final

{ (set: $blend to 3) }

{(t8n: "dissolve")[Hmmm....] (set: $plays to $plays + 1)} (event: when time > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You're awake.] ] (mouseover: "awake.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Good.]] --- (mouseover: "awake.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s2]]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] (t8n: "dissolve")[Let's see what you remember.] (event: when time > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[What is your **name?**]] --- (mouseover: "name")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[My name is ...->s2.5]]] ]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] (t8n: "dissolve")[Ah, $name. Good.] (mouseover: "Good")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Right on track.]] (mouseover: "track.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Now, I am going to ask you some questions.]] (mouseover: "questions")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Don't think too hard, and answer honestly.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s4]]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] (t8n: "dissolve")[Choose your **favorite**:] {(mouseover: "favorite")[ |== (dropdown: bind $like1, "cats", "dogs", "birds") =|= (dropdown: bind $like2, "tea", "coffee", "juice") =|= (dropdown: bind $like3, "magic", "knowledge", "power") ] |==| } --- (mouseover: "favorite")[[[(...)->s5]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidetilt")]] (t8n: "dissolve")[Troubling.] (mouseover: "Troubling.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You really don't remember?]] (mouseover: "remember?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*sigh*]] (mouseover: "sigh")[(t8n: "dissolve")[It matters not.]] (mouseover: "not.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Now, I am going to ask you a few questions.]] (mouseover: "questions.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Answer honestly, and don't think too hard.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s4]]]]

{(set: $name to (prompt: "My name is:", "...")) (unless: $name is "...")[ (go-to: "s3") ](else:)[ (go-to: "s3a") ] }

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidetilt")]] {(set: $dio to (either: "$like1", "$like2", "$like3")) (t8n: "dissolve")[$dio] } ... {(mouseover: "...")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ (if: $dio is "$like1" and $like1 is "cats")[I'm also a fan of cats] (if: $dio is "$like1" and $like1 is "dogs")[I'm not too fond of them.] (if: $dio is "$like1" and $like1 is "birds")[They tend to land on me if I stay still for too long.] (if: $dio is "$like2" and $like2 is "tea")[I like a strong black tea in the morning.] (if: $dio is "$like2" and $like2 is "coffee")[Can't say I'm a fan] (if: $dio is "$like2" and $like2 is "juice")[Interesting.] (if: $dio is "$like3" and $like3 is "magic")[I'm glad you enjoy your studies.] (if: $dio is "$like3" and $like3 is "power")[Interesting choice.] (if: $dio is "$like3" and $like3 is "knowledge")[You've always yearned for more.]] ] } --- (more:)[[[(...)->s6]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] Now, what do you like the **least?**: {(mouseover: "least")[ |== { (if: $like1 is "cats")[(dropdown: bind $dislike1, "dogs", "birds")] (if: $like1 is "dogs")[(dropdown: bind $dislike1, "cats", "birds")] (if: $like1 is "birds")[(dropdown: bind $dislike1, "cats", "dogs")] } =|= { (if: $like2 is "tea")[(dropdown: bind $dislike2, "coffee", "juice")] (if: $like2 is "coffee")[(dropdown: bind $dislike2, "tea", "juice")] (if: $like2 is "juice")[(dropdown: bind $dislike2, "tea", "coffee")] } =|= { (if: $like3 is "magic")[(dropdown: bind $dislike3, "knowledge", "power")] (if: $like3 is "knowledge")[(dropdown: bind $dislike3, "magic", "power")] (if: $like3 is "power")[(dropdown: bind $dislike3, "magic", "knowledge")] } ] |==| } --- (mouseover: "least")[[[(...)->s7]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] {(set: $dio to (either: "$dislike1", "$dislike2", "$dislike3")) (t8n: "dissolve")[$dio] } ... {(mouseover: "...")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ (if: $dio is "$dislike1" and $dislike1 is "cats")[Only monsters hate cats.] (if: $dio is "$dislike1" and $dislike1 is "dogs")[I'm not very fond of dogs myself.] (if: $dio is "$dislike1" and $dislike1 is "birds")[Birds aren't too bad from afar...] (if: $dio is "$dislike2" and $dislike2 is "tea")[Shame. I like a strong, black tea myself] (if: $dio is "$dislike2" and $dislike2 is "coffee")[I share your distaste for coffee.] (if: $dio is "$dislike2" and $dislike2 is "juice")[Interesting.] (if: $dio is "$dislike3" and $dislike3 is "magic")[You dislike your study of magic, then? Shame.] (if: $dio is "$dislike3" and $dislike3 is "power")[Power often corrupts those who obtain it.] (if: $dio is "$dislike3" and $dislike3 is "knowledge")[I see.. You prefer to remain ignorant.. I suppose they do say it is blissful.]] ] } --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(unless: $plays is 1)[ [[(...)->s11]] ](else:)[ [[(...)->s8]] ]]]

