last day of summer

it's the first day of summer, you're excited for time spent with your friends you guys can go to [[the mall]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[your friend's house]] [[a party]] [[a place to camp->camping]] [[your car just to drive->driving around]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]] (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[all these fun possibilities overwhelm you.] (stop:) ] ]}

(set:$beenHere to it+1)\ (if: $beenHere is 1)[you and your friends went an hour out of your way there's so much to see, you go to your usual stores, abuse the food samples at the food court with your friends there's so much you want to do you can go to [[the lego store]] [[the food court]] [[the random media/music/anime store]] or (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $beenHere is 2)[ (set: $returnedtocenter to true) this is a closer mall only 10-15 minutes away, the sights are (link:"familiar")[too familiar] you've come here often just to walk around when you were too bored to be at home but still, it's okay to be here you can go to [[the lego store]] [[the food court]] [[the random media/music/anime store]] or (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $beenHere is 3)[nostalgic pop songs echo through the mall you're not alone but everything feels distant are we just sleep waking(link:"?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] (link:"//please give me one more chance")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the lego store]] [[the food court]] [[the random media/music/anime store]]] ] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $beenHere is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$beach to it+1) (if: $beach is 1)[it's nighttime, just the way you like it. there's no one else but you and your friends. the cold water is fun to dip your feet into. there's a [[pier]] in the distance. or (link-reveal: "go somewhere else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $beach is 2)[\ it's not hot but humid. the thick air feels stifling, as you walk around. you think about the [[pier]] or (link-reveal: "go somewhere else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $beach is 3)[it's crowded there's nothing calming about the atmosphere is there anywhere else to go(link:"?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $beach is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$omf to it+1) (if: $omf is 1)[it's a blast nothing but a night of your local punk bands you end up bloodied and muddy from all the moshpits you pushed yourself through you and your friends growl at every chorus to each of the songs the night ends but you want to stay (link-reveal: "try something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[the mall]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $omf is 2)[\ it's a large outdoor festival it's overcrowded and you're thirsty and sunburned you could barely move an inch, and you already missed your favorite bands you wish you were anywhere else (link-reveal: "go somewhere else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[the mall]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $omf is 3)[why did you even come here(link:"?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[the mall]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $omf is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[the mall]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$friend to it+1) (if: $friend is 1)[you crash over your friend's place they have a basement room it's a great place to just get away from everyone else and marathon video games this place is your go-to spot at midnight you and your friends would sneak out for snacks at a nearby minimart (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[the mall]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $friend is 2)[ you don't come here as often you want to but you're not invited as much it's still as fun as before but you can't help but be jealous of your friend's new friends (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[the mall]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $friend is 3)[ you basically have to argue to get invited over as they would reject every opportunity you offer for them to come over while you're there you feel [[out of place]], unsure what to do (link:"try something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[the mall]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $friend is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[driving around]] [[the mall]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$party to it+1) (if: $party is 1)[thank god your friend has a big house you and your friends take turns DJing your best playlists and songs while dancing hard to mall-bought strobe lights and dollar store glowsticks you eat too much pizza and drink too much soda that you're probably still suffering from the after effects. (link-reveal: "try something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[the mall]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $party is 2)[\ you don't know anyone here no one looks familiar you bought a bottle of (link:"yoo-hoo ")[yoo-hoo (transition:"dissolve")[//you straight edge loser] ]\ because you don't drink you joke to one drunk person about it then just decide to leave (link-reveal: "go somewhere else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[the mall]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $beach is 3)[(link:"you're not having fun here.")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[the mall]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $party is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[the mall]] [[driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$drive to it+1) (if: $drive is 1)[you and your friends are excited to travel there are so many places to see you all went on long drives just for the hell out of it for whatever reason music sounded better with your shitty tape deck you spent the day driving, and by night you crowded over a local soft serve spot you laughingly scream at your friends not to get ice cream to drip in the car (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[the mall]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]] ] ]\ (else-if: $drive is 2)[ there's only you and your friend the atmosphere of the car is intense you and your friend talk about personal family issues like your father's alcoholism (link-reveal: "do something else?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[the mall]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $drive is 3)[the black sky bellows out thunder as this rain proves to make this car ride difficult for some reason you and your friend get into a screaming match as if a [[fight]] is what you needed at this moment, where you just wanna get out of the rain. (link:"ignore them and just drive?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[the mall]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else-if: $drive is 4)[you should probably stop coming back. (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[the mall]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ]\ (else:)[ (link-reveal: "...")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the last day of summer]]] ] ]

