadn’t sounded that bad. Pulling the rarest Labibap of them all, the soon-to-be-retired limited-edition collab with Bepis, a.k.a. Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee, hadn’t sounded that impossible.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> But it IS impossible.|Apartment 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You say that now. But yesterday, you really thought you had this whole thing squared away. You close your eyes, a single tear fighting its way out. _line1p1</p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkreplace '↴' t8n>><p>The truth is, without Zeemee, you’re as good as dead.</p>_next<</linkreplace>>">> <<run _next = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Plop Mart 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div> /* ================================================ */

<<run _line1 = "<p>A week ago, you were just a dental hygienist with well-managed anxiety and a so-so credit score. Now, you’re sprinting to the nearest mall’s PLOP MART like a hunted man. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Nobody’s around to drive you. You live alone.</p>_line3">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> But I have a car.|Plop Mart 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>No, silly, you sold your darling Kia for more gacha attempts (all failed). You needed Zeemee. You still need Zeemee. Keep running.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>[[>> Tell me more about Zeemee.|Plop Mart 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<set $shower = false>> <<run _line1 = "<p>What’s there to tell? You’ll die without one, and you’re only <span class='errortext'>[redacted]</span> years old. You have your whole life ahead of you. Keep running. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_img1\r_line2\r_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It takes two hours to reach the mall on foot. Inside, it is blissfully _line2p1 You arrive at the PLOP MART coated in sweat. Speaking of soap, did you remember to shower?</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkappend 'air-conditioned.' t8n>> A strange memory: some kid once pointed out that you said air-con instead of air-conditioning, which was apparently weird, and made you feel aberrant.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Yes.|Plop Mart 1.3.1][$shower = true]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶No.|Plop Mart 1.3.1][$shower = false]]</p>">> <<run _answer2 = "<p>That’s okay. You can swing by the nearest Bath & Body Works for some clementine-scented hand sanitizer to lather up your pulse points with.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/capitalism.png' alt='placeholder'>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _answer1 = "<p>Liar.</p>">> <<run _answer2 = "<p>That’s okay. You can swing by the nearest Bath & Body Works for some clementine-scented hand sanitizer to lather up your pulse points with.</p>">> <<run _line1 = "<p>Inside the PLOP MART, it is predictably busy for a Friday. There are at least sixty people packed like sardines in a space that really should fit only _line1p1\r_line2\r_display1\r_display2\r_display3\r_display4\r_display5</p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'thirty sardines at max' t8n>> if there’s to be any hope of escaping in case of a fire. Come to think of it, should you set something on fire? Maybe you could steal a Zeemee in the ensuing chaos<</linkappend>>.">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Undeterred, you bulldoze your way through, making your way over to the display cases. Inside are all the collectibles that PLOP MART sells.</p>">> <<run _display1 = "<p><<linkappend 'TEARFUL BOY' t8n>>_reveal1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _display2 = "<p><<linkappend 'SQUEEBO' t8n>>_reveal1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _display3 = "<p><<linkappend 'LAZY PARBOILED EGG CHILD' t8n>>_reveal1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _display4 = "<p><<linkappend 'SQUID DINO' t8n>>_reveal1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _display5 = "<p><<linkappend 'LABIBAP' t8n>>_reveal2<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _reveal1 = "\nDon't care.">> <<run _reveal2 = "\n[[>> Fuck yeah.|Plop Mart 1.4]]">> <div class="container"> <<if $shower == true>> _answer1 <<timed 1.3s t8n>> _line1 <</timed>> <<else>> _answer2 _line1 <</if>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>There it is. The limited-edition Zeemee. You would recognize its fairy-wing eyebrows and rainbow teeth and Bepis hoodie anywhere. Completely out-of-stock on eBay, but it’s right in front of you.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You will live.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Adrenaline floods your system. You wind your fist back in preparation to shatter the display case’s glass with _line3p1 when a chorus of screaming causes you to freeze. Behind, you hear a gun cock. All sixty of the people in the PLOP MART, including you, drop to the floor. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3p1 = "<<linkappend 'one punch' t8n>> (rainbow shrimp style)<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>In walk three thugs wearing ski masks. They have guns and a large burlap sack, the perfect size for shoving a ton of money into. It’s a stick-up.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Plop Mart 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“Put all the Labibaps in the bag,” one man says, swaggering over to the register, “and no one gets hurt.”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He’s talking to the guy at the register, but he’s staring at you. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The guy at the register cowers. “I’m s-s-sorry, but PLOP MART doesn’t sell Labibaps in-store. You have to get them using our app’s gacha system—”</p>_line4">> <<run _line4 = "<p><h2 class='center'><<shake>><<timed 5.2s>>BANG! <<next 1s>>BANG! <<next>> BANG!<</timed>><</shake>></h2></p>_next">> <<run _next = "<p><<timed 7.2s t8n>>[[>>|Plop Mart 1.6]]<</timed>></p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/gun.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<set _cyclearray = ["sqeebo", "lazy parboiled egg child", "squid dino", "tearful boy"]>> <<run _line1 = "<p>Oh God. That poor customer service representative.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He’s in on the whole thing, actually. Who do you think turned off the security cams? Rather than blowing anyone’s brains out, those bullets were directed at one of the display cases. Specifically—you guessed it—the Labibap one. By the time you open your eyes, the armed thugs, and the limited-edition Zeemee with them, are gone.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The ground is littered with small keychains. In the ensuing chaos, the shoppers looted the PLOP MART of everything Labibap related, so there’s only the other collectibles left. You take a <<cycle '$cycle' autoselect>><<optionsfrom _cyclearray>><</cycle>> for the road.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Plop Mart 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> <<linkappend '_line1' t8n>> _line2 _line3 _next <</linkappend>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Over. It’s over.</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<p>Is what a quitter would say. But you’re not a quitter. You’re not exactly a winner either, but goddamn it, you’re not giving up if it’s the last thing you do. Which, given that you have zero money left, it very well might be. _line2p2</p>">> <<run _line2p2 = "<p>Ma and Pa always hoped you’d be an architect. It’s not your fault that you were better at burning bridges than building them. Wait, that’s awfully ominous. <<linkappend 'It’s just a doll, right?' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Wrong.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><p>A memory flashes before your eyes. A little girl crying. Beside her, a burly man looming over you, his eyes suffused with killing intent.</p><<next 2.4s>>_line5<<next 1.8s>>_line6\r_next<</timed>>">> <<run _line5 = "<h3 class='center'>“You have until sundown.”</h3>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>There’s no time to lose. You open Facebook Marketplace and spread your legs for the universe.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Bathroom 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> <<linkappend '_line1' t8n>> _line2p1 <</linkappend>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You never thought it would come to this.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’ve always been a risk-averse person. You pay your taxes on time. You don’t make enemies. And you certainly don’t get on your knees in the stall of a Target bathroom and blow a guy in exchange for a limited-edition collectible doll.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“Hey, hey, slow down.” He flicks you between the eyes. It’s obvious he’s smiling, even though you can’t see jack through those tears. “No teeth. You want this Zeemee, don’t you?” _line4</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<<linkreplace '↴' t8n>><p>Well.</p>_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Bite his dick off.|Bathroom 1.2.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Take it like a good boy.|Bathroom 1.2.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/bathroom.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

/* SEA SALT ENDING */ <<run _line1 = "<p>You’ve got one helluva bite, is what the old occlusometer always said.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The guy screams. It feels good for a second, having control again. It reminds you that you’re a person, and not some zombie whose sole purpose in life is to gacha for an ugly collectible doll.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Bathroom 1.2.1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Unfortunately, relief turns to regret the moment you watch him flush your precious limited-edition Zeemee down the toilet.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re dead by sundown.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/dead_screen.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Sea Salt Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _img1 <<run memorize('ending_sea_salt', true)>> <<set $ending_sea_salt = recall('ending_sea_salt')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’ve never had another guy’s dick in your mouth \r_line1p1. It tastes funny. The Zeemee dealer threads his fingers through your unwashed hair, but he’s not pulling; he’s actually being gentle for a rando whose idea it was that you blow him. And now that you’ve put those teeth away, he keeps telling you _line2</p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'before' t8n>> but you’ve kind of sort of imagined putting yours in. Another guy’s mouth, that is. Any guy’s really<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2 = "<<linkappend 'what a good job you’re doing.' t8n>><p>That’s nice. It reminds you of being back in school, collecting all those As in every conceivable subject. It’s been a while since you’ve been good at anything other than cleaning teeth. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p><</linkappend>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>He shoots his load into your mouth, and you immediately cough, choke, and spit it out onto the tiled floor.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Well, here’s the Zeemee,” he says. He hands it to you and zips his pants.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Thanks.|Bathroom 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re hunched over the sink, rinsing your mouth out with hand soap, when you catch sight of the dealer’s back as he’s exiting the bathroom.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>His shirt has an iron-on patch that says TEARFUL BOY.</p>">> <<run _next = "[[>>|Bathroom 1.4]]">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_shirt.png' alt='placeholder'>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _img1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Anyway, Zeemee is safely in your hoodie pocket. You feel pretty great. You purchase yourself an _line1p1 and sit down.