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You're sitiing on a brown leather chair, uncomfortable, you never thought this day would arrive so fast. [[Check the time]] [[Look out the window]]

You shake your wrist on a mechanical move and adjust the watch with your right hand, bringing it right in front of your eyes. 15:37. She was late. It was a gift from your brother. //"Real gold, see that? I hope you like it because I'm never buying you something so expensive again!"// - He would laugh. And he sure as hell never did. May he rest in peace. 15:38 The door behind you opens. [[Look back]] [[Do nothing]]

It's a sunny day, unseanonably warm. You watch a couple walking a dog in the small park on the other side of the street, not a sign of worry on their faces, they seem too young for that. The door behind you opens. [[Look back]] [[Do nothing]]

"Oh Hello there, sorry to keep you waiting." She smiles, apologetic. [[Stand up to greet her]] [[Remain seated]]

You hear the door closing, and two seconds later there is a presence right by your side. //"Good afternoon, Mr. $playername"// [[Stand up to greet her]] [[Remain seated]]

You stand up and shake her hand. She has a firm grip and a decisive look. "Should we start?" She moves to the other side of the desk and sits on a big and fancy brown leather chair, probably older than you. [[Yes, of course]]

<<set $playername to "Jungles">> <<set $lianeItems to "Nothing">> <<set $martinItems to "Nothing">> <<set $davidItems to "Nothing">> <<set $charityItems to "Nothing">> <<set $beverage to "Nothing">>

Your last name is: <<textbox "$playername" "Jungles" "begin">> //(Press ENTER after typing)//

She opens a yellow folder and takes out a pile of paper. "Ok, so we already agreed on the draft, now we just need to go through the list to confirm the beneficiaries." [[Nod affirmatively]] [[I don't think I'm ready for this]]

You greet her, awkwardly. "Should we start?" She moves to the other side of the desk and sits on a big and fancy brown leather chair, probably older than you. [[Yes, of course]]

"Ok, so let's start with the elephant in the room: the house. It's 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 thousand squarefeed, with the whole property being about 3 acres in total. The house was built in 1986 and has been appreaised in $325,000. Who's taking it?" //Would any of them want to live in a small town in Wyoming? It has a nice view of the mounstains, You're sure David would appreciate that. Martin hates the cold, but he doesn't own a house yet, maybe by the time you... Liane has a daughter and says she wants a boy, it would be a good place for your grandchildren to grow, but you're not sure she would adapt after so many years living in New York. Then again, they can always sell the house.// [[Can't I just leave to them all?]] [[To my daughter, Liane]] [[To my son, Martin]] [[To my friend, David]] [[To charity]]

"What do you mean?" She looks at you, puzzled. You stand up, turn around, and walk out of the office. As you leave the building, the skies are gray, you feel a cold drop of water falling on your forehead. It seemed so simple, just a piece of paper. But you're not ready, not yet. [[Walk->end]]

//"You certainly can. But think about the problems it might cause, specially being a house, they will have to sell the house and divide the shares, or one will have to buy from the others."// She stares at you for a moment. //"When you called me you sayd you did not want to divide everything equaly, since we're doing this I advise you to choose a single beneficiary for every item."/ [[To my daughter, Liane]] [[To my son, Martin]] [[To my friend, David]] [[To charity]]

<<if $lianeItems is "Nothing">> <<set $lianeItems to "House">> <<else>> <<set $lianeItems to $lianeItems + "House">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->SecondItem]]

<<if $martinItems is "Nothing">> <<set $martinItems to "House">> <<else>> <<set $martinItems to $martinItems + "House">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->SecondItem]]

<<if $davidItems is "Nothing">> <<set $davidItems to "House">> <<else>> <<set $davidItems to $davidItems + "House">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->SecondItem]]

<<if $charityItems is "Nothing">> <<set $charityItems to "House">> <<else>> <<set $charityItems to $charityItems + "House">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->SecondItem]]

"The second item is a collection of acoustic guitars. There are 37 guitars, the collection has ben appraised in $89,000. Correct?" //What a bunch of crap, why did you accumulate all this? Well, none of them are musicians, and you're pretty sure Martin and Liane are sour from all those years you forced them to take music lessons. Any of them would probably sell this.// [[To my daughter, Liane->GuitarsLiane]] [[To my son, Martin->GuitarsMartin]] [[To my friend, David->GuitarsDavid]] [[To charity->GuitarsCharity]]