(set:$beenCamp to it+1) (if: $beenCamp is 1)[you wouldn't actually ever choose this option you hate nature, and shitting outdoors. (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//you miserable schmuck](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[(transition:"dissolve")[go to [[the mall]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]] ](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[//no you SERIOUSLY hate camping, get in character! go to [[the mall]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]] ]

(set:$beenHike to it+1) (if:$beenHike is 1)[you went hiking once. felt so stupid and out of place because you wore all black with a pair of doc martens. (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//also skinny jeans...](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//also surrounded by suburban people from your friend's church...] (stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[(transition:"dissolve")[go to [[the mall]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to camp->camping]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[//i guess i'll have to "handhold" you go to [[the mall]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ]

(set:$beenLego to it+1) (if: $beenHere is 1)[you and your friends end up spending too much money on legos, goofing off, taking photos that'd end up your MySpace profile pictures you ponder how you're going to bring home all these lego sets, without getting in trouble with your mom (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//you often contemplated about applying despite the two hour commute](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]](stop:) ] ]} ]\ (else-if: $beenHere is 2)[you and your friends pose lego figures in lewd acts to post to social media. you buy a ten dollar lego set, but wonder if it was too much. {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//something feels different](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//you want to know what, but it's gnawing and unfamiliar](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]]](stop:) ] ]} ]\ (else:)[you should probably stop coming [[back->the mall]]]

(set:$foodCr to it+1) (if:$beenHere is 1)[you buy the same bourbon chicken combo you usually get, the food court is noisy, but it's fine since you're with friends you sit with your friends to make plans for the rest of the summer (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]](stop:) ] ]} ]\ (else-if:$beenHere is 2)[you're with one of the few friends that still see you every so often you two end up eating rip off thai food in a food court it's midday there's very few people around (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[go to the [[hot topic]] or...](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[you should probably stop coming [[back->the mall]]]

(if: $beenHere is 1)[you convince your friends to buy this tenchi muyo! movie, they also pick up some lupin the III game for the ps2 you and your friends enjoy digging through the music section in search of actually good music (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else-if:$beenHere is 2)[the store is deteriorating, there's nothing left, an empty reminder of something that filled you with excitement {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[the beach]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[you should probably stop coming [[back->the mall]]]

(set: $currenttime to time)\ (set:$ht to it+1)\ you haven't been in this store in the longest time {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[(transition:"dissolve")[ //both you and your friend laugh at the awful bandshirts that line the wall](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[(transition:"dissolve")[ you convince your friend to buy a (link:"vinyl")[five-dollar jawbreaker vinyl] //they later thank you for getting them buy it](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[(transition:"dissolve")[//even though this moment was small, there was something nice, you think about it often](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 4000)[(transition:"dissolve")[[[back->the mall]]](stop:)] ]}

(transition:"dissolve")[it's the last day of summer.] (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[the mall ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[your friend's house ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[an outdoor music festival ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 4000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[a party ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[driving around ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 6000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[the ocean ]]](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[// there's so much pressure to enjoy yourself](stop:) ] ]}

