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Our story takes place in a small village in the south. For centuries the Abernathy family has resided in their old manor at fox creek, which was considered a bit out of the way even for the standards of these spread out rural villages.
Even though the house has held up over the years, it still shows some wear, since the current owners haven’t really been set on keeping it in good shape.
The eldest of the family, grandpa Walter still acts as the head of the house as he grew up there. His daughters and sons all moved to the more urban parts of the state, but some of his grandchildren have returned to the old house, since this opportunity for some free accommodation was especially attractive for young people that wanted to save some money.
This led to this unusual family reunion, where some sort of family household was restored, even though one generation was missing.
Since we live in a digital age, technology has even reached these rural outskirts. The youngest members of the family all work from home or have found a way to make money online and so are able to live and work in the manor instead of having to commute for hours.
[[Continue->Dinner Day 1 Part 1]]The Abernathys are at the table, enjoying a hearthy dinner.
Grandpa Walter: "Everyone, listen: There’s something I want to discuss with you. As you all know, I will be finalizing my will in 5 days. I feel my end is near. Truth is, about 3 months ago, I acquired an enormous sum of about 20 million dollars through the lottery. I have kept this a secret from you until now, but I’m telling you this since I haven’t made up my mind about who inherits what and I want to be transparent with all of you, also as a means of coming clean with you guys while I still can."
[[Continue->Dinner Day 1 Part 2]]You decide to converse with someone privately after dinner. Talk to Frederick, Paris or Dorothy?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Frederick->Talk to Fred]]
[[Paris->Talk to Paris]]
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You: "Hey Fred.. you got anything to say about what gramps mentioned?"
Fred: "Nah, there's nothing to say. I've got my own projects going on right now. Gotta focus. Don't have time for these jokes. Even if he's actually loaded, I've got some investments that are worth way more in the long run."
You: "Are you sure about your.. investments? You've been talking about those for a long time yet you're still stuck in this house."
Fred: "You just watch. I'll be outta here soon. Well, good night."
You: "Night, Fred."
You trot back to your own room, closing the door behind you.
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You: "Hey Paris.. what’s up with Gramps? He never acts like that. I mean he’s told some weird stories but this time it just seems.. different."
Paris: "Hmpf. I’m telling you: He’s crazy. If that were true, why’s he telling us now? He could’ve just kept quiet and just given it all to me silently."
You: "That’s quite bold of you to say. Are you implying you’re believing him after all?"
Paris: "Just mind your own business, okay?"
Obviously she doesn't want to talk. You go to your room.
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You: "Hey Dorothy… Do you think Gramps is telling the truth?"
Dorothy: "I'm confused. How could he have won this? We're the Abernathys after all, we never win. But why would he lie to us? That's not like him. But if it’s true, why didn’t he tell us until now? This doesn’t make any sense…”
You: "Yeah, it’s weird, isn’t it?"
Dorothy seams to be preoccupied with these questions and isn’t reacting. You decide to take your leave.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 1]]You put on your PJs and get your glass of water ready. Just before you want to tuck yourself in you rest on the edge of the bed. A grave dilemma.
Take off your socks before sleeping or keep them on?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Take them off->Hint Night 1]]
[[Keep them on->Nightmare Night 1]]Having made bad experiences with ice-cold feet whole nights long in the past, you decide to keep them on. You lie down and fall asleep quickly.
A freezing gush of wind makes you realize how cold you are, and wakes you up. You find yourself in a dark, wet forest, and it’s ice-cold. But your feet are somehow still warm. After walking a few steps, you hear a deep rumble somewhere in the dark. You look in the direction of the noise and see two lights twitch agitated. They seem to come closer, their movement becoming more aggressive. The rumble increases in volume and mixes with the cracking of wood. It starts to remind you of a motor, but it's a lot deeper and heavily distorted. Before loosing another thought to this, you realize this thing is moving in your direction. Getting overwhelmed by panic, you start running. But it only takes seconds for the thing to catch up. You hear one last engine roar and get rolled over by a gigantic tire.
Waking up drenched in sweat, in your bed, you realize it was just a nightmare.
[[Continue->Breakfast with Family Day 2]]You strip off your socks and lay down. Your heavy eyelids shut, and you start to feel like you’re sinking into a cloud. Opening your eyes again, you see that you’re flying on a cloud through a sky bathed in golden light. In the distance, you can make out shining stairs, leading into another layer of clouds. You try to reach them and wake up.
[[Continue->Breakfast with Family Day 2]]The next morning, you come down the stairs and hear your family talking about Walter's alleged lottery winnings again.
Dorothy: "Gramps, about what you told us yesterday. Is that really true? Did you actually win 20 million Dollars?"
You take your seat at the breakfast table.
Walter: "Yes. Yes, it is."
Paris: "Why didn’t ya tell us earlier tho?"
Walter: "Aah, money often starts arguments and in the end, destroys things. I just didn’t want to take any chances and decided to invest it and wait with the reveal for when I finished my will. Which is almost the case, so I told you yesterday. I have the confirmation paper here, if you don’t believe me."
There it is, black on white. He did in fact win the money. It gets quiet for the rest of breakfast, looks like everyone is absorbed in thoughts.
You're the last to finish, and after you cleaned the table, everyone has already left. Except for Paris, who is sitting on the couch, watching TV.
Do you stay in the living room, go outdoors to the garden or upstairs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Stay in the living room->Living Room Day 2]]
[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 2]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 2]](set:$dayTwoLivingRoom to true)\
You walk over to the couch, where Paris is watching this rich-people reality show she loves so much.
[[Continue->Living Room Day 2 Continued 1]](set:$dayTwoGarden to true)\
You head towards the front door, where the light is shining through some glass strips. You open the door and the sweet scent of spring flowers hits you. A couple of meters away Dorothy is trimming a brush. You go towards her.
[[Continue->Garden Day 2 Continued 1]](set:$dayTwoUpstairs to true)\
You walk up the stairs and see the door to your brother’s room isn’t fully closed. You’re curious about these businesses he always talks about, and the urge to take a look is big. But he might be inside or close by, and you know it would be bad news if he found out you were sniffing around in his stuff. Do you risk it and go inside?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go inside->Brother's Room Day 2]]
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You: "Ar-"
Paris: "Oh fuck off, dimwit. We both know you hate this show, and I don't want hear your bullshit."
Seems like it's best to leave.
(if:$dayTwoGarden is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else-if:$dayTwoUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 2]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 2]]]Just like every day, the family meets for dinner. Doesn't matter who is doing what, this is always the time everyone can join in together for a hearthy meal. Frederick, Dorothy and Paris take their places, with Walter sitting at the top of the table. Just like they always do.
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You: "Are you done here soon? Wanna take a walk around?"
Dorothy: "Sure! Just this last part... done!"
The two of you stroll around the manors large garden while discussing the news that have just been confirmed.
Dorothy: "To be frank I have to say I'm a bit scared. This can't be healthy for our family! This conflict will rip it apart! I just want us to continue living normally! I hope it'll be okay.."
You: "Oh I'm sure It'll be okay. I'm sure, Dorothy."
(if:$dayTwoLivingRoom is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
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(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room->Living Room Day 2]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 2]]]He’s probably working on his car in the garage again and just forgot to close the door. Assuming he won’t be back for quite some time, you go inside.
It’s quite a mess, there are papers everywhere. Are you gonna check his desk or under his bed?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Check his desk->Brother's Room Day 2 Desk]]
[[Check under his bed->Brother's Room Day 2 Bed]](set:$foundEvidence to true)\
There are some paper stacks and one of them looks like it was tossed down here in a hurry. You search it and find a lot of letters from unhappy business partners, unpaid loans and cancelled deals. Looks like Fred’s business is not at all what he always says it is. He has lost a lot of money, with basically every project he touches failing. But it also doesn’t seem like he has any intentions to stop.
"He must have been full of hope, hearing Gramps’ news yesterday. And he’s probably already making new plans and promises to everyone, with money, he doesn’t even have yet." you think. "I should probably tell someone about this."
You take some pictures of the evidence and leave Fred’s room.
(if:$dayTwoLivingRoom is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else-if:$dayTwoGarden is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room->Living Room Day 2]]
[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 2]]]There are a lot of bills and letters, actually well sorted, even though it looks chaotic on first sight. In one of the stacks you find an annual report and take a look. Impressive, it seems like he’s quite successful with what he’s doing.
(if:$dayTwoLivingRoom is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else-if:$dayTwoGarden is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room->Living Room Day 2]]
[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 2]]](set: $talkedAboutEvidence to true)\
You decide to present your findings to Grandpa. The old wood door creaks as you enter his room. He's already tucked himself into bed, eyes already half closed. You wake him up from his snooze.
[[Continue->Grandpa Talk Day 2 Part 2]](set: $noFoundEvidence to true)\
While taking a sip from your glass, Fred's room comes to mind again. He's a nice guy and definitely not the lying type, you know that. But his talks about the business still felt off. Luckily, these feelings were unfounded. But then again, if he is so successful, why is he still living here? The house is in such shabby condition, it can't be because he likes it so much… Maybe because of Grandpa? Or is Pa assisting him perchance? Yeah, no. Not in his current condition. Being lost in thoughts, you realize that everyone has already left the table. You decide to just ask him about it tomorrow.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 2]]You get everything ready for bed and lie down. You get comfortable and think about the changing situation of the house: "What's gonna happen to our family?" Just as you're about to fall asleep your phone buzzes. Check the phone or leave it be?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Check your phone->Nightmare Night 2]]
[[Don't check it->Hint Night 2]](set: $badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
"Please consider carefully Gramps. You might as well toss his share down the drain."