(unless: $plays is 1)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")]] (unless: (history:) contains "s8where")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Good. Good.]] (unless: (history:) contains "s8where")[(mouseover: "Good. Good.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Any questions for me?]] ](else:)[Any questions for me?] --- (mouseover: "me?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yeah, why is it so dark?->s8whydark]]]] (mouseover: "me?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Who are you?->s8who]]]] (unless: (history:) contains "s8where")[(mouseover: "me?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Where am I?->s8where]]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[*You hear a click as bone hits bone. It might have been a facepalm*] (mouseover: "click")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Sorry.]] (mouseover: "Sorry")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I forgot you can't see in the dark, yet.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yet?->s9]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[You're at my home, just outside of town.] (mouseover: "town")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Don't worry. It's normal for there to be some memory loss after teleportation. It comes back eventually.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Okay...->s8]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[*There's a long pause.*] (event: when time > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You can't see me, can you?]] --- (event: when time > 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Nope.->s9]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[I have a lantern around here somewhere...] (mouseover: "somewhere")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You hear rustling as objects are moved around.*]] (mouseover: "moved around")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Ah!]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s10]]]]

{(t8n: "dissolve")[*Click*] (mouseover: "Click")[(t8n: "dissolve")[(replace: "Click")[ (display: "guidefront") ]]]} (mouseover: "Click")[(t8n: "dissolve")[That's better.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s11]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidetilt")] (t8n: "dissolve")[Now, do you remember why you're here?] --- (mouseover: "here")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Uhhh..->s12a]] [[(...)->s12a]] [[Is this some sort of test?->s12b]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidebow")] (t8n: "dissolve")[Oh, we're at a complete blank here, huh?] (mouseover: "blank")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Well, here's a rundown.]] (mouseover: "rundown")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You're name is { (unless: $name is "...") [$name](else:)[Liselle]}]] (mouseover: "rundown")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You are here to take your first evaluation for your magician's license.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[My... what?->s12a.2]] [[(...)->s13]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")] (t8n: "dissolve")[Precisely!] (mouseover: "Precisely!")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You are here to take your first test toward your magicians license.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s13]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidebow") Oh! Forgive me.] (mouseover: "Forgive")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You still don't recognize me.]] (mouseover: "recognize")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I am your guide, and mentor, Caleb.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s14]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") Magician's license.] (mouseover: "Magician's license")[(t8n: "dissolve")[The license required to practice magic.]] (mouseover: "practice magic")[(t8n: "dissolve")[In your world, at least.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[I can use magic??->s12a.3]] [[(...)->s13]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") Well, not yet. ] (mouseover: "not yet")[(t8n: "dissolve")[That's why you're here.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[I still don't know who you are...->s13]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") *Caleb checks his watch*] (mouseover: "watch")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Now, any more questions?]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[What do I need to do?->s15a]] [[(...)->s15b]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") The test is simple.] (mouseover: "simple")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Just enjoy a day at town, and don't get lost.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Okay...->s16]] [[So what's the catch?->s16]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidetilt") No need to be shy.] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s15a]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") There are three rules that you need to follow.] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[1. Don't tell anyone your **name**.]] (event: when time is > 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[2. Don't **eat or drink** anything.]] (event: when time is > 4s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[3. Don't stay past **sunset**.]] --- (event: when time is > 5s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s17]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") While you are here, I will call you Lis.] (mouseover: "Lis")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You must stay by my side.]] (mouseover: "side")[(t8n: "dissolve")[And if any rules are broken, I fear I may not be able to bring you home.]] (mouseover: "may not be able to bring you home")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Do you understand?]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yes->s17yes]] [[No->s17no]] [[I want to go home->s17home]] [[Why Lis?->s17lis]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") {(if: $plays is 1)[You've always been adaptable. Good. follow me.](else:)[ Good. Follow me.] } ] --- (t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s18]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidetilt") Do you want me to repeat myself?] --- (event: when time is > 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Please?->s15a]] [[No, thank you.->s17no.2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidebow") *Sigh*] (mouseover: "Sigh")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I feared this would happen.]] (mouseover: "happen.")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You are not ready yet.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s17home.2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront")] It is a name I will remember. --- (mouseover: "remember")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Can it be something else?->s17lis.2]] [[Okay..->s18]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") *The entity moves towards the door, and stops.*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Ah, before I forget.]] (mouseover: "before I forget")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You'll need these.]] --- (event: when time is > 4s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s19items]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidebow") Then you did understand.] (mouseover: "understand")[(t8n: "dissolve")[How very human of you to waste time.]] (mouseover: "waste time")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Now, follow me.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s18]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") *The entity raises his hand, and snaps*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You black out, again*]] --- (event: when time is > 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Try again?->s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") *Caleb stares at you for a very long second*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Very well, what would you suggest?]] --- (event: when time is > 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Well....->s17lis.3]]]]