<<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'Icee' t8n>> (combining the cherry and cola flavors the way any normal human would. You’re not aberrant)<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You will live.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> I want to look at Zeemee.|Bathroom 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Look all you want. You’ve earned it.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Zeemee stares up at you with its golden eyes. You cradle it in your hands as if you’re cradling your own beating heart—which, in a metaphorical, not at all melodramatic sense, you are. You’ve never been so relieved. Everything from those five rainbow teeth to those swirly pink cheeks to that shiny oval beak is just so… <<linkreplace '↴'>>_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p><<timed .5s>>. <<next>>. <<next>>. <<next 1s>>Wait a sec.<</timed>></p>">> <<run _next = "<<timed 3s t8n>><p>[[>>|Bathroom 1.6]]</p><</timed>>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You count them. Five teeth.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Isn’t Zeemee supposed to have six teeth? One for each color of the rainbow. Where’s the green one? And why does Zeemee’s collar only have seven flaps? And why does its tag say PLOP MERT instead of PLOP MART?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Maybe, like snowflakes, each Zeemee is unique.|Bathroom 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>My brother in Christ, you are delusional. The reality is, the guy whose dick you were just five minutes ago slurping like a popsicle <i>gave you a fake.</i></p>">> <<run _next = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Phone 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<h4><<shake>>“YOU GAVE ME A FAKE.”<</shake>></h4>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Is what you scream into the phone suctioned to your ear.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Phone 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>> _line2 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The voice on the other line is _line1p1 “Huh? Oh. Yeah. It’s a fake. They’re called Lafifaps. I make ‘em myself. A pretty good copy, if I do say so myself—” <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'calm.' t8n>> <p>To be honest, you’re surprised the Labibap dealer even picked up. You’d think after successfully ripping you off, he’d ghost you like the psychopath he is.</p><</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You list off every inconsistency you’ve found on the Zeemee. Incorrect spelling on the tag. Wrong number of teeth. The color of the fur is washed out. The stamp under the foot looks like a shit stain, not an artfully crafted logo.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“To be fair, that BJ you gave me was really only worth a C-grade Lafifap,” the dealer replies.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Damn, so all that talk about you “taking it so good” was fake, too.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Phone 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Give me another chance.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Your life is ending anyway, so you’ve got nothing to lose but your dignity, and at least dignity is something you can sell. You offer to blow the guy real good _line2p1. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkappend 'this time' t8n>> once you educate yourself on Wikihow<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“Sure,” the Lafifap dealer _line3p1 “But that was my last Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee. Would you be okay with me compensating you with a different one?</p>">> <<run _line3p1 = "<<linkappend 'chirps.' t8n>> Ugh, what a slimeball.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> No.|Phone 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> <<linkappend '_line1' t8n>> _line2 <</linkappend>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>It’s a no-go, you say. Only the Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee will do.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“That Zeemee took about two months to make. I can get you on the schedule—”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>No, no. You only have until sundown. You need Zeemee now.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Oh, an express order. That’ll cost you extra. Sorry, but I’m running a business here.”</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Fine. How many BJs will it be?|Phone 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 _line5 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Dealer guy says he will only accept cash this time. Which means you’re going to have to peddle your body to other strangers first. There’s not enough time in the day. You sob wetly into the receiver.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Is Zeemee really that important to you?” the dealer asks. He sighs. “You realize this is mostly hype. Think about what matters. Your community. Your family. Is it worth sinking to this level for?”</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Phone 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _next </div>

<<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/life.gif' alt='placeholder'>">> <<run _line1 = "<p>Your life flashes before your eyes. That voice is so comforting, almost like a therapist’s, wrapping around you like a Thunderjacket. You want to tell someone, anyone.</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Lie.|Phone 1.7.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Tell the truth.|Phone 1.7.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _line1 _choice1 _choice2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“I just really love Labibaps,” you say.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The dealer hums. You manage to raise some money blowing every guy you can find within a ten-mile radius, but it’s not enough. At least you kept your dignity though. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You’re dead by sundown.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/dead_screen.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Green Grape Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 <<run memorize('ending_green_grape', true)>> <<set $ending_green_grape = recall('ending_green_grape')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“The truth is,” you say, “I got mixed up with some bad people.”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Shit,” Dealer breathes. “Don’t tell me. You accidentally ruined the Zeemee of a mafia boss’s daughter, and now your life is being threatened unless you replace it?” <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Wow. _line3p1</p>">> <<run _line3p1 = "<<linkappend 'Spot on.' t8n>> Technically, the Zeemee wasn’t that ruined. You just tripped and accidentally dumped mouthwash onto your patient. But ten-year-olds can’t be expected to handle unexpected mishaps reasonably. Her bodyguard(?) cornered you in the hallway and gave you the ultimatum: Replace her Labibap by sundown tomorrow, or end up in a ditch.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Sadly, I’ve seen it happen before,” the dealer continues. “My brother died the same way. That’s why I took up making Lafifaps. In case the same thing ever happened to someone else, maybe I could save them…”</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Halleluja. Also, my condolences.|Phone 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The dealer explains he’ll do it for you—make an exact replica of the limited-edition Bepis Zeemee you need to save your hide—and he’ll get it to you by EOD. Pro bono, so long as you’re willing to drop by his place and help him mail out a few of his customers’ orders.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>That’s technically not what pro bono means, but beggars can’t be choosers. You accept. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You will live.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Sejik 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The Lafifap dealer lives in a loft atop a boba shop. It’s a quaint studio, something you’d expect to see in a Crate & Barrel magazine. You had to climb, like, fifty stairs to get here. You’re already winded. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“My name’s Sejik,” the dealer says. He smiles, beckoning you inside. Now that you don’t have his dick in your mouth, you can look at him properly. </p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> (Hey, didn’t we used to go to high school together?)|Sejik 1.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/apartment.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>That was <span class='errortext'>[redacted]</span> years ago! No way he’ll remember that.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You remember, of course, because you lent him a pencil of yours, one of those mechanical ones with the squishy grips, and he never gave it back, _line2p1</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkappend 'even though you asked.' t8n>> You don’t make enemies, sure, but you keep a running tally of the things people owe you. Tally marks don’t count as math.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik cocks his head at you like an owl. You were doing your best to hide how much that stairwell took out of you, but clearly he’s noticed.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Can I get you something to drink? Downstairs they give me boba for free.”</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Among dentistry professionals, boba has quite the negative reputation. You don’t need a doctorate to know that sugar will rot your <<linkappend 'teeth.' t8n>>_line2<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You also know that your obsession with your teeth is a tell-tale sign that your anxiety is ramping up, but fuck it, you’ve got the literal mob on your tail. If there’s ever a time you can be forgiven for letting your anxieties get the better of you, it’s now.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You might be on death’s door, but that’s no reason to kick your enamel to the curb. You politely decline the offer.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Thanks, but I’m good.|Sejik 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“Please. <<linkappend 'I insist,” Sejik says.' t8n>>_line2<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>What was the point in asking if he wasn’t going to give you the choice?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>He goes downstairs to grab you some boba, leaving you alone in his apartment. You’ve got nothing better to do, so you look around.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>There are figurines and dolls populating the shelves. Sejik’s desk is covered in the typical tools you’d expect for a dollmaker: needle and thread, a carding brush, safety eyes, paint, zip-ties, spray cans, etc.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>On the windowsill is a perfectly watered plant. And beside it is a Lafifap.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line3 _line4 _line5 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The Lafifap has no eyes.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s just sitting there, smiling innocently, blind as a bat.</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Well, it’s not polite to snoop.|Sejik 1.5.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Snoop around like the creep you are.|Sejik 1.5.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _choice1 _choice2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re a good boy. Always have been. Always will be. You keep your hands in your lap and your eyes trained on your toes. You’re not aberrant. No siree.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It doesn’t take long for Sejik to come back.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>He got you a massive green smoothie and even poked the straw in it for you. He hands it over, then says he has to run to the bathroom real quick. Nature calls. He winks.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Take your time, you say.