You close the door to Walters room behind you.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 2]](set: $goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
"But Walter... maybe he might change, y'know."
You close the door to Walters room behind you.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 2]] While chewing away at your pork roast your mind starts to wander about what you just witnessed in Freds room: "What the hell? I just knew it from the start! There's a reason Fred still lives here and it's that none of his investments or startups have ever been fruitful! This shows he just can't handle money. Maybe I should talk to Gramps about this.."
After dinner is done, you get up. You walk to your room but you stop under your doorframe. "Maybe now's the time to confront Grandpa about Fred", you think. Go to Walter's room?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go to his room->Grandpa Talk Day 2]]
[[Don't go to his room->No Grandpa Talk Day 2]]"No. There's some stuff you just gotta keep to yourself. Me invading Fred's privacy and now wanting to expose him infront of Grandpa? What's gone so wrong here?" You step into your room and close the door behind yourself.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 2]] It’s this dumb game you downloaded a few days ago, wanting you to load up the juicer with more fruits. Annoyed, you uninstall it, put your phone away, roll to the other side and fall asleep rather quickly.
You wake up and are unable to move. A few seconds pass, and you realize you’re in a hospital bed, getting pushed through cold corridors. You hear all kinds of screams and people rushing around you. What ever you do, your body won't budge. You try to scream, but your jaw doesn't move an inch. The rolling through the corridors continues with no end in sight, it feels like an endless loop. In the distance, you hear a shrill alarm. It gets louder and louder, becomes truly unbearable and right before you feel like your head would pop, you wake up.
(if:$talkedAboutEvidence is true)[(link: "Continue")[\
(go-to: "Breakfast 1 Day 3")]]\
(else-if:$noFoundEvidence is true)[(link: "Continue")[\
(go-to: "Breakfast 3 Day 3")]]\
(else:)[(link: "Continue")[\
(go-to: "Breakfast 2 Day 3")]]You ignore it and let yourself slumber away.
You’re sitting in the grass, playing with Daisy, the kitten that you and your siblings grew up with. In the distance, you see a ten-year-old Paris running towards you with a wide smile on her face. She asks you if you want to join her and the others for a round of hide-and-seek. You join them and play a few rounds until you wake up.
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(go-to: "Breakfast 1 Day 3")]]\
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(go-to: "Breakfast 3 Day 3")]]\
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(go-to: "Breakfast 2 Day 3")]]When you join the breakfast table, Paris and Dorothy are already eating. Fred and Walter are both missing, which is rare, since Grandpa is usually the first to wake up in the morning.
You: "Morning."
Paris and Dorothy as if one person: "Morning."
You: "Where are Gramps and Fred?"
Dorothy: "They haven’t shown up yet."
You butter your bread and get the feeling that this has to do with yesterday.
(link:"Continue")[=[[Talk about Fred->Talk about Fred Day 3]]
[[Set Dorothy at ease]]You reach out to your glass of water on the nightstand. But what you grab isn’t the water. You take a close look with your sleepy eyes and see it’s a little flask with a black label, reading “ricin”. You remember the castor oil plants in the garden and decide to take it with you, to ask the others, what the hell this is doing in your room.
Still a bit confused about your dream, you go downstairs and take your seat at the breakfast table. Your family is talking about the latest local news. One of the neighbor's cats went missing. While you love cats, of course, the same can’t be said about the neighbor. So you don’t really feel like getting involved in that conversation and eat your breakfast in quietude.
Your brother came a bit later than usual too, and a few minutes later only the two of you remain at the table. Now would be a good opportunity to confront your brother about the findings you made about his business. But that would of course reveal your snooping around and probably make him real mad.
Do you leave him be and forget about it, or confront him?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Confront him->Confront Fred]]
[[Forget about it->Forget what happened]](set:$niceGarage to true)\
You wake up earlier than usual today. The living room is still empty, so you go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Frederick is the first to join you.
You: "Morning, Fred."
Fred: "Good morning."
The two of you start eating.
You: "I was wondering why you're still living here with us, having this business of yours and all."
Fred: "Well, I can't leave while Gramps is in the condition he is right now, can I?"
You: "Technically, you could…"
Fred: "I guess you're right, Dorothy would take good care of him. But I wouldn’t do that. And besides, the garage with all its tools is where I spend most of my free time. I couldn’t live without it."
You: "That makes sense, I guess."
After you finished eating, you leave the table and think about what Fred just said. You’re not fully convinced by his arguments.
[[Continue->E]]Paris: "What? Is this some out of season April fools joke? We all know your humour but this isn’t like you! 20 million? Are you simply too old now to think straight?"
Dorothy: "Are you sure about this? 20 million? Really? 20 million? Do you really have 20 million now? Don’t strain yourself with handling those sums of money! I would be happy to help you take care of it."
Frederick: "Really funny, Gramps. You could only ever dream of that kinda money."
[[Continue->Dinner Day 1 Part 3]](set:$badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
You: "You guys know 'bout Fred's business thing? I found out something and talked to Gramps. This must be about that. Fred's businesses are failing. Now that Gramps knows he must reconsider Fred's share of his inheritance."
[[Continue->Breakfast 1 Day 3 Part 2]](set: $goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
You: "Hmm. I guess they'll be here soon. Maybe they're just having a good talk."
[[Continue->Breakfast 1 Day 3 Part 2]](set:$brotherTrap to true)\
After a while Frederick and Walter arrive at the table.
You: "Here you guys are."
Walter: "Yes indeed."
Frederick: "Yeah.."
Paris: "What's up?"
Walter: "See, I am very disappointed in your brother. It turns out, all this time, he has been lying about his investments. This will have an impact on how much or even if he gets anything. He has realized his mistake but the damage has been done."
Baffled by Walters words everyone looks at Frederick, who has sit down, wearing an expression of defeat.
Dorothy: "Well, this is.."
Paris: "Just like him, huh. Kinda expected this."
Frederick breaks his silence: "Shut the fuck up, Paris. You just spend the money. If I try to make some money and lose it in the process and if you just straight up spend it all it ends the same."
Fred points his finger at you and screams: "And you snitch. How dare you go through my stuff. You messed up everything because you told Gramps!"
Walter: "Fred stop shouting. Go to your room. Now."
Fred gets up and goes stomping towards his room. After that Paris and Dorothy also get up and leave. You decide to go as well.
[[Continue->E]](set:$dayThreeKitchen to true)\
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Upon entering the kitchen, you see Dorothy is preparing some tea.
You: "Is that for Gramps?"
Dorothy: "Yes, his cough worsened again. I’m making him some salvia tea."
You: "Ah, that’s nice."
[[Continue->Kitchen Day 3 Part 2]](set:$dayThreeGarage to true)\
You arrive at the garage and find Fred there.
(if:$brotherTrap is true)[[[Continue->Garage Day 3 Part 2 Mean]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Garage Day 3 Part 2 Nice]]](set:$dayThreeUpstairs to true)\
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While walking up the staircase, you hear a disturbing laughter. It sounds a bit like Paris, so you go to check on her.
She is standing in the middle of her room, staring at the wall. It’s covered with little notes and pictures. In her hand, she’s holding a little notebook where she is scribbling something with a red pen.
You: "Hey Paris, everything ok?"
Paris: "If it isn’t one of the little maggots. I know exactly what you’re up to! Your foul tricks don’t work on me!"
You: "Eeeh… what?"
Paris: "Stop playing dumb, I know exactly that you and all the others are scheming to get rid of me."
You: "Wait, what!? Why the hell would we do that? How did you come up with that!?"
Paris: "To keep all of Gramps’ 20 mills for yourself, of course. I know you’re all craving for the money. I see it in all of your eyes every time we’re sitting at the dinner table."
You take a closer look at the wall, and it looks like she is trying to figure out what alleged plans you’re making against her.
How do you react? Address her plan, apparently she has lost it completely… Or pretend you didn’t see anything and try to calm her down?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Address her plan->Upstairs Day 3 Part 2 Hostile]]
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You decide to bring up what you have discovered about him.
You: "You know, Fred, I've found out some stuff."
Fred: "What'cha mean?"
You: "About your money-making schemes, investments and businesses. You've gotten nothing out of it."
Fred: "What? What are you talking about?"
You: "I've gone through your stuff, Fred. Seen it all."
Fred: "You were in my room? Leave my stuff alone! This is not at all true what you are saying! There's a lot more behind it god damn it!"
Will you pursue Fred further and threaten to reveal his secret or will you listen to his arguments?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Threaten to reveal his secret->Threaten Fred]]
[[Wait and listen->Join Fred's Business Day 3 Breakfast]](set: $niceGarage to true)\
You decide to forget about it, which is probably best for both of you. No need to raise a quarrel. Having finished your cereals, you clear the table, start the dishwasher and afterwards leave.
[[Continue->E]](set: $brotherTrap to true)\
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You: "What would you do if I told Gramps?"