{(set: $nname to (prompt: "Call me:", "Lis")) (unless: $nname is "Lis")[ (go-to: "s17lis.4a") ](else:)[ (go-to: "s17lis.4b") ] }

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") Can't think of anything?] (mouseover: "anything")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Then I will call you as I please.]] (mouseover: "please")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Now, follow me.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s18]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") {(if: $name is not $nname)[ Very good, $nname. Follow me. ](else:)[ Well, that IS your name. So it won't do. I'll call you Lis. ] } ] --- (event: when time is > 1s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->s18]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "adderstone.journal") The adderstone will allow you to see things that are normally hidden,] (mouseover: "hidden")[(t8n: "dissolve")[and I certainly hope I don't have to explain a journal to you.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Thanks->s19items2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") Now then, let's go.] --- (t8n: "dissolve")[[[Go to Town->townintro.s1]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "town") *The town is busy, yet quiet.*] (mouseover: "yet quiet")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Many figures wander the streets.*]] (mouseover: "wander the streets")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Most of their faces are obscured.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->townintro.s2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mask") Also, it will be best to wear this.] (mouseover: "wear this")[(t8n: "dissolve")[ The less people know of you, the better.]] --- (t8n: "dissolve")[[[Okay->s20]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "guidefront") The library here has a variety of texts relevant to your studies,] (mouseover: "The library")[(t8n: "dissolve")[though the librarian is a bit grumpy.]] (mouseover: "grumpy")[(t8n: "dissolve")[There's a wonderful cafe around the corner, though I would be wary of what you're ordering. Not everything is safe for human consumption.]] (mouseover: "consumption")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Oh! There's a antique store down the way. Null has a knack for finding interesting items.]] (mouseover: "items")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*There is a brief pause as Caleb thinks to himself*]] (mouseover: "himself")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I think we'll start with the antique store]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Sounds fun->storeintro.s1]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "town") *You walk through town, trying to keep to yourself.*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[*But you can't help your own curiousity.*]] (mouseover: "curiousity")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You watch the figures from the corner of your eye as they move about their days. You notice (either: "someone on a bench, feeding some crows", "a person walking what appears to be a large deer", "a figure walking down the street with a barn owl on their shoulder"). This is a strange place.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->storeintro.s2]]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *When you arrive at your destination, it's not exactly what you expected.*] (mouseover: "what you expected")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The antique store is tiny, crammed between the cafe and a hardware store.*]] (mouseover: "hardware store")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*With it's frosted windows and rotting exterior, you can only guess that it's open by the light leaking through the front door, which has been left ajar.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Enter the store.->storeintro.s3]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *You enter the store.*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Suddenly, you're almost overwhelmed with the expanse of the place.*]] (mouseover: "expanse of the place")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*There's no way that this fits in the building you just saw.*]] (mouseover: "the building you just saw")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The walls are lined with shelves, all filled with various knickknacks, trinkets, and oddities. You can see everything from old furniture to what appeared to be a jewel-encrusted human skull. You can assume that whoever owns this place is the eclectic sort.*]] (mouseover: "eclectic sort")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The air here is thick with fragrances that you find difficult to identify. This can probably be attributed to the section of candles and dried herbs you can see near the till.*]] (mouseover: "near the till")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Speaking of which, you can see two figures at that counter.*]] --- (mouseover: "two figures at that counter")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Approach figures->storeintro.figures.s1]] [[Talk to guide->storeintro.guide.s1]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *As you approach, neither figure makes any indication that they notice you.*] (mouseover: "notice you")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The tall one appears to be doing some book keeping. Their face appears to be a skull, much like your mentor.*]] (mouseover: "much like your mentor")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Now that you think of it, you don't actually know if the skulls are their faces or masks.*]] (mouseover: "faces or masks")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The other figure is smaller, younger, possibly a teenager if their lifespan resembles your own. They appear to be in the process of folding a paper bird. They are surrounded by several other paper birds, floating around their head.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Talk to the tall figure->nullintro.s1]] [[talk to the teenager->mauvintro.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *Caleb seems to have gotten distracted with the antique furniture.*] (mouseover: "antique furniture")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*He's fiddling around with an old desk, turning the handle of a drawer.*]] (mouseover: "handle of a drawer")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Just when you think it's going to break, you hear a click.*]] (mouseover: "click")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*A secret compartment opens near the bottom.*]] (mouseover: "near the bottom")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*Perhaps you should leave him be, he looks preoccupied.