|Sejik 1.5.1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Your life is literally on the line, and your number one priority is making sure you’re not rushing this guy’s number two? Man, you really are a good boy. Those kids who voted you ‘Most Likely to Wind Up on Dateline’ were so wrong about you.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>While waiting for Sejik, you take a healthy sip of the smoothie he got you. It’s avocado flavored. _line2p1</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkreplace 'Swell.' t8n>>Swelling. _line2p2<</linkreplace>>">> <<run _line2p2 = "<<timed 1s t8n>>Your tongue is swelling. _line2p3<</timed>>">> <<run _line2p3 = "<<timed 1s t8n>>Your tongue is the size of a freaking harmonica._line3<</timed>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p><<timed 1.5s t8n>>Shit. You’re <<linkprepend 'allergic' t8n>>deathly <</linkprepend>> to avocado. _line4<</timed>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Good thing I have an epipen.|Sejik 1.5.1.1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>What epipen? You mean the one in your apartment’s medicine cabinet that’s been expired for three _line1p1?</p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkreplace 'months' t8n>>years<</linkreplace>>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s not like Sejik could have known that you’d go into anaphylaxis. It was an honest mistake. It’s probably also an honest mistake that his front door is locked, and there’s no cell service, and he just started the shower up, drowning out your muffled cries for help. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Three minutes later, you’re dead as a doorknob.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>You were a good boy until the very end. Hopefully, that counts for something.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/dead_screen.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Toffee Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 <<run memorize('ending_toffee', true)>> <<set $ending_toffee = recall('ending_toffee')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You can’t help it. Given that you used to be classmates, it’s too tempting not to go through this guy’s stuff. Think of it like just deserts for making you suck him off. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You flip open the journal in front of you.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>There’s a to-do list with a bunch of names on it. Yours is at the very bottom, the only one not yet crossed off in red. Must be Sejik’s list of clients. The drawers are filled with doll parts, plastic arms and legs, stuffing, some more zip-ties.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Interestingly, the horizontal drawer directly under the desk is locked. </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>If only you knew where the key was.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.7]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/drawer.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>It doesn’t take long for Sejik to come back with boba. _line1p1</p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'You smile innocently.' t8n>> It feels like you’re biting down on articulating paper.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Is that one mine?” you ask, pointing at a green smoothie.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik thinks for a moment. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Hm <<timed .5s t8n>>. <<next>>. <<next>>. <<next 1s>>No. Not yet,” he says finally.\r_line5\r_line6\r_next<</timed>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>His eyes are on his _line5p1</p>">> <<run _line5p1 = "<<linkappend 'journal.' t8n>> Which, yeah, you flipped through it, but you put it back exactly the way you found it. Right?<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>He hands you an orange drink instead. Nervous, you fumble jabbing the giant straw into the plastic lid and, hands sticky, take a sip.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The flavor actually isn’t bad. You’ve always liked mango.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>[[>> So, about that fake Labibap you’re making for me.|Sejik 1.9]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik takes a seat at his desk. Fidgeting with the eyeless Lafifap, he outlines for you the process of making an A-grade Zeemee.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Wait. So you need me to get a normal Zeemee, and then you’ll modify it to look like the Bepis collab Zeemee?” you ask.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Efficient? Very. But doesn’t it kind of defeat the whole point of it being a fake? This feels like _line3p1</p>">> <<run _line3p1 = "<<linkappend 'cheating.' t8n>> Just when you were starting to think Sejik was a fine indie craftsman.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>>|Sejik 1.10]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“It’ll take too long to make one from scratch,” Sejik tells you.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He’s not wrong. Thanks to the homeostasis of the economy, even a non-limited-edition version of Zeemee is far, far more difficult to obtain than the keychain versions littering your apartment floor. There are bots to contend with, and scalpers. Zeemee is the king of Labibaps, after all. If you buy one of the two available on eBay, it’ll still take a few days to ship. And that’s not taking into account the fact that Sejik will have to front the money. He may be doing this out of the kindness of his heart, but eight hundred bucks is still eight hundred bucks. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r<<timed 2s>>_line4<</timed>>\r<<timed 3.5s t8n>>_line5\r_line6<</timed>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The mafia boss’s daughter’s bodyguard was pretty explicit with his threat.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<h3 class='center'><<shake 1.5s>>“You have until sundown.”<</shake>></h3>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>The despair must be apparent from your face, because Sejik puts a hand on your shoulder to steady you. “Don’t lose hope. I can think of one way we can get a regular Zeemee on short notice.”</p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>[[>> How?|Sejik 1.11]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik smiles. He hands you a jangling coin purse. It has a crying face stitched into it and the words TEARFUL BOY.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“How good are you,” he asks, “at claw machines?”</p>">> <<run _next = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Arcade 1.1]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/coin_purse.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _next </div>

<<run _message1 = "<p>So close!</p>">> <<run _message2 = "<p>ARGGGG. Another failed attempt.</p>">> <<run _message3 = "<p>What the hell, the claw just gave up halfway... Fucking rigged piece of crap.</p>">> <<run _array = [_message1, _message2, _message3]>> <<run $claw_attempts = 0>> <<run _attempts_max = 10>> <<run _attempt1 = "<p class='claw'>. <<timed .5s t8n>>. <<next>>. <<next 1s>>_message1\r_line2p2<</timed>></p>">> <<run _attempt2 = "<p class='claw'>. <<timed .5s t8n>>. <<next>>. <<next 1s>><<print _array.random()>>\r_line2p2<</timed>></p>">> <<run _attempt3 = "<p class='claw'>. <<timed .5s t8n>>. <<next>>. <<next 1s>><<print _array.random()>>\r_line2p2<<next>><<goto 'Arcade 1.1.1'>><</timed>></p>">> <<run _line1 = "<p>The answer is that you are not good at claw machines.</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<p><<linkreplace 'Try anyways.' t8n>>_attempt1\r<<timed 2s t8n>>_line3<</timed>><<set $claw_attempts += 1>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2p2 = "<p><<linkreplace 'Try again.' t8n>><<set $claw_attempts += 1>><<if $claw_attempts == _attempts_max>>_attempt3<<else>>_attempt2<</if>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> There’s gotta be a better way.|Arcade 1.1.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/arcade2.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _line1 _line2p1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Quitting is for losers, and if there’s anything you’re not, it’s either of those things. After all, you spend your days carefully scraping plaque off of people’s pearly whites. Your focus is unmatched under the sun.</p><p>Plus, your own wallet might be empty, but Sejik’s certainly isn’t. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Okay, well NOW it is. Almost. </p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You’re down to your final attempt. C’mon, baby… </p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Papa needs a new Labibap.|Arcade 1.1.1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Suddenly, you feel a presence. </p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Someone is standing directly beside you. His hand descends over yours, helping you to move the claw machine’s joystick. You track the claw’s movement. Left. Right. Left.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>At the same time, Sejik’s voice enters your ear, <<linkappend 'a ghostly whisper:' t8n>>_line4\r_next<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“When it’s safe, I’ll leave a sign for you. The secret code is: <strong>FREE</strong>.<<set $secret_message = true>>” </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.1.1.1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>> _line2 _line3 <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>It sure sounds like Sejik’s voice. But isn’t Sejik over there playing Guitar Hero III? <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re distracted by a deafening ringing sound.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p class='center'><<timed 1.5s>><<shake>>DING!<</shake>> <<next .45s>><<shake>>DING!<</shake>> <<next .45s>><<shake>>DING!<</shake>> <<next .45s>><<shake>>DING!<</shake>><</timed>></p>_line4">> <<run _line4 = "<<timed 3.05s t8n>><p>Will you look at that. You did it. You got Zeemee. A non-Bepis one, anyway. It plops into the dispenser. You fish it out and cradle it to your chest.</p>_line5\r_next<</timed>>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>When you turn around to ask Sejik what he meant by “safe” and “FREE,” he’s gone.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The coin purse had a hundred dollars’ worth of quarters in it, half of which Sejik squandered playing arcade games. But by now, the thing you’re confident you’re improving at is blowing total strangers in bathroom stalls. You give the arcade owner head, and in return, he lets you take the basic Zeemee. You additionally receive a Labibap magnet as a tip for your hard work.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.1.2.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>After wandering around the arcade, you find Sejik playing _line1p1 You hope it’s not too obvious what went down back there. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<<linkappend 'Guitar Hero III.' t8n>> Winning, obviously.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“How was the taste?” Sejik smirks, wiping the corner of your mouth with his thumb. “Better than mine?”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[▶▶Yeah, better.|Arcade 1.1.2.1.1]]</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[▶▶No, worse.|Arcade 1.1.2.1.2]]</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[▶▶Uh, same?|Arcade 1.1.2.1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik may be rescuing your sorry ass, but who does he think he is, fishing for cum complements? From a sample size of two, you tell him his splooge is subpar. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He hums, then brushes your knees off. “No wonder you were back there for so long.”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Long? It was, like, barely two minutes. Meanwhile, you haven’t forgotten how in the Target bathroom with Sejik, you were subjected to a fifteen minute sucking session. Talk about stamina. Your jaw hurts just thinking about it.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Given that your life is in his hands, it can’t hurt to get on Sejik’s good side. From a sample size of two, you tell him his spunk is a cut above the rest. Ten outta ten, would suck again. _line2</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<<linkreplace '↴' t8n>><p>He frowns. “So good you had to spit me out onto the floor, huh?”