Fred: "No, don't you dare."
You: "I'll tell him everything."
Suddenly Frederick jumps up from his chair and starts coming towards you. He stops with his face right in front of yours. "Stay out of my shit or I'll fuck you up. I will get my share, no matter what it costs. I don't care a single bit about what happens to you." Then Fred slowly walks away and heads towards his room. It seems as though in his rush of rage Fred has forgotten his water bottle on the table.
You remember what you found in your room this morning. You even forgot to mention it to the others. What a perfect opportunity.
Will you go through with it?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Put ricin into his drink->Poison his Food]]
[[Leave it be->Let it go Day 3 Fred]](set: $gotMerch to true)\
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Fred: "Please! I'm telling you, I've got something new planned!"
You: "Oh come on, who is gonna have any faith in you left now that it's proven that you can't handle money."
Fred: "You don't understand. All the money has been going to a new business I'm funding overseas."
You: "Oh is that so?"
Fred: "Yes, you have to trust me just this once! We have already ordered the uniforms and shipped most of the overseas. I still have some left here!"
You: "Okay, but wh-"
Fred: "Actually I want you to have one!"
Before you manage to say something, Fred has already disappeared to his room. A couple of seconds later he comes storming out of it, a fresh uniform in hand.
[[Continue->Join Fred's Business Day 3 Breakfast Part 2]](set:$deadFred to true)\
You lean over and drizzle some of the powder into his water bottle.
Just a couple seconds later, as expected, Fred comes out of his room. He walks to the table, gives you an angry look and grabs his bottle before disappearing in his room again.
[[Continue->E]]After a couple seconds, Fred comes out of his room and grabs the bottle. Maybe it's better not to go to such extreme measures. At least for now.
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You: "What'cha doing, Fred?"
Fred is lying under the car, a toolbox next to him.
Fred: "Somethings wrong with the engine. I'm trying to figure it out."
Fred rolls out from under the car.
Fred: "Can you go check?"
You: "Sure." Fred knows that you also have some experience doing some quick and dirty fixes on vehicles.
You lie on the creeper and slide under the car. It's not that tight because Fred has used a jack to lift up the car.
You: "Where exactly?"
Suddenly you feel a strong pressure on your thigh. You look down and see Fred's shoe pressed on there, the other one is on the release of the jack.
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You: "What'cha doing, Fred?"
Fred is lying under the car, a toolbox next to him.
Fred: "Something's wrong with the engine. I'm trying to figure it out."
Fred rolls out from under the car.
Fred: "What's up?"
You: "Just checking up on you guys."
Fred: "Ah I see.. So about my company overseas.."
[[Continue->Garage Day 3 Part 3 Nice]](set:$dayThreeGarage to true)\
You arrrive at the garage but find no one there. You stand there still for a couple of seconds, staring at the car. You snap out of your daydream and leave the garage.
(if:$dayThreeKitchen is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$dayThreeUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the ktichen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]]Just like every day, the Abernathys meet for dinner. Doesn't matter who is doing what, this is always the time the family joins in together for a hearty meal. Everyone takes their places, with Walter sitting at the top of the table. Just like they always do.
(if:$deadFred is true and $parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Both Gone]]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Fred Gone]]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Paris Gone]]]\
(else-if:$sadDorothy is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Dorothy Sad]]]\
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Dorothy: "Can I ask you something?"
You: "Hm? Sure, shoot."
Dorothy: "Did you notice anything about Paris the past few days? I feel like she changed a lot. And it feels very weird to me."
You: "Now that you mention it, yeah, you might be right. She’s less sassy than usual. At least when Gramps is around."
Dorothy: "Exactly. It’s like she’s wearing a mask. Acting to be the good girl, that cares so much for her grandfather. When I asked her about it, she tried to change the subject and acted like she didn’t know what I was talking about. We don’t have any secrets between us and talk about everything, I don’t get why she’s so strange all of a sudden."
Through the staircase echoes a bad sounding cough.
Dorothy: "I have to bring this to Grandpa. Thank you for confirming that it’s not me who is going crazy. And please tell me if you notice anything else about her. I’m really concerned."
You: "Of course, will do. Should I help you carry?"
Dorothy: "No, I got it, thanks. Fred repaired the dumbwaiter."
The two of you leave the kitchen and your sister walks upstairs.
(if:$dayThreeGarage is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$dayThreeUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$gotMerch is true)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the garage->Empty Garage]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the garage->Garage Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]](set: $hostileHospital to true)\
(set: $badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
You: "And what the hell is this wall? I thought you were acting strange lately, but this? You’re totally out of it. I’ll have to tell someone."
Are you gonna talk to Walter or Dorothy about Paris?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Tell Walter->Upstairs Day 3 Part 3 Grandpa]]
[[Talk to Dorothy about it->Upstairs Day 3 Part 3 Dorothy]](set: $goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
You: "Let’s just calm down and leave this room for a while, aight? Wanna take a walk through the garden?"
Paris just starts to laugh in this disturbing way again, and you decide that it’s probably better to take your leave now.
To whom are you gonna talk about Paris, Walter or Dorothy?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Tell Walter->Upstairs Day 3 Part 3 Grandpa]]
[[Talk to Dorothy->Upstairs Day 3 Part 3 Dorothy]](set: $parisMentalHospital to true)\
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You walk over to Walter’s room. His door is closed. You ask yourself if he might be sleeping, but then decide to knock lightly.
Walter: "Yes, come in."
The door squeals upon opening, and you see Walter sitting at his desk, writing.
You: "Sorry for interrupting, but I need to tell you something."
Walter: "Oh, that’s ok, don’t worry about it. What do you want to talk about?"
You: "It’s about Paris. I’m worried about her mental health. She was acting strange for a while now, and today I heard a disturbing laughter from her room and went to check it out.
She was just standing there, laughing at her wall, which was covered in notes, pictures and full of scribbles."
Walter: "What? This doesn’t sound right…"
You: "Yeah, and when she noticed me, she started talking about these plans we’re apparently scheming against her. She thinks all her siblings want to get rid of her, because we want the money you won for our selves. I have no idea how she came up with that…"
Walter: "Oh my… This does sound very concerning indeed."
You: "Do you think we should involve professional help?"
Walter: "Yes, definitely. There is a mental clinic not too far from us. I’ll make sure to get an appointment in a timely manner."
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You walk over to Dorothy’s room, but don’t find her there. Walking downstairs, you see her cleaning the living room.
You: "Can I talk to you for a sec?"
Dorothy: "Yeah, sure."
She leans the broom against the table and the two of you take a seat on the couch.
You: "It’s about Paris. I’m really worried about her."
Dorothy: "I knew it! Please tell me everything. I need to know."
You: "Yeah, so I heard this disturbing laughter earlier today, while walking upstairs. Reminded me of Paris, so I checked her room. She just stood there, looking at her wall which was covered in notes, pictures and scribbles. When she noticed me, she reacted hostile and started to gab about plans we’re apparently scheming against her. She thinks we wanna get rid of her, ‘cause every one of us wants the money for ourselves."
[[Continue->Upstairs Day 3 Part 4 Dorothy]]A few hours later, you’re already sitting in the car, driving Paris and Walter to the hospital. It’s located on top of a hill, not too far from the closest city. The building looks like it is past its glory days and could use a fresh coat of paint, at least.
Paris’ case got diagnosed as a potential emergency, and Walter got advised to bring her as soon as possible. Upon entering and registering at the front desk, an assistant is already waiting and asks Paris to follow her. You and Walter take a seat in the waiting room.
(if:$hostileHospital is true)[[[Continue->Mental Hospital Part 2 Together]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Mental Hospital Part 2 Paris Only]]](set: $testFail to 0)\
After about twenty minutes, the assistant returns and asks you to join him too. A bit confused, you stand up and follow him to the doctor's office.
Doctor: "Please take a seat. I’ve talked to your sister and came to the conclusion that her struggles may be connected to other family members. Is it okay for you, if we go through a little test together? It will help me in understanding Paris’ exact condition."
You: "Hm, yeah ok, what’s the test about?"
Doctor: "Just a few questions. Please answer them truthfully."
[[Continue->Question 1]]<img src=https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5ec38395-2f3a-4bcb-8cd7-c00b50a0bd73/df5jskf-00f9c03d-17c2-4fdc-904b-8c00202e340e.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzVlYzM4Mzk1LTJmM2EtNGJjYi04Y2Q3LWMwMGI1MGEwYmQ3M1wvZGY1anNrZi0wMGY5YzAzZC0xN2MyLTRmZGMtOTA0Yi04YzAwMjAyZTM0MGUucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.A8en5mqG9pasC2MjECWPdLKkTZlbjs3CjY2FS5EcOT0>\
You wait for about forty minutes, then a woman enters the waiting room.
Doctor: "Are you the Abernathys?"
Walter: "Indeed. How is Paris?"
Doctor: "It’s not looking too good. We will have to keep her here for some time and see how her condition develops."
Walter: "I see. Please keep us updated."
Doctor: "Of course."
You say goodbye to Paris and ask her what she needs from home, before driving back.
[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]] Are your feet often cold at night?
[[Yes->Question 2 False]]
[[No->Question 2]]Do you take any supplements?