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Approach figures?->storeintro.figures.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "nullfront") *The figure seems to be engrossed in their paperwork.*] (mouseover: "engrossed in their paperwork")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You watch for a moment as they work. A quill scribbles calculations to the side.*]] --- (mouseover: "calculations to the side")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Hello?->nullintro.s2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront") *The teen seems uninterested in you and continues to fold paper birds*] --- (mouseover: "paper birds")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Hello?->mauvintro.s2]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "nulltilt") *The figure stops and stares at you for a moment.*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[.....egg?]] --- (mouseover: ".....egg?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[What?->nullintro.s2what]] [[Excuse me?->nullintro.s2what]] [[Egg?->nullintro.s2egg]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "nullsad") Egg.] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The figure returns back to their work.*]] --- (mouseover: "their work")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Talk to teenager->mauvintro.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "nullfront") Egg!] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[*The figure seems pleased, and returns to their work*]] (set: $blend to $blend + 1) --- (mouseover: "to their work")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Talk to teenager->mauvintro.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") *The teenager sighs*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Hello, welcome to Crow Feather Antiques. Home to the most fascinating toys and trinkets in Kae'Ithil. My name is Mauv. How may I help you?]] (mouseover: "How may I help you")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*They seem dead inside.*]] --- (mouseover: "They seem dead inside")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[What are you doing?->mauvintro.s3what]] [[Are you OK?->mauvintro.s3are]] [[What's the most interesting thing here?->mauvintro.s3thing]] (if: (history:) contains "nullintro.s1")[ [[Why does that one only say "Egg"?->mauvintro.s4]]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "paperbirds") *You can't see it, but you can feel that they smiled for a moment*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[I'm making a flock to send after Mel.]] (mouseover: "send after Mel")[(t8n: "dissolve")[He's been coming in here every few weeks. Doesn't buy, but things go missing.]] (mouseover: "things go missing")[(t8n: "dissolve")[These little guys will take a peak and see if anything's up.]] (mouseover: "see if anything's up")[(t8n: "dissolve")[They also might peck him in the eye a few times. For good measure.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[ [[Are you OK?->mauvintro.s3are]] [[What's the most interesting thing here?->mauvintro.s3thing]] (if: (history:) contains "nullintro.s1")[ [[Why does that one only say "Egg"?->mauvintro.s4]]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront") I'm stuck here listening to whatever inane questions that customers come up with.] (mouseover: "come up with")[(t8n: "dissolve")[But, it's not like Null can run the shop alone anymore.]] (mouseover: "alone anymore")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*They gesture toward the taller figure behind the counter.*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Why not?->mauvintro.s4]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront") Easily the giant's toe. It's a wet specimen we have along the back shelf.] (mouseover: "back shelf")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I'm not entirely sure where it came from, but rumor has it that it has interesting alchemical properties. ]] (mouseover: "interesting alchemical properties")[(t8n: "dissolve")[I'm sure Null would talk your ear off about it if they could.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Why can't they?->mauvintro.s4]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront") They got cursed awhile back.] (mouseover: "awhile back")[(t8n: "dissolve")[We're not entirely sure why or who did it, but now they can only say "egg", and that doesn't really help with sales.]] (mouseover: "help with sales")[(t8n: "dissolve")[So now I'm here. Like the good grandchild I am.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Oh, wow. I'm sorry.->mauvintro.s5]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") *They put the paper bird down and look you over.*] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[You're new here, aren't you?]] --- (mouseover: "aren't you")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[No, I've been in town for awhile (lie)->mauvintrolie.s1]] [[Yeah, I'm visiting Caleb->mauvintrotruth.s1]] [[Yeah.->mauvintrobase.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") Is that so?] {(event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[{(set: $lie to (random: 1,10) + $blend) (if: $lie is > 6)[ Huh. Must not have noticed. ](else:)[ (set: $blend to $blend - 1)[Oh. I'm sure.] ] } ]]} (event: when time is > 3s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[And you're with Caleb, is that right? Strange choice.]] (mouseover: "Strange choice")[(t8n: "dissolve")[Where is he anyway?]] --- (mouseover: "Where is he anyway")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[He's right over there->disintro.s1]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront") Ah, yes. ] (mouseover: "Ah, yes")[(t8n: "dissolve")[He said something about a student from the city.]] (mouseover: "from the city")[(t8n: "dissolve")[So what? He just dumped you here and left?]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[No, he's right over there->disintro.s1]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") Not so chatty, now? ] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Oh well.]] (mouseover: "Oh well")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You came in here with Caleb, yeah? Where did he end up?]] --- (mouseover: "Where did he end up")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[He was looking at some furniture over there->disintro.s1]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *As you point toward the back of the store, you notice that he is, in fact, not where you last saw him.*] --- (t8n: "dissolve")[[[Look around->disintro.s2]] ]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *You stand on your toes and peak through the rows of shelves. You can't see him anywhere.*] --- (t8n: "dissolve")[[[(...)->disintro.s3]]]