\r_line3\r_next</p><</linkreplace>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Oh yeah. Kinda forgot about that. </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You answer honestly. They tasted about the same. You’re no cum connoisseur. But you did miss the feeling of <<linkappend 'fingers gently threading through your hair.' t8n>>_line2<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Memory: The last time anyone stroked your hair like that was when your mom put you to sleep as a kid. Some wires are getting crossed in your brain. You need a drink. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik smiles. A shiver runs up your spine. You can’t explain it.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Arcade 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Your mission to get a basic Zeemee complete, you return to Sejik’s apartment. His door looks a little worse for wear, like someone went ham with a battering ram while you two were gone.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> Weird.|Arcade 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The afternoon stretches on.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Sejik takes his time hand-sewing a Bepis jacket for your fake Zeemee. You inspect his nimble fingers. You can’t recall in detail what the girl’s real Zeemee’s Bepis jacket looked like, although the rainbow teeth are the spitting image of the original now that the paint has dried. Strange to think you are putting your life in a stranger’s hands. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_choice2\r_choice1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Speaking of hands, you think back to Sejik’s threading through your hair. The image of Sejik’s face blurred through tears surfaces in your memory. Something’s been bothering you.</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Ask about your BJ-giving skills|BJ 1.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<<if $cycle == 'tearful boy'>><p class='specialtext'><<shake 2s>><strong>[[▶▶Ask about TEARFUL BOY.|Tearful Boy 1.1]]</strong><</shake>></p><</if>>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>>_line2<</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Earlier, Sejik said the BJ you gave him was only good enough to warrant a <<linkappend 'C-grade Lafifap.' t8n>> You’re an overachiever, what can we say? Anything less than an A is failing in your book.<</linkappend>></p><p>You just want a bit of clarification. What, exactly, defines the different grades when it comes to the exchange of Lafifaps for sexual favors? <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re swept off your feet a moment later and planted onto Sejik’s bed. Probably, you should have expected this, but you really didn’t.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Uh.|BJ 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re on your back. The mattress is plush beneath you. Sejik is looming over you, a devilish smile on his face. “Well, well. If you wanted to blow me again, all you had to do was ask, yanno?”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>[[>> I don’t want to blow you.|BJ 1.3]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/bed.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You tell him straight to his face. This is supposed to be pro bono work.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Really?” Sejik seems genuinely <<linkappend 'surprised.' t8n>> He must think his dick is like some kind of expensive dessert. You don’t like dessert, remember? Bad for the teeth.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“Yes,” you say. You swallow. “Really.” <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Even so, Sejik is planting kisses down your forearm. When he reaches your shoulder, he nuzzles your cheek. He smells like a really really good stick of deodorant. Thank God you showered. “How about I demonstrate for you instead, then? What I mean when I say A-grade.”</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> No thank—|BJ 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Hold up. Is Sejik offering to give YOU a blowjob?</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Your brain makes a <i>“whhhrhhhththhuughghh”</i> sound before bluescreening. It’s been a long time since you had sex with anything but your left hand. <<linkappend 'Years' t8n>> if you don’t count the BJ(s) you gave today, which you don’t<</linkappend>>. You’ve been prioritizing your career, and this whole being threatened by the mob thing hasn’t been doing it for your libido.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Strangely, though, this time is different. Your legs fall open, and Sejik smiles. You can’t explain it, other than the fact that you really want a good fucking grade.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|BJ 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>>_line2 _line3 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik blows your mind. “You’re a good student,” he tells you. It’s embarrassing, but you actually start crying in the middle of it. His hair is so soft.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You want to be gentle with him, but it’s messing you up seeing him on his knees, bobbing between your legs. His eyes are heavy-lidded. <<linkappend 'He’s enjoying himself.' t8n>>_line3<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You wonder if the time you were on your knees in the Target bathroom with him, if you were, too. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>It’s actually fine that he never returned your pencil. You forgive him.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|BJ 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You don’t last long. One pornographic soundbite later, you’re reduced to a wet noodle. Sejik oozes into bed beside you and wraps his arms around your waist.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“You’re not going to fall asleep yet, are you?” he whispers, nibbling your ear. “I’m not done making the Zeemee.” <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p class='center'><<timed .5s t8n>>…Zzzzz…<<next 1s>><br>zzzz…<<next>> zzz…<<next>>_next<</timed>></p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>>|Drawer 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You wake up a few hours later, sore from all the other crap the two of you did. The sun is almost down. You are so so so fucked— <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Oh. Never mind. There it is, the fake limited-edition Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee, sitting on Sejik’s desk. He must have been pulling your leg about not having finished it.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You sit up. Sejik is fast asleep in bed next to you. His shirt is off, exposing his solid chest and <<linkappend 'the few bite marks you left behind.' t8n>> Damn, you really were pent up, weren’t you?<</linkappend>> You’re about to get out of bed when something shiny catches your eye.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Drawer 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Hanging from a thread around Sejik’s neck is a golden key.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Drawer 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p><<linkappend 'Oh hey, I know where this goes.' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_img1\r_next<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You slowly climb out of bed, careful not to wake Sejik, and grab a pair of fabric scissors off his desk. One snip later, _line2p1</p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<<linkappend 'the key is in your hands.' t8n>> Will he be pissed? Probably not. He seems too easy-going for that.<</linkappend>>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You put the key into the horizontal desk drawer.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Drawer 1.4]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/unlocking_drawer.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Bingo! It unlocks. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re about to open it when ANOTHER thing catches your eye.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Something is flashing at you from outside the window. You squint and crane your neck.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> What the…|Drawer 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>On the ground, in the middle of the sidewalk, is a limited-edition Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee sitting beside a neon sign that reads:</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<h2 class='center errortext'>FREE</h2>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Well, if that ain’t a trap. Nothing’s free in this world. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_line5\r_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>All the same, why would anyone want to trap you? You’re just a guy. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have a backup Zeemee in case the one Sejik made for you falls through.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<<if $secret_message == true>><p>Plus, something feels awfully familiar about that word “FREE.”</p><</if>>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶I’ll just pop outside for a quick second and see what this is about.|Outside 1.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Forget about the Zeemee conveniently stationed outside. I’m opening the drawer.|Inside 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You ignore the sus Zeemee beckoning to you from outside and open the drawer. Inside is <<linkappend 'a mechanical pencil and a gun.' t8n>>_img1\r_line2\r_next<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The mechanical pencil is the same one from your school days. You recognize it immediately by the light green squishy grip and the angular “s” you carved into the side. The gun is just a gun. You don’t know the first thing about guns.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Inside 1.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/pencil.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p><<linkappend 'Contemplate the fact that Sejik kept your pencil safe after all these years.' t8n>>_line1p1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line1p1 = "<blockquote>Guess that is sort of romantic. But the gun is a mood killer.</blockquote>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><<linkappend 'Contemplate the gun.' t8n>>_line2p1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2p1 = "<blockquote>Guess that is kind of ominous. But the fact that Sejik kept your pencil safe after all these years is pretty sweet.</blockquote>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You only have enough time to contemplate for thirty seconds before you hear footsteps pounding up the stairs. </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Inside 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You turn just in time to see the door to Sejik’s apartment getting bashed open by a police-grade door rammer. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s those same three masked thugs from back at the PLOP MART. The ones who stole the Zeemee you had planned on stealing.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You grab the gun and point it at the guy in front.</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Shoot him.|Inside 1.3.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Threaten to shoot him, but don’t actually shoot him|Inside 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Are you fucking CRAZY?!</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’ve never used a gun before. For all you know, it’s a glue gun. Plus, even if it’s real, what if you miss and the bullet goes ping-ponging all over the place and kills you?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Or worse, kills Sejik?</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[▶▶Threaten to shoot him, but don’t actually shoot him|Inside 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The ballsy guy in front is probably their leader. It’s your tiny pistol versus their three semi-automatics. But they must see the look of (fake) killing intent in your eyes, because they put their hands up.