Remnants

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="Jin's room"> The bedroom is lit by the serene glow of a [[computer|Jcompaqcomputer]]. The CD-drive hums softly as a game waits to be played. The mattress rests on the floor, with only a blanket and a single pillow. A corkboard on the wall displays a [[calendar|Jcalendar]] and a [[family photo|Jfamilyphoto]]. The shelves are mostly empty, save for a series of comic books, a stack of [[textbooks|Jtextbooks]], and some loose papers. Among them is an official looking [[letter|Jletter]] and a roughly folded piece of printer [[paper|Jpaper]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "PhoebeRoom1965") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NWqoYHz.png" alt="Michael's Room"> It’s dark. The room is empty save for a worn [[sleeping bag|Msleepingbag]] crumpled up in the alcove and beside it, [[drug paraphernalia|Mdrugparaphernalia]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "Epilogue") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> Laid out as a home office, blue curtains dance in absent wind against a stack of [[shipping boxes|Kshippingboxes]]. The bookshelf is filled with [[supplies|Ksupplies]], organized into small, decorative boxes. A [[laptop|Klaptop]] sits open at a standing desk beside a jar filled with spatulas and a series of [[essential oils|Kessentialoils]] in large bottles. Behind the desk are a [[corkboard|Kcorkboard]] and a [[whiteboard|Kwhiteboard]]. { (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "ZacharyRoom2008") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> The room is bathed in gold. Beautiful [[paintings|Zpaintings]] hang from the walls, featuring sunsets and sunrises that fills their skies with radiant warmth. One [[unfinished|Zunfinished]] painting stands on an easel near the window. There is a Queen-sized bed tucked into the corner and beside it, on the bedside table, is a [[bottle of pills|Zbottleofpills]]. The tucked-away shelves are dense with thick [[books|Zbooks]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "IndraRoom1986") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> The room is dusty and in disuse. A [[folding cot|Ifoldingcot]] has been set up in an alcove beneath a [[painting|Ipainting]] of a flower. A pile of [[bedding|Ibedding]] sits folded at one end of the cot, next to a [[handwritten letter|Ihandwrittenletter]] and a [[manila envelope|Imanillaenvelope]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "HazelRoom1972") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7DjwZj.png" alt="Hazel's Room"> The room is heavy with silence. Its walls are dotted with colourful crayon-on-paper [[artwork|Hartwork]], filled with abstract shapes and overlapping figures. Several more pieces are partially hidden under the small [[bed|Hbed]]. Resting against the headboard is a [[plush yellow dog|Hplushyellowdog]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "MichaelRoom2019") }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> Morning sunlight pours into a room filled with vibrant colour. Amidst the pink walls, sheets and ceiling, there are suggestions that two people lived here. For every popstar [[poster|Pposter]], there is a half-finished, [[handmade scarf|Phandmadescarf]] that smells vaguely of cigarette smoke. The [[bedside table|Pbedsidetable]] is cluttered. There is a locked [[diary|Pdiary]] on the bookshelf, just below a paint-chipped [[jewellery box|Pjewellerybox]]. On the wall is a modest [[cross|Pcross]].{ (set: $currentRoom to (passage:)'s name) (set: $nextRoom to "KavyaRoom2015") }

