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"If you ever show your face here again, I'll fucking bash it in. All my friends are looking for you, and they're going to bring you back here when they find you. You're dead cunt." You are 19. After a big fight with your drug-addicted housemate, you decide its time to move. Thankfully, a friend of yours has an empty house for a few weeks, and invites you to stay. Presented with no other options, you [[accept|Will]].

Over the next few weeks, more of your friends come to stay here. They all have other places to be though. After a week and a half of video games and little to no sleep, you've forgotten you were meant to be looking for a house. "Hey dude. Listen, my parents are coming back tomorrow, and you need to go. Sorry you haven't found a house yet, but I'm sure you will. All the best!" [[Are you really going to leave me homeless?|Sorry]] [[Well, thanks for everything|NoWorries]]

//A few days later// Ben is a tall, 30 something year old man with long brown hair and a dyed blonde streak. "...yeah I don't have the internet here. I just use a dongle. I mean, I'm barely here anyway, so you know. Basically, when I'm not here, the house is yours. While I am here, I generally stay in my room. So, you guys want the rooms?" You look tentatively at Waz. [[Sure|Yes]] [[Umm...|WazYes]]

This place is too good to pass up. It may be in the middle of nowhere, but it's cheap and you have a car. You set your room up and put your clothes away. Your life seems to be getting on track. You think you're going to enjoy this [[house|RSA]].

Before you can say anything, Waz has already accepted. You begin the long process of moving both of your stuff in. You finish moving with a well-earned drink. Maybe this place wont be so [[bad|RSA]] after all.

"If I could have you stay, I would. Trust me. It's not my choice. I'm sorry" [[Well, thanks for everything|NoWorries]]

"Oh that's alright. We had fun. Let me know when you've moved, we'll hang out and stuff" [[Thanks again|10]]

You've been here long enough to get training in Hospitality. Money don't grow on trees, and you need a job. You pick bartending. It always looks fun in the movies after all. Waz joins you. You two have a great time studying together, and walk away with enough qualifications to start [[looking for work|BenGo]].

A few weeks of fruitless job hunting has left you de-motivated and depressed. You don't even notice the maggots in the sink until Mike points them out. "Dude, Waz is fuckin' gross. Why are you living with him? Seriously. Maggots in the fuckin' sink, dude." [[I don't have anywhere else to go|PoltescoeWaz]] [[Leave him alone, I'll talk to him|PoltescoeWaz]]

"Whatever dude. Listen, you're driving me home tomorrow. Why don't you come over tonight? Get away from these maggots." [[Can Waz come?|Mike says yes]] [[Okay, sure.|Waz overheard]]

"Ugh, fine. I guess. I suppose he can be pretty fun" You all get in your car and drive the hour and a half to Mike's house. All his housemates are home. You get a long with them all, but Mike is your best friend, so you spend most of the time with him. After a while, Mike gets up to check on his [[girlfriend|Waz and Hett]]

"We going on a road trip?" Waz shouts from the bathroom. He must have heard you. It would be rude not to take him. You look pleadingly at Mike. He looks unimpressed back at you. You shrug. Apparently Waz is coming too. You all get in your car and drive the hour and a half to Mike's house. All his housemates are home. You get a long with them all, but Mike is your best friend, so you spend most of the time with him. After a while, Mike gets up to check on his [[girlfriend|Waz and Hett]]

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!" Mike screams from the other side of the house. You have just realised that Waz is nowhere to be seen. Mike storms into the room. "You have exactly 30 seconds to get your fucking shithead friend out of my house before I fuck both of you up" [[He seems mad. You do what he says|Waz&HettNoTalk]] [[What has he done?|Waz&Hett]]

Mike doesn't answer. He just stomps away. You get up to follow. You find Waz sitting sheepishly on Mike's bed next to Haley. It's obvious what he was up to. He gets up without a word, and shuffles to the car. [[Apologise to Mike|Leave]] [[Say nothing and leave|Leave]]

Mike slams his bedroom door shut without a word You leave. You find Waz standing awkwardly next to the car. He goes to speak. [[Let him speak|LetSpeak]] [[Cut him off|CutOff]]

A stream of excuses and half-baked apologies spew out of Waz's mouth. You're hardly listening. It all just sounds like horseshit. You make the decision that you can't live with Waz [[anymore|Vonnie]]