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>By this point, Sejik is wide awake. He’s <<linkappend 'gobsmacked by the scene.' t8n>> Or is he? Maybe you just wanted an excuse to use the word gobsmacked.<</linkappend>> <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5\r_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>To your surprise, Sejik recovers pretty fast. In the blink of an eye, he has a bunch of zip-ties and is binding the three thugs’ hands behind their backs.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>He smiles. “There’s a silencer on that, so if you feel like blowing one of their heads off, by all means.”</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>Those words are pretty cold-blooded. Maybe you should ask him what those zip-ties were lying around for.</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Ngl tho, it’s kinda hot.|Inside 1.5.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶I need to get the hell out of here.|Inside 1.5.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/gun.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _img1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik winks and blows you a kiss. Is he a <<linkappend 'mind-reader?' t8n>> In fact, no one needs mind-reading abilities when you’re sporting a HUGE boner that’s telegraphing your inappropriate thoughts across the room. Get some help, buddy.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Happiness 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re telling me. Don’t forget to grab the Zeemee on your way out.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You hand Sejik the gun and thank him for making such a quality Lafifap for you on such short notice. What happens between him and these thugs is his problem now. You grab the Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee, tuck it under your arm, and tiptoe towards the door. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Only to feel the cold barrel of the gun poke the back of your head.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p class='center'>[[>>>|Hope 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You put off opening the desk drawer for a few minutes and instead slip on shoes. You venture outside. The early-evening heat is oppressive; the sunset paints the sky hues of pink and gold.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The Zeemee is still there next to the flashing “FREE” sign. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>A minute later, a hand flies out from behind and covers your mouth. Who’d’ve guessed it. A trap. You’re wrestled backwards into the shadows of an alleyway.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Shhh. Please be quiet, <span class='errortext'>[redacted]</span>. I promise I’m not here to hurt you,” a familiar voice says into your ear.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>At the sound of your name, you grow a bit calmer. People don’t soothingly whisper your name if they plan to kill you, right?</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Outside 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The hand releases you, and you turn around. There are <<linkappend 'three thugs wearing ski masks surrounding you with weapons.' t8n>> Those same thugs from the PLOP MART robbery.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re about to scream for help, but the scream dies in your throat the moment the one who’d said your name removes his ski mask. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r<<timed 1s t8n>>_line4<</timed>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>It’s Sejik.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<h2><<shake>>[[>> There’s TWO Sejiks?!|Outside 1.3]]<</shake>></h2>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Yup. And this guy is the REAL Sejik. Or at least, he claims to be.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“The man up there living in my apartment, pretending to be me,” the guy continues, “is my twin brother, Sejun. He’s not right in the head. I faked my death to get away from him, and he just went and took over my identity. All the people I’ve ever cared about in my life, he treats like dolls to play with.”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Dolls? Well, that would certainly be on-theme.|Outside 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You look up at the window.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>To be honest, it’s not <i>that</i> hard to believe. You don’t know the guy. You’re <<linkappend 'strangers.' t8n>> Socially-speaking, anyway. Maybe not carnally.<</linkappend>> Evil twins is a lot to wrap your head around, but would that be the weirdest thing you’ve experienced today?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>There’s a lot of ways this could go. Just speak from the heart what you’re feeling. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>><<if $secret_message == true>>_choice3<</if>>_choice1\r_choice2<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Wait, does this mean that the whole mafia set up was fake?|Luck 1.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶I’m out. Bye.|Loyalty 1.1]]</p>">> <<run _choice3 = "<p class='specialtext'><<shake 2s>><strong>[[▶▶You were the one who warned me back at the arcade, weren’t you? You’ve been protecting me?|Love 1.1]]</strong><</shake>></p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Talk about anticlimactic. You can’t believe the whole mafia thing was staged just to freak you out.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s been a long day. Apparently there are two Sejiks in this world, and <<linkappend 'you want nothing to do with either of them.' t8n>> You’re a strong, independent hikikomori.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You grab the limited-edition Bepis Zeemee off the ground. You hate Labibaps a hundred times more than you did at the start of this week, but you sure didn’t do all that cocksucking for nothing. You earned this thing.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>You return to your apartment and do some cleaning before going to bed.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Loyalty 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>In the morning, you hear on the news that a man by the name of Sejik O— was shot dead in his apartment overnight. Three bullets to the head. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r<<timed 1s t8n>>_img1<</timed>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You live alone. Maybe you always will.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_ending2.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Loyalty Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<run memorize('ending_loyalty', true)>> <<set $ending_loyalty = recall('ending_loyalty')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The three thugs are bound with zip-ties and their mouths are gagged. Thanks to your snooping, you and Sejik are safe.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Sejik makes a few calls. He tells you that the cops are on their way to arrest these guys.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>In the meantime, you both sip boba tea and wait.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Happiness 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“I don’t understand,” you say. “These three were also at the mall’s PLOP MART. They robbed the place of all their Zeemees. I mean, I know I need Zeemee because my life is being threatened by the mafia. But why the urgency for these three?”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“They were here to kill me,” Sejik says, rubbing his chin, “not you. The story I told you about my brother dying from a Labibap-related mafia run-in wasn’t entirely true. I’m sorry for lying, but I didn’t know that I could trust you at that point. As you can see”—here Sejik nudges one of the tied up men—“they’ve been after me for quite some time.”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> You mean…|Happiness 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik winces. He shies away from you, as if you’re a blinding light, and he’s nothing more than a silverfish. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“That’s right. It’s probably my fault that you got caught up in this. It’s clear to me that the mob was using you to flush me out of hiding. Someone must have tipped them off about my side gig making Lafifaps. If they could threaten people’s lives while simultaneously making the genuine Zeemees scarce, they knew someone like me would rush to take advantage of the situation. After all, you already know I’m a greedy person…”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Greedy?|Happiness 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Oh. He must be talking about the fact that he never gave your pencil back.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You watch him spin the pencil in his hand the way you used to as a kid. But he really took such good care of it. It looks almost new. You, on the other hand, would have misplaced it long ago. Maybe it was important to you years ago, but more important are the <<linkreplace 'people ' t8n>>people—or more accurately, person—<</linkreplace>>in your life now. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>It doesn’t matter to you what Sejik did to get on the mafia’s bad side. The fact is, they know who you are and they know who Sejik is. You both are sitting ducks.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Happiness 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>But the image of two ducks sitting side by side is pretty dang cute, isn’t it?</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/ducks.png' alt=''>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Happiness 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _img1 _next </div>

<<set $happiness=false>> <<run _line1 = "<p>His eyes narrow. “You don’t find me disgusting?”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Why would I find you disgusting?” <<linkappend 'you ask.' t8n>> Thinking about it, if he was so worried about you finding him disgusting, maybe he should’ve thought about that before shoving his dick down your throat. Oh well.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik continues spinning the pencil in his hand. He is silent. It’s the first time you’ve seen him look so uncertain. “Why do you insist on trusting every little thing I say?” he asks. “For all you know—”</p>">> <<run _choice1 = "<p>[[▶▶Gently punch his shoulder like the good buddies you are.|Happiness 1.7][$happiness=false]]</p>">> <<run _choice2 = "<p>[[▶▶Kiss his face.|Happiness 1.7][$happiness=true]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _choice1 _choice2 </div>

