Mouse Trapping

You hear it a night. Scritch scratch. Pitter patter. Scratch scratch. You catch glimpses of its shadow, zooming past the crack in your door. Sometimes its near, sometimes its far, sometimes, it's right under your bed. There's a mouse in your house. And you can't sleep. #Mouse Trapping A Quick Capturing Adventure [[Let's come up with a plan]] [[Credits]]

Well this mouse isn't going to catch itself. What kind of approach would you like to take? [[Let's be conniving... set a trap!]] [[Let's go mano a mano... mano a raton, and take it on.]] [[Let's message the landlord, he's supposed to deal with these things.]] (if:visits is 3)[ [[Wait, what's that in the closet?]] ] (if:visits is 7)[ [[Wait, what's that in the closet?]] ] (if:visits is 13)[ [[Wait, what's that in the closet?]] ]

Two beady eyes look back at you. It's on a shoe in your closet. You can see it. Oh god, oh god. Stay calm. This is your chance. [[Approach... From the front... Slowly|Under the Bed]] [[Come in fron the left...|Under the Bed]] [[Come in from the right...|Gone!]] [[Wait a tic...|In the Closet]]

Ah, the intellectual approach. How to do so? [[Poison... POISON!!!]] [[A box on a string, with some bait underneath. Classic.]] [[The 'ole snap trap thingamabob]] (if:visits is 5)[ [[Aww, fiddlenuts! Let's just try and sleep]] ]

[[Let's try be methodical, and flush it out]] [[Let's go in fast, and take it out]] [[Let's kill it with fire]]

Okay, room by room, then. Each with a dustbin to trap over it. Let's see what we can find. Where to start? [[The Living Room]] [[The Kitchen]] [[The Bedroom]] [[The Basement]]

ALRIGHT, LET'S RUSH IT! WHEREVER IT IS! RUN! [[GO! GO!]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "RUN")'s length is 4)[ [[Wait, didn't we try this already?|Uhh, maybe this isn't working...]] ]

(if:visits is 1)[ Well, let's just send him a text. Shouldn't take too long... ... I mean, I'm sure he's busy, he'll text back any day now... ... ... Well, I think a week is enough time, they're not responding... ] (if:visits >= 2)[ Yeah, no, they're not calling back. ] [[Let's come up with a plan]]

Ah. Victory. You settle into bed. The mouse is gone. You can finally... Scritch scratch. Pitter patter. Scratch scratch. It seems as though there's more than one mouse in this house... [[... Try Again?|Let's come up with a plan]]

Ahahaha, how silly. [[Ahahaha, yeah|Let's go mano a mano... mano a raton, and take it on.]] [[I'm dead serious]]

Wait, what? No, no way you're serious. [[Lol, just a prank, bro]] [[I'm dead serious. About making that mouse dead. With fire.]]

Ahaha, wait... what? [[Jk, jk|Let's go mano a mano... mano a raton, and take it on.]] [[Pull out flamethrower]]

Ooooooh... Oooooooooooohhhh... Gotta give you credit, you went the extra mile with that flamethrower. oohh... [[Let's come up with a plan]]

Ohoho, a slice of cheese under a box eh? You ready? Now we wait... (after:2s)[ [[I'm bored, let's try something else|Let's come up with a plan]] ] (after:60s)[ [[Shhh... there it is...]] ]

Okie dokie. Traps bought, snacks brought, and snaps will be wrought. Say that ten times fast... or even once. Well, we gotta use some of this as bait, what shall we go with? [[Peanut Butter, a smooth solution to this sticky situation]] [[A spot of cheese! We have some cheddar.]] [[Afraid we don't have any bread or some kind of crumbiness, but we do have tortillas]]

Ah. Victory. You settle into bed. The mice are gone. You close your eyes, and sleep soundly. Good Night. You got the Best Ending! Patience sure pays off, I guess. Was this worth it? I'm sure some statistic of players will never get this far, so you can say that! But seriously, thanks for playing my game to completion, it may be a rushed, 3-hour project I redid at the last few hours of the jam, but I'm glad someone took the time to find its secrets and such. Hope you enjoyed it! [[Credits]]

A Clockwork Owl Game Made by Matthew King ... Yeah, that's it, it was a quick solo project. Uh... Special thanks: Lame Jam 2021 Staff Chris Kilmas and the other people who maintain Twine Those mice we caught in our house (the trashcan ending is true... 3 times over...) And you! [[Introduction]]

Okay... when the time is right... [[Now! Pull the String!]]

