Tiny Lights

(set: $count to 0) (set: $seen to false) You are standing in a dark cave. You go... [[inside]] [[outside]]

It is pitch black. [[use flashlight|light]] [[hug the walls|walls]]

Facing the reality of the cold, damp cave, your plan to capture the mythical cave beast seems pure folly. You go home. <div class = "ending"> The End </div>

You can see! You go deeper into the cave. You see two tiny points of light ahead. [[investigate]] [[turn back]]

You dare not use your light. You move cautiously forward. The cave is deeper than you expected. [[go forward|dark forward]] [[use light|light]] [[turn back|outside]]

You trip in the darkness. Your head hits the ground, hard. <div class = "ending"> The End </div>

The tiny lights disappear as you move closer. [[go further]] [[turn back]]

Your courage leaves you, and you head back to the entrance. Halfway there, you hear a scraping sound behind you. [[turn around]] (text-style:"rumble")[(link:"run")[(goto:"run")]]

You spin around. You see two tiny points of light in the darkness ahead. [[walk out backwards|backwards]] [[investigate]]

You try to run away, but (if: $seen is true)[it](else:)[something] tackles you from behind. You feel a sharp sting in your neck before blacking out. <div class = "ending"> The End </div>

Thankfully, the lights don't follow you. <div class = "ending"> The End </div>

(set: $seen to true) At last, the tiny lights reveal themselves. You are staring into the eyes of a hideous creature. [[photograph]] [[speak]] (text-style:"rumble")[(link:"run")[(goto:"run")]]

You raise your phone to snap a picture. The creature leaps at your face and mauls you. <div class = "ending"> The End </div>

It speaks in a rasping voice. (text-style:"italic")["FEED ME!!!"] (text-style:"rumble")[(link:"run")[(goto:"run")]] [[search pockets]]

(if: $count is 0)[You find a breathmint and toss it to the creature. It gobbles it down. (text-style:"rumble")[(link:"run")[(goto:"run")]] (link:"search pockets")[(set: $count to $count+1)(goto:"search pockets")] ] (elseif: $count is 1)[OMNOMNOMNOMNOM! (text-style:"rumble")[(link:"run")[(goto:"run")]] (link:"search pockets")[(set: $count to $count+1)(goto:"search pockets")] ] (elseif: $count is 2)[(display: "Victory")]

(text-style: "italic")[BELCH!] A warm, minty mist hits your face. The creature is sated. You snap a picture and quickly leave. Congratulations, you have taken a selfie with a Grue! <div class = "ending"> <html><img class="grue" src="grue.png" title="Grue image by Stephen 'Redshrike' Challener (Sprites) 5hiroi (concepts) Heather Lee Harvey (concept) (EmeraldActivities.com) via www.OpenGameArt.org" alt="Grue image by Stephen 'Redshrike' Challener (Sprites) 5hiroi (concepts) Heather Lee Harvey (concept) (EmeraldActivities.com) via www.OpenGameArt.org"></html> The End </div>

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