(mouseover: "get this straight")[(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvfront")]] (t8n: "dissolve")[So, lemme get this straight. ] (mouseover: "get this straight")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You turn and see Mauv standing behind you*]] (mouseover: "standing behind you")[(t8n: "dissolve")[He brings you to a part of town you've never been in and disappears?]] (mouseover: "and disappears")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You know, now that I say that out loud, it **does** sound like him.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Do you have any idea where he could have gone?->disintro.s4]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") Nope!] (mouseover: "Nope")[(t8n: "dissolve")[But you're the one with the **adderstone**. Maybe a peak through that will do the trick.]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Use adderstone->disintro.s5]] ]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "storefront") *You peer through the adderstone.*] (mouseover: "You peer through the adderstone")[(t8n: "dissolve")[*You still don't see Caleb, but you notice some marks near the table he was messing with*]] --- (more:)[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Hey, Mauv. Look at this->disintro.s6]]]]

(t8n: "dissolve")[(display: "mauvtilt") *Mauv peers through the* **adderstone**.] (event: when time is > 2s)[(t8n: "dissolve")[Residual magic. He's gone somewhere, willingly or not.]] (mouseover: "willingly or not")[(t8n: "dissolve")[But I'm not exactly an expert on this sort of thing. Null could probably tell you where he went, but... yeah.]] (mouseover: "yeah")[(t8n: "dissolve")[You're best bet is asking Ester. She's the head librarian in town. Well, the only librarian now.]] (click: "What happened to the other librarians?")[(t8n: "dissolve")[It's not my place to gossip.]] --- (mouseover: "yeah")[(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Okay, I'll try there->library.s1]] What happened to the other librarians?]]

**End of Part I** **I'm stopping here for the sake of my sanity**