[[Yes->Question 3]]
[[No->Question 3 False]]Do prefer daisies or roses?
[[Daisies->Question 4]]
[[Roses->Question 4 False]]Do you dip or pour your sauces?
[[Dip->Question 5]]
[[Pour->Question 5 False]]Do you cut your sandwiches into rectangles or triangles?
[[Rectangles->Waiting for Results False]]
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Doctor: "That’s it, thank you. Please wait with your sister in the other room. Right through this door."
You stand up and enter the other room. Paris is already sitting there, scrolling on her phone.
Paris: "And? How’s your head?"
You: "What do you mean?"
Paris: "Who’s the crazy one. You or me? Didn’t you have to do the test?"
You: "What? Well yes, but only to help them with their diagnosis of you."
Paris: "Mmh, so that’s what they told you, eh? What ever. I still think you're just after the money."
The door to the Doctor’s office opens.
(if:$testFail > 2)[[[Continue->Ending 1]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Passed Test]]]Doctor: "I’ve got some results for you. It looks like there were some misconceptions. Paris seems to be fine, but we found that you have some severe symptoms, and we’ll have to keep you here for some time."
Paris: "Ha, told ya!"
You: "Wait, what? What’s wrong with me?"
Doctor: "We’ll talk about everything later. I got informed, that your Grandfather isn’t well and has to return home, to get his medicine."
Walter isn’t looking good when you return to the waiting room. He and Paris drive off home, while you have to stay and the doctor explains everything to you.
The next day, Dorothy comes by and brings your belongings and everything you need, to ensconce yourself in your new environment.
Every few weeks you get a visit from your family, usually Dorothy. But you never see a dime from Walter's 20 million.
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Doctor: "We’ve got results. The assumptions were correct, we will have to keep Paris here for treatment and further examination."
Paris: "I don’t know about this... I don’t feel sick or anything."
You: "Trust me, it’s for your best. The people here will take good care of you. They’re professionals, they know what they’re doing."
Walter isn’t looking too good when you return to the waiting room. He has to return home, for his medication. You say goodbye to Paris and arrange something to bring some of her stuff to the clinic later.
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You: "You have a company overseas?"
Fred: "Yeah! It's doing great. We've ordered the uniforms and all. So I wanna discuss with you on the topic of you actually joining!"
You: "What? Why should I join? It's your own business."
Fred: "I know! But I need more people. Take this!"
Fred gets up and walks over to the workbench. There's a set of workwear wrapped in clear plastic foil.
Fred: "Here. Go for it."
This is all a little fast for you, but will you take Fred's offer?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Accept->Garage Day 3 Nice Accept]]
[[Refuse->Garage Day 3 Nice Refuse]](set: $gotMerch to true)\
(set: $goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Sure then. At least the uniform looks nice."
After Fred gives you your new uniform, he goes back to fixing the car. You take your leave.
(if:$dayThreeKitchen is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$dayThreeUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the kitchen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]](set: $badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Fred, this is just too fast for me. Maybe I'll think about it but for now I'll have to pass."
Fred looks at you in disappointment, but goes back to fixing the car after a moment of silence. You take your leave.
(if:$dayThreeKitchen is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$dayThreeUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the kitchen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
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You: "Ow! What the fuck are you doing, Fred?"
Fred: "Stay quiet. I have my foot ready to release one and a half tons on your ugly face. You just listen what I have to say."
You try not to scream as Fred presses down hard on your leg.
Fred: "Join my fucking company. You will help us rise to the top. You just need a bit of a "push". That's what I'm doing right now"
You whisper: "All this shit just for your stupid company?"
Freds: "Make your choice, bitch. You're out of time."
Will you give in to Fred?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Join his company->Garage Day 3 Mean Accept]]
[[Refuse->Garage Day 3 Mean Refuse]](set: $gotMerch to true)\
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You: "Okay, okay okay! I will, I will!"
Fred releases his foot from your leg. You roll out of there and get up. Fred is standing there looking at you silently. He turns around and grabs a uniform wrapped in plastic foil. He hands it to you.
As if he hadn't just threatened to kill you he gives it to you with a smile: "Welcome to my company!"
Disturbed, you take your leave as quickly as possible.
(if:$dayThreeKitchen is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else-if:$dayThreeUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the kitchen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
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You: "Fuck no! Get me outta here, Fred! What's gotten into you!"
Fred grins: "Wrong answer, bitch."
[[Continue->Ending 2]]Fred releases the jack. As 1500 kilograms of steel come falling down on you, you are crushed to death instantly.
You are dead. As you are dead, you get no money.
''You got Ending 2 out of 12''(set:$sadDorothy to true)\
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The longer you talk, the grimmer becomes the expression on Dorothy’s face. Until she can’t hold back anymore and breaks up in tears.
Dorothy: "I knew it, dammit, I knew she was struggling with something. Since Gramps revealed his winnings, she seemed more and more worried, and she never wanted to talk about it with me. Which never happened before. I knew something was wrong, and I was afraid it had to do with me, because she refused to talk about it. But this? All of her own family against her? She really is cracking up now."
You grab a tissue from the shelf and hand it to Dorothy.
Dorothy: "I need a break. Thanks for telling me."
She leaves, and you hear the back door to the garden close.
[[Continue->Dinner Day 3]]But today someone is missing. And probably will continue to do so for quite some time. Paris had to stay in the mental hospital, and they couldn’t give a prediction on how long she will have to be there. A certain bleakness is looming in the air, and no one’s in the mood for talking. Especially Dorothy looks very depressed.
After a view minutes, she breaks the silence:
Dorothy: "Hey, where is Fred?"
You: "Probably in the garage."
Dorothy: "But it’s dinner time. He’s always here for dinner."
Walter: "He told me he had a lot planned today. Maybe he didn’t come back yet."
Dorothy: "Hm, ok. I just hope he’s fine."
The rest of dinner continues in silence.
[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Dead Fred Talk]]Except now, Frederick isn't present.
Dorothy: "Where's Fred?"
You: "No idea. Probably around doing some of his "business shenanigans" again."
Dorothy: "But it's odd for him to miss dinner."
Paris: "Yeah, he's usually back by dinner."
Walter: "He's probably sleeping. Boy was up until late yesterday. Let's not disturb his nap for now. I'll leave out a plate for him so he can grab it later."
This was a satisfactory explanation for them, so everyone resumes eating. The food is good, so everyone keeps quiet for the rest of the meal.
[[Continue->Dinner Day 3 Dead Fred Talk]]Everyone except Paris. The doctors couldn’t say how long she will have to stay in the clinic, but she probably won’t be back anytime soon. A heavy mood lingers in the room and no one feels like talking. Especially Dorothy has a very depressed look on her face.
Walter: "Someone will have to bring Paris’ things to her tomorrow. I’m afraid I won’t be able to join, the trip to the hospital today was already too much for me. I can feel my sickness worsening."
Dorothy: "I will go. I want to talk to her. But please take care while I’m gone, Walter."
Walter: "Of course, thank you. I will give you the list she made afterwards."
The rest of dinner continues in silence.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 3]]Paris seems like a different person. She doesn’t let on anything that would remind you of the Paris you saw laughing in her room earlier today. During dinner, you even start to question if this really happened. Dorothy appears to be confused as well, looking at Paris every now and then, followed by a questioning glimpse at you. You decide to leave this be for now and enjoy the delicious Bowl o’Red that Dorothy prepared.
After dinner, you clean up the table and return to your room.
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Everyone's here. The food is good, so there isn't much talking going on.
Walter: "What a nice sunset."
Everyone directs their gazes towards the window. Beyond the horizon the sun is slowly disappearing, wrapping everything in a golden light, while further up in the sky first reds and then blues start to emerge. You help Dorothy clean up after dinner and go back to your room.
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Dorothy and you clean up the pans and dishes.
Dorothy: "Should we maybe check in Freds room?"
You: "If you're really that worried, go check yourself."
Dorothy: "Okay I'll go so you can do the rest."
Dorothy dries off her hands and walks upstairs.
A couple of second you hear a scream from upstairs. You rush to Freds room. As you peek through the half open door, you see Dorothy there, slouched on the floor. On the bed is Fred. Pale and without a sign of life in his eyes.
You enter the door as well.
You: "What the fuck?"
Dorothy sobs: "HE'S DEAD, HE'S FUCKING DEAD, FRED IS DEAD!!"
You go over to touch Freds hand. It's ice cold.
You try to do your best impression of grief: "Fuck! Fred! COME ON!"
Dorothy: "IT'S NO USE HE'S DEAD"
Dorothy suddenly turns silent. With an expression almost as dead as Freds, she slowly gets up and walks to her room, leaving only you and the corpse to eachother.
You think to yourself: "Fuck! That stuff I gave him was really potent after all. I need to bury the body as soon as possible or a forensics team will be called. For now grandpa doesn't know yet though. I'll leave it here until tomorrow then."
You go back to your room.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 3]]You feel especially tired today. And as you lie down on your mattress, you recall how comfy your bed is when you’re truly beat. Right before you fall asleep, you realize you forgot to floss your teeth.
Do you succumb to the sweet sleep or pull yourself together and get up again?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go and floss your teeth->Hint Night 3]]
[[Skip it and sleep->Nightmare Night 3]]"Fuck it, I’ll just do it tomorrow." You snug yourself in and fall asleep.