<<run _happinessfalse = "<p>Nice try. It only seems to rile him up. He pins you to the bed and his mouth descends on yours.</p>">> <<run _happinesstrue = "<p>What’s so bad about trusting someone? Your feelings are real. That’s all that matters.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The two of you are moaning and making out like crazy, paying the three thugs tied up on the floor no mind, when there comes a knock at the door. Four cops roll in (must be undercover since they don’t have badges or anything) and cart said thugs off to jail.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Happiness 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> <<if $happiness==false>> _happinessfalse <<else>> _happinesstrue <</if>> _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>It’s not long after that that the Labibap craze dies down. There’s no explanation for it. One moment, they’re the talk of the town, the next, you might as well be outing yourself as an unhip pop-culture-dingus by simply mentioning them.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><<linkappend 'Then, the limited-edition collab with Bepis, a.k.a. Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemee? What happened to it?' t8n>>_line3\r_next<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Donated to a good cause.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Happiness 1.9]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Summer turns to fall. Fall turns to winter. And where does that leave you?</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You and Sejik changed your names and moved to the edge of the city to escape the mafia/mob. Believe it or not, you’re a grade-A house husband now.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Look at you, vacuuming and cleaning. Your old apartment never looked this good. You make sure to keep all of Sejik’s stuff neat and tidy, like any grade-A house husband would. His excess zip-ties go in the zip-tie bin. His list of randomly crossed-off names are alphabetized inside an accordion file now. You repurposed the downstairs bedroom as an arsenal for his various “toys.”</p>_line3p1">> <<run _line3p1 = "<p>And the best part is, when you take a step and accidentally slip on a piece of cardboard… <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>There’s always someone to catch you. </p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/happiness_ending_alt.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Happiness Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1.2s t8n>>_line2 _line3<</timed>> <<run memorize('ending_happiness', true)>> <<set $ending_happiness = recall('ending_happiness')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You freeze in place. You’ve never had a gun pressed to the back of your head, so you’re not sure how exactly you know that’s what it is. But boy, do you know.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“Not so fast,” Sejik says. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Oh, come on. You’d have had to be crazy to find the line about the silencer hot. This was the only reasonable choice!</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Psychological horror really isn’t my thing.|Hope 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You prefer your yanderes fictional, you explain. Sejik laughs.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He walks you over to the three thugs who are sitting on the floor, tied and bound. Even though they’re gagged, they still have their ski masks on. Now you’re starting to question calling them thugs in the first place. Isn’t that what a guy with a gun is called? <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik kicks aside the guy on the left. He then kicks aside the guy on the right, leaving just the <<linkappend 'one guy in the middle' t8n>> (their leader)<</linkappend>> sitting upright. Even though every inch of him is covered in black, he's clearly sweating up a storm.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Remember what I taught you?” Sejik asks you with a wink.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Uh. Does he mean THAT?|Hope 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You bet he does. Get on your knees, baby. We’re going out with a bang.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Hope 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Today is a day of sexual firsts. First time giving fellatio, first time getting it.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>By this point, you’re a certified expert at oral. But this is your first time giving it to someone who’s, uh, being held hostage. In a very literal sense. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“Sorry, man,” you tell the guy. You don’t want to be doing this to him any more than he wants it. But there’s a gun in your midst, and the nutjob holding it wants a show.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Your hands are sweaty. You unzip the guy’s pants and take his dick into your mouth. It’s flaccid, unsurprisingly. Hard to imagine feeling genuine arousal at a time like this. Sejik urges you to keep going by way of digging the barrel of the gun into your temple, so you diligently suck, suck, suck until the guy is hard. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p><<timed 1s t8n>><<shake 1s>>“Ah…<</shake>><<next>> <<shake 1s>><span class='errortext'>[redacted]</span>...<</shake>><<next>> <<shake 1s>><span class='errortext'>[redacted]</span>...”<</shake>><<next>>_line6\r_next<</timed>></p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>Woah. He’s actually getting into it. You must have some fucked up sense of self-preservation because you’re kind of feeling it, too. And how come he knows your name?</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Hope 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>It looks like Sejik is genuinely inspecting to see what you learned from him, so you throw in a few flourishes, cupping the guy’s balls and lapping at his frenulum. Thanks Wikihow.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The thug who knows your name spurts fluid into your mouth with an agonized cry.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>His voice sounds awfully familiar. If you’re not mistaken… it sounds like Sejik’s.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>But Sejik is right next to you, jabbing you with a gun with a crazed look on his face. So how can that be— <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<h1 class='center'><<timed 1s>><<shake>>CRASH!<</shake>><</timed>></h1>">> <<run _next = "<p><<timed 2s t8n>>[[>>|Hope 1.6]]<</timed>></p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You don’t get the chance to ask. Something comes flying through the window, sending shards of glass flying.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The gun goes off, but nobody gets hurt. Nobody except Sejik, who just got kicked in the jaw by the customer service rep from PLOP MART, who came here to rescue his posse.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik is knocked out cold. Christ, that was a close one. You <<linkappend 'almost fell in love with him.' t8n>> That’s what a whole swimming pool of oxytocin flooding your endocrine system will do to you.<</linkappend>> Lesson learned.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Hope 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 3s t8n>>_line2 <<next>>_line3 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You untie the three “thugs” who explain that they’ve been your protectors for several years now. They interrupted your attempt to rob PLOP MART in order to save you from yourself.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>There was never a mafia/mob boss. The whole thing was staged. </p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>By the time the truth comes out, you’re <<linkappend 'crying again.' t8n>> Maybe it’s the fellatio that did it to you. Why do you always cry during sex?<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Hope 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The leader “thug” takes off his ski mask. Your jaw drops to the floor. </p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The guy looks like a carbon copy of Sejik.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Come to think of it, didn’t the Sejik from back in high school have a twin brother?|Hope 1.9]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“I really,” Sejik’s twin says, “should have given this back to you.” Smiling sadly, he hands you the mechanical pencil that you found in the locked drawer. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><span class='errortext'>[Redacted]</span> years is a long time to keep a crush going. <<linkappend ' You’re touched.' t8n>> You’re also blushing. Why are you such a sucker for that face?<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>He starts to walk away in slow-mo.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> Wait.|Hope 1.10]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’ve had the guy’s <<linkappend 'member in your mouth, after all.' t8n>> (Ew, who says “member?” Guess you’ve just said “dick” one too many times. Doesn’t hurt to mix things up, does it now?)<</linkappend>> It’s only right that you should get his number. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Sejik’s twin pauses. He’s very very very hesitant to talk to you.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Hope 1.11]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You take a step towards him and slip on a piece of cardboard.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The Sejik doppelganger catches you. He’s blushing like crazy, clearly afraid to even touch you. It’s like night and day compared to the yandere Sejik, who’s now being carted off to jail.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You could get used to this. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Maybe you’ll even teach him a thing or two about what it takes to score an A-grade Lafifap.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_ending4.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Hope Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 <<run memorize('ending_hope', true)>> <<set $ending_hope = recall('ending_hope')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Woah, that’s some serious sleuthing. Guess you never would have figured it out if you hadn’t been so hell-bent on besting that claw machine.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“You don’t remember me, do you,” the real Sejik says gravely. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>It’s almost word-for-word what you said to Sejik (Sejun?). The twin in front of you must be that high school classmate you lent your pencil to. He must also be lonely.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Watching the tears welling in his eyes, you find yourself inexplicably moved. It’s probably owing to the fact you both suffered in the same public school that you find yourself drawn to this guy. Plus, even though you haven’t been sexually intimate with him, the oxytocin in your brain doesn’t differentiate between look-alikes.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Hug the real Sejik.|Love 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The hug feels good. It feels like home.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Safe.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Nothing’s free in this world except love.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Love 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>>_line2 <<next>>_line3 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You look up at the window again.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>So, Sejik (Sejun?) is a yandere after all. Probably, he’s been plotting your demise this whole time. <<linkappend 'What a jerk.' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Then again, you can’t just throw someone under the bus after they give you the best head of your life. It just ain’t right. Isn’t there some way to make it where everyone can be happy?</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>As you continue hugging the real Sejik, nearby, the two thugs wearing ski masks shift awkwardly. Their semi-automatics glint in the setting sun’s light. It occurs to you that since the three of them have been working to protect you, they probably all came here to bump off Sejun. What a messy family drama.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Violence isn’t the answer.|Love 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re right about that. Therapy is.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Love 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Fast forward to four months later.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It took ten-plus sessions of intensive family therapy, but Sejun and Sejik eventually came to an understanding.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejun apologized for stealing Sejik’s identity and pretending to send the mob after you as a form of sick entertainment, and Sejik apologized for almost murdering Sejun in his sleep.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>You’ve put this whole Labibap fiasco behind you. You’re an A-grade dental hygienist these days, and with a bit of budgeting help, you were able to get your savings back, all four hundred and fifty-three dollars of it. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5\r_line6<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>And guess what? You’re no longer lonely. You’re the breadwinner of a brand-new family. </p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>[[>> “I’m home!” you say, taking your shoes off.