<img class="image25" src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> You are gone. [[Continue|Prologue2]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> One of these rooms was yours. Which one? (link: "1965: Phoebe, the Sheltered Adolescent")[ (set: $finalRoom to "PhoebeImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "1972: Hazel, the Unrealized Artist")[ (set: $finalRoom to "HazelImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "1986: Indra, the Resolute Survivor")[ (set: $finalRoom to "IndraImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "1997: Jin, the Stressed Student")[ (set: $finalRoom to "JinImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "2008: Zachary, the Lonely Widower")[ (set: $finalRoom to "ZacharyImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "2015: Kavya, the Tired Creative")[ (set: $finalRoom to "KavyaImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")] (link: "2019: Michael, the Recovering Addict")[ (set: $finalRoom to "MichaelImage") (go-to: "Epilogue2")]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> The most prominent poster in the room features four men in grey suits leaning on one another. In the lower right corner are hastily written signatures. The pins that hold this poster in place have been meticulously placed. [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> The bedside table is covered with a pink tablecloth, draped with a crocheted white doily. On the tabletop are several [[pill bottles|Ppillbottles]], a heap of [[used tissues|Pusedtissues]], and a [[pile of envelopes|Ppileofenvelopes]]. [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> The cross has a prominent groove on the handle where a thumb rubbed it absently over the course of decades. [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> Five bottles of vitamins sit in easy reach of the bed. In addition to the large bottle of multivitamins, there are smaller bottles of B12, vitamin D, calcium and ginger root. [[Back|Pbedsidetable]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> The tissues are spotted with blood. [[Back|Pbedsidetable]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> The envelopes have been opened carefully along the top to preserve as much of the paper as possible. On the plain backing are handwritten reminders. While many have been crossed off, there are many unfinished. [[Back|Pbedsidetable]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> A slightly green mass-produced ticket for a concert held on August 22, 1964 at 8:00pm. The ticket price is listed at $3.40. [[Back|Pjewellerybox]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> On a bed of loose cottom sits a thin silver wedding band with one small, precious diamond. [[Back|Pjewellerybox]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7DjwZj.png" alt="Hazel's Room"> Wax scribbles create dozens of abstract scenes. Some characters show up multiple times, always drawn the same way. There are two adults, one with glasses, and a child with brown hair and a red shirt. The child is always drawn near the trees. [[Back|HazelRoom1972]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7DjwZj.png" alt="Hazel's Room"> The dog sits like a stoic watchman, looking toward the windows. It has a big orange heart stitched into one side. Its fur is soft and stitching secure. It shows no signs of wear or use. A tag on its underside reads: //“For [[Hazel|Move On]]: To protect you from bad dreams. - Mommy and Daddy.”// [[Back|HazelRoom1972]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7DjwZj.png" alt="Hazel's Room"> This bed was poorly made. The sheets are stuffed awkwardly [[underneath|Hunderthebed]] the mattress on one side and hang loose on the other. There is a divot on the bed’s side where someone sat for a long time. [[Back|HazelRoom1972]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7DjwZj.png" alt="Hazel's Room"> These hidden papers hide darker artwork. The primary-coloured wax lines have been scribbled and mixed, becoming sickly dark browns and near-blacks. They create lines of towering dark figures, gnarled and twisted and looming over the page. They beckon with outstretched segmented limbs and threaten to draw you into the dark at their centre. [[Back|Hbed]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> The folding cot is a pale green colour and has dirt still clinging to its metal base. It smells slightly stale. [[Back|IndraRoom1986]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> In a place of honour sits an oil painting of an inordinately detailed flower. A nameplate on the back of the painting labels it: “Protea Flower in Bloom”. Protea flowers are said to represent change and hope. [[Back|IndraRoom1986]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> A set of sheets is crisply folded with a goosefeather pillow at the end of the cot. Atop it is a thick, soft blanket that smells of vanilla. [[Back|IndraRoom1986]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> The letter is written in blue pen on a piece of typing paper. It reads: //“Thank you again for your hospitality. I’m sorry to have arrived so suddenly, but your friendship has made a world of difference. I’ve decided to go back. I know what you’re going to say, but this is what I have to do. I’ve left a few things here, if that’s alright. Just in case. Thank you again.”// [[Back|IndraRoom1986]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wf8z6Ir.png" alt="Indra's Room"> A manila envelope is filled with several pieces of identification. Along with a birth certificate is a passport, a credit card and an assortment of currency notes. The documents all belong to [[Indra Suresh|Move On]]. [[Back|IndraRoom1986]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> The computer is boxy and pale grey. The keyboard shows frequent use and has not been cleaned recently. The screen displays a pixelated, half-explored world map. [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> The calendar is hung to display March 1997. A superhero’s image appears above the dates. There are two notes: March 6th— Last day to drop classes March 20th— Mid-term exam, 2pm [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> The picture shows a young man with a wide smile in a graduation cap and gown. His younger sibling and two parents stand beside him. [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> Textbooks are neatly organized and focus on medicine. A copy of Essential Anatomy is wrapped in its original plastic. A copy of the Textbook of Medical Physiology shows signs of being opened often, but seemingly at random. [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> The letter is addressed to [[Jin Watanabe|Move On]]. It opens with the sentence: //“Upon the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine, this letter is to inform you that you are now subject to academic probation.”// [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9nx6inA.png" alt="jin's room"> The paper shows the uneven and slight greying of a photocopy. The page is labelled as the “Beck Anxiety Inventory”. Beside each item on the list below is a score between 0 and 3, with a total score of 44. The symptoms “heart racing” and “difficulty breathing” have been underlined by hand. It is crumpled at the edges from being pushed into a bag forcibly. [[Back|JinRoom1997]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> The art shows thought, training, and talent. The brush strokes are careful and full of emotion. It’s easy to get lost in the moment the piece captures. Each painting is marked in the bottom right corner with an artist’s signature; a curving, stylized //“M. K.”// [[Back|ZacharyRoom2008]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> This painting sports only minor details. It is clearly of this room, though not as it is now. There are drawings on the wall instead of paintings, and a yellow stuffed dog resting on the bed. [[Back|ZacharyRoom2008]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> Medication for a [[Zachary Kroenenburg|Move On]]. The bottle is empty. It reads “Escitalopram,“ an anti-depressant drug. The dosage is two 10mg pills, the maximum recommended by the manufacturer. [[Back|ZacharyRoom2008]]{ (set: $zacharyFound to true) }