You’re walking through a garden. At first, it looked like your garden, but it is a lot bigger. After a few minutes of strolling, you hear a noise, but don’t give it any attention. You hear it again, a conspicuous snap, coming from the woods next to the garden. Now you want to know what that was and walk in the direction you heard the sound from, your eyes fixed on the first few layers of trees and bushes at the forest boarder. You hear another snap, but further away. You increase your speed, since you don’t want to lose its source. Suddenly you feel your foot not landing on any ground, and before you realize it, you’re falling into a dark void, filled with a nasty stench. You hear a loud splash and wake up instantly, shaking.
(if:$deadFred is true and $parisMentalHospital is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Both Gone")]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Paris Gone")]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Fred Gone")]]\
(else:)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Whole Family")]]Reluctantly, you force yourself up from your snugly bed and go to the bathroom. After some flossing action, you lie down again and fall asleep almost immediately.
You lift your head from the table and see Dorothy on the other end of the room, which looks to be a kitchen. She’s preparing something with one arm and has a baby in her other one. It smells incredibly like freshly baked chocolate cake. From outside the window, you hear a deep, pleasant sounding voice, calling something to Dorothy. Your gaze sweeps across the table, and you see several kids, eating something from their little bowls. You look in front of you and see a similar bowl, with two little hands next to it. It takes you a second to realize that these hands are actually yours, and that you’re about the same size as all the other toddlers around you. Dorothy, who seams to be your mother, brings you a glass of freshly pressed orange juice. You try to say something to her, but only unintelligible babble leaves your mouth. You’re startled and wake up.
(if:$deadFred is true and $parisMentalHospital is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Both Gone")]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Paris Gone")]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Fred Gone")]]\
(else:)[(link: "Continue")[(go-to: "Breakfast Day 4 Whole Family")]](set:$bothGone to true)\
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The next morning, while in the restroom, you suddenly remember what happened yesterday. And that you would have to explain to Walter, what happened to Fred. Without giving any clues that could trace back to you. A bit stressed out, you leave your room to join for breakfast. Walking through the corridor to go downstairs, you hear Dorothy cry in her room.
Only Walter is sitting at the table.
Walter: "Don’t worry. Dorothy has told me what happened to Frederik. What a tragedy. She will not join us for breakfast."
You nod in silent relief and take a bite from your toast.
Walter: "And today of all days, Paris can’t be with us. A truly unbelievable convergence of tragic events."
You nod again.
For the rest of the meal, the two of you stay silent, engrossed in thought.
After you finished cleaning up, you see that Dorothy came down and is now sitting in the living room. Walter went to his room.
Do you join Dorothy or go upstairs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Join Dorothy in the living room->Living Room 1 Day 4]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 4]]The next morning, everyone is already at the breakfast table when you come downstairs. Everyone except Paris of course. Not much talking is going on, all seem a bit down, and Dorothy looks downright depressed. Silently you take your seat and pour your cereals.
Fred: "I’m sure Paris is doing perfectly fine. They will get her fixed up, and she’ll join us again in no time."
You: "That’s not how mental illnesses work, Fred…"
Fred: "Oh, yeah? Well, what do you know…"
Dorothy: "FUCKING HELL, GUYS!"
Dorothy shoots up, leaves and slams the backyard door so hard, you can see ripples in your cereal bowl.
Everyone’s dumbstruck. Never had anyone at the table seen her like that. She was always the silent, caring one, wouldn’t hurt a fly.
Walter: "Let us all calm down and enjoy the meal. I’m sure Paris is taken good care off."
The rest of breakfast is held in quietude.
You take care of cleaning up table and kitchen. After you're done, you see Dorothy had returned and sits in the living room.
Are you gonna join her or head upstairs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Join her in the living room->Living Room 1 Day 4]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 4]]The next day you sit down down at the breakfast table, ready to tell Paris and Walter the news of Fred's passing. Everyone is already at the table.
You: "Fred-"
Walter: "We know. Dorothy has told us."
Everyone turns silent. You look at Dorothy, visibly still deeply disturbed about what has happened.
Walter: "What a grave loss. Where is he now?"
You: "He already lies beside our past family members. He's in the family graveyard."
Walter: "Ah, I see. At least he will be able to rest quietly out here."
Suddenly, Dorothy starts crying again.
Dorothy: "Do you guys not realize?? Someone must have killed him! One doesn't just die like that. Oh Fred!!"
Paris: "Stop crying so much! It's not like it's gonna bring him back. What a foul man he was anyways."
Walter: "How dare you Paris? You ought to be ashamed of yourself!"
Paris' expression changes: "Sorry. Me and him weren't exactly on good terms."
After you finish cleaning up, you see that Paris and Dorothy are still in the living room, while Walter has gone upstairs.
Go join the others in the living room or go upstairs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Join them in the living room->Living Room 2 Day 4]]
[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 4]]As the morning sun peaks through the blinds of the livingroom windows, the family sits down together for breakfast. You eat some toast with jam and also have some of the scrambled eggs that dorothy has prepared.
The others and you enjoy a good meal. For this family this has always been the prime way to start the day.
This time, Paris and Fred clean up everything after you're done. You still stay at the table for a while, reading newspapers.
Once everybody was done with their little jobs, you get up.
Go upstairs, to the living room or to the garden?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 4 Alt]]
[[Go into the living room->Living Room Day 4 Alt]]
[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 4 Alt]](set:$dayFourLivingRoomAlt to true)\
In the living room, Paris is sitting in front of the TV, watching her rich-people reality show again. You remember how she always tells everyone to scram when watching it, because apparently she’s the only one who’s enjoying it and hates getting disturbed by haters. So you decide to leave her alone.
(if:$gotMerch is true)[[[Continue->Living Room Day 4 Alt Ending Part 1]]]\
(else-if:$dayFourGardenAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else-if:$dayFourUpstairsAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
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[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 4 Alt]]](set:$dayFourGardenAlt to true)\
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You go into the garden. As you take the first step out of the door, you see Fred outside. He is watering a small tree.
You: "Hey, Fred."
Frederick: "Hey."
You: "What're you doing?"
Fred: "Ah, just giving the plants some water. It's been real dry lately, right? Okay, anyways: You know what this is?"
Fred points to the tree he's next to. Pearls of water are still dripping down its leaves.
You: "Hmm, no. Just tell me!"
[[Continue->Garden Day 4 Part 2 Alt]](set:$dayFourUpstairsAlt to true)\
You go to your room to get your phone, which you left in there after getting up. Upon exiting into the corridor again, you see Dorothy’s door is open.
Enter her room or go back downstairs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into her room->Upstairs Day 4 Alt Room]]
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Fred: "This is the castor-oil plant. The special thing about this is, you can extract ricin from the seeds, which is an extremely potent poison! Interesting, right?"
You: "Yeah. Cool Fred. Thanks for watering."
You leave Fred to his plants and head back inside.
(if:$dayFourLivingRoomAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else-if:$dayFourUpstairsAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
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[[Go upstairs.->Upstairs Day 4 Alt]]]You walk in and see Dorothy sitting at her desk. She’s scribbling something on a piece of paper. Going closer, you recognize that it’s a drawing. You’re not quite sure what is depicted, since it’s not much more than an early sketch, but it reminds you of a typical family scene. Maybe a farmer’s family. It seems to be a rural environment and the family is fairly large.
[[Continue->Upstairs Day 4 Alt Room Part 2]]You don’t want to disturb her and decide to go downstairs again.
(if:$dayFourLivingRoomAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else-if:$dayFourGardenAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room->Living Room Day 4 Alt]]
[[Go into the garden->Garden Day 4 Alt]]]Just like every day, the Abernathys meet for dinner. Doesn't matter who is doing what, this is always the time the family joins in together for a hearty meal. Everyone takes their places, with Walter sitting at the top of the table. Just like they always do.
(if:$deadFred is true and $parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4 Both Gone Paris Hospital]]]\
(else-if:$parisRanAway is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4 Both Gone Paris Ran Away]]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4 Fred Gone]]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4 Paris Gone]]]\
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In that moment, the TV shuts off. Paris gets up and puts the remote on the living room coffee table.
You: "Didn't you wanna watch that?"
Paris: "Yeah, but I have some stuff to do in the garden."
You see her put on some rubber boots and head out.
[[Continue->Living Room Day 4 Alt Ending Part 2]]About 30 minutes later you hear Paris calling for you outside. You go and look out of the window. She's standing outside next to Fred.
Paris: "Can you come too? I need both of you to help me pick up sticks at the perimeter fence."
You: "Sure."
You put on your shoes and join Paris and Fred.
Paris: "This way, guys."
As you two keep walking, you see that Paris is going at a faster pace than you two, already walking a couple meters infront of you two.
You notice a blue car standing there.
You: "What's that?"
Fred: "That's my company car."
Suddenly, the floor under you two gives in.
You and Fred try to grab onto whatever you can, but the two of you slide down into the hole.
You hit the ground hard, but manage to get up quickly. Fred even managed to land on his feet.
Fred: "What the fuck?"
You: "Paris!"
You look around you and see walls that are reinforced by metal. You take a peak upwards and notice that the hole you two fell in is about 3 meters deep.