|Love 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1.5s t8n>>_line2 <<next 2s>>_line3 _line4 <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You take a step and slip on a random piece of cardboard.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>But you don’t live alone. Two pairs of arms catch you mid-fall. Two identical voices speak in unison. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3and4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3and4 = "<div class='flex-container'><p>Sejun: “Be careful.”</p><p>Sejik: “Are you okay?”</p></div>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Love 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You’re okay, you say. You’ll try to be more careful, you say. You smile and thread your fingers through the hair of your two boyfriends.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Soft.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>On the coffee table sit the two <<linkappend 'Sweet Dreams Soda Pop Zeemees.' t8n>> Who gives a crap whether they’re Labibaps or Lafifaps at this point.<</linkappend>> It wasn’t that long ago that you hated Labibaps with every fiber of your being, but now you can’t help but smile at them. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>After all, you have two hands. No wonder you made room for both Zeemees in your life. </p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_ending3.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Love Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 <<run memorize('ending_love', true)>> <<set $ending_love = recall('ending_love')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You conveniently gloss over the real Sejik’s implication that you’re an important person to him. You’ll ask him later, of course, but there’s some confusing facts you need cleared up first.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>One of the masked thugs steps forward to answer your question. “That’s right, kid. There’s no mob boss after you. You blew two people for Labibaps for no reason. The whole thing is an elaborate game of cat and mouse.”</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>How the hell do they know about those BJs? Have they been tailing you?</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> How the hell do you know about those BJs? Have you been tailing me?|Luck 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line0 = "<p>The real Sejik turns pink for a moment. “We’ve… <i>I’ve</i> been trying to protect you,” he says. His eyes lower. <<linkappend 'As if he can’t bear to look at you.' t8n>>_line0p1<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line0p1 = "<p>As if he feels like everything that’s happened to you is his fault.</p><<timed 2s t8n>>_line1\r_line2\r_line3<</timed>>">> <<run _line1 = "<p>Damn, come to think of it, maybe stealing that Zeemee from PLOP MART was just a roundabout way of preventing you from getting yourself thrown in jail. That’s either really selfless if they’ve been looking out for you, or, if they’re lying, completely psychotic.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>But hey, news about there being no mob boss after you would be the best news you’ve received all week.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> “So I’m not in any danger, then?” you ask.|Luck 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line0 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>A gun clicks. “I wouldn’t say that,” a voice says from behind.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><<linkappend 'Fuck, that’s Sejik’s voice.' t8n>>_line3\r_line4\r_line5<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The Sejik you blew in the Target bathroom, that is. Where did he come from? Are you relieved or scared?</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p><h2 class='center'><<shake>><<timed 3.2s>>Pap! <<next 1s>>Pap! <<next>>Pap! <</timed>><</shake>></h2></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p><<timed 5.7s t8n>>Bullets go flying. You take cover behind a dumpster. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line6\r_next<</linkreplace>><</timed>></p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>There’s a lot of shouting. Then, nothing.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Luck 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>After ten minutes of silence passes, you come crawling out. Thankfully, you’re unharmed. You stand up and look around. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The same can’t be said for the others.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Four bodies are lying in a pool of blood on the ground. Including Sejik’s.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>There’s only one person still alive, panting and squeezing a bleeding wound on his arm. He turns towards you and smiles in relief. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>It’s Sejik. </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Luck 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“Thank you for your help,” Sejik says.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>But which Sejik is it?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Hold on. This should be easy. The “Sejik” that was in the apartment just now wasn’t wearing a shirt, versus the Sejik who just gave me that whole info-dump was decked out in all black.|Luck 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1s t8n>> _line2 <<next 1.5s>> _line3 <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Nice try. But both twins are naked now. And their hairstyles are too similar to differentiate, too.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Fuck fuck fuck. You’d better think fast here.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> What’s my name?|Luck 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“<span class='errortext'>[Redacted]</span>, of course,” Sejik answers.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>He stumbles over, blood splashing at his feet. Then, after a moment of hesitation, he wraps his arms around you. His voice is hoarse. “I’m sorry for putting you in danger.” <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_line4<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>His words are pretty ambiguous. You’re still not 100% sure which Sejik it is, the real one or the fake one.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Can we start over?” Sejik asks, threading his fingers through your hair. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5\r_line6<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>Oh God, it’s still pretty ambiguous. Is he doing this on purpose? Either way, it seems like he’s genuinely attracted to you. And you don’t seem to be in any danger.</p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>[[>> “Sure, Sejik,” you say, hugging him back.|Luck 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Do people with Lafifaps know they have a fake and not the genuine thing? Do they even care? <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_img1<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Either way, you will live. That’s all that matters.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<<timed 1s t8n>><img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_ending5.png' alt='placeholder'>_ending<</timed>>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Luck Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<run memorize('ending_luck', true)>> <<set $ending_luck = recall('ending_luck')>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“Oh, TEARFUL BOY is the line of collectibles I invented,” Sejik says.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You’re surprised by this. He’s the actual creator?</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Sejik sighs. ““A pity they didn’t take off like Labibaps did. Otherwise I wouldn’t be hustling like this, making fakes to pay rent. It’s a tough life for a fine indie craftsman.”</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>You walk over to one of the shelves where a line of TEARFUL BOY collectibles is on display. Big dark eyes, jet-black hair, a thin frown. They look familiar.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Tearful Boy 1.2]]</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/TEARFUL_BOY_LOGO.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Come to think of it, they look like you.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Tearful Boy 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You pull out the TEARFUL BOY collectible you took from the PLOP MART. You hadn’t looked closely at it until now.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>As one might imagine, it’s a figurine of a small, chubby-cheeked boy crying his eyes out. He has a skinned knee, but the injury doesn’t look that bad. Just a little boo-boo.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_figurine.png' alt=''>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Tearful Boy 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _img1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“You like them that much? I’m touched,” Sejik says. He looks more amused than touched, to be honest. But what do you know about microexpressions? Yours are nonexistent.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You continue staring at the figurine in your hand. It's a little ugly.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>It’s not that you like TEARFUL BOY. It’s something else.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“Why do you think he’s crying?” Sejik asks, inching closer. His canines flash as he smiles. “Take a guess.”</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>[[>> Because he hurt his knee.|Tearful Boy 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 _line5 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Because he hurt his knee, you answer. <i>On purpose,</i> you add. </p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><<linkappend 'You don’t know why you say it.' t8n>>_line3<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Maybe it’s because you remember as a child throwing yourself onto the concrete, hoping that your mom would come pick you up and hug you like she used to. And she never did.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>Sejik gives you a strange look. He then leans in and rests his forehead on your shoulder. Predictably, it feels good. You are such a goddamn sap.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>You can already feel it. You’re about to ask something really fucking stupid.</p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>[[>> Is TEARFUL BOY me?|Tearful Boy 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line4 _line5 _line6 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>There’s no taking it back. And neither is there any recognition in Sejik’s eyes. He cocks his head owlishly. “You? Why would he be you?”</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p><i>Of course,</i> you think disappointedly. <i>Of course.</i></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>And what if Sejik had based his line of collectibles after you? What would that prove? You know the truth, and you know Sejik knows it, too. The reason why TEARFUL BOY is always crying isn’t because he tripped and skinned his knee. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>It’s because</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Tearful Boy 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/flashback.gif' alt=''>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Car 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _img1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>No way you’re going to cry in front of Sejik. </p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You make up an excuse about needing to pee and bolt out the door. The next thing you know, you’re outside, running.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p class='center errortext'>Lonely.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Car 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Damn it, you’re worse than a TEARFUL BOY. You’re a WET BLANKET LOSER BABY.