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> Medical [[textbooks|Ztextbooks]] line the shelves, interspersed with [[pamphlets|Zpamphletsandflyers]]. Tucked deep between two textbooks is a thin [[paperback|Zpaperback]]. In the only open space on the shelves is a [[framed photo|Zframedphoto]]. [[Back|ZacharyRoom2008]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> Pages relating to chronic Congestive Heart Failure are bookmarked, creased, and highlighted. In one of them, the pages that would have detailed Stage IV of the condition are torn out, leaving only frail scraps behind. [[Back|Zbooks]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> The pamphlets advertise hospices and organizations that offer palliative care. [[Back|Zbooks]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> A book on dealing with grief sits crammed deep into a gap in the textbooks. It looks unopened. [[Back|Zbooks]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/RJETIh8.png" alt="Zachary's Room"> A young woman smiles authentically at the photographer while she weaves a small sunflower into her dark hair. In the background, grassy hills roll away into the setting sun. The dress she wears is dotted with paint stains. [[Back|Zbooks]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The shipping boxes are labeled, but empty. The labels show a loopy, artistic design beside each individual address. Below the boxes is a stack of tissue paper for packing. [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The top shelf is packed with [[white tubs|Kwhitetubs]] of various sizes. Underneath is a lidded [[plastic box|Kplasticbox]]. Below are shelves packed with [[silicone molds|Ksiliconemolds]] and baskets of metal orbs for making bath bombs. [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The laptop screen displays the edit screen for a personal website at the domain www.[[Kavya|Move On]]sCrafts.com. The cursor sits at the end of a line that reads: //“I love to create new and original designs-- I never want to deliver you a product that is less than completely unique.”// [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> There are four one-liter bottles of essential oils; mint, vanilla, cedarwood, and rose. [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The corkboard displays the matching slips for the shipping boxes. There are many orders yet to be completed, covering nearly a month. [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The whiteboard shows a custom chart that details the popularity of each design. Four designs are clearly the most popular, though the list covers at least 50 options. The board has not been updated in some time. [[Back|KavyaRoom2015]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> The while tubs are heavy and filled with various powders: lye, citric acid, caustic soda and baking soda. There are duplicates of every item and enough stock to last several months. [[Back|Ksupplies]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> A series of silicone loaf pans are lined up beside others that are filled with scented soap, waiting to be packaged and mailed. Each sparkles with mica of red, green, gold or blue. [[Back|Ksupplies]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJwiDN2.png" alt="Kavya's Room"> A plastic box holds a set of thick gloves, a respirator and an eye shield. An immersion blender, well-cleaned, sits beside the safety materials. [[Back|Ksupplies]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NWqoYHz.png" alt="Michael's Room"> The dark green canvas cover is torn with threadbare patches. The padding is lumpy, stained, and puts out a sickly stale smell. Inside is a [[folded pamphlet|Mfoldedpamphlet]]. [[Back|MichaelRoom2019]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NWqoYHz.png" alt="Michael's Room"> Among the grimy detritus is a tarnished spoon, an empty lighter, a short length of rubber, and a pair of dirty syringes. [[Back|MichaelRoom2019]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NWqoYHz.png" alt="Michael's Room"> It promises a light in darkness and a fresh start. The creases indicate it’s been opened and closed several times. The contact information has been torn out. On the front is written: //“[[Michael|Final Move]], please try it.”// [[Back|Msleepingbag]]{ (set: $michaelFound to true) }