Fred: "Where the fuck are we? What is this hole? PARIS!"
After a moment of silence, Paris' face appears at the opening at the top of the space.
You: "Paris! Help! give us something to grab on."
Paris smiles.
In that moment you realize that Paris won't help you two.
You: "Paris.. what are you-"
Paris: "You two fools. You two and your stupid company! You were teaming up against us all."
You look at Fred and see panic in his expression.
Fred: "PLEASE, PARIS, WHERE ARE WE? HELP US!"
Paris: "This is the old sewage tank. I opened the lid and covered it with leaves."
You: "Paris please. Stay calm and help us get out of here."
Paris: "I am calm. Sadly, you two will die here. I won't let you two get in my way. Farewell."
[[Continue->Ending 4]]And with that last word, Paris closes the chute, sending Fred and you into a deep darkness.
You are dead. As you are dead, you get no money.
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You: "Hey, what’s up?"
Dorothy: "Not much. I was thinking about picking up drawing again recently. Haven’t done it in forever. So I’m just trying things out."
You: "Oh neat, what’s the subject?"
Dorothy: "Have I ever told you about my big dream?"
You: "No, I don’t think so."
Dorothy: "I want to become a mother. Like real bad, with a big family. At least three children. At least!"
Do you react with endorsement or disapproval?
(link:"Continue")[=[[React positively->Upstairs Day 4 Alt Room Nice]]
[[React negatively->Upstairs Day 4 Alt Room Mean]](set: $goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Ah I see, it really is a family scene then."
Dorothy: "Yup."
You: "That’s lovely. And fit’s you really well, I think. You would make a great mother, I’m sure."
Dorothy: "You think so?"
You: "Yeah absolutely. Look at how you are taking care of Gramps. Even us siblings, with you cooking most meals and so on."
Dorothy: "Hm yeah, I guess you’re right, thanks."
You: "You’re welcome. I’ll leave you to it then, don’t want to hold you off from your art any longer."
Dorothy: "See you later."
(if:$dayFourLivingRoomAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
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(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room.->Living Room Day 4 Alt]]
[[Go into the garden.->Garden Day 4 Alt]]](set: $badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Hahaha, what the heck, sounds pretty terrible if you ask me. Definitely the least thing I would want. Are you sure that’s a good idea? Would you even find a partner that’d want that too?"
Dorothy doesn’t say anything.
You: "I don’t think so to be honest… But whatever. I’ll leave you to it."
You leave Dorothy’s room.
(if:$dayFourLivingRoomAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else-if:$dayFourGardenAlt is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else:)[(link:"Continue")[=[[Go into the living room.->Living Room Day 4 Alt]]
[[Go into the garden.->Garden Day 4 Alt]]](set:$dayFourLivingRoomTwo to true)\
You join the others. They are sitting on the couch, both on their phones.
"Paris has made herself vulnerable by saying that shameful thing at the table", you think to yourself. "I'm going to use this perfect opportunity."
You: "What was that at the table, Paris?"
Paris: "Just shut up, okay?"
You: "Why are you being so cold? Fred just died and you seem like you don't care at all! I myself have recovered a bit already, but yesterday I was sick to my stomach! Especially in contrast to Dorothy you could even say you seem HAPPY about it!"
Paris: "Wha- what??"
Dorothy with a agressive tone: "Yeah!! What's your problem? Our dear brother!"
[[Continue->Living Room 2 Day 4 Part 2]](set:$dayFourUpstairs to true)\
You ascend the stairs and look down the corridor. The last door in the back is the only one open, it’s Grandfather’s room. As you walk towards your room, you hear Walter’s voice:
Walter: “Please join me for a minute, will ya?”
You enter his room. He’s lying on his bed, as he often does since a few weeks.
[[Continue->Upstairs Day 4 Part 2]](set:$dayFourLivingRoomOne to true)\
As you enter the living room, you hear Dorothy sob quietly.
What are you gonna do? Try to comfort her or try to explain that Paris is where she belongs?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Comfort Dorothy->Comfort Dorothy Day 4]]
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You: "Yes? It’s me, what’s up?"
Walter: "Could you please hand me my book from the table over there?"
You: "Of course." You walk to the table and grab the book.
Walter: "I have a strange feeling about these recent happenings. Something feels off, don't you think?"
You: "Hmm yes, it's odd no one noticed that something's wrong earlier. But perhaps that's how things happen more often than we realize." You hand grandpa his book.
Walter: "Thank you. Maybe you’re right."
Grandpa opens his book and seems to be carried away by its content right away. You let him be and leave his room.
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You sit down next to her on the couch and hug her. The two of you stay like this without saying anything for a bit.
Dorothy: "Have I ever told you about my big dream?"
You: "No, I don’t think you have."
Dorothy: "I want to become a mother. Like real bad, with a big family. At least three children. At least!"
Do you react with endorsement or disapproval?
(link:"Continue")[=[[React positively->Comfort Dorothy Day 4 Nice]]
[[React negatively->Comfort Dorothy Day 4 Mean]]You walk over to the window and look outside.
You: "Are you crying because of Paris? I think she is where she belongs. Paris always acted strange. In hindsight, I’m surprised it took so long for anyone to recognize that she’s completely nuts."
Dorothy: "Why would you say that?"
You: "Isn’t it obvious? I mean, you should know best, right? You two were always hanging out together. How did you not realize anything? I don’t get it. But anyways, now we’ll get a bigger cut at least. I’m sure Gramps won’t give so much money to a schizo."
Suddenly you hear the living room door slam shut and pounding steps ascend the staircase. "Fuck, I said too much, didn’t I…" you think, while peaking over your shoulder and seeing an empty room.
[[Continue->Ending 3]]Later, at the dinner table, Walter announces that he had learned from Dorothy what a terrible person you are and that you should be ashamed of yourself and your actions. He decided to exclude you from any inheritance, as he thinks this would be a good life lesson, from which you may learn and improve in the future.
''You got Ending 3 out of 12''(set:$goodBoyPoint to $goodBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Ah, that’s lovely. And fit’s you really well, I think. You would make a great mother, I’m sure."
Dorothy: "You think so?"
You: "Yeah, absolutely. Look at how you are taking care of Gramps. Even us siblings, with you cooking most meals and so on."
Dorothy: "Am I?"
You: "Definitely."
Dorothy: "Hm, maybe you’re right. Thanks."
You: "You’re welcome. Just tell me when you need anything, ok? You’ll probably find me in my room."
You leave the living room.
(if:$dayFourUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Upstairs Day 4]]](set:$badBoyPoint to $badBoyPoints + 1)\
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You: "Ugh, that sounds terrible. Definitely the least thing I would want. Are you sure that’s a good idea? Would you even find a partner that’d want that too?"
Dorothy doesn’t say anything.
You: "I don’t think so to be honest… But what ever. I’m upstairs, if you need me."
You leave the living room.
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Paris just stands there, too stunned to speak, fiddling around with her hands.
You: "Just look at her Dorothy! She's acting nervous!"
Dorothy: "You.. you killed him! You want the money, you killed him!!"
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Paris: "N.. No what do you mean? What's gotten into you two!!"
Both you and Dorothy just stare at paris as she struggles to figure out what to say. Paris switches over to a more angry expression.
Paris: "You guys have no fucking proof!! I didn't! I didn't do it I swear!! You can prove nothing!"
Say it was ricin or anthrax?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Ricin->Living Room 2 Day 4 Ricin]]
[[Anthrax->Living Room 2 Day 4 Anthrax]](set:$badBoyPoints to $badBoyPoints +1)\
You: "I know you used ricin! Don't play dumb. You probably somehow extracted it yourself!"
Dorothy: "You poisoned Fred. It must be true. YOU DID IT!"
Paris: "No I-"
Paris can't talk back. Dorothy looking at her with tears in her eyes was too much. Too much pressure for her.
[[Continue->Living Room 2 Day 4 Ricin Part 2]](set:$goodBoyPoints to $goodBoyPoints +1)\
You: "You probably used something like anthrax! Don't play dumb!"
Dorothy: "You poisoned Fred. It must be true. YOU DID IT!"
Paris: "No I-.. anthrax doesn't even kill!"
You: "Are you sure about that Paris?"
Dorothy's voice turns softer: "She's right. Anthrax is only fatal in extremely rare cases."
Paris shows some sign of relief, but her angry gaze stays.
Paris: "Just get lost!"
(if:$dayFourUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Upstairs Day 4]]]Paris climbs the stairs and enters Walter Room.
Paris: "Grandpa you need to help me! Really! Dorothy and-"
Walter: "I know. I could hear everything, even up in my own room. I've already decided."
Then, Walter utters these words with a power that Paris has never heard before: "GET OUT!"
Paris is shaken by the intensity of these words. Everything had gone wrong for her. The last thing she can do now really is to get out of there.
[[Continue->Living Room 2 Day 4 Ricin Part 3]](set:$parisRanAway to true)\
As you look out of the window you catch a last glimpse of Paris. She has a crammed suitcase in one hand, all while frantically running.
"Goodbye Paris," you think to yourself. You feel the sense of success.
(if:$dayFourUpstairs is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 4]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Upstairs Day 4]]]The mood is a tad lighter than it was in the morning, but not much. At least has Dorothy recovered enough to join the table again. Although, she still doesn’t talk much.
