You're in the middle of the kitchen. The pantry is picked over, but some food is left. A vase with a dead rose sits on the counter.<<set $prevPassage = "The Kitchen">>\n\n<<if $kitchenDone == false>>[[Put the food in the pack|Food Pickup]]<<endif>> <<if $vasePacked == false>>\n[[Inspect the vase|The Vase]] <<endif>>\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]] \n\n

You grab the food supplies and put them in your backpack.<<set $kitchenDone = true>> \n\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]] \n

You stand over your desk. On it rests your toolkit and a photo.\n<<set $prevPassage = "The Desk">>\n<<if $deskDone == false>>[[Throw the toolkit in your pack|Toolkit Pickup]]<<endif>>\n<<if $photoPacked == false>>[[Look at the photo|The Photo]]<<endif>>\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]] \n\n

"I just need space. I'll be back. Please wait for me"\n\n[[Put the letter in backpack|The Cold]] \n[[Put the letter down|Fireplace]] \n\n

<<set $blizzardCountdown = $blizzardCountdown - 1>>\n<<if $prevPassage == "The Desk">> <<set $photoPacked = true>><<endif>><<if $prevPassage == "The Kitchen">> <<set $vasePacked = true>><<endif>><<if $prevPassage == "The Bedroom">> <<set $ringPacked = true>><<endif>><<if $prevPassage == "Fireplace">> <<set $letterPacked = true>><<endif>>\n<<if $blizzardCountdown == 3>>\nA draft of cold sweeps by. You shiver.\n\n[[Brush it off|$prevPassage]] \n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $blizzardCountdown == 2>>\nA window shatters from the storm. You feel cold.\n\n[[Brush it off|$prevPassage]] \n<<endif>>\n<<if $blizzardCountdown == 1>>\nBoards of the roof cave in from the storm. The cold pours in.\n\n[[Brush it off|$prevPassage]] \n<<endif>>\n<<if $blizzardCountdown == 0>>\nThe blizzard bursts the door open. Its tendrils sweep through the cabin and circle around you.\n\nYou are overwhelmed by the cold.\n\n<<endif>>

You stand in your bedroom. Your boots and coat are lying on the floor. A ring glimmers on your nightstand.<<set $prevPassage = "The Bedroom">>\n\n<<if $bedroomDone == false>>[[Grab your boots and coat|Clothes Pickup]]<<endif>> <<if $ringPacked == false>>\n[[Look at the ring|The Ring]] <<endif>>\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]] \n\n

You grab your toolkit and place it in the backpack.<<set $deskDone = true>>\n\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]] \n

It's you and your lover standing in front of the cabin; you're smiling.\n\n[[Put the photo in your pack|The Cold]] \n[[Put the photo back|The Desk]] \n

The vase is exsquisite. Engraved on the bottom are your lover's initials.\n\n[[Put the vase in your bag|The Cold]] \n[[Put the vase down|The Kitchen]] \n

<<set $hasStarted = false>><<set $backpack = false>><<set $prevPassage = "Fireplace">><<set $deskDone = false>><<set $kitchenDone = false>><<set $bedroomDone = false>><<set $photoPacked = false>><<set $vasePacked = false>><<set $ringPacked = false>><<set $letterPacked = false>>\n<<set $blizzardCountdown = 4>>You are in a cabin sitting by the fire. The cabin is in disrepair. A blizzard is beginning outside and you feel its cold. The windows rattle and the wood creeks. At your feet is an empty backpack. On your lap is a letter.\n\n[[Read the letter|The Letter]] \n[[Grab the backpack|Backpack Pickup]] \n

You put on your coat and strap up your boots.<<set $bedroomDone = true>>\n\n[[Walk back to the fire|Fireplace]]

It's your wedding ring. It manages to shimmer in the dark room.\n\n[[Put the ring on|The Cold]] \n[[Put the ring down|The Bedroom]] \n

The Cold

Matt Scorca

<<if $backpack == false>>\n<<set $backpack = true>>\nYou grab the backpack.\n<<endif>>\nYou are standing in the middle of the room next to the fire.\n\n<<if $letterPacked == false>>[[Read the letter|The Letter]]<<endif>>\n<<if $kitchenDone == false>>[[Go to the kitchen|The Kitchen]]<<endif>>\n<<if $deskDone == false>>[[Go to the desk|The Desk]]<<endif>>\n<<if $bedroomDone == false>>[[Go to the bedroom|The Bedroom]]<<endif>>\n<<if $kitchenDone && $deskDone && $bedroomDone>> You are prepared.\n\n[[Leave the cabin|The End]] <<endif>>

You grab the backpack.\n<<set $backpack = true>>\n\n[[Stand up|Fireplace]] \n