Voosh! You got it! (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[Let's release it far away, and get to bed!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[Let's release it far away, and get to bed!|Best Ending]] ]

Well, let's set it and forget it. ... You've got to be kidding me. It licked it off? But... they didn't even need to step on the... ugh... [[Maybe we should've used chunky... if we had any. Let's come up with a plan|Let's come up with a plan]]

This never fails... Unless it goes untouched... For days... It's starting to smell... [[Cartoons were liars. Let's come up with a plan|Let's come up with a plan]]

Well, now we wait... ... ... ..SNAP! Oh my. It actually worked. Guess tortilla ain't such a bad idea. Heh. (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[Well, that's been taken care of. Off to bed!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[Well, that's been taken care of. Off to bed!|Best Ending]] ]

Ah yes, this box of mouse poison should do the trick... Slip it in the pantry and watch the magic happen. Eventually. Maybe? Check back sometime, I guess. [[Let's come up with a plan]] (if:visits is 10)[ [[Wait a minute... there's something in the box.]] ]

Well, off to bed then... ... //Ugh// Scritch scratch. Pitter patter. Scratch scratch. //sigh// ... My. God. [[I don't believe it! Of all the traps...]]

The mouse is stuck in a dorito bag in the trash can! A... naturally forming trap, I suppose. (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[Well, flip my flapjacks. Maybe I can finally sleep tonight!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[Well, flip my flapjacks. Maybe I can finally sleep tonight!|Best Ending]] ]

FIND IT, WHEREVER IT IS! [[I WILL BE THE HUNTER!]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "RUN")'s length is 4)[ [[Uhh, maybe this isn't working...]] ]

Well, fair point. Felt good though. [[Let's come up with a plan]]

THE MOUSE IS OUR PRAY, FEAR US!!! [[IT SHALL RUE THE DAY IT ENTERED OUR DOMAIN]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "RUN")'s length is 4)[ [[Uhh, maybe this isn't working...]] ]

ALL MICE WILL! [[GO! GO!]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "RUN")'s length is 4)[ [[Uhh, maybe this isn't working...]] ]

FINALLY! You'd think after all this time, around all this food, something would've happened by now. (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[I'm sure glad I was persistent. To bed!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[I'm sure glad I was persistent. To bed!|Best Ending]] ]

What? No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You drench your home in the flames of rage. It catches fire. You've burnt your house down. You have achieved the Burned House Ending. Good job. Y'know, this goes nowhere, but I'm sure it'll be popular, somehow. You can't continue on this path, but you can reverse your decision.

It's... in the closet. [[Approach... From the front... Slowly|Under the Bed]] [[Come in fron the left...|Under the Bed]] [[Come in from the right...|Gone!]] [[Wait a tic...|At your feet]]

Hmmm... you can't see it, but it's behind the dresser now... [[Shake it from the right|Under the Bed]] [[Shake it from the left|Beneath the desk]]

Well, it ran under the desk. [[Edge around the right...|Behind the Dresser]] [[Edge around the left...|Gone!]] [[Stay very still...|At your feet]]

Seems like the mouse is quicker, and scurried out under the door... well, you tried... [[Let's come up with a plan]]

Wow, that actually worked! What luck! (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[The little rascal... right in my hands... YEET!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[The little rascal... right in my hands... YEET!|Best Ending]] ]

Oh god, it's right between your legs. At your feet. Oh my. [[Slowly... pick it up...|Trappped!]] [[Stomp!|Gone!]]

Ah, the realm of couch-lying, game-playing, and snack-having. [[The Kitchen]] [[The Bedroom]] [[The Basement]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "House")'s length is 4)[ Wait... there it is... [[Swooshing Can Trap!]] ]

Man, I wish the oven heated up faster. [[The Living Room]] [[The Bedroom]] [[The Basement]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "House")'s length is 4)[ Wait... there it is... [[Swooshing Can Trap!]] ]

That bed sure looks comfy... sure do wish I could sleep in it... [[The Living Room]] [[The Kitchen]] [[The Basement]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "House")'s length is 4)[ Wait... there it is... [[Swooshing Can Trap!]] ]

Oh god, now I know why no one ever comes here. Looks like the perfect place to hide a body... [[The Living Room]] [[The Kitchen]] [[The Bedroom]] (if:(history: where its tags contains "House")'s length is 4)[ Wait... there it is... [[Swooshing Can Trap!]] ]

Okay, okay, it ran under the bed, not the worst. [[Shimmy the bed around|Behind the Dresser]] [[Wait in the center, and poke under with a broom|Beneath the desk]] [[Pull the bed away|Gone!]]

You got it! (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length < 3)[ [[Well, this seemed oddly easy. No matter. To bed!|Good Ending]] ] (if:(history: where its tags contains "Success")'s length >= 3)[ [[Well, this seemed oddly easy. No matter. To bed!|Best Ending]] ]