You try to stop him saying anything. It doesn't work. A stream of excuses and half-baked apologies spew out of Waz's mouth. You're hardly listening. It all just sounds like horseshit. You make the decision that you can't live with Waz [[anymore|Vonnie]]

Mike stomps away. You get up to follow. You find Waz sitting sheepishly on Mike's bed next to Haley. It's obvious what he was up to. He gets up without a word, and shuffles to the car. [[Apologise to Mike|Leave]] [[Say nothing and leave|Leave]]

//A year and a half later// You've moved in with your girlfriend in her parents house. It's cheap. Homecooked meals. Your laundry mysteriously gets done. Life is good. Until you decide to [[move out|91]] with her

The house is great, the rent is cheap and you're allowed to keep your cats. You're all too happy to sign the tenancy agreement. //A month later// You've broken up. You found someone else. Vera is devastated. You feel terrible. It was your idea to move with her, after all. You help her pack, and send her off. With Vera gone, you can't afford the rent on this place. You ask your landlords if you can have someone else in. They agree, and Mike [[moves in|Shane]] with you.

//A few days later// While sharing a room isn't ideal, it's better than being homeless. The room is big and you and Mike have been friends for years. Surely, sharing a room will be bearable. Shane is a drug dealer. More specifically, a pot dealer. He thinks he's tough and intimidating. He's a skinny, weedy, tall and arrogant man. Mike buys pot off him every so often. "You guys have got a pretty good set up here. Like, it's just you two?" You don't like where Shane is going with this. "Is there another bedroom?" [[Why?|ShaneProp]] [[Yeah...?|ShaneProp2]]

"Because I wanna move in with you guys. You've got a pretty sweet deal here, and if there's another bedroom, I'd like to move in. My parents just kicked me out and I've got nowhere else to go." You know how it feels to have nowhere else to go. Although it violates the tenancy agreement, you [[accept|ShaneLivesHere]] and Shane begins to move in.

"Sweet. My parents just kicked me out and I've got nowhere else to go. Do you mind if I crash with you, here?" [[It goes against the tenancy agreement|ShanePressure]] [[Uhh..sure|ShaneAgree]]

"Oh come on dude. How long have we known each other? What would I do for? Don't be a piece of shit man, just help me out. I'm desperate" You [[accept|ShaneLivesHere]] and Shane begins to move in.

You [[accept|ShaneLivesHere]] and Shane begins to move in.

//A week later// You get a phonecall from your landlady. "Hi. I just thought I'd let you know that my sister will be coming to stay on Friday night. The agreement you signed requires me to give you 24 hours notice, so I thought I'd give you 48" This means Shane's room will need to be vacant. [[Sure|CouchShane]]

You call Shane to tell him the bad news. He just needs to move his stuff into your bedroom for a night. "Are you fucking kidding me? This is bullshit, dude. Tell your landlady to fuck off" [[I know it's bullshit, but if you want to stay here, you need to follow the rules. You've got 2 days man|PiperEarly]] [[Don't look at me, I don't make the rules|PiperArrives]]

"Fine. How often is this going to happen?" Just as he asks this, you get another call from the landlady. You quickly end the call with Shane and answer. "Hi, it's me again. Just thought I'd let you know that my sister is actually going to need to come over tonight. Sorry for the short notice, gotta run. Ciao!" she hangs up. [[You call Shane with the even worse news|PiperArrives]] [[You call the landlady back to complain about the short notice|CazBusy]]

The landlady's sister arrives a few hours later. Not the 48 hours notice you were told. Thankfully, Shane has already moved his things into your room, and is out for the night. Piper is a late-20's woman with sandy blonde hair and an impressive scowl on her face. She enters the house without a word, and proceeds to lock herself in what used to be Shane's room. If this is how she is, then this wont be a [[problem|PiperDrama]].