(display: $finalRoom) You’ve found something you left behind. [[Continue|Epilogue3]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> A pink and orange scarf sits half-finished on a chair by the door. There are dropped stitches littered throughout the design. [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> A blue diary sits on the bookshelf with the name "[[Phoebe|Move On]]" on the cover. The last entry is half-finished and tear-stained. It reads: //“They took Grandma away, but mother won't tell me what's going on. Why won't anyone tell me what's happened?"// [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaLgFfJ.png" alt="Phoebe's Room"> An antique jewelry box sits on a shelf just out of reach. Inside is an assortment of costume jewelry, a [[ticket stub|Pticketstub]], and a [[velvet ring box|Pvelvetringbox]]. [[Back|PhoebeRoom1965]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/91I8i9R.jpg" alt="Melissa's Room"> Melissa Taylor-Gates WRITING and PROJECT MANAGEMENT [[Move on|Credits2]]

(align: "=><=")[<span class="title">Remnants</span> [[Begin Story|Quote]] [[Credits|Credits]]]{ (set: $jinFound to false) (set: $phoebeFound to false) (set: $tillyFound to false) (set: $indraFound to false) (set: $zacharyFound to false) (set: $kavyaFound to false) (set: $michaelFound to false) (set: $hazelFound to false) (set: $currentRoom to "") (set: $nextRoom to "") }

You know something of the soul that lived here. But you can feel another soul beyond. (link: "Linger here")[ (go-to: $currentRoom)] (link: "Move on")[ (set: $currentRoom to $nextRoom) (go-to: $nextRoom)]

You know something of the soul that lived here. It is the last soul that connected to this room. (link: "Linger here.")[ (go-to: $currentRoom)] (link: "Move On.")[ (set: $currentRoom to $nextRoom) (go-to: $nextRoom)]

<img class="image50" src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> You are somewhere outside the life you lived. [[Continue|Prologue3]]

<img class="image75" src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> And with you is this room. [[Continue|Prologue4]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> As you focus, objects begin to take shape, coming together as colours, then textures, then lines and definite shapes. [[Concentrate|JinRoom1997]]

(display: $finalRoom) A piece of you was tied to this place. Even when that knot unravelled it retained a place in your history. [[Continue|Epilogue4]]

(display: $finalRoom) How you remember it, how you connect to it, is part of what defined you. You have filled in the missing piece of yourself, and the missing pieces of the others. [[Continue|Epilogue5]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mLjg5EI.png" alt="jin's room"> Together, you are gone. [[Rest easy.|Epilogue6]]

(align: "=><=")[[[Begin again|Title Page]]]

//"You can't go home again because home has ceased to exist except in the mothballs of memory. "// - John Steinbeck [[Continue|Prologue]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/AtDg8In.jpg" alt="Stewart's Room"> Stewart McGowan WRITING and DESIGN [[Move on|Credits3]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/goJDKU7.jpg" alt="Brainwash's room"> brainwash.exe ART [[Title Screen|Title Page]]