(set:$ml2 to it+1) (if: $ml2 is 1)[ (set: $currenttime to time) (transition:"dissolve")[it's empty.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[the stores are boarded up.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[they plan to demolish it soon.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[[[elsewhere->your friend's house ]] [[elsewhere->a party ]] [[elsewhere->an outdoor music festival ]] [[elsewhere->driving around ]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set:$fh2 to it+1) (if: $fh2 is 1)[ (set: $currenttime to time) (transition: "dissolve")[nobody answers the door.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[they're not going to come back for you.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[they're not.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[[[elsewhere->the mall ]] [[elsewhere->a party ]] [[elsewhere->an outdoor music festival ]] [[elsewhere->driving around ]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set:$omf2 to it+1) (if: $omf2 is 1)[ (set: $currenttime to time) (transition: "dissolve")[everybody left.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[empty beer cans litter the grass.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[it's a dark and cold walk alone.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[[[elsewhere->the mall ]] [[elsewhere->a party ]] [[elsewhere->your friend's house ]] [[elsewhere->driving around ]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set: $ocean to it+1) (set: $currenttime to time) (if:$ocean is 1)[ (transition:"dissolve")[there's no one around you.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[waves crash at the shore.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you look at what's in front of you.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[a vast, endless abyss of deep blue, stretching out to an unrecognizable horizon.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 9000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[there was never anything here for you.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 11000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[elsewhere->the mall ]] [[elsewhere->a party ]] [[elsewhere->an outdoor music festival ]] [[elsewhere->driving around ]] [[elsewhere->your friend's house ]] ](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set:$pty2 to it+1) (if: $pty2 is 1)[ (set: $currenttime to time) (transition:"dissolve")[everyone left.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[all that exists are artifacts of a time passed.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you feel a heavy weight.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[[[elsewhere->your friend's house ]] [[elsewhere->the mall ]] [[elsewhere->an outdoor music festival ]] [[elsewhere->driving around ]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set:$da2 to it+1) (if: $da2 is 1)[ (set: $currenttime to time) (transition: "dissolve")[the radio drones out soft static.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[there's nothing around for miles.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you're drowsy but feel stuck.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 7000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[[[elsewhere->the mall ]] [[elsewhere->a party ]] [[elsewhere->your friend's house ]] [[elsewhere->an outdoor music festival ]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[ (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[home]]](stop:) ] ]} ]

(set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 5000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ nobody's here](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 8000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[. . .]]](stop:) ] ]}

(set: $currenttime to time) (transition:"dissolve")[you mull over everything.] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[could i have done something different?](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 6000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[but these aren't your memories they're mine, whether real or imagined.](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 9000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you can leave these, but i can't.](stop:) ] ]} (if: $fire is 1 or $ht is 1)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 11000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[but you had good moments, whether big or small.](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 11000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you didn't get to see the good ones.](stop:) ] ]} ] (if: $ocean is 1)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 13000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[even if it didn't all end well you feel prepared for whatever comes.](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 13000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you're terrified of the future.](stop:) ] ]} ] (if: $fight is 1 or $out is 1)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 15000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you spend your days with several absent thoughts flooding you with the same question. "am i a toxic person?"](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[\ {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 15000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you really shouldn't be so hard on yourself.](stop:) ] ]} ] {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 17000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[you wish you could talk to them all again](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 19000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[all you want is to say sorry and have things the way they used to be](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 21000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[just to be able to talk to them again](stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 23000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ say [[sorry->blank]] ](stop:) ] ]}

(if: $beach is 1)[you gaze out in the distance. you watch the ocean waves crash. all the boats in the distance. (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[//an immense wanderlust swells inside you.] (stop:) ] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[ [[camping]] [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] [[a place to hike->hiking trail]]](stop:) ] ]} ] (else:)[being here keeps you calm which is strange since you're afraid of drowning. your friends call out to you they want to go to the [[fireworks]] (set: $currenttime to time) {(live: 0.25s)[ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[ (transition:"dissolve")[(link-reveal:"ignore them?")[(transition:"dissolve")[ [[the mall]] [[an outdoor music festival]] [[a party]] [[your car just to drive around->driving around]] [[your friend's house]] ] ] ] (stop:) ] ]} ]

(set: $currenttime to time)\ (set: $fire to it+1)\ you usually hate fireworks. {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 1000)[(transition:"dissolve")[ but the feeling that surrounds you is contagious](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 2000)[(transition:"dissolve")[ watching the sky explode with light fills your heart with home ](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 3000)[(transition:"dissolve")[//this experience still makes you smile even today as it echoes in your daydreams](stop:)] ]} {(live: 0.25s)[\ (if: time - $currenttime > 4000)[(transition:"dissolve")[[[back->the beach]]](stop:)] ]}

(set:$fight to it+1)\ your friend storms out of your car, slamming the door. you drive along trying your best to calm the situation. your friend finally agrees to let you drive them home. the emotions are tense. you regret this decision. [[back->driving around]]

(set:$out to it+1)\ everything your friend talks about is hard to relate to. a lot of the jokes aren't funny. you start to think about how lonely you feel. but weren't these your closest friends? why did it come to this? you hate how nothing feels the same. [[back->your friend's house]]