(set: $days to (random: 3473826,7329485738)) good morning! or afternoon! or evening! or morning! $days days into the pandemic and you sure are still just chugging along. I mean, look at you! I know you can't do that really, but look at you go. same motivation as the day this started [[what time is it]] [[get up]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) i already told you. we're $days days in, yeah? oh. you meant you wanted to grab your (bg:(gradient: 0, 0.0375,#e619e5,0.3695,#e61919,0.7825,#1919e6,1,#ffffff))[phone] to check the *time*. go ahead, try [[yknow what, i will]] [[i guess it's not that important]]***why*** [[because i said so?]]so tell me about it, now's your chance. (after:2s)[go ahead, just type it in. the world is your oyster.] (after:10s)[(text-style:"bold","mark","expand","shudder")[i need a more convincing argument than that]] (force-input-box:2bind $timecheck,"============XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX===",9,"i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time i want to check the time") (text-style:"blur","blink")+(text-rotate-x:64)[[i didn't even want to know the time, what does it matter]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) no, it's not. $days days into this and you still haven't figured out that what time it is doesn't matter. #stay in bed [[get up]] [[stay in bed]](set: $staying to it + 1) stay in bed [[stay in bed]] (if:$staying > 5)[[get up]] (if:$staying > 5)[[i mean, since we're here already]](text-style:"bold","italic","double-underline")[why did you say so] (text-style:"fidget")[ [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]]] (text-style:"fade-in-out")[ ~~[[why are you trying to stop me]]~~\ ] (text-style:"buoy")[ [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]] [[because i have to get up]]]you don't! and i know (t8n:"flicker")+(link-reveal:"you ")[= (t8n:"flicker")+(link-reveal:"don't ")[= (t8n:"flicker")+(link-reveal:"have ")[= (t8n:"flicker")+(text-style:"bold","underline","emboss","expand","shudder")+(link-reveal:"CONTROL")[= (checkbox: 2bind $nocontrol,"i don't have control here") [[Ok.]]cause you have no reason to not (text-style:"bold")[[stay in bed]]. if you get out you're just going to weigh the consequences of not doing all the things you have to anyway. so why start that process. when you could just (text-style:"bold")[[stay in bed]]. unless your ultimate goal is to do something you'll feel guilty about. that's ok. make it something you love, so the guilt is even worse when you don't find it enjoyable. ^^[[off we go]]^^what now? [[stay in bed]] [[get up]]#(b4r:"dashed","double","groove","inset")+(b4r-colour:red,yellow,red,cyan)+(text-style:"fidget")+(align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[**MEDIOCRE AVENUE BRAWLER 5**] (after:1s)[really? i expected questionable but not by that margin. it'd be nice if you had someone to play against... oh well] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[= **CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER** [[QUESTIONABLY MUSCULAR MAN WITH MAGIC ABILITIES THAT ARE WAY COOLER THAN THEY SHOULD BE]] [[RODENT WOMAN WITH LORE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO SHAME THE WRITERS]] #**OR** [[BIG ROBOT]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) and that hurts me? us? i don't know. we're $days days in, and we have $days days left. (after:3s)[i know you won't, or can't accept. im sorry. im sorry. im sorry. i cant fix that for you.] (after:5s)[but say you do something different today. so **what**.] (after:7s)[so stay where you are. wait til the weather is nicer tomorrow, or worse. or for the day of the week to change? you'll see tomorrow.] [[close your eyes]]this man has an odd-numbered amount of abs. go ahead and play a few matches or (t8n:"instant")+(link:"whatever")[= yeah that went about as expected. ready to go to bed? get ready for tomorrow? you'll be more productive then, i promise. whatever that means. [[close your eyes]]how old is this character canonically? and you're telling me every frame was hand animated? ok. i'm not even gonna let you play this one, choose someone else. [[QUESTIONABLY MUSCULAR MAN WITH MAGIC ABILITIES THAT ARE WAY COOLER THAN THEY SHOULD BE]] #**OR** [[BIG ROBOT]]**FUCKING FINALLY YOU FOUND SOMETHING GOOD TO DO WITH YOUR DAY** WELL GO FOR IT