[[Will|Will]]

Beneficiaries: [[Liane]] [[Martin]] [[David]] [[Charity]]

by Robson Siebel

<<print $lianeItems>>

<<print $martinItems>>

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<<if $lianeItems is "Nothing">> <<set $lianeItems to "Acoustic Guitar Collection">> <<else>> <<set $lianeItems to $lianeItems + "\nAcoustic Guitar Collection">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->ThirdItem]]

<<if $martinItems is "Nothing">> <<set $martinItems to "Acoustic Guitar Collection">> <<else>> <<set $martinItems to $martinItems + "\nAcoustic Guitar Collection">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->ThirdItem]]

<<if $davidItems is "Nothing">> <<set $davidItems to "Acoustic Guitar Collection">> <<else>> <<set $davidItems to $davidItems + "\nAcoustic Guitar Collection">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->ThirdItem]]

<<if $charityItems is "Nothing">> <<set $charityItems to "Acoustic Guitar Collection">> <<else>> <<set $charityItems to $charityItems + "\nAcoustic Guitar Collection">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->ThirdItem]]

"Ok, item number three. 1972 Chevrolet El Camino, appraised in $24,000." //Of all the valuable things on the list, this is probably the one with more memories attached. You bought it brand new, so many years ago. You drove your wife to the hospital when Martin was on his way; You carried Liane and her bike when she had that nasty accident; You sat with David all night drinking beer and watched the sunset together.// "Are you ok, Mr. $playername? Would you like some water? Coffee?" [[I can't do this. ->I don't think I'm ready for this]] [[Water, please.]] [[A cup of coffee would be nice]]

"Ok, so who should I assign the car to?" [[Liane->CarLiane]] [[Martin->CarMartin]] [[David->CarDavid]] [[To charity->CarCharity]]

<<set $beverage to "Water">> "Ok, I'll be right back." [[Thank you]]

"Ok, I'll go get it. How do you like it?" [[Black, no sugar]] [[Black, with sugar]]

<<set $beverage to "Black coffee, without sugar">> "I'll be right back" You never thought this would be so hard. Come to think of it, you never really thought long about it, it just came up during that conversation with Jerry at the bar. //"You should get one too, it saves a lot of trouble. And besides, you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow, am I right?"// -He laughed loudly and raised his glass. A few phone calls and two weeks later, here you are, assigning all your property and belongings accumulated throughout your life to someone that will most likely just sell it. Maybe you're not ready for this, maybe you're still too young. Fifty is the new forty, isn't it what they say? "Here you go" The woman is by your side, handing you the $beverage. [[Take you very much]]

<<set $beverage to "Black coffe with sugar">> "I'll be right back" You never thought this would be so hard. Come to think of it, you never really thought long about it, it just came up during that conversation with Jerry at the bar. //"You should get one too, it saves a lot of trouble. And besides, you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow, am I right?"// -He laughed loudly and raised his glass. A few phone calls and two weeks later, here you are, assigning all your property and belongings accumulated throughout your life to someone that will most likely just sell it. Maybe you're not ready for this, maybe you're still too young. Fifty is the new forty, isn't it what they say? "Here you go" The woman is by your side, handing you the $beverage. [[Take you very much]]

<<if $lianeItems is "Nothing">> <<set $lianeItems to "1972 El Camino">> <<else>> <<set $lianeItems to $lianeItems + "\n1972 El Camino">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->FourthItem]]

<<if $martinItems is "Nothing">> <<set $martinItems to "1972 El Camino">> <<else>> <<set $martinItems to $martinItems + "\n1972 El Camino">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->FourthItem]]

<<if $davidItems is "Nothing">> <<set $davidItems to "1972 El Camino">> <<else>> <<set $davidItems to $davidItems + "\n1972 El Camino">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->FourthItem]]

<<if $charityItems is "Nothing">> <<set $charityItems to "1972 El Camino">> <<else>> <<set $charityItems to $charityItems + "\n1972 El Camino">> <<endif>> She writes something down. //"Ok, can we move on to the next item?"// [[Yes ->FourthItem]]

