Pandemic

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You're at the store, unfortunately you're not alone. How much would you like to spend? <<if $depression >= 10>>\ you feel tired and just generally awful, maybe some nice food would pick you up a bit. <<endif>>\ you have $<<print $money>> <<set $exposure += 1>>\ [[$5]] [[$10]] [[$15]]

You buy some dry beans and rice. It doesn't taste like much but at least it was cheap. <<set $money -= 5>>\ <<set $depression += 1>>\ <<set $ate = 1>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You buy some reasonable but not too expensive food. It tastes solid, you can't complain. <<set $money -= 10>>\ <<set $depression -= 1>>\ <<set $ate = 1>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You buy some nice, and expensive, food as a pick me up. It tastes great but the whole time you eat you can't help but feel guilty for spending so much on one meal. <<set $money -= 15>>\ <<set $ate = 1>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You attend your online classes. You feel good about yourself for doing so. <<set $depression -= 1>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

<<set $money = 130>>\ <<set $exposure = 0>>\ <<set $depression = 0>>\ <<set $day = -1>>\ <<set $time = 0>>\ <<set $alcoholism = 0>>\ <<set $hungover = 0>>\ <<set $drank = 0>>\ <<set $ate = 0>>\ A pandemic has begun. You've lost your job as a barista at the cafe. A vaccine is in the works but won't be ready for 30 days. [[A New Day]]

You go for run. Exercising makes you feel better. <<set $depression -= 1>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You practice a hobby. you feel a little better afterwards but hobbies aren't free. you spend $10. <<set $depression -= 2>>\ <<set $money -= 10>>\ You now have $<<print $money>> <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You play some video games. It helps take your mind of things but you can never fully relax with everything on your mind. <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

You have a strong drink to flush your worries away. <<set $alcoholism += 1>>\ <<set $depression -= 1>>\ <<set $drank = 1>>\ <<if $alcoholism >= 5>>\ <<set $hungover = 1>>\ <<endif>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

<<if random(0,1) == 1>>\ You hangout with your friends online for a while. It's nice to have some social time. <<set $depression -= 2>>\ <<else>>\ Your friends weren't available, you wallow instead. <<set $depression += 1>>\ <<endif>>\ <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

<<set $day +=1>>\ <<set $time = 1>>\ <<if $depression == -1>>\ <<set $depression = 0>>\ <<endif>>\ <<if $money <= 0>>\ you ran out of money. You lose. at day $day <<elseif $exposure >= 10>>\ You've been infected. You lose. at day $day <<else>>\ <<if $drank != 1 && $alcoholism > 0>>\ <<set $alcoholism -= 1>>\ <<endif>>\ <<set $drank = 0>>\ <<set $ate = 0>>\ it is day <<print $day % 7 + 1>> of the week. <<if $day % 7 == 0>>\ <<set $money += 70>>\ you receive $70 from weekly unemployment. <<endif>>\ <<set $depression += 2>>\ It's a brand new day <<if $hungover != 1>>\ you have $<<print $money>>\ [[Virtual Hangout]] <img src="images/Microphone.png"> [[Play Video Games]] <img src="images/GameController.png"> [[Drink]] <img src="images/Bottle.png"> [[Attend Class]] <img src="images/Book.png"> [[Practice A Hobby]] <img src="images/Piano.png"> [[Eat Food]] <img src="images/ShoppingCart.png"> <<if $depression <= 10>>[[Go For A Run]] <img src="images/Shoe.png"><<else>>you can't muster the energy for a run<<endif>> <<else>>\ you feel like shit <<set $depression += 2>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<endif>>\ <<endif>>\

<<set $time = 2>> It's now the middle of the day you have $<<print $money>> [[Virtual Hangout]] <img src="images/Microphone.png"> [[Play Video Games]] <img src="images/GameController.png"> [[Drink]] <img src="images/Bottle.png"> [[Practice A Hobby]] <img src="images/Piano.png"> [[Eat Food]] <img src="images/ShoppingCart.png"> [[Go To A Bar]] <img src="images/Martini.png"> <<if $depression <= 10>>[[Go For A Run]] <img src="images/Shoe.png"><<else>>you can't muster the energy for a run<<endif>>

<<set $time = 3>>\ <<if $ate != 1>>\ You haven't eaten yet today and you have to eat so you order take out for $25 <<set $money -= 25>>\ <<endif>>\ You're tired after a long day. <<if $depression >= 10>>\ However you just can't bring yourself to go to bed yet. You can't relax because your mind races. [[Late Night]] <<else>>\ <<if $day != 30>>\ [[A New Day]] <<else>>\ [[It Ends|Summary]] <<endif>>\ <<endif>>\

You've stayed up way too late now not doing much of anything and it didn't even really make you feel any better. You've got to go to sleep at some point. <<if $day != 30>>\ [[A New Day]] <<else>>\ [[It Ends|Summary]] <<endif>>\

<<set $exposure += 2>>\ <<set $alcoholism += 1>>\ <<set $depression -= 3>>\ <<set $money -= 20>>\ You go out to a bar. You have a great time and for a little while you forget there's a pandemic. <<if $time == 1>>\ [[Mid-Day]] <<else>>\ [[Evening]] <<endif>>\

After a month you've managed to survive but at what cost? <<if $depression < 7>>\ you feel great, you've really managed to take care of yourself through this pandemic <<elseif $depression < 13>>\ You don't feel great, but you managed to make it through and things are looking up. <<else>>\ You are alive you guess, not that you really care one way or the other. Was all this struggle really worth it? <<endif>> <<if $alcoholism < 10>>\ congratulations you didn't become an alcoholic <<else>>\ You used alcohol to stay sane during the pandemic but now that it's over you aren't sure you can stop. <<endif>>\ you finished with $<<print $money>>