MAN, (t8n:"pulse")+(link:"PLAY SOME MATCHES")[= HOLY SHIT DUDE YOU WON ALL OF THOSE..... (t8n:"fade-up")+(link:"hang on")[= hang on, it's a call.... [[pick up the phone]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) #it's mr. olympics i wish i were joking. he wants you to come **TOMORROW** and show off your awesome skills with big robot. oh man, you're gonna be so busy. signing autographs, getting out of the house, seeing people again. it only took, what, $days days? not too shabby, if i do say so myself. but before any of that! you *need* to get some rest [[close your eyes]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) yeah, you're right. if we're here and not doing anything, we might as well talk about what's happening outside. $days days in and yeah, that triceratops bred from the embryo found in new germany may have turned out to be an invasive species, but the (link-reveal:"united coalition of climate prevention")+(text-colour:yellow)[(**THE UNITED COALITION OF CLIMATE PREVENTION IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTION OF CLIMATE**)] is doing a good job keeping it under control. [[seems like they don't need my help then]] [[...hang on, what's this climate prevention thing?]]No. They don't. Finally you got to this point. There's so many people out there and what difference are YOU going to make among them. In a way it's disappointing how long it took you to get here. Like, come on... (after:4s)[= #So stay here (link:"stay here")[= But see, the sad part to me is that you KNEW you were going to stay here. (link:"stay here")[= But thought that pressing the button might change something. (link:"stay here")[= No. Idiot. It won't change anything. (link:"stay here")[= And neither will you staying in bed everyday. (link:"stay here")[= It just *won't*. (link:"stay here")[= Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting something different is the definition of madness. (link:"stay here")[= That's what mom always said and you **KNOW** that. I think you need some rest. Get to bed. [[go somewhere else]] [[close your eyes]](set: $days to (random: 1,7329485738)) it's your job? can't believe you forgot. you had to quit your job at mcwhite castle when west america finally revolted and ~~middle~~ carolina got hit by the hurricanes. you (link:"moved back home to ohio")[=moved back home to ohio met (link:"someone")[=someone lost (link:"your mom")[=your mom lost (link:"that someone")[=that someone and got a job with climate prevention. yknow, to fix what happened. to fix the reason why you can't go outside anymore. i mean of course the **united coallition of climate prevention** isn't helping with the actual problem, the pandemic that started $days days ago and just won't stop. but hey it's work that you can do, and work you can do from bed. sound alright? [[get to work]] run away from all this without getting up, get to sleep and just... [[close your eyes]]Fine. You (link:"go somewhere else")[= And it looks like shit. An utter goddamn wasteland. Sure, it doesn't literally look like that, but you're having a really hard time actually getting that through your head. Disconnecting the state of everything from how it looks and feels in this one moment. I want you to take it in for it's beauty, I do. [[Here, let's try this]]just (text-style:"underline")[listen] listen in on the world around you. the silence is as loud as the noise, and just as valuable. even when it's all you've heard for $days days now. take it all in (t8n:"blur")+(t8n-time:3s)+(link-reveal:"take a deep breath")[= and [[close your eyes]]#(text-style:"underline","rumble")[THE QUARTERLY REPORT IS DUE] (text-colour:magenta)+(text-style:"underline","blink")[THE MEETINGS] ARE CONFLICTED (text-style:"bold","italic","double-underline","shadow","expand","shudder")[DEBRA NEEDS PAPERWORK DEBRA CAN GO SUCK ON A STAPLER] ^^BUT FOr LEGAL REASONS SHE SHOULDNT^^ THE COPIER IS DOWN WHAT COPIER (text-style:"mark","blur")[WE'RE WORKING FROM HOME] I HOPE MY MEETING (text-style:"subscript","blurrier")[ISNT TOO LOUD TO WAKE HIM UP IF HE STILL LIVED HERE] IM THE ONLY ONE WITH MY CAMERA ON I JUST WANT TO (text-style:"bold","wavy-underline","emboss")[RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN] AWAY FROM THIS BUT I WONT GET UP SO INSTEAD (text-rotate-x:24)+(text-rotate-z:25)[YOU'LL JUST] [[close your eyes]]