You: "So tomorrow is the big day, right?"
Walter: "That is correct."
You: "Have you decided on how you’re gonna split it?"
Walter: "Yes, I have. But it will wait for tomorrow. I’ll tell you everything soon enough."
Dorothy doesn’t say anything and vanishes as soon as she’s done eating. Something you believe she has never done before, at least to your knowledge.
After you finished cleaning up the kitchen, you head upstairs.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 4]]But aside from Fred, Paris is also missing.
As you eat quietly you glance over to Dorothy. Even though she is still in grief from Fred's passing, you feel that Paris leaving us has helped her in a way.
Suddenly, Walter speaks up: "So tomorrow's the day."
Dorothy now also opens her mouth: "I know, Grandpa, but I bet things are difficult for you with Paris and Fred no longer being with us!"
Walter: "I'll manage, Dorothy. You'll see."
You realize it's not worth inquiring Walter about if he's made any choices yet; he won't tell us anything until tomorrow. You keep quiet and continue eating.
After everyone finishes their food, you clean up the kitchen. You head for the stairs.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 4]]But still not Fred.
As you eat and you observe the others, you realize that by now, it almost seems like they've already forgotten about his passing. Paris hadn't really cared to begin with though.
Walter: "So tomorrow's the day."
You sense the atmosphere tense up.
Paris: "Right.. you've decided on what to do?"
Walter: "Well, well.. like I said, you'll hear it tomorrow."
You look over to Dorothy, but she doesn't comment on it.
After everyone finishes their food, you clean up the kitchen. You head for the stairs.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 4]]Fred: "So tomorrow’s the day, right?"
You: "Yeah, you decided what you’re gonna do, Gramps?"
Walter: "You are correct, yes, I have. But that will have to wait for tomorrow."
Fred: "What about Paris?"
Walter: "I have thought a lot about Paris’ situation. But let us eat now. I will tell you everything tomorrow."
When everyone’s done with dinner, you clean up the table and kitchen. Afterwards, you head upstairs to your room.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 4]]You start eating.
After a while, Walter speaks up: "Good to see that you are all well. Like I said, I will write my will tomorrow."
Everyone is suddenly alert.
Walter: "But for now, let's just enjoy our dinner."
Walter is right. Let's enjoy our meal for now. We can worry about these things tomorrow. You look around and see the others unbothered. They surely aren't indifferent about what the results tomorrow will be, but it seems like they are listening to Grandpa and are just keeping quiet and eating their food.
After you finished cleaning up the kitchen, you head upstairs.
[[Continue->Sleep Night 4]]You head to your room and jump on your bed. You pull out your phone and start playing the games you have downloaded earlier.
After some time you look at the clock and realise that it's already quite late. You get up to brush your teeth.
What kind of person are you?
Do you wet your toothbrush before or after you put the toothpaste on?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Wet your toothbrush before->Night 4 Hint]]
[[Do it after->Night 4 Nightmare]]You finish brushing your teeth and go to sleep. Your thoughts start to drift off. Quickly, you're no longer in control.
You get up. You feel a crunching beneath you. Around you, you see Paris, Dorothy and Fred, all looking at you.
Paris: "Look at this! It's wonderful."
You take a closer look at your surroundings. Everything looked brown, like wood chips, but now a blinding brightness is starting to fill everything. What starts as a dim shimmer, turns into a golden sunrise emenating from below. Gold. Everything here is gold. What you're sitting on is gold and even all the way out at the edge of the horizon; gold as far you can. You turn your view back to the others and see them laughing out in bliss. You can't help but feel a genuine happiness not only because of the vast riches, but also from the expressions of the others.
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(else-if:$parisRanAway is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Both Gone Paris Ran Away]]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Fred Gone]]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Paris Gone]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Happy]]]You finish brushing your teeth and go to sleep. Your thoughts start to drift off. Quickly, you're no longer in control.
You're in a field. The sun is low and your entire world is filled with a warm red. You see a chair with a person in the distance. Stalks of corn reach up to your hips and move around caressed by the wind. You start walking. You start running towards the chair. You keep on running, but you're not making any progress. The crop is starting to flow. Starting to flow against you. It's pulling you back, away from your target. You are unable to make out who is sitting on the chair. You start moving slower and slower, your legs getting heavier with each steps. Your run turns into a trot, your trot into a stop. You're now just standing still. You start to sink. The straws of wheat start to extend downwards and with them the ground. Soon you completely disappear in that golden sea. From your view you see the world turning into a dark vortex, where the straws form twisting lines that lead up to a single golden point at the top of your view. Eventually, even that starts to disappear. Like a camera shutter, the last source of light closes on itself, leaving you to only darkness
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(else-if:$parisRanAway is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Both Gone Paris Ran Away]]]\
(else-if:$deadFred is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Fred Gone]]]\
(else-if:$parisMentalHospital is true)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Paris Gone]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Breakfast Day 5 Happy]]]You wake up quite early the next morning. It’s probably the excitement for Grandfather’s announcement. It looks like you’re the first to be up. The living room and kitchen are both still empty when you come downstairs. You start to prepare the breakfast table, when Walter joins you.
Walter: "Good morning. You’re early today, didn’t you sleep well?"
You: "Morning. No, I’m fine, just excited about your decision."
Walter: "I see."
The two of you start to eat.
(if:$badBoyPoints > $goodBoyPoints)[[[Continue->Ending 8 Bad Boy]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Ending 8 Good Boy]]]The next morning, you wake up early for some reason. It’s probably the excitement for Grandpa’s big announcement. When you come downstairs, you see Dorothy and Walter already sitting at the table. They had to wake up even earlier than you did.
You: "Morning."
Dorothy: "Hey."
Walter: "Good morning. Did you sleep well?"
You: "Hm… Fine I guess."
You take your seat.
You: "Did you already talk about your decision, Gramps?"
Walter: "No, I waited for you, of course."
(if:$gotMerch is true)[[[Continue->Ending 7 Extra]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Ending 7]]]You wake up quite early the next morning. It’s probably the excitement for Grandfather’s announcement. You walk down the stairs and start setting the table.
After a couple of minutes, Paris and Dorothy come walking down the stairs.
You: "Are you guys ready?"
Paris: "You bet I am!"
Dorothy: "Yes! I'm ready."
After you setup everything for breakfast, you all sit down at the table. Now you only have to wait for Walter.
[[Continue->Ending 6]]You wake up earlier than usual this morning, probably caused by your excitement for Walter's announcement. Heading downstairs, you’re surprised to see the others are already there as well, only Walter is not present.
You: "Morning."
Fred: "Hey."
Dorothy: "Good morning. Have you seen Walter yet?"
You: "Nah, his door was closed, maybe he’s still sleeping. Wouldn’t surprise me, we’re earlier than usual."
Dorothy: "Hm, I guess so."
Fred: "So what do you guys think, what has he decided to do?"
Dorothy: "I’m sure he’ll split everything evenly for all of us, Paris included."
You: "Don’t know about Paris, but yeah, maybe."
Then you hear someone descending the stairs and shortly after, Walter enters the room.
Walter: "Good morning, everyone. You’re all so early, did something happen?"
Fred: "Your announcement is happening!"
Walter: "Ah, I see. But let us eat something first."
[[Continue->Ending 5]]You wake up earlier than usual this morning, probably caused by your excitement for Walter's announcement. You head out of your room. By coincidence, everyone else also just left their room, so you walk down the stairs one after the other.
You see Walter sitting alone at the top of the table.
You: "Good morning Grandpa. I see you're even earlier than we are!"
Walter: "Yes, yes.. I'm excited to tell you guys as well what I've decided on."
You all sit down at the table and focus your eyes and ears on Walter.
(if:$badBoyPoints > $goodBoyPoints)[[[Continue->Ending 9 Bad Boy]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Ending 9 Good Boy]]]After Grandpa ate two pieces of toast, he finally starts to share his thoughts and the decision he made.
Walter: "So. As I told you yesterday, I have thought a lot about Paris’ situation and how I am going to handle this. And I have come to the conclusion that it does not make much sense to give her such a large amount of money in her current state. I decided to set up a new bank account for her, with a more practical sum on it. This will enable her a comfortable stay in the clinic and in return a hopefully quick betterment of her situation. For the three of you, I decided to split everything that remains evenly, which is almost all of it. I expect from you to take good care of Paris in return. Otherwise, you are free to do what you want with the money. I’m sure it will allow for a great life, and I hope you don’t mess it up. There are too many examples of people unable to handle such great amounts of money and loosing it all in a short period of time."
And thus you got your cut and lived happily ever after. Fred invests most of his money into his business, which fails in the end, but he manages to get away with it. Dorothy is the one taking care of Paris, and she manages to start a family of her own.
''You got Ending 5 out of 12''As Walter comes down the stairs, everybody stares at him in anticipation.
Walter: "Well, you guys are excited I see!"
Paris: "Yeah, Grandpa. Tell us!"
Dorothy: "Yes, please!"
Walter sits down.
After a pause he said: "Okay, okay. As you are so excited, I'll tell you now what I will write. At least that way, you can enjoy your meal after."