You never thought this would be so hard. Come to think of it, you never really thought long about it, it just came up during that conversation with Jerry at the bar. //"You should get one too, it saves a lot of trouble. And besides, you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow, am I right?"// -He laughed loudly and raised his glass. A few phone calls and two weeks later, here you are, assigning all your property and belongings accumulated throughout your life to someone that will most likely just sell it. Maybe you're not ready for this, maybe you're still too young. Fifty is the new forty, isn't it what they say? "Here you go" The woman is by your side, handing you the $beverage. [[Take you very much]]

She goes back to her desk. "Are you sure you're ok? We can continue another day if you want to think about it some more, it's not unusual to be confused in a situation like this." [[Yes, I'm fine]] [[Yes, let's maybe try another day. ->I don't think I'm ready for this]]

"Right, let me just check this here. Ok. Final item, a small locked chest made of wood and iron, weighting around twelve kilograms. Since you decided not to disclose the contents, the item has been appraised on it's own value, which ammounts to $7.50" She looks up to you, waiting for a confirmation about this weird item. [[No problem]]

"Ok, so who is getting the small locked chest?" This was more of a personal item, or rather a collection of them, not much sense in giving it to charity since the value was more from a sentimental nature. Liane was the oldest from your children, she already had a kid of her own, she would probably understand the value of this a bit better. Martin, on the other hand, always looked up to you, maybe he would really appreciate receiving this, as well as learning more about some aspects of your past. David, well, all this stuff was from a time before he entered your life, for him to receive this, it would be like getting to know a complete different side of you, a totally different person. "I'll give the chest to... " [[Liane->chestLiane]] [[Martin->chestMartin]] [[David->chestDavid]]

<<if $lianeItems is "Nothing">> <<set $lianeItems to "Small Locked Chest">> <<else>> <<set $lianeItems to $lianeItems + "\nSmall Locked Chest">> <<endif>> //"Alright"// She makes a note and starts going over all the pages quickly. You look outside, some clouds have covered the sun, you find youself hoping it rains, it's been a while since you walked in the rain. //"Ok, we're all done, I just need your signature"// You look at your will: Liane: <<print $lianeItems>> Martin: <<print $martinItems>> David: <<print $davidItems>> Charity: <<print $charityItems>> [[Sign]] [[I can't->I don't think I'm ready for this]]

<<if $martinItems is "Nothing">> <<set $martinItems to "Small Locked Chest">> <<else>> <<set $martinItems to $martinItems + "\nSmall Locked Chest">> <<endif>> //"Alright"// She makes a note and starts going over all the pages quickly. You look outside, some clouds have covered the sun, you find youself hoping it rains, it's been a while since you walked in the rain. //"Ok, we're all done, I just need your signature"// You look at your will: Liane: <<print $lianeItems>> Martin: <<print $martinItems>> David: <<print $davidItems>> Charity: <<print $charityItems>> [[Sign]] [[I can't->I don't think I'm ready for this]]

<<if $davidItems is "Nothing">> <<set $davidItems to "Small Locked Chest">> <<else>> <<set $davidItems to $davidItems + "\nSmall Locked Chest">> <<endif>> //"Alright"// She makes a note and starts going over all the pages quickly. You look outside, some clouds have covered the sun, you find youself hoping it rains, it's been a while since you walked in the rain. //"Ok, we're all done, I just need your signature"// You look at your will: Liane: <<print $lianeItems>> Martin: <<print $martinItems>> David: <<print $davidItems>> Charity: <<print $charityItems>> [[Sign]] [[I can't->I don't think I'm ready for this]]

You sign your name and hand the papers back to her. "Thank you, Mr. $playername" It's a weird feeling, somewhat numbing, everything seems to happen in slow motion for a while, every sound muffled. You stand up, turn around, and walk out of the office. As you leave the building, the skies are gray. You extend your hand and feel a drop of water falling on it. You smile and keep walking, somewhat glad you forgot to bring your umbrella. [[Walk->end]]

The End <img src="https://i.imgur.com/V6EmrSj.png" width="500" height="350" alt="The End"> Thank you for Playing!