A few days pass and Piper is still here. You're starting to feel the heat from Shane a bit. "When the fuck is she leaving man? This isn't what I signed up for" [[I don't know. This isn't ideal for me either|ShaneCall]] [[Hang on, I'll call the landlady|NoAnswer]]

You are greeted with the dulcet tones of her phone being off. You briefly contemplate legal action. This is a breach of the rental agreement after all. You decide to let this one slide. After all, you have an extra person in the house and don't need the drama. [[You call Shane with the even worse news|PiperArrives]]

"Well, call the landlady. Maybe she doesn't know what's going on and maybe she has something to say. They're sisters after all." [[Call the landlady|NoAnswer]]

You call the landlady. The call rings out. Apparently she only calls you. You don't get to call her. [[Try again|CallBack]] [[Sorry. No answer|PiperDogs]]

//4 weeks later// Piper comes and goes, now without any warning from the landlady. Shane is still here, still in your room and still complaining. "This sucks. You know, I could have moved in with my friend. He's got a super nice apartment and he offered me a place to stay" [[So why didn't you?|IDidThisForYou]] [[I know man. I'm sorry. This isn't what I wanted|ButIDidThisForYou]]

You call again. Still no answer. [[Try again|CallBack]] [[Sorry. No answer|PiperDogs]]

"Because you needed me." That's not quite how you remember it. "I came here for you and Mike. You think you could be dealing with this Piper bitch by yourself? You think you'd still be here without me?" [[Yes|NotListening]] [[No|NotListening]]

"Look, I did this for you. You know, I coulda been in a nice place in the city, with a good friend of mine. He offered me a room, dude. And I turned him down. Because you and Mike are my friends and you needed me" That's not quite how you remember it. [[I'm sorry|NotListening]] [[That's fuckin' bullshit and you know it|NotListening]]

//2 days later// You recieve a phone call from Piper. "Shane is fucking insane. If you don't get him out of here, I'm going to call my sister and get you kicked out. You little shit" She hangs up. [[Call Shane|NotAnswering]] [[Go see what's happening|ScreamingMatch]]

Shane's not answering. [[Call again|NotAnswering]] [[Go see what's happening|ScreamingMatch]]

When you get back, you find Shane and Piper screaming at each other. Something about somebody touching somebody elses stuff. You go into your room. Mike is there, playing on his computer. Shane storms in. "What a fuckin' bitch! That fuckin' dirty cow thinks she can fuckin' waltz in and just do whatever she wants. I'm not fucking having it anymore" Piper knocks on the door. You open it and she hands the phone to you. She promptly closes the door again. You put the [[phone|CazCall]] to your ear.

After a long conversation with the landlady, during which your complaints are ignored, your concerns are trivialised and dismissed and everything you thought about your landlady is destroyed, you are told you have a month to move out. "It's okay. We'll find a new place for just the 3 of of us. No fuckin' bitches. No bullshit. Just 3 mates hanging out, gettin' blazed and having a good time" [[Sure. That sounds good...|thatsTheSpirit]] [[I dunno man...|ComeOn]]

The house is on the other side of the city. It's a recently renovated, 3 bedroom house with a double garage and space for your stuff. Mike isn't coming with you. He found his own place with some people he knows through university. You feel bad, but if you don't go with Shane, then neither of you have a place. You [[move in|MarambaProblem]]

"Oh come on, man. Trust me. It'll be great. You, me and Mike. What could possibly go wrong? Seriously, dude. What the fuck is your problem?" [[You just got me kicked out|isMyProblem]] [[I suppose you're right|thatsTheSpirit]]

"That's fuckin' bullshit. You saw what that Piper bitch did. If it wasn't me, she woulda done it to you, man. I did you a favour. This place isn't for you dude. Whoever is in charge of this shithole deserves to have their head smashed in" [[That's a bit harsh|PieceOfShit]] [[I suppose you're right|thatsTheSpirit]]

"Yeah, man. That's the spirit. It's gonna be great. Trust" Over the next weeks, you, Shane and Mike all search tirelessly for places to live. Mike pulls you aside one day while Shane is out. "Dude, Shane is a liar. He doesn't care about you. He's the type of person who will take advantage of you. You're the perfect target for someone like Shane. Trust me. Don't move in with him." [[I don't want to. What choice do I have?|MikeProp]] [[He can't be too bad|MikeWarning]]

"Nah, man. She's a piece of shit. Trust me. You don't need this. Come find a place with me and Mike. We'll take care of you." [[I suppose you're right|thatsTheSpirit]]

"Look, you're a smart guy. Surely you can see through his bullshit. I'm not going to tell you what to do. I just wanted to warn you." [[Do you want to find a house with me, then?|MikeandMe]] [[It's okay. I can take care of myself. Thanks for warning me|ShaneFindsOne]]

"We can find a place together. Just you and me. We've been friends for years, and I'm not Shane. We'll just find a place without Shane. Just don't tell him." [[Okay. Thanks man|MikeandMe]]

Shane comes back. He strolls confidently up to you. "I've found us a place!" You look at Mike. He looks away. [[For all of us?|Maramba]] [[Thats awesome! Where is it?|Maramba]]

"Sure man. Let's do it" You begin searching for a place without Shane. He'll be fine. Apparently he's had somewhere else to go the whole time. Mike is right. Shane is an arsehole. You're cautiously [[optimistic|ShaneFindsOne]].