Walter: "Fred leaving us hit us hard, but it seems like you were able to stay strong during these hard times. I have to say though that I had already discovered that Fred had some problems with money. In a way, it was already decided that he would get nothing or only a small sum. So I've decided: I will split the money evenly among you three."
And thus you got your even cut from the money and lived happily ever after. Dorothy buys a house and finds herself a husband, while Paris doesn't take too long to spend all of her money, quickly leaving her at the same point she had started from.
''You got Ending 6 out of 12''Walter: "It's been a hard decision. First about you Dorothy. You will get half the money."
Dorothy: "Oh thats lovely to hear!"
Walter: "Yes! Use it to fulfill your dream Dorothy."
Dorothy: "Thank you, Grandpa."
After a quick pause Walter turns to you: "And about you. After a lot of thinking I have decided that I want to give you half, but also honor Fred in a way. I came to the conclusion that I will have the money setup to be invested into Fred's company. You will inherit his position and will be able to manage the money that way. I hope you make the best out of that money and honor Fred's initial efforts.
And thus, you led Fred's company to international success, while Dorothy went on to have a child and used her money to give it a life without financial worries.
''You got Ending 8 out of 12''Dorothy: "I can't wait to hear what Grandpa has decided!"
Walter: "So, here we go."
Walter: "I have been watching you closely. Especially Paris."
After a quick pause Walter continues: "It's sad to see that Paris would do such a thing as kill Fred. I am deeply ashamed of her actions. At least she knew what she had done and got out of here. In that way she did the right thing. I have decided that the money will be split between you two. As for Dorothy, I hope you will use that money to fulfil that dream of yours."
And thus you got half of the money and lived happily ever after, while Dorothy also got half. She went on to have a child and used her money to give it a life without financial worries.
''You got Ending 7 out of 12''As you take the first bite of your second toast, Dorothy enters and takes the seat on the other side of Walter, vis-à-vis to you.
Dorothy: "Good morning."
You: "Morning."
Walter: "Good morning, my dear. Have you slept well?"
Dorothy: "No. But it’s fine."
Walter: "I’m sorry to hear that, but I understand, of course. Anyway. Now that we are all here, I can inform you about my decision. I have thought a lot about how I want to handle Paris’ situation in the past few days, and I have come to the conclusion that it does not make much sense to give her such a large amount of money in her current state. I decided to set up a new bank account for her, with a more practical sum on it. This will enable her a comfortable stay in the clinic and in return a hopefully quick betterment of her situation. I’ve also put some of the money aside for Frederick’s funeral that I have organized. Now. About you."
Walter looks deep in to your eyes with a stern look.
Walter: "I know what a terrible person you are and have found out what you did. I know that you killed Frederick with ricin."
Dorothy: "You little piece of shit, I FUCKING KNEW IT! Of course, it’s the filthy bastard that came from outside this family, TO DESTROY IT ALL!! YOU SON OF A BITCH KILLED FRED FOR FUCK’S SAKE!!! And Paris would be here with us too, if it wasn’t for you. I fucking know it."
She almost threw her glass at your head, but Walter stopped her and Dorothy left the room, absolutely furious. Never would you have thought to see Dorothy like this.
Walter: "And thus, I banish you from this property and anything else that belongs to this family. Dorothy will get all the remaining money."
You get to pack your belongings, but are thrown out the same day. And so starts your new life as a homeless person. You never see or hear from the Abernathys ever again.
''You got Ending 10 out of 12''You: "I wonder why Dorothy’s not coming."
Walter: "She’s probably not in the mood."
You: "Hm? What do you mean?"
Walter: "She told me yesterday that she does not want any of the money."
You: "What?!"
Walter: "And that she is thinking about moving away. She believes that the money is cursed and brings bad luck."
You: "Hm, okay… What happens to the money then?"
Walter: "Well, you get it. Most of it, at least. I set up a bank account with some money on it for Paris, as I believe that it does not make much sense to give her such a large amount in her current state. This more practical sum will enable her a comfortable stay in the clinic, and in return a hopefully quick betterment of her situation. Some of the money I put aside for Frederick's funeral, that I have arranged, and I offered Dorothy to at least help her financially with her plan to move. But I have not yet got an answer if she is willing to take it. Otherwise, every thing else will be yours."
You did it! You managed to get most of Walters’ inheritance. Dorothy moved to a farm and started her own family there. She was also the one looking after Paris the most. But Paris’ condition didn’t get better, on the contrary, it worsened over time, and thus she had to stay in the clinic.
''You got Ending 9 out of 12''Walter: "Alright. These past days I have been observing you guys. And from what I observed, I made my decision. I have to say though, that my decision has been quite hard."
Dorothy: "Why's that, Grandpa?"
Walter: "Because it has been so fucking boring."
Everyone at the table froze in shock.
Paris: "What?"
Walter: "All this time, I was waiting for something exciting to happen. Some drama, or even a little bit of homicide if I'm lucky. Nothing. The money will be sent to distant relatives of mine. You guys get nothing. The show was abysmal."
Dorothy: "What are you talking about? Are you serious?"
Walter laughs.
Walter: "You know. I'm so old anyways. Once I got the money, I knew I had to make good use of it. All this was my plan to get you guys to have a little bit of beef about it. That's the most fun I can get out of the money. But it seems like you guys weren't in the mood for performing. Too bad for you."
Everyone looks at him in horror.
Walter: "Now, pack your shit and get the fuck out of my house. No curtain call needed."
It didn't even take 30 minutes for everyone to have their stuff packed. As the four of you hop into Fred's company car, you look back at the old manor. Foul and rotten are the planks that form the walls. In a way, you're happy that you won't have to see it ever again.
''You got Ending 12 out of 12''Walter: "Alright. These past days I have been observing you guys. And from what I observed, I made my decision. I have to say though, that my decision has been quite easy."
Dorothy: "Why's that, Grandpa?"
Walter: "Well you see, I'm happy you guys are all here and that we can be together here. The past days have showed me that each and every one of you is worthy of getting his share. I have decided that I will evenly spread the money among all of you. That's the fair way which should work for everyone."
No one had anything to say against what Walter had proposed; this way, everyone wins.
And thus, you took your share and went on your own path in life. Dorothy found a husband and had twins. Paris, tasked with such a huge amount of money, tried and succeeded to learn to handle money better. Fred used the money to further invest in his company.
''You got Ending 11 out of 12''It’s too risky. You go downstairs again.
(if:$dayTwoLivingRoom is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
(else-if:$dayTwoGarden is true)[[[Continue->Dinner Day 2]]]\
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You: "Hey, Gramps."
Walter: "Hey, what's the matter?"
You: "I wanna talk. Got something to tell you that might be important. You know, about Fred.."
Walter: "What's it now?"
You: "His business stuff.. if you could call it that. He just puts his money into anything he finds interesting. I found the statements from his bank. He's in debt and hasn't gotten any money out of his investments. Nothing!"
Walter: "What!? Didn't Frederick mention something about his booming businesses and such? Was he really just bluffing?"
You: "Yes, it isn't going well at all."
Walter: "Wow. That boy has just been trying to trick me all along... How hadn't I noticed it? Well, thank you for the heads up. I'll have to think on that."
As you look up you see Walter leaning against the headboard with a troubled look on his face. Just as you are about to leave the room you turn around to say something.
Show compassion for Fred or reinforce your arguments against him?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Show compassion->Don't slander Fred]]
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Fred: "Here!"
You: "Oh god. Sure then.."
You take the uniform.
Fred: "Sick! I guess your part of the business now! Thanks for your support!"
You: "...."
Fred leaves, visibly happy about your support.
"I guess I'll play along for a while.." you think to yourself.
[[Continue->E Alt]]Where do you go next? Upstairs, the kitchen, or check the garage?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go into the kitchen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go into the garage->Garage Day 3 Part 1]]Where do you go next? Upstairs, the kitchen, or check the garage?
(link:"Continue")[=[[Go upstairs->Upstairs Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go into the kitchen->Kitchen Day 3 Part 1]]
[[Go into the garage->Empty Garage]][[Start->Intro]](set: $testFail to $testFail + 1)\
Do you take any supplements?
[[Yes->Question 3]]
[[No->Question 3 False]](set: $testFail to $testFail +1)\
Do prefer daisies or roses?
[[Daisies->Question 4]]
[[Roses->Question 4 False]](set: $testFail to $testFail +1)\
Do you dip or pour your sauces?
[[Dip->Question 5]]
[[Pour->Question 5 False]](set: $testFail to $testFail +1)\
Do you cut your sandwiches into rectangles or triangles?
[[Rectangles->Waiting for Results False]]
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(set: $testFail to $testFail +1)\
Doctor: "That’s it, thank you. Please wait with your sister in the other room. Right through this door."
You stand up and enter the other room. Paris is already sitting there, scrolling on her phone.
Paris: "And? How’s your head?"
You: "What do you mean?"
Paris: "Who’s the crazy one. You or me? Didn’t you have to do the test?"
You: "What? Well yes, but only to help them with their diagnosis of you."
Paris: "Mmh, so that’s what they told you, eh? What ever. I still think you're just after the money."
The door to the Doctor’s office opens.
(if:$testFail > 2)[[[Continue->Ending 1]]]\
(else:)[[[Continue->Passed Test]]]
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