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>For the first time since this whole mafia bullshit started, it dawns on you that you don’t have a single person you can call on for help. You’re too quiet. Too awkward. Too <<linkappend 'persnickety.' t8n>> You don’t even know what that word means but Grandma always called you that whenever you refused to eat boiled chicken, and it makes you sad that she’s not around anymore because you never got the chance to tell her that the issue wasn’t her cooking, the issue was you.<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>You keep running. <i>Man, it would be better to get hit by a car than this</i>, you think. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line4\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>It’s the last thought that crosses your mind before you realize you’re in the middle of an intersection and you’re about to get your wish.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Car 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p><<shake>><<timed 1.2s t8n>>HONK!<<next>><h1>HONK!</h1><<next>> _img1 <<next>><<addclass '.car' 'hidden'>>_img2<<shakescreen 1s>><<next>><<goto 'Car 1.4'>><</timed>><</shake>></p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img class='car' src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/car.png' alt=''>">> <<run _img2 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/car_blur.png' alt=''>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>There’s no life flashing before your eyes when it happens. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_line3<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Just a hand snatching your wrist, pulling you out of harm’s way.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>[[>> Sejik?|Car 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik seems as surprised as you are, standing there, panting with sweat on his brow. His eyes are wide. He looks down at his hand, as if he’d just stabbed you rather than saved you from getting hit by a car.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s actually fine that he never returned your pencil. You forgive him.</p><p>The two of you stand there, staring at each other. Traffic whirls around you, a river of flashing lights and rolling tires.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>“I’m sorry,” Sejik whispers finally. His pupils are wide. “I didn’t realize you and I were alike.”</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>[[>> ...Alike?|Car 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>Sejik doesn’t clarify. He only takes you back to his apartment.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The second the door clicks shut, he drops to his knees.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Your confusion lasts all of ten seconds before it melts into a reliable fog of arousal, courtesy of Sejik’s mouth working magic between your legs. He brings you to the brink of no return and holds you there. Soon, you’re convinced you died getting mowed over by that car, because you’re in heaven.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>“I’m sorry.” It’s the last thing you hear him say before sleep takes you. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p class='center'><<timed .5s t8n>>…Zzzzz…<<next 1s>><br>zzzz…<<next>> zzz…<<next>>_next<</timed>></p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>>|Past 1.1]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You dream.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>In your dream, you’re in a daycare center.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Two boys are playing with colorful blocks. They must be two years old. They look identical. Because they are.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.2]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 1.4s t8n>>_line2 <<next>>_line3 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>They’re twins.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.3]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>One of the boys is stacking the blocks up neatly. He is humming to himself. When he gets the stack to six blocks high, you can tell he’s proud of his work.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>That is, until his twin brother bonks him on the head with an especially weighty block.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The boy who had been playing peacefully starts to cry, and the other boy, who seems surprised by his affinity for violence, is put in <<linkappend 'time-out.' t8n>>_line4<</linkappend>></p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>You remember being in time-out as a kid. You remember biting yourself on the wrist because you were so upset with yourself, though you were too young to know why. You only knew that the pain was the only thing that made it bearable.</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>The scene dissolves.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.4]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 2.3s t8n>> _line2 _line3 _line5 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>What appears in its place is an unfamiliar kitchen in an unfamiliar house. The twins are there again, only they’re older now. Probably eight or nine.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>One of the twins is holding a school assignment, proudly handing it over to a blurry-faced parental figure. He’s smiling. It doesn’t take a genius to guess why. He scored 100% on a math assignment. An A+.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>The parental figure asks the other twin for his assignment. He looks feral for a moment, as if he’s going to bite. When the paper is wrested out of his hands, his pupils shrink to pinpricks. You see a D- written on his assignment in blood-red. </p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.5]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>If you had kids of your own, you wouldn’t ever beat them with a stick. What kind of lesson is that supposed to teach them?</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>The stick comes down. The boy doesn’t cry. He can’t see you, but you can see him.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.6]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 <<timed 2.1s t8n>>_line2 _next <</timed>> </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>He’s smiling.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.7]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>More scenes flash by.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You watch while, as one twin fades in the background, the other grows into the man you recognize today.</p><p> The smile on his face never leaves.</p><p>It's a rictus. </p><p>His name is not Sejik. You don't know his name. </p><p>All you know is that, systematically, he spends his days toying with people, all friends from his twin’s life. It's like burning someone's belongings. The insidious crackle of fire that grants someone sleep. You recognize some of the victims as other classmates of yours, most of whom die a gruesome death. The list of names in his notebook goes on and on, dripping with red ink that covers the floor, the walls, every inch of his skin. Soon, it’s your name next. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r<<timed 2.2s t8n>>_line4\r_line5\r_next<</timed>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p class='center'>Occupation: Dental hygienist<br>Bonus: Allergic to avocado<br>Difficulty: Easy<br>Plan: He's trusting enough to believe anything.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>A familiar voice whispering your name startles you awake before you can piece together what everything means:</p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p class='errortext'>“[Redacted]...”</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.8]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>You open your eyes. The dream is over.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>Moonlight filters in through the half-open blinds, dousing the room in a silver glow.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>Lying beside you in bed is the person you were led to believe was named Sejik. He's nameless to you now. His easy-going smile is gone. It’s like a mask has been peeled off, leaving something lifeless underneath.</p>">> <<run _line4 = "<p>The staring eyes of a doll. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line5<<timed 2s t8n>>_line6<<next>>_line7\r_next<</timed>><</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line5 = "<p>It occurs to you now that your earlier brush with death allowed you to <<linkappend 'tap into the universe’s truth in your sleep.' t8n>> What a convenient plot device.<</linkappend>> You know now that everything has been in accordance with this man's plan.</p>">> <<run _line6 = "<p>He’s been messing with you. Plotting your death.</p>">> <<run _line7 = "<p>But he saved you from that car. And he held you gently. Why?</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>>|Past 1.9]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _line4 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>“You should know by now,” he murmurs, “that I am not a good person.”</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> I know.|Past 1.10]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>His lips barely move as he speaks. “You ran away from me,” he adds. He says it resignedly. Like running away is what you should have done from the beginning.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> I know.|Past 1.11]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>But you came back. Because you’re a sad, lonely motherfucker. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line2\r_next<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>“I’ve been toying with you,” he admits. His voice is casual. Like he's telling you the weather. “I’m not normal. I’m…” He rolls onto his back and stares up at the ceiling. He’s searching for the word.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> Aberrant?|Past 1.12]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>The planes of his tear-streaked face are limned in moonlight.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>You reach out your hand. You’re <<linkappend 'not exactly normal either.' t8n>> Maybe not aberrant in the purest sense of the word, but definitely not normal.<</linkappend>> His animal eyes track your hand as it draws closer to his face. His pupils shrink.</p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>When you’re a hair’s breadth away from him, you cup his cheek. You know the answer, but you ask it anyway.</p><p>You're just two dolls babbling in the dark. Neither one of you can hurt the other.</p>">> <<run _next = "<p>[[>> Are you really sorry? Or is it this all just one last game?|Past 1.13]]</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 _line3 _next </div>

<<run _line1 = "<p>He shakes his head. Either he means no, or he means he doesn’t know.</p>">> <<run _line2 = "<p>It’s endearing. You pet his head, threading your fingers through his hair. It’s so very soft. The bed creaks as he leans into you and sighs into the crook of your neck. <<linkreplace '↴' t8n>>_line3\r_img1\r_ending<</linkreplace>></p>">> <<run _line3 = "<p>What a lovely TEARFUL BOY.</p>">> <<run _img1 = "<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piamooo/hell/main/tearful_boy_ending.png' alt=''>">> <<run _ending = "<p class='ending'>Secret Id Ending</p>">> <div class="container"> _line1 _line2 <<run memorize('ending_secret_id', true)>> <<set $ending_secret_id = recall('ending_secret_id')>> </div>

<<if $ending_sea_salt == true>>Sea Salt Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_green_grape == true>>Green Grape Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_toffee == true>>Toffee Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_loyalty == true>>Loyalty Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_happiness == true>>Happiness Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_hope == true>>Hope Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_love == true>>Love Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_luck == true>>Luck Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br> <<if $ending_secret_id == true>>Secret Id Ending<<else>>???<</if>><br>