//A few months later// Shane is doing coke off a dinner plate. After moving in, you've learnt that Shane is not the person you thought he was. Not even the person Mike thought he was. He's way worse. He treats you like a dog. Demanding rent at odd times in the week, not giving you a front door key, making you swap rooms. He takes your car whenever he pleases. you don't know what's wrong with his car, but the last time you brought it up, he punched you in the face. You have got to get [[out of here|Fight]]

Shane grabs you by the front of the shirt and slams you against the wall. "You fuckin' piece of shit. You think you can fuck with me and get away with it? I've got friends that kill little fucks like you." You have no idea what he's talking about. [[What are you talking about?|Choke]] [[I'm sorry|Choke]]

Shane begins to choke you. "I think it's time you got your punk arse out of my fuckin' house. You don't deserve to be here. I can't believe we were ever [[friends|Carlas]]".

//2 weeks later// Since Shane kicked you out, you've been staying with your girlfriend. You had to leave most of your stuff. Not like you had much anyway. Just a desk and mattress. You get a phone call from your [[mother|Mum]]

"Hi sweetie. Listen, I hear you've had a rough time, so I'm coming back to help you" Your parents have been overseas for nearly 2 years. [[That sounds great|Altona]] [[How can you possibly help me?|MoveToAltona]]

//One week later// Your mother has found a place for the both of you to live. You've signed a year long lease. Finally, you have some security in your house. You've gotten all your things from Shane's house and things are starting to look up. This next year is going to be [[great|Getout]]

"We're going to find a place to live. You're going to have home-cooked meals and no one is going to kick you out. Trust me sweetie. I wouldn't do that to you" [[Okay great. Thank you|Altona]] [[Yeah...sure|Altona]]

//6 months later// "I'm sorry sweetie. I have to go back. Your father needs me, and you're okay now" [[That's okay. Thanks for everything|Find a new place]] [[You told me I had a year! What the hell?!|Imsorry]]

You begin searching for another house to go to. You're back on your own now. Mike has long since stopped being friends with you. Within a couple of days you've found a place. After meeting the housemates and taking the tour, you [[move in|Hilldale]]

"I'm sorry. I didn't think it would be this hard away from your father. But it's really taking a toll on him. He's depressed without me" She takes your stunned silence as acceptance, and begins making travel plans. You need to find [[somewhere else|Find a new place]]

The people here are nice. The location is good. You no longer have a car, your brother apparently needed your car more than you. It's okay though. It takes an hour and a half to get to university from here. You can barely scrape together enough cash to feed yourself. But it doesn't seem like you are going to get kicked out anytime soon. [[Finally...I am home|theend]] [[Seriously? Fuck that|YouRight]]

You are broke. You spend 6 hours a week on crap public transport and you pay 20 bucks a week for the privellage. Your housemates are not exactly your type of people. You wont be much more than an acquaintance to them. You decide that despite all of this, you would much rather stay here and be content than try to take control of your own life. Welcome home. ''THE END''

Yeah. That's right. Fuck that. You've gone through all of that shit and still end up broke and alone. What do you do now? [[Take control|FuckYeah]] [[Don't rock the boat|FuckYou]]

Hell yeah. You are the master of your own destiny. You've been pushed around too much and been forced into too many bullshit situations. It's time you stop letting others dictate your life to you. Take control. Make your own choices. Live for yourself. You move interstate with your girlfriend. You found a one-bedroom apartment. You have found a home. ''THE END''

No. Fuck that noise. You've been pushed around too much and been forced into too many bullshit situations. It's time you stop letting others dictate your life to you. Take control. Make your own choices. Live for yourself. You move interstate with your girlfriend. You found a one-bedroom apartment. You have found a home. ''THE END''

Shane isn't listening. He's too busy telling his 'heroic' tale of saving you and Mike from something he is responsible for causing. You let him [[ramble|ShannonFightPiper]]